21. Turning clouds and rain (3)

Li Lianying sent Jonas out, and the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Zhang Jing of the Prime Minister's Yamen and instructed, "There are some words that you don't need to remember, this is not an official conversation." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhang Jing was ordered to retreat, and Li Lianying came in, "The ambassador has already gone out." ”

"Then I watched them act," Empress Dowager Cixi leaned on the kang, yawned, and looked a little tired, she has been discussing and dealing with outside matters every day for the past few days, she is really a little tired, don't look at the people under her to handle it specifically, and she is exhausted, this word is not wrong to use on her now. "Little Lizi, do you think there is a gold mine in the south of Africa?"

"The slave didn't hear that there was a big gold mine there at the funeral office," Li Lianying said with a smile, "But Xisheng said that there is, then there must be." ”

"Why do you trust me so much?" The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, the setting sun shone obliquely into the glass window of the grass, the summer heat had subsided a lot, and the ice cubes were placed in the hall, which was particularly sleepy, "But there is really a gold mine in this place, I didn't lie to the Germans, since I want them to help, then I have to give them real things, there is nothing real I can give in South Africa, so it is enough to give a real news." It's a pity," the Empress Dowager Cixi sighed with some dissatisfaction, "we really can't reach it there, so we have to give the Germans a big gift." ”

"However, if it doesn't fall into the hands of the British, this is a good thing, if the British want to fight, I will accompany them to fight," the Empress Dowager Cixi yawned, the corners of her eyes were full of tears, the palace maid took a cotton towel soaked in chrysanthemum mung bean noodles and came up, the Empress Dowager Cixi wiped her face, and suddenly felt a lot more refreshed, "Although we didn't get the benefits, but we didn't give it to the British," the Empress Dowager Cixi's expression turned cold, "The Germans want to take Bull, it's not something that can be obtained with red mouth and white teeth, there must be a fight." Then the pressure of the British on us can be reduced by one point, then we can not be so suppressed for our future layout, and we can naturally breathe a sigh of relief, which is the same as our layout in Bangladesh. ”

"Lord Guo Songtao has already sent news just now. The Russians have already agreed. ”

"Very good, they finally agreed, they should be grateful to me, after all, I still have to talk about benevolence and morality, otherwise I will rely on them to die the emperor. There's no hope of that happening, and now I'm just asking them to do it. The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled helplessly, "Now is really the era of dogs eating dogs." ”

The current situation is extremely chaotic, far from the history I knew before, and the butterfly effect slowly does not know whether he took the initiative to jump into these nests of right and wrong, or whether foreigners refuse to let go of China's big piece of fat.

"What about the south?" Li Lianying asked, "I still have to listen to Xisheng's arrangement." ”

"It's not time yet, let's wait and see." Empress Dowager Cixi asked again, "Edward is still in Rehe?" ”

"Yesterday I got up and went to the Mulan paddock and shot a few roe deer leopards."

"He's in a good mood." The Empress Dowager Cixi raised her cheeks with interest, and the mood was naturally very good when things were done, "Their chess play makes me so uncomfortable, and I don't know how they will deal with the cards we play next?" ”

Outside walked in the big palace maid hydrangea, she blessed the Empress Dowager Cixi, "The Empress Dowager, the imperial concubine and the eldest princess have arrived, and they are waiting outside." ”

"Let them come in," Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and then instructed Li Lianying. "Bring the pastry cheese I made yesterday, Princess Celestia likes to eat that."

Hydrangea turned around and walked out, this is the Qinzheng Palace, and the concubines are rarely able to enter. So generally waiting outside the Fuchun Building at the palace gate, Hydrangea walked out, and saw Emperor Ying standing under an acacia tree, holding a handkerchief to cover the sun, looking at the eunuchs and palace maids scattered everywhere looking for something, Hydrangea said to Emperor Ying. "Imperial concubine, the queen mother invites you and the eldest princess to go in."

"Celestia doesn't know where she went?" Zhu Yuanxiu turned his face and said half-anxiously and half-funny, "After only a while, the figure disappeared." ”

"Guarantee~" "Guarantee~"

There was a burst of laughter, and a girl who looked like six or seven years old hid from under the Taihu Lake stone, and smiled at the palace maids and eunuchs with a grimace, "You can't catch me, hehe, you can't catch me." Turning around, he ran towards Emperor Ying's concubine, the eunuchs were so frightened that they hurriedly spread their hands around the eldest princess to prevent her from running around, but the eldest princess lost her temper, "Go away for me." With a wave of his hands, he let the eunuch maid and the nanny come over, "Okay, don't make trouble this time," Zhu Yuanxiu shook his head, and his originally worried heart relaxed, "The queen mother is waiting to see us protect it." ”

Zhu Yuanxiu squatted down, helped stroke the eldest princess's clothes, took her hand and entered the Qinzheng Hall together, and when they arrived at Xinuan Pavilion, the Empress Dowager Cixi was already sitting on the pit and waiting. Zhu Yuanxiu leaned down to ask for peace, the eldest princess also asked for peace decently on the side, outside was a little devil, but in the warm pavilion, she was generous and dignified.

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and nodded, "Get up." Seeing the eldest princess get up, beckoning to her, the eldest princess walked generously towards the edge of the pit, and the Empress Dowager Cixi picked up the eldest princess and put it on her knees, "We are protective, and it is a lot heavier." The imperial grandmother couldn't hold it anymore. ”

The rest of the people were calm and didn't dare to speak loudly, even Zhu Yuanxiugui was the imperial concubine and just stood and served, only the eldest princess was unscrupulous in the arms of the Empress Dowager Cixi and laughed and played, the eldest princess heard the Empress Dowager Cixi's complaints, and said with a smile, "Bao Bao is not heavy, E-Niang said that Bao Bao is now growing his body, it doesn't matter if he eats more, he won't gain weight." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and nodded, "It's a long body, and it won't be fat." You see, the imperial grandmother knew that you were coming, and she had already prepared eight-treasure pastry cheese, which was sweet and not greasy, how about it, does Bao Bao like to eat it? ”

"The food here is Bao Bao's favorite, and the imperial grandmother will also use a bowl with Bao Bao," the eldest princess nodded, looking at Cixi with wide eyes, "Bao Bao knows that Imperial Grandmother also likes to eat sweets." ”

"Then let's have a bowl together." The Empress Dowager Cixi was originally a little tired, but when she saw the smart and lovely eldest princess Bingxue, she was in a better mood, Li Lianying commanded the palace maids to bring up the eight-treasure crisp cheese, and the Empress Dowager Cixi personally stepped forward to arrange it, and the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "You can also sit down and eat a little together." ”

The family law of the Qing Dynasty court was very strict, and Emperor Ying and the concubine just stood below and ate a few bites with a bowl, watching the eldest princess sitting in the arms of the Empress Dowager Cixi and eating together, the Empress Dowager Cixi also paid attention to the words and deeds of the eldest princess, seeing that she was generous and quite decent, she didn't know what she thought of, and sighed slightly. (To be continued.) )