Married Thrice to Salted Fish

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival only started at night, Lin Qingyu wanted to discuss Cui Lian with the Queen Mother, so he entered the palace early,

Nowadays, there is no shortage of filial piety among the saints, and the application speed of Ci'an Palace is the best in the palace.Knowing that the Queen Mother likes chrysanthemums, he specially ordered dozens of chrysanthemum-shaped lanterns to be placed in the courtyard of Ci'an Palace.The sky is only a little dark, and the lanterns bloom in the snow, colorful and full of spring.

Laifu looked at the sea of ​​flowers and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the emperor has taken care of you."

The queen mother lacked interest: "Although the Ai family is the emperor's aunt, there has been no mother-child relationship in the past 20 years. These are just for show. Besides, with the emperor's temperament, how could he think of such tricks, and he was by his side That eunuch gave him an idea."

When Lin Qingyu arrived at Ci'an Palace, a pot of Lantern Festival had just been cooked in the dining room of Ci'an Palace, and the Empress Dowager was tasting it with Prince Xiaohuai.Hearing that Laifu came to report, the Queen Mother also didn't come out, and directly asked Laifu to invite people in.

When Lin Qingyu entered the inner hall, he saw the Queen Mother and Xiao Li sitting at the table.Xiao Li had obviously been well-dressed. She was wearing the king's single-python five-claw gown and a jade pendant around her thin waist. Although her stature hadn't grown up, her facial features were exquisite and beautiful only for teenagers, but they could still be called extremely handsome. There is no other in the world.He was supposed to be a young man with a cool breeze and bright moon, but his eyes were dull, his description was dull, and he couldn't find a trace of life in him.

Lin Qingyu bowed to the two of them: "To the queen mother, my lord, please greet me."

The queen mother said kindly: "Qing Yu is here, please sit down. Come, and serve Lantern Festival to Imperial Physician Lin."

Lin Qingyu is not used to being called by his name by people other than his family and husband.This year, he and the queen mother were on the same boat, and they jointly did several top-secret things that could not be known to outsiders.Whether the Empress Dowager is true or false, he is better than him when he is Lu Wancheng's wife.

Lin Qingyu declined: "The minister has already used it in the mansion, so I won't bother the Queen Mother and the prince."

The Empress Dowager said: "You can reuse it after you have used it. You are a man, how could you not be able to eat a bowl of Yuanxiao? Ci'an Palace only has Aijia and Li'er, and it is always deserted. You were Aijia's nephew and daughter-in-law anyway. Li'er's cousin is also considered a family. There are no outsiders in Ci'an Palace, so you don't have to be strict."

Lin Qingyu sat down as the Queen Mother said.The glutinous rice balls in front of him were steaming, Lin Qingyu tasted one, the glutinous rice outside was sweet and soft, and the sesame seeds inside were a little sweet and greasy to him.

The queen mother patronized Xiao Li, and she couldn't even take care of eating.If Xiao Li eats by himself, he would grab it with his hands and stuff it into his mouth.Ci'an Palace has a mother who takes care of Xiao Li to feed him, and the Empress Dowager often feeds him herself.

As soon as the glutinous rice balls were handed to her mouth, Xiao Li opened her mouth and swallowed them in one gulp, then chewed slowly.Even if the mind is insufficient, it will not appear clumsy and embarrassed when eating.

Seeing Xiao Li eating glutinous rice balls, the mother who took care of Xiao Li smiled and said: "Our little prince likes to eat Yuanxiao very much, look how happy he is."

Judging by Mammy's tone, she thought she was talking about a baby less than one year old.No matter how happy Xiao Li is, there is clearly no expression on his face, such words can also coax the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager regarded her as her life, and she was really coaxed at this moment, and asked softly: "Does Li'er like to eat glutinous rice balls?"

Xiao Li opened her lips slightly, staring at the spoon in the Empress Dowager's hand.

"Li'er, call the queen mother, and the queen mother will feed you, okay? Li'er, call the queen mother—the queen mother." The queen mother said patiently, "Li'er, learn from the queen mother——the mother, the queen."

Xiao Li seemed to be in another world, unable to hear the Queen Mother's voice, and would not respond to her words.

Lin Qingyu said: "Although Lantern Festival is good, it is not suitable to be gluttonous."

The Empress Dowager dropped her hand dejectedly: "Forget it then. Take all these away."

Xiao Li couldn't eat glutinous rice balls, she didn't cry or make trouble, she lowered her head slowly, and once again immersed herself in her own world.

The queen mother sighed softly, unable to hide her disappointment: "After the new year, Li'er is 16 years old. Her mind is still like a three or four-year-old child, and she can't talk like other children... I don't know if Aijia can listen to you in this life. Li'er called Aijia 'mother queen'."

Lin Qingyu asked: "The prince can speak?" He seemed to have never heard Xiao Li's voice.

"The national teacher said that Li'er has all five senses, and she can't respond because her soul is not here." The queen mother smiled bitterly, "He also said that most of the people who have lost their souls look like demons. Fortunately, Li'er is in the emperor's house. If he just A plain-headed commoner with such a face, I don’t know how much suffering he has to suffer.”

Lin Qingyu said: "The young prince is indeed very good-looking."

The queen mother glanced at him and said, "It's always inferior to you."

"The little prince is young and has not yet grown up."

"What's the use of being good-looking, the Ai family would rather have a mediocre appearance."

The palace maid took down the Lantern Festival and served the seasonal fruit to relieve greasy and relieve food.Lin Qingyu mentioned Cui Lian, and asked, "Has the queen mother ever seen Cui Xiang's memorabilia on the matter of taking command in the Northwest?"

The Queen Mother recalled it in detail, and said: "No. Aijia remembers that when Prime Minister Cui was in court, he had an ambiguous attitude towards this matter, and his words were vague, making it elusive."

Lin Qingyu said: "I have read all the memorials about Northwest, but I have not seen Cui Xiang's handwriting. It seems that someone deliberately hid it in order to use Cui Xiang to fuel the flames among the military officers."

Who is this person, Lin Qingyu and the queen mother know well.

"After all, I still don't want to be controlled by others." The queen mother took off her armor and peeled the citrus with her own hands. "There is one thing that the Ai family has never understood."

"Please make it clear, Queen Mother."

"You seem to have known that he was restless, why did you give him another chance?"

Lin Qingyu said: "Among the three sons of the late emperor, apart from the abolished crown prince, only the current sage is left—forgive me, if we supported the young prince at that time, not to mention whether the civil and military officials believed in the late emperor's edict, it would be the Northern Territory of Xixia. Knowing that Dayu's future emperor is mentally weak, how will they feel? Therefore, our choice is only the Holy One. However, the Holy One is not above the court, and I need Xi Rong to make political achievements for him, so that I can not mess with the court. Under the circumstances, push him to the throne."

"Aijia understands." The Empress Dowager gently wiped the corners of Xiao Li's mouth with a handkerchief, "You did a good job, and the emperor has successfully ascended the throne. In the future, Aijia and you will help the emperor take care of Jiangshan. There is no need for Xi Rong to live. ,Is not it."

Lin Qingyu smiled: "What the queen mother said is very true. But Xi Rong is not someone who is waiting for nothing. He has already won over the prime minister, and he is highly valued by the emperor. If he does it rashly, I am afraid that he will startle the snake."

The queen mother snorted coldly: "It's a rootless thing, so what if the Ai family is shocked."

From the Empress Dowager's point of view, Xi Rong is just a little clever, and she must not cause any trouble.She didn't know that Xi Rong and Xiao Jie had lived together for many years, and it would not be difficult to kill Xi Rong, but if Xiao Jie was lost because of this, it would become a problem of who would sit on the throne.

Lin Qingyu raised his eyes to look at Xiao Li, and his eyes darkened a little.

It is true that Xiao Li is easier to control than anyone else, but he is a fool after all.Right now the northwest is in chaos, if he and the Queen Mother support another fool to ascend the throne, it may be difficult to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people.

At least, they have to wait for Gu Fuzhou to come back first.

"Queen Mother." Lai Fu stepped forward and said, "The concubines of the old princes have come to Ci'an Palace to pay their respects."

"Aijia went to meet them." The queen mother said, "Xiujiao, you can feed the prince some fruit."

The nanny named Xiujiao peeled another tangerine and fed it to Xiao Li. Xiao Li pursed her lips, as if she had no interest in citrus.Nurse Xiujiao coaxed softly: "My lord, eat another one."

Except for his family and Gu Fuzhou, Lin Qingyu has always been cold and indifferent, treating others coldly and alienated.But for some reason, he only saw Xiao Li a few times, but he felt that this stupid prince was amiable, which gave him an indescribable sense of familiarity.

Lin Qingyu said: "Let me try."

Nanny Xiujiao hesitated for a while, but retreated, giving Lin Qingyu the seat next to Xiao Li.

Lin Qingyu picked up a citrus and said, "My lord, open your mouth."

Xiao Li looked at him for a while, then opened her mouth obediently, allowing him to put the citrus into her mouth, with a small bulge on her cheek.

"Sweet or not."

Lin Qingyu just asked casually, but Xiao Li unexpectedly responded.

—he laughed.

Xiao Li's complexion is excellent, when she smiles, the dullness in her eyes fades away, and her pupils are as bright as stars, which can make some people who have never seen the world lose their souls.A layer of invisible things floated under the eyes of the young man. Gu Fuzhou told him about this thing, called it "Crouching Silkworm", and said that when he smiled, there would be crouching silkworms on his original face. Neither Wan Cheng nor Gu Fuzhou had lying silkworms.

There is this layer of things right now, and when I smile...it really looks good.

Xiao Li only smiled for a very short moment, and soon recovered her lifeless expression, as if the smile just now was just an illusion of other people's eyes.

Xiujiao was stunned for a moment, and it took a while to realize, she hurriedly ran to report to the queen mother: "Queen mother, the prince laughed!"

When the queen mother heard the words, she didn't care about the concubines present, she stood up abruptly: "Really?"

"Really! The servants saw it clearly, and Imperial Physician Lin also saw it."

The Empress Dowager was very excited: "Quick, hurry up and invite the national teacher!"