Noble First Daughter-in-law

Queen Mother Jiang looked at her with a smile.

She was still holding a scripture in her hand, which she had obviously read while waiting for her. Now she stuffed it back into its original position, then turned around to face Shang Ruyi, her smile full of pleasure and joy, and said : "I thought we would have no chance to see each other again, but I didn't expect to see each other so soon."

"Queen Mother..."

"Princess Qin, please sit down."

Empress Dowager Jiang pointed to the side, and Shang Ruyi saw that in the center of the attic on this floor, two bookshelves must have been removed deliberately, leaving a fairly spacious space. A round carpet was spread on the ground, but there was no Maybe it was because the blanket was too thick or for some other reason that the base was higher than the normal ground.

A low table was placed on the blanket, and there were some simple cups of tea on the table.

Master Xin Zheng is indeed someone who has seen a lot of the world, and is used to being ingratiating. Even though he knew that this meeting should be quick and simple, he did not neglect it.

So Shang Ruyi followed Empress Dowager Jiang and they sat down opposite each other.

But when Shang Ruyi sat down, she had to sit very reluctantly because her belly was too big. Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother's eyes even curled up, and she personally came over to help her sit down, and then walked to the opposite side and sat down. After sitting down, his smiling eyes kept looking at Shang Ruyi's belly.

Shang Ruyi blushed a little and lowered her head, but the Queen Mother asked gently: "It looks like it must be seven or eight months old, right?"

"Eight months."

"You should take good care of your baby."

"It has always been well-raised."

"Then why are you still here? Although you haven't left the city, you still have to travel a lot."

After this year, Shang Ruyi felt that she had experienced a lot and changed a lot, and the Queen Mother, after experiencing the most significant change in her life, she seemed to have not changed anymore - in terms of state of mind, Shang Ruyi He even felt that her concerned tone and attitude were no different from the queen who summoned her to the palace to accompany her.

Her gentleness is still so delicate and makes people feel like they are taking a breath of spring breeze.

Shang Ruyi smiled, pushed the food box that had been placed on the table just before sitting down in front of her, and said softly: "I brought this to you."

"this?"

Queen Mother Jiang was stunned for a moment and looked at the food box - she originally thought it was Shang Ruyi's small thought, but when she heard it said it, it seemed that this thought was unusual.

Shang Ruyi said softly: "During my pregnancy, Ruo Yan learned how to make soup with her hands. Now her skills are so good that when I am hungry, I rely on the pastries she made to satisfy my craving. "

"what!"

Queen Mother Jiang's breath trembled.

This obviously aroused her mood more than anything else. She looked at the food box in disbelief, and then looked back at Shang Ruyi. Her calm and hoarse voice finally had a slight ups and downs: "Really, Really?"

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Of course it's true."

"..."

"She told me that the Queen Mother likes to eat water chestnut cake the most. When she was pregnant in the past, she also liked to eat hawthorn cake, so she also made some for me."

Queen Mother Jiang's gentle but desolate eyes slowly filled with tears.

Tears welled up and trembled. She smiled at first, but soon took a deep breath to suppress the smile. Although every fine line at the corner of her eyes was filled with joy, she Still trying his best to control his emotions, he said to Shang Ruyi, "Pregnant women shouldn't eat too much hawthorn."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "I know, I don't eat much."

"That's good,"

Queen Mother Jiang nodded, unable to hold back after all, a tear welled up in the corner of her eye, but she immediately reached out to wipe it away, and then smiled softly: "She is very good, and you are all very well, then I can rest assured." .”

It was probably because she hadn't spoken so many words for so long, and there was still a hideous and terrifying scar on her neck, indicating that she had suffered such a serious injury. After saying this, her throat became obviously swollen. I couldn't hold it any longer, and I coughed several times in succession. The sound was hard and harsh, like a dull knife full of rust grinding against rough sandstone, which was very uncomfortable to hear.

Shang Ruyi hurriedly picked up the teacup and handed it to her.

After Empress Dowager Jiang covered her mouth and coughed, she lowered her head and saw the tea cup in front of her. She smiled and said, "This is not good, I will do it myself."

Shang Ruyi knew that she was concerned about her identity and her identity. After thinking about it, she could only put the cup in front of her. Empress Dowager Jiang picked it up and took a sip. She waited until her dry throat was moistened a little and then Putting down the cup, he smiled softly and said, "I haven't been this happy for a long time, and I haven't talked so much."

Shang Ruyi nodded gently.

Queen Mother Jiang stretched out her slender fingers and gently touched the heavy food box, and said with a smile: "If Fei'er eats the snacks made by his sister, he will also be happy."

After saying that, as if she had thought of something, she looked up at Shang Ruyi and said doubtfully: "But, are you here just for this? His Majesty the Emperor - I'm afraid he won't agree so easily, right?" Sure enough, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother.

Even though he has been far away from the court and has been with the Ancient Buddha of Qingdeng for so long, his sensitivity has not slowed down at all.

Shang Ruyi said: "My father originally didn't want me to disturb the Queen Mother's purification, but recently, a lot of good news came from the front, and my father Long Yan was very happy and agreed to me."

"Oh? Is there any good news?"

When Queen Mother Jiang heard this, she looked at her with twinkling eyes, probably out of curiosity, but she didn't feel like asking more questions.

After all, good news that can make the emperor happy must be a major military matter, and with her current status, she should not be involved in these matters anymore.

Normally, Shang Ruyi would not have said this more, but today, just now, she got the news that Jiang Chongen surrendered to Yu Wenyuan through Tongguan and sent such an important map. She subconsciously felt that maybe this matter You should ask the cousin of that key person.

The Queen Mother looks at people more accurately than they do.

So, Shang Ruyi thought about it and told the Empress Dowager Jiang about the incident. At the end of the story, she said: "If we can really recapture the Eastern Capital in one fell swoop, it will be a great achievement of your brother."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong.

Empress Dowager Jiang's always gentle and gentle face gradually showed a serious expression, especially her eyebrows were twisted into a knot. When Shang Ruyi finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head and asked anxiously: "Has Your Majesty already set off?"

Shang Ruyi nodded: "We set off early in the morning."

Empress Dowager Jiang took a deep breath and said, "Quick, let Feng Chen go and chase the emperor back!"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately felt something was wrong, and her expression became nervous, saying: "The Queen Mother's words are——"

Empress Dowager Jiang said anxiously: "Jiang Chong'en is timid and afraid of trouble, and he is even more greedy for life and afraid of death. Now that he has surrendered to Liang Shide, if there is no change of life and death, he will never abandon his stable life and turn around to join Dasheng; if he really There is only one reason for doing this.”

At this moment, Shang Ruyi seemed to understand: "The Queen Mother is suspicious, is he pretending to surrender?"

Queen Mother Jiang nodded vigorously.

Her face turned pale instantly, and then she said: "This brother of mine has no ability, but he is so ambitious and greedy for pleasure. Although Liang Shide is the leader of the rebels, he has the knowledge of people and the wisdom of using them. Jiang Chongen is in his At most, the subordinates can only rely on the credit of surrendering the city, and if they ask for anything else, they will definitely not have it. However, with his character, he must not be willing to be left out, and must find a way to earn some credit."

"..."

"But, he doesn't have any other ability to make great achievements or attack cities and strongholds. If he wants to make great achievements, he can only——"

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and understood immediately.

Yu Wenyuan sent Shen Tutai to capture the two states of Song and Xu, which had a great impact on Liang Shide. He knew that in the next step, Dasheng planned to send troops eastward to deal with his Luoyang. By then, there would be a bloody battle.

Although the strength of the two parties cannot be seen now, Liang Shide should also know that Yu Wenyuan has many generals who are good at fighting, and just one Shen Tutai is enough for him, not to mention Yu Wenye, and someone he is difficult to detect. Yuwen was deeply embarrassed. Before the two sides faced off head-on, Liang Shide probably also wanted to find a way to weaken Da Sheng's combat power.

Using Jiang Chongen is a highly profitable strategy.

If Jiang Chongen is really pretending to surrender, Yu Wenyuan is likely to fall into his trap. Once...

Shang Ruyi suddenly shuddered.

She hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold the edge of the table, preparing to support herself to stand up. However, because her body was so heavy and she was a little frightened when she suddenly heard the news, she was unable to stand up. Instead, her feet were shaking. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Jiang hurriedly stood up and came over to support her.

Just when Shang Ruyi barely stood up straight, she suddenly frowned: "Huh?"

Queen Mother Jiang looked at her: "What's wrong?"

Shang Ruyi sniffed. The scent of ink, which was as strong as an invisible stick that kept beating her head, seemed to be mixed with some other smells... It seemed like the smell of something burning.

She said: "Queen Mother, is something burnt?"

Empress Dowager Jiang was stunned, and subconsciously lowered her head to look at the table. There was only a candle burning obediently, and there was nothing strange about it.

But the burnt smell in the air became more and more obvious, and even Empress Dowager Jiang gradually smelled something was wrong. She subconsciously looked up at the only exposed wall of the attic, and there was only one window on the wall. But because they needed to avoid the eyes and ears of others when they met, the windows were also closed. At this moment, some distorted light and shadow seemed to be faintly visible on the silently closed windows, which made the two of them feel more and more uneasy.

Queen Mother Jiang let go of Shang Ruyi's arm, walked over and opened the window.

A heat wave is coming!

"careful!"

Shang Ruyi was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed her arm and dragged her back. There was a "sudden" sound, and the flames suddenly jumped in like a greedy poisonous snake, almost engulfing the Empress Dowager Jiang.