Chapter 207: The layout is down

Later that day, the newly promoted Cui Zhizhao hurriedly came to Cining Palace.

At this time, the Queen Mother had just taken a nap in the afternoon, and she was still a little dizzy, and when she saw that the person who came was Cui Zhizhao, she immediately became bright-eyed and energetic.

After listening to Cui Zhizhao's reply, the Queen Mother frowned and asked, "You mean, the emperor rejected the marriage of the third prince and the second lady of the Wen family?" ”

"Exactly."

The Queen Mother seemed to be a little unconvinced, so she asked again: "But you saw it with your own eyes?" ”

Cui Zhizhao looked a little hesitant and said, "Hmm...... Not really. When the slave maid went to see the emperor, the three princes happened to leave, and the slave and maid happened to hear the emperor say, 'The matter of choosing a concubine will be said later, a manly husband, why not have a wife'. ”

The Queen Mother waited for a while and did not follow, and her face became gloomy: "That's all? ”

Cui Zhizhao hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave is incompetent, the emperor ...... The emperor always doesn't let the slaves and maids serve closely, so ...... It is also difficult for the slave to inquire about more news......"

The Queen Mother was even more furious: "In this case, where did you have the courage to go to the emperor on your own?" What did the mourning family tell you before? ”

"Of course the slave and maid don't dare to make their own claims, today it is because the emperor sent someone to summon them, and the slave and maid are ordered to go."

"Summoned?" The Queen Mother asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Cui Zhizhao's face turned red, and he said a few times: "The emperor first practiced a few characters, let the slaves and maids sharpen the ink on the side, and then ...... Later...... "At this point, she couldn't go on."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, and only then did she notice a few faint red marks on Cui Zhizhao's snow-white neck. A sneer escaped from the corner of her lips, and after a playful half, Fang said: "Since you are already the emperor's person, you should serve more wholeheartedly in the future." Just, don't forget your duty. ”

"The slave doesn't dare to forget."

After Cui waited for the edict to leave, the Queen Mother fell into contemplation alone.

The emperor's recent actions are very unpredictable, seeing the tricks but the tricks are invisible, making people feel like they have tried their best but hit the cotton pile. But one thing is obvious, and that is that he has begun to guard against his mother. Previously, he used the excuse to remove the eunuchs who had served for many years, accepted the palace maids but promoted them to female officials and refused to use them, these pushing and pulling actions just made people suspicious. Today, he pressed the marriage of the third prince again, obviously because he didn't want the Wen family to take a share of the future prince and take advantage of the situation to make a comeback. At this point, things finally became clear.

When did all this begin? And who dares to separate himself from the emperor's mother-son relationship?

The Queen Mother leaned her head on the table with her elbows, her eyes slightly closed, and she couldn't tell whether she was pretending to sleep or pondering.

People often say that "there are no three sunny days in spring", which is the sky in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhilan has been married for more than a year, and she has adapted to it somewhat. But Mrs. Lin lives here, and she is a person full of worries, and she can't help the wet and cold climate of rain and snow, and she has a cold wind at the beginning of spring. Although it was a minor illness, the whole Zhan family was very nervous, and the maids and servants were waiting day and night. After two or three days of recuperation, I finally got a little better.

On this day, Zhilan came to visit her mother again, and after checking the pulse, she carefully read the prescription, adjusted the dosage of several medicines, and then gave it to the maid to decoction of medicine.

"It's just a cold wind, but it's keeping you busy." Mrs. Lin half-leaned on the side of the bed, smiling as she watched Zhilan and Qi Xuan busy in and out of the room.

Qi Xuan was watching the two maids add charcoal to the stove, and when she heard her mother-in-law say this, she hurriedly smiled and said, "This is not a trivial matter. Didn't you listen to what Lan'er said? Although the wind chill is a minor disease, if you don't take care of it well, the cold will invade the lungs, and then it will be troublesome. ”

Mrs. Lin said with a smile: "It's not enough for Lan'er to have a female doctor in the family, I'm afraid that you will also have to follow the doctor." ”

Zhilan smiled: "That's better, our sister-in-law will join forces, and we will definitely make the Lancaotang bloom everywhere in the north and south of the river!" ”

Qi Xuan covered her mouth and smiled: "Lan'er is talking nonsense again, and my mother-in-law and I will go back to the capital by then......" She said half of the sentence and felt that it was inappropriate, and it was too late to swallow it back, so she had to abruptly pinch off the conversation. She also knew in her heart that her father-in-law sent herself and her mother-in-law back to Jiangnan this time, obviously to avoid trouble. But when will this disaster be hidden?

The smiles on everyone's faces still did not fade, but they all stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the room became a little silent.

It was Mrs. Lin who broke the silence first and said with a smile: "How is Shaofeng's business doing now?" It seems that I haven't seen him much lately. ”

She just unintentionally picked up the topic, but it made Zhilan's heart sink again. She smiled reluctantly and said, "It's good." At the beginning of spring, there are many things, and he needs to do it himself. Another day, I'll ask him to come over to accompany you. In fact, she had just learned yesterday that the Zhan family had relieved herself of the responsibility of the imperial merchants. In addition to the tea mountain, the scale of various industries such as porcelain, medicinal materials, and dart games are quietly shrinking. I don't know if it's a bad business or if it's another reason.

Mrs. Lin sensed that she had something on her mind, so it was inconvenient to ask again, so she only sighed lightly and said, "You are all fine, I will rest assured." ”

The atmosphere is still a bit heavy. Qi Xuan felt that this was all her responsibility, and she tried her best to make her mother-in-law happy, so she smiled and said, "Lan'er, what good medicine have you been making up recently?" ”

Zhilan was shocked into a cold sweat when asked, and waved her hand again and again to deny: "No......"

"Didn't you?" Qi Xuan smiled and said, "I heard the girls say that you locked yourself in the house for three days, and you didn't even go to the medicine hall." From what I know about you...... It must be some kind of trick again. Anyway, what kind of novel medicine did you mix this time? ”

Zhilan slapped Qi Xuan with a smile and said, "Sister-in-law is really good at talking nonsense!" Everyone is so old, you and I are still the little girl who only knows how to play tricks on others? ”

The two of them sang and harmonized, which made Mrs. Lin laugh too, and said, "You two girls are already married, but they are still so big and small. ”

At this time, the maid came in with the decoction of the medicine.

While everyone was busy serving the decoction, Zhilan quietly wiped the cold sweat on her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. My sister-in-law is really smart, and she almost saw through such a big thing. Although neither her brother nor Zhan Shaofeng said what the medicine would use, she could also guess some clues. There is no turning back from the bow, and the matter has come to this point, so I can only go on hard.

It's been three days since the medicine was prepared. Hurry up, you should also be in the capital at this time.