The queen had only the eldest prince in half her life, so she naturally envied the other concubines with daughters in the palace.
Just talk about the Queen Mother, in this vast and empty Ci Ning Palace, if there is no accompaniment by the well-behaved and sensible Princess Tan, how lifeless life would be.
The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Tan's eyes with a smile and affection.
Such a good child, it's a pity that he lost his parents when he was still a baby.
Perceiving that the Queen Mother's eyes dimmed, the Queen guessed that she must have thought of Xiao Tan's life experience.
It was supposed to be the pearl and beautiful jade that was held in the palm of the hand by his parents, but now he can only be held in the deep palace. Although there is the empress dowager, how could there be no gap in Xiao Tan's heart
Thinking of this, the queen felt another pity for Xiao Tan.
If Xiao Tan's parents were still there, her identity would be no less favourable than those princesses in the palace, it was really good luck.
The incense in the room was about to burn out, and the queen mother turned her head slightly and asked Mother Xin to re-light it. She loved sandalwood for a long time, and even the clothes were stained with a faint scent of sandalwood. This taste is also the one that Xiao Tan is most familiar with.
Xiao Tan stood up and said, "Grandma is here to serve the emperor and grandmother, and I will be fine."
The girl is slender and graceful, yet demure and gentle, there is no one in the palace who dislikes her.
The queen's gaze retracted from Xiao Tan, and fell into a pair of eyes full of inquiry.
Just as Xiao Tan reignited the incense and returned to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said softly to her: "The Ai Jia suddenly remembered that the Xue Tuan has not been fed this morning, so go and feed it."
Although Xue Tuan is a pet raised by Xiao Tan, the feeding and care of the pets are exclusively taken care of by the two little palace ladies. The queen mother said to her that she wanted to come to distract her, and she had something to tell the queen.
Xiao Tan said: "Xue Tuan has been a bit picky eaters recently, and it happened that my granddaughter went to see it." After saying that he was blessed with the empress dowager and the queen, and the money went down.
After a long time, she put the tea cup down and said to the queen: "You can see Tan'er's situation. You have lost your parents, although there are mourning families who are pampering them. Now, but the Ai's family has lived for a few more years, and can they shelter her for a few more years?"
The Queen knew that the things she missed most in her heart were the children left by Prince Xianyu. The life experience of the two children is pitiful again, and even the queen can't help but feel sad when he thinks of their life experience. What did the queen mother find an excuse to send Xiao Tan away? What did she want to say to her? The queen had a vague idea in her mind, but she was not sure.
The queen mother seemed to be infinitely sad and sighed: "You just said that you want to recognize Tan'er as your daughter?"
There was a sudden jump in the queen's heart. For a while, she didn't know how to say it. After a while, she said: "Tin Er Yajing Zhenshu, the concubine likes it very much."
"The little son of the Ai family, except for these two bloodlines, has nothing left behind," the empress dowager could not see sorrow and joy, but there was a sorrow in her eyes, "the few years he had just left, I would dream of him every night. I dreamed that he was kneeling in front of me covered in blood. He looked straight at me like that without speaking. My heart would be broken. Later, I dreamed of him. There are fewer opportunities. Now, I'm afraid he has re-entered into reincarnation, and he has never dreamed yet."
The queen is also a mother, and she feels the same for the queen dowager’s longing for and love for Prince Xianyu
, The eye sockets are also a little moist.
"The queen mother, the prince knows your heart for him, he has been away for so many years, if he sees you so worried, how can he leave with confidence?" The queen knew that the queen mother would never be able to untie this knot.
The queen mother nodded painfully, how could she not know the truth about the deceased? Having lived for most of her life, she thought she could see everything, but the untimely death of her youngest son was still a hurdle in her heart.
This topic is too heavy, but what the Queen Mother wants to discuss with her right now is related to this topic and cannot be easily revealed. Fortunately, the Queen Mother quickly adjusted her emotions, and she couldn't see any emotional fluctuations on her face.
"The emperor fell ill that day. Concubine Xian wanted to put the six princes in your name, but you have not accepted it. Now the Aijia wants to ask you, if the Aijia wants to put Tan'er in your name, would you? "The Queen Mother stared into the Queen's eyes and said.
Of course it is! Although she had guessed what the Queen Mother was trying to say, she heard the Queen Mother say it with her own ears, and her heart was filled with ecstasy.
Xiao Tan was so gentle and quiet, the queen could not love and pity her as she grew up.
The Queen Mother looked out the window: "The Ai's family will not be able to shelter her for long. You will get better than Fang, and you will take care of her daughter. I believe Qi Fang will also be very relieved."
Qifang was the biological mother of Xiao Xuan and Xiao Tan. When these two words were spoken, the queen mother felt slightly startled, and then smiled helplessly.
After a long time without uttering this name, Qianchen's past seemed to rush to my heart for an instant, and the people who drowned her almost couldn't breathe.
When the queen heard the tone of the queen mother, as if she was the last thing in her mind, she had an ominous premonition in her heart.
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Don't worry, I didn't see A Xuan marrying a wife, Tan Er got married, the Ai family would not be reconciled. But recently, the Ai family has become more and more powerless. Both of them are entrusted to you."
"Queen dowager, the concubines will take good care of the two children." The queen looked at the queen dowager earnestly, and said sincerely every word.
"That's good, that's good..." The Queen Mother murmured, feeling tired after all, and her eyes started to fade.
The queen looked at Madam Xin and said, "Grandma takes good care of the Queen Mother, and I have to let my palace know about everything."
Mother Xin nodded hurriedly.
The queen got up and saluted and left. Just walked to the door, and before she crossed the threshold, she heard the Queen Mother’s voice: "Tin'er is almost too late, so let’s announce the matter on Jiyan**."
The queen replied respectfully, and then retreated.
As soon as she left the house, she subconsciously looked at the other end of the long corridor, and saw Xiao Tan standing there, looking up at the vines growing around the pillar in a daze.
The girl's side face is quiet and soft, but her small body reveals loneliness and sorrow, making her heart tight.
She is still so young, but she is so sensible.
The queen glanced at the room again. Mother Xin was waiting for the queen mother to lie down and rest. The queen mother had done her best for the grandchildren. The queen only hoped that the two of them could spend this life safely and smoothly. As for the power and wealth, it just adds to the troubles.
Thinking of the Queen Mother’s attitude, it seemed that she intended to marry the Xie’s girl to Xiao Xuan.
The queen subconsciously felt that it was not feasible, she married the emperor
For dozens of years, she was most familiar with the thoughts of the emperor.
The family that the emperor fears most is the Xie family. The most hated relative of the emperor is the king of Yu.
Earlier, the empress dowager asked the old gentleman of the Gu Mansion to teach Xiao Xuan, and the emperor looked unhappy for a month. If Xiao Xuan was allowed to marry the girl from the Xie family, it would be impossible to miss the side with the emperor's suspiciousness.
Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help sighing heavily.
Xiao Tan noticed that someone was paying attention to her, so he turned his head and looked around. Seeing that it was the queen who had come out with the palace people, he hurriedly walked over and said to the queen, "Is the queen mother planning to return to the Changqiu Palace?"
Xiao Tan had already walked in front of him, and the queen immediately dispelled all unhappy thoughts, and said to Xiao Tan with a smile: "My palace is about to go back, are you here to send it to my palace?"
Xiao Tan responded, and the Ci Ning Palace was very large. It took two quarters of an hour for the two of them to walk out of the main entrance of the Ci Ning Palace.
Naturally, the queen didn't just want Xiao Tan to send her off, but wanted to talk to Xiao Tan.
Although Xiao Tan didn't know why the queen was so concerned about her suddenly, she could feel that the queen was sincere to her, so she didn't hesitate to hide it. She answered whatever the queen asked.
The queen just asked a few questions casually, and Xiao Tan answered easily. The Queen admired the Queen Mother very much. For so many years, a person persisted, and while suffering the pain of losing a child, she had to take care of two young children.
Not only that, neither of the two children has a long-term relationship. If you are not afraid of offending people, I am afraid that no prince and princess in the palace can compare to the two of them.
Xiao Tan has a quiet temperament, even a princess, in the royal family, is also the target of everyone competing to imitate. She was taught by the queen mother herself, no matter the rules or etiquette, they are all elegant and degree, and no family daughter can compare.
Although Xiao Xuan is a little greedy for fun, but fortunately he is talented, has a good temperament, and knows how to recognize people's colors, and knows how to measure. These have been in the position of the little prince for a long time. He was very jealous, the'mask' that Xiao Xuan only wore.
Such two children, one is supposed to be the son of emperor, and the other is supposed to be the golden branch and jade leaves, they are all sensible and shameless. The queen was very distressed.
The queen thought for a while, did not relay to Xiao Tan what the queen mother had just said to her. She believed that with the empress dowager's attention to Xiao Tan, she would definitely inform Xiao Tan when she turned her head.
After the queen left, Xiao Tan stood at the door for a long time, looking at the direction the queen had left, only watching, but not speaking.
The little palace lady asked: "The princess, what did you say about the empress dowager and the queen just now? Why do the servants feel that the empress dowager is different from when she came?"
"What's the difference?" Xiao Tan's voice is also rarely cold. She has always been gentle, and she has rarely looked so cold.
The little palace lady was obviously staying for a while, her mouth opened and she didn't know what to say.
Xiao Tan smiled, and probably guessed the imperial grandmother's plan, but she understood that the imperial grandmother's plan was for her. She didn't have much room to say anything, but she was a little confused. It is both worrying about his unknown destiny and worrying about his grandmother's body.
She gets along with her grandmother day and night, even her body bones are not as neat as before. My grandmother loved her so much. In addition to being filial and close to her, Xiao Tan wanted to repay her.
(End of this chapter)