The small square pot is rugged, and it is still the courtier's brother who came to help the emperor's grandmother. Gong Xiangxiao ignored the surprised gaze of the concubines, and after getting off the rockery, he came forward to greet the queen mother, and greeted the queen concubine and other high-ranking concubines, and said to the queen at the end, "The younger brother has been here several times when he was young, and he is quite familiar with the terrain." ”

Gu Zhen was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses, and got out of the way with Yun Fenghuan: "Then it will be troublesome to the world...... I'm tired of the Hou Ye. ”

Gong Xiangxiao said calmly: "The imperial sister-in-law is serious, and the imperial grandmother is also the grandmother of the younger brother, and the younger brother should be." ”

So he helped the Empress Dowager to take the lead, and the six palaces followed.

I listened to the front Gong Xiangxiao and the Empress Dowager talking with each other, pointing out the surrounding scenery from time to time, occasionally recalling the first emperor Xiaozong, occasionally asking each other about the recent situation, although they were all homely words that were not tight, but they revealed the warmth of the ancestors and grandsons.

Well, at least it looks homely.

Because of the rugged path, and the concubines are here for the first time, all of them are not suitable for climbing high and low, even if the queen mother is not fast, but because of the support of the princess and the familiarity of the grandparents and grandchildren, the concubines led by the queen were quickly thrown away for a while.

The queen took the opportunity to ask Yun Fenghuan: "Why is Shouning Hou here?" ”

"It seems that the Empress Dowager quietly called someone over." Yun Fenghuang said, "Shou Ninghou walked out just now, weren't we all startled?" The Empress Dowager was not surprised at all. ”

"But the incident he made trouble, although not many people have mentioned it now, has it only been a few days?" The queen frowned and said, "Now people will come again, I'm afraid that many people will whisper again after a while." ”

felt that the Empress Dowager was too willful, "Even if the imperial grandmother misses him, when is it not good to see him in private, do you have to call him at this banquet?" ”

Yun Fenghuang said: "Niangniang forgot? At this banquet today, the ladies will also be there. And Shou Ninghou has not yet married. How did the regent and his step-concubine treat Shou Ninghou, who of us doesn't know? At the beginning, the regent personally asked for the abolition of the prince, if it weren't for the empress dowager's Gu Nianqing to stop it, I don't know what it would be. Now the regent and his step-concubine will definitely not worry about marriage for him, even if they do, I'm afraid what they are looking for is not good, where can the queen mother rest assured? ”

Therefore, the Empress Dowager can only take advantage of today's opportunity to ask Shou Ninghou to attend, and by the way, he will solve the major events of his life.

“…… Hongu had forgotten about it. When the queen heard this, her face showed clear chagrin.

But I thought that I had expected such an encounter earlier, and I should send a message to the family so that the sisters in the family could prepare.

Before, when Gong Xiangxiao was still the prince of the regent, the title was higher than now.

After all, even if Gongxiang Ruoji is not the regent, the title of his lineage is also a hereditary king, two levels higher than the marquis.

But at that time, the market of his marriage was not very good.

One is that giving his daughter to him means standing in line with the regent, and when Chun Jia is in the prime of life and has a steady performance, the future of the regent is not so smooth and wonderful; The second is that Gong Xiangxiao is about to be crowned and has not achieved much, considering that he has a stepmother who is not so virtuous, and a half-brother who is said to be young but very smart, either he can't support himself, or he is not valued by the regent.

No matter which one it is, anyway, the girl who is carefully cultivated in the big family will definitely not bet on him easily.

However, after this was abandoned as the prince and left the imperial capital in a rather embarrassed manner, nobles such as the queen felt that he was a good marriage partner.

After all, after such a farce, anyone wants to separate him from the regent palace.

In the future, even if the regent is defeated, it may not affect the public.

On the other hand, if the regent succeeds, there is a chance that he will not be able to settle accounts with him or something...... Is it the son of the Yuan Match?

Maybe he will also mention the title and make him a king.

With such a worry-free future, even if his own ability is a little lacking, there is no serious moral problem.

…… Everyone knows what is going on with disrespecting the stepmother, anyway, the background of the Lu family is not on the stage in the eyes of the high-ranking family, and I don't think that it is a bad thing for Gong Xiangxiao to disrespect the Lu family.

In short, Shou Ninghou is young, handsome, and has a passable personality, has a knighthood, his mother has gone, and his stepmother and father are almost old and dead, and he earned a lot of sympathy when he left...... It's just perfect for the real jewels of your hand.

As soon as you enter the door, you can be the master of the house, there is no in-law pressure on the top, and there is no need to set rules for your mother-in-law every day.

If you're lucky, you can be a princess in the future.

Gu Zhen thought about the three or two pampered cousins in the family at this time, and she would come over for today's banquet, but because she didn't expect Gong Xiangxiao's festival, not only did she not tell them to dress up beautiful and gentle in advance, but even passed the word to let them all keep a low profile.

Don't steal the limelight from Princess Minghui too much......

I regret it very much.

There are also concubines and concubines who will also be annoyed, so when they sat down in the main hall, the queen mother turned around and looked, and the concubine was haunted by Xiao Suo and regret all over her body, and she smiled a little: "After walking so much, the old bones of the mourning family can still survive, you are young, but you can't do it?" ”

"What did you say, Grandmother? Where are you getting old? Gu Zhen hurriedly restrained his mind and stepped forward and said, "You are young, if you don't believe it, ask Master Hou, do you look like we are the same age?" Why don't we all go out of breath and be restless, and you're still in good spirits here? ”

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "The mourning family has always thought that the queen is an honest person, who knows, you are also very flamboyant." ”

"You say that about your granddaughter-in-law, but your granddaughter-in-law doesn't admit it." Gu Zhen said angrily, "Daughter-in-law doesn't dare to say anything else, if you want to tell the truth, no one in the palace can compare with your daughter-in-law, don't believe it, ask the concubines, is this reasonable?" ”

In this way, you accompanied the Empress Dowager for a while, and there were palace people over there to tell you that the two Empress Dowagers had also landed on the island accompanied by the lord of Kunze, but the two empress dowagers were "still sick" after all, and they were afraid that there would be a lot of noisy people in the main hall, so as not to be dizzy and disturb the interest of the banquet, so they planned to go to the remote pavilion.

This was said before, although the Queen Mother knew that they didn't want to come over to see their faces, and they didn't bother to care, so they responded lightly and didn't plan to care.

But the palace man who came to tell him stood in place and did not retreat, but had a sad face.

"What's going on?" Seeing this, Gu Zhen frowned slightly and asked.

The palace man said cautiously: "The Empress Dowager Cimu wants to go to the Jiuying Pavilion to rest, but the Empress Dowager said that the Jiuying Pavilion is too far away, and wants the Lord of Kunze to help her go to Zezhi Xiaozhu." ”

…… Yunfeng Huang looked left and right, the Qingdu who had understood in advance hurriedly came up and whispered in his ear, Jiuying Hall is in the northwest corner, located on a rockery several people high, the rockery is full of plum blossoms, although there are no flowers in this season, but it can overlook the cinnamon chrysanthemum at the foot of the mountain; As for Zezhi Xiaozhu, it is a small courtyard on the side of the depression in the southeast corner, and it is also cute to say that the lotus leaf field is cute in midsummer, and most of the lotus is left to listen to the sound of rain at this moment.

Just these two places, who can believe that the two queen mothers are not other signs?

The queen's face was a little unsightly, although the contradiction between the two queen mothers had not broken out openly, but the lords knew it in their hearts and knew that they were not very harmonious.

The question is, no matter how much harmony is made, it is Chunjia's adoptive mother and biological mother, who made such a fuss in front of the Empress Dowager and Shou Ninghou, have you ever thought about Chunjia?

Her lips twitched, and she looked at the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager looked faint and said: "It's good to let the lord of Kunze make decisions about this matter, is it difficult to have an idea from the mourning family?" ”

The palace man smiled and said: "The county lord is also in a dilemma, I don't know which queen mother to send first." ”

The lord of Kunze is indeed embarrassed, after all, one is a mother-in-law and the other is an adoptive mother, according to her respect, she should send Empress Dowager Yuan first.

But according to her feelings, she can't let Empress Dowager Qu lose face.

It's no wonder that they freeze.

The queen interjected with an embarrassed face: "Imperial grandmother, granddaughter-in-law thinks ......"

But the Empress Dowager didn't give her a chance to feel it, and said to the people in the same palace: "Today's laurel banquet, didn't it mean that it was held for them to relax?" Why didn't they get lively before the banquet started? In this case, there is no need to worry about how noisy there are in the mourning family, and they all come to the mourning family. ”

"Don't embarrass the child, you don't have the bearing that a royal elder should have!"

Although the concubines who said this were all low-eyed and did not dare to make a sound, they felt very reasonable in their hearts.

Although the Empress Dowager and Chunjia are not together, they are really much stronger than the two Empress Dowagers in terms of bearing......

After a long time, the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Empress Dowager Qu came together in the company of the lord of Kunze, after all, these two are long-term ill characters and widows, so the clothes are not bright, and they have not rubbed any fat powder.

The lord of Kunze who followed them cleaned up well, pulled up a double snail bun, decorated with some emerald gilt luan bird sesame beads, and put some emerald lingzhi earrings in his ears, smeared with gorgeous peach blossom makeup.

Wear the bottom embroidered over the shoulder and lily half sleeves, the placket and the sleeve edge are inlaid with vermilion, the neckline is exposed with a little snow color, it is the white plain pattern narrow sleeve short undergarment inside, the chest is pressed with the carved bat peony meaning the rich and noble Yingluo circle, the bottom is a vermilion between the dark color skirt, the vermilion skirt is winding with the grape pattern of the entwined branches, between the walks at first opening and closing, because of the exquisite and exquisite texture, it seems to be a peacock's tail feathers, with a soft luster.

She raised her head slightly, and at first glance she did look like a little proud little peacock, and as the two queen mothers finished saluting, they were about to retreat to the side and wait.

As a result, before her steps moved, she was stopped by the Queen Mother and asked her to step forward.

The county lord of Kunze didn't know why, so he subconsciously glanced at the Empress Dowager Yuan, and then at the Empress Dowager Qu, seeing that the two didn't say anything, he hesitated to walk up to the Empress Dowager, and said hello in a low voice again.

It can be seen that the county lord is a little nervous, no wonder, speaking of which, she has been in the palace for ten years, but the number of times she has seen the empress dowager can be counted on one hand.

If Ji Sheng is here, Kunze is still familiar with Ji Sheng.

Because it is a big game with the three eldest princesses, there are more opportunities to see Ji Sheng.

And Ji Sheng, for Minghui's sake, is okay with Yun'an and Sui'an, and he doesn't bother Kunze.

Over the years, even if Kunze occasionally had the opportunity to see the Empress Dowager, she saw the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager did not have her in her eyes.

This is the first time she has been held by the Empress Dowager to speak.

And it's not a good thing to say: "In a blink of an eye, this child is also older, and it's almost time to kiss?" This is a girl from your Fuyang County lineage, and the mourning family doesn't want to overstep the bounds. It's just that since the child is older, he can't tease her like he did when he was a child. Especially today's laurel banquet, it was specially made by the granddaughter-in-law to relieve the boredom of the two of you. But you immediately quarreled after you went ashore, so that Kunze didn't know what to do, and the news came that the queens were also very anxious...... The dignified Queen Mother, this is too ridiculous! ”

Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu knew that they were at a loss, and they were inferior in seniority, so they couldn't say anything to justify at this time, so they could only stiffen their faces and respond vaguely.

But the Empress Dowager still didn't let them go, and continued, "I just said that this child is older, and it's time to talk about kissing, you two are mothers-in-law, do you have a plan in your heart?" ”

"......" Empress Dowager Yuan frowned and said, "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, the first king is such a daughter, but she still wants to stay for a year and a half." ”

She wasn't sure what the Empress Dowager meant, so she planned to delay it first.

The Empress Dowager then looked at the Empress Dowager Qu, and the Empress Dowager Qu was silent, but said: "What the Empress Dowager said is reasonable, and Kunze should also say kiss." It's just that this kid and I have always lived in seclusion, but I don't know what's suitable outside. ”

"Isn't this an opportunity?" The Empress Dowager didn't wait for Empress Dowager Yuan to speak, and said, "Today, in order to make fun for you, the Empress Dowager specially invited important ministers and their dependents to the palace for a banquet. ”

"The Empress Dowager's kindness, we also understand it, but the King of Fuyang now has an heir, and such things still have to be asked about the current King of Fuyang." Empress Dowager Yuan choked, and immediately pushed back, "After all, Ruo Mi is the one who can call the shots for Kunze." ”

The Empress Dowager said lightly: "Parents are in charge of marriage matters, and now the king of Fuyang is far away in Fuyang County, and he may not come to the imperial capital for a year and a half. The person who raised the lord of Kunze with the hand of the Queen Mother is not in charge, so who else is in charge? ”

The corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she said slowly, "Oh, the mourning family forgot, although you are Kunze's mother-in-law, Yuan, you have never personally raised Kunze, so it's no wonder that you can't tell what kind of horse to choose for Kunze, so you want to push King Fuyang out." It's just that in the eyes of the mourning family, it is not necessary, such things, listening to the opinion of the Queen Mother Qu is the most appropriate. ”

"The Empress Dowager praises falsely, I must keep my eyes open, and I must not wronged the blood of the previous king." Empress Dowager Qu immediately took over the conversation and looked at Kun Ze again, "Silly boy, haven't you thanked the Empress Dowager for her concern?" ”

Kun Ze was dazed and subconsciously saluted: "Empress Dowager Xie." ”

"Go ahead." The Empress Dowager achieved her goal, and she no longer kept her, waved her hand to signal Kun Ze to retreat, just thought about it, stopped her again, took off a mutton fat jade Ruyi cloud pattern peace bracelet from her wrist and put it on Kun Ze, and said, "You have always rarely been to the mourning family, and the mourning family seems to have not given you a meeting gift, and I have not prepared one today, so let's play with it." ”

This time, there was no need for Empress Dowager Qu to remind him, Kun Ze hurriedly saluted again, and then retreated behind Empress Dowager Qu with his head down.

Mrs. Yuan turned pale, and looked at the mother and daughter's eyes almost like to breathe fire: When the matter is here, it would be too stupid to understand that the Empress Dowager Qu and the Empress Dowager had colluded in the morning!!