Different from the tense pre-war preparations in Saibei, today's Beijing Palace can be described as full of lights, and it has not been so lively for a long time. Today is the day when Du Zhenhe's new concubine enters the palace. Du Zhenhe has been in power for a while, but there is only one concubine like Chen Hao'er in the harem, and the only concubine like that one has gone to war. When Chen Hao'er was canonized as a pure concubine, there was no canonization ceremony, and because she was still in the mourning period of the former emperor, Chen Hao'er was quietly brought into the palace.

Now it's very different, the mourning period has passed, and it is the ministers who jointly wrote to ask Du Zhenhe to accept the concubine, so it goes without saying. Even the little minions in the palace who washed the buckets changed into festive red hats. Since it was not Du Zhenhe's wedding, and there was no queen, the Hehuan Hall was still not opened, and the Qifeng Hall where Chen Hao'er lived before was also cleaned by Du Zhenhe and was empty, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

"Your Majesty, the three ladies are about to enter the palace today, do you see, in addition to the rewards of the Internal Affairs Office, do you need to prepare anything?" Father-in-law Yan also put on a red hat, and with a festive face, he counted the things that the Internal Affairs Office had prepared with all his might. Du Zhenhe was dressed in regular clothes, and his face was indifferent, "You can look at whatever you give, and you can settle it all down." "The Emperor... Which palace are you going to tonight? ”

Du Zhenhe narrowed his eyes, "Which palace?" Which palace do you think the widow should go to? Father-in-law Yan naturally didn't dare to answer, but reacted quickly, "How can the old slave guess what the emperor meant." Du Zhenhe felt bored in his heart, so he just waved his hand, "Let's talk about it later, you can get busy first." "The minion is gone."

Gonggong Yan came out of the Dragon Hall and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Du Zhenhe was in a good mood today, and he did not directly refuse to go to the concubine for the night to spend the night. It's just that this quiet harem in the past has finally ushered in a group of women, from now on, everything is about to change, the open and secret battles in the harem, Father-in-law Yan is very clear, just quietly watching whether these three mothers will make waves.

In fact, Du Zhenhe and Yan Gonggong, as well as the ministers, are very clear in their hearts that Du Zhenhe has been in power for so long, but the position of the queen has been vacant, and the country cannot be without a queen, but between Du Zhenhe's diligent administration, the ministers did not dare to say anything before, but this time, since the three mothers have been ushered in, most of the queen's position is chosen from these three people.

For a time, everyone in the court was talking to Prime Minister Zhang and the new champion Yuanlang, and even General Huang, who was far away in the west and did not interact with the ministers of the court and China all the year round, received congratulatory gifts sent by thousands of miles.

Father-in-law Yan took the three gifts he took from the Internal Affairs Office, and hesitated to go to the palace of his mother first. According to the rules of the interior, these three gifts are things that the emperor personally gave in addition to the rewards of the Internal Affairs Office, so the distribution is particularly important.

A sunrise brocade woven with gold and silver threads, a step swaying inlaid with bloodstone and red coral beads, and a pair of white jade bracelets that are transparent and warm and clean.

These three gifts made Father-in-law Yan think carefully about how to distribute them. As a close minister of the emperor's side, the choice of Gonggong Yan is particularly important, once it is inappropriate, it will be a loss of Du Zhenhe's face.

This time, the highest rank of Concubine Gong Zhang Yanyuan, but lived in the Caiyun Hall some distance from the Guanlong Palace, I want to come to Du Zhenhe is also because of Prime Minister Zhang, only to give her the highest position, this Zhang Yanyuan is said to be a well-known talented woman, that is not to love bells and whistles, so she gave her a pair of precious white jade bracelets, which not only caters to her preferences, but also gives Prime Minister Zhang face.

Sheng Concubine Huang Lingyan is the daughter of General Huang, the emperor gave her to live in the Bixing Palace, presumably he also attaches more importance to her, after all, the previous Chen Hao'er is behind the gate, and Du Zhenhe is a person who misses the old, this Sheng Concubine can never be lazy, the red step is very sassy against her, and she can also be warned that she has entered the palace, so she must accept her temperament.

The last concubine, playful and cute, and the sister of the new champion Yuanlang, must love the rare brocade, and send it to cut a beautiful dress at that time, which is not to let the good material ruin the sky.

Father-in-law Yan sent the gifts out one by one in this order, and the responses of the three were different. Zhang Yanyuan just thanked him weakly, and went to study his poetry book, Huang Lingyan is a hearty person, and he is also very polite to his father-in-law, and the etiquette is also thoughtful. And Liu Yuan gave Father-in-law Yan a bag of silver with a smile, even if Father-in-law Yan refused in every possible way, Liu Yuan still insisted on giving it to him.

Back at the Guanlong Palace, Gonggong Yan informed Du Zhenhe of the gifts and reactions of the three of them one by one, Du Zhenhe leaned on the soft couch, squinted at the bag of silver given by Liu Yuan, and sneered, "Now even the family members of the new officials who have just entered the dynasty are so good at handling human affairs?" Father-in-law Yan naturally didn't dare to answer, but skillfully moved the topic away, "Your Majesty, the respectful room is still waiting for your reply, where to go tonight, this is to be prepared in advance, I hope the emperor is sympathetic." ”

Du Zhenhe nodded, expressing his glad understanding, and checked the bag of silver in his hand, "Go to the Xiangrui Palace, the widow wants to see what this little girl who just entered the palace and wants to buy the people around me looks like." "Obey, the minion will go and give the order." "By the way, say hello to the other two in advance, and the widow will go to them in a few days, and don't let them wait tonight." "Yes."

The sky gradually darkened, and when Gonggong Yan returned to the Guanlong Palace, Du Zhenhe was still looking at the excerpts in front of the case, and the tea on the side had already cooled, and he didn't even have time to drink saliva when he wanted to come to Du Zhenhe. Gonggong Yan suddenly felt a little sorry for this young emperor he had watched grow up since he was a child, he witnessed the changes of Du Zhenhe step by step, and knew that he was a good emperor who was diligent and loved the people, but he couldn't even stay with the person he liked.

Thinking of this, Father-in-law Yan sighed. beckoned the little eunuch next to him to pass the meal, and walked into the inner hall lightly. "Your Majesty, you have been sitting for a long time, rest and rest, don't hurt your eyes." Du Zhenhe didn't raise his head, but just hummed in a low voice. "Your Majesty, pass you food, you will go to the Xiangrui Hall to rest after you eat, and the new concubine will enter the palace today, you have to keep some spirits."

Only then did Du Zhenhe put down the red pen in his hand and rubbed his temples with both hands, "This fold seems to be never finished." Father-in-law Yan approached, helped Du Zhenhe rub it, and said softly, "The emperor still got a prince earlier, and he can share your worries." Du Zhenhe sighed, "The widow has no heirs at this age, and if the ancestors know about it, I don't know how to blame it." "The ancestors knew that the emperor was for the world, and he would not blame him." Father-in-law Yan comforted.

Du Zhenhe suddenly gently pushed away Father-in-law Yan's hand, "Come with me to a place for a walk." "But the emperor, just passed the meal." "Eat later, it's out of the way." "Yes."

Father-in-law Yan silently followed behind Du Zhenhe, and saw that Du Zhenhe went to a place he hadn't been to for a long time. When he arrived at the door, Father-in-law Yan quietly looked up at the three big characters on the plaque.

Qifeng Palace.