In the brightly lit Yongyan Palace, it was as quiet as death, and after the queen mother entered the inner hall with a calm face, she never came out for an hour. Except for Mama Yang, who went in with her, she never called anyone in to serve her freshen up and eat.

The people guarding outside the inner hall did not dare to come out, and the grandmothers in the small kitchen saw that the master had not moved for a long time, so they went down to probe a few times in private. But Qiluo, who was the most important around Niangniang, didn't dare to go in and disturb them, so she could only ask them to warm their food and prepare hot water for grooming, in case Niangniang summoned them at any time.

"Sister Qiluo......" A crisp shout broke the suffocation in the Yongyan Palace, "You see, this palace lamp was given to me by Xiao Yezi, isn't it beautiful." ”

Empress Xiao's royal majesty is tight, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the palace maids and inner rooms in Yongyan Palace who are not on duty are allowed to move around each other.

Qiluo didn't need to look at it, he knew that it was his own sister Qixiu, so he stepped forward quickly with a calm face to cover Qixiu's mouth, and said in a low voice, "How many times have you said it, don't be frizzy when you talk and do things, as long as you want to see what the surrounding situation is, this is not comparable to Jingwangfu." ”

Qixiu is Qiluo's twin sister, although the two are generally old, but Qiluo has a calm temperament, and Qixiu is a lively one. The two of them are old people brought by Queen Xiao from her mother's family, and they have served by Queen Xiao's side for seven or eight years, and Qixiu has won Queen Xiao's eyes.

The people in the palace are all looking at the dishes, so the embroidery is like a fish in water, but the temperament will inevitably jump out.

Qiluo looked around, and then leaned into Qixiu's ear and said: "Niangniang has not come out of the inner hall for half an hour, and only Mama Yang is accompanying her." When the mother returns. I looked at the anger on my face, most of which was the emotion brought back from the palace banquet. At this time, you should not touch the mold. ”

Although Qixiu has a lively temperament, she is also very smart, and immediately understood the situation, turned around and looked back at her room. As for Qiluo, he was waiting outside, waiting for Empress Xiao to summon him at any time.

After a long time, there was finally movement in the inner hall, but it was the crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground. Then there was Empress Xiao's angry voice: "It's just too deceitful." ”

Empress Xiao has a gentle temperament. It's when you're really angry. He just kept his face calm and didn't speak. The two sisters had never seen her get angry like this since they had served Empress Xiao, so Qiluo lowered her head even more, and she didn't dare to make a sound.

And in the inner sanctum Empress Xiao. Qi's complexion was flushed. She sat in a chair at the round table. At the foot is the blue and white Shoushan Fuhai pattern cup that has long been broken.

This set of tea sets was given to her by the eldest princess some time ago, because the color was clean and elegant, and she couldn't refute the kindness of the eldest princess. And he took it. A few days ago, the eldest princess Huihe came to Yongyan Palace, and Queen Xiao asked people to take out this tea set and use it, which can be regarded as a show of goodwill to the eldest princess Huihe.

Now Empress Xiao is staring at the broken teacup, and her voice seems to be squeezed out from between her lips: "It's just too much deception, too much deception!" ”

As he spoke, he wanted to sweep down the remaining tea set on the table, but was stopped by Mama Yang, who had been standing beside him: "Don't be angry, it's your own body that is angry." ”

Empress Xiao took a few deep breaths before relieving herself. Just thinking about the words that came out of the Kunyi Palace, the eldest princess Huihe and what she said, a layer of frost condensed on Empress Xiao's face.

"You can also see that He'er and Shuanghua are in Ci'an Palace these days, but they get along very well. When I look at them, I really have a little unsuspecting feeling, and their temperaments are very compatible. The eldest princess Huihe looked at Queen Xiao with a smile on her face, "Since this is the case, I thought, if it becomes this good thing, wouldn't everyone be happy." ”

After all, it was her only son, who was no matter how calm Queen Xiao was, and when she heard these words, she was also shocked and angry. She was silent for a long time, endured and endured, and then said, "Shuanghua is a year older than He'er. ”

The eldest princess Huihe didn't know whether she pretended not to know or deliberately, she just covered her mouth and smiled: "I don't know Su Yun that you still care about this, there is a saying among the people, called 'female freshman, hug the golden rooster', it can be seen that they are also very suitable in terms of age." Besides......" The eldest princess Huihe changed her words, "I have also discussed this matter with the queen mother, and the queen mother agrees very much, saying that the two are her heart's meat, and if they can be together, it is undoubtedly the best." ”

"Su Yun, you don't know what to do." The eldest princess Huihe smiled a little deeper, "A few days ago, I went to Chen Guogong's mansion, and I just mentioned it to my grandfather casually, and he was also very happy. Shuanghua has been loved by her great-grandfather since she was a child, and even those girls from Chen Guogong's Mansion are not as good as her. ”

Seeing that Empress Xiao was just silent, the eldest princess Huihe also knew that she couldn't be aggressive, so she just smiled and said, "I was greedy for a few more cups today, and now my head is still drowsy, so I will take a step first." Anyway, the two of them are still young, so let's discuss it slowly after a while. ”

"She's a good plan!" Empress Xiao sneered, her eyes staring at the front a little blankly, her expression was not as hateful as before, "I mean, why does the Queen Mother always send someone to pick up He'er to Ci'an Palace these days, and Huihe has been staying in the palace and refusing to leave the palace, but it turned out to be this kind of idea." ”

Hull is only about to be five years old now, and she dares to say such a thing, and she is not afraid of the wind flashing her tongue. As long as I am for a day, she will not want to be happy. Empress Xiao glanced at Mama Yang who was standing aside, and asked, "The emperor has sent someone to say, what time will you come?" ”

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and Emperor Yongding is naturally resting in Yongyan Palace.

Empress Xiao and Emperor Yongding are a young couple, and they have shared weal and woe over the years, but they have a lot of feelings. And although Emperor Yongding is silent, he is not like Emperor Yufeng, he is a weak person. Although there are three palaces and six courtyards between the two, Queen Xiao has a tough temperament, and it is not difficult for the husband and wife to respect each other like guests.

"Bingniangniang, the emperor sent someone over before, saying that there are still some things to deal with ahead, and it will probably not be until after the second watch." Mama Yang hurriedly responded.

"Hmm." Empress Xiao responded, "Let the kitchen be prepared with hot water, and the food is warm, and the emperor only moved his chopsticks today, presumably still hungry." ”

Mama Yang nodded yes, and saw Queen Xiao's eyes glancing at the broken teacup on the ground, so she bowed down and said: "Please also ask the mother to forgive the sin, the slave maid accidentally broke the teacup given by Princess Huihe, and tomorrow I will go to the Guangchu Division to find a set to replace it." ”

Empress Xiao nodded, and then let people carry hot water in to wash.

And Gu Qingwan and Zheng Rui were not yet in the palace when they left the palace, because there was no curfew on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the streets were bustling with people. The carriage stopped and stopped, and it took half an hour to return to the Ruiwang Mansion.

Before leaving the house, Gu Qingwan asked Hongying and Biyu to make a few things to eat in advance and heat them in the stove. After entering the warm pavilion, after the two of them washed up, Hongying put the food on the table.

Gu Qingwan drank a few glasses of fruit wine at the palace banquet, although she didn't feel anything at the time, but now she felt that she still had some stamina, so she just leaned on the couch, lazily unable to lift her spirits.

Zheng Rui didn't get a drop of wine at the palace banquet, but he only ate dried fruits and a few appetizers, and he was really a little hungry.

Gu Qingwan left light dishes, and Zheng Rui was not picky, just sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, almost feasting. finally filled his stomach, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Qingwan curled up on the couch, already asleep in a daze.

Zheng Rui laughed out loud, stepped forward to pick up Gu Qingwan, and strode into the inner room.

Gu Qingwan was hanging in mid-air, and suddenly woke up, her eyes were still half-open, obviously not fully awake.

"Why are you so sleepy, you actually fell asleep on the couch, I'll carry you to bed." Zheng Rui said as he walked with his head down.

After Gu Qingwan opened her eyes and saw that it was Zheng Rui, she fell asleep again with peace of mind. Seeing Zheng Rui talking to her, he didn't hear what it was, and only responded vaguely.

Zheng Rui covered Gu Qingwan with a quilt, went to the clean room to freshen up, and when he came back, he saw Gu Qingwan sleeping on the inside of the bed with a brocade quilt. People who were easy to wake up in the past didn't move their eyelids until Zheng Rui took her into his arms, which shows that he was tired and ruthless.

Zheng Rui patted Gu Qingwan's back while thinking about the events in today's palace banquet.

Empress Dowager Chen was suspicious, even if she and the imperial brother passed on to her name, it was just an expedient measure, and there was still no trust between them.

Moreover, there is still a maternal feud between them and Queen Chen. Zheng Rui was only eight years old at the time, and he hid under the bed, watching his mother drink the bowl of medicine with tears in his eyes, and then swallow the last breath in front of him. He had been lying under the bed like a fool, and if the imperial brother hadn't discovered him in time and dragged him away before the others came, he might have been killed.

Even if he and the imperial brother didn't know the truth of the year, the Empress Dowager Chen would have a mustard in her heart.

Thinking of the angry words Wanhua said tonight, Zheng Rui thought about it carefully, and had some guesses in his heart.

Empress Dowager Chen, maybe she felt that the imperial brother was difficult to control, or maybe she saw that the two brothers remembered that Concubine De had a diaphragm in her heart, so she hit Zheng He with her idea. After all, after Zheng Qian's violent death, Empress Dowager Chen only had one daughter, Princess Huihe, who else could she think about if she didn't think about Huihe.

Now that the time has not come, if Empress Dowager Chen really plans to do so, things will be a little tricky.

Zheng Rui frowned, and suddenly felt Gu Qingwan's body move. Xu was a little cold, she pulled the quilt and squeezed it into Zheng Rui's arms, stretched out her hand to wrap around Zheng Rui's waist, found a comfortable seat for herself, and fell asleep again.

Zheng Rui touched Gu Qingwan's face soothingly, and also closed his eyes. (To be continued......)