In the Xuanming Hall, Zhao Zongheng frowned and looked inexplicably heavy. Wang Chengxiang looked at his emperor's face and became nervous. He didn't know what was wrong with the emperor.
"There are too few capable people around the Queen." After a long time, Zhao Zongheng called Wang Chengxiang and said, "Go and invite Aunt Jiang."
"Yes." Wang Chengxiang was shocked and quickly lowered his head in response.
Being able to make the emperor say the word "please" is enough to prove that this person's identity is not simple.
Aunt Jiang was the person who served Zhao Zongheng's biological mother Qi, and she is also the only old person who is still alive today. However, Aunt Jiang was punished for Qi and had her waist and legs broken, making her useless. The emperor allowed Aunt Jiang to retire in the palace and found a secluded place for her to settle. Over the years, he often sent two small gifts during the New Year and holidays, but never visited her in person, and Aunt Jiang never left the courtyard for half a day.
He never came to see the emperor, as if there was an inexplicable tacit understanding.
Wang Chengxiang has followed the emperor for many years, so he knows how much the emperor values Aunt Jiang. He originally thought that Aunt Jiang was living out her old age in the palace under the protection of the emperor, but she never thought that the emperor would take the initiative to summon her today.
Let him serve the Queen?
This Aunt Jiang was the maid of the Emperor's biological mother back then. Does the Emperor act like this now because he is looking for the Queen?
Wang Chengxiang was uneasy and led the sedan to personally invite Aunt Jiang.
In this palace, which palace member has such an honor?
Even Wang Chengxiang, the general manager, dare not sit in a sedan on the palace avenue. Masters and servants know clearly that no matter how high your status is, you are still a slave.
"How dare I touch the emperor's favor? Since the emperor has an edict, I should kowtow and go to see you." Aunt Jiang is much older and her figure is a bit stooped, but her bearing has not been compromised at all.
She straightened her robe, bowed in obeisance, and finally walked towards Xuanming Hall.
It is a great favor for the emperor to present you with the sedan chair. Considering the old relationship with his biological mother, how can she, a slave, dare to sit down as she should?
Aunt Jiang endured the pain in her waist and legs and walked all the way to Xuanming Palace. Wang Chengxiang escorted her all the way. Looking at Aunt Jiang, she didn't dare to look down upon her. There was still some admiration in her heart, and she admired her for knowing how to advance and retreat.
Etiquette, the emperor's reward is a favor, but some things are not something everyone can bear.
If Aunt Jiang sits in this sedan chair today, who knows how many comments will be spread to the Emperor's Dragon Case tomorrow, and how much news will be sent to the various palaces and courtyards. How many servants can sit in this sedan chair? So what's going on with the masters in this palace?
Does she think the masters can be equal to her?
Aunt Jiang made her identity and position very clear. She would rather rest against the wall when she couldn't bear the pain than get into the sedan chair and break the rules of the palace.
"Slave Lady Jiang bows before the Emperor." Aunt Jiang in the Xuanming Hall leaned down and kowtowed, touching her forehead to the ground in a very respectful manner.
"Mommy, please get up." Zhao Zongheng looked at Ms. Jiang, who seemed to be in a daze, and muttered for a long time: "I haven't seen grandma for several years."
"Yes." Aunt Jiang lowered her head and stood in front of the palace, with a smile on her face and whispered: "I thought I would never see the Holy Face again in this life, but today I am summoned by the Emperor. It is really unexpected."
"I didn't want to disturb grandma." Zhao Zongheng paused for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, "It's just that there are not many people in this palace that I can trust."
Aunt Jiang's heart moved slightly when she heard this. She raised her hand and leaned over and said: "I am very happy to be able to share the emperor's worries."
Zhao Zongheng shook his head gently, tapped the table with his slender fingers and whispered: "The queen is in charge of the palace affairs for the first time, so I am not worried."
"Mammy must be very familiar with it after following my mother for many years. I would like to ask mama to take care of the queen for me."
"She..."
Zhao Zongheng paused in his tone. Thinking of Si Ningchi's flamboyant appearance, he couldn't help but curved his lips and said with a smile: "She is easy to get along with."
Wang Chengxiang: "..."
Queen?
Easy to get along with?
Wang Chengxiang suppressed his blush and looked at the serious emperor who couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He was originally surprised by the emperor's gentle attitude towards Aunt Jiang. He had never seen the emperor treat others with such gentleness in these years. This surprise came from
When he heard the emperor talking about the empress, his words instantly broke his guard.
Leng Buding thought of Mei Zhi who was expelled from Xuanming Palace, and her mouth that was pricked by a needle is still rotten!
Aunt Jiang was also surprised, or she was somewhat aware of the surprise. She bowed her head and responded with a smile: "It is a blessing for me to be able to serve the Queen. How dare I talk about taking care of you? I only ask the Queen."
The empress does not mind that the slave's old pearls are yellow and irritating, but this old bone is not durable."
Zhao Zongheng smiled and said: "The accounts in the palace are complicated, and it may be difficult for the queen to sort them out by herself. It will be easier for the queen to have a nanny with her."
When Aunt Jiang heard this, she immediately understood that the new queen would inevitably encounter difficulties in taking charge of the Sixth Palace. There were many doors in this palace, and there were many twists and turns, so it was not that easy.
There are many people competing for the authority to manage the Sixth Palace. Aunt Jiang did not expect that the emperor would take the queen so seriously. She did not want the queen to be wronged in this matter.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this servant will sort out the Queen's worries." Aunt Jiang agreed in a low voice without saying any more. Since it was the Emperor's order, she did not dare to neglect it at all.
When Nanny Jiang was sent to Fengwu Palace, the Queen Mother was the first to learn the news.
Inside Ci'an Palace.
"That little bitch Jiang Lanxiang! How come she's not dead after all these years!" Empress Dowager Cui's voice was sharp, almost gnashing her teeth angrily: "Why didn't that punishment kill her!?"
"Now that he has come out again, the emperor has also taken people away from the queen. What is the purpose of his move?" Empress Dowager Cui looked a little ferocious, as if she clearly felt that the emperor was reminding her all the time that she was the successor! Empress Dowager Cui stood up, raised her head and said with a smile: "In the beginning, Jiang Lanxiang helped the Qi family to establish themselves as queens, and now the emperor has invited the old immortal to stay with the empress. Is this to protect the Ai family?"<
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She looked at the magnificent palace in front of her, but she couldn't feel the joy of being the queen mother at all. The only thing she could see was depression and restraint. This magnificent palace was the cage that trapped her.
"The Ai family can't even get out of Ci'an Palace, how can they touch his precious queen?" Empress Dowager Cui laughed crazily, and her crazy look frightened the maids serving in the palace. No one dared to speak out.
Dare to step forward and try to dissuade you.
"Your Majesty! The Ai family wants to see the Emperor!" Empress Dowager Cui turned around and ran out.
"The Queen Mother!" The palace servants who were standing finally moved, stopped the Queen Mother Cui one after another, and persuaded with a bitter face: "The Emperor has decreed that you should take a good rest in Ci'an Palace, and you are not allowed to go out unless summoned.
