Chapter 31: Matters of the Heart
Because it is not in the imperial city, there are no palace rules, and people are naturally a lot more relaxed, plus today is the queen mother to set up a banquet, and it is the prince of the dynasty who is invited, and the emperor and queen will also come, and the masters of the palaces arrived at the garden early.
Today's saint favors the queen alone, and he can't see the shadow of the emperor for a year and a half, and now he is finally willing to come.
"Queen Mother, the masters of all palaces have arrived." Wanyin brought a cup of tea to the Queen Mother, looked out of the door, and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
The Queen Mother answered and took the teacup, and there was no expression on her well-maintained cheeks: "I don't have the ability to do it on weekdays, but this time I am positive, if it weren't for the mourning family to set up a banquet, they would not be able to see the emperor in the Year of the Monkey." ”
Wanyin Wan'er: "The emperor is diligent, he worries about the affairs of the court day and night, and the emperor and queen are deeply affectionate, but they will make the masters of the palaces aggrieved." ”
"When I mention this mourning family, I get angry, even if I have a beautiful face, I should be tired of seeing it after all these years, right? What kind of character is the emperor? When we were the princes, we all knew that the famous prodigal son in Tianci City changed his sex after meeting the queen? Even if you like it, you have to have a degree, right? The Queen Mother was leaning on the chaise longue, but as soon as she said this, she subconsciously straightened up, and her tone also rose.
"Now that he is the emperor, he must always do things in a measured manner, and the queen is spoiled to make the harem complain, and it is annoying to see those concubines who come to the mourning house to cry and cry every day, but in the end, it is not all the queen's fault? She has the responsibility to remind the emperor, but what about her? Not only did it not wake up the emperor, but he enjoyed it, which is really popular! ”
In the early years, when the emperor was still the prince, the current queen mother celebrated the festival with the queen. Yun Lingge, who was still a princess back then, did not hesitate to make a big deal with the emperor's grandmother in Cishou Palace for the sake of a folk langzhong, which is still a topic of conversation among the old people in the palace. Now, although all these years have passed, the beam that was tied at the beginning was too deep, and the queen mother still gritted her teeth with hatred for the queen.
"Don't be angry, although the emperor favors the queen alone, but fortunately, the harem is also less jealous, which is not a good thing, besides, now His Royal Highness the prince is diligent, which can be regarded as the queen's credit."
"Humph!" The Queen Mother snorted coldly, although she didn't want to see the queen, she really loved Xuan Ning, "Her merits?" Back then, I didn't know which one was a big rebel, so he left his children and went to Yanping Country to make trouble! It's just that it's not upsetting to mention these old sesame seeds and rotten grains. ”
Wanyin hurriedly helped the Queen Mother up and showed her a corner of clothes.
"Has Little Prince Jin entered Lin'an City?" The Queen Mother seemed to think suddenly, and asked sideways,
"Back to the Queen Mother, I heard that I have entered Lin'an City."
"This bastard boy, when he entered Lin'an City, he didn't come to ask for peace from the mourning family, where did he go to have fun!"
"The Queen Mother is angry with Jin Xiaowangye, that master is the demon king of the mixed world, and whoever sees it will have a headache." Wanyin naturally heard of Jin Xiaowangye, and couldn't help but want to snicker when she said it.
The Queen Mother sneered: "What you said is right, it is a headache, and I don't know if I can agree to marry the princess to his emperor." ”
Wanyin was stunned, the movements in her hands slowed down, for some reason, every time she heard about Princess Yan, she always paid extra attention: "The Queen Mother wants to recruit Jin Xiaowang as a concubine?" Wanyin asked tentatively, and saw that the Queen Mother was not suspicious, so she was relieved.
"It's just an idea, I mentioned it to the emperor when I was in the imperial city, but I didn't see him agree, I just said that I would discuss it later. Princess Chang has a wild temperament, and she is also compatible with Jin Xiaowangye. ”
Wanyin smiled: "If that's the case, I'm afraid that Old Prince Jin will have to hand folds to the palace every day." ”
The Queen Mother laughed, and it was rare to look in a good mood: "After all, she is the granddaughter of the mourning family, instead of being close, it is better to marry into a fiefdom, although Jin Xiaowang has not made any achievements, but Nanling is rich, it is the best among these fiefdoms, and she can enjoy Qingfu without worry after marrying, which is not bad." ”
"Princess Yan is the princess on the tip of the emperor's and the queen mother's heart, and her marriage is naturally excellent."
The Queen Mother glanced back at Wanyin, this girl has been by her side since she was ten years old, although she is a palace maid, but the Queen Mother has watched grow up little by little, plus this child is obedient and caring, and he is also clever, and gradually became the most powerful slave around him.
The Queen Mother's feelings for Wanyin are naturally different from those of other palace maids and eunuchs: "Speaking of which, you are not young, you will be sixteen after the New Year, right?" ”
"Back to the Queen Mother, the slave maid is fortunate to be the same age as the princess, and she will be sixteen years old after the New Year."
"It's time to start a family, so I don't have to delay my good age."
Wanyin was startled, and hurriedly knelt at the feet of the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, but what mistake did the slave and maid make, you want to drive the slave and maid away?" ”
The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand weakly, and then Wanyin got up and held the Queen Mother's arm: "Look at you, the mourning family just thinks that you have also reached the age of marriage, and there is no reason to accompany me, an old woman, to die alone in the palace." ”
"Being able to serve the Queen Mother is a blessing that Wanyin has cultivated for several lifetimes, and the slave maid doesn't want to get married, so she wants to stay with the Queen Mother and accompany the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother was quite heart-warming when she heard this, and nodded: "You are happy to hear what the Mourning Family heard, but the Mourning Family is not a mediocre Queen Mother, your daughter's family has a good life, if you are stumbling in this imperial city, it is the karma of the Mourning Family." The Queen Mother took Wanyin's hand and patted it, "If you have a look, say to the mourning family, the mourning family will make the decision for you, and ensure that Zhun'er prepares a good dowry for you." ”
Wanyin's face turned red: "Wanyin wants to see the queen mother from time to time, if she has to marry, the slave and maid will marry the eunuch in the palace, so that the slave and maid can stay in the palace." When Wanyin said this, her heart was rumbling, and her mind was full of the figure of that person, she felt that she was too bold, and she actually said it to the Queen Mother.
"Nonsense!" The Queen Mother was stunned, and she was so frightened that she almost wanted to kneel down again, "Those filthy minions have no future, they don't do well, they will be cut when they are pulled out, you and these precarious people will be scared for the rest of your life." Besides, with those dogs, you don't want to have children? ”
Although Wanyin is a palace maid, after all, she is also a girl who has not left the cabinet, and when the queen mother said that she had a child, she blushed with shame: "The slave didn't think about it so much, I just think that I can still serve the queen mother, accompany the queen mother, and then talk about it...... The eunuchs in the palace also have some good ......" Wanyin said that in the end, she was simply silent, so thin that she couldn't hear it, and the queen mother wasted a lot of effort to barely make out what she said.
"You've got a look?" When the Queen Mother said this, she didn't have too much emotion, and the tone was completely different from when she chatted with Wanyin just now.
Wanyin was shocked, hating herself for talking too much, what is her identity, thinking that she is the same age as the princess, she is half a princess? The rules in the palace, the palace maid and the eunuch are not allowed to teach each other privately, to put it bluntly, the palace maid is also the emperor's woman, and without the emperor's permission, she has to die in the palace for the rest of her life.
When she said this just now, the queen mother mistakenly thought that she had an affair with the eunuch in private, which was a taboo in the palace, not only to pull out and cut off her head, but also to make the masters embarrassed.
Wanyin fell to the ground with an ordinary sound: "The Queen Mother misunderstood, Wanyin has been by the Queen Mother's side since she was a child, how could she commit such a taboo, the slave has no other thoughts, please make the Queen Mother Mingjian!" ”
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment before letting Wanyin get up: "You can rest assured that you say this to the Mourning family, although you are the person next to the Mourning family, but you can't fail to abide by the palace rules, otherwise when the time comes, the Mourning family will be the first to punish you!" We are the role models of the Six Palaces, there is a problem here, how will the Mourning family gain a foothold in the Six Palaces in the future? The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief, and her tone was a little softer, "You can understand that the mourning family is very pleasing to the Li'er family, as for your careful thinking, the mourning family is not unaware, you are the closest to the mourning family on weekdays, what changes have you made, how can the mourning family not know?" ”
Wanyin stood solemnly beside the Queen Mother, and she really couldn't guess what the Queen Mother was going to say.
The Queen Mother raised her arm and looked down at the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens pattern on her cuffs: "The mourning family knows that you and the chief manager are fellow villagers, and he takes care of you very well in private, but fortunately, the two of you haven't done anything out of the ordinary." ”
Wanyin was startled, almost about to fall to the ground, she thought she was hiding well, but she forgot how shrewd the queen mother was, she was the head of this palace, don't look at the weekdays to concentrate on cultivating Buddhism, but she knows the wind and grass in this palace clearly.
"What do you think?" The Queen Mother glanced at Wanyin, "You don't have to be afraid, the reason why the mourning family ignored it before was because I felt that you didn't do anything against the palace rules, you can know how to measure it, the mourning family is very happy, as long as you abide by the palace rules in the future, when it's time to do it, the mourning family can fulfill your wish." ”
Wanyin subconsciously raised her head suddenly, and saw the queen mother's expression that everything was under control, and she really didn't know whether she was happy or sad. In just a short moment, she ascended from the Hades Palace to the clouds, what could be more secure than the Queen Mother's promise to her? She was a little incredulous, her long-standing wish was guessed by the Queen Mother like this, and it might be realized, she felt that she was a little foggy, looking at the Queen Mother and not knowing what to do.
After a long time, he came back to his senses, and knelt at the Queen Mother's feet three times: "The slave and maid must follow the instructions of the Queen Mother, and must remember the palace rules, and will not do anything out of line!" ”
"Hmm." The Queen Mother responded, "Come on, let's go out too." ”
Wanyin hurriedly got up to support the Queen Mother, just now it was too thrilling, disturbing her hands and feet were cold and a little disobedient, everything was like a dream, although the future journey was slow, but she seemed to be his wife, she would accompany him for a lifetime, facing the ups and downs. When she thought of this, she blushed, and her heart beat upside down, and she completely fell into it.