Three days later, Shen Rouning, Chen Houji, the county lord of Mingjia and the little county lord, walked into the palace together.

Aunt Ren greeted her with a smile in front of the palace gate, and the soft sedan chair prepared by her side greeted her, and she said, "Niangniang woke up early, and I have been looking forward to it." ”

Lord Mingjia asked, "Is the imperial grandmother all right?" ”

"I've been in better spirits for the past two days." Aunt Ren said: "Especially when I know that Xiaojun mainly enters the palace, I have used a few more mouthfuls of rice." ”

"Such a new moon can be regarded as a meritorious service." Lord Mingjia smiled and kissed Xinyue, and then asked, "What about the emperor and queen?" I wonder if you have time to meet me and the general today? ”

Aunt Ren said: "This is what the slave can know." ”

Lord Mingjia nodded, and sat in a soft sedan chair under the guidance of Aunt Ren. The soft sedan car was prepared with two, Shen Rouning sat down, and Chen Houji was a general, of course he was embarrassed to sit.

Lord Mingjia gossiped with Aunt Ren all the way, talking about the living and eating of the Queen Mother, and soon arrived at Cining Palace. I didn't meet anyone along the way, and the huge palace seemed a little empty. And this emptiness can't make people feel open-minded, but will give rise to a sense of depression and coldness.

The winter sun is no longer warm.

"Quick, let the mourners see the crescent moon." Before everyone saluted, the Queen Mother couldn't wait to beckon to the lord of Mingjia, and complained again: "Such a young child, why did he pick it up, isn......'t this a crime?"

Lord Mingjia walked forward with the child in his arms, and the Queen Mother took the swaddling clothes with both hands, and her eyes fell on the child's face with wetness, and said, "Take a look." This little face is red from the cold, but it has frozen the little liver of the mourning family......"

A charcoal basin has been raised in Cining Palace, and the temperature of the burning is a little hot, which only makes people feel that the heat on their bodies is about to steam.

Lord Mingjia hurriedly said: "Imperial grandmother, you are as hot as an August day here, and the new moon is hot!" She stretched out her hand and took off the silver fox fur wrapped around the crescent moon and gave it to the palace maid on the side, pretending to complain: "It must be the imperial grandmother that you are too distressed about the new moon, and you didn't expect that today is a sunny day, and it is too hot to burn here!" ”

The Queen Mother didn't stop her, and looked at the little county lord with satisfaction. On the other hand, he said: "The mourning family is old." When I entered the winter moon, I felt that my body couldn't get warm, so I made people light carbon early. In fact, the mourning family has eyes and can see that they will sweat when they come in and stay for a while on weekdays...... It's the mourning family's own body that can't become. Mingjia, you are at your own convenience. Don't care about this old woman of the mourning family. ”

When it's not a big deal. The Queen Mother is also a very kind person.

After several people took off their cloaks. I didn't feel too hot, but I didn't have to take it off again in front of the Queen Mother, so that I was disheveled. Not dignified enough.

The Queen Mother and the Lord of Mingjia naturally talked for a while, and under the reminder of the Lord of Mingjia, the Queen Mother raised her eyes to look at Chen Houji and Shen Rouning, and asked Chen Houji: "You are also young and promising, Mingjia married you, and the mourning family has always been very satisfied." ”

She doesn't think it's inappropriate for Chen Houji to live in two places separately - maybe it's a little regrettable, but if a man wants to make a contribution, he can't just care about nostalgia for the gentle township, and what is the point of accompanying his wife and children all day long!

"It's the minister who has wronged the county lord." Chen Houji said busily.

The Queen Mother shook her head and didn't dwell on this issue, but asked: "You are stationed in the Northland, and the military and government over there are still stable, right?" The mourning family occasionally heard the emperor and the prince talk a few ears, saying that the people in the northern land have probably stabilized and have already regarded themselves as the people of Daqing, is it true? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, it's true." Chen Houji said: "In the past, the tyranny of Beijin was very heavy on taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people often couldn't keep a mouthful of grain after working hard for a year. The serious life can't go on, and many people have to fall into the grass. Now that Daqing is benevolent and there is an army in town, the people who have stepped on the wrong road have all returned to their hometowns. Especially this autumn, the harvest is good, and the vast majority of the people have enough food to survive the winter. ”

He said very truthfully, and did not blindly exaggerate the praise, this attitude made the Queen Mother feel satisfied.

"Daqing is not short of the little food in their fields." The Queen Mother said indifferently: "Daqing gave them a way to live, if they are not grateful, they will be a group of fools." ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said." Chen Houji said respectfully: "Fortunately, the people may not have read much, but they dare not forget the simple truth of dealing with people." ”

"Hmm." The Queen Mother nodded and said, "These national affairs, the mourning family doesn't care. You go to the Qianqing Palace and tell the emperor what you have seen and heard outside, so that he can know what our people in Daqing are like. ”

Chen Houji was ordered to retire.

After he left, the Empress Dowager looked at Shen Rouning a few times, and said lightly: "The portrait of the new moon was painted by you?" It's good, I've never heard of you having this skill before. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, most of the paintings painted by the concubines in the past were the younger brothers and sisters of the concubines, and the portraits were also collected in time, so few people knew about it." Shen Rouning replied softly.

The Queen Mother nodded: "The portrait is not another work, and it is indeed not suitable for display outside." ”

Shen Rouning personally presented the scroll she brought to the Queen Mother, and said, "The concubine is bold, please ask the Queen Mother to take a look." ”

The Queen Mother looked at the scroll and couldn't help but show a little excitement.

Lord Mingjia took the crescent moon back from the arms of the Queen Mother, and Aunt Ren stepped forward to take the painting and carefully showed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at the person in the painting and immediately burst into tears.

Seeing this, Shen Rouning felt that it was not suitable for her to stay here at this time, so she signaled to Lord Mingjia, followed a palace maid and quietly exited the palace and walked outside.

Not long after, Aunt Ren walked out, saluted Shen Rouning, and asked, "Madame wants to go to Chaoyang Palace to see the concubine?" The slave and maid sent the lady over. ”

"Thank you, Auntie, I'm thinking about how to talk to my mother." Shen Rouning said gratefully: "I haven't seen the concubine for many years, and I haven't seen the princess, it's really rude." ”

"I will be very happy to come to the concubine and the princess to meet the lady." Aunt Ren was talking while sending Shen Rouning to the outside of Cining Palace.

A few people walked to the door, and happened to meet the queen mother in full costume, and hurriedly avoided the roadside and bowed.

The queen didn't know Shen Rouning. She glanced at Shen Rouning a few times, as if she was a little surprised by Shen Rouning's appearance, and said, "This is Mrs. Xianwen Hou Shizi, right?" It's really a national color! ”

"The concubine invites the queen to be blessed with Jin'an." Shen Rouning said respectfully: "The concubine is rude, and she should not be praised by her mother." (To be continued.) )