The gate of Changle Palace was open, it was the summer heat, and there were not many people in the courtyard, only two eunuchs on duty. Compared with the bustle of the Jiaofang Palace, Changle Palace is very quiet, and there is no joy that the Queen Mother has just won the emperor's grandson. Maybe it's because the palace people here have been in the palace for a long time, and they no longer have mood swings about anything.

An Su stopped Chu Ruo at the door and asked her to wait here, and she walked in alone. The Queen Mother naturally expected her to come, and the palace people in Huanning Hall did not find An Su, so the Queen Mother knew that she must not be burned to death so easily. And when An Su came to Changle Palace, the Queen Mother happened to talk to Songhe about her.

"Queen Mother, I heard those people we sent to Huanning Hall say that Shangguan Ansu's girl is not dead?" Songhe poured tea for the Queen Mother and asked casually.

"Of course she won't die, if it's so easy to die with those people, then she won't be the person that the mourning family fancies." The Queen Mother took a leisurely sip of tea, not at all like she had ordered so many people to be killed. Perhaps she is no longer accustomed to taking people's lives, or even accustomed to it.

"But according to the character of that girl, if she hadn't died, I'm afraid she would have been able to guess at once that it was the Queen Mother who ordered the blood to wash Huanning Palace. If so, I'm afraid I will come to Changle Palace to make trouble. Songhe frowned.

"The mourning family is still waiting for her to make trouble." The Queen Mother actually hooked the corners of her mouth.

"What does the Queen Mother mean?"

"As you said earlier, that's how that girl's temperament is. If she escaped this catastrophe, she would become a shrunken turtle, and she didn't even dare to say a word for her once loyal Xu Meiren, then the mourning family would not be at ease to send her to complete the great task. The Queen Mother stretched out her hand and opened the white paper on the table.

"But if she jumps off the wall in a hurry, maybe she will hurt the queen mother, do you want the slave to transfer some guards over?"

The Queen Mother shook her head: "No need, the mourning family still has a trump card in her hand, so that no matter how angry she is, she doesn't dare to make a move against the mourning family." ”

"What the Queen Mother said was the life experience of the girl who asked Hu Yu to check before?"

"Yes, Shangguan Ansu, this girl is also a hard-working child, she has no mother since she was a child, she was raised by her father, and there are two younger brothers below." The Queen Mother's eyes looked into the distance, "Her father also passed away before she entered the palace, and the youngest brother was also lost, so she entered the palace to find her younger brother." ”

"So, as long as you hold her brother, you can hold her firmly in your hands?" Songhe has followed the Queen Mother for many years, so he naturally knows her temperament.

"You've been a lot smarter lately." The Queen Mother took another sip of tea, "This matter has been handed over to Hu Rumor to handle it, and I think there should be a result now." ”

What the two were saying, a palace maid outside suddenly came to report: "Queen Mother, someone outside claims to be Shangguan Ansu, the personal maid of the late Xu Meiren of Huanning Palace, saying that she wants to see the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother looked up at Songhe and smiled: "Look, the trouble is coming." ”

When An Su entered the main hall, the Queen Mother seemed to be the same Queen Mother as before, looking kind and kind, and for a moment even made An Su suspect that she was wrong to blame her. But only for a moment, after all, things can't just look at the surface.

"Slaves and maids see the Queen Mother."

"Coming?" The Queen Mother only responded lightly, making An Su feel that her anger hit the sponge, not only could not hurt anyone, but was also bounced back softly.

"The Queen Mother knew that the slave maid would come?" An Su asked rhetorically.

"Since you are here, you naturally already know who Xu Ji was harmed by." The Queen Mother did not answer An Su's question, but said such a sentence for no reason.

"Those men in black, aren't they exactly the assignment of the Queen Mother?" Ansu took out the token in his arms and held it up in front of him.

The Queen Mother didn't even glance at it: "Yes, here in the mourning family, Xu Ji must die." ”

"How did Xu Ji Niangniang block the way of the Queen Mother? Even if she had to give her child to the queen, there were many other ways, so why choose to do it? Ansu couldn't control her emotions for a while. After she came out of Huanning Hall last night, every time she mentioned Xu Meiren, the miserable scene in Huanning Hall would pop up in her mind, and almost every time she mentioned it, she would experience those things again.

"Yes, there are many other methods, but they are too cumbersome and too troublesome." The Queen Mother said lightly, "Only by sending Xu Ji on the road is the safest way." If the biological mother is gone, the child will follow the adoptive mother well, otherwise one day Xu Ji will go crazy and want to go to Yan'er to take the child back, it will not be good. ”

An Su couldn't help but be angry when she saw that the Queen Mother said these words so plainly, it was like twisting an ant to death. It's just that the Queen Mother is in power, and it is definitely her little palace maid who can't shake it.

"Even if the Queen Mother wants to deal with Xu Ji Niangniang, why are those palace people in Huanning Palace? They don't know anything, they just do what their masters tell them, why should they suffer this catastrophe? An Su raised her voice, and Songhe next to her raised her hand, but was immediately pressed down by the Queen Mother, signaling her to be restless.

"Since you want to get rid of it, of course you have to get rid of it cleanly, otherwise when you meet a loyal servant girl like you, won't it leave a hidden danger?" The Queen Mother's eyes seemed to be smiling.

"But they are also children of good families, and when they are twenty-five years old, they will also leave the palace to reunite with their families. Their family members are still waiting for them to go back outside the palace, and they were burned to death in the palace like this, should they also be taken away from their families? Ansu clenched his fists tightly.

"Shangguan Ansu, you must know that most people in this world serve a very small number of people, they only need to obey, and they have never had their own thoughts. They do their own errands in the palace in exchange for some money to support their families, but when their masters need them, their status changes from human beings to pawns. The Queen Mother raised her chin high and looked at An Su condescendingly, "And the chess pieces can be sacrificed." Isn't it good that each of them sacrifices can be exchanged for greater peace and more money for their families? ”

"The peace that the Queen Mother said is just to satisfy your own selfish desires!" An Su really couldn't bear it anymore, she came to Changle Palace today, and she didn't plan to go out properly, so she simply said bluntly, "Queen Mother, you have always wanted the queen mother to give birth to the eldest son, but it is for the inheritance of the throne and in order to keep the power in your hands." But the master of the world is the emperor, since you have retired to the harem, you have been holding on to the government, and the emperor is depressed all day long. The queen was forced by you to give birth to a child, she was depressed all day long, and she often compared herself to a puppet, which you saw in your eyes, but she always pretended not to know, and only blindly persecuted the queen. Now it's even more for the sake of the eldest son's crazy killing, and he didn't hesitate to burn the entire Huanning Hall to cover up the blood, what did you get? ”

After An Su said this in one breath, the Queen Mother's face did not change, but the Songhe beside her was shocked.

"Shangguan Ansu, you are presumptuous!" Songhe observed the Queen Mother's face while reprimanding An Sudao, "You dare to speak so boldly in front of the Queen Mother, you really deserve to die!" ”

"Songhe, that's it, what she said may not be wrong." The Queen Mother suddenly laughed, "It's just that if you are in a different position, what you see is naturally different." Shangguan Ansu, it is not a good thing that you can care about the sufferings of those palace people and feel the mood of the emperor and empress, at least it can show that you are careful enough and observe carefully. ”

An Suyi's eyes sank, and when he came back to his senses, he felt that he was a little too bold, so he said: "The slave doesn't dare to be a slave." ”

"However, you have only seen the suffering of those palace people, but you have never seen the scene outside the palace. Qinghe County, where you lived before entering the palace, is a very good place, right? The people there work at sunrise, live and rest every day, do not worry about food and clothing, even if the life is hard, most of them can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment. The Queen Mother changed her words, "But have you ever seen those refugees who fled?" Have you seen what kind of life they lived? Those people don't deserve sympathy? Of course it's worth it, they are much worse than those palace people in Huanning Palace, but they are not going to be driven out by the officials. Do you think the emperor is not heartbroken? Do you think mourning doesn't hurt your heart? But if they enter Chang'an City, their brains eroded by hunger will not obey the call, they will rob the people of food, they will fight against the government, and they will make the people of Chang'an City miserable. This kind of sympathy is absolutely unacceptable, because if you are soft-hearted, it will lead to greater calamity. ”

An Su was stunned by what the Queen Mother said, she didn't expect so much at all. This ring after ring, the twists and turns in it she didn't understand, but she felt that innocent people shouldn't bear this, if Huanning Hall could be well, then everyone would be able to live happily together.

"If you are in a high position, you can't just think about a small number of people. Do you think the mourning family wants this eldest son? Is it that the mourning family does not give the power to the emperor? The mourning family knows that the emperor loves Xu Ji, if they can, why not let them live in both places? It's just that the current court is already turbulent, and the mourning family tried their best to gather the scattered sand left by the first emperor, which of those old ministers is easy to deal with? It's all handed over to the emperor, can he control them? If there is no eldest son, wait until a hundred years after the mourning family, and the group of princes and kings who are eyeing the emperor will not dismantle and devour the emperor? ”

An Su was speechless, she had never thought of this. used to think that the Queen Mother was ruthless and greedy for power, but everything she did, although she sacrificed too many people, was for the sake of the country and society.

"Ansu, you can't just look at the surface, the queen is stubborn, the mourning family will go to her, the emperor is soft-hearted, and the mourning family is also up to him. Those things that were done behind the scenes were all done by the mourning family, but what did the mourning family get? It's just misunderstood by everyone, in the end, it is said that the mourning family is a woman, always thinking about fighting for power and profit. Those princes and kings spread these messages, didn't they just want to force the mourning family to retreat from the harem, so that they could take advantage of it? ”

"But the Queen Mother, can this really make the people live and work in peace and contentment?" An Su understood what the Queen Mother meant, but the scene outside the palace was thousands of miles away, and she couldn't see it. All she could see was the bloody eyes of Huanning Palace, the little prince who had just been born without a mother, and the pain of the emperor and queen.

"Maybe, maybe not, but if you don't do it, you can't." The Queen Mother suddenly raised her head and stared at An Su with blazing eyes, "If you sit in the position of the mourning family, what will you do?" Can it be better than mourning? ”

This question is something that An Su can't answer for a while, she actually already understands the Queen Mother a little, but understanding does not mean recognition. Those sisters who got along day and night suddenly disappeared overnight, and in the face of the initiator of this incident, An Su really disagreed.

"The slave can't understand the queen mother's state of mind." Ansu lowered her head.

"Well, when you sit in a high position one day, you will understand. It's just that the mourning family wants to remind you that it is good to have a sharp edge, but the ability is still insufficient, so you can accumulate your strength and leave it for the future. The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, "If the mourning family is you, you will never come to Changle Palace angrily at this time." What can you do here with your current status and abilities? Do you want an explanation from the mourners? ”

An Su frowned and bit her lip tightly, when she came, she was really just upset for Xu Meiren, and felt that she didn't do anything, she was really sorry for Xu Meiren's kindness, but she didn't think about what the purpose of her coming to Changle Palace was.

"The mourning family is the queen mother, and she holds the military power, even if you admit to everyone that this matter was done by the mourning family, no one dares to take the mourning family? Moreover, it is kept secret, so that no one else will know about it, and even if it does, who will dare to say it? The Queen Mother's words are like a victor's mockery of the loser, but every word is not unreasonable, "What you can do now is only to restrain your edge, if you really want to avenge Xu Ji, you can only endure and climb to the top step by step, until you can compete with the mourning family." Otherwise, you're showing your killing intent too soon, just reminding the enemy to get rid of you as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you for the guidance of the Queen Mother, in this case, if the Queen Mother wants to kill or chop, please feel free!" Ansu lowered her eyes, and in this way, she was indeed a failure. Neither can save Xu Mei and the people of Huanning Palace, nor can they avenge them.

"Since you used to be Xu Ji's personal maidservant, and now that Huanning Hall is on fire, you can't go back, so go to Yongxiang to stay in the future!" The Queen Mother turned her back to An Su, "And the girl who probed her brain at the gate of Changle Palace, she came with you, right?" Let's go to Yongxiang together! ”

An Su took a deep breath, thanked the Queen Mother again, and then walked out step by step with the truth he had just learned from the Queen Mother. She'd been in Yongxiang before, and she knew what it was, but now it was her best place to be.