Perhaps to verify this, Shen Ruoyi pretended to be unintentional and asked Shen Ruochen to roast the meat several times, but the emperor did not come.
"It seems that I am too worried, and so am I. What can the emperor see in such a stupid person?" Shen Ruoyi smiled and said to Guizhi: "To say that Xiao Wu is really good, he doesn't compete for favor, and he doesn't want to stay. In the palace, all you think about is me."
"Yes, Miss Fifth is sincere to you. She doesn't care at all when the Emperor comes."
"Yeah, you're right to listen to my mother. If it's those sisters, they may have no idea how to stick to the emperor!" Shen Ruoyi smiled and told Guizhi: "I want to eat fried rice cakes right now, you go Get some."
"Okay, Miss Fifth originally said she was going to make croquettes today, so the meatballs that happened to be given to Miss Fifth were also fried, so that she wouldn't have to cook." Guizhi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "The cook in this small kitchen We are all afraid of Miss Fifth, saying that Miss Fifth will make rare things when she goes there, and the small kitchen will be in chaos."
Shen Ruochen smiled and said: "She has caught up with the God of Plague. It seems that she has given everyone a lot of trouble!"
Guizhi also laughed, "Our fifth lady has a good attitude, and even gave some to the cooks after she finished cooking, so the cooks just talked about it and let her go!"
After finishing the rice cake, Shen Ruoyi held Guizhi's hand and walked around the yard.
Suddenly a young eunuch came in and reported that the Queen had informed all the palaces that they should go to all the greetings tonight as they had something to say.
Shen Ruoyi held her belly and asked, "Can the Queen say something is wrong?"
The little eunuch shook his head, "I didn't say that."
Guizhi asked: "Master, can we use it?"
"The Queen has said so, how can you not go? Help me find some roomy clothes to change into."
"But didn't the emperor exempt you from the morning and dusk inspection?" Guizhi said: "There are many people. If you want me to push them, please push them if you can."
"But this is a special notice, and it doesn't say that we don't have to go, so we might as well go." Shen Ruoyi said: "It's been a long time since I went to pay my respects to the Queen. It's not good if you don't label yourself as someone who is pampered and arrogant. ”
"Okay then," Guizhi had no choice but to help Shen Ruoyi go into the house to change clothes, and said uneasily, "Master, you will go there later, but don't eat anything, don't drink this tea, bear with it. Let’s talk about it when we get back.”
"I know." Shen Ruoyi nodded and looked at the weather, "Let's hurry up, it will be late and it will be difficult to leave."
"Yes." Guizhi asked while pretending to be Shen Ruoyi, "How about we come back tonight and call for a sedan chair?"
Shen Ruoyi refused, "No, it's better to walk by yourself. It's safer to keep your feet on the ground."
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Kunning Palace.
"Greetings to the Queen!" Everyone saluted.
"Although it's the beginning of spring, it's still cold at night. My concubine, you're pregnant, why are you still out?" Queen Nala said with a smile.
"My Majesty is usually considerate, but this is the first year of junior high school. No matter what, I should pay my respects to you." Shen Ruoyi said with a smile.
"You are the only one who understands the rules, that's right." Queen Nala smiled and nodded: "I heard that the emperor plans to wait until you give birth to the little prince before he ascends to your throne?"
Everyone looked at the concubine in surprise.
Shen Ruoyi said hurriedly: "It's the emperor's love, but I don't dare to be a concubine!"
"Is there anything you shouldn't do? You should." Queen Nala said, "You have done a great job in reproducing dragon heirs. You are also very careful and well-behaved. I agree."
"Thank you, Queen."
"This palace will be lively from now on. It seems that there is one more concubine on the throne. This can be considered complete." Concubine Duan said with a smile: "It's just that Concubine Jin didn't come, so we don't know the news yet!"
Concubine Xiang hummed, "Humph, Concubine Jin pretended to be pregnant and didn't come to pay her respects to the Queen. All the concubines can come, so why is she the most valuable?"
"Well, we are all sisters, and I don't want to care about it." Queen Nala glanced at Concubine Xiang, "You have finished your confinement, how are you doing?"
"Thank you for your concern, my concubine. My body has been well taken care of and I'm fine."
"As long as it's okay, don't be sad. I'm just conceiving an heir for the emperor."
Queen Nala added: "I just said that the palace will be lively in the future, and it is really lively. Here are two more sisters. It just so happens that they are all here for you to get to know each other."
Then he ordered Nian Yu beside him: "Let the newcomers come in!"
"yes!"
"Newcomer?" Everyone looked outside the door. Sure enough, two young girls outside the door slowly walked in.
They all knelt down in front of the Queen and performed a grand ceremony of three buckles and nine kneels, "Greetings to the Queen, hello to all my sisters!"
"Get up," Queen Nala introduced to everyone with a smile, "This is also the emperor's wish. The two sisters selected from the Manchurian flag will serve the emperor with us from now on. You should also know each other!"
One of the round-faced women blessed her body first and said: "My lord Nala, I would like to pay my respects to all my sisters!"
Another one continued: "My maid, Guarjia, pays my respects to all my sisters!"
"Nala's?" Concubine Duan rolled her eyes and looked at her a few times with a smile, "Why do I see that this girl's eyebrows are similar to those of the Queen? It's just a formality, could it be..."
"Your concubine has such good eyesight!" Queen Nala smiled slightly and said, "This is my cousin."
"No wonder!" Concubine Duan looked at the Queen with a double entendre and said, "The Queen originally had the Emperor's heart, but now that she has brought my sister here, won't we not even be able to see the Emperor's face from now on?"
Queen Nala did not answer directly, but said to the two newcomers: "You have learned a lesson about the concubine's mouth, right? Be careful in the future, our concubine's mouth is not forgiving!"
Everyone laughed.
Queen Nala said deliberately: "Who in this palace doesn't know that the emperor cares about you! Your Yikun Palace is so gorgeous, what treasures there are, why are you so embarrassed in front of the newlyweds at this time!"
Concubine Duan could only joke a few words and get over it. After introducing each one one by one, Queen Nala said: "You haven't gone to bed yet, and the emperor has not decided on the titles and positions, so let's call you my mistress first. Later, it will be a matter of honor for the emperor to personally give you titles."
"Yes!" the two newcomers said in unison.
"I wonder where the Queen has arranged the two sisters?" Concubine Duan hummed, "I don't have much room in Yikun Palace."
"Stay in Jiaofang Hall first. I have sent people to clear out Chuxiu Palace and Yanxi Palace into separate side halls. They will move in then." Queen Nala said.
Shen Ruoyi was stunned for a moment. Do you want to live in Chuxiu Palace? Who could it be?
Shen Ruoyi thought, she must not be the Queen's sister, otherwise this would be too...
Sure enough, she was afraid of what she was going to do, so she heard Queen Nala say: "Let my sister be kept in Chuxiu Palace. Concubine, you can help me take good care of it! Guarjia, you will live in Shu from now on." Concubine, Concubine Shu, you have to take good care of your new sister who has just entered the palace!"
"Concubine, I obey!"
"I obey the decree!"
"Okay, it's too dark to walk, so let's disperse!" Queen Nala said.
On the way the concubine was going back, Concubine Duan chased her from behind, "Why are you still leaving when you have a big belly? Didn't you call for a sedan chair?"
"Good luck to you, your concubine!" Shen Ruoyi said: "I ate too much in the evening and wanted to take a walk. Concubine, you didn't call for a sedan chair?"
"It's late at night. It's better to walk than sit there. It's freezing when you sit on it."
"The imperial concubine is smart."
"Hmph," Concubine Duan said with a smile, "You are really good at talking. Since you are so good at talking, I'll sell you one too."
Then he whispered to Shen Ruoyi: "Guess why the Queen placed her clan sister in your palace?"
"This..." Shen Ruoyi was confused by the question.
"You don't really think it's a coincidence, do you? Don't forget, you are pregnant with a child!" After saying this, Concubine Duan took a few steps back and touched the hairpin on her head, "Oh, it's really windy today. , I can’t do this anymore, I have to return to the palace quickly.”
The remaining concubine looked at Guizhi next to her with fear on her face, "Guizhi, she... what did she mean by what she just said?"
Guizhi was obviously frightened, "Master, could it be..."
"Go back! Go back quickly!"
It is said that the emperor turned over the queen's cousin's brand that night and liked it very much!
Kunning Palace.
"It's fifteen today, so everyone came together." Queen Nala slowly walked out, and the one supporting her was the new Nala clan who had just entered the palace.
"The fifteenth is a big day, how dare sisters not come!" Concubine Shu said with a smile: "We sisters are really looking forward to serving the Queen every day!"
"You're just a sweet-talking person. Why, what kind of reward do you want?"
Concubine Shu said deliberately: "Well, I think the Queen has a lot of treasures in this palace. It would be great if I could reward two of my concubines!"
Everyone laughed.
Concubine Xiang said: "I heard that the two new sisters who came in have already gone to bed? Are these two sisters very popular with the emperor with their beautiful faces?"
Queen Nala smiled and said: "Indeed, the title was banned yesterday, and I was thinking of telling everyone today!"
The two newlyweds came forward and knelt down. Queen Nala said: "It is the emperor's decree that the Guarjia family be made a noble person and given the title of Kang; the Nala family is made a noble person and given the title of "Kang". You two accept the decree and thank me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Thank you, the Queen, for your kindness."
"Get up, you're just a noble person. Your Majesty wants everything to be simple. Let's hold a canonization ceremony when the concubines are given the throne in the future!" Queen Nala said.
"Then we're moving?" Concubine Shu said with a smile, "I packed it up a long time ago, and I'm just waiting for my sister to move there!"
"You're quick! What about you, concubine?" Queen Nala looked at Ruoyi and asked.
"Ah?" Shen Ruoyi said hurriedly: "It's packed, it's packed."
"Okay, then let's do this." Queen Nala said with a smile: "It's all the minions who do it anyway, so we don't have to do anything. Concubine, you are pregnant, but you must not be touched by anyone. In the future, except for On the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, you don’t usually come to say hello.”
