The two of them sat down a little awkwardly. Although Meiruo hated the favored concubine in her heart, Yihuan was so beautiful and gentle, and her sister-like smile made her feel a little uneasy.

Yi Huan only said, "It's better to say what you just said in private from now on. There are always people walking around in the Imperial Garden, and who knows who will use your words to frame you. Ying Changzai and Ke Changzai should also pay attention."

Yihuan also has a daughter. When she looks at Meiruo, who was not well brought up by King Bahrain, she feels a little sad. If a blood relative does not take care of his or her own child, is he or she still a blood relative?

Plus, she was pregnant, and her heart softened, so she said a few more words.

After talking for a while, Yi Huan stood up and said, "I have something else to do. If you two still want to enjoy the scenery, please do as you please."

Meiruo lowered her head, looking a bit helpless.

After staying in the palace for a while, everyone only knew that Concubine Ying was not a good master, but they forgot that she was just an abandoned child pushed out by the Balin tribe. She was sent to the palace without being properly taught, and was thrown in Jiangnan since she was a child. No one knew when she was brought to her side to be educated.

Meiruo felt uneasy and nervous. She didn't understand and didn't know etiquette. Because no one taught her, she could only learn it through repeated punishments. This would cause punishment from others, but this kind of non-positive education only made her heart full of resentment.

Ke Changzai sighed and said, "Sister Ying, let's go."

Ying Chang nodded, and she followed Sister Ke, and suddenly a tear fell. Mei Ruo quickly reached out and wiped it away, and then continued to chatter beside Baiergas as if nothing had happened.

Sending an ignorant young child to the Forbidden City to win favor for the family is like sending her to her death, isn't it?

*December is almost the time for the fun. This year, Empress Xiaoxian passed away first, so the Emperor only plans to celebrate the New Year casually, without making it too grand.

He always missed Langya and always felt that it would be nice if she were still there.

For a time, the emperor was so sad that everyone around him was worried. Everyone in the capital knew that the emperor missed Empress Xiaoxian so much that he couldn't sleep day and night. His love for her was as deep as the sea.

After the emperor finished his government affairs, he would write some poems to mourn Empress Xiaoxian when he had time.

He also remembered that Langya had often told him that he could go and see Concubine Wan, so he went to Zhongcui Palace on purpose to watch Concubine Wan paint.

This is an opportunity to commemorate the time when Empress Xiaoxian spoke to him.

Then he hired a teacher to teach Yan Wan the Wu dialect, so that Yan Wan could learn the Jiangnan dialect.

*At the New Year's Eve family dinner, the Empress Dowager also advised the Emperor to relax and not to be sad all the time, as this might hurt his body. The Emperor forced a smile and agreed, but after several princes toasted, he thought of his deceased Yongcong, sighed, and left first, returning to the Yangxin Palace.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one could comfort the sad emperor, so they dispersed.

The next day, Jinzhong reported to the emperor that Concubine Ling had just learned to play the pipa and said she wanted to play a song for the emperor.

After the emperor heard this, although his face was cold, he still pulled up the corners of his mouth to smile and said, "Yan Wan, you are thoughtful, but I am so sad that I really have no mood to appreciate your beautiful piano music."

After hearing this, Yan Wan was neither angry nor disappointed. She just bowed and then left sensibly holding Yueqin.

This made the emperor feel guilty, so he instructed Jinzhong to get some jewelry from the storehouse and send them to the Yongshou Palace.

It was not until March of the following year after Empress Xiaoxian's death that the emperor finally came out of his grief. However, Langya had become the most beautiful and inviolable white moonlight in his memory.

He began to fear aging and worry about his own death. He watched Langya gradually weaken, and was afraid that this inevitable natural law would also befall him, so the emperor felt a little anxious in his heart, but he could not show it because it was not a shameful thing.

As an emperor, the ruler of a country, he suddenly began to fear aging and death. It would be ridiculous to say it out loud. So he refused to speak and just suppressed this emotion in his heart.

However, he called Jiang Yubin and asked, "Do you know about the golden elixir that the late emperor once took? Does it have the effect of prolonging life?"

Jiang Yubin was stumped for a moment. He replied, "Your Majesty, the golden elixir that the late emperor took did not come from ancient medical books, but from a Taoist priest. I don't know the ingredients, but I think it would be inappropriate to take an elixir made by a Taoist priest whose identity I don't know."

The emperor's expression showed nothing, he seemed to be thinking about something, and he only said, "Okay, you go down first."

Jiang Yubin retreated respectfully again.

Suo Xin was about to give birth, and Jiang Yubin just wanted to accompany her all day, fearing that something might go wrong. Concubine Ling asked Lan Cui to send a lot of silver notes two days ago, saying that if she needed anything, she could ask, even the best medicinal herbs.

*The emperor's grief eased a little, and he no longer locked himself up in the Yangxin Palace all day, and would go out for a walk from time to time. March is the time when spring flowers bloom, and the scene is full of vitality.

But it was the new life that distracted the emperor. In such a green moment, he was afraid that he was no longer young. The emperor also felt tired and unable to do what he wanted. So he also took the opportunity to be grateful to Empress Xiaoxian and abstinence.

There were already three or two butterflies in the imperial garden. Meiruo had nothing to do, so she gave up the idea of ​​meeting the emperor by chance, as she felt that it would not be an easy thing to do.

However, as she expected, she actually met the emperor by chance.

A long time had passed since the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian, and the concubines in the harem were allowed to dress normally. It was spring, and Meiruo, dressed in light purple clothes and with a bright smile of a little girl, was catching butterflies in the imperial garden with her maid Abao.

As he was rushing forward, he bumped into someone.

Meiruo looked up and saw that it was the emperor. She thought about the books she had read before, in which a very coincidental encounter was the beginning of the fate of two people.

So she looked a little embarrassed.

The emperor started growing a beard after Empress Xiaoxian passed away, and now he has the charm of a mature man. He felt very satisfied with himself, and when he saw Meiruo's shy face, he thought she was impressed by his heroic spirit.

For a moment, Ying Changzai, whom he didn't like very much before, seemed much more pleasing to his eyes.

Besides, Meiruo is only sixteen years old this year, at the prime of her youth and vitality. When the emperor sees such an energetic person, he also feels much younger.

So tonight, Meiruo was sleeping with the emperor for the first time. Sometimes the emperor would vaguely feel that Ying Changzai's temperament was somewhat similar to Yanwan who had just become a concubine, but Yanwan was lively and had a lot of better love, which was much better than Meiruo.

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