As soon as the rumors came out, everyone who heard it would say that Jiang Qing was not, after all, she gave people a really bad impression.

After this rumor fermented, in the evening, another news came out.

"Have you heard, the daughter of the Prime Minister was hit by someone when she came back from Hongguang Temple today, and later she was injured."

"What? How could there be such a thing? This Miss Yun can be regarded as a disaster. ”

"Isn't it, I was always bullied by that county lord before, but I didn't expect to be hit again now, and I don't know how injured I was, who did it."

"Who else could it be, isn't it the county lord!"

"What? Can't she, a county lord, be able to do this? ”

"What can't she do? She is the granddaughter of Jiang Guogong's mansion, and the queen's niece, she is used to being pampered, when Miss Yun has not yet reconciled, she got along with other people's husbands, forcing Miss Yun to reconcile, and only then did she marry and have children. ”

"That's it, besides, I just had an argument with Miss Yun at the gate of Hongguang Temple this morning, and Miss Yun was hit on the way back to her house in the afternoon, how can there be such a coincidence in this world!"

When the rumors were spreading everywhere, Zhennan Wangfu, Huo Chen also received a letter from Yun Xiangrong.

After Huo Chen finished reading the letter, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up, revealing a smile.

He rarely laughs, he is indifferent and noble on weekdays, even if he laughs, he only pulls the corners of his mouth. Smile a little.

But now this smile is undisguised, and the smile on the corner of his mouth blooms, stunned by the many subordinates in the room.

They never knew that their master was so good-looking when he laughed.

Han Mi silently looked at Huo Chen, who was different from usual, and sighed in his heart, only Miss Yun has such charm, and she can make her master show emotions that she usually does not have.

Whether it is laughing or angry, at least it can make people see that the master is a normal person, not like usual. Except for indifference, there is no other emotion.

It would be nice if Miss Yun could marry earlier, after following her master for so many years, she finally has a woman who can make her master like a normal person, if she misses it, it would be a pity.

Han Mi was thinking about it, he was a little distracted, Huo Chen didn't even call him twice, but he didn't hear it.

It was Wang Qi next to him who bumped him with his elbow before he came back to his senses.

"What does the master command?" Han Mi came back to his senses, hurriedly arched his hand, and asked respectfully.

"What do you think? So distracted. Who knows, Huo Chen didn't mean to blame, but asked in a good mood.

Han Mi is also a person who has a lot to say, and said honestly: "I hope that Miss Yun can marry earlier, and the master doesn't have to suffer from lovesickness like now, and he can be in the same place with her openly." ”

Huo Chen was stunned when he heard this, but he was a little surprised by Han Mi's reply.

After all, Yun Xiangrong once married someone, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was not worthy of him, and Han Mi's idea was really surprising.

Huo Chen thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you think she is suitable to be the princess of this king?" ”

"Yes." Han Mi did not hesitate. Said respectfully.

"Do you really think so? After all, she has been married, no matter how good it is, you are afraid that she is not worthy of me. Huo Chen's eyes were burning, as if he had to ask for an answer.

Han Mi hesitated and said, "My subordinates don't dare." Although it is a pity in my heart that Miss Yun has been married, she is the only one who understands the master best, and she is also the person who the master is most happy with, and her subordinates only hope that the master is happy. ”

Huo Chen sighed lightly, smiled again after a while, and said, "Sooner or later, there will be such a day." ”

I saw the master who never smiled twice a day, and it felt like seeing the iron tree blooming, even Han Mi, who was paralyzed, couldn't feel it, and lowered his head silently.

Huo Chen, on the other hand, wrote a letter and handed it to Han Mi, saying, "Send this letter to King Li, and hand it over to him in person." ”

"Yes." Han Mi took the letter and left.

Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother was sitting on the couch resting, and the little palace maid kneeling beside her was beating her legs.

"The emperor has arrived." Outside, the eunuchs were singing.

The queen mother opened her eyes, raised her hand and signaled the palace maid to stop, then put down her legs, sat upright, and waited for the emperor to come in.

"My son's son greets my mother." The emperor entered the door and saluted the queen mother.

"The emperor is exempt, come and sit down." The Queen Mother said.

The emperor sat down on the couch opposite the queen mother, and then asked, "Is the queen mother in good health?" ”

"It's just that the wind and cold are occasional, and the emperor doesn't need to be so nervous." The emperor is so hearted, and the queen mother is also useful in her heart, but she smiled faintly and said.

"It's a blessing for the son that the queen mother is fine. The queen mother can't care about her body so much in the future, so let the people in the Tai Hospital come to ask for a pulse every day, and always pay attention to it. The emperor said with concern.

"The emperor has a heart." The Queen Mother was moved in her heart, smiling on her face, generous and dignified.

When the emperor saw that the queen mother was nostalgic, he staggered the topic and chatted about the side.

The two were talking, but they heard from the palace people that the Seventh Prince was coming.

Before Xiao Qi came in, he shouted a few times in a row, and his voice seemed very excited.

Entering the hall, Xiao Qi didn't have time to speak, but he heard a majestic voice: "What kind of body is it that shouts and screams, and still kneels down to say goodbye." ”

Xiao Qiyi looked up, only to find that the emperor was also there.

I didn't dare to make a mistake, so I hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Although Xiao Qi is favored, he is most afraid of his father. Where the emperor is there, his temperament is also a lot more restrained.

"No courtesy, Xiao Qi, come here to the imperial grandmother." The Queen Mother beckoned to Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi leaned over with a smile and called out sweetly to the imperial grandmother.

The emperor watched Xiao Qi get close to the Queen Mother from the side, and felt relieved, but he deliberately said with a straight face: "Queen Mother, you also spoil Xiao Qi too much, look at him and spoil him, no big or small." ”

"Xiao Qi, I ask you. How is it to come in and study? The emperor turned his head to look at Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi hurriedly smiled and said seriously: "Back to my father, Xiao Qi has been studying seriously recently, if my father doesn't believe it, even if he takes the test for Xiao Qi." ”

In the end, Xiao Qi was quite a bit swearing, and he had a sense of being in his chest.

The emperor casually asked him a few questions, Xiao Qiyi answered them one by one, and the answer score was not bad, and the emperor's face eased a lot.

"I didn't just play with it." In the end, the emperor said so.

Xiao Qi responded: "That's nature. The fourth brother has taught me a lot. ”

When the emperor heard this, his face, which had just been eased, tensed again, showing a little displeasure.

He didn't like the four princes to leave the king, although he had to use the king recently because of the need for power, but he still didn't like the king in his heart, and naturally he didn't like to hear Xiao Qi say things close to the king.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother didn't say anything, beckoned to Xiao Qi, and said, "Tell the imperial grandmother what your fourth brother taught you?" ”

"If I didn't learn it from Taifu, the fourth brother would teach me by hand and take me out of the palace. It taught me a lot of truths and gained a lot of knowledge. Xiao Qi said excitedly, and then said with some loss: "It's a pity that the fourth brother watched it tightly and didn't let me go to a fun place to play." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she reprimanded with a straight face: "Your fourth brother is for your good, and he thinks about playing all day long, how can he take on a big responsibility in the future." ”

"Yes, the Imperial Grandmother has taught her a lesson." Xiao Qi smiled and leaned forward to the Queen Mother, and said, "Imperial Grandmother, Xiao Qi said something interesting that I heard outside the palace to relieve your boredom." ”

The Queen Mother was very impressed by Xiao Qi's closeness in her heart, but she just said "um" on her face.

Xiao Qi suddenly began to talk excitedly, his eyes were shining, and he looked very excited, which made the corners of the Queen Mother's lips unconsciously hang a kind smile.

The emperor on the side listened, and he didn't like the king in his heart, but he could also hear his dedication to Xiao Qi from Xiao Qi's words, and the prejudice in his heart couldn't help but lighten a little.

Xiao Qi said a few jokes he heard outside the palace, which made the Queen Mother laugh nonstop, and finally brought a little smile on the emperor's face.

"Imperial grandmother, that Qingyang county lord is amazing, not only blatantly asked someone to hit my sister, but also let people take advantage of the chaos to beat my sister, if it weren't for me, and brought a lot of guards, my sister is afraid that she will be injured today." Xiao Qi said and spoke, and suddenly became indignant.

He also said: "Imperial grandmother, this Qingyang County Lord is half of the emperor's relatives, why doesn't he have the majesty and bearing of the royal family?" is always unreasonable and hurts people arbitrarily, and she has lost all the royal face. ”

The Queen Mother restrained the smile on her face and asked, "Xiao Qi, tell me carefully, what is going on." ”

The emperor on the side also listened attentively, and he didn't like this Jiang Qing from the bottom of his heart. It's so troublesome.

"Yesterday, when I went out of the palace, I went to my sister and talked about the fact that the imperial grandmother was not feeling well, and after my sister heard it, she said that the rumors of the Hongguang Temple outside the city were very effective, so she made an appointment with me to go to pray for the imperial grandmother today." Xiao Qi paused as he spoke, took out a peace blessing from his arms and handed it to the Queen Mother.

He also said, "Grandmother Huang, this is the peace blessing that my sister asked for you in the temple, and she said that she could bring it to keep you safe." Xiao Qi didn't understand this, so he asked for a sign, and my sister said that it was signed. ”

Xiao Qi said and thought about it carefully. The content of the signature was explained.

"Well, this is a good thing, why did it get involved with Qingyang?" The Queen Mother asked.

"The first time I went to the temple, I felt very fresh, so I left my sister to eat fast, but I didn't expect to meet Jiang Qing, she was really arrogant and domineering, and she had to do it if she didn't agree with her, but the emperor was there at the time, and she didn't dare to do it. Later, on the way back, my sister and I sat in separate cars. Who knows, she told her to take advantage of the loophole, and led someone to hit her sister's carriage, not to mention, but also beat her sister, if I hadn't asked my guards to stop it, I don't know what would have happened to my sister. Xiao Qi said indignantly.

"It just doesn't make sense." The Queen Mother patted the couch table next to her and scolded angrily.

He said: "Didn't the mourning family give Xiangrui a waist card last time, why didn't you enter the palace to talk to the mourning family when you were wronged." ”

Xiao Qi stuck out his tongue, with a look of missing expression, and said with bitter eyebrows: "I was happy to say it, but I forgot that my sister didn't let Xiao Qi talk about it." ”

"How. Others can do it, but you can't say it. The Queen Mother glared at Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi said: "Sister said, these are trivial things, I'm afraid that your old man will be angry when he hears it, and his body is not worth it, so he repeatedly told Xiao Qi not to say it, but I didn't think that Xiao Qi would forget it." ”

Xiao Qi had a weak expression on his face.

"Xiangrui, this girl, although the mourning family has only seen her once, they know that she is a good one, and she is used to feeling distressed." The Queen Mother sighed.

He said: "This Qingyang, although he is a county lord, but he is too lawless, not to mention the fact that he bullied people and took away Xiangrui's husband for the time being, now Xiangrui has been reconciled, Qingyang lives his life well, why is he so aggressive?" I heard that the queen doted on her niece very much, which really made the queen lawless. ”

Listening to this meaning, the Queen Mother is even dissatisfied with the queen.

The emperor on the side was sitting, and his face was also very ugly.

"Emperor, the mourning family said that you don't blame the mourning family for nagging, this queen is favored, but she must also be disciplined. You said that this Qingyang, how can you have the appearance of a royal county lord, a whole wild girl, if you go down like this, it is the emperor who loses it. The Queen Mother said sideways to the emperor.

"The queen mother is right, and the sons remember it." The emperor also had anger in his heart, but it was for the queen, he responded face.

This Jiang Qing really can't cause more trouble. And this queen, I really don't know how important it is.

The Queen Mother only said this, and didn't say anything more, many things, just click on it, but if you say too much, it will have no effect.

At this time, the maid came in and asked where the lunch was.

The queen mother said, and then turned her head to the emperor and said: "The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and the mourning family will not leave the emperor to eat, just have Xiao Qi to accompany me, an old woman." ”

The emperor was stunned, but he didn't say anything, and left after saluting the queen mother.

That evening, Kunning Palace.

Every month, the emperor will take a few days to come to Kunning Palace for the night, and today happens to be the day when the emperor comes to spend the night.

The queen freshened up her clothes early, and her whole body exuded the fragrance of petal baths.

However, she waited for a long time and did not see the emperor coming.

The time has passed the usual time when the emperor came up.

The queen wore a tunic dress. summoned his personal palace maid and asked her to find out the news.

The palace maid answered and left in a hurry.

After a while, the palace maid came back and said, "Niangniang, Xiao Dezi's father-in-law said that the emperor will not come today." ”

The palace maid knelt on the ground and did not dare to say anything.

The queen sat on the top expressionlessly, the green tendons of her hands holding the teacup were exposed, and the entire dormitory was filled with layers of cold pressure.

Since she and the emperor got married, no matter what the emperor thinks in his heart, he has always kept face for each other. No matter how busy you are with government affairs, no matter how much you pamper the concubines in the harem, they will inevitably come to the queen's palace to rest in a few specific days.

This is the first time, the emperor will not come.

No one even sent a word why.

The queen didn't know why this was the case, but she said lightly: "If the emperor doesn't come, it must be because he is busy with government affairs and can't get out, so he has withdrawn all the dinner, and you all go down." ”

It has always been rumored in the palace that her grace is unwaning, and naturally she can't be broken because of this incident, and the queen naturally has to maintain her face.

The palace maid who was kneeling on the ground was hesitant when she heard this, "Niangniang"

"If you have something to say, say it." When the queen saw her like this, she chuckled in her heart and said with a cold face.

"Xiao Dezi's father-in-law said that the emperor will rest at Concubine Xi's place tonight." After the palace maid finished speaking, she knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak again.

Even without looking up, you can imagine how angry the queen is.

Sure enough, when the queen heard this, she finally didn't hold back the anger in her heart, and raised her hand to sweep the teacup in her hand to the ground.

The queen was so angry that her face turned pale, and her chest couldn't stop rising and falling, and after a long time, she said coldly: "Send someone to check immediately, see what happened during the day today, and report it quickly." ”

The queen knew in her heart that no matter how much the emperor loved Concubine Xi, it would be impossible for her to lose face like this, after all, she was not only the queen, but also came out of the Jiang Guogong Mansion.

There is no affection between him and her, but he still cares about the face of Jiang Guogong's mansion.

The emperor's behavior is too abnormal, unless something happens. Facilitate this and give her a warning.

The emperor will fall on her face so blatantly.

The palace maid answered.

The queen waited for a long time before waiting for the palace maid's return.

told the queen what happened today in Cining Palace.

The queen didn't expect that Jiang Qing would cause trouble again, and her face suddenly turned black.

"Something that is not enough to achieve and more to lose." The queen scolded angrily and ordered in a cold voice: "After the court is dispersed tomorrow, I will invite the Lord Guogong to Kunning Palace, and say that there is something in the palace to discuss with him." ”

The palace maid responded, and the queen was annoyed, so she sent the palace maid out and stayed in the palace alone.

The next day, after the dispersal of the dynasty, Jiang Guogong was invited to Kunning Palace by the palace maid who was waiting by the side early.

"Niangniang is so anxious to invite the old minister, but what's the matter?" After the salute, Jiang Guogong sat on a chair next to him and asked.

If it was usual, the queen would say that Jiang Guogong would have no outsiders and no need to observe these etiquettes.

However, today, the queen did not, but said lightly: "Father really doesn't know why this palace invited you to come?" ”

"Please make it clear, the old minister really doesn't know." Jiang Guogong's heart flashed with thousands of thoughts, and he said.

"Yesterday was supposed to be the day when the emperor came to the palace, but the emperor didn't come. Instead, he went to Concubine Xi's palace, does my father know why? The queen asked lightly.

"What?" Jiang Guogong was taken aback when he heard this.

The queen is the lord of the harem, and she and the Jiang Guogong Mansion have always been watching and helping each other, and it is precisely because of this that the emperor is not pleasing to the Guogong Mansion and does not do anything.

After all, when you are not fully prepared, the emperor will not do it easily.

But the emperor didn't go to the queen last night, but it's a sign that he's going to do something?

How could Jiang Guogong not be surprised!

After all, many things are not ready these days.

"How so? But the queen annoyed the emperor? Jiang Guogong hurriedly asked.

The queen snapped and put the teacup in her hand on the table, and said angrily: "What will this palace do to anger the emperor." It's not your fault that you have a good granddaughter. ”

Jiang Guogong didn't understand how the matter had anything to do with Jiang Qing again, so he hurriedly asked, and the queen told Jiang Guogong what happened in the Empress Dowager's palace yesterday.

"Your Majesty is angry with me, do it for me. If you don't teach your precious granddaughter anymore, I'm afraid that I, the queen, will be left out in the cold. The queen said coldly.

"At the beginning, my sister-in-law almost lost Jiang Qing in her stomach in order to save me, and after giving birth to Jiang Qing, her body was empty, and she got better after raising it for so long, and she risked death to give birth to an heir for the Guogong Mansion. I have a debt in my heart, and I have no daughters under my knees. It's been so indulgent to her all these years, but now it seems that she is really a casual person. In the future, you will take care of it, so that you don't always get into trouble for me. If this is the case again, don't blame your daughter for being reckless. The queen said coldly.

"Speaking of which, it's no wonder Qing'er for this." Jiang Guogong said.

The queen looked at him coldly, Jiang Guogong lost Jiang Qing's letter, and suspected that Yun Xiangrong had taken it.

He said: "Besides, this matter was not Qing'er's hand, this matter was informed by my father to Li Mingyue, and it was her hand that made people move, but the Seventh Prince said that, I think it was Yun Xiangrong's instructions." This Yun Xiangrong is really not a simple character. ”

Jiang Guogong said, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

I thought it was just the little daughter's family who was jealous of Jiang Qing, but I didn't expect it to be so scheming.

And she and Huo Chen are close, I'm afraid Huo Chen already knows about it.

He and Li Mingyue had to renegotiate the strategy.

"She's not simple. Thinking about it carefully, she confronted Qing'er, although every time it seemed that Qing'er had the upper hand, forcing her to reconcile and marry into the Zhou Mansion, Qing'er's reputation also stinked. And now that she is getting close to Huo Chen, I am afraid that it was all intentional at the beginning. She already had a centrifugal, but she just borrowed Qing'er's hand to leave the Zhou Mansion, this woman's scheming is so deep that it is frightening. The queen didn't think about it this way, but when she talked about it today, she felt more and more that it was possible, and her heart was cold.

Jiang Guogong on the side was also shocked by her speculation, and the cold light in his eyes was even worse.

If Yun Xiangrong is really as the queen thinks, then she can't be with Huo Chen, if she marries into the Zhennan Palace, Li Mingyue will not talk about dealing with Huo Chen, I'm afraid that Yun Xiangrong will be difficult to deal with her.

"Huo Chen was originally not afraid, but last time in the imperial study, the emperor promised that if he could exterminate the bandits in Wuji Mountain, he would let him rebuild the Biannan Army, and now although the emperor has not mentioned it, he has to be guarded against, he is close to the king, and the emperor has not used the king to do things recently, and in the long run, I am afraid that it will be a big trouble." The queen said coldly.

Jiang Guogong nodded in agreement, and said that he suspected that Huo Chen had a jade pendant in his hand, and asked the queen why she didn't reply last time.

The queen was stunned.

"Didn't my daughter receive a letter from her father? Did my father make a mistake? The queen said confusedly.

Jiang Guogong was also stunned when he heard this, and the two of them were on the same page, only to know that the previous letter had not been delivered to the queen.

No wonder there was a fork in the Zhennan Palace, it turned out that the fork had already gone out on the queen's side.

"This matter will be suppressed for the time being, and it will be investigated later, the most important thing now is to make a decision with Li Mingyue on how to deal with Huo Chen. It is not appropriate to send a letter, it will be fifteen in a few days, and the Mid-Autumn Festival moon banquet will be a banquet for the ministers, according to the rules of the past years, the girl who has not been out of the cabinet will see the man the next day, and it will be an opportunity, and my father will go back and wait for my news. The queen said.

Then he told him again, asking Jiang Qing not to trouble Yun Xiangrong anymore, and then let Jiang Guogong leave.

And Jiang Guogong left in a hurry, but his heart was extremely urgent.

There are still many things he has planned that he has not prepared, and if the emperor does something to the Jiang Guogong Mansion now, although it will not directly uproot the Jiang Guogong Mansion, it will also cause a lot of damage.

He needs to make arrangements early.