Chapter 136: Just Because of Fame?
Li Qiuchi suddenly thought of something, looked at Chu Jinrong, and asked anxiously, "You won't also misunderstand, right?" In fact, that day, it was Dom who said that he was not familiar with Chaoyang City and asked me to take him ......"
"Do you suspect that I don't believe you?" Chu Jinrong suddenly asked her.
"Huh?" Li Qiuchi was stunned and explained, "No, after all, it is a major matter related to your reputation, so you must be cautious." Wouldn't it be dangerous if someone really made a fuss about it? ”
However, the more he explained, the more unsightly Chu Jinrong's face became.
He took a deep breath and asked her slowly, "Is it just because of fame?" ”
Li Qiuchi froze in place, she pulled the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.
Chu Jinrong saw her demeanor, his eyes gradually cooled, he silently turned around and passed by Li Qiuchi.
Looking at Chu Jinrong's striding away, she narrowed her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
On the side of the imperial court, in the end, the envoys still did not reach an agreement, which made Chu Junlan feel very distressed.
After so many days of preparation, it still didn't help. After the envoys left, he silently walked back to the study, and the back of the great shore looked gloomy under the projection of the setting sun.
The surrounding entourage could see that Chu Junlan was in a bad mood, and they all lowered their heads and did things silently, lest they would harm the pond fish.
Chu Junlan's bad mood reached the ears of the Queen Mother, and she was still copying Buddhist books in the Qianning Palace at this time, and the sandalwood was bursting, edifying the whole book.
"Why is your father in a bad mood again?" The Queen Mother copied the Buddhist book, her eyes were faint, "But what happened to the court?" ”
Being asked by the Queen Mother like this, Fulin remembered what had just happened, and her mood instantly became bored.
Fu Lin restrained his emotions, continued to help the Queen Mother divide the number of pages of the Buddhist book, and said obediently: "Back to the emperor's grandmother, it is because the imperial sister-in-law and Prince Mu Yingying are emotionally involved, and then the envoys are dissatisfied, so the policy has not been agreed, and the father is bored." ”
As she spoke, she was still angry in her heart, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "After all, the imperial sister-in-law is the crown princess, so you still have to pay attention to your image." Now it is ugly to poke things into the court. It's just that she came to serve as a diplomatic envoy and is used to being in the limelight. ”
"That's stingy," the Queen Mother knocked on her forehead, "The crown princess is capable and worthy of a great responsibility, so your father asked her to be a diplomatic envoy, which is also a recognition of her ability." ”
"What is she capable of!" Fu Lin was very dissatisfied on his face.
The Queen Mother pondered to herself, "But what you said is also reasonable, a woman can still embroider a female red at home, so she shows up like this, and stabs the matter to the court, which is really not very good-looking." ”
Fu Lin's face turned from gloomy to sunny, and he agreed again and again: "Yes, yes, grandmother, what does a woman want so much ability to do?" ”
The Queen Mother couldn't cry or laugh: "You have a big opinion about the crown princess?" ”
Fulin, who was said to be the center, had a wandering look in his eyes, "How can there be?" It's just that I can't get used to her usual style! She is always the one who likes to be in the limelight, and Lin'er just doesn't like this. ”
She shook her head helplessly, "Hearing you say that, the crown princess may be more arrogant." But you are both royals, so don't hurt your feelings because of this. ”
Fu Lin didn't care, but replied obediently, "Yes, Imperial Grandmother, I will definitely get along with the imperial sister-in-law." ”
After the queen got the orders of the queen mother, the first thing was to summon Li Qiuchi into the palace.
Before entering the palace, Li Qiuchi probably guessed the purpose of the queen calling her into the palace, and without the slightest hesitation, she directly followed her into the palace.
Kunning Palace.
The palace maid inside was waiting for the queen to dress up, and Li Qiuchi saw it, so she had to wait at the door.
"Come in." The queen's figure did not move, and her voice was faint.
Li Qiuchi walked in according to his words, and saluted beside the queen, "I've seen the queen's mother." ”
After the queen excused herself, she stood by and looked at the queen's appearance in the mirror.
Her face is lazy, but it reveals a different kind of coldness and grace, and you can vaguely see her once peerless elegance.
"I heard that your grooming skills are good, so it's up to you to serve the grooming of the palace." After a while, she asked the palace maids around her to retreat, sat in front of the dresser, and looked in the mirror, the corners of her mouth curled slightly.
Li Qiuchi knew in his heart that this was the queen who had something to say to her, so he silently walked in front of her, picked up Luo Zidai, and raised his eyebrows carefully and carefully.
Her eyebrows are like distant green mountains, her eyes are like the dazzling sun, but she has the tenderness of light veil and moonlight. Li Qiuchi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the queen was once, and she was also a generation of alluring beauties.
"When I was twenty years old, I was as prosperous and energetic as you." The queen suddenly spoke, looked at the person in the mirror, and was in a trance for a moment, and then she came back to her senses and smiled lightly, "I also think that women are not weaker than men, and they want to do a great job." ”
Li Qiuchi paused as he combed Qingsi's hair behind her.
"The emperor also took out three thousand taels of silver according to the palace, and asked me to buy property and get rich." Thinking of the past, she couldn't help but be a little amused, "I have failed the emperor's expectations." ”
Li Qiuchi smiled and was relieved: "Queen Mother, it doesn't matter if you buy the property or not, you are the queen, and the silver in the whole world is yours." ”
The queen smiled and shook her head. She saw Li Qiuchi's delicate face through the mirror, and said with relief: "You are more talented than me." I did make a career. It's a pity ......"
She thought of something and sighed regretfully, "Although you are a woman, you are no worse than those men. To put it bluntly, they are prejudiced against our women, and they make jokes. ”
Regarding the last sentence, Li Qiuchi expressed his very much agreement, "It stands to reason that I have made a lot of dedication these days, and I have stared at my little flaws." ”
The queen also frowned dissatisfiedly, and sneered: "To put it bluntly, I can't get over my face, I feel that I can't even compare to a woman, but I don't know, incompetence is incompetence, and I have to find something else to make a fuss." ”
Li Qiuchi nodded excitedly, he was so right!
The queen suddenly thought of something, "You and Dom...... How did you meet? ”
Li Qiuchi expected that she would ask, so he replied truthfully: "It's just that when I went to deliver meals, I chatted a few words and exchanged the cultures of the two countries." Then on the second day, he invited Qiu'er to Chaoyang City together, saying that he was a newcomer and was not familiar with the local conditions. Qiu'er thought that it was better to be polite if the visitor was a guest, and after asking the prince, she took him to play for a day. ”
The queen nodded knowingly, "Then what do you think of him?" ”
Li Qiuchi was stunned by the queen's straightforwardness, she smiled and shook her head: "I am just an ordinary friend to him, a friend who can negotiate a few words, and he has no extra thoughts." ”