"Oh? County lord, have you come to ask about the palace, the queen mother's funeral? The queen put down the cup in her hand and looked up at the crescent moon with a cold look in her eyes.

Xinyue condensed, put the tea in his hand aside, and then raised his head, "It's not that I came to ask, but the little girl came from the front, and I saw that the people who came to mourn were coming, and the Queen Mother was in front of the spirit, I didn't see Niangniang, and I asked carefully because Niangniang was sick, so I came to take a look." ”

"This palace is sick, you have seen it," said the queen, patting the non-existent dust on her sleeve, and then lay on the bed very tired.

Xinyue looked at the queen, then stood up, leaned over and said to the queen, "Yes, the little girl has come to see you, and when you get to the front, the relatives ask, the little girl has something to say." Niangniang, you should recuperate well, it has always been the affairs of the Queen Mother, and you can't take care of it. ”

As he spoke, the crescent moon walked out.

The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are not in harmony, the Queen Mother has always disliked the Queen Mother, and thinks that she is a disaster that confuses His Majesty, but she has always compared her with Queen Zheng who went early, and the Queen even heard the word "Zheng", so she had a heart attack and lay down for several days to recover.

And the queen doesn't look down on the queen mother very much, thinking that she is just a slave of their Chai family, thinking that she is His Majesty's biological mother, and also feels that she has given the queen mother enough face.

At this point, the two have not been harmonious for a long time, and then for a while, the Queen Mother was not bad to Xiao Guifei, and then for some reason, the Queen Mother and the Queen reached an agreement together, Xiao Guifei's death, there are indeed two of them behind it.

This is also Rong Ying, why in front of the Queen Mother's spirit, not a single tear was shed.

"You stop" The queen stopped the new moon who had already walked to the door, the new moon looked up, looked at the queen who sat up again, and straightened up, "Niangniang, do you have any other orders?" ”

"Are you here today to laugh at this palace?" The queen seemed to be unable to hold back, and her voice became louder.

"The little girl doesn't dare, I don't know why the mother said that?" Crescent Moon really doesn't know why the queen is so angry.

The queen held on to the bed railing on one side and stood up, she was indeed sick, but it was the activity of this meeting, she was already sweating profusely, and the maid beside the queen hurriedly helped her, but she was thrown by her with one hand to "retreat"

"Is it Your Majesty..."Xinyue asked tentatively, looking at the queen's expression, it was really so, Xinyue sighed, supported the queen in front of her, and helped her to the bed, "The little girl really doesn't know, and please don't be surprised." ”

"They all say that you are a smart person, why can't you see through the affairs of the palace and the queen mother?" Saying that, the queen stretched out her hand and pulled her hair for the new moon, "You also grew up in front of the palace, why can't you see things clearly." ”

The queen has always liked the new moon very much, and before her biological daughter was born, the new moon was really raised by her as a daughter. Later, the two also had a relationship the size of a crescent moon, so the crescent moon also respected her.

But some things really involve interests, and they seem shallow. Because the crown prince chose a concubine, Xinyue was the most popular candidate at that time, so as long as Xinyue was there, the county lord of the Chai family would definitely not be elected.

As a result, Xinyue was unwilling, and the Cheshire Lord was unwilling, but he cheapened the Wang family, and when the queen realized that she couldn't be separated from Xinyue, Xinyue had already seen what was going on. is also separated from the queen.

The last time the two were so close, Crescent Moon was still a little girl, and the queen liked to comb Crescent's hair and give her jewelry to Crescent. Xinyue's attitude towards Cao's sister-in-law is to learn from the queen.

"Niangniang, this time it's the new moon that can't stop you." Xinyue was really a little embarrassed, I don't know if it was because she had just lost the protection of the Queen Mother, Xinyue felt that she was not a frizzy person, why didn't she ask what was going on, so she came to the queen.

"You, you've lost your backbone." The queen's hand was very gentle, and her eyes drooped, "This palace doesn't care about this, those who want to show off are naturally happy, Your Majesty is also afraid that this palace will go, even if you work hard to handle the queen mother's funeral, no one will say a good word in this palace." ”

"The ostentatious person you are talking about, but His Royal Highness the King of Jin?"

"He had a grudge in his heart because of his mother's affairs, and because of the things that he had been cold about all these years. The palace was originally invisible, but since the death of the prince, it has gradually become indifferent, and the queen mother has enjoyed all the glory and wealth in her life. Isn't it still like today, leaving this world? The things that were met, His Royal Highness the King of Jin took care of it very carefully, and it was also very satisfactory to the ministers, in the inner palace, the palace withdrew, naturally there are suitable people to do these things, you should have seen the niece of the palace when you went out just now, and it is very appropriate for her to do this. ”

"How can the Queen Mother's funeral become a stage for these people to put on a show?" Crescent Moon also figured out why her brain came over as soon as it was hot, because she knew about it early on, but she just couldn't believe it.

When I saw the queen and got her advice, I immediately figured out these things.

"If you don't want this to happen, then you can do it yourself. But you have to understand that the name is two words, the name is justified, you don't have a name, who listens to you? ”

"Niangniang, even if it's the new moon begging you, it's not a side matter, it's the queen mother's funeral, she raised me like a pearl in her palm since she was a child, I can't do such a thing, don't ask, pretend not to see, I can't do it. You can help me. ”

"You beg me?" The queen saw sincerity in Xinyue's eyes, and she really desperately hoped that she could come forward and fulfill her filial piety, but the queen didn't plan to help her, "You, you're really not a smart girl." How can Hongu help you? For Hongu's nieces and family, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

"Yes, but the crescent moon is too naïve" The crescent moon tears rained down.

"Don't think about begging Your Majesty, if there is any idea of him, don't think about it, I haven't figured it out." The queen still loves the hair of the new moon, and every elder who likes the new moon likes to touch her hair, and her long hair is black and shiny, and it is very beautiful when wrapped around her head.

"Your Majesty..."

"The Queen Mother didn't hurt you in vain, but you didn't understand the Queen Mother, think about it yourself, is the Queen Mother really the one who cares about this funeral? Moreover, in order not to fall into the hands of others, King Jin must do his best to do this matter perfectly, you don't have to worry. But this palace advises you to bow in front of the queen mother's coffin today, and go back to the palace, this is not a place where you can live. ”

The queen didn't know what was wrong, especially kind, this sudden kindness made Xinyue a little overwhelmed, but every word she said made sense, Xinyue nodded, "Niangniang is right." ”

"That's a smart girl." The queen took the only golden hairpin on her head from her hair and inserted it in the back of Xinyue's head, "You said you, what if you marry him?" At least when he closed his eyes, he didn't have that much regret. And if you marry him, maybe he is still alive now, and the two of us can make up for the previous life. ”

"Niangniang, you keep saying that Xinyue's temper is too stubborn, if I can control my temperament, maybe I can't really do what you said, he won't die." As soon as the queen heard Xinyue say this, her tears couldn't help flowing out anymore, and Xinyue saw that she was supporting herself, and reached out to hug her, wanting to give her some strength, "It's Xinyue is not good, you can beat me." ”

The queen raised her hand and slapped Crescent Moon twice on the back, saying that it was a beating, but it was better to say that she slapped her twice, and Crescent Moon felt like the queen was cheering her up.

"Niangniang, I have something I want to ask you, I originally wanted to ask the Queen Mother, but I couldn't find a chance." Xinyue felt that the queen was also dying, otherwise, she would not have been so kind to herself.

"Is it King Jin's business?" Although the queen has always been in her palace, she doesn't seem to know much about the outside world, but she still knows something about Xinyue and Rong Ying.

"Yes, I want to get rid of him." Seeing that she understood everything, Xinyue didn't hide it, and said her thoughts directly.

"It's really good that you have this idea. Do you really think that their old Rong family is really all lovers? I think it's almost as good as a killer who poisons women. And Rong Ying, I have only seen through him now, he is really a mercenary person. The queen cleared up the doubts for the new moon, and after the new moon listened, she really had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Xinyue came out of the queen's palace, her leg still hurt badly, Feng'er helped her, and found that she was more tired than when she went in, so she asked with concern, "Girl, are you okay?" ”

Xinyue nodded, "Let's go, let's go to the Queen Mother's spirit and kowtow, and then come back when the funeral comes." ”

"Isn't the girl going to keep a vigil here?" Fei'er asked.

"Filial piety to the Queen Mother, you don't have to pay attention to these aftermath things, let's go, I'm really tired."

Coming to the Queen Mother's Spirit, Xinyue saw the Lord of Cheshire, she was commanding the female officials brought from the Queen's Palace, and even asked Xuecui to cooperate, but she did have this ability, and after a while, Ci'an Palace was up and down, and she was in good order.

Xinyue walked on her sore legs, entered the hall of the wake at the back, and went to say goodbye to the Jiang family here, and before she entered the door, she heard it, and Mrs. Li said to Xiao Li with some concern, "Do you want to call mercy too?" are all the side concubines of King Jin, why is she showing off here? ”

"Mother, the Lord of Cheshire is the Queen's niece, and you heard her say just now, she said that the Queen was not feeling well, and she specially sent her to guard the spirit. Even if mercy comes, without the queen's signal, she can only listen to the dispatch behind the Cheshire Lord, and it is the Cheshire Lord's to do the good thing, and it is her own to do the bad thing, so why bother to do this thankless thing. Xiao Li is worthy of being the one who gave birth to a daughter like Lianyue, Xinyue touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and entered the inner room with a curtain.

"Crescent moon, you're here," Chen saw the crescent moon first, and the crescent moon bowed and said to a few people, "Later, I said goodbye to a few ladies." The little girl kept watch all night, but she couldn't hold it anymore, so she went back first. Wait until the day of the funeral. ”

"What are you doing? As the granddaughter of the Queen Mother, she didn't stay in front of the spirit? Old Madam Zhuang reprimanded Xinyue, she is now the future mother-in-law of Xinyue's name, and her speech is naturally not as polite as before.

Xinyue paused and said, "The little girl came in from outside just now, and I didn't see Princess Jue coming." Ladies, if someone wants to show off, why should I bother here? That's the farewell. ”

"What's your attitude?" Old Madam Zhuang wanted to continue to say a few words, but Xinyue turned around and left.

Coming out of the Empress Dowager's palace, she was about to go out from the Dingzhen Gate on the north side, but Xue Cui caught up with the new moon.

Xinyue saw Xuecui in a hurry, and a wave of grievances surged in her heart, and when Xuecui came to her, Xinyue couldn't help but cry and said, "Seeing that my aunt came over in such a hurry, I came to accuse Xinyue of being unfilial." ”

Xue Cui looked at the crescent moon with tears in her eyes distressed, and reached out to wipe her dry with a handkerchief, "Good girl, how can you think of slaves and maids so much?" Your filial piety to the Queen Mother, the slave maid has long eyes, and she will see it herself. The Queen Mother also often says that the real filial piety is to see that in the end it is really to look at yourself, you are by the side of the Queen Mother, you have hollowed out your mind, take good care of her. There is no need to waste your tears on these things that you don't have. The slave and maid came to send the girl out of the palace, from the time you were young, you entered the palace, the queen mother will let the slave and maid come to pick up, you go out of the palace, the queen mother will let the slave and maid to send. She knows you. No matter how many times you enter this palace, you can't figure out the way ahead, and in the end you get lost, and you don't know where to go. Now this matter has become what the slave and maid have to do every time. It can't be interrupted just because the Queen Mother died. ”

Xinyue listened to Xue Cui's heartfelt words, tears were still flowing, but Xue Cui smiled at her slightly, and boldly took Xinyue's hand, "Let's go, the slave will send you out of the palace." ”

"Auntie, what are your plans for the future? Why don't you come to my Zhuangzi, that place is very big, the scenery is also good, you will live on my Zhuangzi in the future, and I will provide for your old age. "Xuecui is different from her mother, Mama Lan, who is in her forties this year, unmarried, and has no children. Now that the Queen Mother has passed away, she must be leaving the palace.

"You don't have to worry about this, Queen Mother, she loves slaves and maids, and she has already purchased houses and fields for slaves and maids in her hometown. Although the slave maid has never been to that hometown once, but when the mother was there before. I've always heard her mention that the slave maid has been in this palace for most of her life, and she wants to go and see it. Speaking of her future life, Xue Cui still has some expectations, before her mother died, she asked herself to take care of the Queen Mother, and now she can be regarded as doing it, so in addition to being sad, she also took a few breakdowns.

With the palace gate already in sight, Xinyue said goodbye to Aunt Xuecui and slowly walked out of the palace.

This place, it seems, will really have nothing to do with itself in the future. Xinyue looked back at the slowly closing palace door, a little naïve to think.