The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Hearing the Queen's words, all the concubines were stunned.

Concubine Qian rubbed her eyes and ears in disbelief, as if she had heard it wrongly.

What did the Queen say just now?

What do you do in the Imperial Garden every day at the hour of Mao?

Running laps?

Run ten laps?

This world has gone crazy.

The more Chang Ning thought about it, the better she thought this was, so she made the final decision: "It's settled. I'll have the Ministry of Internal Affairs do it later. When the playground is built, you all go there at 1:00 a.m. every day. I'll arrange for someone to record it. You can go back and rest only after you have run ten laps."

My concubines, you looked at me, I looked at you, and stared at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, it was Yupin who couldn't hold back her words: "Empress, we old men don't have to run, right?"

Chang Ning glanced at her and said, "Yupin, if I remember correctly, you have gained 15 pounds this year. You can see that the flesh on your face has become rounder. For the sake of your health, you should run a few more laps."

Yubin's face turned pale and blue. She had been living a life of luxury recently and hadn't moved much. She felt that her waist had become as fat as a bucket. However, it was still embarrassing to be exposed directly by someone.

"As for you," Chang Ning turned her gaze towards the other concubines, "I have also checked the pulse cases of the Imperial Hospital. Each of you has some major or minor problems. It's either depression or spleen and stomach disorders. These are all diseases of the rich. If you run a few laps like this every day, I guarantee that your diseases will be cured, and you won't need to take medicine."

Concubine Ning was also a little unhappy, but she did not dare to disobey the Queen's order.

Shupin was the first to respond, and she said it beautifully: "The Queen is kind-hearted and considerate of us sisters. She even took the trouble to build a place for us. We must not let her down. She is worthy of being the Queen of the Central Palace, and she is the mother of the country. We concubines are just ordinary people, so we can only avoid causing trouble for her."

Hearing this, Changning felt relieved. It should be said that Shupin's words were really nice. She remembered that Shupin's hometown seemed to be Shandong, right?

Really good.

Seeing that they were still somewhat unhappy, Changning made the final decision: "Okay, it's settled. The northwest and southeast are not peaceful now, and it's only a matter of time before we go to war. We in the Qing Dynasty must cultivate a good atmosphere where everyone practices martial arts and everyone is a soldier. Now that you are enjoying the support of the world, you must naturally take on this role model."

The queen raised this banner, and others had no choice but to accept it even if they did not want to.

"I will obey the Queen's order."

Chang Ning nodded with satisfaction: "Now we don't need you to go to the battlefield, nor do we need you to spend money, you just need to do a good job in promoting the culture of respecting literature and advocating martial arts. The Forbidden City is the weather vane of the entire capital. If you do this, naturally there will be countless people vying to follow your example, which can be regarded as a merit. Don't worry, as long as you can persevere, I will reward you handsomely."

When they heard about the huge reward, they perked up. The Queen was wealthy and generous, and since she said it was a huge reward, it must be a treasure that you don't see often. So everyone was excited, with light in their eyes.

Especially Tang Gege. She is considered the youngest among the group. Although she is in her twenties now, she has always loved to jump around. She used to like playing shuttlecock in the yard.

Now that Concubine Shu has won the favor of the Empress Dowager with her poetry and books, if she also relies on running around to make the Empress Dowager look up to her, maybe she can also get the position of a concubine?

After all, a concubine who doesn't want to be the queen is not a good concubine.

The allowance for a concubine is much higher than that for a noble lady.

Not long after, Concubine Mao hurried over. The anxious and worried look on her face was clearly seen by everyone.

Concubine Qian didn't dare to say anything more sarcastic. Changning saw that she seemed to be hesitant to speak and seemed to have something important to say, so she asked everyone to leave.

All the concubines left Chengqian Palace one after another. Everyone saw the worry on Concubine Mao's face just now, and they couldn't help but mutter in private.

Yupin asked in a low voice: "What do you think this Concubine Mao was doing so early in the morning? She was late for paying respects to the Majesty, and she came in so hurriedly. Hey! Did you see? Her eyes were red."

Ningpin grumbled to her: "Don't say that. We haven't even left Chengqian Palace yet. Be careful, there are ears. If the Queen knows about this, you will have to run twenty laps tomorrow."

Concubine Yu stuck out her tongue and dared not say anything more. She hurriedly pulled Concubine Ning towards her palace.

Everyone needed to digest what happened today. If they really wanted to run in the next two days, they would have to buy some clothes. Who would run in a flower pot bottom and a Chinese dress? They would definitely sprain their ankle.

In Chengqian Palace, Changning was afraid that this matter would involve too many people, so she dismissed everyone.

When she saw that everyone else had left, Song fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her face. She cried, "Your Majesty! Please help me!"

Chang Ning was shocked and quickly asked her to get up: "Hurry up and tell me what's going on."

Song took out a purse from her bosom while crying. Changning had sharp eyes and could tell that it was a lilac-colored purse with delicate stitching and orchid embroidery, which was obviously Yierha's work.

"Is this made by Yierha?" Changning took the purse and looked at it carefully. It was indeed her handicraft.

Song nodded, looking ashamed: "This was embroidered by Yierha. But she embroidered it for another man!"

Chang Ning was even more surprised, and subconsciously retorted: "Impossible! How could she meet other men? She has only been in the palace for three months!"

Song was even more angry: "It was those servants who instigated it!"

Then, Song told the story.

"Today is Yi Erha's birthday. I woke up early and thought about bringing her a new pillow. But when I arrived at the South Third Residence, I saw a few palace maids acting suspiciously.

I had them arrested and after questioning I found out that they were delivering something for Yierha."

Chang Ning asked: "What is it?"

Song blushed a little, ashamed, but still said: "I opened it and saw that it was a banned book with love poems."

After she finished speaking, she took out a piece of paper from her arms and handed it to Changning.

Changning took it and opened it. The handwriting was pretty good, neat and beautiful. It must have been written by a man, with a slight stroke. It read: "Leaving the bright day, entering the long night. Leaving the fragrance and the vigor, I am left with a languid and sad mood."

Tsk tsk tsk, my teeth are sore. Chang Ning finally understood why Concubine Mao was so emotional.

The man had already made his feelings clear, so Yierha embroidered this purse for him as a return gift.

what is this?

This is considered a private marriage.

It would have been fine if they had gotten married secretly, but Yinzhen was already preparing to issue an edict to grant her and Xingde a marriage.