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The gate of Ganquan Palace was closed again, this time there were two more guards at the gate, the three of Ginkgo didn't know the situation, they were in a hurry and didn't know what to do, the young master had not been favored in the palace, he was punished first, and the days to come would probably be even worse Difficult.But Shen Zhiqiu didn't care. When Ginkgo complained to him, he persuaded her in turn, "I don't like to go out anyway, so it doesn't matter if I can't help it." Ginkgo was completely worn out by her master's open-mindedness.

For Shen Zhiqiu, being grounded is no different from usual, if the only thing that is not satisfactory is that the food after the grounding plummets.Although he was the last one in the past, he was a newly promoted master. Although his daily meals were not rich, he still had three meat dishes, three vegetables and two soups. Now he is grounded, and the imperial dining room does not regard him as a master. Look, the three meats are gone, and the remaining three vegetables are not enough, and a soup is still cold, which is a pain for Shen Zhiqiu, if he doesn't eat well, he is not in a good mood, and he is even less able to speak on weekdays.

Winter came early this year, and the first winter snow fell just a few days before the twelfth lunar month. The heavy snow fell for two days before it stopped, and the inside and outside of the palace suddenly became covered in white.The first day after the snow was a sunny day. Due to the snowy roads and slippery roads, the empress excused the greetings from the palaces, and everyone stayed behind closed doors.After the morning court, Fu Yu finished his breakfast alone in Chengguang Hall, looking at the snow covered by the sun shining outside, he wanted to go out to see the snow scene.

He only took Jin Fu to wander around the imperial garden. The flowers that used to be like clusters of brocade were covered by thick snow. The imperial garden had no other scenery except the bare snow scene. Seeing that Fu Wei was not interested, Jin Fu then suggested: "Red plums may be in bloom at this time, and the scenery there is good. Would you like to go to Meilin to have a look, Your Majesty?"

Fu Yi nodded and praised him, "You have a good idea, and Bai Xue should be paired with red plums."

The plum grove was planted by the late emperor when he was young. The late emperor loved plum blossoms very much. He usually admired the plum blossoms by himself, because the plum grove was too far away from where he used to live. Go to Meilin and fold the plum blossoms and bring them back to put in a bottle.

Along the way, Fu Yu gradually warmed up. There were not many red plum blossoms in the plum grove, and more of them were budding. But the blossoming red plums reflected the white winter snow, which was really beautiful. The scenery of the imperial garden is not known how many times better.Fu Yi walked a few steps in the plum forest, and saw a few vigorously blooming flowers extending to the side yard along with the branches, he turned around and asked Jin Fu, "Where is that place?"

Jin Fu replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, that is Ganquan Palace, where Attendant Shen Xuan currently lives."

The scene of that day in Fengyi Palace appeared in Fu Yi's mind, and he couldn't remember the rest clearly, only the few golden osmanthus on the shoulders of the man left a deep impression on him, so he said: "Go, go and have a look."

"Your Majesty, Shen Xuan's servant is under confinement." Jin Fu reminded.

"It's okay."

As soon as Fu Yi said that, he went to Ganquan Palace. The guard at the gate saw him and immediately bowed down to pay his respects. He turned around and was about to announce. Fu Wei waved his hand, "No need to pass the message." The guard carefully opened the door for him.

The Ganquan Palace was silent, and the snow in the yard had not been swept away. He stepped on it and made a creaking sound, but the movement did not disturb the people in the corridor.Shen Zhiqiu was sitting alone on the porch, with a chessboard in front of him, as if he was playing chess with himself. He was wearing a white brocade cotton gown with a circle of rabbit fur around the neck of the cotton gown, and he was holding a Tang Pozi in his arms. There was a small stove on the low table, and it was unknown if it was wine or tea that was warming on the stove.

Fu Yi was standing in the middle of the yard watching, he lost his mind for a moment, in the vast white world, the man was sitting there alone, with a kind of extraordinary temperament.Fu Yi walked a few more steps, and Qibao, who was dozing off against the pillar, woke up and saw him. He was so frightened that he almost fell into the snow, knelt down in a hurry, and Shen Zhiqiu finally realized his existence.

He was a little surprised, stood up and knelt down to pay his respects neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "My humble minister sees the emperor."

Fu Yi raised his hand to signal them to get up, and walked over to look at the chessboard. The black and white two pieces were anxious, regardless of you and me. It seems that Shen Zhiqiu was thinking hard about how to solve the game just now.Qibao cleverly moved a chair for Fu Yu, and Fu Yu sat down opposite Shen Zhiqiu, and said, "What's the fun of playing chess alone, I will play a game with you?"

"It's my honor." Shen Zhiqiu sat down again and motioned for Fu Yi to leave first.

Fu Yi picked up the sunspots and continued to play on the broken chess just now. The two of them didn't talk anymore, and the faint smell of wine wafted from the small stove next to them.Several other maids who were resting in the house without anything to do were also woken up. After busying themselves, they made tea for Fu Yi and poured soup for him.

Fu Wei looked at the Tang Pozi that Ginkgo handed him, and asked her with a frown, "Why, is your master using this to keep warm now?"

Ginkgo bowed her head and said: "The charcoal for the master and son has been used up." In fact, they can't get charcoal fire at all now, and they can only pour soup to keep warm on weekdays.

After hearing this, Jin Fu hurriedly walked outside the hall, and said to the two guards guarding the gate: "What are you doing to eat! Why don't you bring two charcoal basins here after your majesty comes down!"

Only then did the two guards come to their senses, and hurried towards the House of Internal Affairs.

The endgame was quickly resolved, and Fu Yi was superior. He made the last move, and said very modestly: "I have accepted it."

Shen Zhiqiu hurriedly said, "It's because the skills of the humble officials are not as good as others. I have been thinking about this situation for a long time, but I can't think of a way to solve it."

Fu Yi took a sip of hot tea from the teacup, looked around, and saw that the courtyard of Ganquan Palace was not big, but it was neatly tidied up. A small shed was built on the east side. Inside the shed was a square table and a reclining chair. Most of the flowers are autumn chrysanthemums. Although the flowers have been defeated, it can be seen that they are growing well, and they should bloom very beautifully in the coming year; a piece of green bamboo is planted in the southwest corner, densely packed, revealing a lot of greenery in the snow; the courtyard wall The red plums protruding from the plum grove next door, a little bit of red plums, add a bit of color to this small winter courtyard.Looking at it as a whole, it is not as gorgeous and luxurious as the palaces of other concubines, but it reveals a different flavor, which shows that the owner's mood and taste are not bad.

"You will enjoy it." Fu Yi concluded.

Shen Zhiqiu poured him a glass of wine with the wine jug warmed on the small stove, and said, "It's just some careful thinking, it's more pleasant to tidy up and watch people."

Fu Lu looked at his face, Shen Zhiqiu's originally delicate face appeared more white and delicate under the background of a circle of rabbit fur, his eyes seemed to be a little bigger, under the slender eyelashes there was an inconspicuous but very soft smile, he stepped forward I didn't take a close look at his face in the two meetings, but after looking at it now, I found that he was so good-looking. Fu Wei said, "You seem to have lost some weight?"

Shen Zhiqiu said with some embarrassment: "The food is not good after the confinement, probably a little less."

Fu Wei frowned and said to Jin Fu: "When did I say that the food can not be served according to the order after the confinement?"

Jin Fu thought in his heart, you have grounded people, and the imperial dining room naturally acted according to your face, but said on the face: "The slave in the imperial dining room is used to worshiping the high and stepping down, and the slave will talk about it when he turns around."

Fu Yi finished drinking the wine in the glass carefully, it was getting late, he said: "This wine is not bad, I will come to play chess with you again, remember to prepare this kind of wine." After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Shen Zhiqiu also stood up and sent him off respectfully. Fu Yi looked at his thin clothes and said, "Leave the brazier here, and get another one when the charcoal fire is used up. In such a cold day, you don't have to worry about freezing."

Ginkgo was overjoyed, and kowtowed to thank her, "Your servant complies."

Shen Zhiqiu didn't get up from the ground until Fu Lie walked out of the palace gate and disappeared. Gingko supported him and said happily: "Great! The emperor finally came to see the master!" The faces of the other people couldn't hide their happiness.

Shen Zhiqiu handed Mrs. Tang to her, turned around to tidy up the chessboard, glanced at the two burning stoves, felt a little relieved, but more of a disappointment, from now on, every bit of his benefit would depend on this man's face .

After the snow melted, good news came from Fengyi Palace, the empress was already three months pregnant, the palace was overjoyed, and Shen Zhiqiu was also released from the confinement.

After the Empress Dowager Zhou went to see the Empress early in the morning, her complexion was not very good, but it only showed when she returned to Yongshou Palace. She sat on the soft couch and fiddled with the glazed hand stove in her hand, and said to Bian Qi: "She fell Well, it took three months to release the news."

"The empress is the first child, so she must be careful." Bian Qi said.

The queen mother said with a sullen face, "Before the girls from the Zhou family enter the palace, no more concubines can get pregnant. We must let the girls from the Zhou family give birth to the emperor's first prince."

"Does the Queen Mother have a good candidate?" Bian Qi asked doubtfully, Zhou Yihao was no longer allowed to enter the palace, and now she couldn't think of anyone else in the Zhou family.

"The concubine's younger sister, who is willing, will be fifteen in a year." The queen mother was a little helpless. She would not use a concubine's daughter if it was not necessary, but the Zhou family looked around and saw that she was the only suitable person. It's just that she is only 14 years old now, and she has to wait another year. During this period, how to prevent other concubines from becoming pregnant is a difficult problem.

Bian Qi also thought of this, and said: "The empress is already three months pregnant, I'm afraid it's not easy to start, what should I do if she gives birth to a boy?"

The queen mother sneered, "It depends on whether she is alive or not. When Zheng Wan'er gave birth to the eldest princess, she almost killed two people. Now that the eldest princess has finally grown up, she has also become a vegetarian." The nature of reciting Buddha."

Bian Qi only felt a chill behind his back, and said: "Your servant will be happy to watch the movement of Fengyi Palace. As for the other concubines, you don't have to worry too much. Your Majesty is not a person who misses the harem, otherwise there would not be only one princess. "

The Empress Dowager's complexion loosened a little, and then Bian Qi said, "You are right. Fortunately, the emperor does not miss the harem, so Ai's family can have these plans." After speaking, the subject changed, "By the way, the draft will enter the palace that day. What is the situation of the son of Marquis Annan now?"

Bian Qi replied: "Since entering the palace, His Majesty has not been summoned to see him, and he was grounded in October. It was only two days ago that he heard that the emperor went there once, and he left after not staying for long."

"He chose a shield to come in. The Ai family can't see him being so wasteful. A woman can get pregnant, but he can't. Go and call the emperor to talk to the Ai family."

Fu Yi came very quickly, as soon as he came in, he respectfully knelt down to greet the Queen Mother, as if he was the second prince who only obeyed the Queen Mother's orders, "My son greets the Queen Mother."

"Get up, it's cold on the ground, and you hurt your knee carefully." The queen mother smiled lovingly, and beckoned Fu Wei to sit with her in the Nuan Pavilion, pushed the tea on the table in front of him, and said with concern, "I've been busy with the queen all morning. After half a day, the emperor must be tired too, so he sat down and had a cup of tea."

Fu Yu took it with a smile and took a sip, "Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. Yanjun is pregnant for the first time, and I feel a little uneasy, so my son will spend more time with her."

The queen mother also laughed, "You should be happy, Yongshu is three years old, and now the second good news came. The emperor should take care of the queen more on weekdays."

"This is natural. Don't worry too much about the queen mother. The imperial doctor said that the fetal image is very stable."

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Just don't patronize the queen, other people should be treated equally. Aijia heard that Shen Xuan has been in the palace for several months, but the emperor has not summoned him. What is the reason? He is you Right in the eyes."

Fu Wei still maintained a respectful smile, and replied: "A few months ago he offended Lin Jieyu because of some things, I punished him, and I wanted to set a rule for him, so that he would not rely on the favor of the draft day in the future. Petting and petting make you proud."

"The punishment has passed, so don't make people sad." The Queen Mother advised.

Fu Yudao: "The empress taught me that."

The conversation between mother and son was very pleasant. Fu Yi stayed in Yongshou Palace and had dinner before returning to Chengguang Palace. He leaned on the soft couch and thought about what the queen mother wanted. Then he called Jin Fu and asked him to secretly Send more people to look after the queen.Drinking soothing soup before going to bed, Fu Wei suddenly missed the sweet wine he drank in Ganquan Palace that day.