Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 223
Huo Mingzhu was still thinking about how she would respond if Baili Zonglu wanted to do something, when she heard Baili Zonglu say: "Miss Huo is very skilled."

Ah Jin stopped calling her, Huo Mingzhu felt a little happy in her heart, listening to Bailizong's law calling her Ah Jin A Jin all day long, she called her name badly, and she should be called Miss Huo from now on .

Now that things have come to this point, Huo Mingzhu will not naively think that she, who has become a candidate for the crown princess, can also become his pawn. Come to think of it, Baili Zonglu is probably thinking at this moment, how to get rid of her.

"My lord, please forgive me. If it wasn't for the unavoidable situation, Mingzhu would definitely not offend the lord." Huo Mingzhu said this very loudly, which means of course that she would be so disrespectful, of course it was Baili Zonglu himself You can't blame him for that.

Baili Zonglu looked at Huo Mingzhu with a half-smile, but the killing intent that flashed in those eyes was not fake. For a moment, Baili Zonglu really wanted to take Huo Mingzhu's life directly, but The sudden reluctance made Baili Zonglu hesitate.

This realization made Baili Zonglu frowned.

Huo Mingzhu didn't know that Baili Zonglu was thinking about the current situation, how could she get out, and fortunately she had just done it in time, otherwise Baili Zonglu would get her to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, and she would The plan was completely smashed.

"Ah Jin, I thought you understood my intentions." Baili Zonglu finally asked for his guilt.

Huo Mingzhu had no choice but to play dumb at the moment: "Mingzhu is stupid, she doesn't know what the prince is referring to."

Baili Zonglu walked slowly in front of Huo Mingzhu, condescendingly looking down at the body kneeling towards him on the ground, but he could only see Huo Mingzhu's head, he suddenly squatted down, stretched out a Lifting Huo Mingzhu's chin with his fingers, he sneered at Huo Mingzhu: "I don't know what this king is referring to?"

Huo Mingzhu's complexion remained the same as before, with a calm look, and her eyes looked straight at Baili Zonglu's without fear: "Of course Mingzhu doesn't know about it."

"Oh, this king thought that Ah Jin was so smart that she could understand everything at once, but I didn't know that after what this king said, Ah Jin was able to enter the palace without changing his face and become the prince's accompanying student." Bailizong When Lily said this, the fingers resting on Huo Mingzhu's chin squeezed slightly, pinching Huo Mingzhu's chin.

Huo Mingzhu ignored the pain coming from her chin, but she broke her smile and said to Baili Zonglu: "Mingzhu is just a young girl, and what she does is always arranged by her parents at home. The crown prince's companion, if it wasn't for my younger sister's illness, how could it be Mingzhu's turn."

Huo Mingzhu directly explained to Baili Zonglu that she couldn't help herself.

Baili Zonglu's face softened a little, and the hand holding Huo Mingzhu's chin loosened a little, but his remaining anger was still there, and the eyes that stared at Huo Mingzhu hadn't completely softened: "Ah Jin, if what the king said , this king has a way to keep you from entering the palace to accompany the prince, how do you answer?"

"Mingzhu is terrified. This matter is already an unshakable fact. Both the emperor and the queen mother are present. If Mingzhu refuses to enter the palace, what he will incur will be a felony of disobeying the order. Everyone in the general's mansion will inevitably die. Please also ask the prince Forgive me." Huo Mingzhu deliberately said the consequences were very serious, because she didn't want to listen to Baili Zonglu's methods.

If Baili Zonglu was given a chance to speak out his method, it would be putting her life in Baili Zonglu's hands, and she would never let things become like this.

If she rejected Baili Zonglu in this way, if Baili Zonglu insisted on saying it, then it would be Baili Zonglu's own business, even though she would be implicated in the end.However, Huo Mingzhu's understanding of Baili Zong's Law, she knew that it was impossible for Baili Zong's Law to do such a thing.

Therefore, Huo Mingzhu is very sure that Baili Zonglu will not say it.

Baili Zonglu suddenly threw away Huo Mingzhu's chin, and Huo Mingzhu was thrown to the ground by the sudden loss of support. She hurriedly used her hands to support her, and Huo Mingzhu knew the tingling pain from her palm. skin!
Baili Zonglu didn't say a word, and walked directly into his Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Huo Mingzhu raised her head and watched Baili Zonglu enter the gate of the mansion, but the servant guarding the gate looked at Huo Mingzhu with sympathy.

After a long time, after Huo Mingzhu made sure that Baili Zonglu would not come out, she got up from the ground, turned around and wanted to leave, but saw a lot of people gathered behind her, all pointing at her.

Huo Mingzhu smiled wryly, I'm afraid this matter will become the talk of the people in Shangjing again.

Su Hui rushed over, ran towards Huo Mingzhu, checked Huo Mingzhu up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss, I was scared to death, why is this Ninth Prince so hateful? kidnapped."

"The Ninth Prince was joking with me. The last time I went to the school, the Ninth Prince thought that my skills were good, so I came here to test my skills today." Huo Mingzhu raised the volume a little so that the people around could listen.

Although this statement cannot break what happened today, it can be eased a bit. For this rumor, it would be better to have more versions.

Back at the General's Mansion, it was already late, Huo Mingzhu had a hasty dinner, and then asked Fang Tieyi to go out to handle errands. She had to minimize her influence for today's affairs. All she had to do was to use rumors, of course , is to create more shocking things, to shock the level of attention to this matter.

The next day, when Huo Mingzhu entered the palace, Huo Huaiyu's 'illness' recovered, and Lin Ruyi, Yu Tong, Mrs. Huo, and even Huo Zhengde all arrived, and they all stood at the gate of the General's Mansion to bid farewell to Huo Mingzhu.

Although entering the palace is not the emperor's concubine, the gate is as deep as the sea once entering the palace, but it is not so easy to come out.

Huo Mingzhu looked at the big family of the Huo family, and felt that the biggest regret of entering the palace this time was that he could not watch the big drama in the inner courtyard of the deep house at any time, which was really a pity.

"Mingzhu, it is your blessing that you can enter the palace to accompany the prince to study. You must cherish blessings. You must be more cautious in your words and deeds in the palace than in the mansion. What you represent is the general's mansion. From now on, you will You and the General's Mansion are both prosperous, and all are damaged, do you know?" Mrs. Huo, supported by the old mother, stood in front of the group of people, and at this time, she was teaching Huo Mingzhu.

Huo Mingzhu nodded: "Mingzhu will definitely not shame the General's Mansion."

"Mingzhu is a sensible girl, I'm very relieved." Mrs. Huo nodded, glanced at Huo Zhengde and said, "Zhengde, although this East Palace is not comparable to the emperor's harem, it is still very rare. Has everything been arranged for Mingzhu?"

"My son has already been taken care of." Huo Zhengde replied, and then said to Huo Mingzhu: "His Royal Highness is pure in nature, you have to teach him how to be kind, do you know?"

Huo Mingzhu sneered in her heart, it seems that Huo Zhengde might have some kind of idea in his mind, and actually asked her to hand over a prince to be kind, wouldn't that make her teach the stupid prince to become a person who doesn't care about world affairs , is this still a prince?

Even though he knew that Huo Zhengde had something to say in this explanation, Huo Mingzhu acted as if he didn't understand, but said respectfully: "Yes, Mingzhu knows, but Mingzhu's master is in the house, if father thinks it's inappropriate, you can come here Find a good place for Master to stay elsewhere, but Master is obsessed with alchemy all day long, so I am afraid he needs someone to wait on him."

"Don't worry, Taoist Baimei is a distinguished guest, father knows how to do it." Huo Zhengde said.

Huo Mingzhu nodded: "Mingzhu thanked father." Originally, Huo Mingzhu was still guessing whether Huo Zhengde knew the usefulness of the white-browed Taoist to Baili Zonglu. After entering the palace, he searched for an opportunity to introduce Taoist Baimei to the palace, and he couldn't do anything about Bailizong's laws. During this period, Taoist Baimei was still safe.

After Huo Zhengde finished speaking, Lin Ruyi spoke up: "It sounds like an extremely honorable thing to be the prince's accompanying student, but after all, she is still a slave. Mingzhu grew up in a border town, and I am afraid that such a well-behaved thing will not After Mingzhu enters the palace this time, she should learn more from the people around her, you know?"

Huo Mingzhu sneered, she came here so impatiently, but didn't weigh her own weight, did she really think that she was still the head mother of the Huo family like before?
Huo Mingzhu opened the corner of her mouth and smiled, and said: "What mother said is very true, Mingzhu will keep it in mind, if Mingzhu's mother entrusts me with a dream, Mingzhu will also convey that mother treats Mingzhu as her own, so good I don’t forget to keep Mingzhu’s belongings.”

Lin Ruyi's face turned pale: "You..."

Mrs. Huo's voice said, "Mingzhu, what are you talking about? Your mother entrusted you with a dream?"

Huo Zhengde also looked at Huo Mingzhu, frowning.

Of course Huo Mingzhu knew that now that Yu Tong was pregnant, when she mentioned her dead mother, Tuo Meng, she would think it was a bad omen. It is understandable for Mrs. Huo to be so anxious at the moment.

This is what Huo Mingzhu wanted.

She smiled at Mrs. Huo and said, "Isn't that right? I've dreamed about it a few times. At the beginning, I asked about my father's concubine, so I said it. My mother said, no wonder she let the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha urge her to reincarnate." , it turns out that I have to let go of my worries, and my mother has always felt that it is a great pity that she failed to add incense to the General's Mansion."

"Your mother really said that?" Mrs. Huo's expression softened instantly.

Huo Mingzhu smiled and said: "Isn't it? This is the first time I saw my mother's face so clearly, and then I told Mingzhu to live a good life and live happily, and said that Erniang's fate is very good, she is a blessed woman." Yes. Because the story of dreaming was too weird, Mingzhu felt that no one would believe her if she said it, but she just heard what her mother said, and she suddenly remembered it, so she said it."

Lin Ruyi's face was as white as paper, and Huo Zhengde's face was also a little ugly. After hearing what Huo Mingzhu said, he said: "This story about dreaming is indeed nonsense. Mingzhu must not talk about it again in the future. .”

"I don't think so. She knows that you are taking a concubine. It is impossible for her to come back and have tea with the bride. Didn't you hear what Mingzhu said, Rujin said, Yu Tong is a lucky person. Isn't this signature a It looks good now." Mrs. Huo thought that this dream might be real.

"If you want to say whether this dream is true or not, it's really hard to say that Mingzhu is a dreamer. Sometimes I feel that she is indeed a mother and is very kind, but sometimes she is a stranger. I really can't figure it out." Huo Mingzhu pretended to be skeptical look.

However, Mrs. Huo said: "If you feel that you are sometimes kind and sometimes unfamiliar, it means that you have lost your mother since you were young, and you are naturally unfamiliar with your mother. This kindness is not the heart-to-heart bond of flesh and blood. I'm afraid it's Rujin who really came back, Mammy, later on you can buy some money and burn it for Mingzhu's mother, and burn a few more sets of clothes, so that she doesn't lose face."

"Yes, old lady," said the nun.

Huo Mingzhu hurriedly thanked: "Mingzhu thanked the old lady on behalf of my mother."

"Okay, let's go, it will be a waste of time if you delay any longer." Mrs. Huo said.

"Yes, Mingzhu will bid farewell to the old lady, father, mother, second mother, and Yu'er." Huo Mingzhu said one by one, pausing for a long time when Lin Ruyi was around.

When seeing Yu Tong, Yu Tong was still looking at Lin Ruyi's face, Huo Mingzhu knew in his heart that Yu Tong might have seized the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)