After everyone was vying to flatter her for a long time, they seemed to be tireless. Looking at the Queen Mother's overjoyed expression, she seemed to enjoy being complimented and flattered in this way. Yan Susu felt the corners of her mouth twitch when she looked at that smiling face.
Seeing that the sun had moved to the top of their heads, this group of women actually still stopped to enjoy the flowers. Yan Susu couldn't help but sneer in her heart: "They are not here to enjoy the flowers. They might as well go to Ciqing Palace to admire the Queen Mother.
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Just when Yan Susu felt bored, someone on her left hand slightly tugged at the corner of her clothes.
She looked back and was greatly surprised: "The end of the season!"
Ji Mo's smile is as sweet and cute as before. Today she is wearing a pear white dress with a goose-yellow belt tied around her waist and a big bow, which is very in line with her temperament, cute and simple.
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Yan Susu had already learned from Yuan Minxiang that Ji Mo had achieved great success in that assassination battle, so he had now been promoted to the rank of concubine.
I'm really excited to see you again at the end of the season. Thinking of the desperate defense at the end of the season, Yan Susu's heart warms up: "I knew you might come back today. I thought there were too many people and I couldn't find you. I didn't expect you to give me to me first."
Found it."
"You are so outstanding, I saw you at a glance, but you looked at the crowd like Ma Feng coming out of the nest, and I finally squeezed in to your side."
Ji Mo still spoke so brightly and cheerfully, and Yan Susu admired her personality.
"There are too many people. I don't know if they are here to appreciate the flowers or to admire people?" Yan Susu chuckled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm.
Ji Mo naturally understood what she meant, so he leaned into her ear and whispered: "They are just a bunch of sycophants. We don't want to mess around here. Let's go. There are so many people here. If there are more than two of us, it won't be too much. If there are two of us, there won't be too much. We
Go to my palace and let your ears be clean and pure."
Yan Susu agreed very much, so Ji Mo took her hand and quietly withdrew from the crowd.
I'm afraid no one noticed when the two left. It wasn't until lunch time that the seat reserved for Yan Susu became vacant, and everyone guessed that she was gone.
The Queen Mother showed displeasure, stood up and said, "Who has seen her before?"
"When I return to the Queen Mother, I first saw Princess Min, who was with Concubine Ji." A nobleman stood up and said respectfully with a hint of asking for credit.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly: "Where is Concubine Ji?"
When she shouted, the fact that Ji Mo was not present was naturally exposed.
"When I return to the Queen Mother, I will not see Concubine Ji."
Ji Mo's current status and seat should be before the exam, but everyone searched all the places and couldn't find Ji Mo. Naturally, they knew that Ji Mo was no longer there.
The Queen Mother's expression became even more ugly: "How dare you let us wait for the two of them? Here are the people coming. Find them for the Ai family and bring them to the Ai family."
Yan Susu and Ji Mo were considered "friends in need", and they met again after a long separation. They had a lot to talk about, but mostly Yan Susu was listening and Ji Mo was talking.
Ji Mo vividly described to her the thrill of that day, and told her about the good and bad, the convenience and inconvenience of being promoted to Concubine Ji. Then he talked about today's flower viewing party, and the topic continued.
Yan Susu also smiled and responded from time to time. As the two chatted, they suddenly didn't realize it when lunch time came. It wasn't until the maid sent by the Queen Mother came to find them that they realized that today, they had offended the king.
"After a while, you said that I dragged you here because my clothes were dirty and I had to come back to change them, so I asked you to come with me, you know?" Ji Mo already knew that the Queen Mother was biased against Yan Susu.
Things happened to the Yan family one after another. The queen mother not only comforted and greeted her, she even blamed Yan Susu for carrying the evil spirit of the Yan family and refused to allow her to enter the palace to pay her respects.
At that time, Ji Mo felt aggrieved for Yan Susu and directly understood the Queen Mother's attitude towards Yan Susu.
That's why she asked Yan Susu to put all the blame on herself, so that the Queen Mother would not use the situation as an excuse and treat Yan Susu even more harshly in the future.
I don't know why, even though I only met Yan Susu a few times, in Ji Mo's heart, I couldn't bear to let Zheng Su suffer even the slightest humiliation.
Yan Susu chuckled lightly: "Even if she really thinks your clothes are stained and we come back to change them, if she intends to punish you, she will definitely not let us off lightly. Then don't say anything. I will take care of everything."
"Then you remember to put the blame on me, huh?"
"Haha, silly girl, let's go!" Yan Susu was not nervous at all, looking as usual, holding Ji Mo's hand and heading towards the Royal Garden.
Today's noon banquet was held in the Imperial Garden. It was unique because the Queen Mother said she was admiring flowers and drinking wine. The meal was also themed with flowers, and the meal was mainly based on flowers.
When Yan Susu and Ji Mo returned, the first thing they smelled was the smell of severe interrogation, followed by the faint fragrance of the flower meal.
The food was already served. This was the Queen Mother's wish. The reason why she asked the eunuch to serve the food was simply to tell Yan Susu that she was not worth anyone's time to waste waiting for her.
As soon as she returned, the Queen Mother slowly held up a pair of chopsticks and put the peach blossom duck in her mouth.
Yan Susu and Ji Mo knelt down side by side and said in unison: "I am late, I hope my mother will forgive me."
The Queen Mother turned a deaf ear and turned a blind eye. She greeted the Queen and other concubines around her: "Eating vegetables, you are rarely late for the royal meal today. For example, this lotus leaf Hetiantian dish is made from the newly rising lotus leaves.
Coat it with flour and fry it in an oil pan. It will turn golden brown with the emerald green inside. It tastes really good, Queen, Concubine Yu."
Concubine Yu was flattered and hurriedly took the plate and went to receive the food.
He said repeatedly: "Thank you mother for the reward."
"Queen, this dish is called Tao Li Man Tian Xia. Try it!"
The Queen was naturally aware of the Queen Mother's unusual kindness, but it was probably just a way for the Queen Mother to treat Yan Susu coldly.
To put it bluntly, there are two extremes: he is very kind to the other wives, but he treats Yan Susu as nothing and turns a blind eye.
The queen smiled evilly in her heart, but she wanted to see how Yan Susu looked down.
She secretly glanced at Yan Susu, but saw that her face was as usual, with a slight change in her expression. The queen thought that Yan Susu was feeling aggrieved and wanted to cry, and she tried to keep her composure on her face.
It's so good for me, these peaches and plums are like a beet in the world, I eat it in my mouth, and my heart is filled with sweetness."
If Yan Susu wasn't that smart, he would naturally know that the Queen Mother did it on purpose.
She was not angry, so she knelt down quietly, wanting to see how far the Queen Mother would go.
The Queen Mother acted like a "good mother-in-law" and served the concubines sitting at the table one by one, praising each other a few times. After a quarter of an hour, Yan Susu and Ji Mo were still kneeling at the table.
There was a harmonious atmosphere at the banquet, with people drinking and drinking each other, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in harmony, and there was lots of laughter.
Under the table, Yan Susu and Ji Mo knelt on their knees, slightly bowing their heads, their postures were humble and humiliated.
Such a picture is indeed the most profound mockery of Yan Susu.
Of all the people at the table, some were sympathetic, some were watching a good show, and most were gloating about misfortune.
Some people, such as the queen, have an even worse mentality of adding insult to injury.
"Empress, you are sitting in the east-wind seat. It happens that there is a human wall that blocks the east wind at your feet. This east wind is warm and warm, and it could have scented your legs, but this..."
"You two, go and kneel at the wall over there!" The Queen Mother usually never listens to the Queen's words, but today she and the Queen are colluding just to embarrass Yan Susu.
Yan Susu frowned. Doesn't this Queen Mother know how to write the word "enough is enough?"
Just as he was about to have an attack, Ji Mo unexpectedly spoke up first: "May I ask, Queen Mother, you made us kneel for so long without asking why. Is this the demeanor you should have as an elder?"
"Pa!" A heavy slap hit Ji Mo's face. It was not the Queen Mother who did it, but the Queen.
The Queen has long disliked this stinky girl who rose to prominence because of her meritorious service as an escort. Unfortunately, she has no common contacts and can't find any reason to deal with her, so she has been tolerant. Now she has taken advantage of this good opportunity to do both.
Letting Yan Susu lose all her dignity, she can also clean up her end-of-season meal to vent her resentment.
Ever since she was a child, Ji Mo has never suffered such humiliation. Before entering the palace, she had always been the treasure in her grandfather's hand. After entering the palace, she not only had to restrain her temper and was restrained in everything, but now she had to be humiliated like this by an old woman.
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Now, at the end of the season, young people are full of energy, and their anger has come to the fore.
"Queen, why do you hit me?"
"You are the only one who spoke rudely to your mother!"
"You..." Ji Mo was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yan Susu, "Empress, I would like to ask what is meant by rude words?"
"Do you also want to be slapped?" The queen sneered, not taking Yan Susu seriously at all.
"Empress, my mother hasn't said anything yet. Is it your turn to take the lead here? I want to say, if Concubine Ji is rude, then what are you doing? Concubine Ji has made great achievements in saving people, so she doesn't dare to use her as the queen.
She considers herself a benefactor, at least we should be grateful to her. This is the basic way of being a human being. As the master of the harem, don’t you understand this? It’s up to you to judge if you speak rudely?
It is clear that he did not take the Queen Mother seriously, but had a private grudge with Concubine Ji, and took advantage of this to deliberately vent his anger."
Yan Susu finished it in one breath without even a moment's pause.
[I get stuck when I write about the love between children, and I get excited when it comes to palace fights. I’m such a weirdo, a weirdo!]