On the first day of the first lunar month, the Zhengdan Dynasty will be held in the palace.
All civil and military officials, as well as wives inside and outside, all entered the palace to participate in the court celebration and the subsequent palace banquet.
After the congratulatory ceremony in the harem was over, the empress retreated into the inner room to change clothes, and all the wives greeted each other in groups of three or four.
If Yongruo is the crown prince's favorite concubine, he will naturally have flatterers around him, and he will be surrounded by a group of people to flatter him.
Princess Xing'an also walked towards Yongruo.
As soon as he entered the range of three meters from Yongruo, Lulu excitedly reminded Yongruo in his mind: there are 1.5 units of A-level sterilization drugs in the main body of Xing'an County.
Yong Ruo was very surprised: the sterilization drug in the main body of Xing'an County has been sucked away by her! Why do you have it again
She looked up at Princess Xing'an, with deep sympathy and deep doubts in her heart. This time, who gave the sterilizing drug to Princess Xing'an again? !
"Lulu, what kind of sterilization drug is in the main body of Xing'an County?"
"It's still the same as last time."
Yong Ruo was even more puzzled!
Although the sales volume of that sterilization drug is better, judging from her discovery and absorption of the sterilization drug, the market share of this drug is about 28%.
This ratio may seem large, but the market itself is not large. Yong Ruo has seen fewer than 100 sterilization drug carriers.
28% of the market share, that is, more than 20 people.
Therefore, if Princess Xing'an took the same drug twice, there is a possibility that it will be greatly increased: the person who gave her the drug twice was the same person.
In this case, a very strange question arises: why do you want to drug the princess of Xing'an for the second time
The potency of these sterilizing drugs is very reliable, and the action of prescribing them is also very risky. Once the drug was administered successfully, there was absolutely no need to apply the drug a second time, unless the person who administered the drug knew that all the sterilization drugs in the main body of Xing'an County had disappeared.
If this is the case, the person who prescribes the drug is very difficult!
These thoughts flashed through Yong Ruo's mind.
She looked at the master of Xing'an County, and gave up the idea of sucking the medicinal power from the main body of Xing'an County. Now that the situation is unclear, it is better not to act rashly.
Princess Xing'an is still wearing heavy makeup, using rouge, gouache, Qingdai and Zhu Cui to outline a very eye-catching exquisite grace.
She walked up to Yong Ruo with a happy face, and said to Yong Ruo with a look of concern: "I haven't seen you for a few months, Emperor Yongliang seems to... have lost a little?"
Yong Ruo thought to himself: If you don't come to trouble me, you will feel sorry, right
This Princess Xing'an is really unsympathetic. How many people has she offended with such an annoying temper? I'm going to have a hard time tracking down who drugged you.
This time is different from her previous life.
In her previous life, if she said that she lost weight, it was to praise her for keeping her body in good shape. In this day and age, it is said that people have lost weight, but the subtext is: Have you had a bad time recently? Saying this in public is even more unfriendly.
She smiled faintly: "The princess is young, why is she a little old-eyed and dizzy? Thanks to the compassion and compassion of the empress and His Highness the prince, I live a loose life, so I feel a little fatter. Now that my waist is thick, how can I be clear?" reduce?"
"It's good if you don't! To be honest, I'm worrying about you!" Princess Xing'an patted her chest and looked at Yong Ruo with a sad face. I'm about to enter the palace and apply for election... "
Yong Ruo's face remained calm, but he felt very blocked in his heart: New Year's Eve, if you don't say these disappointing things, will you die? I really hate Princess Xing'an.
Several noble ladies standing around Yongruo exchanged glances with each other, but none of them spoke.
It's one thing to flatter Yongruo, but it's another to confront Princess Xing'an for Yongruo's sake.
The future of Emperor Yongliang is unpredictable, but the blood relationship between Princess Xing'an and His Highness the Crown Prince is unbroken.
Although they have changed from siblings to cousins in name.
The Princess of Xing'an said: "His Royal Highness is not young anymore. This year's draft, the emperor will definitely choose the concubine for him. I don't know what kind of temperament the future Crown Princess will have, whether she will be tolerant... oh..."
She shook her head repeatedly at Yong Ruo, and said very sadly: "I'm really worried about you!"
Yong Ruo couldn't help but clenched the fist hidden under his sleeve, wanting to push back.
But she can't!
This is the grand ceremony of Zhengdan Dynasty.
If she quarreled with Princess Xing'an on such an occasion, it would definitely make the emperor and empress very dissatisfied, and would also provide a lot of chatter for all the ladies in the capital.
The owner of Xing'an County is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and has blood to protect him, so he is naturally fearless.
She is not.
Even if she made up her mind to break up with Feng Liao sooner or later, she also hoped that the breakup would be peaceful, good-looking and less troublesome.
Always let Feng Liao think of her well after breaking up, instead of feeling ashamed when thinking of her? !
"The princess is overthinking. The crown princess chosen by the emperor and empress must be a model of women's morality, and the situation you are worried about will not happen." She said with a smile.
When Princess Xing'an wanted to say something more, she heard a heavy cough, but it was Empress Wei who had returned.
Empress Wei cast a cold glance at Princess Xing'an as a warning, and then said to Yong Ruo: "Mei Qing, come and help me."
This is the first time Empress Wei has called Yong Ruo "Mei Qing" in public. Calling him this way is closer than being called "Yongliangdi", but a little more distant than being called "Ruoruo".
"Yes!" Yong Ruo agreed with a smile, thanked Empress Wei very much for saving her, and walked over to support Empress Wei.
Empress Wei smiled and said to several clan elders: "The palace banquet is about to begin, let's go there!"
Without saying a word, Yong Ruo supported Empress Wei and walked together to the place of the palace banquet.
During the palace banquet, Empress Wei kept letting her sit beside her, but ignored Princess Xing'an, which was a bit of face to Yongruo and slapped Princess Xing'an in the face.
After the palace banquet, all the wives left, and Princess Xing'an went out of the palace with the crowd.
After the concubines in the harem also went back, Empress Wei let Yong Ruo support her and went to the inner room to rest.
Leaning on the beauty's couch, after taking a sip of the tea offered by the court ladies, Empress Wei said to Yongruo: "Don't take the words of Princess Xing'an to heart. The emperor will definitely consider carefully the choice of the crown princess. You don't have to worry too much."
"Yes! Thank you, Ma'am, for your reminder."
Empress Wei looked at her calm face, then looked down again, and glanced at her lower abdomen: "Your stomach... Is there any news?"
Yong Ruo shook his head: "No."
Empress Wei was silent, and couldn't help but sigh: "The number of children is God's will. Sometimes, you can't be in a hurry."
Yong Ruo thought: I'm not in a hurry! He bowed and said, "Your Majesty is right."
"Since Princess Xing'an has already mentioned the draft, I will tell you about it." Empress Wei leaned slightly towards Yong Ruo, looked at her and said, "What do you think about the draft? "
Yong Ruo lowered his head slightly, feeling heavy again.
"This is the court's rule, I don't have any idea." She said respectfully.
Empress Wei looked at her expression, but she couldn't see any emotion, and deeply felt that it was not easy for her to have such a city at such a young age.
Seeing that Yongruo refused to say anything more, she didn't ask any more questions, but said slowly: "The women in this palace have to get used to the three-year draft. The country needs successors, and the continuation of children is the same. their responsibility.
"Youth in a woman's family is limited, and I don't know how many good days there are. When you are young and have grace, you can give birth to an heir earlier, so that you can have someone to rely on when you are old and fading..."
Yongruo listened to Empress Wei nagging about the way of life for women in the palace, and from time to time said something like "Your Majesty is right" and "Thank you for your teaching".
She could feel that Empress Wei was really kind to her. But she is doomed to live up to this kindness, and to be insulated from the life of a concubine she described...
When the two were talking, the palace maid came to report: "His Royal Highness has come."
Empress Wei smiled and said, "Let him in!"
Feng Liao, who was dressed in the dress of the crown prince, came in, glanced at Yong Ruo, and greeted Empress Wei.
After he finished his ceremony, Empress Wei smiled and said, "You two go back! I'm tired too."
Feng Liao and Yong Ruo withdrew from Kunde Palace.
After returning to the East Palace, Feng Liao dismissed the crowd, followed Yong Ruo's hand, and asked in a low voice: "I heard that my sister... No, it's my cousin who is making you unhappy again?" His tone was a little low .
Yong Ruo sighed: "She is just stating a fact." Although this fact did make her very unhappy.
Feng Liao couldn't help but sighed, put one hand behind her head, and pressed her forehead against her forehead, breathing intertwined: "Ruo Ruo, I keep my word! You have to keep your word! You said... you Trust me."
Yong Ruo closed her eyes slightly, and hummed: "I will."
She whispered to Feng Liao: "Rong Shen, let's agree on a password!" Since she decided to act according to the principle of "trusting him", she had some preparations, so she should do it now.
"Password?" Feng Liao asked a little puzzled.
"Yes! The code that only the two of us understand is like the monogram used when writing a letter. It's a token. It's just more hidden and less noticeable than the monogram..."
After explaining the function of the code in a low voice, Yong Ruo said again: "If there is an urgent matter, or at some important juncture, in addition to the normal message and letter, we can also add this set of passwords that only the two of us A password that people understand. In this way, others will not be able to spread false news in the name of the other party.”
"This is interesting!" Feng Liao lowered her voice, but her expression was very excited, "It's a bit like the fish talisman password in the army."
"The nature is the same, but the password I mentioned is more complicated than that. For example..." She turned her eyes casually around the room, looked at a few things on the table and said, "Pears, plum blossoms, gold silk Jujube represents safety and nothing to worry about... "
Feng Liao interjected, "Why do tangerines, plum blossoms, and jujubes represent peace, but not apples? Apples have always represented peace! And, why do these three things all represent the same meaning?"
Yong Ruo said: "This is for more concealment. Using an apple to represent peace is easy to be seen through. Using three things to represent the same meaning is also to prevent people from seeing through.
"Think about it, if you have to mention the same thing every time you report your safety, wouldn't it be easy to make people suspicious?"
"That's true!" Feng Liao repeatedly echoed, Chao Yongruo gave a thumbs up, and said in a low voice, "Ruoruo, you are so smart!"
Yong Ruo continued to make other secret codes with Feng Liao: "... citrus, weeds, and morning glory represent restraint, patience, and waiting for the right time..."
She and Feng Liao complemented each other and whispered for a while before agreeing on a set of passwords.
Both of them have very good memories, and these passwords do not need to be written on paper at all, which further reduces the possibility of exposure.