The princess is beautiful and Ziye

Chapter 173 Two in One
A few days later, Xie's carriage set off for Huijue Temple.

After walking for a day, I arrived at the gate of the mountain temple at dusk.

Huijue Temple was built on the top of the mountain, and the temperature was much lower than that at the bottom of the mountain. Xie Tinglan was afraid of the cold, and Yuxiu brought a lot of autumn clothes, and she even folded a cloak in her bag.

Before getting off the carriage, Yuxiu checked the temperature outside, and then found a suitable coat for Xie Tinglan to put on.

The abbot personally came to the gate of the mountain temple to pick up the people, and divided the residences for several people. The men and the female relatives lived in the monk's room on both sides of the mountain temple.

All the female relatives lived in the same courtyard, Xie Tinglan was assigned to the East Wing, before they left, Wei called them to stop and told:

"After putting down the things, come to the front hall. The Empress Dowager is also practicing in Huijue Temple. Since we are here, let's go and say hello to her old man first, and then go to see the old lady."

"Understood." After Xie Tinglan responded, she led Yuxiu away.

At the same time, because the marriage between Xie Tinglan and Fu Pingye was approaching, Zhao Wenjin, who came to the Queen Mother to cry, learned that Xie Tinglan had also come to Huijue Temple.

Yang Mei went to get the evening fast meal, and on the way back, she saw a few people dressed as servants, carrying their luggage into the monk's room.

Then the abbot led Wei and the others to the monk's room.

Yang Mei caught a glimpse of Xie Tinglan from the crowd, hurried back to the courtyard with the fast food, and told Zhao Wenjin the news.

"My maid guessed that Xie Tinglan might have come to pick up the old lady from Xie's family. It's the one whose hand was cut off from the previous gambling."

Xie Tinglan and the prince's marriage is approaching, and the old lady of Xie's family, as Xie Tinglan's elder, is in Huijue Temple, so it doesn't sound good to say it.

Zhao Wenjin gritted his teeth, and when he got the news, he casually threw the book in his hand on the couch, and said, "It's just in time, but I'm still worried that I won't find a chance to teach her a lesson in the capital! Here it comes! Let's go! Let's go Find my aunt."

The queen mother recited today's scriptures in front of the Buddha before coming out of the Buddhist hall.

Chun An was cooking tea in the back room, and seeing the Empress Dowager coming out, he immediately stepped forward to help her sit down, and offered her a cup of green tea to moisten her throat.

The queen mother sipped half of the cup, put it down and asked, "How is the situation in Beijing?"

"The letter just came. After the Jiang family rebelled and the rebels were taken down, Concubine Jiang and King Qi were given poisoned wine to commit suicide. The Jiang family died, and the exile was exhausted."

"King Qi and the Jiang family have always plotted against the throne, and they are happy to end up where they are now."

The queen mother said coldly, "Once the king of Qi dies, the crown prince's position will be more stable."

"Isn't it? Since the Qingzhou case was settled by the crown prince, His Highness' reputation among the people has become better and better, and it has become comparable to before. As long as His Highness does not mess up like before, no one will be able to shake the position of the crown prince."

After Chun An finished speaking, seeing the Empress Dowager lowered her head in deep thought and did not respond, she asked, "What is your empress thinking?"

After finishing speaking, she suddenly thought of one thing, and blurted out: "By the way, a letter came out from the palace a few days ago, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is getting married soon, and asked the empress if she wants to return to Beijing..."

The queen mother rubbed her brows, and said irritably: "The Ai family just wants a pleasing junior, why is it so difficult. From the emperor to the prince, no one is satisfied with the Ai family. If the boss of the Ai family is still here..."

The empress dowager's slightly opened eyes were full of pity and longing, "If nothing happened to Li'er..."

Chun An was silent and did not dare to make a sound. The queen mother thought about it for a long time alone, when suddenly a man came outside the courtyard, and came in and said:

"Empress Dowager, please see the Lord of Changle County."

The queen mother twitched from the memories, and frowned impatiently, "What is she here for... Forget it, let her in."

Zhao Wenjin hurried into the back room of the Empress Dowager. With tears in her eyes, she said aggrievedly, "Grandma, Xie Tinglan has also come to Huijue Temple."

The Queen Mother was a little surprised, and Chun An explained: "Your Majesty, you still remember that in the first few days when you came here, there was a Mrs. Xie Meng who always wanted to greet your Majesty. It was Xie Tinglan's grandmother. Mrs. Xie and the Crown Prince were about to get married, so they might have come to pick her up. Grandma went back."

Zhao Wenjin pulled the Queen Mother's clothes and said, "Your Highness's wedding is less than half a month away. Auntie... Your Highness married Xie Tinglan, what should I do!"

The queen mother patted the back of Zhao Wenjin's hand, "Didn't the Ai family tell you before that Xie Tinglan's marriage is also a good thing. The crown prince has been refusing to get married all these years on the grounds of Jiangshan Sheji, and the Ai family does not want you to have no name or distinction." Follow him, that's why I didn't ask you to come over. Now that he is letting go and marrying Xie Tinglan, there is no reason to reject you, it is only a matter of time before you enter the East Palace."

"Grandma, Changle is a girl from the Zhao family, your grand-niece, Empress Dowager. Xie Tinglan is just a daughter of a minister, she is on the head of Changle, that is, on the head of the Zhao family and you, auntie How can you give her such a big face!"

The Empress Dowager's complexion remained unchanged. Zhao Wenjin clearly used her as a cover and wanted her to help deal with Xie Tinglan Rong. How could the Empress Dowager not see her carelessness.

She said lukewarmly: "The emperor has decreed that the Ai family can't disrespect the emperor. Changle, the Ai family has always thought that you are a sensible child, so you shouldn't hold on to this matter. As long as you listen to the Ai family , endure this for a while, the Ai family will naturally allow you to marry into the East Palace."

"With Ai's family here, why do you worry about being angry with Xie Tinglan in the Prince's Mansion?"

Zhao Wenjin is not stupid, she has been here these days, she has told the queen mother many times that Xie Tinglan and the prince are about to get married, in order to let the queen mother do it earlier and make the marriage a waste of time.

It can be said that she was the empress dowager who did not want to see Xie Tinglan and the prince get married the last time, but after listening to her so much in the past few days, she still did not chant sutras, and Zhao Wenjin felt that something was wrong.

When the queen mother talked about this, Zhao Wenjin dared to speak again, he hesitated for a moment and nodded.

But at this time, someone from outside came to report, "Queen Mother, Mrs. Xie's family came with her family and wanted to pay her respects to the Queen Mother."

The queen mother narrowed her eyes, and said after a while: "Let them wait in the front hall, Ai's family will pass right away."

After the person left, the queen mother patted Zhao Wenjin on the back of the hand, "Xie Tinglan will come later, be sensible and don't make faces for her. Do you know why your prince's cousin didn't want to see you before? You just say thank you Just listen to Lan, follow what she does, and don't do what she doesn't do, so the prince will like you?"

Zhao Wenjin's face looked as if he had suffered a lot, "Grandma's words... are you telling me to imitate Tinglan? Then it's not me that my cousin likes! It's..."

"Mr. County, why can't you understand what your empress means!"

Chun An followed suit anxiously, and couldn't help but said: "In the past, it was fine if there was no one in the prince's backyard. When the prince and Xie Tinglan get married, they should understand everything. How can she be alone? Sooner or later, she will get tired of it." The meaning of the queen mother is to let you have an impression in front of the prince, so that you can seize this opportunity and win His Highness's heart in one fell swoop!"

Zhao Wenjin still felt uncomfortable, and the queen mother said lightly: "You are not happy, but people are willing. You stick to this point and insist on holding it. Some people with low status who only want to climb up don't care about it. Xie Tinglan is married, The Xie family will definitely go with two maids, do you want to be the second, or the third, or the fourth?"

"The meaning of the first few is incomparable with the latter ones. Don't blame Aijia for not mentioning you."

Zhao Wenjin bit his lower lip, nodded his head with great effort, "Changle knows."

Wei's and the others waited in the front hall for a while, when the Queen Mother led Zhao Wenjin.

Several people saluted together, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."

The queen mother walked up, waved her hands and said: "It's not in the palace, so there is no need to perform such a ceremony. Sit down."

After the queen mother spoke, several people got up and sat down one after another.

Xie Tinglan sat at the bottom of the Wei family according to the order, and the first seat opposite was vacant. Zhao Wenjin wanted to sit, but the queen mother pointed to that seat and said:
"Jin Yang sit here, closer to Ai's house."

Zhao Wenjin's breath stagnated, and a look of indignation inevitably appeared in his eyes.

The queen mother glanced at her lightly, and said: "Changle sit next to Jinyang. You two had some misunderstandings before. Changle is the grandniece of the Ai family. Jinyang is about to marry the prince. She is the granddaughter-in-law of the Ai family and Changle's cousin. Aijia doesn't want to see the two of you confront each other in the future and make others laugh."

Xie Tinglan smiled slightly and said, "What the Empress Dowager said is true."

The queen mother looked at her and chatted about her marriage with the prince, "Ai's family is not in the capital. I just heard that you and the prince are engaged to each other not long ago. You have been taking it with you at Huijue Temple. Ai's family doesn't know that your marriage is planned What's the matter? When is the wedding?"

"On the tenth day of the lunar new year, there are still thirteen days left. I'm almost ready." Xie Tinglan replied.

"It's fine. Ai's family will return to Beijing in a few days. Ai's family has to attend the prince's wedding." The queen mother has never been so friendly to Xie Tinglan, and Zhao Wenjin's sour handkerchief was twisted to pieces.

Wei Shi watched his words and expressions, his brows were tightly frowned, which was not quite the same as what Xie Shuhui told her before.

The two chatted for a while before the Queen Mother made a tired gesture.

Chun An understood, stepped forward to support the Empress Dowager's arm, and said, "Your Majesty, you just read the scriptures and came here before resting. Do you have a headache again?"

Xie Tinglan said: "Since the Empress Dowager is tired, then the courtiers and mother will not disturb the Empress Dowager."

The queen mother smiled and said: "The Ai family is in poor health, so I can't talk to you anymore. Changle, please help the Ai family send off Mrs. Xie and Ting Lan."

Zhao Wenjin understood that the Empress Dowager purposely gave her a chance to make a fuss with Xie Tinglan, at least to restore the relationship in face.

The Empress Dowager's order sounded in his head, and Zhao Wenjin was cruel, "Jinyang County Lord, Mrs. Xie, this way."

Xie Shuhui and others followed Wei Shi, Xie Tinglan and Zhao Wenjin walked side by side, and left the Queen Mother's courtyard.

Seeing the figures of several people disappear, the exhaustion that the empress dowager pretended to rest on.

Chun An squeezed her shoulders and said softly: "Is your mother really trusting Changle County Lord? The County Lord is arrogant and stubborn, if in private..."

"Of course the Ai family can't believe it, so I have to give her some help." The queen mother looked annoyed, "What kind of luck is it for the Ai family to pick such a thing that the mud can't support the wall."

Chun An persuaded: "My lady, don't worry, the Lord of Changle County is very good-looking, after the prince gets married, she will have her own time to show off. The lady said it herself, a beautiful and stupid woman like the Lord of Changle County, It's the one most men love, His Royal Highness just hasn't figured it out yet, so that's why he rejected her for thousands of miles."

Chun An's words were also to comfort the Empress Dowager. Speaking of appearance, Xie Tinglan dumped Zhao Wenjin a few blocks away. If he wanted to rely on his beauty to win favor, Zhao Wenjin had to wait for the day when the crown prince got tired of Xie Tinglan.

The old queen mother was very smart, and she could tell that Chun An was just comforting her.

She said lightly: "If Zhao Wenjin listens to the Ai family and learns from that Xie Tinglan, he will definitely gain the favor of the crown prince."

The queen mother sighed, put Chun An's hand on her hands, got up and walked to the back room.

While walking, he said: "The Ai family can see that the second child and his child have ideas. Moreover, these two people are stubborn, and they will do what they are not allowed to do. One thing they are asked to do He also refused to do it. The Ai family forced him to marry a woman from the Zhao family, but he refused, but wanted to marry Gu Nanyu. The Ai family made a compromise and promised Gu Deyin to be his queen. He also saw the deep love between Gu Deyin and Gu Nanyu It’s because I barely acted like a monster. As a result, it’s not that I favor Gu Nanyu, Gu Deyin, the empress, is nothing but famous.”

"The emperor still respects the empress empress very much. He went on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, and never let the imperial concubine overstep."

"That's because the imperial concubine and the empress are real sisters, and that's why they have been doing nothing for so many years. If it were someone else, watching Gu Nanyu favor the sixth palace, giving birth to a son who is clearly a concubine, but can be an emperor, what woman can do that?" Take this anger."

The queen mother asked herself, she couldn't do it.

She thought for a while, and said with a sneer, "Then Gu Deyin, the Ai family also misjudged her back then. I thought she was just gentle, but in fact she was wild in her bones. But she didn't expect her to be so useless, and she could really coexist peacefully with Gu Nanyu like this For many years. Sisterhood, huh, this thing is never needed in the harem."

The queen mother looked contemptuously, and said slowly: "If she was smart enough, she would have got rid of Gu Nanyu early in the year. Her son would not die, and the boss is alive. Even if the emperor wanted to appoint him and Gu Nanyu's son, he would have to weigh the criticisms of the previous court. "

Chun An rolled his eyes and said softly: "I remember the first prince, who died of illness? Do you think the imperial concubine was involved in this? Otherwise, the first prince is well, how could he get sick so fast, and the illness came like a mountain?" It’s gone after a few days.”

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, with an unclear smile, "Who knows. The two of them seem to be sisters on the surface, and they have a good relationship. Gu Nanyu is courteous in every way, and she is a good sister. When the Empress's son was born, the Emperor tried his best to reject it. Everyone suggested to make him the crown prince, which seemed to give the empress enough dignity, but what happened next, only they themselves know."

"This slave is really curious. This matter is too strange, even the queen mother can't find out..."

"Things that even the Ai family can't find out, except for the emperor's intervention, who else can it be."

The queen mother said: "Forget it, it's all old things. It's meaningless to mention it now. Fu Ai's family can go back and rest."

(End of this chapter)