"Yesterday afternoon, the palace received a batch of gifts from Songkhla and Lanfang. Later I will ask the people in the attendant's room to select some of the new raw silk and tea produced this year and send them to your palace."
Li Mingyuan looked at the women standing in front of him and said gently.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
After the queen bowed and saluted, she thanked: "The weather is getting colder, and the sisters are still wearing summer clothes. I heard that the raw silk from Jiangnan is of high quality, so I just used the raw silk gifted by your majesty and asked the female workers in the textile factory to make it."
Some thicker skirts and tops were given to several sisters to keep out the cold."
"Queen, thank you for your hard work in running the harem."
Li Mingyuan nodded and said: "At the end of March, the army and navy will conduct joint military exercises. At that time, I will go out of the palace to inspect the exercises and actual training of the army and navy. I may have to leave Chang'an for half a month. After I leave, the queen will have more things to do in the palace.
Thank you for your trouble."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I and my sisters will manage the affairs of the palace properly and will not cause any trouble to Your Majesty."
After the Queen replied, she continued: "Your Majesty goes out of the palace to review the training situation of the troops. It is inconvenient for you to have no one who knows the details around you. It is better to let Xiaolan and Yinger accompany your Majesty to take care of your Majesty's food and beverage life."
"No, Xiaolan, Ying'er is weak and it's not good for their health to stay with me and travel hard in the army. It's better to let them stay in the palace."
Li Mingyuan turned to look at Xiaolan and Yinger, who were standing on the edge, and said with pity.
Xiaolan and Ying'er were of low status. They were originally the maidservants of the queen and the imperial concubine respectively. Their parents died early and they had no parents or brothers to rely on. Even though they were included in the harem by Li Mingyuan, they were fortunate enough to be canonized as Shu, whose status was second only to the queen and the imperial concubine.
However, when they lived in the harem, they still retained the cautious character of the past. When encountering something, they mainly relied on the opinions of the queen and the noble concubine. They did not dare to express their opinions directly and could only express their opinions in person.
Only when you show careful and compassionate care to Li Mingyuan can you let go of your worries and tell some secret things hidden in your heart.
The gap in identity and status affected Li Mingyuan's direct perception of the five women in the harem. In Li Mingyuan's understanding, if something unexpected happened to him, the queen, the noble concubine, and the virtuous concubine might be sad for a period of time, but it would not be possible forever.
Jie Huai cannot let go, but Xiaolan and Ying'er are different. Li Mingyuan is their only support. If they lose Li Mingyuan's protection, their lives and safety will not be guaranteed.
After living in the palace for a long time, they gradually understood Li Mingyuan's intentional care for them. Xiaolan and Ying'er gradually developed an inexplicable feeling in their hearts, which was completely different from the pure love between men and women in later generations.
, because in the inherent thinking habits of Xiaolan and Ying'er, their status is low. They were trained as Wu Lingxuan and Zhang Baoyi's maids since they were young. They are appendages of their masters and have no ability or qualification to decide their own destiny.
Before marrying into the palace with their young lady, Xiaolan and Ying'er's wishes were simple and similar, that is, the young lady would marry into a good family, and their future uncle would have a less bad temper and temperament. He should treat them with a basic bottom line and not behave like
Like some mean country squires in mainland China, they often beat, scold and insult them.
They are also young girls. Compared with their young ladies, Xiaolan and Yinger's pursuits are humble and helpless. However, fortunately, the man their young ladies married is Li Mingyuan. After entering the palace, although their status is very different,
But Li Mingyuan did not take out his anger on them because of factors such as his bad mood, like traditional emperors did.
Xiaolan and Yinger felt lucky to have met a man who had a good temper and was gentle and generous to the people around him. Later, after successfully marrying Li Mingyuan and giving birth to a royal descendant, the two women felt satisfied and happy.
Yu's feelings towards Li Mingyuan are also deeper.
Li Mingyuan gave them their current status, allowing them to feel the dignity of life. By marrying Li Mingyuan, their status has been transformed from a dowry maid to one of the four concubines in the harem. Although the two women still regard the queen and the concubine as the queen and the concubine in the daily affairs of the harem.
Lord, but in terms of identity recognition, after Li Mingyuan's enlightenment and influence, they gradually realized that in terms of status in the harem, they were women equal to the queen and concubines. They were all the emperor's women, not the former subordinates.
Miss Yu's maid.
Xiaolan and Yinger's feelings for Li Mingyuan are mixed with a woman's admiration for a man, gratitude, dependence and other emotions. Although it is not as pure as love, this kind of feeling is longer and more stable than simple love.
For Xiaolan and Yinger, Li Mingyuan is their man and their support. If Li Mingyuan is in danger, they are willing to sacrifice their lives in exchange for the safety of their husbands. And if faced with the same situation, even if the queen, the noble concubine, and the virtuous concubine can
They made the same move, but the reasons that inspired them to make sacrifices were not as pure and decisive as Xiaolan and Ying'er.
Xiaolan and Yinger could appreciate Li Mingyuan's love and care for them. Therefore, after hearing Li Mingyuan's words, the two women said in unison: "Being able to be by your Majesty's side is a blessing that I can't ask for. I request."
Your Majesty agrees to my concubine’s request.”
"If it's a normal palace tour, it would be okay to take you with me, but this time I'm going to the military to review the troop exercises, so it's really not appropriate to follow the palace ladies."
Li Mingyuan bent down and stretched out his hands, helped the two girls up, and comforted: "Guang'er, Song'er is still young. If you follow me out of the palace and leave the two children in the palace, you two will not feel at ease.
So, feel free to stay in the palace and take good care of the two children. If there is a chance in the future, I will take you out of the palace to relax."
Li Mingyuan's attitude was clear. Upon seeing this, the two women agreed to Li Mingyuan's arrangement in a low voice.
"In the month before and after the New Year, there are many affairs in the various palaces in the country. You have hosted many officials, generals and their families on my behalf. Our family has not missed the opportunity to reunite and get together. All the important affairs of the government have been arranged in these two days.
, there is nothing to disturb, so we will take advantage of this opportunity without inviting anyone else, just get together as a family, chat, and say some thoughtful words between husband and wife."
"Your Majesty is worried about state affairs all day long, so you should find some time to take a good rest."
The imperial concubine Zhang Baoyi chuckled and said: "Jing'an and Hui'er haven't seen Your Majesty for half a month. They have been shouting in front of me for the past two days to find their father. It just so happened that I brought the two children with me tonight, so that Your Majesty and I can meet them."
Children and father and son reunited.”
"My concubine has the same idea as sister Baoyi. Jingliang and Xiner are still young, so they like to be close to your majesty the most."
"For a family reunion, our little prince and princesses are naturally indispensable. Let's call all the children here tonight so that our family can have a good time."
Li Mingyuan showed a happy smile on his face and laughed.
