Mrs. Wu accompanied the Queen Mother and waited in the Fengning Hall for more than an hour before waiting for the emperor who came to ask for peace after the dispersal of the dynasty.

I saw that the emperor was dressed in a red robe and wore a colorful jade bead leather jacket, obviously coming directly after the dispersal of the court.

It's just that the emperor's complexion seems to be a little haggard.

Behind him, there were groups of eunuchs and guards, all of whom stopped in front of the palace, and only Chang Gonggong was alone, supporting the emperor and walking slowly.

As soon as he entered the door, in addition to the Queen Mother, Hulala knelt down in the hall, including Mrs. Wu.

The emperor saluted the Queen Mother first, and then turned to Mrs. Wu's side, as if he was a little surprised, but he didn't expect her to choose this time to greet the Queen Mother.

"Mrs. Jingyuan is also here!" After the emperor said this, he coughed for a long time.

"Yes." Mrs. Wu maintained a kneeling posture and did not dare to speak more.

When the emperor finished coughing, he waved his hand at her and told her to get up.

At this time, the Queen Mother spoke: "Go and bring the emperor a cup of hot tea!" Then he said: "You are really, your body is not very cheerful, and you just insist on going to the court, what is the matter of coming to me to ask for peace, and you will not leave behind once!"

There was a slight resentment between the words, but whoever listened to it knew that it was not sincere.

The emperor replied: "The affairs of the court are major events, and it is also a major event to come and greet the Queen Mother!" I just feel the wind and cold, it's not a big deal, how can I lose my filial piety in front of you! ”

The more estranged there is in the heart, the more this matter of etiquette cannot be neglected, so as not to be picked on by others.

Of course, the Emperor understood the truth.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "In my opinion, this is a matter in the court." The emperor can't take it all on himself, and let the dragon body wear out too much. It's better to let the courtiers help share more! ”

The Emperor smiled in response.

The words were as high-sounding as ever. He's used to it.

This time it was different.

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she did not ask him to go back on the grounds of not delaying his affairs as usual, but turned to Mrs. Wu and put on a posture of continuing to speak.

"When it comes to sharing worries for the emperor, your Hou Mansion is the first to bear the brunt!"

"Don't you dare!" Mrs. Wu looked flattered, "A courtier." He should be loyal to the country, and there is no other thing to say. ”

The Queen Mother asked: "Jiang Ke has been away from Beijing for some days, but what news has come back?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother. Before the dog set out on the expedition, I had warned him to focus on the war and not to always worry about the trivial matters at home. So. There was no news. ”

Hearing this, the emperor pondered in his heart, their back and forth, seemingly chatting, but revealing all kinds of profound righteousness.

It's nothing more than that the Queen Mother wants to make a face for Mrs. Jingyuan and Jiang Ke in front of her.

Especially when they sent someone to beat Jiang Ke's aunt with twenty canes not long ago, they were worried that Jiang Ke would lose his sacred heart because of this.

The Emperor thought he had read their minds.

But they don't want to, they still have a trick.

The Queen Mother suddenly said: "Look at the mouth of the mourning family, why are you still talking about the front-line generals!" This harem can't interfere in politics. Even if Jiang Ke sent back any news, it would be regarded as a war report. You can't just ask! ”

After talking to himself for a while, he immediately said, "Let's talk about your son!" I remember that after he came back from Mobei, he seemed to have been recuperating in the house, but I don't know if he is in good health now? ”

When the emperor heard her mention Jiang Xuan, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Mrs. Wu hurriedly answered: "I'm tired of the Queen Mother's thoughts, the prince's body is a lot healthier, but it's just ......"

rushed to speak, but he slurred.

The Queen Mother had to ask: "Just what?" ”

"It's just that his spirit seems to be a little bad lately."

Before Mrs. Wu's words fell, the emperor's brows furrowed even deeper.

Although Jiang Xuanming was recuperating from old injuries in the mansion on the surface, during these days, the emperor did not send him tasks, but those things like investigating cases were all carried out in secret.

Especially since he had just met Jiang Xuan two days ago, he didn't see anything bad about his spirit at all.

The Queen Mother was frightened when she heard this: "Bad spirit?!" It won't be the same as Marquis Jingyuan...... "When you return from the battlefield, you will be crazy!"

"Not really!" Mrs. Wu hurriedly shook her head, "Maybe I said it exaggeratedly, he is just a little depressed, and it has nothing to do with the war or the court, it is just some troubles of young people, I think it won't be long before he recovers!" ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother pretended to be surprised, "So, is it for the love of men and women?" The mourning family is even more difficult to understand, our Jingyuan Marquis Shizi, the family is illustrious, the military achievements are outstanding, and the person is also dignified, will there be anyone who looks down on him? ”

Hearing this, the emperor only felt that this was really getting farther and farther away, so he wanted to get up and leave, leaving the two of them to continue to talk nonsense.

Madame Wu saw the emperor's impatience, no longer going around in circles, and went straight to the point.

"Actually, I don't know much about the whole story. I only know that on the way back from Mobei, he picked up a homeless girl and placed her in a house somewhere in the capital. It didn't take long for the girl to become pregnant, and then gave birth to a daughter, so he was admitted to the Hou Mansion and lived in Lichun Courtyard. Over the past year, I have visited and cared for me from time to time, and even my daughter-in-law has become a little jealous! ”

"But I don't want to, just a few days ago, overnight, that girl disappeared like this!"

Madame Wu noticed that the emperor's eyebrows were already tightly knit at this moment, and her heart was even more happy.

Since the emperor has always refused to disclose the past of Cheng Concubine, insisting that she was directly promoted by the palace maid, then he can't complain about the gossip of others.

"Originally, I didn't think much about it, I just felt that the prince didn't give her any name, and now that I'm gone, I just don't have a fate with the Hou Mansion. As everyone knows, since the people of Lichun Courtyard went to the empty building, the spirit of the prince has always been in a trance, which makes people feel distressed when they see it......"

Mrs. Wu picked up the handkerchief in her hand at the right time and made an appearance of wiping away tears.

The Emperor stood up suddenly.

"The Queen Mother and Mrs. Jingyuan talked slowly, and I also summoned the courtiers to the palace to discuss matters, so I won't accompany each other!"

After speaking, he left the Fengning Hall without looking back.

I saw that the back was a little swaying, I don't know if it was caused by the wind and cold, or if it was angry.

In the Fengning Palace, Mrs. Wu and the Queen Mother looked at each other and smiled, both feeling that their purpose had been achieved.

On the emperor's side, he did not summon any courtiers.

When he returned to the Qinzheng Palace, he asked Gonggong Chang to call two forbidden soldiers in.

"It's been a few days since you returned to the palace, and I haven't had time to listen to your report." The emperor's voice was very calm, "For more than a year, you have stayed in the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion as Yu Linwei, and you must have learned a lot of things, tell me about it!" (To be continued.) )