1138, muddy waters
"Yes!" Xu Shu nodded in response.
The queen's anger subsided slightly, and she looked at Xu Shu again, and found that Xu Shu was wearing an extraordinarily plain today, a crescent-white wide-sleeved gown, embroidered with a silver swasher pattern, her hair was only tied in a simple single screw bun, and she was wearing a thumb-sized Dongzhu hairpin, and there were no other ornaments on her body.
The queen shook her head, "Why are you dressed so plain today?" Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, a festive day, if you dress like this, I am afraid that you will attract criticism! ”
"Courtier......" Xu Shu pinched her sleeves and sighed slightly, wanting to speak again.
Seeing this, the queen had no choice but to give up, "That's it, although it is plain, it is also dignified, and it always has to be showcased, and the smoke is red and willow green?" ”
Nines? Smoky willow green?
Xu Shu was slightly stunned and asked, "Did those ladies in the palace also enter the palace today?" ”
The queen bowed her head and sneered slightly, "Today they are the protagonists!" Although today is nominally to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, in fact, the Queen Mother wants to take the opportunity to give the female dependents a name! ”
Speaking of this, the queen couldn't help but laugh a little mockingly, "The Fu family thinks that the prince still has a lot of credit for them, and they want to set the candidate for the crown princess and influence the prince's decision-making!" It's a pity that he didn't succeed, but he was still hated by the prince, and now the prince lives in the old house of the first emperor, refusing to step into the palace half a step, and the anxious female dependents run to the Taichang Palace all day long, and the noisy harem is not peaceful, but the prince does not go to the Taichang Palace at all, and the queen mother is helpless, taking advantage of today's birthday, the prince is always coming to congratulate her on her birthday, so she wants to force the prince to give them a name! Look, today's Taichang Palace is unprecedentedly lively! ”
Sure enough, it was a trip to troubled waters, and she shouldn't have come......
Xu Shu sighed faintly, "In this case, isn't it a little out of place for the courtiers to go?" ”
The queen smiled, "It's okay! The emperor refused to order the repair of the East Palace, and the palace also ignored the Pingning Palace, and now the noise is so bad, and it is time to solve it, the prince can still live in the old house of the first emperor, and these female dependents will live in the palace after they have a name, and the name will not be right, and the East Palace will not be repaired! ”
It turned out that the queen wanted to borrow the queen mother's hand to force the emperor to order the repair of the East Palace, and sell Zhou Jin seriously, it seems that the queen really listened to what she said last time, and the balance in her heart fell to Zhou Jin, so it's good, so that the Zheng family will be preserved.
"You don't have to do anything when you go, just sit there and watch, and let everyone see who is the most dignified and decent one!" Who is the most qualified to be the crown princess!
The queen swept Xu Shu up and down, very satisfied, although she wore plain, but she also had the benefits of being pure, and in a bunch of purple and red, she was the most eye-catching.
"Yes!" Xu Shu was powerless to respond, and sure enough, there was no good banquet!
"Okay, you go first, the main palace will be there later!"
"The courtiers are retired!"
Xu Shu walked all the way to Taihua Pond, and then came to Yi Palace, and saw that the palace gate of Yi Palace was closed, and couldn't help but stop.
Laiyi Palace......
There is a phoenix to come......
The name is good, and the meaning is good, but the people who live here are not much better......
Sure enough, from the very beginning this palace was a mistake.
"It turns out that Miss Zheng Jiu is here, and the Queen Mother is thinking of you!"
An attendant who hurried over saw Xu Shu standing in front of Laiyi Palace, his face was a little strange, "Miss Zheng Jiu, ...... are you?" ”
Xu Shu smiled lightly, "The palace gate is also locked in broad daylight, it seems that guests are not welcome to visit!" ”
The chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "You are not welcome here, but you are welcome in Taichang Palace!" ”
"In that case, let's go!"
Xu Shu followed the chamberlain all the way to Taichang Palace, this time he didn't go to the main hall of the guests, but led Xu Shu to the queen mother's bedroom, and he was far away, and he heard the laughter and coquettishness of the warbler Yanyan, and the various incense mixed with the smell of precious spices penetrated into Xu Shu's nose through the long corridor.
"Queen Mother, Miss Zheng Jiu has arrived!"
"The courtiers see the Queen Mother, Chitose Chitose Chitose!" Xu Shu Yingying bowed down and offered a congratulatory gift, "The courtiers congratulate the Queen Mother on the eternity of the moon, the rise of the sun, the longevity of Nanshan, not collapsed, such as the pine and cypress, all of them are not or inherited!" ”
The Queen Mother smiled and asked people to accept the congratulatory gift, "Get up!" ”
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!"
Xu Shu stood up and found that the Queen Mother was actually dressing up, surrounded by a group of women living in the Pingning Palace, Xu Shu turned her head slightly, and saw Gao Zhinan, who was helping the Queen Mother pick out hair accessories, Gao Zhinan nodded at Xu Shu, smiled slightly, Xu Shu replied with a light smile, but this smile was different from before.
"Heh~" suddenly remembered with a coquettish smile, "Miss Zheng Jiu is really a scholar, and she is different from ordinary people like us, and she can say flowers in a word of congratulations!" ”
Xu Shu squinted her eyes and thought about it, and finally remembered who this person was, it was Miss Qiu Er, she was not familiar with this Miss Qiu Er, but she knew about her brother and mother, she once wanted to marry Zheng Wanying, but on the way to get married, this Miss Qiu Er was honest, and now she has found a backer, so this is restless?
Xu Shu glanced at Miss Qiu Er lightly, not planning to be like her.
Unexpectedly, this Second Miss Qiu kicked her nose more and more, walked straight to Xu Shu, and pretended to be close, "Why don't you teach me Miss Zheng Jiu too, how can I say flattering words like my mouth touching honey!" ”
Miss Qiu Er was obviously complimenting Xu Shu for being able to speak, and after a careful taste, she realized that she was clearly mocking Xu Shu for flattering the Queen Mother.
Originally, a birthday greeting was some ethereal polite words, which could not stand scrutiny, if you really wanted to be more serious, she also said "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old", is it possible that the Queen Mother can really live to be a thousand years old?
Xu Shu looked around and found that everyone was staring at her and Miss Qiu Er, and even the corner of the Queen Mother's eyes was looking at them, so she knew that everyone was waiting to see a good show, it seemed that she just wanted to ignore what Miss Qiu Er had just said, so she looked at Miss Qiu Er with a smile and asked very sincerely, "Does Miss Qiu Er really want to learn how to be likable?" ”
"That's nature!" Miss Qiu Er stared at Xu Shu with the corners of her mouth, she wanted to see what Xu Shu could say.
"If you don't say it, you're likable!"
"Poof~" Someone couldn't help laughing, and after feeling that it was out of place, he hurriedly turned his face sideways to cover it up.
"......" Miss Qiu Er was angry, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the Queen Mother, she looked at the Queen Mother with blank eyes, hoping that the Queen Mother could call the shots for her.
But the Queen Mother didn't seem to see her embarrassment, and still enjoyed the service of the palace maid attentively.
At this time, Gao Zhinan relieved the siege and said, "Miss Zheng Jiu, are you willing to help me pick a hairpin that matches the Queen Mother's flower blessing chrysanthemum robe today?" ”