Cui Xiaojun is still the same as before, twice a day in the morning and evening to go to the Queen Mother and Wang Meiren to say goodbye, the palace is quiet, this is the most important daily activity, she does not feel hard, but it is difficult to look directly with her mother-in-law. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since that night, the two have not had a private conversation, Cui Xiaojun is tight-lipped to the emperor and does not intend to retaliate, Wang Meiren seems to have forgotten everything, smiling every time they meet, but rarely speaking.

Therefore, after saying hello in the evening, Wang Meiren called the queen in the courtyard and invited her into the room, Cui Xiaojun was very surprised and a little nervous, she knew very well that this real mother-in-law was more difficult to deal with than the queen mother.

In the room, Cui Xiaojun asked for peace again.

Wang Meiren sat on the chair, calmly accepted the queen's salute, did not give her a seat, took a sip of tea, and said: "There is one thing, the queen mother should be in charge, but her current situation is not very good, and she has no extra energy, so she has to have Queen Lao." ”

"Mother-in-law commands."

"You also know that the emperor is not small, and he is seventeen years old this year."

"Yes." Cui Xiaojun didn't understand too much, seventeen years old is not "the eldest is not small", but for the king of a country, it is indeed not young.

"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great, ordinary men are still like this, not to mention the supreme body of Your Majesty? Da Chu was even hit by disasters, the ministers were suspenseful, and the people looked up, hoping that the throne would be inherited stably and that there would be no more accidents. ”

Cui Xiaojun came to his senses and replied: "Mother-in-law means ......"

"There have been rumors in the palace recently, saying that the queen is pregnant, why didn't the hospital report this?"

Cui Xiaojun's face was slightly red, "It's all rumors, I haven't ...... yet There is no ......"

Wang Meiren sighed lightly, "It's a pity, if the queen can give birth to a son, it will be enough to stabilize the future - no matter what, the queen mother and I hope to see at least one prince born within two years, does the queen also have such thoughts?" ”

"Of course, the prosperity of the emperor's heir is beneficial to the country and the people." Cui Xiaojun grew up in a wealthy family, and he had long been educated how to be a queen, so he paused for a moment and took the initiative to say: "The emperor should be elected as a concubine after three years on the throne, and tomorrow I will send a decree to the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites, urging them to choose virtuous women to enter the palace." ”

Wang Meiren smiled and said: "The queen is so generous, it is really the luck of Your Majesty, the luck of Great Chu, I think you also understand, the eldest son is the greatest, no matter who is the prince, the queen's son is the rightful prince, the queen mother and I just hope that Your Majesty can have many heirs, and there will be no more chaos after the sudden death of Emperor Huan." ”

Cui Xiaojun returned to the dormitory, knowing that it did not conform to the queen's etiquette, but he still felt aggrieved in his heart, and at the same time he was full of nostalgia for the Tired Hou Mansion, missing every person, every chicken and duck there, and every moment of time spent with the Tired Hou......

Early the next morning, after greeting the Queen Mother, she still wrote a decree, in duplicate, and sent it to the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites in the name of Qiuxin Palace, asking the two departments to start selecting a concubine for the emperor.

In the afternoon of the same day, before the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites had replied, news suddenly came from the Cui Mansion: Lao Jun was seriously ill, and he hoped to see the queen before he died, and begged the queen mother for permission.

This letter of request was sent directly to the Queen Mother, just seeing the word "Cui", the Queen Mother was bored, and agreed to the request without thinking about it, Wang Meiren, who was standing on the side, had no time to stop it, and there was no way to stop it, she was not the second Queen Mother now.

Before dark, the queen left the palace and returned to the provincial Cui Mansion.

The atmosphere in the house was solemn, and Cui Xiaojun went straight to the back house after getting off the sedan chair, leaving behind the palace maids and eunuchs who followed.

The smell of medicine in my grandmother's bedroom was strong, and a large group of women stood in front of the bed crying and weeping, and when they saw the queen coming, they all got out of the way.

Cui Xiaojun saw her mother, nodded, and moved to the bed.

Lao Jun was lying on the bed, breathing weakly, as if he was unconscious.

Thinking of her grandmother's love for herself, Cui Xiaojun came from sorrow, sat on the edge of the bed, held her grandmother's dry hand, and burst into tears for a moment.

The palace maid followed up, and the female official of Qiuxin Palace immediately ordered that only the queen's mother, two sisters, and one sister-in-law could stay, and everyone else withdrew.

The room was much more relaxed.

"What did the Imperial Doctor say?" Cui Xiaojun asked with tears in his eyes.

"The imperial doctor said that Lao Jun is old and frail, and his stomach is not good, which must be caused by poor food accumulation and occasional cold, so let's prepare for the future." Xiaojun's mother is cowardly by nature, and has lived in the shadow of her mother-in-law for most of her life, but when it comes to parting, she is a little really sad.

"Ah......" Lao Jun, who was lying on the bed, suddenly spoke.

"Laojun." Cui Xiaojun hurriedly wiped away her tears, held her grandmother's hand with both hands, and waited for her to open her eyes to look at herself, "I've come to see you." ”

"Is it Jun?" Lao Jun said weakly.

"It's me."

"Queen...... Come back to see me...... Who's that? Am I dazzled? How can there be outsiders in the house? ”

"They are from the palace, and they came with me."

"Go, go, all out, I don't want to see strangers, all go out, you, you, and you." Lao Jun raised his other arm and pointed at it one by one.

"That's not a stranger, it's the eldest sister and the third sister." Cui Xiaojun reminded.

"I don't know, get out." Lao Jun's face flushed with two clusters, like the excitement of a dying man.

Cui Xiaojun motioned for the palace maids to go out, the eldest sister and the third sister also left in a daze, the eldest sister Mrs. Ping Enhou has been married for many years, and rarely returns to the house, even if she is not recognized by Lao Jun, the third sister is married to the champion Hou and returned to the house not long after, and found that Lao Jun did not recognize herself, she couldn't help but feel sad and cry non-stop.

Cui Xiaojun only let his mother stay.

Mrs. Choi consciously stepped aside, trying not to let her mother-in-law see her.

"Are they all gone?" Lao Jun asked in a trembling voice.

"Gone." Cui Xiaojun said, seeing his grandmother's confusion, his heart was even more sad.

Lao Jun suddenly stood up and sat up, Cui Xiaojun was startled, almost fell off the bed, and his face changed, "Lao Jun, you ......"

"I'm fine." Lao Jun's voice did not tremble at all, he looked at Mrs. Cui and ordered: "Don't just stand, go to the door and have a look, is the door closed?" Is there anyone eavesdropping outside? ”

Mrs. Cui was even more stunned than her daughter, but she was used to being obedient, so she did it immediately, and soon came back and whispered, "No one." ”

Lao Jun snorted and grabbed the queen's hand with his backhand, "My stupid granddaughter, you were sold and you still helped the people to make money, how did you let the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites choose a concubine for the emperor?" ”

Cui Xiaojun's face turned red, and he snorted: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years, and you are not young......

"Phew, it's just a little hairy child, tell me first, is the emperor in bed with you?"

"Lao Jun ......"

"Oh, one here is your mother, and the other is me, what's there to be embarrassed about? Answer me quickly. ”

Cui Xiaojun nodded.

"Are you pregnant?"

Cui Xiaojun shook his head.

"Sure? You're young, and there are some things you may not understand......"

Cui Xiaojun shook his head firmly.

Lao Jun stayed for a while, "I knew that the emperor's letter was a lie, what a treacherous boy, but he likes you, that's enough." ”

"What is Lao Jun talking about?" Cui Xiaojun asked in confusion.

"Don't worry about it, let me ask you again, is it your own idea to send a decree to the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites?"

Cui Xiaojun didn't want to lie, and she didn't want to say that her mother-in-law was not, so she was speechless for a while.

"Is it the Queen Mother or Wang Meiren?" Lao Jun asked more than once, and when he saw that his granddaughter didn't answer, he said seriously: "You are the daughter of the Cui family, even if the emperor likes you, you also like the emperor, but he is fighting outside, and the capital is full of sycophants, queuing up to please Wang Meiren, and now she is regarded as the queen mother, who can you rely on?" It's not the Cui family yet! ”

"It was His Majesty's mother who said to me......"

"Isn't it just that the prince of many births is stable and Da Chu, it's all a lie. Let me tell you, mothers are more precious than children, whoever gives birth to a son, who is favored by the emperor, and how deeply he is kind to others will gradually fade at that time, and in the end, let alone the position of the queen, you can't even save your life. ”

"Your Majesty will not ......"

"What's not going to be? He's a man, right? That's the same, look at your mother, she is cowardly, has no opinions, can't hold a family, and can't afford big things, why can she become 'Mrs. Cui'? Isn't it because he gave birth to two sons in a row? You used to have an eldest mother, who was very favored by your father, but she gave birth to a daughter, and desperately wanted to have another son, but your father lived in your mother's room every day, and she had no chance, so she died of depression and gave way to your mother. ”

Mrs. Cui's face was redder than her daughter's, and she stood in the corner without squeaking, quieter than a rough maid.

"I still believe in Your Majesty." Cui Xiaojun said in a low voice, "And...... And I can't refuse, it's a matter of time before I choose a concubine. ”

"When you give birth to the crown prince, it doesn't matter if the emperor chooses a thousand or ten thousand concubines, but not now, Wang Meiren just wants to distract the emperor, defeat you, and defeat the Cui family. Hey, Wang Meiren and the Queen Mother have long been the same dog, and she is reluctant to accept the title of the Queen Mother, just to hide the eyes and ears of the people in the world and push all the bad things on the head of the Queen Mother Shangguan. But the Queen Mother lost power, and no one listened to her will, so Wang Meiren wanted to use your will to choose a concubine. ”

Lao Jun thought of Wang Meiren so insidiously and cunningly, Cui Xiaojun didn't dare to say that he had been rejected by his mother-in-law, "What should I do?" I have already preached. ”

"It doesn't matter, the selection of concubines is different from ordinary court affairs, and the queen's decree is not as immediate as the holy decree, and it usually takes several times of communication back and forth before the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites can start selecting the concubine. From today on, you will live in Cui's mansion, ignore the palindrome, and delay it as long as you can. The Emperor is not going to spend his whole life fighting outside the home, waiting for him to come back - can you keep the Emperor with you? Do you want someone to give you some tips? Alas, the daughter of Houmen is not good at this, and sometimes she can't let go......"

"Laojun, stop talking nonsense." Cui Xiaojun is already red-faced.

"Okay, I won't say it, you are all beautiful girls, I don't know etiquette from a poor family, see who you mother and daughter can help when they are desperate."

"Yang Feng." Cui Xiaojun blurted out.

"Yang Feng? That eunuch? Why should he help you? ”

"I just...... It feels like he's going to help me. ”

Lao Jun stared at his granddaughter, and said after a while: "You don't have to worry about it, I will send someone to contact Yang Feng, you will stay in the mansion, you must not return to the palace, and do not accept the palindrome from the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites, understand?" ”

"Understood." Cui Xiaojun felt very unsteady.

Lao Jun lay down and continued to pretend to be sick, Xiao Jun sat on the edge of the bed and looked haggard, and the women who went in and out to deliver soup and medicine looked at it in their eyes, and they all said that Lao Jun and Xiao Jun had a deep love for their ancestors and grandchildren.

When the night was dark, Xiaojun went back to the former bedroom to rest, everything in the house had not changed, and she was no longer Miss Cui.

Just as he was about to change his clothes and sleep, the palace maid came in and reported: "Mrs. Pingenhou asks to see you." ”

Cui Xiaojun thought for a while before remembering that this was his eldest sister, "Please come in." ”

Mrs. Ping Enhou had a sad face, and the two sisters rarely saw each other, but she showed affection, chattered and reminisced, and finally logically proposed to sleep with her sister for a night talk.

Cui Xiaojun agreed, sensing that this sister was prepared.

The palace maids retreated to the outer room, the sisters lay together, and Mrs. Pingenhou asked in a low voice, "Lao Jun is pretending to be sick, right?" ”

Cui Xiaojun didn't squeak.

"The queen can trust me, I don't know if Your Majesty has mentioned it, our family has supported you before Your Majesty returns to the Supreme."

Cui Xiaojun has heard of it, but she doesn't want to fall deeper and deeper in this net, she misses the group of chickens and ducklings in the Tired Hou Mansion even more, I wonder if they hatch new chicks? (To be continued.) )