The moment the emperor's left foot stepped out of the threshold, he heard Lu Yuening's heart-rending cry. He knew that the Queen Mother would not let him destroy this queen, not for anything else, but for the sake of the country and the country. , for the royal face,
Two hours later, the Queen Mother summoned Fang Jinyan in Ciming Hall. This time, Bai Hong and Leng Yi were not accompanied, only Ziyuan and Yuzhu were waiting outside the door.
Fang Jinyan knelt in front of the Empress Dowager. Candles with a faint scent of sandalwood had been lit in the room. This was the Empress Dowager's bedroom. There were thick and dark yellow layouts everywhere. Although it was extravagant and rich, it looked strange. It makes people feel a little breathless.
"Fang Jinyan, do you know why the Ai family summoned you to the palace at this time?" The Empress Dowager was leaning on a large and soft imperial concubine chair, holding a jade Ruyi in her hand, which exuded a cold feeling in the dim light. of cold light.
"I don't know Jinyan." Fang Jinyan said quietly. She lowered her head so that the other party could not see her face. She also did not want to look at the Empress Dowager who always disliked her.
"Hmph! I have nothing else to do but listen to what Yuening said. You and she were good friends before she entered the palace. Why did you never come to the palace to see her after she became the queen? She is the empress and the emperor's aunt, but wouldn't it be nice if relatives often move around? It just so happens that I want Yue Ning to teach you the royal rules and etiquette, so as not to be embarrassed when you go out."
"Jin Yan will remember the teachings of the Empress Dowager and will definitely go to the palace frequently to let the Empress teach her the rules of conduct. She will not dare to slack off at all."
The Empress Dowager hummed, seemingly satisfied, and said, "Raise your head and let the Ai family take a look."
Fang Jinyan was extremely reluctant. In order to enter the palace this time, she deliberately asked Ziyuan and Yuzhu to dress up as bare-faced as possible. The dress and headwear were the most inconspicuous, for fear that the Empress Dowager would be unhappy and think she was showing off.
"After all, you are a member of the royal family, but you are still so modest in your clothes. If you tell me, you think our royal family can't even support a princess." The Empress Dowager half mocked and half sarcastically looked at the man in front of her who was only ten years old. A five-year-old woman, her skin is as smooth as warm jade, her cherry lips are red and delicate, and her two strands of hair beside her cheeks are blowing gently in the wind, adding a bit of alluring charm. And a pair of eyes as green as lake water, so calm and peaceful, wearing a light blue dress, with a waist that is not too full. She is exceptionally elegant and beautiful. Although her clothes and makeup are just ordinary clothes, they still can't hide her beauty, that kind of dazzling beauty.
"Jinyan doesn't dare, be careful next time." Fang Jinyan knelt on the ground. It was a floor made of extremely cold northern cold jade. The moon-white light could vaguely reflect Fang Jinyan's outline. The Empress Dowager deliberately did not let anyone bring her a futon and kept her kneeling on the hard and cold ground. She just wanted to see how painful this woman who could charm her grandson was in pain, but. Fang Jinyan's face always had a very quiet expression, without even a slight frown.
"Well, the Yi family has already ordered people to invite the emperor and the queen. You have never seen the emperor. This time, let the emperor meet his aunt outside the palace." The Queen Mother said, with a flash of light on her face. A hint of a sinister smile.
"Yes. Jinyan knows."
After a while, a loud announcement was heard outside the main hall, saying that the emperor and queen had arrived.
Fang Jinyan heard the footsteps approaching from far away. After entering the door, it became quiet. The floor of Hanyu was good. No matter how loud the footsteps were, there was no sound as soon as they touched the floor.
"My grandson would like to pay my respects to the imperial grandmother."
"My granddaughter-in-law pays her respects to the imperial grandmother"
Fang Jinyan felt two people kneeling behind her. For some reason, she felt that the emperor's voice sounded so familiar, but she didn't dare to look back.
"Get up, sit down and talk."
Fang Jinyan didn't know if this sentence included herself. She didn't dare to get up until a pair of hands touched her arm, a faint fragrance floated over, and a soft voice said kindly: "Jinyan, get up quickly."
Fang Jinyan looked up and saw Lu Yuening, all dressed up, bending over and looking at her with a smile. Fang Jinyan looked at the Queen Mother and saw that the Queen Mother didn't even look at her. After thinking about it, she let Lu Yuening help her up. , probably because he had been kneeling for a long time, Fang Jinyan staggered and almost fell.
At this moment, Fang Jinyan felt someone gently support her right hand. The Empress Dowager coughed twice, and the hand quickly let go. Lu Yuening helped Fang Jinyan to sit on a chair aside.
"Your Majesty, why don't you come over quickly to see your aunt? You never had the chance to see her." The Empress Dowager said softly.
Fang Jinyan looked downcast.Looking up, I could only see one pair of feet belonging to Lu Yuening, and the other pair of feet was immediately obvious to be that of a man, wearing blue-black court boots with cloud patterns embroidered on them.
Lu Yuening glanced at the emperor carefully, only to see that his face was pale and he didn't say a word. He walked up to Fang Jinyan and looked at Fang Jinyan, who kept his head lowered.
The Empress Dowager chuckled and said: "Jin Yan, raise your head and look at the Emperor. You are an aunt, you can't keep your head down like this."
Fang Jinyan slowly raised her head. Under the candlelight, she was extremely handsome. Her face was as clear as a sculpture, and her angular face was extremely handsome. The sparkle in his eyes that people dare not look down upon. Her thick black hair is pulled up high by a golden crown, and under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows are a pair of slender peach blossom eyes, which are full of amorous feelings and can make people fall in love with her if they are not careful. The tall nose and moderately thick red lips now revealed a dazzling smile.
Fang Jinyan stood up, bowed slightly, and shouted softly: "Jinyan has met the emperor."
Everyone present could not help but be shocked. Everyone thought that Fang Jinyan would at least have a surprised expression after seeing the emperor's face, but no, her expression was still calm, as if she had never seen this person before.
The emperor was also very surprised. He had been resisting this matter and was unwilling to let Fang Jinyan know his identity. However, the condition offered by the empress dowager was that if he did not see Fang Jinyan, he would never see her again. The emperor believed the empress dowager's words. He will definitely do what he says. If Fang Jinyan is just allowed to leave the capital, the emperor will not think anything but sad. However, the Queen Mother will not take advantage of Fang Jinyan, so after weighing it, the emperor forgave Lu Yuening, but he had to Meet Fang Jinyan.
"Auntie is so polite, you don't have to ask me and the Emperor to say hello." Seeing the embarrassment on the Emperor's face, Lu Yuening hurriedly came out to rescue him.
Fang Jinyan smiled slightly, and let the queen help her sit down. She didn't look at the emperor, but the emperor himself seemed very boring, neither sitting nor standing, and felt awkward.
The empress devoted herself to rescuing the emperor who had forgiven her. The empress dowager said that as long as she was willing to endure it, the emperor would always be her husband. Other women were just illusions. There was only one empress in the entire Song Dynasty, and that was Lu Yuening. .
"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that there are still some memorials to be reviewed in the study? Why don't you let me talk to Grandma Huang and Jin Yan for a while while you go and do your work?"
The emperor felt uncomfortable. Hearing this, he quickly stood up and left.
"Grandmother, my grandson is going to go do some business." After saying that, he was about to leave, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.
"Wait a minute!" The Queen Mother stopped the emperor, then glanced at Fang Jinyan and said, "The rules are getting worse and worse. Apart from the Ai family, are there no other elders present? How can we treat it as invisible? "
Fang Jinyan stood up, with a slight smile on her lips, and while saluting, she said respectfully: "Jinyan sends you to your Majesty."
The emperor couldn't call her aunt, and with an embarrassed expression on his face, the queen said from the side: "Grandma Huang, please ask the emperor to do your work. After all, this is the first time we meet, so we are still a little bit familiar. You can get used to it in the future. "
The Queen Mother nodded approvingly and waved her hand. While the Queen Mother was looking at Lu Yuening, the Emperor quickly glanced at Fang Jinyan. Fang Jinyan was still sitting there with an indifferent smile. She had no other expression at all. For some reason , This made the emperor even more uneasy. He didn't know how he got out of the main hall. He didn't care about the surprised faces of Ziyuan and Yuzhu outside the door. He walked all the way out of Ciming Hall, and Xiao Luzi behind him spoke. .
"Your Majesty, I have asked Ziyuan and Yuzhu. The Empress Dowager has not made things difficult for the princess. Don't worry." Xiaoluzi saw that the emperor's face was pale, his lips were tightly closed, and his thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he knew how he was feeling at the moment. .
"When is the date of the draft?" the emperor suddenly asked without a clue.
Xiaoluzi quickly returned: "It's the first day of the new month next month."
The emperor smiled and said: "Okay! Great! It's really good!" After speaking, he walked quickly towards the study room.
An hour later, Lu Yuening personally escorted Fang Jinyan into the carriage. During this period, the two of them held each other's hands tightly without speaking. Until they arrived at the palace gate, Lu Yuening watched Fang Jinyan get into the carriage, and Fang Jinyan got into the carriage. He instantly turned his head and smiled lightly at Lu Yuening, then went in. Lu Yuening seemed to have something to say, but in the end he watched Fang Jinyan's carriage leave the palace and disappear from his sight, without being able to say a word.
"Where is the emperor?" Lu Yuening knew that the day of the draft was coming soon. The emperor didn't want to come on this day, and she didn't want it to come, but she also understood that the emperor could not be without others.His concubine, maybe with another woman, his thoughts will be less on Fang Jinyan.
Xi Yan, who was behind her, replied respectfully: "I heard that the emperor had been in the study just now, and the ministers who were discussing matters had just left."
"You go and prepare some snacks that the emperor likes. I'm going to see him."
"The slaves have been prepared." Xi Yan said softly.
Lu Yuening looked at Xi Yan, smiled lightly, and said, "He is an old man in the palace after all."