Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 87: How Much Worry Can You Have?

However, Sheng Shaoqing has always maintained a sense of distance from this very elegant art, because every time she hears the melodious sound of the piano, she can't help her dozing off. Whenever she wants to improve her artistic taste, she forcibly appreciates it When listening to these zither sounds, which are regarded as the sounds of nature, the reality gave her an extremely loud snoring sound, so she simply stopped trying, which was embarrassing anyway.

On the surface, after the banquet where the guests and hosts seemed to be having a good time, the moment Wang Mi stepped out of the Qingren Hall, his expression gradually became serious.

The person Sheng Shaoqing arranged to take them "for fun" followed Wang Mi to the embassy.

Gritting his teeth, Wang Mi could only follow the "tour guides" out of the embassy without stopping, and toured the city of Bianjing "with one heart and one mind".

From lunch to curfew, Wang Mi followed Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Rites from the east to the west of the city, and then wandered from the south to the north of the city.

Yuanwailang also asked Wang Mi very caringly, "What do you think of the customs of Bianjing, Master Wang? Compared with Jiankang City, how is it different?"

"Oh, back then I was sent to Nanjing to see the beauty of Jiankang. At that time, I was still Xiao..."

Yuanwailang smiled awkwardly, and swallowed the "Xiao Shi Jiangshan" behind him.

Sheng Shaoqing looked at the blue and red complexion on Wang Mi's handsome face, and laughed for half an hour in the Palace of Eternal Light without stopping, she knew that it would be no problem for Liu Yuanwailang, a gossiper who couldn't control his mouth, to go to this job .

"I don't know why the Queen Mother is so happy?"

Aning and Lian Qiao both heard Sheng Shaoqing's laughter in the outer hall, and asked in unison.

Cui Yun poked A Ning and Lianqiao lightly on the backs of their heads, "Have you finished the work at hand, are you just talking?"

Lian Qiao covered the spot on her head that was poked by Cui Yun, turned around and said to Cui Yun with a smile, "Miss Cui, how can there be any work these days, after making arrangements for Princess Lin Yang's entry into the palace tomorrow, we can have a good rest God."

Cui Yun wanted to poke Lianqiao's head, but Lianqiao dodged Cui Yun's one-finger gesture, and said aggrievedly, "Of course it is, and I told the Queen Mother a few days ago to ask the Queen Mother to give you more Take good care of yourself during the holidays, look at the bruises in front of your eyes, it almost catches up with the big green bricks on the eaves."

"Huh?!", Cui Yun put his hands behind his back, pretending to look fierce and said, "Now not only dare to talk about the Queen Mother behind her back, but also dare to be my master, right?!"

Seeing the situation, Aning was afraid that the situation would become more difficult to deal with, so he hurriedly spoke out to mediate: "Ms. Cui, don't be angry. Forsythia's words are not serious, but her heart is indeed not bad. She also really cares about you and the Queen Mother, but I sincerely ask you Make sure she won't do it again next time!"

Saying that, Ah Ning stretched out three fingers and was about to swear, and her eyes signaled Lian Qiao to give in to Cui Yun.

Forsythia was also on the head, but she refused to admit her mistake, "My servant, I don't know what I did wrong? Please tell me, Miss Cui."

"The maidservants were so kind that they were all treated as donkey livers and lungs. A few days ago, the queen mother wanted to reward the maidservant, but the maid refused to accept it and only asked the queen mother for a favor. Please let the queen mother rest more for Cui. There are things in the palace. Aning and I, Ms. Cui, tell Lianqiao, what did Lianqiao do wrong?!"

The more Lianqiao talked, the more wronged she became, and she was so anxious that she wiped her tears with her sleeve.

Cui Yun sighed, looked at Lianqiao with a complicated expression, and said after a long silence, "I was wrong."

She didn't expect that it was rare for her to make a joke with Forsythia, and she ended up in this way.

Lian Qiao wiped away her tears when she heard the words, and also felt that she had gone too far, she hesitated for a long time and apologized, then turned around and was about to go into the palace to report to the Queen Mother about tomorrow's arrangements.

Aning reminded her behind her, "Forsythia, your eyes!"

Lianqiao thought for a while, went to the eaves outside the courtyard to break off a piece of ice hanging down, wrapped it with a handkerchief and put it on her eyes, and asked Ah Ning after a while, "Is this done?"

Ah Ning looked at Forsythia's eyes for a long time, and then said, "Well, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it, there seems to be some bloodshot eyes."

Lian Qiao smiled, "The Empress Dowager is probably going to take a break soon, the candles in the hall are not lit, so I can't see it."

After Lianqiao left, Ah Ning walked up to the silent Cui Yun, "Miss Cui, don't blame her, she has a temper..."

"A-Ning, are my dark circles really serious?"

Cui Yun's thoughtless words made Ah Ning stunned on the spot.

"No... Ah... If you look carefully, it's a bit heavy..."

After finishing speaking, Cui Yun turned around and left, leaving Aning alone in a daze, just now?
Is it just a dream?

On the second day, Sheng Shaoqing watched Cui Yun and Lian Qiao follow her to the banquet without saying a word, and always felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

When Lian Qiao came in to report last night, she felt that something was wrong. Lian Qiao, who was always lively, unexpectedly finished her report yesterday and floated out like a gust of wind, as if she didn't want her to see anything.

Sheng Shaoqing suppressed the signs of curiosity in his heart, and walked into the Peace Palace.

The Anning Palace was specifically mentioned in Princess Lin Yang's post, so Sheng Shaoqing followed suit and arranged the banquet in the Anning Palace.

The princesses have been educated in the Anning Palace since they were born and before they left the court, and the late emperor had only one Yuan Che, so the Anning Palace has been vacant for a long time, and if there are no accidents, it should be vacant for a long time in the future.

"Princess Lin Yang is here!"

Princess Lin Yang walked into the Anning Palace and saw Sheng Shaoqing standing in the courtyard, she hurried over to salute, and said with a smile, "It's Lin Yang's fault, Mrs. Lao has been waiting for a long time."

Sheng Shaoqing waved his hands and said, "It's okay, the time for the appointment should be early, and it's the first time for the Ai family to come to the Anning Palace, so I want to see the difference between the place where the princesses used to live and the Eternal Light Palace of the Ai family."

Princess Lin Yang's heart moved, and she said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Lin Yang also thought so, so he came a moment earlier to see if there have been any changes in the Peace Palace over the years."

Princess Lin Yang sighed, "Speaking of which, Lin Yang hasn't set foot here for five or six years."

The female history behind Princess Lin Yang also added with a smile, "The two masters want to be together, and they are much earlier than the agreed time."

Sheng Shaoqing and Princess Lin Yang looked at each other and smiled, "Why don't you say that Aijia and Princess have a good understanding."

Sheng Shaoqing felt that apart from Princess Lin Yang's love brain, she handled other matters very meticulously and steadily. Last time, Sheng Shaoqing visited the private treasury and saw the amount of silver taels paid in the Huangzhuang with his own eyes. Zhuang is very satisfied with the results of his work.

Good people, how can they be stupid when they fall in love?
Since the system tampered with the value of her affection for Sheng Shaoqing, Princess Lin Yang has grown to appreciate that although she is younger than herself, her seniority is that she is the descendant of her sister-in-law.

The Queen Mother is much more interesting than her two younger sisters.

"If my sister-in-law is interested, how about letting Lin Yang take her to visit the Peaceful Palace?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded and said, "The Ai family has exactly this intention."

Anyway, the dishes haven't been cooked yet, so it's better to take a stroll around. Princess Lin Yang led Sheng Shaoqing around the two corridors, and suddenly shouted excitedly, "Sister-in-law, look at that—"

Sheng Shaoqing looked in the direction Princess Lin Yang pointed, and there was a small swing stand under the red wall. A gust of wind blew by, and the faded swing chair swayed in the wind.

"This is when Lin Yang was ten years old. Brother Huang took a group of young eunuchs to make a swing for Lin Yang. At that time, both Songyang and Jiyang fought with me for such a swing, and almost fought. !"

"Later, Brother Huang was so entangled that he tied one for each of them." Princess Lin Yang paused, "Of course Lin Yang didn't want to, so he asked someone to dismantle the other two swings at night. "

Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help laughing out loud, this princess Lin Yang was too domineering when she was young!
A blush also appeared on Princess Lin Yang's face, and she argued, "Then the emperor said it was my birthday present, how could there be one for the last person?!"

"Then the other two princesses wake up and the swing is gone, so they want to ask you for a swing?!"

Princess Lin Yang smiled triumphantly, "Lin Yang will not let things go wrong. Even now, sister Ji Yang thinks it was sister Song Yang who dismantled her swing."

"Then, Princess Songyang wouldn't think it was Princess Jiyang who tore it down?"

Princess Lin Yang didn't answer, but Sheng Shaoqing already understood what she meant.

"High! Really high! How on earth did you do it?"

Princess Lin Yang smiled mysteriously, "Secret."

Hey!
"Queen Mother, the banquet has been set, please join the princess in the banquet."

The introduction was interrupted by Aning, Princess Lin Yang could only hastily end her nostalgia, and followed Sheng Shaoqing to the side hall.

"If the princess hasn't stayed enough, why not have dinner in the palace as well."

Princess Lin Yang shook her head, and said with a melancholy smile, "Actually, there is nothing to miss. Everything in the Anning Palace remains the same, but times have changed and people have changed."

"Lin Yang has an appointment in the afternoon, so I'm afraid he won't be able to accompany the Queen Mother for dinner."

Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's puzzled expression, Princess Lin Yang hurriedly explained, "Ji Baochuan's husband has been found, and he will enter Beijing today. I have already brought Ji Baochuan into the princess mansion yesterday, but when Ji Baochuan heard that her husband had been found, he couldn't wait. , Lin Yang has no choice but to arrange to meet today."

Only then did Sheng Shaoqing realize that Princess Lin Yang had misunderstood her displeasure, and explained, "It's okay, you can take care of yourself if you have something to do."

Princess Lin Yang's expression became angry at this moment, "If I hadn't agreed to Mrs. Ji before, I wouldn't bother to care about this matter!"

"what?"

"You don't know, Queen Mother, that Ji Baochuan's husband was separated during the battle, and after fleeing to the Helian tribe, he used some means to marry the daughter of the tribe's Khan. Now he is a distinguished privy envoy!"

Emmm, Sheng Shaoqing wants to say that she already knew about this result?
"It's really pitiful for Ji Baochuan. He has been waiting for news of her husband, and hoped that he would come back. In the end, he is hugging and enjoying the blessings of all people in the Helian tribe!"

"Hey, but when it comes to Ji Baochuan's husband, Lin Yang has some doubts. How do you know, Queen Mother, that he is living well in the Helian Department?"

"Ah...I..." Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's tangled expression, Princess Lin Yang said with a clear expression on her face, "Lin Yang understands, keep it a secret! Right?"

Sheng Shaoqing: "..."

Quite right, right?
The two entered the table, Sheng Shaoqing looked at the delicious delicacies in front of him, but felt a sense of powerlessness as if a eunuch went to a brothel. These days, she ate more seats in five days than she ate in five years in modern times. I really can't hold it in my stomach.

Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's appetite loss, Princess Lin Yang picked up the chopsticks several times in a row and quickly put them down, thinking for a while, "Is the queen mother tired of these tricks?"

"Otherwise, in a few days Lin Yang will send two cooks from his mansion, one is good at northern dishes and the other is good at Jiangnan dishes. Lin Yang has tried both for the queen mother, and they are not bad..."

Sheng Shaoqing suddenly thought of some bad things in his mind. Princess Lin Yang usually raises so many buns, this try...is it a dish?

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Sheng Shaoqing questioned the system angrily, "Didn't you leave, why are you still lingering?"

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Sheng Shaoqing was almost pissed off by the system, didn't she just think a little bit wrongly!So what if the car drove on a broken road!

"The queen mother?"

Seeing that Sheng Shaoqing didn't answer her question, Princess Lin Yang was puzzled, so she asked out loud.

"Ah!" Sheng Shaoqing came to his senses and waved his hands again and again, "No...no need, thank you Princess for your kindness."

"Sister-in-law, please don't be polite to me. You haven't eaten a few bites. It seems that you don't like these dishes. You should try the chef I recommend."

Sheng Shaoqing refused several times, so he had to accept Princess Lin Yang's kindness, but before Princess Lin Yang left, Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help reminding her: Prepare more handkerchiefs.

She was afraid that the scene of the couple's reunion was too touching, and that Ji Baochuan's tears would directly flood the Princess Mansion.

Princess Lin Yang returned to the princess mansion full of doubts. Lin Feng, the steward of the princess mansion, just picked up the princess's car and helped her get off the carriage. Let him wait in the listening courtyard first."

Princess Lin Yang nodded, "Where is the Ji family now?"

"According to the princess' order, I am temporarily living in Canglan Garden."

"We will hold a banquet at Quanjuzhai tonight for them to meet." Princess Lin Yang paused, "Are you ready for the things I asked you to prepare?"

Steward Lin nodded and said, "The slaves are all ready, does the princess have any other orders?"

Princess Lin Yang suddenly remembered Sheng Shaoqing's instructions, and turned her head to tell Steward Lin, "Prepare some more handkerchiefs."

"what?"

Steward Lin suspected that his ears had misheard him. He could understand what to prepare for dressing up. After all, it was a husband and wife reunion, so tidying up would improve the relationship, but what is the purpose of preparing a handkerchief?
Shall we wipe the floor together?
"Just prepare as I tell you."

Steward Lin let out an "Ai", wondering when this princess became strange.

(End of this chapter)