"Where is the emperor? Are you preparing to welcome the Northern Qi envoy?" Queen Mother Zhou asked with a smile, not forgetting the business.
Su Jin replied: "It makes the Queen Mother happy. When the servants rushed to the imperial study, the emperor was no longer there. The guards said that after the emperor came to court early in the morning, he took Xiao Xizi out of the palace to meet the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the imperial guards. And the imperial guards, one can imagine how much the emperor attaches importance to this matter. "
Empress Dowager Zhou exhaled with joy: "This child, I hope he will comply with the wishes of the Ai family and not make any tricks. The Ai family hopes to smoothly marry the third princess to our palace in Xichu. "
"Your Majesty is Renxiao. He knows that the Queen Mother treats him well and takes great pains. Your Majesty will understand." Su Jin comforted him.
"I hope so." Empress Dowager Zhou sighed again, "The Ai family is just worried that he will never forget his love for the Shen family girl and treat the third princess harshly. If he conflicts with his words, you think this is terrible. What should I do?”
Sujin saw that the hint of worry on Queen Mother Zhou's eyebrows never faded, and knew that she was concerned but confused.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, the emperor is the king of a country, and he knows the general situation very well." She only said briefly, without saying much.
Empress Dowager Zhou understood, nodded and said, "Yes, the Ai family has thought too much. It's getting late now. Let's go take a look at the city wall."
Su Jin was startled: "Empress Dowager, are you going to the city wall?"
"The Ai family is not at ease. It is best to go and see with your own eyes." Queen Mother Zhou stood up.
Su Jin shook her head in disapproval, not caring about disobeying the Queen Mother Zhou, and said: "The Queen Mother, I think this is inappropriate."
"What's wrong?"
"The Queen Mother, I have something I don't know whether to say or not." Su Jin hesitated for a moment.
"You girl, you are starting to show off in front of the Ai family. If you have anything to say, just say it out loud." Empress Dowager Zhou glared at her with feigned anger.
"Yes, the Queen Mother." Su Jin raised her head slightly and said boldly: "It is of great benefit to us that Western Chu can marry Northern Qi, but this matter was not initiated by us, but by their three princesses. They took a fancy to the emperor and made the request. This time the other party sent the prince to send the three princesses in person, which is enough to show that Northern Qi attaches great importance to this visit. "
Empress Dowager Zhou nodded: "Yes, it is precisely because of this that the Ai family asked the emperor to come out of the city to welcome him in person. This can represent our sincerity and prevent the other party from thinking that we are arrogant and rude."
Su Jin pursed her lips and said: "What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true. The emperor's visit to welcome us has shown our great sincerity and respect in Western Chu. But you, the Queen Mother, are the master of the harem and the treasure of our country in Western Chu." , if you also come out of the palace to welcome me, you will be a favor to the Northern Qi State, and I am afraid that they will not be able to bear it. "
What she said can be said to be both straightforward and implicit.
She dared to openly disobey the Empress Dowager Zhou, which could be said to be a violation of palace rules. The maids next to her lowered their heads, not daring to show their anger, and secretly sweating for her.
They all thought: Whatever the Queen Mother wants to do, of course she can do it. They can only cater to her, so how can they raise objections
Aunt Sujin is really too bold, and she is afraid that she will make the Queen Mother angry.