There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 219 Even the Emperor Doesn't Want to Serve
Maybe this person, try to look around?
The days in the palace were the happiest time Tang Wanning had been in Beijing for three years. Without those women playing the role of mistresses, she got carried away with pride for a moment.

Seeing Xia Houjue's eyes gradually change from a running friend to a normal husband.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, when a snow fell, the plum blossoms in the Royal Courtyard opened. Half of the bright red wintersweet flowers contained snow, and half contained stamens, fluttering in the cold wind.

Tang Wanning was wearing a bright red brocade embroidered with Ruyi, with snow-white fox fur falling on the collar and cuffs. When the wind blows, the fox fur brushes against her face, making her look extraordinarily jade-like and lovely.

"This wintersweet is too beautiful!" To be honest, Tang Wanning has never seen plum blossoms before. The climate in the northwest is bitter and cold. Even if the plum blossoms are planted, they don't grow very well. Most of them are trees.

"Beautiful!" She was wrapped in a red cloak, wearing a hood, and stepped on moccasin boots on the three-inch-thick snow, leaving rows of deep and shallow footprints.

Xia Houjue followed her in a black brocade robe, staring at her with sparkling dark eyes, reluctant to leave for a moment.

The woman in front of him was lively and agile like a deer in the mountains. She was full of the purest and most agile vitality. No one had ever given him such a feeling, except her.

When he was with Tang Wanning, he forgot all about his fame and fortune, and his empire. He was free physically and mentally, and belonged to him.

He can boldly love and wait for her without worrying about being deceived, plotted, or used. He doesn't have to worry about anything. She is very clean from top to bottom.

Tang Wanning turned her head and smiled brightly: "Hey! Why are you in a daze! Come here quickly!"

Xia Houjue shook his head, smiled wryly, and strode over.

"What's the matter? My queen!"

"Did you know? Among the four gentlemen of plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, plum blossom is my favorite!" Tang Wanning smiled.

"why?"

"Because plum blossoms are the most beautiful. Don't you royals know the six arts of gentlemen? Can you draw? Why don't you spread out the paper and draw me and plum blossoms!" Tang Wan stared at him. , with stars in his eyes.

Xia Houjue didn't want to do anything, the reason was, "How can plum blossoms be as beautiful as my concubine!"

Tang Wanning felt that he was looking for a reason, but in fact, what Xia Houjue said was true.

As long as Tang Wanning is in front of him, he can't see plum blossoms or plum blossoms at all, okay? The only thing he can think about is his daughter-in-law.

After watching for a long time, his black eyes were full of satisfaction: "Wanwan, you really..."

"Hurry up, I'll wait here!"

"..." Well, Xia Houjue thought, as long as the daughter-in-law is willing, it is also possible to paint those damn plum blossoms as a foil.

……

The days in the Royal Courtyard were carefree, until the day before New Year's Eve, they were so carefree.

Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, Xia Houjue took Tang Wanning back to the palace to greet Empress Jingmin. This was the first time he took her to see his mother, and it was also the first time that her mother saw her.

Although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are separated by yin and yang, Tang Wanning still knows more or less about Empress Jingmin from Xia Houjue.

"She is really a sweetheart!" Tang Wanning couldn't help admiring.

"Naturally, my queen mother is pure and kind, the most unique and beautiful existence in the world, but it's a pity that this world can't accommodate her!" Xia Houjue looked lonely.

In the past, he was unable to protect her and let her experience all the sufferings in the world alone in the palace.

Now he has all the abilities, he can repay his mother's sorrow, he can sit in the country, and he can protect all the people he loves. Unfortunately, his mother is long gone.

The more Xia Houjue thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Tang Waning patted him on the shoulder: "Empress Jingmin would be very happy if she knew that you think so, she definitely doesn't want to see you sad!"

"Yes!"

Xia Houjue took a deep breath, calmed down, and left Ningshou Palace.

……

After the downfall of Concubine Xian, Concubine Gao, who once assisted in managing the Six Palaces, took charge of the palace affairs with the support of Tang Wanning.

The New Year's Eve banquet that night was also well-organized and extremely successful.

The next day was still the ancestor worship ceremony. The only difference was that it used to be Emperor Jingyuan, but now it was Emperor Heqing. The royal family members paid homage to the ancestors under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and begged the ancestors to bless the prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty and the prosperity of the country and the people.

After the ancestor worship ceremony, the royal family surrounded Xiahou Jue and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a banquet in front, while the concubines and all the imperial orders went to Fengyang Palace together.

In fact, this kind of occasion should be presided over by the Empress Dowager, even if the Empress Dowager can't come out, then the Empress should lead the orders to Ningshou Palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager.

It's a pity that the Empress Qin of the current dynasty, wrongly, the relationship between the Empress Dowager Qin and the emperor is hard to describe in one word. Even the empress of the former emperor was not able to live in the Ningshou Palace, which is really miserable.

All the concubines and Gao Ming were sitting in Fengyang Palace drinking tea and talking and laughing, no one dared to mention to pay respects to the Queen Mother.

Tang Waning doesn't even mention it, and she doesn't make herself uncomfortable, wouldn't it be nice to take it with her in the warm Fengyang Palace?

After the feast was over, the imperial servants left one after another. Tang Wanning went back to the inner room and slumped on the chair for the first time.

"Oh my God, it's finally over!"

Gao Bin sat on a small stool next to the low couch, gently pressed Tang Wanning's temples with her fingers, and said softly.

"After the empress left the palace, the sisters in the palace didn't say anything. The emperor rewarded them with a lot of things, and they were very happy!"

Tang Wanning nodded while listening with her eyes closed: "Yeah!" Not bad, these women probably gave up on love too.

In fact, being rich is easy to corrupt.

The reason they compete for favor is nothing more than wanting to live a better life and not to be bullied by others.

But when one day, everyone becomes servants, and everyone is out of favor, then it seems that there is nothing to argue about.

What's more, their lives are now many times better than when they were in the East Palace. In the past, the crown prince used the women in the backyard as playthings.

It's different now, now.

Everyone is exactly the same as unfavorable, and everyone is exactly the same as rich as hell.

Want to eat delicious and spicy?The empress is equipped with a small kitchen, and she wants to wear gold and silver. The emperor moved all the tributes to the harem. Everyone is ranked according to their grades, and everyone is divided according to their seniority and merit. No one will be dissatisfied.
Want to wear nice clothes?In terms of the arrangement of Jiangnan's tribute, they can dress up beautifully every day.

The women in the backyard are simply happier and more excited than they have ever been.

"Hi! We have everything, so who wants to fight for favor, isn't it stupid?"

"Don't say you don't want to fight for favor, everyone doesn't even want to serve the emperor!!"

(End of this chapter)