Then he glanced at Su Sanniang and Su Siniang, who were sitting on the other side, and said to Mrs. Su: "The girls in the family are all older, and you happen to be back to the imperial capital now, this time you will live in this city for a little longer, and slowly pick a good family affair for the girls, and it will not be in vain for them to accompany your old wife!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Su was immediately stunned, if it weren't for the princess behind her, she was afraid that she would be seen by the Queen Mother.

Su Qiqiang resisted the urge to frown, although his face did not change, but his heart was turbulent!

What did the Queen Mother mean when she suddenly said this?

asked my grandmother to stay in the imperial capital for more time, and then help them choose good relatives one by one, that is to say, the queen mother meant that she wanted to marry the ladies of the Su family in the imperial capital!

Thinking about the Queen Mother's sincere praise for her Su Qi many times these days, she came to the door from time to time, and last night she even said that she would stay overnight, and the emperor Lao'er was also very happy when she came to the General's Mansion......

What do you mean?

Could it be that the Queen Mother is looking at her "daughter-in-law" who has not passed through the door these days? Now that I'm satisfied, that's why I hinted to my grandmother so euphemistically?

Oh my!

It turned out that the Queen Mother also wanted her Su Qi to enter the palace as a concubine!

Su Qi only felt a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and there was rolling thunder in his ears!

After that, she didn't know how the Queen Mother was sent away, and how her grandmother explained, she only saw Su Siniang's smiling face dimly, Su Sanniang's low eyebrows and shallow smile, and Qi Ling's blank and concerned eyes.

She pulled Qi Ling back to Linyu Pavilion in a panic, and closed the door with a "bang". The exit is pleading.

"Qi Ling, save me!"

is still a soft and sweet voice, but it is no longer the usual delicate and innocent in Su Ri, with infinite pleading and helplessness.

The county lord of Qiling panicked for a moment.

"Su Qi...... You, what are you talking about? ”

Qi Niang seemed to grasp a life-saving straw at the moment, and then ignored all her conjectures these days and the Queen Mother's last highly suggestive words, "...... I had doubts when the Queen Mother visited me repeatedly, and it wasn't until Fang Cai's words that I suddenly woke up, Qi Ling, I don't want to marry any emperor. I don't want to go into the harem. I don't want it, you must help me, please ......"

Saying that, Su Qi's knees were weak and he was about to fall to his knees.

Qi Ling's heart tightened, and he hurriedly held on. She jumped to her feet in a hurry and said, "I'll help you." I'll help you with everything. You can rest assured, the imperial grandmother has never acted recklessly, and she will not blindly let the imperial uncle come to her. I won't force others, I'll go into the palace and tell her what you and the Duchess think, the imperial grandmother is kind and kind, and she will not force you again! ”

Qi Ling turned around and left.

Su Qiyi grabbed the sleeve of her lake-blue skirt and said, "No, you let me think about it first!" ”

Qi Ling was even more anxious when he heard this, "It's all this time, what else do you have to think, instead of letting the imperial grandmother arrange it, it is better to state your position as soon as possible, if it is one step late, it will be too late, do you know, Su Qi!" ”

However, Qi Niang clung to the embroidery of the skirt of the county lord of Qiling and never let go!

The county lord of Qiling could only sigh and be anxious.

After a while, Su Qisha said in a hoarse voice: "You take me into the palace, I, Su Muli, will tell the Queen Mother in person!" ”

In the inner room of Shouren Palace, after retiring all the attendants, the smile on the queen mother's face faded, glanced at the figures around her, and said angrily: "I don't know how to come to this huge palace to see my old woman in this huge palace for so many days, but now I am waiting outside the palace gate. ”

Xuanwu Yicheng, dressed in pale cyan Suzhou and Hangzhou, couldn't help but smile evilly.

The Queen Mother glared at the guy, turned her face and said: "Don't follow the mourning family to throw flattery at you, your smile still plays a role outside, but in the eyes of the old woman of the mourning family, it is worthless, hurry up and say, why are you here!" ”

As she spoke, the Queen Mother suddenly came closer, lowered her voice, and said mysteriously: "But, for the seventh lady of the Su family?" ”

Xuanwu Yicheng laughed heartily, "Sure enough, nothing in this world can escape the eyes of the imperial grandmother!" ”

"Phew!" The Queen Mother glared and said, "Don't come to this set with the mourning family, your fart is slapped on the horse's leg, be careful that the mourning family turns his face with you." ”

"Also, you don't have to say anything about the seventh lady of the Su family, her lifelong event mourning family has her own plans, and there is no need for you kid to come over and talk nonsense!"

Xuanwu Yicheng stepped forward, raised his eyebrows and said, "Then you are old ...... What are the plans? ”

The Queen Mother laughed unkindly, "King Xuan...... You tell me? ”

So the inner room of Shouren Palace was so strangely quiet, and after a long time, Xuanwu Yicheng sighed, arched his hand and said: "Okay, you have won this game, Xuan'er will make you tea." ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows and eyes were suddenly dyed with joy.

When Xuanwu Yicheng personally brewed a pot of fragrant tea and came in, the Queen Mother was already holding the string of jade Buddha beads she was carrying, leaning on the soft couch of Xiangfei Bamboo and closing her eyes to recuperate.

The fast-rotating beads are like the beating of the left chest, more and more intense and fast!

Xuanwu Yicheng couldn't hold back any longer, and said in a low voice, "Please, Imperial Grandmother, don't let Su Muli enter the harem......"

The summer morning light slanted in from the half-open window foot, and the wisps of light were the crystal clear light of the white jade Buddha beads, which shook Xuanwu Yicheng's eyelids.

These days, the imperial grandmother has been in and out of the general's mansion again and again, according to the inserted eyeliner to report that her old man is very satisfied with Su Qi's girl, until he said such a thing after breakfast today, he can no longer hide in the green ant building of the Xuanwang Mansion as if nothing happened, the imperial grandmother has always had an idea in her heart, she has never asked her old man for anything since she was a child, and I don't know if it is effective this time.

But no matter whether it doesn't work, he Xuanwu Yicheng must do this, otherwise he doesn't know what the pain will be in his heart in the future.

"Smack!" With a sound, the jade-colored Buddha beads were thrown on the Xiangfei bamboo.

The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes. said calmly: "Xuan'er, do you know what you said?" ”

Xuanwu Yicheng raised his head and said solemnly: "I know!" ”

"Why?"

The Queen Mother stared at the child who had been raised by her side since she was a child, and asked uneasily.

"Xuan'er doesn't know."

Xuanwu Yicheng turned his face away, looking at the rays of sunlight that slanted in, and his eyes were full of confusion for a while.

He muttered, "Xu yes...... I don't want to watch her enter the palace and suffer......"

As soon as these words came out, not only the Queen Mother frowned, but Xuanwu Yicheng herself was stunned and laughed bitterly.

The Queen Mother sighed and couldn't bear to say, "Since you already have this intention, why did you push her in front of your imperial uncle in the first place?" For so many years, there has never been a broken woman by your side. But none of them have entered your heart. Grandmother said, if you meet one day, you should cherish it so much, why bother to get to this step today? ”

Yes, how did he walk and walk to the point where he is in this dilemma today. Ruthless and reluctant. Follow the will of your heart to be bold and have it, but you can't do it......

Originally. If he had known that he would have taken the step of moving his true feelings today, would he still agree to Murong Qin's conditions so firmly?

Will it be, or won't it?

Xuanwu Yicheng's heart ached. I only felt the bitterness spread along the root of my tongue to the tip of my heart with the surging blood.

What's the point of asking yourself this question now?

The sorrow and pain between her eyebrows were so clear, and the Queen Mother's heart couldn't help but clench.

She took a sip of tea, stabilized her mind, and said: "Don't worry about this matter anymore, she Su Qi can't enter the palace, it's not you who have the final say, it's not the mourning family who has the final say, your imperial uncle has his own plans in his heart, not only can't you put his beak, but naturally he doesn't allow the mourning family to interfere......"

"Since it's a red face and a disaster, it's not a good thing to be admitted to the harem early under the nose of the mourning family!"

"Imperial Grandmother!" Xuanwu Yicheng called anxiously.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, then turned over and said: "No need to say it again, the mourning family is still the same sentence, you should not interfere in this matter, you go back, the mourning family is tired." ”

Cold, decisive, resolute, there is no room for anything.

Xuanwu Yicheng's eager eyes suddenly turned cold.

He exhaled deeply and slowly got up.

But when his hand touched the carved door of the golden silk nanmu, an extremely old voice came from behind him.

"Xuan'er, if it is...... If you meet someone you like in the future, don't do stupid things again......"

Xuanwu Yicheng's heart ached, and his hands clasped the carved door of golden silk nanmu, and stood silent for a long time......

Qi Ling and Su Qi ran into Xuanwu Yicheng outside the main hall of Shouren Palace.

Qi Ling happily ran forward and said, "Brother Xuanwu, I didn't expect you to be here with the imperial grandmother, Su Qi and I happened to have an urgent matter to find the imperial grandmother, we ......"

"County Lord!" Su Qi hurriedly interrupted, blessed Xuanwu Yicheng, and said expressionlessly: "Grandmother asked Qi Niang to send some rose honey dew to the Queen Mother, and it happened that the county lord of Qiling was also in the mansion, so I bothered the county lord to bring Qi Niang into the palace, but I didn't expect to meet His Royal Highness King Xuan." ”

Xuanwu Yicheng looked at the pair of autumn water-like eyes in the morning light, the tingling pain at the tip of his heart hit, and he endured it, but the smile on his face became more and more evil, and he turned his face to Qi Ling's girl and said: "This king is just to say hello as usual, the hour is not early, this king has something to do, he will take the first step, the imperial grandmother is closing her eyes to recuperate, don't make trouble in front of her old man for too long." ”

After speaking, Xuanwu Yicheng did not stay any longer, and left resolutely in stride.

Looking at the figure that was gradually moving away, Qi Ling called "Brother Xuanwu, Brother Xuanwu......"

It wasn't until the figure was no longer visible on the corner that Qi Ling complained to Su Qi: "Why don't you let me say it, Brother Xuanwu is the most loved by the imperial grandmother, maybe his persuasion will be more useful, no matter how bad it is, at least with Brother Xuanwu's help, we can feel at ease, right?" ”

Su Qi said disapprovingly: "If the Queen Mother doesn't let go of this matter, what's the use of His Royal Highness King Xuan?" What's more, His Royal Highness King Xuan is afraid that he will not help. ”

It's strange that guy will help!

Maybe the Queen Mother went to the General's Mansion these days or his bad idea in Xuanwu Yicheng, she Su Muli can enter the harem as soon as possible, which will only benefit him in Xuanwu Yicheng and the great cause of revival behind him, wouldn't he be happy to see it happen?

How could it be possible to help her?

Some time ago, the so-called single-minded help. But it's just a disguise, in order to confuse her Su Muli continued to believe in him Xuanwu Yicheng, so that he jumped into the fire pit in the harem step by step according to the situation set by His Royal Highness King Xuanwang, and now they saw that they had torn their faces, and he Xuanwu Yicheng could no longer pretend to be, so today's ruthless departure is the real him!

It's just that these can't be explained to Qi Ling for a while, so I can only find time to talk slowly in the future.

Su Qi walked directly to the front and said, "Let's go, if you don't go in again, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother will rest again." ”

Qi Ling had no choice but to follow.

The Queen Mother did not close her eyes to recuperate, but sat cross-legged on a plain lotus futon. Religiously reading Buddhist scriptures. In front of him is a half-human-high white jade Guanyin Buddha statue, and the golden lotus basin is lifelike.

Su Qi also knelt down.

Qi Ling bowed.

The Queen Mother did not look back, still reading the Buddhist scriptures unhurriedly.

For a while, the room was filled with sandalwood, and the heart was as calm as water.

Qi Ling pulled the sleeve of Lasu Qi's coat. Attached to it, he said in a barely audible voice: "It will take at least an hour for the imperial grandmother to chant the scriptures. Let's go out first. ”

Su Qi didn't move. Put your hands together and look clear.

Qi Ling pulled his sleeve again, and saw that the girl didn't react at all. I couldn't help but feel anxious.

Pulled the sleeves three times and reminded him twice, seeing that Su Qi still didn't react at all, Qi Ling had no choice but to stand on tiptoe and carefully walk out of the inner room.

The inner room was quiet again, and only the voice of the Queen Mother's charity was heard reciting Buddhist scriptures unhurriedly, and Qi Niang took a deep breath of sandalwood and became more pious.

In her previous life, she was half a Buddhist lover, her grandmother and grandfather both believed in Buddhism, since she was a child, she often took such a little girl around the world to visit Buddhist temples, worship Bodhisattvas, listen to the masters of macro learning, she was first pure curiosity and fun, only felt that those large and small Bodhisattvas, between the eyebrows are like grandmothers and grandfathers as charitable, looking at it makes people feel comfortable, and then gradually grew up, understand the reincarnation of cause and effect in Buddhism, understand the mastery of Buddhism, and naturally prefer to worship Bodhisattvas with the two old people.

Therefore, listening to the chanting is so familiar and intimate to her.

It wasn't until she had finished reciting half of the scriptures that the Queen Mother got up.

I didn't want to look back and see Su Muli's figure still kneeling.

The perennial chanting is her old man's alone, and naturally there is only one lotus futon prepared by the jade grandmothers, and now the child is kneeling on the jade ground, straightening up, not tired at all, his hands are folded, his head is half tilted, and he looks at the Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of him with great reverence......

The Queen Mother looked at those ink-like black and sincere eyes, and her heart couldn't help but be moved.

She said, "I didn't expect you to like the scriptures at a young age......

It is a question sentence, but also an affirmative sentence.

Su Qi didn't get up with difficulty until he had finished the customary three prostrations, and saluted, "...... Listen to the dusty mother-in-law said that Qi Niang was sick when she was a child in the south of a Buddhist temple to take refuge for a year, fortunately the monks of the Buddhist temple helped to live to this day, Qi Niang like to smell sandalwood since childhood, when she was young, she did not know the profundity of Buddhism, only looked at the Bodhisattvas in the Buddhist temple all of them were kind and obedient, the monks were charitable and warm, they liked the Buddhist temple very much, and then they found an opportunity to read the scriptures when they were older, so they knew the profundity of this...... It made the Queen Mother smile......"

The Queen Mother sat on the soft couch paved by Xiangfei Bamboo, and said lightly: "Sit down." ”

Su Qi obediently sat to the side.

"The mourning family didn't expect you to come so quickly, and it seems that you are also a smart child." The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, and then said: "The purpose of your coming is known to the mourning family, and it depends on how you persuade the mourning family." ”

Qi Niang laughed out loud when she heard this, and said: "The Queen Mother has her own plans in her heart, even if Su Qiqiao is like a spring, she can't make the Queen Mother change her mind, if you pay attention to it in your heart, let alone convince it." ”

Hearing this, the queen mother's tone softened a lot, and said, "In this case, the seven girls ran away in vain this time?" ”

"Qi Niang didn't run in vain, at least she listened to the half volume of the Buddha Sutra recited by the Queen Mother, and worshiped Guanyin Bodhisattva, which can be said to have gained a lot, but Qi Ling really ran away in vain." After Su Qi finished speaking, he also glanced out of the door meaningfully.

The Queen Mother followed her eyes and looked over, and through the gap at the foot of the half-open window, she could see Qi Ling's girl anxiously and sighing back and forth outside, and the corners of the Queen Mother's mouth were curved.

Qi Niang said: "The county lord of Qiling has always regarded Qi Niang as a confidant and best friend, the county lord of Qi Niang has always kept in mind anything in the heart, and it is often said in the Buddhist scriptures that what kind of fruit will be obtained from what is planted, Qi Niang thinks that he does not know what he has done in his previous life to move the Bodhisattva, and he can meet such a person who is so devoted to the county lord of Qiling, it seems that it must be blessed by the Bodhisattva!" ”

"The county lord is straightforward and charitable, but he is an urgent son, but Qi Niang likes it very much, and does not hide it from the Queen Mother, we first met in the Imperial Ink Pavilion, and at that time there was a displeasure because of Yan Mo, so that Qi Niang thought for a long time that the county lord of Qiling was rude and willful, but now I think about it, but I only feel ridiculous, it can be seen that the Buddhist scriptures are right, what can not be just based on a glance, more should be experienced with heart."

"Xu is under the influence of the county lord these days, Qi Niang has to say whatever is going on, even if she can't hide it, she can't bear it, the Queen Mother is strange and laughing, since Qi Niang is here, there are some words that are not held in my heart and swallowed back in my stomach and brought back."

"The Queen Mother, Su Muli, the seventh mother of the Su family, doesn't like Your Majesty, she doesn't want to enter the harem, and she doesn't want to become a harem concubine!"

"Presumptuous!"

The queen mother's long sleeves flicked, and the teacup painted with the seven fairies on the birthday of the colorful gold suddenly rolled down, and with a "clang" sound, it shattered to the ground.

Su Qi hurriedly got up and knelt down, but his body was getting straighter and straighter.

The Queen Mother bullied her chest, and said angrily: "Su Muli, do you know that if you are just now, the mourning family can cure you of a great crime of disrespect?" ”

Su Qi nodded seriously and said, "I know!" ”

"If you know, why are you so bold? Your Majesty is the king of a country, loved by all the people, you yellow-haired girl actually said that she didn't like such a rebellious thing, and entered the harem as a concubine, how could you be a little girl who said she didn't want to, even if your grandmother Duchess begged to the mourning family, it was useless to ask in front of Your Majesty, you were ashamed to say it directly, can you be guilty? After saying this in one breath, the Queen Mother took two deep breaths to calm down.

Su Qi said without changing his face: "Su Qi is guilty." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face looked better.

Very good, she is still a girl with eyesight, not as stubborn as Qi Ling, who doesn't shed tears when she doesn't see the coffin.

Su Qi continued in a calm tone: "Su Qi knows that these words are a great crime of disrespect, and he also knows that these words are also rebellious words, and they cannot be said openly, so Su Qi only told the Queen Mother that she knew, even Qi Ling was afraid that she would be affected in the future, but these words were the truth in Su Qi's heart, and the Queen Mother naturally knew that Qi Niang did not have disrespect and great rebellion to His Majesty in her heart, and Qi Niang was young and did not know that she was afraid. It was so bold that he couldn't hide what he thought in his heart, Qi Niang always said that the Queen Mother was a kind person, and she was a warm-hearted person who believed in Buddhism and Bodhisattva, and Qi Niang thought that the Queen Mother would be willing to listen to Su Qi's words. ”

"The Queen Mother is like a god, naturally knows the purpose of Qi Niang's coming, Qi Niang also knows that this matter is very important, it is not such a plea for mercy that can be reversed, Qi Niang is not delusional to be able to let His Majesty take back his life, Qi Niang just wants to inform the Queen Mother of her wishes, so ...... Nothing more. ”

After speaking, Su Qi seriously kowtowed three times.

The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard this, and she frowned and asked, "You...... Running in such a hurry, is it really that simple? ”

Su Qi smiled and said: "Back to the Queen Mother's words, Fang Cai Qiniang forgot to say that my grandmother had to ask me to send some golden cinnamon honey, saying that the Queen Mother was reading well, and her old man happened to save some, so she asked Qiniang to send it over, and I hope that the Queen Mother will not dislike it." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "The mourning family knows." ”

After thinking about it, he continued: "Since there is nothing else to do, you can step down, Qi Ling's child will not come to resign, and the mourning family wants to read the scriptures again." ”

Qi Niang respectfully answered "yes" and withdrew.

But before he could take two steps away, another voice came from behind him.

"Seven girls, you are a smart child, you should know that some things are not what you see, and they are not what you think, many things should be understood by heart......"

When the words fell, no more words came. (To be continued.) )