Chunlai walked in and saw the suitcases and hairpin rings that were almost all open. She was startled for a moment, and swallowed her words of persuasion: Since Mrs. Xiang was put under house arrest, the little prince born to Concubine Meng died in infancy, and Meng Boheng was exposed again. Ever since the series of events involving her plotting against her half-brother Meng Sian, the young queen has almost always had her eyebrows furrowed, and has not shown a look other than gloomy for a long, long time.
"It's rare that the Queen will be happy tomorrow, so just let her go!" Chun Lai thought, then picked up a short jacket with light foundation and wide sleeves embroidered around the shoulders with branches, begonias, auspicious clouds and butterflies, and said with a smile: "Empress, I think this slave That one looks good on you!”
Unexpectedly, Queen Meng took the short jacket and made some gestures around her body, but she had no intention of changing behind the screen. Instead, she took the clothes and became depressed. She said mockingly: "Have I really stayed in the Wangchun Palace for a long time?" I was so dumbfounded that I couldn't wait to dress up when I heard someone who didn't come here often... And Kang Zhaolai, a foreigner, turned around and begged for the one hanging on the curtain. Wouldn't it be a joke to raise an army and mobilize a crowd? "
Chun Lai said: "Although I am not the princess of the county, I am actually sent by the princess of the county! Please don't take care of yourself when the time comes. You look so haggard and look so haggard that Sheng Xi will report it to the princess of the county after seeing it." How can the princess not feel distressed? If the county princess is pregnant, don’t worry!"
"Your Majesty, I have always been in the best interest of the county princess. Why can't I bear to dress up and dress up now?"
The queen knew that she didn't give herself a reason to dress up, so she shook her head: "I'll put all those things away and leave two freshly washed clothes. Not everything in the palace belongs to him. People, if they see him dressing up for no reason, they may become suspicious."
In the morning of that month, the Queen also wore a dark crimson jacket with narrow sleeves embroidered with dogwood pattern, tied with a lace of Queen Mother and Daughter of Pearls, and a light pink pleated skirt, with a line of snowflakes embroidered on the skirt. The beautiful ball pattern reveals a bit of the liveliness and coquettishness that a girl of that age should have in Yu Jiangyi's solemnity.
When she was dressing up, Empress Meng looked preoccupied and didn't ask for anything. In the spring, she took it upon herself to give her a bun with a parted hairdo and a silver-plated gilt pole with emerald carvings and a double-sided bat tassel hairpin inserted diagonally.
Although the empress had never served Emperor Xuan Jing in the Ming Dynasty, she was not suitable for wearing her hair in a bun, which was a beautiful style for virgins.
After Bu Nao Chun Lai finished it, Queen Meng stared at herself in the mirror for a while, but without saying anything, she silently took the crimson lipstick from Chun Lai and sipped it.
Although the person in the mirror is not as enchanting and beautiful as the Shu sisters, nor is she as delicate and delicate as Sheng Weiqiao, she is still pretty.
No... The Queen's eyes darkened, she sighed silently, turned her head away, and stopped looking at herself.
"Empress, the leg letters and keepsakes of the princess and princess are among them. Please come to me, empress!" Gongsun Xi didn't know the queen's mood that month at all. Under the leadership of Meng Guiyu, he sneaked into Wangchun Palace and entered the outer palace. , bowed to Empress Meng through the curtain, and took out the small package that Sheng Weiqiao had given him when he was in Northern Xinjiang. He put his legs up and reported in a clear voice, "Wherever you trouble me, the princess has no teeth." memorable!"
Empress Meng asked Chun Lai to come out and pick up the package. Taking advantage of the opening and closing of the bead curtain, she took a quick look at Dong Gong Sun Xi.
The man was much thinner than when he first saw him last year. He lowered his head in a very obedient manner. His expression could not be seen, but you could see that he was holding on to the package. His legs were red and slender, and his thinness was full of masculinity.
For some reason, the queen suddenly felt angry: After seeing each other for so many years, I... I didn't even want to look up at him
Is that person abiding by the rules, or is he simply indifferent? What does the person behind the curtain look like and what is his current situation
There was a touch of grievance and self-mockery in her heart. It was obvious that that person knew nothing, that person had no obligation to care about her... Why did she bother with her endless thoughts
In all my thoughts, I didn't even notice when Chun Lai handed the package to him.
Fortunately, there is a bead curtain blocking it, so Gongsun Xi outside should not notice it.
After calming down, the queen stretched out her legs to open the package. When she saw the hairpin, she sighed: "Well, when Kang Zhao entered the palace last year, he specially picked it out from his dressing table and gave it to her. I heard that she left Yizhou in a hurry, I brought almost nothing with me. I thought that the hairpin Qiu Mo was not taken to the Western Xinjiang. Most of Qiu Mo Qiu Mo was destroyed in the war. Who knew that she actually took it all the way to the Northern Xinjiang."
Could you please change me to someone who is versatile? I will definitely say a few words at that time, saying something like "The Queen and the Princess have a deep relationship, and the Princess has no moon or forgets about the Queen."
But Gongsun Xi had always been taciturn. He felt that the Queen had a good relationship with Sheng Weiqiao and his temperament was not harsh, so he remained silent at this moment.
Chun Lai inside the curtain was so angry that he gritted his teeth and thought bitterly: "That wood! Will I die if I say anything?"
But then I thought about the huge gap between the two of them, and sighed to myself, thinking, "That might not be a bad thing. Falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless, so I simply make the empress give up. In that deserted palace, life is pretty good." It won’t feel too painful.”
In the past, when Queen Meng first entered the palace, everyone pitied the young queen for being a widow, and the middle palace was still a cold palace.
But the queen herself was very happy at that time. She did what she wanted to do but couldn't do when she was in Zhenghou's mansion. She even planted flowers and grass in front of the palace with her own hands.
After those confinements came to the east, everyone had become accustomed to it and no longer mentioned the words "the queen is pitiful", but the queen began to feel depressed.
In the spring, it seems that instead of letting the queen languish in depression month after month, it is better to simply despair. Maybe she can return to the freedom of dressing up and looking at the erotic palace.
"He knows what Kang Zhao said." She secretly saw the queen bit her lip, then lowered her eyes, and opened the letter without saying a word. The rustling of the paper was heard in the palace for a moment. After a while, the queen raised her head and whispered He whispered, "As for the side hall where Concubine Mo lives, he has never been there. Then, he can find an excuse to go there tomorrow and take a look at the terrain and the palace servants, and then tell me about it." … Mingyue just asks Brother Six to bring me here again. He was free to come and go at that time. If I follow him, I won’t be interrogated if I don’t do anything that attracts attention.”
Gongsun was happy to hear the words, thought for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, several months have passed since the news that Concubine Mo was critically ill. I'm afraid the nights are long and there are many dreams. Can I stay in the palace overnight? As soon as Empress Mingyue gets the news, I can do it. Ready for action?"
After hearing this, Queen Meng frowned and said, "I want to spend the night in the palace? No... No matter whether he is pregnant or not, he is not a prostitute. Where can I live?"
"I can just find a place to pay for my whole morning." Gongsun Xi said nonchalantly. "I was once blessed by the empress. I worked as a guard in Wangchun Palace for a period of time. Wangchun Palace has many nearby palaces. If you are familiar with it, it will be no good to find a corner where no one is."
"How can that be done?" The queen immediately countered, "It's almost summer at that time. After all, it's a bit scary. In the middle of the night, I went out bare-legged and bare-knuckled to find a corner to stay all night. Tomorrow there would be thousands of people. What should I do if I get cold?"
Gongsun said happily: "Don't worry, Madam, that's not impossible. I came all the way from northern Xinjiang and slept in the open air once or twice. Isn't Ruming doing well?"
It was good that he didn't say that, but when he said that, the queen suddenly felt distressed and couldn't help but blurt out: "Actually, I don't have to work so hard at all. His sixth brother is absolutely wrong and will not let Concubine Mo influence him at that time." Mi Zhen, even if I don’t come, he will definitely come up with something!”
After the words came out, the queen and Gongsun Xi were both stunned. Was the queen worried that her words showed too much concern that Gongsun Xi could hear her thoughts
Gongsun Xi thought: "People from the Wuyi camp in Chang'an reported that Meng Guiyu and the queen were suspected of forming an alliance. It is said that the wrong cousins were in the same group. Why did it sound like the queen was trying to dismantle Meng Guiyu's platform?" What do you mean? Could it be that there was some unknown disagreement between the cousins before, so the queen wanted to use his leg to beat Meng Guiyu?"
He thought it was no big deal.
Originally, I planned to take care of Yidong Meng Guiyu on this trip, and use practical actions to tell Chongxinhou the loyalty and attitude he should have when working in Rongsuihe Leg Didong. At that time, it was not possible to just give the queen a favor. No problem.
Yu Fu said confidently: "Please don't worry, Madam, I will definitely handle my humble job well!"
"..." Queen Meng looked at the figure outside the curtain inexplicably, wondering why he would accept such words
Just as he was hesitating whether to ask for help or not, Gongsun Xi had already submitted his resignation: "It's already dark, and I don't want to disturb my wife's arrangement because of my humble position!"
"I'll wait!" Seeing him begging to leave, Empress Meng hurriedly left for Hanzhen. She turned around and whispered to Cuochun, "I'm going to take out the gilt hollowed out silver aromatherapy ball that I just got, and get another silver frost." carbon!"
Gongsun Xi was quite speechless when he heard whether he asked for warmth. Although he grew up in the south, Tortoiseshell Island is isolated offshore, and it is very cold in the spring, summer, autumn and winter. During those years when Rong Suihe stumbled and grew up, he had long been accustomed to being hungry and cold. In Chang'an at that season, staying up all morning was no big deal.
"Mom, there's no need to go to such trouble." He sighed and said, "Plus, incense has a smell, and it's easy to leave traces after it gets on your clothes."
"The aromatherapy ball he got is new and has never been used before." Empress Meng said hurriedly, "The silver frost charcoal is odorless and won't cause me any trouble."
Then he said, "I came here so late, must I be hungry? I'll wait until Dong Zai asks Chun Lai to get a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest, and I'll eat it before leaving!"
Most of the women Gongsun Xi comes in contact with are not the standard Tortoiseshell Island girls like Gongsun Yingjiang, Yishan, and Yiliu. They seem beautiful and innocent, but in fact they have unpredictable minds.
After arriving at the Sheng Mansion, although I had met normal female family members, and the maids such as Jinli were very fond of him, and secretly thought about marrying him, but because Sheng Lanci and Feng were in such a situation, The management was very strict, and Sheng Weiqiao was not a maid who wanted to be serviced for everything. As a maid, she didn't have much free time to flirt with Gongsun Xi. What's more, Jinli and the others didn't buy into the house. They were raised by their aunt to teach them the rules. Even though they had a strong admiration for Gongsun Xi, they didn't dare to show it too obviously.
How could Gongsun Xi, who was dedicated to assisting Rong Suihe in his great career, see those subtle hints
The women he pays attention to, such as Sheng Weiqiao, are not pampered and willful, and are always coaxed by sleeping cranes.
So he really had never accepted the greetings from Queen Meng, and he felt very awkward at the moment. After repeatedly saying that he didn't need anything, he became a little impatient when he saw the Queen insisting, so he got up and planned to leave by force, so he Don’t you believe that the queen is very likely to pursue him
It turns out that Dong Dong moved her feet. Queen Meng noticed that she was anxious and became angry: "I dare to leave!!! I beg you to leave, don't expect anything from him!!!"
"..." Gongsun Xi finally felt something strange about the queen. He looked at the curtain in surprise and asked tentatively, "Empress?"
Chun Lai, who was inside, just took out the gilt hollow silver aromatherapy balls and silver frost charcoal. He was stunned when he saw this, and then the queen said: "Very good, your Majesty planned to smoke some peonies in the garden in the past two months to make them more beautiful." Open it early. Otherwise, we won’t need to burn charcoal fire in the palace to keep warm, and the servants will be afraid that they won’t be able to get the silver frost charcoal.”
Empress Meng's face turned red and she didn't answer Gongsun Xi. She took the aromatherapy ball and charcoal and whispered, "I'm here to pretend. I'll go to the kitchen to get some snacks."
Chunlai hesitated and whispered: "No!"
After she left, the queen and Gongsun Xi were left in the palace.