Meng Xilan personally opened the teacup and served it to the Queen Mother with a small spoon.

The Queen Mother let out a meaningful sigh.

Meng Xilan raised her eyes slightly, and saw that the Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears, and her heart moved.

The Queen Mother smiled at her, with a thin layer of mist in her warm eyes, which felt like she was looking at her, and it was like looking at someone else.

Why? The smile seemed to get more and more ...... Something isn't quite right?

Outside the house, a eunuch's shrill voice suddenly sounded: "The queen has arrived, and Concubine Ning has arrived." ”

Two faces instantly appeared in front of Meng Xilan's eyes: one was hidden and the other looked arrogant.

Empress Su came from a noble background, and Concubine Ning was favored forever, they are the two most powerful women in the harem today.

Queen Su is nearly forty years old, dignified in appearance, plump in body, wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe, with a sense of nobility. And Concubine Ning Murong Qiao, on the contrary to her, has tall eyebrows and eyes, a gorgeous posture, and luxurious dress, highlighting her high-profile personality.

"Queen Mother, Ning'er misses you so much." Zhou Youning stepped forward with a smile to say goodbye.

Empress Su held her outstretched little hand, lightly touched the tip of her nose, and while speaking, she looked at the saluting crowd, and her kind eyes slowly swept over Meng Xilan.

"No courtesy. Get up. ”

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Meng Xilan didn't stay in the palace for a long time, but she also appeared in front of all the mothers.

Queen Su still remembers her, the face that looks almost exactly the same as the late eldest princess. What a coincidence to think about.

"I heard that you only entered the palace yesterday, but you still have the habit of living?"

Meng Xilan hurriedly got up, lowered her head slightly, and replied meekly: "Back to the queen's mother, everything is fine, the palace has no shortage of food and clothing, the palace people take good care of it, and the people are grateful." ”

Queen Su saw that she had a sweet mouth and understood the rules, and the smile on her face became even stronger.

Unlike the queen, Concubine Ning's Murong Qiao's eyes only drifted past Meng Xilan's body, her expression was lukewarm, and she directly ignored her.

When the Queen Mother saw the two of them coming together, she knew that they had something important to say.

The Queen Mother is very old, and she has already handed over the big and small affairs of the harem to the queen and Concubine Ning to take care of.

The two seem to be harmonious and harmonious on the surface, balancing the power of the harem with each other, but in fact, they are secretly intriguing, and they both regard each other as their biggest rivals.

The adults have something to say, so naturally they have to send the children away first.

Zhou Youning pulled Meng Xilan and wanted to build a snowman outside the palace gate to play, but Zhou Li'er was uninterestingly with them.

Without the elders in front of her, Zhou Li'er's domineering nature was immediately revealed, she always disliked the crooked and unsightly snowmen made by the eunuchs, so she suddenly had an idea, casually pointed to a little eunuch, let him stand honestly in the snow, and then ordered everyone to pile snow directly on his body.

The little eunuch's face was pale, and he didn't know whether he was frozen or frightened.

Meng Xilan frowned, a little worried in her heart.

On such a cold day, if you directly greet the snow on your body, even if you don't freeze to death, you will get frostbite.

This Zhou Li'er played too hard, and only treated human life as a mustard, which is really hateful.

The female dependents in the palace usually have no pastime, except for reciting poems and making pairs, that is, playing chess and playing the piano to be a female celebrity. But Zhou Lier doesn't like those, her favorite thing to do is to bully the minions and be ruthless, so she has to enjoy that kind of superiority.

Zhou Li'er saw the two people beside her staring at her with wide eyes, looking frightened, and smiled lightly disapplausively: "Since it's a snowman, you have to use a real person to build it." This time, let's compare again to see who looks the best. ”

"Cousin, let's play and make trouble, but we can't be angry with the minions!" Zhou Youning said angrily.

"My princess sister, just a little eunuch, I need you to care so much. A slave is a slave, born to please his master. The county lord asked him to come, that is to look up to him, don't make a fuss, it's really disappointing. Zhou Li'er looked at the eunuch in the snowdrift and sneered: "Come and tell me, did the county lord force you?" ”

"......" The little eunuch's face turned pale, and he replied with trembling lips: "Go back to the master...... The words of the master are the slaves...... Voluntary. ”

Seeing this, Zhou Youning stomped his feet angrily: "If you mess around again, I'll go and tell the imperial grandmother to go to ......" The words really turned around and walked back.

Zhou Li'er glared at Zhou Youning's back. "Whatever you want."

Meng Xilan stretched out her hand to gently stop Zhou Youning, and said softly: "Princess, wait, the Queen Mother is talking to the Queen Mother and Concubine Ning Niangniang, so it is not appropriate to disturb." ”

Kids' house is a fun thing. What if you go to sue? In the end, it's not over. Besides, the number of meetings with Zhou Li'er in the palace in the future is probably too much, do you have to ask the Queen Mother for help every time.

Meng Xilan turned to look at Zhou Li'er, then curtsied, and said lightly: "County Lord, the road outside is slippery and cold, please move to the women's house and sit down, how about it?" ”

The hard ones can't come for the time being, so they can only come the soft ones first.

When Zhou Li'er heard this, a pair of eyes squinted: "The county lord hasn't played enough." As the saying goes, good things come in pairs, so it's interesting that I have to find a companion for the snowman......"

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned white with fright.

Zhou Li'er's shallot-like slender fingertips turned around, and finally pointed to the bamboo dew behind Meng Xilan. "It's you."

Zhou Youning said, "No! She is Sister Meng's maid, not a slave in the palace, and she can't be practiced by you. ”

Zhou Li'er glared at her. "It's ridiculous, there have always been only two kinds of people in this palace, masters and slaves. She is a commoner maid who doesn't even have a palace membership, and she is the most inferior minion, extremely humble, not even as good as ants. ”

Meng Xilan's eyes were sharp, staring straight at Zhou Li'er, and the word "forbearance" in her heart slowly disappeared.

"The county master, the slave is also a human being, and it is also flesh and blood. It is difficult for such a strong person to directly kill them. The county lord, you are from a noble background, but you are a golden branch and jade leaf, you should be kind and tolerant to others, you should not be so ruthless! ”

Zhou Li'er saw that she dared to stare at her and talk back to herself, her face was a little unbearable, and she sneered coldly: "The daughter of a little official dares to teach the county lord a lesson, hum!" Are you worthy? Come on, slap her in the mouth! ”

As soon as her words fell, a heavy rebuke suddenly came from behind her: "Presumptuous! ”

Meng Xilan only felt that the surroundings seemed to be quiet for a while, and then someone stumbled and spoke: "Long live the ...... lord"

Outside the Cining Palace, he instantly fell to his knees, and the little eunuch who was buried in the snowdrift also crawled out and knelt tremblingly.

The sudden appearance of Zhou Shixian, Long Live Today, made Meng Xilan a little stunned, but soon breathed a great sigh of relief.

He probably came over just after the early dynasty, and the accompanying battle was not big, only Prince Gong Zhou Shirao and a few guards.

Recently, because of the prince's matter, he was upset, and even the queen mother's body was not good, he took the time to come over to take a look, but he didn't expect to see Zhou Li'er so lawless.

The emperor looked at Zhou Li'er with a wrinkled brow, and said solemnly: "Where are all the rules you usually learn?" So brutal and capricious, arrogant! It's a shame that your father still wants to beg me for your marriage, and I want to see who else dares to marry a rude and unreasonable woman like you in the future, and ruin the reputation of the family! ”

Zhou Li'er bit her lip, anxious and scared.

Zhou Shirao was also shocked when he heard this, and knelt down and said: "Brother Huang, they are all courtiers who have no way to educate themselves, and they are too arrogant, which will make the little girl so stubborn." However, Li'er is still a child, and no matter how she makes a mistake, it is due to her young age, and she hopes that the emperor's brother will be angry. ”

"Third child, if you can't even discipline your own daughter well, in the future, what can I expect you to do big?" There was a little more dissatisfaction and ridicule in the emperor's deep tone.

Zhou Shirao's face stiffened, but he returned to normal in an instant, and continued to admit his mistakes: "Yes, what the imperial brother taught is that the younger brother must strictly discipline his daughter when he goes back." ”

Zhou Li'er knelt on the ground, didn't dare to say anything, and didn't dare to raise her head.

The emperor quickly ignored her, and then looked at Zhou Youning, raised his hand slightly, and was full of royal momentum: "Get up." ”

Zhou Youning saw that his father breathed a sigh of relief for himself, and he was in a good mood, and walked over with a smile: "Is my father here to see the emperor's grandmother?" Ning'er will go with you. ”

The emperor stretched his expression: "Okay." ”

His gaze slowly skimmed over Meng Xilan's face and said, "You are Meng Shilang's daughter?" ”

Meng Xilan didn't twist at all, and saluted generously: "The folk girl Meng Xilan has seen the long live lord, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

The emperor nodded slightly, "It seems that Meng Shilang has raised a good daughter who is as upright as him." ”

Meng Xilan was a little flattered when she heard this, and hurriedly saluted again: "The people's daughter thanked the father for the praise of the long live lord." ”