After retreating from the dynasty today, Rong Zhan finally had another feeling of raising his eyebrows in his heart. But it's also thrilling, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's attack on Zhao Jing at a critical juncture, today's things may not be safe and smooth.

Rong Zhan came out of the Qinzheng Hall and strolled through the long alleys of the palace. Qin Shun silently followed behind him, stopping and following Rong Zhan.

"The Queen Mother still understands the emperor's thoughts, if it weren't for this, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain the matter of the master today. Qin Shun suddenly said this, causing Rong Zhan to stop and look back at him.

Qin Shun stared at Rong Zhan, scratched his hair, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the last general also thinks that the Queen Mother is a little strange today. ”

"It's a bit weird, why don't we go to Beigong and have a look?" Rong Zhan asked in a low voice.

Today's Beigong is exceptionally quiet, as if the group of slaves and maids have become mute overnight. There was hardly a single human voice in the courtyard.

Rong Zhan stepped into the courtyard, only to see that dozens of palace maids and eunuchs knelt down at the steps of the North Palace. The sun was blazing, and everyone didn't dare to look up.

Qin Shun covered his mouth and laughed: "It's just that the palace ladies are kneeling here one by one, with a bowl of water on their heads, are they practicing juggling?"

Rong Zhan bowed slightly, and caught a glimpse of Ling Er standing in front of the jade steps, still holding a piece of bamboo in his hand: "Kneel down! The Queen Mother said that the water in the bowl can only get up after it is dried, and whoever spills the water in the bowl will add another bowl!"

Rong Zhan put his hands behind his back and frowned: "Ling'er!"

Seeing that it was Rong Zhan, Ling'er hurriedly ran to kneel down: "The slave maid asks the emperor for peace." ”

Rong Zhan pointed to the dozens of palace people in the courtyard and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ling'er looked back and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, the queen mother said that these palace people are not honest, and they have crooked thoughts, and ask the slaves and maids to discipline them." ”

Rong Zhan was a little surprised: "This is how you disciplined?" I ask you, is it a palace maid or a corner play?"

Ling'er was a little aggrieved and said: "This is not what the slave meant, it was ordered by the Queen Mother." ”

"Queen Mother?" Rong Zhan raised his eyebrows, the Queen Mother has been obsessed with juggling recently?

He said and walked towards the palace, Qin didn't continue to follow, stopped and asked Ling'er quietly, "What are you doing here?"

Ling'er didn't answer and asked: "I heard that today, the Queen Mother scolded the son of the Zhao family in front of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military?"

Qin Shun remembered what happened just now, and he was also a little proud in his heart, and said: "No, as soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, she sprayed the blood of Zhao Jing's scolding. But ah, scolding him is light, I think the Zhao family is really going to lose this time. ”

"Their family has long been ruined, do you need to say that?" Ling Er raised her jaw slightly.

"It's true, the emperor's intention may be to raid the house. Qin Shun quietly tugged at Ling'er's sleeve and said, "What did Master Wei say about this?"

Ling'er tilted her little face and laughed, "You really want to know?"

Qin Shunbian flattened his mouth: "Who is joking with you?" I'm really curious. ”

Ling Er pursed her lips and said with a light smile: "My master said that the Zhao family is now a water dog, and if they don't fight in vain, they just want to take this opportunity to kill the Zhao family, lest they come out to harm people in the future." ”

"Really?" Qin Shun's eyes widened.

"Then is there a fake?" Ling'er blinked: "Eh, after the emperor retired from the court, didn't he always have to review the recital in the dormitory? Why did you suddenly come to the North Palace today?"

"I still want me to ask you? A while ago, the Queen Mother was still cold to Master Wei, why did she suddenly turn her gun upside down today and unanimously turn her guns to the outside world? The Queen Mother suddenly scolded Zhao Jing in the court, which startled me!" Qin Shun had some joy on his face and asked, "Master Wei and the Queen Mother have released their suspicions?"

"There is no previous suspicion, it's all Zhao Kezhen's ......" Ling'er suddenly stopped, stared at Qin Shun, and said, "I won't tell you." ”

Rong Zhan stepped into the queen mother's bedroom, and the queen mother was pinching a palm-sized gilt shower to play with flowers and plants. Rong Zhan leaned down with a smile: "The emperor asks the queen mother to be safe, and I wish the queen mother and the phoenix are healthy." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at him and smiled slightly: "At this time in the past, the emperor would not have come to the North Palace, what is the matter today?"

The Queen Mother understood in her heart, but she just asked knowingly. Today in the court, she took the initiative to defend Rong Zhan's beloved concubine, and also said the words of the future queen. Rong Zhan was happy in his heart, so he suddenly came to offer his courtesy. The Queen Mother put down the shower and said with a smile: "You are a little careful, the Queen Mother knows very well in her heart, get up." ”

Rong Zhan got up and stood beside the Queen Mother, lowered his eyes slightly, and saw that the Queen Mother had a cyclamen in her hand, with fat veins and some vigorous posture. Then he reached out and touched the leaves: "This flower has been taken care of by the queen mother, and it has become more and more energetic." ”

The Queen Mother patted his hand lightly: "Don't mess with the flowers and plants of the mourning family." ”

Rong Zhan took the arm of the Queen Mother and helped her to sit down on the main seat. Half was also a little surprised: "Today's matter, thank you to the queen mother for speaking out fairly, if it weren't for this, the emperor wouldn't know how to deal with the son of the Zhao family for a while." ”

Rong Zhan touched a plate of freshly made candied fruit on the table and sent it to the Queen Mother. The queen mother twisted a sour plum and put it in her mouth to eat, and said: "So the emperor is not here to greet the queen mother today, but it seems that he came to thank him." ”

Rong Zhan smiled slightly: "Yes, the emperor thanks the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother spit out the kernel, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "The mourning family is doing this for the emperor and for themselves." This Zhao Kezhen has been making a lot of trouble recently, if the mourning family doesn't say anything to control her, I'm afraid that in the future, this Dachu will have to be her Zhao Kezhen in charge. ”

Rong Zhan lowered his eyelids slightly, what he said was right, but didn't the Queen Mother know this truth earlier?

"Emperor, you can also taste it. The Queen Mother pointed to the plate of candied fruit in Rong Zhan's hand.

Rong Zhan smiled slightly and said: "Queen Mother, you forgot, this is what Sister Chenxiang likes to eat, the emperor ......" Rong Zhan said and paused, and suddenly remembered something: "Didn't the queen mother say in the past that candied fruit was made by folk vendors' workshops, and it was a dirty thing? How do you remember to eat this today?"

The Queen Mother did not answer, but smiled kindly: "You taste it." ”

Rong Zhan couldn't help it, so he took one and put it in his mouth. Sweet and sour, the flesh is firm and chewy.

"Is it delicious?" asked the Queen Mother.

"Delicious. Rong Zhan nodded.

"In the past, your sister loved to eat this, but the mourning family always thought that this thing was dirty and she was not allowed to eat it. Your father spoiled her, so he asked the people in the dining room to secretly cook for her. The queen mother has argued with your father many times over this matter. Every time she saw preserves from the dining room, the queen mother threw them away. It wasn't until your father was killed that the mourning family figured out this truth. What kind of candied fruit is this, this is the heart of your father's favorite daughter. In fact, how can the candied fruit made in the dining room of this palace be a dirty thing? What the queen mother threw away was not a candied fruit, but a piece of affection from your father and the emperor for his daughter. ”

The Queen Mother said, sighed, and said softly: "Eat." ”

Rong Zhan ate another one.

The Queen Mother had tears in her eyes: "Actually, the saddest level of people living in this world is the word love and righteousness." You are the heart of the queen mother, and Wonxi is the person you love, even if the queen mother looks at your face, she shouldn't embarrass her. If the queen mother helps outsiders deal with her, won't she ruin all your thoughts?"

The Queen Mother's voice was very soft, and Rong Zhan felt a pantothenic acid in her heart.

"Queen Mother...... The emperor thanked his mother for his compassion. Rong Zhan put the candied fruit on the table and said, "Actually, Yuanxi is ......."

"Actually, Wonxi is a good child, and this queen mother has long known it. You have a unique vision, how can you be a bad person if you love a woman?" The Queen Mother slowly wiped her tears: "What the Queen Mother did before was not out of the Queen Mother's original intention, and the Queen Mother had no choice, so she helped Zhao Kezhen deal with her." ”

Rong Zhan looked at the Queen Mother in amazement, and slowly stood up: "What did the Queen Mother say?"

When the Queen Mother saw his stunned look, she consciously regretted it, in fact, when Yuan Xi came to tell her those words in the morning, she also told her that she didn't have to confess to the emperor about this matter. It's just that the Queen Mother has a loss in her heart, if she doesn't make it clear to Rong Zhan, it will be like falling a big stone in her heart.

"In fact, yesterday's queen mother was not a sudden illness, but a cold poison invasion. ”

"What?!" Rong Zhan subconsciously took a step forward: "Queen Mother......"

"At that time, Xiao Rongshen poisoned your father, usurped the throne, and imprisoned the mourning family in the middle palace. It was Zhao Kezhen, in order to protect the Zhao family, she secretly reached an agreement with Xiao Rongshen to force the mourning family to drink poison and be sad. He also said that there is no cure for this poison, and the antidote can only continue the poison, so as to control the mourning family. ”

Rong Zhan suddenly threw herself into the arms of the Queen Mother and said, "The Queen Mother is ...... now."

"The mourning family originally wanted to die, firstly, not to add a burden to Zhan'er and Run'er, and secondly, to follow your father and sleep underground. It's just Zhao Kezhen, she's a ruthless woman, she threatens the mourning family. She said that her sorrow was colorless and tasteless, and the silver needle could not be detected, and if the mourning family committed suicide, she would use this poison to harm Zhan'er you. The Queen Mother held Rong Zhan's cheeks, and her eyes were full of tears for a while: "The mourning family can die, but the mourning family really can't bear to feel that Zhan'er is also suffering from poisonous hair, so they can only suffer." ”

Rong Zhan stared at the Queen Mother, his body trembled, and remorse and anger filled his heart in an instant.

"Zhao Kezhen teamed up with Liu Guifei to kill your and Yuanxi's first child, how could the mourning family really join forces with her to harm Yuanxi? The heart of the mourning family can only be divided into two halves. Zhan'er, don't blame the queen mother for being selfish, you are the heart and liver of the queen mother, if you have an injury, how can the queen mother bear it?!"

The Queen Mother said, and her face was broken and she cried bitterly.

"Zhao Kezhen, this slut, I have to kill her!" Rong Zhan finished scolding, and asked the Queen Mother again: "The queen mother has been forbearance before, why did she suddenly confess it today?"