Shi Qing thought that if she wanted to save her father, she must go to the Queen Mother.
She inquired with people on the streets of the Imperial Capital that the Queen Mother would go to Hanlu Temple to pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month.
Now that there are still a few days until the middle of the month, Shi Qing is thinking about how to meet the Queen Mother, in what capacity, and whether to tell the Queen Mother the true identity of the Emperor.
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A few days later, the big day that Shiqing was looking forward to finally arrived.
On the Imperial Street, the Imperial Guards stood in two rows, holding spears and swords in their hands. When the common people saw the carriages passing by, they all kowtowed quickly.
Shi Qing also knelt down and knelt down, but now the guards were so tightly guarded that they couldn't break in.
In the bright yellow carriage, the Queen Mother was closing her eyes to relax.
These days, she is also worried about Prince Duan's affairs.
It's just that since the emperor was found and brought back from the cliff of the snow-capped mountains, he has lost all his memory, and now his personality has changed drastically.
It became very brutal.
Not to mention her, the Queen Mother's own mother, even the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty would kill anyone who dared to disobey his orders.
There was constant turmoil in the harem, and the Queen Mother no longer wanted to care about it, but she remembered her sister who had died long ago.
Not only did the sister's only daughter fail to be saved and she was burned to death in the fire, but now even the sister's husband himself was unable to help.
I really hate myself in my heart.
With a sigh, the Queen Mother ordered her personal maid to open the curtain, and she glanced outside slightly from the corner of her eye.
This scene seems to have returned to many years ago, when the late emperor was still alive and the three sisters entered the palace for the draft.
Although there were not so many people at that time, it was still very lively.
But my sister Mo Ran died, and there was no news about my adopted sister Rong Yue.
Shi Qing was originally kneeling in the crowd waiting for the opportunity, but when she saw the Queen Mother's eyes looking towards her, she took out a little bird that she had hidden long ago from her sleeve.
When the sleeves were loosened, the little bird that was chirping in the sleeves suddenly flew towards the Queen Mother's carriage.
"Ah, my bird."
Shiqing took advantage of the imperial guard's distraction when catching the bird, shouted loudly, and was about to pounce on the bird.
As soon as he took a step, he was stopped by the spear of the Imperial Guard.
The horse in the carriage neighed because it was frightened, and suddenly stopped, causing the Queen Mother in the carriage to sigh.
"What happened?"
The Queen Mother's maid scolded, and the commander of the Imperial Guard took a step forward, "The Queen Mother makes atonement. It was a woman's bird that flew out that disturbed the Queen Mother's phoenix frame."
"The Ai family went to pray for blessings. I think the woman made an unintentional mistake, so she let her go and continued walking."
The Queen Mother waved her hands and looked slightly outside.
But she was suddenly startled, and that casual glance almost made her sit up from the carriage.
He hurriedly called the maid next to him to stay and whispered a few words in her ear.
"The Ai family suddenly wants to eat the jujube paste cake from Jin Yutang. Let's get off and ask Chang'er to buy it. Don't delay the trip."
The Queen Mother called the commander of the imperial army to her and whispered.
The carriage continued to move forward, and Shi Qing collapsed when she saw the maid getting out of the car.
Finally, there was no danger.
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Hanlu Temple is peaceful at dusk, and the sound of bells and drums brings peace and tranquility.
At this time, outside Hanlu Temple, Chang'er slowly walked towards the temple gate with Shiqing.
Before reaching the door, he was intercepted by the spears of the Imperial Guards.
"How presumptuous! Didn't you see that this is Qing'er, the chef of Jin Yutang? The Queen Mother has always wanted to meet her in person, and today she will also offer some to the Bodhisattva. How dare you stand in the way?"
Chang'er scolded, as expected of the palace maid next to the Queen Mother, quick in thinking and adaptable to changes.