Chapter 821: Concubine (1)
Here are the three most noble women in the Great Qi Dynasty.
Empress Dowager Li, Empress Dowager Yu, and the young Empress Xie.
Empress Dowager Li was supported by the palace maid and sat on the bed, Empress Dowager Yu sat peacefully on the chair next to the bed, and Xie Mingxi stood on the edge of the bed.
The positions of the three people just form a triangle, opposing each other, and the relationship is delicate.
Empress Dowager Li's voice was hoarse, and she could only squeeze out word by word, which was too laborious. Empress Dowager Li was unwilling to show weakness and make a fool of herself in front of Empress Dowager Yu, and deliberately kept silent.
Empress Dowager Yu is such a city government, naturally she didn't take such means seriously, and just sat upright like this.
Xie Mingxi has the heart to watch a good show, so he won't be silent.
As a result, there was silence in the dormitory.
The atmosphere was horribly dreary, almost suffocating.
The palace maids who stood aside and waited hung their heads one by one, eager to hang their heads to their chests. Even Zhilan and Yuqiao felt shortness of breath and tightness in their chests.
The two of them have been serving Empress Dowager Yu for several years. Empress Dowager Yu suffered a loss at the hands of Empress Dowager Li in her early years, but later gradually gained the upper hand. In the past few years, it has been a monopoly on power, and no one dares to take its power!
But these days, in the face of the young Empress Xie, Empress Dowager Yu has hardly had the upper hand. At this time, due to the improvement of Empress Dowager Li's illness, she fell into a delicate and unspeakable predicament......
After suffering such a big loss, Empress Dowager Yu's mood can be imagined!
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I don't know how long it took, Empress Dowager Yu finally opened her mouth to break the silence: "Xie family, in the future, the mourning family will come back to Cining Palace every day." In the palace affairs, you take over some of the affairs, and it is time to learn to take care of the palace affairs. ”
Empress Dowager Li's body tensed suddenly, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.
What an insidious Empress Dowager Yu!
I can't see that her illness has improved, and I have to free my hands to toss her!
Xie Mingxi glanced at the Empress Dowager Li soothingly, and then smiled at the Empress Dowager Yu: "The queen mother is a good idea, and the daughter-in-law has a sense of guilt, so she shouldn't have shirked." It's just that the imperial grandmother has recently become accustomed to having me by her side, and she can't leave for a day. Filial piety is greater than the sky, as long as it can make the imperial grandmother feel happy and her illness improves, I have to live up to the good intentions of the queen mother. ”
Empress Dowager Li squeezed out one word: "Yes!" ”
After a while, two more words were squeezed out: "Stay." ”
Xie Mingxi smiled and said to the Empress Dowager Li: "The imperial grandmother is still sick, and she can't speak in a hurry. As long as the imperial grandmother does not dislike the granddaughter-in-law, the granddaughter-in-law will definitely stay with the imperial grandmother. ”
A trace of gloom flashed in Empress Dowager Yu's eyes, and she immediately returned to normal, and sighed with a smile: "That's it! You insist on staying in Cining Palace, and it's up to you. It's just that outsiders don't know why, and they are afraid that there will be rumors, such as the mourning family monopolizing power and not letting the queen be the director. ”
The implication is that if there are rumors, Xie Mingxi should take the initiative to clarify.
Xie Mingxi smiled slightly: "Those who are clear are self-purifying." The queen mother has a broad mind and a noble character, so she is not afraid of rumors. ”
didn't answer Empress Dowager Yu's words at all.
Treacherous and slippery!
Empress Dowager Yu snorted coldly again in her heart, but a smile appeared on her face: "What a broad-minded person with a noble character." I have heard a lot of words about the horse, and this sentence is particularly pleasing to the ear. ”
Xie Mingxi pursed her lips and smiled: "When my daughter-in-law was studying in Lianchi Academy, I heard my mother praise the master with this sentence. Today, I copied it with a cheeky face, and I was able to smile at my mother, and my daughter-in-law was also happy. ”
Speaking of Lotus Pond Academy, Empress Dowager Yu's expression softened a little, and said with a casual smile: "Since Xianzhi went to Shudi, Chenyun became the deputy head of Lotus Pond Academy. Over the past two years, Chenyun has kept the academy in good order. It can be seen that Xian's gaze is precise and entrusted to the right person. ”
The Chenyun in the mouth of Empress Dowager Yu is Master Ji.
A smile flashed in Xie Mingxi's eyes, and he followed the words of Empress Dowager Yu and mentioned Gu Shanchang: "Master has now opened several Gu academies in Shudi, and he is busy running around every day, teaching girls to read and learn calligraphy, and he is not too hard at all. ”
Speaking of friends, a strange light flashed in Empress Dowager Yu's eyes.
Xie Mingxi happened to turn his head to glance at the Empress Dowager Li, and also missed the strange appearance of the Empress Dowager Yu in a flash.
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After this day, Empress Dowager Yu really went to Cining Palace every day to "say goodbye".
Xiao Yuhan was worried for five or six days, but he did not hear that the Empress Dowager Yu and the Empress Dowager Li turned against each other, but the news that the Empress Dowager Yu stayed in Cining Palace for a longer time.
Xiao Yuhan was stunned in his heart, and took advantage of the evening to go to the Fulin Palace.
Xie Mingxi stayed in Cining Palace for another whole day and just returned to the dormitory. Seeing Xiao Yuhan coming, he got up with a smile and greeted him: "The imperial sister-in-law came just in time." I haven't had dinner yet, so my sister-in-law stayed, and we ate together. ”
When Sheng Hong was the king of Shu, he was often busy all day without seeing anyone. Now sitting on the dragon chair, everything in the court is complicated, and it is often reviewed and folded until midnight. Naturally, he didn't have time to go back to the dormitory to accompany Xie Mingxi to eat.
Xiao Yuhan hesitated slightly, and then responded.
Xie Mingxi saw Xiao Yuhan's concerns, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about Sister Fu'er, just let someone bring her." ”
Xiao Yuhan smiled helplessly: "Sister Fu'er is still in the Jiaofang Palace, and she will have dinner with her mother tonight." After a pause, he whispered again: "These days, the queen mother often summons Sister Furong to accompany her. ”
As a grandmother, calling her granddaughter to accompany her to talk, this is her love for her granddaughter.
As the queen mother, she summoned Princess Duanyi to dine together, which was a preference for the emperor's granddaughter.
Even if he knew that Empress Dowager Yu was rubbing and pinching herself through her daughter, Xiao Yuhan had no good way to deal with it.
Empress Dowager Yu's trick was used frankly.
Xie Mingxi's eyes flashed, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes. She would rather separate her mother and daughter than bring Ah Luo into the capital, just to prevent the hand of Empress Dowager Yu.
It's a pity that Sister Fu has been living in the palace and is living under the nose of Empress Dowager Yu. You can't avoid it if you want to.
The look of worry in Xiao Yuhan's eyes was obviously caused by this incident.
Xie Mingxi reached out to hold Xiao Yuhan's hand, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry. With me and Sheng Hong here, the queen mother did not dare to act rashly. ”
Xiao Yuhan heard the promise he wanted, and glanced at Xie Mingxi gratefully: "Thank you." In the future, Sister Fu will have to rely on the seventh uncle and seven aunts to take care of her. ”
"Why do we need to say such unseemly words between us?" Xie Mingxi laughed in a low voice: "Sister Fu is one year older than Ah Luo, and when Ah Luo enters the palace in the future, let the two sisters grow up together, and they are no different from their own sisters." ”
Xiao Yuhan's nose was slightly sour.
Xie Mingxi is promising her that Sister Fu'er's identity as a princess will never change.
Even if A Luo is the pearl of the emperor's palm in the future, she is the most noble and proud princess of Daqi. No one dares to bully Sister Fu, who despised her father's death.
"Seven Brothers and Sisters......"
As soon as the three words came out, Xiao Yuhan was already choked up.