Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 224
Huo Mingzhu entered the palace to be the prince's accompanying student, and she couldn't bring a maid, so Su Hui couldn't enter the palace. When Huo Mingzhu left, she cried until her eyes were swollen. Huo Mingzhu kept making fun of her, making Su Hui cry even if she was not laughing. Not anymore.

As an accompanying student, she is different from some court ladies who decide their residence according to their grades, but Huo Mingzhu doesn't need it. She has her own separate courtyard, which is just behind the Prince's Wenxi Palace, and it is also an independent courtyard. Huo Mingzhu saw that The plaque says Qingyuyuan, but I don't like it, the name is a bit cold.

While she was looking at the plaque, Baili Jingqi came over, followed by Cao An who was wearing eunuch costumes, and the crown prince himself was also wearing palace costumes, and the bright yellow costumes made him look very noble .

"Ajin, what are you looking at?" Baili Jingqi's voice was full of joy, Huo Mingzhu turned around and knelt down: "Minister Huo Mingzhu pays homage to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old."

"When there is no one, there is no need to be so polite." As he said, he reached out to support Huo Mingzhu.

Huo Mingzhu got up and answered Baili Jingqi's words just now: "The girl was just looking at the words on the plaque, and she just felt a little surprised that this flowery courtyard took such a name."

When Baili Jingqi heard the words, he put his eyes on the plaque, and after seeing the three words, he asked Cao An: "Xiao Anzi, who used to live in this yard."

"Back to the prince, this courtyard used to be the residence of His Royal Highness's eldest aunt, Princess Changxi. Now that Ms. Huo enters the palace, she arranges to live here. This plaque is left over from the past, and I don't know who nominated it .” Xiao Anzi respectfully returned.

The prince pondered for a moment, then said, the owner of this place has changed, so the name needs to be changed. Qingyu, so cold and desolate, does not like the lonely listener, and Mingzhu will live thereafter, so it will be called Yixinyuan. "

The name of this courtyard was changed between Baili Jingqi's few words.

As soon as Huo Mingzhu heard the name, she understood the meaning of Baili Jingqi, Yi Xin said, "Climb to the rocks and ravines, bright eyes and refresh your heart", she did not come to enjoy these things in the next life.

There was a slight irritability in her heart, and Huo Mingzhu was startled. Why did she get impatient so easily?

After taking a deep breath, Huo Mingzhu opened her mouth and smiled at Baili Jingqi: "Thank you, the prince, for naming Mingzhu's son."

"It's just that Ah Jin doesn't like it?" Baili Jingqi felt the little change in Huo Mingzhu very keenly.

Huo Mingzhu said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is worrying too much, Mingzhu likes it very much."

Baili Jingqi looked at Huo Mingzhu for a long time before saying, "Just like it."

Cao An saw that the atmosphere was not right, and he knew that his master would not want to leave at this moment, but Miss Huo had just come to Yixinyuan, and he was afraid that there were still many things to be busy, so he told Baili Jingqi Said: "My lord, that day my lord and the queen mother said that if Miss Huo entered the palace, I would take Miss Huo to greet her. Today I see that the yard is messy, and I'm afraid I have to clean it up. Take good care of yourself, the crown prince and Miss Huo are back."

When Baili Jingqi heard this, he was overjoyed: "As you said, the Empress Dowager can't wait to have a good talk with Ah Jin. It's still early, so Ah Jin will go with her alone to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Yes, Huo Mingzhu obeyed." Huo Mingzhu said.

The East Palace is extremely far away from the Empress Dowager's Renshou Palace. It took Huo Mingzhu a long time to arrive in the sedan chair. She was about to be shaken and fell asleep when she heard the little eunuch outside screaming: " The Renshou Palace has arrived, please let the girl get off the sedan chair."

As soon as Huo Mingzhu came out, she saw that the sedan chair had stopped outside the palace.

This palace can be described as splendid, and the gate of Nuoda's palace seemed to eat people into it.

"Don't be afraid, the empress dowager is very kind." Baili Jingqi came to Huo Mingzhu's side again at some point, and Huo Mingzhu secretly laughed. Could it be that she was afraid?Moreover, this position seems to be reversed, she is the accompanying student, why is this prince always serving her.

Huo Mingzhu hurriedly lowered her head, retreated to Baili Jingqi's side, and said respectfully: "Mingzhu is not afraid, but just thinks that the palace gate is so magnificent, she looks at it for a while, and hopes that the prince will forgive her."

"As long as you're not afraid, let's go, let's go in." Baili Jingqi's face regained its cheerfulness.

Huo Mingzhu followed Baili Jingqi respectfully and entered the Renshou Palace. When entering the inner hall, Huo Mingzhu followed Baili Jingqi outside the hall and waited for the announcement. At that time, the court ladies and eunuchs were waiting in piles.

And if they want to greet the empress dowager, they have to pass it on for a long time and get the eunuch's guidance before they can go in.

Huo Mingzhu followed Baili Jingqi and walked in front of the empress dowager. Huo Mingzhu did not dare to raise her head, but she was not timid, but knew etiquette.

"Jing Qi, come here to Ai's house." The empress dowager's old-fashioned voice contained love for Baili Jingqi, and her attitude towards Baili Jingqi was the same as that old lady Huo's attitude towards Yu Tong, Huo Mingzhu He thought to himself, if the prince was someone whose father didn't love him and whose grandmother didn't love him, he might have lost his life long ago.

"Empress Dowager, you seem to be doing better today than in the past." Baili Jingqi walked up to her as the Empress Dowager requested, and let the Empress Dowager take a good look at her.

"Is it really that good?" The Empress Dowager asked Nanny Zhong behind her.

Nanny Zhong bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "If you go back to the Queen Mother, it will be much better."

"The Ai family also said that it was the prince who made the Ai family happy." The empress dowager smiled at Baili Jingqi a few times, and then said, "Could it be that you and the prince are making the Ai family happy together?"

"Slaves don't dare." Nanny Zhong's voice was neither humble nor overbearing, as if what she said was the truth.

Huo Mingzhu knelt obediently, they said theirs, she knelt hers, anyway, the empress dowager didn't notice her, she just knelt like this, without shaking at all.

The empress dowager didn't want to embarrass Huo Mingzhu, and soon, she gave the topic to Huo Mingzhu.

She said: "The Ai family is so happy, isn't it because Jing Qi is happy, seeing such a smile on Jing Qi's face, can the Ai family's face look bad?" Then she said: "This is your companion ?”

Huo Mingzhu knew that she couldn't just kneel, but kowtowed.

So, after Baili Jingqi said yes, she kowtowed to the Empress Dowager and said, "I would like to report to the Empress Dowager, the civilian girl Huo Mingzhu, from today onwards, she will be accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince."

"She's a clever girl." The Empress Dowager said after glancing at Huo Mingzhu.

Huo Mingzhu hurriedly thanked her.

The queen mother said again: "It is said that before, you and the Ninth Prince had a good relationship."

Huo Mingzhu thought in her heart that she knew that such a question would come up. In the past, the affairs between her and the Ninth Prince had been rumored, but now she has become the accompanying student of His Royal Highness. As the empress dowager who loves her grandson, it would be strange if she didn't ask .

Huo Mingzhu said neither humble nor overbearing: "Returning to the Queen Mother, Minnv grew up in a border town since she was a child, and encountered a thief on the way back to Shangjing. If it wasn't for the Ninth Prince to rescue her, Minnv would have died a long time ago. If you say you have a good relationship with the Ninth Prince, then you can only save your life."

"The Ai family has also heard of such a thing, but what the Ai family knows is more than that. The Ninth Prince invited you out many times. How can you explain this matter?" The empress dowager looked directly at Huo Mingzhu with her sharp eyes.

How can Huo Mingzhu be such a person who will disturb the chaos with just a few glances, so she still said neither humble nor overbearing: "Returning to the Queen Mother, the Ninth Prince is naturally free and easy, and treats others with humility. One, Miss Situ's young master, and Minnv's younger sister, Huaiyu, are also invited."

"In this way, the relationship between you and the Ninth Prince is not as ambiguous as in the rumors." The empress dowager said slowly, and only Huo Mingzhu knew what kind of murderous intent was hidden behind this slowness. If a word is wrong, it is a matter of losing her life, even if the crown prince Baili Jingqi protects her as much as possible, the empress dowager wants her life, it is not a matter of one thought.

The empress dowager loves Baili Jingqi so much, how can she tolerate such a woman who has an affair with the prince as her concubine? I am afraid that this is another reason why the empress dowager took a fancy to Huo Huaiyu earlier.

"It's exactly what the Empress Dowager said." Huo Mingzhu fell down.

The empress dowager looked at Huo Mingzhu for a long time, and finally, her face softened. She felt that Huo Mingzhu was able to meet her gaze so calmly, her eyes were not flustered, and she looked calm, that was her. What is said is true, the Queen Mother also knows the things that are spread in the market, true and false, false and true.

After this questioning, the empress dowager's wariness towards Huo Mingzhu was somewhat relieved.

Baili Jingqi's voice cut in at the right time: "Queen Mother, Ah Jin's character, I can guarantee it alone, and I can't make mistakes."

The Empress Dowager glanced sideways at the Prince, and scolded with a smile: "If someone is on a mission, he can still come into this palace, even if he is just a companion. Those who behave badly will have been reprimanded in front of the gate of the palace."

Baili Jingqi smiled, looking very foolish: "What the queen mother said is very true."

"Empress Dowager, the Ninth Prince is waiting outside the door." The eunuch guarding the door came up at this time and knelt on the ground and said.

"Announce him in."

Huo Mingzhu felt that when the Empress Dowager announced that he was coming in, her eyes swept across her body intentionally or unintentionally, Huo Mingzhu had no choice but to pretend that nothing happened, and she was still the same as before.

Huo Mingzhu laughed secretly, she hated Baili Zonglu to death, but the empress dowager thought she loved Baili Zonglu and had something to do with Baili Zonglu.

After Baili Zonglu came in, he greeted the queen mother, and the crown prince also paid his respects to him, so Huo Mingzhu turned to Baili Zonglu and said, "The daughter of the people, Huo Mingzhu, pays homage to the Ninth Prince."

After Huo Mingzhu felt Baili Zonglu's gaze, she heard the Empress Dowager say: "This is Jingqi's attendant, Miss Huo's family. You have seen it before. Just now Ai's family asked, what is said in the market, you and the Huo family She has a good relationship."

"Then I don't know how she answered?" Baili Zonglu smiled at the Queen Mother.

"Of course she denies it. Could it be that she is lying?" The Empress Dowager asked Baili Zonglu.

(End of this chapter)