Chapter 52: The First Sight of the Queen Mother

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there is one day a year.

That is to say, those wives who have hollowed out their minds and see that the status of the queen mother of the dynasty is not very high, this day is what they have been waiting for a year to come.

The Empress Dowager's surname is Ming, the first emperor has been dead for almost ten years, and she can firmly control the government and has a great relationship with her mother's family!

The Ming family, a century-old family, and the people of Dazhao secretly call the Ming family 'Little Imperial Court', which shows how special the status of the Ming family is.

Of the six yamen under the Shangshu province, three of the Shangshu were descendants of the Ming family.

This is also the fundamental reason why Ying Su has not been able to take back the imperial power from his mother since he ascended the throne.

The roots of the big tree of the Empress Dowager Hirohito are too deep!

Because of the snow, the sky outside was not as dark as it was before dawn, but rather a gray light.

The carriages with the emblems of various prefectures whizzed past the Yuexi carriage from time to time, and most of the owners of those carriages sat in the carriage anxiously while their eyes secretly looked at the scenery outside the carriage......

Turning into Yudao Street, it is not far from the palace, most of the carriages and horses coming from all directions of the imperial capital have to pass through Yudao Street to reach the Yushui Bridge, so as soon as Yuexi's carriage turns in, she obviously feels that the carriage has almost reached a state of stop-and-go, and from time to time it is forced to stop on the side of the road by the carriages and horses that are forced over!

"Childe, hang up our logo, even the green paint chariot and horse dare to cross us!" The guard, who acted as a portioner, sat in front and whispered.

"Huh?" Yue Xi, who was nestled in the car and didn't move at all, asked lazily, "Is it about to miss the hour?" ”

"That's not ......," the rider replied quickly.

"Then why are you in a hurry?" The people in the carriage snorted and chirped, as if they had turned over, and then continued: "I have been following His Majesty for a long time, and I have always been overtaken by the carriage in which the woman is riding, and I can't suppress this breath in my heart, right?" ”

"The subordinates don't dare!" The rider hurriedly said.

"Whew!" Yue Xi chuckled disapprenously: "You said that you are a big man, how can you compete with a group of old ladies?" Even if you surpass them and be the first to reach the Yushui Bridge, how glorious is it? ”

Yue Xi didn't speak loudly, but the guards around the carriage had good ears, and when they heard her words, they laughed together.

Yue Xi, who was leaning in the car and closing his eyes, did not smile.

She knew very well in her heart that her carriage could easily overtake all the carriages that had rushed to the front!

However, after surpassing, the beam on the road can be regarded as a conclusion.

It is really not a wise move to let so many unscrupulous women worry about themselves when they still have an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Empress Dowager Hirohito.

Yue Xi can fight with the sky and the earth, but she can't fight with everyone, and people with a little brain won't make enemies everywhere.

There is another sentence that Yue Xi will never say.

In her previous life, she was a secret agent, and her long-term training made her a habit of trying to avoid exposing herself to everyone at all times, and she was only safe when she was not noticed.

The carriage stopped steadily, and Feng Jizong whispered outside the car: "The palace gate has not been opened yet, and we will wait for the adults to enter the palace." ”

"Hmm." Yue Xi replied lightly and didn't say much.

Picking up the curtain and looking out, it turned out to be a black and pressed cart and horse, Yue Xi immediately thought: In the palace, a few of them grow vegetables and lack fertilizer, and I can't wait for my donkey to eat a bite and pull a bunch of them...... If you come to the gate of the palace on the first day of the new year to sweep horse manure, you will be able to sweep a lot!

More than half an hour later, she finally put an end to her wild thoughts and the carriage walked again.

She quickly poked her head out of the window and looked at the ground, then nodded thoughtfully.

"Childe, after crossing the Yushui Bridge, our carriages and horses can only stop outside the palace gate, and we can only wait outside."

After getting out of the carriage, Feng Jizong hurriedly came over and whispered.

"Okay." Yue Xi nodded, and when she turned her face, she saw a few pictures of women behind her who couldn't see their original appearance looking at her, she raised her hand and pulled up the hood behind her and buckled it on her head, pouting and thinking silently: Lao Tzu is so handsome and charming! In case it's not a good thing to be taken by these old goblins, it's better to keep a low profile......

This time, he didn't wait long, and in less than a stick of incense, three attendants walked out of the palace gate, and the one standing at the front slapped a few times at the female relatives waiting at the palace gate, and did not speak, turned around and walked back.

The women piled up in front of the palace gate moved, and carefully followed the three eunuchs into the palace through the palace gate on the right side in turn.

"Ladies, please wait here first, the sign will be handed down soon!" The eunuch who slapped the first finally opened his mouth, but what he said still made everyone wait.

Yue Xi stood behind the crowd and looked carefully at this huge tic-tac-toe-shaped courtyard, and found that it seemed to be similar to the layout of the imperial palace that he had seen in later generations.

The palace is layered on top of each other, the palace walls are tight, and every qiē is cold, making people suffocated......

Is it that I am going to live here in the future?

Thinking of this, Yue Xi couldn't help frowning......

"Yo! Grandpa Wang, why did you come here in person! ”

Hearing someone speak, Yue Xi turned his head to look ahead, and saw that the three eunuchs who had led the women in front were smiling at a eunuch wearing a vermilion flying fish suit, completely losing the dignified appearance when he led the way.

The old girls who were whispering suddenly became quiet and happy, and they all looked nervously at the few people who were talking.

"The Queen Mother Xuanyue

"The Queen Mother Xuanyue will see you in the West!" Father-in-law Wang nodded at the three attendants who showed favor to him, and shouted at everyone.

Hearing the voice of neither man nor woman, Yue Xi had goosebumps at that time, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: The first one to announce me? How could it be different from what I expected......

"I'm Yue Xi."

Under the pressure of various eyes, Yue Xi walked from the back to the front of the person, and hugged his fist at the eunuch surnamed Wang and said, "Please also ask your father-in-law to lead the way." ”

Father-in-law Wang leaned to the side, and hurriedly replied: "Don't dare, please come with our family." It was obvious that he knew Yue Xi's identity.

"Whose son is this?"

"Who is this man?"

"Whose ...... is he?"

Just looking at the backs of Yue Xi and Wang Gonggong, they could no longer see the glazed wall of the Qianqing Gate, and those women who were so steady on weekdays that they couldn't be more stable suddenly surrounded the remaining three eunuchs in the middle, and asked one by one.

"Please also ask my father-in-law to tell us, who is the sacredness of that son-in-law, so that he can let Father-in-law Wang come to invite him personally?"

"This ...... We don't know either......" The eunuch who slapped and led everyone to the palace gate didn't know anything, looking dazed.

……

In the previous life, Yue Xi had visited the imperial palace, and although the scenery he saw was similar to this time, the mood as a visitor was relaxed after all, which was completely different from this time.

After walking for a long time on the Dongchong Road in the palace after the Qianqing Gate, Wang Gonggong stopped in front of a palace gate: "Please wait a minute, there were distinguished guests in the palace of the Queen Mother before, and I don't know if I am still there." ”

"Please."

The two of them nodded politely, and Grandpa Wang walked in.

Yue Xi stood outside the door, looking up at the few red lights hanging under the high gate tower swaying in the cold wind, she hurriedly stood to the side, and the thing that was not strong in the province fell down and smashed herself.

The two eunuchs and the two palace maids guarding outside the palace gate all had red noses and looked straight ahead expressionlessly, ignoring her storage.

"I'm stupid." Yue Xi looked at the four young children with great sympathy, and said to himself.

"Yue ......" didn't take much effort, and Father-in-law Wang walked out of it again, and after making a gesture of invitation to Yue Xi, he found that he didn't know how to call her.

"Let's go." Yue Xi smiled slightly and went up the steps.

After entering the door, the eyes suddenly opened up, it was actually a small courtyard, after the Shoushan stone placed at the door, Yue Xi stopped under the steps and looked up at the plaque hanging in front of the main hall: "Yongning Palace." ”

Originally, the place where Empress Dowager Hirohito lived was called Yongning Palace, not Kunning Palace, as later generations legendary.

Yue Xi's heart moved, but he understood: it turned out that this queen mother was not from the main palace.

"Please come in." Gonggong Wang, who had already gone up the steps, raised his hand and picked up the curtain at the entrance of the palace, and said to Yue Xi with a calm face.

"Whoa." Wang is the chief eunuch in the palace, and his status is not comparable to other palace attendants, and he has been serving in front of the queen mother, although Yue Xi does not know his identity, but she has always been humble to people, and people are polite to her, and she will also be polite to others.

From this point alone, Yue Xi often feels that he is a very well-cultivated person......

"Princess Xian and Mrs. Han are sitting inside talking to the Queen Mother."

Bowing his head and entering the door, Grandpa Wang whispered to her.

Yin Shi only went out after the time, and now although he has entered the palace, the sky is still not bright. The lights in the Yongning Palace were bright, which made Yue Xi, who had just come in from outside, a little unable to open his eyes.

Standing at the door, Yue Xi first untied the sable big sable on his body and handed it to the attendant who came over, and then tidied up his clothes, bypassed the screen standing at the door, and walked into the main hall.

The carved beams and paintings in the main hall are extravagant, and the woman sitting on the main hall is even more majestic and can't look at it directly!

Almost as soon as she stopped at the door of Yongning Palace, Yue Xi smelled the familiar smell of 'orchid', she endured the feeling of sneezing, and walked step by step towards the woman with exquisite makeup, who could hardly see her original appearance or age.

"Grass people Yue Xi meet the Queen Mother!" From the gate of the palace to the main hall, Yue Xi walked more than a dozen steps, and she lifted the front hem of her clothes and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Hirohito.

"Get up." The woman on the seat said in an elegant voice, "If it weren't for the mourning family asking His Majesty to invite you back to the palace, wouldn't you be ready to come back......?"