In the afternoon, the East Nuan Pavilion of Renshou Palace was not as quiet as people imagined. It was already October and the weather was getting colder day by day. Although Empress Dowager Zhang was still considered young, the location of Renshou Palace was worse than that of Kun.
The palace of Ning is far away, and the lady-in-law below has already thoughtfully prepared Mrs. Tang at any time, and can warm the mattress below her at any time when Empress Dowager Zhang is sleeping or sitting around.
At this moment, for the first time, Empress Dowager Zhang did not take a nap. Instead, she was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, which had been warmed by Mrs. Tang. She stared at Jia Shichun unblinkingly for a long time, and then asked coldly: "
Do you dare to use your head to guarantee that the emperor really gave such an order after he returned to the palace?"
"I dare you to use the head on your neck as a guarantee!" Jia Shichun knelt down on his knees without thinking, kowtowed again and said, "The Queen Mother can send someone else to Chengqian Palace to inquire. Since the Queen Mother and the Emperor returned to the palace on September 13th, the Emperor
So he dismissed all the palace maids in front of him, and let the little firemen of Chengqian Palace do everything. Those palace maids could not get close to the emperor. For this reason, those palace maids were at a loss, but they did not dare to complain for the time being.
.When things get serious, it will be too late."
"This bad-tempered boy!"
Queen Mother Zhang was so angry that she slapped the handrail hard. After a while, she told Jia Shichun: "Go and call over the eight palace servants sent by the first emperor."
At this time, Rong Shangyi was ordered by the Empress Dowager Zhang to go with the ladies in charge of Shangfuju to check out the newly made imperial attire for the Winter Solstice. They were not in Renshou Palace, but several other ladies and palace officials who were friendly with Rong Shangyi.
Jia Shichun took the opportunity to transfer them all away one by one. Therefore, when he heard the instructions from Queen Mother Zhang, he was secretly overjoyed, but on his face he kept agreeing. After exiting Dongnuan Pavilion, he showed off his stewardship. No.
After a while, eight palace people stood in a row in front of him.
Previously, Zhu Houzhao took Xu Xun, disguised as a young eunuch, and went with Li Rong for a walk in the palace courtyard where the selected girl lived. After returning, he brought eight people to Queen Mother Zhang. This incident was caused by Li Rong.
Rong deliberately ordered someone to conceal it. In addition, Rong Shangyi, who had a good relationship with Gao Feng, never revealed it at all. Therefore, Jia Shichun had no idea at all. He only knew that Li Rong's idea was to let the Queen Mother escape from these palace people.
He picked out a few and gave them to Xu Xun. However, he was keen enough to notice from the Queen Mother Zhang's mood these past few days. If such a thing was done, it would definitely make the Queen Mother Zhang happy. As for the little emperor, what would happen to him?
, he really can't care about it right now.
He has already attracted the emperor's disgust. If he can't even grasp the life-saving straw of the Queen Mother, it will be over!
So, looking at the palace people in front of him, he coughed slightly, and then said in a pretentious manner: "When the Queen Mother summons you, cheer up. There are so many people who have been selected to enter the palace with you, but you are the only one."
With this blessing, as long as you deal with it well, the next glory and wealth will be at your fingertips. But if you say the wrong thing...hey, you know the consequences yourself!"
"Yes, Eunuch Jia."
Seeing the eight people bowing their knees and agreeing, Jia Shichun turned around and walked in without raising his chin. When he reached the front of Dongnuan Pavilion, he paused and announced, and then the eight people behind him, including Zhou Qiniang, entered first.
They had only met Queen Mother Zhang once when they arrived at Kunning Palace, but they just lined up in two rows to kowtow before them. They didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone see the Queen Mother's face clearly. Afterwards, Queen Mother Zhang was busy moving around.
Gong Renshou Palace was busy up and down, and they just followed suit and never had the chance to show their faces in front of the Queen Mother. Therefore, when they knelt down to salute at this moment, there was more than one person holding a ball of hot coal in their hands as if they were thinking about it.
"See the Queen Mother!"
After the uneven voice, Empress Dowager Zhang was different from the previous time when she was asked to leave after just one meeting. Instead, she raised her head and looked at the young faces. She remembered that she had been canonized as the Crown Princess.
When she was young, she was younger than them. Now, twenty years later, her husband, whom she had promised to be together forever, walked away from her. She couldn't help but feel confused for a while. Then her eyes recovered.
He calmly looked over one by one.
At this time, Jia Shichun, who was standing by, took the opportunity to whisper: "Empress Dowager, I heard that Rong Shangyi was very attentive to them. Whether it was etiquette or rules, she taught them carefully by words and deeds." He looked at Empress Dowager Zhang.
Expression, he followed Li Rong's instructions and explained calmly, "The one in the far corner on the right side of the second row is gentle and polite, and is very valued by Rong Shangyi. It is said that she can also read, so Rong Shangyi asked her
Helped me copy the list.”….
Hearing what Jia Shichun said, Queen Mother Zhang couldn't help but cast her eyes on the palace maid he was talking about. She was like the others, wearing a purple shirt with a gold circle collar, narrow sleeves, and embroidered twigs and small sunflower flowers.
She wears a red dress with gold stitching, bow-like shoes embroidered with small gold huahua, a beaded hair comb on her head, and beaded earrings on her ears. The only thing that is different from the official maids in her palace is that she does not wear those
Wearing a beaded wu gauze hat, with her forehead fully exposed, her appearance is dignified and charming, and quite attractive. In addition, Rong Shangyi is the most useful lady around her, and she trusts her vision.
After reading Jia Shichun's explanation, she was already 80% sure.
So, after glancing back and forth among the eight people, she picked out one person, and signaled to Jia Shichun to take the other six people out. Only then did she ask about their origins. Listening to Zhou Qi
Since Chen's father was a student of the Imperial College, she immediately became interested and asked a few more questions, including who was in the family, how Nvhong was usually called, and the date of her birth. Although Zhou Qiniang
I responded cautiously, but over time, I couldn't help but feel a little strange in my heart.
What does the Queen Mother mean by this?
After the Empress Dowager Zhang finished asking questions one by one, although she felt that the other palace man was a bit too clever, she thought that he was not staying with her, so she put aside her reasoning for the time being, and immediately said seriously: "You are both women from good families, and you are by my side.
You have learned etiquette and rules, and you are a person who has seen the world. I have called you here this time because I intend to give you two..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a female official's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Madam Shouninghou asks to see you."
When she heard that Mrs. Shouning Hou had arrived, Empress Dowager Zhang stopped mid-sentence. Of the two younger brothers, she always favored her younger brother Jianchang Hou Zhang Yanling, but among the two younger siblings, she
But she valued Mrs. Shouninghou even more. After all, Mrs. Shouninghou would never complain to her, the eldest sister, about the concubine's quarrels in the family. What's more, Zhang Jingxuan often ran to the palace in the past, which also calmed her down a lot.
Because of her relationship with Zhu Houzhao, and the fact that Zhu Houzhao had taken care of her brother and nephew for a long time, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She pondered for a moment, but she didn't notice Jia Shichun's disappointment, and ordered him to take the two girls out, and then asked him to go out.
I went to invite Madam Hou Ning to come in.
However, Jia Shichun was interested in hearing what Mrs. Shouninghou said. He went out and came back again, carrying the brocade tree as if he were a servant. Sure enough, the next moment, Mrs. Shouninghou came in with a happy face. After entering the room, he smiled and bowed, and then sat down on the brocade stool according to his usual habit.
"Queen Mother, today I took Jingxuan to Huguo Temple. That girl Jingxuan felt bored and secretly went to Chongguo Temple Street to watch the temple fair. What a coincidence, she actually bumped into Uncle Pingbei's fiancée."
Empress Dowager Zhang frowned at Mrs. Shouning Hou's barrage of words. She was about to scold her for indulging her daughter. She suddenly realized that the last sentence referred to "han" and stood up in surprise. Standing up: "Fiancée? What fiancée?"
"Oh, the Queen Mother doesn't remember. When Uncle Pingbei didn't recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, his adoptive father had arranged a marriage for him. Only at that time, Zhao Qin used force to force the weak to marry the Shen family. , then Shen Guniang threw herself into the Qinhuai River on the Wende Bridge. Who knew that disaster would not necessarily bring blessings later, but she actually found the city of Beijing. Fortunately, Uncle Pingbei was also kind and kind, and kept waiting. She said now..."
"Stop, please stop for a moment!" Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand to stop Mrs. Shouning Hou's tirade. She frowned and thought for a while before she asked suspiciously, "How do you know she is Xu Xun's fiancée?" Shen? Besides, it was Jingxuan who bumped into her. Jingxuan’s temperament has always been arrogant, so how could she talk to her and get acquainted with her?"
After discussing with Xu Xun first, Mrs. Shouning Hou had already planned that Empress Dowager Zhang would ask such a question. The matter in Huguo Temple today was too big to hide from Zhang Heling, who had always been a big-hearted person, but what if something happened? Many rumors in the palace had reached the ears of Empress Dowager Zhang. If she had colluded with Xu Xun and unified the rhetoric, there would be no place for anyone to speak. Seeing the sharp and piercing eyes of the supreme queen mother, she She glanced at Jia Shichun calmly, and Empress Dowager Zhang immediately and consciously drove Jia Shichun away, who was stunned...
"What's going on, tell me quickly!"
Seeing that Queen Mother Zhang had a bad face, Mrs. Hou Ninghou thought that Queen Mother Zhang was angry because Zhang Jingxuan sneaked out, so she quickly explained: "Queen Mother, you know that Jingxuan girl's temper, she can't be idle. She had a bad temper and wanted to run outside all day long. In order to go to the temple fair today, she even separated the two girls around her. She didn't know how she changed into plain clothes and slipped out. The result was good, she met a few people at the temple fair. He is a high-ranking disciple, but fortunately he encountered an injustice on the road and beat that person away, Shen Gu."
Regarding this matter, Zhong Qianhu of the West Factory promised to set up a lie. Besides, this kind of thing is inevitable at every temple fair. Mrs. Shouning Hou naturally didn't worry about being found out. She spoke more smoothly when she spoke. : "Although Jingxuan is a bit arrogant, she still knows the difference, so she talked with people for a while, and happened to meet Uncle Pingbei. Then she realized that she had just arrived in Beijing to meet Uncle Pingbei. Uncle Ping Bei said, my fiancée had suffered so much grievance and wanted to ask the emperor for a marriage. I thought she would finally be kind to Jingxuan. Besides, it was unreasonable for the emperor to care about such things as the king of a country, so I volunteered to ask for it. We have come to the Queen Mother." After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang felt that she had not come back to her senses for a long time. She was worried that the behavior between the monarch and his ministers was based on the same mold, and they were both single. This Xu Xun My fiancée showed up unexpectedly like this. Could it be that she fell asleep and bumped into the pillow?
ps: There are actually five Lights of the Great God, which is really surprising... Doing the math on your fingers, there are six main websites with nearly 12 million words, and two female channels with 3 million words. It is estimated that among many authors, I
This record is also quite impressive. (To be continued)