The old queen pointed at Xiao Xi'er who was holding a white jade cake and chewing on it: "Even if you don't have the ability, you are here for a little kid like you. How can a mother-in-law let those unworthy little girls bully her?
Is it the end?”
While nibbling on the white jade cake, Xiao Xi waved her little fist angrily: "The Queen Mother is right, those bad women just deserve to be beaten!"
Ming Lanruo glanced at him lightly, and Xiao Xi froze, lowering her head like a little mouse, munching on the white jade cake obediently.
The old queen slapped the table angrily: "Why are you glaring at Xiao Xi? He is smarter than a mother like you. When you were a little girl, you dared to point at your uncle's nose and scold him with such arrogance!"
Ming Lanruo was helpless and funny, why was the old lady even angrier than her client.
She coaxed the old lady in a soft voice: "The Queen has just been banned from the palace and has taken over the power of the Sixth Palace. She must give your Majesty some face."
Her opponent is the prince and the King of Qin, and she doesn't want to offend the emperor again just because of Zhou Changle's little girls.
After all, from now on, she would have to take care of the old emperor's two most outstanding sons, and sooner or later she would make the emperor anxious.
The old queen mother already knew that Ming Lanruo was imprisoned in the dungeon in the palace and then made a comeback.
She frowned and stared at Ming Lanruo: "Since you have offended Mrs. Zhou, that woman is not as gentle and amiable as she looks on the surface. She will not let you go. I don't know how many concubines in the palace have suffered."
Ming Lanruo couldn't help but laugh, the Zhou family...the old queen mother's disgust for Queen Zhou was evident.
She motioned to the maids beside her to clear away the dishes, and after they left, she said with a smile: "I have the support of the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother needs to deal with the Queen Mother, I will be willing to serve as a vanguard."
The old queen looked at her askance: "What do you mean?"
"That's what it means literally. The Queen Mother hates the Queen Mother, and I don't like her either. Why don't we pull her down from the Queen's throne together?" Ming Lanruo bent her bright eyes.
In her previous life, Queen Zhou also contributed greatly to her own death.
But in this life, he still stood on the opposite side of Queen Zhou. Without Queen Zhou, there would be no hope for King Qin to ascend the throne.
The old queen pretended to cough twice: "Ahem, you can't stop talking."
Ming Lanruo covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed twice: "Ahem, I feel that the Queen's qualifications are not enough and that someone with unqualified virtues who occupies the position of Mother of the Country will definitely bring disaster to the country!
Doesn’t the old lady just like her “unbridled speech”?
"Forget it, let's just talk humanly. Anyway, the Ai family just doesn't like her." The old queen gave her a disgusted look.
Ming Lanruo nodded, took out the medicine box and began to see the old queen: "Most mothers-in-law don't like their daughters-in-law, I understand!"
The old queen mother said angrily: "The Ai family is not that kind of wicked, but for a woman like the Zhou family who was born in a concubine, if the Zhou family hadn't helped His Majesty..."
Halfway through her words, she swallowed them back.
"In short, just do whatever you have to do. Don't be afraid of the Zhou family. The Ai family will support you." The Queen Mother snorted softly.
"Lan Ruo knows." Ming Lanruo nodded with a smile.
Her cliché is still useful. The Zhou family was able to become a concubine and then a queen back then. The Zhou family contributed a lot. They must have done something to help His Majesty, so that the former queen could "commit suicide" and let her daughter become the queen.
In order to overthrow Empress Zhou, we must first overthrow the Zhou family and plan for it slowly.
Ming Lanruo performed acupuncture on the Queen Mother, prescribed medicine, and warned Aunt Tan about some contraindications.
Aunt Qin hesitated and said: "After the death of the late emperor, I rarely see the Queen Mother smile. The Queen Mother likes the young master very much. Princess, can you let Mr. Xi'er stay with the Queen Mother for two days?"
Ming Lanruo was stunned. She knew that the late Emperor was the elder brother of the current Emperor Ming, but Emperor Ming was the only biological son of the Queen Mother.
But there have always been rumors that the Queen Mother preferred her adopted son, the late Emperor, and she has been immersed in sadness because of the late Emperor's death.
"I will definitely take good care of the young master!" Aunt Tan swore seriously.
Ming Lanruo still hesitated: "But Xiaoxi never left me..."
"Mother, it's okay. I also want to play at the Queen Mother's place. There are a lot of delicious food here." Xiao Xi noticed her mother's hesitation and suddenly shook Ming Lanruo's arm with a smile.
My mother was weak and needed the support of someone like the Queen Mother, and he didn't hate her either.
Ming Lanruo could tell at a glance that Xiao Xi was paving the way for herself, and her heart was slightly shaken, and she was inevitably a little sad.
Children without fathers always mature prematurely.
She knelt down and hugged Xiao Xi: "Be good and tell Chunming if you have anything."
She actually knew very well that if Xiao Xi could be taken by the Queen Mother, even if it was only for a day or two, anyone who dared to look down on or bully him in the future would have to think twice.
The Queen Mother's favor can only be good for Xiao Xi's future.
Xiao Xi nodded and smiled wisely: "Don't worry, mother! The Queen Mother will protect me, not to mention there are few people in this world who can bully me!"
If not, use his hidden violent skills to solve the problem!
Ming Lanruo told Chunming something before leaving Xiao Xi behind and returned to Qingyou Villa.
Jinghe watched Ming Lanruo come back and heard her say that Xiaoxi was left at the Queen Mother's place. He hesitated and asked——
"Miss, I heard that there is a famous New Year garden party in Tangshan Town. Many well-known craftsmen will gather here to look for customers. Should we go to the foot of the mountain and bring something interesting to the young master?"
Ming Lanruo had no interest in the garden party at first, but when she suddenly heard the word "craftsman", she paused and suddenly remembered an event from her previous life.
In a previous life, King Qin had a machine master who made great contributions to Shangguan Hongye's great cause.
It is said that Shangguan Hongye spent a lot of effort to find it from Tangshan Town, and it seems that it took only a month or two.
If that master had stopped here in Tangshan Town, he would probably have appeared at the garden party.
"Okay, let's go." She rolled her eyes slightly, flashing a cunning light.
Being able to snatch this master from Shangguan Hongye will make Shangguan Hongye's fight for the throne even more difficult!
Jinghe immediately packed up and accompanied Ming Lanruo down the mountain.
The town at the foot of Tangshan Mountain is extremely lively.
Because it is close to Tangshan Hot Spring, the winter holy place for the royal family, nobles and officials' families, many industries have spawned to serve the nobles.
Vaudeville troupes and theatrical troupes come here to find customers and livelihood for the coming year.
Vendors from all over the world hope to sell rare and expensive items from all over the world to nobles.
The craftsmen's target is traders from all over the country, hoping to find customers who will hire them.
Ming Lanruo was very interested in sitting in the carriage, playing and buying various small things along the way.
Jinghe was packing the things he bought for Xiao Xi on the carriage when he heard Ming Lanruo suddenly ask the driver to stop the carriage.
She accompanied Ming Lanruo out of the car and looked curiously at the cold alley in front of her: "Miss, where are we going?"
Ming Lanruo looked at the sign at the entrance of the quiet and dark alley - Wuyi Alley
She smiled slightly: "Go find someone."
This is it. Shangguan Hongye once accidentally mentioned that it was here that he found the master!
…
A workshop deep in Wuyi Lane
A slender plain white figure, wearing a scholar's square scarf on his head, holding a bloody scarlet sword in his plain white hand. The ground was littered with corpses that had been killed suddenly by a sword sealing their throats.
A black figure suddenly approached him and reported in a low voice: "Master, the lady suddenly appeared and is coming here!"
Something strange flashed in the scholar's narrow, cold eyes: "Did she go to the wrong place while visiting the garden?"
"It doesn't look like you broke in by mistake. Miss, your purpose is very clear. Deep in Wuyi Alley, this workshop is only occupied by the remnants of the rebellious Prince Jing!" the black figure said in a low voice.
The scholar squinted his eyes, and the corners of his scarlet lips suddenly revealed a charming and cold smile: "It turns out that our little female cat also has a secret of her own. Is it related to the remnants of Prince Jing?"