"The lord of Haoyue is the orphan of Aunt Anding, and as the crown prince, of course he must treat the royal family well. ”

At this time, in order to clear up the relationship, Qin Jinghui didn't even call his cousin anymore, and directly called him by his title.

"The prince is virtuous, the royal brother is really ashamed. Qin Jingyi smiled lightly, and in the eyes of others, he clearly looked disapproving.

"Brother Crown Prince, Lord Haoyue, I still have to go to say goodbye to my mother, and I have to leave. Before Qin Jingyi could wait for the prince to nod, he turned around and left.

"The fifth emperor brother always looks like he hasn't grown up!" The prince's face was gloomy, and at first glance, he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so he could only endure it himself, and then turned his head and glanced at Ling Haoyue, and said: "The fifth prince has no mouth, cousin Haoyue, don't take it to heart." ”

Phew! she doesn't want to have anything to do with Qin Jingyi!

Qin Jinghui had one meaning in his words: It's just for the sake of being a cousin, I walked a few steps with you, I am the prince, and I don't look down on you Ling Haoyue, so you will die of this heart.

Pride and arrogance are Qin Jinghui's biggest weakness, he is the prince, but the peak of his glory is also in the position of the prince, in his previous life, he was a prince for a lifetime. Ling Haoyue saw that he would only repeat the mistakes of the past in this life.

"There is still something to do in this palace, so I won't accompany Cousin Haoyue. Qin Jinghui fell down and turned to leave.

"County Lord, don't be careful, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is angry with the Fifth Prince. Qing Dai was afraid that Ling Haoyue would lose face by the prince, and her heart was unhappy, so she hurriedly persuaded her.

Ling Haoyue smiled slightly, indicating that she was fine, and said lightly: "Grandmother should have woken up by this time and returned to Kunning Palace." ”

……

Kunning Palace

When Ling Haoyue came back, the Queen Mother had already woken up, sitting on a chair, and there were thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls and a palace beauty.

"Grandmother, Haoyue is back. ”

The Queen Mother beckoned to her with a smile: "Come over quickly, the mourning family has found you a playmate." Pointing to the girl next to her, she said, "This is Tingxiu, she is the daughter of your aunt Concubine Zhen." ”

Ling Haoyue hurriedly saluted and said, "Haoyue has seen Concubine Zhen Niangniang and Princess Tingxiu. ”

Qin Tingxiu stepped forward to help her up with a smile and said, "Sister Yue doesn't have to be polite. "Concubine Zhen is the daughter of the queen mother's brother, and it is not as good as Princess Anding is the daughter of the queen mother, so Qin Tingxiu, as a princess, does not dare to hold it up in front of Ling Haoyue.

Without the Queen Mother, there would be no Concubine Zhen, Concubine Zhen is the concubine of the family, and she was sent to the palace to make the relationship between the Queen Mother and the emperor go further, and Concubine Zhen and Qin Tingxiu's biggest reliance in the palace is the Queen Mother.

Concubine Zhen also laughed and said: "Lord Haoyue, this palace is your aunt Concubine Zhen, and she hugged you when she was young, do you remember?"

"Concubine Zhen, you are still so young and beautiful. "Concubine Zhen's words about when she was a child, where does Ling Haoyue remember, Concubine Zhen is timid, blindly pleasing the Queen Mother, Ling Haoyue doesn't say anything, this is their own way of survival, no one dislikes anyone.

"The palace heard that the lord of Haoyue was in the palace, so he brought Tingxiu over, the two children are of the same age, and they can play together. Concubine Zhen looked at the Queen Mother with a smile and explained her intention.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "The mourning family is old and can't afford to move around, or Concubine Zhen is thoughtful, just so Tingxiu can take Haoyue for a walk in the palace." ”

With the approval of the Queen Mother, Concubine Zhen was suddenly overjoyed, and it was not in vain for her to make this trip.

At this time, Qing Dai came to report: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty sent someone to invite the county lord to go to the imperial study." ”

The queen mother frowned when she heard this: "What did the emperor ask the moon girl to do in the imperial study?" The imperial study is the place where the emperor handles official business, usually a place to meet courtiers, and the harem concubines rarely enter.

"Is there anything the emperor has to summon the moon girl?" asked the queen mother.

Qing Dai replied: "It was Xiao Xiazi next to the emperor who came, and the slave asked him a few words, and he said that it seemed to be for Miss Ling's affairs, and the Duchess of Ling Guo led Miss Ling to kneel outside the imperial study to shout grievances, and also said that our county lord was also present and was informed." ”

"That mother and daughter are really not peaceful!" The Queen Mother angrily directly put the teacup in her hand on the ground and smashed it to pieces! Qin Tingxiu was timid, and she was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind Concubine Zhen.

Ling Haoyue hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the Queen Mother, but she knew that the Queen Mother was in poor health when she was older, and she often had asthma.

"If you hit a wall here in the mourning family, you will go to the emperor to shout grievances, okay! Very good! She is obviously arguing with the mourning family! Go, Yue girl, the mourning family will go to the imperial study with you, and the mourning family will listen to how they are humiliated for themselves. ”

Ling Haoyue said while agreeing to her: "Grandmother, you dissipate your anger, just like you said, the matter of the Liuli Pavilion, Haoyue has never participated in it, grandmother loves Haoyue, but it is not a big deal for Haoyue, why bother grandmother to run." ”

As she spoke, Ling Haoyue's eyes seemed to inadvertently glance at Qing Dai, who had been in the palace for a long time, and was used to looking at the eyes of her master, so she immediately understood what she meant. hurriedly smiled: "Queen Mother, the county lord is considerate of you, if you are tired and angry, the county lord will be distressed." ”

Concubine Zhen was not far behind, and said softly: "Queen Mother, it is better for the concubine and Tingxiu to go to the imperial study with the county lord." ”

The Queen Mother thought about it carefully, and Fang said: "Okay, Concubine Zhen, you take good care of the county lord, and when you see the emperor, you will be relieved and relieved." ”

"Yes, the concubine remembered. Concubine Zhen smiled shyly and replied obediently, she hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, and she just took this opportunity to get the best of both worlds.

Looking at the back of Concubine Zhen leaving, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "Concubine Zhen has not slept for some time, look at her happy." ”

Qing Dai stepped forward to support the Queen Mother and replied: "The emperor has always been wet with rain and dew, according to the ancestral system, the emperor still goes back to the palace of Concubine Zhen every month to sit, but recently the emperor has been busy with government affairs, and the days of coming to the harem are less." Counting up, Concubine Zhen hasn't seen the emperor for about two months. ”

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes: "Qing Dai, it is not in vain that the mourning family has asked you to be the palace maid in charge, and you are clear about the things in the palace." ”

Qing Dai's heart jumped, and she quickly knelt down: "Queen Mother Mingjian, the slave maid also listened to what other palace people said, the slave maid served the queen mother wholeheartedly, and had absolutely no other ideas." ”

The Queen Mother didn't answer, and Qingdai didn't dare to get up, knelt on the ground, and didn't dare to move, for fear of touching which string of the Queen Mother would bounce herself apart.

After a long time, the Queen Mother spoke: "Get up." The voice was faint, but Qing Dai just heard her insight into the world, the Queen Mother came all the way from the position of the queen, went through the world, experienced the most bloody days, and also enjoyed the glory and wealth that women in the world want the most, where is there anything I don't understand.

"Qingdai, you're not young, the mourning family remembers that you should be almost eighteen this year. ”

Qing Dai lowered her eyes, didn't dare to look at her eyes, and a layer of cold sweat had already formed on her back, and replied, "Yes." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Wait for the age of eighteen, and you can leave the palace." ”

There is a rule in Western Qin that people in the palace, women who are at least eighteen years old, can leave the palace, but there is a premise that her master agrees.

"Qing Dai didn't dare, it was all up to the Queen Mother's orders. ”

"The palace is deep, which woman is willing to spend her years here, not to mention that the mourning family doesn't know how long they can live, once the mourning family goes, then you don't know where you will be arranged. The tone was full of regret.

Qing Dai gritted her teeth, knelt straight on the ground, and said: "The slave maid is loyal to the queen mother, where the queen mother goes, the slave and maid will go!"

"Hehe, you stupid boy. The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are still young, how can you always follow the mourning family." The most regrettable thing in the life of the mourning family is that the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and Anding and Yuanqian left together, leaving only the Yueya alone, and those individuals in the Lingguo Mansion do not seem to be good stubbles now, and the mourning family is worried. Qingdai, you are a smart woman, do you understand the bitterness in the heart of the mourning family?"

Every time she mentions the princess Anding and Ling Juma who died early, the queen mother can't help but burst into tears, tears cross her cheeks, and she can't hide her sorrow, at this moment she is not the queen mother, but a woman who has lost her relatives.

Qingdai also cried and said: "Queen Mother, the slave maid understands that the slave maid is willing to share the worries of the Queen Mother and serve the county lord for a lifetime." ”

Later, Qingdai knew how correct this decision was at this time, and she would miss the kindness of the Queen Mother for the rest of her life.

……

In the imperial study, Ling Haoyue, Concubine Zhen, and Qin Xiuting walked into the room, only to see Ling Guogong's family of three kneeling on the ground, Ling Wanrou's head was slightly goodbye, and then she took it back, and the emperor was sitting above, she didn't dare to move.

"Courtiers/concubines/courtiers see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live. ”

The three of them saluted the emperor, and the emperor waved his hand and said lightly: "Excuse me."

Concubine Zhen looked at the emperor's unhappy face, and was quite nervous, she had been in the palace for ten years, but the monarch's authority was unpredictable, and she still couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts. only said timidly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is worried about the emperor's body, so she asked her concubines and Tingxiu to come over and have a look." ”

Ling Haoyue shook her head in her heart, wanting to cover up, concubines rarely set foot in a place like the imperial study to discuss serious matters, if Concubine Zhen stood aside in a proper manner, the emperor would not bother to care, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said what happened to the queen mother, what happened in the eyes of the emperor was nonsense, the emperor was upset by Ling Wanrou at this time, and she was worried that she didn't vent, and Concubine Zhen bumped in.

"Bastard, the imperial study is also a place where you can come, go out!" Sure enough, the emperor roared angrily at Concubine Zhen, so frightened that Qin Xiuting hid directly behind Concubine Zhen, her eyes were crystal clear but she didn't dare to cry.

Concubine Zhen was also cold, her legs almost didn't stand firm, she didn't know what she said wrong, how could the emperor be furious.

"Concubine Zhen, go out first. Ling Haoyue kindly helped her and persuaded in a low voice. Concubine Zhen glanced at her with tears in her eyes, and reluctantly pulled Qin Xiuting out of the house.