The Queen Mother kept a calm face and did not say a word for a long time.

Song Zilin, who was kneeling on the ground, was anxious, and frequently looked up at the upper seat, a thin layer of fine sweat appeared on her forehead, seeing that the Queen Mother never responded, she secretly screamed that it was not good, this time this incident really made the Queen Mother suspicious, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to gain the trust of the Queen Mother in the future, so she immediately turned red.

"Did the Queen Mother really believe the provocative words of this maidservant? Zilin grew up beside the Queen Mother since she was a child, and the Queen Mother, your old man treats Zilin like a treasure, and Zilin has always respected the Queen Mother! Now the Queen Mother is more willing to get close to Miss Xu than Zilin, and she can't bear Miss Xu to suffer a trace of grievances.

Zilin also knows that Zilin knows that she can't compare to Miss Xu's careful and considerate thinking, and she is not as thoughtful as Miss Xu! It is also human nature that the Queen Mother loves Miss Xu even more! If the Queen Mother, your old man, really believed the words that this maid had told Zilin, Zilin didn't dare to have a trace of complaints, and the Queen Mother cared about Miss Xu, and would rather believe the maid's nonsense, and Zilin had nothing to say! ”

Saying that, she couldn't help but feel sad from her heart, and wept bitterly.

The Queen Mother sighed and said in a deep voice, "Okay! Don't cry. This afternoon's commotion has been non-stop, and the mourning family woke up, and they were noisy by you! As he spoke, he glanced at Concubine Shu, who was not daring to come out of the atmosphere on the side, and Concubine Shu lowered her head in shame.

"Drag the palace maid Ling'er down and take her to the Criminal Division for severe punishment."

When several palace people heard this, they hurriedly took Ling'er down.

"The mourning family is old and can't stand your toss like this. If you juniors are truly filial to the mourning family, don't make trouble in front of the mourning family in the future! ”

The Queen Mother looked at Song Zilin and said earnestly, "Zilin, no matter what the cause of today's incident is, the mourning family doesn't want to investigate it further." It's just that you have offended Miss Xu a lot in your words, and you need to apologize to Miss Xu for admitting her mistake.

As the lord of the county, you should be cautious in your words, act prudently, guard against impatience, and not be rash! Think about everything, so that when you marry in the future and become a housewife, you will not lose your dignity. ”

Song Zilin pursed her lips and arched her hand at Xu Zhilan, "Miss Xu, Zilin is really confused this time. Miss Xu was offended by her words and wronged you, Zilin was very upset. I'm sorry for you, and I ask you to have a lot of them, don't worry about Zilin! ”

This was reluctant, Xu Zhilan immediately smiled and said: "The identity of the lord of Yijun is noble, this apology, the courtiers dare not be ashamed!" ”

"It seems that Miss Xu is unwilling to forgive Zilin?"

Xu Zhilan avoided answering, and only turned his head to look at the queen mother, "The courtiers were set up to trap for no reason, and they were insulted for no reason for 'rhetoric' and 'all they did was stealing chickens and dogs', and the courtiers only came for the second time, and they encountered this incident, how could they not make the courtiers feel palpitated?" In the future, how dare you come and go often, come to He'an Palace to visit the Queen Mother! ”

"From now on, no one is allowed to stir up trouble in this harem, and if there is another offense, the mourning family will be severely punished!" The Queen Mother said sharply.

Song Zilin was silent when she heard this, and her face was blue and white for a while.

"With the Queen Mother here, how can the filth and pickling in the harem escape the eyes of your old man?" Concubine Shu was busy playing the round and said with a smile, "Queen Mother, please relax, there will be no such thing in the future." ”

Then she walked to Xu Zhilan's side, took her hand, and said ashamedly, "This time it's also mine, that peony flower garden is really my love, seeing it destroyed, I was in a hurry for a while, so I listened to the slander, so that Miss Xu was wronged!" I also felt very guilty in my heart.

Miss Xu is a magnanimous person, I just hope that I don't want to be angry again, the Queen Mother cares about Miss Xu so much, if Miss Xu is depressed again, how can the Queen Mother be at ease? ”

Having said this, Xu Zhilan understands that if he doesn't take a step back, won't he make the Queen Mother and her old man embarrassed, wouldn't she not know what to do?

She smiled slightly, "Concubine Shu, don't worry, Xu Zhilan is not a petty person, since it was a misunderstanding, it would be good if everyone said it." ”

The Queen Mother finally relieved herself and smiled kindly: "That is the case, you girl, don't say that you dare not come and go often, the mourning family is looking forward to you coming on the day of the Lantern Festival!" ”

"Queen Mother, don't worry, the courtiers are just talking nonsense for a while. Where are the courtiers willing to give up the old man's house, they will definitely come often. ”

"That's fine." The Queen Mother finally laughed.

When Song Zilin saw this harmonious scene, she only felt dazzling, she couldn't stay any longer, so she hurriedly got up and said goodbye to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother didn't keep her, and only said polite words about coming to sit down in the future.

After Song Zilin said goodbye, Concubine Shu also felt embarrassed to stay any longer, and also left with her farewell.

Along the way, Concubine Shu was always haunted in her heart, and inexplicably she was involved in this right and wrong, she was smart for half her life, but now she was used as a knife messenger, did stupid things, touched her nose, and felt very depressed.

She walked all the way to the imperial garden, stopped at the peony flower garden, and saw the destroyed peony flower, her heart was even more angry, she stood tall in the harem for many years, and fought an eagle all her life, but she was blinded by the yellow finch, and now she is used by Song Zilin, a little girl, how can she not make her angry?

She beckoned the maid beside her and instructed: "In the future, if the maid of Lord Yijun comes to look for me again, she can avoid it." Don't get involved with her again! He hesitated for a long time in front of the peony garden before leaving.

On the other side, there was constant laughter and joy in the temple.

The Queen Mother lay on the couch, called Xu Zhilan to her side, sat on the edge of the couch, took her hand and said considerate words.

As the day sank in the west, it was not early, so Xu Zhilan got up and said goodbye.

The Queen Mother asked her not to hurry to go, and said a few words to Su Xin beside her, and after a while, Su Xin took a Qi Nan agarwood brocade box, opened the box, and in the brocade box was a piece of Hetian jade pendant with a moist texture of old water, carved into a statue of Guanyin.

The Queen Mother took out this jade pendant and said to Xu Zhilan with a smile, "This time you have been wronged." The mourning family likes you from the bottom of their hearts, and it is rare for you to come to the mourning family to lie down, as an elder, how can you go back empty-handed? This jade pendant was the wedding of the mourning family back then, and now I give it to you, and the right to make up for the last time we met! ”

Xu Zhilan was very moved, accepted the jade pendant, and thanked the Queen Mother again and again, and then said goodbye and left.

But as soon as he came out of the He'an Palace, he bumped into Yu Huiyi, and I saw him in a hurry, as if he was in a hurry.

I haven't seen him for a long time, Xu Zhilan saw him, and he had mixed feelings for a while, so he paused, and his expression was a little sluggish and stunned.