The Changchun Immortal Pavilion is empty and deep, with heavy emerald sycamores to cover it, and the shade is very cool. Under the front porch of the court, hundreds of pots of jasmine, frangipani, gladiolus, hibiscus, and red banana are placed, which are red and verdant, which is very pleasant. Occasionally, there is a cool breeze, and it is full of Qingfen. When Ruyi entered the palace, the queen mother wore a black ground folded branch flower embroidered dazzling pine crane spring pattern placket gown, thinking that it was unintentional makeup, her hair was loosely pulled up, and she wore a little emerald inlaid treasure longevity and longevity. The blue sapphire green dot cui was originally extremely bright, and at this time, it reflected the worried face of the queen mother, and it also pressed the bright blue faintly as if it had become a gray and heavy burning ink.

The queen mother's young daughter, the eldest princess, sat on the queen mother's knees and wept, wearing a jewel green woven silver silk peony tuanhua long dress, and the tang-colored long skirt gracefully dragged down, like flowing clouds. Rou Shu wore milky white jade earrings, a hosta gently leaned out of the lightly pulled misty bun, and the golden phoenix hairpin held a long string of pearls, which added a bit of grace and touching to her. At this time, her gentle smile seemed to be soaked by the rain in the rainy season, and only tears slid down, staining the jewel blue clothes into a dark blue after the rain.

If Yi sees this scene, he knows that it is not good. At that time, she was eight months pregnant, and it was very inconvenient to move, and the Queen Mother had already waived her from meeting her. However, at the moment, Ruyi had no choice but to bend her knees and say: "The emperor's mother Wan'an, the eldest princess Wan'an." ”

Although Rou Shu was sad, she also got up and saluted back: "Imperial sister-in-law Wan'an." ”

The Queen Mother shook the Jinhua Zilun Luo Fan in her hand, which was a fan made of mutton fat and white jade, covered with Jinhua Zilun Luo, dark gold with bright purple, particularly dazzling and luxurious. At that time, the Queen Mother was wearing a black ground gauze robe, and the entwined flowers on it were dark green, royal blue, golden brown, and beige gray colors, with the dazzling golden pine crane pattern and the fan in her hand, but the gorgeous and dazzling color of the fan was also suppressed, with a kind of depression that was not yet soaring, and she held her breath of sullenness.

The Queen Mother glanced at Ruyi, fluttered her fan and said, "The emperor is busy with court politics and will not enter the Changchun Immortal Pavilion for three or five days." State affairs are important, and the old woman of the mourning family naturally can't say anything. But the queen," she pointed to Rou Shu beside her, "Rou Shu is the water spilled by her married daughter, and the mourning family can't see their son, so they can only talk to their daughter to relieve their hearts." But daughter-in-law, there is always a mourning family, right? ”

When Ruyi heard this, she immediately knelt down solemnly, and said with sincere fear: "The emperor's mother is serious." The retainers are in the palace, and they dare not serve the emperor for a day. If there is anything inconsiderate, please also ask the emperor to forgive the sin. ”

The Queen Mother stared at her for a moment, sighed and said: "Rong Pei, look at your master's pitiful son, he still kneels at every turn when he is so old, and he doesn't know how this mother-in-law treats her harshly." Hurry up and get up. ”

Ruyi supported her waist, and it was a little difficult to get up, and she hurriedly smiled: "Erchen is young and ignorant, and everything has to be trained by the emperor's mother." But the sons and daughters love the emperor's mother's heart, and they don't dare to lose it at all. Erchen knew that the weather was hot and irritable these days, so he specially stewed Xianglian bird's nest Sydney pear for Huang Eniang, which had been cooled with ice cubes. Please let the emperor relax and have a taste. ”

As soon as Yi said, Rong Pei took out a cup of soup from the carved beam food box, and the outside was all wrapped with ice cubes. Rong Pei opened it, but saw that the soup was snow-white and transparent, the pear stewed was extremely soft, and it was accompanied by a large Hunan lotus and a wisp of bird's nest, which made people feel cool.

The eldest princess of Rou Shu smiled reluctantly: "This soup is very refreshing, and Erchen also has an appetite when he looks at it." The emperor's mother will taste it, it is a part of the emperor's sister-in-law's heart. ”

The Queen Mother glanced at it and said, "It's hard to be the queen's heart." The mourning family has no son in front of them, and only the two of you still have a little filial piety. It's just that even if the mourning family has an appetite, they don't have the heart. These days, my heart is on fire, and when there is no quiet time, I am afraid that I will not be able to drink even the best things. ”

Ruyi understood what the Queen Mother was referring to, so she had to smile and say: "The emperor is worried about the eldest princess Duanshu, and the sons and emperors are the same. On this day, the emperor was discussing with the ministers in the palace of diligence, and he was so busy that he even brought in the meals, wasn't it just for the sake of Dzungaria? ”

As soon as the queen mother raised the fan, the tassels hanging from the sheep fat jade handle were like trembling flowing water. The Queen Mother frowned and raised her voice: "The emperor is busy with deliberations, and the mourning family has nothing to say." But if the matter of Dzungar is discussed, the mourners will be angry when they hear it. What's so up to business?! The mourning family only sat in the palace and watched the sky all day long, and they also knew that Dawaqi supported the army to rebel and killed Taiji Dorza, who was a rebellious minister and thief, why didn't the emperor issue an order early to quell the civil strife and pacify Dzungaria? ! ”

Ruyi listened to the Queen Mother's sharp words, how dare she deal with it, so she had to smile and say: "What the emperor said is very true." But Erchen is in the inner palace, how dare he beak the court affairs. And I haven't seen the emperor for many days, and the emperor's mother can't talk about it! ”

This was neither soft nor hard, not only to clear himself up, but also to remind the Queen Mother that the inner palace was not allowed to interfere in politics. The Queen Mother's eyes turned slightly, and she took a sip of a bowl of honey-fried lychee pulp with crushed ice in her hand and moisturized her lips slightly.

The lychee pulp was originally peeled and squeezed out of the pulp with raw lychees, then boiled in honey, and then added ice cubes to make it sweet and cold, however, at this moment, it did not reduce the anger of the Queen Mother at all. The Queen Mother sneered: "The queen said it well! The inner palace is not allowed to interfere in politics! The mourning family doesn't tell you about political affairs, you are the mother of the country and the queen, and family affairs are always said, right? ”

Ruyi hurriedly bowed and said respectfully: "The emperor's mother speaks freely, and the sons and daughters listen attentively." ”

The Queen Mother put down the lychee pulp in her hand and said in a deep voice: "Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been a princess who has lost her husband and remarried. If you are unfortunately widowed, or live alone in the princess's mansion, or go back to the palace to recuperate, it is unheard of to remarry, let alone marry your own husband-killing enemy! The emperor is the princess's brother, and he doesn't pity his sister for marrying Mongolia, but also discusses the matter of her dead husband, what is there to discuss? Send troops to pacify Dzungaria, kill Dawaqi, and welcome back to Duanshu's palace! ”

Ruyi said with a smile: "Huang Eniang is right. How can the emperor not favor the eldest princess Duanshu in his heart, they have grown up together since childhood, and their feelings are certainly different, not to mention that they are brothers and sisters of the same mother. Her smile was a little meaningful, "And the emperor has the heart to do this, the emperor is your own son, mother and son are connected, how can you not listen to the emperor's mother?" ”

In just one word, it is to break through all kinds of helplessness. Although the queen mother is the head of the world's women, the emperor is actually not her own child, although she intends to do many things, what can she do?

The Queen Mother was speechless for a moment, and the eldest princess Roushu said softly: "Erchen remembers that the imperial brother is visiting Qilu in the east, or visiting the south of the Yangtze River, but whenever he passes through the Confucian Temple, he will personally salute, which is extremely solemn." Did the royal sister-in-law say yes? Without waiting for Ruyi to react, Rou Shu smiled calmly again, "It can be seen that the etiquette of Confucius and Mencius has penetrated into the heart of the imperial brother, so it's probably not for people to look at." In this case, the royal brother sent his sister to remarry, and he married the enemy who killed his husband. If the world knows, won't people laugh at my Qing monarch's pretentiousness, which is inconsistent on the outside? ”

has been in the palace for many years, and the impression that the eldest princess Roushu has always given her is like her title, gentle and graceful, and quiet as a beauty. Even after marrying a wife, she never relied on the identity of the queen mother's daughter and was domineering, like a weak spring with a water and flowers, with a clean posture and a graceful arc. And the Duan Shu in her memory is proud and awe-inspiring, like a red plum blooming in the cold snow. But I don't want Rou Shu to have such a sharp moment. She couldn't help but smile, it turned out that the daughter of the Queen Mother was so undespiseable.

Ruyi Wenran owed: "The emperor admires Confucius and Mencius, and the eldest princess and the palace are all clear." It's just that state affairs are the top, although the palace cares about the feelings of the aunt and sister-in-law, but many things and many words, due to their identity, they can't speak. ”

With a gentle smile, Rou Shu gently shook the plain fan in her hand: "The imperial sister-in-law is different from others. The imperial sister-in-law is the queen, and she gave birth to a son-in-law, and she is pregnant at the moment, so no matter what you say, the imperial brother will not care. There was a thin trace of compassion and sorrow in her eyes, "The royal brother is busy with state affairs, I am just a princess, and the imperial mother cannot interfere in state affairs." I just want the royal brother to meet in his busy schedule, so that the emperor can talk to the royal brother in person. I don't know if so, is the imperial sister-in-law willing? ”

Ruyi lowered her eyes and stared, and said in a low voice: "In fact, the emperor's mother has worked hard for many years, and she also knows that her son's words may not work. The current situation is that even Empress Xiaoxian is alive, and I am afraid that it is difficult to beak. If Concubine Shu and Concubine Qing ......"

The Queen Mother's eyes trembled slightly, with a sad wry smile, and said, "It's useless!" A concubine is just a concubine, and you are the queen. The Queen Mother was at a loss for a moment, "These days, the mourning family has asked Fujia to invite the emperor many times, but the emperor only said that he was busy with political affairs and refused to care. The mourning family is afraid, and the emperor has the heart to let Duan Shu remarry. There were tears in her eyes, "Duan Shu is the daughter of a mourning family, and she married Mongolia before for state affairs." Although the mourning family is reluctant, it cannot be stopped. But now that Duan Shu has lost her husband, how can the mourning family bear to let her marry the person who killed her husband, and she will suffer from gossip for the rest of her life. She didn't look over her head and tried her best to hold back her tears, "Mourning family, I just want my daughter to return to her side for the rest of her life." Queen, can you understand? ”

Rou Shu said softly on the side: "Without him, the imperial sister-in-law can only bring the gift of Confucius and Mencius and the words of the emperor's mother." The emperor and I don't force the royal sister-in-law to do what we can't do. Her eyes were slightly bright, extremely bright, "Not for anything else, just for the imperial sister-in-law to see that the imperial lady pulled you out of the cold palace." ”

There was a moment of silence, and there were several huge silver basins in the hall, piled with snow stored in the ice vault in winter, and at this moment the sound of the snow melting was silently in the ears, ticking, and again, as if the infinite heart was floating.

The Queen Mother's voice was slightly calmer: "If you think about the hatred of your aunt Wulanala clan, naturally you don't have to help the mourning family." But the mourning family is not thin for you. She closed her eyes and sighed, "How to choose, you can do it yourself." ”

How to choose? When he walked to the Fangbi Cong on the east side of the Qinzheng Palace, Ruyi still groaned to himself. The slowness of the footsteps, one advance and one retreat are all hesitant hearts.

Although the Queen Mother is her benefactor, she is also the enemy of the entire Ulanala clan. If it weren't for the Queen Mother, she wouldn't have been able to walk in the glory of today's ten thousand people, and be the mother of the country? But if it weren't for the Queen Mother, how could she have worked so hard and struggled in the years when she first entered the palace?