The main hall of Cining Palace is a five-room structure, divided into three bright and two dark. The middle room, with a formal seat, is used to receive worship, except for festivals, the Queen Mother easily does not sit here.

The west one is connected with the queen mother's dormitory, which is equal to the outer room of the dormitory, the east one has a mountain kang in the south window, it is very bright here, in winter, the queen mother often sits at the east end of the kang, looking out from the big glass near the window, the scenery of Cining Palace is clear at a glance.

Because she likes the brightness here, the queen mother drinks tea and eats on weekdays, and the emperor, empress, and concubines come to greet her, and most of them are here.

In the past, Sizhen came over, mostly in the east room to see the queen mother, occasionally once or twice, it was the west room, but this one, but was led by the palace maid to the easternmost east dark room.

The east dark room is also called the quiet room, which is the place where the queen mother worships the Buddha and thinks about things.

Entering the east dark room, Sizhen saw a statue of a white-clothed monk on the north shelf, with burning Tibetan incense under the statue, and the smoke rose faintly, and the Queen Mother stood there, her eyelids drooping, her hands folded, and she looked very silent.

Hearing someone coming in, the Queen Mother didn't reply, and said lightly: "Come here, put incense on the Bodhisattva." ”

Sizhen's mother, Princess Bai of Dingnan, also believes in Buddhism, and she has done these things with her mother, and she gave the Bodhisattva incense at the moment, and then kowtowed respectfully three times before getting up to say hello to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother still said to Sizhen gently, as usual: "Let's go to the next room, so as not to bump into the Bodhisattva by chatting here." ”

Waiting to sit on the chair, the Queen Mother seemed to glance at Sizhen inadvertently.

The young girl grows fast, it has only been half a year's work, Sizhen's eyebrows and eyes have begun to grow, and the skin on her face is so tender that she can pinch it out of the water, coupled with her slender and upright posture, needless to say, in two years, she will definitely be a beauty who will captivate the country and the city.

It's no wonder that the emperor will think about it!

Speaking of which, it's not the fault of the virgin girl.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother said in a loving tone, "It's cold all the way!" See if you will talk about winter practice and summer practice in the future? Such a delicate little girl should be pampered, what do you do when you practice that martial arts? Is it possible, but it is still pointing to you to lead the army to fight? ”

is chattering like this, and her tone is like a mother-daughter narrative, as if she arranged for Sizhen to come over, just to let her dispel the idea of practicing martial arts.

Sizhen was puzzled, but she also kept in mind what the nurse said, in this Forbidden City, the Queen Mother is the one she can't offend the most, and immediately followed the Queen Mother's words: "It's a little cold, but as the Queen Mother said, it's eaten, otherwise, those things you eat in the morning are still sinking in your stomach at this time!" ”

In the end, the Queen Mother has taken care of her in the past few months, and Sizhen has taken precautions in her heart, but she was raised by her parents in the palm of her hand, where do you understand those twists and turns, and later, there was a coquettishness in her tone that she was not aware of.

The palace maid brought the tea over, and Sizhen took it and presented it as before, "The queen mother drinks tea." ”

The Queen Mother took the teacup, took two sips, and said to Sizhen slowly: "Speaking of which, you are as old as Jianning, she is going to get married this year, you haven't heard a word yet......"

Sizhen looked at the Queen Mother in surprise, and said for a while: "Queen Mother, I am still serving filial piety, so it is not appropriate to mention this ......."

The Queen Mother ignored it, and still said slowly: "You have been in this palace for a few days, how the Mourning family and the emperor treat you, you should also understand in your heart that the Mourning family has passed you here today, because there is something I want to discuss with you......"