Chapter 70: The Queen Mother Returns to the Palace
"Mother?" Murong Xi called out when he saw Concubine Shu stunned.
"Ah, it's Hongu who is rude. Looking at Her Royal Highness the Princess, I suddenly thought of the queen of the year. Concubine Shu's thoughts were called back by Murong Xi, and there was still a faint sorrow between her eyebrows.
"Niangniang, my father said that Xi'er actually doesn't look like the queen mother anywhere, but these eyes are very much like the queen mother." Murong Xi said with a smile.
Concubine Shu nodded, and then asked, "Is Her Royal Highness the princess feeling better?" ”
"It's much better, Concubine Niangniang, don't call Her Royal Highness the princess, can you call Xi'er?" Murong Xi said gently.
"Good, good. Xi'er. The lady replied with a smile.
"Xi'er, you just returned to the palace, maybe you don't know that this palace and your mother are sisters in the boudoir. I always want to come and visit you when I have the opportunity, but I'm afraid that others will tell you the truth. "Everyone knows that Murong Xi is entrusted by His Majesty to take care of Emperor Yuan's concubine, if she always comes to visit, she doesn't know that she thinks she wants to follow Murong Xi and compete with Emperor Yuan's concubine.
"It turns out that Concubine Shu and the queen mother are good sisters, can Xi'er often visit you in Biyun Hall in the future, and can you tell Xi'er about the former queen mother?" Murong Xi asked expectantly.
"Really? If you want to hear it, you can always go to Hongu. Concubine Shu said happily.
"Why didn't Concubine Shu bring Sister Ya over today?" Murong Xi asked.
"This palace is afraid that she will make a noise to you, you are uncomfortable, and let her come without giving you a headache. This child doesn't look like a girl at all, and there is nothing this palace can do with her. When Concubine Shu said Murong Ya, her eyes were full of maternal love, which moved Murong Xi very much.
"Hehe, Concubine Niangniang loves Ya'er very much." Murong Xi said.
"When you get better and go to Biyun Palace, I'll let Ya'er accompany you." Concubine Niangniang said with a smile.
"It's a deal."
After sending off Concubine Shuniang, Murong Xi and Rushi said: "Since Concubine Shuniang is the queen's best friend, why did she choose to enter the palace to serve her father?" ”
Rushi shook her head, indicating that she didn't know. At this time, Rushi suddenly asked into the air, "Hey, don't you know everything?" Tell me about it. ”
This was naturally said to Yeli, and Yeli said very innocently: "The subordinates don't know, the subordinates just know that the relationship between the queen mother and the concubine was very good, and the concubine also entered the palace after the death of the queen." As for why Concubine Shu entered the palace, she did not disclose it. ”
"Well, she'll reveal it later. She must have something to say to me if she wanted to approach me, but she didn't know what my attitude was now, so she didn't know how to say it. Murong Xi analyzed.
Because of the queen mother's return to the palace, the palace has already begun to get busy.
Recently, Emperor Yuan's concubine has not troubled Murong Xi anymore. Murong Xi enjoyed it, looking at the herbs he planted every day. And the orchid grass really bloomed after half a month. Of course, because of the effect of roses, only the people in the yard know that the orchid grass has bloomed, and it is very beautiful.
Murong Xi said: "In a few days, the orchid grass will be picked." ”
"Yes."
"Miss, the Queen Mother is about to return to the palace. This time, the Queen Mother knows that you are back, and she should not leave again. At this moment, Emperor Yuan's concubine is going to have a headache again. Mo'er said with a grin.
Of course, they inquired that since the little princess disappeared, the Queen Mother would go to the temple every year to pray for blessings, and she went for more than half a year, and there were very few days in the palace. Now that the little princess is back, the Queen Mother will definitely stay.
"Well, let Aunt Yu come in, I want to ask about the things back then." Murong Xi felt that this matter should be clarified first.
"Yes."
After Aunt Yu entered, she said, "The princess calls the slave maid? ”
"Auntie, you sit down first, I have something to say to my aunt." Murong Xi said seriously.
After listening to this, Aunt Yu knew that Her Royal Highness the princess asked her something important, so she sat down and listened to Murong Xi's instructions.
"Aunt Yu, I want to know what happened on the night the queen mother gave birth." Murong Xi looked at Aunt Yu and said.
Aunt Yu looked at Murong Xi in surprise, and then said, "What did the princess hear?" ”
"Aunt Yu doesn't need to be surprised, of course I know what happened to the queen mother back then. The reason why I went back to the palace is not just for glory and wealth, over the years, although I have lived outside the palace, but my life is not as bad as in the palace. Now, it's time to figure out what happened back then. Murong Xi said slowly.
"Then the slave will tell you in detail." Aunt Yu knew that Murong Xi was a person with ideas, and after coming into contact, their princess didn't seem to be such a weak person. Moreover, Her Royal Highness the princess has the right to know about the affairs of the queen's mother.
So, Aunt Yu then told me about the events of that night.
"That's how it happened, when His Majesty was hearing the matter afterwards, the midwife crashed to death on the main hall. Later, the matter was lost, and then His Majesty began to plan to look for you everywhere, and the matter was put aside for the time being. Aunt Yu finally said.
"Fortunately, the queen mother and you didn't tell everyone that they were pregnant with twins, otherwise, my brother and I would have disappeared. You just said that Your Majesty went to Xianfu Palace, and Your Majesty suspected that Emperor Yuan and Concubine Yuan had drugged him, right? I don't think Emperor Yuan Guifei dared to be so blatant, after all, she couldn't be sure whether His Majesty would stay in Xianfu Palace that day, and she didn't know if His Majesty would drink tea and eat pastries, so there must be something wrong with the candles in the dormitory. Murong Xi analyzed.
"What about it? Both the slave and the emperor suspected that the matter was related to the Yuan Emperor's concubine, but they could not find evidence. So, it has dragged on for so many years. Aunt Yu said anxiously.
"Don't worry, this matter will be resolved soon. However, it can only be done after the Queen Mother returns to the palace. After all, the people involved back then are no longer there, and if she hadn't admitted it herself, I believe that she wouldn't have found out anything until she died. So, I don't mind helping Emperor Yuan's concubine to speak. Murong Xi said slowly. She had a plan early on, how to make the Yuan Emperor and Concubine confide the truth, but now the time has not come.
Not long after Murong Xi learned about the situation, the Empress Dowager finally returned to the palace.
The emperor took Emperor Yuan's concubine, Murong Xi and other children to welcome the queen mother back to the palace at the palace gate.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, he heard a shout outside: "The ministers and others welcome the queen mother back to the palace." The emperor took everyone to kneel on the ground and wait for the queen mother.
The Queen Mother lifted the curtain, and a grandmother came down first, put down a stool, and let the Queen Mother get out of the carriage.
Murong Xi secretly looked at the Queen Mother, and saw that the Queen Mother was kind and well-maintained, and she didn't look like she was in her fifties at all. Wearing a set of solemn palace clothes, he slowly walked towards the emperor.
She helped the emperor up and said, "Your Majesty, the mourning family is back." ”
The emperor said excitedly: "Erchen, please invite the queen mother back to the palace." ”
As soon as the Queen Mother raised her hand, she looked at an unfamiliar figure and said, "This is Xi'er?" ”
The emperor nodded, and then said, "Xi'er shouldn't hurry up and greet the queen mother." ”
Murong Xi raised his head, stepped forward and bowed down in a proper manner, and then said, "The granddaughter greets the imperial grandmother and respectfully invites the imperial grandmother to return to the palace." ”
Seeing that Murong Xi was so sensible, the Queen Mother was very excited and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, get up quickly." Come to the mourning family and let the mourning family take a good look at you. ”
After Murong Xi got up, he walked to the Queen Mother's side and helped the Queen Mother. After the Queen Mother saw Murong Xi's eyes, she said with a smile: "Emperor, Xi'er's eyes really look like Jin'er." ”
"Yes." Several people followed the emperor to the palace, and the Yuan Emperor and Concubine clenched her fists, and her nails were cut into the flesh. was full of hatred all of a sudden, why didn't the old queen even look at her. All the eyes saw were Yuan Jin'er.
"The Queen Mother, the imperial brother is also back. You'll see it at the palace banquet in a moment. Murong Yu said softly.
The Queen Mother was even more excited, and asked in a choked voice: "Wei'er, is he willing to come back?" ”
Murong Yu nodded and said, "The imperial brother is back, and the queen mother will see it in a while." Murong Yu knew that the Queen Mother missed the imperial brother very much, and since she left the imperial city, she had not been able to come back for more than ten years. If the Queen Mother heard the news, she would be very happy.
"Good, good. It's really a good thing, and it's not in vain that the mourning family has devoted themselves to practicing in front of the Buddha. The Queen Mother said happily.
After the Queen Mother returned to the palace, she returned to her bedroom. And the emperor took the concubines and children of the palace to Xiangfu Palace to greet the queen mother.
First of all, the mothers of each palace, and after greeting them, it was Murong Yu's turn to be the children.
After saluting, the Queen Mother said: "Xi'er came to the mourning family, and often came to Xiangfu Palace in the future to accompany the old woman of the mourning family." ”
"Imperial grandmother, if the imperial grandmother doesn't dislike Xi'er, Xi'er will come over every day to say goodbye." Murong Xi said obediently.
provoked the queen mother to smile, this time back to the palace compared to the past, the queen mother seemed to have a lot more smiles on her face.
"Queen Mother, the palace banquet is ready, let's move to Feiyun Palace." The emperor said to the queen mother.
"Okay." The emperor personally helped the Queen Mother to go to the Feiyun Palace.
After arriving at the Feiyun Palace, I saw Prince Yu's family kneeling at the door to greet the Queen Mother. Murong Wei said: "The unfilial son Murong Wei has seen the queen mother, I wonder if the queen mother blames her son?" ”
The Queen Mother finally couldn't help shedding tears when she heard Murong Wei's voice, and said in a trembling voice: "Stinky boy, get up quickly." ”
"Thank you, Mother." Murong Weijia got up and looked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother asked excitedly: "How have you been doing all these years?" My daughter is still the same. The two behind me are ......"
"After returning to her mother, these two are the dragon and phoenix fetuses added by Wei'er after she left the capital. Qian'er Yan'er didn't come to see the emperor's grandmother yet. Murong Wei said slowly.
"Qian'er, Yan'er, meet the imperial grandmother." The two children bowed again.
"Oops, good boy." The Queen Mother picked up the two children and looked at them happily.
"Mother, take your seat. Wait a while, Erchen is accompanying you. Murong Wei said with a smile.
"Okay." After the queen mother listened, she was helped by the emperor to the seat.