Let's say that although Fu Lin buried his brother, the death of a young prince was not enough to affect the royal family and the court.

At the end of the year Chinese New Year's Eve, the lively is still lively, New Year's Day is Tong Yuanxi's birthday, Yu'er's biggest reward for her is naturally to reunite her with her family.

Now that there are more and more harems, Yuan Xi doesn't want to be conspicuous everywhere anymore, so he didn't let his father and brother enter the palace together, and only saw his mother and sister-in-law in Jingren Palace.

Only then did she know that Sister Jiayin was actually widowed.

"Is there no movement in the palace at all?" Mrs. Tong asked her daughter, "That Yue Chang is here, isn't she someone else's cousin?" ”

"Yue Chang suddenly fell out of favor." Yuan Xi said, "I think now, could it be that the emperor just likes to listen to others play the pipa, and the queen mother suddenly doesn't let him play, and the emperor doesn't like it, or is he angry with the queen mother?" ”

The young lady said: "If you are angry with the Queen Mother, shouldn't you continue to be spoiled and continue to play the pipa?" ”

Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "The emperor's temper, sister-in-law is afraid that she doesn't understand. ”

The young lady doesn't understand, but Mrs. Tong understands, she knows that this matter has nothing to do with the queen mother, and it doesn't matter whether she plays the pipa or not, the emperor must be the one who is sure in his heart that he will come soon, who will hold a substitute to deceive himself.

"Yuan Xi, ......," Mrs. Tong couldn't say in the end.

How can I tell my daughter that her husband has been in love with another woman for so many years, and it is likely that when he has fun with her, he will fantasize about another face in his mind.

Although this is all Mrs. Tong's own speculation, just thinking about it, she can't stand it, and she doesn't know how painful her daughter will be when she faces the truth one day.

However, Yuan Xi is no longer the stupid girl who used to be coquettish and naughty at home, the Queen Mother cultivated her with her heart, and the people she saw in her eyes were warm and cold, and she has grown up rapidly over the years.

Moreover, for the emperor's grace all along, Yuan Xi has seen it much more detached than Mrs. Tong thought.

In fact, what kind of feelings are treated by the women in the harem, Fu Lin himself knows very well in his heart, of course he knows that Yue Chang is a substitute in his eyes, and he himself feels that such behavior is very despicable, so that in the more than a month that Yue Chang was favored, he has never been close to Yuan Xi.

But these things, the emperor does not need to explain to anyone, so in the eyes of others, it has become all kinds of legends.

Fortunately, Yuan Xi is still so sensible, and Fulin is very pleased.

The time for family visits soon came, and when Mrs. Tong and her daughter-in-law were about to leave, Fulin actually came over in person to ask Mrs. Tong if she was in good health.

He also said that it was still early, so he asked Yuan Xi to lead Mrs. Tong to go to Brother's Office to see her eldest grandson.

Mrs. Tong was flattered and pushed back again and again, but Yuan Xi was very generous, and after thanking Fulin, she took her mother and sister-in-law to her brother's house.

On the first day of the new year, it is customary for concubines who have children to go to the elder brother's house to visit their children, but today is New Year's Day, and under various etiquette rules, there may not be time to visit.

Compared with reuniting with the child, it is obviously more important to let yourself be popular among the royal family, Yang Guiren walked outside the Yikun Palace for a long time and didn't see Concubine Ning come out, but those noble ladies who didn't know each other, they were not lively in and out.

They all came to the palaces to say hello after greeting in Cining Palace, and there were also people sitting there in Concubine Chen, but Yang Guiren only thought about her daughter.

At the moment, he was waiting frizzy, and he was annoyed for a while, so he put down his words: "I don't wait, you tell Niangniang, I'll go first." ”

She hurried to the elder brother's office, and happened to meet Concubine Tong and her family, she didn't dare to ask more, and after exchanging greetings, she went straight to visit her little princess.

Coincidentally, it didn't take long for the Queen Mother to issue an order, saying that the children would be brought with her during the night banquet tonight.

When Yang Guiren was playing in the yard with his daughter, he saw the little second elder brother holding the skirt of the nurse and standing there looking at the scene here.

Yang Guiren has never brought a child himself, and he doesn't know whether a doll of this size recognizes his mother or not, but looking at Fuquan like this, it is really pitiful.

But on the third elder brother's side, it was lively and lively, and soon after Concubine Tong left with her family, she came to greet her, Yang Guiren had to sigh, it's really good to be a favorite concubine.

At night, change into dresses, the concubines went to the Qianqing Palace for a banquet in order, Chen Concubine took Yang Guiren over, and met Ning Concubine and the little promisers in her house, Ning Concubine took the initiative to come up and said: "You went to the elder brother's office, did you see the second elder brother?" ”

Yang Guidao: "I see, the second elder brother looked at me and the princess with blank eyes, probably thinking of you." ”

Concubine Ning was distressed and lowered her head guiltily.

Concubine Chen said: "I heard her say that the Queen Mother will bring her grandchildren to a banquet tonight, and you can see it at the banquet." But let's just die, where is it like Jingren Palace, today I took her mother and sister-in-law to the brother's house. ”

"How can outsiders enter the Brother's Office?" Concubine Ning was anxious, "What if the body is not clean and infects the brothers?" ”

Concubine Chen smiled: "You can't tell me." ”

Concubine Ning has been resentful of the things in her brother for a long time, she used to spend a lot of money, but she changed everyone overnight, just because the third elder brother knocked his head into a bag, and the people around the second elder brother were also affected.

Concubine Ning's mother's family, how can there be any subsidies to be sent to the palace every month, and her money is not sent to the family, so thank God, she has no wealth, and she goes to send favors again and again.

Now it's okay, Yuan Xi is still taking her family to Brother's Office, is her son the only one who is the prince?

"I said don't be angry, even if you sue the Queen Mother, people will laugh at it." Concubine Chen stepped on the bottom of the flower pot, held the hand of the palace maid and walked slowly, and said to Concubine Ning on the side, "I still think you are careful about things." ”

Concubine Ning didn't say a word, she only felt hot all over, took off her sleeves and threw them to the palace maid beside her.

Fortunately, during the night banquet, the little brothers were sent, and when the emperor hugged Fuquan, Ning Concubine took the initiative to step forward, and the Queen Mother and the emperor did not bother her, and teased Fuquan to go to find Eniang, and the little doll giggled and pounced on her mother, so that Ning Concubine felt a little comforted.

Halfway through the banquet, the queen mother retired to rest, the emperor and the queen left with them, and they would not come back for a while, and the people below whispered one after another, talking about the rights and wrongs of the palace, and on the side of the concubines, I heard someone say: "Do you think that the emperor has been in a very good mood recently, and he is smiling wherever he sees him." ”

When the queen mother left the table, she handed over the lord of Heshun to Yuan Xi to take, she silently peeled shrimp for the child to eat, and when she heard this, she also agreed in her heart, I don't know what the emperor is happy about, recently this time, it is like a different person.

However, Yuan Xi is not very happy today, Sister Jiayin should be pitiful now.

Thousands of miles away in the south of the Yangtze River, the streets and alleys inside and outside the city, are also full of lights, even in the governor's residence, because it is a white-haired person to send a black-haired person, there is no rule that the elders will serve filial piety to the younger generations in turn, and the red lanterns are also hung at this time with the big red blessing word, and the New Year is celebrated decently.

Only the small courtyard where Jiayin and her husband live, the mourning hall has not been removed, the house is a vegetarian inside and outside, Jiayin went to her in-laws and grandfathers in the morning to pay New Year's greetings, came back and changed into plain clothes, she wants to be in the mourning hall, for her husband to keep 7749 days.

At this moment, Jiayin's maidservant Tian Xiang came in from outside the door with a long box, and said to the young lady kneeling on the futon: "This is sent from the capital, something specially given to you." ”

Jia Yin asked, "Who sent it?" ”

Tian Xiang said: "Lord An, do you think it will be the queen mother's reward for you, just like when you first got married, you sent so many things." ”

Jia Yin didn't think much about it, opened the box, and saw that it was a scroll of paintings, and then gently unfolded it, and a familiar picture appeared in front of him.

"Miss, isn't this the painting you took out to auction to raise money for the disaster?" Tian Xiang also recognized it, pointing to the payment under the corner, "Look, it's true." ”

Of course, Jia Yin also remembers her paintings, but why is it in the hands of Prince An?

"What do you mean by Prince An......" Tian Xiang muttered in a low voice, and suddenly a spirit was excited, covering his mouth in fright, and looking at the young lady in horror.

"What's wrong?" Jia Yin looked dazed.

"Miss......" Tian Xiang suppressed her voice and said tremblingly, "At that time, Prince An sent something, saying that it was rewarded by the Queen Mother, who knows if it is not." Look at this time, my uncle is gone, and he immediately sent your painting over, could it be that Prince An has taken a fancy to you early in the morning? ”

"Tian Xiang, Hugh is nonsense." Jia Yin said solemnly.

"Miss, what if it's true, will Prince An forcibly take you over and put you in the palace as a side blessing?" Tian Xiang said, "If there is such a thing, he is a dignified prince, the emperor's favorite minister, and even my uncle's own grandfather can't stop it." ”

Jia Yin slowly rolled up the scroll and put it away, her eyes were empty, and she said indifferently: "What will happen to me in the future, I will only listen to Amma's arrangement." ”