He didn't expect to meet Xiao Ci here. Song Qinghuan frowned slightly and then lowered his eyes.
Empress Dowager Jiang took a sip of the ginseng tea handed to her by the palace servants and smiled kindly: "I know you feel uncomfortable here in the Ai family, so just go and leave the children behind. The Ai family has been deserted for quite some time."
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Then he waved to Xiao Jingtong: "Sister Tong, come to the Imperial Grandmother, your dear granddaughter."
Xiao Jingtong gave Xiao Ci a pitiful look, then snorted softly, got off Xiao Ci's lap with both hands and feet, and walked to the Empress Dowager Jiang on her short legs.
While looking at Xiao Ci, he said in a sweet voice: "Grandma Huang, I want to eat sweets."
"Okay, okay..." Empress Dowager Jiang responded repeatedly, holding Xiao Jingtong's little face and smiling: "Our sister Tong has been wronged, and the Imperial Grandmother loves you..."
No need to wink, someone immediately came over with a box of eight treasures.
Xiao Ci glanced at Song Qinghuan, then looked away, stood up and saluted Empress Dowager Jiang: "I will take my leave first."
Empress Dowager Jiang patted Sister Tong's back gently, waved her hand, and without looking at Xiao Ci, she said again: "What the Ai family told you, you should keep it in your heart. If you like it, just keep it in your heart."
Come on, Aijia will make the decision for you."
"My son, please remember this."
Xiao Ci frowned and walked out of the main hall after saying this.
Song Qinghuan looked at his nose and heart, extremely curious about what Empress Dowager Jiang had said to Xiao Ci, but he did not dare to show it.
After Xiao Ci left the palace, Empress Dowager Jiang grabbed a handful of candies and gave them to Xiao Jingtong, which made the little girl smile. Then she asked Xiao Jingchuan again: "Take Sister Tong to play outside."
Xiao Jingchuan then acted respectfully and deserved a "Yes."
Then he stepped forward and took Xiao Jingtong's hand outside.
When he passed by Song Qinghuan, he looked up at her with a rare stingy look, his eyes were calm, and he looked away again.
After the two children left the palace, Empress Dowager Jiang cast her eyes on Song Qinghuan, her eyes full of kindness.
"Good boy, what's your name?"
There was no one else in the main hall, so Song Qinghuan stood up hurriedly: "My name is Qinghuan, and I have met the Queen Mother."
"No need to be polite, get up quickly." Empress Dowager Jiang smiled: "Thanks to you child, if it weren't for you, the Ai family might have perished in the fire."
Song Qinghuan was helped up by the palace attendants and did not dare to raise her head. She only stared at her toes and said: "The Queen Mother is so blessed that she will be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
"Qing Huan is also in a hurry. Just hope the Queen Mother is fine."
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Jiang looked Song Qinghuan up and down and nodded imperceptibly.
He asked her to sit down again, and then asked again: "I heard that you and Xiao Wei's child were actually married, but that little thing wronged you?"
Song Qinghuan frowned, not sure what Empress Dowager Jiang meant. She stood up and replied: "No, no, Prince Yi, Qing Huan, Qing Huan..."
Not only did Xiao Wei feel wronged to her, but it was hard to say this, and besides, he had divorced her only because of his own calculations.
Empress Dowager Jiang did not intend to pursue the responsibility, but when she saw Song Qinghuan being cautious, she smiled and did not continue. She only said: "This child has become confused in the past few years."
After saying this, he stopped and asked Song Qinghuan as if he were gossiping: "You are a girl, but you are so courageous that you dare to rush into the sea of fire. I'm afraid there are not many men in Dali who have such ability."
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After a pause, he continued: "Only after that day did the Ai family hear that King Rui rescued you from the sea of fire. Thank God, you were not injured at all."
These words sounded like ordinary conversation, but they also seemed to be full of mystery.
Song Qinghuan was confused for a moment. She didn't know why Empress Dowager Jiang mentioned Xiao Cilai. Could it be a test?
But after thinking about it, I just saw Xiao Ci's expression, pursed my lips, and then cautiously replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, I didn't think too much at the time. I only knew that there were still people in the sea of fire who had not escaped, and the fire started to rise again.
Now, I'll give it a try. Speaking of which, I would like to express my gratitude to Prince Rui. If it hadn't been for him, I might not have been able to escape so easily."
"Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your concern. My daughter was not injured at all. I thank you, the Queen Mother, for thinking about it."
"That's good." Queen Mother Jiang leaned back in her chair, looking a little tired.
But the look in Song Qinghuan's eyes showed satisfaction.
She is a woman who sits at the pinnacle of power. She can climb from a concubine of unknown origin to the throne of the Queen Mother who holds all the power. Naturally, she will not think of others too simply.
Although she was grateful to Song Qinghuan for saving her life, she did not believe that Song Qinghuan wanted nothing.
Today's Song family is not as good as it was back then. Not only is it declining day by day, it also makes people look down upon it more and more.
The happy and dignified princess of Song Qing Dynasty did not do anything, but a girl went to do business, and even rushed into the sea of fire regardless of her own safety.
Do people like this really want nothing?
Queen Mother Jiang didn't say anything, but she thought clearly in her heart.
She held Song Qinghuan and talked for a long time, praising Yipinju's Tongdianzhuangge for its good stuff, and talking about the scenery of Qibei Houfu in those days.
Afterwards, he rewarded many jewels, silks and satins, patted Song Qinghuan's hand and said, "That girl Rouzhen often talks about you to the Ai family. In the future, if you have time, you will come to the palace more often. I'm sorry."
My family is old and I like to be lively."
Song Qing laughed so hard that his face froze. Although he couldn't figure out what Empress Dowager Jiang meant by being like this to him, everything was right.
When she came out of Cining Palace, her hands and feet were sore.
Princess Rouzhen heard the news that Song Qinghuan had been summoned to Cining Palace early in the morning. Hou waited on the only road outside Cining Palace for a long time. When he saw her, he stepped forward to look her over and hesitated to say: "You."
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There were many people in the palace talking about things, and there were many eye-catchers. Song Qinghuan did not dare to say more. He only said: "Why are you here? Maybe you want to ask for my treasure again..."
Princess Rouzhen smiled and responded: "It's been a long time since your Dianzhuang Pavilion gave me something. Now that I see my boss, I don't want to come and ask for it myself."
The two walked side by side, talking only about clothes, jewelry, rouge, gouache, and snacks.
In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Jiang was leaning tiredly on the warm couch, while the palace aunt was gently rubbing her temples behind her.
Seeing that there was no one else in the palace, he said softly: "Does the Queen Mother have any intention of wooing the Song family girls like this?"
Empress Dowager Jiang closed her eyes, took a long breath, and said, "If you were in the sea of fire that day and had another master, could you risk your life and break in?"
Without waiting for Grandma Gong to speak, she added: "The Song family asks for a lot, but it is all what the Ai family can give. The Ai family sees that this girl Song is very capable, and there will definitely be a place where she can be used in the future."
