Tun Niu'...... Alas, this child, let's not talk about her for now!

"He moved into the palace," said Cixi, "about ...... You can't live with Liniuer, right? ”

"Uh...... Ci'an frowned slightly, "I can't live together." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The emperor and his subordinates, the emperor and his wife, did not live together. The emperor has the emperor's bedroom, the queen has the queen's bedroom, and the concubines have their own bedrooms - the male emperor and the empress and the concubines should be the same, and the female emperor and the "imperial husband" should be the same.

Cixi smiled, "That'...... Where should he be placed? ”

"Well, I'm having a headache too!" Ci'an still frowned slightly, "Although there are many empty houses in the palace, it is not easy to choose!" I think, first of all, it shouldn't be too far away from the Heart Cultivation Palace, right? Otherwise, it's inconvenient for each other......"

This "inconvenience" has two meanings, first, it is inconvenient for the "imperial husband" to be on the upper and lower values, and all government affairs must be handled in these two places; Second, Rong'an's dormitory must be placed near the Palace of Heart Cultivation, "too far from the Palace of Heart Cultivation", that is, too far away from Rong'an, that is not ...... Calling people "husband and wife separated"! - Hmph, "the heir of the emperor is the most important"!

Count the palace groups around the Yangxin Palace: east, Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace and other "back three palaces"; North, West Sixth House; West, Cining Palace.

In the "Hou Three Palaces", only the Qianqing Palace can really live in the Qianqing Palace -- the Jiaotai Palace is the place where the "Emperor's Treasure" is stored, and the Kunning Palace has become a sacrificial temple -- however, the Qianqing Palace is the "Son of Heaven is sleeping", Rong lives in peace, there is no problem, and it is absolutely impossible for Guan Zhuofan to live.

West Sixth Palace - Needless to say, the authentic "harem", not to mention how many gossips will be born if Guan Zhuofan lives in, he, the "imperial husband", is in his own heart, I am afraid he may not be willing to occupy the position of the "harem"!

Cining Palace - needless to say, traditionally, it is the place where the queen mother and the concubines of the previous dynasty retire, and now, there are still several concubines left behind by Xuanzong.

That's-

For a while, I really couldn't figure out where to "place" him!

Well...... Ningshou Palace?

Ningshou Palace is a big place, and the Qianlong Dynasty has been empty so far, but it is a "nursing home" built by Gaozong for himself - although he has not lived seriously for a day, but there is a layer of "Emperor Taishang" in it, think about it, Guan Zhuofan, the future "Emperor Taishang", will not avoid this suspicion.

Besides, the Heart Cultivation Hall is on the west road of the Forbidden City, and the Ningshou Palace is on the east road of the Forbidden City, and the distance between them is really farther.

"Alas," Ci'an sighed, "this is something that can't be settled for a while, so let's think about it slowly!" ”

Cixi thought to herself, I'm afraid this can't be "thought slowly" - Rong An's accession to the throne is imminent, as soon as she ascends the throne, Guan Zhuofan will have to move into the Forbidden City, and before that, it will take some time to clean up the arrangements.

At this level, Cixi didn't remind Ci'an, what she said was: "Liniuer...... When will he ascend the throne? ”

"'The country cannot be without a king for a day,'" Ci'an said, "and it can't be delayed any longer, and the edict of the heir emperor has been sealed, and it is time to hold an enthronement ceremony." ”

In this sentence, the most important thing is the word "used seal".

What kind of seal is used?

One is the "Imperial Reward" and the other is the "Tongdaotang".

Isn't it just for that small, square seal that has been done so much, so much said, and turned over and over again?

"Hmm."

Cixi replied softly, and then, with a self-deprecating smile, said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with this enthronement ceremony." ”

There are nearly two months left in the "one-year period" of Wenzong's "retreat and prayer".

It is true that it is impossible to wait for Cixi's "merits to be completed" before holding the enthronement ceremony, but-

"Well," said Tzu An, "this 'enthronement ceremony' is said to be a 'great ceremony,' but—well, he said it, everything is simple! Now is the 'national funeral', in fact, it is not much different from the 'enthronement in front of the coffin'! Everyone salute, kowtow, and it will be done in a while! Nothing else! ”

Saying this is to comfort Cixi, although you can't "bow to its prosperity", but you will not lose the glory of your Virgin Empress Dowager and affect your status as the Virgin Empress Dowager.

And there's more important --

"Also," Ci'an said, "he said, Li Niu'er ascended the throne, everything is simple, the queen mother of the two palaces 'removed the curtain', but you can't be sloppy, you have to hold a very grand and grand ceremony, the emperor wants to invite the queen mother of the two palaces to visit the hundred officials, and you have to tell the people of the whole world about the hard work and achievements of the queen mother of the two palaces over the years!" ”

Yes?

"Anyway," Ci'an continued, "when the time comes, the 100-day 'national funeral' will be over, and it will be more lively, and it will be okay!" ”

Again, heartbeat!

Cixi originally thought that "removing the curtain" was just an edict, but she didn't think that there could be any "very grand and grand" ceremony, which could be regarded as an unexpected joy!

Cixi is good-looking, lively, and flashy, and the "very grand and grand" ceremony is the most appetizing to her, but this is still secondary, the key is that it also added "Tell the whole world about the hard work and achievements of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces over the years"-

That is to say, the imperial court should affirm and commend the "hard work and merits" of the empress dowager of the two palaces in the name of the country and the society!

The comfort of compassion is beyond words.

Cixi thinks that in the past few years of "hanging the curtain", she is worthy of the words of "night clothes and food" and "dreaming of sleeping at night", and now the country is thriving.

And all this will be recognized and praised by the new emperor, and will be recorded in the history of the country and passed on to future generations.

His Majesty gave her a "lecture" on "Zhiping Baojian", and they all said that "considering the annals of history, the beautiful talk of 'hanging the curtain', the first to recommend Xuanren", and she has the "blessing" of "the emperor invited the queen mother of the two palaces to visit the imperial hundred officials", but I am afraid that future generations will "examine the annals of history", "the beautiful talk of 'hanging the curtain'", and the "first recommendation" is not the Empress Dowager Xuanren of the Song Dynasty, but I Yehenara. Xingzhen!

There is nothing more proud of life than this.

If so, although the "removal of the curtain" was not out of his own intention, but was forced by the situation and had to do it, it can be regarded as ...... "although there are regrets, there are no regrets"!

Cixi suppressed her excitement, nodded, and said calmly: "This is a good idea, but I can't help but appreciate his affection." ”

"yes!"

"Count the days," said Cixi, "and I will return to Beijing, until we move into the Summer Palace, I will ...... Well, we're going to have to live in the Forbidden City for a short time, right? ”

Ci'an understood what Cixi meant: in this "short period of time", three empress dowagers, one emperor, and one "imperial husband", all five of whom lived in the Forbidden City, looked up and did not look down, which was inevitable...... Well, "embarrassing people are inevitably embarrassed".

She hesitated for a moment, and said, "As soon as Liniuer ascends the throne, he will have to move in, otherwise, he won't look very good—there is probably no way to think about this." Still, Sister Li's there, maybe, uh, you can invite her...... When the weather warms up, then move back to the Forbidden City? ”

"When the weather is warm" is a kind of euphemism -- as I said before, when the spring flowers bloom, I will ask the empress dowager of the two palaces to move to the Summer Palace, that is, after the two "old" empress dowagers move into the Summer Palace, the "new" empress dowager will "move back" to the Forbidden City.

Cixi shook her head and said, "No need, as soon as Sister Li enters the Empress Dowager, she should move back to the Forbidden City, otherwise, the general 'not very presentable'." ”

After a pause, "If that's the case, maybe someone will chew their tongues and say let's ...... Well, I said that I have a narrow temperament and can't tolerate Sister Li! ”

Ci'an hurriedly said, "That can't be! - If you can't tolerate Sister Li, they will not be where they are today! ”

If I couldn't tolerate her, they wouldn't be where they are today.

Hey.

Cixi sighed in her heart, but her face was calm, and said: "I'll just say this, the villain's mouth, we can't block it - well, in short, the rules and etiquette are there, what should be done, what to do, I don't have anything!" ”

Paused slightly, "It's just...... If you can move the Summer Palace earlier, you should move the Summer Palace as soon as possible, as long as the garden is cleaned up, you can move it - you don't have to wait until the 'spring flowers bloom'. ”

I was hesitant at the beginning, but now I am in a hurry to move, and in the final analysis, I still don't want to live with those "embarrassing people".

Ci'an nodded repeatedly, "Good, good!" ”

"Something else...... I don't have anything," said Cixi, "and there's one thing, I'm going to be in person...... Ask him about it. ”

Ci'an was stunned: What's the matter?

You...... Nothing will happen, will it?

I want to ask, but I think about what Cixi said "face to face", I don't know what she wants to ask him, so it is inconvenient for him to enter the ears of a third person?

Cixi knew what Ci'an was thinking, and said in a low voice: "He promised to wash away the injustice of the 'evil poison' for me--nothing else, but this matter must not be perfunctory to me!" I'm going to ask him face to face, how exactly is he going to 'wash' it? ”

Ci An's head shook.

This is an extremely difficult thing, Ci'an can't think of any good way to "wash away" Cixi's injustice? ――Can you still collect the water you spilled? In fact, Ci'an himself doesn't know how Guan Zhuofan will "wash away"? Although she has an almost superstitious trust in Guan Zhuofan's ability, she is still apprehensive in her heart.

She knows that this is one of the most important conditions for Cixi to agree to "remove the curtain", and it is her bottom line, if Guan Zhuofan's reply cannot convince her, making her feel that she is "perfunctory", and the matter of "removing the curtain" will definitely change!

Ci'an smuttered twice, wanting to say something, but didn't say it.

*(To be continued.) )