Shen Lie followed the old eunuch in charge of Cining Palace all the way to the Forbidden City, but this time he did not go to Cining Palace, but took a small boat across Kunming Lake.
Soon we arrived at Wanshou Mountain.
Got off the boat.
Standing at the foot of the picturesque mountain, the old eunuch whispered to Shen Lie: "Shen Qianhu, please wait here for a while, and let us go and pass the news."
Shen Lie nodded hurriedly and said, "My father-in-law, please excuse me."
As the old eunuch left quickly.
look up.
Shen Lie felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Wanshou Mountain is also called Jingshan Mountain and Meishan Mountain.
Afternoon.
Autumn is crisp.
The sun is shining brightly.
Shen Lie looked behind him and saw the sparkling Kunming Lake. Then he raised his head and looked up the mountain, shaded by lush trees.
A gorgeous temple halfway up the mountain is still vivid in my mind.
That is the famous Yuanjing Temple. There are no royal guards on the road leading to the temple, but some powerful young eunuchs standing there.
These eunuchs with outstanding martial arts skills are called brave eunuchs.
now.
He was looking at Shen Lie with burning eyes.
After another moment.
As the old eunuch hurried back, he searched his body again, and then led Shen Lie into the side hall of Yuanjing Temple, where sandalwood scented the air.
It was very quiet inside the side hall.
There are not many people.
There was only one personal palace maid and a master eunuch serving beside her.
Under the lofty statue of Emperor Wenchang, a lady in palace attire in her thirties was kneeling on a futon, reciting some scripture.
Naturally, it was Empress Dowager Li of the Ming Dynasty.
Under the dim light, only her slim back could be seen. Her hair was neatly and elegantly curled up into an elegant bun, and the skin exposed on her neck was as white as jade.
Under the large palace clothes, there is an aura of plumpness, gracefulness, royal nobility, dignity and grace that belongs to a charming woman of this age.
Fragrant and elegant.
Faced with such a scene, Shen Lie naturally did not dare to say anything, so he could only stand with his head bowed at the door of the side hall, looking down at his toes.
But he was thinking again in his mind, what was the Queen Mother's order for him to come?
Can't figure it out.
Simply stop being suspicious.
Wait until Queen Mother Li stood up gracefully with the help of the palace maid.
Turn around.
Revealing a graceful and beautiful face.
Shen Liecai hurriedly straightened his clothes and went forward to pay homage: "I pay homage to the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Empress Dowager Li's graceful and fair face showed a warm smile: "Shen Qianhu is exempt from the gift."
"Give me a seat."
It was said that he was given a seat.
But Shen Lie didn't dare to sit down, he only dared to sit half of his butt on the stool, and then lowered his head obediently. He was not afraid of Empress Dowager Li of the Ming Dynasty.
But respect.
The kind of respect that comes from the heart.
In the ninth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty was able to complete the New Deal and reach the peak of its prosperity. Empress Dowager Li must account for at least half of the credit.
perhaps.
Empress Dowager Li's graceful and elegant royal temperament was so powerful that Shen Lie couldn't help but feel deep admiration for her.
In silence.
Empress Dowager Li's magnetic and gentle voice sounded in her ears again: "Serve Shen Qianhu tea."
As a pot of tea was served, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious. Shen Lie, who could not figure out Queen Mother Li's thoughts, had to sit in silence.
Until the Queen Mother's magnetic and pleasant voice sounded in my ears again: "I heard someone said that you have made a great contribution to the great master's ability to turn the crisis around."
Shen Lie hurriedly said humbly: "This is for the Queen Mother... I don't dare to take credit."
Look at him seriously.
Empress Dowager Li suddenly showed a smile and said: "I asked you to come here just on a whim. You are a confidant of the Emperor and a blessed general of the Heavenly Family. There is no need to be so cautious about a widowed person."
The words fell.
Shen Lie felt a little more at ease in his heart and couldn't help but secretly praise it.
The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother.
This gentle tone of voice is really refreshing, completely different from those wild women in Qing palace dramas who only know how to scheming.
The empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty, every empress counts as one.
All of them are dignified and graceful virtuous women. The traditional virtues of Chinese women are vividly displayed in the beautiful Queen Mother Li.
Shen Lie bowed and said respectfully, "Yes."
Empress Dowager Li smiled warmly and said, "I heard from people that the plaster you searched for in Dingzhou... is very effective in treating ailments?"
Shen Lie was stunned and couldn't help but replied: "Yes."
What does this mean?
Could it be that the Queen Mother...
There was a moment of silence.
Empress Dowager Li also knew that she had made a mistake, her pretty face blushed slightly, and she said hurriedly and gracefully: "When you go back, ask the famous doctor in Dingzhou to send some plasters to the palace. Among the palace maids in the palace, There are quite a few people who suffer from lower diseases, so and so...you can be considered a person of immeasurable merit."
Shen Lie was stunned.
It was him who got distracted.
Shen Lie quickly responded: "Yes."
I couldn't help but feel a little moved in my heart.
At least.
Empress Dowager Li, who believed in Taoism, was truly a Bodhisattva.
The hall became quiet again.
The Queen Mother was silent for a long time.
Shen Lie was wondering whether he should resign.
Outside the side hall.
But there was another burst of noisy footsteps.
No one has arrived yet.
A gust of fragrant wind hit my nostrils.
The aroma was a little strange yet familiar, causing Shen Lie to turn around and saw Zheng Shuyi's graceful figure.
The charming and plump emperor's beloved concubine and several palace maids quickly walked into the side hall. Before Shen Lie could recover, he walked straight to Empress Dowager Li.
With the jingling of jade pendants and various accessories on the luxurious palace attire.
Zheng Shuyi then let out a string of delicate laughter like silver bells: "I'm a little late, please ask the Holy Mother, Lord Shen, don't be surprised."
Watching her step forward, she very obediently stretched out her slender hands and took Empress Dowager Li's arm affectionately.
See this scene.
Shen Lie couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Since when did Zheng Shuyi have such a good relationship with Queen Mother Li?
The Queen Mother Li didn't seem to object. She even reached out and patted the arm of the emperor's favorite concubine, with a smile on her graceful face.
Shen Lie's brain was working rapidly.
It seems.
Queen Mother Li had already accepted this most favored daughter-in-law, or perhaps she had to bow to the emperor's son and chose to accept Zheng Shuyi.
No matter how reluctant she is, what if her son likes her?
The inside story.
Shen Lie, the foreign minister, couldn't help but feel a little sad and felt for the Queen Mother who was a mother.
No matter what.
The Great Tomorrow Queen, who knows the general outline and the importance, is also a mother.
During the conversation.
Zheng Shuyi smiled lightly, her eyes flickering around Shen Lie's body, and she covered her small mouth with her sleeves, her brows naturally exuding a charming charm.
This picture.
Empress Dowager Li and Shen Lie could not help but frown at the same time, perhaps a word appeared in their minds at the same time.
Fox Meizi!
There is no greater disaster than beauty.
So I gave Zheng Shuyi's charming eyes a few glances.
Shen Lie quickly avoided looking.
Lowered his head.
Empress Dowager Li also endured the boredom in her heart and turned her graceful face away.