Chapter 38: The Queen (1)
Seeing that the day is approaching the beginning of October, Shuyu has to make a pilgrimage on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month according to the legal calendar.
He said curiously: "You want to enter the palace?" ”
He vaguely remembered that at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, she mentioned that her godmother's family had two sisters in the palace, could it be that she was going to visit relatives in the palace?
Afu said sluggishly: "The queen mother ordered me to summon me.."
"The second master doesn't know, you didn't come back in the ministry a few days ago, and the queen mother was summoned to ask the lady to enter the palace on the first day of the new year." Yuan Niang was dissatisfied in her heart and pressed her uncle Yudao.
Shu Yu's mind was full of what he wanted to say when he saw the emperor, and said casually: "What does the queen have to talk about with you?" ”
Isn't the queen's sister sister-in-law, how do you remember that she has grown up with Afu?
Afu was annoyed, she had pondered this matter for the past few days, and felt that it was definitely not good, and the queen wanted to mention her sister for revenge.
I really shouldn't have let my husband indulge in his tongue that day! It's just cooking ginseng soup in the middle of the night, alas, I knew that I would be sent to the palace and reprimanded, not to mention cooking ginseng soup, let her cook field chicken!
Thinking of the field chicken, Afu had another chill.
Shu Yu took two mouthfuls of rice, then put down the chopsticks, walked around Afu, patted her shoulder, and took the big coat from Sakura Sakura's hand: "Let's go." ”
Afu hurriedly stood up and saluted.
She is very unsettled in her heart, how much she hopes that her husband can accompany her into the palace together, and let outsiders know that Second Mrs. Pei is supported by Second Master Pei.
But Ya didn't even notice it, and she withdrew when she filled her stomach!
Ah Fu remembered that a few days ago, she was complacent and felt that her husband was "thick and fine, and did not hesitate to give her the support and sweetness she needed", and felt that she was really stupid.
She was nervous and wanted to vomit, so she naturally vented her anger on Wanwan, who was waiting next to her: "This early morning, how to eat these cakes and buns, how to do this, how to swallow it!" ”
Wanwan was shaken by her, and carefully handed over a bowl of tea: "That girl can drink some tea first, and the slave maid will let people serve shredded chicken porridge, the girl's favorite on weekdays." ”
Afu angrily knocked off the teacup and fell to the ground and shattered: "How can you drink tea while eating!" It's too late to pass on the food now! Oh, what a bad thing you all deserve! ”
Yuan Niang hurriedly walked out of the back room: "What's wrong?" How? Don't like to eat? If you don't like it, you won't eat it, don't worry, girl, don't worry.."
Sakura stood beside Wanwan helplessly, Yuan Niang held her in her arms, and was pushed away by Afu: "I don't want to enter the palace..."
She was so nervous that tears were pouring out of her eyes.
Yuan Niang half-knelt beside her, wiped her tears, turned her head and looked at Ying Ying and Wanwan and asked them to clean up the broken porcelain: "Okay, okay, okay, don't cry girl, Yuan Niang is here, it's okay, the girl is the second lady of Pei Mansion, and the queen mother will not do anything to you, otherwise it will also refute Pei Mansion's face!" ”
Afu sobbed, stirred the handkerchief, and looked at Yuan Niang with teary eyes: "Really? But her sister-in-law is her own sister, can she not mention her own sister and get angry? ”
As she spoke, she became aggrieved again: "I endured what my sister-in-law said, just that day, I was still the mouth of my husband, why did I have to be summoned to the palace to reprimand?" ”
Yuan Niang slapped her lightly: "The girl is still open-mouthed!" Who said that the mother was going to reprimand you? Niangniang wants to be gracious to you and to the Pei family! ”
She saw that Afu bowed her head and was silent, and her tone softened again: "Don't worry, girl, it's just listening to some heavy words, and I won't move a finger of you." ”
Afu sighed, was helped up by Yuan Niang, cleaned her face, put on some light makeup again, and entered the palace in a sedan chair.
It had been more than a year since she entered the palace last time, and she was also covered in a sedan chair, when she was still a little girl, nestled in her godmother's lap, blinking with a pair of big wet eyes, and looking at everything around her in ignorance.
This time, neither Yuan Niang nor Sakura Wanwan could follow up, and she also changed a sedan chair in front of the palace gate to enter the imperial city.
Everything was unfamiliar, and all she could see was the dark purple sedan curtains.
The eunuch in the palace carried the sedan chair very steadily, and she could hardly feel any trembling, but she moved forward and forward, which made her more and more uneasy.
After some time, the sedan chair fell.
An emotionless female voice sounded: "Mrs. Pei, it's time to get out of the sedan chair when you arrive at the inner palace gate." ”
Afu knew that her wife of a little official could not swagger in the palace in a sedan chair, but could only sit from the outer palace gate to the inner palace gate, and she had to walk the long road by herself.
She gritted her teeth and supported her legs, which were already a little frightened, and followed the female officers along the long corridor, they were wearing soft shoes, and there was no sound, only the sound of the soles of her shoes hitting the bluestone bricks echoed.
He didn't dare to look up, but just lowered his head and stepped on the footprints of the female officer leading the way in front of him. I don't know how long I walked, but as soon as Afu looked up, the plaque of Jingren Palace was above her head.
The female officer stood outside the threshold and saluted, signaling Afu to step in, and immediately another chamberlain came out to greet her.
Afu's hands were covered with cold sweat, and as she walked through the patio and entered the main hall, the crimson pepper wall between them reflected the embroidered gold lines, and there was a flowery lady sitting high--- naturally Wang Xi's sister, Queen Jian Hui.
Afu didn't dare to look at her, but vaguely swept to her figure, immediately knelt on her knees, bowed three times and bowed in a regular manner, and stood quietly below, gritting her teeth, just waiting for the hair to fall.
A gentle and majestic voice came from above: "It's Shuyu's wife, come over and let the palace take a look!" ”
Afu pinched the handkerchief urgently, wiped the cold sweat from her palms, and walked quickly to the queen.