The Queen's Beggar's Wife

After gossiping for half an hour, Queen Mother Zhao gently covered her mouth with a maroon embroidered brocade handkerchief, and yawned a little.

Concubine Xue Shu saw it, she spoke softly, and asked with concern: "Did the Empress Dowager not rest last night? Please allow the concubines to leave first, and come back tomorrow to say hello."

Everyone present heard Xia Lianxue's implication: all the concubines leave, let the Queen Mother catch up on sleep.They hurriedly dressed up and sat upright, and only waited for the Queen Mother to agree, then they retreated to their own palace.

"It's okay! You can sit with Ai's family for a while longer." The Empress Dowager Zhao said, "Yesterday Ai's family was happy. They drank a few more glasses at the wedding banquet. When they woke up at night, they suddenly remembered the late emperor. They tossed and turned. Can sleep."

Concubine Xue Shu seemed to be touched by the Queen Mother's words, a trace of sadness flashed across her face, and she instantly returned to her usual expression.This change was so fast that no one saw it except Chu Yueyin.The reason why Chu Yueyin saw it was because she had been secretly observing Yu Wenhua's sweetheart.

Concubine Xue Shu said: "Yesterday the emperor and the empress dowager got married, the empress dowager must have been in love with the scene, so she would think of the former emperor. I ask the empress dowager to relax and take care of the phoenix body!"

Concubine Li Xian and all the wives also echoed in unison: "Please take care of your phoenix body, Empress Dowager!"

Concubine Li Xian said: "Empress Dowager, the chrysanthemums in the imperial garden are in full bloom these days, why not let my concubine accompany you to appreciate the chrysanthemums and relax."

Chu Yueyin also looked at Zhao Muqin with a little worry, and said, "Insomnia can be big or small, and the queen mother will send the imperial doctor to come and take a look, prescribe a sleeping prescription, and take care of it."

Empress Dowager Zhao reached out and patted Chu Yueyin's catkin lightly, as if to comfort her, and said: "You care about Aijia, Aijia is very pleased. Aijia is fine, it's just about the emperor's wedding. I am very happy, I feel that a matter of concern has been settled, and I can finally explain to the late emperor. The fly in the ointment is that none of you have given birth to a son and a half for the emperor. .”

As soon as the Queen Mother Zhao said this, all the concubines sitting below showed embarrassment.

"As concubines, in addition to serving the emperor well, you also have to work harder to get pregnant with a dragon fetus as soon as possible, so as to open up branches and leaves for the Yuwen family."

"Yes, the concubine knows." All the concubines responded in unison.

Empress Dowager Zhao turned her head to Chu Yueyin and continued: "Especially Yin'er, you must make good use of this month to conceive a dragon descendant and give birth to the emperor's eldest son. Back then, the mother's mother was born in the month of her wedding. She is pregnant with the emperor's son, who is the current emperor."

Seeing Empress Dowager Zhao's eagerly looking forward, Chu Yueyin bowed her head shyly and said nothing, but smiled wryly in her heart.

If the Empress Dowager knew that she and Yu Wenhua had not consummated their marriage, and would not consummate their marriage in the future, would she immediately be furious and throw her into limbo, or even drive her out of the palace?It would be fine if she was kicked out of the palace, and she wouldn't have to work for Yu Wenhua anymore.As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, if one day you accidentally provoke him again, will you be strangled to death by him again?

Empress Dowager Zhao sat up straight and said, "Except for Yin'er, everyone else is going back to the palace."

"Yes! The concubines are leaving!" All the concubines stood up and bowed in salute.

Chu Yueyin suddenly had a strange feeling, as if someone was sizing her up, and looked up suspiciously, only to see Concubine Xue Shu, Concubine Li Xian and the wives were lowering their heads and eyebrows, slowly withdrawing from Ci Ning palace.

Chu Yueyin didn't see it, but Queen Mother Zhao could see it clearly.The two scorching gazes that fell on Chu Yueyin, one was from Concubine Xue Shu, the other was from Concubine Li Xian, one was filled with jealousy, and the other was filled with inquiry.However, no matter whether Chu Yueyin saw it or not, she would not say anything.

There has been strife and favor in the imperial palace since ancient times. Even though it is peaceful on the surface, it does not mean that there are no dark waves under the calm.Since Chu Yueyin chose to enter the palace as a queen, she must learn the skills to survive in the palace.The sooner the enemy is exposed, the sooner we can take precautions.Does she have such insight?Is she the one who can match Huang'er?

"Yin'er... Yin'er?"

Empress Dowager Zhao's call brought back Chu Yueyin's contemplation. She subconsciously smiled and asked softly, "Uh, Empress Mother, what's the matter?"

The Empress Dowager Zhao looked at the smiling flower on Chu Yueyin's face, and was taken aback for a moment. She couldn't help thinking about it a few times, and Fang Youyou said: "Yin'er, the emperor has been on the throne for many years and has not established a queen, so this The big and small affairs of the harem are temporarily taken care of by me, the empress dowager. Now that you are in charge of the harem affairs, the queen mother can put aside these trivial matters and live the quiet life she has always wanted to live."

Chu Yueyin was surprised. Did the Queen Mother Zhao say these words to her to delegate power to her?Taking charge of the affairs of the harem was originally the queen's obligation and responsibility, but can she manage it?Can it be done well again?

"Empress, Yin'er has just entered the palace and is still very unfamiliar with the affairs of the palace. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take on the heavy responsibility."

"The queen mother doesn't want you to take over immediately. You and the emperor are newlyweds, and the queen mother will not disturb you unreasonably with the affairs of the harem. But as a queen, you are the master of the harem, and sooner or later you will be in charge of the affairs of the harem. After a while , After you get familiar with the situation in the palace, my mother will teach you slowly, and Xin Yi, who has been assisting my mother in handling affairs, will also be assigned to Kunning Palace to help you."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Now that the words have come to an end, can Chu Yueyin still shirk?Moreover, only by taking charge of the affairs of the harem, can she better protect Xia Lianxue.

After sitting for another half an hour, Empress Dowager Zhao let Chu Yueyin go, and sent a maid named Zixia to guide her.

Not long after walking, Zixia pointed to a palace wall shaded by green trees and said, "Empress, that is Jixue Palace, the residence of Concubine Shu. Do you want to go and see?"

Chu Yueyin stopped in her tracks, feeling strange in her heart: Why is the Jixue Palace where Xia Lianxue lives so far away from Yu Wenhua's Qianqing Palace, but close to Empress Dowager Zhao's Compassionate Palace?Is this arranged by Yu Wenhua, or by Queen Mother Zhao?

She looked up at the sky, although it was not yet noon, but there was not enough time to finish the palace where the second concubine and the fifth wife lived.It's fine if you don't enter the Chuxiu Palace where the Fifth Madam lives, but if you only enter the Jixue Palace of Concubine Xueshu and not the Yili Palace of Concubine Lixian, it will inevitably be unpleasant, and people will be criticized for favoring one over the other.

It is better to choose another path than to stay in the door.She made up her mind and asked Zixia: "Is there a way to return directly to Kunning Palace without passing through the palaces?"

Zixia thought for a while and said, "Return to the empress, take the road on the right, pass through the imperial garden, and return to Kunning Palace without passing any palaces. It's just that it's almost noon, the sun is high, and there is no shade from the trees." The place will be more sunny."

"No problem. Just take the road to the Imperial Garden." Chu Yueyin turned around and walked to the right.