In the apse of Jinxiang Palace, Fu Jinzhan looked at the second sister with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I will summon Li Yu and his wife and envoys from the Southern Tang Kingdom in the afternoon, and Guo Shao and several ministers will come." He came to the Imperial City, and he happened to pick you up on the way. ”

"Who's in a hurry!" Second Sister Fu's cheeks flushed slightly, "I haven't been separated for long, this time my husband is really fast." ”

Marigold smiled: "Is my sister still used to living in the palace?" Am I doing you a bad treat? ”

Second Sister Fu's clear eyes were filled with excitement, she turned her head to look back at the spacious, comfortable, and magnificent palace, and nodded: "I haven't finished turning the imperial city for a month, it's really too big!" Maybe as big as the entire Daimyo Castle? I can't generally wander around the Daimyojo Castle; But in the imperial city, you can walk casually, every place is different, and it is a good place for my sister to live here. ”

"Everyone who has just entered the palace thinks that the palace is a good place." Marigold sighed softly, "But what if you were to live here for ten or eight years?" Ten or eight years are okay, some old women in the cold palace in the north have been here for most of their lives. ”

Second Sister Fu felt that her tone was faintly sad, so she hurriedly said, "I'll go into the palace to accompany the eldest sister if I'm fine, let's be the same as at home." The eldest sister won't find it boring. ”

Jin Zhan retracted his tone just now and smiled again: "Then dare to be kind, if you want to see me, ask someone to say to the eunuch, and I will send someone to pick you up." ”

Second Sister Fu suddenly put aside the little sadness just now, nodded vigorously, and returned to her elated appearance. Marigold felt that the second sister was really happy from the bottom of her heart, but she was a little envious in her heart.

"Meet the Minister?" Second Sister Fu's bright eyes rolled. Seeing this, Marigold knew what she had to do...... It was okay a while ago, because Fu Ermei was worried about Guo Shao's war in her heart, and her mood was a little low, so she was more regular; Now that Guo Shao has come back unscathed and has made great contributions, she no longer has any troubles, and she is happy all day long.

Sure enough, she was curious: "How does it feel for the eldest sister to be the queen mother, giving orders?" ”

Marigold smiled, "Just think about it." ”

Second Sister Fu paced two steps in front of her, muttered for a moment, turned around and said seriously: "Someone, pull Li Chongjin out and cut it, see if he dares to rebel!" After that, he covered his mouth and laughed out loud.

Marigold smiled: "You are really a bit imposing, but don't say the last sentence." Because you have a lot of power in your hands, you don't have to explain what you do to others, just give orders. ”

Second Sister Fu smiled and bent over: "I'm really doing well?" ”

Marigold nodded yes. Second Sister Fu thought for a while: "Why don't I try it behind the curtain in the afternoon when I meet the minister." ”

"No, this time is different from the last time when I deceived those palace people, in the afternoon, there were ministers and envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty, talking about national affairs. If it is discovered, won't it be criticized and we will treat national affairs as child's play? Marigold said casually.

Fu Ermei said with a disappointed face: "It's not interesting to bully those palace maids and eunuchs, it's only interesting to pass the test in front of the minister!" ”

Marigold groaned, remembering the scene of the last time she and her second sister changed clothes, her cheeks were slightly red, and she felt an indescribable impatience in her heart. Marigold is not born serious and steady, she is trained by experience, but she is not a strict and old-fashioned person at heart, and their sisters are not like their mother Zhang.

"Eldest sister, yesterday a palace maid mistook me at the gate of the Long Live Palace, kneeling on the ground and trembling with fright." Second Sister Fu whispered, "...... If someone finds out, that person will not dare to say anything? ”

Jinzhan raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, and was immediately reminded: she was by the side of Second Sister Fu, and even if someone found something strange, she didn't dare to take the risk of questioning it in a hurry...... It doesn't seem to have to bear too serious consequences. Since Second Sister Fu is so interested in being the queen mother, maybe it will make her happy to change it once, and there will be two more times.

Marigold thought about it, her heart fluttering, seduced by something simple and seductive.

"According to what Guo Du said." Fu Jinzhan suddenly said in a soothing rhythm, and turned her head to look at Fu Ermei, "You learn it again." ”

Fu Ermei imitated a sentence according to her words. Marigold listened carefully, corrected some subtleties, and said, "You are inside the curtain, and you can only see a rough picture outside, and people can't see clearly." Mainly the voice and tone...... You can't say much, even if it's something that is often said, if you don't open your mouth, you can not open your mouth, you can look at the eunuch Cao Tai outside the curtain, he knows what to do. And what Guo Shao said, you just give the order according to what he said; He would not normally say the wrong thing on such occasions, and he would have considered it thoroughly. ”

Marigold said a few more words that she often had to say, and asked Fu Ermei to imitate it repeatedly.

Second Sister Fu said: "Those people around the eldest sister will see it, right?" Do you want to tell them first? ”

Fu Jinzhan said: "No need, the main attendants close to me are Cao Tai, Mu Shanggong and those people in the Northern Kingdom. It doesn't matter if they see it, they will never say it. You don't have to tell them that since I'm right next to you, they should be interested and act as if nothing happened...... What's more, even if it is a close attendant, no one can stare at me according to etiquette, and if I give you some makeup, they may not necessarily see it once or twice; Didn't anyone find out last time? ”

……

If Li Yu of the Rite Hall knew that the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was playing with his major affairs as child's play, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.

"Could it be that the Zhou Dynasty suddenly received me this time to send me to the envoy sent by Jinling?" Li Yu was already fully dressed, but he didn't move, and walked back and forth in the room.

Zhou Xian saw his panicked appearance, and his heart was uncertain, and he fell into a panicked mood.

And when Li Yu was in a hurry, his eyes were still on Zhou Xian's face, as if he was observing her reaction. Zhou Xian sat there with all kinds of emotions, and he was very uncomfortable. At this moment, Li Yu asked, "Didn't you say last time that there was someone in the Zhou family who was an official under Guo Shao?" Did he convince Guo Shao? ”

"That man's name is Zhou Duan, and I have already sent someone to deliver the letter. He replied that he had met Guo Shao more than a month ago. Zhou Xian said softly, "Husband, I don't think Guo Shao is like a person who doesn't believe in his word, he should help you." Even if something goes wrong, it won't be his way. ”

Li Yu was helpless, and seeing that noon had passed, he said: "Only after seeing the Queen Mother first, I can't go too late." ”

…… Li Yu and his wife were taken to a palace on the west side of the main hall of the Jinxiang Palace, where the Empress Dowager made a special trip to summon the people of the Southern Tang Kingdom to deal with the matter. This is not the main hall, and there are only a few people who have been summoned, and the political hall is originally in the imperial city, and the four prime ministers are not far away; The same is true for the two privy councillors. Because it was a foreign affair, there was only one military general Guo Shao involved.

Zhou Xian followed Li Yu into the palace, wearing a hood on his head to cover his face. Rao is like this, which also attracted several ministers to look sideways, some people pretended not to squint, but still quietly looked at Zhou Xian, but they were a little indifferent to Li Yu.

(The ministers have been here for a while, and have just deliberated in front of the Queen Mother; Now the Queen Mother is temporarily leaving the table, waiting for the arrival of people from the Southern Tang Kingdom. ）

After Zhou Xian entered the palace, he looked at the clothes of the officials, his eyes swept over Guo Shao, and his face was hot. She finally turned her attention to the next civil official...... That person should be an envoy of the Southern Tang Kingdom, but Zhou Xian didn't know someone he hadn't seen in Jinling.

After a while, I saw the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty sitting on the royal collapse behind the thin curtain under the hug of the front and back. Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted, "Knock on the Queen Mother." ”

The person above said in a soft and rhythmic tone: "Flat." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." Then the people got up and stood respectfully on either side.

When Zhou Xian saw this scene, he felt a little emotional. She was originally a person who was not enthusiastic about power, but now she feels that power also has its benefits, at least she can maintain her dignity and face, and she doesn't have to worry about being persecuted; Sometimes you can do whatever you want...... If she was as powerful as the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou, why would she be in the hands of others now?

But the woman above said nothing.

At this moment, the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty bowed and said: "My lord admires the prestige of the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou, is full of respect, and waits for the holy decree of the Great Zhou every day, and asks the Empress Dowager to be gracious." ”

The "Queen Mother" still did not speak.

Guo Shao came out of the column and bowed: "The minister asks the Queen Mother to think twice." The lord of the Southern Tang Kingdom (Li Jing) declared himself a vassal to the first emperor, and released his previous suspicions, and the Southern Tang Kingdom was nominally a vassal of my Great Zhou; There is nothing wrong with the lord of the kingdom claiming to be a minister. Now Li Hongji mutinied and seized the position of the lord of the country, which is really disloyal and unfilial; How can I, the Great Zhou Shangbang, disregard the righteousness for the sake of a small profit? ”

He turned around and said to the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty: "You go back and tell the ministers of the Southern Tang Kingdom that you still welcome Li Jing as the lord of the country, so as to show the righteousness." Li Hongji seized the throne, without the permission of the Great Zhou, his position is absolutely legal! ”

"Queen Mother......" The envoy hurriedly looked up.

The person above had no mood fluctuations, and said slowly: "Just according to what Guo Du said." ”

Guo Shao suddenly looked angry, pointed at the envoy and said: "The ministers of the Southern Tang Kingdom are mainly rebellious, as if they are plotting rebellion!" If you don't regain Li Jing's position, I will ask for an order to lead a large army to suppress the border in the coming day, so that you will regret it! ”

The envoy's face was pale, and he hurriedly said: "My lord wants to give 1.2 million ......"

The prime ministers suddenly whispered a few words.

At this time, Guo Shao said angrily: "Li Jing still has to give money after the restoration, but if he doesn't give it, let's lead the troops across the Yangtze River to get it ourselves!" Do you dare to repay your debts? ”

Zhou Xian just felt that Guo Shao was polite and courteous, and when he heard this, he felt arrogant and unreasonable...... Li Jing didn't promise to give money, but Guo Shao insisted on asking people to be reinstated and then pay tribute. However, this kind of thing is not unusual, the Zhou Dynasty was originally such a country, no matter how the Southern Tang Dynasty fought in the country, no one wanted to get benefits from the Zhou Dynasty in vain.

The envoy wanted to speak again, but Guo Shao shouted: "The Queen Mother has made an order, if you don't obey the edict, Li Chongjin and Li Jixun will be your fate!" ”

Zhou Xian didn't feel terrible when he saw him angry, but felt that he was very straightforward. Zhou Xian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and couldn't suppress the good feeling for Guo Shao in his heart. She knew that something was wrong, and said in her heart: But there is really no way, such a majestic person makes people feel very powerful, and a weak woman like me will always have a little admiration.