"My sister's pine nut lily cake here tastes very good, and it's the first time I've tasted such a delicious pastry."

Jingci Immortal Master Hu Shi faced the delicate pastries on the case, first tasted the peculiar shape of pine nut lily cake, just a light taste, the range of movement between raising her hands and opening her lips was very small, the rhythm was slow, she still maintained the elegance of the year.

"Since my sister can see it, my sister will order someone to do some more and send it to Chang'an Palace." Wu's upper body leaned slightly towards the Jingci Immortal Master, and his eyebrows and eyes showed the usual demeanor of a sister's words, looking focused and relaxed. "Now we can still shake and shake occasionally in the Forbidden City, and in another four or five years, the emperor will get married, and at that time, the courtyard will be full of flowers, and the Forbidden City will become the Forbidden City of the next generation.

Hu's face gradually sank, and there was a little loneliness in his eyes. Since entering the palace, the honor and dignitaries are too short, and the humiliation and despair are boundless, and the soul is scarred, and now at the age of thirty-five, she is scribbled to a curtain call, and she is extremely unwilling.

"That's all I have in this life, even if I am unwilling, what can I do? My sister is different, my sister also has King Yu, this is the hope of a lifetime. Eh, I heard that in the previous banquets in the palace, the king of the servant asked the right question better than the emperor, and the palace was talking up and down, and the king was getting more and more promising. ”

Wu shook his head, "Sister, don't mention this matter, Qi Yu, this kid doesn't know the truth of humility and restraint, and he can't listen to the persuasion of others, so he comes out by temperament." However, in the final analysis, this is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning, but it has caused me a lot of trouble, and I am not wronged! Alas, it would be good if there was an elixir in the world, since it is rare to be confused, then take medicine and be confused, and when you encounter people and troubles, you will simply be like the Queen Mother, ignorant and unconscious, it will save more trouble! ”

"If you don't doubt it, it's not her grandson!" Hu Shiyan was stunned suddenly, "Take medicine? Eh, sister, the Empress Dowager is inexplicably delirious, this matter is strange, could it be that someone has done something? ”

Wu shook his head, "Who knows? If we don't let us say hello, we have no way of knowing the situation in Qingning Palace. ”

"Don't let you say hello, I'm going to say hello!" Hu Shi seemed to have changed into a person, Huo Di got up, "Let's go, let's go to Qingning Palace!" ”

"Sister, you have to be cautious in this matter, you can't break in, right?"

"Why not! In a few years, we can only watch the next generation make trouble, how can we still have our share in the excitement of the Forbidden City? Don't make trouble now, but when! ”

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The showers stopped. The Empress Dowager Sun had just emerged from the corner of the palace road, and at a glance she caught a glimpse of Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, standing at the foot of the steps of Qingning Palace and looking around, and suddenly, her face was like frost, and her sharp eyes were staring straight at Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu saw the queen mother at a glance, and couldn't help but feel excited, and quickly knelt on the ground to salute, but unexpectedly knelt in the puddle in a panic, his knees were soaked in water, and there were some stones on it, and he grinned uncomfortably. "Erchen respectfully invites the Queen Mother Sheng'an!"

"What are you doing in Qingning Palace!"

"On the orders of the imperial brother, wait for the imperial brother here."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said, "Nothing to do all day long!" Heavy rain in the capital, you should check the river embankment on the outskirts of Beijing! ”

I'm not stupid! Zhu Qiyu was used to listening to his mother's advice, and only felt that the Forbidden City was the place where he should stay, and the place outside the four gates could never be visited. "The son has not been ordered by the emperor."

"Won't you ask for a decree!" The Empress Dowager saw that Zhu Qiyu's body had another iconic reaction - trembling all over, and her deep disdain temporarily suppressed her anger, "Go down, don't come to Qingning Palace again in the future!" ”

Looking at the back of Zhu Qiyu leaving with a smoke, the Queen Mother couldn't stop gritting her teeth. There is not much time left for her, and in a few years, she will also become an old woman in the palace, just a noble name, and she can't talk about anything, and the mother and son who often make her have nightmares will completely get rid of her fetters and become her eternal heart disease.

At this time, the Hu family and the Wu family walked towards this side with a smile and a smile, followed by a group of concubines and concubines who were stuffed in the palace all day long.

The Empress Dowager turned around as if she was facing a great enemy, stared at Wu for a long time, and finally her gaze fell on Hu.

Everyone stopped, and they all gave gifts to the queen mother, but only the Jingci Immortal Master stood still.

"Two years ago, there was an order that the Empress Dowager must recuperate, so no one is allowed to visit, do you think the palace rules are child's play? Don't go back separately yet! ”

A group of concubines and concubines were bored with nothing to do all day long, and today they finally seized the opportunity to follow the Hu family and the Wu family to join in the fun, but they were closed, and when they met the cold glint in the eyes of the queen mother, their hearts tightened, and they wanted to turn around and leave, but they saw that the Jingci Immortal Master went straight up the steps as if no one was around.

Everyone couldn't help but sigh in unison.

"Stop!" The Queen Mother snapped.

"Since it is forbidden to visit, then why does your queen mother come here every day and enter and leave without prohibition? The so-called upward and downward effect, you can enter the Qingning Palace, why can't others enter! Hu Shi was not afraid, and did not pause for a moment while speaking.

Someone stretched out their heads, and the courage of a group of concubines and concubines increased by three points, and they followed one after another.

"Do you think the mourning family is full of food and panic? The Empress Dowager can't be a councilor, and the palace is all in charge of the mourning family, and you are forbidden to come to visit, which is not only a palace rule, but also for the Empress Dowager to be able to recuperate with peace of mind. Hold it! Stop her! ”

At this moment, more than ten female officials with swords in the palace were ordered to guard in front of the gate of Qingning Palace, and when they heard the queen mother's order, most of them did not dare to move, and only one person drew his sword to meet him.

"Bold! Aren't you afraid of ending up with a lot of! Immortal Master Jingci scolded angrily, and the female official's fingers shook, and the knife fell to the ground.

No matter how poor these concubines in front of them are, they are also the women of the first emperor, even if they commit a crime, they will give her a three-foot white silk and end it by themselves, and her dignity and decency must be preserved. Therefore, whether it is the female officials on the scene, the chamberlain, or the palace maid, no one dares to move a finger of the Cixian Master, and if they move, they are evil slaves and bullying the master, and they are afraid that they will die without a full corpse!

The Queen Mother was in a hurry, took a few steps, and stretched out her hand to stop Hu.

If the Jingci Immortal Master and the Queen Mother have a verbal collision or even physical contact, the Jingci Immortal Master will naturally be at a loss, and the following offenses will be regarded as inferiority. But the Empress Dowager can not be a director, the merits can only be judged by the Son of Heaven, and Jingci Immortal Master is also the mother of the Son of Heaven, in the first few months of the Son of Heaven's birth, she was still the mother of the Son of Heaven, when she was abolished, she had caused a boiling of discussions, and the dynasty was in an uproar, therefore, how dare the Son of Heaven today let others turn over this old account!

Jingci Immortal Master dares to use strength, naturally he has something to rely on. At that moment, the two looked at each other coldly, and the tip of the needle was facing Mai Mang, seeing that a conflict was inevitable.

"Blessed is the Holy Bow!"

"Blessed is the Holy Bow!"

In this flurry of salutes, the surrounding chamberlains and palace maids knelt down and saluted, and then followed the voice of the chamberlain: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

With the support of the waiter, Zhu Qizhen slowly got out of the chariot. At the age of twelve, he has endured too much pressure from public opinion, and through the unintentional emotional outpouring of many people around him, he knows that his mediocrity is not good, this is not good, and even reading is not as smart as his younger brother Zhu Qiyu, who is a few months younger than him, so he becomes sensitive and suspicious and at a loss, so he can only nod his head after the ministers reach a consensus, let it go when the ministers quarrel, and release ministers like Wang Zhen to stand up for himself when the ministers question him.

Gradually, he got a taste of it. I was at a loss, because I didn't say a word, but it made people feel that the holy will was unfathomable. In such a growing environment, after only three years, he changed from a lively child to a little old man who spoke little.

Glancing at the scene, he probably understood what was going on, went straight up the steps, and stepped into the main gate of Qingning Palace, Zhu Qizhen looked back and said indifferently: "Come in." ”

Everyone rushed in and saluted in order in front of the Empress Dowager's seat, the etiquette was cumbersome, and the process was smooth.

Wu and Hu carefully looked at the face and demeanor of the Empress Dowager, whispering from time to time, and Hu's eyes that were shining with anticipation gradually dimmed.

The Empress Dowager sat on the chair with a depressed expression, her closed eyes occasionally opened a thin slit, revealing a cloudy and godless gaze, saliva flowed from the corners of her mouth from time to time, and the maid of the palace was busy wiping her with a towel and handkerchief.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was about to fall asleep, the Empress Dowager said in a low voice: "Emperor, the Empress Dowager must recuperate, it is better to let everyone retreat quickly." ”

Wu shook his head slightly, slightly disappointed.

Just as everyone turned around and was about to leave, the Empress Dowager opened her mouth and muttered something.

Wu took a few steps forward, bowed down and said, "What does the Empress Dowager command?" ”

"Qi ······ Qi Ming. The Empress Dowager spat out these two words with difficulty.

"The Empress Dowager summoned Prince Qi Ming of Yue!" Wu shouted.

"These days, the Empress Dowager always calls Prince Yue's name." The palace maid said.

"The Empress Dowager has been rumored for a long time that Prince Yue is not visible, and the concubines are not filial!"

Such words naturally didn't hurt the queen mother, but I saw the queen mother staring and thinking, and her face was full of emotion, as if she was aroused to her hidden thoughts.

However, Wu's words hurt Zhu Qizhen, as for whether it was injured by mistake, it doesn't matter anymore, the important thing is that the emperor should always give everyone an explanation, and how to explain it is full of mysteries in itself.

Zhu Qizhen walked out of Qingning Palace with a cold face.

For several months, no one knew what Zhu Qizhen really thought about the rumors in Beijing, so all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were cautious, for fear of saying the wrong thing. The assistant minister advised him to focus on the overall situation and make every effort to maintain the stability of the capital; Jing Yuan, the commander of the horses, persuaded him to send his own guards to suppress the thieves, otherwise, Huailai and Baoan Prefecture would not know whose world it was. The assistant minister and Jing Yuan both stand on the emperor's standpoint, but their opinions are diametrically opposed, in this regard, the emperor seems to be inconvenient to make a decision, but in fact it is not, because Jing Yuan's words reveal another meaning: can't you trust the three major battalions in Beijing, can you still believe the emperor's own pro-Jane Yulinwei, Jin Wuwei and other pro-guards?

However, at the moment when the atmosphere in Beijing is tense and Yuefu is on the cusp, whether Zhu Qiming should be rescued to return to Beijing is probably a deep question, which has been entangled in the brains of many people for a long time.

Behind Zhu Qizhen, the Wu family went down the steps, with deep meaning in her eyes, and it was obvious that the gains of her trip were not only one.