Yuruntang was originally not very spacious, but now that Yiguiren has moved in, it seems to be a lot more crowded, and Yu Lin originally intended to allocate the main hall of Jingxi Palace to the two of them to live, but Lu Yuan refused on the grounds that it was not in accordance with the etiquette. She ordered someone to clean up an upper room near her bedroom, arrange it properly, and make it a bedroom for Lan Xin, but many times, when Lu Yuan didn't sleep, the two of them slept in the same bed.

Since the restoration of freedom, the Yigui people have been depressed, and they can't say a few words all day long, which is not different from the way they used to talk non-stop. Lu Yuan personally made all kinds of snacks that she liked to eat before, and she didn't taste them from time to time and praise them a few words.

When the emperor came to Yuruntang, she hid in her own room and didn't come out even if Lu Yuan persuaded her. Lu Yuan no longer forced her, and pinned on time to dilute the scars in her heart.

One day, Lu Yuan didn't see Lan Xin out of the house, so she came to look for her, and saw her sitting in front of the dresser, holding a delicate goat ornament in her hand, carved from white jade, the ewe is docile, the lamb is cute, snuggling up to each other, licking the calf deeply.

Lu Yuan saw it and exclaimed: "It's so exquisite, it's so lifelike." ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Lan Xin's eyes, and she said: "This was given to me by my mother when I was a child, and I have always treasured it, and I brought it in when I entered the palace, because my mother and I are sheep, which is like me and my mother." ”

Lu Yuan was touched by the happy look on her face, recalling the scene when she was a child sitting in her mother's arms and coquettish, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, almost shed tears, and slowly withdrew from the room, thinking secretly in her heart.

In the afternoon, Lu Yuan came to the Chengming Palace, the hall was silent, Lu Yuan walked in gently, and saw Yu Lin looking at a piece of music, his eyebrows were locked, his eyes were solemn, and when he saw Lu Yuan in front of him, he cheered up and smiled slightly: "You are here." ”

Lu Yuan bowed and said, "Did the concubine disturb the emperor's handling of government affairs?" ”

Yu Lin took her hand, pulled her to sit down, and said, "I'm tired of watching, I can rest and rest when I talk to you." ”

Lu Yuan said softly: "When the concubine sees the emperor so worried, she can't wait to become a man and help the emperor solve problems." ”

Yu Lin couldn't help laughing: "Even if Yuanyuan becomes a man, she must be a peerless beautiful man." ”

Lu Yuan turned her head and smiled: "The emperor is happy with his concubines again." ”

Yu Lin looked at her and said, "I have encountered a tricky matter in political affairs, and I want to hear what Yuanyuan has in mind." ”

Lu Yuan said: "The emperor forgot, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the ancestral training, Yuanyuan does not dare to disobey." ”

Yu Lin smiled disapprerovingly: "It's just an ordinary chat, I don't want you to express your political opinions." ”

Lu Yuan also smiled: "Then the emperor will tell the concubines to listen, and the concubines will also help the emperor think of ideas." ”

Yu Lin picked up the fold he had just read on the case, handed it to her, and said: "Zhang Zhaohe, the head of the cabinet, wrote a letter requesting the old man to return to his hometown, this is his third letter, and I did not respond to the first two times. ”

Lu Yuan read the chapter carefully, raised his head and asked, "As far as the concubine knows, Lord Zhang was in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, and his age was not too old, why did he rush to dismiss the official?" ”

Yu Lin said with a hint of displeasure: "It's not because of the punishment of Yi Guiren, I demoted his official rank by two grades, but after Yi Guiren's matter came to light, I have already reinstated his official position, and he is just angry with me." ”

Lu Yuan lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then raised her head and smiled: "The concubine came up with an idea. ”

"Tell me about it!" Yu Lin said happily.

Lu Yuan said loudly: "The concubine asked the emperor to allow Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang to enter the palace to visit Yi Guiren, Yi Guiren is the only daughter in the family, and it has been more than a year since she entered the palace, and her parents must miss it very much, so that they can solve the pain of their missing, and secondly, the emperor will allow Mrs. Zhang and her wife to enter the palace, which can show that the emperor's grace is vast, and Lord Zhang will definitely miss the emperor's grace, maybe he will not resign again, and the three Yi nobles can also be comforted, and maybe they will persuade their father." Moreover, Lord Zhang attaches the most importance to his reputation, and the emperor's move can also show the world that Yi Gui and Lord Zhang are innocent. What does the emperor think is good? ”

Yu Lin thought for a while and said: "The idea is good, and it is the truth, but there is one point, according to the palace rules, the harem concubines are promoted to the concubine position, and they can have the privilege of family members to visit the palace. ”

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Then please ask the emperor to make Yi Guiren a concubine, Sister Xin'er has suffered such a big grievance this time, and no one will gossip behind her back if she is a concubine." ”

Yu Lin stared at her affectionately and said: "Speaking of concubines, I am more interested in you, I was going to canonize you a long time ago, but you kept refusing." ”

Lu Yuan smiled and said: "As long as the concubines can accompany the emperor, they are already content, and they don't care about their status." ”

Yu Lin took her into his arms, his lips fell to her forehead, and said softly, "My Yuanyuan is always so understanding. ”

Lu Yuan gently pushed him away, looked at Xiao Dezi who was standing not far away, and said shyly: "Your Majesty, this is in the Chengming Palace, don't come nonsense." ”

Yu Lin followed her gaze, and sure enough, when he saw Xiao Dezi's cramped look, he laughed.

Lu Yuan picked up the wolf on the table and said with a smile: "The emperor should write an edict quickly, and the concubines will come to sharpen the ink." ”

Three days later, the ceremony of canonizing Yi Concubine was held in Zhaoqing Palace, because the queen was pregnant, all the preparations were handled by Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian was also hard-working, fulfilling her duties, and Lu Yuan was appointed to assist her, the two were busy day and night, and it was very proper to operate according to the etiquette.

The day after the canonization, the emperor authorized Zhang Zhaohe, the first assistant of the cabinet, to enter the palace with his wife to visit Concubine Yi and thank the emperor, and specially ordered someone to arrange the main hall of Yanfu Palace as a place for the family to meet and reunite.

Yi Concubine Lanxin was excited to see her parents, and she burst into tears, and Mrs. Zhang and his wife were also in tears. The family talked for a while, and at noon, the emperor specially gave a banquet and placed it in Yanfu Palace, so that Yi Concubine accompanied her parents for lunch.

In the afternoon, Yi Concubine went to Chengming Hall with her parents to thank the emperor, and it was not until the sun turned west that she said goodbye and watched her parents board the car and leave.

When Lu Yuan saw the touching scene of Lan Xin reuniting with her parents, she thought of her family in Shuzhong, and couldn't help but feel sour in her heart, and shed a few lines of tears.

Lu Yuan's expectation was good, and on the second day, Lord Zhang wrote to request the withdrawal of his resignation, and he was willing to continue to serve the emperor for the court, and his words were sincere. Concubine Yi was also relieved a lot, no longer depressed all day, and gradually accompanied Yu Lin to talk and eat. So happy for all!

Soon, another Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, and the most joyful thing for Lu Yuan was that Empress Xiaochun and Liangguiren, who had been out of the palace for more than a year, returned to the palace. Empress Dowager Xiaochun's illness had basically recovered, so she returned to the palace before Chinese New Year's Eve.

At the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, Empress Dowager Xiaochun sat high on the main seat, her face was ruddy, her spirit was good, and the empress sat on both sides, and the next head of Yu Lin was a good nobleman.

Yu Lin led all the concubines to raise a glass for the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother replaced the wine with tea, nodded and smiled.

The queen raised her glass to the noble person, and said with a gentle smile: "This time the queen mother has recovered from her illness, and the good nobleman has the greatest credit, and the palace respects the good nobleman on behalf of the emperor and all the sisters!" ”

The good nobleman was flattered and hurriedly stood up and drank to thank him. Yu Lin also smiled and said: "What the queen said is extremely true! He drank it all down.

The queen smiled again: "The concubine has a request, and I also ask the emperor for permission." ”

Yu Lin bowed and said, "Queen, please speak." ”

The queen said: "The filial piety of the good nobles is commendable, and they have been in the palace for a long time, and they are honest, and the concubines ask the emperor to promote the concubines of the good nobles to show their rewards." When the Queen Mother heard this, she looked at the queen with appreciation in her eyes.

"The queen is so graceful, I naturally agree, let the noble Cao family be a good concubine, and give the position of the lord of the Chunhe Palace." Even if the decree is given.

The good concubine Cao Wanyun was very surprised, hurriedly left her seat, walked to the center of the hall and bowed and thanked her, her voice trembling slightly with excitement.

The Queen Mother smiled and said slowly: "The mourning family sees that the queen's behavior is becoming more and more gentle and graceful, and she is worthy of the mother's honor in the world." Seeing that everyone was so lively today, the mourning family simply made another request and asked the emperor for permission. ”

Yu Lin hurriedly said: "Although the queen mother speaks, the son must do it." ”

The queen mother said: "The mourning family has seen that in the past two years, Concubine Xian has assisted the queen in handling harem affairs, and she has become more and more capable. ”

When everyone heard this, they all focused their eyes on Concubine Xian, because since Yulin ascended the throne, there has never been a concubine, so Concubine Xian is the first, which is an honor.

Concubine Xian originally intended to shirk it, and didn't want to say first: "Jingmian has been in the palace for nearly ten years, she has been polite, virtuous and virtuous, and Qingning is also very well raised, so it's time to be promoted to the throne." In addition, Ying Guiren has a good quality and a blue heart, and has both ability and political integrity, so he should also be promoted. Announcing my will, the concubine Xiao is the concubine, and the noble Lu is the concubine, and the concubine is canonized three days later. ”

As soon as Yu Lin's voice fell, the sound of gratitude and congratulations were mixed, and it was very lively for a while.

coincided with the New Year, and there were two canonization ceremonies one after another, and the latter time was sealed by three concubines at the same time, and Luan Yiwei, the Internal Affairs Office, etc. were also busy for a few days, and they were not idle until the Lantern Festival.

Some people laugh and some people are sad, since Concubine Rong was demoted to a promise, after moving to the Xianyue Pavilion, the residence of the previous Rui nobles, she was depressed and unhappy, closed her door, and often drunk alone. Now that he saw that the harem was canonized, his situation was so down, and the sorrow came from it, and he hugged the fox tail pipa given by the emperor and played it, complaining.

Her mind was distracted, her fingering was out of proportion, a string snapped off, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly. Zheng promised to be stunned, the broken string was very eye-catching, just like the broken relationship between her and Yu Lin.

Tassel stepped forward to take the pipa from her arms, and said softly: "Little master, let the slave and maid find someone to repair this piano and play it again!" ”

Zheng promised and said quietly: "The emperor used to like to listen to me play the pipa, but now he doesn't even want to see my face." Tassel, what the hell am I doing wrong? Let the emperor's slaves and maids dislike it. ”

Tassel lowered his eyebrows and said: "You didn't do anything wrong, it's just that there are too many goblins around the emperor, and the emperor's eyes are confused." Don't worry too much, be careful of hurting your face. ”

Zheng promised to look in the direction of Yaohua Palace, and said: "When I first entered the palace, I was named a concubine and given the main position of Yaohua Palace, what a scenery, the emperor likes me very much, saying that I have a beautiful complexion, and people are more delicate than flowers. ”

Tassel said: "Little master, you relax, the emperor will definitely come back." ”

Zheng Yu picked up a bronze mirror beside him and looked at it carefully, his eyes rose with the brilliance of hope, and he said in a loud voice: "Quickly bring my fairy jade powder, I want to take good care of it, if there are wrinkles, the emperor will not like me!" Let's go! ”

Tassel had to hurry to get the powder.