Humph, I guess the queen is going to ask how to eat it.

But he pretended to be indifferent to whom?

The two of them muttered in their hearts, while following Ruoyin.

It was not until they entered the hall that they found that everyone was here.

This time, the Empress Dowager did not put on airs.

After the people arrived, they appeared and sat down on the upper head.

The Queen Mother sat behind her and gave everyone a seat.

When her eyes swept to Ruoyin, her eyes were obviously stunned.

Then he said politely: "The queen has been in a safe position this month, right?"

"If you say back to the emperor, everything is fine. If you are worried about it, the emperor will be flattered." Ruoyin replied in a panic.

"That's good." The Empress Dowager nodded with satisfaction and said lightly: "It happened that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a batch of snow clams a few days ago. The Ai family was very good at eating it. Now your fetal position is safe. Eat this occasionally to replenish your body. I will let your slaves take some back to your residence later."

Her words and deeds are like a mother-in-law who cares about her daughter-in-law.

He did not blame Ruoyin for impeaching Ruoyin for the previous dynasty.

Even, there is a way that she has lived in the deep palace for a long time and knows nothing.

Because she knew that although the queen was confined, the emperor might be nervous about this person.

And she also said that as long as the harem is peaceful, she doesn’t want to intubate the harem.

So, I had to turn a blind eye.

However, if the harem is not peaceful.

She, the queen mother, will not sit idly by!

"Thank you, my mom." Ruoyin got up and bowed.

"Sit." The Queen Mother waved her hand and signaled her to sit down, "You are pregnant now, don't treat you anytime."

Ruoyin smiled slightly and sat down.

Immediately afterwards, the Empress Dowager glanced at everyone with a light look and said indifferently: "The most important thing in the royal family is to prolong the offspring. Now the harems are pregnant one by one, and the Ai family is quite pleased."

Speaking of this, her face darkened and her tone became a little louder, "But only a little bit, the Ai family hopes to see the harmony of the harem. If someone is jealous and secretly makes those pickled methods, the Ai family will not allow it!"

"Yes, I, I will follow the Queen Mother's teachings." Ruoyin and his concubines agreed.

After the training, the empress dowager turned her eyes on the nobleman Zhuang.

The originally serious and sharp eyes became gentle in an instant.

There was also a smile on the corner of his mouth and said, "Guru Zhuang, you are pregnant now. Why do the Ai family still lose weight?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone glanced at the noble man Zhuang.

I thought the Empress Dowager's look was not very good.

They saw that Concubine Zhuang had a more round face.

Why did I lose weight when I got to the Queen Mother's mouth?

I saw Concubine Zhuang smiled embarrassedly, "If you say that to the Queen Mother, maybe you have had a severe morning sickness recently and you have no appetite."

In fact, she finally got pregnant, but no matter how much she had no appetite, she would force herself to eat.

"How can that be done? You have to eat it even if you vomit." The queen mother said with a stern face, "In this way, there are new cherries coming from Ai's house, which tastes sour and sweet, both appetizing and nutritious. Let the servant bring a basket back."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager Zhuang." Concubine Zhuang stood up flattered and responded in a proper manner.

The empress dowager waved her hand and signaled Guiren Zhuang to sit down, "You, you are so honest. What are you going to be uncomfortable in the future? Even if you send someone to Ningshou Palace to pass on the message."

With his eyes, he looked down at the people in the harem with a high voice, which was very much like supporting Mr. Zhuang.

This is translated as: If someone dares to bully you, just tell the Ai family that the Ai family will make the decision for you.

Because she knew that Concubine Zhuang was too honest.

Once pregnant, someone else designates the first person to use the soft persimmon Zhuang Guiren.

That's why she alerted the concubines in the harem in front of everyone.

Anyway, the Empress Dowager is not afraid of others saying that she is biased.

After all, Ruoyin, who had first comforted her, also rewarded the snow clams that were precious than cherries.

Regardless of whether it is in the order or rewarding, you can just grasp the right amount of time.

The harem made everyone sigh, and she was worthy of being the queen mother who had been struggling in the Forbidden City for decades.

This superficial skill is done without any leakage.

Ruoyin doesn't care. As long as the empress dowager is passing by on the surface, she won't care anything.

In addition, Guiren Zhuang is from the Empress Dowager's family, so it is normal for him to take care of him more.

But the concubines in the harem felt a little sour.

This is pregnant or not, and the treatment is much worse.

After about one stick of incense, the Empress Dowager, after a few more instructions, she sent everyone in the harem.

As the queen, Ruoyin was naturally the first to leave on a phoenix chariot.

The other concubines gave Dao aside and saluted and watched her leave.

On the phoenix chariot, Ruyin told Rushuang lightly: "You and Ruxia go to the palace to inquire and see what happened to the group of music prostitutes in the Yangxin Palace. In addition, let's see what happened in the palace when the palace was confined."

When she was confined, she naturally didn't care much.

Because even if she knows, she can't get out and others can't get in, and it's useless to inquire.

Now that the confinement period has arrived, we must have the first-hand information about the Forbidden City.

"Yes." After Rushuang responded, she went to inquire about the matter with Ruxia.

When Ruoyin returned to Yongshou Palace and had some snacks, Rushuang and Ruxia returned to the hall.

They looked at Ruoyin who was eating snacks and reported clearly without waiting for the question: "Empress, I've inquired about it. The group of music prostitutes were presented to the emperor by local officials, saying that they were used to listen to music and waste time in their spare time."

"Yeah." Ruoyin chewed the snacks in her mouth. She understood this.

Because in this underdeveloped Qing Dynasty, there is no mobile phone to play, no TV or movies to watch.

The only way for rich families to relieve stress is to watch the play and listen to the song.

No matter how hard a person is, he cannot work 365 days a year.

Then he will really become a slave to fate and will easily die suddenly.

Ruoyin took a sip of warm water and asked lightly: "Do you know who those musicians are from?"

"They were originally musical households in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and they have served as musical prostitutes in government offices for generations, and belong to the category of untouchables."

"I was born a pariah? Or did I break something?" Ruoyin asked with a raised eyebrows.

Although she knew that the people here were not equal, they were divided into three or six.

But I haven't heard of being untouchables for generations.

"Yes, they were born as untouchables, because their ancestors refused to submit to Emperor Yongle when Emperor Yongle took over the world in the Ming Dynasty and followed Emperor Wen of Sui. After Emperor Yongle won the world, they punished those officials and punished their wives and daughters into the Jiaofangsi, and served as music prostitutes for generations, and had been engaged in humble careers for a long time."

"Not only do they have no legal status as normal good people, they are also often ravaged by local gentry bullies, and have not yet broken out of the ranks of untouchables for hundreds of years."

Ruoyin wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said thoughtfully: "So, their ancestors were loyal and righteous people?"

"It's almost the same." Rushuang replied.

But Qiao Feng, who was standing by, said dissatisfied with the following: "What a descendant of a loyal and righteous man, who knows to make a living by "art" all day long. He is just a good-looking one, leading many good-looking ones to be used as entertainment for noble men. If you think about it, you will feel indifferent!"

Hearing this, Ruoyin shook his head without saying a word.

Then he smiled with Banmei and said nothing.

The musical prostitutes here are like modern singers and dancers.

But modern singers and dancers are in the century when everyone is equal and have human rights.

And these musical prostitutes are in the Qing Dynasty, and their status can be imagined...

After Ruoyin was suspended from seclusion, as she thought, the Fourth Master did not call her as soon as possible.

And she did not take the initiative to go to the Palace of Harmony.

The two seem to have a good understanding.

Even if you live in this Forbidden City through several roads, you can always guess the other person’s thoughts.

Six days later, just when Ruoyin felt that it was almost time.

Sure enough, Su Peisheng walked to Yongshou Palace with a smile on his shoulder with a whisk.

"Empress, the emperor summons you to the Yangxin Palace for a lecture."
To be continued...