The queen was so anxious at this time to find out people in Shen Huo's harem, could it be that she had ulterior motives? The emperor thought so in his heart, and there was a hint of caution in his eyes when he looked at the queen.

However, the queen didn't seem to see it, and still said to herself: "If Xun'er wants to add someone to her room, the concubine will naturally not be able to ask for it." But the problem now is that he doesn't want to add people to his room, otherwise, the concubines will not ask the emperor to come to him. ”

When the emperor heard this, he didn't care at all. "If you don't want to, then change with him. Moreover, as the crown prince, Xun'er should focus more on state affairs every day. The concubines in the backyard are just a bunch of playthings. Don't delay state affairs because of these concubines. ”

Moreover, Shen Huo, as the crown prince, is already very busy with daily official duties. In addition, the emperor has a lot of experience, and there are countless official duties. In such a situation, where is the time to take care of the many concubines in the backyard?

The emperor himself is also a generation of Ming monarchs. When state affairs are busy, it is not uncommon to live in the imperial study for half a month. Therefore, Shen Huona does not accept side concubines, and the emperor really has no opinion. But the queen came this time to ask the emperor to make a decision on this matter. But since the emperor said so, it is naturally impossible for the queen to dismantle her son's platform.

"The emperor is reasonable, but since the side concubine was beaten into the cold palace, the crown princess had a miscarriage, and there is not even a person to serve Xun'er by her side. Since the crown princess gave birth, her body has been very weak. Now I have to serve the prince every day, which is really too much work. ”

When the queen said this, her eyes were full of distress. She really likes He Suoyi, even if Chu He was pregnant before and the queen treated Chu and reconciled, it was only for the sake of Shen Huo's child in Chu He's belly, but even so, the queen still felt pain in her heart.

This daughter-in-law was hand-picked by her, gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable, calm and generous, intelligent and quick-witted. The appearance and family background are also first-class. And the nature is also compatible with her, Shen Huo is busy with official business on weekdays, and He Suo accompanies the queen by his side.

Therefore, the queen also loves He Suoyi very much. When the emperor heard what the queen said, the hand serving the tea paused slightly. The queen didn't say it, he really didn't notice it. It stands to reason that Shen Huo, as the crown prince, even if there are groups of concubines in the East Palace, then others don't dare to say anything.

Several princes who went out of the palace to open the mansion, which backyard was not full of concubines? What's more, there are countless concubines in the family. There is also an outer room outside. Even so, what can others say? At most, it's just a compliment.

Compared with those princes, Shen Huo was too clean and self-conscious. When the emperor thought of this, he frowned. It's a good thing for a son to clean himself, but as the prince of a country, it's not a good thing to be too clean.

The emperor pondered for a while, and slowly spoke: "What does the queen think about this matter?" ”

The queen sat in the palace for a long time, waiting for this sentence. His eyes lit up at the moment, and he replied: "The concubine came this time to discuss this matter with the emperor. When the emperor heard this, he frowned and said, "Inquire about the affairs of the harem, it is inconvenient for me to interfere, and the queen can decide alone." ”

The emperor thought that the queen would leave happily, but he never thought that the queen shook her head and said softly: "Your Majesty, before coming to you, the concubines also went to the East Palace to tell Xun'er and He to listen to this matter." But the two of them had a happy relationship and refused to agree to the matter of taking a concubine. Therefore, the concubine wanted to ask the emperor to make a holy decree and choose a concubine for the crown prince. ”

When the emperor heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then agreed. After all, Shen Huo is the crown prince, but there is only one person in the harem, which is not in accordance with the rules. Before this matter was mentioned, the emperor turned a blind eye and passed over.

But at this time, this matter has been mentioned by the queen, although Shen Huo is unwilling, but where is he willing to do this matter? If the emperor issued a holy decree, even if Shen Huo was unwilling, would he still be able to resist and disobey the decree? And in order to reproduce the heirs of the Great Zhou Emperor, it is indeed time to add a few concubines to Shen Huo's harem.

Otherwise, in the future, if it is rumored by someone with a heart, he is the crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he has passed the age of the weak crown, but he still has no children under his knees. Wouldn't it damage the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

After thinking about it like this, the emperor agreed to the queen's proposal. "Even so, I wrote a decree and gave it to the prince. However, the queen should consider the choice of the prince's concubine. Don't marry a femme fatale like Chu He into my royal gate. ”

You know, the royal side concubine, that's going to be jade. One Chu He is enough for the emperor to be disgusting. It can be seen from this that what Chu He did that day left a deep impression on the emperor's heart.

The queen was naturally overjoyed to achieve her goal. "The concubine thanked the emperor, this time the concubine will definitely check it in person, and the emperor will not be disappointed."

When the emperor heard the queen say this, he nodded with satisfaction. Then he walked towards the imperial case on the side. Seeing this, Gonggong Hai hurriedly stepped forward to spread out the holy decree for the emperor, and then added a wolf pen dipped in ink and handed it to the emperor.

After the emperor took the pen, he wrote the holy decree in just half a tea time. The emperor originally wanted to hand it over to the queen, but then he thought about it again and handed over the holy decree to Gonggong Hai. Only then did a genuine smile appear on the queen's face.

The emperor's move is nothing more than to defend the queen. If not, this time it would even be brought to the East Palace by the queen herself, and it is difficult to guarantee that He Suoyi and Shen Huo will not complain about the queen in their hearts. Therefore, it is safer to leave this matter to the Haigong Office.

The queen smiled and thanked the emperor, and then took her aunt in charge and her father-in-law to the East Palace. It was inevitable that He Suoyi and Shen Huo had a grudge against the queen, so when the queen walked to the imperial garden, she went to the palace where she lived. The matter of passing the decree was completed by Gonggong Hai alone.

Gonggong Hai went to the East Palace, and at this time, Shen Huo was also in the palace, so Gonggong Hai read the holy decree in front of the two. After reading the decree, He Suoyi's face turned a little pale. Seeing this, Shen Huo was very distressed.

But he still took the holy decree from Gonggong Hai first, and then helped He Suoyi back to the main hall. Gonggong Hai looked at the backs of the two and sighed leisurely. took the little eunuch behind him back to the imperial study and reported to the emperor.

The day of choosing a concubine is set for the Chung Yeung Festival 10 days later. The emperor and the queen discussed that during the Double Ninth Festival, all the daughters of ministers above the third rank in the court would be invited to the East Palace for a banquet. At the banquet, a few women with both ability and political integrity were selected for Shen Huo to be side concubines.

He Suoyi was unhappy in his heart, but at this time it was the emperor's holy decree. Naturally, she couldn't show her dissatisfaction with the emperor on her face. Coincidentally, at this time, the damaged side hall of the East Palace had also been repaired. Originally, living in the main hall was not in accordance with the rules.

However, because the east side hall was burned down before, and the west side hall is where the side concubines lived. As a dignified princess, it is naturally impossible for He Suoyi to live in the same place with the side concubine. That's why I lived with Shen Huo.

But at this time, the east side hall had been repaired, and He had to move out of the main hall and go to the east side hall. Several maids beside He Suoyi, in recent days, all the things that He Suoyi put in the main hall have been moved to the east side hall. It's okay not to move, but it usually took a whole afternoon.

In the evening, He Suoyi looked at the east side hall that was the same as in the past. Somehow, the more I look at it, the more awkward it feels. In the past, I was used to living with Shen Huo in the main hall of the East Palace. At this time, he moved back, and He Suoyi was still slightly unaccustomed to it.

During dinner, Jin Yu looked at He Suoyi's somewhat gloomy face, and asked, "Niangniang, but the food delivered by the imperial dining room today is not appetizing?" ”

He Suoyi looked at the plates of exquisite food in front of him and shook his head. It's not that the food is unappetizing. These meals were served by Jinyu and Zijin

When it is served on the table, it must be her favorite dishes on weekdays. And the chef in the imperial dining room can be said to be the top chef in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom, so how can the food not be appetizing?

It's just that she's in a bad mood and doesn't want to eat.

Zijin is not as delicate as Jinyu, but at this time, he can also see that He Suoyi is in a bad mood. So he smiled flatteringly: "In that case, how about the slave go to the small kitchen to make a few snacks for your mother?" ”

When Zijin heard this, his eyes also lit up. After all, what to rely on now, the body is weak. It's time for a big patch. If you don't eat, what's the deal?

He Suoyi looked at Zijin's excited face, and couldn't bear to brush her mind, so he said "um" softly. Zijin was very happy, and walked towards the small kitchen at the back. And Jinyu stood in place, why did he hold a bowl of lily porridge.

"Niangniang, it will take some time for Zijin to make pastries, you should eat a bowl of porridge to cushion your stomach first, so as not to be hungry for a while." He Suoyi listened to the words, gently picked up the porridge bowl, and drank it. In order to make this bowl of lily porridge, the imperial dining room also took great pains.

There are no less than six kinds of Chinese medicinal materials in this porridge, and the imperial doctor said that He Suoyi's body is too weak to use too strong tonics, so he can only put the medicinal materials into the diet and slowly tonic. The chefs of the imperial dining room can not let the medicinal materials integrated into the diet damage the medicinal properties, and they cannot let the meals integrated with the medicinal materials lose their original taste, which can be described as painstaking.

The bowl of lily porridge in He Suoyi's hand can be said to be the result of the efforts of several chefs in the imperial dining room. Jin Yu and Zijin also took great pains to coax Ayi into eating.

As the day of the draft got closer and closer, He Suoyi's heart became more and more depressed, Zijin and Jinyu watched He Suoyi getting thinner and thinner, and they couldn't bear it, so they proposed to He Suoyi: "Niangniang, otherwise the slave will accompany you out of the palace to relax!" He Suoyi listened to the words, and his heart was also moved. She also hasn't been out of the palace for a long time.

So he nodded. The three of them cleaned up and left the palace.

He Suoyi went to Xuanwu Villa to relax, and it happened that Lin Qingyuan had not returned to the Pingding Palace, and he was also in Xuanwu Villa. The two met by chance and talked to each other and played a night of chess at the same time.