I am cultivating myself in the palace

At that time, the queen was holding a meal menu for the palace banquet.

When she sighed, Eunuch Li, the head of internal supervision, immediately felt his heart skip a beat, and said anxiously: "Madam, what's wrong with the meal list drawn up by the imperial dining room?"

Qingyan poked her head to look, and saw dozens of dishes listed on the thin silk, in addition to hot dishes, freshly cut and cold-scrambled dishes, there were also soups, wines, teas, and dried fruits.When attending palace banquets before, she focused all her attention on Mu Zheng, carefully trying to figure out the man's every move, where did she pay attention to how many dishes were served, and just ate whatever was put in front of her.Only now did I realize that there were so many things to be made for a palace banquet, and the luxury of the Tian family was really unimaginable.

Over there, the queen shook her head: "Yang Shan is just the old man next to the late emperor. He has held countless palace banquets and sacrifices. The list he made is naturally foolproof. General Feng Shao defeated Nanyi with outstanding military achievements. The emperor's dragon face is very happy. This banquet is not only for Celebration is more a reward, you need to be careful in everything. Don't be careless, tell the imperial dining room that this banquet is finished, and I will ask the emperor for you."

"Slave leads the order, thank you Queen for your kindness!" Eunuch Li happily took the order and left, waiting for him to leave.The queen waved her hand and ordered: "The palace is exhausted, you all go down to serve, as long as Princess Yan is here." The maids in the inner palace naturally understood what the master meant, and they filed out with a promise. , nodded at Yu'er, and the servant girl followed her out.

The inner hall of Kunning Palace became quiet. Qing Yan looked at the empress with a gloomy expression, and made it clear that the palace had something to say, so you came to ask me, so she had to bite the bullet and bring up the topic: "Why did your mother sigh just now? Could it be that the meal list Is there something wrong?"

The queen was waiting for her to answer, and then she frowned slightly and sighed softly: "As a palace banquet, there is nothing wrong with it. I just saw those delicacies and delicacies, and thought of the people who were affected by the disaster in Shouyuan. They were displaced, hungry I don’t have enough to eat, but my Tianjia is so extravagant and extravagant, it’s just a matter of concern.”

Qingyan was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the empress to be sentimental about it, no wonder she had to back away, it sounded like the empress was worried about the people, but it was Emperor Yin who ordered the grand banquet, the empress's words were clearly accusing Yin The emperor was extravagant and wasteful, and he lost his virtue for the emperor.How does this make her answer, accuse Emperor Yin of not having a big banquet together with the queen?That's courting death, okay?

Qingyan's heart turned sharply, trying to figure out what the empress meant, racking her brains and saying: "The empress's mother respects the world and worries about all people. It is really a blessing for the people of the world. The concubine thinks that the Tian family has its own majesty and dignity. The emperor's banquet is a celebration. If the generals of the Black Banner Army who have made great military exploits are treated poorly because of the disaster in Shouyuan, although they can win a good name for themselves, it will inevitably be speculated by those who care about it. The emperor is afraid of the high military exploits of the Black Flag Army Lord Gai deliberately suppressed the army so that the army's heart was cold and the court was unstable. The last time the concubine entered the palace and saw that the emperor forgot to sleep and eat for Shouyuan's water control, he knew that the emperor was always thinking about the people of Shouyuan. Today Qingyan saw the Queen's sister manage There are still many concerns about the palace banquet. Thinking about it, the emperor has worked hard to balance all parties for the king. As the queen, the palace is so simple. She has set an example for the harem. The emperor will definitely feel his sister a lot of pains."

Qing Yan said at the same time.While carefully looking at the Queen's expression, seeing that although her face was calm, but her eyes were stern, she suddenly felt uneasy-she must have said something right? Qing Yan thought, and tasted his own words again, out of emotion The reasoning is all right, why did the queen look at her so unexpectedly?

Before Qingyan could figure it out, the queen over there lowered her head and smiled, and said in a gentle voice: "Today, I finally understand why the emperor insists on choosing you as Princess Yan."

Qingyan frowned, before she understood what she meant, the Queen's attitude suddenly changed.She no longer has that hypocritical and amiable elder sister's appearance, and her eyes are filled with the dignity and arrogance that a harem lord should have: "It's rare that you can be so observant at such a young age, have a clear mind, and see things." So experienced, it's still the emperor's discerning eye, seeing through your great wisdom, Ruoyu, and choosing a good concubine for the seventh younger brother, this palace is really amazed."

Qingyan immediately realized that she was acting too old!That's right, 15-year-old Yue Qingyan should be a crazy and reckless wild girl. She doesn't have such far-reaching political vision at all, so she can say such appropriate words.She should have followed the Queen's footsteps and scolded Emperor Yin for being weak!

Being too smart in front of the queen is definitely not a good thing.Qingyan secretly thought that something was wrong, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "The Queen's sister is ridiculously praised, Qingyan is really ashamed, it's just these words. It's not what Qingyan thought of, but... It's what the prince said to me on the way here. What Qingyan heard, Qingyan didn't understand at first, and even misunderstood the emperor, only to understand the emperor's painstaking efforts when the prince said it, just now the queen sister asked. Qingyan thought of the prince's words, and parroted it again."

"Oh? That's a coincidence." The queen said meaningfully, she didn't seem to believe Qingyan's words very much, but she didn't ask for details: "I heard that King Yan never cared about political affairs when he was away, so he was willing to talk to you about these things, which is enough for my sister. beloved."

Qingyan smiled sarcastically, not daring to speak any more.

On the other side, the queen's eyes were heavy, as if she was thinking about what to weigh, and she snorted for a while as if she had made up her mind: "Forget it, I don't care whether you are wise or wise, since one of your husband and wife is smart, I will Don’t be afraid to speak up.”

She sat leaning on the soft bed, playing with the long fingertip on her little finger, her voice was soft, but her words were heavy: "Since Shouyuan was hit by a disaster, the local governor failed to provide disaster relief. The emperor was very angry and decided to replace it." , and choose another talented person as an imperial envoy to go to Shouyuan for disaster relief. This imperial envoy, I hope that this imperial envoy is Wang Shiqian, the right deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Qingyan's heart shuddered, and he saw it with a dagger.The queen's purpose for calling herself into the palace this time was finally clear.Disaster relief has always been a fat job, and it is also the focus of the interests of all parties in the court. This right deputy capital envoy, Mr. Wang Shiqian, and who is the empress, can get her such a scheme to help?

As if seeing through Qingyan's doubts, the queen took the initiative to confess: "You don't have to guess, he is my grandfather's protégé and my uncle."

Qingyan realized that although she didn't care much about government affairs in her previous life, she still heard about several big clans.Different from the Yue family from which Qingyan was born, it was just a fake family, but the Ji family from the empress Ji's family was just like the Shi family from Shi Yunyue and the Wei family from Empress Dowager Wei. The support of the two big families of Empress Dowager Wei helped Emperor Yin win the cruel battle for succession.However, it is a pity that after Emperor Yin ascended the throne, he vigorously suppressed his relatives, which caused the decline of the Ji family and the Wei family.Although Empress Ji's grandfather was an old man, there were no high-ranking heirs in the family, and the Ji family was not rich in males. In Ji's father's generation, it seemed that there was only one brother, and the rest were sisters.In Empress Ji's generation, there are two younger brothers, but they are too young to be useful.Therefore, Empress Ji can only choose the big one from the short ones, and get help from her natal family.

After thinking about this point, Qingyan felt a little worried. Although she promised to give the queen a saddle, how could she get involved in such a major political event?Of course, she also understood what the queen meant, and she actually wanted to send a message to King Yan Mu Zheng through her, asking Mu Zheng to recommend Wang Shiqian to Emperor Yin.But?? Will Mu Zheng agree?This kind of thing is not a child's play, the recommendation is to bear the responsibility, and I heard that Emperor Yin has always been arbitrary in the government, even if Mu Zheng is willing to come forward to recommend, it may not be effective? She tactfully mentioned her concerns to the queen, The queen smiled mysteriously: "You underestimate your husband too much."

The queen said firmly: "As long as he wants to, he will definitely succeed."

How powerful is Mu Zheng?Qingyan was extremely suspicious.

The queen didn't explain, but immediately thought of something, snorted and said, "By the way, your father's minister of household affairs, Yuetai, is also among the candidates for the imperial envoy. Maybe he will also come to ask you to persuade the son-in-law, King Yan, to recommend him. ."

Qingyan was stunned, thinking that once he died in the previous life, Yue's father would make a fuss about sending his concubine sister into the mansion, and came to ask himself to find a fat job. It was too much like something that Yue's father would do. , she suddenly shivered with nausea.

Seeing her unhappy face, the queen thought she was hesitating, so she laughed and said: "So, it's my palace who made it difficult for my sister. Well, if your father really comes to beg you, you should answer him. Don't, anyway, my concubine is living a pretty good life now."

Qingyan's heart trembled, the queen's words were beating herself, Shi Yunyue and Yuetai, she had to choose one, Qingyan bit her lip, in fact the queen didn't need to do this at all, she couldn't help Yuetai, Just being coerced like this made her faintly resist, and she couldn't help speaking angrily: "My sister was joking, the imperial envoys for disaster relief are naturally the ones who can live there, and the prince is a minister, if he really wants to share the worries of the sage and recommend a capable minister, it is natural Alright, if you don’t want to, it’s helpless, how can concubines and concubines control the prince?”

The queen could hear the anger in her words, instead of being annoyed, she smiled, "Sister is really interesting, you not only underestimated King Yan, but you also underestimated yourself."

Qingyan made her confused by what she said, but the queen didn't bother with this topic any longer. She dragged her to talk nonsense and became a daily routine, and her attitude became gentle and amiable again, as if she had never threatened or lured Qingyan Yan plotted to intervene in politics for her.Seeing the queen switch faces so easily and freely, Qingyan felt terrible in his heart, but also inevitably felt a bit of sympathetic sadness...

In her previous life, why didn't she switch between Mu Zheng and the backyard concubine's different faces like a queen?In the final analysis, it is all involuntary.Qingyan shook her head, anyway, she won't live like this again in this life, thinking of this, her attitude became relaxed, and she responded to the queen's topic, talking nonsense all over the world, she really looked like a boudoir sister .When Emperor Yin and Mu Zheng came in, the two sisters were talking about the protagonist of the celebration banquet, Major General Feng Yi of the Black Banner Army, who defeated Nanyi.

Qingyan heard the queen say that Feng Yi defeated the enemy army at the border and beat Nanyi to pieces. He was unable to fight any more and had to retreat for peace.

She was surprised for a moment, and blurted out: "Retreat and ask for peace? Didn't you just submit to the court?"

Immediately after hearing the man laughing from the entrance of the hall, Emperor Yin stepped into the inner hall happily, followed by Mu Zheng, King of Yan with a black face.