Chapter 17 Inquiry
Zhao Nuoqing was very helpless, why did they compare Concubine Jin with her one by one or compare the queen with her? Is this something that her little talent can compare?
Shen Bochen's eyes flashed with a look of concern, put down the fold in his hand, and suddenly said: "No wonder the queen values Zhao Cairen so much, and strongly recommends it to me and the Queen Mother. I almost missed such an excellent woman as Zhao Cairen! ”
Zhao Nuoqing lowered her eyes slightly, not daring to look directly at Tianyan, but even so, the hot and inquiring eyes coming from the top of her head still made her feel like she was on pins and needles.
The emperor's words carried obvious inquiry, and Zhao Nuoqing understood in his heart that the emperor was suspicious of her relationship with the queen, so he immediately replied: "The concubine is afraid!" The concubines only saw the queen mother on the day of the election and the queen mother's return to the palace a year ago, in addition, the concubines only stayed in their own palaces, and the concubines didn't know why the queen was so good to the concubines. ”
In a few words, she explained her relationship with the queen, and said that the queen's special care for her was because the queen was the queen, not to favor her alone but to everyone.
She said it sincerely, and the emperor's scrutinizing gaze slowly retracted, and he didn't continue to ask, and said with a smile: "I see! I thought the queen had taken care of you for some other reason! Looks like I'm thinking too much! ”
After that, the emperor reviewed the recital again, and Zhao Nuoqing slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
I think she has passed this hurdle, although this remark cannot completely extract the doubts about her relationship with the queen, but if the emperor sends someone to check the relationship between her and the queen in the future, he will know that what she said is all true, so that even if she really wants to do something for the queen in the future, the emperor can somewhat understand that she is forced to be helpless instead of taking the initiative to meet her.
Zhao Nuoqing picked up the pen again and carefully copied the "Pure Heart Mantra".
At first, she didn't understand why the emperor suddenly asked her to copy the scriptures, but after talking with the emperor just now, she gradually understood.
The emperor didn't want her to sleep, but the queen mother had a decree, and he didn't want to disobey it.
But the emperor didn't want to weigh the queen's heart and favored her, so he made this decision.
He brought her back to the Yangrong Palace in front of all the concubines, in order not to refute the queen and not let her sleep, in order to warn the queen!
Thinking about this, Zhao Nuoqing relaxed a lot, if the emperor really didn't favor her, then no matter what the queen wanted her to do tomorrow, she couldn't do it.
At that time, the queen will definitely no longer pay attention to her useless waste chess, and perhaps, she can live the same carefree life as before.
Thinking of this, her pen gradually slowed down.
In a moment, the time has passed.
Because of the Queen Mother's orders, the emperor was not allowed to work too hard, so Han Mingde risked being punished by the emperor and came to admonish, "Your Majesty, the time has passed, you should rest!" You see, Zhao Cairen is asleep! ”
Since he talked to Zhao Nuoqing just now, the emperor has been engrossed in reviewing the twists and turns, and Zhao Nuoqing is also very well-behaved and did not bother him loudly, so he gradually forgot that there was another person beside him.
Now when he heard what Han Mingde said, he immediately put down the red pen in his hand and looked sideways.
I saw that on the spacious desk, the little man was lying on the table with one arm under his cheek and falling asleep, under his arm was a half-copied "Qingxin Mantra", and in his right hand he was holding a Huzhou brush that had long been dried, and the right half of his face was rubbed with an ink blot, which was both funny and cute.
Shen Bochen looked at the sleeping woman with a little surprise, and suddenly a trace of itching like a feather brushing through his heart, he picked up a soft brush from the pen holder, dipped it in the ink in front of Zhao Nuoqing, and added two more strokes to her clean and smooth face.
The woman who was teased wrinkled her little face slightly, but she didn't wake up and slept very peacefully.
Looking at the emperor's childish behavior like a child, Han Mingde's eyes immediately widened, and he was shocked! However, he immediately lowered his head and pretended not to see anything.
Then, he heard the sound of the emperor picking up Zhao Cairen, Han Mingde secretly raised his head, and saw that the emperor was carrying Zhao Cairen to the bed tent, and he immediately arranged for the palace people who were waiting in the palace to retreat.
The door closed, Han Mingde called the little eunuch on the side, and after whispering a few words in his ear, the little eunuch walked in the direction of Cining Palace.
Outside Cining Palace, Mama Lan was waiting at the door, and when she saw the little eunuch of Yangrong Hall coming, she hurriedly said, "The emperor and Zhao Cairen can rest in peace?" ”
The little eunuch nodded, and said a few more words of Han Mingde's instructions, Mama Lan listened, her brows furrowed slightly, and after saying "I know", she let the little eunuch go back.
After returning to the hall, Mama Lan turned around and went to the Buddha hall, and saw the Queen Mother sitting on the futon and closing her eyes to chant Buddha.
Hearing the sound, the Queen Mother stopped, slowly turned the Buddha beads in her hand, and asked in a deep voice: "The emperor still hasn't favored Zhao Cairen?" ”
Mama Lan replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, the emperor was criticizing the Rongdian as soon as he went back, and gave Zhao Cairen a scripture book for her to copy, Zhao Cairen copied it and fell asleep. ”
When the Queen Mother heard this, she shook her head helplessly, and she didn't know whether she was sad or sad in her tone, "Mama Lan, did you do it right when you said that the mourning family helped the queen force the emperor to favor Zhao Cairen?" ”
As she spoke, the Queen Mother raised her left hand slightly, signaling that she wanted to get up.
Mama Lan hurriedly stepped forward and waited for the Queen Mother to get up, "The Queen Mother helps the queen, and it is also for the sake of the emperor's heirs, the emperor can understand!" ”
Mama Lan is an old man who serves the Queen Mother, the two have been together for more than 40 years, and she understands the Queen Mother's thoughts best.
At present, the emperor does not want to favor Zhao Cairen, he is angry with the queen, although the two pretend to be in love in front of her every day, but after all, the queen mother has lived for nearly fifty years, how can she not see whether they are really in love or fake love?
It's just a scene made by her son and daughter-in-law who are filial and afraid that she will be sad and worried, and she also cooperates with watching this play.
The Queen Mother sighed and sat down on one side of the chair.
"The thoughts of the emperor and the queen, the mourning family is becoming more and more difficult to see, but Zhao Cairen, this kid looks quite shrewd on the outside, but in fact he is very stupid, how many concubines can't wait for the emperor? She's sleeping soundly! ”
Because of Zhao Nuoqing's ability to repair hairpins, the Queen Mother looked at her differently in her heart, and listened to her ridiculous things in the Yangrong Palace, and she couldn't help but laugh even more for a while.
There is no shortage of scheming people in the palace, and when he sees a stupid girl like Zhao Nuoqing, he feels that his eyes are bright.
Regardless of whether she is true or false, at least the appearance she shows now is very much in the mood of the Queen Mother.
Mama Lan replied with a smile, "No, Zhao Cairen is really different!" It's just that after tomorrow, Zhao Cairen is afraid that he will inevitably be ridiculed by other concubines! ”
The Queen Mother's face gradually sank, and she slowly twisted the Buddha beads in her hand, and the Buddha beads collided and made a thick sound.
"The Queen will not sit idly by! After all, Zhao Cairen is always going to take advantage of her! ”
After that, the Queen Mother's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of sadness that could not be dissolved, and she murmured: "The mourning family always feels a little sorry for Zhao Cairen!" ”
Mama Lan was stunned, but she didn't dare to answer the Queen Mother's words.