Chapter 055: Reward and Punishment
Xiao Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Yu Ji's move is a risky move. If Yu Ji is a person who seeks stability, she will not take the risk of seeing the Queen Mother.
Even if Yu Ji speaks well for Mei Ji here in the Queen Mother, if the words are not properly handled, or the prejudice against Mei Ji in the Queen Mother's heart reaches a certain level, then what Yu Ji said will have the opposite effect, and it will make the Queen Mother think that Yu Ji was instigated by Mei Ji, and her impression of Mei Ji in her heart will become worse.
Fortunately, none of these bad intentions happened.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not blame, and Yu Ji also did a very good job.
Staying for lunch is the best evidence of a dΓ©tente. As long as the Queen Mother is willing to treat Mei Ji kindly, then Xiao Qi's plan will be fully launched.
According to the law, Xiao Qi could not accompany the master when he was eating, so he knelt outside the hall.
The little palace maid who passed the meal walked quickly and hurriedly walked in front of Xiao Qi. The Queen Mother is very simple, she doesn't like things that are too extravagant, and during the worship of the Buddha, the meals used have become very simple, with only four dishes and one soup.
Today, Mei Ji came to visit suddenly, and the small kitchen was not prepared for a while, so it was done in a hurry. In a hurry, mistakes are bound to happen.
I heard a little palace maid scream, and then a hot current spilled down from the top of her head and fell directly on the back of Xiao Qi's neck.
Everything happened so suddenly, Xiao Qi didn't have a chance to dodge at all.
Xiao Qi gritted his teeth, the soup was just made, it was hot and hot, and it was all sprinkled on Xiao Qi's flesh and skin, and Xiao Qi suddenly felt so painful that sweat dripped down his forehead.
However, she didn't scream like the little palace maid, and she didn't even make any sound.
It was as if it was not her who poured the soup on it, but someone else.
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
Seeing this, the little palace maid hurriedly apologized.
"Are you alright...... What to do, the soup was just made, and I didn't stand firm under my feet, so it all fell on you. You must be in pain. Take off your coat and let me see your wounds. β
"I'm bothered with this sister, but the slave is fine. β
Xiao Qi continued to maintain Fang Cai's kneeling posture, still unmoved.
"This ......"
The little palace maid glanced at the grandmother in the distance, and the grandmother glanced at her, and she immediately walked away.
Of course, Xiao Qi understands that the palace people in charge of serving food will not be so clumsy.
Breaking the Queen Mother's lunch is a serious crime, and the Queen Mother's side will not allow such ignorance. Zuo is not what she should bear, and she can't hide from it.
When Mei Ji left the Qihuang Palace, it was already nightfall. The last glow of the sunset was hidden in the sky on the west side, and the palace lantern was held under the corridor not far away. The three or two palace eunuchs hurriedly walked on the palace corridor, and when they saw Mei Ji, they all saluted respectfully.
The entire Duanwang Palace knew that the Queen Mother had summoned Mei Ji for an afternoon.
This means that today's Mei Ji can no longer speak the same day, if she can win the favor of the king and get the approval of the queen mother, then the wind direction of the entire Duan Wang Palace will change dramatically.
The palace people know the wind and rudder the most, how can they let go of such a wind and grass.
In fact, Mei Ji did not accompany the Queen Mother to talk for an afternoon, but did the work of the little palace maid and recited Buddhist scriptures by the Queen Mother's bedside.
Mei Ji read for an afternoon, until the sun set, the palace had to hold the lamp, the queen mother let her leave.
When Mei Ji stood up, she was a little dizzy, but fortunately, the palace maid on the side helped her in time, so she didn't faint.
"Tired?"
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows.
Mei Ji shook her head: "The concubine is not tired, and it is a blessing for the concubine to be able to recite the Buddha's voice for you." β
Mei Ji saw Xiao Qi and knew that she had suffered more than her outside, so she couldn't bear it, and hurriedly found a small bottle from the Queen Mother's reward.
"This is a beauty gel given by the Queen Mother, which is said to have the effect of repairing the face. I don't know if it will be useful for light scars, so you can use it anyway. β
Xiao Qi took it with both hands and said gratefully: "Slave and maid thank Niangniang for your care." β
However, just by raising his hand, the scar on the back of Xiao Qi's neck hurt deeply.
As a healer, she knew that her burns had invaded the texture, Xiao Qi gritted her teeth and endured, and then Hui Chang on the side said.
"Niangniang, the slave still can't be at ease, this time the queen mother is ostensibly rewarding the mother, but in fact she is punishing the mother. The Queen Mother is unfathomable, and she will never easily overturn her principles, and the slave maid feels that the mother needs to be more rigorous and careful, and she must not fall into the trap. β
When Mei Ji heard this, the doubts in her heart became even heavier.
In fact, she also felt that today was very abnormal.
Not to mention that the Queen Mother, who has never summoned her, suddenly invited her to pay for an afternoon, if they talked together, the Queen Mother actually chose to take a nap and let her read Buddhist scriptures on the side......
This ambiguous attitude made Mei Ji really confused.
The slave maid looked at it, that Yu Ji didn't really help Niangniang, otherwise, how could she let Niangniang come to the Queen Mother to suffer this crime in vain. This kind of two-faced person can never be acquainted. β
"No!" Xiao Qi immediately said: "Niangniang must make friends with Yu Ji!"
This is the first time that Xiao Qi has spoken to someone with such a blunt attitude.
Hui Chang's face couldn't get over it, and he snorted coldly: "You say that you will make friends, what do you think of Niangniang? Niangniang's grievances today, you are all in your eyes, you are a person from Fengtian Pavilion, don't turn your elbow out." β
"Mama said this. β
"Isn't it? That Yu Ji clearly wants to use herself to get close to the Queen Mother, and pretend to use the Queen Mother's hand to embarrass the Queen Mother. Look at what the mother's voice has become, and then look at the burns on your body. In the past, there was only one opponent for the queen mother, but now even the queen mother has begun to suppress the mother openly, and this is not the credit of Yu Ji. Niangniang's life was already difficult, and now it is even more difficult to deal with, all because of your bad idea. β
Hui Chang had long been dissatisfied with Xiao Qiyi's stomach, so he took this opportunity to vent well.
"The slave maid has long felt that Xiao Qi's method is not good, and now she is even more sure, this method is not fully considered, and it will definitely cause a big disaster. Niangniang originally had no intersection with the Queen Mother, and she met every day, and she just got by on face. But now, because of the so-called 'peace' on Yu Ji's side, the Queen Mother began to see Niangniang, and if she wanted to torture Niangniang in the future, she continued under such a banner. Isn't there even a chance to refuse? β
Hui Chang analyzed the Tao at the head, and had already concluded that Xiao Qi's method would bring disaster to Mei Ji.
"If the slave is not mistaken, Mama has been waiting outside the Qihuang Palace, what is the situation in the hall, Mama has never seen it with her own eyes, how can she know that the Queen Mother will be unfavorable to Mei Ji Niangniang. All that you just said is nothing more than wishful thinking. β