Outside Cining Palace, there were a few little eunuchs who had been stripped of their trousers on a row of benches, and the first one was Dezi who didn't put Fuxi Hall in his eyes and wanted to take Luoxia to atone for his crimes. Beside them stood a eunuch with a board in his hand, ready to be executed.

The little eunuchs were frightened, but their hands and feet were firmly trapped on the feet of the stool, and they couldn't move at all. I had to beg for mercy and cry quietly. Dezi pulled his neck more and more, and shouted in horror: "Manager Li, spare your life, spare your life!"

With long eyebrows and drooping eyes, fair skin, and wearing a vermilion robe, Manager Li sat on the chair next to him, holding a small purple clay pot in his hand and sipping tea. His flabby eyelids rolled, and he said angrily: "Monkey cub, you should be unlucky, obviously you were lazy and let the cat take the queen mother's beloved parrot, and you also want others to take the blame for you." Thirty boards can be regarded as a long memory for you. Don't worry, you monkey cubs won't die. ”

Dezi didn't know who had sued him in front of the Queen Mother, but his mind still subconsciously flashed Hua Lianyue's hateful little face. He shook his head, tried to lift his neck, and looked at Manager Li pitifully, wanting to continue begging for mercy. Manager Li waved his hand impatiently: "Execution!"

The execution eunuch, who had long been ready to go, immediately shoved a piece of cork into his mouth and blocked all the words. What followed was the sound of the board.

Mr. Li looked up at the sky, and the sun finally peeked out of the thick clouds, and the green pine needles in the courtyard seemed to be dyed with golden light. He narrowed his old eyes and sighed: "The Queen Mother actually didn't anger the Fuxi Palace, it seems that the Fuxi Palace is about to change the sky." ”

The queen mother sent Dezi and other little eunuchs, and the palace maids didn't dare to say much, but only waited more and more carefully. After the queen mother took the medicine, she leaned on the soft couch, and a palace maid gently beat her shoulder with a jade hammer.

Through the half-open window lattice, I saw that although the courtyard was prosperous, there were countless small flowers and bones on an old plum tree in the corner of the wall. Although it is not yet fully blooming, it has already faintly revealed a little fragrance.

The Queen Mother suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "Bury the baby under the roots of that plum tree!"

A palace maid replied "yes", and immediately went out to get a flower hoe and dug it under the plum tree.

Another palace maid saw the reluctance and sorrow in the Queen Mother's eyebrows, so she asked in a low voice: "The Queen Mother, what should we do with the cat in Zhen Zhaoyi's palace?"

The Queen Mother hooked her lips and sneered, and said: "Such a wild and untamed animal dares to be sent to the palace and tell them to beat the mourning family to death!"

The palace maid hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, Zhen Zhaoyi only got the right to associate the six palaces yesterday, let's kill the cat in her palace today, the emperor ...... there"

The Queen Mother glanced at her coldly, and the palace maid was startled and hurriedly closed her mouth. She suddenly remembered that Zhen Zhaoyi was young and raised the youngest Nine Emperor Princes, and was favored in front of the emperor. Since some people are favored, there are naturally some people who are frustrated. The Queen Mother didn't like Zhen Zhaoyi's frivolity, and she secretly heard other concubines say a lot about her, so she always wanted to find an opportunity to beat her well.

But this time, it was the cat in her palace again, and she took away the baby parrot that the Queen Mother had raised for many years, and the Queen Mother naturally wouldn't stop there! The palace maid didn't dare to say more, and immediately picked up the curtain and went out, and ordered what the Queen Mother said.

Re-embarked on the path to Fuxi Palace, but Hua Lianyue was in a very good mood. She originally had the attitude of trying it out, and according to the method that Ji Huang taught her before, she issued an order to summon the dark people. But he never thought that even the Queen Mother's Cining Palace had a dark person left by Ji Huang.

As soon as her order came out, two seemingly ordinary eunuchs appeared in front of her like ghosts. The next thing is naturally very simple, as long as you catch the long-haired white cat that still has parrot blood on its body, and find an excuse to send it to the Queen Mother when Dezi and they have not returned to Cining Palace. According to what Hua Lianyue taught, he inadvertently said a few provocative words.

The long-haired white cat didn't run far, and with the help of Luo Xia, who knew the habits of cats very well, the two nimble eunuchs almost didn't make much effort, so they caught the long-haired white cat hiding in the grass nest and sent it to the Queen Mother.

When the Queen Mother saw it for the first time, she found that the corners of its mouth and chest were stained with mottled blood, and she knew that it had just bitten a living thing, and she didn't like it. So he asked people to take the cage and put it far under the wall, ready to wait until Zhen Zhaoyi came to ask for it, and then use this to punish her a few words.

Unexpectedly, before and after the work of the front and back feet, Dezi and they brought back the corpse of the parrot that had been bitten by the cat, and the Queen Mother immediately understood that the living creature that the long-haired white cat had bitten was actually the baby parrot that she had carefully raised for three years. Under the anger, the queen mother naturally would no longer be provoked by Dezi who wanted to shirk her responsibility, but gave them heavy punishment because of their unfavorable actions.

Standing in front of the Fuxi Palace, Hua Lianyue stood still. An elderly palace maid who looked to be in her early thirties stood at the gate of the palace with an anxious face, and finally saw Hua Lianyue and Luoxia appear at the gate of the palace, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.

With a hint of scrutiny, her eyes quickly swept around Hua Lianyue's body, before she looked at Luoxia, and said reproachfully: "Why did you come back, how many times have you asked." ”

Luo Xia stuck out the tip of her tongue, didn't rush to explain why she returned late, and only smiled and said, "Aunt Mingyue, this is Mrs. Xianwang." Then he smiled and said to Hua Lianyue: "Madam, this is the aunt in charge of our Fuxi Palace, Mingyue." ”

Mingyue bent her knees slightly at Hua Lianyue and said, "Slave Mingyue, I have seen Mrs. Xianwang." ”

Hua Lianyue helped her and said, "Aunt Mingyue doesn't have to be so polite!"

Mingyue straightened up and said with a smile, "Madame, please, our mother has been waiting for a long time." ”

The vermilion lacquer gate of Fuxi Hall has mottled traces due to the erosion of time, and the two huge vermilion lacquer pillars next to the door are also covered with fine cracks. Although the hall is also a cornice, carved beams and painted buildings, it has long lost its former brilliance, revealing a solemn and obsolete color.

Walking on the flat bluestone ground, Hua Lianyue looked sideways at the tall Zhubi Palace Wall on the side, and then looked at the two huge crape myrtle trees in front of the hall. "In the middle of summer, the green covers the eyes, and this flower is full of red. "It's a pity that it's not the season of flowering, but the green leaves that have experienced the wind, frost and dew, and its flexible posture in the wind, are also interesting to watch.

Mingyue led Hua Lianyue to the main hall, lifted the royal blue tuanfu door curtain, and bypassed the four seasons screen with vermilion lacquer hollow inlay, Hua Lianyue finally saw the lady sitting on the top.

Although Hua Lianyue had seen Concubine Shu from afar a few times many years ago, she had no chance to get up close. Today, seeing Concubine Huo wearing a lotus blue dark flower dress, Hua Lianyue was surprised to find that although she was old, she was still very quiet and beautiful.

Especially her delicate eyebrows and eyes, there seems to be a treasure in her dark and bright eyes. And Liu Hui's appearance is seven points with her, especially the coldness when pursing his lips, which is exactly the same as Liu Hui.

"I've seen Concubine Niangniang!" Hua Lianyue saw Liu Hui's biological mother for the first time, only glanced at it secretly, immediately withdrew her gaze, and bowed obediently.

Concubine Niangniang was also looking at Hua Lianyue, her eyes were a little scrutinizing, a little probing, and a little dissatisfied. After a while, she sighed and said, "Don't be polite, get up and talk!"

Hua Lianyue stood up stiffly, because she was nervous in her heart, she actually forgot to thank Concubine Shu. only hung his head in a daze, unconsciously pinching the corners of his clothes. Concubine Shu frowned dissatisfiedly again, took a deep breath as if patiently, and then said to Mingyue: "Go and move a chair, let ...... Let this kid sit down!"

Concubine Shu originally wanted to call her Miss Hua unfamiliarly, but looking at her uneasy appearance, her heart was still soft after all.

Hua Lianyue thanked her before sitting down on the embroidery pier that Mingyue had moved. Mingyue served tea and snacks, and then quietly retreated. In the huge main hall, only Hua Lianyue and Concubine Shu sat quietly.

Concubine Shu coughed lightly, took a sip of the tea in her hand. Only then did he speak: "I heard that when Hui'er was the magistrate of the county in the past, you were a catcher in the yamen?"

Hua Lianyue finally looked up at her, blinked her eyes, and said unabashedly: "Not bad!" Unfortunately, Concubine Shu quickly lowered her eyes when she heard this, and slowly took a sip of tea, but Hua Lianyue couldn't see her emotions at the moment.

"Since you and Hui'er are old acquaintances, you should know that he doesn't have a mother clan to help. To be able to have today's achievements is to put in more effort than others!" Concubine Shu finally put down the teacup, looked directly at Hua Lianyue, and said unceremoniously: "And you, a little catcher, what can you bring to Hui'er?"

When Hua Lianyue heard this, her originally nervous mood calmed down strangely. She still looked straight at Concubine Shu, and said without thinking, "I don't know what I can bring him." I just know that when he is with me, he is the most relaxed and happy. ”

is so justifiable, the lady concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time, living a lonely life in the deep house, and has not fought with people like this for a long time. She frowned a little confusedly before continuing: "Hui'er has been decadent for a whole year for you, what explanation do you have for this?"

That year was also the most worrying year for the lady. Looking at his excellent son, he is so unseemly for a woman. Concubine Niangniang was distressed, so she naturally resented the culprit of Shanghua Liyue.

can think that her son is so unproductive, and she is willing to risk the crime of disobeying the holy decree to marry this woman back, and the concubine secretly hates her son's heroic shortness of breath and the love of children.

Hua Lianyue blinked her eyes and said without hesitation: "In those years, I have been avoiding him. It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, I have avoided the border of the Northlands, but I can still meet him by chance. I have to think that this is probably the fate of God. ”

After the two words fate came out of Hua Lianyue's mouth, she seemed to remember something from the past, and her cheeks gradually flew with two red glows.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu sighed secretly in her heart. Unconsciously took another sip of tea, and then Concubine Shu continued: "Since you have become a parent, I can only bless as a mother. But ......" she paused before continuing: "But after all, Zhang Jiao is the virtuous princess elected by the emperor, and you are the love of Hui'er." As Hui'er's mother-in-law, I hope you can get along in harmony in the future and assist Hui'er together......"

Hua Lianyue didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and immediately said categorically: "Niangniang is too worried, I won't serve a husband with others." ”

At this moment, even the air became so heavy that it was suffocating.

Concubine Shu suspected that something was wrong with her ears, she stared at the front of her and raised her head slightly, her expression revealing stubbornness and persistence. Cautiously asked, "What did you just say?"

None of them noticed that outside the main hall, there was a slender figure standing silently, quietly listening to their conversation.

Hua Lianyue met Concubine Shu's eyes that were about to breathe fire, and said word by word: "Niangniang heard me right, I will not serve a husband with others." Even if it is a virtuous princess named by the emperor himself. If one day, Ah Hui wants to carry Princess Xian into the door, I will leave him with my hind feet, and I will never see him again in this life. There is a persistence in her voice that cannot be ignored.

The body of the person outside the hall shook violently, and the hands under the sleeves of the wide robe couldn't help but quietly clench into fists.

"You, you jealous woman!" the concubine was almost speechless for a moment. After half a ring, he raised his hand, tremblingly pointed at the tip of Hua Lianyue's nose, gritted his teeth and said: "Hui'er, he was actually blinded and married a jealous woman like you!

Concubine Shu doesn't scold, except for a jealous woman, she can't say anything ugly. But her eyes were full of disgust, and she still hurt the flowers. Hua Lianyue has no mother since she was a child, and before entering the palace, she still longed to live in harmony with Concubine Shu, and from now on she will be her mother. But now, she was disappointed.

Concubine Shu is a good mother to Liu Hui, but she will never be her mother.

Hua Lianyue had no experience with older women, and she saw that Concubine Shu was so angry that she didn't want to stay here to continue to stimulate her. After thinking about it, she stood up, bent her knees and blessed, and said, "I'm sorry, today's words may make my mother unhappy, but every word is from my heart." Even if Ah Hui is here, my decision will not change. ”

"I still want to be a couple for the rest of my life, you girl, I don't know whether to call you arrogant or stupid!" Concubine Shu finally recovered from her anger. Although she likes Zhang Jiao, a serious daughter-in-law, since her son is fascinated by the woman in front of her, although she doesn't like it, she plans to accept it.

But she didn't expect Hua Lianyue to be so ignorant and spit out the words of departure so easily. It was as if her precious son, in her eyes, was just an ordinary man who came and went when he was summoned. This is the most intolerable thing for Concubine Shu.

Shaking her head, Concubine Shu held back the anger in her heart, and persuaded bitterly: "Which man is not three wives and four concubines, and Hui'er is a dignified and virtuous prince, and he is the first of the emperor's many sons to be awarded a hereditary title." It is already a great blessing for you to be able to win his favor and become his side concubine. I didn't expect you to be so dissatisfied, and you actually had a monopoly heart. Do you know that your jealousy will harm my Hui'er, your husband? ”