Cining Palace in the early morning, quiet and peaceful, Yuan Xi since he went to Cining Palace to play with flowers and plants, knowing the general schedule of the Queen Mother, he will never prune the flower beds when the Queen Mother worships the Buddha, so except for only a few morning greetings, almost never came here so early.

In the dormitory, the palace maids served the queen mother to wash and told her: "The noble Tong came before dawn and waited outside. ”

"It's rare for her to get up." Yu'er shook her head helplessly, what a stupid child.

Su Mala got up late today, and when she came from the backyard, she had already seen the Empress Dowager helping the Queen Mother into the Buddhist hall, so she beckoned the palace maids in front of the door and took them to prepare breakfast.

In the Buddha hall, looking at Tong Yuanxi kowtowing to incense in a decent manner, Yu'er asked, "Did you also accompany the elders in the family to worship the Buddha in the past?" ”

Yuan Xi said with a smile: "I have learned the rules and etiquette, but the concubine can't sit still, E-Niang will go to the temple every month to worship the Buddha, and occasionally live for a few days of fasting, those days are the most comfortable days for the concubine, so I look forward to E-Niang going to the temple every month." ”

Yu'er said: "So naughty? ”

Yuan Xi was busy reined in for a while, and sat behind the Queen Mother honestly, but heard the Queen Mother say: "But your mother, you still taught you everything that should be taught you, you are a good child." ”

"That'...... Queen Mother, do you like me? Yuan Xi's head was hot, and he asked.

"Like you?" Yu'er turned around, looked at the young child, and recalled that Yu'er was probably the first time in her life that she was asked such a thing, and she asked rhetorically, "Why should I like you?" ”

Yuan Xi lowered his head timidly: "Because ......"

Yu'er said: "Since you have spoken, don't talk anymore, this is a Buddhist hall, there are no rules and humility, only an open heart, just say what you have." ”

Yuan Xi choked, his left hand tightly grasped the fingers of his right hand, and he grabbed himself painfully: "Because you like me, Ama and Eniang, and my brother can rest assured." My brother said that even if he is not liked by the emperor, he can be liked by the queen mother. ”

Yu'er smiled bitterly: "The people of your family really don't hide it." ”

Yuan Xi said: "The Queen Mother...... But why doesn't the emperor like me? ”

Yu'er shook her head: "Who knows, but I don't like you very much, I see that you are a good child, but there are a lot of things, and it is not the kind of elegant and quiet, I have never heard of it, the concubine took the initiative to go to the palace of the Queen Mother to be a florist." Of course, everything you do has a kind heart and good intentions, but when others look at it, it is grandstanding and the scheming of the city. ”

Yuan Xi was full of helplessness, and sure enough, she had already realized that she was not very likable in this palace.

"Let me ask you, what did you say to the queen when you went to stop the queen that day?"

"The concubine asked the queen to see the flowers and plants I pruned."

Yu'er turned around, but when she heard this, she turned back, and she was a little surprised in her heart, and asked Yuan Xi: "You said this?" ”

Yuan Xi nodded vigorously and asked the Queen Mother nervously: "Did the concubine say something wrong?" ”

Yu'er said: "Then go, go to Kunning Palace and invite the queen to come to Cining Palace to see the flowers and plants you prune, if she doesn't have breakfast, tell her to come to Cining Palace to eat together." ”

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, and waved his hand again and again: "The concubine doesn't dare, the queen mother, can you send someone else?" ”

"Why did you stop the queen from leaving the palace that day?"

"For the emperor."

"Then for the sake of the emperor, go and invite the queen to come."

Yuan Xi never thought that he dug a big pit for himself, walked out of the Buddhist hall, walked out of Cining Palace, and his head was still wooden.

Pomegranate didn't know what the young lady was going to do, and followed all the way to Kunning Palace, only to be startled, the young lady was going to find the queen.

Even the eunuch in front of Kunning's door was startled, and passed the word all the way into the door, Tana stood in front of the door and thought about it, so he didn't wait for the queen to return to the door, took the initiative to come outside the door, and after listening to the words of Tong Guiren, he asked her to go directly to the door.

Meng Guqing had already gotten up, and was sitting in front of the state to comb her hair, Yuan Xi entered the door to salute, she was angry in her heart, but subconsciously hid the hand in her sleeve.

"Tana, what are you bringing her in?" Meng Guqing scolded, "Early in the morning, you want to make me unhappy? ”

"Niangniang, the flowers and plants in Cining Palace have been replanted and arranged, and they have changed a lot." Yuan Xi settled down and said, "The concubine said last time, I want you to go and have a look, although they haven't bloomed yet, many of them have already sprouted, green and green, if you don't look carefully, as soon as the warm wind blows, they will grow." ”

"Get out, I'm sick when I see you." Meng Guqing said, "What do you want to do with such a dead face? To please me, to slap me, or to show your merits in front of the emperor and the queen mother, and show off your virtuous virtues? ”

As the words fell, the fat powder box flew towards Yuan Xi, fell to the ground, and raised the delicate fat powder, although Yuan Xi was not smashed, he choked, and couldn't help coughing a few times.

But seeing Tana kneeling under the queen's knees, he begged: "Noble Tong is bold, and he doesn't dare to provoke you, but think about it, do you want the queen mother to come to Kunning Palace in person?" Tong Guiren is just a step, Niangniang, you can go down, family, there is something you can't say. ”

Meng Guqing's jaw trembled, tears rolled in his eyes, and he said to Yuan Xi: "You are such a fool, everyone in the Forbidden City must be scolding you, if you don't stop you that day, I will leave, won't you be clean when I leave?" ”

"But you're the queen." Yuan Xi said, "You are gone, what should the emperor do?" ”

Meng Guqing got up, aggressive, and Tana exclaimed: "Master, don't do it again." ”

She pushed Tana away and forced Yuan Xi in a few steps, but she didn't make a move, and sneered: "Tong Yuanxi, do you like the emperor very much?" ”

Yuan Xi nodded, why can't she admit it, she is the emperor's harem.

"Have you really met the emperor before?" Meng Guqing asked again.

However, he couldn't wait for Yuan Xi to answer, Fu Lin suddenly appeared in front of the door, he decided to go back to the palace early this morning, and returned in a hurry, wanting to change into a dragon robe in Kunning Palace, say a few words to Meng Guqing, and then go to the early dynasty, who knew that he hurriedly broke in, but saw the ground full of fat powder, and saw Meng Guqing pinching Tong Yuanxi's chin.

"What are you doing?" Fu Lin asked, his calm mood suddenly chaotic again.

Meng Guqing's heart pinched together, pinched the fingers of Yuan Xi's chin, and used a little force, almost pinching her flesh, and asked viciously: "Did you do it on purpose?" ”

Fu Lin turned around and left, Yuan Xi was anxious, and when the queen let go, she ran out and chased after the emperor: "Your Majesty, the concubine came to invite the concubine to enjoy the flowers, the concubine is joking with the concubine, don't misunderstand." ”

"Why do you have everything?" But the emperor turned around and said angrily, "Can you stop a little, you think you have a few heads, who do you think you are?" ”

"Your Majesty......" Yuan Xi unconsciously clenched his fists.

On this day, the Qianqing Palace restored the early dynasty, the young emperor as usual, asked everything clearly, the ministers became more and more afraid to fool the emperor, it was almost noon when the Japanese dynasty would disperse.

Fu Lin went to the warm pavilion to change clothes, and was about to go to Cining Palace to ask his mother for peace, Wu Liangfu passed on the news that Yue Le had arrived, and Fu Lin ordered him to enter the door, so he said: "It's just right to come, let's go to Cining Palace for lunch, the Queen Mother hasn't seen you for a few days." ”

Yue Le presented a painting scroll, Fu Lin frowned slightly, and after unfolding it, he saw that it was an ordinary landscape map of the south of the Yangtze River, but the brushstrokes were graceful, the colors were soft, and there was a bit of misty atmosphere.

He looked at the lower left corner, and his heart trembled.

Yue Le said: "Last year, during the Jiangnan disaster relief, local officials and squires auctioned off all kinds of antique paintings and calligraphy to raise money, and the minister overheard that there was this painting, so he ......."

"Brother Huang is troublesome." Fu Lin said, rolled up the scroll, threw it on the table, continued to put on his clothes, and said, "What I told you is just a joke, forget it." ”

"Yes." Yue Le hurriedly agreed, turned around and went to clean up the scroll.

"Stay, since you've brought it." But Fu Lin said, "How much money you spent, I will give it to you." ”

Yue Le hurriedly said: "It didn't cost any money, it's rare for the emperor to see it." ”

Fu Lin sneered: "Your mother went to the palace to cry poverty to the Queen Mother, saying that there are too many children in the family to raise them, and you are the imperial brother, so it is time to be more restrained." ”

Yue Le also smiled and said, "The ministers will raise them well and feed them." ”

said that he retreated outside the door to wait for the emperor, and Fu Lin dressed up, and ordered the little eunuchs to retreat.

He stepped forward to pick up the painting again, looked at it for a long time, and then carefully rolled it up, and called Wu Liangfu and said, "Collect it carefully, but don't hide it too deeply, I want to take a look at it occasionally." ”