Chapter 17: The So-Called "Empty Cicada"

Jiang Yu lowered her eyes silently: "The emperor thinks that the concubine failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter?" ”

"That's it." Wu Yu gathered his heart a few times, and finally said in a deep voice.

"Tomorrow to welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace, the concubines will not go, seeing that they are upset," a few strands of green silk wrapped around the palm of her hand, Jiang Yu seemed to not see his frowns, and said coquettishly, "She won't want to see me." ”

Wu Yu was silent, and nodded half-loudly, which was a promise.

Jiang Yu gently stroked the tip of Wu Cheng's eyebrows and outlined the appearance of the sword eyebrows, suddenly got up and pulled him to the couch in the inner hall, and her slender and soft fingers massaged Wu Yan's head.

Wu Cheng pillowed the nephrite scenery, then held her hand, looked at Jiang Yan's face flushed, her robe was collapsed, her eyes were full of romance, and her voice was entangled: "Beauty is like ......"

The hazy clouds cover the crescent moon, and the room in the heart hall is charming.

"Listen," Jiang Yu leaned on the concubine, looking at the ten-fingered slender pill like blood, the palace was full of copper drums, and horns were everywhere, "The queen mother returned to the court, and the honor guard was comparable to the emperor." ”

"Don't be angry." Huanyi leaned over, but secretly looked at Jiang Yan's expression.

"Angry?" Jiang Wei smiled at the corners of her eyes, and there was a black shadow hanging under the half-curved crescent, hiding a little tiredness, "Just by her?" ”

Huanyi straightened up a little and agreed: "If the Buddha returns to the palace, with the emperor's favor for the mother, it will be even better!" ”

"This palace never believes in Buddhism," Jiang Yu sent a wave of eyes on the side of her neck, "You are also very good-mouthed." ”

Huanyi smiled and blessed her body: "Slave Xie Niangniang praised." ”

"You-" Jiang Yujiao laughed, her eyes were rippling, and she suddenly turned positive, "Call those people to prepare generous gifts, and after the ceremony, the palace will go to compensate the queen mother for the crime of not attending." ”

I hadn't seen her for eight years.

The wind is rushing to drive the silk rain, the drizzle is said to fall, the clouds do not move, the residual thunder is not flat, it is the poor winter has increased a little chill, got off the sedan chair, Huanyi played a twelve-bone umbrella to cover Jiang Yan, the rain knocked down the red dust on the eaves and went down the umbrella paper, the palace gate guards saw the person who came and immediately went in to report that they did not dare to slack off for half a minute, for fear of angering the master, and trotted out for a moment to respectfully invite in.

Jiang Wei was unhurried, walked in a hurry, carried a cold air straight in, crossed the corridor and stepped on the threshold, bypassed the six-legged incense burner and a landscape screen inlaid with gold silk in the corner of the temple gate, and only entered the middle of the main hall, only to see the person sitting on the seat and tasting tea, Jiang Yu respectfully bowed, and leisurely wiped her tone: "Concubine Changle Palace Jiang family see the Queen Mother, welcome the mother back to the palaceβ€”β€”"

The Queen Mother is already in the age of knowing her fate, but her charm still exists, and her majesty is undiminished: "Isn't the imperial concubine sick?" It's only three hours? ”

"The queen mother's return to the palace is such a big event, and the concubines and concubines will come to greet the sixth palace even if they are sick," Jiang Yu still saluted and bent her knees, "I really can't get up this morning, I can't go to the palace gate to greet you, isn't this making amends now?" ”

"I haven't seen you for many years and you're still so sharp-toothed," the Queen Mother held the blue and white tea cup and looked coldly, "Get up, give me a seat." ”

Jiang Yuying got up, her hair was tasseled, she sat down with her skirt down, Huanyi hurriedly saluted, and the Queen Mother glanced at it and motioned for her to accept it.

"If it's really a favorite concubine, these two gifts are priceless." The corners of the Queen Mother's temples are decorated with pearl circles, and the fingertips are lightly pressed on the fine glazed blue tire.

"It's just two gadgets, if you say that the concubine is favored, it is far less than that of Concubine Chen Gui back then," Jiang Fei put her arm on the bracelet and jingled the bell, ignoring the increasingly calm face of the person on the seat, and the words were like Lianyunzhu, "The concubine also heard that when the first emperor was still the prince, she once wanted to send a group of warblers and Yanyan in the palace for Concubine Chen Gui." ”

"So what?" The Queen Mother laughed, and turned the sandalwood beads with her bare hands, "No matter how favored you are, you are a thin person, and you will not be able to enjoy glory and wealth in the end." ”

Jiang Wei raised her eyes, she was flattering, and the two points were delicate, and she was lined with begonias: "But the concubine thinks she is blessed." ”

"But over the years, you have never given birth to a son and a half daughter for the emperor, and no concubine has ever given birth to a dragon heir," the queen mother smiled on her lips, straightened her face, and asked the attendant to send a white jade to Guanyin, "This is a son of Guanyin, and the mourning family will give you, and you will be blessed." ”

"The Queen Mother is suspicious of concubines? The concubines never believed in Buddhism, and they didn't dare to ignore the law so much, and their hands were stained with human blood - "Jiang Wei opened her lips, the words were beady, sonorous and powerful," she would be punished by heaven. ”

She doesn't believe in Buddhism, nor does she believe in fate, even if she was prevaricated by the number of orders in the past, she was humble like an ant, but now she is soft and red, and she is so pampered, is it not the scenery and dignity that the world cannot envy?

Looking at the change in the Queen Mother's expression, Jiang Yu sneered, feeling a little more happy, and seeing that the sending of Guanyin was also a little less eye-catching, she only asked Huanyi to step forward.

The Queen Mother's eyes were even more angry: "You dare to talk to the mourning family like this? ”

"This is really a torment for the concubine, the concubine is looking forward to the queen mother's return to the palace day and night, otherwise the life in this palace-" Jiang Wei snorted lightly, the corners of her mouth arced, and her voice was lengthened, "It's boring." ”

The sound of the tea cup falling to the ground was crisp, and the Queen Mother got up and pointed at Jiang Yan softly: "You are presumptuous!" ”

The attendant didn't know whether it was intentional or not, as if he was frightened by the Queen Mother, he didn't hold it steady, and he slipped Guanyin to the ground, broke it in two, and hurriedly fell to the ground to ask for guilt.

"What does the Queen Mother want? Do you want Your Majesty to spread rain and dew, and Ze will be born? But if there are a few golden branches and jade leaves in the harem, who can match the grace of the concubines? How long did Niangniang look forward to the Fengtai that the first emperor had not given, but now it is not for the concubines to enjoy it exclusively? Jiang Yu was not shocked by the Queen Mother's anger at all, covered her lips and sneered, her eyes were shining, Ying Ying got up, and glanced at the ground, "I am afraid that the concubine of Guanyin will not be blessed, and the concubine will retire first." ”

After that, he glanced straight at the Queen Mother, and walked out of the hall with Huan Yilian.

The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Yan with hatred, and her flattering attitude was exactly the same as that person, and she really let her go back to the mountain back then.

But Jiang Yan, you can only be rampant for a while.

The hour had passed, and the jade hook shone through the high wall and sprinkled a hazy yellow light, and the huge backyard was already silent, only the hoarse cries of the birds in the purple bamboo forest from time to time made this solemn palace even more mysterious.

A woman wearing an inky cloak and a veil on her face could not see clearly, and the wind in her ears blew everything to hesitation, and her steps hurried to a place.

In front of the gate of the palace, the maid guarding the door was already waiting there, and when she saw her arrival, she opened the door of the palace with a little blame on her face as if urging.

"You're here." The women in the hall stood with their hands behind their backs, wearing formal clothes that had not yet had time to change.

"The concubine is late, and the one is really watching."

The maid retreated out of the palace gate and guarded outside, and the woman took off her veil, delicate and pitiful.

"It is worthy of being the daughter of the Lin family," the Queen Mother turned around, Ling Yin Manman, "Empty Cicada, you really didn't disappoint the mourning family." ”

"Niangniang is kind to me, when the concubine's family rebelled and was raided by the nine clans, if it wasn't for Niangniang who saved the concubine, she also changed her name for the concubine and found the Li family to raise her, and the concubine is afraid that she would have already gone to the guillotine with the whole family." Li Kongchan's lips were slightly hooked, and he said respectfully.

"Although the Lin family, the first emperor's military general, rebelled, the mourning family and your father also knew each other, how could they watch the Lin family die." The Queen Mother stepped forward and grabbed Li Kongciao's hand, quite kind.

Li Kongcian showed an unnatural smile, how could she not know what the Queen Mother thought in her heart, the Queen Mother and the Changle Palace were not in harmony, no one in the palace knew about it, and back then, the Queen Mother's cruelty to the imperial concubine, although she was young, she knew a little.

"Empty Cicada, you must know that when the Mourning family hugged you from your father's hands, your father told the Mourning family to keep your Lin family's bloodline," the Queen Mother's phoenix eyes flowed, as if she saw through what Li Kongcian was thinking, "Now that you have entered the palace, the Mourning family can also make you a dragon and phoenix among people." ”

There are words in the words, how smart Li Kongcian is, how can he not hear it.

Dragons and phoenixes among people? Doesn't she just want to use Li Meiren's death to make a big fuss?

"Queen Mother, the empty cicada is afraid of ......" Li Kongcian paused slightly and lowered his eyes.

"Afraid? If there is a mourning family, who can move you? The Queen Mother glanced lazily and opened her mouth, "You must always remember that now your surname is Li, not Lin." ”

Li Kongciao's heart tightened.

"If you dare to betray ......" The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, the candle color was about to ember, and the dim light weakened the hideousness in her face, she took a step forward and leaned over, whispering in her ear, "Just this crime of poisoning my sister is a glass of three-foot white silk poisoned wine, or a cut in half, Ling Chi." ”

How vicious.

The hall is full of lights, golden ashes, and a moment of light from the pupils, Li Kongcian has long known that he can sit firmly on the throne of the queen, most of the officials in the court surrender, and the person who can still be the queen mother despite the defeat of his son, how can it be simple.

She reads poetry and etiquette, but she kills her own personal ...... With the husband.

In the first half of her life, the Queen Mother was only obsessed with winning one person, that is, Concubine Chen Gui, and now the Queen Mother is only obsessed with losing one person, that is the Imperial Concubine Jiang Wei.