Chapter 32: The Queen Mother
The palace maid entered to make a statement, and after a while, the four of them entered.
The Queen Mother is almost old, with silver hair, slightly fat, the corners of her eyes are very deep, and her eye sockets are a little yellow and cloudy, but her eyes are full of wisdom and sharpness.
"The concubines see the Queen Mother. ”
"The concubine asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye. ”
The princess was in front, and Mo Ziyu was behind, bowing down and kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to the queen mother.
"Flatten. The Queen Mother smiled kindly, "Get up, don't be restrained, sit down and talk." ”
The four got up and sat down separately.
The second lady was the most lively, and said a few jokes with the queen mother, the third lady was not willing to lag behind with witty words, coaxing the queen mother to laugh, the princess smiled quietly, and sometimes interjected a few words, only Mo Ziyu sat quietly and never said anything.
After gossiping with a few people for a while, the Queen Mother swept her gaze to Mo Ziyu and asked, "You are Jiang Liu who saved the second child on the hunting ground?"
Mo Ziyu pretended to be very nervous, and as soon as the Queen Mother looked at her, she immediately got up and knelt down, and stammered, "Yes...... It's a slave!"
"Stop kneeling, get up. The Queen Mother smiled and let her personal palace maid help Mo Ziyu up, "How is the recovery from the injury?"
"It's almost good, thank you Queen Mother for your concern. Mo Ziyu hurriedly replied.
"That's good, you have to take care of it carefully, if it weren't for you, the second child wouldn't know what would happen!" The Queen Mother turned a smooth Buddha bead in her hand, "There are still some good plasters here in the mourning family, you are a young girl, it is not good to leave a scar." If you come to the palace again, there are still some supplements, and after a while, the mourning family will send them to King Qi's Mansion to replenish your body. ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
The second lady rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "The prince is good to Sister Jiang, I heard that Sister Jiang casually said that she wanted to go to the hunting ground to open her eyes, although the sword in this hunting ground has no eyes and many eyes, the prince still took her there!
She frowned, and continued: "It's strange to say, this hunting ground has been birds and beasts running when they see people for so many years, how can there be a reason to run after people in turn? Is it because this hunting ground has always been full of men, and occasionally a woman appears, and they feel strange, so they chase after them together?"
The meaning of the second lady is quite obvious, firstly, it means that Mo Ziyu is not in the room, and secondly, she wants to push the matter of King Qi's distress onto Mo Ziyu's body, so she is not injured because she saved the prince, but because she is to blame.
Mo Ziyu lowered his eyes and said: "Although this hunting ground is a man's world, it is not that there have been no women before, although the sword has no eyes, the field is dangerous, women may not be inferior to men, it may be because the concubine is from a humble background, since childhood, the prince feels that the concubine can protect herself, so he took the concubine to open his eyes." If it is really because of the concubine's body, the prince is almost in danger, and the concubine deserves death!"
The second lady deliberately wanted to make the Queen Mother disgusted with Mo Ziyu, but she looked at one thing, the Queen Mother and the former emperor met on the hunting ground.
The Queen Mother's face changed slightly: "What is the difference between men and women in the eyes of beasts, and what is said to be because of you is just nonsense, don't take it to heart! But you have only one sentence that is right, who said that above this hunting ground is a man's world, the mourning family was more powerful than them back then!"
As soon as the Queen Mother's voice fell, the second lady's face changed greatly, and she wanted to justify, but she didn't dare to speak, so she laughed and said: "It's the concubine who is stupid, and she listened to those rumors, and she shouldn't talk nonsense in front of the Queen Mother! I heard that the Queen Mother has been reading Buddhist scriptures recently, and the concubine is looking for a Buddha statue, which is carved by the former dynasty master Mei Lin himself, and it is said that there is a relic of a high monk Hongyi hidden in it!"
"Oh!" the Queen Mother's face softened a little, "Hurry up and show it to the mourning family!"
The second lady hurriedly asked people to present the Buddha statue, and accompanied the Queen Mother to say a lot of auspicious words, seeing that the Queen Mother's face showed no signs of anger, she was relieved and secretly glared at Mo Ziyu.
"I heard that the Qi Palace's Mansion has been taken care of by you recently?" asked the Queen Mother, looking at the Buddha statue.
"It's all what the concubine should do, the princess's sister's body has always been bad, and the concubine should help share some of it. The second lady lowered her eyes and said respectfully, "When the princess's sister recovers, the concubine will be the assistant." ”
"Sisters should help each other, as long as you can be harmonious, the second child is also happy in his heart. The queen mother asked the palace people to take down the Buddha statue, "As long as a few of you can add a son and a half daughter to him, the mourning family will also be relieved." ”
Subsequently, the four of them accompanied the Queen Mother to the Imperial Garden for a walk, the Queen Mother was old, and she was tired after a while, so she went back to rest first, because she left four people to have dinner together, so the four of them passed the time in this imperial garden for the time being.
"What did the second lady mean by what she said in front of the Queen Mother?" The third lady shook her fan and sneered, "It is said that Sister Jiang saved the prince, but you say that Sister Jiang is the culprit, and you think so, and you have to say in front of the Queen Mother, if the Queen Mother really believes it, then Sister Jiang won't be able to leave the palace?"
"I just said it casually because I heard some gossip. The second lady said disdainfully, "However, who came out of those gossips?"
"Whoever preaches it, he knows it in his heart. The third lady sneered, "Second lady, your sour appearance inevitably loses your grace and makes people laugh." I know that the second lady has a deep love for the prince like the sea, and it is herself who wants to be hurt for the prince, but the reality is the reality, no matter how jealous you are, you can't change it, or keep your mind calm, don't bite like a mad dog, everyone is not blind, you can see it clearly. ”
The second lady was so arrogant that she was ridiculed by the third lady, but she didn't get angry, but said with a sneer: "With my current status, I can't talk about jealousy, but I just said what I suspected." Unlike some people, who are jealous in their hearts, but their faces are light and light, you are right, everyone is not blind, and everyone can see that they are secretly creating rumors!"
"That's enough!" the princess said, "This is the Imperial Garden, not the vegetable market, so you can't be presumptuous!
The princess was really a little angry, and what she said was reasonable, so the second lady and the third lady did not continue to quarrel with each other, but each went to a place to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the imperial garden.
The princess sighed softly, held Mo Ziyu's hand, and comforted: "You have been wronged today. ”
"It doesn't matter. Mo Ziyu said softly, "It's true that I didn't think things through, which led to the controversy." ”
Mo Ziyu said, but there was a faint bad premonition in his heart, and a figure flashed in a corner, which seemed to be Liu Ling's back......