However, Rong Changzai's words did not come true, and in the half month that the emperor sealed, Chang Zai was summoned three times in the Nalan clan, that is, Rong Changzai and Dong agreed, and it would not be so frequent in the past, and Li Changzai and the Hesheri clan did not even meet the emperor in person.

Every time the palace people who came to accept the Lan family passed in front of the door, they caused the Li family to stomp their feet and lose their temper, and there was no doubt that the palace had a favorite concubine for the first time.

On this day, Lingzhao recovered from his illness and went out, and came to Cining Palace to thank the Empress Dowager, Yu'er and Yan Yuese, and called the child in front of him: "Okay, don't be careless, take care of it carefully, don't fall into the root of the disease, listen to my words, don't be reckless." ”

Ling Zhao said guiltily: "The concubine is sick, so the queen mother and the queen mother, as well as the emperor and queen are all worried, how can the concubine be virtuous, it is really the concubine's sin." ”

Yu'er said: "In front of me, there is no need to say these polite words, Lingzhao, you are still so young, you are the age of coquettishness." ”

Ling Zhao's eyes turned red: "You can say these words to the concubine, the concubine died without regrets, and the concubine always thought that she would never get your love and love again." ”

"Silly boy." Yu'er said softly, "And I also promised you that I would never tell Xuan Ye, don't you believe it either?" ”

This is exactly what Ling Zhao wanted to ask: "Empress Dowager, do you really ......"

Yu'er bowed: "Xuan Ye, he doesn't know." ”

Ling Zhao believed, and for some reason, she just believed.

In a good mood, the steps under his feet are also light, Lingzhao did not want to be stuffy in the sedan chair, and walked in the snow generously with the winter clouds, and walked outside the Yikun Palace, just when he saw the Nalan clan dressed in rose-red snow was preparing to go back.

Seeing that Concubine Zhao was back, Nalan curtsied: "The concubine didn't know that Niangniang had gone out, so I wanted to come to say hello to Niangniang, Niangniang, are you safe?" ”

This Nalan is always there, and she goes to Yikun Palace every day to ask for peace, and at first there are people who are with her, and then gradually, she is the only one left.

And she not only came to Yikun Palace every day to ask for peace, but also went to Kunning Palace every day to ask for peace, even if the queen of Layue was exempted from the morning and dusk of the harem, she would not fall for a day.

"Come and sit in the room, it's cold." Ling Zhao said, "I was sick a while ago, and I couldn't treat you well. ”

"The recovery of the mother's jade body is what the concubine wants, and the concubine does not dare to disturb the mother's recuperation." Nalan said, "If Niangniang doesn't dislike it, this is the red date sent by the family on the New Year's Festival, if Niangniang doesn't dislike it, please use it to nourish your body." ”

Dongyun raised her eyebrows slightly, and didn't step forward to accept it for a while, but after listening to her master's words, she stepped forward to take it from the palace maid.

Since the Nalan clan was reluctant to enter the door, Ling Zhao couldn't think of anything to say, so he left with her.

Dong Yun handed over the red dates to the other palace maids to collect, and said to Ling Zhao: "Red dates are such an ordinary thing, and they have to be specially used to honor you, is this the ability of the Nalan family?" ”

Ling Zhao said: "Even if her own family is not good, Mingzhu Mansion will not ignore it, it is the Nalan clan that is smart, and the more ordinary things are, it means that they care about me instead of bothering me, do you know?" ”

"A knot is a knot." Dongyun whispered, "It's just a nice job." ”

Ling Zhao sighed lightly and asked, "The emperor summoned her three times?" ”

Dong Yun nodded again and again: "In our palace, except for Kunning Palace, it is the first time that someone is so favored, and everyone is talking about it outside." ”

Ling Zhao glanced out of the door, recalled the appearance and temperament of the Nalan clan, and smiled coldly: "Really shrewd." ”

Dong Yun muttered: "No, you forgive the slave and maid for talking too much, how can our emperor's temper, a person who is not careful, please him." ”

Ling Zhao didn't want to listen to these words anymore, and ordered Dong Yun: "Order someone from the Internal Affairs Office to come to see me, and I want to ask about the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet." ”

However, those familiar faces came to deal with Ling Zhao's face, but there were some changes from before, Ling Zhao could see it, and what they said made her heart tremble, the queen who was idle all day long, quietly, had already arranged everything for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.

Ling Zhao racked her brains to pick no, and the people below also dealt with them one by one, unless it was the palace maid who served the meal at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet who dropped the dishes and chopsticks, and in her experience, it could be said to be foolproof.

The good mood in Cining Palace disappeared suddenly, and everything she worked so hard to earn for herself was probably in vain for an illness.

Let's say that the days of the seal have been long, and the emperor has a lot of time to read the excerpts at night, often resting for two or three days, Xuan Ye is uncomfortable, and the uneasiness in his heart about the court and the country will increase day by day, not as outsiders imagine, he can do nothing and indulge in vocal music.

It was day and night, Xuan Ye was in Shu Shu's room, looking at the folds sent by the duty room, Shu Shu silently lit a candlestick and sent it to the table, his eyes suddenly lit up a little, Xuan Ye raised his head and smiled at Shu Shu: "The last one." ”

"I'm not here to urge the emperor, you take your time, I have work there that I haven't finished yet." Shu Shu pointed to the coffee table on the warm kang and said, "The process of the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet has to be repeated again." ”

"Go ahead." Xuan Ye smiled and withdrew his gaze.

When the pomegranate came to deliver tea outside the door, the room was quiet, one was reading the folds at the table, and the other was writing and painting cross-legged on the kang, she quietly put down the tea and withdrew.

Da Lizi explained to the little eunuch on duty at night, and was about to retreat, Pomegranate said, "Let's go together." ”

The two walked along the palace wall to their residence, and when they talked about the situation of the emperor, Da Li Zi said: "Pomegranate, you see the opportunity, or remind the queen." ”

Pomegranate asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Da Li Zi looked back and forth, and the quiet voice of the night was very easy to come out, and he lowered his voice a little more and said: "The people in the Internal Affairs Office are all saying that the queen mother is meticulous and kind. For the same thing, Concubine Zhao always forced them to be so nervous that they couldn't breathe, as if they were holding a whip behind them at any time. But when I got to Niangniang, I was not in a hurry and methodical, although both of them could make the same result, but after following the queen, I realized how hard it was to follow Concubine Zhao. ”

Pomegranate asked, "Really?" ”

Da Li Zi nodded: "Actually, we can also imagine that the temperament of the queen mother and the concubine Zhao is completely different. ”

Pomegranate said: "I know, Niangniang has been talking about it these days, shouldn't she do things perfectly, and calculate how to return everything to Concubine Zhao again." ”

Da Li Zi sighed: "As for grace, Concubine Zhao doesn't know if she will think about why Nalan Changzai is liked by the emperor." ”

Pomegranate was also curious, and asked, "I was about to say it, but I was afraid that you would be embarrassed." ”

Da Li Zi said: "We are serious masters, we are the emperor and the queen, I am not embarrassed by this." What's more, in the future, you can see for yourself that the Nalan clan is gentle and generous, compared to Rong Chang in them, she has the vision to read more, the emperor can talk to her, and she knows how to advance and retreat, and a man will like it. ”

"Nalan is always there, what is extraordinary?" Pomegranate asked.

"Quite the opposite." Da Li Zi said, "The so-called vision and reading are very common in the nobles of the family, and I am told that she is what an ordinary daughter should look like." You just think that the emperor must have imagined what his future wife and concubine would look like when he was a child, and Nalan was always there, so he must have echoed all the imagination of the emperor, no more, no less. ”

Pomegranate stared at Da Lizi, and Da Lizi smiled: "But like and affection, after all, are two different things, don't be too nervous." ”

Early the next morning, the big plum and pomegranate returned to Kunning Palace on an errand, no need to go to the early days of the dynasty, the emperor will not sleep lazy, today is the day when the son of the sect went to the ancestral hall to incense, and left before dawn.

On the way to Fengxian Palace, Xuan Ye suddenly stopped and asked Da Lizi: "Have you said everything you said?" ”

Da Li Zi said: "The minions have said it, but whether the pomegranate will tell the queen mother, the minions don't know." ”

Xuan Ye said: "I also wondered if it was better to mention it myself, and I always felt sorry for the queen." ”

Da Li Zi smiled: "The slave thinks that the mother is broad-minded. ”

Xuan Ye shook his head: "You don't understand, the woman's mind has to be coaxed, she can have the world in her heart as the queen, but by my side, she is a little woman." She's been too busy to take care of it these days, and when she thinks about it, she will definitely be sad. ”

Da Li Zi asked timidly: "Then the emperor is always there for Nalan?" ”

Xuan Ye said, "Why do you think? It's just that it's more comfortable to stay with me than the others, and the important thing is ...... She is a member of the Pearl family. ”

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Qianqing Palace feasted the courtiers, but in the prominent position in the banquet, there was a lack of one person, Ao Bai did not enter the palace for the banquet today, only the female relatives of his family, who came to kowtow to the Empress Dowager during the day, but said that they would go back to serve the master, and no one in the family came.

But the dishes in the imperial dining room are served one by one, and there is no shortage on this table of what others have in front of them.

The harem ladies sat together, and Li Changzai whispered to Rong Changzai: "Why is it like an offering table over there." ”