Chapter 276: The Queen Mother
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Tao Xiushui wanted to get to know the two, but she was afraid that others would taboo her background again, so she only walked forward with the two of them without making a sound.
The two didn't know whether they were shy or timid, but they also peeked at her several times, but they didn't say anything first.
Several people followed the huge crowd to a large courtyard of the palace.
As soon as Tao Xiushui entered the door, he saw Xiao Xue'er and Sun Wenxi, who were already sitting on the side resting.
Only these two dared to sit in the courtyard, and the others were standing in the middle, waiting for the queen mother's decree, because how to arrange these people was a big problem.
After a short time, I didn't see a beautiful woman in bright clothes with a phoenix hairpin on her head coming in from outside the door.
Tao Xiushui felt familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while, she approached the young lady behind her and said secretly: "Do you know who that person is?"
As soon as she heard these words, she heard the eunuch guarding the door say: "Be bold, you still kneel when you see the concubine."
In a word, Tao Xiushui remembered that the person in front of her was Sun Guifei, she had seen it when she was in the earth temple before, but she didn't expect to wait for the queen mother's edict, but she waited for Sun Guifei.
Everyone knelt down to greet each other, and Sun Wenxi didn't know when he actually ran to the front one step earlier, it seems that this person's aunt has this convenience.
Everyone knelt down to greet each other, and Sun Wenxi didn't know when he actually ran to the front one step earlier, it seems that this person's aunt has this convenience.
No matter how envious and jealous others were, they could only watch Sun Guifei take the first step to help Sun Wenxi up, "Wenxi is cold! Hurry up, you see that you have a bad day today, and you don't want to wear more, but you are fooling around and refusing to wear more!"
"I have, my aunt was actually teased by others"
The two of them were laughing on the side, forgetting about the nobles kneeling around, but some people stopped kneeling for so long.
I only heard a voice in the voice: "Sun Guifei, will you two have time to talk again, okay!
Tao Xiushui didn't need to look up and just listen to the voice to know who it was, and there was no one else who could say such bold words except Xiao Xue'er.
Sun Guifei's face froze when she was questioned like this, and she turned her head to stare at Xiao Xue'er's fierce light flashing, and then smiled gently: "You see that my husband can't stand everyone, he actually talks to Wen Xi, everyone, don't kneel, hurry up!"
Xiao Xue'er is a person who is not even used to the emperor, how can she admire this concubine, in her eyes there is no one else except the queen mother.
Sun Guifei saw everyone get up, and then she walked up to Xiao Xue'er and said, "Xue'er came voluntarily! The Queen Mother will not be willing to let you come here to suffer."
Xiao Xue'er smiled proudly, "It's still the concubine who is smart, and what she says is very true, I ...... It was indeed voluntary."
"It's strange" Sun Wenxi didn't believe it there, and muttered quietly. Although she looks harmonious with Xiao Xue'er on the surface, this mountain does not tolerate two tigers, how can it be possible to look at each other and be pleasing to each other, and they are all good in words.
"Sun Wenxi, what are you talking about there, I can't hear it louder"
Xiao Xue'er didn't hear what Sun Wenxi said, otherwise the two would have to quarrel in front of these people.
The other nobles were not as noble as these two, and they all bowed their heads and held their breath, and they didn't even dare to speak.
Sun Guifei was also afraid that her niece and Xiao Xue'er would make a fuss, so she hurriedly scolded there:
"Wenxi, what nonsense are you talking about!" Sun Guifei did not allow her niece and Xiao Xue'er to make trouble in front of everyone, and if she didn't look good at that time, she would be blamed by the queen mother.
"Auntie, I didn't say anything, don't wronged me" Sun Wenxi will not sit still, and occasionally play Lai Xiao Xue'er and take her seriously.
Sun Guifei will not really embarrass her niece, in that way:
"I came here today to tell you that the queen mother's birthday banquet has been taught to the concubine, so what the noble ladies should do, I will let the palace maid teach you carefully in a while, there are only a few days before the queen mother's birthday banquet, so everyone must study hard, and it will depend on everyone to entertain the internal and external women. ”
"Yes, Concubine Niangniang" All the noble girls were also obedient, except for Xiao Xue'er, and they all replied in unison.
The palace maid on the side echoed, "This is an opportunity for everyone, I hope you will not live up to the hard work of the concubine"
"Yes, Auntie"
The nobles followed the palace maid into the pre-assigned house, Tao Xiushui wanted to follow Xiao Xue'er in a room, but after thinking about it, Ah San said that he had to follow her, maybe this person would come over in the middle of the night.
Tao Xiushui followed the palace maid Minggu into the divided room, she and the two timid girls who just entered the door, one is the daughter of the Hanlin Academy, named Li Huan, and the other is the eldest daughter of the Dali Temple Commentator named Zhang Yu, the two families are not rich compared to other official families, they are ordinary families, and there is no money.
In terms of status, it is not as good as other noble girls, so it is not surprising that the palace maid divided these two people into a room with Tao Xiushui.
After all, she, a businesswoman, can be regarded as raising her value if she can be with the daughter of an official family.
Neither of them knew her, and they were timid, and they would secretly look at her every time they looked at her.
Tao Xiushui smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, my name is Tao Xiushui, my identity is not as high as yours, and my family background is not as good as yours, so I don't have a noble place in this house, since we are divided into a room to live, I hope the three of us can help each other and take care of each other, what do you say!"
The two girls were also honest, looked at each other and nodded "yes" one after another
Tao Xiushui didn't want to talk too much to the two, as long as the relationship was almost able to live in this house, she didn't want to be too good, and she didn't want to be too close, she was afraid that something would happen to the two of them.
Sun Guifei is a person who is not easy to mess with at first glance, and she is forbearant on the surface, but in fact, she doesn't know what she will think in her heart!
Since there is a fate to be in the same room, Tao Xiushui hopes that if someone is really looking for trouble, at least there will be someone to testify.
Just now, she wanted to go to Xiao Xue'er or not, but she didn't want to. If this person is not afraid to make something happen, and someone finds out that she will definitely blame her, so she should not hang out with this person! She has the luxury of causing trouble, and if she wants to cause trouble, she can only make Gongming and Master Sun unlucky.
A few people rested a little, and they didn't even eat a bite of lunch before they heard the father-in-law outside call everyone to gather.
When Tao Xiushui went out, he asked the two of them, "Are you hungry?"
The two shook their heads one after another.
"Aren't you hungry? I'm so hungry that I didn't even eat a bite of food when I came out in the morning!"
When the two saw her tell the truth, they didn't say anything anymore, they just looked at each other and smiled, and Li Huan muttered in a low voice, "Actually, we are also hungry"
Tao Xiushui had already seen the two of them covering their stomachs there, and they must have guessed that they were both hungry.
It's just that they are all noble girls who have no power, if other people's little eunuchs had already come forward to curry favor, then they would still be hungry here!
In fact, it is okay to use money to buy Tao Xiushui, but she doesn't want to expose her bottom line so early.
Several people went out of the room one after another and went outside, and saw that the little eunuch had already yelled impatiently: "Why don't you hurry up, the queen mother is still waiting there!
Tao Xiu felt that a few people didn't delay at all, and they came out of it when they heard the shouting, how could they still say that they were a few late! Obviously, a few people didn't give the little eunuch silver, and they were impatient!
It seems that it is because of their low status that they shout at them, if someone else dares to do so, it will be strange.
Thinking of this, she still smiled and said: "Father-in-law, you see that a few of us heard your shout, but we didn't even stop walking, and we haven't even eaten a bite of lunch yet! This bastard doesn't even have any strength up and down, and I don't know if I will lose my honor when I meet the Queen Mother!"
The little eunuch's face stiffened when he heard this, and he said with some humility:
"I just called you to dinner, but you didn't come back by yourself, so it's no wonder that others"
Tao Xiushui guessed that this was the result, and said: "Actually, it's nothing if a few of us are hungry, but I'm afraid that it will be bad if we lose our manners in front of the Queen Mother in a while."
The little eunuch stiffened when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that these women were so useless, and they would become like this bear after a meal or two of hunger, and they would definitely be asked about the reason for losing their manners in front of the palace.
Thinking of this, he said: "A few girls are waiting here, and the slaves are going to find some food for a few."
After this person finished speaking, he didn't wait for Tao Xiushui to come back a few times, and ran away at a trot.
Tao Xiushui and the two noble girls looked at each other and smiled, and now this person didn't urge them to leave in a hurry.
After a short time, the little eunuch took back a bag of dim sum and let a few people eat it while walking.
Tao Xiushui and the two noble girls were also very hungry, and they were not polite to see that there was no one left and right, so they picked it up and ate it.
"Hurry up and eat, let others see your poor manners, and don't blame me for not reminding you when the time comes"
Tao Xiushui also knew this, and after a simple stomach with the two noble girls next to her, she stopped eating.
But he didn't give in: "A few of us can eat some snacks, and it depends on my father-in-law, and you don't want others to see it."
The little eunuch pursed his lips and snorted softly in his heart, but he didn't say anything, he felt uncomfortable being persecuted, and he couldn't speak.
Tao Xiushui didn't say much anymore: "Father-in-law, let's go quickly! It will be too late for a while, and the Queen Mother will have to blame you."
Xiao Tailin stopped doing it when he heard this, "Blame the slave for what I did, it wasn't me who went late, but a few girls."
Tao Xiushui smiled, "Father-in-law, look at what you said, several of us are the first to come to the palace, and it is normal to go the wrong way alone, but if you want to lead you, you can still go wrong...... It's hard to say."
"You...... You girl, why do you stab me in the head for everything, do I recruit you or provoke you" The little eunuch looked anxious.
Tao Xiushui pretended to be innocent, "Father-in-law, what you said is wrong, a few of us dare to provoke my father-in-law, besides, this is the palace, we are all those who have no backing, and no money, and we don't dare to borrow ten of our dares to provoke you."
"Hmph......" The little eunuch looked at the one in front of him who said it nicely, but in fact he didn't please it at all, so he strode forward angrily, regardless of whether he followed or not.
Tao Xiushui turned her head and smiled silently at the two girls, although they couldn't have no substantive action, they couldn't be bullied.
Li Huan and Zhang Yu saw that Tao Xiushui and the little eunuch had won, and they admired it in their hearts, they didn't dare to say anything to the two of them, they just endured everything, and it was nothing to be hungry for a meal or two, as long as they could get out of the way.
At this time, no one expected that the young lady who was in the same room with them would go through such a bad situation, and they wanted to have something to eat in their stomachs when they wanted to be hungry for a day, which was something that neither of them expected, and they both looked at Tao Xiushui with adoring eyes at this time.
Tao Xiushui smiled and said, "Let's go quickly!
The little eunuch secretly scolded himself for being unlucky, why did he spread so many masters, and he didn't say anything about the reward, and he couldn't please him.
It didn't take long, and several people hurried to catch up with the group of nobles in front.
When the group entered the queen mother's palace, the palace maid asked everyone to wait, and it didn't take long, and the queen mother with an old face was supported by Cui Gu next to her before coming out of it.
In the more than ten years that Tao Xiushui lived before, the queen mother was one of the few people who was good to her.
No matter how majestic this queen mother is, every time I see her, she will be kind and pleasant, which makes people feel very amiable, even Xiao Xue'er, you have never given a good face.
This is Tao Xiushui's strange and puzzled heart, why is such a noble person as the queen mother so good to her, a little concubine, but until she was assassinated, she didn't understand what all this was for?
When the ladies saw the queen mother coming out, they hurriedly knelt down to meet her, and the queen mother smiled and told everyone to calm down.
Tao Xiushui stared at the Queen Mother's every move from behind, she felt that the Queen Mother was much older after not seeing her for so long.
Her grandson is not angry and can't dominate the country, but she lets the prime minister control the government, maybe she is also distressed!
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Xiao Yatou is here, Sun Yatou is also here, you girls, the mourning family has to let you bother."
Sun Wenxi smiled when he heard this, and said:
"Queen Mother, the courtiers miss you, every time I come to see you, I'm afraid of disturbing your rest!
The Queen Mother listened to haha, "Just count your mouth as the sweetest"
"The courtiers have, but the courtiers are telling the truth."
Xiao Xue'er saw that Sun Wenxi was gaining momentum there, and said disdainfully: "Queen Mother, you are a fiery eye, you know best who is telling the truth and falsehood, some people love to play tricks the most, don't believe it"
The Queen Mother frowned when she heard this, she didn't like this Xiao Xue'er before, if it weren't for her father's face, she would have let people coax her out, and she dared to say such a thing in front of her, but now that Xiao Xiang is in charge of the government, she doesn't dare and can't do this.
In that he said, "Did Miss Xiao come by herself? Your sister ......?"
Cuigu saw that the Queen Mother had forgotten again, and hurriedly interrupted there, "Queen Mother, you see that the girls are here, do you have to assign some guys for everyone to try to do, and it can also let you see the girls' abilities, right?"
The Queen Mother was interrupted by this and remembered that the girl from the Xiao Mansion was also the only one she wanted to see, and the fragrance had long since disappeared.