The palace banquet did not last until the hour of Hai.

Emperor Xuanhe drank a lot of wine and was quite drunk, and he had no intention of leaving.

According to the customs in the palace, the emperor should have stayed in the Jiaofang Hall on the New Year's Day.

Sooner or later this day, Empress Pei was mentally prepared and was not very panicked. She was sent to serve the emperor to bathe and prepare for sobering up soup. Then, on the grounds that "the body that has been sick for a long time is afraid of being sick and giving it to the emperor," she summoned a young and beautiful palace maid to serve the emperor to bed.

The dozens of palace maids in the Jiaofang Hall were secretly bought or won over by Qing Daisonglan. In the past few months, Empress Pei has quietly changed some palace maids, mostly choosing some young and beautiful palace maids.

It really came in handy tonight.

For the palace maids, being able to serve the emperor's pillow is a good thing to reach the sky in one step. What's more, this was arranged by Empress Pei himself, and there are no worries.

As for seeking Empress Pei, is that worth mentioning? Do you think anyone is qualified to surrender to Empress and be the Empress's confidant?

Cheng Jinrong had known Empress Pei's arrangements, but the mother and daughter had a tacit understanding, so even if they talked privately, they never mentioned this matter.

Cheng Jinrong returned to the dormitory.

There was an exquisite wooden box by the bed, and the wooden box only had one key. Cheng Jinrong took the key and opened the wooden box, took out the letter, and looked at it silently again.

She is now in the palace, and Cheng Wang's letters were sent to the Cheng family. Only when she left the palace and returned to Cheng's house could she see her letters from her father.

Familiar handwriting comes into view.

"...Jinrong, a few days ago, Duke Ping had personally proposed marriage. I will respond to this marriage."

"The second young master He was injured, and General He returned to Beijing for this matter. I don't know the inside story either. However, the affairs of the Duke of Pingguo's mansion are constantly changing and not peaceful. When you and He Qi make a marriage, I'm afraid you will be implicated. You must be more careful."

"I am always worried about you, but I can't be with you. I don't know what your plan is. However, no matter what happens, the most important thing is to take care of yourself. No matter when or what happens, I will support you without reservation."

Every time Cheng Jinrong looked at this last paragraph, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Her attitude changed suddenly, and Cheng Wang must have noticed something was wrong! But he asked nothing or said nothing, just told her. No matter what happened, his father would support you.

My mother is close to her. Although she cannot recognize each other clearly, her heart is tied to her.

My father is far away from the border army. Although he cannot be with him every day, he always thinks about her.

She has never been alone.

...

The door was suddenly knocked gently.

Cheng Jinrong suddenly came back to his senses, quickly put the letter back into the box, locked it again. Then he asked, "Who is it?"

The knocking door was the little palace maid who usually served her daily life.

The little palace maid pushed the door open, holding a letter in her hand, and smiled with a smile: "Doctor Cheng, Captain He quietly sent someone to send a letter."

Cheng Jinrong: “…”

This He Qi! Do you think the two of them are not showing off enough?

Now everyone in the palace knows that they are about to get engaged, so the little palace maid naturally knows it. She put the letter on the table with a smile, and then retreats.

The two of them had the opportunity to meet each other when they were in the palace, but they were not so convenient to speak. Since He Qi sent a letter specifically, there must be something important in the letter.

Cheng Jinrong calmed down, took the letter, opened it and read it.

"Arong, seeing the letter is like seeing me. Do you feel particularly sweet at this time?"

It's really shameless.

Cheng Jin couldn't help but smile and spat before continuing to watch.

This letter is not long, only two pages. Except for the first two sentences that are nonsense, the next thing is about serious matters.

"... Grandmother has told her father and second uncle the truth. Second uncle is sad and sad, so there is no need to say it in detail. He submitted a memorial and wanted to return to the capital. Second uncle takes action to deal with He Zhi and his son, which is the most appropriate."

"My father also sent a letter back to the mansion, and in the letter, he angrily scolded me for being too cruel. I know that my father was not blaming me, but was heartbroken by the Duke Pingguo's mansion that caused Xiao Jiang. My father and his second uncle had a deep brotherhood and never had any barriers. Now, if this happens, no matter how generous and magnanimous, he is wise and wise, he must not take his anger on me."

"Grandma is not as close to me as before."

"The world is in a dilemma, this is the price I have to pay for revenge. I don't regret it, but I feel a little uncomfortable. I feel gloomy in my heart. I can't tell anyone, and I can only talk to you."

After reading the letter, Cheng Jinrong sighed silently, and a hint of sourness surged in his heart.

Yes, there is nothing perfect in the world.

Just like her, she has no regrets when she has reached this point today. But Empress Pei is changing day by day, and her Feng is so powerful that she is growing in the palace, and her entanglement with Emperor Xuanhe is getting deeper and deeper...

Only she knew the feeling in her heart.

...

The New Year in the palace is not much different from the ordinary people's homes. However, the item of visiting relatives and friends is missing.

The concubines, princess and princesses in the harem came to Jiaofang Hall to pay homage to their wives every day, and there were constant palace banquets, and all the palaces were rewarded in the New Year. In previous years, they were managed by Emperor Zheng, but this year, Empress Pei personally took care of it, but nothing went wrong.

Even Emperor Xuanhe couldn't help but praise him: "The queen had not been dealing with palace affairs for many years, but now it seems that it is much better than I expected."

Empress Pei smiled slightly: "It is not in vain that I can get praise from the emperor."

Concubine Zheng has not returned the phoenix seal.

But what can this be done?

Empress Pei took advantage of the half month of autumn hunting to reach out to the palace affairs. After the autumn hunting, Concubine Zheng returned to the palace. Empress Pei handed over most of the palace affairs, but left the power to take charge of the treasury in the palace.

On that day, Empress Pei said to Emperor Zheng: "This palace is much better than before, so it's okay to take care of some trivial matters. The rest of the palace affairs are still worried about by the imperial concubine. I will temporarily take care of the warehouse!"

Don’t mention the frustration of Concubine Zheng.

With this move, Empress Pei immediately took away the most important item in the palace affairs. Anyone who receives rewards and gives away monthly fees must pass through the female official in charge of the warehouse.

The female official in charge of the warehouse was the confidant of Emperor Zheng. Empress Pei had no one in the palace, so she did not change the female official. But Empress Pei summoned the female official to ask questions every day. No matter how brave the female official was, she had to restrain herself carefully and follow the queen's orders.

Emperor Zheng was so angry that he mentioned it once in front of Emperor Xuanhe.

Emperor Xuanhe said lightly: "When the queen is well prepared, the palace affairs must always be under the control of the queen."

With just one sentence, Concubine Zheng didn't dare to say more.

Empress Pei summoned Concubine Zheng from time to time to ask questions, occasionally whispering a few words, treating Concubine Zheng as a senior female official. Concubine Zheng was so angry that she was itchy, but she had no choice but to do anything about it.

The queen is the queen.
Chapter completed!