34, Queen Mother
"Imperial Grandmother, you have to call the shots for me! That stinky woman, she bullied me! ”
Before Xu Shu could stand still, he heard the man say this, and knew that this person was the emperor's eldest son and the emperor's only child.
After listening to the words of the emperor's eldest son, Xu Shu knew that the matter was related to the palace, and he hurriedly got up and said that he was going to find Miaofan Shitai, the empress dowager hesitated slightly, and the queen hurriedly said when she saw this, "There are still some things to deal with in the palace of the concubines!" ”
The Empress Dowager nodded, "You take good care of the girl for the mourning family!" ”
The queen bowed down with Xu Shu and withdrew, and the little eunuch behind her immediately closed the palace gate.
"Master Miaofan is in the Tingzen Pavilion at the back of Cining Palace, let's accompany Miss Xu Jiu in this palace! This palace has not seen Master Miao Fan for a long time! The queen pointed to the palace at the back of Cining Palace.
Xu Shu lowered her head and asked the queen to go first, but the queen held Xu Shu's hand together, and said as she walked, "You haven't entered the palace for a year or two, and the last time you came, you were still combing your shuangya, and now you have pulled your hair up..."
"The queen mother has a good memory, the last time the courtiers entered the palace was when the queen mother was born the year before last!" The queen's sudden overtures made Xu Shu vigilant.
"This palace has been idle in the palace for the past few years, and when I am bored, I can't help but recall some of the past, thinking about it... I thought of you, and it happened that the king asked for merit for you, and the emperor asked me to help me get the idea! The emperor said that you can't use fame and fortune, so it's better to reward more money! The palace told the emperor that no matter how much money there is, it will run out one day, so it is better to enjoy some fields and manors, and there will be a long-term income in the future! Speaking of this, the queen smiled and approached Xu Shu and said, "The garden and fields were specially selected by the palace!" ”
The queen's words mean a lot, and the emperor also told the queen about the affairs of the court, the queen wants to say that she has an unusual status in the emperor's heart, Xu Shu said with a sincere face, "Thank you, Queen Mother!" ”
The queen chuckled, "Thank you, this palace looks at you and thinks I like it very much!" ”
While speaking, she had already arrived at the Listening Zen Pavilion, but the queen didn't go in, "It's not early today, I'll come to the palace another day to visit the master!" With that, he left with a mighty retinue.
After entering the Tingzen Pavilion, he saw that there was still a futon beside Mrs. Miaofan, so he helped Xu Shu to kneel down and stand aside.
"The Empress Dowager gave me a lot of things, and the Empress just told me that those things were given to me by the emperor, and she also asked the emperor for a grange for me..."
Master Miao Fan said calmly, "You have already guessed the reason in your heart, and you can make up your own mind!" ”
Xu Shu thought for a while before saying, "Everything has a reason, now let's wait and see what happens!" ”
Master Miao Fan nodded, it was in agreement...
After reciting a scripture, Master Miao Fan got up to go to the front hall to do something, and instructed Xu Shu, "You just go around here, don't go far!" ”
The palace maid on the side said, "There is a pavilion through the corridor in front, the new lotus is just open, Miss Xu can go and enjoy it!" ”
Xu Shu should go down and go to the pavilion with the help of the wind, and sure enough, he smelled bursts of lotus incense, "In the end, it is in the palace, this is summer, and the lotus flowers are actually blooming!" ”
"In order to let the lotus flowers bloom early, the palace has built a earth dragon by the pool, so the flowers by the pool should bloom earlier, and the flowers in the center of the pool have not yet budded!" Bang Feng leaned on the railing, stretched out his hand to reach a lotus flower, pulled it over, and handed it to Xu Shu.
Xu Shu took the flower branch, and sure enough, it was already in full bloom, smiled and was about to let go, when he suddenly heard a loud shout, "Bold!" Who are you? Dare to pick the things of the imperial offering privately, do you know that this pond of lotus flowers was specially ordered by the emperor to be cultivated to celebrate the birthday of my mother, how can you trample on it at will! ”
Xu Shu pine blossomed branches, "looked" in the direction of speaking, and said lightly, "I didn't pick it, besides, I'm a blind man, and I can't see, what can I do with it?" ”
Xu Shu turned around and scolded the palace maid loudly before she saw the strip of cloth covering her eyes, remembering that Master Miaofan had entered the palace today, and the person in front of her who claimed to be blind should be Xu Shu, the ninth lady of the Xu family who was summoned by the Empress Dowager, she was deeply liked by the Empress Dowager, and she was not easily offended, and the palace maid suddenly looked nervously at her master, Lian Meiren.
Lian Meiren looked at a plain back reclining on the bench from a distance, looking graceful, and there were maidservants by her side, thinking that it was the emperor's new favorite, and her heart was suddenly jealous, seeing that Xu Shu was dressed in a low position, she wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate her before signaling the palace maid to speak, not wanting Xu Shu to turn her head and find that she had recognized the wrong person, but she didn't want to just stop and lose her face, and she didn't like Xu Shu's calm appearance, as if she didn't look at herself in her eyes.
Then he snorted coldly and said, "Although you can't see it, you can still smell it, since it's something from this palace, no one can touch it without the permission of this palace!" Come on, slap your mouth! ”
Lian Meiren's sudden temper and majesty stunned the palace maids around her, and whispered, "Miss Xu Jiu was summoned to the palace, if the Empress Dowager sees it, it will be difficult to explain ......."
Thinking of having the support of Concubine Shu, Lian Meiren has no fear, "Palm mouth!" If I tell you to beat me, or you will suffer for her, okay? ”
The palace maid trembled and walked towards Xu Shu, only to take a step, and suddenly a majestic voice came from behind her, "A little beauty in the side hall dares to call herself the palace?" And when did the lotus flower of Taihua Pond become yours? The mourning family comes every day, why have you never heard of it? ”
Lian Meiren was shocked when she heard her voice, and hurriedly knelt down, "The concubine asks the Queen Mother to say goodbye!" ”
Xu Shu and Bang Feng also knelt down, "The courtiers have seen the Queen Mother!" ”
The Queen Mother looked like she was about four or five years Chinese New Year's Eve old, well-maintained, her skin was very fair, only a pair of Danfeng eyes were majestic, and she swept her eyes and shook into a sieve, and she didn't pay attention to it, but raised her hand to Xu Shuxu, "You get up!" ”
Xu Shu got up silently, and listened to the Queen Mother's words to Lianmei, "The mourning family remembers that you are a person from the palace of Concubine Shu, so you can go to Concubine Shu to receive the punishment!" ”
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" Lian Meicai breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to leave, when she heard the Queen Mother say again, "When Concubine Shu comes to ask for peace, the mourning family has to ask her!" ”
The lotus beauty was stunned and retreated decadently.
"Courtier, Empress Dowager Xie!" If it weren't for the Queen Mother's relief, although Lian Meiren would not be able to get benefits in the end, Xu Shu herself would have to suffer some grievances.
"You don't have to thank me, the mourning family is not here to save you, I just don't like her crazy virtue, the rules in this palace can't be messed up!" The Queen Mother said as she motioned for someone to cut off the lotus flower that Xu Shu had just played with.
Are there any rules in this palace? The corners of Xu Shu's mouth twitched, and she lowered her head to hide the sarcastic smile.
The Queen Mother took the lotus flower and handed it to Xu Shu in person, "This flower mourning family has rewarded you!" ”
Xu Shu hurriedly took the thanks, and heard the Queen Mother whisper, "This Taihua Pond was planted with lotus flowers in the year when the Mourning family entered the palace, and it has been almost twenty years in the blink of an eye......
It has been more than ten years since the first emperor left...... The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at Xu Shu with a complicated gaze.