Chapter 3 I knew that I was anxious, and I never wanted to turn around
"Niangniang, this is the newly made lotus seed soup in the imperial dining room, you can taste it somewhat. The palace maid carefully brought the soup to Queen Xian.
"Xin'er, just put it there, I'll drink the lotus seed soup in a while. ”
The palace maid named Xin'er heard the queen's weak words, raised her head slightly, and saw that the queen had been staring at a certain place, as if she had been hooked and couldn't lift her spirit. Following her gaze, Xin'er found that the queen had been staring at the sixth prince who had just been born.
It is said that the birth of the sixth prince, as the lord of the main palace, the queen mother should be very happy, and the face of the first-time mother will inevitably not be able to hide her joy. can see the current mother's expression...... It seems to be a little sad...... Just as Xin'er was about to explore, a baby's cry was heard in her ears.
"Ah...... Why is Qing'er crying? Are you hungry?" In the haze, I felt someone on my back gently soothing me, and the soft voice was like a gentle song hummed by a Jiangnan woman.
"Niangniang, the six princes must be hungry after sleeping for so long, and the slave maid is now going to the imperial dining room to find some food. After speaking, Xin'er gently closed the vermilion door of the dormitory and walked towards the imperial dining room with the rest of the palace people.
The letter...... I don't know if Pingyuan has received it? Wait so long...... The queen hugged the baby in swaddling clothes, and her heart was a little anxious.
"Niangniang, there is a person outside the palace who came to visit, saying that he wanted to see you. ”
See me...... The palace maid Xin'er only left with her front feet, and she took food from the imperial dining room so quickly? When the door of the dormitory opened, it was actually the shadow -------- Eagle Eye beside her brother.
"Hawkeye, why are you here at this time?"
"Back to Niangniang, my subordinates just received a message about the ...... of Pingyuan masters"
"Pingyuan master...... "It's good to come...... However, Hawkeye is a shadow after all, and if you enter through the main entrance as you did just now, you will inevitably encounter other people...... If someone finds out......
Xu is face was embarrassed when he saw the queen, looked at the vermilion palace gate, and his heart was relieved.
"Niangniang, because it is about the little prince, so my subordinates dare not slack off. What's more, there are also secret guards in the palace, and they are heavily guarded......"
Hearing Hawkeye's words, he looked at the clothes on his body again, and it was indeed different from what he usually wore. The queen mother put me back on the cradle bed and tidied up my appearance slightly.
"You say, I'll listen. ”
"Niangniang, Pingyuan Gaoren has already returned to Zhiyang Mountain, but for some reason he left again. I heard the child say that Pingyuan is a tall man, and he seems to have traveled far away...... "Far away, he doesn't know what year and day he will have to wait for this long trip." And Qing'er's business...... I can't wait that long.
When she heard the news, the queen pressed her temples lightly, and it took a while to regain her strength.
"I see, Hawkeye, hard work. ”
Hawkeye heard the queen's words, his eyes gestured slightly, and then he left the dormitory. Before leaving, he looked back at the woman sitting on the edge of the couch. She is now more than when she first met...... I'm more worried......
I can't wait for hope from the Pingyuan masters, and it seems that I have to find another way.
At this time, Xin'er, the palace maid who retrieved the food from the imperial dining room, was already standing outside the door of the dormitory.
"Niangniang, these are the dim sum and soup just made in the imperial dining room...... Before Xin'er put down the tray in her hand, the queen seemed to remember something, and her thin lips opened lightly.
"Xin'er, is there anything else on hand at this time?"
"Mother, the slave has nothing else to do for the time being. ”
"I have an item here that I need you to run out of the palace. ”
As she spoke, the queen took out a small brocade box from the side of the pillow and handed it to Xin'er.
"Xin'er, do you know Mrs. Guicheng?"
Mrs. Guicheng...... It's the strange woman who is famous in the capital. I heard that in order to appease General Chu who died on the battlefield, the saint issued an order to pity his family and named Chu Boyi, the youngest son of General Chu, as a marquis. When Mrs. Guicheng found out, she knelt down and asked the Holy Lord to take back her will the next morning. The ministers thought that the lady was immersed in the pain of losing her husband and couldn't extricate herself for a while, so they lost their words in front of the palace and persuaded one after another. But she did not give up because of the persuasion of others, until blood gradually flowed on her forehead, and the emperor had no choice but to order to withdraw the previous edict. And after this incident, although Chu Boyi, the youngest son of General Chu, was not knighted, no one in Shangjing City did not admire Mrs. Guicheng's behavior.
The queen saw that the palace maid Xin'er did not respond for a long time, so she coughed a few times. Xin'er heard a light cough in her ear and hurriedly came back to her senses, it seems that Xin'er knows Mrs. Guicheng, and since she knows, she doesn't have to bother to speak.
"Give this brocade box to Mrs. Guicheng, and say that this is a thank you gift, and the rest ...... Needless to say. ”
After Xin'er took the brocade box, she also took the token to leave the palace and left.
At this time, the queen got up and picked me up from my sleep, and gently stroked my cheek. Since the Pingyuan master can't pinn hope, then Mrs. Guicheng can always do it here...... After all, she's my best friend and the only one who can reassure me.
When the palace maid Xin'er handed over the brocade box to Mrs. Guicheng intact, Mrs. Guicheng was a little ignorant at first, but gradually understood when she heard Xin'er say that this was a thank you gift. She smiled and said something to Xin'er, and after a long time, Xin'er left the general's mansion.
After Mrs. Guicheng left, she opened the brocade box and found that it was a beautifully carved jade pendant. The jade pendant is decorated with tassels, and Mrs. Guicheng also found a folded text message in the brocade box. She opened the letter, and the contents made her pupils shrink suddenly-------Why does Yu Yan entrust the six princes to my care in this letter? There is no shortage of good grandmothers in the palace...... Even though she's not in good health right now and she's in foster care...... The Holy One will definitely disagree. Mrs. Guicheng read the letter at the end and realized that things were not as simple as she thought. Since Yu'er decides to do ...... As a friend, how can you not help with this? But you want to support this sixth prince...... Mrs. Guicheng thought for a long time, and stood at the table to write a note. Not long after, he tied the written note to the pigeon's feet and flew out.
And Mrs. Guicheng had the jade pendant lying flat in her hand...... Yu'er is really a mother, if this kind of thing is decided, Boyi's child ...... seems to be cold, but in fact, he has set his fingers for him, maybe something will happen. Well, at that age, he can't avoid it...... Isn't it?
The corners of Mrs. Guicheng's mouth were full of smiles, and she was about to put away the jade pendant and carefully preserve the brocade box.
"Coo, coo, coo, coo," the carrier pigeon outside the window flapped its wings and rubbed against the edge ......of the window, making a slight noise, attracting the attention of the queen in the dormitory.
"It's a carrier pigeon......" is Mrs. Guicheng's reply.
The queen looked at the contents of the note, and her somewhat gloomy face gradually eased a lot.
"Xin'er, tomorrow's Japanese Palace will take the prince to visit Mrs. Guicheng's mansion. ”
"But mother, your body ......"
"It doesn't matter, Xin'er, go and tell Your Majesty this. ”
The palace maid Xin'er looked at the queen mother, hesitated for a moment and went to pass the word.
"Queen...... She said that she would take her child to Mrs. Guicheng's house tomorrow?" In the study, the emperor was reviewing the folds from time to time, and he didn't raise his head.
"Yes. ”
This is ...... The master could not hear from him, and he planned to pin his hopes on Mrs. Guicheng? Halfway through the review, the pen in his hand stopped.
"The queen has just given birth, and her body is still a little weak. Besides, it is in the confinement period, if you catch the wind and cold, you may fall into the root of the disease. Since you can't leave the palace, let Mrs. Guicheng enter the palace to accompany the queen. ”
Xin'er heard the emperor's words and respectfully withdrew from the study.
"Niangniang......" Xin'er, who returned to the palace, repeated the emperor's words just now.
"That's it, just according to Your Majesty's wishes. ”
The next day, Mrs. Guicheng, who had already gone out, inadvertently lifted the curtain in the car and noticed the figure of Hawkeye hurriedly flashing from the roof.
"Groom, parking. ”
"Mother, why did you stop?" Chu Boyi, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but wonder when he heard his mother's words.
"Groom, turn around and go home. ”
Get back...... Aren't you going to enter the palace? Why are you here...... If it's too late, the palace will blame. Xu felt his son's uneasiness, and Mrs. Guicheng first gently hugged his shoulder, and then said unhurriedly.
"Bo Yi, my mother only found out that she was in a hurry to go out, and she forgot to bring the gifts she prepared, and we will go back to the house to get them now. ”
Forgot to bring something? Mother, can this be forgotten? Chu Boyi saw that his mother didn't want to say anything, so he was silent.
"Mother, this is the book of flying pigeons. ”
Flying Pigeon Biography...... It's all here, Mrs. Guicheng should be out of the house......, right? The queen took the carrier pigeon from Xin'er's hand and saw that one of the pigeon's feet was tied with a ribbon...... Eagle Eye ......
She untied the ribbon and opened the note. When I saw the contents of the note, I couldn't help but be stunned.
Xin'er ...... Mrs. Guicheng hasn't arrived at the palace gate at this time, has she?"
"Not yet, sis. ”
"Now go and tell Mrs. Guicheng that the palace is a little tired today, let her come back another day. ”
"Yes. ”
Chu Boyi, who returned to the house, did not see his mother to pick up the gift, but sat at the mahogany table and drank tea.
"Mother, what are you ......?" he could finish, and the servant hurried in the door.
"Madam, someone from the palace. ”
"Mrs. Qiyu, the queen mother has already stopped when she is unwell today, and she can't make an appointment with you. ”
Mother returns home...... Did you expect this......
"Since the queen is in poor health, let's make an appointment another day, and I will have a trip with my father-in-law. After speaking, Mrs. Guicheng instructed others to hand over the gifts to her father-in-law, and the father-in-law left the general's mansion with a smile when he saw it.
"I guess my mother saw something on the way, so I told the driver to stop and turn back. ”
"My son is smart, you guessed a nine-point ...... for my mother without mentioning a word" Mrs. Guicheng made a mistake in the tea cover, and took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.
"It's Hawkeye...... When Wei Niang lifted the curtain on the carriage, she found that a figure flashed on the roof next to her. ”
Eagle Eye ...... Is it a shadow? Chu Boyi's heart sank when he heard his mother's words.
Hawkeye sent a flying pigeon biography...... The Pingyuan masters have traveled back, and they are in the capital. Now that there is news, we have to send someone to hurry up.
On a bowl of incense in the capital, the Pingyuan master learned that there were distinguished guests to look for him, and he usually wanted to send them away. When she heard that the queen mother in the palace was looking for her, she closed her sleeves and took the fan in her arms to dispel the dissatisfaction in her heart.
"Since they have come to look for me, the time of the meeting is up to me. ”
After the people sent out returned to the palace, they relayed the original words of Pingyuan Master word for word.
"Yes, there is no objection to the date mentioned by the master. Just as the queen was about to ask someone to talk again, there was a sound of voice outside the door.
"Niangniang, it's the father-in-law next to the emperor who asks to see you. ”
Your Majesty......
As he spoke, the palace door was pushed open from the outside to the inside, and the person who came was indeed the favored person beside His Majesty.
"Queen Mother, our family has a greeting for you. This is the holy decree that the emperor has just entrusted to the slaves. Hearing her father-in-law read out the contents of the holy decree, the queen's already relieved heart suddenly came together again.
Divine Decree ......
"Mother, it's time for you to take the order. Under the reminder of her father-in-law, the queen took the will and held it in the palm of her hand.
It wasn't until her father-in-law left that she slowly reopened the holy decree just now.
Before I knew it, it was about to arrive at Qing'er's full moon banquet, and this time was just the right time to meet with Pingyuan masters. She sat down in her chair and let out a long sigh. After a long time, a few lines were written on new paper and tied to the pigeon's leg.
Hawkeye received the summons from the palace, opened it and looked at it, and first told Prime Minister Han Cheng, who knew about it and felt helpless. However, he still asked Hawkeye to hand the note to Hiragen Takato.
When the Pingyuan master learned that the distinguished guests in the palace could not meet him as scheduled, he postponed the time a little.
"Hawkeye, thank you...... Superior to him...... Postponed the meeting. When the queen received the message from Hawkeye, the corners of her eyes were a little moist.
"Niangniang, you ......" don't have to be so excited, it's not good for your health to have more emotional ups and downs......
Hawkeye stood in the shadows, trying to reach out to soothe her brow but held back.
As long as Qing'er can live away from the palace...... Let me do whatever I want. The queen clenched her fists, tears running down her cheeks from the corners of her eyes.
I had already woken up, looking at the queen mother sitting at the table crying, although I was very distressed, but in my swaddling clothes, I could only stare dryly, so weak......
"Hey, Fluttershy, how many times have I told you that you can't be so-so, it's in the palace...... And he is also preparing a full moon banquet for the six princes. ”
"Got it, sister, I'll take care of it. ”
"Over there...... What you are asked to do must be carefully and never disclosed. If something goes wrong...... At that time, the banquet will be troublesome. ”
"Father-in-law, the little one understands, and the little one will definitely keep it in mind. ”
Some of the palace people carried the cloth during the shuttle, some began to dress up on both sides of the palace porch, and some discussed the dishes of the banquet...... At this time, the full moon banquet of the six princes was getting closer and closer, and everyone in the palace began to get busy.