When the Empress Dowager saw Funing, she was obviously a little surprised, but she didn't say much: "Since you're back, let's celebrate the festival with peace of mind." ”

Fu Ning looked up at Mingzhu with a pleading face. Mingzhu said casually: "Funing come and sit with me." ”

Fu Ning immediately walked towards Mingzhu, and after only two steps, he was stopped by the Empress Dowager Min, who said with a smile: "I haven't seen Fu Ning for a long time, and I want to sit with her." He asked Mingzhu again: "Sister Mingzhu, you won't allow it, right?" ”

Mingzhu said: "The mother concubine hasn't seen Funing for a long time, and I think about it, the queen mother won't be inconsiderate of their mother and daughter, right?" ”

Empress Dowager Min directly pulled Fu Ning to her seat, and then grabbed Fu Ning's shoulder and sat down: "Don't worry, accompany me to catch up with the old days first, and there will be time for your mother and daughter to talk later." ”

Empress Dowager Min suddenly made a mistake and took Fu Ning in her hands as a hostage threat, it would not be a whim, but she must be prepared to play big. Everyone saw that something was wrong, and Concubine Min nervously grabbed Mingzhu's hand, trembling her lips and whispered, "I think it's going to be bad." Did Aaron bring enough men with him when he went out today? And Zhuangzhuang, are the people around him reliable? ”

"Don't worry, your Royal Highness has always been very cautious." Mingzhu also understands in her heart, but she must not be panicked at this moment. After all, although the British Palace's palace is hand-arranged in this palace, compared to the mother and son of the Empress Dowager Min, they are always visitors and cannot take advantage, not to mention that there is a queen mother with unknown friends and enemies. If the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Min mother and son join forces to deal with her and Yu Wenchu, then she will be very dangerous, as well as the strength of the family......

Can't think about it anymore, it's useless to think about it anymore, the more she thinks about it, the more flustered she becomes, Mingzhu decisively doesn't worry about those things that are out of her control, and deals with the current state with one mind.

Empress Dowager Min felt that she had been in her pocket for a long time, and only then did she raise her eyebrows and exhale at this moment, and her smile was very bright: "Funing has really suffered a lot these days, a girl, living alone in such a place, lonely and lonely, don't go out again when you come back this time, come on, come on, sister-in-law will fill you with this glass of wine, and you go to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager." ”

Fu Ning trembled his hands, and walked up to the Empress Dowager step by step: "Queen Mother, please drink this cup, I wish you a long and healthy life." ”

The Empress Dowager raised her cup silently, touched her lips slightly, and said, "Let's start the table, everyone move the chopsticks." ”

No one had the heart to eat and drink, Mingzhu tasted the wine in the cup with a layer of bitterness, she glanced at Xia Lu, and signaled Xia Lu to quickly try to pass on the situation here to Yu Wenchu, and then notify the palace as much as possible to be in place, so that when the Empress Dowager Min turned her face and made a move, she would not be defeated.

Xia Lu understood what she meant, and leaned down along the wall, moving back little by little. Empress Dowager Min suddenly smiled and said: "Mingzhu, the little maid behind you looks very familiar, you let her come over, I have a few words to ask her." ”

Mingzhu knew that at this moment, everyone around her was supervised by the other party, and she couldn't get out easily today. She smiled and motioned for Xia Lu to come over: "Since the Queen Mother let you go, you can go over." ”

Empress Dowager Min just wanted to take the opportunity to warn Mingzhu, where did she really want to talk to Xia Lu? Called over and asked a few words, and then let Xia Lu go.

Mingzhu is unwilling to sit still, this is Changxin Palace, she wants to see what the attitude of the Empress Dowager is. She stood up and toasted the Empress Dowager: "It's the winter solstice again, it's cold, and the Empress Dowager must be more careful in her daily life." ”

The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment and said, "You also have to be careful, don't rely on your youth and don't take it seriously." ”

Mingzhu put her heart back, the Empress Dowager is still a common ally with her in dealing with and confronting the Empress Dowager Min's mother and son. As long as the Empress Dowager is still on her side, the Empress Dowager Min's mother and son will not be able to make waves.

Empress Dowager Min sneered slightly, the show has just started, could it be that the aunt and nephew thought that today's matter was so simple? She really can't wait to see the good show after the aunt and nephew tear their faces.

After three rounds of drinking, Empress Dowager Min became more and more excited, and named the ladies of the clan at the banquet one by one, but everyone who didn't deal with her was sneered at by her, and she couldn't get off the stage. If she is good with her, she will praise others fiercely, and she will almost be rewarded on the spot.

Taking advantage of her getting carried away, Xia Xue quietly slipped out.

Empress Dowager Min raised her glass to salute the Empress Dowager: "Queen Mother, my daughter-in-law has been really bitter in her heart all these years." ”

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "What are you suffering for? ”

Empress Dowager Min pretended to say: "I am a stupid person, I always want to please the queen mother, but it always backfires, and I often don't know how to offend the queen mother." Fortunately, the queen mother has a lot of adults and doesn't care about me. I'm here to toast my mother's cup, and I hope that my mother won't dislike it. ”

The Empress Dowager took a sip of wine and said, "I don't have much hope for you, I just hope that you can do your part with peace of mind." ”

Does that mean she didn't do her part? Empress Dowager Min curled the corners of her lips and said respectfully: "What the queen mother said is true, and the daughter-in-law has remembered it." ”

Everyone in the venue had their own thoughts and couldn't swallow it. The weather was cold, the dishes were cold quickly, and soon a layer of white oil flowers condensed on many dishes, Mingzhu pushed aside all the dishes that were not pleasing to the eye, but left a few plates of vegetarian dishes in front of him, and persuaded Concubine Min: "Mother should use a little." ”

As soon as Concubine Min picked up the chopsticks, she saw a palace person rushing in from outside in a panic, and said sharply: "The Empress Dowager, something happened to the King of Si'en County!" ”

The chopsticks in the Empress Dowager's hand fell on the table with a "click", and she looked at the palace people who reported the news in amazement, and only spoke up after a while: "What did you say?" ”

The palace man knelt in front of her, put his head against the ground and said in a trembling voice: "King Si'en followed His Majesty to the suburbs to worship the sky, and when he was about to go to the sacrifice hall, the horse under the seat was frightened by the King of England, and he fell off the horse's back, and was trampled by the hooves of the King of Huayang, and vomited blood on the spot. ”

The chopsticks in Concubine Min's hand also fell on the table, she opened her mouth slightly, looked at Mingzhu in horror, and whispered, "This is not true. ”

The Empress Dowager stood up in a gaffe, and pointed at the palace fiercely: "Nonsense! Where does this happen? ”

The palace man kowtowed desperately: "It's true, it's true, it's a big deal, and the slave doesn't dare to talk nonsense." At this moment, the king of Si'en County is already on his way back to Beijing, and he must be there soon, and His Majesty has a decree to let the palace quickly gather all the imperial physicians, and then pack up the suitable palace rooms for use. ”