Meizi hurriedly supported the Queen Mother and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother must be looking for you to discuss important matters, please relax the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother took the plums and hurried to Qingning Palace in a sedan chair.

When she walked into Qingning Palace with her front foot, she raised her eyes to look at the Empress Dowager, and when she saw that the Empress Dowager looked as usual, she felt a little at ease.

After saluting, the Empress Dowager gave her a seat as usual.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the Empress Dowager casually, her face calm and serene. "The movement in the palace didn't disturb you last night, did it?" The tone was like a gentle drizzle. This tone is better than a panacea, and for more than a decade, many concubines have been soothed by it.

The Queen Mother was like a spring breeze, and the only trace of uneasiness in her heart drifted away with the wind, "The concubines can't share the worries of the Queen Mother, and they are idle every day, how can they ever be disturbed?" The Empress Dowager asked such a question, which made the concubines ashamed. ”

After a brief silence, the Empress Dowager frowned slightly, and a frost gradually appeared on her face. "Last night, someone hired a murderer to assassinate Qi Yue, it's really chilling!"

The Queen Mother was overjoyed, after all, the Queen Mother didn't ask about the troubles caused by Mao Gui and Wang Qing.

"The concubine has heard a little about this."

There was silence again, followed by a sigh, "Some things are too mysterious but not good, and many of them are based on false rumors." For example, I have secretly summoned the chief of Qingsong Dao to the palace, and you must have known about it. The sixteen-character proverb should not be misunderstood, otherwise, it will be a big mistake! The Queen Mother's cloudy eyes can shoot a direct light that penetrates people's hearts, and at this moment, the heart-penetrating light is shining on the Queen Mother's face.

The Queen Mother secretly thought to herself, but she didn't dare to pause for a moment in her thinking: the prophecy involves the stability of the emperor's throne, and when it comes to someone misinterpreting it, she is naturally the most suspicious.

A sour feeling suddenly struck, and although the Queen Mother, who had invaded the harem for more than ten years, tried her best to keep her composure, she was caught off guard, and the corners of her mouth twitched a few times unobediently. "The concubine doesn't know if others interpret it in vain, but the concubine is confident that she will not misinterpret the sixteen-character proverb, if she can really make a prophecy, then Qi Yue is beneficial to the emperor and beneficial to the community, but it is not beneficial to herself, and it is not to make people happy, nor is it sad."

As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, the Queen Mother blurted out: "The two chamberlains disturbed the crowd, and the assassin on the opposite side made a move, such a coincidence, unbelievable!" ”

This news was unexpected by the Queen Mother, and she was stunned.

Mao Gui and Wang Qing actually broke into trouble opposite the Cailou where the assassin appeared, and the timing of the two sides was so consistent!

I saw her get up and bow to the ground, "It's all because the concubines are not disciplined, those two stupid slaves don't know the severity, and they have caused a big disaster, and the concubines are willing to be punished by the queen mother." Just because of the new funeral of the first emperor last year, the concubines changed their identities again, and the palace furnishings were too bright and glamorous, so the concubines ordered the people to make an inventory, and they were scheduled to go to the lamp market on the eve of this year······ This is purely an unintentional mistake of two stupid slaves, the Queen Mother! ”

"Isn't it strange to let the royal prison not call, but to call the two hairy inner servants!"

"Last year, the palace was moved, and besides, the inner treasury is empty at the moment, and the concubines can't bear to waste public money. If the Empress Dowager does not believe it, there is an inventory as proof, and the old deeds on the inventory will not lie. The Queen Mother raised her head slightly, her eyes were clearly shining with tears, she had always been strong, and she turned out to be pitiful at the moment.

The Empress Dowager raised the cold glint in her eyes, pondered for a moment, and said quietly: "Those two stupid slaves disturbed the people for no reason and injured dozens of people, which is really hateful!" ”

"The concubine has sent a message to ask the concubine's brother to take care of the aftermath, as for the two stupid slaves······"

"Spare the two of them for the time being, this matter should not be publicized, you don't value the reputation of the queen mother, the emperor still has to value it. Hmph, go back and think about it behind closed doors! ”

Out of Qingning Palace, the cold wind blew, and the Queen Mother was shocked, she stopped and endured it for a long time, so as not to cry.

Meizi held the Queen Mother tightly. Just now she was waiting outside the door, and most of the conversation inside floated into her ears, and when she looked around and saw that there was no one around, she attached to the queen mother's ear and said angrily: "It must be the ghost of Fu'an Palace!" The palace has spread, Concubine Wu's brother told Mao Gui and Wang Qing about the Criminal Department, Jinyiwei, and Shuntian Mansion, early this morning, Concubine Wu had seen the Empress Dowager, and it was clear that someone was fanning the flames. ”

It's not that slut who else is stirring up trouble!

Send the inner servants to follow Mao Gui and Wang Qing, so vicious!

Two sharp lights flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and the grievances accumulated in her chest turned into raging flames in an instant, scorching her so much that she couldn't control herself.

"Go to Fu'an Palace!"

······

In Fu'an Palace, Concubine Wu was half-lying on the couch, two days ago, she occasionally contracted a cold, and went to Qingning Palace this morning, and her condition seemed to have worsened. At this moment, a palace maid is feeding her a decoction.

The Queen Mother broke in angrily, knocked over the soup bowl in the hands of the palace maids to the ground with one palm, and swept her eyes towards the palace maids like a sharp blade. The palace ladies retreated in panic.

"The concubine is infected with a cold disease, and the concubine cannot give the queen mother a salute." There was a trace of resentment in Concubine Wu's eyes, and there was no cowardice on her face.

The Queen Mother grabbed Concubine Wu's shoulders with both hands and flipped her over on the couch. "! The mourning family should have let you get out of the palace in the first place! “”

Concubine Wu propped herself up, her beautiful eyes implying perseverance. "The concubine has nothing to do, and occasionally reads "Warring States Policy", the general of the Qin State Gan Mao told a small story to Su Qin's younger brother Su Dai, which made the concubine empathize. There was a group of women on the river, who gathered together at night to be female celebrities, and one of them was poor and had no candles, and everyone disliked her, and when she was driven away, she said: 'My family is poor and has no candles, so I often come first, sweep the house and spread the mats, why do you cherish the afterglow of the four walls?' What's wrong with me doing what is useful to you by taking advantage of your useless afterlife? 'The Queen Mother, you favored the harem back then, and the concubines knew that they were from humble backgrounds, and they served you diligently and respectfully, so what hindered your reputation? Besides, even if there are no concubines, there are other women who share favors, so why can't you tolerate concubines? ”

The Queen Mother stared at Concubine Wu, only to feel that although the woman in front of her was infected with cold disease, she was radiant, and she looked three years younger than herself? She is clearly more beautiful and moving than she was ten years ago.

"! Why make a big fuss and frame a mourning family? With a "snap", Concubine Wu was slapped in the face.

Concubine Wu smiled sadly and said, "Make a big fuss? The Queen Mother said it so well! The concubine's brother, as a minister, should tell the truth, how can he deceive and conceal it? The queen mother didn't want to think about it, although the concubines knew about the disasters caused by Mao Gui and Wang Qing, but if the queen mother didn't ask, how could the concubines talk more? Who knows if the Queen Mother asked knowingly? Why should you be angry with your concubine because of this! ”

"For His Holiness is the most reasonable person, how can you be allowed to speak cleverly!"

"The Queen Mother, you are the Venerable, those two are not,"

"!" The Queen Mother was furious and dragged Concubine Wu to the bed.

Concubine Wu exclaimed: "Please respect the queen mother, although the concubine is from a humble background, she is the concubine of the first emperor and the concubine of the current emperor!" ”

"It is the duty of the mourning family to control the harem!"

"Harem?" Hu Jixiang suddenly broke in and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Empress Dowager is in charge, no one in the harem is idle. When the Son of Heaven becomes an adult, the queen will take care of the affairs of the six palaces, and the queen mother will still take care of the days together with the concubines and concubines. When he came to Concubine Wu, he saw the fingerprints on her face at a glance, and said angrily: "The harem is unreasonable, and the previous dynasty has its own place to be reasonable!" ”

This threat was immediate, and I saw that the Queen Mother's face was shocked, and she was speechless for a long time.

Hu Jixiang's temperament changed greatly when he abdicated, and then changed after the first emperor's funeral, she was originally a gentle, courteous and thrifty woman in the deep palace, but now when she saw the queen mother, she put on a "barefoot person is not afraid of wearing shoes" look. And the Wu family is also changing, no longer the favored servant girl who was trampled on and obedient in the past. Now when facing the Queen Mother, the former often fights hard, and the latter is soft and rigid, and the two hold together to keep warm, and the Queen Mother has nothing to do.

What makes the Queen Mother even more jealous is that the power of the two in the court is not declining, and more and more people sympathize with them.

The Queen Mother regretted a little, she was casual for a while, humiliating the Wu family, once this matter reached the previous dynasty, it was bound to set off a storm.

I'm afraid that many courtiers have waited too long for this moment.

But the Queen Mother didn't want to show weakness, she snorted lightly and walked away nonchalantly.