In the red gauze tent, Shi Qing was sleeping in a daze. She turned over and saw that Ru Yue had already walked in front of her.
I was dreaming all night last night, and now I have a big head.
Shiqing touched her frightened chest and told Ruyue to step back and get some clean clothes.
Wearing a plain white floral jacket and a pair of white cotton shoes, the New Year is approaching and the weather is getting colder.
After letting the palace maid put her hair into a bun, Shiqing hurriedly came to the front hall.
At this time, Cai'er was already sitting in front of the ebony round table, rubbing her hands back and forth, as if she was very cold.
"You go and prepare some charcoal fire, and then tell the imperial kitchen to pass on the food. Just light food. Get a hand stove for Concubine Yi."
Shiqing gave some instructions and then sat down in front of Cai'er.
"Miss, you don't have to go to such trouble."
Cai'er stood up, but was pushed down by Shi Qing, whose cold hands were held tightly by Shi Qing.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
Shi Qing frowned. Isn’t the charcoal allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs not enough?
"Qinxuezhai is warm in winter and cool in summer, so the Queen Mother told us not to send so many charcoal fires, but to give them to some new nobles who have entered the palace."
Cai'er just smiled faintly, as if this had nothing to do with her.
"That's unreasonable!"
The Queen Mother clearly knew that she could not be touched, so she came to bully Cai'er.
"I'll go talk to the emperor."
Shiqing immediately wanted to stand up, but Cai'er held her back.
"Miss, today Cai'er came here to talk about the affairs of Chaofeng Palace. The maid who arranged for her to go there couldn't get close to the Queen Mother. As for where the real Queen Mother is hidden, we really won't be able to find it for a while."
Cai'er lowered her eyelids, feeling very disappointed, but Shi Qing touched her cheeks and looked at her. Shi Qing comforted Cai'er with a smile on her face.
"Good luck, don't be depressed. I believe Auntie Jiren has her own destiny. By the way, I'm ready to go to Hanlu Temple."
Shiqing looked around. Even in the middle palace, in her own territory, she was afraid that the walls would have ears.
Cai'er nodded and wrote "good" on Shiqing's palm.
The first month of the first lunar month came soon in a calm atmosphere. Today is the first day of the first lunar month. Shiqing obtained the emperor's approval and went to Hanlu Temple with Cai'er to pray for blessings.
The trip was carried out according to the Queen's etiquette, with eight horses of the same skin color pulling a luxurious carriage, accompanied by more than a thousand people.
Among them, there are more than 100 members of the Imperial Guards, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts and can kill people invisible.
In addition, there are five shadow guards who specially accompany him.
There were countless other eunuchs and maids.
It's just that the queen's imperial robes were no longer there.
At this time, the people lined the street and cheered, and the honor guard walked the entire street, which was so impressive.
"Miss, this reminds Cai'er of the time when we returned to the Imperial Capital from the city. At that time, people on the street were talking about how beautiful the lady was."
It seemed like a long time ago, but at this moment, it was not Shi Qing who opened the car curtain, but Cai'er who gently lifted up the thing that was separated from the outside world, looking hesitantly at the people who were prostrating outside.
Things are really different now. Listening to the three kowtows outside, I feel bitter in my heart.
Many people yearn for today, but they don’t know how much they have sacrificed.
"What's wrong? So sentimental."
Shiqing knew that making a carriage would be boring, so she brought a book to read and casually asked Cai'er.
Cai'er smiled reluctantly and wanted to put down the curtain, but suddenly her eyes glanced somewhere inadvertently and she immediately pulled Shi Qing's sleeve.