After returning to Cining Palace, Meng Xilan had not yet sat down, when she saw Xiao Lizi coming in in a panic to report: "Master, Gonggong Xiao beside the queen is here." ”

Gonggong Xiao is the great eunuch next to Queen Su and her right-hand man.

Meng Xilan hurriedly sat up. A character like him must have nothing to do but ascend to the Three Treasures Palace.

Xiao Gonggong is in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, but he is already full of white hair, but he has handsome eyebrows and eyes, red lips and white teeth, giving people a sinister and cunning feeling.

"Say hello to my father-in-law."

Father-in-law Xiao shook off the dust: "Hello girl." The miscellaneous family was ordered by the queen to pick up the girl and go to Kunning Palace to talk. ”

Meng Xilan was slightly surprised: "Oh, I see." Niangniang has an order, just send someone to give an order. The road is slippery in the cold, why did my father-in-law go out of his way to run this trip himself. With that, he gave Zhulu a look, and Zhulu hurriedly took out a purse full of broken silver and sent it to him.

Father-in-law Xiao seemed to smile: "The miscellaneous family is also acting on orders, besides, the girl is now a popular person in front of the queen mother, and her status is delicate, how can the miscellaneous family not come to invite in person to show respect?" ”

His tone rose slightly, with a point-induced flirtation.

Meng Xilan saw that he politely rejected the purse, and wondered, is it too little...... Or maybe he didn't care about this little favor at all.

went to Kunning Palace with Gonggong Xiao. As soon as she entered the door, Meng Xilan was stunned for a moment, Queen Su sat on the main seat, and the middle-aged woman sitting under her with light makeup was her stepmother Feng.

When did she come? I didn't even say hello......

Meng Xilan was full of doubts, but she was only in a trance for a moment, and then hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

The corners of Empress Su's mouth curled, she glanced at Feng Shi, and then looked at Meng Xilan and said, "Get up, let's see who this palace brought to see you?" ”

When Zhang saw her, he was not as enthusiastic as he was at home in the past, he stood up a little reservedly, and called softly: "Lan'er......"

Meng Xilan immediately showed a bright and sweet smile on her face: "Erniang, why are you here?" It was so sudden! ”

She opened her mouth with feigned excitement. However, the doubts in my heart were greater than the joy.

Feng Shi was moved, the corners of his eyes were red, and he didn't dare to cry, so he choked up slightly: "The queen mother is kind, and specially sent someone to invite me into the palace and let me come to see you." Speaking of this, Feng stood up and looked at Queen Su with another salute, and the gratitude on his face was beyond words.

Arranged by the Queen? Meng Xilan's heart was tight again.

Feng's family background is not high, and she has no friendship with the Su family, where did she get such a big face, she can be personally invited into the palace by the queen mother.

Among the female dependents of the Meng family, the only person who can be qualified to enter the palace is the grandmother who has a fate.

Queen Su smiled slightly, "I just talked to your second mother, and I knew that she was from Qiao'an, and she was destined." Before entering the palace, he had been living in Qiao'an City, and he hadn't been back for more than 20 years. ”

At this point, her tone was slightly melancholy.

Feng immediately chimed in: "Qiao An is indeed a good place, with a pleasant climate and good scenery. ”

"Hongu still remembers that there is a small local snack called "peach blossom cake", which is sweet and soft and crispy, and very delicious. ”

Feng immediately replied: "The folk woman knows, and she is quite good at it, if the mother does not dislike it, the woman can make some and send it to the palace for the lady to taste." ”

Empress Su glanced at Meng Xilan, who was silent, and smiled lightly: "No need, this palace is not a gluttonous child." It's enough to have this heart, the past is like dust, it's hard to fall when you mention it, and you have to come to talk to this palace in the future. ”

Feng Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and got up and thanked him.

Seeing that the queen mother treated him so kindly, Feng couldn't help but secretly praise Meng Xilan in his heart: This child is really good.

However, looking at their polite greetings, Meng Xilan was beating a drum in her heart, nervous and uneasy.

When Feng got up to say goodbye, Meng Xilan accompanied her to leave, and Queen Su smiled accurately.

After they left, Gonggong Xiao frowned and asked, "For such a little girl, why did Niangniang bother so much?" After speaking, he took out a bright red cherry from the white porcelain bowl and handed it to her mouth.

Queen Su smiled at him, opened her mouth slightly, and gently bit the cherry with her teeth, and ate it into her mouth.

This season's cherries are really rare, but no matter how difficult it is to find, Grandpa Xiao will always rack his brains to find them for her.

"What a sweet cherry...... Meng Xilan is not a mediocre person, seeing that she is so happy to serve the Queen Mother and Ning'er, it can be seen that her scheming is not shallow...... Now, even Concubine Ning can't sit still, her brother is already the companion of the four princes, if she also returns there, wouldn't it be too cheap Concubine Ning's slut. ”

After Queen Su finished speaking, she spit lightly and spit the cherry pit in Gonggong Xiao's palm.

Looking at her dress, from head to toe, she learned from the way Princess Wen'an used to be. Presumably, I must have known something. The Queen Mother's knot has not been solved for decades, and Meng Xilan is willing to seize this opportunity to gain a foothold in the palace. In this case, while her wings are still stiff, you have to let her know which one is lighter and which one is heavier between her and Concubine Ning?

Seeing that the queen's face was tired, Gonggong Xiao said, "Niangniang is reasonable. Would it be good to let the miscellaneous family help you in and take a rest? After speaking, he glanced at the others again, and ordered: "Niangniang is tired and needs to rest, you all retreat......"

Queen Su put her hand on Gonggong Xiao's hand, lazily reclined on the couch in the inner room, closed her eyes and rested. Father-in-law Xiao knelt on the edge of the couch, took off her shoes with his own hands, and when he saw her close her eyes, he deliberately held her feet and rubbed them one by one.

Queen Su moved, opened her eyes, glanced at him, and said with disgust: "What a thing with no rules." ”

Gonggong Xiao smiled and groaned: "The slave relieves the master's fatigue ......" said while deliberately beating her side. "Long live Lord hasn't been to Kunning Palace for a while, master, you must be very lonely."

When Queen Su heard this, she frowned invisibly, and saw his peach blossom eyes looking at her fixedly, with a hint of teasing in her eyes, and suddenly felt a wave of dryness welling up in her heart, itchy, making her uncomfortable all over her body.

She stared at Gonggong Xiao for a while, gently stroked the ring in her hand, and then closed her eyes and said, "This palace is tired, it's good to rest for a while." ”

Hearing this, Gonggong Xiao got up and slowly lowered the curtain behind him, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

……

After a while, Meng Xilan led Feng back to his house, but Feng still thought about going to the Queen Mother to say goodbye.

Meng Xilan immediately shook her head and said, "The Queen Mother is not feeling well, and she needs to be clean." ”

When Feng heard this, he felt pity, so he could only nod and say yes.