Last time, Empress Dowager Li exempted Qi Yu and Huang Yi'an from the morning and dusk on the grounds that she was ill, so as to express her dissatisfaction, which made Qi Yu very aggrieved and unhappy, and went back to Kunning Palace directly on the same day.

But Huang Yi'an's words gradually soothed him, and made him begin to reflect on whether he really did something wrong - no matter what, as a son, he shouldn't blurt out the character of Empress Dowager Li.

Therefore, the next day, Qi Yu went to Cining Palace with Huang Yi'an a quarter of an hour in advance to greet Empress Dowager Li on the grounds of illness, in order to express his apology and reconciliation.

Empress Dowager Li's anger has not subsided, so she naturally avoided it, and continued to ask Mama Qing to come forward and send the two on the grounds that the phoenix was sick and did not accept her.

Mama Qing can be regarded as watching Qi Yu grow up, and seeing that the mother and son have become like this, they have to say that they agree.

"Your Majesty, please allow the slave to say a few words of transgression." When she arrived at a secluded place, Mama Qing pleaded respectfully, and as she spoke, she wanted to make a big salute.

Qi Yu hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her, and smiled gently: "Mama has something to say, even if you say it directly, you don't have to be so polite." ”

Qi Yu has great respect for Mama Qing, who raised him since he was a child.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mama Qing curtsied and whispered earnestly, "I don't know what Your Majesty and the Queen Mother said yesterday, since Your Majesty left, the Queen Mother has been secretly crying for a long time.

"When the first emperor was not on the throne, the slave maid served in front of the queen mother, and now it has been more than 20 years in a hurry, and the slave and maid have never seen the queen mother so sad. Even if she was designed by a traitor and snubbed by the first emperor, the Queen Mother never shed a single tear.

"The slave doesn't know which is right and which is wrong, but the love between mother and son is thicker than water, where is the overnight hatred? His Majesty and the Queen Mother came to visit the Queen Mother today, and the Queen Mother was very happy, but she couldn't erase her face for a while, so she did not meet Her Majesty and the Queen Mother.

"Therefore, the slave and maid implore Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to be considerate of the Queen Mother as a mother, to save face in front of the children, to come a few more times in the future, to give the Queen Mother a step down, and it is only a matter of blink of an eye for the mother and son to be reconciled as before."

"There is no room for slaves and maids to put their beaks in this matter, but the slaves and maids have served the Queen Mother and Her Majesty for many years, and seeing that the master is unhappy, this heart is even more sad than if she has suffered a crime......

Mama Qing said, sighed, and her eyes moistened.

After saying this, Qi Yu became more and more guilty and uneasy.

It's also to blame him, he has always been dissatisfied with the strict control of the Empress Dowager Li in his heart, and recently he was annoyed by Zhang Gui's seizure of power, so when the Empress Dowager Li objected to him taking advantage of Zhang Gui's departure from Beijing to promote Zhang Han, the secretary of the ministry, to enter the cabinet to seize Zhang Gui's power, he didn't choose to say anything for a while, and even used the gossip he hated in the past to stab the Empress Dowager Li who had been raising and assisting him all the way.

Huang Yi'an hurriedly handed the square handkerchief to Mama Qing, and said softly: "Mama treats the queen mother and Your Majesty sincerely, and Your Majesty understands it in her heart." Even if Mama didn't say it, His Majesty couldn't bear to feel sorry for the queen mother, so after the queen mother spared us from the morning and dusk, he specially came to Cining Palace with me to serve the sick.

"I also want to ask Mama to inform the queen mother of His Majesty's intentions, so that the queen mother can be happy as soon as possible."

Mama Qing nodded again and again, and glanced at Huang Yi'an without a trace.

So with the joint efforts of the teacher and the student, within two days, the Empress Dowager Li and Qi Yu's mother and son were reconciled.

As for whether this "reconciliation" can be "as before", it is not up to them to decide.

One of these two people is the emperor and the other is the queen mother of the auxiliary government, if it is really a complete break, the consequences are unimaginable.

This is the past.

Let's say that Empress Dowager Li heard that Qi Yu and Huang Yi'an came to greet her, so she temporarily pressed to ask Feng Yongting why he was so attentive and abnormal recently, and met the two with a smile.

Huang Yi'an also brought his own small shortbread and other snacks that Empress Dowager Li loved to eat, and said with a smile while serving them to Empress Dowager Li: "Today's dim sum is unusual, what is the difference between the queen mother and taste?" ”

Empress Dowager Li smiled happily: "You still sell with the mourning family, the mourning family wants to taste it, what is the mystery in your heart!" ”

After that, he wrapped a small shortbread in a handkerchief, put it to his lips and bit it gently.

The skin is crispy and fragrant, and the filling inside is sweet but not greasy.

Empress Dowager Li touched it carefully for a moment, and said puzzledly: "This filling is a little different today, this new addition seems to be very familiar, but I can't remember it for a while, let the mourning family think about it, what kind of taste is this......"

Feng Yongting, who was on the side, saw it, carefully sniffed the aroma of the small shortbread floating in the air, tried to recall, and suddenly blessed his soul, and exclaimed: "It seems to be the sweet and bitter taste of the ink chrysanthemum under the window of the Queen Mother when she dived!" ’

Empress Dowager Li took care of it, and sure enough, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she praised: "That's really the case!" Sweet with bitter, bitter and slightly sweet, it is the taste of that Peng Mo Ju! ”

When the first emperor did not ascend the throne, she was just a small concubine in the palace of King Yu, until she gave birth to Qi Yu, and her mother was promoted to the position by virtue of her son.

It was a symbol of her grace and status, so she ordered Mama Qing to move Moju under the window and take care of it every day. In just one year, the black chrysanthemum sprouted from one pot to another, spreading under the entire window, lush and vibrant.

During the flowering period, she would cut the flowers, wash them and dry them, and use them to make chrysanthemum tea, reminding herself that her grace was not easy to come by, and secondly, she would also give it to the emperor to express her deep gratitude. Over the years, Empress Dowager Li is very familiar with the taste of the black chrysanthemum.

Later, the first emperor hurriedly ascended the throne, and died unexpectedly a few years later, she was busy planning a future for herself and her children, where did she have the energy and heart to take care of the Peng Mo Ju, so she left it to fend for herself in the Yuwang Mansion.

Later, I gradually forgot about it......

I didn't expect that she could still taste the sweet and bitter taste of this ink chrysanthemum today!

When Empress Dowager Li thought of the past, she was not embarrassed and sighed.

Seeing this, Feng Yongting was about to reminisce with Empress Dowager Li, but was preempted by Huang Yi'an.

"This is all Your Majesty's filial piety." Huang Yi'an said with a smile, "I learned that the Mo Ju was approaching the flowering period, so His Majesty sent people to Yuwang's Mansion every day to check it. Yesterday, I heard that the first ink chrysanthemum had bloomed, so His Majesty personally went to pick the top and most tender flowers, washed and dried, and mixed in the filling, just to let the queen mother taste the favorite taste of the old days! ”

When Empress Dowager Li heard this, she was very moved in her heart, and hurriedly smiled at Qi Yu and said, "Your Majesty has a heart, and the mourning family is very happy!" ”

As he spoke, his bright eyes were slightly tinged with a layer of tide.