These years of being the queen mother!

On December [-]th of the ninth year of Taichang, the state banquet was held on the Taihe Square outside the Golden Luan Hall, which is the imperial hall.At that time, there were thousands of officials, envoys from various countries and those who were not seated at the banquet!

As the king of a country, Zhu Cilin was at the head of the throne, and he used tea instead of wine, and had a good chat with officials who were qualified to attend the state banquet, as well as envoys from various countries.It was so lively that the four beauties in Zhu Cilin's harem who were still alone with her sister-in-law also came out to join in the fun.However, due to the fact that men and women have different seats at the age of seven, men and women are strictly guarded against each other, so the four beauties only showed their faces in front of the ministers and envoys from various countries along with Queen Mother Yang, and then went to the women's family table partitioned by countless screens. Serving the empress dowagers of the two palaces, while quietly listening to the conversation of the two eldest princesses and a princess with a different surname.

Empress Dowager Ci'an also chatted with the three pretty girls for a while, then she felt a little tired, she talked to Empress Dowager Yang, and asked Gong'e to help her to the side hall to rest for a while.

After she left, the women's side was still lively.Empress Dowager Yang thought that Empress Dowager Ci'an was used to being deserted, and presumably she was not used to the noise, so she asked the relatively elegant and well-behaved Zhu Shumei to go to the side hall to accompany Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Zhu Shu was also displeased with the obsequiousness and courteousness of the women's relatives, and happily accepted the Queen Mother Yang's order and walked to the side hall. Who knew that when she went there, she found that the quilts on the side hall were neatly laid out and there was no trace of them. It was messy, apparently the Empress Dowager Ci'an had never been to the side hall.

Where did mother Zhang go?

Zhu Shumei led Xuejuan and several young ladies out of the side hall, and was about to go back to the women's table to tell Empress Dowager Yang that Empress Dowager Ci'an hadn't rested in the side hall, when she happened to catch a glimpse of Empress Dowager Ci'an standing at the corner overlooking the men's table At the place, looking far away with both eyes, as if looking at something.

Zhu Shunan walked to the side of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, followed her gaze, and vaguely saw a woman wearing foreign costumes and gold and silver jewelry.This woman has graceful eyebrows, and she has a unique temperament among the strangely shaped envoys from various countries.

"This woman..." Zhu Shumei said in surprise. "Looking at his appearance, he seems to be a citizen of my Ming Dynasty, why should he stay with the barbarians!"

Talking about looking back at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, Zhu Shumei noticed that there was a complex and enlightened question in the Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes. "Mother Zhang, you know her."

"She, Aijia doesn't know her, but she just thinks she looks like an old friend."

Similar to the old man!

For some reason, Zhu Shumei felt that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was not telling the truth, but as a junior, she didn't want to ask more questions, so she helped the Empress Dowager Ci'an and turned back to the side hall. I just returned to Taihe Square and continued to attend the banquet.

At this time, the state banquet was drawing to a close.Zhu Cilin, who drank a full stomach of tea and didn't even have a sip of wine, used his inability to drink as an excuse, and gave the "task" of encouraging officials and officials to continue to work hard in the coming year to Empress Dowager Yang, and ran back to the Qianqing Palace to sleep and sober up.

As for the matter of encouraging officials and ministers, although it has been a few years since I haven't done it, it can be regarded as handy now.After the state banquet was over, all the officials and ministers returned to their respective homes with their wives in their hands, and the envoys from all over the world were all satisfied with the exquisite tea sets and porcelain made in-house and were led by the eunuchs to the Fanliyuan Temporary residence, including the woman who is suspected to be an old friend.

After dismissing all the ministers and envoys from various countries, Empress Dowager Yang returned to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and Zhu Shuying, who had something to worry about, also went with her.After returning to the palace, Empress Dowager Yang dismissed the palace staff, and only she and Zhu Shunan were left in the palace, Zhu Shunan bit her lips and said.

"Today, Empress Zhang met a woman who seemed to be an old friend. This woman looked very beautiful, but she married a foreign envoy."

"Oh, what a coincidence, the queen mother also met an old friend today." Thinking of the woman she saw today who looks like a good concubine but not like a good concubine, Empress Dowager Yang laughed.Even if she is really a good concubine, so what, things are different now, she and her are so different, there will be no intersection at all, so it should be like what the Empress Dowager Ci'an said, just encounter doubts It's just an old friend.

Empress Dowager Yang rubbed Zhu Shumei's soft and smooth hair, like the finest satin, and softened her voice. "It's rare that Belle stays so late in the Empress's Palace of Compassion, Belle will rest here today."

Zhu Shumei nodded, tilted her head, pillowed on Empress Dowager Yang's lap, and said with a smile. "Mother, you are really considerate, my daughter also wants to stay in the Compassion Palace to rest for a night!"

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Yang chuckled, and said cheerfully, "Who did you learn from? Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter."

"Mother, let me tell you, it's innate. Daughter, you are born with a sweet mouth." Zhu Shumei twisted her body in Queen Mother Yang's arms, like a sticky brown sugar, and like a little milk cat, Not to mention the cuteness, it still makes people feel itchy.This child grew cuter and cuter, at least much better than her bandit-like elder sister.

Thinking about it, Empress Dowager Yang couldn't help smiling, she patted her back and neck gently, letting the warmth spread.To be honest, Empress Dowager Yang felt guilty both for Zhu Shuxie and Zhu Shuxie.Because of her limited energy, her attention was always on Zhu Cilin, and she rarely focused on Zhu Shuxie and Zhu Shuxie.

Fortunately, the two children are sensible, and fortunately, both the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the deceased concubine Li Xiujuan, after Zhu Youxiao's death, put aside all grievances and got along with her like sisters.It is true that there are circumstances that forced this to happen, but both the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the concubine Cheng treated Zhu Shuxi and Zhu Shuxi as their own, so the maternal love the two maids received was always much more than Zhu Cilin.But even so, Empress Dowager Yang still owes the two girls something in her heart.

Empress Dowager Yang unloaded Zhu Shumei's head full of pearls and emeralds, and helped her take off the princess court dress, and then let Chunlai lead her to the bathroom to freshen up.

In her spare time, Empress Dowager Yang sat in front of the mirror stand. She planned to take off the imperial crown and wash Zhaohua. A wooden plum blossom hairpin made her stunned for a moment.

"This is... the first emperor made it for the empress. A few years ago, the slaves thought they lost it and searched everywhere, but they didn't expect to find it in this box."

Qiu took a look at Empress Dowager Yang, and found that she was sitting there numbly, with no expression on her face, thinking that she was feeling sad because of the scene, so she hurriedly comforted her. "Look at the mouth of this servant, I really can't speak. Madam, if you give it to the servant, the servant will definitely pick it up... Absolutely..."

"Tomorrow Ai's family will wear this!" Empress Dowager Yang lowered her eyes, not daring to look at herself in the mirror with picturesque eyebrows, no trace of aging, and still beautiful self.

How long, how long has she not thought of Zhu Youxiao.She thought that her love for Zhu Youxiao was not love, but when she suddenly thought of it, she still felt a little pain in her heart. She thought, after all, she still had a little affection for her husband who died young.

Empress Dowager Yang carefully put the wooden plum blossom hairpin back into the jewelry box, got up and changed into a simple and elegant nightgown, then stood in front of the half-opened window, opened the window completely, and looked up at the sky.When Zhu Shunan finished washing and entered the inner hall, she saw such a scene.

"Queen Mother"

Inexplicably feeling that Empress Dowager Yang was surrounded by a sense of desolation, Zhu Shumei walked slowly to Empress Dowager Yang's side. She also imitated the movements of Empress Dowager Yang and looked up at the sky. After a long time, she pulled Empress Dowager Yang with some understanding sleeve, asked cautiously.

"The queen mother is missing the emperor..."

Miss him... miss Zhu Youxiao.

Empress Dowager Yang shook her head and laughed, she said while dispelling the coldness all over her body. "Yes, the empress is missing your father, how your father is doing in heaven, do you miss the empress, Bao'er, Belle, Tianlin..."

"It should be!"

When Zhu Youxiao passed away, Zhu Shuxie and Zhu Cilin, who were twins, were only a little over one year old. They didn't have much impression of Zhu Youxiao's father at all. The two of them, including Zhu Shuxie, who was one year older than them, knew about their father almost It's all what others say, plus imagination, and there is a big difference between reality and reality.For example, through the mother of Empress Dowager Yang, the three of them thought their father was a weak person, otherwise how could they fall in love with a woman as strong as Empress Dowager Yang!

Zhu Shumei pursed her lips, thinking so in her heart, but said in her mouth. "My son also misses my father very much. I think my father must be the best husband to my mother..."

"Silly girl, the only one who can be called a husband and wife with your father is the one from Ciqing Palace. The reason why the queen mother has the empress dowager's position is only due to her merits."

Don't forget what her title is, Cixi, Xi Naifu also.What's the meaning?From the title, it shows that the reason why she can have the status of a flat wife and the honor of being buried with Zhu Youxiao after her death is just because of her stomach's ambition, she gave birth to auspiciousness, and gave birth to the heir of Ming Dynasty.

Empress Dowager Yang has always been aware of current affairs, and she can see how much she has, so now she is in a high position and is the empress dowager listening to politics behind the curtain, but she also clearly understands that she and Zhu Youxiao are not serious At best, the couple are just favored concubines, and then the mother climbed to the position of equal wife because of her son!

Empress Dowager Yang spat secretly, but she didn't show anything on her face, she still warned Zhu Shu'an with a smile not to say such things in the future, and Zhu Shu'an naturally nodded seriously.So the mother and daughter gossiped for a while, and when the bright moon came out of the clouds and the bright moonlight filled the courtyard, the mother and daughter went to bed together, embraced and slept!

The author has something to say: I'm sorry for the late update, but fortunately, there is an update o(╥﹏╥)o there is only one update today, and we can see if there are two updates tomorrow!