"The Queen Mother is sick, although it is very important to go to Xishan to pray for blessings, it is good to be able to attend, but at this time, why did I not personally greet and take care of the Queen Mother! According to the slave maid, the meaning of His Majesty's heart is to take a fancy to the mother, so that the mother and the queen mother can get closer, isn't this more useful than praying for blessings? Mother, don't you say? ”

"That is to say," Concubine Shu sneered, "but everyone knows that if there is no extremely important matter, the Queen Mother will not leave the Cisheng Palace for half a step, and she will not meet anyone." Xianglan's brain turned quickly, and she hurriedly persuaded: "This is true, but the mother can always try, when the mother got married, the queen mother also agreed." Although the Queen Mother ignores the world, but the mother has a kind visit, the Queen Mother may not be able to refuse! Niangniang thought so, even if she didn't see the Queen Mother, Niangniang could have seen Her Majesty more before these girls were canonized......" "Niangniang......" Xianglan was talking energetically, but was unexpectedly intercepted by Concubine Shu's sudden cold glance. "Forget it, this palace knows that you are for my good." Concubine Shu sighed, raised her hand slightly and waved, as if she was a little helpless. "Thank you for your understanding." Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed, with a little sadness in her heart: although Concubine Shu is honored and favored, and she is the protagonist of the marriage between the two countries, there are so many women in the world, every three years, what kind of women will appear, if you want to make the emperor's favor last for a long time, having a son and a half daughter will naturally become the most important weight. Although Concubine Shu's entry into the palace is not very long, it is still good to plan as soon as possible. "Actually......" Concubine Shu said leisurely, a slight smile on the corner of her mouth: "What you say is reasonable." Xianglan couldn't help but smile with relief: "The slave maid also watched Majesty Xià and Niangniang come all the way, how can it not be clear that Majesty Xià really loves Niangniang?" Although Shun Zhaoyi is old in the palace, when it comes to His Majesty's grace, how dare she compare with Niangniang? "As far as you know?" Concubine Shu hid the melancholy in Fang Cai's heart, and couldn't help but show her face, like the most bewitching peach blossom in spring. "So don't be angry because of this little thing, after two days and everyone went to Xishan, Niang Niang must know what to do!" Concubine Shu's eyes narrowed slightly, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly. "Niangniang must be a little hungry, the slave maid has ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a few snacks that Niangniang likes to eat, and the slave maid will go and get it." Concubine Shu looked at Xianglan with satisfaction, and said "um" lazily: This girl stood out from a number of little palace maids and became the palace maid manager of her Qixia Palace, and sure enough, this manager was not wrong at all. ――The morning glow is full of sky, and it is gorgeous. At the time of the unitary hour, the palace began to gradually become lively. Because most of the masters of the various palaces have dinner at this hour, there are always many busy figures up and down. Located in the Cisheng Palace directly east of the harem, the palace maids and inner eunuchs shuttled endlessly. The dormitory of Cisheng Palace, the lights are brilliant, the layers of blue curtains have been rolled up by the palace maids one by one, the huge red sandalwood incense burner in the room is exuding the strange aroma of the best incense of Tianzhu Kingdom, and the bedridden Empress Dowager Ning is getting up under the service of the palace maids. "The concubine has seen the queen mother!" When all the palace maids and inner eunuchs knelt down indoors, Empress Chang, who was dressed in dark purple clothes, walked in surrounded by everyone, and saluted steadily to Empress Dowager Ning, who was dressed in silver and white bedclothes. "Oh, it's the queen here, excuse me." When the Queen Mother saw the queen, she smiled faintly. "Empress Dowager Xie." The queen slowly got up. "Let's have dinner with the mourning family later!" The Queen Mother said as she walked towards the Empress. "The concubine obeyed. Looking at the Queen Mother's complexion, she must have recovered quite well in the past two days. The Queen Mother sighed lightly, with a sad face: "Alas, the mourning family has bones, but once you get sick, you are worse than once, after all, you are all in your fifties!" The Queen Mother was not wrong, at this moment she wanted to straighten her back, but found that she seemed to be unable to straighten up. Even if I didn't get sick this time, my body has been weak because of that strange illness many years ago, and I feel tired even if I just talk. Today, if it weren't for the selection of women, and because of the queen's concern, she needed to summon the queen to meet at the Cisheng Palace, otherwise she would never have bothered this god. The queen said anxiously: "What is the Queen Mother?" As he spoke, he asked the palace maid who was holding the Queen Mother to step back and hold the Queen Mother's arm by herself. Alas, it doesn't matter if the mourning family's body is bad, and the most worrying thing about the mourning family is that the two princes of Tongyu are not descendants! The Queen Mother sat down slowly, took a sip of tea and couldn't help but sigh again, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes when she looked at the queen. The queen couldn't help but bow her head slightly when she heard this, and her originally brilliant eyes suddenly dimmed: Everyone knows that the crown princes of all dynasties and dynasties are the best, if the queen of the dynasty can give birth to the eldest son. And even if the queen is not the eldest son of the emperor, it is also a descendant, and the heir has always been the first choice for the heir, which is also orthodox. Although the queen has some appearance, it is a pity that she is only a princess. This is the biggest hidden pain in her heart. Seeing that the queen bowed her head and was silent, the queen mother sighed secretly, and ordered the palace people to pass the meal, but she lowered her voice: "During this time, Your Majesty can often come to Fengcheng Palace?" The queen looked up sharply, her cheeks flushed, and she didn't know how to answer. What else are you embarrassed to say in front of the mourning family? The queen nodded hesitantly: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, no...... Don't come to me often. She smiled slightly, but how could the faint sorrow at the corner of her mouth escape the eyes of the Queen Mother? After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother suddenly said: "Does he still often go to Qixia Palace?" "This...... The concubine didn't know. "It seems that the mourning family is really old...... Queen Mother shook her head, "As the queen, you don't know?" Don't think that the mourning family will be confused if they have lived in the Cisheng Palace for a long time, you can see the appearance of the mourning family at a glance, don't you tell the truth? Then the teacup in his hand stomped slightly on the table. The queen mother was angry, and the concubines did not intend to deceive the queen mother. The queen was startled and quickly confessed. She hung her head and tugged at her cuffs with both hands. "Alas," the Queen Mother couldn't help sighing, her face softened, and she said leisurely, "Queen, the mourning family is not angry with you, the mourning family is ......" Speaking of this, the queen mother wanted to speak and stopped. "The concubine understands, but your old man can't be angry for this!" "Although the mourning family is the emperor's mother, I can't control him in everything. Especially in this harem, the emperor can go wherever he wants, and the mourning family can't ask anything from him. But as the head of the six palaces, you should be closer to the emperor and don't let others take possession of everything. The Queen Mother spoke earnestly. The queen nodded: "The concubine knows." The Queen Mother looked at the docile woman in front of her, but she was quite worried in her heart: the queen seemed to be fine with everything, but it seemed to be too soft. Don't keep saying you know. During this time, didn't the emperor go to Concubine Shu much? "That's true." "Well, by the way, today the mourning family met the emperor, Concubine Shu and Shun Zhaoyi outside, and the emperor said, let Shun Zhaoyi go to Xishan with you, Concubine Shu doesn't have to go." "Shun Zhaoyi?" The queen was a little surprised. "yes, what's wrong?" The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and wondered. "Oh no," the queen said busily, "I just don't know why His Majesty suddenly didn't let Concubine Shu go?" The Queen Mother shook her head and smiled: "Originally, this is the emperor's idea, he can do whatever he likes!" The queen thought about it, and although she was a little confused, she nodded. -- As the night grew darker, the two of them who had eaten dinner were tasting the "crescent moon like a hook" that prayed for the country's tribute. The Queen Mother slowly pushed the tea lid, took a sip gently, and asked, "Queen, what do you think of this tea?" The queen nodded seriously: "It is simple and refined, and the entrance is soft, which is worthy of being a good product for praying for the country." "It's true that it's on par with the tea of my dynasty, but the mourning family thinks that it's better than their own." "Oh? Why did the Queen Mother say this? The queen was puzzled. The Queen Mother smiled, stood up and walked to the window, looked at the full moon in the sky, and sighed secretly. The queen slowly approached from behind, seriously thinking about what the queen mother had just said. "This time I went to Xishan, you can take a good look at this year's women, and the mourning family believes in your vision." The Queen Mother suddenly diverted the topic. "Oh," the queen came to her senses, "Actually, a few days ago, the concubine invited a maiden to a banquet, which is a preliminary acquaintance. A trip to the West Mountain, the right to deepen the impression! "Well, do you have any eye-catchers?" The queen said while recalling: "There are a few of them, and their talents and personalities are good. After returning from Xishan, the concubine wanted to let His Majesty pass first. "Well, you must be not bad. Is it Xing Ruolan, the daughter of General Xing Guangxing, and Liu Qingyan, the daughter of Liu Gongfu, the assassin of Suzhou? The Queen Mother asked coldly. The queen couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "The queen mother already knows?" The Queen Mother laughed: "How could the mourning family not understand such a big matter as picking a girl?" And what kind of person do you like, don't you know? "The Queen Mother is wise." The queen said with heartfelt admiration. "The two people I just mentioned, although the mourning family has never seen them, they have also heard of them. Just as you said, let them meet the emperor first. If the emperor likes it, he will give the nobleman the title first. However, the queen seems to have a different opinion: "It's no problem for Liu Qingyan to be a nobleman, but Xing Ruolan's father, General Xing, has been born and died for the imperial court for many years, and has made great achievements, and he is a rare talent." Moreover, in order to suppress the group of barbarians in Beidi recently, His Majesty specially sent General Xing to garrison the northern frontier, and General Xing lived up to expectations and managed the border area in an orderly manner, and the people of the two sides lived and worked in peace and contentment, without invading each other. Therefore, the concubine felt that she should be greatly praised for treating such a loyal minister. In addition to His Majesty's reward to General Xing, we should also treat Xing Cainu well. What's more, Ruolan herself is first-class in character and intelligent, so it makes sense to give her a treasure forest, and it can also make General Xing feel more relieved, right? The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "You have thought so thoroughly, what else does the mourning family have to say?" As soon as you want to do it! “