In Deng An's impression, he has not stepped into Cining Palace for a long time, and it seems to be a matter of his previous life.

Although the Queen Mother has been indifferent for a long time and lives in a simple place, every grass, tree, brick and tile in Cining Palace still exudes a vigorous energy, especially the bean green in the peony bushes, Rao is Deng An, who has long been accustomed to luxury things with Hua Guifei, still can't help but look at it several times.

Daliang people are good peonies, especially the delicate and difficult to bloom "bean green" as the most, such as the bean green peony in the garden of Cining Palace, the green is so pure, it can be regarded as a rare treasure.

"Grandpa Deng?" The attendant who led the way couldn't help but shout when he saw Deng An stop.

Deng An came back to his senses and was much more polite: "Let's go." ”

It can be seen that although the queen mother is not the emperor's biological mother and has rarely seen each other for many years, the emperor is still very attentive to the queen mother.

Entering the hall and walking inside, the light gradually dimmed, and the layers of gauze tents gently flickered because the doors and windows were opened, sending bursts of faint fragrance, and making people intoxicated.

Deng An remembered in a trance that the queen mother and the queen were good at incense.

For some reason, the layers of mist-like gauze tents and the endless dark fragrance made him feel a little uneasy in his heart, and his steps couldn't help but slow down.

"Father-in-law Deng, the Queen Mother is waiting for you inside, please." A palace lady with a high hair comb greeted her and led the way.

Deng An waved away the inexplicable nervousness in his heart, silently followed inside, and saw the Queen Mother.

When he saw the Queen Mother, Deng An was a little surprised.

The women in the palace, no matter how noble their status is, when they reach the age of sixty, they have been depressed for many years, and they will feel a little twilight when they look at it.

But instead of giving people a sense of twilight, the Queen Mother's eyes were extraordinarily bright, like an old pine. Although it has gone through wind and rain, it is as green as ever.

"The slave and maid meet the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and looked at Deng An carefully.

At the age of about forty, he is tall, not at all like the common chamberlains in the palace, not to mention slender and short, and often leans down. That humility came out of my bones.

This Deng An. looks dignified, if you meet him outside, where would you think that he is an internal servant. It's more convincing to say it's a guard.

Is this the reason why he became a confidant of Concubine Hua, even if he participated in such a shocking secret, he still lived peacefully until now?

Although the Queen Mother knew that this thought was a little angry, a trace of disgust still flashed in her eyes.

The Queen Mother was silent. Deng An was calm, and his head was bowed in a proper manner.

After a long time. The Queen Mother sighed lightly: "You are the head of Concubine Hua's side, right?" The mourning family remembers, you followed Hua Guifei when she was still Jieyu, right? ”

Deng An replied respectfully: "The queen mother has a good memory, and the slave maid will follow the concubine as soon as she enters the palace." ”

"As soon as you enter the palace?" The Queen Mother twisted her eyebrows, "What year did you enter the palace?" ”

"The slave maid is the palace that Chengping entered in the first year."

"The first year of Chengping? You must have been a teenager at the time, right? There are not many people in the palace who have only entered the palace at your age. ”

Deng An couldn't figure out the Queen Mother's thoughts. But there is one thing he understands, of course, it is not so simple to be a woman who can be the queen mother, and I am afraid that he will not gossip with him.

No matter what conjecture in your heart. Deng An still replied honestly: "You are right, the slave maid was fourteen years old that year. ”

"Fourteen? Is something happening in the family? The Queen Mother asked lightly.

Deng An frowned quietly. replied: "Before the slave maid entered the palace, his father passed away, his mother was seriously ill and bedridden, and there were still a few younger brothers and sisters in the family to support, and there was no way out. ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Deng An deeply, and suddenly smiled: "Yes, the mourning family knows that you have three younger brothers and two younger sisters." Now the two younger sisters have been married for many years, one is married to a wealthy family in the suburbs of Beijing, and the other is married to the palace guards, uh, now that brother-in-law is already the chief of the guard, right? ”

"The Queen Mother?" Deng An finally couldn't help but raise his head, and his heart jumped.

The Queen Mother didn't seem to notice Deng An's abnormality, and continued: "Your three younger brothers also have a good future, and one of them has also become an official, so it seems that he is in charge of the household department, right?" Although the official position is not high, it is a good errand. Deng An, you are very good at arranging for your younger brothers. ”

Deng An knelt down with a thud, drenched in cold sweat.

At this time, he no longer knew that the Queen Mother was coming for him, so he had really been in the palace for so many years.

Even, the Queen Mother has kept a low profile for so many years, and the emperor suddenly mentioned that she wanted to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and the concubine Niangniang naturally took over this errand and sent him here, it is likely that the Queen Mother wanted to see him logically.

What could be more suspicious than the concubine Niangniang taking the initiative to send him?

Deng An thought about it carefully, and finally couldn't help but glance at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother tightened the corners of her lips, and from this angle, the nasolabial folds on her cheeks were a little obvious, and she finally showed a little old.

This old state, but with a cold and tenacious beak that cannot be ignored.

The Queen Mother smiled slowly: "It seems that Gonggong Deng is a smart person." I just don't know, are you willing to exchange yourself for the safety of your younger siblings and their families? ”

As soon as the Queen Mother mentioned his family, Deng An had already expected this kind of result, and his heart was no less frightened than a storm.

However, he can become the right and left hand of Concubine Hua, and his calmness and decisiveness in case of trouble are beyond the reach of ordinary people, so he immediately stretched out his hands, put his forehead on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Where did the slave and maid make a mistake, please let the Queen Mother know clearly." The slave and maid must know everything, and they will say everything. ”

The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, the mourning family likes people who know the times." Then Gonggong Deng will tell me, what happened to the little prince you took away from Guanju Palace twenty-two years ago? ”

Deng An fell to the ground in a daze, and looked up at the Queen Mother in amazement: "Queen Mother, you-"

"The mourning family just wants to know what happened to the little emperor and grandson back then!" The Queen Mother's lips trembled slightly, although she knew in her heart that the poor child who was supposed to be the prince of Da Liang had probably turned into dry bones, but she still insisted on hearing it with her own ears.

Deng An's mind turned sharply and he was silent for a while.

"Say!" The Queen Mother slapped the table hard and stood up abruptly.

At that moment, Deng An suddenly understood that some people are still beasts even if they have been asleep, and if you treat him as a weak lamb, it will be wrong.

"Slave maid...... I don't know ......."

"Don't know?" The Queen Mother's voice raised, "Deng An, don't test the patience of the mourning family. Crazy crazy, damn dead, rather than prying open your mouth to try to die, the mourners don't mind venting their evil anger first. ”

Deng An closed his eyes and said slowly: "Queen Mother, the slave really doesn't know whether the little emperor and grandson are alive or dead. When the slave maid took the little emperor and grandson away from the Guanju Palace, she put him in a wooden barrel and secretly put him in the moat. ”

The Queen Mother never expected to hear such an answer, you must know that once the woman in the harem makes a move, how can there be a reason to cut the grass and not eradicate the roots.

"Deng An, don't sue the mourning family, your master will have such kindness and leave a glimmer of life for the little emperor and grandson."

Deng An raised his head and said softly: "Queen Mother, the slave is from Yanzhou. (To be continued.) )

ps: There is one more change in the evening.