Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 513
When Zhao Chengyu was crying just now, his face was already very ugly, and now it is even more ugly, gloomy, half-human, half-ghost, very creepy.

Zhao Xi smiled, the cloud is calm and the wind is light.

Whether she can be a princess or not is up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Moreover, even if she is no longer the princess, does she have to beg for mercy?

She looked at the wine glass, raised her arms lightly, and was about to speak——

Suddenly, a message came from outside the door, shrill and high-pitched, each sound more urgent:

"Your Majesty is here—"

"The Queen Mother arrives—"

As soon as the words fell, the vermilion gate of the courtyard opened in response, and the bright yellow emperor's guard of honor came into view impressively.

Rows of guards held spears and daggers, and stepped on neat steps, like waves rolling in. "Boom, boom, boom" beat the ground like a hammer, with a steady and depressing rhythm.

The emperor came in person, and the empress dowager accompanied him. This kind of meeting was probably the first time in heaven and earth.

The people who had just stood up in the courtyard immediately "plopped" and knelt down neatly again: "Kowtow to Your Majesty, Kowtow to the Empress Dowager!"

There was silence all around.

Only the hem of the clothes under the knees rustled and rubbed against the ground.

In this courtyard, except for a few masters who have visited the emperor in the palace, the rest of the maids and servants, the most noble person they have ever seen in their life may be the eunuch who delivered the order in the palace.

Who would have thought that today when the sun came out from the west, not only would they be lucky enough to see the emperor, but they would also be able to meet the legendary empress dowager who ruled the court and listened to politics behind the curtain!

Everyone was so frightened that their nerves tightened and they held their breath. They didn't even dare to move their eyes, they just looked down at their knees.

With slow steps, he came from the courtyard gate.

"one two three four……"

Everyone couldn't help counting silently.

Just when I counted to No. 40 nine, the steps came to an abrupt stop.

Cao De has already gone up to greet him: "Oh, your Majesty, why did you come in person... There are slaves here!"

"What's the matter?" A gentle voice sounded above his head, "What did you tell them? I just came around for nothing, to scare them all." Flicking his sleeves, he smiled and said: " Everyone stop kneeling, get up!"

Then I heard Zhao Ziyi report respectfully: "Your Majesty came to the humble house personally, and I dare not make mistakes."

"Between you and me, why are you being polite?" The emperor laughed heartily, he waved his hand again, and said to the servants kneeling on the ground: "Get up, I don't like people kneeling on the ground, looking bored. panic."

"Yes."

With a panicked response, everyone stood up hesitantly.

He didn't dare to look at the emperor too much, he only looked at his toes with his eyes, and retreated in all directions, but he couldn't retreat too far--the emperor came, and the servants should not approach or go far, and the approach is a collision. , it is impolite to go away.

So, a group of people moved to the wall of the wing room, fixed there with downcast eyes like wooden sculptures.

Chang Ying got up from the chair, Shi Shiran stepped forward, supported the Queen Mother, and put on a flattering voice: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, you came just in time, the servant has asked someone to pour the wine, and she is about to let the Crown Princess drink it! "

"Hmm..." There was a lazy sound, and it was the queen mother who said, "The princess wants to drink, that's really wonderful."

The Empress Dowager wore an extremely gorgeous floor-length dress. On the wide sleeves, a pair of phoenixes flying high were embroidered with golden silk thread. She wore armor inlaid with gemstones on her fingers, and a pair of golden phoenixes were stuck on her head. Chai, from head to toe, reveals a kind of dignity that is carefully maintained.

Her gaze passed over the others and landed on Zhao Xiwei, a little surprised.

This girl didn't panic in the slightest, she was quite courageous - so what?With things like today, no matter how tricky the Zhao family is, this girl can't fly out of her palm!

"Crown Princess, Your Majesty found this wine from the Queen's Palace. I heard from Ai's family that it was given to the Queen by your biological mother."

She looked at Zhao Xiwei meaningfully, "Speaking of which, the Queen and your biological mother were really close friends in the boudoir back then. The Queen never forgets to send a copy to Shen's house for anything delicious and fun. Mrs. Shen can enter and leave the harem as freely as entering a boudoir..."

Zhao Xiwei listened quietly, slowly gaining a deeper understanding of Shen Yuqing in his heart.

These people in Beijing didn't have good comments on Shen Yuqing, probably because they were too withdrawn and too conceited.

But now it seems that those evaluations are somewhat unfair.

——Shen Yuqing was born in a noble family, and his father was a peerless Confucianist. Just taking one out, I don't know how many people will be envious!
But she just doesn't know how to be tactful in the world, blindly doing her own way, and dealing with people depends entirely on personal likes and dislikes. In this way, she might not know how much hostility she has inadvertently provoked without knowing it.

Zhao Xiwei thought of Shen Yuqing who lived in seclusion in the mountains.

At that time, she had already learned forbearance, gentleness, and humility.

After leaving the capital, she gradually polished off the sharp edges and corners, concealed the brilliance of genius, and even sealed the bright past, turning herself into an ordinary peasant woman who only went around for three meals.

Falling into the mud from the clouds, she finally lived a life recognized by the world, but the world did not forgive her for being out of place...

Zhao Xiwei felt it for Shen Yuqing, and a feeling of sadness suddenly pressed against his chest.

How strong a mind must be to accept such a rough life calmly?
How tenacious physique must be to be able to hold on through all kinds of pain?

The Queen Mother's voice continued to echo faintly in my ears: "Hey, your biological mother was really in the limelight back then, but it's a pity that she was a woman who forgot her friends because of her sex. For a man, her parents didn't care, and her reputation was lost. It's upside down, and she even lost her temper with the queen. To be honest, if she listens to the queen well, even if the Shen family loses power, she will still be the only rich man in Beijing..."

She smiled lightly and shook her head: "Look at her, she insisted on going all the way to the dark, so that she ended up like this in the end, and even made you suffer, tsk tsk, it's really not worth it!"

He looked at Zhao Xiwei again: "It can be seen that for this woman, it is not good to read a lot of books. It is easy to be fooled by the legends of talented men and beautiful women in the books. She is just a man. How can she deserve such a lifetime? Crown Princess dont you agree?"

The Empress Dowager was born as a commoner, and although she has been in power all these years, her market habits have not changed at all.

These words were vulgar and frivolous, not to mention that Zhao Fu and others couldn't bear it, even the emperor felt a little unnatural and coughed lightly.

Zhao Xiwei was feeling sad, and when he heard such a long passage at the end, he immediately pulled away from his emotions.

(End of this chapter)