In the longevity palace, the queen mother quietly looked at the woman standing in front of her who was slightly anxious, looking very much like her favorite daughter, but those eyes were very much like the man she hated, this is her granddaughter, her favorite daughter left in this world The only thought, once upon a time, this granddaughter she also held in her arms and really loved, once upon a time, she also wanted to give this granddaughter the best everything, but the death of her daughter, but she and this granddaughter forever separated, she became more and more difficult to face this face, is more and more reluctant to face this face again, her daughter's death is a thorn between her and the Ning family, and it is also a thorn between her and Pingle. She will never be able to pull it out, even if she knows very well in her heart that Pingle is her only granddaughter.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but rub her eyebrows, retracted her gaze, and couldn't help but think of what the emperor said to her just before Ning Xi came, it was those words that made her completely understand that her son was no longer a child who needed her careful care, and the child she worked so hard to help the throne back then had already been able to stand alone, and she also had her own thoughts in her heart, and her mother's words, this child would not listen to it anymore.

But the Queen Mother had to admit that the emperor and his father wanted to be so ruthless and ruthless, but she had to admit that both the emperor and her son were qualified emperors.

Ning Xi saw that the Queen Mother didn't speak for a long time, so she raised her head and quietly looked at the Queen Mother, seeing that she seemed to be thinking something, her eyes were a little empty, and she was a little depressed in her heart, she knew that her grandmother had never liked herself very much, but it was not so much that she could still be distracted by such a big living person in front of the Queen Mother, could it really be that she was too absent in the eyes of the Queen Mother?

The Queen Mother slowly retracted her thoughts, and then said lightly to Ning Xi: "Sit down." ”

Ning Xi showed a generous smile on his face, and after nodding very dignifiedly, he slowly sat down under the Queen Mother, pretending to be well-behaved and generous in front of the Queen Mother was already a handy skill for Ning Xi.

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea before she said slowly: "You have been married for half a year." ”

Ning Xi was stunned for a moment, not knowing why the Queen Mother suddenly cared about her, but she didn't show it on her face, but nodded shyly.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother's expression darkened, she reached out and touched the Buddha beads on the table, and pondered for a moment before saying, "What do you think of the Shu family." ”

Ning Xi was stunned again, for today's abnormality of the Queen Mother, Ning Xi still couldn't digest it, but even if she lost her mind, it was only for a moment, and after coming back to her senses, Ning Xi still smiled gently and generously: "Mother-in-law and husband are very happy, and the Shu family is naturally good." ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother turned the Buddha beads in her hand again, and said seemingly casually: "Then in your heart, which is more important than the Shu family and the royal family?" ”

Ning Xi's originally relaxed mood suddenly became nervous, looking at the look on the Queen Mother's face that couldn't tell the joy and anger, Ning Xi couldn't help biting her lip, what did the Queen Mother mean by this, just ask casually? How is it possible, which one in the palace is not a human spirit, and which one does not first type a draft in his stomach three times when he speaks.

Ning Xi didn't answer, the Queen Mother didn't seem to be in a hurry, sat on the top, and waited for her quietly, Ning Xi frowned, knowing that this was impossible to escape, and after thinking for a moment before carefully replying: "The Huang family and the Shu family are like Pingle's palms and backs of Pingle's hands, they are all Pingle's flesh and blood, and they can't be reluctant." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curt: "You kid has become a lot more cunning." Before Ning Xi could say a few words, the smile on the queen mother's face faded: "But in my eyes, the royal family and the Shu family are like fish and bear's paws to you, you can't have both." In the last four words, the Queen Mother deliberately bit her tone.

Ning Xi's face turned pale, she stood up suddenly, pursed her lips and said, "Grandmother forgives her granddaughter for being stupid, I don't know what you mean." ”

The Queen Mother put down the Buddhist beads in her hand and looked directly at Ning Xi's eyes: "I just said that you have become smarter, why did you start pretending to be confused in front of your grandmother now." ”

Ning Xi lowered her head, but still said stubbornly: "My granddaughter doesn't understand. ”

The Queen Mother looked at Ning Xi's stubborn appearance, which looked like her own daughter, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, and softened her tone: "You sit down first and listen to me." ”

Ning Xi pursed his lips, but he didn't want to sit down again, the queen mother didn't force it, took a breath lightly, and said slowly: "Your uncle is the eldest son of the first emperor, but because of me, although you are the crown prince, you are not the most favored prince, at that time, the first emperor favored the second prince born to the first concubine, and he was quite dissatisfied with the current emperor, picking on his thorns everywhere, but he was not abandoned because of the obstruction of the ministers of the court, and everyone in the royal family thought that the emperor would definitely be abandoned by the emperor in the end, and he was not friendly to him, Only the four princes at that time were quite friendly to the emperor, the four princes were born of a nobleman, because of the early death of his mother and concubine, his uncle's family was weak, and he was the most unthreatening existence in the palace, and the emperor was also willing to be friendly with him. ”

Xu is recalling the past, the queen mother's eyes were a little trance: "In the second year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, the emperor has only been on the throne for two years, the foundation is not stable, and when people are needed, it is the emperor's most trusted four princes and some families in Beijing who led the army together, surrounded the imperial city and other families in Beijing who have not returned to them, who would have thought that this seemingly most harmless prince colluded with the Shu family many years ago, and through the Shu family, he won over many families who are dissatisfied with today's policies, And the fourth prince even used the emperor's trust to cultivate his uncle's power, and even obtained some military power, if it weren't for the bloody battles of the Praetorian Guards and the secret guards, as well as the sacrifice of Shu Heng's father, the world would have changed hands long ago. ”

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Ning Xi: "Ning Xi, do you know that if the fourth prince did not have the support of the Shu family's side branches, he would not have been able to do anything at all, and the Shu family had betrayed the royal family." ”

"But that is what the Shu clan side branch did, and it has nothing to do with the current Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, and even you said that if it were not for the sacrifice of the father-in-law, there would be no us today, at least this can prove that the father-in-law and the husband are single-minded to the emperor!" Ning Xi couldn't help but retort a few words, she knew that she was a little impulsive, but she really couldn't stand the hints in and out of the Queen Mother's words.

The Queen Mother's tone couldn't help but harden: "The four princes of the year also said that they were wholeheartedly devoted to the emperor, but in the end, they didn't betray us, not to mention Shu Heng now, the mourning family is not afraid to tell the truth, and the mourning family can't trust him." ”

Ning Xi turned her head away and didn't speak, she was angry that the Queen Mother didn't trust Shu Heng, and at the same time she was sad because of it, because the Queen Mother was her relative and the person who loved her mother the most.

"Pingle, as long as you do one thing for the mourning family now, it is to monitor Shu Heng for the mourning family and investigate whether Shu Heng has betrayed the royal family." After speaking, seeing that Ning Xi was still buried in her head and unwilling to speak, the Queen Mother couldn't help but increase her tone, "As a child of the royal family, once the county lord, this matter cannot be refused by you!" ”

Hearing this, Ning Xi slowly raised her head, her eyes were full of tears, and she looked at the Queen Mother quietly, the person in front of her was her grandmother, a relative she thought that although she didn't like herself so much, she would never hurt herself, and a relative she thought she could rely on wholeheartedly, but now, she asked her to monitor her husband, does the Queen Mother know, once she agrees, she and Shu Heng will no longer be able to be honest with each other, once Shu Heng finds out, their husband and wife affection may come to an end, no, the Queen Mother knows, so the Queen Mother does not allow her to refuse, The Queen Mother forced her to choose the royal family, it turned out that in the Queen Mother's heart, she was just a county lord, a pawn that could be used, and she was never a granddaughter.

Ning Xi looked at the Queen Mother deeply: "You will regret it." "You will definitely regret doubting Shu Heng's behavior today, Shu Heng will definitely prove to you with his actions that he is loyal to only the emperor.

After speaking, Ning Xi retreated.

After Ning Xi left, the Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was a little sadness and relief in her eyes.

Seeing this, the grandmother on the side said distressedly: "This matter should have been said by the emperor, why did you say these words for the emperor, and made the county lord of Pingle resentful in vain." ”

The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth raised slightly: "There are more resentments against the mourning family, will the mourning family still be afraid that she will hate me as a child?" ”

After a long time, the Queen Mother whispered softly: "Hate the mourning family, hate it, anyway, the mourning family won't live long, it can't hinder her eyes, it's better than her hating the emperor, in the future, if Shu Heng knows about this, at least she still has the emperor's way out, if she knows that today's events are instructed by the emperor, when she loses everything, she won't ask the emperor for help, this temperament is a bit like me." ”

The Queen Mother's words were only heard by the close grandmothers, and the grandmothers looked at the Queen Mother in surprise, but saw that the Queen Mother had closed her eyes, so she didn't open her mouth again, but quietly retreated.

After the palace people left, the queen mother slowly opened her eyes again, she quietly looked at the top of the bed, in this life, she loved, hated, was framed, and framed others, in the first half of her life, she can be said to have lived a very wonderful life, from the mother of a country to the queen mother, she can be said to have never lost, but she finally lost to her daughter, seeing her daughter die for that man, she felt her powerlessness, but she did not want to admit her incompetence, so she put her resentment against herself on the Ning family, put it on Pingle's body, but now that it was the year of destiny, she gradually understood that she had really done something wrong, but once the mistake was made, it was irreparable, and she just wanted to do her best to make up for Ning Xi now. (.)