At exactly nine o'clock in the morning, Yinzhen and Nala came to Shangxiatianguang together. The princes, nobles, and the princes and princes who had been staying in the simple building all came out to perform the great ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.
After a mountain call, Yinzhen, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and Nala, who was wearing a golden phoenix robe, said together: "Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you, the Empress, for your kindness." After the ceremony, everyone stood up. Nalan Mei'er in the crowd raised her head with a complicated expression and looked at Yinzhen as the emperor. Until now, she is still very worried.
It’s hard to believe that the late emperor sat on that
It turned out that the one who took the throne was Yinzhen. Obviously the most suitable one was Yunzhen, but the late emperor refused to pass the throne to Yunzhen at any cost. The reason was that his biological mother was of humble origin. But in terms of family background, Yinzhen's biological mother was
No matter how high one's background can be.
In that compartment, Yinzhen also saw her, his eyes became blurred and lost in thought, and he could not take them back. It was not until Ling Ruo called out "Your Majesty" that he came back to his senses, smiled reluctantly at her and said: "Concubine Xi has arranged this place in an orderly manner.
Very good."
Ling Ruo sighed in his heart, so many years have passed, but Yinzhen still can't completely forget Nalan Meier. This is really a bad relationship, and he doesn't know how long he will be entangled with her.
Thinking like this, a flawless smile bloomed on his face, "Please take your seat, Your Majesty, the ice-play will begin soon."
"Okay." Yinzhen agreed briefly, and when he passed by Ling Ruo, he gently held her hand and asked her to go in with him to see the sky. Na Lashi's eyelids twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.
After Yinzhen sat down, all the concubines sat down one after another according to their positions, and everyone on the Jianlou side also took their seats.
After everything was settled, a eunuch holding a long whip walked to the lake covered with a thick layer of ice. The long whip struck the ice hard, and then he stepped back after nine strokes, indicating that the ice play had officially begun.
All clan members under the age of thirty are allowed to participate in this ice competition. Before the competition begins, these people change into the colors of the Eight Flags uniforms and walk on the ice according to the colors.
Then came the dragon and lion dances, dancing vigorously amidst the lively sounds of gongs and drums. Regardless of the dragon, the two lions danced really well, and their movements were flexible without losing the power of the lions. Yinzhen praised him frequently,
He said to Ling Ruo next to him: "Those lion dancers are very good, better than what I have seen before. I will reward each of them with twenty taels of silver later."
Ling Ruoyan smiled and said: "The emperor should wait until they finish dancing before deciding whether to reward them with twenty taels."
Yinzhen looked at Ling Ruo who meant something and said, "Listening to what you said, it seems that I didn't reward you enough?"
Ling Ruo shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't say anything, but I only have twenty taels per person. For a lion dancer, it seems a bit short."
Nala on the other side lowered his head and peeled the fragrant peanuts one by one. After peeling off the rough and uneven shells, he peeled off the layer of red clothes and put them on a small plate. "Twenty taels of silver is worth
Of course it’s not much for us, but for ordinary people
It is said that it is enough for their expenses for a year. They can earn twenty taels of silver from a lion dance, which is really a small fortune. To say that more rewards may not be a good thing for them, doesn't Concubine Xi hear that?
"Every man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade." These eight words."
Ling Ruo didn't distinguish anything, but bowed humbly and said: "The Queen has taught me a lesson, it is my concubine who spoke nonsense."
Nala placed a small plate filled with seven or eight peanuts in front of Yinzhen, smiled forgivingly and said: "I am just reminding you, how can it be called a lesson? Concubine Xi must not take it to heart. Your Majesty
Letting you take care of the affairs of the harem means trusting you. Don’t say too much or too little about the things in the harem.
But it is not an easy task to control everything well, especially the various expenses in the palace. Dozens of taels of silver are naturally not visible in such a huge palace, just a few bird's nests, a few cups of ginseng.
The soup is gone, but that doesn't mean it can be wasted at will. Concubine Xi is always younger."
Ling Ruo lowered his head and said nothing, but Yinzhen said: "It's just a small reward of silver, how can the queen talk so much. Besides, I see that Concubine Xi has done an excellent job these days, saving the places that need to be used.
Yes, even this time it’s time to move the palace and hold a wedding party, so I didn’t use much more money than usual.”
Mo'er spoke quickly at the side: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Originally, we had to use several thousand taels of extra silver this month. Later, the master was afraid that too much silver would be used, which would make things difficult for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he took the initiative to reduce his own expenses.
Half of it."
Ling Ruo raised her eyes and shouted sharply: "How can the emperor allow a slave like you to talk too much, and why don't you kneel down and slap your own mouth!"
Seeing that Ling Ruo was angry, Mo'er didn't dare to say anything. He knelt down with an aggrieved look, then raised his hand and slapped himself. After a few slaps, Yinzhen said: "Okay, get up."
Ling Ruo refused to agree and said: "Your Majesty, Mo'er is so unruly, how can we spare her lightly?"
Yinzhen did not agree with this, but said: "Concubine Xi, although Mo'er is rude, it is also out of the heart of protecting the Lord. As the saying goes, loyalty is rare, even for this loyalty, you should not be punished severely.
she."
"Since the emperor has spoken, I will spare Mo'er this time." With that said, he ordered Mo'er to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you, Master, for your kindness." After thanking him in this way, Mo'er dared to get up.
Yinzhen felt distressed again and shook Ling Ruo's hand and said: "You have reduced the expenses in your palace, why don't you tell me, besides, it was my idea to move the palace and Bingxi, it doesn't matter if I spend a few thousand taels more.
, why bother you alone!"
Ling Ruo's face turned slightly red, and she withdrew her hand and said, "Your Majesty has already said that I don't feel any pain." After that, she stood up and saluted the stiff-faced Nala, and said sincerely: "I am in charge of the Sixth Palace.
It won't be long before things are done, and it is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings. If I do something wrong in the future, please ask the empress to give me some advice, and I will definitely remember it in my heart."
"Concubine Xi is humble." Nala smiled uncomfortably, stretched out her cold hands to help Ling Ruo stand up and said: "I was afraid that you were young and would indulge in extravagance and waste, so I just said a few words; now I can hear
With Mo'er's words, I have no doubts anymore."
Although through her sleeves, Ling Ruo could still feel the trembling of Nala's fingers. It must have been extremely unwilling for Nala to say these words, but she had to say it because she wanted to remain in Yinzhen's heart.
Her dignified and gentle image is her greatest reliance on maintaining her position as queen, and she must not lose it.
Ling Ruo sneered in her heart. With this ability to remain calm, she was worthy of her position in the middle palace for so many years. It's just that such a queen is sad. In front of the person closest to her, she doesn't even have a trace of love.