On this day, Emperor Yan listened to the recital, dealt with government affairs, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you still have something to play?" If it's all right, then retreat. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "The minister Sun Zhaoyuan has something to play." ”

Emperor Yan said: "Play it." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "I heard that the middle of this month is the birthday of the Queen Mother. I think of my first emperor, died young, fortunately, the queen mother is resolute by nature, the most feminine, to ensure that the emperor grows up, in charge of the government, if it is replaced by other queen mothers, I am afraid that this country is not very peaceful. Now in this world, the king can only live on the hanging island, the three kings of the county have recaptured Jianzhou, the people's lives are gradually peaceful, the life is happy, just by virtue of this, the queen mother is also a meritorious eternal, leaving a long history. The minister thought that the queen mother had lived in the palace for many years, and the world was prosperous, but she was not allowed to see it with her own eyes or hear it with her own ears. Wouldn't it be good for the ministers to invite the saint to let hundreds of officials enter the palace to meet the queen mother on the queen mother's birthday, congratulate the queen mother on her birthday, and let the queen mother hear some interesting things outside the palace. ”

Emperor Yan listened to the report and said in his heart: "This Sun Zhaoyuan is not only loyal to the imperial court, but also to the queen mother. ”

Zhang Chengzhuang, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately objected: "This matter must not be allowed, the harem is a forbidden place, since ancient times, it can only be enjoyed by the emperor alone, and if the rest of the people want to enter the harem, they must be at the emperor's will." This move is also to prevent some embarrassing things from happening in the palace and prevent them from getting worse. Now that the door of the harem is to be opened, hundreds of men go to the harem, which is tantamount to not conforming to the etiquette system and the law, and this case cannot be opened. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Although since ancient times, the gate of the harem has been strictly guarded, cutting off the root of the humiliation of the harem, but the palace maids, concubines, queens, queen mothers, imperial concubines, etc. all live in the palace, and they are not even as good as ordinary people. For a long time, the harem was filled with a yin qi, and everyone had a sad look on their faces, and they could not stretch, and the emperor lived in the harem every day, and he would also be hurt by this yin qi and hinder the country. Therefore, I implore the Holy Grace to allow hundreds of officials to enter the palace to celebrate their birthdays in order to relieve the gloom of the harem. Besides, there are many guards in the palace, so it is expected that nothing will go wrong. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan's words were reasonable, and he listened sincerely, so it was not good for Zhang Chengcheng to speak out again.

Emperor Yan said: "What Lord Sun said is very much in line with my intentions. Since the first emperor drove the immortal, the queen mother has been lonely and alone. I watched the Queen Mother frown every day, but I didn't know how to make the Queen Mother happy, thinking that if the palace was lively, the Queen Mother could also relieve the boredom, just in time for the Queen Mother's birthday, the whole world celebrated, I set this precedent, allowing all officials to go to celebrate the birthday and talk about filial piety. Master Sun's play, I will be approved. It's just that what Lord Zhang said is also right, the harem is a forbidden place, no one is allowed to enter without permission, I thought, if the harem can't enter, then the birthday place will be placed in the Tianyang Palace, where the place is open, can be lively. ”

All the officials knelt down and said: "The emperor is filial to the world, and the ministers are full of admiration." ”

So in those days, hundreds of officials were searching for rare toys, Baoyu Wen played, and they were also searching for interesting customs and wonders in various places to make the Queen Mother happy.

Only Nanuid was at home, taking out the jade pendant given to him by Jin Yumingshu more than 20 years ago, he couldn't help but look teary-eyed, recalling the innocence of the two when they played together, and remembered that they had not seen each other for more than 20 years.

Nuyid read: "Decades of separation, without thinking, unforgettable." It's close at hand, but the end of the world, and there is nowhere to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. "I had no sleep all night, and I sat until dawn.

The same scene is true for Jin Guifei, I heard that the hundred officials are about to enter the palace, Nuyid must also be among the officials, and the people who have been thinking about it for decades are about to meet, and Jin Guifei is happy and sad at the same time. Jin Guifei said to the palace maid beside her: "You see that I have been getting old for so many years?" ”

The palace maid didn't know why Jin Guifei suddenly asked this, and hurriedly said: "Guifei is too worried, Guifei is naturally beautiful, even if it is a few decades, it will also be the bright moon in the sky, how can she be old?" has served the concubine for so many years, but her appearance has not changed at all, she is still the same as fifteen or sixteen years old. ”

Jin Guifei was happy when she heard this, and she was busy calling the palace maids who were waiting to come in, wash her hair and makeup, and dress herself up as a girl. ”

Concubine Jin was also very happy when she heard it, and looked forward to that Nuyid was also what she was back then.

I didn't realize that it was the birthday of the Queen Mother. On that day, the gongs and drums of the Tianyang Temple were noisy, and the colorful flags were fluttering. Palace maids and eunuchs come and go to bring fruit plates and delicacies to the table, and on the stage, the opera selected from all over the country sings "Taiping and Prosperous Times".

Hundreds of officials sat in front of each other, talking to each other. After sitting for a few incense sticks, Emperor Yan, the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, the Empress, the Concubine and others entered the palace. Hundreds of officials bowed and congratulated: "I wish the Queen Mother, a safe and healthy birthday, and an auspicious dragon body." Then they presented the gifts together, and the eunuch came down and took all the congratulatory gifts and placed them in front of the queen mother.

The Queen Mother is a middle-aged woman, dignified and well-behaved. The queen mother took a look, they are all treasures and jade, nothing unusual, but today, this palace looks lively and prosperous, not like the usual eunuchs, palace maids are soft-spoken, in this palace, it is very cold, then said: "The officials please, it is rare that the ministers still think about the mourning family, come to congratulate me on my birthday, since entering the palace, to be the queen, the queen mother, and the outside isolated, usually do not see anyone, do not meet anything, just some henchmen eunuchs, palace maids out of the palace, tell what they have seen and heard to the mourning family, The mourning family is also very boring on weekdays. I think there are also some people here who went to the court on an errand when the emperor was there, and I think that the last time we met was several years ago, and some ministers left without knowing when, and they haven't even taken a dozen faces. My son thought of me thoughtfully, seeing that I am a lonely widow, usually idle and sedentary, I specially invited you to come, the mourning family is happy, today the ministers must eat and drink to the fullest, and play happily before going home. ”

Hearing the queen mother so greeted, all the officials raised their glasses together, the palace pushed the cup to change the lamp, so lively, those officials took turns to tell the strange stories that happened in the world to the queen mother, the imperial concubine, the queen, the imperial concubine and others listened, the hall laughed and laughed, and the sound of amazement. The palace, which is usually cold, is a little lively today.