Farmer's pretty businesswoman

Chapter 210 Warmth (2)
When Shangguan Chuchu stepped into the Ci'an Palace, the warm scene of mother and son chatting about homework stopped immediately.

In the main hall of Ci'an Palace, the gorgeous palace lanterns emit soft light. Shangguan Chuchu is dressed in a soft golden color, and without squinting, he walks lightly to the center of the hall with lotus steps. Prince Mu takes a big step forward, facing the lord The emperor and the empress dowager saluted: "The minister kowtows to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, and empress dowager."

Shangguan Chuchu lowered her head slightly, knelt down on both knees, and paid homage to the lord, "Your servant kowtows to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live! The empress dowager is a thousand years old."

"Prince Mu, Princess Ruyi, hurry up and flatten yourself! Give me your seat!" The emperor and the queen mother tacitly made a flattening gesture, and the queen mother calmly ordered to the eunuchs and maids of the Highness: "Pass the meal."

Hearing this, Lord Mu and Shangguan Chuchu turned their heads to look at each other, both of them thanked each other, and said, "Thank you Long Live, thank you Empress Dowager."

Shangguan Chuchu is very familiar with Ci'an Palace, because she is the same age as the queen mother's little princess who died young, and Shangguan Chuchu, who was still in her infancy, once drank the milk of the empress dowager who was the noble concubine at that time. Because of this relationship, the queen mother Very close to her.

The Empress Dowager waved at Shangguan Chuchu, smiled gently and said, "Ruyi girl, come quickly to Ai's family and let Ai's family take a look."

"Yes, empress dowager." Shangguan Chuchu blessed the empress dowager, obediently walked towards the main seat, and stood beside the empress dowager with her head bowed, respectfully.

Seeing her cautious appearance, the queen mother took her hand distressedly, wrapped it firmly in her palm, and said softly: "Girl, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, but you have grown a lot taller. It's just how did you become like me?" Did the Ai family have a lot of births?" As he spoke, he touched her calloused catkins, his eyes showed pity, "Look at these hands, they have grown calluses. They must have suffered a lot these days." ?”

After saying that, the empress dowager's eye sockets couldn't help getting moist, and she looked at Shangguan Chuchu with a blurred gaze, as if she was looking at another person through her.A bright light flashed in front of her head, and Shangguan Chuchu immediately understood that the queen mother was thinking of the little princess who was kidnapped by the former rebels.

The little princess was not as lucky as her. Shortly after being taken away by the rebels, she fell ill in a deserted temple outside the capital.After the first emperor sent someone to look for it, he died long ago.The little princess died unexpectedly. Seeing the concubine De who lost her beloved daughter, the first emperor established a law that all women in the world who are not biological parents or who sell themselves voluntarily are violations of the law.

Back then, Shangguan Chuchu successfully rescued herself from Hao Shi's hands, using this law.

"Ruyi thanked the Empress Dowager for her pity. These days are not bitter for Ruyi. Although she has forgotten her past, she is fortunate to have met many good people. Otherwise, Ruyi would not be able to stand in front of the Empress Dowager today. After remembering the past, Ruyi missed the Empress Dowager very much, so she made a little gadget with her own hands, and hoped that the Empress Dowager would not dislike Ruyi's clumsiness."

After Shangguan Chuchu finished speaking, he turned around and walked straight out of the hall. When he came back, he already had an extra flowered cloth bag in his hand.Smiling, she walked up to the Empress Dowager and knelt down, opened the bundle, and presented a small painted four-layer wooden box to both of them.

Mulu looked in surprise at the wooden box with bright colors, lifelike flowers, and colorful butterflies. There are no outsiders here, just be as casual as you like." After speaking, she looked at the unique wooden box with joy and nodded frequently.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Standing up obediently, Shangguan stood beside the Empress Dowager meekly.

random?She didn't dare to take it casually, this is the palace, not a place where she could be casual.

The empress dowager's personal old lady stepped forward to take the wooden box, but the empress dowager glanced at her sideways, shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I like this gift very much, I have to see what is here first."

The emperor was also very interested in looking at the wooden box in the Empress Dowager's hand. He raised his eyes to Shangguan Chuchu, and said with a smile, "Ruyi, did you make this thing yourself? It looks like a wooden box to me, but it doesn't seem to be." The wooden box The color of the painting on the body of the box is not like the orthodox color of the Mulan dynasty, it is far brighter than the orthodox color.

Wei Wei blessed his body, the Shangguan bowed his head gracefully, and replied: "If you go back to the emperor, this is actually not a wooden box, but a small jewelry box with a vanity mirror. I didn't make this thing myself, I just drew it Sketches, made by artisans in the West."

"Western country?" The emperor and the queen mother looked at Shangguan Chuchu together and asked in unison.

They only knew that she was missing, lost her memory, and was living among the people, but they didn't know that she had ever been to the West Country.The emperor turned his head and looked at Shangguan Chuchu with probing eyes. Seeing that she did not avoid this time, but looked back at him with clear eyes, the suspicion that had just sprouted disappeared.

Prince Mu, who was sitting in the lower right corner, saw the surprise of the emperor and the queen mother, and was afraid that the emperor would be suspicious, so he stood up, bowed his hands to the emperor, and explained slowly: "Report to the emperor, report to the queen mother, when Ruyi fell into the sea, because of the head The head was hit, which caused the blood in the brain to linger, and she often had headaches. It was this blood that caused Ruyi to lose her memory. It was also fate. Ruyi met Cen Feng in Haiping County, and Cen Feng took her to Liancheng for treatment. Ruyi finally found Liancheng after several rounds of turnaround. As for the matter in the West Country, it was purely accidental..."

Without concealing anything, Mu Zheng gave a general account of Shangguan Chuchu's experience after falling into the sea. Of course, there are some things that should not be said now, and he will not let them go.As an old courtier who watched the emperor grow up, he was well aware of the emperor's abilities, and if he didn't say anything about some things, it didn't mean the emperor didn't know.

In order to make him suspicious, it is better to confess everything.

It was because of Mu Zheng's character that the emperor entrusted him with important responsibilities.

The Queen Mother listened to Shangguan Chuchu's experience in the past half a year, wiped her eyes frequently, put the wooden box in her hand aside, took Shangguan Chuchu's hand, and patted it a few times, "Poor child, you have suffered."

Shangguan Chuchu smiled slightly and shook his head gently, "Empress Dowager, Ruyi will not feel very bitter. Anyway, now Ruyi has finally returned safely. This time, Ruyi is not without gains outside. During this period, Ruyi I deeply felt the emperor's sageness."

"Oh...how do you say this?" Hearing this, the emperor immediately became interested.

"Taxes are reduced, the world rejoices, war is not allowed, the world is happy, the countryside is green, the home is warm, the son is filial and the mother is kind, the family is harmonious and the country is prosperous. Since the emperor came to the throne, he has reduced taxes three times. In addition to the war with the grassland country, There are no other wars, and now the people live and work in peace and contentment, all due to the emperor's wise rule." Shangguan Chuchu said slowly, besides the truth, there are of course some exaggerated parts.However, she has her reasons for saying this.

(End of this chapter)