On the second day, Yi'er got up early, bathed and changed clothes, and went to the Ripple Courtyard, Li just got up, Yi'er waited for her to dress up, and when everything was cleaned up, it was already more than half of the hour, and the mother and daughter took the car and went to the palace gate.

When I got off the stele outside the Xihua Gate, the carriage couldn't go any further, Yi'er got off with the Li family, and an elderly father-in-law greeted him, and asked after announcing "politeness": "Dare to ask Miss Madame if she is a family member of Du Shilang's house?" ”

Li Shi was busy responding.

The princess said: "The surname of the Sprinkle family is Qi, and it belongs to Shang Baojian, because of the entrustment of Lord Du, so I specially went to Kunning Palace to ask for this errand. ”

This is the eunuch Qi Gonggong of Shangbao who Du Ziwu had pointed, Li saw that someone was taking care of him, his heart was slightly settled, he turned around and gave an order to his subordinates, and then took Yi'er and followed Qi's Gonggong into Xihua Gate.

The queen Yi decree only announced that Li and Yi'er were two, those slaves and maids naturally could not follow into the palace, and the two of them had no rank, walking in the palace was not able to sit in a sedan chair, and could not take a ride, so they could only follow Father-in-law Qi, step by step, this palace is big, and when he walked like this, he went for most of the hour, fortunately, this father-in-law Qi was also competent, and along the way told the two about some taboos in the palace and the preferences of those mothers and masters Sexual evil, these things Father-in-law Qi said, but they couldn't remember everything for a while, But when it is a gossip, it should be relieved.

When he arrived at the embroidered gate, Father-in-law Qi stopped and said: "After this embroidered door, and then there is the Kunning Palace of the queen's mother. The palace people in front of them have their own Kunning Palace to lead you in, the queen is loving, gentle in temperament, rarely when you are angry, you can be relieved, be careful to reply, there is nothing else to tell you. ”

Li responded, and hurriedly handed over a red envelope, Qi Gonggong took it in his hand and checked it, it was very light, it was the silver ticket of Qianzhuang, so he smiled with satisfaction, put it into his arms, called a palace person over, led the two Li into the embroidery gate, and went to Kunning Palace.

This Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom, the top of the palace, majestic but exquisite, carved fence jade pillars, gilded color tiles, it is clear and extraordinary, but Li and Yi'er have no leisure to enjoy this scenery at this time, both of them hung their heads slightly, did not dare to look at random, and followed behind the palace people step by step.

When they arrived outside the palace, the palace said, "Madame and Miss, please wait here." After speaking, no matter what the reaction of the two was, she went straight into the hall to reply.

By the time the two of them were introduced into the main hall and stepped forward to pay homage to the queen's mother, it was already after a cup of tea.

The furnishings in the hall are magnificent, but Yi'er didn't have the heart to appreciate it, because from the beginning of stepping through the temple door, she noticed that a few eyes fell on her together, she didn't dare to look up, and she didn't know how many people there were in this hall, but she followed Li obediently, straight past a few layers of falling pillars, and then knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and sang a promise with Li: "The courtiers (women) meet the queen's mother, the mother is blessed and peaceful." ”

Just listen to the queen mother's mother: "Get up." ”

The mother and daughter thanked each other, and then stood up, but they still hung their heads, not daring to look up.

"Sit down."

The palace is just a small embroidered stool, it is not comfortable to sit, and the two of them are a little hesitant in their hearts after all, and they dare not sit down, so they sit on the embroidery stool, but it is particularly difficult than standing.

After the two of them thanked and sat down, one of them praised and said: "Niangniang, the concubine heard that Du Shilang is from the Qingxiang Marquis Mansion, and the family education rules are strict. This is the first time to enter the palace, it is rare to be so thoughtful and follow the rules. ”

Another said, "Isn't it? The concubine also heard that Mrs. Du is from the Li family in Tingnan, and the famous ladies from this scholarly family are very generous, but it is rare that Miss Du is only in her cardamom years, and she can be so knowledgeable and courteous. ”

The queen mother smiled and said: "Mrs. Du and Miss Du don't need to be too restrained, this palace announced that you will enter the palace today, but I just want to have fun with you, and nothing else." ”

Li and Yi'er responded, and then looked up slightly, and the queen Jiang was sitting on the middle of the phoenix, wearing a phoenix crown and a pink brocade silk phoenix fairy skirt, which echoed with a pair of beaded double dragon dot cui hairpins on the head, which looked luxurious and dignified, not colorful and self-glamorous. And standing behind the queen mother was an acquaintance, when Yi'er looked, Princess Mingwei was blinking her eyes and smiling at her, Yi'er bowed her head slightly.

And below the phoenix, there are two nobles sitting on the left and right, one on the left, peach phoenix eyes, the corners of the mouth are silent and smile, born extremely beautiful, wearing colorful glass clothes, the whole person is bright and moving, Yi'er felt that this noble man looked very familiar at first, and later learned that this person is Concubine Lei, the sister of Lei Tao, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the aunt of Lei Xi, who is among the four beauties in the capital, this aunt and nephew are born alike, no wonder Yi'er feels familiar at a glance. Of course, this Concubine Lei also has an identity, she is the biological mother of the third prince Liang Wang Yang Ting!

The one on the right side of Fengluo, in terms of posture alone, is a step behind Concubine Lei, this person is thin, only a pair of eyes are very clear, but it looks extremely pleasing to the eye, this person is Liu Zhaoyi, to say this one, in fact, there is also an identity, the biological mother of the second prince Qing Wang Ye Yang Xuan died early, this Liu Zhaoyi is the sister of Concubine Liu, and she is the aunt of Qing Wangye.

In fact, the queen summoned Yi'er's mother and daughter into the palace, and she really just wanted to see someone, in her opinion, although Yi'er's early years were bumpy, but she was able to have a relationship with Jiang You and Yang Miao, which can be regarded as her creation, the ancients said that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, so it seems that it is impossible to tell whether her early years are a disaster or a blessing?

It's just that Yi'er sacrificed her life in Tiger Leaping Gorge to save Yang Miao's life, and the queen was a little grateful in her heart, and her attitude towards Yi'er's mother and daughter eased a lot.

After chatting for a while, Concubine Lei and Liu Zhaoyi saw that it was not too early, so they both knelt down to the queen and went back, and when Concubine Lei left, she also took Yi'er's hand affectionately and said: "Miss Du is really like the beauty that came out of the painting, people like it at first sight, and when they are free, they want to come to the palace to sit." ”

Yi'er was a well-behaved blessing, and Concubine Lei led the palace people to retreat.

Empress Jiang said: "It's almost noon, Madame and Miss Du rarely enter the palace, the palace originally wanted to stay for you to have lunch in Kunning Palace, but just now the emperor has gone down to the early court, and announced that the palace will go to the Qianqing Palace to accompany the driver, so ......"

Li and Yi'er hurriedly got up, and Li said: "Niangniang's mother is the world, and there are all kinds of opportunities, and it is already an ancestor to be summoned by the mother and daughter of the courtier, and it is an honor to be summoned, where do you dare to disturb the mother again?" ”

The queen got up and said with a smile: "Okay, then the palace will not keep you." Miss Du and the palace fell in love, now that she has made a family relationship with Xiao You, she is also a family with the palace, and the palace is here to have some rewards, and the right to be the palace for the future marriage to give you a gift. ”

Yi'er was stunned, and the Li family was also stunned, since this box gift was added to the box, it was the woman's relatives who added the box to the woman's dowry, and it was really calculated that the queen mother was Jiang You's aunt, that was the man's relatives, how could the man's relatives add boxes to the woman? But the queen mother is a golden mouth, so who dares to have any objections when she says this?

Seeing that Yi'er's mother and daughter were a little panicked, the queen mother said again: "This palace knows what you are thinking, but since this palace has rewarded something, it is natural to have the truth of this palace, and the old saying also says that the elders give it, and they dare not resign, Miss Du followed Xiaoyou, who is the younger generation of this palace, and this palace will reward you with some gadgets, so you deserve it." ”

Since the queen mother had already said so, the Li family didn't dare to refuse, so she had to receive Yi'er to thank her again.

It's just that the queen mother just said something, but Yi'er understands in her heart, but she is afraid that the queen mother will suddenly be rewarded, or it is related to the old incident when she sacrificed her life to save Yang Miao.

Queen Jiang looked at Princess Mingwei behind her again, and said: "Miss Du and Mingwei are similar in age, after Xiaoyou's birthday, Mingwei can mention Miss Du many times in front of the palace, and if you are free in the future, you will enter the palace to accompany my family Mingwei." ”

Yi'er responded.

Princess Mingwei smiled and said, "Miss Du, you have to remember, if you don't come to the palace to look for me, I will go to your house to find you." ”

Yi'er said: "The princess can come, but the courtiers can't ask for it." ”

Out of Kunning Palace, Li is chest patted and breathed a long sigh of relief, the palace maid who led the way was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, and after seeing it, she pursed her lips and chuckled: "Miss Madam, don't worry, the queen has always been gentle and kind, even if we slaves and maids do something wrong, we will not be easily punished, let alone the noble family members who enter the palace like Miss Madame." ”

Out of the embroidery gate, the little palace maid handed over the Li family mother and daughter to a father-in-law, and went back to her life.

The line in this palace, until now, can be regarded as uneventful, but when the two of them thought that they would be able to get out of the palace smoothly in this way, there were a little twists and turns in the middle.

A palace maid dressed in green chased after her from behind, and said: "Mrs. Du, Miss Du, please stay, the slave maid is the palace maid coral waiting in Minghu Zhai, my princess suddenly remembered that there were still some things to explain to Miss Du, and specially sent the slave maid to ask Miss Du to go to Minghu Zhai." ”

"Minghu Zhai?"

Coral sighed and said, "Minghu Zhai is the dormitory of Princess Mingwei of my family. ”

Yi'er was suddenly surprised, but she was a little embarrassed, and glanced at Li again.

Coral said: "Madame can go out of the palace with this father-in-law first, my princess just has a few words to say to Miss Du, it won't take much time, and the slave will send Miss Du out of the palace to meet Madame later." ”