Chapter 679: The Bet
When she arrived in the palace, the queen mother obviously didn't have the empty reason for her, and placed her in the side hall of Shou'an Palace. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Lan Xi was not surprised at all, she vaguely understood the Queen Mother's intention of letting her enter the palace. After all, the Queen Mother had experienced a lot of bloody storms in this palace, scheming and calculating, all stepping on the corpses of countless people, and finally reached the peak of victory. Even if Yu Nanxing didn't say anything, he couldn't say for sure, the Queen Mother or the Holy Lord still found any clues.
She had no choice but to enter the palace, and now she was anxious and useless, but it was better to be at peace if she came.
Just lock her up, it shouldn't have been too bad, shouldn't it?
Mother Qin, Chang Rou and Qiyue were still a little dissatisfied and anxious at first, but now looking at Lanxi's quiet appearance, they also slowly calmed down, just as they were still living like that in the house.
On the third day, a person finally came to this side hall, but it was Yu Nanxing, who was supposed to diagnose Lanxi's pulse today. However, in just three days, Yu Nanxing seemed to have lost a lot of weight, looking at Lan Xi, full of guilt, "I'm sorry, madam." It's all Yu who has affected you. ”
Lan Xi smiled indifferently, "Doctor Yu said so, then this place of right and wrong in the palace was involved by me, isn't it still on me for the cause?" Besides, you and I are still alive and well, so there is nothing to worry about. ”
But a quarter of an hour, when Nanxing had just finished diagnosing his pulse and everything was fine. The door of the temple was pushed open, but it was the voice urging Yu Nanxing to leave.
After Yu Nanxing left, the hall returned to silence. Lan Xi clenched her hand, and the word "ten" that Yu Nanxing had just written in her palm seemed to be hot, and the temperature kept burning to her heart.
Ten days? Is it too late? She is now locked up here, and she doesn't know the news outside, if the Holy Lord dies at this time, I am afraid that the morale of the Pingwang rebels will be greatly boosted, and the morale of both sides will definitely affect the battle situation. Take another 10,000 steps back and say, if the saint dies at this time, King An is injured like that, it stands to reason that he has no chance to get that seat, but how can the Jia family and Queen Jia be willing? Will it be an all-or-nothing bet?
Again, what does the Holy Lord mean, let's not talk about it for the time being, the King of Qi is still outside, this is a disadvantage anyway, a big disadvantage.
But what can be done? She was locked up here, but there was nothing she could do, hoping that the dying arrangements from earlier would have some minor effect.
At nightfall, the side hall, which had been silent for several days, ushered in another visitor. No! It's not so much a visitor as a host. invited her to come to this palace as a guest, but she never showed up, until today, the late host.
Speaking of which, Lan Xi has not seen the Queen Mother for a long time. Even this year, due to the war, the traditional Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was also canceled. And Lan Xi didn't like this cold palace city, so because she was pregnant, she shirked everything she could, and it had been several months.
The time of these months is not long, but it is not short. But the moment Lan Xi saw the Queen Mother, she was still shocked in her heart, but in a few months, the Queen Mother had a lot of vicissitudes, her temples were gray, her face was thin, and the wrinkles on the originally well-maintained skin appeared, and she could no longer hide the traces of the years, and she was more than ten years old.
Lan Xi held the surprise in his eyes, stood up and curtsied towards the Queen Mother, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother for a long time, I heard that your old man is sick, but now you are better?" ”
The Queen Mother gently raised her hand, helped her up, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and the mourning family has been thinking about you." You have a big belly, so don't be polite, this golden grandson of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, if there is a good one, the mourning family can't afford to pay for it. ”
There was a smile hidden in the words, as if it was still the same as before, but Lan Xi knew that it was different, it was not the same again.
But she still got up with a smile and let the Queen Mother sit down on the main seat.
Mother Qin had already made hot tea herself and brought it up.
"The queen mother's mother let people prepare good tea, because of this little guy in the belly, the courtiers are blessed, but it is just used to entertain the queen mother, but it is cheap."
"You girl is always a talkative and caring, so the mourning family has always liked you." The Queen Mother's smile seemed to be full of sighs, and because of this sigh, the smile faded a lot. Then, her gaze swept and landed on the bookcase not far away, "I heard that you asked them for paper paint a few days ago?" ”
Lan Xi smiled a little embarrassedly, "This palace is naturally good, but it's inevitable to be bored to sit like this all day, so I found something to do." I don't have any strengths, and I can barely get by with this hand-drawn drawing skills, so I should just entertain myself and pass the time. ”
The Queen Mother heard the general interest, raised her eyebrows lightly and said: "The mourning family heard someone mention it earlier, your painting skills are also praised by your father, but I have never had the opportunity to see it, and today is a coincidence." Although the mourning family's painting skills are not enough, they still know how to look at paintings. I wonder if it is possible for the mourning family to take a look at your masterpiece? ”
"It's not a big work, it's just a casual painting to pass the time. However, if you can get the queen mother's comments, it will be an honor for the courtiers. Mother Qin...... Lan Xifeng's eyes flashed, and she called out with a smile.
Mother Qin naturally understood, and after a while, she picked up a painting from the bookcase and respectfully handed it to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked down, but she was suddenly startled, and then snatched the paper with her hand and buried her head in a closer look.
The corners of Lan Xi's mouth remained unchanged, and he smiled quietly, but the hand hanging on the skirt was quietly clenched into a fist, and the sharp nails were deeply embedded in the palm. From the day she was going to paint on paper, she had a plan, that is, to wait for today, only she knew how nervous she was.
The atmosphere, somewhat eeriely silent. Mother Qin and the others held their breath even more, and they didn't dare to make a sound, and the hall was so quiet that they could hear a needle dropping.
After a long time, the Queen Mother finally took her eyes off the piece of drawing paper, and instead fell on Lan Xi's body in a complicated way, but the smile on her face was gone.
"You are so humble to draw and pass the time. With such painting skills of yours, it's no wonder that your father Lan Jingzhi is full of praise. The mourning family has seen your second uncle's Yishan autumn travel map, no! It should be said that the mourning family is very familiar with your second uncle's Yishan autumn travel map, but just now, even the mourning family can't tell the truth of your painting, which can only show that you have worked hard. ”
Lan Xi didn't speak, smiling slightly, so far, the words in the Queen Mother's mouth are not what she really wants.
The Queen Mother still looked at her with complicated eyes, as if she was exploring, and more like she was looking at something else through her. After a while, the Queen Mother closed her eyes a little weakly, "You are very smart!" ”