The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

Here Jia's mansion is waiting for Lin Daiyu to go back, while Cui Momo has already brought Lin Daiyu into the palace.

Knowing that Xiao Rong was waiting, he didn't dare to stop on the road.On the way, Nanny Cui also taught Daiyu some rules in the palace, so that she would not be laughed at if there was a sudden disturbance.Daiyu knew that she was going to the palace to meet the Queen Mother, so she couldn't help feeling a little flustered. Cui Nanny naturally comforted her, telling her that the Queen Mother is a very kind person, and she cares about her very much, and told her not to be restrained, just treat her like a close person It's good to stay.He also talked about some etiquette when meeting, and Daiyu practiced it while on the road, so she felt relieved, and still felt a little uneasy.When I saw my grandmother before, I already felt very honorable, but now the person I want to meet is the birth mother of the Holy Majesty, the most honorable empress dowager in the whole world, how can I really feel at ease.In such anxious days, I finally arrived in the capital.

Xiao Rong received the news early in the morning that Madam Cui had brought Lin Daiyu back, and arranged for someone to wait at the gate of the palace, saying that as soon as he arrived at the palace, he would come directly to Changle Palace.Then let people prepare for food and refreshments.The maids and eunuchs were really surprised when they saw this formation. Usually, when the queen came, they didn't see it like this. Could it be that this person is more noble than the queen, so they couldn't help but become more curious.

Near noon, I finally heard the report from the little eunuch, saying that the person was already outside the hall, waiting to be summoned.Xiao Rong was immediately depressed when he heard it, didn't he just say bring him here, what else did he summon, and immediately asked the eunuch to bring him in.In less than a moment, I saw Nanny Cui leading the way into the hall, followed by a little girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, exquisite in appearance, with picturesque eyebrows, wearing a hairpin with a string of small pearls on her head, extremely beautiful , wearing a light-colored short jacket and a purple long skirt, she looks really pretty, like a little fairy in a painting, Xiao Rong thought it must be Lin Daiyu.

"This old slave knocks on the empress dowager, and the empress is safe." Cui Mama stepped forward and immediately knelt down to salute.

Daiyu didn't dare to raise her head, and when she saw Cui Mama kneeling, she quickly learned how to greet Xiao Rong, "Minister Lin Daiyu, please greet the empress dowager, and the empress dowager is safe." She said and kowtowed.

Xiao Rong smiled and said: "You don't need to be too polite, you have worked hard all the way, please help Miss Lin get up, come to Ai's family, let Ai's family take a good look."

Nanny Cui got up and helped Daiyu up, gave her a comforting look, Daiyu walked up to Xiao Rong with her head down.

"Look, what a beautiful girl, Ai's family has never seen her before. She is so beautiful. She feels kind at first glance, as if she knew her." Xiao Rong was worried about scaring Sister Lin, and tried to make herself look very cute. Feeling peaceful, he took sister Lin's hand and asked her to sit with him. "You have worked hard all the way, Xinxin, you did a good job this time, and the Ai family will reward you a lot."

"I don't dare. Miss Lin is well educated and reasonable. Staying with her is not tiring at all. What reward do I need?"

Xiao Rong said with a smile: "It seems that Yixin and Aijia have the same vision, how about this, remember first, in the future you can ask for whatever reward you want, and Aijia will definitely grant you."

"The servant thanked the Queen Mother for the reward."

Xiao Rong nodded, and said again: "You have just arrived, you must have not eaten yet, you must be hungry, Ai's family has prepared meals, Daiyu and Ai's family should go eat together."

"No." Daiyu naturally obediently let Xiao Rong drag her to eat.

What Xiao Rong prepared were Lin Daiyu's favorite foods. Daiyu saw that these foods were her usual favorites, and she knew in her heart that the Queen Mother really cared about her, even in her grandfather's house, no one cared about what she liked.I was moved in my heart, but I didn't dare to cry in front of Xiao Rong, so I could only hold back.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's eyes were red, Xiao Rong knew that he must want to cry but didn't dare to cry, so he comforted him: "Silly boy, you can cry if you want to. There is no scruple in Aijia. Aijia knows that you must be sad when you lose your loved ones." , but only one thing, don’t feel sad when you cry, Ai’s family will take good care of you and be your relatives, okay?”

Seeing how kind and kind the empress dowager is to her, Daiyu couldn't bear it anymore, she threw herself into Xiao Rong's arms and cried, "The empress dowager..."

After Daiyu cried for a long time, Xiao Rong said: "Stupid child, isn't it better to cry? Sometimes, crying is also a kind of strong performance, but our Daiyu's crying face is really ugly. .”

When Daiyu heard that Xiao Rong was laughing at her, she felt embarrassed.

Xiao Rong wiped Daiyu's tears with the handkerchief handed over by the palace man next to him, "Okay, I'm comfortable now, it's time to eat, the dishes are cold, these are all your favorite food."

Nurse Cui was relieved when she saw that the Queen Mother treated Lin Daiyu so well. This lovely girl will have a better life in the future, and then she will serve Daiyu with vegetables, and the meal will be more harmonious.

After lunch, Nanny Cui took Lin Daiyu to the side hall to rest.

Xiao Rong wanted to keep Lin Daiyu by his side. He knew that if Lin Daiyu went back to Jia's mansion, those people would treat her badly, so even if he was angry with the emperor again, he still wanted to meet the emperor himself.Hearing that the emperor was in the queen's bedroom, even though he didn't want to disturb the couple, Xiao Rong was always impatient, and he did what he said, so he brought a group of people to the queen's Fengyi Palace.

It is said that the two couples were thinking about how to make the Queen Mother happy, when they heard the voice outside calling for the Queen Mother to come.The two hurriedly greeted her, "Greetings to the empress, and the empress Wan'an."

Seeing the emperor with a smiling face, the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling face, let alone asking for something this time, of course Xiao Rong would not shake his face, and also gave the emperor some face.He said kindly: "I didn't bother the emperor and queen, it's just that Aijia has a quick temper, so I still came here with a thick face."

The emperor was very happy to see that his mother had a tendency to forgive him, and immediately replied: "Is there any trouble, my son is looking forward to meeting you."

The queen also stepped forward with winking eyes to help Xiao Rong sit on the soft satin carved phoenix chair.

"Emperor, the Ai family is not really angry with you, but just wants to suppress Concubine Jia's arrogance. You see, once she gains power, those servants around her and those from her natal family did the things that the empress mother has been doing for so many years. , When did you see her natal family do something out of the ordinary, it really is someone from a small family."

The emperor hurriedly replied: "What the empress mother taught is that the son must be disciplined in the future. Empress, you have to worry more."

Xiao Rong continued: "Emperor, you should also know that the members of the Jia family made a scene in Linfu's mourning hall. Unfortunately, they are still relatives. What kind of things are they doing? Sure enough, one generation is not as good as the other. Unfortunately, the ancestors of their family are still the founding heroes, which is really a disgrace to their reputation."

"I have already heard the report from Chen Qing's family. What the Jia family did is really chilling. I am going to decree that Jia Lian's official position will be demoted tomorrow morning. As for the rest of the Jia family, because they have no substance. The evidence proves that they also have a share, so it's just a verbal education, I don't know what the mother thinks."

"An old woman from the Ai family can't control the affairs of your previous court. It's just that the emperor doesn't want to let those old officials feel cold, and the other Ai families don't want to care about it. The Ai family came today for another matter, the daughter of Lin Ruhai. Lin Daiyu, the Ai family liked it very much when they saw it, the child is alone, and the renter is also a little out of touch, the Ai family wants to keep the child by their side to raise, so come to discuss with the emperor." After finishing speaking, Xiao Rong Taking a sip of the tea brought by the queen, the queen took it and put it down.

Hearing this, the emperor wondered: "Here, although Lin Ruhai is a veteran of the two dynasties, he has not made any major contributions, let alone Lin Daiyu and her maternal ancestor's family. If she is brought into the palace like this, I'm afraid..."

As soon as Xiao Rong heard that the emperor disagreed, he knew that this matter would be difficult, so he played the family card. "Emperor, such an old lady of the Ai family, now thinking that there is finally a caring person who can accompany the Ai family to relieve boredom, and you stop her again, do you still think that the Ai family is your mother?"

"The empress mother calmed down. It's not that the son disagrees, but it's more controversial to stay in the palace like this without a name."

"This..." Xiao Rong thought, now that Daiyu is thirteen, if it is really inappropriate to keep her in the palace without a name or status.

Seeing Xiao Rong's embarrassing look, the queen said softly: "This Lin family used to be a fourth-generation prince, and he was born very well. If the queen mother likes it so much, adding grace and being a princess is considered a great royal grace."

When Xiao Rong heard it, his face immediately blossomed. He took the queen's hand and said with a smile: "The daughter-in-law has an idea." He took a sapphire bracelet with auspicious clouds from his hand and put it on the queen's hand. "This is the favorite of the Ai family, and I will give it to you today."

The empress said in surprise: "Empress mother, sons and officials dare not take away what empress mother loves."

Xiao Rong stopped him and said: "Why are we mothers and daughters so born? As a queen, you can't be too clean, you have to ask your husband to buy some for you."

"Mother..." The emperor's face turned red slightly.

The queen glanced at the emperor secretly, seeing the unnatural expression on the emperor's face, she secretly became happy in her heart.

Seeing the couple's eye contact, Xiao Rong snickered inwardly, and then said: "Queen, I will leave this matter to you. You can take care of things, and the Ai family can rest assured."

The queen naturally responded: "The person who can be favored by the queen mother is naturally good, and the concubine must take good care of it."

Xiao Rong then talked with the Queen about the arrangements for the next few days, and even made an appointment to visit the Imperial Garden with Daiyu.The emperor saw that he was completely ignored, which had never happened before, so he had no choice but to save face, so he fake coughed a few times.It was only then that Xiao Rong and the Queen noticed him. Both of them were smart people, so they naturally knew the emperor's little thoughts.

Xiao Rong covered his mouth with a handkerchief and snickered, "Look, it's so late, Aijia is also tired, you should rest earlier," the emperor and empress supported Xiao Rong out of the palace gate and took a step chariot.

Watching Xiao Rong walk away gradually, the two of them glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. This older person had to be coaxed.

The next day Daiyu got up and had breakfast with Xiao Rong, and the queen came over to say hello. She was still wearing a red phoenix robe, and on her head was a golden step with a phoenix spreading its wings, because Xiao Rong specifically asked Mo It is too solemn, so it is much simpler to wear than usual.Although the makeup is simple, the dignified air of the whole body is incomparable to the ladies of the Jia family that Daiyu has seen, and the empress has a beautiful and gentle face, looks dignified and generous, quite like a mother in the world Her temperament is really not comparable to that of ordinary people, and Daiyu can't help secretly liking her.

When Daiyu saw the queen coming in, she hurriedly got up to greet her and saluted, "The daughter of the people pays her respects to the empress, the empress is auspicious."

"You don't need to be too polite. This younger sister is the Yu'er that your mother mentioned. She really lives up to her name. She is really like a jade person. She is crystal clear and clever." The queen originally loved Lin Daiyu because of Xiao Rong's love for Lin Daiyu. Yu is a bit biased, and now seeing a real person, he likes it even more.

Xiao Rong is still very satisfied with the queen's attitude towards Lin Daiyu. After all, in the harem, with the queen's care, Daiyu's life will be better in the future, and her body is too old after all.

The queen took Daiyu's hand and sat down next to Xiao Rong, "It's hard to say that the queen mother loves sister Daiyu so much. When I saw her, I also loved her very much."

"Hehe, Empress, you are not allowed to rob someone with the old lady Aijia."

The queen smiled and said: "Queen mother, from what you said, the concubine has the heart and does not have the courage, but this sister will always talk about other people in the future, and if she can't talk about my natal family, then from now on, if he and the minister The concubine is kissing, you can't be jealous, queen mother."

"The lads from your natal family are not bad. If it really comes to your family, Ai's family won't be jealous, but we can't let Yu'er be wronged." In Xiao Rong's memory, the queen's natal family was a famous family, with a family style. Quite well, the brothers are also very competitive, but you can think about it, it is much better than that stone.

"Queen Mother..." Before Daiyu met, both of them talked about their life-long affairs. After all, they were young, so they were still very embarrassed, but they didn't dare to stop them, so they had to call out to Queen Mother softly to show their protest.

"Queen Mother, then it's a deal, and the concubine can get sister Daiyu first." The queen said and took off the jade pendant from her waist and put it in Daiyu's hand.

Daiyu wanted to decline, but the queen took Daiyu's hand and said, "Sister Daiyu, the queen mother has promised to tell you to my brother, you have to trust the eyes of the queen mother, this jade pendant was made before I entered the palace. , my mother made the dowry for me, she said it was left by my grandmother back then, now I use this to make you a dowry, and when you go to my mother's house in the future, this jade pendant will still return to my house .”

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to let the queen put it in her hands, and thanked her for the reward.

The queen saw that Daiyu was embarrassed, so she teased: "Sister Daiyu, this is not a reward, this is a betrothal gift from my brother on behalf of my brother."

Daiyu didn't expect the empress to tease herself, upon hearing this, her face was so red that she was about to bleed.

Seeing that Daiyu was embarrassed, Xiao Rong couldn't help but help out, "Yu'er is so young, and besides, she is in the mourning period. It is not a bad idea to get married in three years. The empress is really anxious."

The queen smiled and said: "Sister Daiyu is so good, the concubine should make an appointment earlier, if it is too late, it will not be the concubine's turn, queen mother, please be considerate of the concubine's love for his brother."

"Look at your mouth, you are right in everything. It seems that the Ai family disagrees, and it is the Ai family's fault. Forget it, Yu'er, the Ai family also thinks that her brother is good, so let's make a decision first. Go." Xiao Rong looked at Lin Daiyu with a smile.

"Yu'er is under the arrangement of the Queen Mother," Lin Daiyu said with her face red and her head lowered.

"I'm so happy today, Aijia should have some fun, Yu'er, Aijia will be your mother, okay?" Xiao Rong smiled and said such a heavyweight sentence in a calm tone.

"Mother..."

"The Queen Mother..."

Both the queen and Lin Daiyu were stunned by such a sudden sentence.

"The Ai family knows that you lost your mother when you were young, and now you have lost your father. The Ai family does not want a good child like you to suffer, and Yu'er is smart, and the Ai family is happy. Yu'er, in the future Ai family will be your mother, and you will have Mother, I also have a brother and a sister-in-law, would you like it?"

"I, I... How could Yu'er, He De, be loved so much by you?" Lin Daiyu was so moved when she heard Xiao Rong's words, she was so sad and happy, she couldn't help sobbing.

Xiao Rong stood up, walked to Lin Daiyu's side, took Daiyu's hand, and patted her on the back, "Silly boy, you are just the daughter of Aijia, so what are you talking about? In Aijia's heart, Everything is good for Yu'er, we will all be a family in the future."

"Queen Mother..." Lin Daiyu looked up at Xiao Rong's amiable face, which gradually overlapped with the face of her mother in her memory, as if she was really her mother.

"Sister Daiyu, she should be called Empress Mother." The queen watched from the side, touched too, and couldn't help reminding.

Daiyu lowered her head, and said nonchalantly, "Mother...mother queen."

"Hey." Xiao Rong was suddenly excited.Under her own protection, Sister Lin can finally change her lonely fate.