Seeing the queen knelt down, the prince and the princess couldn't sit still and knelt down. Hua Xiwan turned her head and saw Yan Jinqiu standing aside as if nothing had happened, so she followed along, it was really uncomfortable to kneel on the ground in the hot weather.
"Aijia is old and weak, and it has long been disgusting." The queen mother seemed to have not seen the queen kneeling in front of her, her eyes were red, like a lonely old man who had lost everything and lost hope in life." Now that even the palace attendants can deceive the Aijia, what is the face of the Aijia alive? Back then, the Aijia should have gone with the emperor, and there is no need to stay in this cold room and eat this mess."
"The mother-in-law calm down, the daughter-in-law will definitely punish these daring and evil slaves. You are the backbone of the emperor and the daughter-in-law. You keep saying such things, so how can you let the daughter-in-law live?" The daughter-in-law's fault, I just ask the mother to relax and don't get angry, otherwise the daughter-in-law is really shameless to go to see the emperor."
The Empress was a little aware of the occasional neglect of the Fukang Palace by the province in the palace, but she only asked a few words on her lips. She originally thought that with such a temperament as the Queen Mother, she would not make trouble out of it, but she didn't know that the Queen Mother made trouble out of it so straightforwardly. If this matter spread out, wouldn't the emperor and her become unfilial people
The Jokhao Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and always paid attention to respecting the old and loving the young. Although the empress dowager is not the emperor's biological mother, but on the day she was honored as empress dowager, she was the emperor's mother, and the empress dowager that the whole dynasty needed to respect. The dignified queen mother was treated harshly by her servants in the palace. No one would believe that the palace servant was daring, but that she, the queen, was deliberately neglecting her.
No matter how annoyed the queen mother was at this time, the queen's face was full of worry and remorse. She only persuaded the queen mother with red eyes and tears, as if she was extremely filial.
"Forget it, although you are the queen, the affairs of the harem are complicated, and it is normal for you to ignore it occasionally." The queen mother's face was sullen and she helped the queen up and wiped the tears from her cheeks, "It's because Aijia thought too much. already."
These words seem to forgive the queen, but in fact, the queen is charged with a charge of oversight, and the place of oversight is her Fukang Palace, not elsewhere.
Hua Xiwan watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law go back and forth, and couldn't help but tremble. The queen mother suddenly attacked, and she used such a rude method. It must be because of what happened in the harem. The queen mother wanted to protect herself. Make things bigger.
Sometimes it may be a good thing for the queen mother to make things known to everyone. After all, if something happened to the queen mother, then those who knew about it would involuntarily suspect the two of them. Even if they really had nothing to do with the queen, the two would not be able to explain clearly. I'm afraid they haven't taken the initiative. explain to people.
"The Queen Mother, His Royal Highness Shengjun Wang and His Royal Highness Princess Shengjun are asking to see you."
It's not too much to watch the fun. The queen did not expect that King Sheng would come to intervene at this time. She even suspected that the Queen Mother deliberately planned this and deliberately shamed her in front of the two kings. But even though she thought so in her heart, she didn't miss anything on her face. When she looked at the Queen Mother, she found a look of surprise on her face. She didn't seem to have thought that King Shengjun and his wife would come here.
"Let them come in." The queen mother adjusted her clothes. Although she seemed to have regained her normal bearing, the reddish corners of her eyes made people see signs of crying at a glance.
The crown princess wanted to go up to tidy up the corners of the queen's clothes, but was stopped by the queen calmly, she slowly wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Sit down."
The princess pursed her lips and sat down beside the prince, her expression gloomy. The prince next to him saw that the queen mother and the queen did not continue to quarrel, so he wanted to get up and leave. Hearing that the king of Shengjun was coming, he frowned in annoyance, but fortunately he knew what the occasion was and didn't show it too obviously.
When Yan Boyi and Hou Shi came in, they realized that the atmosphere was not right, and they sat quietly on the side after salute. Unlike Yan Jinqiu, he has only been raised by his parents since he was a child, so he does not have much affection with the Queen Mother, and it is just a routine to visit the Queen Mother.
Because the queen mother had just shed tears, her voice became a little hoarse after opening her mouth. Hou Shi couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, but you're not feeling well?"
"It's okay, it's just a little thing happened," the queen mother glanced at the queen and continued to say to the Hou family, "I didn't expect the three brothers to come to Ai's house together. Could it be an appointment?"
The Crown Prince and King Shengjun were extremely disrespectful. Hearing the Queen Mother's words, he cast a glance at King Shengjun with disdain on his face. Yan Jinqiu said with a smile, "It's not our appointment, it's just that everyone misses the grandmother."
The Empress Dowager was coaxed into a two-point smile by his words, and then said to the Queen: "The matter of discoloring bird's nests for Aijia in the palace, you can handle it yourself. Aijia chats with these children, you are busy with business, so you don't need to do it. accompany the mourners."
When the queen heard this, she got up and said to the queen mother Fushen, "Daughter-in-law retire."
The immortal empress dowager embarrassed her again and again! After the queen left the Fukang Palace, her face changed a few times before returning to her usual dignified appearance, but she was very dissatisfied with the empress dowager's actions, but thinking of the current situation in the court, she had to grit her teeth and endure it, she just watched How long can this immortal live!
"Empress." A palace maid hurried over, her face was pale, and said in a low voice in the queen's ear: "I heard the news from the Tai Hospital that Concubine Min is two months pregnant."
"Two months?" The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, then smiled and said, "The concubine in the palace is pregnant, it is a big happy event, this palace will go to see Concubine Min, and you should prepare a generous gift, but you can't wrong the concubine Min. ."
"Yes," the palace maid gradually returned to normal when she heard the words, and silently retreated to the side.
In the Fukang Palace, the cousins who are rarely together on weekdays, no matter who they are against, they are quite polite at the moment, as long as they ignore the flying eyes of the prince and the expressionless expression of King Shengjun. s face.
Because of the heat, the palace maid brought them Lotus Fragrance Qushu Soup. Hua Xiwan looked at the delicate porcelain bowl in her hand.
After taking a sip of the soup, there is a faint fragrance of lotus leaves, slightly sweet and fragrant, and it doesn't feel light to relieve the heat. This kind of soup seems simple, but in fact it is very particular. It seems that even the cook around the Queen Mother is not a simple person. .
"A few years ago, I heard that Princess Xianjun's health is not very good. I don't know how it is now?" The Crown Princess said, "You don't often go out to play on weekdays, but I have wanted to be close to you for a long time."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. I've gotten a lot better, but I'm still suffering from the cold in summer," Hua Xiwan wiped the corners of her mouth and said with shame, "I also have the heart to come out and play with everyone, but I'm just worried about causing trouble for everyone. , after thinking about it, I simply stayed at the mansion."
"Is there any trouble with our own family?" The princess looked at Hua Xiwan carefully, the other party was wearing an autumn palace dress, her complexion was almost transparent, and she did look a little thin, "If there is a chance in the future, we must have a good chat. chat."
"His Royal Highness has invited me, as long as I have a good body, I will gladly participate," Hua Xiwan smiled softly, giving her a weak and pitiful look.
Even the Crown Princess, who was jealous of her beauty, could not feel disgust when she saw her like this. Instead, she liked it a little more, "That's good, but don't be too reluctant if you feel unwell."
Hearing this, Mrs. Hou glanced at the Crown Princess unexpectedly. These words were not like what the Crown Princess said. It was rare to force Hua Xiwan's promise, but she took a step back. Ready to talk
However, Duke Xian is a good-natured person, and marrying such a princess who doesn't care about everything will have him worrying in the future. Hou glanced at Yan Jinqiu with a smile at the corner of his mouth, and felt a little ironic in his heart. I wonder if this affectionate look is for Hua Xiwan or the people of Yi'an Marquis
"The old lady of Aijia likes to see you young women sitting together," the queen mother said. "This beautiful appearance is so rare." After saying this, she looked at Yan Jinqiu and Yan Jinqiu more. Hua Xiwan took a few glances, and it was not without reason that she liked this young couple the most. They couldn't find a more beautiful couple than them in the royal family.
Hearing this, the prince took the opportunity to take a few more glances at Hua Xiwan, and then said with a smile: "The grandmother's words are very reasonable."
Yan Jinqiu's eyes flew to the prince, and he said without a smile: "His Royal Highness has obtained such a virtuous wife as the prince, no wonder he agrees with the grandmother's words so much."
Hua Xiwan squinted at him sadly: "Does the prince despise his concubine by saying this?"
Seeing Hua Xiwan's sorrowful appearance, the prince almost said that he would not dislike it in place of Yan Jinqiu, but unfortunately the beauty already had a husband, so he could only take a few more glances.
"You are the best in my heart," Yan Jinqiu squeezed Hua Xiwan's palm in front of everyone, smiling gently.
The crown prince looked at Yan Jinqiu's hand with some envy. It would be great if this kind of beauty was his own woman. He would be reluctant to let her suffer any grievance. .
The prince concubine, who was gargling with tea, looked at the prince with cold eyes. She shook her hands, and the delicate teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The startled prince withdrew his rude gaze.
"The grandson-in-law accidentally startled the grandmother, and asks the grandmother to punish her."
"It's just a teacup, there is nothing to be punished without punishment," the queen mother asked the princess to exchange a cup of tea, and smiled at the prince and Yan Boyi, "you have to learn more from Jinqiu, and love your daughter-in-law more."
"Bo Yi will follow the instructions of the emperor's grandmother," Yan Boyi gave a proper salute. Although respectful, he seemed a bit dry and polite.
The queen mother smiled and didn't speak. She just raised the teacup and said, "It's not too early. You young people have a lot of things to do, so go back early."
When several juniors heard this, they all stood up to say goodbye.
After leaving the Fukang Palace, the crown prince approached Yan Jinqiu and said some nonsense that was not nutritious, but Yan Jinqiu always stopped him after a few words. After several times, he finally died.
Yan Boyi looked at Yan Jinqiu coldly, his eyes became more and more severe, and he looked away to hide his disgust for the prince. Just because of his birth, such an absurd person has become a prince under one person and more than ten thousand people. The world is handed over to such a person. If the ancestors of the Yan family knew what to do
After leaving with the prince, the smile on Yan Jinqiu's face disappeared. He stretched out his hand to support Zhu Chai by Fu Hua Xiwan's temple, and suddenly said with a smile, "How can the treasure be peeped by others."
Hua Xiwan smiled softly and lingeringly, as if she didn't know the deep meaning of Yan Jinqiu's words.