The Queen Mother has always felt that Chu Mubai borrowed the relationship of Yuehua to be proud of the spring breeze and soar. He also strongly recommended Shen Xincai to take charge of the military. But she is not confused, after the palace change, she knew that the Taiping Army had really advanced by leaps and bounds under Chu Mubai's governance, and Fang Xin was not in vain.

Therefore, this time there was no bias towards Concubine Ling: "What Yuehua said is reasonable, you can't blindly follow the will of Xincai and let him do things in a down-to-earth manner, with the help of so many people, can you still do nothing?" ”

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother actually helped Chu Yuehua to speak, Concubine Ling was very upset, and she responded in her mouth, but secretly glanced at Yuehua fiercely.

With Concubine Ling here, her speech is not so casual for no reason, and the Queen Mother treats Concubine Ling with cold and warmth, and her attitude towards her is very different from that of herself.

Yuehua said goodbye with interest, and Concubine Ling actually walked out with her, and as soon as she left the Ruian Palace, she was immediately filled with the smell of *.

"The queen mother has also seen it, my imperial aunt loves my brother the most, so there are some words that I advise you not to say in front of the queen mother, so as not to be bored."

Yuehua paused, turned around, and smiled at Concubine Ling: "Are you so afraid that I will tell the Queen Mother about this?" ”

Concubine Ling snorted lightly and said lightly: "What do I have to be afraid of? It's not a heinous sin, and we have seven points of reason when it comes to it. ”

"Yes," Yuehua smiled meaningfully: "For Shen Gongzi, it is indeed insignificant, but for Concubine Ling, ......?"

"What about me?" There was a flash of panic on Concubine Ling's face.

Yue Huashi saw her break into the Ruian Palace in a panic, interrupted herself to talk to the Queen Mother, and cautiously made temptations many times, and her heart became suspicious for no reason. Now seeing that she is flustered, she is obviously weak-hearted, and her color is very inward, and she can't help but hook her lips slightly and bluff: "I don't know anything, I just guessed the reason why Shi Yunhai was killed." ”

Concubine Ling's complexion changed instantly, her face became pale, her lips trembled, she forced her composure, and there was a slight tremor in her voice: "Shi Yunhai was not killed, but he willingly sought death by himself and escaped punishment in the palace." ”

Seeing that she was scared, Yuehua smiled more and more wantonly, glanced at Concubine Ling deeply, and turned around and left.

She returned to Qingqiu Palace, carefully sorted out Concubine Ling's words, and was still somewhat vigilant about Shen Xincai's entry into the palace. She was worried that Shen Xincai and Concubine Ling would have some cruel ideas for this. Therefore, he ordered Shui You to find an opportunity to go to the Jiaofang Palace to inquire about the rumors and see what Shen Xincai had done when he entered the palace?

Shui You came back soon after he went, and told Yuehua that Shen Xincai entered the palace today and went straight to the Jiaofang Palace, and then he and Concubine Ling withdrew all their subordinates, and they didn't know what they were planning in Concubine Ling's bedroom.

The people brought by Shen Xincai stood at the door of the hall with their shoulders crossed, and no one was allowed to enter.

Yuehua was a little strange: "Why did Shen Xincai bring someone in?" ”

Shui You shook his head: "I don't know, I heard from our people that he is unruly, he doesn't say a word at the door of the palace, and he is fierce and arrogant." ”

"What does it look like?" Yuehua thought, could it be the steward who fought with him today?

Shui You shook his head again: "I have been hanging my head down, and half of my face is covered by a towel on my head, so I can't see my eyebrows clearly." ”

Yuehua nodded: "Our people didn't hear any wind at all?" ”

"No, from beginning to end, only the little eunuch Youde went in and delivered a cup of tea."

was so cautious, I didn't think I said anything righteous and bright. Yuehua could only give up, because she was busy with the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and soon forgot about it.

In four or five days, it will be the birthday of the Queen Mother. In the past, when the Empress Dowager was there, according to the royal rules, the younger generation could not live a long life, so it was never done.

This year, the queen mother in the palace is the most noble, as early as a month ago, Mo Guhan proposed to think about it and put on a big show.

But the affairs in the harem are all in charge of the queen mother, and the birthday banquet is trivial, so the queen mother can't worry about labor by herself. Yuehua and Concubine Ling are both pregnant with Liujia and can't be tired. What's more, even if Yuehua has the heart, she can't take the initiative to take care of it, lest the Queen Mother suspect that she is taking the opportunity to seize power.

The Queen Mother said that she didn't have that blessing yet, so she would be exempted for the time being.

There was irrepressible regret in his tone.

After that, Yuehua and Mo Guhan discussed, and did not work recklessly to mobilize the public, and when the time came, several princes, as well as the eldest princess who married out, and several important ministers of the humerus in the court, all invited them over to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday. Invite another drama troupe and juggle, which is not extravagant and trivial, but also coaxes the Queen Mother to be happy.

The Queen Mother responded with a smile, and Mo Guhan entrusted the preparation of the birthday banquet to Yuehua on the spot.

Mo Guhan was sympathetic to her body, and repeatedly told her that everything should be simple and not too hard. The old people in the palace have experience in organizing the birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager in the past, and Yuehua only needs to give instructions and consider an idea, and the people below can all handle it properly.

Yuehua had the intention to take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the Queen Mother, so she took extra care of herself. It's been busy for days, and now it's approaching, and there are more trivial things.

Arrange banquets, arrange longevity halls, and burn longevity bowls, no matter how big or small, Yuehua has to ask in person. If there is something missing, the palace people also bluntly reminded it. If there is someone who can't make up her mind, Yuehua will go to the Ruian Palace to ask the Queen Mother, and all according to her old man's wishes.

Although it was harder, the Queen Mother's tone of conversation with her was still not good, and she was picky in every way, but her face became more and more relaxed. Sometimes she would remind Yuehua angrily, telling her not to be stupid and take care of everything, just leave it to the minions.

Yuehua listened to it in her heart, and couldn't help but rejoice.

On this day, Ri Yuehua came back from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Yushu and Tan Ruo had already prepared dinner.

Today's dinner is particularly sumptuous, in addition to the meals she often eats such as shredded chicken rolls, crystal shrimp dumplings, crab roe millet porridge, etc., she also steamed osmanthus fish, winged belly, and several exquisite mountain delicacies, which are dazzling and piled up on the table.

Yuehua eats very simple on weekdays, does not like extravagance and waste, dinner is generally two kinds of dim sum, two dishes of snacks, two kinds of rice porridge, or pasta, with a good match, comfortable to eat, rarely such luxury. Even if Mo Guhan came to Qingqiu Palace for dinner, it was just to add two or three dishes.

"What's going on today?" She asked casually while cleaning her hands.

"The Rongxiang Gong in front of the emperor came over to bring a message, saying that after the emperor's deliberations were dispersed, he brought General Chu over for dinner."

"Brother is coming?" Yuehua was suddenly a little excited, although he lived in a capital, and Chu Mubai often entered the palace, but he rarely dined together like a family, and Yuehua was naturally excited when he heard it.

Yushu understood his master's thoughts, pursed his lips and smiled: "The emperor is really a great favor, usually foreign officials rarely enter the harem, let alone stay for dinner?" ”

Yuehua glared at her with a smile: "If you talk more, I'll let you go and chat with the parrot under the porch." ”

Mo Guhan gave Yuehua a parrot, hung under the porch, when he came in, he was already with someone, he could say a few short auspicious words, the jade book was rare, and he went over to tease it when he was fine.

Yushu stuck out his tongue: "To be honest, you have to be punished, it's unreasonable." ”

The two were gagging and amusing each other, listening to the parrot chirping under the corridor excitedly: "The emperor has arrived, long live the emperor!" ”

Mo Gu laughed heartily: "See, Chu Aiqing, even a parrot can pat on the back, you really should learn something." ”

Yuehua immediately greeted him: "If the emperor likes to listen to such auspicious words, then take this parrot back to the Qianqing Palace, listen to it every day, until you get tired of hearing it." ”

Mo Guhan stretched out his finger and pointed at her forehead: "I can't say a joke, so protect your brother like this." ”

Yuehua also learned to stick out her tongue like the Yushu of Shicai: "My brother is clumsy, everyone knows that it is difficult for the emperor to be strong." In other words, I'm just flattering. ”

Mo Guhan had already held her hand, and the two turned around and entered the palace, and naturally some palace people stepped forward and offered hot and humid cloths.

Mo Guhan and Chu Mubai cleaned their heads and faces, sat down at the table, and the palace people served hot tea and poured wine and cloth dishes in an orderly manner.

Mo Guhan waved his hand and retreated all the palace people, leaving only three people.

Yuehua can't drink alcohol, follow the advice of the imperial doctor, and like to eat some liquid food for dinner to nourish the spleen and stomach. She drank the porridge slowly and methodically, kept distributing vegetables for the two of them, and picked out good food and piled up the plates in front of them.

After three rounds of drinking, the two of them came down a little casually.

Mo Guhan said slowly: "Tell Yuehua the results of the investigation." ”

Yuehua was burying her head in drinking porridge, and when she heard this, she suddenly raised her head, blinking her eyes inexplicably: "What result?" ”

Mo Guhan put down his hand and said: "Didn't you ask Zijin to ask your friends in the rivers and lakes to go to Xinyang City to investigate Lan Jieyu's roots some time ago, and now there are results." ”

Hearing this, Yuehua suddenly became energetic: "How is it?" Are there any clues? ”

Chu Mubai cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "A friend from Zijin Jianghu personally went to Xinyang City and asked a local friend to inquire about it. According to the registration above, there is indeed such a poor family in the local area, and now there is only one old woman left, and she does have a little granddaughter named Lan Ting. However, six or seven years ago, he died of smallpox and died young. ”

"Huh?" Yue Huarao had long been suspicious, and she still couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard this.

Mo Guhan drank all the wine in the cup: "When the Queen Mother wanted to carry Lan Ting as the master, she specially sent people in the palace to Xinyang City to inquire according to her hometown, but she didn't find out the bottom of it. I don't know if the people below are unfavorable and perfunctory, or if someone is covering up the truth of the matter. ”

Yuehua smiled slightly: "So, Huai En is not as simple as we see, it should have a great background." ”