These words sounded like a chat between old women, but I felt that beyond the subtlety, there was also a hint of disappointment. Sure enough, after she finished speaking, she waved her hand and ordered everyone to leave, but she unexpectedly stopped me and said, "Huaishu
Stay here for a moment, the old lady has something to say to you."
My heart trembled, and I quickly changed my smile to a smile and agreed. Jin Xi sent Xue Po away, placed a small spoon under the Queen Mother's phoenix throne, and motioned for me to sit down.
At this time, the Yining Palace, the most noble place in Ziao City, was the only one with me and their master and servant. The stool made of huanghuali base, with a smooth and cold paint surface, could not cool down my uneasy mood.
I have never been so close to the Queen Mother since I can remember. No matter in terms of etiquette, power, or resourcefulness, this woman makes me fearful and I dare not face it. I used to be so afraid that she would make me leave home thousands of miles away to marry her and leave forever if she was unhappy.
Concubine, but today, what I see is a tired Zhen Huan under the nine-tailed phoenix crown. She always calls herself "old body", but who would really think of her as an old woman who cares about her grandchildren?
Human? But today, at a close distance, the exquisite makeup and eyebrows are actually showing signs of relaxation and aging from the inside out, and they are no longer as dignified and luxurious as before.
But obviously, she is only about forty years old? Maybe, as Concubine Demu said, they are all old.
The Queen Mother was so alert, but after a moment, she said gently: "Huaishu, your eyes tell Aijia that you are pitying me."
I hurriedly lowered my head, unexpectedly not as scared as usual. The Queen Mother attaches great importance to her identity in front of juniors like us, so when did she call herself me.
The Queen Mother looked at me, half happy and angry, and said for a long time: "The world is like a tide, and you have all grown up. Huaishu, you are a smart and obedient child. You are so good that the Ai family can even forget your existence, but
Despite this, today’s incident still caught up with you. Do you know why?”
I whispered: "Because I acted carelessly, and the young masters misunderstood me."
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "Misunderstanding? Do you mean that you really didn't intend to recommend Xie to the Qinzheng Palace? Do you really mean that her falling in the emperor's eyes has nothing to do with you?"
Finally it came. I gritted my teeth and knelt upright by the Queen Mother's hand, saying: "Although Xie was recommended by my son-in-law, what I did was definitely not because of the imperial brother's pity. It was because my son-in-law thought that he would cause the palace maid to become famous, so he took care of her."
My cousin." After looking at the expression on the Queen Mother's face, he knew that he could not be careless in front of her, so he simply said loudly: "In the Han Dynasty, there was a man in Pingyang who dared to recommend beauties to the emperor's brothers. The reason was not the power of her husband's family, but the power of her husband's family.
...They are the emperor's sisters, but I am a concubine who has not spoken a few words to the emperor's brother."
Under patriarchal ethics, everyone knows the difference between concubines and concubines. But in the Tian family, there is also a dispute over power. After I finished speaking, I felt frightened and felt weak all over. I could only use my arms to support the hard marble.
Only in this way can I maintain my kneeling position. I believe that from the perspective of the Queen Mother or Aunt Jinxi, my face must be extremely embarrassed at this moment.
The Queen Mother let me kneel down without saying a word, as if she was thinking about something. Just when my knees gradually became numb, she said: "Concubine? The Ai family has not heard such remarks for many years.
I really can't believe that such bastard words came out of your mouth." There was some kindness in her tone, "But although you are a bastard, it is a rare truth. You are a sensible person and know the Ai family.
I won’t believe those words that say I have no desires and no demands, so I’ll just take a gamble.”
The Queen Mother said quietly: "It seems that the decision made by the Ai family back then was not wrong."
As he spoke, he did not look at me, but made eye contact with Aunt Cui. Aunt Cui responded with a gentle smile.
Then she said: "It's good that you cherish blessings. What happened today is thanks to Mr.
It’s over. Okay, now that the weather is getting better, if you don’t go back, you’ll be in a hurry to become a concubine. Just go ahead.”
Yes, there was still my mother and concubine anxiously waiting for me to return. I endured my slightly bulging curiosity, kowtowed and left. In the dim light, amidst the splendor, only a lonely and old lady remained.
The Queen Mother is right, I do pity her.
However, neither she nor I expected that compared to her situation a few years later, the disappointment and haggard she feels today is really just a drop in the ocean. And the helplessness she felt that day was precisely caused by her favorite youngest daughter.
At that time, I was already outside the palace, and I no longer knew many of the inside stories.
The winter of the ninth year of Zhengzhang came very late, but it came with great vigor. As soon as November arrived, there were several heavy snowfalls. When the snow fell, the mood was elegant and everyone was amazed. After the snow melted, the temperature dropped sharply and the wind was strong.
It was as strong as a knife cutting someone. It almost took me a day to change my velvet skirt into a fox fur fur.
Naturally, it is not suitable to go out in such weather, but there are always things that have to go out:
Lifting the thick curtain of the inner door, I saw that Liuhong had changed into folk clothes and hairpins. She looked like a young lady from some family, elegant and warm. When she saw me, she said with some excitement: "Di Ji,
How can I trouble you on such a day?"
"Weather like this happens again and again, but once you go, you don't know when you will see it again."
When Liu Hong heard this, his eye circles turned red, and he choked and said, "This is all the grace of Emperor Ji and our Emperor Ji. I never expected this."
Lingxi was sitting on the warm bed, drinking hot milk, and then she raised her head and said with a faint smile: "Look at you, I have come to say goodbye to you these days, and nine out of ten of you have cried with someone.
.Those who don’t know better think that you are not returning to your hometown, but going into exile.”
Heng'er also joked, "I would say, sister, it's better to keep some tears. Now that you've used up your time, why should you cry about getting married?"
What she said was so playful that everyone laughed, and the thick atmosphere of farewell lightened a lot.
I took off my cloak, sat down next to Lingxi, and asked Liu Hong as usual: "Has the date been set for leaving the palace? Has Gaoyu's family come to pick him up?"
"Back to Di Ji, on the seventeenth day of this month, my mother is already on her way with her brother, brother-in-law and others."
"So it's only been about ten days. Thank you...have you been to my little master's place?"
Liuhong was quite generous in this regard, "My little master Jin is different from the past. With such a status as a slave, how can I stab her so hard? I only wait for the day I leave the palace before saying goodbye."
I lowered my head and said, "As long as you understand, there is no need for me to waste any more words." Although Mrs. Xie was overshadowed by the Empress Dowager and was made a concubine and given a residence in Lixi Pavilion, her humble family background is there. The emperor's brother recently
Because the Queen Mother favored Xun Fangyi very much, but the harems were still jealous of the Emperor's special attention to her, and made things difficult for her overtly and covertly, so her life was really not easy.
Let's just say that this time she became popular and left the palace. It is said that it was because others wanted to undermine her "power" in the palace, but it was just a blessing in disguise for Silly Nizi.