Empress Dowager Zhong asked again: "Now that Fang Miaomiao is dead, there are many people talking in secret, how do you deal with this matter?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, Mrs. Fang only has Miss Fang's only daughter, and now she is suddenly lost, and there is grief and panic. I have already worshiped Mrs. Fang as my stepmother, promised to provide for her in old age, and promised Miss Fang all the funeral money. It can be regarded as forgiving my grandmother's sins, after all, this matter is more or less because of me. ”

Xiao Yao's words were very sincere, and he handled things more thoroughly than Empress Dowager Zhong imagined.

Empress Dowager Zhong eased her tone and said slowly: "The mourning family just doesn't understand, who gave Yan Ruxin the courage to dare to provoke the mourning family?" also repaired the plank road in the dark, thinking that Fang Miaomiao was in the light, and the mourning family didn't know Yuan Yunwen? ”

Xiao Yao really didn't know.

He replied a little dazedly: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the lower officials have not heard of Miss Yuan, and they don't know this person. There is absolutely no second heart, please check it out to the Queen Mother. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong looked at Xiao Yao's expression, she really didn't know, and said coldly: "This mourning family can't be managed, but you don't have to go back and tell Yan Ruxun, wait to see how she pushes Yuan Yunwen in front of you." lest you mourn your family and become wicked, and stir up the feelings of your grandparents. ”

"Yes, Xia Guan understands."

Xiao Yao didn't think that Empress Dowager Zhong was sowing discord, and he didn't plan to go back to confront his grandmother and ask for clarification.

Because if the grandmother didn't mean this, it would inevitably hurt the harmony of the grandchildren. If my grandmother had this intention, she would have known in advance, and she would naturally take precautions, and she would definitely not let her succeed.

Empress Dowager Zhong looked at Xiao Yao, who was respectful, although she was covered in dust and slightly embarrassed. But the temperament of the Zhilan jade tree is still as Xiao Xiao as the wind of the pine, and the rock rock is as independent as the lone pine.

He sighed slightly and said: "Xiao Yao, as a child, filial piety is a matter of course, but you can't be foolish." ”

"Yes, the lower officials strictly follow the teachings of the Queen Mother."

Xiao Yao's attitude is very good now, no matter what the Empress Dowager Zhong says, she is always listening.

"Then tell me, your family has a grandmother like this, how dare the mourning family entrust the pearl of the palm to you? How can the mourning family hold it in the palm of his hand, how can he bear to let others spoil it? ”

Xiao Yao hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The Queen Mother is serious. Mingzhu is a king, and my grandmother and I are both ministers, and at all times we are the first to talk about national etiquette and keep the way of monarchs and ministers. and will not let the family be normal and override the monarch and ministers. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong saw that Xiao Yao understood it, and finally her face eased a lot.

"Xiao Yao, the mourning family knows that you are an understanding person, otherwise Mingzhu would not have an alliance with you. But in this world, there are few people who are beautiful in adults, and most people who fall into the well. You still have more than two years of filial piety, and Mingzhu is still young, and the future is very variable. ”

Xiao Yao understood the meaning of Empress Dowager Zhong's words, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the Empress Dowager, everything I respect is decided by the princess, and my heart will not change no matter what." ”

"Okay, the mourning family remembers, get up."

Xiao Yao got up from the ground at this time, still standing respectfully on one side, slightly lowering his eyebrows, listening to Empress Dowager Zhong's words.

"Xiao Yao, Mingzhu is a persistent child, once he determines something, he will be unswerving. The two of you have experienced living and dying together, and naturally your feelings are very different. But the mourning family wants to tell you that for your grandmother, the mourning family is only lenient this time, if there is a next time, dare to bring someone to the face of the pearl like this, the mourning family will definitely punish it severely! ”

Xiao Yao heard Empress Dowager Zhong's warning, and knelt down straight.

"The Queen Mother can rest assured, if there is a grandmother next time, everything will be arranged by the Queen Mother, Xiao Yao will never say anything!"

Empress Dowager Zhong was so satisfied: "What you said today, the mourning family has written it down, and I hope you can write it down." As long as Mingzhu's mind does not change, the mourning family will naturally keep you safe. ”

While speaking, Gu Fanghua, who was belated, smiled from afar: "Grandmother, it's only been the New Year, why do you want others to kowtow again?" ”

"What? Are you distressed? Help you to teach him a lesson, lest he may bully you in the future. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong's ridicule made Gu Fanghua blush, and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, you are disrespectful to the old." Besides, whoever dares to bully me, I bullied him almost the same. ”

"Yes, the mourner also helped you bully him. Xiao Yao, this marble is quite smooth, you can kneel for two more hours. ”

When Gu Fanghua heard this, he was anxious: "So long? Don't you break your legs on your knees? ”

Empress Dowager Zhong laughed, and Xiao Yao, who was kneeling on the ground, also showed a gentle smile on her face.

"Don't worry, princess, for two hours, Xiao Yao can still kneel."

Gu Fanghua was originally a little angry with Xiao Yao, but now he was a little distressed when he saw that he came to ask for sin.

simply said coquettishly: "Grandmother, do you have anything else to order, I want to go out with Xiao Yao and say a few words alone, will you let people go?" ”

"Release, the mourning family will release it immediately. Xiao Yao, you go out to talk to Mingzhu. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong pretended to be afraid of Gu Fanghua's coquettishness, and made a tolerant appearance, and the harmony of the ancestors and grandsons who talked and laughed on weekdays made Xiao Yao envious.

The two of them came to a pavilion outside Cining Palace one after the other.

Gu Fanghua sat on the wooden bench in the middle of the pavilion, pretending to admire the colorful flowers outside the pavilion. In fact, his heart was pounding, and he didn't dare to face Xiao Yao squarely.

Xiao Yao stood beside Gu Fanghua, looked at her shyly with a smile, and said softly: "Mingzhu, I'm sorry for making you wronged." ”

"No, although Fang Miaomiao framed me, she is dead now. As soon as people go, they will be gone, and I will not be wronged. ”

Gu Fanghua didn't feel a problem in her heart, but it was a little difficult to let go. Now that there is Xiao Yao's solemn apology, she has long been out of her mind.

Xiao Yao sat down next to Gu Fanghua, and also put his hand on the stone table, and the two of them touched each other lightly through the clothes.

Gu Fanghua was startled, and took her hand back with a red face, causing Xiao Yao to chuckle.

"Mingzhu, I took the order to go out of Beijing, and later I learned that my grandmother was going to take others into the palace. I'm anxious, but to no avail, I'm really afraid that you will be wronged. I swear I didn't know anything about this, and if I had, I would never have agreed with my grandmother. ”

Xiao Yao explained seriously, Gu Fanghua's heart was warm, and she smiled coquettishly: "Okay, the matter is over." ”

As he spoke, Gu Fanghua remembered Xiao Yao's errand again, and hurriedly asked, "Have you done the errand that the emperor's uncle arranged for you?" Why did you come back so soon? ”

"It doesn't matter, this trip is a pretense, it is the Queen Mother who wants to see how my grandmother will act when I am not in the capital. I just arrived in Tongzhou, and I rushed back overnight, and it was fine. ”

Xiao Yao looked at Gu Fanghua with a smile, and felt that her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

Thinking of the bits and pieces of this acquaintance for almost a year, my heart is very warm.

"Mingzhu, I am fortunate to be favored by you in three lives, if you don't leave, I will live and die."