867. Chapter 867 The empress dowager hesitates to speak 3
Chen Xi and the Empress Dowager looked outside the door, only to see the crown princess, dressed in bright red and gorgeously decorated, surrounded by a group of palace people, majestically crossing the high threshold, step by step like a peacock spreading its tail, majestic.
Come on.
The corners of Chen Xi's lips raised.
She asked who was so majestic. It turned out to be the thief last night!
She looked at the people who were getting closer and closer with interest, without any intention of getting up and saluting.
Zuo Mingzhu saw a person sitting next to the Empress Dowager from a distance. When she got closer, she saw the woman's bright eyes and white teeth. Her face was as beautiful as a peach and plum blossom. Her face turned cold and she shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you? How dare you?
You won’t be polite when you see me?”
Chen Xi's eyes fell on her gorgeous dress, and he replied calmly: "Where did the peacock come from? Why don't you bow to the Queen Mother when you see her? How brave you are!"
"you!"
Zuo Mingzhu choked at Chen Xi's cool words.
Liu frowned slightly, glanced at the empress dowager who was looking at her coldly, paused, and saluted unwillingly: "Greetings, Grandma Mingzhu."
"..." The Queen Mother glanced at her coolly and remained silent.
He turned around and smiled slightly at Chen Xi. He rummaged through his sleeves with his wrinkled hands and pulled out a piece of crystal clear mutton-fat white jade. He kindly sent it to Chen Xi: "Xi'er, you still remember this piece.
A jade pendant? Come on, this is a gift from the Ai family to my granddaughter-in-law, and it is also a gold medal for immunity from death given by the late emperor. Keep it."
Chen Xi looked at the round mutton-fat white jade and was startled. He raised his eyes and saw the empress dowager smiling amiably. Looking back at Zuo Mingzhu's ugly face, she took the jade pendant with a smile, stood up and saluted and thanked: "Thank you empress dowager for the gift."
"Well, good boy, come and make two cups of tea for the Ai family!"
The Empress Dowager glanced at Zuo Mingzhu, who was still saluting, with a profound look, and said lightly: "Oh, Xi'er, during the time when you and Yang'er were away, the Ai family was almost bored!
On this weekday, I don’t have anyone to talk to Ai Jia alone, let alone make tea for Ai Jia!
You and Yang'er are the only ones who care about this old woman from the Ai family. For the others, well, it's better to keep out of sight!"
Zuo Mingzhu's face turned pale after speaking with emotion.
Embarrassed, she held the handkerchief to her lips and coughed twice: "Ahem, Imperial Grandmother, isn't there still a pearl here? If you want to drink tea, ask a palace maid to come to the prince. Tell the palace, and the pearl will come immediately.
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"you?"
The Empress Dowager slowly turned her eyes around, as if she just remembered that she was here.
She waved her hand and said with a pun: "The Crown Princess is in charge of the harem, and she has a lot to deal with on weekdays. The Ai family doesn't dare to cause you any more trouble!"
Zuo Mingzhu's expression changed.
The Empress Dowager's implicit reproach made her feel particularly humiliated.
She bit her lip and was about to change her expression when Chen Xi suddenly smiled and said, "Grandma Huang, you said that the Crown Princess is very busy with everything, so why are you still keeping her here now?"
"Ah! Look at the dim old eyes of the Ai family. It turns out that the Crown Princess is still saluting the Ai family! Haha, it's rare that the Crown Princess is so understanding today. Princess, your greetings are seen by the Ai family. Go back and do your work.
Let's get over it! I don't need you to serve me here anymore!"
When the old man mentioned the word "serve", his half-smiling eyes paused on Zuo Mingzhu's stiff smiling face.
"..." Under her sleeves, Zuo Mingzhu's handkerchief was clutched tightly.