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Chapter 119: The Death Knell


There are thousands of weak willows and one branch of apricot, half containing spring rain and half hanging silk.

Ah Xun's first birthday party started in the mist and rain.

The Empress Dowager was wearing a dark brown coat and skirt with phoenixes and gold sprinkles, and a crown of twelve dragons and nine phoenixes.

She sat happily at the top, with the emperor and Zhuang Zhao sitting on her left and right respectively.

There were scattered things on the generous table.

After all, for the sake of auspiciousness, things like rouge and gouache were not put up.

"Ah Xun, go and choose the one you like best."

The Empress Dowager teased him with a smile.

Ah Xun looked at the people in the hall with confusion in his innocent eyes.

He pouted his mouth and hid behind Rong Yangniang.

The emperor's brows furrowed.

Rong Yangniang leaned down and advised Ah Xun: "Your Highness, don't be afraid, just go and get the one you like the most.

Ah Xun relied on her clothes and wanted to hug her.

Even the Empress Dowager's face didn't look good now.

She covered her chest, covered her mouth and coughed a few times, the blush on her face fainting.

"Axun" Zhuang Zhao called him.

She was wearing a silver-red peony jacket and skirt woven with gold embroidery today, looking even more graceful than before.

Ah Xun looked over and Rong Yangniang took the opportunity to retreat behind Zhuang Zhao.

Before he could react, he was the only one standing in front of Zhuang Zhao.

"Go over to the square table and go alone."

She smiled at him encouragingly.

Ah Xun looked around.

No one was helping him.

Everyone looked at him without saying a word.

He pouted and walked to the square table aggrievedly.

"Your Highness, be careful."

Yuan Bo bent down and carried Ah Xun to the table.

Ah Xun walked carefully on the table and began to choose what he liked.

He blinked for a long time and found that he didn't like them either.

He rolled up everything and pushed it in front of Yuan Bo.

Yuan Bo was overjoyed, "Your Highness wants them all."

What does it mean to want it all?

Ah Xun clasped his hands behind his back and nodded, Baozi's face looking unfathomable.

The emperor then smiled and said: "As expected of me, grandma, take a look."

The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear.

For a time, the hall burst into laughter and became very lively.

Ah Xun looked at Zhuang Zhao without knowing why, and Zhuang Zhao extended his hand to him.

"Go down," Ah Xun said to Yuan Bo in a hurry to go to Zhuang Zhao.

"Okay, okay."

Yuan Bo agreed repeatedly.

As soon as he was picked up, he ran to Zhuang Zhao, threw himself on her lap and acted coquettishly.

"Concubine, I want a younger sister."

He didn't know any of these people, nor did he play with them.

He wants his sister, and she wants to play with him.

The Empress Dowager called him, "Ah Xun, come on, come to Grandma Tai."

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A Xun didn't want to go, but he knew he had to go.

Rong Yangniang said that he had to do whatever the Empress Dowager said.

So he obediently walked up to the Queen Mother and shouted: "Grandma."

The Empress Dowager took care of him lovingly, and when she passed her hand across the tuanlong on his chest, she said: "The Emperor still remembers that he wrote a posthumous edict before, please keep it for the Ai family."

Everyone around them fell silent, and then Hear her say: "The Ai family's time is running out, so the Ai family plans to ask someone else to keep this edict."

"I wonder who Grandma wants to ask to keep it."

"Yikun Palace, noble concubine."

The Empress Dowager gave a candidate that no one expected.

The emperor considered it for a moment and added: "Mother, I wrote the edict at that time because my grandson thought that time was running out and he had no choice but to do it.

If the prince in the future has no virtue, I will..."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "The Ai family understands."

She touched the confused Ah Xun and said meaningfully: "Now that the imperial concubine is the mother of the prince, she will keep the edict, which is just and legitimate.

Imperial concubine, what do you think?"

Zhuang Zhao stood up and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "I obey the wishes of the emperor and the empress.

The prince is the crown prince of the country.

Even if there is no posthumous edict, as long as he is still the prince, he will naturally be crowned the great treasure in the future."

In other words, if he is no longer the prince, , even if there is a posthumous edict, he will not be able to ascend the throne.

The Empress Dowager was silent for a while and then smiled and said: "The noble concubine is right, then please return this piece of waste paper to the emperor."

Lin Wan looked at the series of actions of the people present in shock and murmured: "The Empress Dowager is showing her favor to the noble concubine."

Mrs.

Lin gave her a piece of tofu and said, "Eat more and talk less."

She glanced above and whispered: "The imperial concubine has become a success, and the prince will rely on her protection in the future.

This move by the empress dowager is normal. .

Remember what mother told you, you must be respectful to your concubine, do you understand?"

Lin Wan took a bite of tofu and nodded without knowing the taste.

She was a little worried, "Mom, can I still enter the palace if I am the Queen Mother?"

"Who knows?"

Mrs.

Lin sighed.

The body is like duckweed.

Their fate is just a word.

Whether it was luck or misfortune, Lin Wan finally received the canonization decree three days after her first birthday party.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: There is a daughter in the Lin family, who is intelligent and virtuous." all in all: She was named Zhaoyi.

After she sent a sachet, she learned from the eunuch who announced the decree that the other two were from the Huang family and the Wu family, one was Xiurong and the other was Xiuyuan.

The three of them are all among the nine concubines, but she is the leader.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

She said with a gentle blessing.

The eunuch who announced the decree hurriedly took a step away and said with a high-pitched smile: "Your Majesty, you're welcome.

Someone will come to take your Majesty into the palace tomorrow.

Please make preparations early."

He shook the fly whisk and said goodbye, "I'll take my leave."

Lin Wan stopped and watched him go away, her young heart filled with fiery and exciting longing.

The next day she changed into a refreshing goose-yellow dress with large sleeves and a willow-green skirt.

Her pretty face made everyone smile.

After meeting Huang Xiurong and Wu Xiuyuan, the three of them came to Qianqian Palace to pay their respects to the noble concubine.

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The imperial concubine wears a begonia red plain skirt with flowered trousers and trousers.

It has the right shades, her brows are serene, and she has a luxurious temperament.

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was thrilling.

"You don't have to be restrained, just sit down."

She held a round fan and said with a sweet smile.

"My concubine, Mrs.

Zhaoyi, thank you for your kindness."

Lin Wan lowered her head and said her greetings meekly.

The two people following behind were not to be outdone, "I, my concubine, Xiurong Huang, Xiuyi Wu, thank you, empress."

She smiled, "They all know etiquette, no wonder I like it.

Now that I am in charge of the Sixth Palace temporarily, there are some rules that I must explain to you."

She waved her fan lightly and said Xu Ran: "You are all from the second rank, so it stands to reason.

I can become the palace lord.

Among the six palaces, except Yikun Palace, which is my residence, Jinyuan Palace is the residence of Wu.

Outside Master Jing's residence, Yunxiu Palace, Changxin Palace and Guanju Palace still have no masters.

Yunxiu Palace has a concubine named Zhou Ronghua, and the other two palaces have no concubines for the time being.

The ladies have already been selected.

You haven’t gone through the draft, so you have to learn some rules now and don’t lose your etiquette.”

"Sister Lin is the first among the three of us.

Please choose Sister Lin first."

Wu Xiuyuan said innocently.

Huang Xiurong nodded in agreement.

Lin Wan stood up hurriedly and said: "The two sisters are really embarrassing me.

Since you call me sister, I naturally have to take on the responsibility of sister.

There is no reason why I should choose first.

Naturally, it is the two sisters who choose first."

Zhuang Zhao was happy to watch the show.

He sat on it and stroked a series of gold and jade bracelets on his hands without saying anything.

In the end, Lin Wan chose Guanju Palace first, Huang Xiurong chose Changxin Palace, and the most childish Wu Xiuyuan chose Yunxiu Palace.

With a tone that was a bit ignorant of the world, she said with a smile: "Okay now, there are two of them."

If my sister stays with me, I won’t be afraid of being lonely.”

Huang Xiurong said angrily: "You are still so childish, you really won't grow up."

Wu Xiuyuan held her hand and spoke affectionately.

Another pair of sisters deeply in love.

In them, Zhuang Zhao seemed to see Zhang Biyu and Li Ying from back then.

She raised the corners of her mouth, put down her hands, raised her face and said with a smile: "Now that you have chosen, let's go."

The three of them walked out of the main hall together, followed by the nuns.

Lin Wan said: "You two sisters, please go first.

I have some things to do, so I won't go with you two sisters."

Wu Xiuyuan asked directly, "Where are you, Sister Lin?"

There was childish innocence in her words.

"I" Lin Wan hesitated for a moment, but still told them the truth, "I'm going to pay my respects to the old lady."

The three of them entered the palace for the first time, so there was no need to guard against each other from the beginning.

After all, the imperial concubine is their biggest enemy.

Huang Xiurong said: "My sister has thought about this first.

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We really should pay my respects to the old lady, why not go together."

Lin Wan nodded and told them that she had already guessed the result before.

"Please ask Grandma to lead the way," Lin Wan said politely.

The nuns, neither humble nor overbearing, replied calmly: "Your Majesty, you're welcome.

Please come with the slaves."

When they were about to reach the entrance of Anhe Palace, the nuns stopped and whispered to the back: "This is the Holy Master, kneel down."

Lin Wan and others hurriedly knelt down and said softly: "I have seen the emperor, and the emperor is blessed."

The bright yellow royal chariot stopped for a moment.

"Are they the new ones entering the palace?"

A gentle, slightly magnetic male voice sounded.

Lin Wan and others couldn't help but raise their heads, "It's my concubine who came to pay my respects to the old lady."

The emperor said oh and stopped talking.

Tan Chen raised his hand, and the chariot began to move forward again.

When they were out of sight, the nuns pulled them up.

Wu Xiuyuan said with some disappointment: "I didn't even see the emperor's face."

Her nanny said solemnly: "Xiuyuan, please be careful what you say."

Wu Xiuyuan hurriedly covered her mouth, signaling that she would stop talking nonsense.

They walked for a while and arrived in front of the Anhe Palace.

They asked the young eunuch in front of the palace to report on their behalf.

The little eunuch didn't take the sachet and just said, "Ladies, please wait a moment."

After he went in for a while, he came out and said: "It's just a bad time for you ladies to come.

I dared to talk to the emperor, but I have already stopped."

Lin Wan said angrily: "It was the wrong time when we came.

Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

The three of them looked at each other and were about to walk out when suddenly there was a cry from behind.

The little eunuch at the door was startled, asked inside, and started crying too.

"The old lady has gone" What, so fast Lin Wan's face suddenly turned pale.

She had originally planned to use the Empress Dowager's affection to gain a foothold in the harem

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