Mingzhu knew the temperament of the Empress Dowager, and knew that this was actually said to her heart, so she didn't defend it, and said in a proper manner: "My aunt taught me a lesson, I remember it, and I will tell Sister Changhua about it." ”

Suddenly, I heard the palace people preaching outside the hall: "Niangniang, Aunt Xia Yan from Concubine Min's side has sent you something." ”

The Empress Dowager stopped the topic and raised her voice: "Come in." ”

"It was the second girl of the Changxing Hou family who dedicated it to her mother." Aunt Xia Yan opened the tray and saw a delicate gold necklace on the apricot yellow satin, and a peach heart-shaped pendant inlaid with red sapphires at the lower end of the necklace. Put it away. ”

Aunt Xia Yan hurriedly smiled and said, "Niangniang, this pendant is clever. As he spoke, he pressed the pendant, and the shell of the pendant bounced away, revealing a small portrait inside, the small portrait was painted with unknown information, black lines on a white background, lifelike, it was the appearance of the Queen Mother, realistic and realistic.

The Empress Dowager was surprised at this time, and reached out and said, "Show me it." I couldn't put it down at a glance, and asked the pearl who came over to see the excitement: "What kind of painting is this?" I have never seen it before I can draw people so meticulously and realistically. ”

Mingzhu looked at it over and over for a long time, and had to admit that he didn't know it: "I don't know, but it seems that this is very fine and hard." If the mother wants to know, call her to ask? ”

The Empress Dowager said: "Another day, it's late today." Seeing that Mingzhu liked it, he handed it to her casually: "Take it and play with it." He turned back and asked Aunt Xia Yan, "Yes, I remember that the second girl of the Jiang family is not young, why hasn't she married the king yet?" Your concubines are not in a hurry? ”

Aunt Xia Yan was waiting for this sentence: "The concubine is in a hurry, no, she is waiting for the queen mother to speak." ”

The Empress Dowager thought that Yu Wenchu was actually not satisfied with this marriage, and Concubine Min and the Marquis of Changxing were begging her to come forward to suppress it, and frowned slightly and said, "I remember." Stand down. ”

Aunt Xia Yan made a big salute, and then quietly glanced at the pearl standing by the window studying the small statue in the bright light, and withdrew with low eyebrows and lowered her eyes.

Less poured, dinner was delivered, Mingzhu spent dinner beside the Queen Mother, and excitedly turned out a bunch of gadgets brought from outside the palace to show the Queen Mother, and the aunt and nephew kept laughing until bedtime before they went to sleep. The next morning, Mingzhu woke up early and volunteered to go to the front to serve the Empress Dowager for breakfast, and the Empress Dowager smiled and said to Aunt Mu, who was the most trusted and useful around her: "Look at her, has she really grown up?" ”

Aunt Mu also smiled: "Doesn't it mean that children should be sensible when they are sick?" Sick and sick, the girl should be like this. ”

It seemed to be also joking on the side: "Exactly, the slave maid saw the girl this time, as if she thought it was a different person." Give a pair of shoes to the Empress Dowager: "The slave maid made it for the mother, you try to fit it or not." ”

The shoes were really heartfelt, and the Empress Dowager smiled kindly: "Bring it to me to try, for so many years, so many people, the shoes you made are the best to wear." praised Wanru, and let people reward Wanru, completely like not taking what Mingzhu said yesterday seriously.

Mingzhu looked depressed, so she simply turned around and went to water the flowers, out of sight and out of mind. But he heard the Empress Dowager say with a pleasant face: "It's like, I heard that Changhua is very sick, you bring these things over to see her for me, just say let her relax and recover from her illness earlier, so that I can come and serve, and ask again, what does she need, see how well the people in her palace can serve her wholeheartedly, if there is that cheating and trickster, you will take care of it and report it." ”

It's a long-faced job, as if happily gone. Mingzhu couldn't help but run over and pull the Empress Dowager's sleeve and said, "Auntie, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?" ”

The Empress Dowager ignored her, and only said: "Be careful, the Empress Dowager is about to come to say goodbye." ”

After a while, the palace concubines really came to greet the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Min said affectionately when she saw Mingzhu: "This time, I will stay with the queen mother for a few more days, I have some good things from Fanbang tribute, so let people send them to you, so as not to make you bored." ”

Mingzhu saluted respectfully and thanked him, and stood aside quietly to watch everyone talk to the Empress Dowager, and after a while, the palace concubines dispersed, leaving only Concubine Min and Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao first glanced at Mingzhu with a smile, then went to talk to the Empress Dowager in a low voice, and glanced at Mingzhu with a smile from time to time. Mingzhu couldn't wait to stretch out her ears to listen to what they were saying, but the Empress Dowager didn't call her over, and she didn't dare to rush in, so she had to stand aside and be in a hurry.

Concubine Xiao said enough, and with satisfaction, she saluted the Empress Dowager and said goodbye, walked to Mingzhu's side and held her hand, and invited her very affectionately: "I have raised a few excellent pots of Xia Lan, which are blooming just right these days, and the girl will go over and see it when she is free." ”

If she went to Concubine Xiao's palace to see orchids, she would definitely "encounter" Yu Wenlong. Mingzhu felt very disgusted when she thought of Yu Wenlong, and was about to break her hand out of Concubine Xiao's hand, so she stared at the Empress Dowager coldly at her, so she had to say aggrievedly: "Thank you for your kindness, I will come over when I have time." ”

Concubine Xiao was satisfied and really left. Mingzhu was very depressed, and was about to lean to the Empress Dowager to be coquettish, when she heard the Empress Dowager ask Concubine Min: "You can pick a day for that matter and then send someone to come over and talk to me, and I will arrange it." ”

Concubine Min smiled and said, "Yes." Just as he was about to say something more, he saw Aunt Mu come in and bow down and say, "Niangniang, His Royal Highness has come down to greet you." ”

Concubine Min's expression changed slightly, and she soon laughed again: "This kid is coming to ask his mother to say goodbye, and I don't know if he came earlier, he only came at three o'clock in the morning." ”

"I asked him to come at this time." The Empress Dowager stroked her sideburns and said kindly: "I have something to ask the sixth child, you go back first." ”

Concubine Min responded softly, bowed her head and retreated, quietly glanced at Mingzhu, and sighed silently. Mingzhu didn't notice it, she just thought about it, as if she had been transferred out, and she couldn't come back in a short time, and Concubine Xiao was also appeased very well, so Yu Wenchu came alone to ask for peace...... My aunt actually took her words to heart, and quietly stabilized Concubine Xiao's mother and son, Wanru and others, and then called Yu Wenchu over to ask about the situation! The next step must be the Thunder Method. So he became happy, and when Concubine Min and the others went out, he said angrily: "Auntie didn't say it earlier, so I have been worried." ”

The Empress Dowager said: "Haven't you always been impatient to take care of these things? What did I tell you to do? You don't have a calm temperament, and all your emotions and six desires are on your face, don't you want to show others? If you want to learn, listen and watch with peace of mind. Then he told her to go behind the screen: "You are not allowed to come out without me." ”