Chapter 5: The Thoughts of the Queen Mother

"It's a pity," Guan Zhuofan said lightly, "My 'painstaking work', the Queen Mother doesn't seem to understand, otherwise-"

After a pause, he pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and smiled, "Lao Li, you don't have to run this trip in vain - you have to be wronged to hide your head and cover your face." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

Li Lianying returned to Beijing only after Cixi's repeated insistence, and Guan Zhuofan finally nodded.

In addition, the Empress Dowager of the Virgin Mary for Emperor Wen Zongxian's "meditation and prayer" for one year is not enough, at present, if someone is discovered, the eunuch Li, the chief manager of Changchun Palace, who is with him, suddenly appears in the capital, which will inevitably cause great suspicion and discussion among the government and the opposition and even the people, so Li Lianying can't help but change her pretence.

Moreover, from leaving the Guangang Palace in Tianjin to arriving at the Mansion of Prince Xuan in the North Street of Chaonei, Beijing, along the way, from beginning to end, he did not seek to meet with any unrelated person.

Hearing the word "white run", Li Lianying was stunned for a moment and said, "Where is the grievance of the minion?" The slave entrusted the blessing of the prince, and took a 'fire wheel car' early, and the slave made a lot of money! ”

After a slight pause, "However, the slave also persuaded the Queen Mother, saying...... Well, in two months, this 'one-year period' will come, and the two months of Chenguang will pass in a flash, very fast, really ...... Well, you don't have to bother the prince at this time......"

"Lao Li," Guan Zhuofan said, "the reason why I said that you ran in vain is because, in fact, you don't need to wait another two monthsβ€”I'm going to Tianjin." ”

Li Lianying was stunned, and then said happily: "This is great! Uh, this, why didn't the prince tell the Queen Mother? ”

"The matter has just been decided, and the date has not been finalized, so I thought that I would talk to her after everything was decided."

"Ah, the minion understands......"

After a pause, his face was still full of joy: "Actually, the Queen Mother must go back to Beijing as a slave, say a thousand, say 10,000, but because she misses the prince too much, plus ...... Well, this ...... 'master' has been born, and this is really a bit of a ...... Hehe, I can't wait! ”

Speaking of this, he nodded frequently: "Now, it's okay, it's okay!" ”

Guan Zhuofan and Cixi's sons, the people of the Guangang Palace, are called "little masters".

"It's just because 'I miss too much'β€”" Guan Zhuofan's voice was calm, "Is that really the case?" ”

Li Lianying froze for a moment, opened her mouth, and couldn't answer immediately.

Last night, when I was tossing and turning, the things and thoughts that were turning over and over in my mind suddenly poured out: Mu Zongsheng, the establishment of the heir, the assassination of King Xuan, the rebellion of King Alcohol, the banner of the divine machine, and the persuasion of the clan...... And the giant palm that goes up and down, and moves around......

A chill crept up his spine.

His mind was turning: no matter whether this trip was "running for nothing" or not, what Prince Xuan wanted to hear from him was by no means a piece of soup that was flattering to both ends, otherwise, what kind of "heart-to-heart support"? If you disobey the two things and live up to the prince's "heart", don't say that there is no way to talk about wealth and nobility, even if it is your life, you may not be able to save it!

Thinking about this truth clearly and fixing her mind, Li Lianying said: "The Queen Mother misses the prince, there is nothing to say!" At this level, not only slaves, but also other people, Mr. Yu'er, Mr. Hu, and Mr. Nanmoto...... The people around the Queen Mother, no matter who they are, are all in sight! ”

"Hmm."

"But," Li Lianying sighed softly, "There has been no letter from Beijing - ah, what the slave said is not right, the prince and the Queen Mother have been exchanging letters, I mean, uh, the prince does not want her old man to worry and be distracted for the sake of the health of the Queen Mother, basically, he does not talk about state affairs and government affairs in the letter, uh, the character of the Queen Mother, the prince also knows, over time, this ......"

Speaking of this, he cautiously glanced at Guan Zhuofan's expression, "Also, other people, other places, such as ...... Qifujin and Fangjiayuan are also incomprehensible......"

Guan Zhuofan frowned and said, "'Communication' - this is a must." While 'meditating and praying' in Tianjin, and greeting each other with the Yi relatives in Beijing, so that people know, what will they say? Seven blessings and Jin are fine, Gui Xiang and Zhao Xiang, can the mouths of these two masters keep any secrets? ”

"Isn't it?" Li Lianying hurriedly agreed, "Yu'er and I also persuaded her to be an old man!" What Yu'er said was more straightforward, "Grandpa Gui and Second Master Zhao don't need to say it, the two of them, what kind of temperament, knowing brother Mo Ruojie, master, you are clear, even Qifujin - you may not be able to keep the secret!" ’”

After a slight pause, "The Queen Mother frowned, and Yu'er said calmly, 'The slave doesn't dare to say it, the Seven Blessings don't know the severity, the key is that there is a Seventh Prince next to her...... Uh, this, this, what about Yi Xun......'"

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "Lao Li, you don't have to shy away from it, when Yu'er said this, Yiyun was still an out-and-out 'Seventh Prince', even now, Yu'er still didn't know that something had happened to the 'Seventh Prince'!" How could there be the word 'Yiyun' in her words? ”

"Yes, yes!" Li Lianying smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding!" ”

After a pause, "Yu'er said, 'The master sent a letter to Qifujin, and Qifujin replied to the master, and if he was not careful, he asked the seventh prince to see it, so what should I do?'" ’”

"What Yu'er said is quite reasonable."

"Yes, yes!" Li Lianying said, "Actually, this reason, we don't need to be verbose, the Queen Mother also knows, it's just that I haven't been able to see the face of the prince all the time, and after a long time, I have nothing to think about, uh, this, it's more...... Alas, to tell you the truth, the key is because you can't see the face of the prince! ”

After a pause, "Actually, at the beginning of the year, everything was fine, and at that time, the Queen Mother ...... Well, the 'morning sickness' is terrible, but the interest is still very good, but the 'morning sickness' is over, and it starts to ...... Uh, cranky. ”

After another pause, he added: "Mr. Kusumoto said that the ...... of the Queen Mother Oh, the 'pregnancy reaction', it's pretty damn, but ...... It's normal. ”

"Hmm."

After a moment of silence, Guan Zhuofan sighed softly, "Actually, I also wanted to go to Tianjin, but I really can't leave!" I've said all of this in my letters. ”

"Yes!" Li Lianying said, "The slave also said to the Queen Mother, 'Master, think about it, when you were in Beijing, the imperial court was in charge, and Prince Xuan helped you take care of it, but in the end, you still have to be 'dictatorial'; The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, you know, do this thing, in fact, you have more than enough heart and strength, therefore, as soon as you leave Beijing, the major policies of the imperial court will be pressed on the Lord Xuan alone, he is already busy, this time, I am afraid that even the Chenguang for eating and sleeping is not enough! ”

After a pause, "How much does it take to go back and forth from Beijing to Tianjin?" We have to be considerate of him! Well, at that time, there was no 'steamer' between Beijing and Tianjin. ”

"Lao Li," Guan Zhuofan praised, "The truth is good! ”

After a pause, he asked, "What did the Queen Mother say?" ”

"Well, the first time the slave said that," Li Lianying said, "the Queen Mother just 'snorted' and didn't say anything. Later, however, when there was a similar circumstance, and the servant brought it out again, the Queen Mother became impatient and said, 'You don't have to find any reason for him!' I don't believe it, if he really has the heart, he can't find it after three or two days of hard work? He passed Tianjin, not as fast as us, fast cars and horses, it didn't take us so long! ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and didn't say anything.

"The servant said," Li Lianying said, "Lord Xuan is the chief leader, go out to Beijing, don't say anything else, this reason is not easy to find." ”

"The Queen Mother said, 'What's so hard to find from the beginning?' Let's just talk about Tianjin to check out military affairs! ’”

After a pause, Li Lianying made a slightly bitter face, "Uh, the slave has nothing to say." ”

Cixi's sentence actually got to the point: in the past ten months, Guan Zhuofan originally had a plan to "check military affairs", but in order to avoid meeting Cixi, the original plan was also forced to cancel.

Guan Zhuofan changed the subject, "The letters of the Queen Mother are all written by Mr. Nanmoto, right?" ”

Li Lianying knew that at this level, Prince Xuan naturally knew it for a long time, but he still replied honestly: "Back to the prince, yes." ”

"How's the two of them doing?"

*(To be continued.) )