Calamus watched her girl use relaxed and happy words, and soon made Mama Wang more affectionate to her, and then used a jade pendant to make the other party make such a promise, she couldn't help but be surprised - her girl has always been cold, okay? In the face of strangers she couldn't look down on, she didn't even bother to speak. Even Luo Qian, Mrs. Luo, who had a very high status in Linjiang at the beginning, as well as Mrs. Xuanping Hou and Cen Ziman, her expression was indifferent, and she didn't bother to take the initiative to get close to others, and only maintained proper politeness. If it weren't for Mrs. Xuan Pinghou's gratitude to her for curing her daughter's illness, and Cen Ziman inexplicably fell in love with Xia Jin's temperament, Xia Jin would never have been so close to the Cen family.

But I don't want to, the girl really wants to flatter people, it's also a set, and the little mouth is sweet. Although the smile on her face was still faint at this time, it made people feel intimate and good for her for no reason.

This surprised Calamus, and her admiration for her girl was like a surging river.

The palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty is very large, and it takes a meal to enter from the gate, before you can walk to the Queen Mother's Ningshou Palace. So Mama Wang had already calculated the time and steps, and just after she and Xia Jin finished saying a word and showed their hearts, a gorgeous chariot appeared in front of everyone.

"County Lord, please." Mama Wang invited Xia Jin to get into the chariot, and she sat in the chariot with Calamus, and ordered the little attendant who drove to Ningshou Palace.

The chariot was not tightly surrounded by the carriage outside, but only a large canopy was held on top of it like an umbrella, and the view from the carriage was very open. The last time Xia Jin entered the palace was at night, he didn't see the scenery of the Great Zhou Palace at all, so he made up his mind in his heart, and he had the leisure to enjoy the scenery in the palace.

"Stop." The attendant who was walking in front of him suddenly screamed at a high level.

The little chamberlain who was driving the carriage hurriedly stopped the carriage.

Xia Jin, who was admiring a purple magnolia on the side of the road, hurriedly shifted his gaze to the front, and saw a chariot slowly driving from one end of the road. The decoration and canopy of the carriage. is more luxurious than the one she is riding, and there is a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes sitting in the car, which should be the emperor's concubine in the palace.

Xia Jin secretly screamed bad luck, so he heard Mama Wang whisper: "County Lord, it's the concubine Niangniang." She's a little arrogant, so you pay a little more attention to what you talk in a moment. ”

This is the benefit of ambushing a palace eyeliner. In this ancient period, the imperial power was greater than the sky. Even if it was an Israeli-sensitive woman in the palace. I don't have any. As long as she occupies the position of the emperor's little wife, she is more powerful than others. If you really want to clash with this kind of person, no matter how much you Xia Jin has contributed to the Great Zhou Kingdom. They all have to endure the royal punishment and wrath.

Of course, the current emperor is a Ming monarch, and he may not do anything to chill the ministers of the court and the central government for the sake of his little wife. But if you don't care about it on the surface, soft knives in the dark are indispensable. After all, royal dignity is not to be offended. Anyone who does not take royal power into account. It's all about challenging the emperor's authority, and it's definitely the rhythm of death.

Xia Jinlisuo got out of the car. led the calamus to stand in front of the chariot and waited for the chariot of the concubine to pass.

But I didn't want to, seeing Xia Jin's unfamiliar face, the concubine stretched out her hand. Ask the driver to stop the chariot.

She held the hand of the palace maid, got out of the carriage in an elegant posture, and walked in front of Xia Jin. With a smile on his face: "This is the emperor's newly crowned Yong'an County Lord, right?" ”

"Yong'an greets the concubine." Xia Jin squatted and was blessed.

For the first time, she was satisfied with the emperor's status of a county lord.

If it had been placed before. She is a folk girl, and when she sees the noble concubine, no matter how arrogant she is in her bones and how tired she is of this kind of palace creature in her heart, she has to kneel down and kowtow to others.

Now that she is the county lord, she only needs to give the concubine a squatting salute, which makes her very satisfied with the status of the county lord.

The concubine is a beautiful woman in her twenties. The reason why she was favored by the emperor was not only because of her beautiful facial features, but also because she had a fluttering and dusty temperament. Even Xia Jin, a woman, has an obsessive feeling when she sees it, let alone a man.

Alas, no wonder all men in the world want to be emperors, it turns out that there are such benefits.

The concubine walked up to Xia Jin, stretched out her white hand and helped her, then looked her up and down, and said again: "Yes, she is really a strange woman." After a pause, she said again, "I heard that Li Xuanming offended the county lord at the border pass. This is his fault, and Hongu should not have protected him. But he was kind to Bengong, if it weren't for him, Bengong might have died. In order to repay the favor, today he came to ask the palace, and the palace promised him to intercede for him, which can be regarded as repaying his kindness. If the county lord is not happy at this point, this palace is here to accompany the county lord, and please forgive the county lord. As she spoke, she was about to salute Xia Jin.

Xia Jin hurriedly turned sideways to avoid her salute, and said, "Don't be like this, the concubine Niangniang." Since the envoy of the Li Yuan is kind to his mother, Yong'an will naturally not hold on to it. This matter, even if it is over, I will not pursue it again. ”

The concubine stared at her with beautiful eyes, as if to confirm whether her words were true.

Then, like a lotus blooming, she slowly unfolded her bright face, smiled brightly, and said to Xia Jin: "Okay, this is a favor owed to you by this palace." As he spoke, he waved his hand behind him. The coachman hurriedly drove her chariot over. She took the palace maid's hand and got into the car, and the chariot slowly drove forward.

Xia Jin watched her chariot go away, and then got back into the carriage, and his thoughtful eyes were obscure.

Seeing this, Calamus didn't dare to ask her, but only looked sideways at Mama Wang, who was sitting in a row with her, but saw Mama Wang, who was still very active and enthusiastic just now, frowning and not speaking at this time, as if she was thinking about something, she had to turn her head and be silent.

In this solemn and strange atmosphere, the chariot stopped in front of a palace. Xia Jin was just about to get up, when she saw Mama Wang stretch out her hand and help her get out of the car. Xia Jin glanced at her, took her hand, and walked down slowly. Calamus walked behind them empty-handed, and followed them step by step.

In order to show their superior status, each palace has to build a two-story pedestal, called Sumeru. Ningshou Palace is the palace where the Queen Mother lives, and it is naturally no exception. Mama Wang helped Xia Jin and stayed up a few steps. Far away from the waiter who led the way and drove the car, he whispered in Xia Jin's ear: "The ordinary temperament of the noble concubine is not like this, she will not be so honest and polite to people. Now that I have changed my style, I am afraid that there will be a big event in the hall for a while. The county lord needs to be careful. ”

This is also the doubt in Xia Jin's heart.

She nodded. But after thinking about it, she shook her head again and said, "I can't think of any big things that require the concubine to bow to me." ”

Mama Wang looked left and right. Make sure there is no one at this point. He put his mouth to Xia Jin's ear and said in a voice that couldn't be softer: "County Lord, we don't have a queen in Da Zhou. ”

Xia Jin raised his eyes suddenly. Look at Mama Wang.

Mama Wang nodded at her, indicating that things were as she said, and there would be no mistakes.

Xia Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he shook his head with a smile: "Mama." That's impossible. You forgot, the emperor made me the lord of the county. Since he is a royal county lord. How can there be any reason to marry the emperor? ”

Mama Wang just appreciates Xia Jin's calm and calm temperament. thinks that she was still the daughter of a country boy, and when she was summoned to the emperor for medical treatment, she didn't panic at all, and cooperated with them day and night. This is not something that ordinary little girls can do. Now, when he suddenly heard that he might be selected by the Queen Mother to be the queen, Xia Jin not only did not panic. On the contrary, she can calmly analyze the reasons for it, such a woman. If you don't be the queen of the Great Zhou, it is really a loss for the Great Zhou.

She smiled and said to Xia Jin: "County Lord, don't forget, there are both opposite-sex kings in the court, and naturally there are opposite-sex princesses and county lords. It is not unethical to marry a princess of the opposite sex and a lord of the county. The first emperor once accepted Princess Zhaohua as a concubine. ”

Xia Jin's smile froze on his face.

Although Ningshou Palace has two levels of pedestals, each level is not high. As the two of them spoke, they saw the chamberlains and maids standing at the gate of the palace. In front of these people, the two naturally didn't want to talk to each other again, Xia Jin thought about what Mama Wang had just said, and followed her to the gate of the palace.

Mama Wang let go of Xia Jin's arm and said to a palace maid: "The county lord of Yong'an summoned by the Queen Mother is here." ”

The palace maid smiled at Mama Wang, then turned around and went in to report. After a while, he came out and said to Xia Jin: "The Queen Mother is invited." ”

Xia Jin took the calamus and entered the gate of Ningshou Palace. Mama Wang stayed outside and did not follow up.

Entering the main hall, although Xia Jin lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyes, he looked like he was not squinting and lowered his eyebrows, but he had already swept the situation in the hall with his residual vision.

Sitting high on it is naturally the Queen Mother, and on the right side sits a woman wearing a commanding costume, with a beautiful appearance, thirty or forty years old. Su Muxian stood next to her.

This woman is four or five points similar to Su Muxian between her eyebrows and eyes, probably Su Muxian's mother, the current old lady of Wu'anhou.

And opposite her, there was also a woman sitting on the upper left, slightly older than Su Muxian's mother, with a long face and an ordinary appearance, but judging from the princess clothes she was wearing, this should be Princess Yan.

At the head of the old lady Wu'an, there was still a woman sitting. Although Xia Jin had never seen this woman, she recognized it at a glance, this person should be Peng Yuzhang's mother. Because the mother and son are carved out of a mold, they are very similar.

Xia Jin gave a salute to the Queen Mother.

"Hurry up." The Queen Mother was very kind to Xia Jin, and hurriedly asked someone to help her up, and praised her fiercely, thanking her for her contribution to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Since Xia Jin came in, Mrs. Wu Anhou looked Xia Jin up and down without concealment, and a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.

Xia Jin was on a mission in his previous life, and he was in danger of losing his life at any time. So in order to survive, she has developed the instinct to see everywhere and listen to all directions. Even if he lived again in this ancient world, this instinct was still engraved in his bones.

Seeing the changes on the face of Old Lady Wu Anhou, Xia Jin's eyes narrowed slightly. This woman is really ruthless. Hate the house and Wu to this point, even she, the girl who was liked by Su Muxian, was hated.

Princess Yan probably thinks that Xia Jin's foundation is shallow, and there is nothing to be afraid of; Or maybe relying on his identity as the princess, he wants to give Xia Jin a dismount. She didn't hide her expression either. As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, she smiled disdainfully and said to the Queen Mother: "What Niangniang said is over. This girl from the Xia family is a child of the Great Zhou, even if she has some ability, it is her duty to serve the country. And didn't the emperor give her family the grace to let her grandfather's family come back from the north? She should do something for the court, how can she afford such praise from her mother? ”

The Queen Mother's face immediately sank.

She praised Xia Jin in front, and the princess Yan came to dismantle her platform, it seems that the Yan family sees that their branch is thin, maybe in the end, this country is still the Yan Wangfu, and they really don't take their mother and son in their eyes more and more.

This Yan Wang's family really can't stay.

She glanced at Princess Yan lightly, turned her head to Xia Jin and said, "I called you here today, I have something to ask you." ”

Xia Jin bowed his head and said, "The Queen Mother, please ask." ”

"Let me ask you, are you willing to be the queen of the Great Zhou Kingdom?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was taken aback.

Princess Yan and Old Lady Wu'an Hou's eyes suddenly became sharp, and their faces were very ugly; And Su Muxian's face tightened, and his eyes were fixed on Xia Jin, lest Xia Jin say the word "willing" in his mouth.

Although there was a reminder from Mama Wang, Xia Jin had already prepared in his heart, but when he heard this, he was still taken aback, and looked at the Queen Mother with wide eyes.

The Queen Mother seemed to be very satisfied with the effect of her words, and said kindly to Xia Jin: "Although you are named the county lord, the county lord of the opposite sex can marry into the royal family, so you don't have to worry about it." As long as you nod your head, after choosing an auspicious time, the queen's phoenix crown will be worn on your head. ”

Xia Jin slowly lowered his eyelids, slowly knelt down with his knees loosened, kowtowed to the Queen Mother and said, "Yong'an is blessed, I dare not accept such a great grace from the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother's face suddenly sank.

She didn't expect Xia Jin to refuse the highest glory that all women in the world want.

Princess Yan's eyes flashed with an expression of schadenfreude, and she was afraid that she would laugh, so she quickly covered her lips with a handkerchief.

Old Madam Wu Anhou's face was gloomy, while Su Muxian, who was standing behind her, showed a surprised expression.

The Queen Mother pursed her lips tightly, took the tea cup next to her, floated the tea foam on it with the lid of the bowl, and slowly drank two sips, which suppressed the unhappy emotions.

She put down the teacup and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then said slowly: "Then, before Wu Anhou went to the border gate, he mentioned to the mourning family that he wanted to marry you when he came back." But before he entered the house today, his mother went to Yanwang's mansion to propose marriage, and also booked the date. The mourning family agreed to Wu Anhou's request, as long as you don't object, the mourning family will call the shots for you. Although the mourning family is not the Son of Heaven, they also pay attention to a golden mouth and jade teeth, and they are true to their words. At the beginning, the mourning family promised first, and the old lady Wu'an waited for the marriage later, this matter, as long as you agree, naturally the decision of the mourning family shall prevail. So the mourning family will ask you again now, are you willing to marry Wu Anhou? If you will, the mourners will give you marriage; If you don't want to, you can choose your own marriage. ”

Xia Jin lowered his head, lowered his eyelids, slowly forced some blush on his face, and whispered shyly: "Yongan is willing to marry Wu'an Houye." ”

Princess Yan squinted, with a fierce light in her eyes, and looked at Xia Jin coldly.

The queen was expressionless, turned her head to Mrs. Wu Anhou and said, "Sun, what do you say about this?" ”

Mrs. Wu'an Hou is not even afraid of death, why is she afraid of the power of the Queen Mother?

She stood up with a gloomy face, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, raised her head and stalked her neck, and said: "This Xia girl has stayed in a military camp with more than 100,000 men for several months, and she has been treating those wounded all day long, and she doesn't even care about the big problems of men and women, and she doesn't know how to be honest. For such a woman, the concubines did not agree to marry her. ”

"So, are you questioning the vision of the emperor and the mourning family?" The Queen Mother said coldly, "She even did the queen of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but she couldn't be the wife of your Wu'an Houfu?" ”

"Uh......" Mrs. Wu Anhou was speechless for a while.

"Yes and no?" The Queen Mother didn't want to let her go.

She was so disgusted by this femme fatale that even her own son had to hunt down. (To be continued)