Chapter 59: The Empress Dowager
Chapter 59 The Queen Mother's Concubine
No one understands better than Murong Zhi how lovely and charming that little starlight in the dim years is, like a distant mother. No one told Gu Lingge what happened to her mother after she died, and no one said whether it would become a star or something.
So Gu Lingge has understood since he was a child that death is death, where did those lies come from. But she also understands more deeply that there is no strange force in this world, and there will be no so-called dream, so she has more strength to move forward. The method of the deceased does not work with her, she only believes that one report must be repaid.
Although Concubine Zhao said that the fan was given, Murong Zhi only glanced at it twice and put it aside. She doesn't like to be unhappy because of a small object. She just needs to move forward, she doesn't need too much attention and care, and the warmth only dulls her.
"I've seen the imperial sister-in-law." Murong Zhi only relieved himself of his so-called fasting and self-punishment this day, and just wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to see the little things he had planted before, but he saw Qing Ruiting head-on.
According to what Liang Yue said before, Qing Ruiting was very good to her, so there was no need to embarrass him too much. Many times, Murong Zhi regards the happiness of the people around her as happiness. Her own fate and companionship, on the contrary, are not at the forefront.
"Hello to the Ninth Prince." Murong Zhi straightened her sleeves, and the faint layer of red on her face made her look good, her eyebrows were distant and calm, and she was not in a hurry to speak.
This is indeed a very pleasing woman, daring to act and being able to calm down, Qing Ruiting thought. Gu Liangyue had a very happy conversation with Murong Zhi when she came last time, and after returning to the house, she told herself that she wanted to be more respectful to this queen, and the joy on her face at that time naturally made him not suppress.
Judging from it now, it is the first time that Qing Ruiting has seen the queen alone in the palace, and all the previous rumors are different from the people he saw.
The people of Lin'an City said that the queen was really temperamental, and she was unruly and unruly, but now it seems that she is just a fierce and inward-looking, and he has not seen many such gentle people.
The rumored queen is mighty, assists the emperor to fight the world, pampered and arrogant, runs rampant in the harem, and oppresses the old people in the palace. But as long as she knows how to advance and retreat, Murong Zhi has nothing to do with her?
Although she had suspected that she was a person from Liulizhuang before, but now that she looks at it, she can't act rashly. He didn't know where Gu Liangyue's good impression of her came from, but if it was for the emperor, he could let Liangyue go first, even if she was beaten up by her in the end.
At least he wanted to ensure that Gu Liangyue still had the opportunity to stand in the palace and whip him with a leather whip. He wanted to make sure the land beneath her feet was still his.
"I don't know where the imperial sister-in-law is going?" Qing Ruiting has never talked to the concubine very much, which is abnormal. Murong Zhi rarely dealt with him, so naturally he didn't know, but if she ignored it, it was really a bit impossible.
"Check it out here." Murong Zhi has never had the habit of asking others about courtesy, only asking and answering with a glance, which can be regarded as a kind of honesty.
"I wonder if my brother can accompany the imperial sister-in-law?" Qing Ruiting suddenly became curious. This woman he suddenly wanted to try too. There are definitely few people who can make his family Liangyue praise.
"Whatever you want." Murong Zhi did not reject or object, and responded quietly. Lixia followed, her eyes wandering.
"Brother daring, dare to ask the imperial sister-in-law if she knows about Liulizhuang?" Although Qing Ruiting is romantic, he is not without brains. He doesn't like women much except for his own Liangyue, not to mention that he is still a woman of the emperor's brother, so he can only go straight in and leave after the temptation.
"Yes." Murong Zhi's complexion did not change, and her heart did not fluctuate. Who doesn't know about Liulizhuang? Muyun Pavilion is Liulizhuang's, and Mujiawu's Pavilion is also Liulizhuang's, which is the most well-known thing in Han Qin, if she even hides this, she can't say it.
The more lies are made up to cover up the truth, the easier it is to become a rope to expose the truth.
"My brother has a business in the hands of Liulizhuang, I want to ask the imperial sister-in-law if there is any way to help?" Qing Ruiting's eyes were clear, as if what he said was the truth.
But neither is stupid. The goods were robbed, not to mention whether Liulizhuang did it, it was wrong to come to Murong Zhi to solve it. Although Murong Zhi is mixed in the rivers and lakes, it is by no means a simple role if she can come into contact with the business gang. Qing Ruiting, I'm suspicious of her!
Qing Ruiting was not idle, looking at Murong Zhi's face carefully. Instead of panicking, it was as calm as water as he imagined. She stood on the edge of the corridor, the lake under the corridor reflected on her face through the sunlight, the sparkling waves made her very fresh and clean, her eyes drooped slightly, and her eyelashes were thick, hiding all the peace and sharpness.
"I don't know about this Hongu. If the goods are robbed, the prince might as well go to the Criminal Division or the Gyeonggi Guards. If you track it down now, I'm afraid there is a good chance of getting it back. Murong Zhi still had a faint brow. Liulizhuang has never done anything to kill people and oversell goods, even if Liulizhuang did it, how could it be possible for people to know that they did it? It's not so obvious that you're looking for your own death.
"That's it, my brother is taught." Qing Ruiting stood to the side, looking at the woman in front of her, with a dark blue long skirt and a light blue ribbon, and a slightly casual knot on her chest to finish the work. The long shirt is worn casually, and the graceful lines of the neck and the long and slender collarbones are indeed eye-catching. She is a very beautiful woman. It's just too skinny. The blood vessels in the neck are prominent.
"If the prince wants it very much, it is also a way to go directly to the emperor." Murong Zhi looked at the clear lake in front of him, and finally made up such a sentence. After all, she is Liangyue's sweetheart, and she can't be too cold.
"Yes." Qing Ruiting didn't take it to heart. Of course, he was just trying to test Murong Zhi. All the information that can be published, about Liulizhuang, this person understands, and answers very decently. There is no suspicion that she doesn't know anything, and no one speculates whether she is pretending to be deaf and stupid.
Usually like all the gangsters, there are no flaws and all of them are flaws. But the partiality cannot be refuted.
"The younger brother still wants to go to the queen mother to say goodbye, so please retire first." Qing Ruiting waited for a while, felt that there was nothing more to say, and bent down to leave, Murong Zhi did not speak, and hummed softly.
"Mother." Li Xia watched Qing Rui Tingyue's white figure walk away, and gently helped Murong Zhi to sit down in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, unable to hear emotions in her voice, but her eyes were faintly shining.
"It doesn't matter, keep quiet." Murong Zhi didn't care about this at all. Qing Ruiting's temptation could only tell her to go to Gu Liangyue as soon as possible to explain the matter.
Sometimes she can't bear it herself. Gu Liangyue has really had a hard time for so many days and nights, and finally married a good husband, but she happened to Liulizhuang again. She can't undo what has become a foregone conclusion, so she can only say that she can mention more. As for which side Liang Yue chooses, she doesn't care, as long as she can live well.
The hardest thing in the world is to survive.
Countless people have been killed for various reasons, and countless people have killed others for various reasons. Human life is fragile and requires effort.
Tzu Ann Church.
"Sister." The Queen Mother knelt on the futon, her spine was still straight, and she could see that she was a beauty when she was young, with a slender waist and limbs, and she still had the same look as she did back then.
Someone came in outside, and the autumn sun was no longer violent, but the light was still the same. A little dust is flying in the sun, all of which are traces of stars, and the sun is sprinkled all over, with more layers of Jinnian Jinhua.
The Queen Mother didn't look back, she already understood who was coming.
Concubine Zhao walked in slowly, looking at the person with her back to her. After years of fighting, everything has settled, and the two of them have slowly settled down, but someone said it a long time ago.
The women in the harem have never been the only ones who live and die, and there is no harmony.
"The Queen Mother is becoming more and more idle, and the Buddhist scriptures are really pure." Concubine Zhao slowly paced in. All the décor is bright yellow and dark copper, and the room is filled with the smell of sandalwood and fine wood. The Queen Mother's incense ash here is the most in the entire harem.
"yes. Many years ago, the mourning family said that the Buddhist scriptures were removed, the sandalwood was pure, and Zhao'er just didn't believe it until now. The Queen Mother seemed to have something to say, and it seemed that she was just sighing.
Concubine Zhao's eyelids moved, and then she replied softly: "What cause and what effect are planted, it's just a cycle of heaven."
The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth raised slightly, looking at the porcelain white Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of her, her face was gentle: "Zhao'er has also realized some truths for so many years, and it is not in vain that the first emperor liked you so much."
Qing Haoxuan back then, his favorite was not the queen of the main palace, nor the concubine Zhao. Because he is so average with everyone, no one knows where his true heart lies. The Queen Mother's words were just mockery. Concubine Zhao has been used to hearing it for so many years, so she doesn't bother to refute it.
"What's the matter with the Queen Mother calling her concubines?" Regardless of whether the Queen Mother admits it or not, in the end, Concubine Zhao is still a high-grade concubine, and she is still the person who is currently standing on the same generation as her, who does the sky spare? Everything will be fed back at a specific time, just depending on the time.
"Nothing. It's just that my sister has had a good relationship with the queen recently, and I want to mention one or two. The Queen Mother still said it. She didn't open her eyes, just silently counted the Buddhist beads in her hand, counted slowly, and at once, the rosewood beads in her hand crossed the tiger's mouth, and the skin fit the moisturizing wood, the tacit understanding of many years ago.
"Really? It's not a bother. The concubine did not enter the palace on the first day, and this bit of proportion is still there. "But is it just that she and Murong Zhi are on the bar?
Very simple question. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.