Queen Meng talked for a long time, the purpose was to lure the Queen Mother to move to Shanglin Garden.
Her idea was that the Queen Mother's move to the palace was not a trivial matter, especially since the Meng family would definitely attach great importance to it. In this way, they would subconsciously ignore other places, thereby reducing the possibility of Gongsun Xi being discovered.
Originally, she had specifically made trouble for several palaces that the Queen Mother might choose. Who would have thought that the Queen Mother would think of Shanglinyuan in just a few words.
Although this move saved her a lot of words, it put her in a dilemma because of the Queen Mother's invitation: she had just told the Queen Mother so many words that it was not safe to stay in Xinshou Palace, but now the Queen Mother took her good advice and decided to avoid it. Shen Shetou didn't forget to take her with him, but she was not grateful to Ling Tie and still wanted to stay. Even though the Queen Mother's palace was not deep, she still trusted her, so she was probably suspicious, right
But if he follows the Queen Mother, what will Gongsun Xi do who is still in the palace
Queen Meng thought to herself: "Although Sixth Brother will definitely support him, Sixth Brother is not loyal to Prince Mi Zhen, so how can he have any goodwill toward Ah Xi? That man has always been taciturn, and he doesn't seem to be too subtle. How can I outsmart Sixth Brother?"
She was really worried about leaving Gongsun Xi alone, so she hesitated for a while and made an excuse: "Auntie, are you going to Shanglin Garden alone? Although we don't know what the Gaomi King is doing at the moment, but we can't always Just leave! After all, as the saying goes, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? So why not, you go to Shanglin Garden for safety, and I stay and watch what happens?"
"Silly boy, what status do our aunt and nephew have in this palace?" Empress Dowager Meng said disapprovingly, "It was also during this period that the Ai family lost their energy and couldn't take care of many things, so they were allowed to come and go. There are no rules! After the Ai family has settled down in Shanglin Garden, will the people below be interested in asking for details? "
"At that time, no matter what tricks Gao Mi and the others play, there is no reason to hide it from our mother in this palace?!"
"So why do you need to stay?"
"After all, didn't you just say that something went wrong with Concubine Mo after you went to the side hall?"
"What if they are going there just for you?"
"If you follow the Aijia, no matter what happens, the Aijia will always make the decision for you."
"You stay alone in the palace and don't talk to others. Just talk about those two cheap maids in the West Palace. What if they take the opportunity to bully you while the Ai family is still here?"
Everything the Queen Mother said was true. Queen Meng could not refute it, so she had to force a smile and said: "Auntie is still thoughtful!"
She immediately lost her mind and wandered around Xinshou Palace. After a few perfunctory words to the Queen Mother, she found an excuse to leave. After returning to Wangchun Palace in three steps and two steps at a time, she was feeling worried about Gongsun Xi when this man suddenly walked out of the window. He rolled in, quickly dodged to a dark corner of the palace to hide his figure, then bowed and said in a low voice: "Empress!"
"Where were you just now?" When the queen saw him, she couldn't help but curl her lips, and tried hard to suppress it. Fang asked softly, "I thought that after something happened to Concubine Mo, you would come back immediately. ! But after waiting for a long time, you didn’t come, but Chi Zuosi sent someone to invite you, which scared me! I thought you had caught you and wanted me to confront you. "
"Please rest assured, I will never betray you even if I am caught." Gongsun Xi lowered his head and his face was hidden in the shadows. He could only hear him say in a calm tone, "I just left Xinshou Palace." The back of the side hall made a big circle for safety, so I just came back now."
Empress Meng knew that what he said "will never give up the mother-in-law" was probably out of consideration for Rong Shuihe to distance herself from Sheng Weiqiao. However, listening to it at this moment, she still felt very happy in her heart. She pursed her lips and said: "So For a long time... are you hungry? I asked Chun Lai to pass on the food?"
Gongsun Xi hurriedly said: "Mother, no need! Last night, Miss Chunlai brought a lot of food. I couldn't finish it. I took some snacks and the like away. I just used them on the way. I'm not hungry at all now!"
Although what he said was true, he was still afraid of Queen Meng's concern.
"...Is that so?" Queen Meng was a little disappointed when she heard this. After thinking about it, she finally remembered the business and said, "You come to my place now, but to wait for Brother Six's response? I just want to tell you something. What happened, I just went to Xinshou Palace and met my aunt."
She just told the whole story. Of course, for the sake of Gongsun Xi's safety, she didn't have the nerve to tell her why she wanted the Queen Mother to go to Shanglin Garden. She just said it was to prevent her from leaving the side hall where the concubine lived, and the concubine behind her. He was suspected of being warned, so he did it.
After Gongsun Xi heard this, he first apologized: "It's because I didn't think carefully about my humble position, and I'm tired of worrying about it!"
"It's nothing. Generally speaking, the Meng family won't suspect me." Queen Meng said hurriedly, "Besides, the Shu sisters have become more and more erratic recently. I am also thinking about leaving this palace and taking a breather... It’s you…”
Gongsun Xi thought that she meant to pack the luggage for Shanglin Garden, and it was inconvenient for him to stay here, so he said: "Don't worry, Madam, I will leave now, so as not to inconvenience the people who will help Madam carry the boxes and cages in later."
"That's not what I meant!" Queen Meng said quickly, "I mean, if I leave, you must be careful!"
"Thank you for your advice, I will act with caution in my humble position." Gongsun Xi looked respectful and speechless, and said to himself: "Isn't this nonsense! This is a deep palace. Even if I rely on my martial arts skills, how can I be stupid? To act like a big boss?"
There's nothing wrong with his mind!
Queen Meng felt a little resentful when she saw that he agreed simply and neatly, because she felt that she couldn't find any other topics to talk about
After a pause, he saw Gongsun Xi moving, as if he wanted to resign. He became more and more anxious, so he said to Chun: "You go out first!"
Chun Lai hesitated, but when he saw the queen's eyes, which showed pleading in her shame and annoyance, she finally couldn't bear it and whispered: "Yes!"
As soon as she went out like this, Gongsun Xi became nervous, wondering if the queen would cry when she was unhappy again
I was in a state of confusion when I heard the Queen whispering, "Hey! Where's my compensation?"
"...Mother, I came into the palace last night without bringing anything." Gongsun Xi did not expect that the queen would ask such a direct question. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "You haven't left the palace yet, how can you make preparations?"
Queen Meng bit her lip and whispered: "Then I'm going to Shanglin Garden right away!"
"How about this." Gongsun Xi pondered for a moment and said, "After I leave the palace, I will prepare compensation for the empress and ask Marquis Chongxin to hand it over to you later?"
"You!" He thought this was a good method, but the queen was furious. She sat on the soft couch, lightly stamped her feet, and said angrily, "You said you asked my sixth brother to hand it over?! Then what about my sixth brother? Don’t you know everything!? Then I... let’s not talk about how I will see Brother Six in the future, aren’t you afraid that he will take advantage of you?!”
Saying these words in one breath, the queen immediately regretted it. Although she didn't trust her sixth brother very much, she really couldn't find other collaborators and had to partner with Meng Guiyu.
However, the two were allies after all. She had a special affection for Gongsun Xi and was truly grateful to Sheng Weiqiao, but to be honest, she had no special thoughts about Rong Suihe.
Therefore, the queen didn't care about Meng Guiyu poaching Rong Suihe's corner, and even approved of it.
Now if these words were told to Gongsun Xi openly, Meng Guiyu would no longer be reliable.
Queen Meng instantly turned pale and said to herself, "It's over! I've caused such a big trouble for Brother Six, what are we going to do in the future?"
Gongsun Xi simply didn't trust Meng Guiyu at all, and had no idea about the queen's words. He only said: "My queen, please don't trust the Marquis to transfer it. However, both the imperial city and Shanglin Garden are important royal areas, and it is very difficult to get in and out of humble positions." How can I hand the things over to the empress in person at this time?"
When he said this, his eyes flickered slightly, and he was absent-minded for a moment. It was the Queen's words, "Then my sixth brother knows everything," that made him subconsciously, or deliberately ignore, almost point out the feeling.
Speaking of which, although Gongsun Xi was very wary of people because of his childhood experiences, he didn't like to have contact with people, let alone girls he admired. But he still has a lot of experience of being admired. Let’s not talk about the men who have ulterior motives for him, let’s talk about girls of the same age, Gongsun Yingjiang, Juli, Jinli... It’s just that Gongsun Yingjiang is Gongsun. For Gongsun Xi, whose life on Tortoiseshell Island was not happy at all, the surname Gongsun had its own sense of disgust.
Gongsun Yingjiang's love for him was purely based on beauty and sensual desire. This inevitably reminded Gongsun Xi of his childhood experience of being coveted by men. He had always been disgusted with her and never admired the achievements of the daughter of the Sea Lord. feel.
As for Juli and Jinli, after all, these two maids are the slaves of the family and Sheng Weiqiao's personal attendants. They dare not act impudently.
Even if he fell in love with Gongsun Xi, he would always give subtle and subtle hints, never any explicit actions or words.
Then Gongsun Xi, who was only focused on making achievements and had never considered this aspect, didn't see it at all.
At this moment, the queen revealed her thoughts several times, and he finally realized that the queen Mu, who was younger than him, was interested in him.
Gongsun Xi was stunned for a moment. Because he was born on Tortoiseshell Island, he had been used to seeing all kinds of unbelievable nastiness since he was a child. He didn't have any indignant thoughts about the queen being the emperor's wife, and she would secretly admire her husband. Watery poplar.
After all, he had no respect for Emperor Xuan Jing. After the wedding, Queen Meng was thrown into the Wangchun Palace to the current Zhong Palace. Gongsun Xi felt that it was neither surprising nor much to blame for her cheating on her.
It's just that you are unkind and I am unjust.
only…
How could the queen fall in love with herself
He felt that this matter was really unreasonable, because the queen had met Rong Suihe.
Gongsun Xi did not have the kindness to cut off his sleeves, he only had pure respect and loyalty to Rong Suihe.
But he felt that even from a fair standpoint, Rong Suihe was not above him in terms of appearance, martial arts, status, talent, ability to make people happy, city, and future...
As the saying goes, there was a time when the sea was too difficult for water, but Wushan was not the cloud. Even if Queen Meng was in love, after seeing Rong Suihe, why should she choose Rong Suihe, right
Why yourself
He was silent. The Queen couldn't figure out what he was thinking. She regretted her mistake and bit her lip. For a moment, her eyes suddenly became crystal clear.
Gongsun Xi in the corner saw it with keen eyes, and his heart sank!