Shen Yunxiao really thought about everything in front of Meng Jiao, and the arrival of Tan Shao really solved the urgent need, and the master and servant were finally able to sleep peacefully.

On the morning of the second day, everyone began to get busy in an orderly manner, Tan Shao did have a pair of skillful hands, and even Mama Lin had never seen the hair bun combed for Meng Jiao, everyone was amazed, but it made Tan Shao embarrassed, and only said that it was a small skill of carving insects, and she was praised by Meng Jiao, but she only smiled shyly.

After tossing for three or four hours, they finally got the big makeup done, and waited for Meng Jiao to change into the clothes sent by Shen Yunxiao, and when everything was taken care of, it was already three poles in the day, if it wasn't for Mama Lin preparing the carriage and horses early in the morning, I am afraid that she would not even be able to catch up with the noon audience.

"This time entering the palace is not as good as before, the little lady must not make a mistake in the rules, the queen mother is not kinder than the concubine, if something goes wrong, the little woman must not be able to get out of the way."

"Mama don't worry, after all, there are still some people by my side, the chaos probably won't come out, but after entering the palace, I'll try not to speak."

If you say too much, you will lose, so Meng Jiao doesn't plan to say anything, the Queen Mother's banquet is a big event, and there will definitely be more people with noble status during the banquet, she is just a small lady, as long as she hides herself in the prosperity, she will not attract attention.

It's just that the weather is never good, and Meng Jiao's carriage just arrived at the gate of the palace, and it made a wave of limelight.

"This is the carriage of the little lady of the Meng family?"

Someone blocked the road in front of the carriage, Meng Jiao motioned Cui Sleeve to go down to find out, and found that this was a person sent by the Queen Mother herself, waiting here to greet Meng Jiao, Mama Lin hurriedly helped Meng Jiao out, and bowed to this kind-looking old woman.

"It's really the little lady, the slave is the mother of the queen mother's side, the queen mother is worried that the little lady will be a little uncomfortable to participate in this kind of banquet for the first time, so she specially sent the slave and maid to wait here to welcome the little lady, and during today's banquet, the slave and maid will always serve the little lady."

This Mama Hu did not lower her voice when she spoke, as if she deliberately wanted to let all the people who passed by hear, the Queen Mother attached so much importance to this little lady of the Meng family, and the wives of all the families who came and went looked at Meng Jiao without a trace, and she had her own taste.

"The Queen Mother is so loving, the concubine really can't afford it."

Meng Jiao frowned and shirked, of course she knew what it meant to be useless and unrewarded, and what it meant to be courteous and attentive, the Queen Mother's arrangement was to push her to the cusp, whether it was good or bad, Meng Jiao couldn't accept it so easily.

"The little lady is really polite, the Queen Mother likes you, wouldn't it be good to want to take care of you a little more? The little lady must not be disappointed, the queen mother is kind. ”

Mama Hu was still smiling on her face, but Meng Jiao was not stupid, and she could already hear that she already had a little threat, if Meng Jiao did not accept this kindness, it would be disrespectful to the Queen Mother, there was no way, Meng Jiao could only frown and thank her, and was led into the palace by Mama Hu.

The winter solstice feast was set up in the Ci'an Hall where the Queen Mother lived, and everyone in the world knew that the Queen Mother sincerely worshiped the Buddha, so this hall was filled with the smell of sandalwood for many years, but today is a big feast after all, and the aroma of melons and fruits still covers the smell of sandalwood.

"In front of me are several ladies of the first grade in turn, the queen mother ordered to come down, the little lady does not have to wait for the ladies of the second grade to meet, these ladies can go in to meet the queen mother after they come out."

"The Queen Mother is really tormenting me, the concubine body is just a small three-grade fate, it is already a blessing to have the Queen Mother's blue eyes, I dare not do this transgression, no matter how much the Queen Mother loves, I dare not violate the rules of the ancestors."

As soon as Mama Hu said this, Meng Jiao refused very decisively, and it was just enough to be in the limelight at the gate of the palace, and it was nothing for the Queen Mother to personally send someone to contact her, but Meng Jiao could never do anything that violated the ancestral system.

Seeing that she insisted, Mama Hu just hooked her lips and chuckled, but did not speak, and because of this, Meng Jiao was even more suspicious of the Queen Mother's series of abnormal behaviors, and she began to be quietly vigilant in her heart.

Waiting until the women in front of her have seen it, Mama Hu led Meng Jiao in, the inner room of the Queen Mother Buddha was not infected by the aroma of melons and fruits, it was all a strong sandalwood smell, Meng Jiao moved her nose slightly, she was still too young, she really couldn't get used to this smell.

"Concubine Meng Jiao, meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will be happy and safe!"

"Excuse me, give me a seat."

Meng Jiao bowed down again, and was taken aside by the maid to sit down, taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Jiao raised her eyes to look at the queen mother who sat down, just this glance, which made Meng Jiao almost exclaim.

It's not because the Queen Mother is ugly and saltless, after all, she is a former favorite concubine, and her appearance naturally doesn't need to be said, it's just that what is incompatible with her originally delicate and flawless face is a long scar on her face, Meng Jiao can't see it very really, she just thinks it should be a burn.

"What? Looking at the mourning family, stunned? ”

"The concubine is rude, please forgive the queen mother!"

It wasn't until the Queen Mother spoke that Meng Jiao came back to her senses, and hurriedly knelt down to make amends, secretly hating herself for not being able to be happy and angry.

"It's okay, the mourning family knows, you are surprised by the scar on the mourning family's face, speaking of which, this scar is still inextricably linked to you."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Jiao was really stunned, and when she reacted, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and said that she was afraid.

Not to mention Meng Jiao, even the maids and maids who were standing and waiting in the inner room also knelt on the ground, and the entire inner room can now be said to be a pin drop.

"Get up, the mourning family is not angry, but I just remembered some things before, when your grandfather, that is, Xue Guogong's family was beheaded, the Xue family was taken over by the Praetorian Guard, I don't know where to scrape a little spark, the fire of the prairie fire, it can't be contained, the Praetorian Guard mutinied, the mourning family went to the Xue family town, and was injured by the raging fire, so counting, isn't it inextricably linked with you?"

Sure enough, the previous incident was the Xue family's affair again.

Meng Jiao listened to the Queen Mother's understatement about the Xue family's extermination case, I don't know why, I always felt a little uncomfortable, obviously she didn't see the defeat of the century-old clan with her own eyes, obviously she didn't experience the raid that shocked the government and the opposition, and even more, she hadn't seen Xue Guogong or Xue Wan, but she was able to be immersive, that is, she could empathize.

The Queen Mother's understatement made Meng Jiao's heart feel a strange feeling of disgust.

But Meng Jiao knows that on this occasion today, the Queen Mother is the protagonist, the things she can mention may not be mentioned by others, and the things she can understate are not even able to ask, even if the Xue family tragedy is full of suspicions, Meng Jiao has to keep her mouth shut and not say a word now.

"That's the case, the Queen Mother back then, it was really hard, the concubine body now listens to it, and she feels sad for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother's peerless appearance, ruined is really ... It's a pity. ”