Chapter 234: Punch Lines
Now that the emperor has not yet set up a prince, she still has time to deal with it slowly, after all, the emperor's body is still healthy, even if Jun Qianchen is no longer the prince, there is still a long time before the new emperor ascends the throne.
After the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Zhou Yunran often came to Jun Qianchen's mansion to look for him.
It's a pity that Jun Qianchen didn't pay attention to her at all.
Bai Linxia felt uncomfortable when she saw that woman, but Zhou Yunran did a lot of things in a measured way, although she often took the opportunity to sarcastically mock her, she did not leave a trace.
Although she was very unhappy, she could not just drive people out, after all, they were guests.
Although Zhou Yunran's father was a second-class official, he was a brave man and made great achievements for the Great Qi Dynasty.
Such a character, the important ministers in the court are polite to him, and no one dares to offend him easily.
The daughters of those ministers also secretly hold Zhou Yunran on weekdays, so that her heart is getting higher and higher, and she looks down on ordinary men, and wants to find a man with outstanding talent and noble status to marry.
As a result, she inadvertently met Jun Qianchen, and since then she has never seen other men in her eyes......
At the banquet, Jun Qianchen's refusal made her lose face, but Zhou Yunran didn't care.
The more Jun Qianchen rejected her, the more she wanted to marry him.
She felt that only a man who was so dedicated and outstanding could be worthy of her......
Jun Qianchen didn't know about Zhou Yunran's frequent visits to the mansion, he had to go to court every day, and when Zhou Yunran came over, he was not in the mansion.
Bai Linxia didn't want to add to his troubles, so he didn't say anything.
On this day, he came back from the court ahead of schedule, and when he saw that Zhou Yunran actually provoked Bai Linxia with words, he immediately walked in and gave an eviction order.
Subsequently, in order to prevent Zhou Yunran from continuing to come to the mansion to disturb Bai Linxia, he directly ordered the guards in the mansion not to let her in in the future.
A few days later, when Zhou Yunran went to the Seven Princes' Mansion again, he was blocked at the door by the guards.
Her face was blue with anger, but it was not good to attack on the spot, so she could only go home......
At this time, Bai Linxia was dealing with the ingredients in the shop.
"Boss, someone outside wants to see you!" The shopkeeper's hurried hand came to the back kitchen.
Hearing this, after Bai Linxia cleaned his hands, he immediately went to the private room.
"See the Seven Imperial Princesses!" A eunuch dressed in regular clothes knelt down on one knee in front of her.
"Grandpa Chen, please get up!" Bai Linxia personally helped him.
"The Queen Mother wants to see you, let our family take you into the palace!" Gonggong Chen came over this time to pass on the message of the Queen Mother.
Bai Linxia frowned slightly and said, "The Queen Mother, her old man, what is the matter with summoning me, does my father-in-law know?" ”
"Seventh Imperial Princess, don't be nervous, the Queen Mother just wants to call you over to chat!" Chen Gonggong said with a smile.
"I'll change my clothes and enter the palace with you right away!" Bai Linxia immediately turned around and went to the back room.
She often came to the restaurant, so she specially ordered someone to prepare a room as a place for her to rest, and put her clothes and some supplies in it.
After Bai Linxia changed his clothes, he went directly to the palace with Gonggong Chen.
The Queen Mother stays in the palace all day long, and her life is lackluster.
Although the concubines of the harem often come to greet her, the queen mother will send them away directly.
They came to ask for peace completely to please the emperor and compete for favor, not out of sincerity at all, so the queen mother has never liked to summon the concubines of the harem to chat with her to relieve her boredom.
Bai Linxia has strange ideas, and she speaks wittyly, and she will not deliberately please her because of her identity, so the Queen Mother likes to chat with her very much.
This time when he entered the palace, Bai Linxia specially brought some food and things to give to the Queen Mother.
"You also know the heart of the mourning family best in Linxia!" Seeing those pastries, the Queen Mother smiled very happily.
Although there is never a shortage of food in the imperial dining room, Bai Linxia can surprise her every time.
"The Queen Mother praised it!" Bai Linxia saw that she was in a good mood, so she completely let go of her mind.
"You don't have to take it to heart about the things at the birthday banquet, Qianchen is a good boy, he won't let you down!" The Queen Mother glanced at her and said.
"Do you support Qianchen?" Hearing this, Bai Linxia's eyes were full of surprise.
She thought that the queen mother would be like the emperor and wanted Jun Qianchen to accept the side concubine.
"My old woman won't follow the affairs of your little couple, after all, you are living the days!" The Queen Mother smiled.
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Bai Linxia was very happy to be able to get the sincere support of a person.
"Don't thank me, I'm also a woman, so I naturally understand your thoughts!" Who doesn't want their husband to love himself wholeheartedly.
When Bai Linxia chatted with the Queen Mother, she inadvertently talked a lot about Jun Qianchen.
Jun Qianchen suddenly came back that year, which caused a lot of turmoil in the palace.
He lived in the folk for more than ten years, did not like the atmosphere of the palace, and liked to be alone when he returned.
At that time, the emperor wanted to marry Jun Qianchen, but he refused.
When he first entered the palace, he was dressed in white and dressed in snow, like a fairy, and fascinated many women.
In order to be able to win Jun Qianchen's favor, they can be said to have their own tricks and made a lot of jokes.
However, he never looked at the women, who in his eyes were nothing more than grandstanding.
Bai Linxia didn't expect that when he first came to Qidu, he would have such a troubled affair when he was blocked by a woman and had no choice but to escape from the Qinglou.
She thought that Jun Qianchen had always been such a beautiful moon, like a bright moon in the sky, and no one could force him into a desperate situation.
"Qianchen suffered a lot when he was a child, his mother was a stubborn and arrogant woman, the emperor had to dispose of her mother's family, even if he knew that the emperor was forced to do so, but her mother's family was ruined, her parents were exiled, her brother and sister-in-law's family were sick, and the death of her wife was separated ......"
The Queen Mother is really embarrassed when she talks about that past.
Jun Qianchen's mother is gentle and elegant on the surface, but in fact, she is extremely strong in her bones, and she has never wanted to see the emperor since then.
Even if she knew that he was looking for their mother and son, she would rather send her son to the mountains to learn the arts, while she lived incognito.
If it weren't for the fact that the emperor met Jun Qianchen after a coincidence, I am afraid that she would not want to let their father and son meet for the rest of her life......
Bai Linxia didn't expect that Jun Qianchen would stay in the mountains for a long time, during which he kept practicing martial arts and learning medical skills.
For a child who is only a few years old, such days are very boring and boring.
Jun Qianchen left his mother at a young age and lived alone with his master in the mountains, Bai Linxia couldn't help but feel distressed when he thought of that picture.
Although she was also raised in bitter water since she was a child, it was the original owner, and as for her past, Bai Linxia didn't remember it at all.
"If you want to live the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, the mourning family will find a way to help you!" After the Queen Mother saw her eyes, a faint warmth swelled up in her heart.
She found that the relationship between Bai Linxia and Jun Qianchen was very stable.
"Queen Mother, are you really willing to help us?" Bai Linxia was very surprised by this.
"Some things are reluctantly coming, Qian Chen has no intention of inheriting the throne, if the emperor forcibly hands over Jiangshan Sheji to him, it will only cause their brothers to kill each other!" The Queen Mother has witnessed the cruelty of seizing the heir.
It was not easy for his son to sit on the throne.
At that time, he had no intention of being the emperor, he just wanted to be an idle prince, but unfortunately the situation forced him to fight back.
In the end, several of his brothers calculated against each other and caused both sides to lose, but he won the favor of the emperor.
"Thank you!" Bai Linxia found that the Queen Mother was not only very open-minded, but also very sharp-minded, and she saw everything very thoroughly.
"The royal family owes Qianchen's mother and son, and the mourning family hopes that he can go, and the days he wants to live don't have to be trapped in Qidu all the time!" The palace was a magnificent cage for them.
The woman outside desperately wanted to come in, but she didn't know that the woman inside didn't even have freedom except for fine clothes and food, and she had to live in fear all day long.
She can sit on the throne of the queen mother and can be regarded as the winner in the harem, but those women who entered the palace with her died and were injured, and several were beaten into the cold palace, and lived a life that was worse than death.
The cruelty of the royal family is far more cruel than outsiders imagine.
After Bai Linxia stayed in the palace for half a day, he went back.
"The Queen Mother came to you today, is there anyone in the palace who is embarrassed for you?" Jun Qianchen held her hand and said.
"Of course not, I was personally invited by the Queen Mother, and they were all respectful to me!" Bai Linxia shook his head and said, "The Queen Mother told me a lot of things about you today!" ”
"Oh, what did the old lady tell you?" Jun Qianchen raised his eyebrows and said.
"Lots of things about you outside the palace!" Bai Linxia leaned on his chest and said, "Her old man also said that she wants to help us intercede with the emperor and let him let you go to live the days of idle clouds and wild cranes!" ”
"Really?" Jun Qianchen's eyes were unwavering.
"Is it because you are her grandson?" Bai Linxia asked.
"All princes are the grandsons of the Queen Mother!" Jun Qianchen said with a deep gaze, "Actually, the Queen Mother is quite amiable to everyone, but I didn't have much contact with the Queen Mother before, and I also wonder why she offered to help us leave Qidu!" ”
Jun Qianchen felt that the more harmless people were on the surface, the more unfathomable their minds were.
The queen mother has been in the harem for decades, and she can still stand, and she makes the emperor treat her with respect, how can she be really amiable.
"Could it be that the Queen Mother prefers other princes to be princes, and in order to pave the way for that person, she wants to help us leave?" Bai Linxia said his guess.
"I can't rule it out!" Since he recognized the emperor, he stayed in Qidu for two years, and then left.
During this period, although he and the Queen Mother often met, they rarely intersected.
The Queen Mother lives in Ci'an Palace, and she hardly goes out on weekdays.
A small Buddhist hall was set up in her palace, where she often meditated and chanted......
"No matter what the Queen Mother thinks, you don't want that position anyway, it just so happens that we can take advantage of this opportunity to leave Qidu!" No matter what the Queen Mother did this for, Bai Linxia would not have an idea.
She and Jun Qianchen both want to stay away from these disputes and live an ordinary life.
Now, the Queen Mother is willing to help, and the hope of leaving is a little greater......
However, Bai Linxia was always wary of her, so she still kept her distance from the Queen Mother.
As Jun Qianchen said, a winner of the harem must have a deep city in her heart, and she doesn't want to provoke the queen mother.
In the next month or so, several princes fought openly and secretly, but after Jun Qianchen took precautions, he always had the upper hand.
The eldest prince and the third prince secretly did a lot of tricks and feet, but they were all avoided by him.