Cruising on the river and passing on the foreign food are all very pleasant and interesting things, and the interest of the Queen Mother is good, and the attendants are naturally fun, laughing and laughing inside and outside the palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Especially when spreading foreign food, he completely broke the rule of "food is silent", and every dish was served, Cixi had to tell Qifujin eloquently:

This is called the "head plate", and the red-skinned pear is mixed with goat cheese; This is the "main course", Maine lobster, produced in the United States, seawater ship, thousands of miles from the ocean; This is also the "main course", the ribeye steak, a whole cow, only the meat with the best taste and quality is taken; This is called "salad", this is called "dessert"......

Also, this is a red wine, produced in France; This is a white wine, produced in the United States; This wine has a strange name, it is called "Champagne......

How to "dance with knives and forks", the Queen Mother of the Virgin Mary also took the trouble to set an example one by one, and the Seven Blessings followed suit, and there was no "loss of honor in front of the king".

Cruise down the river, when the small steamer comes down, it is already the sunset, each goes back to the room, rests a little, comes to the "blue hall", it is already the beginning of the lanterns, compared with the usual meal, it is half an hour late, the "foreign meal" cost of Chenguang, and particularly long, when the meal is withdrawn, it has passed the right.

The tea served after the meal is the English "black tea".

Qifujin smiled and said: If it weren't for the queen mother's appreciation, before the concubines - in their own family, they would never have tried to spend so much time eating a meal.

Cixi smiled and said, "I don't have either."

In fact...... I have.

But...... In retrospect, it really felt like a lifetime ago.

After drinking tea, Qifujin accompanied Cixi and walked in the garden.

For Qifujin, this is almost "never tried" again. Before, as the king of the county, Fujin, there was no reason to wander around the garden at night - even in his own garden.

Back in the bedroom, changing clothes, removing makeup, washing, all tossed, it's time to settle.

Cixi was at ease, thinking of tomorrow's "nothing", her eyes became more and more tired, and she went to bed and dipped her pillow, but after a cup of tea, she fell into the dark sweetness.

When she opened her eyes, she felt full of energy, and at the same time, the light through the gap in the curtain also gave her a premonition: I was afraid that she had overslept again!

passed Yu'er in, opened the curtains, and sure enough, the sky was dazzling.

Looking at the chiming clock, the short hand points to "8" and the long hand points to "XII.", which can be seen at eight o'clock in the morning.

Cixi warns Yu'er: Ming'er can't do this anymore - if I oversleep, I must be woken up on time, otherwise I will be delayed!

Yu'er said yes again and again.

When Qifujin came to say goodbye, Li Lianying was combing Cixi's hair.

Cixi, who was sitting in front of the mirror, did not turn around, Qifujin stood behind her and saluted, Cixi greeted the big mirror with a smile.

"The hair of the Queen Mother," Qifujin said in admiration, "it is really good!" Just like a black satin, the concubine is really ...... Alas, envy does not come! ”

This is not a blind boast, the hair in front of him is like a waterfall, hanging to the ground, and the light can be seen.

"It's not as good as before," Cixi shook her head slightly, "since I was born...... Well, it's been a lot off. ”

"Which one doesn't lose hair? The concubines dropped more! But... How can you compare with the Queen Mother? - The Queen Mother's hair, no matter how much it falls, anyway, it will give birth to more! ”

Cixi smiled, "You can talk......

Before he finished a sentence, he was inexplicable in his heart, and with a "chuckle", the smile froze on his face.

What's wrong?

Qifujin didn't say anything wrong......

It's not because of the hair loss - it doesn't really lose much......

It's not because he almost said the words "since I gave birth to a child" - the few people present, Yu'er and Li Lianying, all know the roots, Qifujin is his own sister, and he already knows about it......

That......

Suddenly, Cixi's heart jumped suddenly:

Qifujin in the mirror, dressed in plain white, and himself-

Oh, my God! Now it's a "national funeral", but I don't have "Dai Xiao"!

I...... I've never thought about it!

Cixi's face changed all of a sudden!

Guan Zhuofan and Qifujin are ...... The day before yesterday - oh my God, it's been a few days?!

How come I don't have this string in my head?!

What's going on?!

Moreover, yesterday, Guan Zhuofan also came over again-

When he saw me and the entire Guangang Palace, it was still the same as usual, the red that should be red, the green that should be green, the flower that should be flowered, and a white robe could not be seen, I don't know what he would think?

Cixi's brain was "buzzing".

What's more, the one who "abandoned the world" is ...... My own own son!

What's wrong with me?!

Wanzhen has been wearing a filial piety robe, dangling in front of my eyes, how can I ...... What about turning a blind eye?

She...... What would she think of me, the Queen Mother's sister?

If...... If it weren't for me and her, appearing in the big mirror at the same time, I'm afraid I'd ...... I'm afraid I still can't remember the matter of "Dai Xiao"! ……

God, I'm really dizzy!

This, this......

Wrong, wrong......

Also, I can't remember because ...... It's because ...... It's because there have been a series of major events and they have been distracted, but why can't Yu'er and Li Lianying remember?

They are all old people in the palace, and the rules in the palace are clear!

It's not ...... Pretend to be confused with me!

What kind of heart do they have when they do this?!

Cixi's anger surged in the bottom of her heart.

"A series of major events have occurred" and "distractions" can only be said to be "reasons", but they cannot be said to be "reasons". Moreover, because "a series of major events happened", she was "distracted", which proved that she had never really cared about the "national funeral", so she instinctively wanted to shift the responsibility and find a "scapegoat" for her incredible forgetfulness.

The face of the Queen Mother changed, and Yu'er, Li Lianying, and Qifujin all saw it-

first turned white, then turned blue, then turned red, the corners of the mouth drooped slightly, and a green tendon on the temple was faintly exposed.

In the phoenix's eyes, the cold light flickered.

This is a precursor to the thunderous wrath of the Queen Mother!

If it is in the Forbidden City, then, seven or eight times out of ten, there will be a eunuch or palace maid who will be unlucky, and the Queen Mother will vent her fire on this poor person - "dragged out, beaten to death!" ”

There was a terrible silence in the bedroom.

Yu'er, Li Lianying and Qifujin, their hearts all mentioned their throats.

However, they don't understand: what is the problem?

Fangcai, no one has done anything wrong, what is wrong?

Why did in a blink of an eye, the scenery and the moon turned into a black cloud pressing the city?

"Yu'er, Li Lianying."

Cixi spoke, her voice seemed faint, but anyone could hear the huge coercion contained in it.

"The slave is here!" "The minions are here!"

Yu'er and Li Lianying trembled and hurriedly knelt down.

Qifujin took two steps back and stood with his head down.

"Emperor Muzong is a guest," Cixi said slowly, "It's a 'national funeral', do you know?" ”

"Yes, slave and maid know."

"Yes, the minion knows."

The voices of both of them trembled slightly.

"Then, the 'national funeral' wants to wear filial piety, do you know?"

Originally...... It's for this!

Yu'er and Li Lianying jumped out of their minds at the same time: Fortunately, fortunately!

"Back to the master," Yu'er said softly, "you know—how dare the slaves and maids not care about such a thing?" ”

After a slight pause, before the Queen Mother was thunderous, she continued: "The filial piety robe has been prepared-it was only last night that I rushed out. ”

"Huh?"

Cixi couldn't help but be stunned.

"Master Rongyu," said Yu'er, "here in the Guangang Palace, no more than in the palace in Beijing, there is no filial piety robe prepared on weekdays - who would want to get such a thing? Sect Master Mu's big event came out, the master's filial piety robe, of course, must be new, other people, up and down, this filial piety robe, uh, must be newly made......"

The green tendons on the temples of the Queen Mother slowly disappeared.

"The day before yesterday...... Well, it's the day that Prince Xuan and Qifu arrived," Yu'er continued, "Slave and Lao Li, as soon as they got the news, they started to do things!" However, there are no tailors here, and the tailors of the barracks must be ill-fitting, and this filial robe, uh, especially the one taken by the master, must be taken outside, in the city of Tianjin, to be made......"

After a pause, "It will take a little effort to go back and forth, so it wasn't until last night that the work was completed, and Xuan Jun sent it over overnight." ”

Cixi's color finally eased, but she still kept her mouth closed and did not speak.

Li Lianying said cautiously: "Back to the master, this matter, when Prince Erxuan came over yesterday, the slave and Yu'er had already gone back with him. Prince Xuan also said, fortunately, you didn't take this job to the barracks, otherwise, you would have to drag it back - the tailors in the barracks can't do anything except military uniforms. ”

After a long while, the Queen Mother said lightly, "That's it, after freshening up, I will change into a filial piety robe, and I will also order to go down, and all the people in the palace will wear filial piety!" ”

"Yes!"

"Please," Cixi looked at Qifujin in the mirror, "you can go, you don't have to stand here to behave." ”

Qifujin hurriedly said: "Yes! ”

Blessed with a blessing, he retreated lightly.

After the next grooming and dressing, until she put on her filial piety robe, Cixi never said a word again, and there was no longer a trace of a smile on her face.

This turmoil seems to have passed, but the whole atmosphere of the Guangang Palace has completely changed.

The gratifying, a little weird, tacit smile that came before disappeared from people's faces, and the thin layer of gloom and misery returned.

*(To be continued.) )