The queen mother's car drove from the Shenwu Gate into the front of the Shoukang Palace, from the Empress Dowager Ci'an below, all the number arrived, standing neatly in front of the Shoukang Gate, the eunuch got the letter, and quickly reported to the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Queen Mother got off the sedan chair, saw everyone leaning down and saluting, nodded and smiled, "What is this doing, get up quickly, let's enter the palace together." ”

The Queen Mother took the lead in entering the Shoukang Palace, first went to the apse to change the clothes, everyone waited in the main hall, the plaque on the top of the main hall of the Shoukang Palace, is the imperial pen of the Qianlong Emperor, "Cishou Ningxi", it is in response to the emblem of the Empress Dowager Cixi, it is extremely auspicious, everyone feels that it is an auspicious omen, there are couplets on both sides: "Yuxuan should open the South Pole in the spring of Yang; Xuan Palace presents beautiful scenery Qingqia West Pond" is also the imperial pen. The hall is full of dragons and phoenixes and seal color paintings, this color painting is the highest specification style, and other idle palace rooms are not available, the dragon and phoenix fly above, it is extraordinarily bright and dazzling and dignified atmosphere,

Everyone stood on the ground and waited, no one spoke, not even a cough was heard, and after a while, the Empress Dowager Cixi came out, and when she saw everyone and wanted to salute again, she waved her hands and smiled, "See you all day, why do you need to be so polite, sit down quickly." ”

Everyone sat down according to the shift, the Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the throne, the Empress Dowager Ci'an sat in the left hand position, the Empress sat in the right hand position, and the concubines and concubines of the six palaces sat down on one side each.

The palace maid served tea, and the queen mother looked around at everyone, and saw that the main hall was full of more than ten people, and said with a smile, "Although this Shoukang Palace is not small, but with so many people sitting, the main hall is tight, and when it comes to it, it is still comfortable in the garden." The Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were sharp, and she saw a woman sitting in the last seat who looked like a concubine, and she had never seen it, so she asked, "Who is the one in the back?" Why haven't you seen it before? ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled and said nothing, looking at the queen, the queen leaned forward, and replied: "It's a nobleman, the emperor is newly sealed this year." ”

The nobles stood up and made a big salute in a dignified manner, "The concubine Yongfu Palace Zhang knocked to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was blessed with Jin'an." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the appearance of the nobles, hearty and generous, although it was not stunning, but it was better than being delicate and cute, but it looked a little familiar, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought about it and asked Ci'an, "This seems to be the person in your palace?" ”

"Yes," Empress Dowager Ci'an replied sideways, "I used to be the head of my palace, and the emperor didn't dislike it, so he gave it a name." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and looked at the nobleman, "What's your name?" ”

"The concubine's name is Guilian."

"Guilian, well, it's a good name." The Queen Mother said, "Get up, Anqian, give that osmanthus lotus leaf hairpin to the nobleman," the Queen Mother said to the nobleman, "There happens to be such a hairpin, which is the best thing to answer your name." ”

"Thank you Queen Mother, the concubines are overjoyed." The noble man was originally very worried, he was disgusted by the Queen Mother before, but he didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so kind today, which is not the same as he imagined.

The queen was slightly disappointed, turned her head to the Empress Dowager Cixi and smiled, "The nobles serve the emperor very properly, and the concubines and others are a lot more relaxed. ”

As soon as these words came out, several concubines showed different colors on their faces, especially Hesheri, who pouted, but Concubine Ying was okay, but she just hung her head and didn't speak.

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, "That's the best, the people in your harem, the first thing is to serve the emperor, the emperor is happy, and there is no worry about handling political affairs." Queen, you preside over the harem, and it is best to put the emperor first in everything. ”

The Empress stood up and respectfully complied, and the Empress Dowager Cixi asked again, "I heard that your Ama was not in good health last time, how is it now?" ”

The queen mother did not say that Chongqi was injured by someone, but said that she was not in good health, and the queen replied: "There is nothing wrong with the body, and I will go back on an errand after recuperating at home for a few days." ”

"Cheng Engong works errands, and it is not uncommon for him to offend people, but the emperor naturally remembers his goodness, and he will stay for the future." The Queen Mother was relieved, "The emperor is a person who values feelings, and he remembers who is good to him, but he doesn't say it on his face." ”

The queen nodded in response, "The retainers listen to the emperor's mother, Amma's temperament is a little anxious, and she will suffer some hardships, so she may be able to learn a lesson." ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said with a smile, "In the days when my sister is not in the palace, the people in the palace are like headless flies, and they have lost their backbone, which is why there are so many turmoil, and the emperor has also lost his sense of proportion. ”

The queen's eyebrows jumped, and then she didn't move, just rubbed her handkerchief with both hands, "What are you talking about?" You are also the backbone of the heart," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled indifferently, "You are also the emperor's mother, naturally, you are all so," the Empress Dowager Cixi said to Concubine Li and Concubine Yun, the two nodded with a smile, "I'm not here, you guys are very good at helping the emperor, I brought a lot of foreigners' objects from the West, naturally, it's not as good as our own, but it's exotic flavor, it's good to see fresh, use it yourself or keep it for appreciation," the Queen Mother waved her hand, very bold, "Everyone has it!" (To be continued.) )