"Why is it suddenly quiet outside? Did the queen send someone to send Xuan'er? Through the door, Jiang Ningyao's voice sounded, and then, I saw her eagerly open the curtain of the door that blocked the wind and walked out.

Seeing the people kneeling on the ground in the courtyard, when she looked up at the Queen Mother, she was startled at first, and hurriedly walked down the steps and knelt on the ground to salute and said, "The concubine sees the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother stepped forward slowly, but she just lowered her head and looked coldly at Jiang Ningyao without speaking. This made Jiang Ningyao a little uneasy, knelt on the ground and asked, "The weather is very cold, why is the Queen Mother here?" ”

The Queen Mother immediately spit out: "Since you know that the weather is cold, why don't you invite the mourning family to go in and take shelter?" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Ningyao dared to stop her, so she quickly got up and ordered, "Come on, go and cook hot tea." ”

The queen mother helped the palace maid's hand into the dormitory, the earth dragon in the hall was burning, and there were two pots of charcoal fire, the queen mother saw and said: "Calculate carefully, you have been grounded for almost two years, and the days of the previous grounding were restrained, and now this charcoal fire is really prosperous!" ”

This is natural, in the past two years of grounding, Jiang Ningyao can be said to have lived a hard life, in the past, she was reluctant to burn charcoal, and she could save it, but now with the protection of His Majesty, it is of course necessary to enjoy it.

Jiang Ningyao stood in the distance, not daring to approach, let alone answering, in her heart, she has always been afraid of the Queen Mother, although so much time has passed, but the pain of punishment back then seems to be like yesterday.

The palace maid cooked hot tea and brought it up, and Jiang Ningyao said: "This is the new tea that His Majesty has rewarded this year, the Queen Mother should try it." ”

The Queen Mother was not interested, and replied without even looking at it: "Since Your Majesty has rewarded you, you can enjoy it alone, and the left and right are the emperor's grace, and the mourning family will not be touched by this light." ”

These words made Jiang Ningyao uneasy for a while, and she hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother's words are really tormenting the concubine, the Queen Mother is the dragon and phoenix among people, no matter how good the tea here is for the concubine, it will not be in your eyes." ”

Even though Jiang Ningyao was like this, the Queen Mother still had displeasure on her face, and said coldly: "Now that you have really increased your ability, you can turn over without hiding from the mourning family." ”

Compared with the past, the hardships of the two years of grounding have made Jiang Ningyao restrain a lot, and she has been much less unruly in the past, like a weak rabbit in front of the Queen Mother. At this moment, she replied uneasily: "The concubine didn't dare, it was His Majesty who found out the grievances of the concubine back then, and the concubine was able to settle her grievances." ”

"Huh." , The Queen Mother sneered and said disdainfully: "Wrong? Where did you get your grievances? Who harmed you? ”

Jiang Ningyao immediately replied: "It's Jiang Zuiyao, it's her who hurt the concubine!" ”

When Jiang Zuiyao's name popped up, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she said angrily: "You actually dare to slander the godgranddaughter of the mourning family? ”

Such cold words made Jiang Ningyao tremble, she thought that Jiang Zuiyao was now guilty of treason, even if she said that it was Jiang Zuiyao, the Queen Mother would definitely not be partial, but after hearing the Queen Mother's words, Jiang Ningyao was a little incredulous, she knew that she underestimated Jiang Zuiyao's status in front of the Queen Mother, even if Jiang Zuiyao was now treasonous, the Queen Mother still protected her like this.

At this point, Jiang Ningyao asked puzzledly: "Jiang Zuiyao has already committed treason, why is the Queen Mother so partial?" ”

"Favoritism? What do you mean by this, is there no distinction between black and white in mourning? Under the queen mother's cold eyes, Jiang Ningyao said in a low voice: "The concubine doesn't dare, the concubine doesn't mean this." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Jiang Zuiyao contemptuously, and said awe-inspiringly: "The mourning family is partial to Jiang Zuiyao, what can you do?" ”

Jiang Ningyao bit her lip uneasily, and under all her strength, she was even more unwilling.

In order to convince Jiang Zuiyao, the Queen Mother said again: "The mourning family knows that you must hate Yao'er very much now, hate her and cause you to be grounded, and even more so that you gave birth to the third prince but couldn't raise it." But you know, you are inflicting your own accord, and thou shalt mourn and not know what you have been doing. ”

Speaking of the past, Jiang Ningyao's heart trembled, she knew better than anyone what dirty things she had done to Jiang Zuiyao earlier, but she never expected that such things would be known to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother continued: "So I don't blame Yao'er for calculating you, it was you who deceived people too much, but the mourning family felt that Yao'er was soft-hearted, if you were to change to the mourning family, the mourning family would have already let you go to the underworld, and you still have the life to stand here and talk to the mourning family?" ”

Jiang Ningyao's shoulders tightened, her fingers clenched uneasily, and she didn't dare to speak.

The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Ningyao like this, and smiled indifferently: "Although the mourning family is old, but they are not confused, you were grounded for disrespecting the mourning family, such a thing, if there is no superior behind it, who would dare to help you avenge your grievances?" Don't say it's the emperor, the son of the mourning family knows it. ”

Jiang Zuiyao stood in front of the Queen Mother, although she didn't say anything, but the Queen Mother saw her through, how could this make her feel at ease.

Immediately, the Queen Mother said: "Since the emperor has lifted your grounding, the mourning family wants to give some affection, and the mourning family can allow you to enjoy the glory, and even allow you to continue to be the emperor's favorite concubine, but your son, don't look forward to it." ”

Jiang Ningyao, who had never dared to speak rashly, changed her face instantly when she heard this, which was what she cared about the most.

The Queen Mother did not hide it, and directly opened the skylight and said brightly: "When the mourning family came, I happened to meet the queen's person and sent the three princes over, and the mourning family has made an order, and the three princes will continue to be raised by the queen in the future." ”

All Jiang Ningyao's expectations collapsed in an instant, and in a hurry, she immediately knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother is gracious!" That is the son of the concubine, and the concubine is now reinstated as a concubine, and His Majesty decreed that the concubine is qualified to raise her own children. ”

The Queen Mother said with disdain: "You don't have to use the emperor to suppress the mourning family, and you can't suppress the mourning family." Emperor? Hehe, he has the ability to make you avenge your grievances, and the mourning family also has the ability to confirm the fact that you despised the mourning family back then. ”

In an instant, Jiang Ningyao was as desperate as if she had been pushed into the abyss. Of course, she knows the Queen Mother's ability to cover the sky with one hand, as long as the Queen Mother moves her fingers, the white will become black, if she is confirmed by the events of the year, even if she is wronged, no one can save her, and her life will be over.

Under the power, Jiang Ningyao has no way to speak of it, she knows that with the queen mother pressing, it is useless for her to beg anyone.

The Queen Mother raised her hand lightly, looked at the armor on her fingertips, and said with great disdain: "Royal bloodline, if it is handed over to a mother like you to raise, the mourning family is really worried." ”

Jiang Ningyao knelt on the ground and said, "Is it relieved to hand it over to the Queen Mother?" Compared to concubines, the queen is more vicious! ”

The Queen Mother pulled out a wicked smile: "In the eyes of the mourning family, the queen is the same as you, as long as the mourning family moves her mind casually, she is the queen today, and she can be a prisoner tomorrow!" ”

At this moment, Jiang Ningyao knew who was the real ruler in the entire harem, and she watched the Queen Mother's gaze gradually turn into consternation, and she didn't know why the Queen Mother in front of her, who was gray-haired and dressed in gold, did this.

The Queen Mother slowly got up and said the last sentence: "If Yao'er's matter is announced to the public, it will implicate your mother's family to some extent, and even more to Doctor Guanglu's head, so your mother's family may not let you do this." Without the support of your mother's family, who else can you rely on in this palace? Relying on the favor of the emperor? Hehe, you have been in the palace for a long time, it should be clear, things like the emperor's favor have always been unreliable, so you have to weigh the priorities yourself. No matter which master is behind you, the mourning family will allow you this time, but there will never be a next time! Otherwise, when the third prince grows up, I'm afraid I will go to your grave to pay tribute to your adoptive mother! ”

The long passage made Jiang Ningyao completely desperate, accompanied by the footsteps of the Queen Mother leaving, and the sound of the heavy palace door closing, Jiang Zuiyao, who was kneeling on the ground, collapsed and sat on the ground, desperate.