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As expected, Lin Yuzhen didn't respond at all. Ever since Miss Zhu's death, Wu Siquan had completely given up on her mother, but Lin Yuzhen was like a madman, completely ignoring her son's face, happily taking all kinds of jewelry to give to her all day long. He sees.

"Quan'er, look, this is the wedding dress my mother prepared for Miss Li. It's all made of the best materials. The Li family doesn't have much money, and my mother doesn't ask Mr. Li to accompany me with anything. The furniture is all ready-made. Mother-in-law will take you to the new yard to have a look..."

Wu Siquan put down a volume of military books, and said indifferently: "It's good for mother to read it herself."

Lin Yuzhen didn't seem to notice his son's indifference, and took his son's hand and said, "Look, Quan'er, Mother has given you all the good things. You and the bride will definitely be comfortable in the new yard."

Wu Siquan didn't mention that he would leave Beijing to take up a post after the next year. He knew that his mother knew in her heart that he had already handed over his paperwork. Although the emperor hadn't approved it yet, he hadn't refuted it either. It doesn't matter to the northwest, as long as he leaves the capital, he thinks it's fine.

Lin Yuzhen talked to herself for a while, then stood up and said, "Mother will bring you food later, it's cold, don't go out, read a book at home."

Wu Siquan suddenly asked: "Second uncle and eldest cousin are going back to Beijing, do you know?"

Lin Yuzhen's face was stunned, as if she didn't understand. After a long time, she smiled and said, "The Lin family has nothing to do with us long ago. That family came back from exile in the northwest, and they are like refugees. If we make friends, it would be a loss of dignity." .”

Wu Siquan was silent for a while without speaking.

Lin Yuzhen said, "Mother, go and have a look in the kitchen."

After Yuan Ruyu got married, he took his charming wife to the Northwest. Xiao Yunlang's impression of the quiet and reserved sister-in-law was a bit dark, and she only wore a few hairpins on her head. She acted very neatly. She looked at Xiao Yunlang's stomach , smiled and said: "February is a good time, when I gave birth to Nan'er was in June, confinement confinement in the room, it almost killed me from the heat."

As the heir of the Yuan family, Yuan Ruyu didn't have the leisure time of Yuan Ruheng in these years. He went to fight the enemy himself all the year round, and his eyebrows became a bit cold. Xiao Yunlang felt that he didn't know this cousin anymore. Yuan Ruyu sat on the chair and said: "Yun Why didn't Lang speak?"

As soon as he spoke, Xiao Yunlang smiled when he heard a familiar voice: "Big cousin, you are finally back. We haven't seen each other for seven or eight years. I remember that you were still a young man back then, but now you seem like a seasoned man. The general of the battlefield."

Yuan Ruyu sighed, "I'm indeed battle-tested."

"Big cousin, are you still leaving?"

Yuan Ruyu's wife Zhuo looked at her husband with a smile, and Yuan Ruyu said, "In the past few years, the emperor should have given me a rest. Now it's not like our whole family is in the northwest, and my father holds an important position in Beijing. If I If you continue to lead troops, those who care will feel uncomfortable."

Zhuo said to Xiao Yunlang: "Your eldest cousin can't be idle, he drills soldiers very hard, I'm afraid many people will burn incense when he leaves."

Yuan Ruyu dissatisfied: "I was saving their lives."

Xiao Su and Xiao Mulang were not in the mansion today, Xiao Yuanshi and Xiao Dulang entertained guests, Xiao Yunlang asked about the big wedding, Yuan Ruyu said calmly: "I never thought that Ruheng would have such a day."

"Big cousin..."

"The palace is not suitable for Ruheng."

Zhuo gave Yuan Ruyu a slight push, and Yuan Ruyu said, "There are so many tricks in the palace, and Ruheng's mind is right, I'm afraid she won't be able to overwhelm a group of old witches."

Xiao Yunlang said: "But the Emperor likes Second Cousin very much, and Second Cousin actually has ideas, those people are not his opponents."

Yuan Ruyu said lightly: "There are many things that cannot be solved by means. Even if those people are killed in the past few years, what will happen in the future? Ruheng's lifelong ambition, is it just living in the harem?"

Xiao Yunlang pursed his lower lip, not knowing what to say, Yuan Ruyu smiled helplessly: "But that's all I can say, the wedding is just around the corner... Even if I come back early, there is nothing I can do."

Xiao Yunlang tilted his head and said: "Maybe the second cousin will be beyond your expectations, be a worthy empress who will last forever, and then the first cousin will be the emperor uncle who will last forever."

Yuan Ruyu couldn't help laughing, and said, "I can only think so now."

On December 22, the emperor got married. This has not been seen in Beijing for decades. The first emperor was married when he was the prince. Zhu Xian's mother passed away and did not have another queen. With the joy of amnesty, The whole capital is boiling for the emperor's wedding.Yuan Ruheng sat on the sedan chair, looking at the front blankly. The sixteen sedan chairs were so stable that he could barely feel the shaking. The people on both sides of the road shouted for a thousand years, Yuan Ruheng blinked, and suddenly laughed, "Be a queen, Except for the emperor, he has a higher status than everyone else. If the method is right, the emperor will listen to him. It's so interesting.

After entering the palace gate, Yuan Ruheng followed the etiquette that he had recited a few days ago. He was relieved when he was seated in Zichen Palace. The palace staff quickly replaced him with a thin golden crown, so as to save the jade pendant from causing headaches. , Yuan Ruheng stood up, looked at himself in front of the bronze mirror, and smiled softly: "It's really tiring."

Soon after, he was led to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where he was worshiped by all the officials together with the emperor. Under the long sleeves, Zhu Xian grabbed his hand, Yuan Ruheng glanced at him calmly, Zhu Xian remained unmoved, with a smile on his face. Looking at the officials with a smile, Yuan Ruheng also looked down. Those honorable and important officials of the first and second ranks all knelt down below. Yuan Ruheng saw his grandfather, father, brother, uncle and cousins. There was a feeling of panic from the heights, as if he sensed that he was in a trance again, Zhu Xian exerted a little force, and when the officials were kneeling, he leaned over and whispered: "It will be over in a while."

"En." Yuan Ruheng glanced at him. The emperor was also wearing a red and gold embroidered gown this time. Yuan Ruheng had never seen Zhu Xian dressed so brightly before, so it was a bit novel at first glance.

After kneeling three times and prostrating nine times, the etiquette official announced: "Get up—"

Yuan Ruheng breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Xian was still sitting upright, and soon after the piano was played, Zhu Xiancai stood up with Yuan Ruheng, and when the officials bowed again, Zhu Xian and Yuan Ruheng retreated from behind.

After leaving the main hall, Yuan Ruheng was dizzy, Zhu Xian looked back at him with a smile and said, "Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, I just feel cumbersome."

Zhu Xian nodded and said: "After the palace banquet, you only need to dip a few chopsticks. There is food and drink prepared in Zichen Palace, you can go back and eat quietly."

"What about the emperor?"

Zhu Xian said helplessly: "I want to eat, drink, listen to operas and watch music until night, and my younger brothers are all there, so why don't I accompany them in person?"

"If you weren't with me personally, you wouldn't be at ease."

Zhu Xian laughed loudly, "Those who know me are like Heng Ye, those who once wanted my life."

Yuan Ruheng thought of the person he had to face, nodded and said: "I see, I will return to Zichen Palace in a while, and I will wait for you to go back tonight... Your Majesty, although today is a day of great joy, it is better to drink wine cautiously." Good." Yuan Ruheng could drink a few cups, but he didn't smell much alcohol.

Zhu Xian's heart suddenly softened, he stretched out his hand to pinch Yuan Ruheng's ear, and said with a smile: "I see."

Yuan Ruheng smiled. He felt that his ears were so awkward that they didn't look like his own.

The concubines were still sitting around the stove, chatting together, and they started thinking about each other when the banquet started, especially Concubine Wan. She hasn't seen her son for a long time. It's like frying, but she still wants to live, to live well, until the day when mother and son are reunited.

Concubine Qiu's son, King Qin, was named Mantra after all, and she also expected that King Qin would go to her palace to ask for peace in a while, and the mother and son would talk.Concubine Mu has two princesses. One prince is 15 years old and will go out of the palace after the new year. Concubine Yu's son is still young, only nine years old.

The rest of the concubines and concubines were not too prominent, the late emperor loved beauties, almost all of these titled ones were favored and made them used to living a luxurious life, since the emperor said they were "thrifty", they became "thrifty", Concubine Mu suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that this is what our new empress means."

Concubine Wan smiled lightly and said, "It looks like our days will be even more difficult in the future."

"Who says no, but he is the queen, and we are all old antiques."

Concubine Yu took a sip of tea and sighed softly: "Sisters have been in the palace for a long time, unlike me I have no foundation and no one dares to mess with me. I only hope that the emperor will be kind and let me go out of Beijing with the emperor in the future." alright."

Her words silenced the rest of the concubines, King Qi and King Qin needless to say, and Concubine Mu did not receive any orders.

Concubine Yu smiled, and said: "I'm talking about the sad things about my sisters, it's time to hit, it's time to hit, I'll punish myself with three cups first."

Concubine Wan took a deep look at her, and silently drank a glass of bitter wine.

In the middle of the night, the palace gradually quieted down, and when Zhu Xian was helped back to the Zichen Palace by the palace servants, Yuan Ruheng was sitting on the dragon bed and playing with some trinkets, which were originally palace decorations and asked him to play with them.

Zhu Xian stood in the same place for a while, went to wash his face and came back, the palace man offered the wine, the two of them drank it in one gulp, and the harem people withdrew one by one.

Yuan Ruheng yawned, and said sleepily, "Your Majesty, I'm sleepy, are you tired?"

Zhu Xian nodded blankly.

"Then go to sleep."

"...Well," Zhu Xian took off his clothes and suddenly laughed, "Ruheng, I'm married."

"Ah."

Zhu Xian seemed to have woken up suddenly, his eyes were sober, he turned sideways and looked at Yuan Ruheng who was pretending to be asleep, after a while, the cheeks stared at by his scorching gaze were burning hot, he said softly: "Hey , I'm so sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open."

"……Oh."

After a while, Yuan Ruheng made up his mind, and said, "Forget it, stretching out your head is also a knife, shrinking your head is also a knife, come on."

Zhu Xian was dumbfounded, "What?" After a while he laughed and groped carefully.

There are many lamps and shadows in the hall, and occasionally there are small voices, but they disappear in a blink of an eye.

On the second day, Yuan Ruheng got up, stepped over the emperor, and crawled out. He summoned the eunuch for questioning, and Lai Baoer said, "If you return to the emperor, King Qi is currently guarded in the side hall of Yuqing Palace, and King Qin is in the sweet spring next to Yuqing Palace." In the palace, all the people in the palace serve around me, and the subordinates brought by the King of Qin stayed outside the palace."

"En." Yuan Ruheng nodded.

Lai Bao'er whispered: "Your Majesty, all the concubines want to see their son."

Yuan Ruheng smiled and said, "I want to see my son...that will make me difficult."