Chapter 45: The Queen Mother's Secret Decree

Zhao Liuyin came to the queen mother under the guidance of the eunuch, and knelt down to greet the queen mother with several thoughtful courtesies: "The courtiers knock to see the queen mother." ”

"Get up quickly, and someone will give you a seat." The Queen Mother smiled with her eyebrows, and didn't care about the heavy etiquette and hurriedly sat down.

Zhao Liuyingui is the daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, although she is a concubine, she follows the Marquis of Yong'an in and out of the palace when she is young. is well-known and gifted, and she is a well-deserved talented woman in Dijing. In this way, it won the heart of the Queen Mother.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Zhao Liuyin did not lose his manners in every move, which made the Queen Mother even more satisfied.

In the past, these courtiers and daughters were not allowed to enter the palace to ask to see, thinking that Zhao Liuyin must have been in a hurry to come this time, and the Queen Mother did not greet her bluntly: "Liuyin, I came to see the mourning family this time, but what do you have to tell the mourning family?" ”

Zhao Liuyin, who was said to be the center, did not rush to say his purpose, but said with a smile: "Queen Mother, Liuyin really wanted to talk to you because he really wanted you." ”

In this deep palace, there is intrigue everywhere, even the emperor has never had a heart with the queen mother, and when he comes to knock on the side, let her help with the trivial matters of the harem, so that the queen mother is tired of coping.

Now these words made the Queen Mother feel comfortable and smile happily.

"You're happy to have this heart, you better say, what is the reason for coming here this time?" She has also experienced all kinds of life situations, how could she not see through this careful thinking.

In this way, Zhao Liuyin no longer paved the way, and said: "Queen Mother, the courtiers came this time because they got the whereabouts of the regent. ”

Hearing this, the queen mother was taken aback, and the eunuch beside her hurriedly supported her figure to stand up and persuaded: "Queen Mother, you watch out." ”

At this time, the Queen Mother didn't care about so much at all, and walked to Zhao Liuyin with her support, held her hand, and asked in disbelief: "You said you know where Ye'er is?" ”

"The courtiers don't dare to deceive the Queen Mother."

Seeing Zhao Liuyin's categorical appearance, the Queen Mother believed it. She was so happy that she almost burst into tears. It was because he didn't lose his manners that he endured it.

Many years ago, Ji Changye was mysteriously poisoned and left the imperial capital, and no one knew where he went. Even the emperor and she didn't know that the years of thinking about him had finally paid off.

"Where was that night?" The Queen Mother was busy trying to ask clearly.

Zhao Liuyin had already thought about how to answer, and said: "In a town, the name is Su Lou Town. It's not close to the imperial capital. The courtiers learned that the regent was in good health at the moment, but ......"

The Queen Mother thought something was wrong and asked, "Just what?" ”

"I just heard that the regent lived with a village woman, who was a widow and dragged a child, so there was a lot of gossip in the local area, and the courtiers were afraid of insulting the reggent's prestige." Zhao Liuyin's eyebrows and eyes were full of sorrow, pretending to show the Queen Mother. In fact, she was calculating in her heart, how to borrow the hand of the Queen Mother to get rid of Song Qian and Yuanbao.

The royal reputation is the most untarnished.

Hearing this, the consequence was really dissatisfied: "And such a ridiculous thing? That village woman is so bold! ”

Zhao Liuyin saw that his goal was achieved, and he hurriedly added fuel and vinegar: "The prince has always paid attention to the royal courtesy, and he will definitely not do such a rebellious thing." It must have been the village woman who was close to her, and the prince took pity on her and fell for her plan. ”

These words made the Queen Mother think that it was Song Qian who seduced Ji Changye.

"The mourning family can't watch Ye'er being blindfolded, what can you do about Liuyin?"

Zhao Liuyin pretended to ask for a moment, and told the idea that she had come up with a long time ago: "Queen Mother, that village woman is so bold and has always been so bold that the usual way is to dispel her crooked thoughts. The courtiers dared to ask for orders and drove this man away from the prince. ”

As long as the Queen Mother nodded, no one would blame her even if she killed Song Qian and Yuanbao.

The Queen Mother had long known that Zhao Liuyin was interested in Ji Changye, and she also knew that the method she proposed was selfish. But she was very optimistic about the two, and she also had the heart to match the two, so she turned a blind eye to Zhao Liuyin's careful choices and agreed.

But going so rashly is definitely not a good thing for Ji Changye, and it may cause some trouble.

The Queen Mother thought about it and finally decided: "The mourning family heard about that Sulou town earlier, and there is a temple near it. The master of the empty world in the temple is rumored to be the reincarnation of the true Buddha, and anyone who asks him for advice will finally get their wishes. How about you go and pray for the mourning family and Ye'er, and bless the two of us with safety and well? ”

In the name of praying for blessings, going will not be ostentatious, but it is also logical to see Ji Changye.

The Queen Mother kills two birds with one stone like this, which is really unusual.

Zhao Liuyin was smart and easily knew the intention of the Queen Mother, and knelt down happily to thank him: "Thank you Queen Mother, the courtiers will live up to the Queen Mother's intentions, and sincerely pray for blessings and blessings for the Queen Mother and the prince." ”

"The mourning family believes you, it's not too early, you go back and prepare quickly, and you can leave early."

Ji Changye grew up and cultivated under the Queen Mother's eyes, and she was naturally worried about him, but because of all the things, she couldn't go and see it in person, so she could only entrust it to Zhao Liuyin.

"Yes."

Zhao Liuyin withdrew from the palace after receiving the order, and left the palace together with Hongyin, who was waiting outside the queen mother's palace, under the escort of the eunuch.

Seeing the queen mother's good intentions, the old eunuch who had followed him for many years took the opportunity to say: "If the prince knows that the queen mother is so concerned, he will be happy in his heart." ”

"I hope so, this child is not close to anyone. Most of his brothers and sisters are not pure-minded, and the ones who have a better relationship are courtiers with foreign surnames, so how much can they worry about this palace? ”

The Queen Mother was not allowed to be regent, but she also knew that there had been an open and secret struggle between the princes who had inherited the same blood for so many years. She knew Ji Changye's temperament, and she was unwilling to be in the company of those people, and she became estranged over time.

Suddenly I thought of something, and the Queen Mother was busy asking people to bring paper and pens.

This time, Zhao Liuyin went too rashly, and Ji Changye was not much close to her, so he would not pay much attention to it.

The Queen Mother intended to match the two, so she wanted to hand Ji Changye a secret decree for him to entertain Zhao Liuyin and not let anything happen.

Soon this secret decree was sent to Ji Changye.

"Master, isn't this a special rice paper for the royal family?" Changfeng presented a roll of letter paper found in the courtyard to Ji Changye, and was surprised when he recognized its peculiarity.

Because their identity Song Qian already knew, Changfeng no longer lowered his voice and asked generously.

Ji Changye frowned slightly, and hurriedly opened it.

After reading the above content, Ji Changye's fingertips pinching the corners of the paper turned slightly white, as if he was suppressing something.

And the bright red seal was telling him that none of this was a fantasy. The fact is that the Queen Mother already knew that he was here, and let him entertain Zhao Liuyin.

The letter paper was put down heavily by Ji Changye, and then floated to Changfeng's feet with the wind, and he picked it up suspiciously to see the contents.

"Master, how can the Queen Mother know about your affairs here?"

Unless someone is informing.

The master and servant all thought of An Shishuang, because she was the only one who had a connection with Dijing.

At this time, Ji Changye was irritable, and he regretted that he had come forward to provoke An Shishuang and expose himself.

But compared to this incident, what made him more difficult to deal with was Zhao Liuyin. If you think about it, the two of them are familiar with each other. However, Zhao Liuyin has a close relationship with the Queen Mother, and he must be more careful if he does not come here with any purpose.

Now, it's a foregone conclusion.

Besides, the Queen Mother's orders he had to follow, and now he can only take one step at a time, I hope everything goes well.

"Master, what should Song Niangzi say?"

When Changfeng was in the imperial capital, he could see that this Zhao Liuyin had some friendship for Ji Changye, but Ji Changye couldn't see it.

An Shishuang has just come to this front foot, and Zhao Liuyin is going to come again. Isn't Song Qian in jeopardy? Anyway, among the three, Changfeng undoubtedly chose Song Qian to become the regent princess.

In order to maintain the relationship between Ji Changye and Song Qian, he must do something, not to let Zhao Liuyin and An Shi succeed.

Ji Changye became worried again after hearing this, and the matter of his identity had not yet been explained clearly to Song Qian. If Zhao Liuyin meets her and causes misunderstandings again, these things will be even more unclear.

"You go and arrange a first-class inn, or rent a mansion for Zhao Liuyin to live in first, and the rest can only be done step by step." Anyway, the top priority, he can't let Zhao Liuyin see Song Qian, so that everything has room for redemption.

Changfeng has no good way but to do it, and he should do it non-stop after he gets off. I didn't want to just walk out of the study, but I saw Song Qian and Yuan Bao coming back from the shop with a vegetable basket.

Behind them was He Yujin, who was a few steps slower.

It's rare to see that He Yujin was stuffed with large and small packages by ingots, and I and Changfeng are still a little uncomfortable.

When Yuan Bao saw Changfeng, he didn't come to ask him to buy sugar gourds and sugar people for himself as in the past, but stood beside Song Qian obediently and looked at him cautiously.

"Song Niangzi, I'll come." Changfeng habitually went to pick up the basket in Song Qian's hand, but it was empty.

It turned out that Song Qian dodged over the side.

"I'd better do it, how can I let you do such a job." After that, Song Qian took the ingots to the kitchen.

Changfeng was stunned in place.

Usually they don't do it together, why is it so strange today?

He Yujin, who was leaning on the door frame, walked over with a look of seeing through the world, patted Changfeng's shoulder and comforted: "It's nothing important, I've been here like this for the past few days." ”

He Yujin was already used to helping in the shop, and he originally planned to clean up the things in the warehouse, but he didn't want to be stopped by Song Qian as soon as he started, and invited him to sit in the front hall. What made him even more unacceptable was that the ingots who yelled at him on weekdays actually gave him respectfully serving tea and pouring water.

Whenever he had the slightest desire to work, he would be stopped by the two of them, and he would sit in a daze for several days.

Not only is it physically uncomfortable, but even my heart is a little strange and I feel empty.

So he understands Changfeng's state of mind very well.

"Why?"

Seeing that Changfeng hadn't reacted yet, He Yujin had no choice but to explain: "It's not because An Shishuang exposed our identity? This will make Song Niangzi think that our status is noble, and it is not appropriate to do these rough jobs. I have long said that An Shishuang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, can't the An family even discipline their daughter? Yuan Bao hasn't snatched my quilt for a few days and let me work, do you think he really hates me? ”

Yuan Bao hadn't said a word to him since that day, and even left in a hurry to finish serving tea and pouring water, and didn't look at him properly, which made He Yujin feel a little sad.

After Changfeng understood what was going on, he sighed heavily.

He Yujin also sighed, and after hearing each other, the two looked at each other and sighed and left separately.

When he came to the kitchen, Changfeng settled down and walked towards the ingots next to the stove, and after taking the firewood in his hand, he said, "Yuanbao, this fire-making work is too dangerous. How about Uncle Changfeng take you out to play? There's an interesting shadow puppet show in the market, do you want to see it? Uncle can also buy you sugar gourds to eat. ”

If it was the ingots of the past, he would definitely be full of joy and would be going with Changfeng, but today he was expressionless, and his tone was lower: "No need, thank you Uncle Changfeng." I'm going to stay and help my mother make the fire and cook, so you can go by yourself. ”