Empress Dowager Zhou had a son and a daughter. She was always strict with her eldest son, Mo Chuan, and almost never smiled in front of Mo Chuan. Therefore, although Mo Chuan respected and loved her, there always seemed to be some gap between mother and son.
Mo Chuan has always maintained due etiquette and rules in front of the Queen Mother Zhou. He has never clung to his mother's knees like ordinary people. Both mother and son are very polite when talking, but being polite is too distant, and it is rare to say anything. A few heartfelt words.
As for Princess Anle, she had a fiery temper and a manly personality. It was simply impossible for her to act coquettishly in front of Queen Mother Zhou like a delicate and frail little daughter.
Therefore, although Empress Dowager Zhou loved her daughter, because of Princess Anle's personality, the mother and daughter were always incompatible. Empress Dowager Zhou always scolded her more and loved her less.
Even Empress Dowager Zhou didn't expect that when she met Princess Tana from Northern Qi who was about to become her daughter-in-law, she would fall in love with her so much and fall in love with her so much.
She had thrown away all her wariness when they first met her and devoted herself to doting on this daughter-in-law who had not yet married her.
Princess Tana filled the space in her heart to the fullest, making her couldn't be more satisfied.
As for Princess Tana, she obviously also liked and admired Queen Mother Zhou from the bottom of her heart. She lay at the feet of Queen Mother Zhou and talked to Queen Mother Zhou. Queen Mother Zhou asked people to bring a chair to her, but she refused to sit down. He held his chin with his hand, and one hand was held by the Queen Mother Zhou. His two eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky blinking.
She listened attentively, and sometimes she would chime in innocently, but she was not annoying at all.
Empress Dowager Zhou could make her giggle with any joke she told. Her smile was natural and unpretentious, and her voice was as clear as a lark.
Sometimes she would tell Queen Dowager Zhou some things that happened in Northern Qi. For example, in order to catch a singing bird of paradise, she hid in the snow for a day and a night and was so cold that her whole body became numb. If her brother the crown prince had not been worried and found her hat thrown in the snow the next day, she would have frozen to death in the snow.
"Oh, why did you kid do such a stupid thing? What kind of bird of paradise do you want? You can ask your men to catch it. Why are you taking such a big risk? If you are really frozen, Aijia Where can I find a daughter-in-law you are so happy with?"
When Queen Mother Zhou heard this, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She held Tana's hand and refused to let go.
Although Tana was perfectly fine right in front of her eyes, Queen Mother Zhou still had lingering fears when she thought of the scene she described.
Tana chuckled and rubbed her nose on the back of Queen Mother Zhou's hand, like a kitten.
This intimate gesture made Queen Mother Zhou feel soft in her heart, and she couldn't help but rub her black and shiny hair.
"You kid." She sighed softly, feeling indescribably satisfied, as if she had an extra daughter.
"The Queen Mother, am I not fine? And the bird of paradise is not easy to catch. It cannot be caught casually. If you offend it, even if you catch it, it will not sing." Tana blinked. He blinked and said with a smile.
The two of them chatted happily, and Tana didn't come back to her senses until Sujin reminded her.
"Ah, I forgot, Queen Mother, is the palace banquet about to begin? Then he... he will go too, right?" She looked at Queen Mother Zhou with bright eyes.