After that night, Lu Yuan did not step out of the warm cabinet for three days. Empress Dowager Xiaochun did not go to the warm cabinet again, nor did she call her to Shoukang. She just instructed Chunhua and Mingqing to serve her well. She knew that she needed to think about something clearly.

Three days later, Lu Yuan got up early and ordered Chunhua and Mingqing to wash and dress her up. After dressing, she took Mingqing to Shoukang to pay tribute to the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Xiaochun had just finished washing and was having breakfast in the side hall. Lu Yuanying bent over and bowed and said, "Yuanyuan greets her aunt. Yuanyuan stayed in the door for three days and never greeted her. Please forgive her for her crime."

Seeing that her expression was calm, Empress Dowager Xiaochun smiled and said, "It's okay. Come and have a meal with Ai's family!"

After the meal, the empress dowager brought Lu Yuan's hand to the main room. As soon as she entered the door, Lu Yuan knelt down on her knees and said clearly: "Yuanyuan has thought about it and is willing to enter the harem to be a concubine, and ask her aunt to plan for Yuanyuan."

Empress Dowager Xiaochun was not surprised, and helped Yuanyuan up with both hands and asked, "Is this what you really want?"

"It's Yuanyuan's sincerity. Yuanyuan's heart has been settled and she will never regret it." Lu Yuan said firmly.

"Then the young master of the Xue family?"

"It's Yuanyuan and the Xue family brother are not married."

When Empress Dowager Xiaochun saw that Lu Yuan's eyes were firm, she knew that she had matured her mind and had made up her mind. She walked to the Buddha's tile, picked up the string of red sandalwood beads on the table, and gently twisted it in her hand, and said seriously: "Since you have the intention to enter the harem, Ai's family is the empress dowager of the Dayin Dynasty and the emperor's adoptive mother, and she wants to make three rules with you."

Lu Yuan raised his right hand and said, "Auntie, please say, Yuanyuan swears to the sky and must obey her aunt's promise."

"The first chapter is that although you are trying to save your parents and relatives, you are forced to enter the harem because of circumstances. Even if you don't really love the emperor, you should respect him."

Lu Yuanlang said: "The king is the leader of his ministers, and the husband is the leader of his wife. Yuanyuan understands."

"Chapter 2 is that you must not interfere in court affairs." The Empress Dowager continued.

Lu Yuan said: "Since ancient times, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. Yuanyuan would always remember it and would definitely not be as beautiful as Zheng Xiu of Chu."

"Chapter 3 is to protect yourself in the harem, and not deliberately murder other concubines, nor to kill the imperial heirs."

Lu Yuan said: "Yuanyuan has always been open-minded and never does harming people. Don't your aunt believe in Yuanyuan?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head slowly and said, "Ai's family knows that you are pure by nature and will not do such things that harm the heavens and reason. However, Yuanyuan, people have no intention of harming the tiger, and tigers are harmful to the hearts of the people. Ai's family entered the palace at the age of sixteen and has lived in this deep palace for thirty-six years and has seen many things. The harem is sinister. If you want to gain a foothold in the harem, you cannot be too tough or too weak."

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Yuanyuan remembers her aunt's teachings."

The Empress Dowager looked at her gently and smiled, "Fortunately, you have the Ai family to rely on. I believe that even if someone wants to harm you, you will be afraid of it. With your talent and qualifications, you will definitely be the emperor's favorite concubine. The Ai family can also have you in this palace for a long time, which is not a good thing."

At this time, Jingzhu walked in and said, "Empress Dowager, Empress is here to pay tribute."

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "Turn her to the main hall first, and the Ai family will go in a while." Instead, he said to Lu Yuan: "Since you have decided, the Ai family will help you plan. But this matter must be carefully considered. If you are too hasty, you will only reveal flaws. You must go naturally and follow the flow. You can go back first, the Ai family has its own plans."

Lu Yuan leaned over and bowed out of Shoukang Palace.

Passing by the main hall of Ci'an Palace, the queen took her aunt Yuqiu, her maids Huixin and Lanxiu, and was about to enter the main hall. Yuanyuan saw that she could not hide, so she had to stand up and bowed down with a calm expression: "Minister girl meets the Queen, Queen's Queen's blessing Jin'an."

When the queen saw Lu Yuan, she asked kindly: "Are you a palace maid from Ci'an Palace? New?"

Lu Yuan returned to worship: "Minister Lu Yuan, thanks to the Queen Mother, he just entered the palace to serve the Queen Mother two months ago."

Yu Qiu whispered a few words in the queen's ear, and the queen's face showed a sudden enlightenment, and she smiled at Lu Yuan: "The ground is wet and cold, get up quickly. Raise your head and let me take a look."

Lu Yuan looked up slightly and saw that the queen saw that she was beautiful and elegant, with extraordinary temperament. Although she was dressed in plain clothes, she was as pretty as peaches in spring and as pure as chrysanthemums in autumn. The queen pulled up her slender hand that was hidden in her sleeves and exclaimed: "There are such beautiful people in the world. I saw this today. The queen mother is really good at conditioning people, and they are like water onions."

Lu Yuan's cheeks were slightly red, and she lowered her head and said softly: "The Empress is a mischievous praise. The Empress is beautiful and dignified, elegant and luxurious, and the people are beyond the reach of the world."

The queen smiled and said, "My mouth is still sweet. When I am free, I will sit in my house's Kunyi Palace and talk to me. I am very close to you." After that, she took off a red pomegranate jade treasure bracelet on her right wrist and handed it to Lu Yuan: "I come out to pay my respects, I have nothing else to do, this bracelet will serve as a meeting gift."

Lu Yuan hurriedly thanked her for her thanks: "The girl thanked the Queen for the reward."

The queen walked into the main hall with a smile.

When he walked to the place where no one was around, Mingqing said happily: "The girl really matched the queen's eyes. The queen is very enthusiastic about the girl and has received a reward. Seeing that the queen often wears it on her wrist, the slave rewarded her and invited her to Kunyi Palace to speak. You must know that the queen doesn't like those little masters who bothered her."

Lu Yuan smiled slightly and looked up at the sky and said, "I don't know if it's a blessing or a disaster for such an unexpected Jiapeng."

In the main hall of Ci'an Palace, Empress Xiaochun sat steadily on the main seat of the mahogany carved flower bird. The queen gave a blessing and stepped back to the lower chair to sit down, and said with a smile: "I am looking good when I see my mother's complexion. A few days ago, I heard Doctor Liu say that my mother has not had a good sleep in recent days, so I am very worried."

The queen smiled and said, "When people get older, they have more problems. A few days ago, I just used too much dinner and couldn't get rid of food, so I couldn't sleep at night, which made the queen worry."

The queen hurriedly bowed and said, "The son is afraid, and it is the son's duty to care about the health of the mother and the queen."

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, with a look of praise in her eyes, and said, "You have always done a good job on this." She said, "In another half a month, it will be the Emperor's birthday. Although the twenty-eighth is not a full birthday, we should congratulate you."

The queen smiled and said, "My son is about to discuss this matter with her mother. Since the two Lantern Festival banquets on New Year's Eve, the palace has not been celebrated for a long time.My son wants to celebrate by celebrating the emperor's birthday."

The Empress Dowager said: "The Queen and Ai's family thought of going together. Now there is still half a month left and time is tight. Concubine Rong is still in a state of confinement, so the Queen has to work harder."

"This is my duty, so I will naturally try my best to handle it. But I have suffered an old headache in the past few months, and I am afraid I can't do it. I want to choose one or two of my sisters in the harem to help me."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Of course. Who does the Queen want?"

The queen said with a look of expression: "I think Yupin is smart and clever, so I can practice it. I wonder what my mother's idea is?"

The Empress Dowager had a smile on her lips, thought for a while, and said, "Pin Yu is younger and has no experience. I am afraid she can't share anything for the queen. The Ai family sees that Concubine Xian is gentle and honest, and is mature, and may help the queen plan."

The queen was a little stunned and said in a flash: "My mother is wise and her son also thinks that Concubine Xian is good, so there is Concubine Lao."

The Empress Dowager said again: "The afternoon before yesterday, Jianing came to greet Ai's family. I haven't seen each other for a few days. I seem to have grown taller and look like a big girl. If the Ai family remembers correctly, it will be the eleventh year of the summer solstice this year?"

The queen smiled and said as gentle as the spring breeze, "My mother remembers it well. It's almost 11th. She's so old and her family is still naughty all day long. Princess Qingning, who is not as sensible and quiet as her sister, is not as sensible as Princess Xian."

"Otherwise, Jianing is still a child after all, so it's not bad to be more lively. Seeing that her knowledge has improved a lot, the Ai family recited several articles to the Ai family the day before yesterday."

The queen bowed and smiled, "My mother has rewarded her with so many good things, and she is so happy that she chatters and keeps talking in her son's ears."

After Aoxu said for about half an hour, the queen stood up and left.

Jingzhu walked up to serve and said, "The Queen Mother recommended Empress Xian just now, but the Queen seemed to be unhappy."

Empress Dowager Xiaochun took the teacup and took a sip, and slowly said, "Pin Yu is the queen's confidant, just like Pin Shu is the confidant of Concubine Rong. How could the Ai family not know? Pin Yu is smart, but if he is too smart, he is a scheming. Although Empress Xian is very silent in normal times and only wants to keep herself safe, she is honest and honest, and is a wise man who is so wise and foolish. Such is the kind of person he is talking about."
Chapter completed!