Su Yueling's expression was a little more confused, the Queen Mother's niece?
In her impression, the Queen Mother's natal family was canonized as the Cheng'en Palace decades ago, but they have basically stayed in their hometown over the years and have not spent much time in the capital. Moreover, the relationship between the direct branch and the side branch where the Queen Mother belongs is quite close.
It is said that the reason for the bad behavior is that the Queen Mother and her brother's parents died when they were young, and the side branch bullied them because they were young and tried to seize the family property. Over the years, the Cheng'en Palace has not had many heirs. As for the side branch, they did not dare to take the initiative to enter the palace for fear of provoking trouble.
The Queen Mother's disdain.
However, Su Yueling also met people from the Cheng'en Palace at the Queen Mother's birthday party last year. There was no memory of the Queen Mother's niece in the direct lineage.
Taking Su Yueling's blank expression into her eyes, Grandma Shi said, "Miss Xiyue has passed away a long time ago."
There was a hint of hatred in her eyes, which she quickly suppressed, "The empress loved her very much at that time. After learning about her passing, she was so distressed that she couldn't eat for several days."
Su Yueling said: "Aunt Xiyue must have been away for many years, right?" From the eldest princess's side, they should call her their cousin.
The eldest princess didn't have any reaction when she looked at her, which shows that she has no impression of her. It must be that the other party passed away when the eldest princess was still young.
Mother Shi sighed, "Yes, she was only fourteen when she left, and the princess was only six years old at that time."
When the Queen Mother first married the late Emperor, her knees were empty in the past few years. It can be said that the existence of Miss Xiyue made up for the Queen Mother's regret.
Su Yueling said: "Since the presence of that Yao girl can give my grandmother more comfort, I can let her pay her respects to my grandmother more often in Baozhou these days."
Grandma Shi said: "No matter how similar she looks, she is not Miss Xiyue."
The Queen Mother may have some affection for her because of this, but it is impossible to really regard her as Miss Xiyue. If she really thinks of her as Miss Xiyue, it would be disrespectful to her.
After Su Yueling understood the general reason, she went to see the Queen Mother again.
The Queen Mother was watching Su Youning eating egg custard at this time. Youning can now eat a little complementary food.
The Queen Mother clapped her hands and praised her, "Ning Ning is great, she eats so cleanly."
Su Yueling felt that even if Ning Ning farts, the Queen Mother will praise her for a long time. This child is surrounded by elders who dote on her and have filters for her. It seems that Su Yueling can only act as the tiger mother who educates her daughter in the future.
After Su Youning finished eating the little custard, he obviously still felt that it was not enough. He blinked at Su Yueling with dark eyes, and then looked at his empty small bowl. The meaning could not be clearer.
Su Yueling pretended not to see it and asked someone to put the bowl away.
The good thing about Ningning is that she doesn't use crying to achieve her goals. This temperament is indeed similar to Suijun.
The Queen Mother took the boat for a few days, met the local officials' wives, and even played with her great-granddaughter. Her face looked a little tired. But this time was not suitable for catching up on sleep, so in the end she just had dinner early, and everyone was happy
go to bed early.
The only thing that makes Su Yueling depressed is that Yuan Suijun has been accompanying the emperor these days and has dinner with the emperor. And they will go to private visits in private tomorrow. Only by private visits in private can we see the real life of the local people.
one side.
Yuan Suijun actually asked Su Yueling if she wanted one.
Su Yueling refused directly. She also knew that if she visited privately incognito, she would have to walk for a whole day and not be able to enjoy it, so she had to be as low-key as possible. She couldn't walk for a quarter of an hour, and she couldn't let Suijun hold her in front of the emperor.
She won't suffer this pain anymore.
If she wanted to go shopping, she might as well go out by herself.
The next morning, Su Yueling woke up naturally. When she woke up, she heard that the Queen Mother went to the nearby Xizhao Temple to worship Buddha. She couldn't help but click her tongue. The Queen Mother's energy was really not good.
She thought for a moment, summoned the steward of the garden, and said, "I heard that Baozhou's acrobatics are very famous." The local people prepared not only a garden for them, but also servants who served them in the garden. Of course, these servants
People basically only let them do some peripheral work. Su Yueling still left the close work to her own people.
The manager understood it and said, "I'll make arrangements now, little one."
He was not afraid of Su Yueling making demands, but he was afraid that Su Yueling wouldn't say anything and they would not know where to please these noble people.
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In Xizhao Temple.
The Queen Mother felt a little drowsy as she listened to the temple master explaining the scriptures there.
Although she believed in Buddhism and was willing to donate money for sesame oil, she couldn't help but feel sleepy every time she heard the scriptures. But if she really fell asleep, she felt disrespectful to the Buddha, so she could only hold on.
I don’t know how long I have endured, but the master has finally finished teaching a volume of scriptures.
After the master finished speaking, he looked at the Queen Mother, with the same compassionate look on his face as the Buddha statue, "The donor loves charity and protects the body with merit. Sooner or later, you will be able to see the person you miss."
What the Queen Mother is thinking about now is a few relatives in her hometown, but they come to Beijing every year for birthday banquets. The master's words, in her ears, are the same as if she has not said them.
She was immediately a little disappointed. This master's skills were not as good as those of Jin's and Bai's boasted.
She asked directly: "The Ai family wants to know when the Ai family will have more grandchildren?"
The current ones are still a little less.
The master stiffened for a moment and said as if nothing had happened: "The poor monk has ordinary magic power and cannot calculate the fate of the dragon son and dragon girl."
The Queen Mother compared it and felt that Yue Ling was more powerful. Back then, Yue Ling begged for the Queen's child, Zhao Zhao. But this monk, let alone asking for a child, couldn't even do the math. After making her judgment, she
Suddenly my interest waned, and I felt that this master was not as capable as the masters in the capital, and he was just better at blowing.
Yao Qin, who was beside the Queen Mother, had a grateful smile on her face, "Master, the calming charm you opened a few days ago is very useful. My daughter has stopped dreaming during this time."
The originally bored Queen Mother suddenly became interested and asked Yao Qin, "What nightmare did you have?"
Yao Qin said: "I used to have nightmares about falling into the water, and I felt like I was suffocating, as if I would never wake up."
The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly, "What about other than that?"
Yao Qin shook her head, "I just have this dream again and again."
The master in cassock looked solemn, "That may also be related to the female donor's previous life."
Yao Qin sighed, "If that's true, maybe I fell into the water and died in my previous life."
"Can I ask for any more talismans?"
The master nodded slightly, "This is what I should do."
"After worshiping in front of the Buddha for seven days, the female donor will come and take it again."
The master drew the talisman directly in front of them. After finishing the drawing, he wrote Yao Qin's eight characters on the other side.
When she saw Yao Qin's birthday, the smile on the Queen Mother's face gradually disappeared.