Chapter 96 Proposal for Marriage

Author: Sigui Beihong

The Queen Mother glanced at her inadvertently and couldn't help being stunned. She thought to herself: "Is there such a beautiful woman in the world? She looks like she stepped out of a painting."

Mo Yunxiao bowed respectfully and said, "May the Queen Mother be safe."

The Queen Mother waved to her and said, "Come here and let the Ai family take a good look."

Mo Yunxiao and Zhao Ji both felt nervous, but they had to listen. So Mo Yunxiao moved over.

The kind Queen Mother took her warm jade-like hand and asked with a smile: "What is your name?"

Zhao Ji was a little anxious. He was about to open his mouth to grab the advantage, but he was afraid of backfiring. He opened his mouth but did not dare to speak.

Mo Yunxiao also understood his dilemma and said: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I am just a commoner. Only after being favored by the Holy Family can I enter the palace. How can a common name taint the Queen Mother's ears?"

These words were so pleasant that the Queen Mother couldn't help but giggle. "Oh, she is still a very articulate girl." These words were said to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji smiled awkwardly and echoed: "Yes, yes..."

Mo Yunxiao naturally laughed too, and her beautiful eyes turned into two shallow crescents.

"Then you..." The Queen Mother then asked: "Which palace are you from? Well, I think you seem to have just entered the palace, and which nun led you?"

"Eh..." Mo Yunxiao's smile froze on her face. She hurriedly turned her eyes to Zhao Ji for help.

Zhao Ji immediately replied: "Mother, this girl is in charge of Grandma Li of Shang Food Bureau. She happened to bring mutton soup when the fire broke out."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are the only one who talks a lot. Don't you think this girl can speak for herself?"

Zhao Ji was a little puzzled as to why the Queen Mother's attitude was so different, but it was hard to say anything.

The Queen Mother then stood up slightly and said to Zhao Ji: "You are also tired. You must be tired after suffering such an unreasonable disaster today. Go back and rest quickly."

"Here." Zhao Ji and Mo Yunxiao looked at each other and said to her, "Why don't you retreat together?"

"There's no rush." ​​The Queen Mother interrupted him, and glanced at Mo Yunxiao, who was a little confused, and said, "I like this girl. Let her talk to me more."

"This..." Zhao Ji was a little anxious and could only say: "I'm afraid that this servant doesn't understand the rules and will make the queen mother angry."

"No." The Queen Mother held Mo Yunxiao's hand and never let go, and said with a peaceful face: "I am happy today, so I should be lenient. You should go back to the palace quickly and don't disturb us."

Zhao Ji complained endlessly, but had nothing to do. He looked at Mo Yunxiao and saw that her expression was full of uneasiness and confusion. He could only smile slightly and slowly left.

Mo Yunxiao wanted to stop him, but finally stopped.

The Queen Mother looked around and said: "There is no need for so many people here, please retreat." All the maids responded "Here" in unison, and they all left accordingly. The woman holding the scroll also rolled up the scroll.

, followed.

Mo Yunxiao's eyes were always fixed on the painting, and when he saw them leaving, he even wanted to chase after them to have a look.

"You like that painting too?" the Queen Mother asked with a smile.

Mo Yunxiao was stunned and said hurriedly: "No, the young one doesn't know much about painting."

The last two leaving palace maids closed the palace door, and there was no third person in the huge dormitory.

The Queen Mother took a few steps and asked, "Girl, you haven't told me your name yet."

Mo Yunxiao was a little flustered.

If she tells her name, she is afraid that her identity as a fake palace maid will be exposed immediately. Because the name Mo Yunxiao is resounding throughout the capital. The Queen Mother has most likely heard of it. But if it is deception, wouldn't it be a serious crime if it is discovered after investigation in the future?

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However, in this moment, she was allowed to think carefully and had to answer: "Queen Mother, the name of the little one is Xiao'er."

"Xiao'er?" The Queen Mother turned around to look at her, and she lowered her head as if she felt guilty.

The Queen Mother thought she was shy, so she came over and said, "Don't be afraid. There was a fire in the Zichen Palace. Were you not afraid when you rescued the official family?"

"At that time... at that time, I only thought about saving the official family from the fire, and didn't think about anything else." Mo Yunxiao lowered his head and said.

"Aren't you afraid that you will lose your life because of this?" the Queen Mother asked again.

"Little..." Mo Yunxiao didn't know how to answer for a moment. Indeed, this was also a question that vaguely rose in her mind. Why was she willing to risk her life to save Zhao Ji? Even though she knew that he was a man who wanted to destroy his country and his family.

Foolish king.

"Officials are responsible for the country and the people. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid there will be chaos." After she finished speaking, she immediately knelt down and said, "You are a young man who speaks without restraint. Please punish the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother smiled faintly, helped her up and said, "Good boy, it's rare for you to be able to tell such a truth. Since you have this merit, I can't help but reward you. Tell me, what do you want?"

"Little one..." she almost blurted out: "Little one wants that painting!"

But she still swallowed these words forcefully.

"There's nothing you want," she could only say through gritted teeth.

The Queen Mother giggled and said: "You are very honorable, but if you don't reward your merits, won't the royal family be disgraced? Why don't you let me think about it for you..."

The Queen Mother took a few steps, sat back in her seat, and said, "Is there anyone else in your family?"

"And..." Mo Yunxiao thought for a while and said, "Two sisters."

"Your accent sounds like someone from Tokyo?"

"Yes, the young one is from Tokyo." Mo Yunxiao replied.

"Since you are from Tokyo, why do you want to enter the palace to be a little maid?" The Queen Mother asked with a smile: "Is there something going on at home?"

Mo Yunxiao gritted her teeth and cursed in her heart: "You are still checking your household registration, are you still done?" But she still said respectfully: "My family was originally in business, but later it became difficult to do business, so we had to sell off our property.

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"Oh." The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said, "He is indeed a pitiful person. It's strange that no one who comes into the palace is not a pitiful person."

Mo Yunxiao just lowered his head and said nothing.

The Queen Mother looked at her and continued: "Since you are a meritorious person, I cannot treat you badly. Let's do this. Tomorrow, I will ask the officials to issue a decree to reward you as a talented person. You will be happy

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"What?" An inexplicable sense of absurdity came over Mo Yunxiao's heart. But as soon as the words came out, she felt something was wrong, and immediately knelt down and said, "I'm so rude, please forgive me, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother did not intend to pursue her rudeness, but just smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I am an easy-going person. I think you have not been in the palace for a long time, and you have made great achievements, so I will not care about you. However, in the future,

You have to be careful in your words and deeds in this palace."

Mo Yunxiao choked up a little and shouted: "Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "No need to thank me, this is the reward you deserve. Get up quickly."

"The Queen Mother!" Mo Yunxiao became even more anxious and said, "I beg the Queen Mother to have mercy on me and forgive me!"

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was a little puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What? Do you think the talent is too low?"

"No, no, no!" Mo Yunxiao hurriedly waved her hands and said, "The Queen Mother doesn't know something. I am already engaged to someone else among the people. I am afraid that I will not be lucky enough to accept the Queen Mother's kindness."

After she finished speaking, she took a sip, but she felt indignant in her heart: "Damn it, I have never kowtowed to anyone in my life, but I did it to you first."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "What do I think? If the civil engagement is broken off, it will be you. Now that you have entered the palace, you are a member of the royal family, and your unmarried wife's husband's family has nothing to do with it."

"Oh, you can't do this, the Queen Mother!" Mo Yunxiao became more and more panicked. Could it be that she was really going to marry Zhao Ji, and she was just a mere talent? That wouldn't make her die of frustration!

The Queen Mother thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "What you said is quite reasonable. If I insist on telling you to break off the engagement, it will seem royal and arrogant."

Mo Yunxiao smiled and said, "That's right, the Queen Mother is still a saint."

"Well, then I will reward your husband's family with some money." The Queen Mother said, "I wonder if he has any fame? If not, I will give him a small official position. There is no one who will refuse."

"Ah!" Mo Yunxiao's eyes were like an extinguished lamp, losing its luster.

"Every man in the world wants to be an official in the court, and every woman in the world doesn't want to marry into the royal family." The Queen Mother said with a smile: "It's just that my daughter's family has to be reserved, and I understand. Tomorrow, the Japanese cabinet will tell the officials that this is our cabinet."

I mean, this will save your face."

"The Queen Mother is indeed thoughtful, but..." Mo Yunxiao still wanted to fight: "I have never thought about marrying into an official family."

"I didn't dare to think about it before, but I can think about it from today on." The Queen Mother bowed slightly, covered her mouth with her hands and yawned, saying: "I am also tired, so you can go down and have a rest. I will listen to the good news tomorrow."

"The Queen Mother..." Before Mo Yunxiao could say anything, the Queen Mother waved her hand to signal her to go out.

Mo Yunxiao really couldn't laugh or cry, so she had to get up and leave.

She walked out of the Queen Mother's chamber in dismay. First, a group of patrolling eunuchs passed by her eyes, and then two palace maids covered their mouths and giggled.

She looked again and found that Zhang Di was also there. He seemed to be telling a joke, making the two palace maids laugh from ear to ear.

The two palace ladies immediately stopped laughing when they saw her coming out. Not even a crow's foot could be seen on their faces. They rolled their eyes and walked away angrily.

Mo Yunxiao looked at their leaving figures, walked over and asked Zhang Di: "What's wrong with them?"

"What's wrong? I'm jealous that you got the favor of the Holy Family!" Zhang Di looked around, immediately took Mo Yunxiao's arm and ran out.

Mo Yunxiao asked hurriedly: "What is this?"

"Let me take you out, do you want to stay here for the night?" Zhang Di said as he pulled her running.

"But the Queen Mother said..." "Don't take anything the Queen Mother says seriously, unless you really want to stay here and be a maid."

Since Zhang Di had something to say, Mo Yunxiao didn't say anything. She really didn't want to stay in this stuffy and depressing palace any longer.
To be continued...