Everyone in the court was busy arguing with each other, and Zhang Qingjiu was not idle either.
She knew that the matter of the Prayer Palace would definitely be discussed today, and she originally wanted to go there and show her face, but when she thought of what Chu Lan said, she felt inexplicably unhappy.
In addition, Chu Feng suddenly told her that the Queen Mother in the palace announced that she would enter the palace to reminisce about the past, so she simply went with Chu Feng.
After all, it stands to reason... the Queen Mother would not summon Chu Feng into the palace at this time.
Although this was not her first visit to the palace, it was the first time for a young girl to get on the sedan chair in such a swaggering manner.
Chu Feng's dress today is particularly solemn, her bun is also meticulously taken care of, and her jade, gold, hairpin, and silver jewelry are in perfect condition. She is dignified, bright, and moving.
It's just that his expression didn't necessarily look so happy.
"Mother." Zhang Qingjiu called out.
"Huh?" Chu Feng slowed down and turned to look at Zhang Qingjiu, "What's wrong?"
"Mother is dressed so grandly to tell the Queen Mother how you are doing?" Zhang Qingjiu said.
Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched, he glanced at the old eunuch leading the way quietly, lowered his voice, "Don't talk nonsense, Jiu'er."
"I'm talking nonsense." Zhang Qingjiu rolled his eyes, "The Prime Minister dotes on his concubines and kills his wife. Who in the capital doesn't know about this? I'm afraid it will spread throughout the harem. If you are like this, the Queen Mother will feel more sorry for you.
She said this on purpose because she was trying to defend herself.
But after so many years, for her, some things no longer matter to her.
"Nothing has changed in this palace." In order to change the subject, Chu Feng took Zhang Qingjiu's hand and pointed to a place, "Look, if I remember correctly, this should be the place where the queen was pregnant with the prince.
The place where His Highness lives..."
Zhang Qingjiu glanced at it, lowered his eyes and muttered, "It's changed."
Chu Feng was embarrassed for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said: "You kid, why are you so naughty? The palace is not as good as at home. You can't talk nonsense like this again in front of the Queen Mother."
Zhang Qingjiu pursed his lips and stopped talking.
How could she not know that she was moving?
Although the mother and daughter spoke in low voices, the old eunuch in front had lived in the palace for most of his life and had already developed his skills in what words he should and should not listen to.
I thought that Mr. Xiao Zhang was worthy of being a popular figure in front of the Holy Emperor. His style and demeanor were really sharp, but after all, he was a little too young. Little did he know that a flower would never be red for a hundred days, and a person would never be good for a thousand days...
The old eunuch was thinking when he suddenly heard a call from behind him. He suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around and said, "What are your orders, Mr. Xiao Zhang?"
Chu Feng didn't know why Zhang Qingjiu suddenly stopped the old eunuch who was leading the way, and secretly pulled Zhang Qingjiu's sleeve, "What's the matter with Jiu'er?"
"It's okay." Zhang Qingjiu smiled slightly, walked quickly towards the old eunuch, and got close to him.
At this moment, they were walking into the Imperial Garden. After passing through this garden, they would reach the Queen Mother's palace in another half-quarter of an hour.
Zhang Qingjiu suddenly pointed at the colorful flowers, "Eunuch, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. I want to pick a flower from here and give it to the Queen Mother. What do you think?"
"This..." The old eunuch's brows twitched and his eyelids twitched, "It's natural that Mr. Xiao Zhang has this intention, but..."
"I feel relieved because of your father-in-law's words." Zhang Qingjiu smiled, which was called a well-behaved one, "What kind of flowers do your father-in-law think is suitable for the Queen Mother?"
"This..." He hadn't finished what he just said. How could he pick the flowers from the Royal Garden casually?
However, Zhang Qingjiu didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He walked a few steps to a bright red flower and picked it up in the pot, "Oh, I know, let's just have it."
"Lord Xiao Zhang..." the old eunuch almost cried, "Here, this flower was just sent from Penglai County. It is a rare species and it doesn't even have a name."
"I know." Zhang Qingjiu smiled brightly, his eyebrows curved, "I've seen it, it's called Bairihong."
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, his mouth trembling, "Hundred Days Red is indeed a good name."
"Right, so it is worthy of the Queen Mother." Zhang Qingjiu nodded to him seriously.
This, this, this...Hundred Days of Red? Isn't that what he just said? Could it be...thinking of this, the old eunuch shuddered inexplicably, and quickly turned away, not daring to listen or think more.
Zhang Qingjiu looked at his frightened expression, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and held the flowers in his hand higher.
Chu Feng looked at Zhang Qingjiu's innocent look, but she was like a little girl at that time. She smiled and shook her head, her eyes full of endearment.
The group soon arrived at the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace. The Queen Mother Xie was already sitting in the hall, holding a big cat in her hand. The cat had two eyes of different colors, one blue and one green. It lay lazily in the Queen Mother's elbow.
Black and shiny, there is not a trace of hair on the whole body.
When he saw someone coming, he just raised his eyelids, meowed twice and closed his eyes again.
Zhang Qingjiu looked at the cat for a while, then followed Chu Feng and bowed slowly.
Queen Mother Xie looked at the two people standing below, with a cold look in her eyes, but a smile on her face. She quickly asked them to get up, and then called to the maid beside her, "It's rare for you two to come to the palace, so there is no need to be polite.
Please give me a seat quickly."
Chu Feng's knees were already bent. Naturally, the etiquette would not be abandoned halfway because of her words. After finishing the salute, he smiled slightly and said, "It is rare to see the Queen Mother, so this etiquette cannot be abandoned."
"You are indeed a model of a lady for everyone..." Queen Mother Xie shook her head with a smile, but her face was obviously more proud. When she saw Zhang Qingjiu again, her eyes flashed, "Master Xiao Zhang, what is this?"
"Oh, the Queen Mother!" Zhang Qingjiu raised the corners of his mouth and put down the flowers in his hand with a bang, "I thought it would be a bad idea to come empty-handed today. I saw this hundred-day pot in the imperial garden.
Hong, I think it best matches your temperament, the Queen Mother, so I thought of borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha. The Queen Mother won’t think I’m rude, right?”
Discourteous? How can it not be disrespectful? It is simply too rude!
Almost all the maids in Shoukangli had strange expressions on their faces. Although they had heard of a person like "Lord Xiao Zhang" before, this was the first time they saw him today. They didn't expect him to be like this.
temper.
Since you know it's not good to come empty-handed, why don't you just pick up a pot of flowers from the imperial garden without making preparations?
Queen Mother Xie was obviously very angry at Zhang Qingjiu's innocent expression. The cat in her hand hissed and jumped out of her arms.
But as the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face, not to mention that there are so many people in the palace watching. If she really gets angry with a junior, wouldn't it be ridiculous?
He immediately smiled and said, "How can you do that? It's rare that you have such a heart."
"Yes." Zhang Qingjiu nodded, "Fortunately, the Queen Mother likes it."