Chapter Twenty-Three: Ants

The Empress Dowager raised the handkerchief in her hand, wiped away the moisture on her face, and sighed lightly.

"Alas, the masters have been asking for the Queen Mother, so no one understands your painstaking efforts and listens to the advice. Otherwise, even if the Chang family is in power, it will not be regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh by the emperor, so that you will always be so exhausted. Mama Lin couldn't help but sigh, her tone was full of distress.

The Empress Dowager's strong spirit gradually dimmed, and she still couldn't hide her tiredness after resting: "For me, this power is the teacup in my hand, and the world only says that I am greedy for the heat of this tea, but no one understands that I can't put my hand down, and when I put it down, the cup will be broken." ”

Mama Lin saw that she had lost her words for a while, which caused the Empress Dowager to feel sad, and hurriedly said to comfort: "The Empress Dowager Mo Duoxin, you have worked so hard for the Chang'an Dynasty and assisted the emperor to create today's prosperous country, and the emperor will always be grateful." ”

The Empress Dowager sneered: "Gratitude? Mama Lin, you listen to what he said to Chu Yuehua, what' When you kneel down and bow down, will you understand what you are? Say, "What does he mean by that?" Didn't you think I had to crush him everywhere? ”

Mama Lin took the tea and recooked it hot: "The Empress Dowager is really careful, the emperor is ordering Miss Yuehua, maybe, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, Miss Yuehua's temperament is rather bending, and it may be that she pleases the emperor." ”

Mama Lin's words were quite in line with the Empress Dowager's thoughts, and there was a slight smile between her eyebrows: "It's difficult!" The emperor has always been cold, and he is never moved by the three thousand beauties in the harem. The most favored concubine Ling is just hindering his mother's affection, and she is somewhat indulgent. You see that it has been many years, the emperor is the age of blood and blood, when did he take the initiative to take a concubine, or to favor the palace people? A woman is not as good as a piece of clothing for him.

The mourning family did not want to please him, but the queen mother had been restless, one on the left and one on the right, desperately arranging people in front of the emperor, wanting to control the harem and compete with the mourning family. As a result, you see, every day there is nothing to do, there is infighting, intrigues, and the emperor is not at peace. In the end, she picked up the mess by herself and scrapped two of them in disgrace. If you don't have that diamond diamond, don't do porcelain work, this employment is not too much. ”

"What your old man said is very true, the old slave has been taught again. I will follow you in this life, but I have benefited a lot. ”

The Empress Dowager glanced at her with a smile: "In the past few decades, you have been following me and talking to me from the heart, so you are more and more clever and obedient when you get old." ”

Mama Lin smiled embarrassedly: "The old slave just said a few words from the heart, and your old man will not spare it." ”

"What you said also reminded me, let's not rush to let Yuehua enter the palace first, so as not to resist and regenerate disgust in Gu Han's heart. As the saying goes, it's better to be still than to be still, let's see what Gu Han does next? This kid has always been cold and warm-hearted, otherwise he wouldn't have left Shao Ziqing to take care of him. After all, he is still not ruthless enough, if he is really ruthless to the end, the mourning family really has to think about it. ”

"Then what if the emperor can't hold his breath and takes Miss Lingyan into the palace first?"

The Empress Dowager sneered: "The mourning family is happy to see it, the position of the concubine on the left and right emperors is much vacant, and there is only one queen." If you find our people, you will spread the word about Yuehua's situation more miserable, and naturally someone will reach the emperor's ears to see if he can still sit still with peace of mind? The mourning family didn't believe that he could still be indifferent. ”

Mama Lin covered her mouth and smiled: "Where do you and I need to exaggerate to say, Miss Yuehua has an unstable foothold, and now she has suffered such humiliation, life must be difficult, it is estimated that she will not be able to endure a few days, and she is desperate, so she took the initiative to find the jade card in the palace." Look at your old man's grandmother, he is really well-intentioned, if the emperor marries the Yuehua girl and presides over the six palaces for him, it is also a beautiful thing for the mother. ”

The Empress Dowager took a sip of fragrant tea and sighed in a low voice: "Although the first emperor is not my descendant, but this lonely cold is raised by the mourning family, and he grew up, what is the difference between him and his own grandson?" It's that this kid was born to be an emperor, and he is ruthless and decisive enough, I don't know if he really sees me as an imperial grandmother? ”

What happened at the gate of Xiuzhuang really caused an uproar in the Chang family's mansions. The bystander's description of Mo Guhan made it very easy for several masters of the Chang family to guess his identity as emperor. After thinking about it carefully, I was a little confused.

Especially on that day, Shao Ziqing really personally sent the indomitable, persistent and determined Chang Lingyan back to the Hou Ye's Mansion, which had to make people think deeply about what Mo Guhan's attitude towards Chang Lingyan meant.

Lian Shi listened to Chang Lingyan's eyebrows dance after telling what happened, and he was even more stunned by the surprise of being hit by the golden cake, and he was flattered and ecstatic for a while. She took the trouble to ask about the details over and over again, and then figured it out word by word, and finally couldn't hide her joy, and solemnly told Chang Lingyan: "Daughter, your wealth is here!" ”

Chang Lingyan flew up to the branch for a while, although he hadn't turned into a phoenix yet, the cocked tail couldn't be suppressed. She held her head high, raised her eyebrows more and more, proudly accepted the compliments and congratulations of the people around her, secretly dreamed sweetly, and secretly imitated the majestic posture of the empress dowager in the boudoir.

When I saw Shao Ziqing, who was unparalleled in the world for the first time, the throbbing and admiration that rose in my heart were quickly dispersed by the words "pouring heaven and wealth" without a trace.

Lian Shi made two sets of jackets, selected the magnificent twisted gold brocade, embroidered the piping with gold and silver threads, and left them to wait for a few concubines to wear when they came to wear the horses.

It's a pity, a few days have passed, and the shock of several masters and ladies of the Chang family should have passed, but all of them stood still, and no one came to congratulate them.

This made Lian extremely indignant and lonely. She prepared a belly of words that could humiliate the Li family domineeringly, and she also had the capital to show off quietly in front of her concubine, but unfortunately there was no place for heroes, and they didn't give themselves a chance to show off!

She didn't understand the reason, but Chang Lehou understood, and warned the Lian family not to be so aggressive in front of a few people in the future, and to know how to be tactful, because, even if Ling Yan really entered the palace, the Chang family's masters would all rely on Ling Yan in the future.

Lian and Chang Lingyan were unwilling, so they wanted to see Chu Yuehua's jokes, the revenge of the day was bound to be avenged, and now was the time to run and raise their eyebrows. She ordered the people in the mansion to secretly do a lot of tricks and feet, and she really wanted to see her Chu Yuehua's embarrassment with her own eyes.

Yuehua's days are indeed not easy.

She knelt upright on the street for two hours that day, her legs aching and she almost lost consciousness. These physical pains were bearable, but on the street, there was a lot of traffic, and how many people surrounded her, despising, disdain, scolding, and coming one after another. The fact that she left the Chang family was distorted by everyone, and she was spread to the point of heinousness.

She knew that someone must be behind her to deliberately destroy her reputation, but what could she do?

It's really like the man said, "Only when you kneel down and bow down will you understand what you are?" ”

She's nothing, just a stealing ant, anyone can trample herself to pieces!

The ambition she had when she came out of the Hou Ye's Mansion was completely withered at that moment, and she began to re-examine her future in despair.

She thinks that if she solves the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation, she can survive, she wants to be a lotus flower that comes out of the mud and is not stained, no one is attached to it, and she lives her own wonderful life. In the end, I found out that she was just an insignificant speck of dust in the palm of someone else's cloudy palm, not even a chess piece.

She knew who the person in the carriage was, as smart as her, and when she heard that the person passing by her was Shao Ziqing, the left minister, she had already thought of his identity. His dislike for himself made Yuehua feel relieved, but it also brought her a disaster.

Business in Yuehua's shop plummeted. After hearing this, many big customers automatically terminated their cooperation with Yuehua, which made her anxious. She walked on the street, being pointed at and even despised and insulted, she spit on herself and visited her old customers, but she ate countless closed doors and cold eyes again and again.

Later, some people began to harass the yard where she and Xiangshen lived, and bricks and rubble were thrown into the yard during the day, and a group of children scattered after chasing out.

Once, Xiang Shen was quick to catch a young child, and when he asked about it, it turned out that someone had bought these naughty children with candy and ordered them to come and make trouble. secretly followed, only to know that it was the hands and feet ordered by the Lian family.

Yuehua didn't want to come to the door to ask her uncles for help, although this matter was clearly that the Lian family was falling into the well, but at this time, it was Chang Lingyan who was proud, and now that he came to the door, he was afraid that he would also eat the closed door and suffer from cold eyes. Who would want to offend the Lian family for her, an orphan girl who was spurned by the emperor?