Saying that, she was about to get up, but everyone didn't expect that He Xi would dare to be so presumptuous in front of the Empress Dowager Xi, and Mrs. Qin didn't know how to deal with this sudden change, she was upright, and she was just thinking about embarrassing He Xi, how could she think that He Xi would want to make a big fuss.

She asked for help as if she looked at the Empress Dowager Xi who was sitting on the top, and saw that she was fiddling with the armor on her hand, as if she hadn't heard He Xi's words, He Xi was not in a hurry, just half-prostrate, and didn't wait for the Empress Dowager Xi to speak, as if she didn't get up.

After a long time, Jiang Li'er couldn't stand it anymore, and the Empress Dowager Xi said slowly: "Okay, you are a distinguished guest of the Regent's Palace, different from the small people in the market, Mrs. Qin has a straightforward temperament, she is just joking with you, why be aggressive, sit down, you have a body, so if it spreads, it will be regarded as a bully of the mourning family." ”

There were words in the words, but He Xi only didn't understand the deep meaning, but thanked him happily, and immediately got up and said: "The concubine once heard that the prince said that the queen mother could not be more lenient, and you also taught Your Majesty earnestly, and now it seems that if this is the case, it is really an example for women in the world." ”

Empress Dowager Xi's face turned pale, but she couldn't help it, so she had to wave her hand and said, "The regent has everything with you——"

He Xi said with a smile: "Naturally, the prince is worried that the concubine is ignorant and reckless, and accidentally offends the queen mother, so he said more." ”

The smile on the face of the Empress Dowager Xi was faint, she took a deep breath, and said: "If you just say too much, it is still good, if you do too much, I am afraid it will not be good." He Xi just had a decent smile on her face, but she didn't answer, and when the Queen Mother saw her like this, she had to let her sit back down.

Mrs. Qin suffered a loss here with He Xi, and she already quietly held a grudge in her heart.

But the rest of the people have their own calculations in their hearts, and they don't want to offend the Queen Mother, but this woman is sharp-toothed, if she provokes it in order to please the Queen Mother, nothing may happen, and they all pretend that they don't know anything.

He Xi looked at the past one by one quietly, it turned out that these people had already known about the gap between the Empress Dowager of the West and the regent, which means that the ministers in the court also knew about it, what about the emperor?

Just thinking about it, I heard the little eunuch outside reply: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty is here-"

When the Empress Dowager heard that Ning Hong was coming, the smile on her face was a little more caring, and she said, "But the previous dynasty has dispersed?" ”

Before the little eunuch could speak, he saw a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old hurrying in, and said loudly: "The child is worried about his mother, and he rushed over after this dispersion." ”

Everyone got up and saluted, and the Empress Dowager Xi, with a face full of love, pulled Ning Hong to sit down, and said angrily: "Now that the New Year has just passed, why don't you add a piece of clothing to yourself, this is the coldest time of the year." ”

Ning Hong excused everyone's courtesy, and then replied: "Queen Mother, the child is not a child anymore, so she naturally knows how to take care of herself." ”

Empress Dowager Xi's expression froze, the smile on her face was momentarily embarrassed, she sent Ning Hong's hand away with some loss, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is no longer a child, and if the queen mother cares, it will be chaotic." ”

He Xi just looked at it coldly, and suddenly saw Ning Hong looking at him, and hurriedly lowered his head, but it was too late, Ning Hong smiled and said, "You are Miss Mu brought back by the regent." ”

He Xi didn't take precautions, and added the surname Mu, Mu Xihe.

Hearing Ning Hong's question, he didn't dodge, raised his face and smiled softly: "It's a courtier." ”

Ning Hong looked at He Xi's face for a long time before he smiled and said, "But the Great Calendar? ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Yes." ”

Ning Hong nodded and said: "You are not more restrained, I don't mean anything else, now that Xiliang and Dali have traded with each other, the two countries have good relations, it doesn't matter which country they are from." ”

Everyone present echoed one after another, and Mrs. Qin looked sneered, but in front of the emperor, she didn't dare to be presumptuous, so she had to endure her anger, but fortunately, Ning Hong only did it for a while in the Empress Dowager Xi, and then said that there were still folds to be reviewed, and got up and left.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because of Mrs. Qin's affairs, let the Empress Dowager Xi clean up the mess for herself, although the Empress Dowager has some love for her on weekdays, but after all, the monarch and the minister are different, she smiled and said: "Your Majesty is now able to take charge alone, and the Empress Dowager has worked hard over the years." ”

This sentence was out of place, but it poked into the heart of the Queen Mother of the West, and she sighed and said: "What is hard or not, the first emperor died suddenly, leaving us orphans and widows, fortunately, your husbands are all loyal, otherwise, but with the mourning family and a daughter, what kind of responsibility can you do——"

When everyone saw the Empress Dowager Xi like this, they all said they didn't dare, Mrs. Qin's heart was slightly determined, and said: "Your Majesty is now fourteen years old, after all, you should be able to choose a concubine next year, but the Empress Dowager has a favorite candidate?" ”

As she spoke, her eyes flickered slightly, and she said with a smile: "Look at the memory of the concubine, although Your Majesty's affairs are important, but the affairs of our county lord are also very important, the county lord is a year older than Your Majesty, I think if I have a marriage sooner than Your Majesty——"

Saying that, she squinted at Jiang Li'er, who was sitting at the top, and the Empress Dowager Xi hummed softly, and then said aloud: "Li'er is the daughter of the mourning family, and the mourning family naturally wants to choose a good husband for her. ”

Jiang Li'er's face turned pale for a moment, and she looked in the direction of He Xi in a little panic, but seeing her take a sip of tea in a hurry, I don't know why, Jiang Li'er was much more relieved that she didn't come, but this kind of performance has a different meaning in the eyes of everyone, everyone thinks that the county lord admires the regent, it turns out that the regent is also fond of the county lord, but now there is an unidentified woman here, the regent loves her in every way, and the county lord is naturally light, quite a bit of a relationship, Now when it comes to the marriage of the county lord, how can the county lord not think about it with such an attitude?

The Empress Dowager Xi was the first to discover Jiang Li'er's abnormality, her expression became more and more ugly, almost crushing He Xi and Ning Yi to ashes, although Jiang Li'er was not her own child, but she had no daughter in her life, and her daughter was not involved in the struggle for imperial power, so she was naturally favored in every way, and now she was pressed by such a woman, even if she was the queen mother, she couldn't swallow this breath, and then said: "The mourning family has already looked at the candidate, and will discuss it with Your Majesty at that time." ”

He Xi frowned slightly, but she hung her head, and no one could see the look on her face.

Everyone gossiped for a while, and the Empress Dowager Xi excused herself to be a little tired, and was helped down by Jiang Li'er to rest, and everyone was led to the side hall by the palace maid.

As soon as I put it in, I felt a burst of warmth coming from the surface, mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, or Mrs. Qin first exclaimed and said: "Isn't this the queen mother's warm room?" ”

The little palace maid who led the way said crisply: "Originally, this greenhouse was in the Chaoxia Hall in the south, and there were many rare flowers and plants, even in winter, there would be special people to serve them, but because of several heavy snowfalls in the winter this year, His Majesty was worried about the health of the Queen Mother, so he moved the greenhouse to the side hall, so that the Queen Mother could watch it all the time, and the Queen Mother also said, please take care of your own ladies and sisters, and when it is time for dinner, there will be palace people to summon you." ”

After speaking, he respectfully retreated, everyone had already been blinded by the scenery in front of them, only to see all kinds of strange flowers and plants as if ignoring the season, ignoring the time, only knowing that they were rushing to bloom.

He Xi only felt that the fragrance of flowers was mixed with warmth, which made her breathing a little sluggish, she was already five or six months pregnant, and her physical strength was a little exhausted, so Ruyi helped He Xi to sit down in a chair near the door.

Everyone went to enjoy the flowers in twos and threes, only He Xi sat in front of the door with the maidservant, looking a little out of place, Mrs. Qin had already noticed her, she was still thinking about He Xi just let herself not get off the stage in the front hall, so she walked in front of He Xi and said with a smile: "Yo, why don't you see Miss Mu come to enjoy the flowers together, I'm afraid it's not shallow, let us see the joke." ”

He Xi didn't want to pay attention to it, and just said lightly: "I'm not very interested in flowers and plants, Mrs. Qin is self-deed, don't worry about me." ”

Mrs. Qin saw that He Xi had lost the kind of affinity that Fang had just in the front hall, but she seemed a little lonely and lonely, and her heart became more and more unhappy, she snorted coldly, and leaned closer and said: "Don't think that you have climbed the high branches and become a phoenix, let me tell you, I have seen a lot of lowly women like you, not to mention far away, just in my house, there are more than a dozen cheap maids with ulterior motives who are sent out every year, although you are different from them, but you have a foxy appearance in your bones——"

She looked at He Xi's high bulging abdomen, and suddenly said, "I don't know the evil seed in your stomach, and the prince will not allow it in the future——"

Ruyi listened to her more and more ugly, dissatisfied, just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by He Xi's shot, He Xi's eyes had a kind of stubbornness and seriousness, she stared at Mrs. Qin, word by word: "Mrs. Qin said carefully, as a loyal minister of the court, Taiwei Qin holds the heavy responsibility of the army, His Majesty is young, the queen mother and the prince do not agree, the situation in the court is changing rapidly, if I am you, I must be cautious, not as presumptuous and arrogant as today, you are a courtier, you should abide by your duty, don't bring unwarranted disasters to your husband and family." ”

Her words were very light and slow, but every word seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and it pressed on Mrs. Qin's shoulders one by one, making her couldn't help but take half a step back, she looked at He Xi in disbelief, a folk girl, where did she get such majesty and momentum.

But in the blink of an eye, I saw that He Xi had changed into what he was before, and the fierceness between his eyebrows disappeared completely, replaced by a kind of disdain, He Xi said lightly: "These flowers and plants of the Queen Mother, although they are carefully cared for, but they bloom at an inopportune time, and when everything recovers next spring, it will be the time when they wither and wither." There is still a time for flowers and plants to bloom and fail, and people naturally have a time to do things, Mrs. Qin, do you say yes? ”