Chapter 41: The Queen Mother
The rain fell down the corners of the eaves like transparent beads, making a crisp ticking sound, saying that an autumn rain and a cold, I looked at the fallen leaves on the ground that were destroyed by the wind and rain, and my heart was stunned, and I suddenly wanted to write a very sad and poignant poem. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the pavilion sighed lightly, reached out and took a drop of rain from under the eaves, and lay it in the palm of his hand coolly, like a handful of beautiful tears in the deep palace.
Walking along the corridor all the way to the palace, Gonggong Hu had already ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair, and the four eunuchs stood next to the sedan chair, their whole bodies were exposed to the rain, and there was no half of cover, and their clothes were already soaked and dripping with water.
Seeing this situation, I felt a little unbearable in my heart, maybe it was five years of modern life that made me know that it is not easy to make a living, there is no distinction between high and low professions, and eunuchs are also pitiful. sighed lightly and said to Hu Gonggong: "Father-in-law, order someone to take an umbrella, I want to walk to see the Queen Mother and his old man to show respect for the Queen Mother." Glancing in the direction of the sedan chair, he continued, "Tell them to go back!" Otherwise, how can you be on an errand if you are gonorrhea. ”
Gonggong Hu's eyes flashed with approval, and then he ordered the little eunuchs: "You all go down!" ”
Fortunately, Fengci Palace is not far from the Fenglan Hall where I am, all the way in the rain, although it is late autumn, if it is not for this autumn rain, the scenery of flowers and plants on this road is still lush always teaches people to forget the season, the palace never has flowers, all year round, just like the beauties in this palace, some will lose and others will rise with the trend. often compares flowers to beauties, but who knows, flowers and plants in this deep palace are much luckier than this beauty.
It's rare to have the opportunity to walk in the rain, and in the five years of modern rebirth, people have been able to go out by car, fast-paced lifestyle, overloaded work, and people have difficulty taking a stroll and see.
Not long after, we arrived outside the gate of Fengci Palace, my toes and skirt were a little wet, and Duke Hu led us all the way along the corridor not to the main hall, but to the queen mother's bedroom.
Su'er took the umbrella and shook the rain on it, and a little palace maid from Fengci Palace took it. Father-in-law Hu went in to report, I waited outside with Su'er, Su'er tidied up my dress, two drops of rain fell on my right shoulder, and the tips of my hair were also a little wet. Su'er is even more so, her left shoulder is wet for most of the time, this girl, she must have tilted the umbrella to my side, and a warm current flowed in my heart, and I was a little moved.
After a while, Gonggong Hu came out and said with a smile on his face: "Princess, the Queen Mother, please go in!" ”
I bowed my head slightly, and led Xu'er into the house slowly. The light in the room is a little dim, the whole furnishings are also plain and clean, the Buddha shrine enshrines this statue of Guanyin, the incense burner is full of incense ashes, and the incense inserted in it is emitting green smoke, as if it has just been lit not long ago.
Two steps further in, the queen mother is lying on the low couch with her eyes slightly closed, although she is nearly fifty years old, because of the excellent maintenance is still charming, her appearance is not half a point different from before, but a few silver threads have been added to her temples. A palace maid was gently hanging her legs, but the grandmother standing next to her looked at her, she had never seen it before, what about Mama Jin, who had been serving her mother in the past?
As soon as I came in, I smelled the scent of sandalwood wafting all over the room, and I was curious. How can you smoke such heavy sandalwood today, but I remember that the queen mother will sneeze when she smells the fragrance of sandalwood, and the queen mother doesn't like spices, so she never smokes incense in her palace, but only asks the maid to insert some flowers, the fragrance of the flowers is light, and the smell is comfortable.
Just when I was wondering, the queen mother slowly opened her eyes and waved her hand to signal the palace maid who was beating her legs to step back. I took Su'er to kneel down and bowed, this worship is the guilt of missing and failing to fulfill filial piety on the side for many years, the moment I saw the queen mother, the corners of my eyes were already moist, and my voice trembled a little: "Changfeng princess Lin Xue saw the queen mother, may the mother be blessed and long, and the body should be healthy." ”
The queen mother's eyes looked at me, and when she heard my words, she nodded with satisfaction, and instructed the grandmother on the side, "Zhuyi, help the princess up quickly and watch the seat." ”
The grandmother who was called Zhuyi smiled and answered with a smile and took two steps forward to help me up, and brought a stool, and I thanked me and sat down generously, while Su'er stood behind me.
"The smoke in the Queen Mother's palace today is sandalwood?" I was the first to ask, neither humbly nor arrogantly.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she glanced at the incense burner resting on the table, and replied with a smile: "Exactly, the person who worships the Buddha, smoke some sandalwood and meditate." Then he turned to me and asked, "What?" Does Princess Changfeng also like sandalwood? ”
I didn't dare to look directly at the queen mother, and lowered my eyes, after all, to her, I was just an irrelevant princess sealed by the royal brother! Words and deeds dare not slack off, and find an opportunity to confess their identity to the queen mother.
"The little girl was originally a country woman, where did she know what incense was, and I heard someone mention it. Today, I smell the fragrance in the Queen Mother's Palace, and I guess it. The little girl smells the most in the countryside on weekdays, and she hopes that the Queen Mother will not blame! I deliberately mentioned the fragrance of flowers, I didn't know if the queen mother could understand the meaning of my words, but I saw that her expression was slightly stagnant, but she quickly waved her hand at me as usual, "It's okay, you young people all love flowers and fruits." The mourning family also loved this flower fragrance a few years ago, and when they were old in the past few years, they smoked incense, saluted the Buddha, and asked for a calm. ”
Listening to the words of the Queen Mother, most of the doubts in my heart disappeared, from marrying into Longquan for seven years, coupled with the turmoil of the Fengchi royal family over the years, the death of my father and the emperor, I have experienced so many things, and it is normal for my mother to change as I get older, I am still here to doubt my mother, I can't help but be annoyed, I really want to give myself a big mouthful.
After thinking about it, he smiled and patted his ass, "The Queen Mother is really good at laughing, looking at where she is old, she is clearly a little girl of eighteen or nineteen." ”
The queen mother covered her mouth and smiled, "You child, you will make the mourning family happy!" However, ......" changed his voice and cut to the topic, "The mourning family is really old, and there is less management of the affairs of this harem." This afternoon, Concubine Zhen ran to the mourning palace and cried all afternoon, which made the mourning family have a headache. Do you know what the mourners are asking you to do? ”
As soon as the queen mother said, I had the bottom in my heart, it turned out that today the queen mother stole chickens and rice, and did not ask the queen mother to sue here, I couldn't understand the queen mother's thoughts, so I returned without humility or arrogance: "Please make it clear to the queen mother." ”
The queen mother stared at me for a few seconds, nodded with satisfaction, her tone changed to a little more kind and serious before, and the smile on her face disappeared, "This world is the emperor's world, and this harem is also the emperor's harem. Since the emperor has sealed you, Princess Jiuyi Changfeng, it is inconvenient to say anything more. It's just that although the queen in this palace can't manage things with the sick seedling, the concubine Zhen has a domineering temperament, and the emperor is too busy with political affairs to take care of the harem, but there is still a mourning family. There is no room for wanton trouble in this palace, what the mourning family said, do you understand? ”
My heart tightened, and the queen mother's words were both warning and threat, so I hurriedly knelt on the ground from the stool, lowered my tone, and expressed my attitude, "The little girl must abide by the teachings of the Queen Mother, keep to herself, and never let the Queen Mother worry!" ”
Seeing that the color behind my mother was a little looser, I looked around, so I continued: "The Queen Mother, the little girl has something important to do, and I implore the Queen Mother to retreat!" ”