If an ordinary brick house were just a shell, the inside would still be richly decorated and the floor would be covered with elaborate carpets; If the water used to boil the cabbage is not clear water, but the broth made from the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and the cabbage is not an ordinary cabbage, but a cabbage with only two leaves of the most tender cabbage heart - then what is the point of all this?

Because of Emperor Taizu's words, he almost didn't scare the courtiers to death, even if someone wanted to please and flatter the master, they would never dare to think about it.

Therefore, the vast majority of people are miserable during the annual autumn hunt. Only the generals and some ministers sighed: Emperor Taizu is wise!

These bosses are leading troops outside, especially when the imperial court refuses to pay the silver during the preparation for war and the start of the war, as long as they cry a few words: "It's far worse than the Mulan Palace, it's ......" and so on, the emperor has a number in his heart, and the silver can also come down more happily.

Or the minister of disaster relief often compares the Mulan Palace to describe the miserable conditions of the victims.

This is much more than a simple description of "starving all over the wilderness", after all, starving all over the wilderness is just a word, and what is the situation in Mulan Palace, the emperor and ministers can feel and experience every year.

Think about it, how miserable it was when the victims couldn't even afford to live in a house like that, when they couldn't even eat that kind of food and were treated as a delicacy, when even that kind of life was a luxury?

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the matter of autumn hunting has also been put on the agenda. After all, it takes four or five days to come and go on this road, and it will be about 20 days to stay there for half a month.

Lu Zhan, as the number one celebrity around the emperor, must accompany him this year.

The eldest princess asked someone to hand over a message to Qiao Xiaoru and asked her to go with her.

The eldest princess finally felt a little happier, and let Qiao Xiaoru go with her to endure hardships, she was very happy.

Qiao Xiaoru naturally won't refuse, she has lived in Luqiao Village all these years, will she be afraid of this? It's the little moon, you can go.

She just felt a little funny in her heart, if in other dynasties, the harem concubines could go out with the emperor, it must be a very glorious thing, but I don't know what the mood of the emperor's uncle's harem is?

According to Qiao Xiaoru's somewhat evil thoughts, even if he accompanied him, when he arrived at that place, the emperor's uncle was not in the mood to recruit people to sleep, right? Didn't you go in vain?

On this day, Lu Zhan returned home from outside, and when he saw Qiao Xiaoru, his complexion was a little not good, and he sneered at her: "Today, the prince called me to the East Palace, and told me to prepare in advance for some old rules of autumn hunting. Do you know what else he said? ”

Qiao Xiaoru blinked, held his arm and said with a smile: "What else did you say to make you so angry?" Could it be - has something to do with me? ”

Lu Zhan laughed when he heard this, and said, "Daughter-in-law, you are so smart, just guess!" ”

"Huh?" At this moment, Qiao Xiaoru was stunned, and said with a smile: "Is it really related to me?" ”

How could the prince mention her to Lu Zhan - not only did she mention it, but it also made Lu Zhan angry, but there were not many cases.

Qiao Xiaoru had a few points in her heart, and smiled lightly.

Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Although he didn't say it explicitly, the implication is too obvious, let me discipline you well, women should be open-minded, not arrogant or jealous!" Hehe, I also said that Concubine Mei is my sister and your sister, and you should be closer to her on weekdays! ”

Qiao Xiaoru smiled and said: "I thought that Concubine Mei could only hold back herself after suffering such a disgraceful loss, but who knew that she still told the prince." Well, of course she won't tell the truth......"

How can a woman of Concubine Mei's status survive without inviting pets from men? Aren't all concubines like this? The only one who is qualified to be atmospheric and indifferent to her husband's heart is the main room.

Since he is good at inviting men to pet, he naturally has a bit of a lotus tongue and the ability to reverse black and white.

Qiao Xiaoru was a little curious.

However, this kind of thing must be struck while the iron is hot to be more effective, and now that it has been four days since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the prince mentioned it to Lu Zhan, and it is difficult for him to hold back......

Qiao Xiaoru is really a little optimistic about the eldest princess's vision, the prince is really not so good, why does she just look at it and support her with all her heart? Just because she was born on the same day as Lu Zhan and Lu Zhan was not around, she poured all her maternal love into the prince?

There seemed to be a strange thought in his heart, but before he could take shape, Qiao Xiaoru skipped it.

Lu Zhan was disgusted and disappointed: "I didn't expect the prince to say such a thing, it's—"

Qiao Xiaoru said with a smile: "He and Concubine Mei are childhood sweethearts, and the two have no guesses, so they naturally believe in Concubine Mei wholeheartedly, how can they suspect that what she said is untrue?" This is also human nature. ”

Lu Zhan felt a little better in his heart, but still said disdainfully: "It's still a childhood sweetheart, and the two little ones have no guesses!" He can't see through the women he grew up with since childhood, and he still counts on - hum! ”

Speaking of this, Qiao Xiaoru's heart couldn't help but sink slightly.

Although Emperor Yonghe is still healthy, he is also an elderly person after all, and the road to succession is difficult, he was both injured and frightened in his early years, and his body may not be left with dark injuries because of this.

This is ancient times, and the level of medical care and medical conditions are very limited, and if there is a real day, it will be very fast.

Of course, Qiao Xiaoru hopes that he will live a long life. He was a clear, fair, and sensible old man.

Lu Zhan immediately smiled again, patted her shoulder lightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will arrange a retreat." Besides, the prince is not a dumb person, and he will not mess around with Concubine Mei in serious matters, and Concubine Mei will not dare to mess around. ”

The Dahua Dynasty did not have an iron law that concubines could not interfere in politics, but once it was confirmed that the concubines who interfered in politics were misguided and framed for loyalty, it would be a great crime to exterminate the nine clans.

Therefore, there are few concubines who dare to interfere in national affairs easily.

After all, as long as you dare to say it, there will always be rumors, and the imperial history has the power to hear about it, and if you stab the basket, even the emperor can't cover it.

The emperor wanted to cover it, how could the other concubines in the harem agree.

Qiao Xiaoru smiled, relieved a little, and said with a smile: "It's you who say it, I don't care!" After speaking, he sneered: "Since Concubine Mei is so aggrieved, and the prince said that I should be closer to her, I should always put on a good posture." I think the weather has been good in the past two days, why don't we invite the prince and Concubine Mei and the princess to go out of the city to visit the lake? ”

Lu Zhan was stunned, not knowing what kind of medicine Qiao Xiaoru was selling in a gourd.

But he didn't plan to ask, Hengzhi will know when the time comes.