"... So what does the Empress want to do with her humble position?" Gongsun Xi was afraid that Empress Meng would cry endlessly again, and Yadong asked in a deep voice, with many thoughts on his mind.
When the Queen noticed that he had wrongly addressed her by adding the word "Queen" before "Empress", she reminded herself of the status gap between the two. She felt cold in her heart and opened her mouth. What she originally planned to say, she suddenly lost interest. After a long time, she said in a hesitant voice: "Let me go!"
Gongsun Xi was startled and looked up at her in confusion.
But seeing the queen lowering her head and covering her face, she ruthlessly fiddled with the silk handkerchief in her leg.
"..." He hesitated for a while, then gave her a fist and left quietly.
Empress Meng did not look at his leaving figure, so she tore her favorite silk handkerchief into strips bit by bit. Finally, she called Chun Lai and said lightly: "Ask someone to come in and pack your things, and prepare to accompany your aunt to Linyuan."
At that time, a maid from the Xinshou Palace happened to come over and report: "Marquis Zheng has just entered the palace. He heard about the affairs of the side hall and strongly agrees with the Empress Dowager's move to Linyuan."
She hesitated before continuing, "Somehow, the news was also known to the West Palace. At that time, the two empresses Shu sent people to the empress dowager, saying that the season was very suitable for viewing in Linyuan. Hua, let the Queen Mother stay for half a month, and they will accompany Bidong there."
"Why are they suddenly asking to join in the fun?" Empress Meng was immersed in the melancholy of Gongsun Xi leaving without saying a word. She asked absently, and then told Chun Lai, "Hurry up, don't ask aunt to wait over there!"
At that time, Meng Guiyu, who calmly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief.
The Shu sisters decided to go to Linyuan with the Queen Mother, otherwise he would instigate them.
The reason is similar to the reason why Queen Meng persuaded the Queen Mother to move to the palace: the Queen had just been to the side hall where Concubine Mo lived, and something went wrong with Concubine Mo. Who knows what happened
"Although the side hall of Xinshou Palace is not close to Leyi Palace and Anfu Palace, they are both outside the imperial city!"
"From the time the incident happened until now, there has been chaos outside the side hall. So far, there is no explanation for the murderous leg!"
"In case the two ladies are also disturbed... After all, Concubine Mo is old and has lost her beauty. It's just a cut on her cheek with a dagger."
"The two empresses are beautiful and beautiful, but they have touched a hair, but how can they let it go?!"
Concubine Shu and Shu Zhaoyi were particularly worried about being favored by the emperor because they had no children.
They are no longer young. Even if they try their best to retain their youthful appearance, their inner self-confidence is dissipating month by month.
Meng Guiyu said it was dangerous, but they could not take it seriously. When Meng Guiyu mentioned the disfigurement, the second concubine's expression suddenly changed.
After sending him away, they didn't discuss it for long before they decided that it would be better to avoid it: "What happened to Concubine Mo is probably related to Mi Zhen. In the early years, Huan Guanlan was the little prince born of the Xiao Wen family. Outside the palace, a lot of thought was put into it! Later, the little prince died, the Wen family was defeated, and after being demoted, Buxian could take revenge, or avoid taking advantage of him. King Gaomi is very Meng, and 80% of the time he will also kill the Wen family. Leave all the management of the palace to him! At that time, Mi Zhen didn’t have to worry about anyone cooperating with him inside and outside!"
"Although Mi Zhen didn't know that we knew his details at that time, we probably won't make a mistake."
"But the so-called little prince born to Concubine Meng and King Guangling had something go wrong in Leyi Palace just after he landed."
"Meng is definitely wrong and we hate him deeply."
"Who knows if he will take advantage of that opportunity and mistake us?"
At that time, someone from the palace came to report that Queen Mother Meng had decided to temporarily move to Linyuan for some confinement.
When the Shu sisters heard this, they became even more suspicious: "The Queen Mother is the root of the Meng family's rise. She lives in the main hall of the Longevity Palace in Fusha. She has always been like an iron bucket, and even a fly can't fly in!"
"What happened to Concubine Mo at that time? It's just that people outside don't know what happened. Who among us doesn't know?"
"The majestic Queen Mother, why are you so flustered that you don't even dare to stay in the dormitory where you have lived for decades?"
"Did Ba Cheng want to make the matter bigger and confirm the real culprit's reputation for being a skilled martial artist and ruthless person? If we turn around and steal the vagina, we might as well frame the crime on Mi Zhen?"
That's why Zhaoyi proposed: "Then let's go to Linyuan too! It happens to be spring and the flowers are blooming at that time, so it's easier and faster to go there!"
When she saw that there was no one around, she lowered her voice and said, "The forest garden is vast and the vegetation is luxuriant. Although there are imperial troops stationed outside, the rules in the army are strict and it is not allowed to wander around in the garden for leisure. When we get there, we want to Wouldn’t it be more convenient to do something or meet someone than to be in the palace? After all, whether it is Leyi Palace or not, Anfu Palace is only so big... When I turn around, I might just bump into three or two of them!"
The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes: "But wouldn't it be convenient for us to go there in Linyuan? Others would like to go there...?"
"It's a banquet!" Zhaoyi said, "There is a lot of fun in a place as big as Linyuan. If you have nothing to do, ask Bidong to call some people to join in the fun. What's wrong?"
Therefore, the two sisters sent people to Xinshou Palace and asked to stay with the Queen Mother in Linyuan.
The Queen Mother Meng hated the two sisters so much that she didn't want to wait for them from the bottom of her heart, especially since the two sisters had always bullied Queen Meng, and the Queen Mother was also afraid that the Queen would be wronged again.
Marquis Zheng had not left at that time. After hearing this, he waited for the maids of the Shu sisters to leave, and then advised the Queen Mother: "It's just a trivial matter, why bother getting angry? After all, the eldest sister is older. She is not as good as when she was young, so she can't live with it." Come on! Otherwise, if a quarrel breaks out and Bidong is devoted to those two people, you will be heartbroken."
The Queen Mother sighed: "What do the Ai family have to be afraid of at their age? Just think about what those two cheap maids might want to do when they see the Queen!"
"The queen is young, and she deserves to suffer some hardships when she is young." Queen Zheng Houcuo didn't have much affection between father and daughter. He said disapprovingly, "I don't think my eldest sister lived as noble as her when she was the queen's age. ? Besides, is the queen the head of the palace? In front of you, the two sisters can only take advantage of you by saying no, so why not just ignore them?"
Empress Dowager Meng didn't like the careless attitude of his wife, Queen Xuan, so it would prevent Emperor Xuan Jing from using the Shu sisters as treasures. Her own mother couldn't protect the queen too much. Hearing this, she frowned and said, "The Ai family asked someone to follow The queen said... let her be mentally prepared!"
When I met Empress Meng at that time, she didn't seem to notice that the Shu sisters were in Linyuan together. The maid sent by the Empress Dowager to report the news tactfully reminded her: "The Empress Dowager said that the two frivolous and arrogant people in the West Palace are like Ming Ming Ruo Mo. I beg you to go to Linyuan with the Queen Mother, please be more considerate!"
Those words immediately reminded the queen that she was worried about Gongsun Xi staying alone in Donglai!
Hearing this, his thoughts went through his mind. The tears he had just suppressed in front of Gongsun Xi suddenly came to the east. He choked and said: "Why should we not take care of you? I beg those two to be merciful, because my aunt is already old. , I can’t tolerate many scenes, just give him a good time!”
When the palace maid saw this, she immediately panicked and hurriedly knelt to the east: "My queen, please calm down!"
Thinking about it, the Queen was not angry, but sad. She quickly turned around and tried to persuade her, "My Queen, please calm down. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, will only ask her servants to warn you in case something happens, but she may not really do it." What's the commotion? Besides, in front of the Queen Mother, the two of you can't go too far no matter what!"
"It's too much. I didn't enter the palace the day before. How did those confinements come? We in Xinshou Palace don't know?" Queen Meng wiped her tears and said with sobs, "Forget it. I don’t want my aunt to be in danger, and I don’t want to suffer from those two people’s idleness. In that case, I’ll ask them to accompany my aunt to Linyuan, and I... I won’t go!”
No matter what the palace maid tried to persuade Jie Donglai, she insisted that she was afraid of the Shu sisters and wanted to stay in the imperial city. "Even if you meet a murderer if you stay there, if the red knife goes in and the red knife comes out, it will be fine in the end." No, it's neat! It's better than being with those two, using soft knives left and right, tossing people endlessly! Really, just thinking about it makes people feel that it's better to just die!"
As for the disfigurement that the Shu sisters are worried about, she said she has nothing to be afraid of, "I stay alone in Wangchun Palace all day long. Apart from the palace people, the only people I see in and out are relatives like my aunt. What do you want about your appearance?" My aunts will not dislike me either!"
The queen was determined and refused to leave. The palace maid racked her brains and tried five or six ways to persuade her, but she couldn't persuade her. If she had no other choice, she had to leave first and go back to Xinshou Palace to report to the queen mother.
Empress Dowager Meng cried when she heard this: "Poor child! When she didn't enter the palace, Jiaoyu often made trouble for her. How could she be afraid of coming over? Did she teach her a lesson in front of the Ai family? Over fifteen. I had only been in the palace for a few days at that time, and yet I was tortured into such a cowardly state by those two cheap maids!"
Zheng Hou was not very happy: "That's because the queen is ignorant. She knows you feel sorry for her, so she did that! It's obvious that she relies on pampering to be spoiled! Why don't eldest sister let him go to the erotic palace and teach her a lesson! To avoid future problems? I’ll cause trouble for you again!”
"I have never been ignored or bullied in the palace, of course I said that!" However, Empress Dowager Meng always liked the queen, and the situation of Queen Ruming was very similar to that of her childhood, although the queen was protected by her aunt , his life and normal treatment were guaranteed, but he had not consummated his marriage with Emperor Xuanjing until the Ming Dynasty, so he had nothing to do, and his future was at a loss.
In comparison, at that time, she had no backer in the palace, and the late Emperor and Concubine Rou were very popular. Concubine Mo even wished that she and Emperor Xuanjing would die early.
Concubine Rou even made trouble in person at the door every now and then. Not only did the late emperor not stop the concubine, he even sincerely hoped that the concubine would get pregnant as soon as possible.
But at least she had a son, no doubt the eldest son of the late emperor, who was supported by a group of senior ministers led by Huan Guanlan as the candidate for crown prince.
So even in the most difficult confinement period, Empress Dowager Meng had hope, and that hope came true.
Naturally, the Queen Mother was deeply touched by the empress's plight.
At this moment, he scolded Marquis Zheng for being cruel, "My own flesh and blood, do I have a conscience?!"
Marquis Zheng was afraid that she would get angry and hurt her because of her old age, so he had no choice but to plead guilty: "No, he is not good. Sister, please don't be angry!"
Despite this, the Queen Mother was still angry and scolded him. She even planned to go to Wangchun Palace to see the Queen in person. Zheng Hou persuaded her to talk to him and called Chi Zuosi.
After talking to Fu Chi Zuosi for a long time, news came from the West Palace that Er Shu had made an agreement with Emperor Xuan Jing and was already packing his luggage to prepare for departure. However, the Queen refused to beg to stay with Dong, saying anything. He refused to meet the Shu sisters.
At first, Marquis Zheng became impatient. He suppressed his temper and said to the Queen Mother: "Sister, if she doesn't want to go to Linyuan, then let her go! Anyway, she is a young queen who has never been favored by others, and she is not overweight in the first place. Who doesn’t know that, you beg? Even if someone on the King of Gaomi side wants to trick us, we can’t stop her from leaving any clues!”
He also hinted to the palace people to summon the guards from Wangchun Palace, kneeling in the east of Danchi, and repeatedly assured the Queen Mother that they would guard the palace attentively and ensure the Queen's safety.
Empress Dowager Meng struggled for a while, but finally gave in to everyone's advice, so she sighed and told those who stayed behind to take good care of the empress. Then she sent Zheng Hou and others away gloomily, and asked Chi Zuosi to lead the palace people to pack the boxes and cages. , prepare to move.
At that time, Rong Sleeping Crane's envoy was entering Chang'an City in a dusty state.