"You don't have to persuade me anymore, I have to give Changning an explanation for this matter anyway." Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the empty Taiji, and the corners of her lips hooked a beautiful arc: "Since this third girl is a smart person, then I will give her a chance, no matter whether the result is good or bad, I will not embarrass the old woman again." ”

In front of Queen Situ, she no longer called herself a mourner, and called Mrs. Xu Old Lady Xu, which was obviously very close to the queen.

Empress Situ bowed slightly in her seat, and her voice became softer and softer: "The sons of the sons and daughters thanked their mothers on behalf of their ancestors. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao turned her eyes to look at her, and her eyes became gentle: "Don't say that, in the end, you are also the daughter-in-law I personally picked, if I am not close to you, who can I get close to?" ”

Empress Situ smiled at her and turned their eyes away.

In detail, the Xiao family and the Situ family do have some relatives, a distant aunt of the Empress Dowager Xiao and the third sister-in-law of Empress Situ are cousins, both of which are from poor families.

When His Majesty was still the prince, Empress Dowager Xiao took the initiative to ask Emperor Xian to marry the eldest daughter of the Situ family, that is, the current Empress Situ, to the current Emperor Yuanjia. At that time, Empress Dowager Xiao thought that Emperor Yuanjia was gentle and peaceful, not like he was going to compete for the throne, and the girl of the Situ family would not be frightened when she married.

But she never thought that the so-called unpredictable world, those ambitious, skillful, and powerful princes fell into the sand one by one, and fell halfway to the throne, but it was Emperor Yuanjia, who was not outstanding at all, but he became a great treasure and became a new monarch.

In the early days of practice, Emperor Yuan Jia did go through some hardships, but he was never defeated, and gradually revealed the wisdom and open-mindedness of Ming Jun.

Since ascending the throne, externally, he has twice driven the royal expedition in person, leading the three armies to fight the northern Xinjiang and the western Yi to bow down; Internally, he has the wisdom to know people, and he has appointed several capable ministers and virtuous ministers to solve the shortcomings of the Great Chu Dynasty for decades, repair water conservancy, revitalize agriculture and commerce, and open up the way of speech, and win the support of the people of the world, especially the scholars, with benevolent government.

Now, Your Majesty has been in power for many years, and the court and the outside have finally stabilized, and the lives of the people are better than before.

When she supported Emperor Yuan Jia, she actually didn't think well of him at all, even if Emperor Yuan Jia ascended the throne, she thought that this would be a short-lived emperor.

However, this emperor, who always seems to be very gentle, has relied on his own ability to go all the way to the present, and the more stable he goes, the more people dare not underestimate it.

Every time she thinks about this, Empress Dowager Xiao will have a very strange feeling.

"When this matter is over, Erchen will take Gillian into the palace to live for a few days, and ask Anu to be closer to her." Empress Situ's gentle voice sounded, pulling back Empress Dowager Xiao's heart.

She knew that the queen was going to let Princess Fuqing take Guo Yuan to repair her damaged reputation and face.

"It's really hard for you." Empress Dowager Xiao said sincerely, and her face became more and more softened: "I will also find a time to talk to Changning again, the Guogong Mansion can't be left alone, no matter what, it has to be turned around." ”

When Empress Situ heard this, she finally put her mind at ease, and said equally sincerely: "Erchen still wants to thank the queen mother for taking care of her, just because the queen mother didn't ask her to accompany the three girls to the Changqiu Palace, and she didn't want to embarrass her son." ”

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled, but her eyes were indifferent and cold: "There is no one in this palace who is worry-free." It's me in the open, but it's in the dark. Who doesn't know that our two families are related, and you were personally selected by me, and these people fought with this idea, so that His Majesty would hinder the relationship between mother and son, and not investigate down, and this matter was so vague. And with this matter, Your Majesty is not easy to say on the surface, and maybe he will have a pimple for you in his heart. Coming and going, isn't it someone else who benefits? ”

The battle in the palace has always been only for the word "pet", how can Queen Situ not know?

It's just that Empress Dowager Xiao's words still look down on His Majesty too shallowly.

When she and His Majesty met Yu Wei, they supported each other to the present, and that kind of affection could never be destroyed by a conspiracy in the harem.

"The sons and daughters love their mothers." Empress Situ said softly, the expression on her face was still very sincere.

Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand, her face gentle: "Don't thank you for coming and going." I also want to thank you for this matter. ”

"The queen mother does not care about them, it is the mother's tolerance." Empress Situ smiled and picked up the teacup: "Erchen thinks that compared with Xungui, the atmosphere of the family is better, and there are not so many troubles." ”

"Look at what you said, be careful that the old woman Xu will come up." Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes narrowed with a smile, and she was in a good mood for a while.

The queen was telling her that Emperor Yuanjia had no intention of letting the daughter of the noble enter the East Palace. The Guogong Mansion didn't count on it, and the Xingjibo Mansion was the same.

Frankly speaking, Empress Dowager Xiao herself felt that the two daughters of the Xingjibo family were not very good, but she just didn't want the eldest princess of Changning to lose to the Guogong Mansion.

Now that the queen has handed over the words, the matter has been decided, and when the time comes, the eldest princess of Changning will reveal the news again, and she will have an explanation for her husband's family, and this matter will come to an end.

"Well, after all, children are debts." Empress Dowager Xiao shook her head with a smile, her tone was full of helplessness, just like all mothers in the world who worry about their children.

Queen Situ smiled, stared at the tea cup in her hand, and said: "The queen mother's tea is very good, and before you know it, two of them are in your stomach, and it is actually a cow to drink. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao laughed when she heard this, and the topic naturally turned to tea, wine, fruit and food, and the atmosphere in the main hall was peaceful again.

Compared with the joy of Changle Palace, Changqiu Hall is depressed and heavy.

In the end, a dragon heir was damaged, and someone poisoned it, if it was changed to the past, there would definitely be a bloody storm in the palace.

It's just that now that this matter has fallen on the Queen Mother, it's a little hard to say. Emperor Yuanjia was the most filial, and Empress Situ naturally understood what he meant, so she handled the matter in a low-key manner. And even so, the Changqiu Hall was also gloomy and misty, and the palace people who came and went trembled one by one, and they didn't even dare to speak too loudly.

Because of Jiang Yusheng by his side, Chen Ying's process of entering the Changqiu Hall was very smooth, and he also met the victim - Qiao Xiurong smoothly.

Qiao Xiurong took the medicine just now, and was lying on a black lacquer inlaid luodian openwork Yunzhi pattern huanghuali plucking bed to recuperate, the hanging curtain was only half raised, revealing half of her body covered with brocade quilt, and her face was very haggard.