After talking about their family ties, Zhen De was the first to talk about the topic. He mused: "Not long ago, after His Highness listened to the general's report, we were all surprised that His Highness ordered the Secretary to be Supervisor."
At this time, Queen Mother Guo felt very tired and had little strength. She relaxed a little and didn't want to talk. She was silent for a while. Moreover, she was very confused, but the matter had come to this, and there was nothing she could do. But counting the days, it should not be
What will happen?
At this time, uncle Guo Li's figure moved, turned his upper body and glanced at the window behind him. Zhen De understood and turned around to look.
The middle room has rooms at the front and back, with only windows on the east wall. The windows are closed, but there is air leakage, and the wind is always flowing in, and the curtains are also gently swaying in the wind.
For a while, no one spoke. After the silence subsided, the sound of "rustling... crashing" rain coming from the roof became more obvious, as if it suddenly filled the house.
Because there was the sound of rain, and Zhen De and his son were outside the curtain, some distance away, the sound of the three talking was not very quiet.
In front of Queen Mother Guo, she seemed to see a scene like this: There was a eunuch under the window, leaning against the wall and listening. The eunuch was probably Ling Zhang Huan, the visitor to the palace during the Changqiu period. Then somewhere in the courtyard, another
There was another person hiding, quietly observing Zhang Huan.
This is a very likely scenario.
The eunuchs' methods seem stupid, not because they don't know how easy it is to be discovered; it's because people often can't find a better way, and when the opportunity arises, they can only choose to do it or not.
Zhang Huan, the envoy of the Central Palace, had been on duty in the Central Palace during the Taihe period (Emperor Ming Dynasty). He was not someone arranged by the foreign ministers. However, Empress Dowager Guo heard that in recent years, Zhang Huan had been working with the general's office.
If there are more people coming and going, you may be bribed. After all, the royal family is so weak now that even the eunuchs may have second thoughts.
But that's fine. Everyone's attention is focused on the secret conversation. I guess no one can imagine that something even more incredible is happening.
In fact, Zhongming did not discuss it with Queen Mother Guo in advance, otherwise she might not have the guts to agree. Until now, she is still extremely nervous and scared.
At this time, uncle Guo Li spoke, lowering his voice, "What did the general say to His Highness?"
"I didn't say anything..." Queen Mother Guo suddenly stopped before she finished speaking. She couldn't help but close her eyes, her relaxed body tightened again, and her kneeling posture became more upright.
Uncle Guo Li said "Oh" and nodded in response.
Empress Dowager Guo tried her best to steady her breathing and said calmly: "The Ming Emperor treated the Guo family well. Our family's current status is almost entirely due to the favor of the Ming Emperor. Ministers who are loyal to the Wei Dynasty should be treated kindly. We believe that the world
The list of people. What the general said when he entered the palace is indeed reasonable, and it is not that I want to favor the general's palace."
She tried very hard to say what she said, but finally nothing strange happened. She had no choice but to say what she needed to say clearly.
When Zhen De heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Uncle Guo Lize said: "That's it."
The uncle and others obviously didn't care about the state of Wei. Even if Wei changed their surname tomorrow, they probably wouldn't have any trouble in their hearts. Everyone was just thinking about themselves.
Sure enough, Zhen De seemed to have figured it out. He raised his head and said in a deep voice: "After all, the general is considered a clan. There are many distant clans who often move around in his mansion. They don't pay much attention to the Guo family. On the contrary, the Taifu's mansion often
Some help and very polite when we meet.”
"Cough!" Uncle Guo Li coughed. He probably felt that Zhen De's words were too straightforward.
So the father and son began to beat around the bush again, making insinuations and talking about family matters again. In this way, there were a lot of irrelevant words and it was very time-consuming.
Queen Mother Guo had no choice but to continue talking to them with mixed feelings. The three of them talked for at least half an hour.
It is estimated that his uncle Guo Li finally got the result he wanted, which was that the Queen Mother Guo had no intention of leaning towards the General's Palace. They were satisfied and stood up and bowed to say goodbye. Guo Li said again: "Your Highness can come back from time to time, as a family. People have to come and go frequently."
"Okay." Queen Mother Guo almost exhausted her last bit of strength before she said one word smoothly.
Uncle Guo Li and others walked out of the south door, and Mrs. Zhen also sent them out. Empress Dowager Guo let out a long sigh of relief, as if her bones were gone, and knelt down softly on the couch. Like this Talking about it was too exhausting. She had to think about the relationship between the parties in such a state and make an appropriate response. It really took all her energy.
Mrs. Zhen quickly returned to the room from the outside and bolted the door with her backhand. She seemed to be more nervous than Queen Mother Guo. She bent down and whispered as she came closer to the seat, "Please leave quickly."
In the short period of time that followed, Queen Mother Guo could only say a few short words in a hurry and quietly, and had no chance to say more.
At this time, the door of the west bedroom was closed again, and Empress Dowager Guo and Mrs. Zhen looked at each other for a moment.
Mrs. Zhen looked at Queen Mother Guo, and then she sat down on the edge of the cave. After she came closer, she whispered: "I am so convinced, I almost don't recognize my sister anymore."
"What can I do?" Empress Dowager Guo whispered feebly, "Let's not talk about it for now. We will talk about it when we get back to the palace."
Mrs. Zhen took out her handkerchief from her sleeve pocket and gently wiped the sweat from the edge of Queen Mother Guo's temples. Queen Mother Guo's skin was very white, and her hair was dark and delicate. At the junction of the edge of her temples and the skin, there were a few short, down-like hairs. Silk looked particularly beautiful. Mrs. Zhen whispered quietly: "It's such a cold weather, sister, stand up and let me take another look."
So Empress Dowager Guo moved her body with difficulty, hung her feet on the edge of the sofa, and put her feet into her shoes. When she wanted to stand up, her legs softened and she almost failed to sit down. Fortunately, she stretched out her hand to support the sofa.
She calmed down, gritted her teeth and finally stood up slowly.
Mrs. Zhen looked at it carefully for a while, then took two steps back to look, and finally nodded slightly. When she came closer, she whispered: "It's just that her face doesn't look right. Sister, calm down before going out. I'm going to the bedroom." .”
So Queen Mother Guo waited for a while, then went to the south side, opened the wooden door, and walked out.
Mrs. Zhen walked to the eaves outside the door of the upper room, bent down and bowed in obeisance, saying, "I send you to Your Highness."
Queen Mother Guo turned around and took a look. The palace maid used an umbrella to cover herself. She kept a solemn and steady pace and calmly walked onto the carriage next to her. Without squinting her eyes, she secretly counted the people from the corner of her eye. Then I felt a little relieved.
At this time, Queen Mother Guo still couldn't believe what happened today.
But after the incident passed and nothing happened successfully, she felt an indescribable joy despite being extremely nervous and scared. It was as if she was visiting a garden one day, walked a lot, and suddenly stopped tiredly. There will be a happy mood.
After the wheels started moving, she sat upright in the carriage and closed her eyes slightly.