The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

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In the Changle Palace, Xiao Rong was dressed in purple uniform and sat on a water drop carved sandalwood soft couch next to the large carved window, looking at the beauty in front of him with tears in his eyes.That tender tofu-like skin, that slender waist, that ruddy mouth.Woohoo...it's still so beautiful!

The loyal beauty sat obediently on the soft chair in front of the soft couch, as well behaved as a primary school student.Seeing his mother's eyes staring at him straightly, he thought that something had been discovered, and then twitched: "Mother, what are you looking at?"

Xiao Rong covered his mouth and coughed twice, took a sip of honey tea, and then took the long and fair little hand of the loyal and obedient beauty, and sat down on the soft couch, "Zhen'er, you don't know that the days when you are not here, the queen mother really Looking through the autumn water, I can't eat, I can't sleep well. Now that you are back, the Queen Mother's heart has really settled down. Where have you been these days, and you don't even have a letter?"

A strange color flashed in the loyal beauty's eyes, and then she showed a seductive smile. "Uh... Queen Mother, didn't I just tell Brother Huang that I was caught in a storm at sea and lost my way."

"No!" Xiao Rong said: "If you lose your way, how can you still have such a look? Not to mention starving to death, you will be dark and lose a lot of weight. But the Ai family sees that your little face is round. , the improvement on his face is better than that of Aijia."

Zhong Shun's heart skipped a beat, his head was excited, he reached out his sleeve and took out a round emerald jade box, and flatteringly presented it to Xiao Rong, "Mother, son, I'm worried that you won't be able to look at me like this." Zi Zi, I put on rouge on purpose, this rouge is newly acquired by my son, if you put it on your face, it will make you look young and radiant in the new year."

Hearing this, Xiao Rong was overjoyed, and hurriedly reached out to take it, "Aijia has long heard that the rouge from that Qianxiang country is famous all over the world. Didn't this come back from that Qianxiang country?" He opened the lid and tried it on his hand. After wiping it on a little bit, I found that the color is very good and the fragrance is pleasant.

"..." Zhongshun's complexion changed slightly, and then he smiled and said, "It's as long as the mother likes it."

Xiao Rong hugged the beauty beside him, and said, "My dear son, I know you are filial."

Zhongshun secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Nanny Cui walked in from the outside with light steps, and said softly: "Queen Mother, the Emperor ordered someone to invite Prince Zhongshun to come over."

Xiao Rong hurriedly let go of the beauty, and smoothed her hair, "Zhen'er, your imperial brother probably wants to talk to you about something serious, so you go first."

The Zhongshun beauty hurriedly said: "The gift that the minister gave to Anping, the Queen Mother, you can pass it on for the minister."

"Don't worry, the queen mother will help you transfer it to Yu'er."

Only then did Zhongshun stand up and salute, showing a bewitching beauty smile to Xiao Rong, then turned and left.

Seeing the loyal and obedient beauty getting farther and farther away, Xiao Rong said to himself: "It's not right, it's very wrong."

Mother Cui said: "Queen Mother, what's wrong?"

Xiao Rong shook his head, "Well... Zhen'er's power is not as strong as before."

Mother Cui: "..."

In the imperial study room, the emperor stared at the map on the imperial case for a long time with a serious expression on his face.After a while, he finally raised his head, "Imperial brother, if the second child and the others really go, are you really sure?"

King Zhongshun at the bottom of the steps was enjoying the newly entered pear blossom wine, and when he heard the question, he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, brother, when I return to the city, I will arrange people to go there. The [-] soldiers and horses you handed over to your servants are all in ambush now, and as long as they make a move at that time, they will be able to wipe out those remaining evils with a single sentence."

"It's good over there. As long as it succeeds this time, it will be easy to deal with those restless people in the future. Emperor, is the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom reliable?"

Zhongshun's heart moved, the fox's eyes narrowed slightly, and said: "She...my brother is sure. Besides, my brother still has a back trick, if she acts rashly...she will not survive."

The emperor nodded, "If Qianxiang Kingdom hadn't been involved this time, the second child and the others wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant. But the second child and the others really jumped the wall, wanting to rely on a small Qianxiang country to overthrow the imperial court."

Zhongshun pursed his lips and showed a sneer, "His own son was killed by those people in Jia's house, and he can bear it until now, which is a hundred times better than back then. However, the old man was really real back then, and he left behind these things after he died. Scourge."

The emperor carefully looked at the regional map of Eastern Xinjiang, and after he had a comprehensive plan in his mind, he slowly rolled up the blueprint and put it in a brocade box.

Before the late emperor passed away, he already had the intention of repenting.It's just that the emperor's throne has been stabilized at this time, and the border is uneven, abolishing the emperor without authorization may cause chaos in the world.So before he died, he handed over part of the soldiers, horses and hidden guards to the deposed prince.He also ordered the four kings and eight princes to save the life of the abolished prince, which attracted these people to regard the abolished prince as the royal orthodoxy.

The harem knew about the empress's pregnancy. In order to let the empress rest assured to raise the baby, Xiao Rong asked Concubine Wu to assist the harem affairs, and only had to report to the empress every day.The queen is pregnant with a legitimate son, so naturally she doesn't worry about being robbed of her power, but focuses on raising the fetus wholeheartedly.

On this day, Xiao Rong ate his meal at noon, didn't take a nap at noon, changed into a bright yellow uniform with phoenix pattern, and went directly to Kunning Palace to meet his daughter-in-law and future grandson.When they arrived at Kunning Palace, they ran straight to the inner room without anyone passing on a message.

The queen was dressed in plain white pajamas and half leaned on the soft couch. Seeing Xiao Rong approaching, she hurriedly got up to greet her.Xiao Rong hurriedly stopped and said: "Oh, rest and rest. Don't disturb the child." He took advantage of the opportunity and sat on the soft couch.

"Why don't you see Sister Anping?"

Xiao Rong smiled and said: "The child left the palace early in the morning and went to Zhen'er's house." Since the last disappearance, the two have grown closer.

"The Ai family sees that you look very good today, and the imperial doctor's prescription works."

The queen laughed and said: "This child is not fussy, and this son-in-law's body is also very good, but he is more energetic than before."

Xiao Rong knew that it was a happy occasion, but he didn't say anything, he just said: "I have something to discuss with you today. You know what happened to Concubine Jia and Concubine Bao recently, right?"

Before Jia Yuanchun went to Zhongcui Palace to meet Xue Baochai in person, Xiao Rong didn't take it seriously because of the Queen's pregnancy.After the matter subsided, he calmed down, and became a little worried.

What is there in the harem that can hide from the queen's eyes and ears, seeing Xiao Rong's face of deep thought, he asked with a smile: "The queen mother is worried that the two will conspire again?"

Xiao Rong shook his head, and turned the ruby ​​bracelet in his hand, "The Ai family doesn't worry about this. It's not the key to the two of them, the main thing is the Xue family and the Jia family behind them. It's just that Xue Wang's this time This move broke up the superficial harmony between the two."

The queen ate a mouthful of sour plums, only found it sweet and delicious, and said: "The Jia family has benefited a lot from their family, but her daughter almost broke Qingyun Road, so naturally she couldn't swallow it."

"It's all caused by human greed." Xiao Rong couldn't help but sighed. "You are also aware of the current situation of the four kings and eight princes. The Ai family wants to use a strong medicine to make Wang Ziteng make up his mind quickly."

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"Strong medicine?" The Queen rubbed her stomach, "What does the Queen Mother mean?"

Xiao Rong rubbed his forehead, and the gold gem armor on his fingertips jingled. "What if Xue Baochai is promoted to another level?"