Wu Shangxian's voice lowered: "What you said also has some truth, but you are married to the most noble man in the world, three wives and four concubines, three palaces and six courts, this is due righteousness." Even if he favors a few concubines, it doesn't hurt you. ”

"Brother Jiu, you don't understand. If it's someone else, that's it. But that person is Qu Xiaoguan, the prince cares about her so much, how can I not care!"

I sat upright in the boat, motionless.

"Little sister, Brother Jiu knows your grievances. But you handed over the sign early in the morning and asked to see the Queen Mother, what did you say to the Queen Mother? Do you want the prince not to spoil his side concubine? The Queen Mother will never interfere in the affairs of her grandson's room. It's not good that you're not married and you have a reputation for jealousy. ”

Wu Shanghua gradually stopped sobbing and hesitated: "I asked the Queen Mother to say, if the prince is stubborn and doesn't take me in his eyes, I, I won't marry him!"

Wu Shangxian smiled: "Are you willing?"

Wu Shanghua did not say anything.

Wu Shangxian seemed to take a few steps closer, and said in a low voice: "Little sister, grandfather won't allow you to mess around." Grandfather Rong Ma all his life and started with military exploits. If we can marry the royal family and become a descendant, my Wu clan will be able to become a gate valve, and the Jingzhong family will no longer look down on us. ”

Wu Shanghua's voice gradually calmed down: "Then I will ask the Queen Mother to ask Your Majesty to retract the will to canonize Liangyuan!"

"Okay, this is the daughter of my martial arts family, don't be like a jealous little woman, just cry and make trouble. Since you have attacked, you will definitely lose the enemy, and this is the way to use soldiers!"

Wu Shangxian paused, and then said: "But that Qu Zhaoxun is both beautiful and wise, and it is indeed unforgettable. ”

"Brother Jiu, you ......" Wu Shanghua was annoyed.

"Hehe, little sister, don't worry, rest assured. Brother Jiu will definitely protect you, protect the crown princess when she encounters gods and kill gods, and be invincible, until the mother is in the world!"

……

The two of them gradually went farther away.

I exhaled slowly: the brother and sister had already regarded me as an enemy, and if they found me in the lotus bush listening to their ambitious words, they would be angry and angry, and they would get rid of me soon.

Sheng Yao wants to promote me to the position in order to show his importance so that I will not be bullied in front of the Wu family. But he missed the jealousy of women: the more you value it, the more I have to suppress it.

After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind and left the boat and landed.

Back at the Queen's Palace, I took Zhu'er to the dining room.

When the queen got up after lunch, I smiled and greeted her with the prepared snacks.

The queen saw Zhu'er briskly put a plate of dim sum on the table in front of her, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to bother thinking about it, but it's a hot day, and this palace doesn't have much appetite." ”

I stood aside and said with a smile: "I just know that the queen mother doesn't have much appetite, and she doesn't want to eat sweets such as butter cherries and flower cakes in summer, so I specially got this." ”

Turning his head, he motioned for Lan Fu to open the food box, tested the poison first according to the rules of the palace, and then turned his head to the queen and said: "Didn't the queen mother say the day before yesterday that the dew on the lotus leaves in the early morning is excellent for making snacks? If it's good, you can try it first. ”

The queen smiled and said, "You kid, you have a heart." He took a piece handed over by Lan Fu and put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. Smiled: "Refreshing and slightly sweet, very good." It's perfect for appetites on such hot days. From the outside, it looks slightly transparent, and it looks like a bamboo with leaves, what kind of dim sum is this? It's not like the daily presentation in the dining room of the palace. ”

I smiled and said, "Mung bean flour, rice flour, and glutinous rice flour are mixed with lotus dew, longan powder and milk are blended, and water chestnuts are added to bring out a crisp taste." Wrap it in fresh lotus leaves and steam it, print it into a green bamboo shape with a bamboo mold, and then use the newly drawn deep well water to pull it out. This was originally a hometown snack that my daughter-in-law tasted in the Gu family when she was a child, and it was rare that the dining room could make it after listening to me. The queen mother likes it, and it is the blessing of this snack. ”

The queen really liked it, and used most of the snacks on the plate. Put down the chopsticks, took the handkerchief and printed his lips, and smiled crookedly: "What a clever thought." It's a lot of material and effort, and it's hard for you to remember it all clearly. ”

I smiled and hung my head.

Sure enough, the queen came back to her senses and asked with some hesitation: "You mentioned the Gu family just now, is it the Gu family that you entrusted Gu Mingyu to join the army on the night the prince forced the palace to rebel?"

I smiled and said, "Queen Mother, Xiaoguan knows that you are kind and reasonable. Originally, as Xiaoguan, it was not appropriate to express any opinions on the courtiers. However, dripping grace, Yongquan report. In the past, the Gu Mansion was kind to Xiaoguan, and Xiaoguan couldn't help but ask for some shelter and support for Gu to join the army and the Gu family in front of the queen mother. ”

I moved to the middle of the queen's throne and bowed solemnly: "The minister's daughter-in-law was originally an old person from the Gu Mansion, and the original Gu Xiang's family has the grace of reinvention to the minister's daughter-in-law." The reason for Gu Xiang's conviction back then was the fraud case in the scientific field, but the Gu family is a famous family, how could they destroy the Great Wall in the scientific examination advocated by Yili. I asked my mother to show her grace, asked my father to re-investigate the cause of the case, and allowed the Gu family to return to Beijing first, so as to avoid the pain of exile. I beg the Queen Mother's permission!"

I knelt on the ground, and my mind was turning quickly: I knew very well that my father and second uncle had been demoted to concubines, and the key to their return to Beijing and then reinstatement was still in the case of the convict and exile that year. However, the fraud case was tried by the Dali Temple Qing and the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Shilang in conjunction with the three divisions of the Imperial History, and was personally approved by Emperor Wei on the file reported by the Dali Temple, and it was difficult to overturn the case for a while.

It's better to arch the brother first, if you can be promoted, you can use the power to travel the boat. When the twists and turns in the case are found out, and then the elder brother overturns the case for the Gu family in a bright and bright way, this is a more feasible and safer way.

However, the so-called inch by inch, and vice versa: the matter of asking for help from others is often to ask for a measure of inch.

Although I know that it is impossible for the queen to respond to the Gu family's request to return to Beijing, for the sake of my brother's support, the queen will do her best to help, and I will first make a request for the Gu family to return to Beijing.

The queen said, "You get up and speak." ”

I bowed deeply and stood up with the help of Zhu'er: If I insist on kneeling on the ground, it will inevitably make the queen feel that I am holding me hostage and coercing, but it is not beautiful.

The queen raised her hand to stop the palace people who were fanning behind her, and when Ye Shangyi saw it, she retreated with all the people waiting in the palace.

The queen motioned for me to sit down, and said, "Xiaoguan, you worked hard that day to protect Yao'er, and contained the Eastern Wei people, and protected the queen mother and the palace. It stands to reason that this palace will definitely agree to your request. However, when the Gu family was convicted, His Majesty and the courtiers had already made a conclusion. Pardon the Gu family and return to Beijing first, the queen mother can't accept you right now. We can only see it later. ”

I lowered my eyes.

I secretly said luck in my heart: Sure enough, it is normal for people to ask for an inch.