49 The Queen's Mother
Yun Zhao was summoned into the Yukun Palace, and in the palatial palace, the queen was dressed in a plain white robe, wearing a phoenix crown, and sitting on a golden chair.
Yun Zhao was dressed in an otter mansion, which made her skin bright and white, soft and delicate. was originally a bright and beautiful girl, but she was a little pressed by this official uniform.
She knelt down and kowtowed in an orderly manner: "Weichen visits the queen mother, and respectfully asks the queen mother to be healthy." ”
"Prime Minister, please get up."
The queen's voice was gentle and indifferent, but it made Yun Zhao shudder.
She stood up, still hunched over her back, humble.
"I invited the Prime Minister here today to catch up on the past." The queen smiled lightly, "Come on, show the Prime Minister." ”
"Thank you, mother."
Yun Zhao sat down, and Qing Xia came to serve tea.
"My lord, this is the best Silver Peak Gyokuro."
Yun Zhao took a sip and praised: "The queen's tea is really good tea." ”
The queen said, "Your Majesty said that this is your favorite tea, and this palace specially prepared it." ”
"Weichen is a martial artist, and he doesn't love these elegant things, I think my mother heard it wrong."
The queen raised an eyebrow. Qing Xia said unceremoniously: "Master Hou, this is a weak heart." ”
Yun Zhao raised her eyelids, suddenly stood up and slapped her.
Qing Xia was beaten and fell to the ground, covering her face and glaring at her in disbelief.
The queen stood up in anger: "Rong Laihou, what are you doing!" ”
Yun Zhao dusted his hands, sat down again, and took another sip of tea as if nothing happened.
Only then did she look at the queen and said, "Queen Mother, the ministers respect you as the king, respect you and respect you." But in the end, I have a hereditary title, and I am the chief assistant of the court, even in front of His Majesty, I must not be bullied. ”
The queen's face turned pale, she was majestic, and she sneered: "Rong Laihou has such a big breath. ”
Yun Zhao looked at her with a cold gaze. Her last bit of concern for the woman vanished.
"The queen mother, the minister has done everything he can, and he will never break his promise to the mother. But from today onwards, please also ask Niangniang to see clearly that Yun Zhao's title is not only hereditary, but also fought with a knife and a gun on the battlefield. She glanced at Qingxia who got up, "I only beat a slave today, and I ask the queen to forgive me." ”
The queen clenched her trembling hands into fists and hid them behind her. She's a bit of a hard time riding a tiger.
Just in time, the emperor strode in.
"I heard that the queen invited Ah Zhao to come, and your sisters haven't seen each other for many days, but do you want me to disturb you?"
He smiled and groaned, and the whole house greeted him. The queen hurried down the jade steps.
Yun Zhao saluted and raised his head: "Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to call her sister the same as Niangniang." ”
Her words were a gift to remind the emperor of the monarchy, but it became a kind of artificiality in the ears of the queen. She is so arrogant, but she will pretend to be well-behaved and polite in front of the emperor.
The emperor was noncommittal, and glanced at Qingxia who was hiding behind the empress.
"What's the matter, what's the crying about?"
Qing Xia hurriedly knelt on the ground, and Yun Zhao and the Empress also looked at her.
"Back to Your Majesty, the slave and maid offended the Prime Minister and was slapped by the Lord."
"Well, Rong Lai Hou is the son of the country, you dare to offend her, don't you take me in your eyes?" The emperor's voice was slightly cold, "Hu Sanhai, drag it out and kill it with a cane." ”
Qing Xia's face was so bloody that she almost fainted with fright, and she kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty spares your life, Your Majesty spares your life."
The queen saluted: "Please forgive your majesty." ”
Hu Sanhai led people to stand behind Qing Xia, and when he heard the queen begging for mercy, he didn't move. was glared at by the emperor, he hurriedly waved his hand, and asked people to pinch Qing Xia's arm and take her out.
Qingxia cried and screamed, and was dragged to the ground like a dying fish.
The queen knelt down and sincerely requested: "Please spare your majesty Qingxia's life, she has grown up with me since she was a child, and she is like a sister." I beg your Majesty's mercy. ”
The emperor chuckled: "Marquis Ronglai can't be sisters with the queen, how can she have this blessing as a slave?" ”
The queen's hand grabbed his robe, and tears flowed: "Your Majesty, it is the concubine who lost her words, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”
She looked at Yun Zhao pleadingly: "Sister Zhao, I beg Your Majesty to spare Qingxia's life." She grew up with me, Sister Zhao. ”
Yun Zhao sighed; "Your Majesty, this matter is all because of the minister, the minister is in a bad mood, and the Qingxia girl is innocently affected. Please let her go. ”
Hu Sanhai raised his hand and stopped at the door holding Qingxia's two little eunuchs.
The emperor looked at Yun Zhao and asked, "Why are you in a bad mood?" ”
Yun Zhao pursed his lips and frowned. The emperor smiled lightly: "Okay, since the queen is pleading, I will spare her life, and I will not make an example." ”
Qing Xia fell to the ground and kowtowed again and again to thank him.
The queen breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed. His eyes were full of unwillingness.
Is it because of the queen's intercession, or because of Yun Zhao's intercession?
He didn't set foot in the Yukun Palace for many days, but today she summoned Yun Zhao, and His Majesty also hurried over.
She is the queen of Da Chu! The Zhao family is the royal family!
Yun Zhao walked in the imperial garden with Ji Xingyan, the grass was green, and the flowers were wonderful. But she kept her head down, not bothering to enjoy the view.
"Look at those two magnolias, they are the best flowers in the Imperial Garden."
It was almost past the magnolia flowering period, but the two trees were tall and leafy, mixed with unfallen residual flowers.
Yun Zhao raised his eyes and looked over, and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty likes it, and the gardener is naturally more attentive." ”
Ji Xingyan turned his head to look at her, his eyes were deep: "Yes, I like it very much." ”
"Your Majesty, you are just ...... in Yukun Palace"
Ji Xingyan raised his hand to intercept her words.
"You're trying to say that I don't give the queen face."
Yun Zhao bowed his head and acquiesced.
He put his hands behind his back and looked at the magnolia tree.
"Ah Zhao, the queen and the Zhao family are your face."
Yun Zhao was shocked. She looked up, and it happened that Ji Xingyan also wanted to look at her.
"If you don't ask for it, you don't even hesitate to lose your temper with me. The position of the queen should not have been for her to sit. ”
"Rufei Niangniang's identity is indeed more prominent."
"That's just Taifu's wish." The emperor stared at her and smiled slightly, "Ah Zhao, you know who the queen in my heart is, in this life, I only have one wife." ”
She almost ran away.
Yun Zhao was busy in the official office every day, leaving early and returning late, but he neglected the little girl at home for many days.
Until she saw the somewhat familiar sachet on the waist of the commander of the forbidden army.
Two daisies are embroidered on the blue brocade of the sky. Daisy's appearance was really vague, and because of this, Yun Zhao recognized it at a glance.
The stupid girl pricked her fingers for several days, and it turned out that this sachet was actually worn on this person.
Fang Jingliang was stared at by Yun Zhao a little weakly, he bowed his body and saluted, but Hou Ye didn't respond, just kept staring.
When the Emperor came out, he saw the two of them staring at each other. His gaze circled over them, and he asked with a smile, "Ah Zhao, why are you so engrossed?" ”
Yun Zhao retracted his gaze and smiled lightly: "It's very good." ”
Fang Jingliang was stunned for a moment and looked at the emperor in a panic. Seeing that the emperor's face was unknown, he lowered his head and arched his hand: "Hou Ye praises falsely, and he is ashamed to be ashamed." ”
Yun Zhao raised his eyebrows. The emperor said lukewarmly: "Jing Liang is also my right-hand man, why don't I give you a marriage?" ”
She looked at Ji Xingyan in surprise, knowing that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood." ”
The emperor looked relieved and raised his eyebrows: "Oh? ”
"A gentleman does not take the favor of others."
Fang Jingliang suddenly looked down and hurriedly glanced at the sachet on his waist. When he looked up and saw Yun Zhao's smile, he blushed slightly.
The Emperor's gaze circled across their faces, and he glanced at the sachet at his waist.
Yun Zhao grabbed the cloud when he went home. The little girl couldn't bear it, so she explained it as if she was pouring beans into the bamboo tube, and she said cheerfully and shyly.
When she was over, she looked at Yun Zhao expectantly and asked, "Sister, do you like him?" ”
Yun Zhao's thoughts came back from Wang Yanshu. She looked at the bright eyes of the clouds, as if she saw her original self.
"As long as you like it, I like it."
The clouds breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, Fang Jingliang is the youngest son of Xuanping Marquis, and he is a celebrity in front of His Majesty. Your affairs must be married by Your Majesty. ”
Yun Duo lowered his head, wrapped his fingers around his clothes, and muttered in a low voice: "Sister, I don't want to marry him yet." ”
"Little girl." Yun Zhao pinched her face, "You can do what you like, and Sister A. is responsible for everything else." ”
Yun Duo threw himself into her arms, and rubbed his little head: "Sister, I love you so much." I'm really lucky, I'm so lucky to have such a good sister as you. ”
Yun Zhao gently shook back and forth like a child, and stroked her back with his hand. "I'm so lucky to have you by my side."
Yun Zhao often thinks that maybe it is because of the clouds by her side that she survived the days without her husband.
But there are some people who are always irreplaceable.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was rare to see a little less in the court, and Yun Zhao took a few days off to rest at home.
The clouds pestered her every day to practice calligraphy, and she never got tired of it. Although Yun Zhao had taught her many times, she really didn't dare to compliment her unique dog crawling words.
"The pen should be steady, and the pen should not hesitate." The table was covered with rice paper, Yun Zhao was writing with a brush, and Yun Duo was watching from the side.
"Don't collapse your wrists, don't overexert yourself. You always have to poke the paper to be satisfied. ”
Yun Duo pouted and glared at her, and Yun Zhao smiled.
The beauty walks the pen, just looking at it is already a beautiful picture.
The clouds only looked at her, with a hint of relief on her brow and a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. Yun Duo thought: Sister may have let go of Mr., the person who has left her.
She was afraid that Yun Zhao would be sad, and since she didn't let Seventeen send back the news of Mr., no one in the mansion mentioned Mr. again.
When the fifth child came in in a hurry, Yun Zhao was about to write the last "day" word of "Clearing the clouds and seeing the sun", she hung her head and looked loose.
Lao Wu's expression was uncertain, his eyes turned around, and he stopped at the table but did not speak.
Yun Duo gave him a puzzled look, and saw him shake his head, his eyes bloodshot.
The heart of the cloud rumbled.
Yun Zhao took the pen to dip the ink, also raised his eyes to look at him, and couldn't help but chuckle: "What tortured you like this?" ”
Lao Wu licked his lips and said to her, "Master, Mr. is gone." ”
The clouds thundered like five thunders, and I hurriedly looked at my sister. She held the pen in her hand, and the tip of the pen poked on the paper, and the ink was already stained, and the paper was torn.
Yun Zhao reacted for a while before he understood what it meant to be "Mr. is gone".
"What's going on?"
"The gentleman committed suicide at the inn."
Yun Zhao only felt that his eyes were pale, and his ears were ringing.