Chapter 374: The Past of Xiliang (4)
Xing'er stood aside obediently, and the Qin family saw the opportunity and ordered: "Xing'er, yesterday you were very good at the tea ceremony, I don't know if the Queen Mother has any interest in tasting a product?" ”
Empress Dowager Xi squinted her eyes, glanced at the old princess, and saw that she also looked a little curious, and her doubts deepened, so she simply said directly: "This is yours, the woman sent by Prince Kang's mansion?" ”
Qin Shi responded softly. The corners of the Empress Dowager's lips were provoked, but the smile was thin and cold, and she said to the old princess: "The old princess also has a heart, and she actually sent such a wonderful person in, but I don't know, why it was only sent to the various ministers' mansions, but there is no one in the palace of the mourning family?" ”
The old princess didn't seem to be able to hear the displeasure and questioning in her words, picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, before smiling: "How do I know this, the affairs of the palace are all taken care of by Yu'er, presumably this is also Yu'er's idea, I think he also knows that there are no good things in this palace, so he is not bored." ”
She avoided talking about the powerful relationship in this, and the Xiliang folk style is also open, so it is not a big deal to really send some singers and dancers, if the Queen Mother of the West continues to go online, she will end up with the name of treating the former emperor's old ministers.
Ning Yu and the old princess also knew this, so they had no fear.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, Qin Shi hurriedly said: "Although there is no shortage of people waiting for the Queen Mother, but I heard that the tea in the south is not filled with milk, and it tastes bitter at first, and then it is sweet in the mouth, and the concubine is short-sighted, but she is very curious." ”
The Empress Dowager Xi waved her hand and went down to prepare.
Although she didn't like the old princess's approach, she had to admit that Xing'er's tea-making skills were indeed excellent, and when a cup of tea was drunk, she said quietly: "There is no such person around the mourning family, Xing'er, you can stay by the mourning family." ”
Xing'er obediently leaned over and knelt down and said, "Yes." ”
The old princess didn't say a word from beginning to end, as she said, arranging these women was just Ning Yu's idea, and although Ning Yu inherited his father's position as prince, he was only a child after all, even if he did things without consideration, it was not a big mistake.
The marriage that the Empress Dowager Xi planned last night actually hesitated.
The Qin family and the old princess just sat down, then said goodbye and left.
The Empress Dowager Xi was a little tired and half-leaned on the soft collapse, and the maid on the side helped her beat her legs with all her heart, but the strength was always out of place, and the Empress Dowager Xi remembered that Zike was still recuperating from her injuries, and it was not easy for newcomers to use it.
She just thought about something, and then she heard Xing'er say: "The Queen Mother, the father of the slave maid was originally Langzhong, and he has learned some massage techniques, does the Queen Mother want to try it?" ”
The Empress Dowager Xi didn't like her to be so ingenious, so she frowned and said: "You adapt quickly, the mourning family hears that you are not a slave, although you have entered the palace now, but you are not a slave after all." ”
Xing'er looked submissive, but neither humble nor arrogant, and said generously: "Under the general, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, no matter what the status of the slave is, whether it is a slave or a slave, but it is always the courtiers and servants of His Majesty and Niangniang, and this slave and maid will not be wronged by the slave and maid." ”
Seeing her sharp teeth, the Empress Dowager Xi remembered the appearance of the old princess again, and couldn't help sneering: "I don't know what to say, come here, since she wants to do things so much, take it down, there may be a place for her in the court——"
The court is the place in the Xiliang Imperial Palace, where the criminal slaves are imprisoned for hard labor, and the people who enter it are almost impossible to get out, and they die of old age, exhaustion and illness all their lives.
Xing'er's face showed a hint of annoyance, and when she saw the Empress Dowager Xi get up, she slipped something from her sleeve, her fingers were slightly bent, and she bounced towards the Empress Dowager's feet, moving quickly, and she kept half-lying down, and no one could see the movements of her hands. I only heard an exclamation, and the Queen Mother Xi stepped on a smooth stone, her feet were unstable, and she planted it to the side.
The palace maid beside her hurriedly went to help, although she held it, but the Queen Mother Xi covered her waist with a painful face, and her forehead was soaked with a trace of sweat.
Li Ren shouted to the palace maid to find the imperial doctor, and he supported the queen mother with his heart, wanting to help people to the soft collapse, but every time she moved, the queen mother felt a pain in her waist like a pinprick.
When everyone was helpless, Xing'er said loudly: "At this time, the Queen Mother is not suitable to move, it will only aggravate her condition." ”
Li Ren glanced at her and said to the eunuch next to him, "Didn't you send it to the court, why are you still kneeling here to be an eyesore?" ”
But when it happened suddenly, who could still think of an inconspicuous maidservant, but at this time, seeing Gonggong Li scolding, several people also woke up, so they thought about stepping forward to pull Xing'er.
How do you know that Xing'er is struggling desperately, and said hurriedly: "Gonggong Li, the Queen Mother seems to have injured her muscles and bones, if she is not treated in time, I am afraid that it will aggravate the condition, and now Niang Niang must feel that her waist is like a pinprick, and even a feeling of paralysis, if you do not align the joints in time, your lower limbs will be weak, until you lose consciousness, and you will no longer be able to walk——"
Li Ren said angrily: "Bold, you dare to curse the Queen Mother, and you don't take it down!" ”
Empress Dowager Xi was frightened by her heart, grabbed the palm of Li Ren's wrist with a slight force, and said with difficulty: "Slow, do you have a way?" ”
The voice was like a gossamer, just a few words, and it had already wasted some of her strength.
Xing'er shook off the few people who restrained him, and said, "Yes, with acupuncture after bone correction, you can be cured in one month." ”
Empress Dowager Xi nodded and said, "Li Ren, let her try-"
Li Ren couldn't, so he had to let Xing'er try, but he didn't want Xing'er to just seem to push the Empress Dowager's waist a few times, and the slight sound of joint reset when he heard it, the pain on the Queen Mother's face, faded a little.
The breathing gradually stabilized, and at this time, the imperial doctor also came, seeing that the Queen Mother was already fine, she briefly checked it, and then said: "Fortunately, it was dealt with in time, if it is later, I am afraid that it will really make a big mistake." ”
The Empress Dowager Xi remembered Fang Caixing'er's words, and said, "If it is supplemented with acupuncture, is it feasible?" ”
The imperial doctor was stunned for a moment, and then said with some trepidation on his face: "It is feasible but it is feasible, but this acupuncture technique is transmitted from the Miao Domain, and the records in the classics of various countries are not careful, and the ministers dare not take risks——"
When the Empress Dowager Xi saw him like this, she had a number in her heart, waved her hand and asked Li Ren to take the imperial doctor down to prescribe a prescription.
Seeing that Xing'er was still standing in place, he said, "Why are you still standing here?" ”
A wise eunuch stepped forward and said, "The slave is brave, but send the star girl to the court?" ”
Empress Dowager Xi received the help of Xing'er this time, if she sent someone to the court again, it would be inevitable that she would not be able to go, but she was not at ease to stay by her side, so she thought about it and said: "There is no one around Zike to serve, send it to Zike's side." ”
In this way, Xing'er was left in Yikun Palace, and at dinnertime, the emperor and Jiang Li'er heard the news and rushed to visit.
The Empress Dowager Xi was already able to get up by being served, but she still needed to put a thick goose feather soft pillow on the back of her waist, and seeing that she was fine, Ning Hong invited the imperial doctor to interrogate her carefully, and determined that she only needed to rest every day to heal, and she felt a lot more at ease.
Seeing that Ning Hong seemed to have something on her mind, the Empress Dowager Xi frowned tightly together, and said, "But what happened to the court?" ”
Jiang Li'er was stirring a bowl of dark and rich medicinal juice, and when she heard this, she was faintly uneasy in her heart, the court must be about Ning Yi, and now it is an eventful time, thinking like this, even if the medicinal juice splashed a little on her wrist, she didn't wake up.
Ning Hong sighed and said: "It's not a big deal, the Great Calendar and Xiliang began to trade with each other after the New Year, and it has only been a few days, I heard that many people in Xizhou on the border of the Great Calendar have been poisoned, and they have eaten the wheat produced in Xiliang——"
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was a little anxious, and wanted to sit up straight, but she didn't care about the affected area, and the cold sweat of pain broke out, Jiang Li'er hurriedly stepped forward, helped her sit upright, and said for a while: "The queen mother is a little restless, listen to Your Majesty's words." ”
Ning Hong continued: "Although I don't know what's going on here, but it can't be related to Mobei after all, but the queen mother doesn't need to be anxious, I have already sent someone to the Great Calendar to negotiate——"
The Empress Dowager Xi only inhaled in pain, but endured the pain and said: "This matter should not be hasty, this mutual market can be regarded as a major event of the Great Calendar and Xiliang, when your aunt married far away, she did not get such an opportunity, this time the change of rights in the Great Calendar, but there is an opportunity, if the person sent is not handled properly, it is very likely to backfire——"
Ning Hong naturally thought of this, he nodded and said, "Indeed, I will discuss this matter with the regent later, and we must choose the right person, so that the queen mother can recuperate with peace of mind——"
Empress Dowager Xi's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly said: "The mourning family has a suitable candidate, since the matter of this mutual market was negotiated between the regent and the emperor of Dali, if something happens, he naturally needs to adjust it, so as to show the sincerity of my Xiliang——"
Jiang Li'er just listened quietly, but the fingers hidden under her sleeves and constantly curled up betrayed her heart.
Ning Hong was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked at the Queen Mother Xi, but saw that her beautiful eyes were surging with essence, and her gaze at herself was also faintly threatening and persecutive, and she couldn't help but say with some embarrassment: "I will discuss this matter with him, and the queen mother should recuperate with peace of mind." ”
Ning Hong rarely disobeyed his will like this, and when he saw the medicine cup in Jiang Li'er's hand, he snatched it away, waved it and threw it on the ground, and the black medicine juice inside splashed on the corner of Ning Hong's dark robe, and then disappeared.
Ning Hong frowned, the people in the house had already fallen to their knees, and they didn't dare to come out.
The Empress Dowager Xi looked at her son and said with hatred: "Discuss and discuss, you have to discuss everything with him, he is the regent, but you are the emperor, you are the master of this Xiliang country!" ”