Temple of Heaven
There is a long table of huanghuali wood placed on the circular altar of heaven.
There are various melons and fruits on the desk, a copper incense burner, and various magical instruments.
There were people standing around, including ministers, guards, and some ladies and young ladies.
At this time, the sun has come out, and the thick autumn fog gradually dissipates. The sky is like a naughty child holding a huge paintbrush and painting on it. Gradually, gradually... it starts to turn blue.
Everyone who had been standing in the thick fog for nearly an hour finally felt a little more comfortable when bathed in the sunshine.
The emperor got up early in the morning and after bathing and changing clothes in the presence of the palace maids, he first recited a hundred scriptures to show his physical and mental piety.
At this moment, the recitation just happened to be finished. The emperor put down the scripture in his hand and tried to stand up, but his legs went numb and he sat back on the futon.
Eunuch Lin immediately stepped forward and knelt down to help the emperor rub his legs.
"Has the seventeenth emperor's brother entered the palace?" The emperor kept his cross-legged posture unchanged.
Experience told him that only by maintaining the original posture would the numbness recede faster.
It won't give you the feeling of being bitten by millions of mosquitoes. The more you move, the stronger the feeling will be.
"Back to the emperor, King Jin hasn't entered the palace yet." The emperor sat on the futon, and Eunuch Lin knelt beside him, massaging the emperor's knees. He was a little worried: at the ceremony to worship the heaven, the emperor would kneel and worship again, and would have to stand for a long time. , can he bear it
The emperor is getting older year by year, and his body is not as good as before.
I knelt down and recited a hundred scriptures. In previous years, I was fine, but this year I couldn't stand up.
The emperor frowned: "This auspicious time is coming soon, isn't it? Why hasn't the seventeenth emperor's brother come back yet? Does it take so long to meet the director of Guofu Temple?"
Today is an important day!
Eunuch Lin: "Perhaps the abbot of Guofu Temple is old, so the carriage goes a little slower?"
The emperor thought about it and thought so.
The master in charge of Guofu Temple is also quite old.
He knelt down like this and his feet were numb. He was an old man and couldn't bear the trouble.
Of course, apart from this reason, the emperor could not think of any other reasons.
It can’t be that the mahogany box containing the auspicious days of the zodiac is missing!
After all, that thing is not worth money and is of no use to others.
"I think we should be here soon! Go to Kangning Palace, pick up the Queen Mother, and start the ceremony! I'm fine." The emperor moved his legs and felt that his feet were much better and said.
"Yes!" Eunuch Lin immediately agreed and helped the emperor stand up.
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Kangnyeong Palace
Wen Nuan was talking to the Queen Mother in Kangning Palace, surrounded by many concubines and some of the first-rank wives of the imperial court.
The Queen Mother didn't like to deal with too many people, but she couldn't help but greet the ladies. After all, their husbands were all working for the court, so she only invited a few ladies of first rank or above.
Nuan Nuan was currently looking at the gift lists of the concubines and wives donating cotton-padded clothes to the border soldiers.
Concubine Li said with a smile: "Princess Hui'an, under the leadership of the Queen Mother, our sisters in the harem and the ladies of the court donated 600,000 pieces of cotton-padded clothes to the frontier soldiers. They were all worked hard by everyone." It took many months to make it. I heard from the Queen Mother that she also thought of doing this when she saw Mrs. An Guogong making cotton clothes for soldiers on the border. I wonder how many pieces Mrs. An Guogong made in total
Because Duke An's mansion was surrounded by heavy troops before, when I counted the number of cotton-padded clothes donated by everyone, I did not include the number in your mansion.
But now it's autumn, and winter is about to come. Do we have to hurry up and send it to the soldiers on the border? "
Concubine Li tepidly laughed at Anguo Gongfu, who was surrounded by heavy troops and had the tendency of treason, and wanted to warm up the irony.
While An Guogong squandered money from the former treasury, he also pretended to make cotton-padded clothes for soldiers at the border. He probably knew that the matter was exposed and deliberately deceived him in an attempt to atone for his sins.
She has never seen such hypocritical people as Princess Hui'an and her family.
The other ladies also nodded immediately: "Yes, we should hurry up and send them over. Princess Hui'an, are the cotton clothes from Duke Anguo's mansion ready?"
"It's autumn, and it's going to snow if we don't send it here. It's best to send this cotton coat as soon as possible, otherwise it will be meaningless! Is your mansion ready, Princess Hui'an?"
"If Duke Anguo's office is not ready, we can send him first..."
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Everyone was a little dissatisfied. The Queen Mother asked Princess Hui'an to be responsible for sending the cotton clothes they donated to the border. This was clearly letting Princess Hui'an take the biggest credit!
Concubine Li looked at everyone's slightly dissatisfied look and sneered in her heart.
She originally wanted the second prince to be responsible for delivering cotton-padded clothes to the border soldiers, so she took the opportunity to lift the confinement.
The second prince has been confined in the mansion for so long, it’s enough!
But the emperor seems to have forgotten his second son!
Moreover, the emperor had not come to the harem for a while. Even if he came to the harem before, he would not go to her palace. She really had no way to get the emperor to lift the second prince's ban.
Just then, the Queen Mother said that Mrs. Anguo made cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers on the border, which was an example for the world's destined women! The women in their harem, as concubines, enjoy all the glory and wealth, so they should do something more.
Everyone said that they would also make cotton-padded clothes and trousers for the soldiers on the border.
She thought that now that Nalan Country was in trouble, wasn't it time for the second prince to take the opportunity to step forward and serve the court
This is a good opportunity to deliver cotton-padded clothes to the soldiers!
If the second prince delivers cotton-padded clothes to the border soldiers.
In this way, not only will the second prince be able to resume his activities in the court, but the soldiers on the border will also be grateful to him and take the opportunity to gain some military morale!
Simply kill two birds with one stone!
That's why she actively cooperated with the Queen Mother during these days, leading the concubines in the harem and the court ladies to do this!
But just now the Queen Mother said that these cotton-padded clothes should be handed over to Princess Hui'an to arrange for them to be transported to the frontier for the soldiers!
Doesn't this give all the credit for her hard work for several months to Princess Hui'an
No, not only did she want to give the credit to Princess Hui'an, the Queen Mother actually wanted to give the credit to her son!
At this moment, Concubine Li really hated Wen Nuan, Nalan Jinnian, and the Queen Mother!
But she still had to hold back all her hatred and grievances and talk with a smile.
The faces of the other concubines present were not so good-looking, and they felt that their credit had been robbed by Anguo Gongfu and his family.
It's just that the Queen Mother has spoken in this matter, so it's hard for them to show it.
I can only urge her, hoping that Princess Hui'an will be wise enough to retreat.
But, obviously, they were going to be disappointed.
Wen Nuan is not someone who gives up when faced with difficulties. When she does things, she first looks at her mood, secondly at needs, and thirdly at the enemy's face.
The enemy looked unhappy when she did something, which made her feel comfortable and in a good mood, so she was happy to do it.