The palace has been renovated, but there are still traces of the deceased.

The Empress Dowager stood in the center of the main hall of Cining Palace, looking at the plum blossom cushion with a yellow background laid on the throne and the foot pedal made of golden silk nanmu. There are also all the furnishings in this room, familiar and unfamiliar.

"Xingxuan, you are the queen, you should have the appearance of a mother in the world, why bother with the same favorite concubine? Concubine Dong E has been favored for a while, but you want to sit firmly on the throne for the rest of your life. If you can't be patient and humble, you will only end up like a concubine. The mourning family doesn't want the emperor to make up his mind to abolish the queen again, no matter what, you have to sit in this position. If you are jealous, you really gave Concubine Dong E a chance. ”

Zhaosheng's voice echoed in his ears, and the Queen Mother looked at the throne in a daze. It was as if there was still the old man with gray hair sitting on it.

"Now you are the queen mother, but you are worried about the same junior? She is not Concubine Dong E, and Xuan Ye is not the blessing of the mourning family. The mourning family has told you so many times, why don't you understand? ”

Zhaosheng's earnest teachings, she did not dare to forget for a moment. In the past, she did something wrong, and Zhao Sheng mentioned it. Now, she's alone.

"The Queen Mother, the emperor asked people to renovate Cining Palace and let you move here, the emperor really has nothing to say about your filial piety." After all, only Cining Palace is the real residence of the first emperor and empress. In the past, there was Zhaosheng, the empress dowager, and they naturally did not dare to overstep, and Zhaosheng also let her live alone in Shou'an Palace.

Now that it has been two years since Zhaosheng passed away, Xuan Ye asked people to repair Cining Palace and let her live in, which is reasonable. It's just that she's still very moved.

Xuan Ye is not her biological son, everyone knows it. She has never had the experience of raising Xuan Ye, even if Xuan Ye lost his father when he was young, and then lost his mother. But Zhaosheng himself raised him and taught him.

However, the person who got such filial piety from Xuan Ye today was her, a person who had never done anything for Xuan Ye. Deserve it, she thought.

"Pack up, the mourning family will live here in the future." Retracting her thoughts, the Empress Dowager Inheon sat on the throne.

This is different from Ningshou Palace, it is a symbol of power, a symbol of status. And she is the second woman in the Qing Dynasty to live in this palace.

"The mourning family is the queen mother of the Qing Dynasty, so it should have the prestige of the queen mother. Since the emperor has decreed that all the palace concubines will need to come to Cining Palace every day in the morning and dusk, you will also prepare a meeting gift for them to come over tomorrow. ”

Before Rufang could respond, she listened to the instructions of the Empress Dowager Renxian: "You will be the aunt in charge of Cining Palace in the future, and you and Li Qi will take care of the internal affairs of Cining Palace together." Now that the harem has no owner, the mourning family, as the queen mother, can no longer be deaf to everything as before. Since the emperor asked them to settle the province in the morning and dusk, he did not want them to disturb the old man of the mourning family. The mourning family should always set an example and tidy up the chaos in the palaces. ”

"Yes, slave understands." Rufang was the dowry of the Empress Dowager Renxian, and married into the palace with her. Over the years, he has been carefully accompanied, and he has won the favor of the Empress Dowager Renxian.

"How is Concubine Jing doing? The mourning family hadn't seen her for a long time. Empress Dowager Renxian asked again.

"Queen Mother, now that Concubine Jing has been demoted to a promise, it's time to call her a king who agreed." Rufang reminded carefully.

Only then did the Empress Dowager Renxian remember that before Tong Ruofei died, Wang Tianru had been demoted to promise. It is said that it was because of his disrespectful remarks in front of Xuan Ye, which angered Xuan Ye, resulting in a demote and a ban on his feet.

"The mourning family forgot that she is not as good as she used to be. I'm afraid that if I ask for peace tomorrow, I won't be able to see her. Well, let Zhen Chang come and go around often, and the mourning family thinks this girl is not bad. Empress Dowager Renxian said with some loss.

Suddenly, I remembered something again, and told Rufang: "Tomorrow night, there will be a banquet in Cining Palace, and only the concubines in Shou'an Palace will be invited." Tell me to go down. ”

The dinner in Cining Palace was not luxurious, and the Empress Dowager Renxian advocated frugality, and suddenly this night, the four concubines were a little unhappy.

"What, but the food is not to my sister's taste? Why didn't Sister Shuhui use chopsticks today? Concubine Duanshun sat next to Concubine Shuhui, and when she saw that the dishes on her table had never been moved, she only drank blindly and asked her in a low voice.

Concubine Shuhui glanced at her, and said with a smile: "No, the Queen Mother is gracious, how can the dishes not be to my liking?" But this afternoon, I slept deeply and woke up at dusk. I ate some snacks at that time, but now I can't eat anymore. The white scumbags trampled on these good things. ”

When Concubine Ning Chu heard this, she smiled: "Sister Shuhui is the queen mother's sister, and the dishes are different from ours, so you love to eat sister." I never thought that I wouldn't be able to eat it today, it was really a waste. ”

Empress Renxian sat farther away, naturally not hearing their conversation clearly, but saw that they mentioned today's dishes in Chinese. He only smiled, but did not dare to speak.

Concubine Shuhui looked at these foods earlier, and felt very uncomfortable. Where's what she loves to eat? Concubine Ning Su knew it, but she deliberately said so.

"I'm a little drunk, so I'll go back first if I don't accompany your sisters." Concubine Gongjing stood up, staggering and being supported by the people under her hands, with an apologetic face.

"I'll go back too, and I'll send you one by the way."

Concubine Duanshun also got up, supported Concubine Gongjing, saluted the Empress Dowager Renxian, and walked outside the Cining Palace with each other's help.

When Concubine Ning Su saw them leaving, she made an excuse and said, "In the afternoon, Yu Fujin brought two grandchildren into the palace to visit me, and I also left my little grandchildren to live." He hasn't eaten yet, so I should go back. ”

Bao Sui was indeed at the residence of Concubine Ning Chu in Shou'an Palace, but Han Ji had already had dinner with Bao Sui before leaving the palace with Bao Tai. Concubine Ning Chu just didn't want to stay here, so she deliberately found such a clumsy excuse to leave.

Concubine Shuhui watched them leave one by one, but she had no intention of leaving.

When Empress Dowager Renxian saw that Concubine Shuhui was willing to stay, she was very happy in her heart, got up and walked to Concubine Shuhui's side, and treated her gently.

"The Queen Mother should be like the Queen Mother, why do you need to come down and sit with me?" Concubine Shuhui scoffed.

The Empress Dowager Renxian didn't care, she just thought it was her sister talking nonsense after drinking, and she didn't take it to heart.

When Concubine Shuhui saw that she was silent, her heart was even more irritable. She didn't like this sister in the first place, when she entered the palace in the past, one of the two was the queen and the other was the concubine. is also not favored, one has the blessing of Zhaosheng, and the other can only be slaughtered.

Although Concubine Shuhui is not the one who was bullied, there is no one to protect her, and she suffered a lot of grievances when she first entered the palace.

At first, Concubine Shuhui was not resentful. Over time, the differences between their sisters grew, and the gap in her heart grew. Time flies, and she no longer has the calm heart she had when she first entered the court.

Fortunately, she has not yet fallen to the point of martyrdom. Fortunately, she is still alive because she is the queen's own sister, this ridiculous and pathetic identity.

It's just that she's not uncommon. It is not uncommon for her to steal her life because of others, but she lives but is better than death. She is not uncommon for such a lonely and unbearable light life, but she is alive but suffers.

"What is the Queen Mother's banquet for today?" Concubine Shuhui looked at the Empress Dowager Inheon, her eyes were hazy, and she didn't really see it, but the familiar taste made her feel the presence of the Empress Dowager Inheon. She silently mocked in her heart: even the incense she used was so cheesy, such a mediocre and stupid woman, how could she live in such a noble place.

Previously, Zhaosheng lived in Cining Palace. As the queen mother, she could only live in Ningshou Palace, and at that time, Concubine Shuhui was secretly happy for a long time. But now, she suddenly moved into such a noble palace. Xuan Ye also decreed that everyone should come to Cining Palace to settle the province in the morning and dusk.

And the day after she moved in, she set up a banquet and invited them, the concubines of the former emperor, to dinner. How ridiculous, is it to show off her new home? What kind of luxury and dazzling? They can only look at it from afar, and they can't touch it.

"The mourning family just thought that no one had lived in Cining Palace for a long time. Let you come and get together and add some popularity. "The Empress Dowager Inheon didn't know why Concubine Shuhui was angry. She didn't even see that she was already angry. blindly acted as she was drunk, so she was so rude.

Concubine Shuhui chuckled and reached out to touch the face of the Empress Dowager Inheon. The two of them look somewhat similar, but they have different fates. She can only die alone in the main hall of Shou'an Palace. But the Empress Dowager Renxian can be surrounded by her children and grandchildren in this luxurious Cining Palace. Although those children and concubines have nothing to do with her, there are so many people who talk to her to relieve her boredom. When she is happy, she can hold a banquet as she does today, and feast the concubines and courtiers. When she is unhappy, she can do whatever she wants, lose her temper with others, and blame everyone for wrongdoing. Because, she is the queen mother. Even when the emperor saw her, he had to say hello.

"The Queen Mother works hard and still misses us." Concubine Shuhui sneered: "Do you know our hearts? ”

Without waiting for Concubine Shuhui to continue, the palace maid who was accompanying her stepped forward to support her and said to the Empress Dowager Renxian: "The concubine is drunk, and the Empress Dowager is angry." The slave and maid helped her back. ”

The Empress Dowager Renxian did not stop them, and when she saw them leave, she did not forget to advise: "Take good care of her." ”

There is still the words of Concubine Shuhui before leaving, but the Empress Dowager Renxian can't understand it. Their hearts? Didn't today's banquet make them unhappy?

"Concubine Xuan Jing came to see the mourning family." Empress Dowager Renxian commanded again.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine is now grounded, and she has been reduced to a promise."

Empress Dowager Renxian stroked her forehead, a little annoyed: "Why did the mourning family forget it again?" That's it, let's help the mourning family rest. ”

I am used to a person, and this person suddenly disappears, but I am a little unaccustomed.

Concubine Shuhui's words were incomprehensible to the Empress Dowager Inhun, and she wanted to ask, but she couldn't pull her head to ask. Perhaps, when the day dawns, you will forget about it?

If you don't think about it, it's fine.