Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 53 Three women in one play
Because the Empress Dowager asked His Majesty to wait outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning to force His Majesty to exonerate Shou Chenghou, and asked the Empress to rescue her, the Empress Dowager angrily reprimanded her Majesty and Empress Dowager, forcing them to hide in Xiyuan.

——This matter was very popular in Yanjing City. Mrs. Shoucheng Hou's wife, Mrs. Liang, didn't believe it at first, but as she followed the female officer all the way to Xiyuan Qionghua Palace and waited for the empress to summon her, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"It's okay, the queen mother has been tortured by the queen mother a lot these years, and she has never angered us."

Han Shi who accompanied Liang Shi patted her arm.

Somehow, Liang's face relaxed a little.

Yesterday the imperial decree let her son inherit the title of a general, and let her keep the imperial order, which really surprised and delighted her, but she was used to being cautious, and she was afraid that her family would become a raft of vindictiveness between the majesty and the empress dowager. Now knowing that the Empress Dowager, who has not been out of the palace for seven years, was driven to Xiyuan by the Queen Mother, how could she not be afraid?
Liang looked at Han, and said softly:

"Go in in a while, if the empress gets angry with me, don't plead for me."

Mrs. Han laughed, both of them entered the palace today wearing the five-zhai crowns that can only be worn by first-class women. There are circles of tin flowers, wearing a red gown with cloud shoulders and sleeves, and Xiapei on the shoulders, all of which are embroidered in the shape of cranes. There is a jade belt around the waist. The only thing Han has four fingers more than Liang's head A headband made of wide pearls.

Standing in the imperial court wearing a royal robe, others would see them as extremely wealthy, but what kind of life the two of them have lived for half their lives is really beyond the reach of outsiders.

Outside Qionghua Hall, there is a tree winding out along the wall. If it is summer, it will be covered with large white hydrangeas. The petals will fall to the ground like jade chips when the north wind blows. It is precisely because of this that Qionghua Hall It is named after an extremely rare flowering tree.

It's just that the beginning of winter is about to come, and the leaves of the flowering trees have all fallen off, revealing the stone wall that it is leaning on. The knotted trees and the black and blue walls are entangled together and inseparable, but there is a particularly rough and sparse appearance. The beauty of breadth.

Looking at the wall, Han's voice was very low: "Liang Yuying, you are such a good sister-in-law. Those officials in the Ministry of Rites send memorial archways to the outside every year, but why did you fall behind? What time do you think it is? Are you still here?" What about showing off your virtuous virtues? Cao Fengxi, that trash is now abolished, and only you, Mrs. Hou, can support the longevity of the Marquis family. Your Majesty's imperial decree clearly stated that the reason for keeping your imperial order is because of your filial piety. Old lady, you have done your filial piety for the empress dowager, and you have a clear conscience about this order. If you can't hold on today and you collapse, what will you do after you let your two little boys? Just be a slave in Yanjing City Settling down? Right now, don't think that you can take care of everything yourself, I, Han Ruowei, came with you today to protect you."

While talking, Han Ruowei twisted Liang Yuying's upper arm through her sleeves.

Liang Yuying frowned, as if she was in some pain, but the expression on her face was a little more relaxed.

The two waited for about half an hour, and the female officer who served the queen came to invite them into the palace.

The Qionghua Palace is also different from the well-behaved Changchun Palace in the imperial city. There is neither a large copper incense burner made of cranes, nor many exquisite decorations that can show the queen's dignity. I have some books, and some rare-looking Western toys.

Out of the corner of her eye, Han Ruowei flicked over the silver sheathed sword placed on the table beside the bed, and Han Ruowei followed Liang Yuying to salute the queen.

"The minister's wife greets the empress."

Lin Miaozhen went to practice swords early in the morning with the sword she bought from outside the palace yesterday. Although she was a little clumsy, she had a lot of fun, because she was sweating all over her face and had to bathe and change clothes before she could see people. The two had been waiting outside for a long time.

"The two aunts haven't been to Xiyuan for a long time, right? There is a persimmon forest next to the Jiukong Yulian Bridge in the east. The fruit is very beautiful. Let's go and see it later."

Hearing that the queen called their aunt first when she came up, both of them felt certain in their hearts.

Having known each other for so many years, the two wives who often go in and out of the palace know the temperament and character of the empress.Ever since the Queen married His Majesty, the Queen Mother has always been picky about the Queen, but the Queen has never been less peaceful over the years, and the Queen Mother always picks out any good things in the palace.A few years ago, Jiangnan put on a pearl crown that must have been extremely exquisite. The big South China Sea pearl on the top was one and a half inches in size. His Majesty clearly rewarded this pearl crown to the queen, but when the two of them enter the palace I saw the beaded crown appearing in the Compassionate Ning Palace when I was young, the empress dowager did not wear the exquisite beaded crown snatched from her daughter-in-law, but took off the pearls one by one and rewarded them. By fate, only the very top bead was left by the Queen Mother herself.

This kind of thing that doesn't give the empress any face, the empress dowager has done a lot over the years, but the empress has never been annoyed.

It may also be pretended once or twice.

When His Majesty first ascended the throne, it may also be to stabilize the court for His Majesty.

But it has been almost seven years so far, and His Majesty has made arbitrary decisions, and the Empress Dowager still fulfills her duty and never exceeds the distance. In the eyes of the two "sister-in-laws" who have never been seen by the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager He is really a straightforward and sincere person, unlike the two of them, one puts the wood and the other puts the other wood, and spends every day in the Palace of Compassion and Peace listening to the Empress Dowager talking nonsense about self-pity and self-pity. son.

Letting the two of them sit down, Lin Miaozhen asked someone to wash and bring up the persimmons she just picked from a tree this morning:

"A total of two plates of persimmons were obtained, and one was delivered to His Majesty. This one is for the two aunts to taste."

Ripe persimmons have been frosted again, and the honey-like flesh is hidden under the clear skin, which makes people fascinated by taking a bite.

Both Liang Yuying and Han Ruowei have practiced their acting skills in front of the Queen Mother for decades, one is obedient and obedient, the other is obedient and obedient, the two are even careful when eating persimmons, and they don't forget to use them while eating. It doesn't seem rich The rhetoric to praise the sweetness of this persimmon.

Because she is in Xiyuan, she doesn't need to pay her respects to the Queen Mother. Lin Miaozhen's clothes are very simple. A lavender cloud-dragon-patterned double-breasted jacket with a stand-up collar makes her look slender. A bit of the smart and playful of a young woman.

The black horse-faced skirt with golden wishful patterns swayed, and it was Lin Miaozhen who changed her sitting position.

"Auntie, you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter. You have done your best for the Cao family all these years. I don't know how many messes you have cleaned up. Your Majesty knows it in your heart. Today, His Majesty summoned the two cousins ​​to see them. Schoolwork, after all, they will be the ones who will hold up the lintel of Cao's parents' house in the future."

The words were so straightforward that Liang Yuying was completely relieved.

She hurriedly knelt down to salute again, but was stopped by Lin Miaozhen.

The slender and bright queen supported Mrs. Shou Chenghou's kneeling body with one hand, as if effortlessly.

"Auntie, it doesn't have to be like this."

Lin Miaozhen also knew the situation of the two aunts very well. The Cao family of the Xuanhe and Xuanhe dynasties needed the two of them to prove that it was not an isolated case that the late emperor favored the empress dowager. Respect, compared to the words and frames of "deep love" and "grow old together", they are not considered a real "person" in the eyes of all the Cao family from the queen mother down, but a memorial archway, a objects.

"You have also worked hard these years."

Lin Miaozhen said this sentence sincerely.

Liang Yuying slightly raised her eyes, only to see the sincerity in the Empress's eyes, her heart felt sore, she quickly withdrew her hand: "Thank you, Empress."

"I should thank my aunt." Lin Miaozhen sat down again, took a persimmon and twisted off the little hat on her head, "Your Majesty decided to investigate the Taipu Temple, but Cao Fengxi happened to hit this pass. If it hadn't been for your aunt to send the money to the household department immediately, this matter would not have ended so easily. Last night, His Majesty also said that because of your timely decision, your aunt took the lead for the officials in the court. There were more than a dozen during the day yesterday The official handed over the note, saying that he had embezzled money from the Taipusi while in office."

Han Ruowei, who was sitting beside her, raised her head slightly, and saw the empress with her legs slanted to one side, which was completely different from her sitting posture in the palace.

The slender beauty sat on the chair slightly, and the lower edge of the purple coat revealed a thick black and golden skirt, as if a little bit of amorous feelings that were usually hard to find were displayed in front of her eyes.

Han Ruowei couldn't help being a little crazy.

Of course Lin Miaozhen is good-looking, otherwise how could the prince fall in love with her at first sight?It's just that Lin Miaozhen has been cautious and cautious all these years, and she has lived an extremely restrained life. In Han Ruowei's eyes, it has become like a pool of stagnant water. Even if the scenery is quiet, it doesn't suit her taste.

It's different now.

Fishes leaping in still water, butterflies blooming and flowers moving, all of them are lively and lively.

Of course, Lin Miaozhen felt the second aunt's gaze on her, she looked over and said with a smile: "Second aunt, what do you want to say?"

"Ah, I suddenly remembered someone."

There is a knife on the head of the color character!It's really not far from a thousand cuts for a beauty admirer to be rewarded on the queen's head!
Cursing herself viciously in her heart, Han Ruowei took out an envelope.

Before delivering the letter, she took a look at Liang Yuying.

She had already told Liang Yuying about the Shen family's daughter before, and Liang Yuying immediately stood up to plead guilty. That guy Cao Fengxi is really a troublemaker worse than a trash.

Hearing that Cao Fengxi usurped other people's fields and made a fuss about Shen's daughter who married Ning Anbo, Lin Miaozhen was startled, and put the persimmon in her hand back into the white porcelain bowl.

"Second Aunt, you said that this woman's surname is Shen, but...the orphan of Lord Hua Nian, who co-organized the university?"

First, he co-organized the university scholar Shen Shao, whose name is Hua Nian.

Hearing what the queen said, Han pretended to be a little surprised, and handed over the letter in his hand.

After receiving the letter and reading until the end, Lin Miaozhen stared at the last sentence "I only ask for the fragrance of water to send autumn and promote Qian, and Lin Lan is close to snow to raise Yi." The four words "Lin Lan is close to snow" could not help but be fascinated.

This is the sentence that Zhao Suqian wrote on the fan before. How could Duke Hua Nian's daughter know about it?Why was it written in a letter to her many years later?Did she write this sentence to express grievances, or because she knew something about Su Gan?
There were many thoughts in her heart, but Lin Miaozhen didn't show them on her face, she just put away the letter.

"Second aunt, when you enter the palace next time..." Lin Miaozhen originally wanted to ask Han Ruowei to bring this daughter of Shen's family to Xiyuan when she enters the palace next time. Sword, she changed her mind again.

"Three days later, Second Aunt, please take this lady Shen to Xinghualou."

"Xinghualou?"

Han Ruowei looked at Liang Yuying blankly, this time her blankness was not faked.

"The Queen Mother..."

"I'll go out of the palace to see her." When she said these five words, Lin Miaozhen slightly raised her head with a bright smile.

"what?!"

Han and Liang were surprised, and the wooden appearance they had disguised for many years "crashed" and shattered on the ground.

Zhao Surui, who was far away in Zhuangzi, didn't know that he had only left the palace for more than two months, sister Lin had already dared to go out of the palace by herself and meet someone, seeing the letter from Mrs. Han, he jumped up from the chair directly.

"Tunan Achi! Pack up! I'll take you to the city tomorrow!"

When he was happy, Zhao Surui felt that his intestines and stomach were healed, and his appetite returned, and he could eat three roast suckling pigs in a row.

"Bring more money, let's go to Yanjing City to eat delicious and spicy food!"

　After all, every woman has to reveal another face of herself.

　　Scared Zhao Puppy to death!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)