Yuehua raised her head and faced the Empress Dowager's eyes as burning as a torch, which seemed to be rippling with a warm spring like the wind, but the bottom of her eyes was cold and cold, and she clearly felt the cold killing aura on the blade.

The Empress Dowager's hands are as delicate as mutton fat, but the years have weathered too many traces on the back of the rich hands, and the green tendons are bulging and meandering. The goldfinch hairpin in his hand was gilded with a little red vermilion, and because of its meaning, it seemed to burst out with contemptuous and proud contempt, with a hollow coldness. The amethyst tassel in the sparrow's mouth trembled, and each stroke seemed to hit Yuehua's heartstrings.

The golden finch, the belief totem of the people of the Chang'an Dynasty, the golden finch hairpin is a special honor that can only be enjoyed by the emperor of Chang'an!

She turned pale in an instant, couldn't help but take two steps back, prostrate at the feet of the Empress Dowager, and said softly but categorically: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Yuehua is vulgar and shallow, and her parents died early, she is an ominous person, her blessings are thin, and she can't bear the blessings of the gorse." ”

Her reaction seemed to be expected by the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager smiled warmly, and the corners of her eyes and cheeks hooked up a fine furrow: "Silly girl, your father General Chu sacrificed his life for the country and died bravely, his mother was unswerving, life and death followed, and the two of them were bright and high-spirited, both of them are examples for my people in Chang'an, and they are also your blessings." Don't say such presumptuous things again. ”

Yuehua was in awe of this high-ranking elder, and didn't dare to look up at her eyes, lest she be cowardly, and didn't dare to spit out the word "no" that she refused, burying her lifelong freedom. She lowered her head more and more, but her spine was as straight as a bamboo, and her black silk hair spread out like a waterfall: "It's not that Yuehua is self-pitying, it's really a lack of mother's earnest teachings, and her temperament has always been wild and uncontrollable, so she is not as gentle and handsome as many sisters in the house, with extensive knowledge and everyone's demeanor." ”

The Empress Dowager was not annoyed, and the spring breeze was still blowing between her eyebrows and eyes: "You have a calm temperament to withstand the ups and downs of the coming day. ”

"It's just a frog sitting in the well, shallow and unheard, Yuehua is honestly afraid, and he doesn't dare to insult the reputation of Changle Houfu and become a sinner of the Chang family through the ages."

"So, you're going to disobey the will of the mourners?" The Empress Dowager suddenly sank her face, her narrow eyes narrowed, and in an instant, dark clouds were thick, and the terrifying momentum was overwhelming, suffocating and dull.

Chang Lehou, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but weaken his knees, and knelt on the ground again with a "plop", and said resignedly: "The Empress Dowager is angry, and Yuehua is just worried that she will not be able to take on a big role and live up to your old man's expectations." ”

Yuehua only felt that the muscles and bones in her body seemed to collapse inch by inch, and she could barely withstand the angry gaze of the Empress Dowager, and the cold sweat that came out of her back instantly soaked the soft satin underwear, clinging to her body, sticky and greasy, and cold.

"Yuehua doesn't dare to disobey the Empress Dowager, even if you can't help but say that you give Yuehua a pot of wine and a zhang of white silk now, Yuehua will not hesitate to obey your will. It's just that the survival and prosperity of the entire Chang family is not a child's play, and the Empress Dowager is asked to be cautious and think twice. ”

Chu Yuehua's words scared Chang Lehou into trembling, and he had the courage to scold: "Yuehua shut up, there is an uncle here, where is your turn to talk nonsense?" ”

Yuehua felt a burst of warmth in her heart, Chang Lehou was afraid of the Lian family on weekdays, and never dared to favor her in the slightest, but he didn't expect that at a critical moment, he would come forward and excuse himself.

The Empress Dowager suddenly softened her smile, the wind stopped and the clouds fell, and the warm sun bloomed: "The imperial aunt just wants to give you boundless wealth and glory, and it is not difficult for others." If you don't like it, don't you say such a generous word that looks like death? ”

Yuehua and Chang Lehou looked up in shock, the Empress Dowager still had a smile on the corner of her lips, where was the slightest anger?

The two hurriedly kowtowed and thanked for the grace of forgiveness, and they were sincerely afraid.

"Yuehua's temperament is in love with the mourning family, but this time he went out of the palace in a hurry and trivial, and he forgot to prepare a meeting gift for the child. Mama Lin, take the jade plaque of the mourning family to reward. ”

Mama Lin immediately understood, took a jade plate of blue water and handed it to Yuehua, wrapped her cuffs, smiled meaningfully, and said: "This is a great grace, why don't you hurry up and thank the Queen Mother for rewarding?" ”

Yuehua only felt that the jade brand tentacles were warm, and in such a dry climate, there was a cool meaning of well water. Quietly glanced at it, it was a stunned, the jade plate is not cumbersome lines carved, only polished off the edges and corners of the four sides, such as goose egg lubrication, through the body is moist, cold and quiet, only a small character engraved in the middle, which shocked her. Yuehua was born in Jiangmen, and her knowledge is wider than that of other sisters in the house, so she naturally understands the meaning of the word "Yi".

This reward is not trivial, and the gold and silver mountains are not as good as this jade plate, Yuehua is the seven exquisite thoughts, and he hesitated for a while. After hesitating, Mama Lin had already retreated.

She held the hot potato, groaned slightly, bowed her head, and respectfully thanked her. Chang Lehou, who was kneeling in front of him, breathed a sigh of relief, and his legs and stomach began to cramp.

"You are not as righteous and courteous as a few people, and you often walk around in front of me, and when you see it, you are unfamiliar, and you are waiting in front of the mourning family, and those who are afraid are also suffering, so retreat. The mourning family rested for a while, stayed in the house, and a few of your brothers accompanied it, and the girls dispersed to rest. ”

Chang Lehou was relieved when he heard this, stood up, and went out with Yuehua with low eyebrows, sweating all over his body.

The Empress Dowager leaned her head on the back of the eight auspicious openwork chairs behind her, Mama Lin closed the door, immediately turned around and took a blessing and three brocade mats, padded her behind her, gently kneaded her shoulders, and said just right: "It's tiring and annoying, it must be lacking, right?" ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head helplessly: "This Zhiren is becoming more and more uncompetitive, and it is not easy to keep the name of this marquis." ”

Mama Lin said softly: "Isn't this also the painstaking work of you and the old marquis?" This lord who inherits the title of marquis does not seek merit but no fault, so your old man will relax his heart. ”

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and rubbed the gorse hairpin in her hand, and the smile on the corner of her lips was like nothing, like a misty white mist in the morning.

"Lin Hui, what do you say about this girl Yuehua?"

Mama Lin slowed down: "I stood at the door, and at the first glance of this girl, I knew that your old man would definitely like it." She is quite similar to Aunt Zhirou's bearing when she was young, and she is more restrained and calm, not sharp, and she is a clear and delicate person. ”

"Even if there is a sharp edge, in this Changle Hou Mansion, it has long been consumed by the Na Lian clan. In the past two years, the Hou Mansion has declined, and I heard that the Lian family has become more and more mean, and he can't wait to swallow the mud, and the Buddha statue is golden, and he treats the people under him harshly. She is lonely, and she can still help the Lian family run half of the family, can she be a simple and stupid person? As soon as you see her come in, you set up a guard, and the reply is not revealed. ”

Mama Lin nodded: "Your old man's eyes are like torches, and he has more insight into people's hearts than the Buddha, when have you ever seen it?" Just ......"

"Just what?"

"If that incident was committed back then...... Mama Lin glanced at the door vigilantly, reminded quietly, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.

The Empress Dowager groaned slightly, and said slowly: "That matter is done by Zhiyi, and the damned people are all dead, and now the Communist Party knows that you and I know Zhiyi, and there is nothing to be afraid of." ”

"That's right." Mama Lin nodded and agreed: "No matter how talented or good, her character is a first-class wonderful person, just look at that eyebrow, she is a soft-hearted person, not as good as Miss Ling Yan, with a water chestnut mouth and a grain on her upper lip, she is a ruthless master who can scold the dead." ”

The Empress Dowager sighed leisurely, and sighed a lot: "Who is born with a black heart, before the mourning family entered the palace, they were distressed for a long time when they stepped on an ant, and now they ,...... Alas! ”

"It's the old slave who talks too much!" Mama Lin listened to her sigh, and she couldn't help but feel a sigh in her heart.

"What you said is not unreasonable, it's just the truth, you should force out the ruthlessness in her bones, don't bite and grow her teeth again, then it's too late."

"Queen Mother, what do you mean ......?"

"If the cow doesn't drink water, it can't be forced to press its head, and the mourning family doesn't like to be strong. But that Lian is not a worry-free person, jumping up and down all day long, no need for us to do anything deliberately, she will be forced to a dead end, obediently tied up. We just need to push her to the cusp, and it is enough to ride a tiger. ”

The Empress Dowager yawned tiredly and spoke lightly.

"Don't you need to arrange for someone to protect you? Such a thin person, where can he afford these open guns and hidden arrows? Several grandmothers in the house are staring at it. Mama Lin asked worriedly.

"If all this little wind and waves drown, there is no need for her to go to the mourning house to pounce. However, this alarm bell will still be ringing for a while, otherwise it will be counterproductive for her to hold a grudge in the future. ”

Mama Lin's head should be: "The Empress Dowager is still thoughtful, I will help you to rest on the couch for a while, and there will be noise again after a while." ”

The Empress Dowager lifted her eyelids and looked at the shadow of the sun under the window, which was gradually centered: "That's it, let's have dinner early, after this matter, go back to the palace to rest early." These pieces of furniture are obviously freshly painted with gold lacquer, and the smell of tung oil is everywhere, which makes the mourning family have a headache. ”

"Then let the Hou Ye fall into the table in the flower hall, why don't you choke like this?"

The Queen Mother said "um" softly, closed her eyes and calmed down, and Mama Lin retreated lightly.