The two of them packed up and quickly entered the palace.

Originally, they still needed to go to the emperor to thank him, but after coming to the palace, the chief eunuch who received them said that His Majesty was not idle, and only let them go to the harem to see the queen mother.

Of course, Ah Che and He Zao would not have much to do, kowtowed to the entrance of the hall, followed the chief steward in a proper manner, and went to Cining Palace.

Cining Palace is bigger than He Zao imagined, but it is also more desolate, the huge palace and courtyard, almost not even a figure can be seen, only into the palace, and feel that the furnishings in this hall are too simple, it is not like the place where the mother of a country should live.

It seems that the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor is really bad.

The Queen Mother was sitting there waiting for the two of them, obviously, she was not very satisfied with He Zao's background, and she was indifferent to her, just let her kneel, and she was busy talking to Ah Che affectionately.

She saved Ah Che's life at the beginning, and gave him the capital to gain a foothold, and later after Ah Che returned to the capital, she has been secretly helping him, in Ah Che's heart, she is more like his relatives than the people in the Qinggong Palace.

Therefore, Ah Che also has twelve points of respect for the Queen Mother.

answered her question in a proper manner, and kept looking at He Zao on the ground with his eyes.

The Queen Mother had no choice, so she said lightly: "Okay, don't kneel down to mourn your family, get up!" ”

He Zao hurriedly said: "Thank you Empress Dowager!" And he stood up.

As soon as he stood still, Ah Che said with a smile: "Zao'er, don't you have a gift for the imperial grandmother?" ”

He Zao smiled and presented a box in his hand: "Grandmother Qiqi, this is some recipes for the elderly that the grandmother-in-law copied herself, and the way of health on weekdays, which is not the best, but just a piece of the grandmother's heart, and I hope the imperial grandmother will accept it with a smile!" ”

A female official next to the Queen Mother took it and presented it to the Queen Mother to take a look.

The Queen Mother felt that it was barely in her eyes, so she hummed and commented: "The words are too immature, but it is also your filial piety!" ”

He Zao didn't show any disappointment or surprise, and bowed his head and bowed: "As long as the imperial grandmother doesn't dislike it!" ”

is neither humble nor arrogant, but it is very stable with the princess of the county.

The queen mother finally saw her more pleasing to the eye, but this pleasing eye did not mean that she accepted a daughter-in-law like He Zao, so she did not avoid Ah Che when she spoke: "This daughter-in-law is your own photo, and she begged in front of me, forcing me to ask the emperor to marry you, but her background is there, and she can't be on the stage, today you will take the two grandmothers out from me, let them teach your daughter-in-law the rules, and lest the small family go out and lose our royal face!" ”

Her identity is destined for her to speak without beating around the bush like Cai's, and if she has any dissatisfaction with He Zao, she will say it directly, and she doesn't care how ugly her words are.

He Zao lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows again, only afraid that he would show anger if he was not careful.

She also knew that the queen mother in the palace was something she couldn't afford to provoke, and a little negligence would lead to a disaster.

She pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

Ah Che was also very displeased, glanced at He Zao, and frowned: "Imperial grandmother, she is now the daughter of a five-grade official, her family education is naturally good, and she has a intelligence that is difficult for others to match, where can you still use people to teach the rules!" I think it's the same thing she taught those two grandmothers! ”

Ah Che rarely spoke so meanly, the Queen Mother was laughed angrily and snorted: "She teaches the rules, you see she didn't even kneel in the right posture just now, and she also taught others the rules, so she didn't have to laugh off people's big teeth!" After speaking, she said earnestly: "Che'er, you are also a county king now, and you are a general with real power, a daughter-in-law like you goes out, it represents your face, no matter what the root is, but at least she has to learn these kung fu on the face!" Royal, it's not a small business, just a few clever words! ”

As soon as he spoke, He Zao's cheeks hurt hotly.

Well, she admits that no one has taught her to learn the rules since she was a child, and the royal rules are indeed different from the rules of ordinary people's homes, and she really needs to learn more.

It's just that what this old lady said was too insulting.

Ah Che was silent for a long time, but said resolutely: "No! ”

He Zao is indeed a big person, and many rules are big and small, but these things he knew before he married He Zao and never cared, so there is no reason to say that he didn't care before marrying her, but forced her to learn the rules after marrying her.

Therefore, he was firmly opposed.

He Zao's heart swelled with emotion.

And the Queen Mother was also shocked by his attitude, and looked at him in amazement, pointed at him and said: "You, you stubborn temper ......"

He Zao quietly gave Ah Che a look, and the latter saw it, but didn't see it.

He Zao was helpless, so he had to bow his head and be a transparent person.

The Queen Mother was angry for a long time, and when she saw that Ah Che still didn't change her mind, she put the finger on He Zao, thinking that it was all her fault.

It's just that she has endured the burden for so many years, and she has subdued the hidden guards of the remnants of the previous dynasty, so she is naturally a woman who cares about the overall situation and has the city in her heart, so she glanced at He Zao coldly, put down the matter, and said something else to Ah Che.

Lunch was also eaten in Cining Palace.

Of course, He Zao played the role of a filial granddaughter-in-law, standing and serving. Fortunately, she is a quick person and does not have any foreign appearances.

Here, Ah Che couldn't help her, so he could only bow his head and eat two mouthfuls of food at random, and then said that he was full.

The Queen Mother didn't know what he was thinking, she was a little annoyed and a little sad, and felt that this son and grandson belonged to the daughter-in-law and forgot about her mother, so she waved her hand listlessly: "That's it, don't wait, go to dinner, the mourning family is worried that my grandson is distressed!" ”

After speaking, he ignored He Zao and Ah Che's thanks, got up and entered the inner room.

Looking at that back, it seems to be very sad.

He had already glanced at Ah Che, and the former was like this, obviously having something to talk to Ah Che in private.

Ah Che paused before instructing: "Eat as much as you want, and we'll go back when I come out!" ”

He Zao nodded, watched him go, and ate something at will, but in this harem, she was uncomfortable, where was she in the mood to eat, and after eating two bites, she put down her chopsticks and asked those female officials and palace maids to withdraw the meal.

Inside, there was a faint low voice, but I didn't really hear it.

He Zao sat quietly outside and waited, really bored, so he counted a huge plum blossom picture hanging on the wall and put it up, and in the end, he didn't know how many hundred plum blossoms he counted, and Ah Che lifted the curtain and walked out.