The queen felt heartbroken, let alone other people. The Empress Dowager Lu was especially flustered. She was born in the outer chamber and had a shallow foundation. In the harem, she was also known as an unreasonable person, and she did not have much treasury in her hands. Not to mention comparing with the queen and noble concubine, even with the newly emerging concubines with family backing, the Queen Mother Lu can't compare.
And among them, Mu Mingtang went to a lot of pits. The emperor and the empress have generously rewarded them. Even if the Empress Dowager Lu would give up her face, she would have to follow her five times.
The Empress Dowager Lu was already in pain, but she had to watch Mu Mingtang go in and out of luxury every day. When Empress Dowager Lu thought that Mu Mingtang was spending her money, enjoying her life, and going to show in front of her, her liver hurt.
After listening to Mu Mingtang's so-called explanation, the Empress Dowager Lu was even more angry, and she couldn't even hang her face, and scolded: "It's said that you are diligent and thrifty, but you are so generous, how can you make a family? The man spends money outside, you If you don’t persuade it, you are still complacent? I heard that you don’t even use spices, you only use fruits to incense. Ai Jiagui is the queen mother, and she has never been so extravagant as you. already?"
Empress Dowager Lu couldn't understand people's words. It was obvious that Mu Mingtang just said that they make more money every day. As long as they can earn it back, you don't care how much they spend. However, Empress Dowager Lu still used her own ideas, and she commuted to work frugally to run the house.
Chickens talk with ducks, but they don't understand human words. However, Empress Dowager Lu occupies the name of Empress Dowager after all. She insists on relying on the old to sell the old, and Mu Mingtang only has to listen. Mu Mingtang bowed his head slightly, only when there was a gust of wind blowing in his ears, whatever the Queen Mother said, she didn't listen anyway.
After waiting, Mu Mingtang suddenly realized, no wonder the Queen Mother Lu suddenly talked about her extravagance. It turned out that it was because of incense
With the brain that Empress Dowager Lu showed just now, Mu Mingtang didn't think it was what Empress Dowager Lu came up with. Mostly someone blew the wind in Empress Dowager Lu's ear and stirred up Empress Dowager Lu, so he came to put pressure on Mu Mingtang. Come on.
Since Mu Mingtang came to incense with fruit, the person behind him couldn't continue to poison. They don't want to say it directly, so they save the country with a curve, and plan to use Empress Dowager Lu to put pressure on Mu Mingtang to cancel Guo Zixiang
Mu Mingtang didn't plan to debate with Empress Dowager Lu at the beginning, but now she wants to understand the intentions of the people behind the scenes, and she becomes quieter and quieter. Empress Dowager Lu doesn't refute or listen to what Empress Dowager Lu says. Talking can always go on and on, but Mu Mingtang dealt with it coldly for a while, and the Empress Dowager Lu was tired of talking, so she naturally stopped.
When the Queen Mother and Princess An spoke to the special mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, no one else dared to speak. Fortunately, the queen mother soon got tired of talking, and other people interjected and slowly talked about other topics.
Everyone quietly paid attention to Princess An when they were talking, but unfortunately, Princess An at the center of the topic was relaxed from beginning to end, without any shame or anger at all, as if listening to the wind. When everyone saw this, they were not without regrets.
Jiang Mingwei didn't see the scene she was looking forward to, and was very disappointed. But it's a good thing in the end, at least, Mu Mingtang was embarrassed in public. Being criticized by the queen mother for being extravagant, it is estimated that this has been the talk of the social circle for a long time.
Jiang Mingwei was satisfied. They sat down for a while, and the eunuch in red came to pass a message, saying that the dragon boat was ready, and the emperor and ministers had already gone to the stands.
The female relatives understood, and they all stood up and walked out. Because the dragon boat race is aimed at the people of the whole city, the stand is at the other end, facing the people on the water and on the other side of the lake. Because the space is limited, there is no distinction between male and female seats.
Mu Mingtang walked to the stand with everyone. A group of female relatives and various slaves are clustered together. You wait for me and I wait for you. A group of people moves very slowly. They had just turned the corner when someone from the stand looked over. Xie Xuanchen felt uncomfortable looking at their walking speed, so he just strode forward.
Xie Xuanchen approached in front of everyone, and the female relatives laughed when they saw it: "Prince An is here. As expected, Prince An never leaves Wang Fei an inch. It's just a short walk, afraid that we won't be able to kidnap Princess An away?"
Without thinking much, a woman blurted out: "Prince An really dotes on the princess, the princess spends extravagantly, and a dress costs a lot of money, isn't that what Prince An is used to?"
After saying this, no one paid attention, and even the woman who spoke didn't feel anything. But Xie Xuanchen approached and happened to hear it.
Xie Xuanchen narrowed his eyes slightly, luxury is not a good word in any public occasion. If someone hadn't mentioned it just now, these officials and wives would not have mentioned it for no reason.
And looking at the performance of the speaker, it seems that they have no brains and say it casually.
Xie Xuanchen's expression changed, his eyes became cold and sharp, he slowly swept over the leading group, and suddenly asked, "Who said she was extravagant just now?"
When Xie Xuanchen's eyes changed, many people realized that something was wrong.
This is an indescribable feeling, obviously there is no external manifestation, but everyone can feel that Xie Xuanchen's mood has changed.
It is an invisible aura, and people's instinct for danger.
Xie Xuanchen's icy gaze swept across the queen and the others. Before he spoke, the people behind him dared not make a sound. When he accurately asked the words "luxury and waste", he became even more silent.
The female relatives looked at each other in dismay, but no one dared to answer. They didn't know why they didn't say a word, and Xie Xuanchen didn't even approach, how did he notice the content of their conversation in the room. But since Xie Xuanchen asked, it's not something that can be fooled by haha.
These words were said by the queen mother. They could never expose the queen mother, and they dared not lie in front of Xie Xuanchen, so they could only bow their heads and keep silent.
The queen mother is a little embarrassed. In front of so many people, the queen mother can't deny it, but Xie Xuanchen's questioning tone, if the queen mother agrees, doesn't she seem weak
The empress dowager was in a dilemma. After all, she said with her face and the air of her elders: "It's Aijia. Aijia heard that Princess An spent a lot of money, and even used fresh fruits for incense, which is too wasteful. It's too wasteful to think about one porridge and one meal. , Prince An's mansion is certainly not short of money, but it can't be squandered like this."
Xie Xuanchen laughed angrily when he heard these words. He took a good look at the Queen Mother Lu, then glanced at the audience behind him, and asked, "I'm not here, why are you talking to her like this?"
Seeing that the situation was wrong, the queen tried to smooth things over: "King An, the queen mother is also kind, but just a reminder, even Princess An doesn't care."
The queen said and looked at Mu Mingtang, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear. Mu Mingtang snorted inwardly, really persimmons would be soft and pinch, just now a bunch of people were very energetic when they gossip about her, why now, in front of Xie Xuanchen, it was just a kind reminder
She still doesn't care if she presses her head forcibly
Mu Mingtang despises the Queen's behavior very much, but she doesn't want Xie Xuanchen to be angry on this occasion. It is already in the stands, downstairs is the dragon boat team ready to go, and there are thousands of people across the lake. If Xie Xuanchen does something, others will not know the details, and they will only feel that Xie Xuanchen is domineering and rude.
Mu Mingtang gently tugged at Xie Xuanchen's sleeve, Xie Xuanchen shook her hand, still looking straight at the Queen Mother: "Since it's kind, why don't you say it to my face? I want to incense incense. If you really say waste, it's my waste. Why don't you tell me these things, but only pick her?"
The queen and the queen mother were robbed by Xie Xuanchen and said that they were shameless and shameless. The queen forced a smile and said, "King An, the queen mother didn't say anything to us. You can see that Princess An doesn't care, you may have misunderstood. Let's hurry up. Let's go to the stage, the people are already waiting."
"She doesn't care that she is big-hearted and gives you face, but I am a narrow-minded person. If you have something to say in front of me, as long as it makes sense, I will endure scolding me, but you tell her behind my back, yes Do you think she is easy to bully? Then I might as well tell you, it's okay for you to talk about me, but it's okay to talk about her, no matter what."
The movement here is not small, and more and more people have been looking here, and even the Beirong messenger has stood up and looked in their direction. The queen was a little anxious and said, "King An, there are envoys and people outside, don't let outsiders see the joke."
"Knowing that there are outsiders, how dare you?" Xie Xuanchen also raised his voice, with a pair of eyes like swords unsheathed, with a cold light, "When you ran against her just now, why didn't you think that this was a big scene and couldn't be seen by outsiders? What about the joke? Now that I'm going to investigate, do you think of outsiders?"
After all, even the queen couldn't take it, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. For a while, the faces of all the women's family members were embarrassed, especially when people in the front stand kept looking at them, pointing and pointing, not knowing what they were talking about.
The Empress Dowager Lu hated being pointed the most in her life. She was rectified by the outer room, so she always suspected that others were laughing at her behind her back. Now being reprimanded by Xie Xuanchen in front of everyone, Empress Dowager Lu was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but reply: "King An, Aijia is your elder.
The Empress Dowager Lu was very self-aware and did not dare to call herself a mother, but she did not expect that this would still provoke Xie Xuanchen. Xie Xuanchen sneered and slowly looked at Empress Dowager Lu: "Elder? What kind of elder are you? They recognize you, but I have never recognized you. For Xie Yi's sake, I don't care about anything about you. Thinking that you have given you enough face, but you are shameless, and you dare to pretend to my wife like a mother-in-law?"
Empress Dowager Lu's face changed suddenly. Since she became empress dowager, no matter what background she was and what history she had in the past, it seemed that all of them were gilded and turned over. People dare to hold on to her past affairs. The Empress Dowager Lu has been held in high regard for a long time, and she really feels that she is a noble person with jade inlaid in gold.
I didn't expect that one day, a young man would shamelessly ridicule him in front of all the female relatives of the clan.
At this time, the emperor had sent eunuchs over, and the others also came to persuade them to fight: "King An, the empress dowager, please calm down. If you have anything to say, I will talk about it later. It's all a family, don't be hurt."
Mu Mingtang also pulled Xie Xuanchen's sleeve: "Okay, I'm really fine. Let's go."
Seeing Mu Mingtang's face, Xie Xuanchen reluctantly held back his anger. He finally glanced at the Empress Dowager Lu and the Empress, and said coldly: "For me, she is my family, and you are all outsiders. I don't have any orders such as not killing women and children. If I bully her, I will pay with my life no matter what your status is."
After Xie Xuanchen finished speaking, he took Mu Mingtang and strode away. Mu Mingtang was staggered by the pull. She hurriedly glanced at the Queen Mother, gave a hurried salute, and left with Xie Xuanchen.
Only the Empress Dowager Lu was left, her face was red and white, and she was extremely embarrassed.
The empress dowager Lu's face turned from red to white, and finally excused her headache and felt uncomfortable, and went back to rest again. Whether it's a dragon boat or a water show, I don't watch it at all.
With such a commotion, what drama is she watching, she is the drama herself.
The queen pretended not to know why the Empress Dowager Lu was ill, and thoughtfully did not ask, and asked the Empress Dowager to be sent back. After the Empress Dowager Lu left in a state of embarrassment, the Empress seemed to have lost her memory.
Having fun with the people and making public appearances, it doesn't matter if the Empress Dowager Lu is not here, but the Queen, the mother of a country, must not be absent.
In fact, the Queen thought it was good for the Empress Dowager Lu to leave, otherwise she would feel embarrassed. Although Xie Xuanchen choked her just now, after all, he was just a peacemaker. To the Empress Dowager Lu, she was really skinless and shameless, and she didn't leave any face.
This is still in front of so many people. In the future, what face will the Empress Dowager Lu have to meet the palace concubine and other women
The queen sighed with emotion, and there was a strange sense of balance in her heart. The last time at Yeluyan's reception banquet, it was still in front of the envoys inside and outside, and Xie Xuanchen didn't give her any face at all. The queen is at least the original wife, Xie Xuanchen's serious second aunt, and the Lu family is at best an outer room, and she is just a puppet on the stage. Why can Xie Xuanchen be an exception
So it's fair to say that Xie Xuanchen not only did not give the empress's face, but also the empress dowager, the emperor, foreign envoys and everyone else's face, he did not give it. This made the queen more balanced, and everyone was embarrassed. If you wait a while, there will be no embarrassment.
A group of female relatives stood on the tall building watching the dragon boat, and they were also watched by the people on the other side of the lake. On the surface, they are generous, but in fact, no one has the heart to pay attention to them.
They silently stayed away from Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang. Xie Xuanchen is too terrifying, and the queen mother has been shamelessly revealed by him. How dare they offend Mu Mingtang again.
Fighting with others and losing face, fighting with Mu Mingtang is going to be fatal.
No one dared to take Xie Xuanchen's words as a joke. When Xie Xuanchen said that killing people, it was really killing. With his strength, crushing a human skull is no more laborious than crushing a walnut.
It's horrible, and many people are pounding in their hearts right now. They used to think that Xie Xuanchen was particularly fond of Mu Mingtang, taking whatever they asked for, and doing whatever they wanted. Only in this case did they finally realize that Mu Mingtang was not just a favored woman.
This is Xie Xuanchen's inverse scale. The dragon's inverse scale, touch and die.