When the Queen Mother Luan arrived in the small Suzhou Hutong, it was not yet the middle of the day, however, it was almost noon, and the Queen Mother was still "talking about something" with Prince Xuan in the "Painted Garden". Uh, doesn't that say "it won't be long"? It's been almost an hour.

From the first time she saw the emperor's mother, Princess Dunrou had a faint worry in her heart, and then looked at her husband's expression, I don't know if it was an illusion, how it seemed to be ...... A little bit out of the ordinary? After that, her heart has been slightly lifted, and she has never been able to let go.

When the self-striking bell in the West Flower Hall struck twelve times in a row, Princess Dunrou finally couldn't help it, she was inconvenient to come forward, so she told Xiaoxi to go to the "Painting Garden" and ask Gonggong Li: When will the meal be served? Some dishes are prepared a little in advance.

Xiaoxi understood and took the order.

When I arrived at the "Painted Garden", I couldn't pass the sergeant guarding the gate of the garden first. Xiao Xi smiled and said what he meant. The company commander who led the team was very polite and said, "The girl can't go in, but I can tell the girl's meaning to Gonggong Li to see if he can come out and talk to the girl?" Ask the girl to wait a moment. With that, he opened the door and walked in.

As soon as he entered, the door shut.

After a while, the gate of the garden reopened, but it was Yu'er who came out.

Xiaoxi and Yu'er, who are usually very familiar with each other, took her hand, walked aside, lowered her voice, and said, "We don't know when the meal will be passed - I estimate that it will take half an hour." Go back and tell the princess that she doesn't have to worry. This kind of situation is common - the prince leaves the palace with the queen mother. It's a good opportunity to talk about things. If you don't talk about it at this time, when will you talk about it? ”

Xiao Xi secretly glanced in the direction of the garden gate, pulled Yu'er, walked away a few more steps, and lowered his voice: "There...... Is there any movement? ”

Yu'er gently smacked her: "You little prodigal hoof is going to die!" I can't hear any movement; and if they hear, let it be that they do not hear! You want to inquire when you wait for your family at night. Ask him to go! ”

Xiaoxi's face turned red all of a sudden, and he muttered: "If you don't say it, you won't say it, what are you doing with the crowd?" It's a shame that people still call you sister! ”

Yu'er smiled and pushed her: "I'm for your good!" Go back, princess, in a hurry! ”

Xiaoxi returned to the West Flower Hall and quietly told Princess Dunrou what Yu'er said, "The prince is out of the palace with the Queen Mother, it is a good opportunity to talk about things, don't talk about it at this time, when will you talk about it", and told Princess Dunrou. Princess Dunrou listened. Thinking about it, it does make sense, and my heart is half relieved.

Yu'er was very accurate. After another half an hour, the word finally came out from the "Painted Garden": pass the meal.

Originally, a feast was scheduled to be held in the main hall, but the Queen Mother said: There is no need to be so public, just pass the meal in the "Painted Garden", although the place is a little smaller, but the family is also closer, more lively, and more cordial.

Princess Dunrou took Mama Ma and Xiaoxi to the "Painting Garden", and when she saw Cixi for the first time, her heart was inexplicably relieved: the emperor's face was full of spring breeze, smiling, and the faint awe-inspiring face when she entered the mansion was gone.

Looking at her husband again, he also looked at ease, and the little strangeness that made her uneasy disappeared.

Princess Dunrou's heart let go of most of it.

Although it is said that "the family is closer, more lively, and more cordial", the rules of the royal family are restricted, and they can't eat at the same table like ordinary people, "for the mother" and "daughters and sons-in-law", or have a table for the Queen Mother, and a table for the princess and the forehead. However, it had already been passed down that the two tables of dishes were exactly the same, in duplicate—so that although it was a meal at the daughter's house, it had to be regarded as a "mother's" grace.

During the meal, Cixi looked like a loving mother, spoke softly, and kept talking to Princess Dunrou. After Princess Dunrou got married, except for the bed, the rest of the things, no matter how big or small, Cixi almost asked everything.

Princess Dunrou laughed with her and answered them one by one.

It's really "nagging", "nagging".

However, Chinese eat, pay attention to "food without words", the rules of the people's family are big, the rules of the nobility are even greater, Princess Dunrou has developed the habit of "eating without speaking" when she was a child, this way of "nagging" is really a little unaccustomed.

Before getting married, she accompanied Cixi in the palace to pass meals a lot, and during the meal, Cixi occasionally said a sentence and a half, but this kind of constant situation was the first time in her life.

The interest of the emperor is really good.

Cixi spent most of her time talking to Princess Dunrou, and only after Princess Dunrou's words did she talk to Guan Zhuofan: "Guan Zhuofan, is that the case?" ”

Nature "yes, yes".

Cixi also said to Princess Dunrou: "If he treats you badly, you can come to me, and I will teach him a lesson for you." ”

Belch......

Princess Dunrou was quite embarrassed, but Cixi was both the emperor and the queen mother, so she couldn't help but answer, so she had to smile and say: "Don't worry, the daughter and the queen have always been harmonious." ”

However, when the Queen Mother said this, she smiled and smiled, without a trace of sorrow for "him".

After passing the meal, it was close to the beginning of Shen, and after sitting for a while, Cixi sent a message to drive back to the palace.

Princess Dunrou didn't dare to keep it, so she sent it all the way to the second gate, and led the deacon of the mansion to "kneel down" in front of the steps of the second hall.

The Minghuang sedan chair was lifted, and Guan Zhuofan, who was standing aside, stretched out his hand and held the sedan sedan bar - as a "minister", he had to be responsible for sending the Queen Mother back to the palace.

After Luan drove out, Princess Dunrou stood up, and an inexplicable melancholy floated in her heart.

She had a strong feeling: Huang Eniang was lucky, not to see if she was "doing well", nor to "chatter" with her, the real purpose was to talk to her husband in the bedroom of "Painted Garden" for a whole hour and a half.

What did they say?

She couldn't ask, and her husband wouldn't say if she wanted to.

Princess Dunrou's heart has never been able to completely let go.

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After passing the dinner, Cixi ordered the queen mother to invite the empress dowager from Zhongcui Palace to Changchun Palace.

This is a common occurrence. Look at the excerpt to Cixi as the mainstay, the excerpt is always sent to the Changchun Palace first, if the two palaces must jointly decide on the important country, Cixi will ask Ci'an to come over to discuss. Ci'an thought that this time was the same, and he didn't walk around at the moment, and after a little freshening, he passed the sedan chair through Changchun Palace.

Cixi's daily life, in the apse of Changchun Palace. This is a palace with five rooms, three bright and two dark, the middle is three bright rooms, there is a dark room in the east and west, the west dark room is Cixi's bedroom, next to the west dark room in the west room, it is the outer room of the bedroom, it is Cixi's living room and reception room, the two palaces usually talk, pass the meal, are here.

However, when he entered the Ximing room, he didn't see anyone, Ci'an was slightly surprised, Yu'er had already opened the curtain in the Ximing room, and Cixi's voice came from inside: "Sister, please come in." ”

This is a very rare thing, and Ci'an couldn't help but be stunned.

After entering, Ci'an's eyes did not focus on the furnishings in the house, but involuntarily, first went to look for the yellow box, but after a long walk, he did not find it.

It was even stranger in her heart.

A carved rosewood bed is set against the north wall, and under the south window is a couch, which is covered with thick cushions wrapped in yellow satin, and a small table is set in the middle and on the east and west sides.

The empress dowager of the two palaces sat down on the couch, Yu'er served tea, Cixi nodded to her, and said, "Let's all go out." ”

Yu'er is alone in the house, what does the word "all" mean?

Ci'an immediately understood what it meant.

There were many footsteps outside, Yu'er not only withdrew from the west dark room by herself, but also commanded a group of palace maids and eunuchs outside, including the people brought by Ci'an, all the way out of the bright room, exited the apse, looked out of the window, and even the people under the corridor withdrew.

The place where he spoke, not only chose the most secret western darkness, but also withdrew all the palace maids and eunuchs, so what Cixi wanted to say must be very urgent and confidential, and Ci'an's heart was suddenly raised.

"Sister," Cixi said slowly, "two days ago, I dreamed of the first emperor. ”

Ci'an's face changed slightly.

*(To be continued.) )