Gongliang stopped his eyes and said indifferently: "It's the same to go to the queen mother and wait for her, let's go." ”

"Yes." Shi Fenglan agreed with a smile, walked side by side with him to Ningshou Palace, and after walking for a while, she said softly: "The concubine heard Chief Cai say that Wu Guo invaded my northern border, is it true?" ”

Gongliang stopped worrying Zhong Zhong and said: "Yes, Your Majesty received an urgent report yesterday, this time Wu Guo is making a big attack, and the situation is very unfavorable to us. Although there is no further news yet, it is likely that Minyang Valley has been breached. This crisis is much worse than it was five years ago. ”

Shi Fenglan listened quietly, and after he finished speaking, he asked, "Then the prince thinks that the two armies are fighting, can we win?" ”

Gongliang replied: "If this king leads the army to fight, he will be sure to win them." But now His Majesty and the King of Pingyang ......" His eyes sank, and he waved his hand a little irritably: "Don't talk about it." ”

Shi Fenglan nodded meekly, secretly thinking all the way, it seems that Cai He did not lie to her, and Gongliang Yuzhi really wanted to lead the army to fight. Expelling the Wu army and making great achievements is a good thing, but there is no eye on the battlefield, in case, something happens, what should she do?

In such contradictions and entanglements, she came to Ningshou Palace with Gongliangyu, and Concubine Chen and Princess Pingyang had already arrived first, and were talking with Empress Dowager Wan. Seeing the two of them coming in, her face was full of surprise, and after asking the reason, the Empress Dowager Wan fiddled with the magnolia flowers inserted in the jasper vase, and said indifferently: "The mourning family thought she was a careful person, but she was so careless." ”

Concubine Chen said with a smile: "Xueliu is still young after all, and it is inevitable that when there is carelessness, it will be good to teach more in the future." ”

Princess Pingyang said coldly on the side: "I'm afraid that some people are cow ears, and no matter how much they teach, they will just play the piano to the cow, and it will be in vain for the concubine to work hard." ”

The princess laughed. While they were talking, a palace maid came in and said that Gao Xueliu had arrived. Empress Dowager Wan raised her eyebrows slightly and said indifferently: "Let her in." ”

"Yes." Soon after the palace maid retreated, Gao Xueliu walked in with her head down, knelt down and said, "Xueliu is late, I hope that the queen will forgive her sins!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan looked at her, and said in a calm voice: "Do you also know that you are late?" ”

Hearing this, Gao Xueliu hurriedly prostrate on the ground and said in fear: "Xueliu is guilty and begs the queen mother to calm her anger." ”

Princess Pingyang stretched out her hand and pulled her hair in a bun, and said with a smile: "It is not uncommon for clan marriages to be matched in recent years, but the first time I came to Ningshou Palace to ask for peace after the wedding, I was late, and it was the first time I saw it, Concubine Liu is really capable." "Gao Xueliu's escape from her control and marrying into King Ning's Mansion has always been a thorn in her heart.

Gao Xueliu did not respond to Princess Pingyang's mockery, looked up at the Empress Dowager Wan, and choked up: "Although Xueliu was not intentionally late, a mistake is a mistake, and Xueliu is willing to be punished by the queen mother!" ”

Zi Ye, who was kneeling behind her, suddenly kowtowed, and said bitterly: "Empress Dowager Qi, it is not the crime of the mother to arrive late today, but the princess ...... Ning."

"Presumptuous!" Gao Xueliu interrupted her words and scolded: "In front of the queen mother, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense, and you still don't shut up!" ”

Ziye lowered her head and didn't dare to speak, and a trace of surprise flashed in Shi Fenglan's eyes. She had already thought of a prevarication before coming to Ningshou Palace, so she was not afraid of Ziye's complaint. It's just that she never thought that Gao Xueliu would hide it for her, and she didn't know what medicine she was selling in this gourd.

Empress Dowager Wan heard the strangeness and frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Xueliu hurriedly said: "If you go back to your mother, before you go out, your son accidentally got stained, but fortunately, my sister found it in time, otherwise my son would not be late, but he would have lost his honor in front of his mother." After speaking, she said to Shi Fenglan with gratitude on her face: "I was in a hurry before, and I didn't thank my sister, I hope my sister will forgive me." ”

"My sister is polite." Shi Fenglan smiled in surprise, she really didn't understand what the hell this Gao Xueliu was doing.

Concubine Chen glanced at the two of them and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, although Concubine Liu made a mistake, it was also out of respect and filial piety to the Queen Mother, so it is better to take it lightly." ”

"Since my sister opened her mouth to plead, the mourning family will follow what you say, and it will be lightly dismissed." The round Buddha beads were swiped one after another through her fingertips, and after half a circle, she said slowly: "Xueliu, the mourning family punished you to go to the Buddha Hall to light the lamp for fifty, are you willing?" ”

Gao Xueliu hurriedly said: "Erchen is willing, thank you to the queen mother, thank you to the concubine." ”

Although Shi Fenglan felt that this punishment was too light, she also knew that it was not appropriate to say anything in this situation. After Gao Xueliu came back from lighting the lamp, Empress Dowager Wan rewarded a pair of begonia jade collars, and Concubine Chen rewarded a pair of Qibao hairpins, all of which were exactly the same, implying that the two of them were of one heart and one mind.

But everyone knows that it is impossible to be of one heart and one mind in this deep mansion compound.

After leaving Ningshou Palace, he went to Shuyuzhai to sit for a while, and it was already noon when he returned to the palace, and Cai He had already prepared lunch in the East Flower Hall.

Shi Fenglan took a chopstick kitchen carefully cooked kung pao chicken and handed it to the bowl of Gongliang Yuzhi, and said with a smile: "The concubine knows that the prince likes to eat this kung pao chicken, and she specially asked the kitchen to make it before leaving the house, so you can taste it." ”

Gongliang Yuzhi didn't look at the chicken in the bowl, looked at Gao Xueliu sitting on the right side and asked, "Concubine Liu, what's going on this morning?" ”

Gao Xueliu didn't expect him to suddenly ask this, and when he was thinking about what to say, Shi Fenglan had already taken the first step and said, "Didn't my sister already say this very clearly before?" Why did the prince ask again, isn't it just ......?"

"Did the king ask you?" Gongliang glanced at her coldly, which made her heart tremble, and she involuntarily stopped the words on her lips.

Gongliang Yuzhi looked at Gao Xueliu again, "There is no one here, you just have to tell the truth." ”

Gao Xueliu lowered her eyebrows and said: "When Camellia prepared the clothes last night, I didn't check it carefully, took the stained clothes, and missed the time to say goodbye to the queen mother and the concubine. Saying that, she said eagerly: "Don't worry, the concubine will teach Camellia well, and she will definitely not make the same mistake again." ”

She reminded Gongliang of these words, looked around, and said suspiciously: "What about Camellia, why don't you see her?" ”

Gao Xueliu's eyes flashed and said, "Camellia her...... She was unwell, so the concubine let her rest in the house. ”

"Really?" Gongliang stared at Gao Xueliu suspiciously, and the next moment, his eyes fell on Ziye, "You say!" ”

Gao Xueliu was embarrassed and said: "Lord Wang......"

Gongliang Yuzhi raised his hand to interrupt her words, and said to Ziye: "You just have to tell the truth, you have your own king to make decisions for you." ”

Ziye glanced at Gao Xueliu, her heart was down, and she said everything this morning, and when she was gone, she cried and said: "Lord Wang, Camellia's words just want to defend Niangniang, and there is no malice, but the princess is holding on to her unintentional mistakes." Not only did he order her to be locked up in the firewood room, and she was not allowed to eat or drink for two days, almost half her life. After that, she knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Ask the prince to be the mother and the master of the camellia!" ”