These years of being the queen mother!

After thirty, after the first day of the new year, for several days in a row, the Forbidden City was decorated with lanterns and festoons, creating a festive atmosphere.But no matter how lively it was, once the seventh day of the lunar new year passed, the Forbidden City returned to the busy and lonely atmosphere of the past. Zhu Cilin took over the seal again, but the accumulated political affairs have not been dealt with, but continue to accumulate until after the Lantern Festival. The lazy little emperor Zhu Cixi euphemistically said, we are kings, so we should give our officials a holiday to relax and relax!

"Heh, is there any difference between those things and whether they are on holiday?" Isn't it all because of them that the business of Goulanyuan and Jiaosifang is so good.So rather than telling them to take a break, it's more convincing to say directly that you want to be lazy.

Empress Dowager Yang rolled her eyes, she didn't bother to pay attention to the snickering of her two daughters and Zhu Cilin's embarrassing gesture of rubbing her nose, instead she drove her out of the Compassionate Palace like a trouble.

"Didn't you say you're going out of the palace to see the lanterns? Come on, don't stay here with the middle-aged woman from Ai's family, lest you run out of time!"

Zhu Shuxi and Zhu Shuxi, who had changed into men's clothes of the same color, met each other with a smile, and said, "We will obediently listen to Sanlang's words", and pulled Zhu Cilin, who was dressed as a scholar, holding a folding fan, and hurried out of the palace gate.

After the three of them left, the Compassion Ning Palace returned to its former tranquility.

Empress Dowager Yang is playing chess with one hand and playing chess with the other, one black and one white, obviously she is playing chess with herself.At this moment, Qiu Qu came in holding a cup of freshly stewed ginseng soup.

"The three Highnesses have already left?"

Empress Dowager Yang replied without raising her head. "It's a pity that I can't eat the ginseng chicken soup you carefully made."

"Your Majesty, it won't be a pity if you use it." Qiu Qu smiled, and there were a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but it added a bit of peace and warmth to her.She sincerely regards Zhu Cilin and the three of them as her own flesh and blood. The three of them are the most important people in her heart, but no matter how important they are, they are not as important as the Buddha in front of her. They have been together for so long in this lonely deep palace After ten years, the relationship has long been no longer an ordinary master and servant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are sisters who depend on each other for life.

Everyone in the world said that the Empress Dowager Cixi, who is now behind the curtain, is a very blessed person. She married the emperor, and her only son is also the emperor.

Only they know that in fact, Yang Lingyue, who has gradually transformed from a cautious little girl who pretends to be aloof to the queen mother who is now graceful and luxurious, and everyone is amazed by the world, when she first entered the palace, her hug was just to find her younger brother and be a palace man. After more than ten years, she will only be out of the palace. Who would have thought that she would meet the person who changed her life in the primary election, Wei Zhongxian!

Duke Wei, you have fulfilled your wish. With the Empress Dowager and Emperor Taichang, and Mingda, the heroic head of the Wei family, the Wei family will surely prosper for a hundred years.

As for her empress, it is her current wish to make the Ming Dynasty strong and the nations come to court!

Thinking of this, Qiu Qu blinked his eyes for some reason, and after the astringency disappeared, he scooped a bowl of ginseng chicken soup from a white porcelain cup and gave it to Queen Mother Yang.

At this time, Empress Dowager Yang had already dropped the black and white flags that were held in both hands, and took the ginseng chicken soup and drank it in small sips.This chicken soup is stewed slowly over low heat. The ginseng used is Korean wild ginseng, and the hen used is two-year-old hen. The floating oil stains are slowly removed, and it will not feel greasy at all.

Empress Dowager Yang was very satisfied with the ginseng chicken soup that had been stewed all day and night.After she finished drinking in a small sip, she asked for another bowl and held it in her hands, but she was not in a hurry to drink, but asked instead.

"Bao'er and Bei'er are out of the palace today. I think General Wu Yi and the child Sichang will be there. No, we should also add Ning'er and the frail scholar Xu Ye!"

"Your Majesty's guess is right, the princess and Mr. Xu are waiting at the gate of the palace!"

The one who answered Empress Dowager Yang's words was Chunlai who had just entered the room. As soon as she entered, she put the pile of cloth heads of various colors in her hand into the basket in the corner.

"Dongguo just wrote a letter not long ago, saying that he picked up a blond and blue-eyed Xiaofan when he was preparing to go back. He was so small, not to mention how cute, that girl Dongguo thought of adopting her, and brought her back together. , if we come to the end of the first lunar month, the empress and we will be able to meet Dongguo's adopted child."

"So you went to the warehouse to find some cloth heads." Empress Dowager Yang glanced at the cloth heads of different colors and said with a smile. "This is for making Baijiayi."

"Children wear this, it is said that it is easier to raise. Your Majesty has forgotten that when you were young, Your Majesty and Your Highness all wore Baijia clothes made by servants, Qiuqu and Dongguo."

"Ah, there is such a thing."

Empress Dowager Yang pursed her lips and smiled. After drinking the ginseng chicken soup in her hand, she threw herself into the fun of playing chess with herself.And in autumn, together with Dongguo, they use needles and threads to stitch together the cloth heads of various colors that have been trimmed into petal shapes.

The Compassionate Ning Palace is still as quiet and peaceful as before, as if the hustle and bustle of the world cannot be conveyed at all.Outside the palace, by the moat, Zhu Shuxie, Zhu Shuxie, and Wei Ning ignored the complaints of Zhu Cilin's younger brother and cousin, and put lanterns flickering with weak candles into the moat.

"The lanterns are set up before it's dark, and shouldn't the lanterns be set up on a begging day." Zhu Cilin said that the money to buy the lanterns was really wasted.

"You don't care about us." Regarding Zhu Cilin's complaints, Zhu Shuxi rolled her eyes without any hesitation, and said unhappily. "And whoever told you that lanterns can only be released on a begging basis, I'll tell you Sanlang, the lanterns can be released whenever I want."

"Yes, you are a princess and you are amazing, but no matter what, you still have to wait until it gets dark!"

Zhu Cilin looked up at the sky, um, the sun is almost going down.But even so, it's a little early to put up the lanterns.Zhu Cilin said that his sister and cousin who would take a breather from time to time are the only ones who can bear it. Oh, and there are also the internally appointed son-in-law and county horse who have replaced the job of the Ouchi guards and are really not very good-looking.

Zhu Cixi looked at Li Dingguo and Qi Sichang, who were burly, handsome, and quite Confucian, in a cryptic name, but in fact wanton, and were too lazy to cast their admiring eyes on Xu Ye.It's not that Zhu Cilin looks down on Xu Ye, but because of Xu Ye's frail and feeble scholarly appearance, there is no comparison with Li Dingguo and Qi Sichang at all.To be honest, Zhu Cilin is still very confused that Wei Ning, a cousin, will fall in love with Xu Ye.Why, could it be that after seeing too many mighty men, unexpectedly meeting Xu Ye, a weak chicken with a bright mind, his vision has changed!

Zhu Cilin rubbed his chin, then cast a veiled glance at Xu Ye, watching him imitate himself holding a folding fan, shaking his head and composing poems and exclamations, he couldn't help but become more certain of his guess.

At the same time, Xu Ye, who was lamenting that he had made another sour poem and was about to read it out to please his wife, could not help but shiver. It's the same when a person pushes himself out to block the cylinder.

Hey, happy Lantern Festival, please don't make trouble, Your Majesty!He also wants to have a good relationship with Wei Ning!

Xu Ye wanted to cry, but he didn't dare to offend Zhu Cilin, who often took unusual paths. In order to change the subject, he approached Qi Sichang and tapped Qi Sichang's shoulder with his folding fan. "The martial arts will be held next year, will you participate?"

Qi Sichang is also a fox-like character, a ghost spirit.Seeing that Xu Ye didn't continue to surround Wei Ning to be courteous, but suddenly came to talk to him, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Cilin, who was always chewing a smile and acting like a good-looking young man, with a little feeling.After receiving Zhu Cilin's meaningful nod in response, Qi Sichang narrowed his eyes thoughtfully and smiled.

"Hehe, guess what!"

Qi Sichang slapped Xu Ye, a frail scholar, with a smile.Suddenly, Xu Ye staggered and almost fell to the ground.This guy, Qi Sichang, what did he eat to grow up? His strength... Hiss, he must be bruised.

Xu Ye, who said that he didn't have the same knowledge as a rude warrior, resisted the sneer of Li Dingguo, who was also a warrior, and stood obediently beside Zhu Cilin, asking in a high voice. "Third Master, you can go to the Lantern Market!"

Zhu Cilin said that he was tired of squatting by the moat, and that he would end up with a lantern that was instigated by three maids for one night. Zhu Cilin closed the folding fan gracefully, and said like a scholar.

"Then go to Lantern City to have a look!"

So after filling the moat with lanterns of various colors, Zhu Cilin and his party headed towards the brightly lit lantern market day and night, watching the sky full of fireworks, seeing all kinds of lanterns, and guessing crossword puzzles. .When they were tired from walking and had enough shopping, Zhu Cilin and his party went to the famous restaurant of Jiufu in the capital, and ate the distinctive five-color Lantern Festival, and then returned to the palace talking and laughing.

Li Dingguo, Qi Sichang, and Xu Ye are foreign ministers, even if they are reluctant to see the beauty who is rare, they can only follow the rules and send Zhu Cilin's brother and sister to the palace gate, and after the palace gate is closed, Only then turned around and left.

The three of Li Dingguo were walking on the street hand in hand, and Xu Ye was walking in the middle. Li Dingguo and Qi Sichang, who were gorgeously dressed against plain and simple clothes, were just like thugs who followed a dude to go out and do evil.

Not only Qi Sichang, but even Li Dingguo felt this way, so the two walked to the front by coincidence, leaving Xu Ye behind.

"Hey, I said you two are waiting for me, why are you leaving so fast!"

Xu Ye caught up with the two, first snorted angrily, then thought of something, and laughed like a flower picker, his appearance was as wretched as it could be.

"Grand Xu's generation is outstanding, it's really sad to have a grandson like you!" Qi Sichang, who was reading with Zhu Cilin like Xu Ye, rubbed his arms, and waited for the long series of goosebumps on his body to disappear. , Qi Sichang asked in a vicious voice.

"It's okay for you to laugh so lewdly~why! I'm not afraid that the princess will beat you up if she finds out!"

"I didn't laugh at you, and Ning'er couldn't bear to slap me!"

"If you didn't laugh at Brother Qi, then you were laughing." Li Dingguo put his arms around his chest and looked at Xu Ye with piercing eyes, which made Xu Ye feel pressured immediately.

"No, Dingguo misunderstood, and Sichang misunderstood too. Brother Wei didn't mean to laugh at you. Brother Wei just brewed up a smile, so that I can tell you something smoothly."