Chapter 78: Virtuous

The Queen Mother was in front, and Emperor Jing Xuan and Jiang Ruonan were on the side. Behind him, a group of palace 'female' eunuchs followed, and the group walked towards the royal 'flower' garden.

Along the way, the trees are thick and the fake stones are lined up. Even though it's the height of summer, the sun isn't strong and the breeze is blowing, so I don't feel how hot it is.

Jiang Ruonan walked slowly with the Queen Mother in her arms, she looked at Emperor Jing Xuan, who was slightly in front, and saw that he was lying behind his hands, his back was 'straight', his pace was steady, his clothes were flying between his movements, and the golden light was shining, and he had a kind of self-respecting momentum!

Jiang Ruonan has been whispering to the Queen Mother, making the Queen Mother laugh from time to time. Emperor Jing Xuan occasionally turned his head to 'insert' a sentence or two, with a gentle smile on his heroic face, and when he spoke, his eyes would always sweep over Jiang Ruonan as if unintentionally, and his peach 'flower' eyes flickered, making Jiang Ruonan's heart slightly hairy.

"Queen Mother, look, that rockery doesn't look like an elephant?" Jiang Ruonan pointed ahead and said happily to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at it. Smile and ask, "What is an elephant?" ”

Jiang Ruonan was stunned, is there no elephant in this place? As far as she knows, elephants belong to tropical jungle animals, and it seems that this imperial city should be close to the north, so people like the Queen Mother who have lived in the deep palace for a long time don't know what an elephant is!

Jiang Ruonan saw that the Queen Mother was interested, so he explained with a smile: "Elephants are very big animals......"

Emperor Jing Xuan on the side 'interjected' and said, "How big can it be?" Is there a tiger, the size of a black bear? ”

Jiang Ruonan looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, it's bigger than a tiger and a black bear, if it's an adult elephant, the three tigers together may not be bigger than it!" ”

Emperor Jing Xuan snorted from his nose, obviously disbelieving, "I have been to the northernmost forest to hunt, and I have never seen such a big animal, Jiang Ruonan, don't brag in front of the Queen Mother!" ”

As a lesson from the past, Jiang Ruonan didn't 'want' to fight with him, but muttered in his heart, the world is so big, it's just a frog at the bottom of the well!

At this time, the Queen Mother smiled and said: "Don't interrupt the emperor, the mourning family likes to listen to Ruolan!" Even if you blow it, you love to listen to it! ”

These words made Jiang Ruonan a little brilliant, and he couldn't help but glance at the emperor proudly, but when he saw that he was looking at himself, his peach 'flower' eyes narrowed, and his thick eyebrows were slightly raised, not like he was happy, but he couldn't see that he was angry. It's just that the gaze made her uncomfortable.

Jiang Ruonan hurriedly turned his head and stopped looking at him, and turned to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother." Elephants have big ears and a long snout, which is like a human arm and can roll up many things, even a human being! Oh, by the way, isn't there an ivory relief bonsai in Cining Palace? That tusk is an elephant's tooth! ”

The Queen Mother was very surprised: "Is the ivory the tooth of an elephant, the ivory is so long, you can imagine how big the elephant is!" Then he looked at Emperor Jing Xuan and smiled: "Your Majesty, look, Ruolan is not a nonsense!" ”

Emperor Jing Xuan slowed down, shoulder to shoulder with the Queen Mother, but his eyes looked at Jiang Ruonan over there, "Jiang Ruolan, you know a lot of things, not only do you know the dietary therapy method, this ivory is a tribute from the south, this elephant must also be a thing from the south, you have never been out of the imperial city, and you even know the things of the south, it's really not simple!" ”

Jiang Ruonan laughed twice. "Didn't I hear it? I've never seen it myself! ”

"Would you like to see one?" Emperor Jing Xuan asked her

"I want to see it, but the minister's 'wife' has already married, and she has made up her mind to abide by her duty, husband and children, but she doesn't dare to run away 'chaotically', this south can't go!"

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "The mourning family loves to listen to this, and the mourning family has spent countless efforts to make you understand this truth, but I didn't expect An Yuanhou to make such a big change to you in just one or two months, and the mourning family had to write a 'suit' word to An Yuanhou!" ”

Jiang Ruonan smiled, but he was slandering in his heart, so he didn't care about the breeder/horse!

Emperor Jing Xuan said coldly at this time: "You like him so much?" ”

Jiang Ruonan sneered, not knowing how to answer, the queen mother thought she was shy, so she smiled and said: "How can the emperor ask such an embarrassing question to a 'woman'?" And isn't the answer obvious? If Ruolan didn't like An Yuanhou, how could she ask you to marry in the first place? ”

Emperor Jing Xuan smiled faintly, turned around and stopped looking at Jiang Ruonan, and it didn't take long for him to walk to the front again.

After walking for almost a cup of tea, I arrived at the Royal 'Flower' Garden.

The garden is full of ancient cypress and old acacia, strange 'flowers' and different grasses, lists the strange stone 'jade' seat, the bronze statue of Jinlin, the pot 'flower' pile scene, countless pavilions 'fine' to gorgeous, and the aisle ground in the middle is inlaid with various 'color' pebbles to form a symbolic 'sex' pattern such as blessing, Lu and longevity, which is rich and colorful. The 'flower' garden is decorated with fun.

Jiang Ruonan accompanied the Queen Mother for a while, during which Emperor Jing Xuan did not say a word, which made the atmosphere a little dull, so the Queen Mother walked for a while, and then lost interest, Jiang Ruonan saw that she was a little tired, so he helped her to a nearby pavilion with heavy eaves to rest.

A few people had just sat down in the pavilion. But not far away, a group of "flower" branches of the concubines accompanied by the queen wearing a bright yellow silk embroidered green bamboo branch gauze dress smiled Yan Yanyan, seeing Emperor Jing Xuan, all of them 'revealed' out of surprise 'color', and accelerated their pace to this side.

After saluting, the empress looked at Emperor Jingxuan with a plump face, and said with a smile: "Why is the emperor so interested today?" ”

Emperor Jing Xuan said: "Seeing that the Queen Mother was interested, I accompanied her out for a walk." ”

The Queen Mother saw the lively scene and liked it very much, and after listening to the emperor's words, she immediately smiled and said: "I came out with the mourning family and didn't speak, now that the queen and concubine are here, I'm always happy!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a beautiful 'girl' wearing a pink 'color' landscape pattern silk dress walked up to the Queen Mother and smiled softly: "Queen Mother, how did you get involved with the concubine in a good manner, and the concubine didn't follow!" ”

Queen Jiang Ruonan knows her, since this 'female' son said so, she is naturally the favorite concubine of the dynasty, Xu Wanqing's sister Concubine Shu!

Jiang Ruonan quietly looked at her a few times, and saw that she was the 'glamorous' palace concubine she had seen on the day when the Queen Mother fainted last time, no wonder such a beautiful woman was deeply favored!

That day, Xu Wanqing was furious. will definitely tell Concubine Shu about it, but these days it has been calm and quiet, it is obvious that Concubine Shu is not as brainless as Xu Wanqing, and she can't please anything if she knows that things are big! However, if she can become a favorite concubine, she must not be a simple person, who knows if she has a hatred for herself in her heart? It's better to be careful!

The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Shu and smiled faintly, then pulled the queen on the side and said with a smile: "The mourning family also said the queen, but I didn't see the queen complain!" ”

Concubine Shu smiled wryly, took a step back, and just retreated to Emperor Jing Xuan's side. raised his head and glanced at Emperor Jing Xuan. Emperor Jing Xuan's heart was 'swaying', and he couldn't help but shake her hand.

When the rest of the concubines saw this scene, they all pursed their lips, and their eyes were full of jealousy and envy that could not be concealed.

Over there, the queen seemed to not see this scene and smiled demurely at the Queen Mother, "The concubines are used to being teased by the Queen Mother, and now they don't feel it anymore!" ”

The Queen Mother smiled and patted her hands. But he sighed secretly.

The queen raised her head, looked at Jiang Ruonan, and said with a smile: "Did Mrs. Hou enter the palace again to accompany the queen mother?" What a heart! ”

The smile and words are full of kindness.

Jiang Ruonan saw everything in front of him, it was obvious that the queen was far less favored than the concubine, but the queen mother liked the queen more than the concubine, and the queen mother naturally didn't like to see the momentum of the concubine overwhelm the main palace, because it was easy to cause the harem to be restless.

It seems that no matter what identity she is, the mother-in-law hopes that her son's wife and concubine will be harmonious and have more children!

Jiang Ruonan politely replied twice, and the queen smiled and took her hand: "I will also come to my palace to sit in the future, I have no sisters, I don't know why, I feel kind when I see Mrs. Hou!" ”

Jiang Ruonan was a little flattered, although she knew that it was all because she was favored by the Queen Mother, but the queen's words still made her a little fluttery.

The Queen Mother smiled on the side: "In this case, Ruolan will go to Kunning Palace more in the future, the queen is the most virtuous, you can learn more from her!" ”

In fact, Jiang Ruonan doesn't want to get too close to the concubines in the harem, not to mention that now the queen is obviously not as favored as the concubine, and he is too close to the queen, who knows what trouble he will cause? There have been a lot of things in history about abolishing the queen and setting up a favorite concubine, and I can't become cannon fodder for no reason......

But when she lowered her head and looked at the queen holding her hand, her eyes "suddenly" lit up, and her mind turned, and she immediately changed her mind.

She squeezed the queen's hand and said with a smile: "The queen doesn't dislike the minister's 'wife', and the minister's 'woman' will be bothered in the future!" ”

The queen seemed to be delighted. Immediately took off a jade white 'jade' bracelet from his wrist, put it on Jiang Ruonan's wrist, and said with a smile: "This bento is a meeting gift, don't dislike it, madam!" ”

Jiang Ruonan saw that this bracelet was worth a lot of money, and he was happy to have a 'flower' in his heart, where would he dislike it.

After chatting with Jiang Ruonan for a few words, the queen went to accompany the queen mother again, and the rest of the concubines saw that Jiang Ruonan's side was empty, so they all came over and got close to Jiang Ruonan. You must know that Jiang Ruonan is not only deeply favored by the Queen Mother, but also the wife of Marquis An Yuan, who is valued by the emperor, and it is definitely beneficial and harmless to have a good relationship with her, these concubines are well versed in the way of survival, so they will naturally not miss the opportunity to meet Jiang Ruonan.

Except for the concubine Shu who was glued to the emperor's side, the rest of the concubines all greeted Jiang Ruonan with a smile.

Jiang Ruonan's mouth stiffened with a smile, and his hand was soft when he received the gift.

Just as Jiang Ruonan was chatting happily with these concubines, he suddenly heard Emperor Jing Xuan call anxiously: "Wanyi, Wanyi, what's wrong with you?" ”

Everyone heard the sound and looked over, but saw Concubine Shu fainting in Emperor Jingxuan's arms, her face was pale, and her eyes were closed. Emperor Jing Xuan hugged her tightly, and the expression on his face was very worried.

The queen took the lead and walked over, looking very worried, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with Concubine Shu?" ”

Emperor Jing Xuan was very anxious, "I don't know, it's okay, I suddenly fainted!" Then he raised his head and shouted outside: "Pass the Imperial Doctor, pass the Imperial Doctor quickly!" ”

The queen said: "Your Majesty, it is inconvenient here, it is better to send Concubine Shu back to the palace first!" ”

Emperor Jing Xuan nodded, "It's still the queen who thinks thoughtfully!" It's really my virtuous queen! After speaking, he strode out with Concubine Shu in his arms, and never looked back at the queen.

The queen stood there and looked at Emperor Jing Xuan's swift departure, her face infinitely lonely.

Jiang Ruonan shook his head on the side, what is the point of coming in such a virtuous name?

There is a change in the evening, it may be late, I suggest that you will see it tomorrow~~