It's time to get off work after leaving the court, and it's time to have lunch.

Emperor Fushou, who had been busy all morning, led the eldest princess out of Tai Chi Hall and walked thoughtfully in the palace with red walls and purple tiles.

According to the time of the letter, if we take the water route, Xiao Liulang will take the elders of Taoyuan Village by boat to pass by Yanjiang tonight. It is too late to inform now.

Although Hu Ge flies fast, it can only fly back to the palace from outside. Except for a few major frontier towns, it cannot fly from the palace to send messages elsewhere.

We can only hope that Liulang and Jiulang can ventilate in advance, or that the old man not only lives a long time, but also has other magical powers to survive this disaster.

When he left the court, Xiao Shen wanted to mention the draft again, but Hu Lu had no intention of listening and dismissed him with a wave of his hand.

Xiao Shen was easy to dismiss, but the Queen Mother was not.

As soon as the father and daughter arrived at Liangyi Hall, they met Aunt Chang in the Queen Mother's Palace and said that the Queen Mother had invited her Majesty to meet in the Imperial Garden.

"Ping An, you can go to Yaoguang Hall to eat by yourself. Daddy may not be able to make it." Hulu patted his daughter on the head, then mounted the horse and said, "Drive!"

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Empress Dowager Xiao was playing with her two granddaughters in the Imperial Garden. The game they were playing was called "Guess who I am?"

She closed her eyes first. After the fourth princess Jixiang and the fifth princess Ruyi made some moves, she opened her eyes. The two little girls in front of her said in unison:

"Grandma, who do you think I am?"

"Grandma, who do you think I am?"

Although Ji Xiang Ruyi usually wears the same clothes, her hair accessories and hairstyle are different, which is an important basis for distinguishing the two sisters.

Now the two took off their hair accessories, let their hair spread out, and exchanged positions back and forth several times.

Empress Dowager Xiao squinted her eyes to identify them carefully, but she did not dare to draw conclusions because the two girls looked so similar, even the moles on their buttocks were in the same position.

At this time, Hu Lu tiptoed behind the two of them. Seeing the old lady's worried look, he came up with a plan and shouted, "Mother, if you can't see her from the front, you can look at the back. The back of Jixiang's head is rounder."

Hearing this, the two little girls first touched the backs of each other's heads, then touched the backs of their own heads with one hand, and shook their heads at the same time.

"No."

"No."

Hulu covered his face, his plot did not work, his plan should have been to touch the back of Ji Xiang's head as he wished.

So he sat with the Queen Mother and joined in the game.

Finally, Queen Mother Xiao pulled the one on the left and said, "The Ai family thinks this is auspicious, and the emperor thinks it is auspicious."

Hu Lu had a different view. He pulled the left one and said, "I think this is auspiciousness and wishful thinking."

The result was revealed, the Queen Mother had won, Hu Lu blushed, and his daughter could even admit her mistake.

Perhaps it was because he had six daughters and loved each of them equally, but the Queen Mother obviously preferred Ji Xiang Ruyi, who was related to her by blood.

The Queen Mother helped the two sisters to fix their hair. Hulu asked while doing it, "Aren't you two with the poppies?"

"The poppy fell."

"The poppy fell."

Hulu hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Is it serious?"

Empress Dowager Xiao explained, "It's just a sprain to the foot. It has been sent back to Chuxiu Palace and the imperial doctor has been called to take a look."

Hu Lu was worried, "Why are you so careless?"

"That is a child who has not grown up. He took several younger children up the ladder to see the little swallows. When his foot slipped, he fell," the Queen Mother said harshly. "Fortunately, it was her who fell, not the good boy from the Ai family.

granddaughter."

Seeing the displeasure on the emperor's face, the Queen Mother asked Ji Xiang Ruyi to play aside. When they were far away, she asked Hulu, "Does the emperor have something to say?"

Hu Lu, "Queen Mother, Poppy is my palace after all. As a mother-in-law, you say this, isn't it too chilling?"

"It's chilling, it's just what's in my heart," Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly, "It's been three months since she entered the palace, and her stomach hasn't moved at all, which makes people happy for nothing."

Hu Lu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The queen used the poppies as an introduction. There must be something waiting for me later."

"The Ai family won't follow you around. The draft must be put on the agenda. I listened to Concubine Shu's suggestion and will not run the national election for you this year. I will select dozens of beautiful girls to fill the harem. No more bargaining.

!" The Queen Mother said very decisively.

"Mother, aren't you afraid that I will become addicted to women and become a coward?"

"At least being addicted to women can help the royal family have more children, which is better than pursuing the illusory path of immortality."

"Mother, this is wrong," Hulu confidently took out the two secret letters, "You can read this. If you don't believe me when I say I saw a fairy in Mount Tai, you can't lie to me."

Empress Dowager Xiao quickly read the two secret letters and threw them away, "I have seen people cut off their heads and put them back on again. They are all just tricks. Emperor, you are still too young!"

This old lady is too stubborn. Is this a generation gap?

Empress Dowager Xiao added, "I have already passed down the edict on the draft and sent it to the world. As I said before, only a few dozen people will be selected this year, and there will be only a few places in each province. It is not a big deal.

After the beautiful girl enters the palace, you should work harder and give birth to a few princes as soon as possible, and then you can stop messing around with the Ai family as much as you want."

The old lady is determined to have her own way. She has never been so tough since she ended the curtain ten years ago.

There is no other way, the tuba is about to become useless, so I can only practice the trumpet from scratch.

Hu Lu stood up angrily, "Jixiang Ruyi, let's go!"

Queen Mother Xiao said, "You can go alone. The two of them will stay at Leshou Hall for lunch at noon."

Hulu walked out of the Imperial Garden angrily. He originally wanted to go to Chuxiu Palace to see the poppies, but after thinking about it, he turned around and went back to Yaoguang Palace for dinner.

Xiao Guoer, Wan Linglong, Miao Hongxiu, and the second, third, and sixth children are all here.

Hulu asked, "Where's the boss?"

Wan Linglong took out a tael of silver and poured it into her left hand and poured it into her right hand. "She's gone to see Poppy safely. I should stay with her for dinner."

Hulu nodded, "This kid is sensible."

Then came the normal meal session. Xiao Guoer hesitated to speak several times, but when Wan Linglong didn't say anything, he finally swallowed it.

After dinner, Hu Lu asked his second son Hu Xingchen to take his two younger sisters out to play.

Now there are only four of them, the couple.

Hu Lu looked at Concubine Shu Wan Linglong, "I heard from my mother that you agreed to the draft."

Xiao Guoer said excitedly, "It's her, it's her, there is a traitor among us!"

Wan Linglong rolled her eyes at Xiao Guoer and said, "Is it useful to object? And isn't this your father's idea, Concubine Xian!"

Xiao Guoer and Wan Linglong stared at each other, and they were about to start fighting again. Hu Lu patted the table, "That's enough. The top priority now is to pass the buck!"

The two of them silenced their voices, and Miao Hongxiu looked at Hu Lu, "Your Majesty, the draft is about to begin, so what should we do now?"

Hulu pointed to the table, "The first priority is to build a new table. When there are more people, this table will not be enough."

Xiao Guoer: "?"

Wan Linglong: "!"

Miao Hongxiu nodded, "Well, do you have any specific requirements?"
Chapter completed!