Seeing that Liu Feng and the two chamberlains stepped forward to "respectfully invite" the queen back to Kunning Palace, although the queen's face changed again and again, she finally turned around calmly, and Concubine Yu put away the flamboyant style just now, with a chilling momentum, lowered her eyebrows, and became the restrained and gentle palace concubine in the past.

And Princess Yongping saw with her own eyes that her mother forced the queen to retreat with a few words, and then made a big mistake by saying nothing, she only felt that her heart was pounding, but the words that the emperor said made her heart rise to her throat again.

"If you want to catch the queen's mistakes, with your cleverness, you can come up with a thousand and ten thousand methods, why bother to kill a thousand enemies like this and lose eight hundred? Let her reveal the bloody old things again, will you be better, and Mingyue will be better? You don't think about yourself, but you also think about Mingyue! If you don't resent her for making waves, you can come to me or the Queen Mother to ask for justice! ”

"The emperor is serious, the concubine is the lord of Yonghe Palace, she is extremely rich, and she doesn't care about the slander of others, but Mingyue Yunying is not married, but the concubine can't be questioned about her life experience, and she slanders her life's events! What's more, Yingying and Zhang Shou outside the palace are so innocent, even the marriage that is about to come to fruition will be criticized! ”

"The concubine has endured it for sixteen years, and I originally wanted to let out this evil breath today, but since I was stopped by Mingyue, it's not that I can't continue to endure it, but since that's the case, at least I want to scare her! If the emperor had come any later, I might have put my sword around her neck and let her admit that I was the mastermind of what was going on outside! ”

Princess Yongping finally gasped. She didn't dare to let Concubine Yu continue to talk anymore, so she hurriedly stepped forward to block her mother, bowed her head and apologized: "Father, the mother concubine is just in a hurry, so she acted impulsively, and she is all for me." As for the mother concubine causing the queen to reprimand the old things, it was also because the queen has always slandered us like this! ”

The emperor looked at Concubine Yu, and then at Princess Yongping, and couldn't help sighing: "A mother is strong for a son." I don't want to say anything more. Zhang Shou is a good son, but whether there is a marriage certificate or not, since it is Yingying......"

Without waiting for the emperor to finish speaking, Princess Yongping said categorically: "Whether Zhang Shou and the Zhu family have a marriage contract, that is a matter between him and the Zhu family, and it has nothing to do with the mother and me!" Don't say that I don't want to get married, even if I really can't get married, I won't be shameless enough to rob Zhu Ying's man! ”

Seeing that Princess Yongping said what she said, the emperor was a little embarrassed and pulled his neat handful of beard, and then smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, since I promised you, you can choose yourself, whether it is a champion in civil and military affairs or a folk talent, in short, you can take a good look at it yourself." However, before the age of eighteen, you have to marry yourself, otherwise the Queen Mother will not be able to stop you. ”

Concubine Yu knew that the emperor could only delay this year, but she still couldn't help but feel relieved.

To be able to give such a grace and such conditions, the emperor is indeed benevolent and righteous. But what the emperor said next made her really cry and laugh.

"If you really can't pick a candidate, then you might as well consider the son of Qin Guogong...... It's Zhang Chen's kid. At the beginning, he said that he wanted to marry you in front of me, and he had to learn to write eight strands of writing for this purpose. I picked an old Hanlin to teach him, and I heard that he was miserable, so he learned there. ”

The emperor didn't seem to see Concubine Yu's disapproving expression, and said to himself: "Although he admires your stunning appearance and maverick, he can't really understand you, and he doesn't have any affection at all, but at least he is a candidate." Of course, you might be able to pick a better kid than this one. That's what I said. It's a cold day, there's nothing to visit in the Imperial Garden, so go back too! ”

Seeing that the emperor turned around and walked away, Princess Yongping was ashamed and angry in her heart, but she couldn't help but hold her grievances for her mother, and when she helped Concubine Yu back to Yonghe Palace, she whispered: "At this time, my father will not accompany you back......"

"He's going to the Queen Mother to clean up the mess." Concubine Yu smiled and said lightly, "The Queen Mother has never liked me very much, probably because she felt that the emperor was too partial to me back then, so that the emperor and queen were out of harmony, and the palace was not peaceful." Fortunately, Mingyue, you are a daughter, if you are a son, then my concubine Yu is not a trouble, but a scourge. ”

Princess Yongping couldn't help but feel a heart throbbing, and then repeatedly warned herself not to think nonsense, and then she smiled and said, "What my mother said is ...... My father should have rushed over when he heard the news just now, and if it weren't for him coming, I'm afraid it would have been even more troublesome for the matter to end......"

Concubine Yu smiled and didn't pick up Princess Yongping's words that were obviously biased towards the emperor. However, today, Princess Yongping has never called her mother or concubine, but directly called her mother, which was rare before, and she was not without relief in her heart.

How could she not know that the emperor was indeed here for their mother and daughter? Therefore, she was not dissatisfied, but was already very grateful to the emperor for his preference for their mother and daughter over the years. In fact, until now, when she thinks of the old things about entering the palace, she still feels that it is fate.

Obviously, she has tried every means to hope to lose the election, and the Queen Mother can't talk about how to like her, but she went all the way from the primary election to the final election, and was finally elected to the palace with several other women.

In the first two or three years, the emperor and queen were harmonious, she was a little beauty, of course, she was happy to close the door and live by herself, who knew that the queen gave birth to two sons in a row but her temperament changed greatly, and the emperor turned to a few concubines in anger, and she found that the emperor was completely different from what she imagined. Neither an arbitrary king, nor a deep supreme of the city, but a very real man.

There are both joys, sorrows, and sorrows, as well as decadence and helplessness, she is a human, not a god, so she quickly lost her fear and became herself again. Because of this, she became the most favored palace concubine at that time. The blunt sword that had not been opened was given to her by the emperor after learning that she was good at sword dancing, and the two even danced the sword in the Yonghe palace to entertain themselves until she was confirmed to be pregnant.

Those days were really the happiest days after she entered the palace.

Moreover, because of the emperor's connivance, her close friend, Jiuniang, who married Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao, also often came and went to Yonghe Palace.

said that it was a blessing, but in fact, it was more because she had never been out of the narrow courtyard since she entered the palace, and she wanted to breathe. Therefore, when she found out that the emperor and Zhu Jing, the Duke of Zhao, suddenly appeared and accompanied her and Jiu Niang, she was extremely happy.

And after that, it's joy and sorrow. She and Jiu Niang knew that the matter was urgent, so they insisted on driving away the two men and those guards, and joined forces to kill people for the first time in their lives...... Then, they met the destined nobleman, the widow Zhang who was armed with a sickle, as murderous as them who were covered in blood, and who was also pregnant with Liujia.

How they helped each other escape through the side door, how they returned to Widow Zhang's house, and how they took off their bloody clothes, some scenes she still remembers, some scenes she can't remember. She only knew that when she arrived at Widow Zhang's house, she already had a sign of giving birth, and so did Jiuniang.

And this time, it was Widow Zhang, despite her own unbearable abdominal pain, called Wu to go to the stable mother-in-law's house next door, smashed the door and dragged the drunken mother-in-law over......

At that time, she and Jiuniang secretly swore that if the mother and son could be safe, they would treat Widow Zhang as their biological sister in the future, and their children would marry each other if they were of the same sex, and they would marry each other if they were of the opposite sex. I just didn't expect that things would end up like that.

In a trance, Concubine Yu seemed to see the dying figure, and her words rang in her ears again. Later, when she learned from Wu's mouth that Widow Zhang had a rough life, her sense of guilt became even stronger.

Compared to her and Jiu Niang, that is a real ill-fated woman.

It wasn't until the cry of Princess Yongping came from her ears that Concubine Yu came back to her senses, but she smiled at the daughter next to her.

"You don't have to think about it. Your father has always been responsible, and even if the Queen Mother blames me for this matter, it will not be too much. As for the queen...... She raised her two sons like that herself, and these days she is like a mad dog, if it is really verified, her seal may not be able to be saved! ”

As soon as these words came out, although Princess Yongping was a little incredulous, seeing Concubine Yu's cold face, she couldn't help but subconsciously ponder her father's true thoughts. When their mother and daughter returned to Yonghe Palace, several palace people hurriedly greeted them, and the big palace maid led by them recited several words of Amitabha Buddha in a row, and then took the lead in kneeling down.

"Niangniang, it was the slave who stopped everyone from staying in Yonghe Palace, and went to Qianqing Palace to report the news. If we follow you and the princess to the royal garden, not only will it be useless, but we may also be used by the queen to hold you hostage. But in any case, it's the incompetence of those of us who are subordinates......"

Before she finished speaking, Concubine Yu said lightly: "Get up, don't say any more." It's right for you to stay in Yonghe Palace, otherwise when I was-for-tat with the queen before, I wouldn't be able to take care of you, maybe I really used my sword against her at that time, and it would be troublesome. That's all for today, close the palace door and let the kitchenette prepare dinner! ”

During the Taizu period, the East and West Sixth Palaces and Kunning Palace all had their own small kitchens, but later there were frequent accidents, and there were fewer and fewer concubines in the harem who had small kitchens, which was also regarded as a sign of the status of the concubines in the palace. And now Concubine Yu ordered to prepare dinner, which is not surprising, but she actually ordered the palace gate to be closed, but the implication of this made everyone have to panic.

Could it be that such a big thing happened, and the emperor would not come tonight?

Princess Yongping saw Concubine Yu walking straight inside, but she was a delicate person, so she took a slow step at the moment, beckoned the big palace maid and several other palace people to come over, and talked concisely about the incident in the imperial garden today. Anyway, sooner or later, the matter will spread, and instead of letting people speculate and inquire, it is better for her to make it clear.

When she told the whole thing, seeing that everyone's faces were different, she said in a deep voice: "My mother is seeking justice for me this time, so it is unusual, and she has a hard fight with the queen." But it's over, so settle down and don't cause any more trouble! ”

Hearing this, everyone in Yonghe Palace could only smile bitterly. Concubine Yu made such a big fuss, they couldn't wait to shrink their heads and pretend to be transparent, who would dare to cause trouble? They are not the second prince who doesn't know the height of the sky!

When Yonghe Palace was busy closing the door to digest the scene of his mother's great power, the emperor was trying to eliminate the impact of this incident in front of the Empress Dowager of Qingning Palace. Of course, the emperor did not forget to send someone out of the palace and informed Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang of the matter. After all, there were a lot of people in the Imperial Garden at that time, and the queen couldn't hide it if she slandered Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou.

When Liu Feng truthfully told the queen that Concubine Yu was so angry that she lost ground, and later spoke ill of Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying Zhang Shou's life experience, and Concubine Yu held an unopened blunt sword that scared the queen into screaming and stabbing her, Mrs. Tai turned the Buddha beads in her hand while listening, and finally laughed and shook her head.

And Jiuniang couldn't help but scold when she heard the queen claim that she was taking a husband.

Liu Feng, who was ordered to pass the word, did not dare to remind Jiu Niang, after all, the person she scolded was still the mother of a country, and since he had already brought everything he had brought, he was ready to retire immediately. But at this moment, he heard a crisp laugh from outside.

"Ah Shou, I've been playing the piano with my second brother in the Purple Smoke Pavilion for so long, are you tired? Come on in! ”

With this voice, the door curtain was raised high, and Zhu Ying, who came first, stepped sideways, and when Zhang Shou came in, she put down the curtain with a smile. And when Liu Feng saw that this little aunt and grandmother were coming, how dare she stay longer, and immediately said goodbye with a dry smile. As soon as he left, Zhu Ying frowned and said, "Why is this Father-in-law Liu a little afraid of me, hiding when he sees me?" Grandmother, mother, what's wrong? ”

Zhang Shou saw that Mrs. Tai was still smiling kindly, but Jiuniang was still angry, and he knew that something must have happened in the palace again. Sure enough, under Zhu Ying's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Jiu Niang still told the truth in the end, and at this moment, Zhu Ying was suddenly so angry that she fainted, and she lost her temper after turning back and forth.

"She still looks like a mother of the nation! changed his name to the third aunt and six mothers-in-law, and even dared to say such nonsensical nonsense...... Wait, the person behind those imperial histories can't be her, right? Is she crazy, I thought it was the eldest prince or the second prince who supported them, and she was a queen who didn't have brains than me? ”

Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard that Zhu Ying even scolded himself.

Sure enough, the next moment, the eldest lady woke up like a dream, but she was annoyed for a moment, and then said fiercely: "I did a lot of mistakes, I don't believe that she can pass this level safely this time!" Ah Shou, didn't you say before that Ah Liu asked people to investigate the cases that were sued by the imperial history? No result? ”

Zhang Shou suddenly thought of Ge Yong's guess about Ah Liu's actions, and he muttered when he saw that kid before, wondering if this was fake and sullen, or was it simple and rude...... Just when he hesitated, he suddenly heard Ah Liu's voice: "Young master, do you and the eldest lady have time to go out for a walk?" ”