Chapter 230: Questioning and Coercion
After walking silently for a distance, the Queen Mother came to sit down at the stone table in the corner of the courtyard, and Nalan Lan'er lowered her head and stood three steps away from her.
"The mourning family heard that you sealed all the previous concubines as nine concubines, and this thing was originally done well, but this ranking, the mourning family wants to ask how you ranked?" The Queen Mother said lightly, casually glanced at Nalan Lan'er, and looked at her with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, which was very ironic.
Nalan Lan'er will definitely not go against her at this time now, and bowed her head and responded: "Back to the Queen Mother, the concubines are ranked according to the length of time the emperor's concubines have been waiting for the emperor, but what is wrong is there?" The queen mother can put it forward, and the concubines must comply. ”
The queen mother couldn't find anything to refute when she heard Nalan Lan'er say this, those concubines were promoted to the nine concubines, she didn't care much, the harem was so empty for the time being, and it was better to have higher-grade concubines, otherwise it would always seem that Nalan Lan'er was alone.
"What's going on with that noble show girl, today is the day of Jinfeng, what ability does she have to skip the level and be promoted directly to a nobleman? didn't even show up for such a major event, didn't you underestimate the royal family? "The queen mother's affairs can't be ignited here, and she won't let go of that side.
Hearing the matter related to Yun Ziqing, Nalan Lan'er stabilized her mind and saluted: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Yun Guiren was seriously ill last night, if it wasn't serious, he wouldn't not appear here at this time, I hope the Empress Dowager will forgive her sins." ”
The Queen Mother has not yet investigated the cattiness of Nalan Lan'er and Yun Ziqing, but Nalan Lan'er's abnormal state has made her pay attention to it for a long time.
Listening to Nalan Lan'er's explanation, she smiled, "The mourning family doesn't know when Nalan Guifei had such a good little girl, you are today's concubine, you are now the largest in this harem, and it is naturally nothing to bring a show girl, but you have to look carefully, once something happens, the responsibility will be on you." ”
"The queen mother's words are serious, the biggest one in the harem must be you, that girl and concubine look very pleasing, this position is approved by the emperor, and the concubine is just preparing a list." Nalan Lan'er continued to speak softly, as if it wasn't herself who had been warned just now.
It was close to noon, and a trace of the sun net fell on them, a little warm. The wind was blowing the trees, and it was also blowing the green silk behind Nalan Lan'er, and the queen mother's hair was still meticulously combed, as if no amount of north wind could blow her in the slightest.
Mama Liu looked at Nalan Lan'er while she was talking, and her eyes were a little kind. But after just one glance, she reverted to her indifferent appearance.
Nalan Lan'er, who had been keeping her head down, naturally didn't see this strange scene, she only used her spare eyes to see the direction of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother snorted slightly, and in the face of this woman, the pain hidden in her heart was exposed.
"Don't think that the emperor favors you so unscrupulously, you must know that you are also a person who has entered the cold palace!"
This is really a pot that can't be opened, Nalan Lan'er remembered the situation when she entered the cold palace many times, the emperor's distrustful look at that time, and the scene of ruthlessness. The love in my heart was diluted a little.
She lowered her head and smiled: "What the Queen Mother said is reasonable, the concubines must remember their identity." "Remember that you are the daughter of the Nalan family!
No matter how much you hate the person, no matter how much you want to fight, when the other party follows you in everything, then you feel bored to say anything, the queen mother feels this way at this time, and she wants to humiliate Nalan Lan'er with her thoughts, but the result is that the concubine changes, and the concubine remembers.
"It's good to know your identity, the mourning family doesn't want anything to go wrong with you in the draft in a few days, and if something goes wrong, you don't have to stay in this palace." The Queen Mother said carefully, word by word very gently, but looking at Nalan Lan'er's gaze was not good.
Nalan Lan'er stood all morning, her legs were already sore, but the Queen Mother asked her to stand on purpose. But what can be done? I can't find one around me, and there is no power behind it, and my brother hasn't contacted her yet, so it seems that he has completely given up on her as a sister.
She is the only one who relies on the emperor's favor, how much she can do, how far she can go depends on luck, she has staked her life on this road, whether she lives or dies depends on her own creation.
She only hopes to see the Queen Mother tell the truth in the end and give justice to the Nalan family. It's going to be a long process.
No matter how long the process is, Nalan Lan'er will persist in it, so she can't mess with herself now. She raised her head lightly and said with a smile: "It's the queen mother, the concubine must take it seriously, and choose a show girl with both conduct and conduct to enter the palace." ”
The queen mother couldn't find the words to say Nalan Lan'er at all, and hurried away in annoyance: "Go down, the mourning family doesn't want to see you." ”
Nalan Lan'er bowed and left slowly. When he bowed his head and left, there was a touch of ridicule on the corner of his mouth, today's queen mother spoke really directly, she used to fight with the queen and Yixin, and now she is fighting with the queen mother, from the emperor's wife to his biological mother, her journey is really bumpy.
Before she could say this sneer, the sore pain in her legs reminded her that she should sit and rest, and she looked up at where Wan'er and her grandfather were. Nodding at her grandfather-in-law, Wan'er hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
The two of them walked towards the gate of Cining Palace on the right, and the Queen Mother looked at the back of them leaving, and then stood up and said to Mama Liu: "This Nalan Lan'er is the same every day, the mourning family does not take care of the overall situation, and has already given her a cup of poisonous wine to go to Huangquan, and the people who should have been a few years ago are still alive now." ”
Mama Liu had no objection to this, and echoed: "It's good for the master to focus on the overall situation, this Nalan Niangniang has no power in the palace, and now it's good to keep her right to be the master." ”
Listening to Mama Liu's three or two sentences, the queen mother's mood was comforted again, and in this harem, only this Mama Liu accompanied her for the longest time and reassured her the most.
Mama Liu observed that the Empress Dowager's expression slowed down and continued: "Master, in fact, except for the brother-in-law and stepfather of Concubine Nalan, you will not care about the emperor...... And get rid of Nalan Guifei? ”
This is this question that Mama Liu has always wanted to know, because she knows that the Queen Mother is a ruthless person, and the degree of viciousness is unimaginable, but in recent years, she has been kind.
Hearing this question, the queen mother herself pondered, in the past, she would really not hesitate to give Nalan Lanruo to death, but now, her only son is so obsessed with her, and the son she gave birth to knows that this little son has been in love since he was a child, and if he forcibly gives Nalan Lan'er to death, the consequences are really difficult to control.
continued to sigh, looked at the leaves fluttering in the wind not far away, and said: "This mourning family is not clear, now think about it, I am a little glad that Nalan Lan'er has a righteous father and brother, which increases some of the concerns of the mourning family, this woman is bound to not exist in this world, and after the emperor's feelings for her fade, the mourning family will wipe out her and the people behind her!" ”
Mama Liu nodded in agreement, but she was a little suspicious in her heart, the queen mother's body is not as good as day by day, because of too much worry, poor mood, etc., is she really as strong as she was back then?
The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Mama Liu still doesn't dare to doubt the queen mother's methods.
After Nalan Lan'er walked out of Cining Palace, her legs were weak and she almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Wan'er was on the side in time to help.
Frightened by the master, some flowers lost their faces and said: "Niangniang? What's wrong with you! Isn't it uncomfortable? The slave and maid immediately called the imperial doctor over. ”
Nalan Lan'er grabbed her arm to prevent herself from falling to the ground, and when she heard Wan'er say that she was going to find the imperial doctor again, she stopped her: "This palace is fine, there is no need to find a imperial doctor, it's just that my legs are sore after standing for too long this morning, just find a place to rest." ”
Wan'er looked down at her master's feet, and hurriedly helped her to find a nearby stone pavilion, complaining as she walked: "The Queen Mother is really true, she won't let her rest all morning." ”
Nalan Lan'er couldn't deny it and smiled: "You are going to lose your head when you talk about the Queen Mother like this." ”
"But the slave is telling the truth." Wan'er didn't seem to be afraid of the queen mother's appearance at all, but when she said this, she still cautiously glanced at the left and right sides. After there were no figures and no suspicious places, she put her heart down.
Nalan Lan'er looked at her and smiled, "Look at your frightened appearance, let's not talk about it, so as not to cause trouble from the mouth, I will go to the palace earlier, this palace is really lacking, and I have to worry about the draft tomorrow." These days are becoming more and more difficult to return to the leisure of the past. ”
Wan'er glanced at Nalan Lan'er distressedly, and explained her: "Niangniang, the emperor is willing to hand over the rights of the harem to you, which means that the emperor intends to take on the second responsibility for Niangniang." The mother should be happy. ”
Nalan Lan'er smiled and didn't answer, the emperor had always intended to make her the queen, but she had not been active for a long time, and at a glance, she knew that she was either suppressed by the queen mother or by those civil and military officials.
Walk to the nearest stone pavilion and sit down, the stone pavilion here doesn't even have a palace maid to guard, only a cold bench and a cold stone table. Nalan Lan'er has really stood for a long time, her legs are weak, and she doesn't dislike sitting directly on the cold stone bench.
This pavilion leaned against the lake, the wind was strong, Nalan Lan'er had just sat for a while and sneezed several times, Wan'er looked left and right, and said, "Is Niang Niang better?" It's windy here, and the slave wants to go back to get you clothes, but she doesn't worry that Niangniang is here alone. ”
"Don't bother, the palace is just tired of legs, and I will return to the palace after sitting for a while." Nalan Lan'er said as she looked at the waves on the lake.
The situation is the same as the current surface of the lake, it seems to be a calm fusion, and as a result, a random stone can be thrown down to disrupt it.
Wan'er heard Nalan Lan'er say this, and waited for another quarter of an hour, but she didn't see the master return to the palace, she spoke again: "Niangniang, the stone pavilion by the lake is windy, let's go back to the dormitory first, it's time for lunch." ”