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Chapter 197 Entering the Palace (2)

For the empress's Kunning Palace, Dong Yuan stepped into it for the first time.

The last time I entered the palace was in the Empress Dowager's Compassionate Palace.The feeling of entering the palace that time was even more uneasy than now, Dong Yuan didn't dare to look around, the only thing he could do was to see the color and pattern of the floor tiles of the forbidden palace clearly.

But this time, she raised her face slightly and looked through the gates of Kunning Palace.

Under the cover of heavy snow, it is even more solemn and solemn.

Here, how many women used to dream of it, and tried every means.If it succeeds, it will be the mother's honor to the world and leave a name through the ages; if it fails, a lonely soul will die sadly, and the fragrance will disappear and the jade will perish.In the huge palace, no one should remember the person who left.

Here, Dong Yuan has never longed for it.

Seeing her sizing up the palace gate, the female official called out in a low voice: "Princess, be careful."

Dong Yuan came back to his senses, smiled lightly and thanked him.She followed the female officer, walked cautiously, and entered the front hall.After bypassing several warm pavilions with two entrances and two exits, we arrived at the main hall of the empress.

When Dong Yuan stepped into the main hall, he smelled a faint fragrance.

The main hall of Kunning Palace is the same as the banquet and living place of ordinary people, with a thick cold curtain hanging down, and silver carbon is burning in the four bronze tripods, which continuously sends heat into the hall.It was warm in the hall, but there was no sound.

Dong Yuan didn't raise his head, and under the guidance of the female officer, he knelt down and saluted the empress empress.

"Get up." After a while, Dong Yuan heard the kind and gentle voice of the empress.

The sound was unfamiliar.

The last time I went to the palace to see the empress, she was still an imperial concubine. Although she was above all the concubines, she was below the empress. Her voice was not as friendly as this, and she was a little humble.Now, she is the lord of the harem, so she should show the tolerance of an empress in the palace.

Dong Yuan thanked him and got up slowly.

She raised her eyes slightly, and saw a woman sitting on the phoenix table, dressed in a dignified dress and with a kind face.Dong Yuan looked at her, and she was also looking at Dong Yuan.

The two looked at each other with inquiry.

Dong Yuan hung his head in panic.

The empress has already laughed: "Give a seat to the princess."

Dong Yuan thanked her, half-sat on the chair brought by the servant, bowed her head, not daring to look at the empress again.With just a glance, Dong Yuan found that the current Empress Xue is more and more like the eldest lady Rong.Compared with the last time we met, the now confident and gentle queen looks more similar.

The queen is already a high-ranking person and no longer needs to be mean, so her character cannot be seen from her face.But Dong Yuan still has a good impression of her.

In Dong Yuan's subconscious mind, his affection for the eldest lady has been transferred to the empress.

Thinking about it this way, Dong Yuan actually relaxed a lot, not as restless as before.

"How is Marquis Sheng Chang?" The Empress smiled and greeted Dong Yuan, "Is Mrs. Sheng in good health?"

Dong Yuan respectfully said: "Everything is fine, thank you for your concern, Madam."

"Marquis Shengchang is a hero of the country. He suddenly asked to be appointed, and His Majesty tried to persuade him to stay again and again, but Marquis Shengchang had already made up his mind to go, so His Majesty reluctantly agreed. Every time he mentioned it, His Majesty always said that he lacked a right hand and a right arm, and he was always hindered. If Marquis Shengchang was by his side, how could it be so? Your Majesty always misses Marquis Shengchang..." The Empress mentioned Dong Yuan's father-in-law, her tone was full of reluctance.

But Dong Yuan, as the daughter-in-law of Sheng's parents, knows what happened back then.

Your Majesty and the Empress have absolutely no intention of keeping Sheng Changhou.

Saying this now is just to give face to the Sheng family.Every word and every word actually meant flattering the Sheng family, and Dong Yuan suddenly became confused about the purpose of the empress empress inviting her into the palace.

Why did he suddenly announce her into the palace?
"Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, for your concern." Dong Yuan whispered, "Master Hou is getting old and his health is not good. The doctor said that he had an old disease in his early years of battle. If he still works hard, his life may not last. Master Hou also has I do my best for the country, but I can't do what I want, and I have failed the love of your majesty and empress."

The empress looked at Dong Yuan for a moment.

She had heard from her mother several times that her grandmother liked her ninth cousin very much.The last time we met, the empress felt that Dong Yuan was just good-looking, without much talent and virtue, and her speech was well-regulated. She always wondered how Dong Yuan got her grandmother's favor.

For the grandmother, the Empress has always admired her a lot.

All the children of the Xue family disobeyed the old grandmother.

Listening to Dong Yuan's words now, he is really clever.The Empress just said a few polite words about Sheng Chang Hou, she thought that the royal family was worried about Sheng Chang Hou, and was afraid that Sheng Chang Hou would make a comeback, so she told the Queen that Sheng Chang Hou was ill and might die soon, so that the Queen could rest assured.

This little Ninth Sister is probably a bit smarter than Eleven Sister.

The empress nodded slightly.Picking up the teacup at hand and taking a sip, the queen continued to ask, "Why doesn't Mrs. Sheng come to sit here? Concubine Sheng also often talks about Mrs. Sheng. You go back and talk to Mrs. Sheng. If there is nothing wrong, come and walk around from time to time." ..."

Judging from this tone, it seems that she has a very good relationship with Concubine Sheng.

Ever since Dong Yuan got married, she has understood a truth: two women who share the same husband will never have the sincerity.Even if it is not hated, it is also not pleasing to the eye.

Especially that woman who was once very favored.

If Mrs. Sheng often went to the queen to walk around like this, I'm afraid the queen would think that she came to disgust her.

"Yes." Dong Yuan didn't refute, but agreed in a low voice.The promise is the promise, Mrs. Sheng's wink will determine whether she will come or not.

Dong Yuan felt that Mrs. Sheng was a very winky person and would not come to embarrass the queen.

While talking, the female officer came in and reported that Mrs. Shan Guogong had arrived.

Mrs. Shan Guogong is the second daughter of the eldest lady, Xue Dongyu, the younger sister of the Empress Empress.

The second sister also came, probably it was really the empress who was looking for her sisters at home to get together.She came to Dong Yuan first, maybe she had other intentions, but maybe it wasn't because of Emperor Yuanchang.

The breath that had been stuck in his heart slowly came out, and Dong Yuan's tightly clenched palm moved slightly.

When the Queen heard that Mrs. Shan Guogong had arrived, the smiles in the corners of her eyes grew stronger, and she hurriedly said please come in.Compared with Dong Yuan, she and Xue Dongyu are siblings and have a deep relationship.

After a while, a graceful woman in a lady's court dress entered the main hall.

Mrs. Shan Guogong stepped forward and bowed slowly: "The concubine sees the empress, the empress is a thousand years old."

"Get up, give me your seat." The empress's voice was filled with a smile that couldn't be concealed, and her attitude was more gentle.

Mrs. Shan Guogong got up and saw Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan also got up quickly, saluted with her, and then sat down according to priority.Dong Yuan sat under Mrs. Shan Guogong's wife.

"Jiumei came earlier than me." Mrs. Shan Guogong was not surprised when she saw Dong Yuan, but greeted her with a smile.

She might have known that Dong Yuan would also come.

Dong Yuan suddenly understood in his heart: Today is really the day when the empress descended, and she invited her sisters to celebrate her birthday, so the second sister would not be surprised to see Dong Yuan.

"I came early." Dong Yuan said with a smile.

After a while, the servant came in and announced that Concubine Xue Shu had come.

Dong Yuan and Mrs. Shan Guogong got up quickly.

The pleasant sound of wearing rings came from outside, and the whole group of people hurriedly walked in their clothes.Someone stepped into the main hall, before Dong Yuan could raise his head, he heard Xue Dongshu's voice greeting the empress.

The empress excused her, and Dong Yuan and Mrs. Shan Guogong greeted Concubine Shu.

"Get up, get up..." Xue Dongshu personally stepped forward to help them.When she supported Dong Yuan, her voice when she said get up soon couldn't help but choke slightly.

Dong Yuan thanked her, and then dared to look up at her.

She was wearing a water pink Concubine Shu's court dress, a hundred butterflies on her head and a treasure of flowers, and her body was full of jewels and emeralds, which was magnificent and set off her face very richly.Compared with when she was in her natal family, she is much plumper and more mature and charming.

"Ninth Sister..." She held Dong Yuan's hand, with tears in her eyes.

Since the end of April last year, they have not seen each other for more than a year.

Maybe they weren't affectionate at their natal home.But after leaving the court, Xue Dongshu, who was born as a concubine, was adopted under the name of Dong Yuan's biological mother, and she was Dong Yuan's only sister.

Seeing each other again now, as if they were very close before, Xue Dongshu couldn't help but be moved.

"Young lady..." Dong Yuan comforted in a low voice, "Young lady, don't be sad, take care of yourself."

Xue Dongshu hurriedly held back her tears, squeezed Dong Yuan's hand heavily, and hummed.

The empress's maid also gave Xue Dongshu an extra seat.

"Your Majesty, this is my younger sister's birthday gift." Xue Dongshu sat down, took the brocade box from the female officer beside her, stepped forward, knelt down and respectfully said, "I wish your Majesty a long life."

The empress laughed and asked the female officer to accept Concubine Xue Shu's birthday gift.

Sure enough, it was a birthday celebration, but Dong Yuan didn't prepare anything.

She was in extreme embarrassment when the female officer beside her suddenly handed her a small brocade box without a trace.

Although Dong Yuan didn't know who gave the order to the female official, he didn't dare to turn around, and he didn't dare to ask further questions, he hurriedly took it in his hand and hid it under his sleeve.

Her reflexes were sharp.

After Mrs. Shan Guogong came forward to present her birthday present, Dong Yuan also stepped forward, said some polite words, and presented her own birthday present.

"It's costing you." After accepting their birthday gifts, the empress smiled and said, "I didn't plan to have a birthday. Sister Concubine Shu said, why not take this opportunity to invite the sisters with titles in the family to reunite, so as to fulfill our longing The hearts of loved ones, this is why I invited you here."

Dong Yuan listened, feeling that this matter would not be so simple.

"Yes." Concubine Xue Shu said, "Your Majesty insisted on saying no. I wanted to use public affairs for personal gain, so I persuaded Your Majesty."

"It's our blessing." Mrs. Shan Guo said, "Now the sisters in the family are also thinking about the Empress and Concubine Shu, and the chief urges my husband to be diligent. Maybe in a few years, the Empress and Concubine Shu can also be in the palace. I saw my fourth and sixth sisters."

Among the sisters who came out of the pavilion, the third girl, the seventh girl, and the eighth girl were concubines, and the people they married might not be able to seal their wives.The fourth girl and the sixth girl are prostitutes, and both are daughters-in-law of the Duke's family.Sooner or later, they will be granted titles.

"That's really great." The empress's face showed joy, and then she remembered something, her face darkened, "It's just fifth sister..."

Dong Yuan was slightly taken aback.

She didn't understand a little.

On such a day, why did the empress suddenly let the other five girls Xue Dongrong?

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