That night, many people in the palace heard screams one after another coming from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The sounds were so shrill and shrill, as if someone was being torn apart and skinned. The screams made people feel chilled!
That night, Qingcheng had a dream. In the dream, she and Yue Ruyi were at the Acacia Gate. At that time, Yue Ruyi's face was scratched by Bingchen. She tried her best to treat her. That day, she applied her new medicine and itched. Unable to sleep, she held her hand and walked all night in the courtyard of Tingtao Pavilion on a snowy winter night.
“Sister, it turns out that people don’t itch when they’re cold!”
"Sister, you are so kind to me! No one has ever been so kind to me!"
"Sister, can we never separate?"
Suddenly the scene changed. In the bone-chilling river water, Yue Ruyi was holding her as she desperately swam to the shore.
"Sister, I really love you, don't hate me!"
Qingcheng sat up suddenly and gasped for breath. In front of her eyes, Yue Ruyi desperately tied her hands to the board, and then she slowly sank!
"As one wishes!"
Qingcheng felt panicked, why did she suddenly have this dream? Could it be that Yue Ruyi was really in danger? No, how could someone as smart as her put herself in danger? Definitely not, Qingcheng kept comforting herself, trying hard to force herself to ignore her, but she was still so panicked in her heart that she couldn't sleep.
Early the next morning, Qingcheng was dressed up. This was the first time she formally accepted the worship of the concubines after entering the palace, so she was a little nervous and her palms were sweating. Seeing this, Luzhu quickly comforted her and said: "Princess, you Don’t worry, think about Queen Ling, how she usually does it, just learn from it, it’s not a big deal, you are the queen, if you are nervous, those concubines should be nervous too!”
When Qingcheng heard this, she felt it made sense, so she immediately felt at ease. She carefully recalled some of Queen Ling's daily behaviors, and she had a general plan in mind.
The hour has come. Qingcheng is dressed in a bright red queen's uniform, wearing a phoenix crown and sitting on a phoenix throne. She looks graceful and luxurious. Behind her is a screen carved from white marble with a pattern of a phoenix dancing in the sky, red jade and green beads. Standing on both sides, the back is straight and full of momentum.
The noble concubine Yuan Shuang filed in with all the concubines. When everyone entered the main hall, they all bowed and prostrated and said: "I, my concubines, meet the queen!"
"Flat body, give me a seat!" Qingcheng said lightly.
"Thank you, Queen!"
The concubines were seated in order of rank, with Yuan Shuang taking the first seat and being the closest to Qingcheng. When she raised her head, she met Qingcheng's gaze, and she couldn't help but wonder. According to the secret investigation she sent someone to investigate, this Beilin princess grew up in the Beilin Palace. It is unlikely to have anything to do with Qingxuan, but I don’t know why this princess looks so similar to Qingxuan. No wonder Junhu looks at her differently!
Yuan Shuang was deep in thought when he suddenly heard Qingcheng Youyou speak.
"Sisters, I have been ill for the past few days, so it is only now that I have the opportunity to summon you. This is our first meeting. I have prepared some thoughts for you!"
After speaking, Hongyu and Lvzhu hurriedly delivered the gifts to the concubines one by one according to the gifts prepared yesterday. Qingcheng thought that she had just arrived, so it was reasonable and reasonable to give some gifts to the concubines. The gifts should not be too shabby, otherwise It would make people laugh at Beilin, a small country with few people and inability to give decent gifts. Therefore, she chose extremely precious and rare jewelry, jade, luminous pearls, etc., each of which is valuable.
Sure enough, as soon as these gifts were delivered to the hands of the concubines, everyone couldn't help but look happy, and they all bowed down again and said: "Thank you, Queen, for the reward!"
This time she was obviously more sincere than the first time. Qingcheng couldn't help but smile in her heart. Sure enough, there is no wrong time to give gifts.
Then Qingcheng briefly exchanged greetings with the concubines one by one according to the palace records she read yesterday.
"Concubine Yuan Gui? I heard that you are brave and good at fighting. You once accompanied His Majesty on the battlefield."
Qingcheng looked at Yuan Shuang with a smile.
Hearing this, Yuan Shuang put down the pair of emerald jade bracelets that Qingcheng had just given him, stood up and replied respectfully: "Yes, I have known your Majesty since childhood, and have mastered some tactics of war, so I have the honor to go to the battlefield with your Majesty! "
Qingcheng looked at this unparalleled, yet humble and respectful woman in front of her. If she hadn't already understood who she was, she would really like someone like her from the bottom of her heart.
"That's great. No wonder His Majesty always speaks highly of you when he mentions Concubine Yuan Gui to me. You are indeed a lovely person!"
Qingcheng praised warmly, but couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She noticed that several concubines couldn't help frowning when they heard what she said, which showed that they didn't like Yuan Shuang very much. She secretly made a note of these people in her heart, and maybe they could form an alliance in the future.
"Li Fei, are you the sister of Border General Yu Zhen?" Qingcheng turned to the pretty Concubine Li Yu Ying on the other side with a smile on her face and asked.
"Back to the Queen, exactly!"
Concubine Li seemed to be respectful on her face, but there was a hint of arrogance in her eyes.
"Yes, General Yu is my Nan'an border general. He is loyal to His Majesty. Concubine Li, you are so gorgeous and your Majesty loves you so much. Why worry about the Yu family not being able to prosper!"
We had learned before that the Yu clan sent Yu Ying to the palace with the intention of prospering the Yu clan, so Qingcheng deliberately mentioned this matter, and as expected, Concubine Li immediately smiled when she heard this.
"Is this upright and fairy-like Concubine Mei? The legitimate daughter of the great doctor Mei Ruohong?"
Qingcheng looked at Mei Qinghan, a beautiful lady in white palace clothes.
Mei Fei stood up and bowed: "It is my concubine!"
Qingcheng heard that Mei Fei was extremely aloof and not very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. When Yuan Shuang was in charge of the Sixth Palace, she often gave her little shoes to wear because she didn’t know how to behave, but she was still indifferent to Yuan Shuang. Su, almost the entire harem now isolates her.
Qingcheng nodded towards her and said, "Sure enough, he lives up to his name!"
Mei Fei smiled faintly and sat down without saying anything else. Qingcheng sighed in her heart. She really didn't know how to behave. She couldn't even say a flattering word of thanks. However, such a person shouldn't need to be too careful when getting along with her. Not so tired.
Then Qingcheng greeted the other concubines one by one, and the worship did not end until noon. After all the people left, Qingcheng immediately retreated from the other palace people, breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled at Hongyu: " I usually see Queen Ling always looking aloof and arrogant to the world, and I don’t feel tired when I look at her, but I didn’t expect that I would feel so tired after just half a day of learning from her!”
Hongyu said distressedly: "Then princess, take a rest quickly, I will rub your legs for you!"
After saying that, she rubbed Qingcheng's legs. Her movements were gentle and gentle, and Qingcheng immediately felt comfortable. At this time, Luzhu also brought a plate of exquisite snacks and tea, and said to Qingcheng: "Princess, you are hungry, let's have some snacks first. The imperial chef just made it!"
Qingcheng immediately felt much more at ease in her heart. She smiled sincerely at them and said, "Fortunately, I have you by my side. Otherwise, I don't know how I would live like this every day?"
"Princess, don't worry, we will always be by your side, princess." Hongyu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Qingcheng pinched her chubby face and smiled at her: "You are the only one with a sweet mouth!"
Then she rubbed her temples and asked Luzhu: "Luzhu, how do you think Queen Ling keeps the Sixth Palace in order? Why do I find it so difficult?"
Luzhu thought for a while and said: "Queen Ling came from a famous family and was powerful in the previous dynasty. In addition, she had a system to follow in the management of each palace, and she was kind and powerful on a daily basis. Therefore, the palace servants and concubines did not dare to deal with her. She’s got no chutzpah!”
Hongyu continued: "This is part of the reason. I think the main reason is that the king respects Queen Ling and supports everything she does. Also, Queen Ling can set an example in everything, so it is easier for others to respect her."
Qingcheng nodded when he heard this and said: "You are all right. It seems that I still have a long way to go before I can be a good queen! Luzhu, Hongyu, you should continue to pay attention to Concubine Yuan Gui. If there is any disturbance, I must repay you immediately, this woman is so scheming, and she treated me so respectfully today, I always feel like there is something fishy in it."
Nan'an Guoqinzheng Hall
Emperor Nan'an's Protector was reviewing the memorial, and Mo Changmin, the chief of the Taiyuan Hospital, was standing uneasily in the hall. He had been summoned early in the morning and originally thought that Emperor Nan'an was ill. However, after arriving at the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Nan'an had been minding his own business. While reviewing the memorial, he wanted to speak several times but was afraid of disturbing him, so he had to stand awkwardly.
In fact, Jun Hu felt a little embarrassed. This was the first time he had asked the imperial doctor about such a thing since he took the throne. Therefore, he never thought of how to ask, but he was really worried if he didn't ask, so he had to keep Mo Changmin alone.
After a long time, he finished reading the last memorial on his desk, and then he slowly said: "Mo Yuanzheng, how is the queen's health now?"
Mo Changmin breathed a sigh of relief when he finally spoke, and he immediately replied: "Wei Chen just asked for the safe pulse for the queen yesterday and found that the queen's body has recovered. Except for the silver needle in the chest that cannot be removed, there is no other problem with the queen. The right thing!"
"Oh, that's good! Well... I want to ask you, do you think the queen can sleep with her?"
Jun Hu looked calm on his face, but he was actually very embarrassed inside. However, he thought about it again and finally asked.
Mo Changmin heard this and said thoughtfully: "There should be no problem!"
"Should!" Jun Hu was immediately unhappy!
"No problem, as long as it's not too intense!"
Mo Changmin also began to panic!
Jun Hu suddenly understood and waved to him: "Step back!"
Mo Changmin hurriedly exited the hall, and Jun Hu immediately became excited. He shouted outside the hall: "Chang Sheng!"
"Here! The old slave is here!" Chang Sheng immediately entered the palace and replied with a respectful expression.
"Tell Feng Zao Palace to let the queen prepare to sleep tonight!" Jun Hu said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, yes!" Chang Sheng answered twice in a row with a smile on his face!
When Chang Sheng arrived at Fengzao Palace with a smile on his face, Qingcheng was carefully studying the rules and account books of each palace. She was upset when she saw Chang Sheng coming in, so she put down the book in her hand.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, your Majesty is coming to Fengzao Palace tonight, please prepare yourself!" Chang Sheng said with a smile on his face as soon as he entered the palace.
"what to prepare?"
Qingcheng was a little puzzled.
Chang Sheng was stunned, thinking about how to respond, but Lu Zhu had already understood. She immediately whispered to Qing Cheng: "Princess, thank you!"
After hearing this, Qingcheng said to Chang Sheng, "Thank you, father-in-law!"
Luzhu also said appropriately: "Father-in-law, please go slowly. The slaves and maids will be ready now. Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law!"
It was only after Chang Sheng left that Qingcheng realized it, and her face immediately turned red. Jun Hu wanted her to sleep with her tonight. Although she knew that this day would come sooner or later, she had been deliberately ignoring it recently, and just focused on studying how to take care of the Sixth Palace. I had never thought about this at all. I was suddenly a little nervous when I received the call to my bed.