The Queen Mother smiled, obviously the jade bracelet could not satisfy her, and she still had a smile on her face, just waiting for the emperor to speak. When the queen saw this, she did what she should have done, so she didn't bother to say more, anyway, she never cared about the matter between the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son, but she dutifully played her role on this occasion.

Concubine Xin stood there without moving, the Queen Mother smiled and did not speak, everyone looked at the emperor in unison, Hongli had never felt so embarrassed, and he was angry in his heart, but he always had to take care of his face, the Queen Mother didn't care, he still cared about himself, so he raised his hand and signaled Manager Wu to step forward.

Wu Gonggong is a clever person, and immediately ordered someone to bring the sachet that has been prepared, he held it to the emperor, Hongli took the sachet, and smiled at Concubine Xin, and the Queen Mother was happy on the side, and said to Concubine Xin: "Don't come up to receive the reward?" ”

Seeing the beauty lotus step lightly, she walked to the holy car, curtsied and stretched out her hands, Hongli handed over the sachet to her, and said: "Play very well, the queen mother likes to be clean, and in the future, she will play the piano in Ningchun Hall, which will relieve the boredom of the queen mother and will not be too noisy." ”

Concubine Xin bowed her head and said yes, suppressed the trembling of her hands, and squeezed the sachet tightly in the palm of her hand, which is a symbol of the bed, tonight she will finally be the emperor's woman.

Mrs. Nasutu, who was sitting with the foreign women, circled around her fingers, and several women from the clan next to her congratulated her softly: "Sister-in-law, but if you look back and conceive the emperor's heir, the future of Concubine Xin is limitless." ”

Mrs. Nasutu's eyes were red, and she said proudly: "The daughter of the old man is naturally not lost. ”

Soon after, the queen ordered a play, and the banquet was lively again, and the queen mother asked Concubine Xin to send Mrs. Sutu out of the palace, but in fact, she wanted her to go back early to prepare, the mother and daughter withdrew from the West Peak Xiuse, the cool night breeze blew on the body, Concubine Xin came back to her senses at this moment, grabbed her mother's hand and said: "Eniang...... I'm finally going to bed tonight. ”

Mrs. Nasutu said: "Don't be afraid, those that are taught to you at home, any man will like them, Niangniang just let go and do it, no man will look at you and be unmoved, circle the emperor's heart in bed, and he will never think about others again." ”

And Xin Concubine is going to sleep tonight, because it is the first time, there will be a grandmother to guide her, she sent her mother away not long after, was taken away by the Queen Mother, fragrant soup bathing plate hair and dressing, when faintly heard the rumble of fireworks, the grandmothers on the side said: "It seems that the banquet should be dispersed, Xin Concubine Niangniang, if the emperor is resting in Shaojingxuan tonight, someone will come to pick you up later, if the emperor comes to your bedroom in person, please wait here." ”

Concubine Xin took out the gold leaf from the drawer and gave it to the grandmothers, and then stood in front of the window and listened to the roar of the fireworks, until there was no movement, her heart gradually beat faster and faster, and the waiting time became so long and unbearable. I don't know how long it took, someone finally came in front of the door, but unfortunately she didn't wait for the emperor to come in person, but Shao Jingxuan's servants came with a soft sedan chair to pick her up.

In the palace, the concubines above the concubine position are qualified to spend the Spring Festival with the emperor in their own bedroom, naturally in the Forbidden City, the concubine above is the main position of the palace, there are spacious palaces to serve the county king, and the nobles, Chang Zai, etc. are scattered with the concubines in the east and west six palaces, and the place where they live is limited, so they can't wronged the emperor. This is a rule or a rule, as long as the emperor likes it, it will be done.

And Concubine Xin is the person chosen by the Queen Mother, Hongyan and Concubine Yu have not wronged her, and the accommodation arranged for her is no smaller than anyone else, and because no one has anything to do with her, it is very quiet here, but the emperor still does not want to come in person, he has to take her to Shao Jingxuan, Shao Jingxuan's dragon couch has slept with countless women, and the weight of the grace here, everyone can see it, and it is not clear how to think about it.

A soft sedan chair carried Concubine Xin to Shao Jingxuan, and the palaces also returned to their residences, Hongyan didn't care about it, anyway, it was a matter of time, Concubine Xin was so beautiful and gentle, the emperor really liked her and it was not surprising, she put aside the gains and losses, and the most comfortable was herself.

Hongyan asked the palace people to prepare hot water and take Fo'er to take a bath together, the mother and daughter made a mess, and finally they were afraid that Fo'er would dream of wetting the bed at night, so they didn't play with her, and coaxed their daughter to sleep, Hongyan herself was tired.

I slept soundly this night, and when I felt that I was being pushed to wake up, I didn't know what it was or what night it was, until Cherry repeated it twice, "Niangniang, Xin Concubine Niangniang was sent back, I don't know why, the emperor was suddenly unhappy, and sent Xin Concubine Niangniang away overnight", she woke up and asked Cherry: "Sent away?" ”

Although there are also rules, concubines and emperors will be sent back to their residences that night after the rain, but most of them are the treatment of some official women who warm the bed, and the concubines with heads and faces, even if they are nobles, will not be treated like this, Xin Concubine will be sent back this time, I don't know if it is the "rules" after the clouds and rain, or the emperor is really angry and unhappy to blow her away, and there is nowhere to explore in the middle of the night, only to wait for the dawn.

And the next morning, Concubine Yu came to see Hongyan and whispered to her: "The Internal Affairs Office asked, I didn't do anything last night, and Concubine Xin is still complete." ”

Hongyan felt uneasy, handed over the porridge in her hand to Cherry and continued to feed her daughter breakfast, walked to the door with Concubine Yu to avoid the child, and said a few more words, it was really Concubine Xin who angered the emperor and was sent back in the middle of the night.

Concubine Yu sighed: "I have been by the side of Banzai Ye for decades, and I have only seen the emperor come up without refusal, where is there anything he will blow women away." ”

Hongyan also understands that the emperor is lustful and heart-wrenching, although he keeps saying that he is only close to women on the way to the south, he knows what is going on. Even in the palace, sometimes there are officials and women who enter and leave Shaojingxuan or Yangxin Hall during the day, and they are upright and physically necessary, and they can't talk too much about what they do. In this case, a beautiful person like Concubine Xin is in front of him, why is the emperor angry, is Concubine Xin saying something that shouldn't be said?

Concubine Yu said: "Don't be her in front of the emperor, it's not for the queen mother to arrange you, I think apart from this, the emperor won't be so angry about anything, and he doesn't even care about the queen mother." ”

Hongyan sighed: "Whether it's the emperor or her, can I do it, what am I." If that's the case, it's not mine to turn back to the Queen Mother. ”

In Ningchun Hall, Concubine Xin knelt in the center of the hall, the Queen Mother had already asked her for half an hour, she was crying, the Queen Mother gradually lost her patience, and really asked: "Did you mention Concubine Ling to the emperor?" ”

Concubine Xin still didn't nod or shake her head, seeing that the Queen Mother was about to get angry, the palace people in front of the door came to say: "Long live the Lord has arrived." ”

The Queen Mother motioned to Mama Hua, and Mama Hua immediately helped Concubine Xin to leave, so as to avoid the emperor and let their mother and son talk.

When Mama left, she recited Buddha in her heart, thinking that the emperor was going to have a dispute with the Queen Mother again, but unexpectedly, the mother and son did not quarrel or quarrel, and the emperor did not know what he said to his mother in the house, he left with a light pace and a happy mood, and when Mama turned back to see the Queen Mother, she saw that the old lady was stunned and fixed there, and it took a long time to pat the coffee table and say: "Bring the concubine." ”

This matter spread in the Old Summer Palace, and the emperor also deliberately let people know, and he may have been a bystander to cover it up for the sake of the whole face, but this time he did it very ruthlessly, and even Concubine Jia shook her head when she heard such a thing in Qingyan, Kyushu: "Don't look back, don't turn back, force her to death." ”

Such worries are also common, but the emperor excitedly took the musicians of Yuefu to Tiandi Family Spring, and played all kinds of musical instruments to his daughter, and did not take the matter of the concubine to heart at all.

In the end, Hongli and his daughter discussed, and together they chose the dulcimer that was introduced to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, this dulcimer is not only fresh and interesting, the sound of the piano is smart and melodious, and the posture of the performance is more suitable for the hands of the Buddha, not like playing strings, so that her fingers can not be separated from the mutilation exposed in front of people.

The little girl was very happy, but Hongyan made a rule for her and said: "Since you want to learn yourself, you must learn by heart, this is not a joke, if you fish for three days and dry the net for two days, then we will not learn." ”

The emperor doted on his daughter, and said chicly: "Why restrain her, play if you like it, and leave it if you don't like it, just to make her happy, and if you can make her happy, I will be satisfied." ”

Avoiding her daughter, Hongyan had to remind the emperor: "Concubine Wenhui also loves Fo'er, but Concubine Niangniang said very clearly, girls are not something that can be spoiled casually, in the future, she can't let go of the princess's dignity, and the days after marriage will be troublesome, and the emperor has to think about the future of the child." ”

Hongli said: "These rules, you do them for her when I am not there, how many days can I accompany her a year?" ”

Hongyan said that he couldn't do it, he could only play with the father and daughter, and the Buddha was going to the study to show off to his brothers, and the emperor even agreed, Hongyan couldn't help but say: "Is the study also a joke?" The emperor has been doing things more and more casually these days, and he doesn't want to think about ......"

She wanted to speak and stopped, Hongli saw that Mr. Wu and a few people were leaving with the little princess in their arms, and he turned around and said, "You just don't like me today." ”

Hongyan was stunned for a moment, and curtsied his knees and said, "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

"It's boring." Hongli helped her up, took hands affectionately and walked into the door, and said, "I am joking with you, not to mention that you really don't like it, do I have any other way than to coax you?" ”

Seeing the emperor like this, Hongyan also said frankly: "Why does the emperor treat Concubine Xin like that, it is an official woman who warms the bed, you also have the heart of pity and cherishing jade, Concubine Xin really makes you so annoyed." ”

Hongli frowned and said, "I don't like it, I hate it. ”

Hongyan almost couldn't believe that this lord would have a day when he hated beauties, but he didn't want the emperor to say something that surprised her, Hongli said in disgust: "She...... Where does it look like a lady, it's just a Qinglou woman leaning on the door and laughing, I don't feel comfortable looking at it, and I don't want to touch her at all. ”