At noon, the queen left Rong Hao and Su Xia to have lunch together.

Fengxiang Palace is the largest palace in the entire palace except for Long'an Palace, which is often attended by the emperor. Courtyard layers. But the queen has never had a child under her knees, only a daughter, and no matter how big the palace is, it seems very lonely. Especially Chinese New Year's Eve, a day of reunion for all families. The princesses have to stay at their in-laws' house to have lunch with their father-in-law and in-laws, and then they can enter the palace in the evening to accompany their fathers and queens to celebrate the New Year.

Rong Hao is the adopted son of the queen, and he has to accompany the queen to perform a play of mother and son filial piety at noon every year.

In this year's play, I faintly smelled the smell of gunsmoke. Su Xia sat next to Rong Hao, and the two were close together. The queen sat across from them, her face frosty.

The dishes came up one by one, and after a while, there was already a full load of delicacies in front of them. This meal at noon is considered a family banquet between mother and son, and there is no need to be as restrained as at night.

The queen moved her chopsticks first, and put a chopstick squirrel mandarin fish in Rong Hao's bowl, "Hao'er, the queen mother remembers that you like to eat squirrel mandarin fish the most, come and try the regression made in the small kitchen in the mother's harem?" ”

Rong Hao smiled and put the piece of fish in his mouth, "Yes, Queen Mother, the squirrel mandarin fish in your palace is the best." Xiao Xia, you can come with it too. Turning his head, he gave Su Xia a big piece.

The queen's eyes jumped, but she didn't squeak. Rong Hao saw that the queen was displeased, and also gave a chopstick to the queen, "Queen Mother, you can eat too." The queen adjusted her expression and smiled slightly.

Su Xia looked at their mother and son, the atmosphere was a little awkward, and she still buried her head in hardship.

When the meal was almost done, the queen put down her chopsticks. The maid served rinse tea and a hot towel. The three of them rinsed their mouths and wiped their faces.

With Rong Hao's support, the queen moved to the flower hall. Su Xia followed behind Rong Hao, who had been telling some jokes to the queen, and the atmosphere slowly became harmonious.

"Hao'er, the queen mother knows that you like this father-in-law Su, and the queen mother sees her as a very considerate person." After the queen sat down, she took Su Xia's hand and looked at Su Xia carefully. "It's quite a sign. But there are some things that have to be trade-offs. Su Jiaojiao is Su Xiang's daughter-in-law, if you marry her, it will be beneficial to you to ascend to the treasure in the future. Su Xiang is an important minister in the court, he is willing to assist you in the future, and the queen mother will also have a lot of peace of mind. ”

Rong Hao sat next to her, and took Su Xia's hand without a trace, and Su Xia sat next to Rong Hao. "Queen Mother, you also know that Erchen's biological mother is a lowly palace maid, and Erchen's bloodline is also extremely humble. I have been grateful for your care all these years, and I really dare not think about the throne. He looked at the queen and said sincerely.

"Who dares to say that my son is humble! When you were still in infancy, the emperor handed you over to me to raise. Although you and I are not biological beings, we are closer than biological children. You are the son of my Queen. The queen angrily slapped the table next to her, making a crisp "pop" sound.

Rong Hao grinned, "There is no one either." The main son has been used to being wild outside all these years, and he is soaking in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion every day, and he is really not interested in that high position. He put on a second-rate appearance again, and even pulled the sleeves of Su Xia's robe and rubbed it carefully in his hand.

The queen hated that iron could not become steel, and stretched out her hand to poke Rong Hao's head, "You said that you have no intention of this high position, have you ever thought that if you sit on this high position, the world will be yours, what kind of woman do you want!" Look at the three thousand beauties in your father's palace, how wanton and chic. ”

"But Erchen is now three thousand weak water, and only drinks one scoop. I just like Su Xia, and I don't want anything else, whether it's a man or a woman. Su Xia is a eunuch, and he can't have children, which emperor can have no heirs. Rong Hao took Su Xia's hand and held it up to the queen to show it.

The queen was so angry that her nose was about to smoke, and she felt even more angry in her heart, she didn't know how she was so confused that she tried her best to get this Adou who couldn't be helped. "You haven't seen a man before. At this critical time of contention, you and this man are greasy and crooked, aren't you afraid of being poked in your back? The more she talked, the more angry she became, and the green fruit next to her gave her a smooth back.

Su Xia saw that the mother and son were not speculative, so she didn't dare to say a word, and lowered her head to drink tea, although this unpleasant conversation revolved around herself.

Rong Hao suddenly smiled, his prodigal eyebrows and eyes soaked in the joy of the New Year, "It's not like I've never seen it, which man is so cute, so soft, and so sweet as my Xiaoxia." With that, he threw an affectionate look at Su Xia.

Su Xia was stared at by him like this, and suddenly remembered that when he woke himself up in the morning and pestered himself, he also looked at it like this, and his ears turned red. I didn't dare to look up, fumbling for the pastries on the table, and nibbling carefully.

Rong Hao saw that she was shy, and his heart felt like he had been slapped a few times by Hu Die's wings, and it was a fine and dense itch. I want to lift this person's chin at once, let her look directly into her eyes, and see her face turn as red as the sunset, and her eyes are full of spring water.

For a moment, we can't wait any longer.

The queen was almost blinded by them. In the past, when she saw the old emperor pampering other concubines, she was a little jealous at best, but seeing her adopted son so greasy and crooked with a man, she was blind to her teaching for so many years, and a nameless fire in her heart rubbed two meters high.

She slammed the teacup on the table, "Rong Hao, you'd better be a little more restrained." You have just received the post of commander of the forbidden army, and the queen mother is very happy for you, but you should not be happy and sad. Some people are true if you like them and can keep them. ”

In these words is the threat of Chi Guoguo. Rong Hao raised his eyes and stared at the queen, his eyes were full of Xiao Killing: "Queen Mother, I don't understand your words." But I can tell you that if anyone dares to move a finger of Su Xia, I will dare him not to see the sun tomorrow. ”

Su Xia was still silently nibbling on the cake, like a wooden clay sculpture, but listening to their surging tide deciding their life and death, her heart was still extremely sad. The evil imperial society, what kind of sin has this been created, I obviously haven't done anything, why do I have to go through so much? has to pretend to be stupid in front of the queen, pretending not to understand her intention to put herself to death, and plucking a handful of bitter tears for herself in her heart, the eunuch is really not easy.

Rong Hao put down his cruel words and took Su Xia by the hand, "Queen Mother, Su Xia has not entered the palace for a long time, I will take him around, so I will not disturb the purity of the Queen Mother." With that, he led Su Xia and left violently. The palace attendants on both sides were silent.

The figures of the two quickly disappeared outside the flower hall. The queen angrily smashed the Ru kiln porcelain cup in her hand, "Rebel, this rebel." Sure enough, the cheap embryos raised are all cheap seeds. ”

Cuiguo comforted: "Queen Mother, the Seventh Prince was just blinded by this little eunuch lard for a while, and when the freshness between the two of them has passed, it will be fine, how can anyone not marry a wife and have children." ”

The queen gasped and patted the table next to her: "I'm paving the way for him!" He didn't appreciate it at all, and brought a wild man to anger me, you said that I raised him for more than 20 years, although I didn't give birth to him, but since he was a child, he has always loved him no less than a biological mother. Rebel, I'm. ”

Cuiguo patted her on the back and said, "Queen Mother, our prince is young and unqualified." After two years of qualitative work, I know that you are really good to him. ”

"The palace has always raised him as his own son, he has no heirs, how can the emperor pass the throne to him. Whether it is a concubine or a concubine, he is raised in front of the emperor, and the maid of the palace has also sent it, and now even Su Xiang's daughter has found him well, he is good, he pushes it cleanly, he doesn't want anything, he wants a eunuch? Hahaha, look at the good son raised by this palace. ”

The servant brought a new tea set, and Cuiguo poured a cup of hot tea for the queen. "Niangniang, you take a sip of tea and dissipate your anger. The slave maid privately befriended Cuihua, the palace maid of the palace, and when I have time, I will go to the palace and let Cuihua follow the persuasion, maybe it will have an effect. ”

The queen took Cuiguo's hand, "Cuiguo, you still know the heart of this palace best." This is bothering you, when you want to go, just take the waist card of the palace and go out of the palace. This month, you will have ten taels of silver. ”

Cuiguo gave the queen a salute, "Slave Xie Niangniang." ”

The chickens and dogs of Fengxiang Palace over there jumped, and Rong Hao here led Su Xia, and bypassed the followers of the palace people in all directions.

In Su Xia's memory, the original owner Su Xia also worked in the palace for two years, and there were a lot of palaces of all sizes in the palace, but the alleys here looked dilapidated, and she really didn't have any impression of it. Rong Hao is tall and long-legged and runs fast, Su Xia was led by him, and he trotted to keep up with the pace, tired and out of breath.

Stopping at a ruined palace, she looked at Rong Hao suspiciously.

Rong Hao took her hand and pointed inside: "Su Xia, this is where my biological mother, Concubine Zeng, used to live. ”

Su Xia had heard Ji Ming mention earlier that Rong Hao was not born to the queen, he was born to a palace maid by the old emperor by chance, and then her biological mother died suddenly, and he was taken back by the queen to raise him for so many years.

Su Xia looked at the dilapidated courtyard, and the two of them slowly walked in under the traction of Rong Hao.

In winter, the snow is very thick, the yard has been uninhabited for a long time, and the snow has not been cleaned, and it is white as far as the eye can see. The door of the main hall was hidden, and Rong Hao stretched out his hand and pushed it open. There were also several holes in the roof, and snow fell a little down the holes in the temple. The tables and chairs are just as old as they were when they were abandoned, but they are in disrepair and dusty.

"This is the first time I've brought someone else." Rong Hao looked down at Su Xia, "The queen has always disliked me mentioning my mother, nor did she like the palace people to mention it, my mother and my father were originally dewy marriages, and they were soon forgotten." So for as long as I can remember, it's a barren place. Alas, since I moved out of the palace, I haven't come to see it for a long time. ”

Su Xia looked up and saw a hint of loneliness in Rong Hao's eyes. Although the original owner's life was not good, her mother died early, and her father didn't love her very much, Su Xia herself had a happy home in modern times, and she sincerely sympathized with Rong Hao's tragic experience, no, in fact, she didn't feel it herself, it was a kind of distress.

She shook Rong Hao's hand back, and for the first time took the initiative to interlock her fingers with Rong Hao, "Lord Wang, don't be sad, with me with you, you won't be alone." ”