[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

Jiang Heng was sorting out his study notes.

The lights are quite bright, and she is making fabric cards and color cards by the light: whenever she breaks the used satin, she will ask people to leave two palm-sized pieces, which are sewn on the cotton board with considerable thickness by seaming method. Paper, and write down the place of origin, type, year, and color of the clothing material in small characters next to it.

Then one is stored by color, and one is stored by type of clothing.For future reference.

Thank myself for getting out the loose-leaf book first, it is easy to classify and summarize.

At this time, Jiang Heng wrote "In the first year, Gu Gurong (lanrong), tribute to Zhili Governor's Mansion, rice and white Ruyi patterns." Thinking of what the Queen Mother said, it was not sheep's wool, but a kind of wool from the Northwest. Walking goats, took the very thin inner fleece of its body and wove it with thread.

She touched the material again, and it felt like a modern cashmere sweater, delicate and smooth, and the wool was thin and warm.

So I wrote on the paper again, goats go to the northwest (Lanzhou is prolific).

Qiu Xue was by her side, and seeing her patiently handling these scraps of clothing, she couldn't help saying: "Master, the Empress Dowager has mentioned that there will be a horse race since she came to the hunting garden here. Didn't you also learn how to ride a horse? Bring riding clothes!"

Jiang Heng was still fiddling with her color cards, and casually said something that Qiu Xue didn't quite understand.

"I'm in the planning team, so I can't do the planning."

"Their men hunt deer all day long. We just sit in the tent and wait for meat. We are too lazy. There are many concubines who can ride horses. Aijia thought, and asked the eunuchs to bring some docile deer and sheep. We Also draw the bow like before. The Ai family is also happy to see it."

The Empress Dowager called Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu over, and they were not surprised when they officially talked about the Jockey Club.

With a smile, Concubine Xi turned half sideways and asked the Empress Dowager respectfully: "If the empress wants to have a good time, and don't think the concubines are dull, the concubines and concubine Yu will arrange to go."

The Empress Dowager smiled at her and said, "Why, don't you guys try it out?" Then she said to Concubine Yu: "When you first arrived at the hunting garden, didn't you choose a bay red horse?"

Concubine Yu didn't know what the Empress Dowager meant, so she just declined politely: "Your Majesty, you think highly of your concubines. This is the place for younger sisters. The concubines are old. I found it new, so I asked the horse-training servant to bring the pony over, and after trying to ride for half a day, my waist became sore and my back hurt, so I dared not go any more.”

The Empress Dowager took another look at Jiang Heng who was sitting below, and said kindly, "You have been with Ai's family for a few days, and on the day of the horse race, you have to change your clothes and go down to relax."

Jiang Hengxin said: You said that I have been with you for several days, and everyone is familiar with each other, so why are you still fishing for me.

Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu both looked at their teacups at the same time when they heard the words, and then listened to Jiang Heng's answer with pricked ears: The empress dowager is just pretending, I wonder if the nobleman can react?Don't be imprisoned by the queen mother for a few days and feel anxious, and be anxious to be favored by the queen mother. The queen mother pretends to let go and jumps out in a hurry.

I only heard the nobleman say generously: "The concubine is not good at riding, so I have to walk around on horseback. Horse racing is really impossible. Moreover, the concubine twisted her foot a few days ago, so she doesn't dare to get on the horse."

When the Queen Mother heard the words, she said regretfully: "It's a pity." The voice changed: "In that case, you go with Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu, and also learn the rules and arrangements of banquets in this palace, it will be useful in the future. "

Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu were a little surprised when they heard the words: The empress dowager is... wanting to train trustworthy nobles to be housekeepers?

The three of them responded together.Just as they were about to leave together, Aunt Wu Ya came in again to report the arrival of Horqin's great lama. The queen mother waved first: "Your trustee, please stay first. When the great lama comes, there must be new stories. When he leaves, you Find Concubine Xi and the others."

The Empress Dowager herself didn't feel it, but Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu were listening, and they also let the "trustworthy people stay". The Empress Dowager's words now have some familiarity and intimacy, as if leaving behind a younger girl from a relative's family to eat fruit Hearing a playful tone.

Hearing this, Jiang Heng smiled back and said, "The concubine first go get the loose-leaf album with sandalwood patterns."

The Empress Dowager assigned a mission to the Great Lama of Horqin: to collect anecdotes about karma, Buddhism, and theories on the grassland, and tell her about them.But the queen mother just listened to it and was afraid of forgetting, so she asked someone to write it down, saying that she would tell the concubines to listen to it when she went back.

The Empress Dowager's eyesight was getting blurred, and Aunt Wu Ya couldn't write very well. Jiang Heng just filled in the vacancy and was responsible for recording the story meeting every day.

When Jiang Heng heard the words, he was also happy to stay behind: "Okay, I have another story to listen to."

She also knew that this big lama must be a pious person and not a storyteller, but the so-called wine smell is also afraid of deep alleys. There are many eminent monks in Mongolia who are proficient in Buddhism, and those who are not good at words can only become unknown monks.Generally, the well-known masters and lamas are proficient in multi-ethnic languages, good-looking and very good at talking, and they pass on the truth one by one. The play is much better.

So Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu retired first.

As soon as she walked out of the range of the queen mother's tent, Concubine Xi felt that someone bumped her arm, and when she turned around, she saw Concubine Yu cast a small look at her.

"It's said that the Empress Dowager keeps the honored person by her side these days to beat him. She is afraid of another year's noble concubine, so Yan Mi stares at the beating. But I see, the Empress Dowager treats the nobleman very well. What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Concubine Xi was speechless: The two entered the palace at about the same time, although they had always had a competitive relationship, let alone close, they still understood each other's temperament.

Concubine Yu has been unable to hide her temper since she entered the palace.

Concubine Xi Fang Fangzheng replied: "The empress dowager is kind and just, she treats the nobles very well, and treats all the concubines in the harem very well."

Concubine Yu looked at the prairie with no one around, only two animals with four hooves wandering in the distance, I don't know if it was a deer or a sheep, and she became speechless: "Sister Xi Concubine, we are also in the same house for ten years Damn, really, you've never had a single word of truth to me."

Concubine Yu even raised her foot and kicked a stone in the grass: "It's okay to tell the truth once in a while. It's not a crime of beheading. We are all pointing at our son now. Would I be wrong for a sentence and a half?" Just go to the empress dowager and tell the emperor about you? For the sake of Hong Zhou, I wish I could be friendly with everyone, lest I offend anyone who doesn’t know, and Hong Zhou will suffer. Do I want to offend you extra?"

Concubine Xi showed a little smile.

Concubine Yu's temperament may be because she feels that everyone in the palace speaks implicitly but not revealingly, which is extremely uncomfortable, but Concubine Xi is very used to it and very comfortable.What is the meaning of speaking clearly? People who understand understand themselves.Everyone is politely whitewashing peace, maybe it is really peace.

She ignored Concubine Yu's complaints and said: "Okay, let's go back. This concubine's horse race is not easy to handle. This is not the palace, and there are not so many old files for you to find, so I have to find Lieyuan to serve the old man." Palace servants, please ask if there are any old rules."

Concubine Yu sometimes felt very lonely and scared. Her son was in the No. [-] Gandong Institute, and she was sitting in the Xianfu Palace by herself.When they met, they were precious and joyful, but in the rest of the time, she was always caught up in her mother's endless worries and misses about her son.

She wanted to talk more with Concubine Xi who was in the same sickness, like people soaked in cold water, with a company of ups and downs, each other can feel at ease.

But Concubine Xi never confides any truth to anyone, when Concubine Yu talked about her worries about her son, Concubine Xi straightened her eyebrows and said: "It is also the rule of the palace that the princes are sent to Qiandong No. [-], and the ancestors The rules laid down have their own profound meaning.”

It's simply 'Concubine Xi used the invulnerable to you'.

Concubine Yu really can't do anything with her, forget it, if you can't find your little partner, just splash around in the water by yourself.

The two discussed a few more words, and each went to find the seasoned eunuch and maid.

When Jiang Heng was listening to strange people and strange things in front of the Queen Mother, Guo Shi was walking around in his tent nervously.

The Empress Dowager is going to hold a horse race, watching young concubines ride horses, drive deer, and play polo, and things have spread like wildfire.

They all knew the Queen Mother's intentions.

Guo Shi is not an arrogant person. Among the newcomers, she feels that everyone has their own merits, but when it comes to riding skills, Guo Shi is very confident, and she must be the best one.

Even because she was exposed to too much sun when she was a child, she still had a little red mark after sunburn on her cheeks. No matter how many precious skin-nourishing pearl creams Er Niang used for her, it couldn't completely disappear.

Fortunately, her skin color is relatively healthy so it doesn't show.

Her riding skills are fine, but her problem is whether she should be in the limelight at this time.

"Let's go, go to Mrs. Concubine Yu and ask."

Mrs. Guo arrived at the right time, another day, Concubine Yu might not be willing to tell her the truth.But today, Concubine Yu failed to communicate with Concubine Xi again, and she was rarely willing to say a few more words to Guo Shi, who came to ask her advice sincerely.

"Why? You don't want to stand out at the race meeting?"

Guo Shi bit his lip.She had only seen the emperor from afar, she couldn't appreciate the emperor's kindness, she just felt afraid, Ma Jiashi and Zhou promised to take turns to have troubles, she was afraid that her own carelessness would hurt her family.

Especially this time, the queen mother circled the nobles so that they could not stand out.

If she wants to show off, in the emperor's mind, will she be the same as Zhou Xu?

"Miss Yu, although I don't study much, little Ama Erniang raised me like a boy, and she knows how to deal with the world. For example, when I love riding and shooting, Erniang thinks that I should be quiet and delicate, So I took my beloved little red horse away, and only gave me the embroidered book and some female training. Although I knew in my heart that Er Niang was doing it for my own good, I couldn't be happy."

"I was so upset that I even cut the book "Women's Rules"." Guo has always been cheerful, and rarely smiled bitterly: "When the book is cut, I cut it and buy it outside. But now I am like that book, What if the emperor doesn't like it, and he also punishes me because I show off?"

Geng personally picked jasmine flowers to make scented tea with a small silver clip.

Hearing what Mrs. Guo said to her, she simply asked: "Then you mean to hide clumsiness? But don't forget, what kind of eyesight is the Empress Dowager, so don't make her unhappy."

Guo was distressed: "I... have one more thing. I owed a little favor to Mr. Xin in Chuxiu Palace before. Now she was implicated by Ma Jia's affairs, and she was left innocent by the Queen Mother. Don't get ahead of me. If I take advantage of this moment to show off in front of the emperor, I always feel a little sorry for her."

Concubine Yu raised her head, stared at Mrs. Guo for a long while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Oh, I think I'm a strange person in this palace, but I didn't expect you to be weirder than me. You've never been stupefied."

Guo Shi was a little uneasy.

Concubine Yu is in a good mood: Mrs. Guo has a little love for her, and now she lives with her, and they are neighbors who cannot move away.

Guo Shi is a sincere girl, far better than a calculating one.

Jiang Heng is learning how to do team building.

Speaking of coming to the Mulan paddock, it was as if she had temporarily joined the Propaganda and Organization Department, either for the emperor to arrange a family banquet, or for the queen mother to organize a horse race.

Jiang Heng felt that he had become a member of the team building organization.

Neither Concubine Xi nor Concubine Yu are difficult people to get along with.Jiang Heng followed them to prepare for the horse race, and by the way, he recognized the excellent chefs in the palace.

Although the emperor travels in a huge team, compared to the Forbidden City, it is still light and simple.

This time, the master chefs who were ordered to accompany them are all dragons and phoenixes in the kitchen, each with their own special dishes. While ensuring the emperor's appetite, they must also ensure that the emperor hosts a banquet to entertain the princes of various Mongolian ministries without loss of etiquette. Meals for the queen mother and concubines are ready.

Without a few brushes, it is absolutely impossible to mix into this accompanying team.

By the way, Concubine Yu taught Jiang Heng the living experience of the people who came here: "Nowadays, the eunuchs and maids in your palace, you can choose two with your eyes open, and let them learn a thing or two from the master master who suits your taste. It is not for them. If you want to be a chef, but you need hot soup and noodles at night, you don’t have to worry about it.”

"These masters are afraid of teaching their peers, but they are not afraid of teaching the concubines and concubines. They still like it. The master is used to a certain taste, so naturally he will order more food for them."

"Naturally you don't think that in summer, everything you want is delivered hot, but it will be uncomfortable in winter. All the meat and vegetables, after being carried all the way by the palace people, are all floating with white suet. If there is no hot pot to reheat it , just heated it with a small stove, but there are still oily flowers floating on it, you will definitely lose your appetite when you see it." Yu Concubine smiled and said: "She is a clever woman who can't cook without rice, don't be like that, you have both rice and cooking, no coincidence woman."

Jiang Heng felt that he had become a sponge, absorbing all kinds of knowledge and knowledge about living in the palace.

The empress dowager and the emperor sat in the bright yellow tent.

The Empress Dowager also invited the Eldest Princess to play together today, giving the Eldest Princess a chance to get along with the Emperor's younger brother.Even if they are blood relatives, they have to keep in touch with each other, only when they meet each other can they have a deep affection, and if they don't see each other for a long time, even the best affection will fade away.

The emperor's time is precious, of course he also met his sister when he came to Mongolia, but he didn't talk much in private.The eldest princess and her children are waiting for the emperor to take care of her and promote her to be the king, so of course she is willing to have more contact with the emperor.

The Empress Dowager specially invited the Eldest Princess this time to make up for the psychological shadow she caused on the Eldest Princess when she failed to show off her children last time.

It was only ten days since we saw each other, but the emperor felt that there was an indescribable change in Mr. Xin's charm.

Among all the concubines, her clothes are not particularly outstanding.

After all, all these young concubines, except Jiang Heng, have to participate in the Jockey Club.In order to stand out, their riding clothes are mostly red, and the concubines of the mother’s family who are related to Mongolia specially dress up as Mongolian girls in order to be unique. The silver ornaments, turquoise, agate, coral and other colors on the braids collide beautifully. Things are very conspicuous.

Jiang Heng was wearing a homely tea white shirt and skirt, and stood quietly beside the queen mother.

The emperor felt that she seemed to be gentle and calm.

If Jiang Heng knew the emperor's psychology, he had to say: Whoever studies every day, his head is full of fresh knowledge, will also 'calm down'.

In front of the empress dowager and the emperor's bright yellow tent is the racetrack of the Jockey Club.

Since there is a game, there must be a referee and a timekeeper.

The queen mother circled a pasture as far as she could see, and had someone draw a line with white lime in advance, and asked the concubines to ride on horseback three times to see who would finish first.

"The Ai family has also prepared a lottery, waiting for you to pick it up, just let go of the game."

Jiang Heng suddenly had the feeling that when he was participating in a sports meeting at school, the headmaster would say: "Students must compete to show their level and style".

Can't help but smile.

The banquet in the palace, no matter how big or small, has one purpose that can never be wrong, that is, the emperor will always sit at the top and the middle.

Even if the queen mother is his own mother, there is no exception, and she must sit under the emperor's side.

The Empress Dowager was sitting on the east side slightly lower than the Emperor.Jiang Heng was standing behind the empress dowager, so she could be seen from the corner of the eye of the emperor when she smiled like this.

The emperor felt relieved: Fortunately, she has a good nature and can always be happy.I couldn't ride a horse by myself, so I resolved it.

The Empress Dowager waited for the emperor to take her seat, and Concubine Xi was standing at the starting point, holding a colored flag in her hand to be in charge of the start. Concubine Yu was arranged to stand at the finish line, to see if the concubines had reached the finish line on horseback, to ensure that there was no favoritism. , Jiang Heng was kept by the Queen Mother to record.

Concubine Yu jokingly said: "It can be seen that concubines are not likable, and they are sent to stand far away by themselves."

The queen mother laughed when she heard this: "Then why don't Caitou prepare a copy for you first?"

Concubine Yu sat on the horse after coaxing the queen mother to be happy, and walked slowly to the finish line.Small tents, tables, chairs and fruit were prepared there early.

Concubine Yu had no choice but to put a veil on herself: The Empress Dowager is interested in watching horse races, and everyone has to accompany her.

She stood guard at the end point, and the young concubines came one after another. If she didn't wear the top, she might look ashamed.

Concubine Yu was not prepared to compete for favor in front of the emperor, but she was also not prepared to lose face in front of the emperor with a 'dusty face like frost'.

And the Queen Mother herself specially brought a "telescopic mirror" bought by Guangzhou Thirteen Lines from a Dutch businessman, so that she could observe carefully the concubines who were riding and shooting.Holding up the binoculars, she casually expresses her thoughts to Jiang Heng, and asks Jiang Heng to record whoever has the best riding posture will be awarded a prize for the most beautiful posture later; besides, whoever has the most novel riding outfit, you can do the same next time all over.

The queen mother held up the binoculars and looked at the concubine who was riding a horse in the distance with great interest.But it was a bit dark under the lights, and things nearby could not be seen.

For example, Jiang Heng could feel that the eyes of the previous emperor fell on her from time to time.

The number of times was so frequent that Jiang Heng even started the small theater mode in his mind.

She felt that this situation was very similar to "The CEO's mother chose a concubine for her son, but the CEO flirts with the secretary next to his mother for the song" kind of Begonia book.

After the big frame came out, Jiang Heng continued to perfect his own small theater in his mind: a cocktail party where the old lady of the Ai Group appeared with the current head of the Ai Group, ready to pick out his daughter-in-law.However, when she was socializing in the crowd holding up her goblet, her son's eyes fell on the little secretary behind her who was like a shadow...

She was distracted for a while, and when she was awakened by the exclamation, she realized that a concubine seemed to have fallen from the horse.Because they fell near the finish line, everyone wore similar clothes, and Jiang Heng couldn't tell the difference for a moment.

There was still a eunuch riding a horse over to see, and then came back quickly to report: "Go back to the Lord Long Live, go back to the Empress Dowager, Guo Changzai's horse turned around in a hurry, and the rein in Guo Changzai's hand slipped and fell off."

Jiang Heng's heart skipped a beat, he was very worried that something might happen to Mrs. Guo.

The Queen Mother immediately asked, "Is there any serious problem?"

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Guo Changzai asked the servant to report that she is fine except for some pain in her ankle. She can still mount the horse."

Sure enough, after a while, Guo Changzai came back on his horse again, but his speed slowed down a lot, and he was careful when dismounting.

Immediately after that, she came forward to salute the queen mother: "The concubine is impatient, and originally wanted to win the lottery, but her hand slipped for a while. It disturbed the queen mother's interest."

The queen mother smiled and said: "It's fine, just sit down and have a rest. Aijia saw that your riding skills are beautiful."

Guo lowered her head and said embarrassedly: "The concubine is thinking that her riding skills are not bad, so she intends to win the first prize, and make the Long Live Lord and the Queen Mother laugh."

The queen mother ordered someone to help her down to rest.

Because of Guo's demise, Jiang Heng thought about half of the small theater, and then abandoned it.

However, when she was holding on to the teapot to pour tea for the queen mother, she heard the emperor knock on the table: "Pour me a cup too."

When Jiang Heng went to pour tea, he saw the emperor continued to light it casually, while staring at her for two seconds.

The time is not long, and others may not be able to see anything.

But the more Jiang Heng got in touch with the emperor, the more he understood.Knowing that this is not his usual look, this look seems to have a deep meaning, a bit of a flirtatious look.

The small theater in Jiang Heng's mind continued to play out.

Before noon, the first "Queen's Glory Cup" Jockey Club in Mulan Hunting Garden came to an end.

The participating young concubines will each receive a prize, the worst being a consolation prize.

It doesn't matter what the lottery is, the important thing is that when they come up to receive the reward from the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will ask them to report their title and name again.

Speaking of the fact that the emperor slipped away during the draft, he had never met most of the girls here, and it was the first time he saw them today.

In other words, the Queen Mother insisted on holding this horse race meeting to give the newcomers a chance to introduce themselves in front of the emperor.

After that...whatever happens after that, the Empress Dowager is not going to take care of it, and really shouldn't take care of it anymore.

It's not always clear where she arranged for the emperor to live.

At today's horse race, the concubines also introduced themselves and praised their equestrian skills. Because it is on the grassland, they also dress in different colors. Let them play and look beautiful as they like.The most important thing is that the empress dowager has stayed by her side for the trustworthy people whom the emperor likes recently and did not let her stand out - if this is the case, these newcomers are still not in the emperor's eyes, and the empress dowager has nothing to do.

That night, when Jiang Heng returned to his tent, his hair was still slightly damp.

The palace is no better than the palace, and the pasture is no more convenient than the palace.Not to mention that there were far fewer accompanying palace people than in the palace, the temperature difference between day and night on this grassland was huge, and it was inconvenient for the concubines to wash their hair and bathe in their own spacious tents. If the hot water and temperature were not enough, it would be easy to get wind and cold.

So in the concubine's tent circle, two mini tents were set up, and charcoal fire and hot water were prepared in the afternoon, keeping the warmth like clouds and mist at all times - equivalent to a small bathroom in the grassland version.

Jiang Heng just came back from the shower.

Her hair was thick and thick, and it was not easy to dry, so she dried it to eighty percent, then put on a cloak with a hood, and went back to her tent, ready to dry slowly.

On the road to the concubine's camp area, there are eunuchs on duty, and there are big lanterns on the vertical poles, which are as bright as two rows of street lights, and there is no need to light up extra lights when walking on the road.

Qiuxue followed her, seeing their tents dimly lit from a distance, Qiuxue smiled and said, "I'm afraid Qiushuang has fallen asleep. Look at the darkness in our tent, most of the lights are probably out. This girl is still asleep. I do not know."

On this grassland, everything is more convenient than in the palace, and they are much busier as maids than in the palace. Needing water, food, and daily items are all more laborious than in the palace, and they have to run more There are many roads, and if the amount of exercise exceeds the standard every day, people are prone to sleepiness.

Jiang Heng laughed and said, "You guys are really tired in the past half month. It is estimated that in ten days and a half months, the emperor will drive back to the palace. When I go back, I will give you two days off, and each of you will have another month. monthly money."

Qiu Xue hurriedly said: "It is our duty to serve the master well, so it deserves a lot of rewards." Saying this, her heart felt warm.

Jiang Heng has also worked as a grassroots worker, and even now he is a worker to some extent.

The happiness brought by this extra bonus is sometimes not just the actual value of how many things the money can buy, but also the psychological and emotional value of "flying windfall" plus the recognition of one's own labor.

"In our palace, there are rewards for hard work and meritorious service, and punishment for mistakes. You and Qiushuang are the highest-ranking maids in the palace. Of course, we have to start with you." Jiang Heng thought, and he can list them when he returns. An attendance sheet or a reward and punishment sheet or the like.

The two walked while chatting, and when they got to the tent, Qiu Xue opened the felt curtain, and sure enough, she saw that the lamp near the door was lit alone, and it was dark on the other side of the half-partitioned sleeping bed, and the room was completely silent.

It is said that Qiushuang is not such a careless person.

Jiang Heng suddenly had a strange premonition: Could it be...

She also didn't want Qiu Xue to go inside to light the lamp, but she clinging to the candlestick and walked inside.Sure enough, in a place where the light was dim and almost merged into the darkness, I saw the emperor's familiar figure sitting there.

He looked at Jiang Heng in the lights: "Are you back?"

Jiang Heng was fine, but Qiu Xue was startled when he heard the man's voice suddenly, then he reacted, and quickly retreated to meet Qiu Shuang outside.

The emperor first raised his hand and made a quiet movement, then pointed to the dark place: "I came here like this, and I didn't have anyone to drive me around. I just wanted to save you from being embarrassing in front of the empress, so I came like this."

He also picked up his pocket watch and looked at the time: "I was on time, but you came back, two quarters of an hour later than what I agreed with you."

Jiang Heng tried hard to recall when the emperor made an appointment with her.

Then she remembered that when she was pouring tea, the emperor randomly tapped his fingers twice on the table, and there was that meaningful look in his eyes.Could that be the meaning of the second watch, he will come?

This is simply the guesswork of Patriarch Bodhi and Sun Dasheng.

The emperor waved to her and asked her to put down the lampstand: "Be careful, don't let the lamp oil burn your hands." When Jiang Heng put it down, the candle oil flickered and flickered, but it was extinguished.

The moment the candlelight was extinguished, it suddenly turned from light to darkness. Jiang Heng felt that it was extremely dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything clearly for a while, so he just stood still and didn't dare to move.

However, soon, she felt the emperor reaching out to hold her hand.

His voice was as stable and low as ever, with a slight hoarseness. In the darkness, it was like the sound of fine sand rubbing against the ear, or like the waves of the ocean in the darkness, with a hidden and surging calm. .

"Don't be afraid, go forward."

Jiang Heng walked two steps along the emperor's lead, and the shadowy outlines of the objects in the tent gradually appeared in front of his eyes.

"The concubine goes..."

"There is no need to light the lamp."

The voices of the two collided in the darkness, and then they smiled at the same time.The emperor asked her to sit beside him, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, I'll be asleep in a while, there's no need to light the lamp."

After the emperor let go of her hand, he touched her hair: "It's still a little damp. As I said before, wet hair is easy to cause headaches, not to mention it's very cold at night on the grassland."

Because it is in the dark night, people's movements are cautious and slow, which carries a different kind of tenderness.

Jiang Heng's voice also became very soft unconsciously because of the night: "The concubine came back with a hood and a cloak, and she didn't dare to blow the wind at all."

The two of them just sat in the dark for a while, and spoke a few words in a low-key manner, but they were just casual conversations without any content.

The emperor suddenly said: "When you come here next time, you can change into the riding outfit I picked for you."

Jiang Heng said hello.

The next morning, Jiang Heng was awakened by Qiushuang.

The sky was already bright, and there was no trace of the emperor staying overnight in the tent.Jiang Heng almost thought he was having a dream, because of the small theater in his mind, he dreamed of the strange dream of the emperor entering the concubine's tent at night.

But when Qiu Xue came in with water and a warm smile on her face, Jiang Heng knew that she was not dreaming—Qiu Xue's point of happiness was very accurate, as long as her master was favored, her face would be sunny.

"Master, don't worry, what happened last night was personally arranged by Eunuch Su. It is said that the people who were on duty here yesterday were all from the front of the imperial court, and their mouths were the tightest." Qiu Xue recalled the past and added: "There will be no horses. Like that, Mrs. Jia can easily inquire about the whereabouts of the master, and even sue the Empress Dowager."

Seeing Qiu Xue vowed: No one will know what happened last night, Jiang Heng still had some illusions, and thought about it seriously: Wait, my relationship with the emperor is still a serious relationship between the emperor and the concubine.

Seeing that Jiang Heng was still hugging the quilt and sitting on the couch, Qiu Xue couldn't help urging: "Although the master is tired, you should get up... The queen mother sent someone over early in the morning, saying that there will be a lama to give lectures today, so let the master follow the instructions." Go to the empress dowager's place in the past."

Qiu Xue looked at the time clock: "The slaves also want to let the master sleep for a while, but it's really time to get up now."

Jiang Heng slightly patted his cheek and cheered himself up: "Get up!"

Isn't it the liver?It's not like she didn't have the experience of staying up late to finish a project and going to a company meeting the next day to report.

On this day, Jiang Heng was still conscientiously studying with the Queen Mother.

Fortunately, the queen mother never stays up late, and after dinner, Jiang Heng can get off work on schedule.

Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager asked her to accompany her to dinner, and she did not ask her to stand and hold the bowls and plates, but to sit down and eat together. Seeing that Jiang Heng was a little restrained at first, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Eat food in the palace." After decades, the Ai family no longer has any appetite, but seeing that you have a good appetite and a good appetite, the Ai family also thinks it is sweeter. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the Ai family saw that you put various flavors I took a bite out of the zongzi, which shows that it’s good to be young. The Ai family doesn’t dare to eat glutinous rice anymore.”

After Jiang Heng listened to it at that time, the words 'innately strong' suddenly appeared in his mind.

How should I put it, this body is really good.Changing seasons, changing weather, being tired, and traveling far away, after half a year, after going through this series of things, Jiang Heng is still alive and kicking, without any discomfort in his body.

But in good health, she is not a superman.

Tired or very tired, today must rest early!However, when Jiang Heng had just washed up and was about to go to sleep, she suddenly saw that two candles outside were extinguished, and she felt a little bit in her heart: "No way, no way."

Soon, the emperor's face appeared in the darkness, with a comforting smile on his lips: "I came earlier today, so I can talk to you more."

In the eyes of the emperor, Mr. Xin's expression at that moment was very complicated. To sum it up, he was so 'moved' that he almost cried.

Jiang Heng is speechless: During the day, he learns experience from the senior ministers of the "front and back palace department"; at night, he works overtime with the current big boss and stays up late to explore the knowledge of human nature.

I thought I was dedicated enough.

But you mother and son are too much, you can kill me!

For the first time, Jiang Heng had the urge to lie flat without curling up.

Until the next day, seeing the Queen Mother happily ordering barbecue with fruit tea, life was extremely happy, Jiang Heng felt: Help me up, I can still live.