Chapter 384 Doubts

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor returned here after sending back the queen mother, and did not continue to participate in Ziyan's birthday party. When I came back, I sat on my chair in a daze, as if there was something that couldn't be solved.

"What's the matter? It's like this when you come back, what's the problem you can't figure out?"

Although Xiao Yuanchao is the emperor, he is like an ordinary person at home, and he does not blindly put on the emperor's shelf and establish the majesty of the emperor just because he is the emperor. The relationship between him and Concubine Shu is no different from that of an ordinary couple.

"There's a problem I can't figure out. Xiao Yuanchao tilted his head, looking puzzled, "Did you say that today's queen mother passed on a whim or deliberately?"

He was talking about the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration just now, and he knew that his wife could understand.

"You said that the Queen Mother went because of that Xiao Wuwen?"

Shufei Lan was kind to her heart, and she really understood what he was going to say. "Is that kid any different?"

"I don't know, it is said that with his identity, even Uncle Guo's grandson-in-law will not be able to attract the attention of the queen mother! ”

After Xiao Yuanchao came back, he couldn't figure out how the queen mother had become more and more in-depth in recent years, except for occasionally meeting those old courtiers, such as Guo Wangye, who was about the same age as her. Usually, I don't express a little opinion on national affairs or household matters. This was the first strange act her old man had made in years.

"I can't figure it out, and I can't figure it out either! Who can figure out the Queen Mother's mind. ”

Concubine Shu said this with a trace of resentment in her heart. After she married the emperor, it was the fifth year after the emperor lost his wife and children, and at that time she was just a singer in a song and dance troupe, and she never thought that she would one day become the emperor's woman.

Later, after becoming the emperor's woman, she never thought of sitting in the position that the queen dreams of all women in the world. She is a traditional woman, and she is satisfied with being able to teach her husband and children with peace of mind.

Later, when she gave birth to the eldest princess Wanyi, someone once proposed that she should be given the position she deserved. Because at that time, the original empress had been gone for six years, and an empire should have an empress if it has an emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor did not object to this, although his expression was still painful when he mentioned the former Empress. But he knew that this was the honor that Concubine Shu deserved.

However, when the matter was reported to the Queen Mother, it was stopped. The Queen Mother did not completely deny it, but just said that she would wait a few more years.

As a result, twenty years have passed!

Although she is no different from the empress now, the emperor only has her as a woman, and the women of this country also respect her. But whenever she attended some formal banquets and heard people call her a concubine, her heart was uncomfortable.

"Don't be angry about this, didn't the queen mother praise you today?"

Xiao Yuanchao also understood the meaning of her words. To be honest, he also felt ashamed of his wife for this matter. It's just that the Queen Mother is his mother after all, and he is a filial son. Therefore, I can only grieve my wife.

As soon as she heard Xiao Yuanchao mention this, Concubine Shu smiled. She had a small pimple in her heart after the closure, but it did not affect her feelings for the Queen Mother. Speaking of which, except for the things after the seal, the Queen Mother has not been mean to her over the years, but has treated her like a daughter.

Today, after she and the emperor helped the Queen Mother out, the Queen Mother patted her hand and said:

"Bing'er, you've done a good job all these years!

Just this sentence, she was satisfied when she thought about it.

"By the way, husband, I always feel that the child's eyebrows and eyes are a little familiar, and now I think about the similarities between him and Wanyi's child in some places. For example, temperament is an independent and spotless temperament. ”

Returning to Xiao Yuanchao's topic just now, Concubine Shu thought about it carefully, after all, a woman's mind was more detailed, and after thinking for a while, she really came up with something.

"Also, that child's eyes are a bit similar to you, husband!"

Concubine Shu said unintentionally, but Xiao Yuanchao chuckled in his heart after hearing it, as if a secret that had been treasured in his heart for many years suddenly cracked!

"Really? I didn't pay attention. By the way, I don't know what gift the kid will give Ziyan. ”

Quietly, he changed the subject. There are some things that Concubine Shu doesn't know, and he doesn't want her to know.

Perhaps, you seem to be missing something?

It's just that this seems unlikely, but the queen mother told him personally, and he saw it with his own eyes!

He knew Xiao Wu's age, and he remembered it when he checked Xiao Wu's information, but it didn't match his birthday, and it was a few days short. At that time, he didn't pay attention, but at this moment, the more he thought about it, the more he felt wrong.

Is it grief that has made me lose my sharp judgment?

He asked himself silently in his heart!

Qingxin Palace, originally known as Yongshou Palace, was later changed to Qingxin Palace after the Queen Mother lived in it. The Queen Mother said, "What eternal life, if it is really eternal life, then it will not become an old monster." In the future, it will be renamed Qingxin Palace, and you will be calm and clear, and don't those idle hearts when you are old. ”

As a result, Yongshou Palace was changed to Qingxin Palace, and the Queen Mother lived for more than 20 years.

Qingxin Palace is a pattern of one palace and two courtyards. The main hall in front is the place where the queen mother receives her courtiers, and in the courtyard behind lives the maid and maid who serve the queen mother, the old lady, and there are more than a dozen people up and down, and they are not even satisfied with a courtyard.

As a result, these dozen people were distributed in two courtyards, and it seemed that the entire Qingxin Palace was very deserted.

After the Queen Mother returned to her bedroom in the backyard of Qingxin Palace, she sat quietly on the sofa and was silent for a long time. She didn't even hear the old lady who usually served her call her.

"Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

The most intimate maid in front of the Queen Mother was pushed forward by everyone and asked cautiously.

The Queen Mother raised her head and looked at this girl who had been with her for many years, sighed and said:

"Alas! This old man has a lot of things that he can't let go! I thought that after enduring it for so long, I should be able to endure it until that day when we meet again. But I still can't hold back after all!"

The entire Qingxin Palace is lonely and lonely, and the Queen Mother rarely goes out, which makes her have a lot of words in her heart that can only be buried in her heart. Maybe it's because today's mood is not ordinary, maybe it's because the Yahuan in front of her is a caring person, and she took the initiative to talk about her heart for the first time.

"Yuehuan, people say that if relatives haven't seen each other for a long time, there will be a sense of family affection, but if two people who have never met, even if they are relatives, will there be a feeling?"

Yuehuan is actually an old woman in her fifties, and she is also the one who accompanied the Queen Mother to the Jiaotai Palace today, but even she doesn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly went to the Jiaotai Palace today. Therefore, after listening to the Queen Mother's question, she was also confused, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother doesn't really need others to answer, she just wants to say what is in her heart and make her heart feel better.

Although it would arouse Chao'er's suspicion, it did not offend Master Qin's criticism. Besides, the place where the kid is going is not a 100% safe place after all, and if something happens, I've at least seen it. Chao'er has at least seen it. I can die too!"

Her voice sounded a little sad, and Yuehuan didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only wait by her side in silence. Outside the courtyard, the cold crescent moon in the night sky shimmered with silver light, shining on the vast land.