In the queen mother's bedroom, the concubines came to say goodbye according to the rules, all dressed up neatly, and waited quietly. The queen mother has never loved luxury and extravagance, the palace furnishings are simple but elegant, several calligraphy and paintings on the wall show the master's love for literature and ink, the palace burns the queen mother's favorite sandalwood, the fragrance is light and elegant.

Seeing the Queen Mother walk out gracefully from behind the screen in the inner room, all the concubines asked for peace in unison: "The concubines ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and the mother is safe." ”

"Good! Get up! On this hot day, you still work tirelessly to run to the mourning family and talk to the mourning family, you are all good children. The Queen Mother appeared in front of everyone in a gorgeous dress, and her words and gestures were full of deep-rooted nobility, although she was in her last years, she did not lose half of her points at all, as if it was something that grew in her blood.

The queen was the first to speak: "I heard that the queen mother has not slept well recently, and she has no appetite, have you asked the imperial doctor to show you?" ”

"The Imperial Doctor has already checked the pulse, but it's hot and irritable, just drink some calming decoction, it's not in the way."

"That's good." The queen always had a virtuous smile on her face, handed over a box, and said: "Last time, when my father visited his son in the palace, he brought a wild ginseng to his son, a cheap thing, and asked the queen mother not to dislike it." ”

"What Huo Xiang brought you must be good, how can it be cheap?" The Queen Mother said kindly, "What's more, etiquette is not important, what matters is this filial piety, which even the emperor can't match you!" ”

"The queen mother has won the award, and the emperor is famous for his filial piety, how can his sons and daughters achieve it." The queen lowered her head and smiled, thought for a moment, then raised her head again, and asked pretendedly, "Why don't you see Concubine Zhen?" Haven't you seen your body yet? ”

The Queen Mother said with a pleasant face: "Yes, the people in her palace just came to speak." It is said that the wind chill has worsened again, and it is inconvenient to come to say goodbye these days. ”

"Yo! I heard that the emperor went to Sister Zhen last night, why didn't he see her sick when he was waiting for the saint, so let her come and ask someone to take care of this illness. Concubine De said with a thorn in her words.

At this time, the queen also began to add oil and vinegar, "It is the rule in the palace to ask the queen mother to say goodbye, how can you say that if you don't come, you won't come?" Concubine Zhen's days in the palace are not short, don't you even understand this? Or is she favored by the emperor, and she has a prince, so she regards the rules in the palace, etiquette and filial piety as nothing, and really doesn't take the palace and the queen mother in her eyes? ”

That concubine is the daughter of a scholar in the current dynasty, and has a great prince, so it stands to reason that she should be a very noble status in the palace. But she has a cold temperament, no matter who she sees, she never talks more than three sentences, and she rarely goes out when she stays in her bedroom all day. The extraordinarily cold personality naturally becomes arrogant in the eyes of people with a heart, so she has inadvertently offended many people, but Concubine Zhen doesn't care about these things, as if she only lives in her own world.

Mu Qing sat on the side, silently listening to the queen and the concubine singing and harmonizing, and felt numb in his heart.

"Well, don't be too harsh. It doesn't matter if you don't ask for peace or not, just have a heart, the mourning family doesn't care about these so-called rules. The Queen Mother is still kind-hearted.

Although Concubine De was unwilling, she disguised herself very well on her face, and pretended to flatter: "The Queen Mother has taught her a great lesson." The concubine heard that the queen mother loved orchids, so she specially asked the concubine's brother to bring a pot of phalaenopsis from the south, and asked the queen mother not to laugh. ”

"Good boy, you have a heart." The Queen Mother smiled, and Yu Guang suddenly saw Concubine Chen, who was standing aside, deliberately hiding the brocade box in her hand. The Queen Mother thought in her heart: This child's father is just a commander of the forbidden army, and the family background is naturally not as good as the queen, she is afraid that the gifts of other concubines are extremely precious, so she is embarrassed to take out the gifts she brought. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother asked lovingly: "The brocade box in Concubine Chen's hand is so exquisite, but what did you bring to the mourning family?" ”

Mu Qing smiled embarrassedly and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine... The concubine brought nothing precious, but it was really ridiculous and generous. ”

The Queen Mother smiled heartily, "The mourning family said that the ceremony is not precious, but in the heart." Now that you've brought it, what is there to hide? ”

"The concubine heard that the queen mother likes sweets, so she made some snacks by herself." Mu Qing shyly took out the brocade box in his hand, "This is a snack from the concubine's hometown, called cloud mud cake, which is mixed with jujube paste and taro puree, and it is difficult for folk customs to enter the elegant hall." ”

As soon as Mu Qing finished speaking, the queen hurriedly said: "The imperial doctor said that the queen mother has a fever disease, and the diet should be refreshing, and Concubine Chen also let the queen mother eat sweets?" I don't know Concubine Chen..."

Unexpectedly, the queen was only halfway through her words, and she heard the queen mother's eager voice coming from above. "Take it up and show it to the mourners!"

Mama took the box in Mu Qing's hand and handed it to the Queen Mother. The moment the Queen Mother opened the brocade box, her eyes flashed with shock, and then turned into blazing eyes, as if she was recalling some past. At this moment, everyone in the room paid attention to the Queen Mother's expression and movements, but what everyone didn't expect was that the Queen Mother not only carefully examined the cloud mud cake, but even directly picked up a piece and sent it to her mouth, and tasted it to herself.

Not only were the other concubines incredible, but even Mu Qing himself was shocked, and couldn't help lowering his head to hide the different colors in his eyes.

The queen couldn't help but be angry when she saw this scene, she and Concubine De tried their best to send things, although the queen mother said that she liked it, but she let the grandmother next to her put it away directly, and almost didn't even look at it. And this Yin Muqing just made a few folk snacks that were not in the stream, and he actually attracted so much attention from the Queen Mother, how could this make her not angry?

However, to the queen's relief, the queen mother only took a small bite, her expression was obviously dark, she covered the disappointment at the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Concubine Chen has a heart." Mama Xu, the mourning family remembers that a few days ago, Yunnan paid tribute to the best Hetian Meiyu, and chose a piece to send to Chenzhi Palace another day. Okay, your filial piety and mourning family know that the hour is not early, so you should go back to the palace and go about your own business. ”

When everyone heard this, they all got up and left one after another. Mu Qing didn't stay much after thanking her, and when she left, she deliberately ignored the queen's resentful eyes and went straight back to Chenzhi Palace.

After all the concubines left, the Queen Mother looked at the brocade box and was slightly distracted, the cute figure, the sweet smile suddenly appeared in her mind, making her feel a heartache. Suppressing the wetness in her eyes, the Queen Mother called the grandmother beside her and said tiredly: "The mourning family is tired, help the mourning family to lie down for a while." ”――

In Chenzhi Palace, Mu Qing sat at the window in a daze, his eyes empty and desolate, like a still statue. In front of her was a plate of cloud mud cake that she made herself, and she picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, only to chew it, and then put it down again.

Since entering the palace, she has never revealed her true feelings, but at this moment she can no longer control herself, allowing her grief to flow like a spring in her body.

When Zhu Yu on the side saw it, she felt that her heart was sour and unbearable, and she stepped forward to comfort: "Although Niangniang's wrist strength is not as good as before, I believe that the taste should be almost the same." ”

"It's not much different, but it's changed after all." Mu Qing laughed at himself, "I'm no longer me, naturally I can't make the original taste, no wonder the Queen Mother will be disappointed." ”

Zhu Yu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the little eunuch who came. The eunuch reported: "Niangniang, the doctor of the Tai Hospital Cheng has come to ask Niangniang for peace." ”

"Let her in." Mu Qingdao made another look to let Zhu Yu retreat.

As soon as Cheng Zijun entered the hall, he talked about the gossip he had just heard. "I heard that you won the favor of the Queen Mother this morning with just a plate of cloud mud cakes in the Queen Mother's bedroom?"

Mu Qingliu raised his eyebrows, "I didn't expect you to know so quickly." ”

"What kind of place is in the palace? Whenever there is a little wind and grass, everyone immediately knows it. Cheng Zijun smiled helplessly, and then reached out to take the cloud mud cake on the table. This cloud mud cake is your specialty, the Queen Mother must have said yes again and again, right? ”

Unexpectedly, just when his fingertips were about to touch the cloud mud cake, Mu Qing suddenly moved the plate slightly, Cheng Zijun couldn't help but be stunned, and one hand hung awkwardly in the air. Mu Qing's eyes lowered, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "I haven't done it for too long, and the technique is a lot rusty, it's really hard to swallow, so sister should not eat it." ”

Looking at the stubborn smile on Mu Qing's mouth, Cheng Zijun couldn't bear to ask any more, and changed the topic and said, "I'll give you a pulse first." Su Yu frowned and asked, "Have you taken those prescriptions I prescribed to you on time?" ”

Mu Qing withdrew his hand without a trace, and quipped: "How dare I disobey Dr. Cheng's orders?" Take it every day! ”

"But it's clear that your wind chill has been good for a while, why is your pulse still so cold?" Cheng Zijun asked puzzled.

"Maybe I hurt my body in the past, so I have to recover more slowly." Mu Qing didn't care, obviously not caring about it. Then his face changed again, and he said, "By the way, when you come today, I have a very important matter to explain to you." ”

"You say! As long as I can do it, I will definitely live up to it. ”

Mu Qing turned around and took out a small porcelain bottle from the jewelry box and said, "You secretly added this to the Queen Mother's decoction." ”

"What?!" Cheng Zijun almost exclaimed in surprise, and asked in surprise, "You want me to poison the Queen Mother?" ”

Mu Qing naturally understood the other party's worries, and hurriedly reassured: "Don't worry." This is extracted from the Soul Grass, this poison does not hurt people's lives, but only makes people temporarily delirious, and the symptoms are like losing their minds. However, I assure you that this is only temporary, and that those who take it will return to normal once the medicinal properties have passed, and I have found someone to modify the ingredients in it, and the toxicity will be greatly reduced, and it will never hurt the body of the Queen Mother. ”

Cheng Zijun's expression was as cold as water, and he slowly whispered: "The Queen Mother has hurt you the most since she was a child, I still remember that when I was a child, King Rui was naughty, and was punished by the Queen Mother to kneel in the Buddha Hall to think, every time you intercede to help King Rui, you will personally make cloud mud cakes and send them to the palace." It's also strange to say, as long as you eat the cloud mud cake you made, the Queen Mother will immediately smile and let King Rui go. Are we going to even use her old man now? ”