Ban Fang

Chapter 175 How To
On a snowy day, there is no sound
This year, the wind is harsh, and the news of the plum blossoms in Meiqi City has spread to the capital.

To celebrate this event, this year's Meishuo Banquet is even bigger than in previous years.

Mei Shuo, as the name suggests, matchmaker banquet, all unmarried family children from Xiyao can have a banquet with them, under Yu Ying's deliberate actions, more aristocratic families participated than usual, and the schedule also extended to three days.

The plum banquet coincided with the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager, and the birthday banquet was arranged on the second day of the Meishuo banquet.

As the granddaughter, Yan Xie was announced by the Empress Dowager to enter the palace early this morning to accompany her, and she also took care of the little emperor who was invited back to the palace by the Empress Dowager Zhao.

As in the past, the Empress Dowager Zhao was not allowed to meet the Young Emperor in private, so mother and child met in the Empress Dowager's Lanling Palace to avoid any accidents to the Young Emperor.

The ancients said that the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring, but Emperor Qinglong's affairs came before him, and he did not dare to take Empress Dowager Zhao lightly.

No one knows what the Empress Dowager Zhao is thinking?As the mother of the country, can she poison her husband, don't love the country, don't think about it for her son, only for the emperor's death?

After the emperor's visit, she guarded the Changhao Palace with red glazed tiles on the eaves, and often bathed in the bloody moonlight.
Just like today, after the separation of mother and child, the Empress Dowager Zhao, who seldom asked to meet the young emperor, suddenly asked to meet the young emperor, causing Lanling Palace to have no time to attend to the birthday banquet.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Pei arranged for Yan Yong to lead the young emperor to Changhao Palace to meet him.

Arriving at the Changhao Palace according to the appointment, the Empress Dowager Zhao seemed to have planned that the person who would come would be Yan Xiong, her eyes were full of hope and longing, and Yan Xiong who was standing outside the hall was full of panic.

Empress Dowager Zhao wore a skirt embroidered with green plums and folded branches, covered under a brocade robe woven with brocade and colorful flowers, and a pair of golden silk phoenix hairpins were worn in the reverse bun to show her grace and grace.

This costume really stunned Yan Xie, she didn't understand that seeing her son need such a costume?
When mother and child meet, hug and intimacy, don't these jewels and emerald clothes make Chengxi feel like a fool?

Yan Ning frowned and led Chengxi's obviously nervous little hand into the hall.

"Mother's holy peace." Cheng Xi not only bowed respectfully, but even kowtowed to his mother, his small body should have childish and innocent eyes, but there was obvious alienation.

"Good boy." Empress Dowager Zhao didn't get up to get close to her son. It was Chengxi who came close to caress her son's hair, shook his little body, and said in a lukewarm tone, "It's good to grow up."

With this sense of alienation, Yan Xie felt distressed for Chengxi, did she just hope for it?
She wanted to ask, what was on the mind of the Queen Mother Zhao?
Why is his own son so ignorant of hot and cold?

"The son kowtowed to his mother for her praise, and the son retired."

After finishing speaking, Chengxi kowtowed and knelt down to thank him, his eyes were so cold that Yan Xi felt sorry for him, knowing that the two mother and son had no feelings, but they didn't know how alienated to such an extent.

After getting up, Cheng Xi returned to Yan Xie's side, and felt relieved after holding back his slender hand, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Would you like to chat with the Queen Mother?" The Queen Mother Zhao called out to her son, but her eyes lingered on Yan Xie.

Chengxi looked up at Yan Xie and nodded lightly, then she hugged her and sat down on the arhat couch next to Empress Dowager Zhao, the distance between the two of them was always separated by the couch.

The Empress Dowager Zhao stared at the outside of the hall with distant eyes and did not speak for a long time, nor did she have any objection to letting her son be held by outsiders.

The maids served the tea, and she took a sip from the teacup and remained silent for a long time.

Chengxi consulted Yan Xi several times with her eyes, but she also shrugged her shoulders and did not answer.

Suddenly, Empress Dowager Zhao looked out of the hall with a faint sigh and asked, "I heard that the girl is from Beiyong?"

Yan Xie nodded lightly, trying to suppress her astonishment, and replied lightly, "What do you mean, my lord?"

The Empress Dowager Zhao looked back lightly and turned back outside the palace, feeling a sense of vicissitudes and asked: "The Ai family had an old relationship with Beiyong when they were young. I want to know how the old man is doing?"

Chengxi's small face was buried in Yan Yong's bosom, and his small hands were tightly holding onto Yan Yong's brocade robe, and he could no longer hold back the tears of heartbreak that overflowed the corners of his eyes.

Yan Xi caressed Chengxi's back, knowing that a child who pretended to be strong still couldn't bear his mother's ruthlessness, no wonder she asked her to hide in her chest just now outside the palace.

This Empress Dowager Zhao is also absolutely perfect!

The son I haven't seen for a long time has lightly mentioned it, only thinking about the lover who has no fate?

What's more, the opponent is Emperor Yongde!
Yan Yuling's lips curled up slightly, and she replied softly: "Please tell me, my lord."

"I heard that you have met Emperor Yongde?" Empress Dowager Zhao said with an indelible eagerness in her words.

"It is true that Minnv was summoned by her elder brother." Yan Xie's words were plausible.

"How is Emperor Yongde?" Empress Dowager Zhao did not shy away from the look of love in her eyes.

"Emperor Yongde and Empress Li have a very deep relationship." Yan Xi pierced his heart mercilessly.

Empress Dowager Zhao looked back fiercely and said, "Who allows you to talk about the queen!"

Yan Xie smiled suddenly, and responded calmly: "The Pei family never needs permission from others. Presumably, the nobles have forgotten that the reason why women enter the palace to worship the Empress Dowager is because of their aunt-grandmother relationship, not because of nobles."

"The Ai family just wants to know if he is alright?" Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes were full of bitterness and hatred.

All the news about him has been blocked from entering the palace for several years. Emperor Qinglong did it on purpose!

How many people understand how life would be worse than death if she was confined in the imperial palace, still clothed in rich clothes and fine food, but not allowed to step out of the palace gate for eternity?
"Is Emperor Yongde okay, Your Honor doesn't know very well?" Faced with the sudden emotional ups and downs, Yan Xi didn't react much, and just hugged Chengxi again.

The Empress Dowager Zhao's expression suddenly turned dark and treacherous, and then returned to normal in an instant.

What did this little girl know?

She is not doing well, how can Emperor Yongde live well?
Of course it’s not good to be with her!
"How could the Ai family know about it after living in the deep palace for a long time?"

"Since you are a nobleman, if you ask, can the girl also ask?" Yan Yan looked at the extremely unstable woman in front of her.

This deep palace is like a cage, imprisoning her so that only resentment remains in her life, she is afraid that no matter how much she loves, she will forget it, and the only thing that supports her to survive is her obsession with Emperor Yongde.

This Li Yingsheng's son is handsome and elegant, so it's fine if he seduced the girl's heart back then!

Even though he is over forty now and has a short mustache, he still has the same demeanor. No wonder people still miss him more than [-] years after things have changed.

Empress Li's death can be attributed to her handsome husband!

Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes shrank suddenly, avoiding Yan Xie's gaze, pinching her fingers in embarrassment, and frowned: "What do you want to ask?"

Yan Xie's expression was indifferent, and he asked coldly, "How did you get the fateful Gu poison after Li Li first?"

Empress Dowager Zhao looked at Yan Xie in horror, but she didn't speak for a long time.

Yan Xi caressed Chengxi who was gradually falling asleep in her arms, taking care of her more like a mother than her.

When did the son fall asleep in her arms from infancy?She couldn't bear the crying of the baby at all, and all the wet nurses took care of her.

Now seeing her son sleeping in someone else's arms, how can she not make her angry?
She turned her face away and said in a deep voice, "I don't know what you're talking about."

　Good morning~Winter vacation is coming soon, I forced the little monkey to practice calligraphy every day, the teacher said that the characters he wrote lacked bones and were round~the edges are really round~ˇˇ

　　
　
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