Empress Dowager Wan smiled noncommittally, took her hand and said, "I took care of the matter of speaking, and forgot to ask my sister, what happened today?" ”

"The queen mother didn't mention it, and the concubines almost forgot about it." Concubine Chen beckoned to the palace maid who came in with her to step forward, took the brocade box and said, "The concubine heard the queen mother talk about the marriage yesterday, and she was really happy. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs will prepare for the dowry, the concubine still wants to prepare one for herself. Yesterday, I turned over all night, and I was almost ready, and my favorite is this, thinking that when the Queen Mother comes to your will, let Dongmei send it to Pingyang Palace. ”

Empress Dowager Wan smiled: "You are more anxious than the mourning family, show it to the mourning family." ”

Concubine Chen hurriedly presented the brocade box, and after opening it gently, a pair of purple jade carved moire ruyi hairpins came into view. Ruoqiu also saw it, frowned and said, "How can this pair of hairpin slaves look so familiar, as if they have seen it before." ”

Empress Dowager Wan stroked the moist and smooth hairpin and said: "The mourning family remembers that this was given by the first emperor when he opened his teeth to build a mansion. She raised her eyes to look at Concubine Chen, "I've never seen you wear it for many years." ”

Concubine Chen said with a smile: "Purple treasure jade is rare, and the concubine is not young at that time, so she has been keeping it and not wearing it, and this time is just for Changrong." Ruyi's intentions are good, but I can't tell if Changrong likes it or not, so I came to ask the Queen Mother. ”

"What you reward, she doesn't like it." Empress Dowager Wan handed her back the brocade box, "This pair of hairpins should be the most precious thing that the first emperor gave you, first emperor...... I have treated you badly. ”

"It's all in the past, and the Queen Mother still brought it up. Besides......" Concubine Chen looked up and smiled: "Isn't the concubine still pitied by the Queen Mother?" ”

"You!" Empress Dowager Wan smiled and patted her hands, "The mourning family has already told the emperor that this wedding must be handled well, and it must not be deserted." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Concubine Chen thanked her with gratitude, and after talking to the Empress Dowager Wan for a while, she withdrew from Ningshou Palace and returned to Shuyuzhai with the support of the palace maid.

Gongliang Yuzhi was waiting there restlessly, and when he saw her coming in, he hurriedly greeted her, "Mother, what did the Queen Mother say?" ”

Concubine Chen ignored him, walked straight to the chair in the middle and sat down, glanced at him and said, "Do you know the fate of disobeying the Queen Mother?" ”

Gongliangyu's hands hanging in his sleeves tightened slightly, and he bowed his head and said: "Erchen knows that he shouldn't do this, but if he wants Erchen to marry Shi Fenglan as his wife, he can't!" ”

Concubine Chen stared at him for a long time, "Haven't put it down yet?" ”

Gongliang stopped lowering his eyes and said: "Whether you let go or not, Erchen will not marry Shi Fenglan!" ”

Concubine Chen sighed: "The concubine knows that you don't like Shi Fenglan, and when the Queen Mother talked about it yesterday, I was also shocked. But the Queen Mother has made up her mind, this marriage, you still have to listen to the Queen Mother's arrangement! ”

"As long as there is no decree for a moment, there is still a chance. Evergreen is arrogant and capricious, and he is definitely not a good match for his sons. ”

Concubine Chen's gaze wandered on his face, "I'm afraid that no matter how good a woman is, she is not a good match in your eyes." You should know that His Majesty has promised the envoy of the Xia Kingdom that she will not let Ye Xuemei remarry, do you want to accompany her for the rest of your life? ”

Gongliang said firmly: "It is a matter of the son's life, please let the concubine let the son's son decide for himself." ”

"The mother concubine can agree to you, but the queen mother ......" Concubine Chen pulled him up and sighed, "The mother concubine knows that marrying Changrong has wronged you, but this is the queen mother's meaning, so we can't refuse." Fortunately, Evergreen is sincere to you, and after getting married, he will restrain his temperament and will no longer be as willful as he is now. ”

Gongliang looked at Concubine Chen for a long time, and then withdrew his hand, "No matter how she changes, Erchen will not marry her." Erchen will go to Ningshou Palace now to ask the Queen Mother to take back her fate! ”

"Stop!" This time, Concubine Chen accentuated her tone. She walked over to the burning charcoal fire, threw the handkerchief in her hand into the charcoal basin, and the little inconspicuous spark light quickly turned into a greedy tongue of fire, and rolled the handkerchief into it, exuding a burnt smell. By the time the flames had subsided, the veil was gone, and only a little char remained.

"Ningshou Palace is like this charcoal basin, it seems that there is no wind and no waves, and it will not hurt people, but once it touches something that should not be touched, the bones will be burned. You're the only child of your mother, and your mother doesn't want you to be hurt in any way, understand? ”

After being silent for a long time, Gongliang stopped saying in a muffled voice: "So the mother concubine wants her sons to be like puppets, at the mercy of others, and even can't make decisions about her own life's affairs?" ”

Concubine Chen met his gaze and said word by word: "At least until you have enough ability to get rid of the burning fire, this can only be the case!" ”

Gongliang Yuzhi took a deep breath, "For other things, the sons and daughters can listen to the concubine, but this one is ......"

"How about this one, don't you listen?" Concubine Chen said coldly: "Do you think that once the fire starts, it will only burn you?" Wrong, everyone related to you will be involved, including Dongmei, including the mother and ...... Ye Xuemei! ”

Gongliang's expression changed sharply, yes, with the means of the Empress Dowager Wan, once she made a move, how could she let go of her mother and concubine. I was thinking about begging the Empress Dowager Wan to take back the marriage, but I forgot about this.

Looking at his pale face, Concubine Chen softened her tone and said, "Stop, just for the sake of the concubine, can you bear with it?" Maybe Evergreen isn't as bad as you think. ”

She actually doesn't like Shi Fenglan's daughter-in-law, but the Queen Mother is pressed there, even if she doesn't like it anymore, she can only accept it, and even pretend to be happy.

"Would you like to promise your mother?" In this sentence, what Concubine Chen said was almost pleading.

Gongliang Yuzhi clenched his hands tightly, he didn't want his mother to be frightened, but he couldn't answer this question.

Dongmei persuaded: "Your Highness, the slave knows that you are unwilling, but there is only one way to go now." At most, after getting married, you and the Evergreen County Lord will move around less and respect each other as guests. ”

After a long time, Gongliang finally spoke: "Mother, can you let your sons think about it again?" ”

"Your Highness......"

Concubine Chen raised her hand to stop Dongmei's words, and said in a condensed voice: "Okay, you go back and think about it carefully, the Queen Mother will try to delay as much as possible." It's just that...... It won't be long. ”

"The retainers retired." After Gongliang Yuzhi dragged his heavy legs away, Dongmei wrinkled her eyebrows and said: "Actually, His Royal Highness has been shaken just now, and the concubine should force him to accept it, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

Concubine Chen said: "Are you worried that after Yu Zhi goes back to see Ye Xuemei, she will not compromise and marry Changrong?" ”

Dongmei nodded, "Yes." How much influence Ye Xuemei has on His Royal Highness, the concubine knows best. One sentence of her is more useful than ten or a hundred sentences for us. ”