After having lunch together, Shen Meizhuang coaxed Haoyue to take a nap, and went to Shoukang Palace with Zhen Huan to meet the Queen Mother.

When I entered the hall, I saw An Lingrong serving the Queen Mother with medicine beside me, and I was a little surprised: "Why did Rong'er come out and walk around today, is she feeling better?" She walked two quick steps to An Lingrong and glanced at her face.

An Lingrong pursed her lips and chuckled: "My sister is here, but the Queen Mother refuses to take the medicine." As if she didn't see Zhen Huan, she skipped her and sat down on the other side, and handed the medicine bowl in her hand to Shen Meizhuang, "I originally wanted to wait for my sister to come before taking medicine, but Aunt Zhuxi said that today is a newly prepared medicine, and the imperial doctor specially instructed to drink it while it is hot, otherwise it will dissipate the medicine, so I will do it for me." ”

"Except for your aunt Sun, you are the most comfortable to serve." The Queen Mother looked at Shen Meizhuang and smiled bently, and scolded, "It's not like the concubine who is full of good words, and now she dares to arrange that the mourning family is not coming." ”

Shen Meizhuang couldn't help laughing: "The concubine, I can only coax the queen mother to beg the queen mother, but if the queen mother says no, the concubine will not dare to breathe, and Rong'er will still be able to control you." ”

Zhen Huan saw that the Queen Mother intended to snub her, and she didn't dare to rely on being pregnant, so she took two steps forward and saluted in a proper manner: "The concubine visits the Queen Mother, and I wish the Queen Mother a healthy and blessed life." ”

"I'm back." The Queen Mother looked at her at this time, her expression suddenly became cold, and she completely lost the appearance of laughing and laughing, "Are you still used to living in Yongshou Palace?" ”

Zhen Huan's eyebrows jumped, thinking of the extremely luxurious palace, and her heart was sure enough.

An Lingrong told her that in order to renovate the Yongshou Palace, the ministers of the previous dynasty quarreled endlessly, and even Prince Heng strongly objected, all of them said that it was unheard of for her to return to the palace as a waste concubine, and she was so extravagant, it was a disaster for the country, and it was the emperor who suppressed the matter because of the public opinion. In the harem, as the most powerful queen, not only does not control public opinion, but also deliberately adds a lot to Yongshou Palace, confirming her name as a fox and seductive master. Now, the Queen Mother also thinks so, so naturally she doesn't have a good face for her.

An Lingrong drank tea slowly, his face was as calm as water, and Shen Meizhuang stood aside silently with medicine in his hand, his eyes worried.

Zhen Huan quickly calmed down and replied: "Yongshou Palace is too luxurious, and the concubines are very uneasy. ”

"Although luxurious, it is nothing for the emperor to spoil you." The Queen Mother lifted the sentence lightly, but did not shout up, but complained to Shen Meizhuang half-truthfully, "This medicine is bitter to drink the tongue of the mourning family, just pour it out." ”

Shen Meizhuang laughed lightly and teased: "The concubine said that the queen mother is getting younger and younger, and the queen mother still doesn't believe it, not that the concubine coaxes you, but now this is afraid of hardship and refuses to take medicine and makes a child's temper, isn't it getting younger and younger?" "It's not the first time she's coaxing the queen mother like a child.

"I have always looked at you as a stable person, and now I have learned to be flamboyant." The Queen Mother couldn't help but smile, "I must have learned it from the concubine." ”

An Lingrong shouted on the side that he was wronged, and his innocent expression made the Queen Mother laugh out loud.

"The medicine is too bitter, and the Queen Mother just smiled." Shen Meizhuang hurriedly sent the medicine over, and the Queen Mother drank it.

Wiping the corners of her mouth, the Queen Mother lowered her eyes and looked at Zhen Huan who was still kneeling on the ground, seeing that she knew the number of etiquette, she was not pampered and arrogant, nodded secretly, and asked her to get up: "People with bodies are still called kneeling, you come to serve the mourning family and rinse your mouth." ”

"Yes." Zhen Huan was helped up by Zhu Xi, took the teacup with water in Shen Meizhuang's hand with low eyebrows, handed it to the Queen Mother, and then picked up the gargle in the hand of the palace maid and handed it to the Queen Mother, and then picked up the silk to wipe the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother's eyes were like torches, looking at Zhen Huan's face like a beautiful jade, and sneered slightly: "The kung fu of serving people is good, no wonder I have been in Ganlu Temple for so long, and I still make the emperor forget." An eye knife flew over and landed on Zhen Huan fiercely, "I really learned the way that the fox charms the master." ”

Zhen Huan was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down again: "The queen mother is serious, and the concubines are really panicked." ”

An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan quietly, she knew that when she saw the Queen Mother today, Zhen Huan was bound to be troubled, but neither she nor Shen Meizhuang could help. If the Queen Mother can't pass this level, Zhen Huan is only afraid that it will be difficult in the palace, and more importantly, An Lingrong wants the Queen Mother to give up on herself and pour the hope of stabilizing the harem on Zhen Huan, so she can only continue to be sick

At least, until Zhen Huan gains a firm foothold, she has to be "sick" all the time.

"Panic?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, and her tone was sarcastic, "Why is Concubine Xi pregnant with a dragon fetus, and Jun En is heavy, and she will also feel panic?" ”

"The concubine is wearing a sinful body, the emperor came to visit Ganlu Temple with his old feelings, and the concubine was grateful and didn't want to get pregnant once." Zhen Huan's words were sincere and sincere, "The emperor thinks that the emperor is the blood of the royal family, and he can't bear to be left outside, so he has special pity for his concubines." ”

The Queen Mother didn't believe it, and snorted coldly: "In this way, the incident of Ganlu Temple was just a chance encounter between you and the emperor, and it wasn't deliberately designed to re-indulge the Holy Grace?" ”

This question made An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang both brush up and pinch a cold sweat, if the answer is not appropriate, all their hard work will be in vain.

The Queen Mother has experienced more palace fights than An Lingrong, Zhen Huan, and Shen Meizhuang combined, if it is a complete coincidence, the Queen Mother will definitely not believe it, but if it is intentional, doesn't it confirm that even if Zhen Huan is deposed and leaves the palace, she still has power in the palace? In this way, how can the Queen Mother rest assured that she and the queen will fight in the ring.

But how smart Zhen Huan is, she said it true and false, false and true: "The concubines dare not deceive the queen mother, and the emperor and the concubines did not meet by chance." Because the concubine left the palace before the moon at that time, her health has not been good, so she moved to Lingyun Peak to live for a long time, when the emperor came to Ganlu Temple, he did not see the concubine, thinking that the concubine was still sick, so he went to Lingyun Peak to visit. ”

This statement is both infallible and reasonable. Zhen Huan showed that although she had a plan, but only outside the palace, if the emperor did not come to Ganlu Temple, she would not have a chance, but it was a blur of why the emperor suddenly wanted to go to Ganlu Temple, echoing what An Lingrong and the Queen Mother said before, "The emperor often goes to Ganlu Temple to pray for the Queen Mother", and the Queen Mother did not doubt it again.

But the Queen Mother did not let down her guard: "If this is the case, it is the mourning family who blames you." ”

"It's because the concubine didn't explain the reason to the queen mother in time, and the concubine is guilty." Zhen Huan is scrambling to make mistakes.

"On that day, you insisted on leaving the palace to practice, and even your newborn daughter could be left behind, but now, how can you be willing to rebuild the old friendship with the emperor? And there are children. The Queen Mother asked sharply, and the hall suddenly became cold, Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but want to speak, but was refuted by the Queen Mother, so he could only silence and continue to stand aside.

Zhen Huan eased her nerves, lowered her head and said: "The emperor is the king of a country, not the king of a concubine, the court, although the concubine is sad for her father, she will only hate the person who was framed, and dare not resent the emperor." The concubine insisted on leaving the palace that day, thinking that the emperor had no affection for the concubine, so all thoughts were lost. There was a little choking in her voice, "But the emperor came to see the concubine, and the concubine knew that the emperor was not ruthless, and she was lucky to return to the palace today, and the concubine just wanted to serve the emperor with peace of mind and make up for her mistakes." ”

I thought that the emperor was ruthless to him, so he left the palace sadly, but now the misunderstanding has been solved, knowing that the emperor still has himself in his heart, so the old feelings are rekindled. This is Zhen Huan's logic, straightforward, simple, but very powerful to convince the Queen Mother.

"Get up." The Queen Mother's tone softened and gave Zhen Huan a seat.

Shen Meizhuang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Zhen Huan up, but heard the Queen Mother accuse her: "I always say that you are considerate, why do you watch Concubine Xi kneeling like this and don't remind the mourning family to call her up, the mourning family is sick and confused, are you also sick and confused?" ”

Shen Meizhuang pursed his lips and smiled, knowing that the Queen Mother was looking for the bottom of the steps, so he hurriedly recognized: "Queen Mother, Concubine Xi is kneeling, that is, the grandson of the Queen Mother in her belly is kneeling, and the whole family is saluting the Queen Mother, do you still want to stop the concubine?" ”

"Count your mouth sweet." The Queen Mother smiled, today can be regarded as Zhen Huan's pass.

An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, raised her eyes to look at Zhen Huan, a faint smile hung on the corner of her mouth, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and her voice was like the wind: "This sister was born so beautiful, the concubine has never seen it, where did the queen mother find the beauty?" ”

The Queen Mother looked at An Lingrong and sighed helplessly: "The mourning family forgot, there is really a sick and confused person here." She looked at Zhen Huan, "Don't blame the mourning family for being harsh, the emperor is born to the mourning family, and the mourning family is afraid of recruiting another fox." Now that you are in the concubine position, you will inevitably have to handle all the big and small affairs in the harem, and you are too simple to dress like this. ”

"The concubine has been practicing for a long time, and she doesn't like to be too luxurious." Zhen Huan replied humbly.

"You can be so sensible, and it is not in vain that your family has loved you all these years." The Queen Mother deliberately mentioned the matter of Ganlu Temple taking care of Zhen Huan, in order to let Zhen Huan remember this kindness, "However, since you have returned to the palace, there should be no such thing as Ganlu Temple in the future. ”

Zhen Huan is grateful.

"The emperor is getting older, but the people around him are not as pure as before." The queen mother then instructed the affairs of the palace, "In the past two years that the concubine has been supported, there have been a lot of foxes in the palace, and there are more ghosts and eyes than the stars in the sky. ”

"The concubines will follow the teachings of the Queen Mother and will not forget the virtues of the concubines." Zhen Huan bowed her head respectfully.

The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction and nodded: "You are smart and clever, and the words of the mourning family are naturally thorough." Since it comes to the virtue of concubines, you must respect the queen. She looked at Zhen Huan seriously, with a bit of warning in her voice.

Zhen Huan's heart touched and hurriedly said: "The queen treats the concubines very well, and the concubines are grateful. ”

"That's good." The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Shen Meizhuang, "You and Concubine Xi entered the palace on the same day, and now the concubine has a seventh elder brother under her knees, and Concubine Xi has already had a second child, don't you hurry up?" When Haoyue returns to Concubine Xi, your knees are empty, don't you feel lonely? ”

Shen Meizhuang lowered his eyes quietly and did not answer.

"The mourning family has always valued you, but you refuse to put your mind on the emperor. As soon as the concubine was sick, the emperor didn't even have anyone around him to persuade him, how could the mourning family rest assured? At this point, the Queen Mother still has a lot of complaints about Shen Meizhuang, if she is willing to be more powerful, she will not fall ill as soon as An Lingrong falls ill, and there is not even a person in the palace who can be on top, and she has to go to such great lengths to get Zhen Huan back.

Shen Meizhuang said two perfunctory sentences as usual, but this time the Queen Mother did not intend to let it go: "It's useless to just know, you have to do it." If you and Concubine Xi can assist the emperor well, the mourning family will be at ease, and the concubine will be able to recuperate well, and maybe she will recover soon. ”

Shen Meizhuang's eyes flashed with painful struggle, and An Lingrong looked at her, and somehow, her heart jumped suddenly.

It's like an ominous omen that something is out of track.

Leaving Shoukang Palace, An Ling glanced at Zhen Huan without a trace, but for a quick moment, he didn't even notice Shen Meizhuang, who was closest to him.

"Sister, I'll go back first." An Lingrong smiled lightly at Shen Meizhuang, got into a sedan chair and left.

Shen Meizhuang sighed softly, with apology and sadness in his eyes: "Rong'er's illness is getting more and more serious, and you don't even remember Huan'er." ”

"It's going to be fine." Zhen Huan patted Shen Meizhuang's hand, "Sister Mei, my pregnancy this time is much hotter than usual, can you talk to the Internal Affairs Office and use ice in my palace as soon as possible?" ”

"The head of the Internal Affairs Office changed a while ago, and the newly appointed Liang Duorui is not relying on both ends on the surface, but in fact he is also our person, you can send someone to the Internal Affairs Office to say this little thing." Shen Meizhuang lowered his voice and said, and instead looked up at the sun, "It's really a little hot today." ”

The servant who carried the sedan chair followed closely and said: "If the two ladies feel hot, it is better to bypass the hexagonal stone road, it is cooler there." ”

Zhen Huan was waiting for this sentence, and even nodded in agreement.