Kunning Palace East Warm Pavilion.

In the middle of October, the capital has cooled down, and most of the palaces in the palace have already burned kang and earth dragons, and set up charcoal basins to keep warm.

Because Taizu Lin Changhui had vigorously advocated the use of black coal at the beginning of his accession to the throne, black media was mostly used in the dragon, and the charcoal basin was as in the past dynasties, the selection of charcoal was extremely meticulous, and the high-quality horsewood firewood was used for the imperial dining room, and the carrot charcoal was for the queen mother, the emperor and the empress and senior concubines, and the rest of the concubines were distributed according to the honorable position, only until the first level of the concubine. However, now that the queen has gone, the supply of Kunning Palace has naturally stopped" This East Warm Pavilion has only two words, but it is cold and cold.

The two small firefighters standing on one side wrung their hands as little as they could, and without showing a trace, they shrunk their necks in an attempt to keep themselves warm. A eunuch of higher status stood behind the emperor who was writing in front of the bookcase, and from time to time put his hand to his heart to keep warm. Only the emperor who was concentrating on writing didn't seem to care about this cold environment, but just concentrated on splashing ink, and it wasn't until he heard the voice of Eunuch Xia that he raised his head.

"Your Majesty, the county lord of Haining and Lord Yang are worshipping in the Xinuan Pavilion, and they will come over in about a while."

"Hmm."

The emperor put down his pen, then rubbed his wrist thoughtfully, and after a while he asked, "Has the secret fold over there in Jiangnan been delivered?" ”

Although he is a royal eunuch, the secret exchange has always been the responsibility of Eunuch Xia, so Eunuch Xia hurriedly bowed and said: "Not yet, the little one has already instructed his subordinates to pay attention to the post stations close to the capital. However, in the past, there have always been a day or two in the morning and evening, and it is expected that there will be a letter in the near future. Forgive me for saying a bold word, now that Zhang Ge Lao has gone, and the emperor has given him and his two sons, Jiangnan will be able to calm down if he thinks about it. ”

"You're right, after all, Jiu Mei and Zhang Quan have also been in business there for more than ten years. It's just that there are too many academies there, and the style of writing is too prosperous, and scholars who talk about things abound, so I'm afraid that these people will make trouble......,..."

The Emperor paused, and did not continue. The Chu Dynasty opened the country, in order to deter Mobei, so the capital Yuanda "but because the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River could not be abandoned, so Jinling was set as Nanjing, and the area around the south of the Yangtze River became an important place in the world's finance and taxation." However, over the years, "not only the tax per acre, but also the tax on maritime trade has been reduced year by year, if it were not for the Yixing county lord and Zhang Ling in Ningbo, the treasury would have been even more empty." But that's not enough, so Gangnam ...... The talents he has promoted over the years are almost all in Jiangnan at this time! As for the court, although Song Yiming said that he was scheming, he was still a usable person, not to mention Du Weifang......

"Your Majesty, the county lord of Haining and the governor of the right army, Yang Jin, will see you in Zhou."

Seeing that the emperor nodded, Eunuch Xia took a few steps back to the door and opened the curtain with his own hands, "I don't care about the cold wind rushing in, and I announced it loudly with a smile." When Yang Jinzhou and Chen Lan arrived at the door, it was Chen Lan who let Yang Jinzhou take a step, and the two entered the house one after the other, and he lowered the curtain with the corner of his mouth, but he stood there without moving.

At this moment, the emperor who was standing at the desk with his back hand watched the two bow down and salute like a ceremony, and his originally extremely sharp gaze unconsciously softened. He still remembered that the wise and martial Tang Taizong chose a daughter-in-law who he was satisfied with for his son Gaozong Li Zhi, and before he died, he entrusted the pair of beautiful women to the important ministers, but in the end, the good story became a joke. Now that "he, the emperor who is far from Mingjun, has also single-handedly fulfilled his wish for the most beloved woman in his life, and selected a son-in-law for Chen Lan, who she regards as a daughter, what kind of pair will they become?"

"It's all half."

With a faint order, the emperor got up one after another after seeing the two thanksgiving. It's just that Yang Jinzhou stood up by himself and helped Chen Lan next to him. Seeing this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pick up, but when they stood up, he admonished them like elders.

"Chen Lan, the queen treats you like a woman, so the union is almost the same. You are a wise woman, and you should do your best to assist your husband and serve your mother-in-law in the future, so as to live up to the original intention of the marriage. After a slight pause, he looked at Yang Jinzhou again and said, "Shuquan, you are invincible in battle when you are young and old, and if you look at you as a brain, don't forget that a manly husband should take responsibility at home!" ”

Seeing that the two of them bowed deeply, as if they were going to say something like obeying the emperor's teachings, he shook his hand and said: "Since you have visited the queen, Chen Lan, you should go to meet the virtuous concubine and the concubine, it can be regarded as a thank you, after all, the concubine helped the princess of Jin when she arrived at the box ceremony, as for the concubine, you might as well go and take a turn, see or not see her." Uncle Quanlian left something to say, after you finish seeing people, he will leave the palace with you and go to Runingbo's mansion. ”

Chen Lan glanced at Yang Jinzhou, and when he saw him nodding lightly at him, he smiled back, and then bowed and retired. When she got out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, she couldn't help but shudder, because it was too cold inside, and in the face of that supreme, there was always an indescribable sense of oppression. Just stood for a while, and suddenly handed over a Gu Rong Da Yu on the side, she looked at it in a daze, only to find that it was Eunuch Xia who didn't know when to follow out.

"The emperor and Lord Yang have something to say, our family has nothing to do, so let's just take the county lord to the East and West Sixth Palace."

"How embarrassing is this"", Chen Lan said politely, seeing that Eunuch Xia had already waved his hand to invite, knowing that he might have something to say, he simply stopped refusing. Coming out of the Kunning Gate, walking along the sandwich road is a stone's throw away, and then going west through the Yuehua Gate, Xu Yi is a long street in the west, going north and then going around from the back of Shouchang Palace, which is the back wall of Duanfu Palace. There were obviously not many people here, so Eunuch Xia ordered the two little firefighters to stay away, and whispered next to Chen Lan.

"Concubine Luo sent a letter to our family in advance, saying that she would see the county lord in person. This concubine has probably only seen you once in the imperial garden, but now it is different from that time, after all, the pain of losing a child has not been resolved, and she was sold by her cronies, and she also half-believes in our family, so if you say something unpleasant later, don't go to your heart to ......"

"I understand, I will be cautious then......"

Although Chen Lan said this to Eunuch Xia, when she actually met Luo Guifei, she realized that her prediction was seriously insufficient. That time in the imperial garden, Luo Guifei led King Lu over, wearing a jade-colored dress, coupled with a beautiful appearance, looking at it was like walking out of the water hibiscus pavilion, but now even if it is not shapely, it is also so thin that it shows that the clothes are wide, and the haggard color can't even cover the thick makeup. When Luo Guifei looked at her repeatedly for a while with some kind of piercing eyes, Chen Lan even felt a kind of creepiness that arose from the bottom of his heart.

"Sure enough, it's a girl like a water wife, no wonder the queen loves it, the county lord loves it, and even the emperor loves it."

Seeing that Luo Guifei laughed dryly, Chen Lan calmed down, knowing that saying anything about loving the house and Wu at this time would definitely arouse the hatred and resentment in Luo Guifei's heart, so he said softly: "Actually, this is all my mother's love, saying that I voted for her, so I feel good no matter how I look at it." In fact, if you want to say that the fate of this thing is really mysterious, I can see my mother, I can get the emperor's marriage, and now I can live here in peace, everything is due to the fate of the law.

I remember reading a sentence in an ancient book that said that when a Buddha closes a door, he will definitely open a window for you. ”

Although this is a complete crown and Li Dai, Chen Lan saw that Luo Guifei looked a little stunned, as if he had listened to it, and suddenly his heart was relieved, and he said with a smile: "It is said that if you don't come to Jitai, there will be a lot of suffering, and you will always give some blessings, otherwise wouldn't people live in this world without any hope?" As far as I'm concerned, the more others want me to have a bad life, the more I try to live well, and make it difficult for those who have bad intentions to endure every day. The concubine is a person with profound blessings, and she should understand these truths better than me, a shallow person. ”

First talk about fate, then talk about his attitude towards life, and then talk about good fortune, Eunuch Xia on the side saw that Luo Guifei's nervous expression gradually faded, replaced by a thoughtful expression, and he was greatly relieved in his heart. After a long time, he saw Luo Guifei suddenly let out a long breath, and he didn't pay attention to them, and actually commanded loudly: "Come on, this palace is hungry!" ”

This master finally knows that he is hungry!

Because Luo Guifei's three meals a day are almost not much, the whole Duanfu Palace is now trembling, for fear that something will happen to take her in. Therefore, this call made countless people overjoyed, and it didn't take long for the palace maids to carry a plate and deliver all kinds of food, from ginseng soup, bird's nest porridge, noodles, noodles, and fruits to rice noodles and dim sum. Seeing that Luo Guifei took a bowl of porridge and drank it in a big gulp, Eunuch Xia took the opportunity to ask, and when she said angrily and led Chen Lan to see Concubine Shu, he was relieved, and took Chen Lan out after saluting.

Compared with Luo Guifei's lack of expression, Concubine Shu is much more generous. Coming out of Yongning Palace, the two little firefighters who followed Eunuch Xia each hugged a small red box, one box was six bottles of rose dew, and the other box was a glass dressing mirror refined by the imperial supervisor. The rose dew is of ordinary value, and what is rare is the glass bottle that is contained, and as for the palm-sized glass mirror, it is also a precious commodity when placed outside. Compared to the gold and jade vulgar things, these things at least look less eye-catching.

And Concubine Zhu De and Concubine Wu Xian took the lead in adding a box, and they didn't make a big splash today, this time in addition to sending two pieces of jewelry to wear, Concubine Wu Xian sent an extra box of books, and Concubine De was a bag of gold, silver and silver. When Chen Lan finished turning around and was about to follow Eunuch Xia back to Kunning Palace to meet Yang Jinzhou, he collided with the group at the corner of Yong'an Palace on East Erchang Street.

Whoever is the king!