Chapter 42 Surrender of Sincerity
Regardless of whether the Queen Mother knew it or not, whether she had received the role in it or not, she couldn't see the slightest flaw at the moment, she raised her hand indifferently at Xiao Yuexi, and said, "Get up!" Sit. ”
There was no emotion on the Queen Mother's face, but Xiao Yuexi always felt something strange.
Why did the Queen Mother suddenly agree to her at this juncture? If she really didn't know anything, why didn't she close the door and say a few words to send Xiao Yuexi back as usual? On the contrary, if she knows anything, she will guess that Xiao Yuexi is here this time to be a temptation, and it is still a good choice to close the door to thank customers, anyway, she doesn't like Xiao Yuexi for a day or two, and no one can say anything.
Just when Xiao Yuexi was quietly thinking about it, the Queen Mother slowly spoke: "The mourning family originally wanted to let Jin Gui go to see it in the afternoon, if you can move, come over." Unexpectedly, you are diligent, and you are not in good health and still run over. ”
Xiao Yuexi was stunned for a moment, and asked respectfully: "I don't know what the Queen Mother wants her concubines to do for her?" ”
"The emperor is not worried that you live in another dormitory, the two of you are crowded on the cool platform, and you have to recuperate from your injuries, so the people serving below must be too busy, right?"
When Xiao Yuexi heard this, she felt momentarily dazed. She and Mu Yunqing are both trouble-saving masters, and they usually don't like the people below to wait around the left and right, and there are too many people, so Mu Yunqing will leave He Tong at most, and Xiao Yuexi will leave Mu Lan and Mu Kom at most, all of whom can be trusted. Even if you are recuperating from your injuries, you really don't need many people to serve you, and His Majesty the Emperor is caring enough......
Strangled the last sentence in the depths of her mind, and Xiao Yuexi, who calmed down, thought of a person, who she and Mu Yunqing couldn't take care of because of the epidemic in the past few days - Mu Lingche, the Sixth Highness.
The Sixth Highness didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup was poured by His Majesty the Emperor this time, and he refused to go back to the Longevity Hall for anything, and even stood outside the door and kowtowed to the Queen Mother, turned around and still ran towards the Qingliang Palace, calculate, how long has the Queen Mother not seen the flesh in the heart of this in-law son?
Xiao Yuexi, who suddenly understood something, hooked the corners of her mouth slightly, and sure enough, the Queen Mother's next sentence was: "The emperor has always been diligent and thrifty, and after he succeeded to the throne, he dismissed nearly half of the palace people to save expenses, and there were few slaves, and now you are like this...... I can't spare too many people to take care of Che'er. It's better to let him come back to the mourning house, so as not to disturb your recuperation. ”
The melancholy look in the Queen Mother's eyes that missed her son couldn't be faked, and being able to talk to Xiao Yuexi in such a gentle tone was really forced to have no other way, otherwise, how could she give in to Xiao Yuexi?
Although it is not clear what Mu Yunqing insisted on holding the Sixth Highness for such a purpose, Xiao Yuexi boasted that he and His Majesty the Emperor were now allies in the same camp, and naturally wanted to think about him and speak for him, so he didn't hesitate much, and put on a simple and harmless stupid look and said innocently: "Where does the Queen Mother speak, where is the concubine's body so expensive?" Do you need so many people to go around every day? His Royal Highness the Sixth is doing very well in the Qingliang Palace, you can rest assured! A few days ago, the concubine measured with a ruler, and found that he had grown more than an inch taller, and he was also a lot heavier. ”
Listening to Xiao Yuexi's eloquent description, the Queen Mother seemed to see the figure of her precious son, lying on her knees and coquettishly, like a little gluttonous cat, she had to eat another snack...... Originally, she didn't just see Xiao Yuexi's Queen Mother for this matter, but now she was thinking about Mu Lingche and couldn't take care of anything.
Xiao Yuexi was sharp-eyed and found that the Queen Mother's eyes were red, the corners of her mouth slowly rose, and she continued as if she hadn't seen anything: "His Royal Highness Sixth has learned a lot of knowledge from the emperor these days, and he has become more diligent in his endorsement, and the emperor praises him for his hard work!" Sixth, His Highness he ......"
"Mrs. Xiao, please use tea." Jin Gui handed over a cup of tea with an expressionless face, interrupting Xiao Yuexi's chattering report. Because she felt that if this Mrs. Xiao continued to talk about it, the Queen Mother would probably get out of control. Before she could ask anything serious, she was stirred up like this by Xiao Yuexi, this woman is really a demon!
After her interruption like this, the Queen Mother also came to her senses, and took a deep look at Xiao Yuexi, and her eyes were already clear. She said slowly: "The mourning family heard that the birthday of the lady of the Pingnan Hou Mansion is coming? ”
Xiao Yuexi raised her eyebrows, of course she knew that Ji Bingxin's birthday was eight days later, but the Queen Mother actually knew it, this was a little strange, she was so dignified, why did she suddenly ask about this?
The Queen Mother said: "She guards the huge Pingnan Marquis Mansion alone, which is really boring, it is better to be the master of the mourning family, set up a small banquet in the palace, and invite the wife of the order and the wives of those officials, and the palace has not been lively for a long time." ”
Now Xiao Yuexi is even more confused, setting up such a small banquet in the palace is generally arranged by the queen Zhang Luo, the queen mother, a role that is only suitable for retreating behind the scenes to recuperate, rashly crossing the queen to be this kind of master, aren't you afraid that the queen will be careful? - Not true! From the moment you walk through the door, it's not right! Xiao Yuexi suddenly realized something.
Let her enter the gate of the Longevity Palace, talk to her calmly, and even obviously want to please Ji Bingxin...... She's here, she's showing her goodwill??
Xiao Yuexi was a little stunned by this discovery in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she just looked at the Queen Mother a little nervously, and sat down as if she was subconsciously precarious: "I'm tired of the Queen Mother, Mrs. Command, she is used to being alone, she ......" In just a few words, although it was vague and abnormal, the meaning expressed was very clear - Ji Bingxin doesn't like too many people, you don't have to think in vain!
The Queen Mother was not reluctant, nodded and said, "Jin Gui, go and get the birthday gift prepared by the mourning family for Mrs. Xuan." ”
Jin Gui took the order, and after a while, he came over with a brocade box, the lid of the box was open, and inside was a complete set of luxurious and exquisite hairpin ring jewelry, shining with soft light under the lamplight, and he knew at a glance that Jin Gui had a box of priceless things.
Xiao Yuexi twitched the corners of her mouth very vaguely, and said in her heart that this set was sent to the Pingnan Hou Mansion, what use could it be except for pressing the bottom of the box? Although Ji Bingxin lives a delicate life, he is not extravagant, he has a bit of ambition to regard money as dung, and he does not restrict what he wears and what he uses, but he must be courteous. Just this set, how dare she use things that the ladies in the palace can't even use? If you don't go back, you can only be regarded as not daring to brush the queen's son!
The Queen Mother didn't look at the brocade box, but just said to Xiao Yuexi: "Since Mrs. Decree doesn't like to be lively, then you will send this congratulatory gift for the mourning family." ”
Xiao Yuexi was "frightened" and said: "Queen Mother! This gift is too precious! How can this be ......"
"There is no need to excuse yourself, the Marquis of Pingnan has made outstanding military achievements in the army, and you have made meritorious contributions to the escort several times, all of which are great heroes of our dynasty, and the mourning family should be treated preferentially."
Seeing that she was about to excuse herself, the Queen Mother said again: "Okay, you can go back, if you are tired, I won't keep you." ”
Jin Gui immediately sent Xiao Yuexi out with the brocade box, and the little eunuch waiting outside the door took the brocade box with sharp eyes.
Jin Gui said as if he had words: "Mrs. Xiao, it is rare for the Queen Mother to be so attentive to anyone, you must send this gift!" ”
Xiao Yuexi raised her eyebrows and walked away leisurely under her gaze.
The Queen Mother wanted to please her, not Ji Bingxin, otherwise she wouldn't have sent someone to run this leg, and she would have sent it over. Xiao Yuexi hooked the corners of her lips and glanced at the brocade box in the hand of the little eunuch who followed beside her, the lid had been covered, and the little eunuch didn't know what kind of valuable thing he was holding in his hand, so he just followed Xiao Yuexi step by step.
"You send this thing back to the Qingliang Hall first, and I'll go sit with the queen mother."
The little eunuch was ordered to leave, and Xiao Yuexi thought about it.
Mu Kom had been waiting outside the hall, but he still heard some conversations inside, and couldn't help asking, "Madam, what does the Queen Mother mean by this?" ”
Xiao Yuexi walked slowly in the direction of Jiaofang Palace, not looking at the palace people around her, but lowered her voice and said, "The Queen Mother seems to be completely disappointed in the queen. ”
"Huh?" Mu Ko looked at Xiao Yuexi with some surprise.
I saw Xiao Yuexi show a mysterious smile at her, and said silently: "After all, the Queen Mother is just a small gateway from the Lu family, how deep is the friendship with Lu Taibao?" ”
Mu Kom was stunned, and then felt that Xiao Yuexi's analysis was not unreasonable. Queen Lu Jinxiu, on the surface, is filial and sensible, and when no one is around, she calls her aunt very warmly, but in her heart, do you really like this cousin? Not necessarily, right? Lu Jinxiu is noble and boasts of being very high, how can he look down on someone from such a background? It's just that people from this background still pressed her, and everyone has the final say everywhere, so there is no barrier in her heart?
The Queen Mother's heart is all about her own son-in-law, she is always calculating, as long as no one can shake her and her son's status, who she stands with, is it important?
Lu Jinxiu can't even get close to the emperor's body at the moment, for the queen mother, it is already equivalent to a waste chess, why should she keep the waste chess to live? Of course, it is necessary to move another move to live chess.
Xiao Yuexi is a very good choice, she is deeply trusted by the emperor, and she is also smart, as long as she masters her, she will not worry about what happened to her son before he became an adult......
Seeing that Mu Ko had figured it out, Xiao Yuexi smiled, didn't say much, and walked forward quickly.
Mu Ko looked at her back, shook her head secretly, and thought with some regret: The Queen Mother has not yet distinguished the situation! How can our lady be so easy to control? In her heart, she can't fit anyone else......
Since the queen came back from Hanshui Temple, she has had an illness, but fortunately, there are few people in the palace and few trivial matters, so she can cope with it, not to mention Mrs. Xiao, the "right-hand man" who holds the power of the six palaces!