Old things in the Red Chamber

The queen has not invited the emperor for many years.Not to mention the emperor himself, even Gu Yun was surprised.Of course, the emperor was very happy to hear the invitation.

The two of them stopped walking slowly and hurried to the queen's palace.When it arrived, the queen was drinking soup.A bowl of clear water-like soup, you can see the blue and white peonies at the bottom of the bowl at a glance.

The queen put down the bowl, watched the emperor and younger brother come in, and said to the mother beside her, "Bring a bowl to the emperor and fourth master."

Soon, Gu Yun also put a bowl of soup in front of him, which was clear to the bottom. Gu Yun stirred it a few times with the spoon, but it was still clear to the bottom.

The emperor picked it up and took a sip. Seeing Gu Yun stirring non-stop, he said impatiently, "It's not hot, just drink it."

Gu Yun smiled at the queen, picked it up and took a sip, his eyes widened immediately, the soup was so delicious that he didn't want to swallow it in his mouth, it was really delicious.

After swallowing it slowly, I took another sip cherishingly, and felt that my mouth was filled with fresh fragrance. I tasted it carefully, but I couldn't tell what material was used.

The emperor looked at Gu Yun and drank another three or five mouthfuls. He finished the bowl of soup, but before he tasted what was in it, he ordered the maid beside him, "Fill him a pot and take it away."

Gu Yun hurriedly thanked him, and said embarrassingly, "The minister is so cheeky today that he eats and takes food. It's because Xin'er doesn't like to eat these days."

The queen looked up at him, and the emperor asked, "What's the matter?"

"The imperial doctor said that he has worms in his stomach, and he needs to add some arsenic to kill the worms. Now he is considering the dosage. Mrs. Lin is a little worried, and I am also worried. I am afraid that arsenic will not work well..."

The emperor smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Arsenic has been used to kill insects since ancient times. Don't worry. You take this bowl of mushroom soup away, and it's just right for your children to drink."

The soup was also drunk, and the household chores were also done. The emperor looked at the queen and asked her, "Won't the queen tell Yun Ming a few words? It's getting dark now, and if he doesn't leave the palace gate, it will be locked."

The queen handed the bowl in front of the maid to the maid, she opened her mouth, her voice was a bit rough, she didn't speak for a long time, and she always felt that something was wrong when she spoke again.

"Today, a nun from outside the palace came in to greet me and said a lot of things..." Before she could finish her sentence, the emperor and Gu Yun exchanged glances.

Gu Yun snorted angrily, "Second sister, don't talk about those monks and nuns, they are not good people. I came to the palace today to ask my brother-in-law to make decisions. My brother took Ren'er, Xin'er, and Yi'er to protect the country When there was incense in the temple, there was an old monk who said something and suddenly died suddenly in front of my younger brother. Now my younger brother is also involved in a lawsuit..."

The queen didn't finish listening, tears dripped down, "I'm an ominous person, and I've hurt you."

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

Gu Yun quickly persuaded her, but the queen didn't listen at all, she was immersed in her own thoughts and couldn't extricate herself, she muttered something, her eyes were fixed on the candle, the emperor quickly sat over and listened to her whispering the names of the three aunts, like crazy.

The emperor quickly put his arms around him, "Don't say it, don't say it, it's because the children are not lucky enough." He narrowed his eyes, made up his mind, and pretended to think of something suddenly in front of the queen. Shaking the queen twice, "I'm telling you something, if our boss is still alive, wouldn't he be [-] or [-]?"

The queen stared at him blankly, with pain in her eyes.

"Queen, I have never dared to tell you, lest you think too much. In fact, the emperor came to my dream a few days ago. I dreamed that our boss had grown up and was riding a horse in a courtyard, waiting for me to leave. In the past, he asked angrily why I didn’t adopt a son for him. He said that in the court of the underworld, the whole family is younger than their brothers. Every time they sacrificed, they didn’t dare to compete with their ancestors. When they were young, they could still eat enough , Now it’s getting bigger and bigger, and my stomach feels more and more hungry. I said that I sacrificed them, and the little thing pouted at me, saying that I didn’t name them for myself, who would dare to snatch them from the ancestors. He also said that I, a father, cannot be trusted, and you, a mother, never thought of them, so I can only count on someone who comes later, saying that I will give him an adoptive son, not to mention the past few years, but the next few decades. Even after a hundred years, he won't be hungry. I think this dream is too ridiculous..."

"It's not absurd, Your Majesty, what our child said is right. I never thought about it. They are getting older, eat too much, and don't have enough clothes to wear. Yes, yes, what the child said is right." She stood up and asked Running into the bedroom with her skirt on, the emperor wanted to follow in, but Gu Yun pulled the emperor, "Your Majesty, this..."

The emperor slapped his hand off, "Go back and prepare the sacrifices quickly. They are all your nephews. You can't favor one over the other. By the way, stand still and let me take a good look. I will draw a portrait of your sister later. Their brothers Third brother, I will use you as a manuscript, and my nephew as my uncle. This is a great idea. Hurry up, it’s getting late, you should be at the gate of the sleeping palace.”

Gu Yun was pushed out by the eunuchs, and walked out step by step, thinking that this is what it is, what is in the underworld, it is all a deceptive trick, and my sister actually believed it.

The emperor followed into the bedroom, the empress was rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and four or five court ladies were being directed around by her. The emperor saw her happy face, and couldn't bear to interrupt her.After a while, the queen suddenly came over and asked in a low voice, "Is the country's affairs so difficult? I want to find fast and good fabrics to sew clothes for the children."

"No, no, it's you...it's my fault. I forgot that you also love needlework. I haven't sent you these few years. It just so happens that there are Shu brocades that came as a tribute. He likes to wear bright red and green, and when he was a kid he said that people who wear red and green look like donkeys."

The queen gave him a blank look, "It's not that he doesn't want to wear red and green, but it's not that he doesn't want to wear red and green. It's embarrassing to point at your men's house and remember this. You go rest, I'll make it for the boss first, he is a brother, Only when you have an older brother can you have a younger brother. By the way, did your son tell you the size?"

"I said, seven feet three inches tall, looks a little thin..."

"Of course you're skinny if you're not full. I want to make up for them. By the way, their memorial tablets are in the Buddhist hall, Sister Lan. Sister Lan," an old court lady came in, and the queen took her hand, "Go, go to the imperial dining room Pass on steamed fish, by the way, I want two, the fourth child also likes it, but the second child doesn’t like fish. Hurry up, I’m going to put it in front of my son’s spirit seat.”

Sister Lan looked at the emperor, boldly said, "Your Majesty, you can't forget about Second Master, I remember Second Master likes to eat roast goose..."

"Let's just say that the old man is still using it. If you don't mention it, I will forget it. Go and go."

The emperor helped the queen to sit down, "I was thinking, I need quilts and mattresses, too. By the way, let someone prepare them first. I will go to pay my respects to the queen mother, and we will have dinner together when we come back."

When the queen heard it, "I'll go with you," she said in a low voice, "I was ignorant before, and I have to please her old man in the future. She always goes to the yin palace before me. If she thinks about my filial piety these days , it is also a good thing for our children to go there. What does your majesty say?"

The emperor nodded dully, "Yes, yes. The queen is always more considerate than I think." I am not as good as you.

For the first time, the wind direction in the palace changed.

I don't know how the emperor coaxed the queen. When the concubine stepped on the dawn to greet the queen, he saw the queen's bedroom was brightly lit.

On weekdays, it is dark inside and the door is closed, but something is wrong today.Under Hefei's signal, Licorice came to the gate of the palace, and said to the eunuch guarding the gate, "Can you tell me, the concubine Hefei from the Temple of Fragrance came to pay her respects."

The eunuch grinned at Licorice, "Wait, sister, I'll go in right away."

Licorice looked back and sat in the car with his concubine. The master and servant looked at each other, both of them were extremely puzzled.

Hong Tao arrived with the emperor's chariot, and Hefei's chariot quickly got out of the way.The emperor ran out with the dragon robe in his hands. As soon as he went out, he and his concubine met each other. Before he could speak, Hong Tao helped the emperor into the car and rushed to the car. The two eunuchs hurriedly buttoned the emperor's buttons.The car frame rushed towards the Golden Palace like the wind, the emperor was late for the court meeting.

After a while, the eunuch who was guarding the gate just now came out, "The Queen Empress Xuan and the Concubine Empress have an audience."

Concubine He hurriedly got out of the car, went in holding Licorice's hand, and found that the popularity here suddenly returned, eunuchs and maids shuttled constantly, this is the pomp of a royal empress.

The queen sat on it and said majestically, "When is this, all the concubines are here?"

Sister Lan looked at Concubine He in embarrassment, Concubine He still hasn't figured out what happened?I was so trembling that I didn't dare to sit down, I wished I could retract my head into my neck.

Seeing her appearance, the queen also knew that she was cowardly and cowardly.Snorting, "there are no rules in this palace, that's all, take care of them slowly, you follow me to pay your respects to the Queen Mother first. She must be respected by the old man."

In the past few days, Princess Anyang took her granddaughter and granddaughter, and under the pretext of "Xuan'er bids farewell to relatives on behalf of her mother", ran from this princess mansion to that palace. In short, in three days, all the clan relatives were greeted by her again.

Everyone collectively forgot what the queen has done for so many years.On the first day of the new year, all of them went to the palace to meet the queen.

No one talks about what the queen has done in the past few years without winking. Everyone is chatting awkwardly, talking about the flowers of the master and the poodle of the west. Even the children of the family dare not show off. child.The princess's family is worried that the queen will fall ill again.In short, everyone laughed at Yanyan, hello, hello, hello, everyone.

The queen was anxious to death, looking at the prince concubine of Chu, her mother looks like this, and the child she gave birth to is also fat, and it doesn't look good when she is fat.Look at the old prince's granddaughter-in-law, those peachy eyes, no way, such an undignified person can't give birth to dignified children...

The entire royal family went crazy, everyone finally stayed until the afternoon, and left the palace as quickly as possible, leaving only the concubines with stiff faces.

The queen flipped through the ledger, "It actually cost 500 taels of silver to replace a hundred bricks and tiles. Concubine Rong, did you buy silver bricks?"

Concubine Rong was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down, "The concubine doesn't understand this matter, it was reported in the inner palace newspaper, so the concubine used the seal."

In addition to Concubine Rong, the four concubines in charge of palace affairs in this palace have all knelt down.

The eunuch shouted outside, "The emperor is here", and the eyes of all the beauties in the palace were about to fall out of their sockets. The emperor who rescued the suffering, you finally came.