"In the end, Concubine Hua can't be blamed for this, and the emperor doesn't have to be angry with her." The Queen Mother rarely spoke harshly, "The emperor himself did something wrong, and even Rong Rong agreed to suffer the crime, so why bother to catch Concubine Hua?" Now that Qianyao is still in Beijing, he has to give him some face. The mourning family knows that you have not been happy in the past few days, complaining that the mourning family will not let you see Rong agree, but the emperor, think about it, if you still spoil Rong and agree now, wouldn't it push her to the cusp? Now that you have a noble person by your side, Chun Chang is serving, and after a long time, you will not turn over the things you promised again. ”

The emperor sat on the couch, hung his head, pursed the corners of his mouth and did not speak.

"The mourning family doesn't like Rong to agree." The Queen Mother said bluntly, "The emperor has done a lot of outrageous things for her. But no matter how much the mourning family doesn't like her, they also have to consider the child in her belly, which is the grandson of the mourning family. Rong promised to live anywhere as safer than living under the nose of the mourning family, what did the emperor think? ”

"The emperor's mother is thoughtful, and her son has nothing to rely on." The emperor looked up at the queen mother, and his tone was gentle, "This matter is indeed the son's mistake, which made the emperor's mother bother." ”

The queen mother's heart was slightly touched, she rarely saw the emperor show admiration, and she couldn't help but stretch her eyebrows and eyes, and slowed down her tone: "The harem is wet with rain and dew, so that the concubines can have no complaints." The queen is sick intermittently, you let Concubine Hui assist in the sixth palace, this is very good, although she is young, she is rare and steady, and the mourning family looks at her in all aspects of things these days, which is a rare one. On the night Concubine Hua broke into the palace, you summoned a Fucha nobleman to sleep, can you be relieved afterwards? The Fucha clan has always been a staunch supporter of the emperor's family. There are also Concubine Qi, Jing Concubine, and Xin Chang in these old people, and the emperor should not be left out in the cold. She took a sip of tea and took a sip slowly, "The emperor's palaces are walking around, and the number of times he sees Concubine Hua is less, which can be regarded as reasonable." ”

The emperor suddenly laughed out loud and nodded: "Obey the orders of the emperor's mother." ”

Hearing the urgency in the emperor's laughter, the Queen Mother couldn't hold back her laughter, she put down the teacup and advised: "Do things carefully, don't fall into the hands of others." ”

After the emperor left, the queen mother looked out the window in a daze, and only said after a long time: "Zhuxi, has the emperor been a little different from the mourning family recently?" Then, without waiting for Zhu Xi to answer, she went straight to her own words, "The emperor has been raised under Tong Jia's knees since he was a child, and when he returned to the mourning family, he was already the age of remembering, and his words and deeds carried the shadow of Tong Jia's upbringing, and the mourning family really didn't like the emperor in their hearts." But in the end, he fell from the mourning family, how can a mother not feel sorry for her children? The mourning family naturally felt sorry for the emperor, but he stubbornly decided that the mourning family was partial to the old fourteenth, and he could not forgive the old fourteenth. Speaking of her most beloved son, the Queen Mother was partial to three points, "He has already sat in the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, why can't he let go of his own brother?" Even if there was anything wrong with the old fourteen in the past, it has already passed, so why bother to let the mourning family meet the old fourteen like now. ”

Zhu Xi didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only say: "The slave and maid look at the emperor and the queen mother for a while, they are much closer, they used to talk about serious things, and now they often say some jokes, and their concern for the queen mother is becoming more and more considerate. The weather is cold, the Queen Mother always has uncomfortable knees, although the knee pads are small things, but they are really used by the Queen Mother, unlike the things sent by others, they are flashy and can only be seen. ”

The Queen Mother was a little relieved, and when she heard Zhu Xi talk about "others", she couldn't help but sneer: "Nian Qianyao is celebrating the New Year in Beijing, and Concubine Hua's private money is also rising with the tide, so I don't know how much a golden Buddha statue costs." That's it, let her go. After a pause, he said, "In a few days it will be the emperor's birthday, the treasury is empty, and he will not make a big deal, so let the emperor come to the mourning family for a meal, and you will arrange for someone to prepare it." ”

"Yes." Seeing that the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor had eased, Zhu Xi couldn't be happier.

Besides, Concubine Hua, she has been anxious in the palace these days, Princess Wenyi is sick again, Cao Guiren can't pull away, I heard that the Queen Mother talked to the emperor for her all night, and her heart hanging in the air fell to the ground.

"The queen mother still feels sorry for her mother, no, the emperor immediately sent a decree saying that we will have dinner here tomorrow, and she must not be angry with you anymore, and the mother should only put one hundred and twenty hearts." Song Zhi said cleverly, seeing that Concubine Hua was still depressed, and persuaded again, "The Queen Mother also said that the fault of that night's incident was not the mother, it was all the one who promised to be shameless, was grounded and still wanted to seduce the emperor, and made this accident, the mother sent her down, but it was just a business, the emperor was angry for a while for the emperor's heir, and after thinking about it, he would naturally think about the good of the mother." The slave maid said fairly, if Rong agreed to really do something cheap, the mother's move is to maintain the royal face, no matter how you think about it, there is nothing wrong with it. ”

Concubine Hua was relieved: "You're right, everything this palace does is for the emperor." ”

"Yes, Niangniang is only for the emperor, and the emperor will naturally feel sorry for Niangniang." Song Zhi continued, "What's more, the Queen Mother also stood on the side of the mother to help you speak this time, when the golden Buddha statue was sent to the Queen Mother's palace, the people in Shoukang Palace were stunned, where have they seen such a good thing?" In the end, it is still the mother's generous shot, who can compare to you in the palace. ”

"Naturally, if you want to give something to the Queen Mother, you have to send the best." Concubine Hua laughed reassuringly, relieved herself and lay on the couch, and suddenly remembered, "It will be the emperor's birthday in a few days, and the palace must prepare a gift." She originally prepared one, but now she doesn't seem to be very satisfied, and she intends to please the emperor, so she naturally wants to pick a better one to send, "Last time, the palace recommended it to my brother, how much silver did they send?" ”

"The slave maid just saw it this morning, in addition to rewarding the slaves, plus the silver for buying jewelry and clothes, there are four or five thousand taels left." Songzhi said.

"Then where is enough, the things given to the emperor must not be sloppy." Concubine Hua immediately frowned, and in a blink of an eye, she thought, "If only at this time, it would be nice to be able to scrape together a sum of silver." ”

Song Zhi understood, and immediately said: "The slave maid heard Zhou Ninghai say that there is a person who has wanted to go through the path of his mother for a long time, that is, Zhao Zhiyuan, who was impeached by the general and dismissed as the governor of Zhili in the last two months. ”

"Nope." As soon as the words landed, Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows and vetoed the proposal, "Zhao Zhiyuan is the one who asked the emperor to be removed by his elder brother in person, how can this palace let him go to see his brother again." ”

Song Zhi said: "Zhao Zhiyuan said, as long as he can meet the general and say a word, he will seal 50,000 taels of silver into Yikun Palace, and if it is done, it will be doubled as much silver." Her eyes lit up a little, originally she and Concubine Hua had the same concerns, but Zhao Zhiyuan gave a lot, not only promised, but also gave her and Zhou Ninghai a lot in private.

Concubine Hua was really moved when she heard this, and she pulled the corners of her mouth thoughtfully: "Okay, then let Zhou Ninghai accept the silver, and then tell my brother the name Zhao Zhiyuan." Bengong wants to see how much ability he has to move his brother. ”

The next afternoon, Zhou Ninghai entered the Yikun Palace with a box of gold and jade jewelry, and said happily: "Niangniang, in addition to the agreed 100,000 taels of silver tickets, these are all additional filial piety to you by Lord Zhao." ”

Concubine Hua picked up a jade bracelet and looked at it carefully, the jade was delicate and a good object, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised: "He actually said that he moved my brother." "Hearing Zhou Ninghai say that it was Nian Qianyao who personally went to invite Zhao Zhiyuan to invite the official, he was aroused by curiosity, "Did he really say a word?" Hongu was curious, what kind of sentence was this. ”

"The slave heard that this Lord Zhao only said that when he saw General Nian, he only said that." Zhou Ninghai lowered his eyes and couldn't hold back the smile on his face, "300,000 taels of snowflake silver will be sent to General Nian's mansion, and 100,000 taels of silver tickets will be sent to Yikun Palace." "Naturally, these are just on the surface, and there are a lot of rewards from Lord Zhao in private, all of which have gone into the pockets of the people under them.

Concubine Hua couldn't help but purse her lips and smile: "Count him capable." She glanced at the jewelry box and was in a very good mood, "In this case, let people pick and choose well, and see what kind of gift to give to the emperor, it can be luxurious and exquisite, and you can't lose the face of heaven." ”

Zhou Ninghai and Song Zhi responded in unison.

The emperor advocates frugality, because after the birthday is the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, it is to never hold another banquet to celebrate the birthday, and everyone in the harem wants to show that they can only show their birthday gifts to the emperor, so everyone is full of energy to show their faces in front of the emperor.

The queen gave a hand-copied copy of the "Diamond Sutra", which was just right for the emperor to read. Concubine Qi sent a pair of insoles, the stitches were sewn densely and solidly, and by the way, she also sewed a pair for the third elder brother. Concubine Duan sent a box of Qingxin incense, Concubine Jing sent a can of tea fried by herself, Concubine Hui sent a chessboard, and the nobleman of Fucha gave a night pearl the size of a baby's fist, and so on, these days have been sent into the Heart Cultivation Hall one after another.

In a hurry The day before the emperor's birthday, Zhen Huan finally made a gift to the emperor.

She hung the bright yellow bedgown on the hanger and carefully checked it to make sure that there was not a trace of stitch wrong, Cui Jinxi stood aside and praised: "The little master has put a lot of effort into this bedgown, and this dress is really impeccable." If it is about embroidery, it must be that there are people outside the world, but if it is about the mind, the little master is the best. ”

Zhen Huan frowned and smiled: "The emperor treats me so well, I naturally want to treat him wholeheartedly." ”

Recently, only she and Chun'er have been favored in the palace, but Chun'er is young, and she still serves the emperor most of the time. Since Concubine Hua lost power, the emperor has paid more and more attention to her, a few days ago she went to the Palace of Nourishing Heart to ask for peace, and met Nian Qianyao head-on, and her words were all arrogant, she knew that this person could not be a saint for a long time, and sure enough, after entering the palace, she saw that the emperor was unhappy.

"A few days ago, I met General Nian by chance outside the Palace of Nourishing Heart, thinking that the emperor had just finished discussing state affairs with him. This person acts wildly and flamboyantly, relying on military merits, I am afraid that even the emperor does not pay much attention to it, such a person will not last long. Zhen Huan carefully stroked the dragon embroidery on her bedclothes, with a smile on her face, "And Concubine Hua, who relies on General Nian to be powerful in the palace, naturally won't last long." ”

Cui Jinxi was a little frightened: "Little master, you can't get into this matter, now that the family is big, it's uncertain what will happen in the future." ”

Zhen Huan saw that she was so cautious, so she didn't say anything, only smiled, and asked her to put away her bedding clothes and send them to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

She can make this matter public, and naturally she has her basis. On that day, the emperor discussed the friends with her, and she said to Ouyang Xiu's "Friends of the Party" that "when the villain has the same interests, the temporary party becomes a friends, and when they see the benefits and compete for the first, or when the profits are exhausted and they are sparse, they will harm each other" and the emperor listened to it, and the emperor agreed with it, and asked her to write the "Theory of Friends" by herself.

Zhen Huan's smile deepened. Although the emperor only said that he would discuss history books with her, he actually discussed national affairs with her, which was a unique part of the harem, and it was also a favor exclusive to her, and no one else could compare.

Cui Jinxi took the bedding clothes and went to the Heart Cultivation Palace, but was told that the queen was inside, and it was inconvenient for her to go in, so she had to hand over the bedclothes to Xiao Xiazi for transfer.

In the palace, the queen was holding this month's account book and said to the emperor: "Concubine Hui is proficient in arithmetic, when she came to ask the concubine to say goodbye this morning, she said that the cost of the harem this month was a little overspending, and the concubine also felt that it was not appropriate after reading the bill and silver, so she deliberately took it to the emperor to see." Taking advantage of the emperor's time to see the details, she said, "Under the New Year's Festival, all palaces have to be routinely rewarded, and it is reasonable to spend more than usual, but before the wax moon is halfway, the silver expenditure on the account exceeds the normal expenditure by three or four times, which is really alarming." ”

The emperor flipped through it casually, and several pages were Yikun Palace, and he couldn't help but have a cold face: "Why does Yikun Palace spend eight thousand taels this month?" More than three times more than in the Queen's Palace. ”

"In a month, it will be the end of the year, Concubine Hua has always liked luxury, and it is inevitable that the expenses will be larger." The queen pretended to excuse Concubine Hua, turned her head and said, "Yesterday, Concubine Hua gave the emperor a pair of double-sided nine-fold flying needle dragon embroidered screens as a birthday gift, and I heard that the full embroidery stitch on it was embroidered by the master of the Treasure Pavilion for three days and three nights. ”

The time and plot here have been adjusted, and it will be a little different from the drama version, so please don't go into detail.

(End of chapter)