Qing'an Emperor Xiao Che, the third prince of the previous emperor.

He came from the Duan Concubine Ji's family, and the Ji family's status was humble, and Xiao Che was not good at that time, so both mother and son were not favored.

Being able to sit on the throne today is all because of the palace change thirteen years ago.

It is said that the fourth prince, who was extremely favored at the time, took advantage of the late emperor's illness, plotted to usurp the throne, and brutally killed the first empress Wei Shi and the first emperor's direct son, the seventh prince who was only five years old at the time.

Fortunately, Princess Yongning found out early and secretly notified Gu Taishi and Wei Taifu, which prevented her conspiracy.

Afterwards, the first emperor went on a grand tour, and the edict was read out, and it turned out that the seventh prince was named the crown prince, and he would inherit the great line after his departure.

But at that time, the Seventh Prince was dead, how could he ascend the throne?

So the two auxiliary ministers together supported Xiao Che, the third prince who had no outstanding features.

After Xiao Che ascended the throne, the fourth prince who had rebelled before was imprisoned and soon died of illness; as for the seventh prince who unfortunately died in the palace change, according to the last photo of the previous emperor, he was posthumously named the crown prince.

The following year, the country's name was changed to "Qing'an", and the new dynasty began.

Xiao Che's biological mother, Duan Concubine Ji Shi, became the Empress Dowager at once; Imperial Concubine Shen Shi, who was originally from a five-grade Dianyi family, also became an empress.

Generally speaking, this doesn't seem like a big deal.

But now the situation in the harem is quite delicate, and it is precisely because of this—

At the beginning, Xiao Che was not favored, and it was only with such a background that Shen shi could become his concubine. But after Xiao Che ascended to Dabao, he is already an emperor, and all the beauties in the world can enjoy it, not to mention that he is still young?

The thoughtful ministers all stuffed their daughters into the palace.

As soon as the triennial draft starts, and there are many new faces in the harem, the Queen's background is not enough to see.

Not to mention, Wei Yi came later.

The first of the three beauties in the capital, she is in full bloom, and she is also the daughter of Taifu Wei. When he first entered the palace six years ago, he was conferred the title of concubine. Three years ago, he added the character "Xian" as a title, and gave him the right to assist in the six palaces.

In addition, Wei Yi is a strong person and has powerful means. It didn't take long for the palace to close, and only the concubine Xian did not know the empress.

"It's not that the Queen's concubine is soft-natured, it's her method, and she can't compare with the concubine Xian who was born in the Taifu's residence."

"After all, Concubine Xian got closer to the eldest son, and everyone said that if she was a man, she might not have lost the eldest son."

"You must know this better than me."

When Ye Shi left, he did not forget to mention Lu Jinxi and said it clearly.

"So, the most useful thing to talk about in the palace is Concubine Xian."

"It's just that because Concubine Xian was born in the Wei family, she was the niece of the former empress; when the emperor was there, the empress was not favored, and she had a bad relationship with the empress. So the empress dowager doesn't think much of Concubine Xian. of."

"They will all come to the palace banquet this time, but you can bring your own snacks."

After saying this, she clapped Lu Jinxi's hand and officially said goodbye.

As the old saying goes, three women play one show.

The Queen Mother in the palace, the Empress Shen Shi, and the virtuous concubine Wei Yi, didn't they just make a scene?

After sending off the Ye family, Lu Jinxi became a little curious: what kind of person should Wei Yi, the head of the three beauties in Beijing in the past, be...

After all, according to the rumors, Gu Juefei ran away from home because of her and fell out with Gu Chengqian.

So, in this intriguing curiosity, more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of this free time, Lu Jinxi did a lot of things.

The first one was that the garden that Pan Quan'er had been instructed to take care of was completed. She checked it inside and out, and was quite satisfied, so she hired Pan Quan'er to take care of it.

The second is please sir.

Xue Chi worshipped Gu Juefei as a teacher, and after Gu Juefei's injury was healed, he went to Xuezhai to go to school.

But when she saw the mention of her husband that day, Xue Minglang and Xue Mingli were very envious, so she also thought about looking for the two little girls, contacted a famous female gentleman in Jinan, and waited for a few days. Come.

The last thing is Xue Tingzhi.

After all, this matter is too deviant, and if you are not careful, you will get into trouble, and you will be criticized by the sour scholars in the DPRK.

But now that peace is being negotiated, the timing is just right, not necessarily impossible.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Lu Jinxi went to Princess Yongning's side to find out.

As a result, Princess Yongning laughed outright and said something very unusual to her.

"Why is this so troublesome?"

"Now that the peace has been negotiated, the emperor has rewarded you with a lot of things, but no one else has. This is a shame, and you should show it to others. And it has already been negotiated. Even if Xue Tingzhi has half of the alien blood, why bother? "

"Don't underestimate yourself, just find an opportunity to go to the emperor, 80% of the time."

Lu Jinxi had taken into account the stakes in her analysis.

From the timing of peace talks to the attitude of the emperor.

But she had never thought about such a thing directly in front of the emperor. After listening to it, couldn't help but be a little surprised.

But Princess Yongning didn't take it seriously. Instead, she looked at her and said, "What kind of medicine did you take? It's just that you changed your attitude towards the boy who was born to Orchid. It's not a joke. If something goes wrong, or the holy will is unpredictable, who are you going to cry to?"

That's what she said, but Lu Jinxi saw that she was not angry, so she smiled and replied, "That's why I asked my aunt first, hoping that my aunt will give me an idea. If my aunt says it can be done, I'll give him a hand. It doesn't matter; if my aunt says it can't be done, I naturally don't dare to worry about it."

Hearing what she said, Princess Yongning was satisfied.

She doesn't mess around, she can handle it clearly, and stop being the same as in previous years, which is enough to make people feel relieved from the bottom of their hearts.

After the talk, after a while of tea, she didn't stay long and left.

The next day is the day of the palace banquet.

The envoys of the Xiongnu have arrived in the capital these two days, and the ceremony of negotiating peace has passed the auspicious time calculated by Qin Tian, ​​and it is scheduled to be held at the beginning of the time, which is nine o'clock on the Western Clock.

But Lu Jinxi was dragged up before dawn, dressed and washed, and tossed for an hour, then went out at the hour, and two hours later, entered the Inner Imperial City and went outside the Xuanzhi Gate.

At this time, the ministers had already gone to the morning court.

Most of the people waiting outside the palace gate were the wives of princes and ministers or old women, all bearing the imperial order on their heads.

Those who knew each other gathered together in twos and threes, but they did not dare to speak loudly.

At three quarters of the hour, the palace gate opened, and the eunuch came out to summon everyone, inviting everyone to enter.

The wives went in one by one.

But when it was Lu Jinxi's turn, the eunuch who summoned the eunuch, the eunuch who went to the General's Mansion to announce the decree, waved his hand and said, "Madam, please come this way."

Lu Jinxi looked in that direction, but it was another palace gate east of the Taihe Gate of the main palace gate, Hongzheng Gate.

"Isn't that the door that civil and military officials go to when they go to court? This..."

"You are really a noble person who has forgotten things. Didn't the emperor return the decree not long ago? The other ladies are going to the banquet and then to the harem. You want to go to the ceremony first and then go to the banquet, so you will go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a while. Empress Dowager Empress Dowager, The Empress and the Eldest Princess are all here now."

The eunuch laughed and asked her to go to the door.

Lu Jinxi didn't hear Wei Yi's name, so she thought about it.

Even this empress who was in the prime of her favor was not qualified to watch the ceremony. Her own face, or in other words, Xue Kuang's face, was really big enough.

She figured it out, thanked her, and followed the eunuch to the door of Zhihongzheng.