Ruan Dongsheng is not as conformist as his father, as long as it can be for the benefit of the family, he is willing to do it and take risks.

In the past, the Ruan family's biggest backer was the trust and reuse of the first emperor, but now, in order to consolidate the future career path, they naturally have to find a new solid backer.

Now, the war in the northwest is over, there is no war to fight, there is no merit to stand, and the family's money is tight again and again, so we can't sit still like this.

The more Ruan Dongsheng thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't help but sigh heavily in front of his father.

Ruan Zhengshan seemed to sense his son's loss, pondered for a moment, and said, "If you really want to find out, catch up with Ming'er, and let your mother take your daughters-in-law into the palace to see the Queen Mother." What is the idea to see her old man? ”

When Ruan Dongsheng heard this, he knew that his father had listened to his persuasion, so he hurriedly said, "Yes, my son knows." ”

……

The cold wind is blowing, and the lights are bright.

Ruan Linluo looked at the pine crane extension chart she had just embroidered, frowned slightly, and said, "It's still not good-looking, I'm going to dismantle it and start over." After speaking, she reached out to pick up the scissors on the side, but was stopped by the maid reaching out and persuaded: "Good girl, if you don't like it, don't you like it, why do you have to cut it?" After such a painstaking effort to embroider, you don't feel distressed? ”

Ruan Linluo put down the scissors and sighed: "What about the effort? It's not that it's not pretty. You see, where is this pine crane, it's clearly a stupid chicken! ”

When the maid heard this, she smiled, took it from her hand and embroidered it, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "The girl is too picky, and the slave maid thinks it looks very good, and it is vivid." ”

Ruan Linluo shook her head: "It's not good, it's not good, Master He's embroidery doesn't know how many times better than this." ”

"Girl, this is more serious. Master He took the thread from a small needle, and he took it for 30 years, and he couldn't wait to embroider a flower with his eyes closed. The girl has only been studying for four or five years, so naturally she can't compare. As she spoke, she carefully put away the embroidered cultivation immortal, and then said, "The slave knows that the girl is in a panic, so the slave will play something else with you." ”

Ruan Linluo looked around the room, played with the bracelet on her wrist, and said, "What do we have to play, it's not about turning over the rope and cutting paper, it's actually some children's things......

"Oops! My good girl, how old are you to dislike these little things. ”

Ruan Linluo smiled, didn't speak, suddenly remembered something, and only said: "Mother said that she would take me into the palace tomorrow to meet the Queen Mother, you go and pick out a few suitable clothes for me...... The elements are a little moreover, and preferably old. ”

At this time, she didn't want to dress like a butterfly.

Suddenly, the maids came over with a few plain jackets and let Ruan Linluo see it in person. She picked left and right, and finally chose a lake-colored, the most plain one.

Before dawn on the second day, there was a rush of footsteps outside the wing.

Ruan Linluo was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and she heard the maid ask softly, "Mother Li, the girl is still asleep." ”

"Oh, that's not possible, you go and wake up the girl, don't delay the time to enter the palace!"

Mother Li gasped lightly, didn't care much, gently pushed the maids, and said anxiously: "Go quickly, wait for the girl to freshen up and change." ”

Ruan Linluo got up to freshen up, and saw that the clothes that the maids brought were not the lake-colored ones they chose yesterday, but the water-pink ones, and she couldn't help but be surprised: "Why did you change them for me?" ”

The maid was silent, just glanced in the direction of Li's mother.

Mother Li stood aside, with a smile on her face: "Girl, the palace is not as comfortable as at home, it is better to dress solemnly, and besides, this dress was personally chosen by the eldest lady for you." ”

Ruan Linluo glanced at the clothes, and said secretly in her heart: Pink and gorgeous, where does it look solemn? Sure enough, it seems that the eldest aunt has chosen something, and like her people, she is full of flowers.

The Ruan family sent a carriage to send Ruan Linluo and the others outside the palace gate. Along the way, Ruan Linluo didn't say a word, she has never been very close to her aunt, and she has a lot of courtesy and few words.

When you reach the high gate, you have to change the car and the sedan chair, and the carriage and sedan chair outside are not allowed to enter the palace gate, and all of them must be changed to the palace.

Although it was not the first time for Ruan Linluo to enter the palace, looking at the majestic momentum in the palace, she couldn't help but think of her mother's previous teachings, and became more cautious in her heart.

The palace people of Tai'an Palace had been waiting in the palace gate, and when they saw them coming, they immediately greeted them with a smile on their faces.

Ruan Linluo looked at their flattering faces, listened to their shrill voices, and smiled slightly, but her heart was very responsive.

She hated the atmosphere in the palace, and she hated the people in the palace, she always felt that they were like people with masks, changing their faces for a while, and looking the same for a while.

The last time I entered the palace, Tai'an Palace was still like a sea of flowers, but now it is deserted, and everywhere you look, it is a color of decay.

The scenery has changed, and so have the people.

The Queen Mother looked a lot older, her hair was all white, and her eyes were gray, as if covered with a layer of mist.

Ruan Linluo followed her aunt Yingying to ask for peace, and couldn't help but think that when she first saw the Queen Mother, she sat on the main seat of the hall with a smile, and on both sides stood the beautiful palace maids each holding an ivory bamboo silk fan and fanning it gently, full of light and full of energy.

The years urge people to grow old, but what makes you old more easily than the years is the heart-wrenching sadness.

The palace maid dressed in green clothes moved a Huanghuali chair and placed it in front of Ruan Linluo, and laid an embroidered cushion on it, and the Queen Mother raised her hand and said, "You all sit down." ”

Ruan Linluo followed her aunt to ask for a seat, sat down next to the chair, and lowered her eyes silently.

The Queen Mother saw that she kept her head down slightly and didn't speak, so she said: "This child, I haven't come for a long time, but I have separated from the mourning family." ”

When Fang Shi heard this, he was slightly startled, and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, Luo'er, this child is like this, he is shy and has few words, and he is the most shy." ”

The Queen Mother smiled when she heard this: "This is not right, the girl knows that once she is shy, she will grow up." The children are neither deep nor shallow, and they only know how to avoid it when they become a girl's family. ”

Fang Shi only felt that the Empress Dowager had something in her words, and just smiled lightly: "Isn't this the reason?" Or the Queen Mother, your heart is like a mirror, you can see it at a glance. ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "The mourning family has lived for such a long time, and their eyes are better." After speaking, she beckoned to Ruan Linluo: "The child comes here, come to the mourning family." ”

Ruan Linluo got up according to her words, slowly walked to her, and Fu Yifu said: "The people's daughter asks the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and I wish the mother a thousand blessings and peace." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, looked at her carefully and said, "Well, good boy, the mourning family likes you when they look at it, how good is it for you to stay in the palace and accompany the mourning family for a few more days?" ”

When Ruan Linluo heard this, her little face turned white, and she felt a little abrupt, but she didn't dare to refuse, so she said weakly: "Thank you for the kindness of the Empress Dowager, it's just that the people are young and don't understand the rules, so I'm afraid that they will not serve the Empress Dowager well......."

The Queen Mother had the heart to leave her behind, and said with a smile: "You are here to be a companion of the mourning family, not to be a palace maid, you don't have to serve the mourning family, just treat the palace as a home." ”

When Ruan Linluo heard this, she was so uncomfortable that she was about to cry. Her eyes looked at the eldest aunt as if she was begging for help, but she saw that Fang Shi was smiling brightly, and said to her: "Luo'er didn't hurry up and kneel down to thank you, this is a blessing that you can't ask for." ”

Ruan Linluo's eyes flashed, and her heart seemed to understand something at once, no wonder in the morning, her mother said that she was uncomfortable and did not come with them...... This must have been decided a long time ago.

Ruan Linluo trembled slightly, knelt down, kowtowed and thanked her: "The people's daughter Xie Empress Dowager is kind." When she said this, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Fang Shi was beside him, and he also knelt on the ground to thank her, and when he saw her in tears, he couldn't help but start a round and said, "Look at the stupid child, I actually cried with joy." ”

Her words caused the smile on the queen mother's face to fade a little, and it also made Ruan Linluo's tears even more fierce.

When the Fang family was leaving, Ruan Linluo followed her all the way out of Tai'an Palace, ignoring etiquette, and asked bluntly: "Auntie, Luo'er wants to go home, when can I go back?" ”

Fang pursed the corners of his mouth and glanced at her with disgust: "You stupid boy, why don't you know how to be blessed in the midst of happiness." The Queen Mother likes you so much, if you leave you, you should make her happy. Moreover, the palace is so good, others can't squeeze in even if they break their heads, you can be blessed, don't you know? ”

When Ruan Linluo heard this, she bit her lower lip, shook her head and said, "I want to see my mother, I want to see my father." ”

Fang persuaded in a kind voice: "Your father and your mother came back to see you, and your aunt will also come to see you." You can stay in the palace with peace of mind, don't play with the temper of a child, don't be willful. After saying this, she smiled meaningfully, turned around and walked away with the palace people who led the way.

Ruan Linluo stood quietly in place and didn't move, her heart ached, as if she had been pricked by a long needle, and her eyes couldn't help but be sour.

She endured it for a while, but finally couldn't help it, squatted down, hid her face and wept, but didn't make a sound.

Seeing this, the palace maid next to her reached out to support her back and said softly: "Don't cry, girl, carefully commit a taboo." ”

When Ruan Linluo heard this, she felt even more uncomfortable, and she squatted on the ground and couldn't get up for a while, until the palace maid next to her exclaimed: "Your Majesty! ”

As soon as her words fell, a shrill voice said, "The emperor has arrived." ”

Ruan Linluo was greatly excited, and hurriedly lowered her head, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

Li Zheng watched her squatting outside the door of Tai'an Palace crying from a distance, her body trembling and trembling, like a delicate pink butterfly accidentally falling to the ground, weak and helpless, pitiful.