Chapter 8 Mingzhu

Feng Wuhen suddenly felt a sudden stern in his heart. With his understanding of his mother, how could he not hear the chill in his words? However, he would definitely not be able to answer directly. "It is difficult for uncle to comment. Sometimes he can see the situation clearly, but sometimes he can't help but be stubborn. But I think he, the Minister of Personnel, is barely qualified. Does the Empress Dowager think there is something wrong with his uncle?" Feng Wuhen asked with retreating.

Xiao shook his head helplessly, "In this generation of Ai family, the only male subordinate of the Xiao family is him, so whether it is an official or otherwise, they can only leave it to him alone. Now the Ai family feels that he is becoming more and more confused. Not to mention that no talent among his sons is a talented person, even he himself is easily deceived. Alas, is it difficult for the Xiao family to have outstanding talents?" A little gloomy expression appeared on her face, and then she seemed to remember something, and asked thoughtfully, "Emperor, Xiao Yunchao just entered the palace to pay tribute to the Ai family, and revealed in his words that he had seen Wuxi. You should have known this, right?"

Feng Wuhen was stunned at first, then felt embarrassed, but more shocked. He seemed to be dissatisfied with this. When he thought of the mother's words, he seemed to have a deep dissatisfaction with it. When he thought of the previous words, he seemed to have some intention of changing the affairs of the head of the Xiao family. Thinking of this, he thought of He Weitao's words that day, and then smiled disapprovingly: "I also heard from He Weitao inadvertently. My uncle probably just thought about the feelings of nephew and uncle, but others have many worries. I will not remember this little thing because of this small matter. However, I am still too cautious when doing such a striking thing at all times. Fortunately, Lord He found out that if someone was holding a handle, it would be difficult for me to deal with it." He smiled helplessly, and the hint in his words was undoubtedly revealed.

"The Ai family knows what you mean, but it's a pity that there are too few outstanding talents in the Xiao family, but He Weitao is quite sensible." Xiao obviously did not think that there was anything wrong with He Weitao's informant. "This person can be promoted more. He has been practicing as the Minister of Justice for many years. Even the late emperor has repeatedly praised him. It is indeed a rare talent. The emperor can rely more on it. As for Xiao Yunchao..." She pondered for a long time before laughing, "The emperor should have his own ideas, and the Ai family doesn't have to say much. In short, the emperor can only master the degree. However, there are some people in the Xiao family's sidelines, and the Ai family itself does not know much about it. The emperor might as well go and investigate. It is important to know that this dynasty has long been the laws and regulations, and the nobles who are not good at inheriting titles, and it is time to prepare for the future of the Xiao family."

Feng Wuhen nodded with understanding, and the mother and son discussed for a while before he said goodbye. When Rouping came in, he saw that his master seemed a little stunned and quickly changed his mind. Although she avoided it twice before, she still vaguely noticed something and didn't dare to interrupt. Although she had always been the master's arm, she wouldn't have interfered in everything, otherwise she would have lost her life long ago. However, this time, Xiao did not act without Rouping.

"Roping, you go to Xiao Chonghua, the cousin of Ai's family to see if there are outstanding talents among the children." Xiao said thoughtfully, "The Ai family has never paid much attention to their affairs, and I think they have neglected them for a long time. Besides, although they have declined, they are still from the Xiao family. If there are any daughters who are able to live up to their own life, you can also pay attention. If there is no Xiao family around the emperor, the Ai family is not at ease."

Rouping quickly agreed, but felt relieved and couldn't help but think about the future momentum in the palace. She really couldn't be interested in getting married. One reason was that she was old and the other was that she was with Xiao for a long time. Although she was just a palace maid, she enjoyed the authority far better than ordinary imperial edicts, so she also had deep experience in playing with power.

Empress Hai Ruoxin was looking at the two Mongolian princesses in front of her, but she was very dissatisfied. Although Princess Yana was born brightly, she was obviously just a little girl who didn't know the difficulties of the world, and it was not afraid of it. On the contrary, Princess Mingxiu next to her seemed not an ordinary character, and there seemed to be many thoughts and secrets hidden in her dark pupils. Earlier, Hai Ruoxin passed the imperial edict to the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Rites as the queen, claiming that when the late emperor was alive, he agreed to the two marriages in Mongolia. Therefore, even during the three-year mourning period, the ceremony of accepting concubines was still the same, but the regulations were much more frugal.

According to the arrangement, the ceremony of the two princesses's wedding ceremony was scheduled to be held six days ago and three days ago. In order to show that the Han and Meng Yong were in harmony, their title rank was higher than that of women who entered the palace by ordinary talent show. Princess Yana's title was Rongpin, who lived in Yongning Palace; Princess Mingxiu's title was Zhenpin, who lived in Zhaoning Palace. For concubines who were not old people in the East Palace and had no children, their ranking was enough to make many people envious, after all, this was just the beginning. However, it was probably Feng Wuhen who was busy with state affairs recently, and he never had a good time after that. Therefore, when he met the queen on this day, both of them looked very good.

Hai Ruoxin ordered the two of them to sit down, but she closed the tea foam in the tea cup as if nothing had happened. She tasted it gently, and then said, "You are all Mongolian girls, with extraordinary identities. The rules in the palace have long been taught by the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I will not talk about it anymore." She looked up at the two of them and smiled, "Although the palace is lonely, it is not such a place without human gratitude. Both sisters are from the grassland. They should be lively people on weekdays, so there is no need to be restrained. The concubines in the harem are of the same age. When they have time, they will walk around more. They are always locked in the house and they are so panicked."

Mingxiu hurriedly bowed and replied, "Thank you for your advice. I have entered the palace for a while. If there is anything wrong with it, please ask the empress to teach me. Before I left, my father once taught me to be careful in the etiquette and not to cross it. Now I have received the Queen's decree and feel relieved."

Yana is a innocent girl. Her life in the palace these days has really made her feel depressed. At this moment, she saw the queen speak, and she was immediately happy. "Thank you for your advice. I have long felt that the palace is too deserted." She probably noticed some problems with the title just now, and quickly made up, "Ah, Queen, I forgot the crime. I just forgot the rules." She immediately lowered her head, her face full of annoyance, "They have taught me many times, but I still can't remember it in the end." She didn't expect that she was wrong again after the sentence.

Hai Ruoxin couldn't help but smile, waved his hand to signal Yana to sit beside her, looked carefully, and smiled, "You look like I was looking in the mirror when you looked at you. There are many rules in the palace, so if you can't learn it, learn slowly. If someone dares to laugh at you, just tell me." The years of life in the prince and princess have almost made Hai Ruoxin lose his free and casual temperament back then. Now seeing Yana's behavior is naturally friendly. She also learned about this woman's temperament from Feng Wuhen, so her guardianship is naturally not as strong.

Mingxiu felt uncomfortable when she saw it, but she was not a scheming person like Yana. Even if she was not happy, she would not dare to show it on her face. Instead, she helped: "When I went to Beijing with Yana's sister, I said that she had a good temperament and was not as hidden as others. Now she is right in the Queen's stomach. She is the one who likes to ride horses and hunt, but now she doesn't have a chance to go to the palace. The Queen probably doesn't know that Yana's sister's riding and shooting skills are quite exquisite."

Hai Ruoxin couldn't help but become interested, and a shy look suddenly appeared on Yana's face, but she still raised her head proudly. "Of course, no Mongolian daughter can ride and shoot, but unfortunately there is no chance now." Her expression only dimmed for a moment and then turned back to her happiness. "Empress, I heard that every year when autumn comes, the emperor will take people to Mulan to hunt, and then meet the Mongolian kings. I wonder if I can take us there?"

Hai Ruoxin was stunned for a while, and then laughed for a while and said, "That's the man's mission, so naturally there is no reason to bring concubines." Seeing Yana's disappointment, she joked again, "Although the rules are like this, you can serve the emperor well, and there may be exceptions." One sentence immediately made Yana's face flushed, and there was a burst of laughter in the room.

After a while, all the concubines of each palace were all here, and many eyes were naturally gathered on the two foreign women. Yana looked at the women in front of her without any fear, and a little stunning look appeared in her eyes. Although she had not been in the Kurten tribe for a long time, she was still known as the pearl with her outstanding glory. Now seeing that these women's appearance is not inferior to her, how can she suppress her emotions? During the previous few visits, she always gave her a brief greeting and resigned, and had not paid attention to others. Therefore, this time she couldn't help but glance at the girls with curiosity.

"It's a coincidence that everyone is here today, it's really rare." Hai Ruolan smiled. Now she has a lot of cheerful personality. In addition, there is a girl who is in love with her, so life is quite comfortable. "The two sisters are both noble Mongolian girls, but they look no different from those of the Central Plains, which makes people feel particularly acquainted."

Mingxiu naturally understood the other party's kindness and hurriedly thanked: "Sister Lan is too famous. I am just an ordinary woman. How can I compare to the Rongguang of all my sisters? But Yana is the real pearl of the grassland, and I am just making up the numbers."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Yana, which made the girl who had just learned about human affairs very strange. "Don't listen to Sister Mingxiu's nonsense. Yana is not as beautiful as you?" Seeing that the girls were still staring at her, she looked at her somewhat helpless, "Sisters, you just surround me!"
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