Chapter 53 Three women and one drama

Because in order to force His Majesty to exonerate Marquis Shoucheng, the Queen Mother made His Majesty wait outside the Cining Palace and asked the Queen to rescue him. The Queen Mother angrily scolded His Majesty and the Queen, forcing them to hide in Xiyuan.

——There was a great uproar in the city of Yanjing about this matter. Madam Liang of Marquis Shoucheng did not believe it at first, but as she followed the female official all the way to the Qionghua Palace in Xiyuan and waited for the Empress to summon her, she could not help but become anxious.

"It's okay. The Queen Mother has been chastised by the Queen Mother over the years, and she has never expressed her anger towards us."

Han, who came with Mrs. Liang, patted her arm.

Liang's face finally relaxed a little.

Yesterday, the imperial edict came that her son should inherit the title of general, and let her keep the royal title, which really surprised and delighted her. But she was used to being cautious, and she was afraid that her family would become a raft for the grudge between His Majesty and the Queen Mother.

Now that she knows that the Queen Mother, who has not left the palace for seven years, has been driven to Xiyuan by the Queen Mother, how can she not be afraid?

Mrs. Liang looked at Mrs. Han and said softly:

"Go in later. If the queen attacks me, don't plead for me."

Han laughed. Both of them entered the palace today wearing the five-zhai crown that can only be worn by first-class married women. The top of the crown is a pair of golden phoenixes holding pearls, and underneath is a peony spelled out with pearls and gems. The bottom is made of gold, jade and gemstones.

Circled with mother-of-pearl flowers, she is wearing a pure red robe with cloud shoulders and full sleeves. On her shoulders is a Xia pei, all embroidered in the shape of a crane. There is a jade belt around her waist. The Han family only has four more fingers on her head than the Liang family.

A wide headband made of pearls.

Wearing royal robes and standing in the royal garden, others may think that they are extremely wealthy, but it is hard for outsiders to understand how they lived their lives.

There is a tree that winds along the wall outside Qionghua Hall. If it is summer, it will be covered with large white hydrangea flowers. The petals blow to the ground like jade chips in the north wind. It is precisely because of this that Qionghua Hall is built.

It is named after an extremely rare flowering tree.

It’s just that winter is about to begin, and all the leaves on the flower trees have fallen off, but the stone wall they are leaning on is exposed. The knotted trees and the green and black walls are inseparably entangled, giving it a particularly rough and sparse look.

The beauty of breadth.

Looking at the wall, Mrs. Han's voice was very low: "Liang Yuying, you are such a good sister-in-law. The officials in the Ministry of Rites send out memorial arches every year, why are you left behind? When do you think it is now? You are still here.

How about showing off your insignificant virtues? That good-for-nothing Cao Fengxi is now useless. Only you, Mrs. Hou, can support the longevity of the Hou family. His Majesty's imperial edict clearly stated that the reason for retaining your imperial edict is because of your filial piety.

Old lady, you have fulfilled your filial piety for the Queen Mother, and you have a clear conscience for taking this imperial decree. If you cannot hold on and fall down today, what will you do with your two little brats in the future? Just be a bastard in Yanjing City.

Broke your residence? Now don’t think that you can take care of everything by yourself. I, Han Ruowei, came with you today to protect you."

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

Liang Yuying's brows twitched, as if she was in some pain, but the look on her face was a little more relaxed.

The two waited for about half an hour before the female officer serving the queen came to invite them into the palace.

The Qionghua Palace is also different from the regular Changchun Palace in the imperial city. There is neither a large copper crane incense burner nor many exquisite furnishings that can show the queen's dignity. There are sparsely placed black oil on the large shelves along the wall.

He has some books and a few rare-looking Western toys.

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the silver-sheathed sword placed on the bedside table. Han Ruowei followed Liang Yuying and saluted the queen.

"My wife, please give my regards to the Queen."

Lin Miaozhen went to sword practice early in the morning with the sword she just bought from outside the palace yesterday. Although she was a little rusty and clumsy, she was very happy because she was so sweaty that she had to shower and change clothes before meeting people. This made them

The two of them have been waiting outside for a long time.

"My two aunts haven't been to Xiyuan for a long time, right? There is a persimmon forest next to the Nine-hole Yulian Bridge in the east. The fruits are very beautiful. Let's go and have a look later."

When they heard that the queen called their aunt first when she came up, they both felt certain in their hearts.

After knowing each other for so many years, the two wives who often come and go in the palace know about the Queen's character and character. Since the Queen married His Majesty, the Queen Mother has always been picky about the Queen, but the Queen has been criticizing her for many years.

There was never a shortage of morning and evening gatherings, and the Queen Mother would be the first to pick out any good things in the palace. In the past few years, Jiangnan had to buy a very exquisite pearl crown, and the South China Sea pearl on the top was

One and a half inches in size, His Majesty clearly rewarded the Queen with this beaded crown. However, when the two of them entered the palace, they saw the beaded crown appearing in the Cining Palace. The Queen Mother did not wear the beaded crown that her son had received.

The daughter-in-law snatched the exquisite beaded crown from her hands, but took off the pearls one by one to reward them with these royal decrees. Only the most excellent bead on the top was kept by the Queen Mother herself.

The Queen Mother has done so many things over the years that do not bring face to the Empress at all, but the Empress has never been annoyed.

Once or twice may be just a pretense.

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

But it has been almost seven years now, and His Majesty has acted arbitrarily, and the Empress still fulfills her duties and never goes beyond the limit. In the eyes of their two "sister-in-laws" who have also never been looked down upon by the Empress Dowager, the Empress

He is really a straightforward and sincere person. Unlike the two of them, one is pretending to be a piece of wood and the other is pretending to be another piece of wood. They spend every day in the Cining Palace listening to the Queen Mother talk about those self-pitying nonsense. In fact, from the beginning, he is secretly an oily person with no face.

son.

After letting the two of them sit down, Lin Miaozhen asked someone to wash and bring up the persimmons she had just climbed up the tree this morning:

"We got two plates of persimmons in total. One plate was sent to His Majesty. I asked my two aunts to try this one."

The ripe persimmons have been frosted, and the honey-like pulp is hidden under the translucent skin, making people enchanted after taking one bite.

Both Liang Yuying and Han Ruowei have practiced their acting skills in front of the Queen Mother for decades. One is dull and obedient, the other is obedient and dull. The two of them are even careful when eating persimmons, and they don't forget to use them while eating. It seems that they are not rich.

words to praise the sweetness of this persimmon.

Because she was in Xiyuan and did not have to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, Lin Miaozhen was dressed very simply. A lavender double-breasted coat with a stand-up collar and a pattern of clouds and dragons made her figure slim. The two buttons at the top of the collar were made of pearls, which made her more lining.

A bit of a young woman's agility and playfulness.

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

"Auntie, you don't have to worry about the rest. You have worked hard for the Cao family over the years, and you have made countless messes for others. Your Majesty knows this in your heart. Your Majesty summoned the two cousins ​​today to see them.

After all, they are the ones who will support Cao’s parents’ family in the future.”

This was said so straightforwardly that Liang Yuying was completely relieved.

She quickly knelt down to salute again, but Lin Miaozhen stopped her.

The slender and beautiful queen used one hand to support Mrs. Shouchenghou's body as she was about to kneel down, as if it was effortless.

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

Lin Miaozhen also knew the situation of the two aunts clearly. The Cao family of the Xuanhe Dynasty needed them to prove that the late emperor was not alone in doting on the queen mother, but he would not give them the same love and care as the late emperor gave to the queen mother.

Respect, compared with the rhetoric of "deep love" and "grow old together", in the eyes of all the Cao family members from the Queen Mother down, they are not really "people", but a memorial arch, a

Objects.

"You have worked hard these years."

Lin Miaozhen said this sincerely.

Liang Yuying raised her eyes slightly and saw the sincerity in the Queen's eyes. She felt sour in her heart and quickly withdrew her hand: "Thank you, Queen."

"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 Taipu Temple, but Cao Fengxi happened to hit this pass. The Queen Mother attacked, and all the officials were furious.

If it hadn't been for your eldest aunt to make a prompt decision to send the money to the Ministry of Revenue, this matter would not have ended so easily. Last night, His Majesty also said that because of your aunt's timely decision, you took the lead for the officials in the court. Yesterday, there were more than a dozen people in the court during the day.

The official handed over a note and said that he had embezzled Taipu Temple's money while he was in office."

Han Ruowei, who was sitting next to her, raised her head slightly and saw that the Queen had her legs tilted to one side, which was completely different from the way she sat upright in the palace.

The slender beauty sat slightly tilted on the chair, and the lower edge of her purple coat exposed the thick black and golden skirt, which seemed to reveal a touch of style that was hard to find in ordinary times before her eyes.

Han Ruowei couldn't help but feel a little crazy.

Of course Lin Miaozhen is good-looking, otherwise how could the prince fall in love with her at first sight back then? However, in these years, Lin Miaozhen was always cautious and lived a very restricted life. In Han Ruowei's eyes, she became like a pool of stagnant water. Even if the scenery was quiet,

Not to her taste either.

But it's different now.

Fish leaping in still water, butterflies flying and flowers moving, are all fresh and dynamic beauty.

Of course Lin Miaozhen felt the eyes her second aunt cast on her. She looked over and said with a smile: "Second aunt, what do you want to say?"

"Ah, I suddenly remembered someone."

The word "sex" means a knife on the head! If a beauty is rewarded and put on the queen's head, she is really not far away from being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!

Cursing herself fiercely in her heart, Han Ruowei took out an envelope.

Before delivering the letter, she glanced at Liang Yuying.

She had already told Liang Yuying about the Shen family's daughter before, and Liang Yuying quickly got up to plead guilty. Cao Fengxi was really a troublemaker worse than trash.

Hearing that Cao Fengxi had invaded other people's fields and caused trouble for Shen's daughter who married Ning Anbo, Lin Miaozhen was startled and put the persimmons in her hand back into the white porcelain bowl.

"Second aunt, you said that this woman's surname is Shen, but... she is the orphan of Duke Hua Nian, who was the co-organizer of the university?"

The first co-organizer was Shen Shao, a great scholar, named Cunzhi and named Huanian.

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 it until the end, Lin Miaozhen couldn't help but be fascinated by the four words "Lin Lan is close to the snow" in the last sentence: "I only ask for the fragrance of water to bring autumn and lift the beauty, and Lin Lan is close to the snow and Yang Yi."

This is a sentence that Zhao Suqian wrote on a fan in the past. Why did Hua Niangong’s daughter know about it? Why did he write it in a letter to her many years later? Did she write this sentence to express her grievances, or because she knew something about Suqian Something related?

There were so many thoughts in her heart, but Lin Miaozhen didn't show it on her face, she just put the letter away.

"Second aunt, please next time you enter the palace..." Lin Miaozhen originally wanted to ask Han Ruowei to bring this Shen daughter into Xiyuan to meet her in person, but she saw that she bought it outside the palace yesterday. Sword, she changed her mind again.

"In three days, please ask Second Aunt to take Mrs. Shen to Xinghua Tower."
To be continued...