imperial dream

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor reviewed the memorials in the imperial study alone, and Xiao Liu Gang made tea.

The emperor smiled at him, and continued to review the memorial with his head bowed...

Xiao Liu saw that the emperor was not writing, so he said: "Your Majesty, are you tired?"

The emperor just smiled and didn't answer.

Xiao Liu said again: "Who does the emperor plan to sleep with tonight?"

The emperor put down his pen and said, "A bedside servant?" He thought for a while and asked, "What is the reason why Feng'er was unwell a few days ago? What did the imperial doctor say?"

Xiao Liu understood what the emperor meant, and said: "The imperial doctor said that Concubine Pang only needs to rest. Does the emperor want to go there?"

"No." It's not that the emperor doesn't want to go, but he can't make it too obvious. Besides, the queen has dealt with a lot of people recently, so he should avoid causing trouble for Concubine Pang.Just say: "Spend the night in the imperial study!"

"Your majesty, please don't make things difficult for yourself again." Xiao Liu knew that the emperor had two concubines: one was the noble concubine Zhaoshu, Zhou Yixin, she was a gentle woman who cooked well and was deeply loved by the emperor.She was also a woman of noble birth, who became the first batch of people who entered the palace when the emperor chose his concubine at the age of 15, and was one of the four virtuous and virtuous concubines in the harem.She and the emperor had a daughter named Zhao Yuan, who was five years old and was named Princess Huiguo by the emperor.Recently, she is rarely favored by the emperor, so she is also the most inconspicuous among the four concubines, but the emperor really likes this concubine Shu, and often talks about it.The other one is Concubine Pang. She was the one with the highest position in the palace. At first, she was favored by the emperor. Later, the emperor gradually alienated her. Because of her father, Taishi Pang, and the matter of An Lehou, the emperor also ignored her this year. she.These two imperial concubines are often talked about by the emperor, but the emperor rarely spends the night in their palace.Xiao Liu didn't understand the reason why the emperor seldom went there. He didn't know that the emperor was protecting the woman he liked. It was impossible for the emperor to have his own feelings in the harem. Even if he liked it, it should not be too obvious, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

The emperor said again: "Then go to the people of Yungui."

"Yes, I will go and give orders." Xiao Liu was confused again. The emperor has been with the emperor for a long time, or since Xiao Liu followed the emperor three years ago, the emperor has not spent the night with the Yungui people, although the emperor often goes to sit with her. Sit, but always come with hope and return with disappointment.The more important thing is that this nobleman from Yun is not at all happy to see the emperor coming like other concubines, but just greets the emperor politely.Xiao Liu didn't know what kind of feelings the emperor had for this Yungui man?If you say you like it but won't give her anything, if you say you don't like it, every time the emperor mentions her, she will be sad.The emperor often went to Cuiyunxuan, and sometimes he even passed by on purpose to have a look, but he seldom stayed there overnight. I don't know how long the emperor can stay this time!

The emperor nodded, watched Xiao Liu leave, and sat on the dragon chair in a daze, thinking to himself: Yun'er, how can I raise your position?After a while, the emperor stood up and saw Xiao Liu running back happily...

Xiao Liu bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the people of Yungui are ready."

The emperor nodded and said, "Let's go!"

"Yes." Xiao Liu followed the emperor directly to the Cuiyun Pavilion of the Yungui people.

The Yungui in Cuiyun Pavilion had already come out to greet her with her personal maid, Ruyi, who looked so quiet in her light blue dress.Because she is not so favored, she only lives with a personal maid and lives a life of peace in Cuiyunxuan.

The emperor accepted their ceremony and entered Cuiyunxuan.

Once inside, the emperor sat down and said to Xiao Liu and Ruyi, "Let's all wait outside!"

After the two went out, the nobleman poured tea for the emperor, the emperor just took a sip and said, "Yun'er, are you still complaining about me?"

The Yungui man immediately knelt down and said, "My concubine dare not."

The emperor helped her up and said: "I betrayed you. I have been in the palace for four years, but I seldom come to accompany you. Why not..."

"Your Majesty," Yungui said, pulling the emperor's arm, "don't talk about the past, okay?"

"Your Majesty? Hehe..." The emperor let go of her with a self-deprecating smile, and said nothing more.

The Yungui people knew what the emperor thought, so they said: "This is in the palace, the emperor should not ask for anything else."

"Maybe... maybe I shouldn't have brought you by my side, actually..." the emperor whispered, maybe he was blaming himself, or maybe he was telling her.

Seeing what the emperor said, Yungui hugged the emperor from behind, and tears fell down unconsciously: "I'm sorry."

The emperor turned around, put his arms around her and said, "Can we go back to the past?"

The Yungui man did not answer the emperor, but wept.

The emperor looked at her, wiped her tears and said: "Perhaps I will come to you less often in the future..."

"Yun'er understands."

"Thank you." The emperor just smiled, he knew she didn't understand.After a while, the emperor smiled and said, "Guess what I brought you?" The emperor took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "This is a letter from General Yang's family from the border. Have a look?"

Hearing what the emperor said, the Yungui people immediately wanted to snatch the letter from the emperor. The emperor deliberately hid and joked with her. Finally, the Yungui people sat on the emperor's lap and said, "Third brother, let me see my brother's letter quickly." What did you say?"

While putting his arms around Yungui, the emperor said, "Is it finally possible to exchange a family letter for a long-lost three brother?"

The nobleman stopped talking, she knew that the emperor still wanted to go back to the past with her, he was still the third brother, she was still the cousin Yun, but could they go back to the past?

The emperor opened the letter for her, and the Yungui man stood up holding the letter paper...

In fact, this letter had already been in the hands of the emperor a month ago, but at that time he was busy with the affairs of the empress dowager, and now he is finally free.This morning, he received a document from Feng Canjun at the border gate of Xixia, mentioning Yang Yi, the elder brother of the Yungui people, so the emperor realized that he hadn't seen this woman whom he fell in love with at first sight for a long time.

Yang Yun is the daughter (niece) of Di Niangniang's sister. At that time, the emperor was Di Niangniang's son, and Yang Yun was regarded as the emperor's aunt and cousin. It was Di Niangniang's birthday, so the emperor celebrated his mother's birthday. This is the first time I saw this cousin.She is a woman who does not compete with the world, but she is a talented woman. The emperor lived in the mansion of Xian Wang for three days at that time, and found that he didn't have to think about the affairs of the court at all by her side, and he was completely relaxed and could be himself. , began to slowly fall in love with this virtuous, beautiful and lovely cousin.

But Yang Yun noticed that the emperor was not because of his identity at first, but because of the casual clothes with royal color and his temperament. What he showed in the Xianwang mansion was not at all the high-ranking emperor, which made people unattainable. , but a handsome young man who does not compete with the world, and he is so real, so real that he is just a cousin.After getting in touch with her more, she found that the special temperament of the emperor and his thoughts were so similar to her own, and she also fell in love with the emperor.

It wasn't until three days later, when the emperor left the palace, that she realized that everything was not over, but had just begun...

After the emperor returned to the palace, he missed that cousin a little at first, and it was because of the miss that the wise Empress Dowager Liu found out.On the one hand, Empress Dowager Liu came forward to get Yang Yun into the palace to be made a nobleman, on the other hand, she suppressed her so that she would not have a bright future.

The emperor was really grateful for Empress Dowager Liu's kindness at first, but later found out that the more he liked Yang Yun, the more unhappy Empress Liu was.Until one day Yungui was pregnant, the emperor could finally make her a noble concubine, but at this time it was not the queen mother who opposed him, but the ministers. Those admonishing officials said that the emperor should not favor only one person, and some even said that her surname was Yang. Wouldn't it be the same title as Concubine Yang when Emperor Xuanzong of the Li Tang Dynasty was appointed as a noble concubine? For the sake of the Song Dynasty's ten thousand-year foundation, the emperor could not promote Yang's family to be a noble concubine.The emperor had no choice but to let it go.

Unexpectedly, there will be unexpected events. When Yungui was pregnant for three months, the child was miscarried, and there were too many rumors. From then on, she fell out of favor in the harem. Although the emperor would come to see her, the two finally had a relationship .Not long after, Concubine Pang became favored by the emperor. The reason why Concubine Pang liked the Emperor was because Concubine Pang knew that the Emperor loved cakes.What's more, the emperor's impression of her is similar to that of Yang Yun, even more mature and stable.She has a very close relationship with Yang Yun, so she can protect Yang Yun.

The emperor will never forget this Yang Yun, her aloofness has not changed in the slightest, although she is not favored, and the rewards from the harem are less, but she has a good time in Cuiyunxuan, which makes the emperor often have to think of her. she.This time her elder brother Yang Yi brought a letter from home again, and the emperor also wanted to use this matter to reunite with Yang Yun.

Yang Yun also knew that the emperor wanted to get back together with him, but could they really do it?She has no hope at all, because the emperor can't give her hope at all, but she still likes the emperor without hesitation.Even though Di Niangniang had said before she entered the palace that she was confused by the emperor's appearance and didn't understand the emperor at all.Moreover, being in the harem is not like being in the palace, and what you see may not be the real emperor. The palace is not that simple, and having emotions does not mean having everything at all. The bigger the bigger the disappointment.But she still chose to enter the palace without hesitation. In the past four years, the emperor gave her happiness except for the half year when she first entered the palace.But with the departure of the first child, everything is not as good as before, there is nothing, except that the emperor will come to sit occasionally, and he never stays overnight.Later, she gradually understood that most of the emperor's emotions were involuntary, so she also accepted the emperor's illusory feelings, even ruthless.

After reading the letter, Yun Guiren laughed and cried. The emperor put his arms around her and said, "Yun'er, what did Cousin Yang say?"

"He got married, married a woman from the border, and... also gave birth to his first child, named Yang Weiguo."

The emperor patted her on the shoulder and said, "It's a good thing."

Nestling in the emperor's arms, the Yungui man said, "I don't know if I can see him again in this life?"

"Yes." Although the emperor said so, he actually didn't know what year and month it would be.

Yungui people cried again...

The emperor hugged her tightly and said, "I will stay with you tonight."

This sentence frightened the beauty in his arms. After more than three years, he finally said this sentence.

The emperor picked her up and went to bed...

Seeing that the lights were off, Xiao Liu, the chief eunuch, was stunned outside the door, thinking to himself: The emperor actually spent the night here?He followed the emperor for three years, but he never expected that the emperor would spend the night in Cuiyunxuan.I have never heard anyone say that the Yungui people are the emperor's favorite people, and the emperor has never expressed any affection for the Yungui people, not even the slightest clue.It seems that it is necessary to check the background of this Yungui man, if he violates the taboo in the future, the consequences will be disastrous.

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In the harem, after the emperor lived in Cuiyunxuan for one night, many concubines were at a loss.Especially Concubine De, she is a small-minded person, and when she heard that the emperor lived in Cuiyunxuan, she was ready to tell the truth in front of the queen.How did she know that the empress began to walk on thin ice after Empress Li was still in power? She was empress Liu who supported her to take the empress's position. Her daughter-in-law is also trying her best. Although Empress Li doesn't say anything, she always feels that the emperor will abandon her one day, so she starts to restrain her temperament. Now as long as she can keep her position as queen, everything will be fine.

The queen knew that Yungui was the emperor's favorite woman, so she went to Cuiyunxuan in person and arranged for a personal maid to serve her.

The emperor came back early and heard that the queen had gone to Cuiyunxuan, so he went to see the queen. The emperor didn't hate the queen, after all, she was his first woman, but the emperor's character was introverted, while the queen's personality was extroverted, so the two were in love with each other. It's awkward to be together, but they haven't had a direct conflict.

When the emperor saw the empress sighing in the palace, he didn't pass it on. He dismissed the empress' maids and left the empress alone.

The queen didn't know that the emperor was coming, so she opened her mouth first and said: "E'er, do you think the emperor thinks that this palace is not good for the people of Yungui?"

The emperor never expected that the empress would think of him this way, after all, they have been husband and wife for seven years, and the empress has such a close relationship with him.

The queen said to herself again: "Even if the emperor doesn't think so, I can't guarantee that other people will think that this palace wants to harm her. Can she and the emperor's childhood sweetheart not make people jealous? If this palace is so lucky, even if it is only the emperor's maid It is also content. But since I entered the palace, the emperor has not taken a fancy to it. Now... let alone the extravagant hope that the emperor will take care of the relationship between husband and wife. Maybe this queen's palace will be a cold palace from now on. Even if I like it The emperor is also useless, how can there be any sentimental words in the harem..."

The emperor put his arms around the queen and said, "You think too much."

The queen was too frightened, and immediately wanted to salute the emperor: "Your majesty, why are you here? My concubine... my concubine..."

The emperor just put his arms around her and said, "Why do you and my husband and I need to see each other? Those red tapes are put aside for now."

"Yes." The queen was flattered, but soon calmed down.The queen is still awake, the emperor looks at her because of her generosity.He said: "How does the emperor plan to reward the noble man of Yun?"

The emperor didn't say anything, because he didn't intend to confer a reward, so he said: "How to confer a reward according to Qing's wishes?"

The queen was stunned, the emperor seldom used the word "Qing" to describe herself, but today she used such a close word, could it be that the emperor praised her actions?He said: "Your Majesty, the concubines think that if Jin Feng is not allowed at this time, the Empress Dowager returned to court last month and changed her name to 'Mingdao'. If the Jin Feng is detrimental to the wiseness of the Holy One at this time, of course the Empress Dowager will inevitably feel unhappy. It is not good for the future promotion of the Yungui people. According to the views of the ministers and concubines, wait for the Spring Festival to give the Yungui people a small promotion, and the future will be long, and there will be many opportunities in the future."

The emperor thought to himself: In fact, the queen is also a good woman, she is courageous and knowledgeable, but when she sees her, she seems to think of Empress Liu, maybe he shouldn't think so, but why not?

The queen found that the emperor hadn't spoken, and thought to herself: It's over, the emperor must think that he is stingy, so he can't be canonized properly.

The emperor took the queen's hand and said: "There is no need for a Jin seal, she is just a noble person."

The queen didn't know what to say, she had already had a lot of ties with the emperor.

The emperor pulled her and said, "Eh? The winter jasmine in your house is blooming, why don't you and I move it to the yard together, it's always good to see the sun."

The queen said excitedly: "It's just too big, and I can't move it with your strength alone. This concubine will go find someone." The queen was so excited that she was at a loss, so she ran out to call for someone.

The emperor thought to himself: I don't know how many women I have to disappoint in this life: Xin'er is like this (Zhou Yixin, Zhaoshu's concubine), Feng'er is like this (Pang Guifei Pang Feng), Yun'er is like this (Yun Guiren, the future concubine De), Shangrou, and the future Concubine De. There are a lot of people who can't even get their names, even a queen like Rong Er who has always been aloof is nothing more than that.It's just that I can't give each of them happiness at all.

The queen came in with several people, including Eunuch Liu who was beside the emperor.The emperor smiled and said, "This winter jasmine should see the sun."

Xiao Liu said most caringly: "Your Majesty, it is time to bathe in the sun and move into the palace in the afternoon." Afterwards, several people moved the winter jasmine flowers into the courtyard.The emperor took the queen to relax in the yard and then returned to the bedroom.

There was an uninterested servant girl next to the queen who wanted to follow in. The emperor was very unhappy, so he said to her, "waiting outside the palace." Whether it's good or not, the emperor will not tolerate her.After entering the house, the emperor said to the queen: "Is that maid new here?"

The queen was also very unhappy, so she said, "Yes."

"Good job!"

The queen responded and kept looking at the emperor.

The emperor also found out, so he held her in his arms and said softly, "You and I have not been together for a long time."

"Your Majesty, how honored is this concubine to be husband and wife with the Emperor?"

"Rong'er is getting better at talking!"

"Your majesty..." The empress almost forgot her boudoir name, and the emperor seldom called her that. She was always an empress, and only occasionally called her concubine. She knew that the emperor had many concubines.

"It's because I treated you poorly. As a queen, my only wife, it's all my fault that she has been in the palace for seven years and never left."

"It's the concubines who are incompetent." The queen knew that the emperor liked children, so she tried her best to keep the children after any concubine had one.But sometimes it is unavoidable.

"Rong'er, will you give me a royal heir?"

"The ministers and concubines must do their best." How could the empress know that if it hadn't been for Empress Liu to protect herself in the past seven years, she would have been revoked by the emperor for seven years without leaving the palace.

The emperor put his arms around his wife and kissed her. This is his legal wife, and he must not let her down.He put her to bed...

Enjoy the fun between husband and wife to the fullest, the queen is his first woman, it can be said that both of them have never known anything, until now, the emperor already knows women like the back of his hand, and the queen is always a little nervous every time she goes to bed, The emperor knew that he was not good enough for her after all, otherwise the two of them would not be like this.Only the two of them are each other's original.

In the midst of deep love, Xiao Liu suddenly knocked on the door, which frightened the emperor and empress.

The emperor said angrily, "No time."

Xiao Liu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is almost in a coma at this time, you should go and have a look." How could Xiao Liu not know what the Emperor and Empress were doing?But the Queen Mother is still important.Otherwise, he wouldn't have knocked on the door at the risk of losing his head.

The queen immediately got ready to tidy up the emperor's clothes and said: "Your Majesty, my concubine will go with you to see the queen mother."

The emperor couldn't restrain himself at this time, so he said: "Forget it." But he still pushed the queen down, the queen was afraid that the emperor would delay the business, but His Majesty couldn't suppress it at this time, so he obeyed him...

After the matter was over, the queen changed clothes for the emperor without caring about cleaning up the mess.

The emperor said: "You rest."

"The future is long, don't be in a hurry for this moment. The Empress Dowager's phoenix body is important. The emperor has been here for a long time, how can I delay?"

The Empress Dowager's unhealed eye disease and the fact that Bai Yutang's medicine was not used up made her feel unwell.

The emperor and the queen arrived at the empress dowager's palace only to find that the imperial doctors were helpless. Seeing the empress dowager unconscious, the emperor was very anxious.

Among them, the doctor of the Song Dynasty said: "Your Majesty, the doctor who used medicine for the empress dowager outside the palace has disappeared. And unconscious, the ministers are helpless."

The emperor looked at the queen and asked: "Since the queen mother entered the palace, you have had the most contact with the queen mother, have you ever heard her mention anyone?"

The queen thought about it carefully and said: "The queen mother said a few people, among them are the prince of Jinfeng Lin Feng and his wife, could they be the doctor they invited."

"Lin Feng?" The emperor thought for a moment and frowned, "Lin Feng's wife, Mrs. Li, should be my cousin, but the couple has returned to Fengxiang now, and the distance cannot solve the near fire."

"Oh, Your Majesty, there is one more person—Bai Yutang."

"Bai?" The emperor frowned even more. The three treasures stolen by Bai Yutang have not yet been returned. Now if he uses medicine for the empress dowager, if the empress dowager makes any mistakes, I will never let him go.

The queen knew what the emperor was thinking when she saw the emperor frowning, so she pulled the emperor and said, "Your majesty, it is important to treat the queen mother now. Bai Yutang can't be found, but the monk can't escape the temple if he escapes. We can find his master, Taoist Master Qingfeng." , maybe the Queen Mother can be cured."

The emperor felt that what the empress said made sense, so he said, "I will go to Qingfeng Temple myself."

The queen grabbed the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the harem. It is most appropriate for your concubines to invite Taoist Master Qingfeng." This is an opportunity for the queen to show her performance. She has just reconciled with the emperor, so she should seize the opportunity.

The emperor said gratefully: "Then please trouble the queen."

"The queen mother's health is important, and the concubine will go now." The queen hurried away.

Soon Taoist Master Qingfeng Liu Haitao was invited, Taoist Liu took the pulse of the queen mother, looked at it again, and said to the emperor and queen: "The person who took the medicine was indeed Yutang, but it stopped before the medicine was used up. Maybe something happened in the middle." misfortune."

The emperor asked: "The queen mother is unconscious now, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's okay." Daoist Liu said to the second disciple who entered the palace together: "Xiao Dai, bring the medicine box." Xiao Dai took the medicine box, and Daoist Liu gave the Queen Mother a pill.

Within a quarter of an hour, the Queen Mother woke up.After the queen mother woke up, she told them that Bai Yutang had been treating her eye diseases all those days, and she never left. It was only because of Guo Huai's appearance that they separated. Lin Fangyu and her adopted son Liu Yi were still missing to save her.

The emperor was surprised, it should be around that time when Bai Yutang made a big disturbance in the palace, how could he treat the empress dowager's eye disease at the same time?He was getting more and more confused.

Liu Daochang looked at the emperor without saying a word, so he treated the queen mother with peace of mind.After the treatment was over, the emperor went to the outer hall and said, "How is the Queen Mother?"

Liu Daochang said: "It only takes a few more days of medicine to recover. For eye diseases, you need to wait for the body to recover and then use five patches of medicine to slowly recover."

"So Lingtu's eye disease treatment for the Empress Dowager has worked?"

"Yes."

The emperor also said: "When will he return to Qingfengguan? At that time, I will thank you face to face." Another meaning of the emperor is that when he can return the stolen three treasures, the merits and demerits can also be offset.

"Your Majesty," Daoist Liu immediately knelt down and said, "The sins committed by the wicked are unforgivable. They are all poor Taoist believers. If one day comes back, the poor Taoist will definitely bring him here and let the emperor deal with him."

"It's not necessary, as long as he returns the three treasures. What's more, he has done a great job in curing the Queen Mother's eye disease, so why should I blame him?"

"The emperor is so generous and benevolent, and the poor are ashamed. The poor have thanked the emperor on behalf of the evildoers."

The emperor said again: "Please take care of the Empress Dowager's illness."

"Poverty, I will try my best." Liu Daochang thought: I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the apprentice's gourd, and I don't know where he went to in the past few months. No one knows, this child is really going too far.

Liu Daochang left the palace, and later Bai Yutang entered the palace to return the three treasures, and healed the queen mother's eye disease. There is no need to worry about it here. For details, please refer to "The Heroes in the Song Dynasty"...

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In the next year, the emperor often came to the queen's place, but the queen never showed any sign of pregnancy.

One day, the queen and her personal maid, E'er, were walking in the rockery when they heard someone talking.

"Is the queen infertile?" one of them said.

"Who knows? Anyway, her position won't last long." said the other.

"That's true. Empress Dowager Liu has fallen, why does the emperor always go to her now? I guess he is looking for a reason to abolish her."

"Who did you hear?"

"Zhang Yan, who has just entered the palace, is so favored, I heard her say that by chance that day."

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The queen was stunned: I didn't expect that I would cause trouble for myself, how could this Zhang Yan be like this?

E'er wanted to go out, but was held back by the queen.

"Mother, these two sluts are too much. So is Zhang Yan, how can he be so ungrateful?"

The queen said, "See who they are?"

"It's Shanggui and Wangcai."

The queen nodded and took E'er back to Changle Palace.

At this time, the emperor and the eunuch Liu Yu are waiting here...

Just as he was about to salute, the emperor came over to help the queen and said, "Where did you go to play?"

Thinking about Shang Guiren's and Wang Cairen's words, the queen became angry, but it was not easy to get angry in front of the emperor, so she said: "The concubine just walk away."

"Walk around casually?" The emperor thought and laughed.

The queen thought to herself: He must be trying to find a way to deal with himself, so she said, "Your Majesty, is Miss Zhang still satisfied?"

The emperor frowned and thought to himself: The husband and wife have indeed neglected her for eight years, and now they want to have a child with her, but she is thinking about other people.Just say: "It's okay."

"The emperor should go to her place? The concubine has many opportunities to get along with the emperor."

The emperor smiled, and then said to the eunuch Liu Yu: "Xiao Liu, drive to Yushuyuan."

Eunuch Liu didn't expect the queen to push back the emperor's kindness. He knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, so he yelled: "The emperor gets up!"

The emperor turned and left.

E'er said: "Mother, are you crazy?"

"If he wants to abolish this palace, it will be a matter of time..."

"But empress, once you have an imperial heir, you will be orthodox, and the civil and military forces of the whole court will protect you." E'er was very anxious at this time.

At this moment, a servant girl came in and said, "I'm going to tell you, Madam, the doctor Wang is here to see you."

"Xuan."

After a while, Royal Physician Wang came in, took the queen's pulse and said, "Your Majesty is in good health."

"Is there a good way to get pregnant?"

"Today is the best time."

"What?" The queen was in a hurry: what should I do, I just drove the emperor away.

E'er said to Doctor Wang: "I'm sorry, Doctor Wang." Then she took out an official letter and said, "This is 1 taels of silver. Please find a way to invite the emperor to come to Changle Palace."

Royal doctor Wang naturally knew the queen's intentions, and he was the queen's doctor, so he said, "Your Majesty, I have a good plan."

"Please say."

"Your Majesty can invite the Emperor in person. Of course, it is because of rewarding Beauty Zhang. The Emperor is so wise, so he can naturally see what your Majesty intends."

E'er looked at the queen and nodded, "Thank you very much."

The queen didn't think of it in a moment of urgency, otherwise she would have thought of this long ago.

After sending away Royal Physician Wang, the queen said, "E'er, prepare it for this palace."

After a while, the queen went to Yushu Garden alone.

At the gate of Yushuyuan, the queen saw Zhang Yan admiring the flowers, while the emperor and Shang Rou were discussing about Zhang Yan.

I only heard Shangrou say: "Your Majesty, when do you plan to give the Jin to sister Yan?"

The emperor replied: "Looking at what the queen means, this is not my duty." For so many years, the emperor has never done anything outside the scope of his rights.

"You are the emperor, do you need the queen's approval if you want to give her a title?"

The emperor didn't speak, but just looked at Zhang Yan not far away.

Shangrou took the emperor's arm and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines are not speaking ill of the empress. The empress has been in the palace for several years but has not come out. Has your majesty never thought about the reason? Several concubines have children. Prove that it's not your fault, then..."

The emperor pushed her away, wanted to say something but never said it.

Shangrou didn't know what the emperor was thinking, so she thought to herself: No matter what the emperor thinks, the way he looks at Zhang Yan is enough to prove that he likes Zhang Yan.

At this time, Zhang Yan happened to be walking towards the queen. The queen was hiding behind a tree, and Zhang Yan happened to be here too.

Suddenly her feet became unsteady and she fell, the queen went over to support her.Zhang Yan is a submissive woman, she didn't expect someone to catch her, she was frightened when she saw it, it turned out to be the queen.

She was worried that the queen would not be able to catch her, so she would stand up, but she didn't know that the queen's natal family was a general. Although her skill was average, she had practiced martial arts after all.

The queen thought she was afraid of herself, so she said, "Are you all right?"

"Thank you, empress." Zhang Yan saluted after standing up.

The emperor saw it, came over, and asked with concern: "How is it?"

"It's okay." Zhang Yan is not good at talking.

Shangrou guessed that the queen must have wanted to do her a favor, so she came over and said, "I will see the empress."

The queen has always disliked Shang Rou, a woman who tells stories, so she said: "Your majesty, my concubine will retire first." The emperor nodded and thought to himself: She must be here for something.

Who knew that the queen hadn't walked a few steps, but Shang Rou said, "Sister Yan, how did you slip?"

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "Probably because I didn't stand firmly on my feet!"

"Did someone use a hidden leg to trip you?" Shang Rou meant that the Empress tripped her on purpose.

Zhang Yan thought for a while without saying a word, thinking to herself: It seems not, otherwise the queen would not be able to help herself.

Shangrou looked at the emperor and said, "I see..."

Naturally the queen heard it, she turned around, walked over and said, "Mr. Wen, don't gossip."

"The concubine dare not." Shang Rou seemed to say something challenging when the queen came back.

"Don't dare? You let Zhang Meiren use her conscience to say whether Bengong has cheated on her?" The queen does not allow anyone to slander herself like this.

Zhang Yan shook her head and didn't know how to answer.

"Did you see that?" said the queen.

Shangrou didn't speak, thinking to herself: Of course she wouldn't say it in front of you.

"Hmph!" The queen saluted the emperor again and left...

Seeing her walking away, Shangrou pulled the emperor and cried: "You have also seen that the empress asked sister Yan like this. Sister Yan has a kind heart and is afraid that the queen will harm her. Naturally, she will not say that it is the empress's fault..."

How did she know that the queen didn't leave, but wanted to see how many bad things she said about herself behind her back.The queen was even more angry when she heard this, but it was just because the emperor was not good at attacking.

The emperor actually didn't know if someone tripped Zhang Yan, he knew that Zhang Yan was kind-hearted, even if the queen really tripped her secretly, she wouldn't say it.He said: "This is the end of this matter, no one should talk too much." Then he left.

Seeing the emperor leaving, the queen appeared and said to Shangrou: "If the palace does not punish you, a tell-tale, the harem will not be peaceful." Then she waved her hand and hit Shangrou. Shangrou had no time to hide and was hit hard palm.

She knew that she couldn't take the queen for the time being, but some officials in the previous dynasty had opposed the queen, so she just had to add fuel to the emperor, and sooner or later she would step down like Queen Mother Liu.

Seeing that she stopped talking, the queen felt even more angry, and immediately wanted to fight again, but her raised hand was held back. The queen turned around and saw that it was the emperor.

The emperor said: "Enough, one palm is enough."

The Queen's anger did not come out, and at this time the younger children got up, crying and said: "The concubine has been married to Your Majesty for eight years, how has His Majesty ever protected the concubine like this? Now there are villains who gossip, why don't you make the decision for the concubine?"

The emperor let her go, thinking to himself: She is just a woman, husband and wife for eight years, I really didn't think about her at all.

The queen knew that the emperor was a soft-hearted person, seeing that the emperor stopped blocking him, she swung her palm away...

The emperor naturally saw it, so he went to block it, but he didn't expect that he would block it for Shang Rou instead.The Queen hit her hard on the neck...

Everyone is dumbfounded...

The queen never thought that the emperor would come to stop her. Looking at the palm print on the emperor's neck, her whole body trembled in fear: since ancient times, the emperor has never been beaten by a concubine. Lian Jiu Clan is unavoidable.The queen panicked, and immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine... unintentionally..."

The emperor was about to speak, but Shang Rou took the opportunity to say: "It's okay, Your Majesty, if this matter gets out, how can the majesty of the royal family exist? In ordinary people's homes, wives can't bully their husbands like this, let alone the royal family? "

The emperor was very angry, so he said to Shang Rou angrily: "Enough, don't spread this matter." After speaking, he left.Shangrou also chased out to avoid being beaten by the queen.

Zhang Yan came to help the queen up and comforted him, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, the emperor won't implicate you."

The queen leaned against Zhang Yan and said tremblingly: "This time the palace is over, Shangrou is right, ordinary wives are not allowed to bully their husbands, let alone the royal family?"

"Your Majesty, how do you keep the Guo family for the present?" Zhang Yan was very calm at this moment.

The queen trembled and could not speak a word.

Zhang Yan pulled the queen and said: "How about...the concubine go to ask the emperor."

The queen shook her head and said, "He is in a fit of anger right now, and he will hurt you."

"This matter happened because of my concubine. The empress loves my concubine very well. How can my concubine be ungrateful?"

The queen thought to herself: There is such a woman in the palace, but it is a pity that she cannot be promoted to the concubine position now.He said: "In the future, your blessing will be deeper than this palace, and you should walk around with concubines Xian, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Jie more often, and you should not be with villains." The queen left after finishing speaking.

Zhang Yan is now thinking about how to help the queen.

End of this chapter