Rain and snow. Shengjing in December always makes people feel boundless and lonely.

Since the disappearance of the crown prince, the queen resumed the affairs of the six palaces, and the harem concubines had to go to Zhengyang Palace every three days to ask for peace, and every five days to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace.

"Why did Lord Mingjia come so early today?" The other concubine at the gate of Shoukang Palace came with Furou style. Nu'er handed the hand stove in her hand to Nanshuang, she walked up and took Furou's hand, and said softly, "Her Royal Highness the princess is also here today." Haven't you always been the most afraid of the cold? ”

In the past two years, Furou has grown taller, but the round face is still fleshy. Fu Rou blinked her big eyes, "Sister Mingjia is becoming more and more beautiful, and Fu Rou looks like a fairy descending from a distance." ”

"Look at Furou's sweet mouth." Concubine Shu smiled.

Nu'er stepped forward to pat the falling snow on Concubine Shu's shoulder, and said, "It's snowing outside, so let's go in first." ”

Stepping into the inner hall of Shoukang Palace, a warmth spreads on the soles of your feet. Nu'er and Concubine Shu were the first to arrive, so they sat down under the guidance of the palace maid Yuhu. Then the queen and the imperial concubine entered the palace one after another, and the rest of the concubines also arrived one after another.

"The Queen Mother has arrived—"

Everyone immediately stood up and saluted, "The concubine (son-in-law) meets the queen mother!" ”

The Queen Mother was only fifty-six years old, and her appearance was extremely well-maintained, she was sitting on the chair directly above, her eyes crossed the empty space in the lower left, "What about Concubine De?" ”

"Concubine De is sick and is currently recuperating in Zhongcui Palace." The queen answered softly with a harmless smile on her face.

"Oh? Can the illness be severe? The Queen Mother tilted her head slightly, and the phoenix tassel on her head shook slightly. The Queen Mother's eyes were full of kindness, like a kind old lady.

"The Queen Mother is benevolent and still cares about Concubine De. It's just that Concubine De has been seriously ill recently, and she can't even get out of bed. Erchen had already sent Xue Qiao, the first holy hand of the Tai Hospital, to take a look. ”

As soon as the queen said this, the concubines couldn't help sighing, everyone knew that on the surface, Concubine De was sick in bed, and the queen asked her to stay in the palace to recuperate, and no one was allowed to disturb Concubine De's recuperation, and ordered the Internal Affairs Office to remove Concubine De's green card.

The so-called recuperation is just a pretense, in fact, Concubine De has been imprisoned by the queen in Zhongcui Palace, cutting off all contact with the outside world.

This move is not only the queen's punishment for Concubine De for hurting the prince, but also to set an example for those in the harem who are ready to move.

The queen's shot was really ruthless. However, after these times, the palace is indeed much calmer.

The queen mother has always seen everything in the harem clearly, she knows the queen's temperament, and she didn't ask too much, but just instructed Lin Hui on the side, "Send the century-old ginseng in the palace to Zhongcui Palace, so that Concubine De can rest assured that she will be able to cultivate her body." ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother doesn't want to meddle in this matter, even the Queen Mother acquiesces to the queen's actions, who can take care of this palace?

Thinking like this, the concubines who were originally sitting below in a regular manner couldn't help but gasp, and they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to raise their heads.

"The New Year is coming soon, and everything in the queen's harem is ready?" The Queen Mother turned her head and asked.

"The queen mother is relieved. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has instructed that the portions of each palace will be increased accordingly, and the newly made winter clothes of the embroidery room will also be delivered to the east and west six palaces at the end of the month. The dishes at the New Year's banquet have also been sent to the imperial dining room to see. "The queen reported everything one by one.

The Queen Mother was obviously satisfied with the queen's arrangement, and said slowly, "It turns out that you are not in good health, but now that you are well, you can rest assured that the affairs in the harem will be taken care of by you." The golden seal treasure book from the imperial concubine has been recovered?"

Emperor Rong's concubine's eyebrows jumped, and she grabbed the queen's mouth and said, "The golden seal treasure book is still here for the concubines, and when the concubines return to the palace later, they will send someone to Zhengyang Palace immediately." Look at the memory of the concubine, I almost forgot to give it to the queen, so I didn't trouble the queen. ”

"What did the imperial concubine say? In the end, this palace is the queen given by the first emperor, even if the golden seal treasure book is not there, in the end, the people below will recognize this palace. The errand is also done with dedication. The queen said with a smile. The words are ironic that the imperial concubine is not the main palace even if she holds the queen's golden seal treasure book, and the concubine is a concubine after all.

Emperor Rong's concubine sneered, and took the opportunity to pick up the teacup and drink tea to hide her embarrassment.

"It's much more convenient to have a gold seal treasure book. The queen is going to pick it up. The Queen Mother turned to look at the Ying nobles below and asked with concern, "If the mourning family is not mistaken, the Ying nobles' birth date is coming soon." ”

Ying Guiren's hand caressed his high bulging pregnant belly, with a faint smile on his face, and replied softly, "Hui Queen Mother, this is already the eighth month. In two months, the time of delivery will be reached. ”

"Queen Mother, Hua Shang looked at the pregnant belly of the noble Ying and seemed to be bigger than the average person. Maybe it's a dragon and phoenix fetus. Lu Yinhua saw that the Queen Mother was in a good mood, and hurriedly followed the Queen Mother's meaning.

Concubine Xi snorted coldly, and said in a strange manner, "A big belly is not necessarily a dragon and phoenix fetus, in case of giving birth to twins, it is very ominous." ”

When the twins were exported, everyone's faces were shocked.

"Shut up!" Emperor Rong's concubine scolded, she hurriedly got up and knelt down, "The queen mother, Concubine Xi has made false remarks and committed a taboo in the palace. Please also ask the Queen Mother to punish her lightly for the sake of her ignorance when she entered the palace! ”

Seeing that the concubine behind her was still sitting in her seat safely, Emperor Rong's concubine was so angry that her eyes turned black. She doesn't like Xi Concubine anymore, but Xi Concubine is a member of the Xiao family after all, if she angers the Queen Mother, she will die, if she affects the Xiao family and herself, wouldn't it be too cost-effective.

What's more, the twins are regarded as ominous in Great Xia, and everyone in the Great Xia harem avoids them. How can you say it? She scolded in a low voice to Concubine Xi, "What are you still doing in a daze, don't hurry up and ask the Queen Mother for guilt!" ”

Concubine Xi reacted at this time, she quickly knelt down, "The Queen Mother forgives her sins, and the concubine just forgot the rules for a while." ”

As soon as Concubine Xi forgot the rules, she opened her mouth to curse the emperor's heir. The Queen Mother, if she is not severely punished, I am afraid that anyone in the palace will use this as an excuse to evade her duties if she makes a mistake in the future. If this continues, the harem will be chaotic. Concubine Shu spoke slowly. She looked at the queen with a smile, "Queen Mother, are the concubines right?"

"The matter will be left to the queen." The Queen Mother rubbed her head and stretched out her hand, "The mourning family is tired." Lin Hui, help the mourning family to go to the side hall to rest. ”

After the queen mother left, the queen glanced at the concubines under the seat and lightly opened her lips, "Since Concubine Xi doesn't choose her words, she can't learn the rules well." How can you be in the position of a concubine as an example of the six palaces? Spread the decree of the palace, and sent the concubine to the noble, fined for three months, and copied the female training for 100 times and sent it to Zhengyang Palace. The queen got up, "Be cautious in your words and deeds in the harem, and your sisters must keep it in mind." Hongu has always had no sand in his eyes. If there is a mistake, it will be punished, and if there is merit, it will be rewarded. It is the principle of the main palace. In the past, the palace didn't care about it, but the days are still long, and the palace still hopes that the six palaces will be harmonious and no one will make trouble wantonly. ”

Everyone stood up and said, "Follow the instructions of the Queen." ”

Walking on the way back to the palace, Xinmei couldn't help but say, "County Lord, the queen is so imposing, and those concubines below don't even dare to take a breath." ”

"The disappearance of the prince in front must have sounded the alarm for the queen. The prince was saved this time. If she doesn't care about the affairs in the harem, maybe she won't be so lucky next time. Nu'er said lightly.

"When the slave heard that the prince had recovered from his illness, his temperament changed greatly, and he led his troops to break the enemy three times in a row. Now the gate is full of rumors about how the prince killed the enemy bravely. ”

"Yes, there was also news from Childe's side. After the prince was seriously injured, he seemed to be a different person, and even his combat skills were not like before. Become decisive and ruthless. Childe predicts that with the current strength of the crown prince, the barbarian war will be victorious in less than three months. Ruoling answered.

"Now that the crown prince is in the limelight, His Majesty will definitely be rewarded when he returns victoriously." When passing by the Zhongcui Palace, Xinmei couldn't help but sigh, "When the crown prince disappeared, Concubine De said she was sick, and the sixth prince was named King Heng. The threshold of Zhongcui Palace is about to be broken by the concubines and noblewomen, and now that the prince is back and the queen is back, this Zhongcui Palace is even more deserted than the cold palace. ”

"Presumably, even Concubine De herself didn't think about where she was defeated. She has been dormant for many years, but once she is sharp, she hits a stone with an egg when she can't defeat the enemy with one move. It's just stupid. A scorn flashed in the slave's eyes.

Xinmei looked around and whispered, "County Lord, you can't say this anymore." ”

The three masters and servants were walking on the palace road, and they came to Yuan Lin, the head of the Internal Affairs Office. Behind him were two columns of eunuchs, carrying a large box tied with red silk.

Nu'er gave Xinmei a look, and Xinmei immediately understood, and raised his voice, "Isn't this the Yuan manager of the Internal Affairs Bureau?"

"Yo, New Eyebrows." Yuan Lin stepped forward and saluted respectfully to the slave, "The slave has seen Lord Mingjia. ”

"Manager Yuan doesn't have to be polite." The slave raised his hand, and his gaze fell on the ten large boxes behind Yuan Lin, "This is a new item purchased by the Internal Affairs Office?" In the past, there were only five boxes, but today there are more than half of them. ”

Yuan Lin leaned forward and said mysteriously, "The county lord doesn't know. There will be great joy in this palace. Slaves are not allowed to have more common items. lest when the holy decree is given, the slave will be at a loss, and he will not be able to do the errand, but he will lose his head. ”

"What's the happy event?" The slave was a little curious.

"It's hard for a slave to say that. The county lord is a big celebrity around the emperor, can you still know it?" Yuan Lin smiled and retreated, "Come on, the slave is still being sent back to the Internal Affairs Office, so I will retire first." ”

Yuan Lin left in a hurry with a group of eunuchs. It made the slave have doubts in his heart. A great event in the palace......

At present, the mourning period of the Lu family's daughter is about to pass. Could it be the marriage between Lu Yinhua and King Heng?

Xinmei shook the slave's hand, "What does the county lord think?" His Royal Highness is coming to our side. ”

Sure enough, as soon as he looked up, a cyan figure fell into view.