"What do you mean by Aijia?" Empress Dowager Meng took a sip from the tea bowl and said with a smile, "Is it because of the good intentions of my sister and mother-in-law?" After all, so many years have passed, and Prince Mi Zhen seems to be a filial and sensible boy. So, there are some unresolved issues between grandparents and grandchildren, right? "
"Sister, you are really good at joking. You have already said that they are descendants of the whole family. The child finally came back. Of course, it hurts him so much." Unexpectedly, Concubine Mo stared at her straightly. After a moment, she suddenly smiled, and the momentum that had almost started a war immediately disappeared. She even showed a playful smile like a girl, and said with a smile, "He is not a filial and sensible good boy." , so what needs to be solved between their grandparents and grandchildren? Shouldn’t my sister congratulate them when they reunite after a long separation? "
Empress Dowager Meng was slightly startled, and continued to smile: "Hey, I must congratulate you. It's very difficult to see me coming out reluctantly. I wonder if I have any misunderstandings with the child?" "
"Sister said that we were the only ones left by the late emperor. Isn't he worried that the unfavorable circumstances of his life would affect the children?" Concubine Mo replied slowly, "As for the misunderstanding that my sister said, can he not listen to it?" I understand, please sister, can you please explain it to him more clearly?"
"That bitch!" Empress Dowager Meng frowned secretly and thought to herself, "I thought I would be able to cheat something tomorrow, but I didn't expect that I would fall short!"
When the late emperor was here, because Concubine Rou took over the important task of "killing the emperor's eldest son, mother and son" alone, Concubine Mo and Empress Dowager Meng did not have a direct conflict.
However, after the death of the late Emperor, Empress Dowager Meng and her son had to endure all the hardships. After forcing Concubine Rou to death, the Empress Dowager wanted to kill Prince Guangling with teeth, but was ganged up by King Gaomi, Huan Guanlan and others, so she gave birth to Concubine Mo by mistake. Feeling bored.
Later, as the King of Gaomi and the Meng family fought for power, Empress Dowager Meng and Concubine Mo, who had a so-so relationship, began to fight each other.
Even though Concubine Mo suddenly evacuated to the side palace fifteen years ago and no longer appeared in front of people, unilaterally avoiding the war, Empress Dowager Meng still did not dare to take it lightly.
At that time, looking at Concubine Mo's calm and composed look, she knew that her original plan might not work.
The Queen Mother's mind changed and she was begging to shut up. At that time, someone from the palace came in to report, saying: "To the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and all the people of Wei, the Holy Emperor has entered Lingbo Palace. Come over to the main hall."
"The Emperor has come." Hearing this, Concubine Mo raised her eyebrows, looked at Empress Dowager Meng with a half-smile, and said, "I guess Concubine Shu and Shu Zhaoyi are both around the emperor... Oh, I heard that my sister thinks the boat race is too much. It’s noisy, so you want everyone to have a meal and watch singing and dancing tomorrow? So the imperial concubine and Zhaoyi found it boring and asked the emperor to paddle a piece of water in Chunbo Lake for boat racing? In fact, that is not a good idea. Chunbo Lake is far away from Lingbo Palace is still some distance away, and even if there are no loud gongs and drums there, it may not be so noisy, so everyone can enjoy themselves!"
Empress Dowager Meng knew Concubine Mo's character. She never took the initiative to cause trouble, at least on the surface, but if she offended her, even if it was a trivial matter, she would have to fight back. happy.
The Empress Dowager repeatedly tested her relationship with Rong Suihe. At that time, didn't she want to cross-examine the fact that Emperor Xuanjing favored the Shu sisters and sent his mother, the Empress Dowager Meng, to Bidong
"When my sister mentioned the boat race, did the Ai family remember it?" Empress Dowager Meng chuckled and replied calmly, "I remember nineteen years ago, the year when Prince Mi Zhen was born. "The Five Seasons were emphasized. At that time, the Ai family was not as weak as it is now, so people were allowed to race boats in the Taiye Pool in the palace for fun."
"It's just Bu Nao... At that time, my sister left her upright daughter-in-law, Princess Zhao, and summoned her niece, Concubine Mo, to accompany her alone. During the whole regatta, the Ai family remembers that our aunt and nephew basically didn't look into the Taiye Pond. , but you are biting your ears to yourself!"
"So the Ai family has always thought that I don't like watching boat races. Now that I think about it, can I just be quiet and think about it and plan to join them in the fun?"
When Empress Dowager Meng said that, she took a sip of tea and looked at Concubine Mo with a smile. "If this is not the case, my sister must not feel embarrassed! After all, we are all waiting for the late emperor to summon us for months." You’re a widow, so there’s nothing you can’t look away from, right?”
Concubine Mo's pupils suddenly shrank, but she immediately said with a smile: "Sister, I appreciate your kindness! Let's talk about it later if Bu Nao will go and join in the fun later! After all, my sister also knows that old people like us You can't control your bones and energy. You can talk well at that moment, but later on you may be too tired to hold on and have to go somewhere and lie down, right?"
"It is true that the sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortune and fortune." Empress Dowager Meng's smile deepened, "But there is a popular saying that there is no way for fortune or misfortune, only people call it upon themselves. Give it a good confinement, If you don’t mess around with things you have and don’t have, you wishfully dream about things you shouldn’t have, and you think you are proud of yourself, but you don’t know if you are the beginning of your own destruction... That person has a destiny of life and death, and his burden is in the sky. Without that destiny, the less likely he will be. Are you willing to be more miserable, sister, can I say that?"
Concubine Mo lowered her eyes and said calmly: "Congratulations to sister for finally seeing so thoroughly."
The two of them exchanged complicated glances that Didong people could not understand, but said nothing for the time being.
The mutual hostility between the Queen Mother and the Concubine came to an end. Didong lowered his head and closed his eyes, and everyone vaguely speculated that the turmoil seemed to be related to the Mi Zhen County Prince Rong Suihe, and was even likely to be related to the Mi Zhen County Prince's exile.
Normal people would not want to know the kind of secret that would make Empress Dowager Meng personally roll up her sleeves and fight after so many years.
So when I saw the first two tea-goers enjoying tea and closing their eyes to meditate, they breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't mean to speculate. Instead, they were looking forward to Emperor Xuan Jing and Er Shu arriving quickly, so that those two people wouldn't be idle. They were bored, and after taking a break to regain their energy, they started arguing again... It would be fine if it was just a verbal quarrel, but it would be too unfair if things got serious and affected those of them present!
The speed of the emperor's chariot was quite fast, and not long after, a notice came from outside the palace that Emperor Xuan Jing and the Shu sisters had arrived.
Queen Meng once again took the lead and stood up to greet him... It turned out that when the emperor arrived, it was not etiquette for the palace to bow to greet him, and it was not considered humiliating at that time.
Could it be that according to the tacit understanding, the emperor would ask the queen to abstain from etiquette when he saw her at the door, and if the queen was more casual, she would just get up? Even if the queen, who values the rules, insists on waiting for the emperor to arrive at the throne of the emperor. If she leaves and then gets up, she will not be able to abide by etiquette and show her kindness.
But when Emperor Xuan Jing came in, he passed by Empress Meng without saying a word. It was not until he arrived at Danqi, greeted the Queen Mother and the Dowager Concubine, lifted his robes and sat down, that he said calmly: "Everyone, get up. Bar!"
In this situation, everyone felt aggrieved for Empress Meng. Not only did they deny that Emperor Xuan Jing's move was clearly dissatisfied with the empress, but it also disgraced the empress. Did Emperor Xuan Jing bring Er Shu in with him? In other words, did he go through Empress Meng's leadership just now? When a group of people bowed to greet him, Concubine Shu and Shu Zhaoyi walked beside him, and they accepted Empress Meng's gift generously!
And now that Emperor Xuan Jing has gone east, the two sisters have also gone east. From the beginning to the end, let alone paying homage to the queen, they didn't even say a word of greeting!
Although everyone in the government and in the east knew that the Shu sisters were so favored and regarded many rules as nothing, could it be possible that on such an occasion, there would be many beauties from Wei and Wei present, so that Emperor Xuan Jing and the other three would do this? It was really embarrassing for Queen Meng.
Sheng Weiqiao remembered that when Empress Meng was a girl, she and her half-sister were fighting each other, and they basically couldn't move their legs. At this moment, he couldn't help but cast a worried look at her.
Fortunately, Queen Meng was not impulsive. After hearing this, she said calmly: "Thank you, Bidong!" and walked back to her seat first.
Seeing this, the others naturally didn't say anything. They all blessed Emperor Xuanjing. After the emperor lazily said "I'll give you a seat", they sat down again.
After leaving, Sheng Wei Qiaodong glanced at Dan Chizai consciously, and saw Empress Dowager Meng's face gloomy, gouging out her eyes fiercely at Emperor Xuan Jing, and Er Shu, who was being taken away by Emperor Xuan Jing.
Apparently the Empress Dowager was also afraid of Emperor Xuanjing's unprincipled favoring of Cuo Ershu. Although she was dissatisfied with Empress Ershu's contempt, she did not even speak to seek justice for the empress at that time.
Sheng Weiqiao pursed her lips and looked at Concubine Shu on Emperor Xuan Jing's left leg:
Concubine Shu, I don’t know why, didn’t follow Emperor Xuan Jing, Shu Zhaoyi, out of the palace incognito.
So Sheng Wei Qiao really saw her for the first time.
Calculating her age, she should be forty years old next year, but no matter how she looks at it now, she is still not a twenty-eight-year-old girl.
Even because he is on the thin side, if an uninformed person were to estimate it, he would be suspicious of being under 28 years old: his crow-crow hair is combed into a frightened swan bun that looks like a frightened bird about to spread its wings. With a peach-shaped face and carefully drawn eyebrows that are extremely long and fly into the temples, together with a flaming flower in the center of the eyebrows, they make the peach blossom eyes that originally look more feminine than majestic appear somewhat fierce.
The golden silk inlaid with jade, peony, luan and bird patterns are neatly inserted in the middle of the bun. On the left and right, there is a staggered gilt dot and jade inlaid with precious stones. The tassels on the steps can be pearls, corals, emeralds, beeswax, etc. It is made of beads of various colors, which can be described as colorful.
The imperial concubine's uniform was copied from the previous dynasty, and was obviously downgraded compared to the queen's.
However, Concubine Shu's outfit obviously went beyond that, because it looked almost like what Empress Meng was wearing.
At first glance, people with similar eyes might even think that the two of them are wearing the same clothes.
After discovering this, everyone who was secretly admiring Concubine Shu glanced at Empress Meng consciously.
Queen Meng was still calm and composed, and her legs shook the fan without stopping.
"Qing Lang can really keep his composure... Doesn't it mean she must be feeling very sad?" Sheng Weiqiao sighed secretly. It was hard to persuade Empress Meng in front of others, so she could just go back and comfort her.
Because she felt sorry for the queen, she no longer wanted to look at Concubine Shu, so she thought to herself, "Isn't it strange? Concubine Shu is so famous. Pu Tiandong knew when she and Zhaoyi had the emperor obsessed with her... Is it possible that she looks like this?" Not impeccable?"
This is not because she is a woman and does not want to admit that someone is more beautiful than herself, but Concubine Shu's appearance is really flawless.
For example, the imperial concubine is really too thin, which is true to the ancient saying of beauty: "If it is increased by one point, it is too long; if it is reduced by one point, it is too short."
Of course she is thin, but no one can deny the beauty of Concubine Wei Eun: she is not that kind of radiant beauty.
For example, the people in the Ming Palace, including the young Empress Meng, Meng Bixun, who was in her early thirties, and Sheng Weiqiao, can all be said to have good looks.
In particular, Queen Meng has a cold and cold demeanor; Sheng Weiqiao has exquisite features and eyes, and they are both in their true prime of 28 years. They look like half-opened flower buds in the garden, so beautiful that it is difficult to describe.
But the thin Concubine Shu is like a blazing flame, full of aggression. Maybe everyone appreciates her appearance, but no one can ignore her.
At that time, she was walking lazily on Emperor Xuan Jing's shoulders. She was playing with Emperor Xuan Jing's sleeves with her legs. She was looking around with her sparkling peach blossom eyes, half-smiling but not smiling. Obviously, she didn't care about the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother. The presence of the concubine, queen and others was taken seriously.