"I didn't expect you to be so sensible. It seems that it is an honor for the harem to have you in the harem." Although I knew that Zhao Biru's words were all about face, they were very useful and Nuan Si liked her quite a lot.
"I don't dare to be a minister." Zhao Biru lowered her head and carefully agreed.
"My hometown is in Wuzhou. This time I brought some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes from Wuzhou to the palace for my lady to taste." Zhao Biru turned around and took the plate from the maid's hand and said.
"It's rare that you are so thoughtful. I would like to express my gratitude." Nuan Si smiled lightly and motioned for Bao'er to take the cake.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite. Biru has just entered the palace and there are still many things that she doesn't understand. I would like to ask your Majesty for more teachings."
"Well, since she is my sister, I will take good care of her."
"My dear, please take your leave first." Zhao Biru stood up slightly, saluted and left.
"Mom, what do you think of this person?" Belle stepped forward and asked softly.
Nuan Si closed her eyes and said: "Either she is as humble and cowardly as she appears, or she is a very sophisticated person who is good at disguising, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger."
Belle's face showed a look of surprise: "Your Majesty, you are wise."
The canonization ceremony will be held in a few days
Only the emperor, the queen, the queen and the two concubines can participate, and even the third lady is not qualified to attend.
Nuan Si was dressed in a queen's formal dress, bright and moving, with a golden phoenix crown on her head, sitting on the right side of the emperor.
The nine beautiful ladies knelt down on the ground in a dignified manner...Song Ruyi was disqualified for offending the queen and stayed in the side hall.
"Queen, which one do you think is better?" The emperor asked the queen's opinion for the first time.
Nuan Si smiled and said, "Grandmaster Zhao's granddaughter is quite good. She is extremely talented and well-behaved."
The Queen Mother nodded towards Nuan Si. It seemed that the Queen Mother also intended to recommend Zhao Biru. After all, she was a member of an important minister's family.
"Well, then according to the Queen's wishes, Zhao Biru can be canonized as a beautiful woman." The emperor's words resounded throughout the hall, and Zhao Biru respectfully came out: "I thank the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen for their grace."
Then the emperor pointed his finger and named Su Moli, the daughter of the censor, as Su Cairen, and all the others became palace maids and stewards. She was also the least classy female official among the concubines.
The canonization ceremony can be said to have been hasty. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor did not intend to select the concubine. Hundreds of people participated in the election, but only two were selected in the end, and their positions were not very high. Zhao Biru also relied on being the Grand Master. She is the legitimate granddaughter, so she was canonized as a beauty.
As for Su Moli, the emperor didn't even open his eyes to look at her. He just pointed at her casually and acted perfunctorily.
Fangze Hall
The place had become deserted, and all the nine beautiful ladies had their own places to go. Only Song Ruyi, who had offended the queen at that time, was lying ill in bed and dying.
"Mrs. Lan is here."
Song Ruyi reluctantly stood up and wanted to kneel down, but Mrs. Lan supported her...
"Sister, there is no need to be polite. You are not feeling well. Please lie down quickly." Apart from being to the emperor, this was the first time Mrs. Lan was so gentle to an outsider. She was still a little failed draft girl.
"Thank you, Mrs. Lan." Song Ruyi said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, you girl has a really hard life. It's not good to offend anyone, but she is the only one to offend. She is not a kind person. If it weren't for the eunuch who ordered the execution to be merciful, I'm afraid you would be a scented soul by now. ." Mrs. Lan looked at Song Ruyi and said.
"Thank you so much for saving my life," Song Ruyi said out of breath.
"You don't need to thank me. I can't stand it anymore and can't bear it. Who doesn't know that I am the most kind-hearted person in the palace." Mrs. Lan said with neither red nor white face.
"The empress is so kind and kind, Ruyi has nothing to repay. I only wish to be a cow or a horse for the empress in the next life... Ahem." Ruyi said and kept coughing.
"Don't say such depressing words. Why is there no afterlife? This life is not over yet. If you really appreciate your kindness to me, you should get well soon and go to work for me."
"I thank you for not giving up, but I'm afraid my body won't be able to hold on for a few more days." Song Ruyi said, covering her heart.
Mrs. Lan turned around and said, "Doctor Wang, why don't you come in for consultation?"
"Yes, I obey." An old doctor in his sixties came in carrying a medicine box.
"Empress, slave..." Song Ruyi looked grateful.
"Stop talking, get well soon. I will come to visit you another day. You can rest here to recuperate these days. Doctor Wang will come to see you every day."
"Your Majesty, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness." Ruyi had tears in her eyes.
After walking out of the palace, Mrs. Lan stood next to the palace maid Cai Huan and said, "I don't understand why I didn't send the imperial doctor earlier since I knew Song Ruyi was sick."
Caihuan was Bai Ruolan's maid, and she always spoke very straightforwardly. When she asked like this, Mrs. Lan didn't blame her. Instead, she smiled and said, "If I hadn't come to save her at this time, how could she have remembered my kindness?"
Caihuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's it, your Majesty is really smart."
A few days later, when he heard that Song Ruyi, the failed draft girl of Fangze Palace, had been transferred to Youlan Yaju as a personal maid, Nuan Si just laughed it off and did not make any comments.
A few days later, a major event spread throughout the court. It was said that General Yu had caught a spy from Xiliang at the border. The spy had an important identity. It was said that he was the third son of Emperor Ming of Xiliang, the third prince Ling Feihu.
He is Ling Nuansi's third brother.
It is said that he intended to provoke a war between Nan Yu and Bei Xi, and he even had a letter of alliance with Bei Xi on him, which made Emperor Long Yan furious.
The harem is waiting to see the little queen's joke. After all, Ling Feihu is also the queen's biological brother. Although he is not born from the same mother, his blood is thicker than water.
Nuan Si had heard about it for a long time, but he was not panicked at all. Xiluan Palace was also calm, and there was no trace of being banned by the emperor as rumored.
"Empress, what should I do? Why do you think the third prince is so confused? He married Nan Yu and something like this happened." Bao'er looked around anxiously. Although she didn't know the third prince, she understood very well that if
If this happens, the Queen will definitely be implicated.
Nuan Si smiled contemptuously: "It's true that people are incompetent. It's not very good to live in Xiliang. Why does he want to provoke the other three countries and reap the benefits?"
Bao'er whispered in a low voice: "But when I was in Xiliang, I heard that the third prince is a talented person in governing the country."
"A talent for governing the country? A joke? If he were that powerful, would Xi Liang send me to marry him?" Nuan Si said disdainfully.
Speaking of Xiliang, she really didn't have any good impressions. It had been several years since they had been married, and no one from Xiliang had ever come to see her, let alone come to help her when she was in trouble. Fortunately, she had won a favor at the emperor's birthday.
Does the emperor reduce or reduce taxes on Xiliang?
When Bao'er saw his empress like this, he didn't say much...
The eunuch at the door announced that the Queen Mother was going to Fengyi Palace.
Nuan Si sighed, knowing that the Queen Mother must be doing this because of this. It seemed that someone was gossiping again...
"My son, I wish to express my regards to my mother." Nuansi knelt down.
"Well, get up." The Queen Mother said.
When she raised her head, she saw Zhong Lizui sitting next to the Queen Mother, her slightly bulging belly clearly visible...
That air of arrogance is not even comparable to that of the queen...
"Queen, the Ai family has recently heard about the spies in Xiliang. You must already know about it, right?"
"Well, I heard a little bit about it." Nuan Si said calmly.
"What do you mean by the Queen?" the Queen Mother asked unfriendlyly.
"After returning to his mother, Erchen thought, no matter whether this person is Erchen's third brother or not, the emperor and the Queen Mother must deal with him impartially. Although Erchen is the daughter of Xiliang, a married daughter is just like thrown water. Erchen
We are now members of Mo Yu's family, so everything must be done with Nan Yu's interests first. I kindly ask the queen mother not to take care of my son and deal with it impartially." Nuan Si's words were neither humble nor overbearing.
The Queen Mother looked slightly pleased: "It seems that the Ai family and the Emperor did not love you in vain. The Queen still knows the general situation."
Mrs. Cuiwei said with an unhappy look on her face: "Hey, your Majesty is really cruel. My third brother didn't even ask."
Nuan Si's face changed slightly and said: "I am not like Mrs. Cuiwei. I am a queen. Of course, I have to understand the general situation and put the overall situation first in everything. Although the third brother is my closest relative, it is difficult for me to leave, but since he
If you make a mistake, you will be punished, and I am willing to kill my relatives out of justice."
The righteousness of these words immediately struck Mrs. Cuiwei's lips, and the Queen Mother nodded in approval frequently. At this moment, the Emperor walked in.
"Concubine, please pay your respects to the emperor." Nuansi knelt down.
"Get up, the ground is cold." The emperor helped Nuansi up and looked at him affectionately.
"Nuansi, I heard what you just said. You are indeed a good queen of Nanyu. I am deeply gratified." The emperor held her hand tightly and said.
"These are all matters between the ministers and concubines, and the emperor does not need to worry about them." Nuan Si smiled lightly.
Since when will they start to disguise themselves like this, and wear masks to show off to others...
Nuansi only knew that she was tired, but she had the responsibility to protect those around her...
Xiluan Hall
Belle walked in quietly: "Mother, I heard that the third prince is currently in a prison and clamoring to see you."
Nuan Si continued to read the book and said, "I will not see him."
"But some courtiers in the court have begun to say that the empress is cruel and doesn't care about her brothers and sisters." Belle said worriedly.
Putting down the book with a snap, Nuan Si shouted angrily: "These old men, if I take charge of them, they will say that I protect my family and humiliate Nan Yu. If I don't care, I will say that I am cruel. What do you want?
"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Those ministers have been jealous of your Majesty's position for a long time. As long as your Majesty remains Queen for a day, they will not rest in peace."
"Don't push me too hard, otherwise the consequences will be serious." A cold light flashed in Nuan Si's eyes.
It was the first time Belle saw her expression like this, and she felt indescribably complicated. After staying in this palace for a long time, pure people would become corrupted, let alone the queen who was at the cusp of the storm, but she was also quite relieved.
, at least the empress can protect herself, and she will no longer be persecuted by others.
That night, the emperor stayed at Xiluan Palace. After the tenderness, he hugged her gently and said, "Nuansi, let's see your third brother tomorrow. He is so noisy that it hurts my ears."
Nuan Si smiled slightly: "It turns out that you also have weaknesses. Then if you bully me from now on, I will also make noises to you, making you unable to sleep well."
Mo Yu Wuhuan held Nuan Si's face: "It's good if you don't sleep, then we can do that and that every day."
Hearing this, Nuan Si's face turned red: "You're so bad, you know how to talk like me."
"Nuansi, are you happy being with me?"
Hearing this, Nuan Si was stunned. She had never thought about this question, because she didn't expect that the emperor would ask her, are you happy? What does happiness mean? Since he became the emperor and she became the queen, the leisure life in Prince Ning's Mansion has been
It's the end? What else is there to be happy about? But she can't say that, she can't anger him.
So he forced a smile and said: "I'm happy, you made me the queen, how can you not be happy?"
The emperor stroked her beautiful face and gently warmed it: "Whatever you want, I will give it to you."
Nuan Si closed her eyes and said secretly in her heart: I want to go home.
In jail the next day
Nuan Si, dressed in white, arrived quietly, looked at the man in the prison coldly and said, "Third brother, you're fine."