The queen mother deliberately embarrassed Xiao Zhang, if she knew that Xiao Zhang not only did not starve or suffer from cold, but also took a hot spring comfortably, she would be so angry that she would die.
Of course, no one knows this.
After Xiao Zhang filled his stomach and opened his eyes warmly, there was still no movement from the Queen Mother.
She waited for a while, and couldn't hold back any longer. She was about to stand up when the door curtain moved, and the palace maid Lu Qiu came in: "The Empress Dowager invites Master Xian to come in and talk."
Xiao Zhang stood up slowly with his hand holding the piano, and followed Lu Qiu to the main hall.
Before entering the house, I heard a burst of laughter from afar.
Xiao Zhang frowned slightly when he listened, and vaguely discerned a slightly familiar voice.
She went in and took a look, and said in her heart that sure enough, the person who spoke just now was indeed the emperor's favorite concubine in the past, the biological mother of the third prince, nobleman Zhou.
It can't be said that she was the favorite concubine in the past. Although the emperor only came to Xiaozhang to spend the night these days, she remembered that one night the emperor turned over the signboard of nobleman Zhou, but he didn't go there.
Xiao Zhang lowered his head to hide his complicated expression, and said in a low voice: "My concubine, Mrs. Jia, has seen the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Jin An."
Zhou Guiren is a person who knows the etiquette, and he doesn't rely on being around the queen mother to make a big deal. He saluted and said: "Concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, best wishes, concubine."
The Empress Dowager's smile suddenly faded away, and she said in a deep voice, "Get flat."
She didn't say who she was letting down, Xiao Zhang stood up, Zhou Guiren didn't get Xiao Zhang's excuse, but still didn't dare to move.
The queen mother's face darkened, and she stood up slowly with her maid's hand in her hand, and pulled nobleman Zhou up herself.
Guiren Zhou quickly helped the Queen Mother up and sat down on the cushion in the middle.On the side, there was the aunt who was in charge of the Cihe Palace, and sent someone to bring down the leftovers coldly.
The Queen Mother pulled Zhou Guiren to sit down, regardless of Xiao Zhang standing there.
Xiao Zhang raised his eyes and glanced at the queen mother, only to see that she was only in her 40s, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she was very upright.It's just that the forehead is too narrow, which makes her look petty.
Before the abdication of the Supreme Emperor, the queen mother was a noble concubine.There is no queen in the sixth palace, she has the highest position, so she accepted the internal affairs of the harem early.
Not only does she hold real power, but she is also very favored. She has the second son of the emperor, Yong Zhan, and the youngest son, Yong Rong.Yong Zhan is the current emperor. After he ascended the throne, in order to avoid the emperor, the rest of the brothers changed the word "water".
In fact, the eldest son of the former emperor was the son of the empress of Zhenggong, and he was established as the prince at a very young age.It's just that her biological mother died young, and she was placed under the care of the favored concubine Ye Gui.Because of this, Prince Abandoned is very friendly with Concubine Ye Gui and Yong Zhan.
Later, the eldest son of the emperor misbehaved and was deposed by the Supreme Emperor and imprisoned in the mansion.After disposing of his son, the old emperor also felt bad. He got a serious illness, and his legs and feet were not flexible. In frustration, he passed the throne to his favorite concubine's son, the second son of the emperor, Yong Zhan.
Concubine Ye Gui is really blessed, with power and love all in one body, and two good sons who are promising.It's just that I don't know what happened. After the Supreme Emperor abdicated, the Supreme Emperor took the initiative to move to Yiyuan, which is far away from the Palace of Compassion and Harmony. The two rarely saw each other.
Xiao Zhang maliciously speculated that it should be because the empress dowager had reached menopause and was annoying.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager ignored her and seemed to have a tendency to hang her up all morning, Xiao Zhang didn't want to sit still and asked, "I don't know why the Empress Dowager summoned my concubines today?"
Seeing that she spoke first, the Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little surprised, put down the teacup in her hand and said: "My concubine, who did you learn the rules from?"
Xiao Zhang smiled like a flower: "Before entering the palace, I learned from my elders and the old mother who came out of the palace. After entering the palace, I will naturally teach my aunt to teach me."
The queen mother snorted coldly: "Hmph, who is your aunt who taught you? It seems that she didn't teach her well!"
Xiao Zhang pretended to be surprised and said, "The empress dowager didn't understand what the concubine said. I don't know where the concubine made a mistake just now?"
The Empress Dowager said: "Don't you know the truth that if the elders don't speak first, they can't speak first?"
"Oh, what are you talking about..." Xiao Zhang said with a smile: "Don't you be a nobleman who forgets things too much. I'm afraid that you won't remember things when you are old, and you forgot to ask the concubine to come."
The queen mother is a middle-aged lady with not much gray hair. Of course, she doesn't like to hear people say that she is "old", so her face darkened immediately: "You are presumptuous!"
Xiao Zhang calmly said: "If the concubines are presumptuous, wouldn't King Beijing be even more presumptuous?"
The queen mother was really taken aback: "What does this have to do with Rong'er?"
Xiao Zhang eloquently said: "The concubine used to be called to accompany the driver to play the piano for the Supreme Emperor and his old man to relieve boredom. The King of Beijing often went to Yiyuan, and the concubine watched him talking to the Supreme Emperor. It was no big deal. Much younger, the Supreme Emperor likes it. The concubine originally thought that the Empress Dowager was as generous as the Supreme Emperor, but I didn't expect it to be like this..."
Such a harsh metamorphosis.
Xiao Zhang deliberately omitted the following words, but the Empress Dowager heard it clearly, and suddenly changed her expression: "Bold! King Beijing is the son of my palace and the Supreme Emperor. You dare to be compared with King Beijing!"
Because the Supreme Emperor is still alive, it is not easy for the Empress Dowager to call herself "Aijia", and she still calls herself "My Palace" as before.
Xiao Zhang said lightly: "No matter how bad the concubine is, she is also a concubine conferred by the emperor himself. She is the daughter-in-law of you and the Supreme Emperor. Or..." Xiao Zhang pondered: "You always regard King Beijing as your son, and you don't regard the emperor as a son. Where's the son?"
"You..." The queen mother was suffocated by her chest, rolled her eyes, and almost fainted.
Seeing the two of them fighting each other, Zhou Guiren has been acting like he wants to persuade but dare not persuade her for a long time.At this time, seeing the Queen Mother's chest rising and falling rapidly, and her complexion was not right, she hurriedly got up to support the Queen Mother, brought tea and water, and sent for the imperial doctor to come.
Xiao Zhang stepped forward and stood between Zhou Guiren and the Queen Mother.Zhou Guiren did not expect that she would suddenly step in, and looked at Xiao Zhang in surprise.
Xiao Zhang winked at her: "You go down first."
"Xian! Concubine!" The queen mother gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not dead yet, so it's not your turn to make decisions here!"
Xiao Zhang patted the Empress Dowager on the back, said with a light smile: "How dare a concubine make a claim? Didn't all of this follow the Queen Mother's will?"
The Empress Dowager was still going to have a fit, Xiao Zhang leaned close to her ear, and said with a low smile: "The Empress Dowager wants to talk about things related to King Beijing, so it might not be good for Zhou Guiren and the others to hear about it."
The Empress Dowager was startled, thinking about it, she was about to send the idlers away, but after thinking about it, she didn't want to lose the wind in front of Xiao Zhang, and deliberately said: "Your Majesty Zhou is my niece, and I don't worry about her." Very much."
Xiao Zhang paused, he didn't expect Zhou Guiren to have such a relationship with the Queen Mother, which had never been mentioned before.It is estimated that it is because she has been in the palace for a short time and the queen mother lives in seclusion.
Xiao Zhang didn't speak when he heard the words, but raised the corners of his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhou Guiren inadvertently.
Although Zhou Guiren is not warm, but she can become the only woman who can give birth to a prince besides Wu Guifei and the queen, so she is naturally special.
Seeing Xiao Zhang's wink, Zhou Guiren understood, stood up and said: "The concubine will not bother the empress dowager and the virtuous concubine to rest, and I will take my leave first."
Seeing that she was well-behaved, the queen mother said smoothly, "My good boy, then you can go back first, and we will meet again tomorrow."
After Zhou Guiren left, the queen mother turned around—how did the virtuous concubine know that what she was going to talk about was about King Jing of Beijing?
She turned her gaze to look at the slim woman in front of her, only to see that the concubine Xian was tall, fair-skinned and beautiful, dignified and gentle.In terms of appearance alone, it is indeed not bad, but in the harem full of beauties, it is not very amazing.
How did such a woman fall into the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, and her precious son Shui Rong?
Is it because she has sharp teeth?The Queen Mother didn't believe it!She thought to herself, this virtuous concubine must have a servile face in front of a few men, and only when she is in front of her is she proud of being favored, so arrogant!
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager became even more displeased, only feeling that she was underestimated by the concubine Xian.
She sat up straight, put on airs like a queen mother, and said solemnly: "My concubine, are you guilty?"
Xiao Zhang shook his head: "I don't know."
The Empress Dowager snapped the case and said loudly: "You seduce the King of Beijing Jing behind the emperor's back, but it's a capital crime of beheading!"
Xiao Zhang was amused by her, and asked back: "The empress dowager, the concubine is stupid, I don't know when did you seduce the prince of Beijing?"
The queen mother said coldly: "I don't know what kind of child Rong'er is? He has never been interested in women. He rejected the many maids and concubines that the palace gave him. It's you... He actually mentioned you twice in front of Bengong, if you didn't intend to seduce, how could Rong'er take you to heart?"
Damn it, what kind of logic is this?Xiao Zhang knelt down to her in his heart.
"Empress Dowager, you are too pretentious. Besides, regardless of whether the Phoenix Seal is not in your hands now, even if you are in charge of the affairs of the harem, you can't just give it to the concubine with a few words from the King of Beijing. guilty?"
Since the Empress Dowager ascended the throne, the Phoenix Seal, which has been in charge for more than ten years, has been handed over to the Empress.At this moment when Xiao Zhang told the truth so bluntly, the Empress Dowager's face turned blue and white, and said with a strange expression: "I called you here today, just to warn you, don't get too close to Rong'er! You have also seen what happened to Concubine Jin, she has been in the palace for so many years, and the emperor has never turned over her signboard once."
Xiao Zhang smiled: "The Empress Dowager just rest assured."
Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager was already extremely bored, she waved her hands impatiently and said: "Come on, come on, you go down. I will spare you once today, but remember, if you attract the emperor and Brother Rong'er Mu, I will definitely not let you off lightly!"
Xiao Zhang simply saluted: "The concubine will leave."
After saying that, he left, the queen mother was so angry that her breath became short of breath again, and she almost didn't come up in one breath.
As soon as Xiao Zhang went out, he came up to meet him holding the piano, and said in a hurry: "Girl, have you had a dispute with the empress dowager?"
Although they couldn't hear clearly when they were waiting outside, they could vaguely hear that the Queen Mother's tone was wrong.
Xiao Zhang was in a good mood: "Well, old hag, being a queen mother is still uneasy, and she deserves to be ignored by the emperor!"
"God!" Baoqin said in shock: "My good girl, please lower your voice!"
"Cut!" Xiao Zhang walked out of the Palace of Mercy and Disdain, "I'm afraid of her?"
Baoqin was about to cry: "Why does the girl make enemies for herself like this? Girls were not like this at home in the past..."
Xiao Zhang held her hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Since the Empress Dowager has already identified me as an enemy in her heart, even if I flatter her, it's just a self-inflicted humiliation. Why bother?"
Rather than making friends on the surface and being stabbed secretly by his own people, Xiao Zhang would rather all the enemies stand on the opposite side of him, at least clearly, and can be defeated one by one.
In her previous life, she was not even afraid of the fierce Empress Dowager Lou, so how could she be afraid of a Empress Dowager Ye with a weak family and a strange brain circuit?
Of course, no one knows this.
After Xiao Zhang filled his stomach and opened his eyes warmly, there was still no movement from the Queen Mother.
She waited for a while, and couldn't hold back any longer. She was about to stand up when the door curtain moved, and the palace maid Lu Qiu came in: "The Empress Dowager invites Master Xian to come in and talk."
Xiao Zhang stood up slowly with his hand holding the piano, and followed Lu Qiu to the main hall.
Before entering the house, I heard a burst of laughter from afar.
Xiao Zhang frowned slightly when he listened, and vaguely discerned a slightly familiar voice.
She went in and took a look, and said in her heart that sure enough, the person who spoke just now was indeed the emperor's favorite concubine in the past, the biological mother of the third prince, nobleman Zhou.
It can't be said that she was the favorite concubine in the past. Although the emperor only came to Xiaozhang to spend the night these days, she remembered that one night the emperor turned over the signboard of nobleman Zhou, but he didn't go there.
Xiao Zhang lowered his head to hide his complicated expression, and said in a low voice: "My concubine, Mrs. Jia, has seen the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Jin An."
Zhou Guiren is a person who knows the etiquette, and he doesn't rely on being around the queen mother to make a big deal. He saluted and said: "Concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, best wishes, concubine."
The Empress Dowager's smile suddenly faded away, and she said in a deep voice, "Get flat."
She didn't say who she was letting down, Xiao Zhang stood up, Zhou Guiren didn't get Xiao Zhang's excuse, but still didn't dare to move.
The queen mother's face darkened, and she stood up slowly with her maid's hand in her hand, and pulled nobleman Zhou up herself.
Guiren Zhou quickly helped the Queen Mother up and sat down on the cushion in the middle.On the side, there was the aunt who was in charge of the Cihe Palace, and sent someone to bring down the leftovers coldly.
The Queen Mother pulled Zhou Guiren to sit down, regardless of Xiao Zhang standing there.
Xiao Zhang raised his eyes and glanced at the queen mother, only to see that she was only in her 40s, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she was very upright.It's just that the forehead is too narrow, which makes her look petty.
Before the abdication of the Supreme Emperor, the queen mother was a noble concubine.There is no queen in the sixth palace, she has the highest position, so she accepted the internal affairs of the harem early.
Not only does she hold real power, but she is also very favored. She has the second son of the emperor, Yong Zhan, and the youngest son, Yong Rong.Yong Zhan is the current emperor. After he ascended the throne, in order to avoid the emperor, the rest of the brothers changed the word "water".
In fact, the eldest son of the former emperor was the son of the empress of Zhenggong, and he was established as the prince at a very young age.It's just that her biological mother died young, and she was placed under the care of the favored concubine Ye Gui.Because of this, Prince Abandoned is very friendly with Concubine Ye Gui and Yong Zhan.
Later, the eldest son of the emperor misbehaved and was deposed by the Supreme Emperor and imprisoned in the mansion.After disposing of his son, the old emperor also felt bad. He got a serious illness, and his legs and feet were not flexible. In frustration, he passed the throne to his favorite concubine's son, the second son of the emperor, Yong Zhan.
Concubine Ye Gui is really blessed, with power and love all in one body, and two good sons who are promising.It's just that I don't know what happened. After the Supreme Emperor abdicated, the Supreme Emperor took the initiative to move to Yiyuan, which is far away from the Palace of Compassion and Harmony. The two rarely saw each other.
Xiao Zhang maliciously speculated that it should be because the empress dowager had reached menopause and was annoying.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager ignored her and seemed to have a tendency to hang her up all morning, Xiao Zhang didn't want to sit still and asked, "I don't know why the Empress Dowager summoned my concubines today?"
Seeing that she spoke first, the Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little surprised, put down the teacup in her hand and said: "My concubine, who did you learn the rules from?"
Xiao Zhang smiled like a flower: "Before entering the palace, I learned from my elders and the old mother who came out of the palace. After entering the palace, I will naturally teach my aunt to teach me."
The queen mother snorted coldly: "Hmph, who is your aunt who taught you? It seems that she didn't teach her well!"
Xiao Zhang pretended to be surprised and said, "The empress dowager didn't understand what the concubine said. I don't know where the concubine made a mistake just now?"
The Empress Dowager said: "Don't you know the truth that if the elders don't speak first, they can't speak first?"
"Oh, what are you talking about..." Xiao Zhang said with a smile: "Don't you be a nobleman who forgets things too much. I'm afraid that you won't remember things when you are old, and you forgot to ask the concubine to come."
The queen mother is a middle-aged lady with not much gray hair. Of course, she doesn't like to hear people say that she is "old", so her face darkened immediately: "You are presumptuous!"
Xiao Zhang calmly said: "If the concubines are presumptuous, wouldn't King Beijing be even more presumptuous?"
The queen mother was really taken aback: "What does this have to do with Rong'er?"
Xiao Zhang eloquently said: "The concubine used to be called to accompany the driver to play the piano for the Supreme Emperor and his old man to relieve boredom. The King of Beijing often went to Yiyuan, and the concubine watched him talking to the Supreme Emperor. It was no big deal. Much younger, the Supreme Emperor likes it. The concubine originally thought that the Empress Dowager was as generous as the Supreme Emperor, but I didn't expect it to be like this..."
Such a harsh metamorphosis.
Xiao Zhang deliberately omitted the following words, but the Empress Dowager heard it clearly, and suddenly changed her expression: "Bold! King Beijing is the son of my palace and the Supreme Emperor. You dare to be compared with King Beijing!"
Because the Supreme Emperor is still alive, it is not easy for the Empress Dowager to call herself "Aijia", and she still calls herself "My Palace" as before.
Xiao Zhang said lightly: "No matter how bad the concubine is, she is also a concubine conferred by the emperor himself. She is the daughter-in-law of you and the Supreme Emperor. Or..." Xiao Zhang pondered: "You always regard King Beijing as your son, and you don't regard the emperor as a son. Where's the son?"
"You..." The queen mother was suffocated by her chest, rolled her eyes, and almost fainted.
Seeing the two of them fighting each other, Zhou Guiren has been acting like he wants to persuade but dare not persuade her for a long time.At this time, seeing the Queen Mother's chest rising and falling rapidly, and her complexion was not right, she hurriedly got up to support the Queen Mother, brought tea and water, and sent for the imperial doctor to come.
Xiao Zhang stepped forward and stood between Zhou Guiren and the Queen Mother.Zhou Guiren did not expect that she would suddenly step in, and looked at Xiao Zhang in surprise.
Xiao Zhang winked at her: "You go down first."
"Xian! Concubine!" The queen mother gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not dead yet, so it's not your turn to make decisions here!"
Xiao Zhang patted the Empress Dowager on the back, said with a light smile: "How dare a concubine make a claim? Didn't all of this follow the Queen Mother's will?"
The Empress Dowager was still going to have a fit, Xiao Zhang leaned close to her ear, and said with a low smile: "The Empress Dowager wants to talk about things related to King Beijing, so it might not be good for Zhou Guiren and the others to hear about it."
The Empress Dowager was startled, thinking about it, she was about to send the idlers away, but after thinking about it, she didn't want to lose the wind in front of Xiao Zhang, and deliberately said: "Your Majesty Zhou is my niece, and I don't worry about her." Very much."
Xiao Zhang paused, he didn't expect Zhou Guiren to have such a relationship with the Queen Mother, which had never been mentioned before.It is estimated that it is because she has been in the palace for a short time and the queen mother lives in seclusion.
Xiao Zhang didn't speak when he heard the words, but raised the corners of his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhou Guiren inadvertently.
Although Zhou Guiren is not warm, but she can become the only woman who can give birth to a prince besides Wu Guifei and the queen, so she is naturally special.
Seeing Xiao Zhang's wink, Zhou Guiren understood, stood up and said: "The concubine will not bother the empress dowager and the virtuous concubine to rest, and I will take my leave first."
Seeing that she was well-behaved, the queen mother said smoothly, "My good boy, then you can go back first, and we will meet again tomorrow."
After Zhou Guiren left, the queen mother turned around—how did the virtuous concubine know that what she was going to talk about was about King Jing of Beijing?
She turned her gaze to look at the slim woman in front of her, only to see that the concubine Xian was tall, fair-skinned and beautiful, dignified and gentle.In terms of appearance alone, it is indeed not bad, but in the harem full of beauties, it is not very amazing.
How did such a woman fall into the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, and her precious son Shui Rong?
Is it because she has sharp teeth?The Queen Mother didn't believe it!She thought to herself, this virtuous concubine must have a servile face in front of a few men, and only when she is in front of her is she proud of being favored, so arrogant!
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager became even more displeased, only feeling that she was underestimated by the concubine Xian.
She sat up straight, put on airs like a queen mother, and said solemnly: "My concubine, are you guilty?"
Xiao Zhang shook his head: "I don't know."
The Empress Dowager snapped the case and said loudly: "You seduce the King of Beijing Jing behind the emperor's back, but it's a capital crime of beheading!"
Xiao Zhang was amused by her, and asked back: "The empress dowager, the concubine is stupid, I don't know when did you seduce the prince of Beijing?"
The queen mother said coldly: "I don't know what kind of child Rong'er is? He has never been interested in women. He rejected the many maids and concubines that the palace gave him. It's you... He actually mentioned you twice in front of Bengong, if you didn't intend to seduce, how could Rong'er take you to heart?"
Damn it, what kind of logic is this?Xiao Zhang knelt down to her in his heart.
"Empress Dowager, you are too pretentious. Besides, regardless of whether the Phoenix Seal is not in your hands now, even if you are in charge of the affairs of the harem, you can't just give it to the concubine with a few words from the King of Beijing. guilty?"
Since the Empress Dowager ascended the throne, the Phoenix Seal, which has been in charge for more than ten years, has been handed over to the Empress.At this moment when Xiao Zhang told the truth so bluntly, the Empress Dowager's face turned blue and white, and said with a strange expression: "I called you here today, just to warn you, don't get too close to Rong'er! You have also seen what happened to Concubine Jin, she has been in the palace for so many years, and the emperor has never turned over her signboard once."
Xiao Zhang smiled: "The Empress Dowager just rest assured."
Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager was already extremely bored, she waved her hands impatiently and said: "Come on, come on, you go down. I will spare you once today, but remember, if you attract the emperor and Brother Rong'er Mu, I will definitely not let you off lightly!"
Xiao Zhang simply saluted: "The concubine will leave."
After saying that, he left, the queen mother was so angry that her breath became short of breath again, and she almost didn't come up in one breath.
As soon as Xiao Zhang went out, he came up to meet him holding the piano, and said in a hurry: "Girl, have you had a dispute with the empress dowager?"
Although they couldn't hear clearly when they were waiting outside, they could vaguely hear that the Queen Mother's tone was wrong.
Xiao Zhang was in a good mood: "Well, old hag, being a queen mother is still uneasy, and she deserves to be ignored by the emperor!"
"God!" Baoqin said in shock: "My good girl, please lower your voice!"
"Cut!" Xiao Zhang walked out of the Palace of Mercy and Disdain, "I'm afraid of her?"
Baoqin was about to cry: "Why does the girl make enemies for herself like this? Girls were not like this at home in the past..."
Xiao Zhang held her hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Since the Empress Dowager has already identified me as an enemy in her heart, even if I flatter her, it's just a self-inflicted humiliation. Why bother?"
Rather than making friends on the surface and being stabbed secretly by his own people, Xiao Zhang would rather all the enemies stand on the opposite side of him, at least clearly, and can be defeated one by one.
In her previous life, she was not even afraid of the fierce Empress Dowager Lou, so how could she be afraid of a Empress Dowager Ye with a weak family and a strange brain circuit?
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