There was silence between heaven and earth, and there was no sound except the sound of the horses' hooves. Everyone lowered their heads, as if they were full of worries.

Xiao Jingtang left Chu Yanran in the inn five miles away, picked up Chu Yanran on this trip, and everyone went back to Chujing together.

Xiao Jingtang and Chu Yanran were unwilling to live in the National Teacher's Mansion, and Xiao Wang's Mansion naturally couldn't go back. Tang Yun arranged them in the Juyi Building.

By the time everything was arranged, it was already completely dark. Tang Yun stayed awake all night, and in the end he didn't wait for Le Zhengrong to rest, but waited for Xiao Anzi.

"Miss got up really early, and the slave asked Miss to say goodbye. Xiao Anzi smiled and knelt down and kowtowed.

"It's not getting up early, it's going to bed late. Tang Yun glanced at the teacup in his hand, and after drinking it all night, the tea color had become dull. It's almost the same as white water.

Xiao Anzi was stunned for a while, but quickly eliminated the embarrassment on his face. A face still grinning.

"My lord told the servants to come and tell the princess, please enter the palace at once. Today there is a banquet for distinguished guests, and you must be there in person. ”

Tang Yun narrowed his eyes: "What a terrible person, Ah Xiu himself is not good." Do you have to tell me to go too?"

Xiao Anzi's voice paused, and he said with a smile: "A slave is just a slave, and he only knows how to act according to orders. How can the slaves know about the master's affairs?"

The corners of Tang Yun's lips hooked, but the smile on her lips was extremely shallow, and the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes: "Go back, tell your master, I will definitely arrive." ”

Xiao Anzi breathed a long sigh of relief: "The slave will leave." ”

When the lights first came on this night, the imperial garden of the Northern Qi Palace was full of fire trees and silver flowers. Although the weather in early spring is still a little chilly, I don't know what happened today, and it was still very warm at night.

On such a day, it is very suitable for a family to sit in the courtyard and enjoy the moon and flowers by the lights.

Tang Yun arrived very early, and there was still more than half an hour before the banquet began. All the guests were arranged to rest in the side hall of the Empress Dowager Wu's Changchun Palace.

Tang Yun sat alone in the corner, holding the teacup in his hand for a long time, but finally didn't take a sip. She already has a strong aura, coupled with the sensitive political pattern of the Northern Qi Dynasty now. Everyone will be in awe of both of them.

Therefore, although there were already many people in the side hall, none of them dared to come forward to talk to her.

So, in the midst of this bustle, her place seemed unusually quiet.

"Princess Xuan. A woman's cramped and uneasy voice whispered in her ear: "Again...... Someone else is coming towards me. ”

Tang Yun's thoughts were pulled back to reality by this whisper, and the tea cup in his hand was placed on the table with a clang. The force used was a little loud, and even in the chaos and noise, this sound was still clear to the people nearby.

So, seeing that the Empress Dowager Wu, who was wearing the red Empress Dowager dress, shrank for a while, her face became more and more cramped.

Tang Yun glanced at the Empress Dowager Wu with a pair of clear eyes: "You are the Empress Dowager, and they are all your courtiers." Now there is no queen in the palace, and you are the only master. It is necessary for them to enter the palace to see the Queen Mother. What's there to be afraid of?"

Empress Dowager Wu was not as relaxed as she said, her fingers wearing enamel armor grabbed the corners of her clothes, and her knuckles were full of innocence.

"The emperor should be hungry, I'm ...... I want to go and see the emperor. ”

Hearing her say this, Tang Yun hid frost in her eyes: "You are the queen mother, no matter who you talk to, you should call yourself a mourner." So I'm going to be in harmony with that?"

"Yes, yes. Asking her to scold her like this, Empress Dowager Wu became more and more cramped. A face turned white with fright.

Tang Yun glanced at her and sighed secretly. At the beginning, it was just to pick an obedient person to be the queen mother, but this queen mother was too unacceptable.

A slave was born as a slave and a maid, how could such a character be able to make a shrewd person like Empress Dowager Lu pick the key to the sect?

How did she know that the Empress Dowager Lu just took a fancy to her lack of ideas. Such a person will listen to her sincerely, and it is absolutely impossible to give birth to two hearts.

"You give me a steady seat. Tang Yun had a cold face, and she didn't have the heart to comfort her: "You are now the master, and the master should be like the master!"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Wu was so frightened that her whole body trembled, Tang Yun softened her tone a little: "Actually, you don't need to be afraid. You're much more noble than any of them, and you nod your head if you want to ignore them. If you don't want to pay attention to them, you don't have to make a sound. No one dares to find fault with you. ”

"Really?" he heard that he didn't need to deal with the ladies who were dressed up and talked aggressively. Empress Dowager Wu's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

"Yes. Tang Yun nodded.

If you hand over Zong Zhengyuan to such a person to raise, what will you have to do in the future!

Empress Dowager Wu was relieved and sat up straight all of a sudden. It looks faintly solemn.

The foreign wife of Chu Jingcheng originally looked down on this queen mother who was born out of nowhere. But seeing Tang Yun sitting next to her, she didn't dare to say much. After asking Ann and saying hello, they went to meet friends elsewhere one by one.

Empress Dowager Wu was happy to be idle, so she let them go.

"Miss. Qiu Cai suddenly leaned into Tang Yun's ear and said, "Mrs. Zhan is here." ”

Tang Yun's eyes lit up and he immediately raised his head, and at a glance, he saw Lan Yun entering the palace gate and walking towards this side with the support of the maid. And the housekeeper's aunt Yun Wei and the eldest girl Su Xin followed closely one by one, and they were all very nervous.

Tang Yun got up all of a sudden and walked towards Lan Yun.

Lan Yun was already in his arms, and his stomach was high and high. So today I only wore a plain cotton dress, loose and breathable. Among the warblers, the swallows are surprisingly striking and shabby.

Empress Dowager Wu didn't understand why the elusive Princess Xuan suddenly passed towards an inconspicuous pregnant woman, and she was too busy to get up and follow behind.

"Sister Lan, why are you here too?" Tang Yun took Lan Yun's hand and personally led her to sit beside her.

Zhan also received an invitation, which said that he must bring his family. Naturally, I had to come with him. ”

Tang Yun half-narrowed her eyes, did she actually alarm Zhan Tianlan?

"Yun'er, do you know who you are going to feast on? How did you make such a big battle? I saw that it was bigger than the New Year's court meeting. ”

Tang Yun was just about to reply, but as soon as Leng Buding turned around and saw Empress Dowager Wu standing beside him, the smile on his face froze.

"Why is the Queen Mother here?"

Empress Dowager Wu looked embarrassed: "I...... Mourning ...... The mourners thought about ....... ”

After talking for a long time, I couldn't say a complete sentence.

Tang Yun sighed: "You just go back and sit, I'll talk to Mrs. Zhan." ”

Empress Dowager Wu gave an amnesty and immediately returned to her seat and sat down. continues to play the role of her unsmiling serious queen mother.

"How ....... Lan Yun glanced at the back of the Empress Dowager Wu: "This is the Empress Dowager Jingci?"

"Don't worry about that. ”

Don't say that Lan Yun will be shocked, but I am afraid that anyone who sees the true nature of Empress Dowager Wu for the first time will be shocked. Anyone who wants to break his head can't imagine that the dignified queen mother will be like this.

"I'm afraid nothing good will happen tonight. Tang Yun said to Lan Yun, "Sister Lan, you better go home as soon as possible." There is no need to work for something unrelated, and now raising a baby is the top priority. ”

"I'm fine. Lan Yun waved his hand at her: "It's your matter that matters, how did I hear that it seems that there is a pretty big man here." ”

"The head of the Chu family of Wu County has arrived!"

Before Tang Yun could answer, a feminine and sharp voice unique to eunuchs sounded outside the hall gate.

Everyone was shocked, but Lan Yun suddenly realized: "It turned out that Chu Yanran had arrived." To welcome the head of a hidden family, there is no need to make such a big battle. ”

Tang Yun pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak for a long time.

At that end, seeing the eunuch and palace maid open the way, a beautiful woman entered the main hall surrounded by flowers.

But look at the man, wearing a peacock pattern brocade dress with blue clouds and beads, with a pure pleated skirt sprinkled with flowers underneath. Outside, he is draped in a brocade and fur cloak. These clothes are extremely beautiful when you look at them, but when they are matched together, they are a little dazzling. It's just that the colors and patterns of these clothes are extremely strong, and too many of them are combined together, so that people can't feel beautiful at all.

Looking at the man's face again, it was beautiful and gentle, but it was a pity that his head was full of pearls. Shengsheng pressed a flying fairy bun to almost no shape.

Despite this, the beauty didn't seem to think so. The smile on his face was arrogant and provocative.

“…… This is Chu Yanran?" Lan Yun said in surprise: "What...... What does this look like?"

She shook her head slowly: "It's not like the rumors at all." ”

She looked sideways at Tang Yun: "How do I remember, she wasn't like this last time she came?"

"Of course not. Tang Yun said coldly: "She is not Chu Yanran at all!"

"Isn't it?" Lan Yun frowned: "Isn't the head of the Chu family Chu Yanran?"

"I've seen the Queen Mother. ”

As soon as Lan Yun's words fell, he saw that the beauty had already walked in front of the Empress Dowager Wu.

But she didn't kneel down and kowtow to Empress Dowager Wu like the foreign woman next to her, and only nodded slightly to her. It's arrogant to the extreme.

"Bold!" The big eunuch beside the Empress Dowager Wu immediately turned cold, pointed at the beauty and said, "Seeing the Empress Dowager......, you dare not kneel down and salute? ”

"Shut up!" the beauty snapped, interrupting the eunuch's words to punish her.