Wu Yong followed the two princesses to the main hall of Yuntai Pavilion, and at this time, Empress Dowager Dou's birthday was much more deserted than imagined.

In the huge palace, only Liu Hua, the eldest princess of Yang'an, accompanied the Empress Dowager Dou to speak, and in addition to the two of them, there were several palace maids and eunuchs.

Empress Dowager Dou, who was a little absent-minded when she saw Wu Yong coming, immediately showed a surprised expression, and before he could give a salute, she pulled him to her side, stared at him carefully, looked at him and looked, and then asked reproachfully: "You kid, you haven't come to see the palace once for so long, if it weren't for this birthday, I specially asked Liu Jian and Liu Xiu to invite you here, haven't you been avoiding me?" Wu Yong knew that the reason why Empress Dowager Dou looked at him differently was entirely because of the token of the Dou family given by Dou Qiongying.

Now the Empress Dowager Dou is claustrophobic in Nangong Yuntai Pavilion, unable to see outsiders, and her clansmen are because of her father Dou Wu, the male was killed, and the female was exiled to Bijing County.

The moment she saw the family token, she identified Wu Yong as the only living clansman. However, Wu Yong is very secretive about the enthusiasm of the Empress Dowager Dou, and the current Empress Dowager Dou is in a situation of losing power, and she is suppressed by the ten permanent servants who have gained power, and it is difficult to turn over.

If you get too close to her, you will end up in a catastrophe at any time. Don't look at what the Ten Standing Servants don't dare to do to Wu Yong on weekdays, but if they really want to touch their core interests, even Cheng Huang and Guo Sheng, who are close to him, will turn their faces when they say that they will turn their faces.

Wu Yong knew the stakes so he deliberately avoided it, but he was also afraid of offending the queen mother and several princesses, so he said with a wry smile: "Don't dare to deceive the queen mother, since the kid became the servant of the Son of Heaven, all kinds of things have happened one after another, and there is no time to separate." As he spoke, he told the recent Wang Gui incident, and also implicated the death of Dong Chong, who held Jinwu, causing the estrangement of the Son of Heaven.

The queen mother and the three princesses heard the cause of Dong Chong's death for the first time, they lived in the deep palace, and they only knew that the imperial court ordered Dong Chong to cut himself because he was pretentious and called Empress Xiaoren's invitation.

But he didn't expect that the real cause of his death was because he dared to risk the world's disapproval, steal the treasures in the palace, and sell the weapons of the court, which eventually led to the collective encirclement and suppression of hundreds of officials and ministers.

"Good to die!" After hearing this, the three princesses clapped their hands, they had long been unaccustomed to what Dong Pet was doing in the palace.

When he was alive, relying on the fact that he was the uncle of the Son of Heaven, he didn't take the three princesses of Emperor Huan in his eyes, and deducted all kinds of monthly money on weekdays, causing them to dare to be angry and dare not speak.

Now it's okay, let's kill myself! It's really a good reincarnation of heaven, who does the heavens spare! At the same time, they glanced at Wu Yonggao again, but they didn't expect this dog-like kid to kill Dong Pet silently, they really underestimated him before, the three of them looked at each other, and couldn't help muttering at the same time: It seems that you still have to win him over in the future.

Thinking that the three of them had no wealth or power at all except for the title of princess that Emperor Huan had fixed, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Today's Empress Dowager Dou Miao seems to have seen through human nature, she heard Dong Pet stealing the palace goods and selling the court weapons, and she didn't show much anger, just sighed lightly and said: "The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, why bother, the whole world belongs to Liu Hong, as the uncle of the Son of Heaven, Dong Pet only needs to open his mouth, what else can he not get!" Next, Empress Dowager Dou asked Wu Yong about many things that happened in Luoyang.

Wu Yong naturally knew everything and said everything, and after talking about it in a frenzy, she couldn't help but hear the Empress Dowager Dou's eyes glow, that is, the three princesses were fascinated.

They can enter and leave the palace freely, and naturally know more than Empress Dowager Dou. But I never thought that the recent events in Luoyang were closely related to Wu Yong.

After Wu Yong finished speaking, Empress Dowager Dou pointed out to Wu Yong: "You are young now, don't be in a hurry to become famous!" Becoming famous too early will only harm your future growth, not good! She regarded Wu Yong as her only relative in Luoyang, and naturally didn't want Wu Yong to have an accident.

In ancient and modern times, many young people who became famous were lonely and nameless in the end, and she didn't want Wu Yong to end up like this.

The three princesses didn't understand the Tao, they saw that the Empress Dowager Dou Miao was close to an outsider, and ignored them, and they immediately felt a little surprised.

Especially Liu Hua, she has been talking to the Queen Mother for so long, and she didn't see the other party smile, but she didn't expect that as soon as Wu Yong came, the Queen Mother would put her aside.

This made her have an opinion on Wu Yong, so she asked in a weird manner: "Why did Wu Shishu come so late today, and in a while, my mother's birthday will come to an end, isn't it because I am afraid of the Ten Standing Servants and dare not come?" Liu Xiu was the youngest, and without waiting for Wu Yong to reply, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Imperial sister, Wu Yong is preparing a birthday gift for his mother, so he came a little late!" It is said that they are all delicious food, and I will have to ask my mother for some to eat later. Liu Hua was choked, glanced at his sister, and said secretly in his heart: "What a carefree snack!" Seeing that he didn't stump Wu Yong, he immediately pointed the finger at the eunuch on the side, and said angrily: "Huangmen Ling Dong Meng, why didn't that Song nobleman come to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday today?" She can be this nobleman, my mother has also made a lot of efforts, if it is not for my mother's approval, how can she be a nobleman. Is this going to cross the river and tear down the bridge? It turned out that although Liu Hong was claustrophobic Empress Dowager Dou, he still sent someone to ask the Empress Dowager's opinion on the matter of choosing a harem.

This is why the show girl Song Qing was made a nobleman. At this time, Liu Hong had not yet officially ascended to the throne, and Song Qing was set up as the only nobleman, and then, as long as he waited patiently, Song Qing would be properly promoted to the queen when the Son of Heaven was served.

Huangmen ordered Dong Meng to see Liu Hua, the eldest princess of Yang'an, asking, and immediately accompanied him carefully, and said: "In the first month of next year, the emperor will be served, and Song Guiren can't get out of her body now, today she specially instructed the slave maid to bring a message, saying that she would only wait for a major event, and then come to see the queen mother!" Liu Hua still wanted to blame him, but the Empress Dowager Dou spoke at this time,

"Liu Hua, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, Song Qing is now at a critical moment, don't ruin your previous efforts because of a momentary impulse."

"Got it, Queen Mother!" Liu Hua gave up. At this time, Liu Jian, the eldest princess of Yingyin, who had not spoken, suddenly asked: "Wu Yong, what gifts have you prepared for my mother's birthday today?" She asked knowingly, Wu Yong had already told the two of them when she was at the door.

The reason why she asked this was because she couldn't resist the temptation of food. She was tired of seeing Wu Yong and the queen mother chattering endlessly, and at this time, seeing that their conversation finally stopped, she was worried that they would talk, so she asked each other.

Sure enough, when Empress Dowager Dou heard this, her attention immediately shifted to the birthday gift, and she was also very curious about what kind of gift Wu Yong had prepared today.

Although she is the queen mother, she has seen all kinds of rare treasures. But the cotton cloth and white sugar that Wu Yong sent last time really opened her eyes.

The close-fitting coat made of cotton cloth is very comfortable to wear, especially when sleeping, and has a warm effect.

For someone like her, it's a blessing. Seeing that this winter was coming, she also sent someone to ask for some cotton cloth today, but was told that this cotton cloth was only available to Wu Yong for the time being.

The white sugar, after she ate it once, she could never forget its taste, it was so sweet to the heart, compared to the caramel candy, I don't know how much more delicious.

So in the expectant eyes of everyone, Wu Yong stood up and smiled and said to the Empress Dowager Dou: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, the birthday gifts prepared by the ministers for the Empress Dowager are a total of three ......" As he spoke, Wu Yong handed the first birthday gift to the Empress Dowager Dou.

"Queen Mother, it's better for you to open it yourself!"

"It's good!" Empress Dowager Dou also smiled slightly, stretched out her crystal jade hand, and opened the exquisite gift box!

"Wow, that's beautiful!" As the gift box slowly opened, the Queen Mother and the three princesses all let out such an exclamation!

Even the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting on the side covered their mouths for the first time, for fear that one of them couldn't help it and made a sound, alarming Taihe and the princess.

"Wu, Wu Yong, this, this is ...... What ......" The Queen Mother looked at the colorful glass bottle in the gift box with wide eyes, and her eyes were reluctant to move.

Wu Yong explained with a smile: "Back to the Queen Mother, this is a glass bottle from the Western Regions, which contains rock candy made by the ministers. Empress Dowager Dou's eyes still didn't leave the glass bottle, but asked softly: "The glass bottle is known to the palace, but what is this rock candy?" Why is it colorful? Before Wu Yong could reply, Liu Jian, the eldest princess of Yingyin, and Liu Xiu, the eldest princess of Yangzhai, replied at the same time: "Queen Mother, I know that rock sugar is a crystallized reproduction of white sugar, which is much better than white sugar. ”

"Have you eaten?" Empress Dowager Dou was finally reluctant to look away, and glanced at the two princesses at the same time. The two girls were a little embarrassed, they had also heard what Wu Yong said, but they had never tasted it, so they could only tell the truth: "We haven't eaten, it was Wu Yong who told us!" ”

"Hmm!" Empress Dowager Dou nodded undeniably, and then asked Wu Yong, "How to eat it?" Want to try it? Wu Yong smiled: "It's simple, just open the bottle and eat it." ”

"It's very convenient!" Empress Dowager Dou nodded with a smile, and then ordered Wu Yong to open the glass bottle, and she picked up a pink rock candy and put it in her mouth.

At this moment, the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting on the side hurriedly shouted: "Queen Mother, no! ”

"Why not? Do you dare to question Hongu? Empress Dowager Dou was very angry, but she didn't expect several eunuchs and palace maids to also start interfering with her decision.

The eunuchs and palace maids all knelt down, and someone began to weep bitterly and explained: "Queen Mother, we don't have this heart!" It's just a common practice in the palace, all foreign things need to be verified by the imperial official order and the imperial doctor's order before they can be eaten. "Taiguan Ling is the head of the Catering Department under the Shaofu, who is responsible for the food production of the emperor and the inner palace, as long as anything the emperor eats, it must be strictly tested by them.

The Imperial Physician Order is responsible for the safety of medication for the emperor and the inner palace, and all medicines must also be strictly reviewed by them.

At present, although this bottle of rock candy is colorful, the origin and composition are unclear, once the queen mother eats poison or is infected, everyone here today will be unlucky.

The princesses may be able to escape punishment, but they, the eunuchs and palace maids at the bottom of the palace, will definitely be picked up and questioned as soon as possible.

However, looking at the Empress Dowager Dou Miao's expression, a little eunuch hurriedly took a step forward and said urgently: "Empress Dowager, why don't you let the slave maid try it first!" ”

"You can't!" The Empress Dowager shook her head, and then looked at a person: "Dong Meng, you come!" ”