Chapter XXVII: The Summons
"Yuanzhu, what you said makes sense, it was Bengong who was carried away for a while, and Bengong should calm down."
Lin Yao raised her hand to support her forehead, there were too many obstacles for her to deal with now. She thought that she would be able to successfully ascend to the queen's throne by overthrowing Jiang Wan, but she didn't expect that Jiang Wan not only came out of the cold palace and was named an official woman, but also a little-known Xi concubine, but now she has also jumped onto the stage.
She was promoted step by step so smoothly before, but after Jiang Wan, a woman, reappeared in her field of vision, she suddenly began to encounter resistance.
"Xi Concubine, Jiang Wan."
Lin Yao frowned, although Jiang Wan was a woman who had crossed over, her status was low, and His Majesty had no interest in her for the time being, so there was nothing to fear.
Now what needs to be solved as soon as possible is the growing momentum of Xi Concubine.
Jiang Wan thought that Lin Yao and Concubine Xi would have nothing to do with the fight between them and the secret battle, and they were ready to start planning to escape from this deep palace. But on the day of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth, the Queen Mother's sudden invitation made her a little overwhelmed.
On the fifteenth day, there was no large-scale palace banquet, and each palace lived its own time. In the side courtyard on Jiang Wan's side, Concubine Xi naturally did not fall behind, and sent a lot of delicious food, Jiang Wan was also happy to see it, lying on the bed and watching the book if she didn't know where to get it to kill time.
"Master, good grandma is here."
When Jiang Wan heard it, Mama Liang knew it in her memory, she was a celebrity around the Queen Mother, and a character who followed the Queen Mother from the last harem battle.
"The slave has seen a good mother."
Jiang Wan got up and cleaned up and walked out to greet him. Mama Liang had a kind smile on her face, "The official girl Xin doesn't have to be so polite to the old body, the old body came this time to serve the will of the queen mother." ”
"The Queen Mother, what is the matter with the slave?"
"This old body doesn't know very well, and the official girl Xin will go back with the old body."
Mama Liang also cares about Jiang Wan, she thought that Jiang Wan would not be suitable for the days in Luoyunxuan, but she didn't expect to see her mental outlook, presumably Concubine Xi treated her well.
Jiang Wan took Ping'er and followed Mama Liang to the Queen Mother's bedroom, and along the way, Jiang Wan was wondering why the Queen Mother was looking for herself. She remembered the fact that the Queen Mother came forward for herself before, and presumably the Queen Mother would not harm herself.
"Queen Mother, Xin Guannu has arrived."
Mama Liang pushed open the door and took Jiang Wan and the others in. The Queen Mother's bedroom is full of fireworks, and there is no gorgeous arrangement, but it looks like a Buddhist hall.
When I pushed the door in, I saw the Queen Mother kneeling on the futon in front of the golden body of the Buddha statue, her eyes closed lightly, and her hands folded.
"Wan'er is here, come to the mourning family, and the good grandmother will go down first with the hired child."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Mama Liang withdrew with her hired child and closed the door of the dormitory. There are only two people left in the Queen Mother's bedroom, the Queen Mother and Jiang Wan.
"What to do standing up, you don't have to be restrained in front of the mourning family."
Jiang Wan knelt on the futon next to the Queen Mother, and there were several Buddhist scriptures on the table in front of the Queen Mother. It seems that the Queen Mother has really been cultivating herself and staying away from harem disputes.
Jiang Wan sat on the futon, looking at the golden body of the Buddha in front of him, the queen mother next to him didn't say anything, and he began to meditate again. She got up and lit incense, bowed solemnly, and inserted it into the censer.
Jiang Wan didn't want to waste more time with the Queen Mother, so she said, "Why did the Queen Mother call the slaves and maids here?" ”
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and sighed, looking at Jiang Wan with pity and helplessness in her eyes, and an emotion that Jiang Wan couldn't see through, as if the Queen Mother was looking at someone through herself.
"Wan'er, I've wronged you."
The Queen Mother's sudden words made Jiang Wan a little surprised and a little confused. She found out from the memory of the original owner that the Queen Mother has been very good to her since Jiang Wan and Lu Zhixing got married.
"When you were abolished before, the mourning family was not in the palace, and it has always been a pity for the mourning family to not be able to settle your grievances in time."
The Queen Mother was a little sad, she was the person who loved Jiang Wan the most in the palace, but she couldn't help Jiang Wan when something happened. At that time, she was practicing in the Buddhist monastery outside the palace, and when she returned to the palace, Jiang Wan had been abolished and entered the cold palace.
"The mourning family also went to ask His Majesty, but they still couldn't do anything for you, and the mourning family can't stand you and your father."
Before the queen mother entered the palace as a concubine, she actually had a favorite man, who was Jiang Wan's father. It's a pity that the Shen family must send her to the palace, and she can only cut off contact and affection with Jiang Wan's father.
Since then, Jiang Wan's father married Jiang Wan's mother, and she has been living in the harem, living with respect for the first emperor until the first emperor and the first queen died one after another, and she became the final winner to ascend to the position of queen mother.
"The Queen Mother."
After Jiang Wan listened to the Queen Mother's words, she had mixed feelings in her heart. It turns out that in this harem, in addition to the loyal hirer, there are still people who believe in the original owner and believe that the original owner is innocent.
"Does the Queen Mother believe that someone harmed me about Concubine Lin's heir?"
"That's nature, you are the most trusted child of the mourning family, you grew up with the mourning family, and the mourning family naturally knows your personality."
The Queen Mother wiped the moistness from the corners of her eyes, "Although the mourning family does not have a deep understanding of Lin Guifei, she is quite scheming, and the mourning family can see it as a person who has come over." ”
"A little palace maid of unknown origin can climb all the way in the harem, and she is definitely not a good person."
"If you don't want that heir, I don't know if it's Your Majesty's."
The Queen Mother's face was suddenly gloomy, and her gaze did not carry the slightest warmth. Lin Yao's kind of woman is not worthy of motherhood in the world, she can take action against her own children, how can such a femme fatale compare to Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan listened to the Queen Mother's words and didn't know how to respond for a while. The original owner she loved and cherished had long since died in the cold palace, and could no longer feel her love.
"Wan'er, the mourning family doesn't want to see Your Majesty bewitched by that demon girl, and you are the only queen recognized by the mourning family."
"The Queen Mother's words really moved me, but it's a pity that I'm just an official woman now, not a queen."
Jiang Wan understood that the Queen Mother meant to let her regain the grace of Lu Zhixing and return to the position of the mother of a country.
"As long as you want, the mourning family can help you no matter what."
The Queen Mother thought that Jiang Wan felt that her identity was too lowly and she couldn't fight Lin Yao at all, so she proposed herself as her backing.
"The Queen Mother, the Buddha has mercy on the believers in the world, and now I have seen through all this, and I just want to always be with the green light and be kind." Jiang Wan looked at the Buddha, bowed down reverently and bowed down, and then her eyes stayed on the curling smoke from the incense she had lit earlier.
"The position of the queen is no longer important to me, just like Your Majesty's grace, I don't want to ask for it anymore, my ability to get out of the cold palace is already salvation in the calamity, I just want to live in a corner like you at the beginning, and no longer ask about disputes."
Jiang Wan's expression was indifferent, she really had no attachment to everything in the palace, all she wanted was simple freedom and a stable rest of her life.
"Wan'er, do you really think so?"
The Queen Mother still wanted to say something more, but Jiang Wan blocked it before she could say anything, "Jiang Wan thanked the Queen Mother for her grace and kindness, but this Queen Mother should choose another person." ”
Jiang Wan got up to ask the Queen Mother for her resignation, and suddenly said a sentence before leaving, "Some things, just like this cigarette, will be dispersed." ”
The Queen Mother was stunned and watched Jiang Wan walk towards the door step by step, and the moment she opened the door, light and darkness intertwined on her body, and she was glowing.
"I hope the Queen Mother can understand what my heart wants, Jiang Wan will retire."
Ping'er waited outside for a long time, and when she saw Jiang Wan coming out, she hurriedly greeted her.
"Master, what did the Queen Mother say to you?"
"It's just talking about Buddhism, nothing unusual."
"Master, you have to seize the opportunity, now in this palace, only the Queen Mother is dedicated to you."
"No more talk, let's go back."
Jiang Wan knew what Ping'er was going to say, so she made a gesture of silence and took her back to Luoyunxuan.
Seeing Jiang Wan and them walking away, Mama Liang turned around and walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom.
"Queen Mother, what's wrong?"
The Queen Mother sighed heavily, "I'm afraid that there is no longer a possibility between Your Majesty and Wan'er, but Wan'er can see through now, just like the former mourning family." ”
Mama Liang naturally understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, and Jiang Wan had no intention of taking the initiative to enter the whirlpool of the harem battle.
"Maybe it's not a bad thing for Xin Guannu, after all, she has also suffered too much."
"The mourning family understands, the mourning family understands her, so it's as if it never happened."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Lin Yao got the news of eyeliner here, saying that the Queen Mother summoned Jiang Wan to discuss Buddhism.
"Discussing Buddhism, how can it really be so simple, let's see what Jiang Wan does first, now the Queen Mother can't move."
Yuan Zhu looked at Lin Yao and was silent. She has always been by Lin Yao's side, knowing that all those who prevent Lin Yao from achieving her goal will be ruthlessly destroyed in the end, but she only pity the Queen Mother, who won the last harem storm, but will fall in this dispute.
Although Yuanzhu's master is not a good person, Yuanzhu still feels sorry for the Queen Mother in his heart. If the Queen Mother could understand current affairs and stand on Lin Yao's side, she would not be the target of Lin Yao's attack.
It's a pity that she is a slave, where does she have the right to speak.
When Jiang Wan returned to Luoyun Xuan, Concubine Xi was already waiting for her. She sighed helplessly, how could she have so many people to deal with this day.
"Jiang Wan, I heard that you were summoned by the Queen Mother?"
"Yes."
"You're calm."
Concubine Xi naturally knew the Queen Mother's attitude towards Jiang Wan, so she was worried that Jiang Wan would no longer help her if she had a backer.
"It's just to discuss Buddhist scriptures, there's nothing to be afraid of, Concubine Xi can rest assured, I'm not interested in a position of power."
Jiang Wan's words were undoubtedly a powerful reassuring pill for Concubine Xi, she could see that Jiang Wan was not lying, otherwise why would she be so calm. Moreover, Jiang Wan told herself so much favorable confidence before, it seems that she is bent on thinking that she can succeed in the upper position.
"This palace believes you, this palace has fought Lin Guifei, and naturally it will not shorten your benefits."
"Thank you, Concubine Xi."