Queen Mother Xie was angry about sending flowers, but she still had a smile on her face, and the entire Shoukang Palace soon returned to a harmonious atmosphere.
After people put snacks and tea on the table, Queen Mother Xie also invited Chu Feng to sit next to her, holding her hand and making a fuss about it.
At one moment, he said that she should really let such a caring person come to the palace to accompany her more often. At another moment, she said that she had not paid enough attention to her in recent years, which had caused her to suffer a lot. At another moment, she talked about the old past of Desert Guyanzhi.
, acting like the closeness between mother and daughter.
Seeing Chu Feng's increasingly uncomfortable but still forced smile, Zhang Qingjiu couldn't help but cursed in his heart. The old woman was indeed becoming more shameless as she got older.
"Rely on the old and sell the old" these four words: if the Duke of Zhen Guo dares to be called the second, she can be called the first. Sure enough, it is not that the whole family does not enter the house.
But it was uncomfortable, so Chu Feng endured it and had her own reasons. Although Zhang Qingjiu was angry, he couldn't interrupt casually when he thought of what she had explained before coming.
until……
"Hey, girl Shaoqing, the Ai family actually regrets it. When Xiaojiu and Xiaoba's marriage was decided, it was just the Ai family who should have urged your majesty to get it done for them quickly. In this case, there wouldn't be as many complications as there are today.
." Queen Mother Xie patted the back of Chu Feng's hand with a helpless sigh in her tone.
Chu Feng could pretend not to care about what she just said, going in one ear and out the other, but when it came to Zhang Qingjiu's marriage, she had to be vigilant.
Everyone knows that it was because of the marriage that her daughter packed her bags and left home overnight without saying a word, becoming the laughing stock of everyone in the capital.
If only someone from the royal family could comfort her and say a word of approval, she wouldn't have to live in exile and suffer for a whole year.
Now it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, becoming the number one person in this dynasty throughout the ages, but what if none of this happened?
Chu Feng didn't dare to forget how she had been so worried that year. She was worried day and night that something might happen to Zhang Qingjiu. She even thought that if her daughter was gone, she would have no need to live.
The dust has settled, but she brings up the old things again. Why is she worried?
After thinking for a while, Chu Feng tentatively spoke, "Thanks to the Queen Mother's liking, Xiaojiu has become very wild this year, and I'm worried that I don't even understand the rules. If she really marries into the royal family, I'm afraid I'll be a concubine."
The Queen Mother must worry about her every day and think about her all the time."
Queen Mother Xie chuckled softly, waved her hands, and said with a look of disapproval: "Xiaojiu is now considered a minister of my Da Hui. Why should I stick to small details in everything."
After hearing these words, Zhang Qingjiu and Chu Feng instantly understood what Empress Dowager Xie meant overtly and covertly, and their expressions became strange for a moment.
The difference is that one is mocking and the other is worried.
Zhang Qingjiu smiled coldly in his heart, this old woman wanted to fish in troubled waters, big and small!
Zhang Qingcha's prayer that day has become a joke, and her marriage chess piece has naturally lost its original effect. However, no matter how useless Zhang Tailiu is, she still occupies the position of the first civil servant.
Since the imperial examination, half of the officials in key positions in the court today are considered his disciples, and they naturally do not want to give up this opportunity.
Today she brought up old things again, wasn't she just pretending to be confused and testing whether she was still interested in Chu Kuo?
As long as she expresses her thoughts, she is afraid that the old woman will be hired by the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow. Of course - with Sun Ningxue in front, her position will naturally not be the eighth prince's concubine.
But whether she is the prime minister's legitimate daughter or the most powerful female official in the world today, if she really becomes some kind of concubine, no one will say that this is an arrangement of the royal family. They will only say that Zhang Qingjiu cannot forget her old love and would rather lower her status.
She also wants to marry the eighth prince as a concubine!
And once she becomes the eighth prince's concubine, it means that his party members will gain another strength.
To put it another way, regardless of whether this matter is ultimately successful or not, as long as she makes a slight mistake in the conversation today, the matter will be spread to the ears of the British father before she walks out of this door.
Judging from how much the British Duke loves Sun Ningxue, he would only think that he did not agree because he was still in the position of Xiao Xiang's concubine. Over and over again, she and the British Duke were 100% convinced!
It’s really a good trick to kill three birds with one stone!
He is indeed an old sparrow from Dongting Lake. No wonder he is living so happily in this scheming harem!
It's just a pity that when Queen Mother Xie meets her, this idea will come to nothing.
Holding Chu Feng's hand, Zhang Qingjiu smiled so sweetly, "Empress Dowager, if I remember correctly, you said at His Highness the Crown Prince's birthday party last time that His Highness the Crown Prince has not married yet, and she is yours."
What a pity?"
As soon as these words came out, Queen Mother Xie was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face instantly froze at the corner of her mouth.
What does she mean by this? The eighth prince did not mention the prince, but she mentioned the prince. Could it be that now she expects herself to marry the prince and become his concubine?
When she thought of this possibility and saw Zhang Qingjiu's smiling face, Queen Mother Xie almost had a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat.
Marry the prince?! She is dreaming!
But when she was so busy talking, how could Queen Mother Xie pretend not to hear it? After thinking about it, she could only smile and shake her head, "Hey... His Royal Highness is the future crown prince. His affairs are not related to the Ai family."
Those who can make the decision, that’s all.”
After saying that, she waved her hands with a look of helplessness, as if it was her great regret that Chu Lan had not gotten married yet.
Zhang Qingjiu watched her pretending and couldn't help but hum in his heart.
I want to play tricks with her. While she is wandering around watching the conspiracies, this old woman doesn’t know where to queue up to drink Meng Po soup!
Today, the Queen Mother asked Chu Feng to come over with the intention of talking about this matter. Seeing that things were not as expected, she lost interest in continuing the conversation. After a few more pleasantries, she yawned.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a secret attempt to chase away guests. Chu Feng didn't want to talk more and was about to stand up and leave immediately.
But Zhang Qingjiu suddenly stood up.
"The Empress Dowager, that sway in your bun is so beautiful, can you show me?" Zhang Qingjiu blinked and walked towards the Empress Dowager Xie.
The people in the Shoukang Palace had never seen such a bold person before. They immediately stopped in front of the Queen Mother and shouted, "How outrageous!"
Chu Feng panicked and hurriedly chased after Zhang Qingjiu, grabbing Zhang Qingjiu's hand and saying, "The Queen Mother, Xiaojiu doesn't understand the rules..."
But Zhang Qingjiu didn't seem to notice the changed expressions of the people in the room. He curled his lips and said in an aggrieved tone, "Just take a look, you're not allowed."
It was obvious that she had acted out of line, but when she opened her mouth, it was as if they were a group of adults bullying a child.
Palace ladies, you look at me and I look at you, each one is neither advancing nor retreating.