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As soon as Mu Jingyi and Chang Luoyun left the mansion, the Queen Mother came to the Changping Marquis Mansion.

"This child Jingyi was raised by the Ai family. He has always been steady. It is most suitable for him to go to Qingzhou this time." The Queen Mother sighed with a sad look on her face.

"The new emperor has ascended the throne, and the emperor will probably never come back. A dying old woman from the Ai family will still have to experience the heartbreaking pain of being sent away by a white-haired person for a black-haired person. If possible, the Ai family would be willing to risk their lives in exchange for my emperor. Son."

Mrs. Mu didn't know what her purpose was, so she could only carefully comfort her: "The emperor is a good person and will definitely return to the court safely."

"Don't try to comfort me with nice words," the Queen Mother shook her head. "When the late Emperor was here, he said that Jing Yi, the only son of Lord Mu, was brave and resourceful, and worthy of a big job. Now it seems that Jing Yi is indeed He is a rare talent.”

"The late emperor was so complimentary."

"Now the court is unstable, the Ai family is getting older, and Qi is worried about internal troubles." The Queen Mother said with worry, "Although the prince is kind, after this battle, the people in the court have become distracted, and we still need someone like Jing Yi." I will help you wholeheartedly."

Mrs. Mu said: "The Changping Marquis Mansion has shown its sincerity. It is Jing Yi's blessing to be able to assist the new emperor."

The Queen Mother nodded, with a hint of concern in her eyes, "The Ai family has long heard that you are in poor health. Are you feeling better now?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. I'm feeling better now." Mrs. Mu replied with a smile: "In this season in the past, I couldn't live without help from others, but now I can walk a few steps by myself."

"That's good," the Queen Mother said; "The Ai family thinks you are a lucky one. Jing Yi has just married a daughter-in-law, and family happiness is just around the corner. You should take care of yourself."

"Thanks to the Queen Mother for your kind words, I must take good care of myself and try to see my grandson born."

The Queen Mother's face softened, "Why didn't Ms. Chang come over? The Ai family has been in a state of flux these past few days, and they were thinking of asking her to help embroider a statue of Guanyin for worship."

"Yun'er and Jingyi went to Qingzhou," Mrs. Mu said, "When she comes back, I will ask her to embroider it as soon as possible and make a special trip to send it to the Queen Mother."

That was all, but Mrs. Mu did not dare to refuse the embroidery the Queen Mother asked for.

The Queen Mother said: "It's not an urgent matter, just take your time."

"Queen Mother, I have a ready-made statue of Guanyin. I wonder if it can catch your eye." Standing behind Mrs. Mu, Kong Ling'er had a blessed body and a soft voice, neither humble nor arrogant.

"You are." The queen mother saw that her clothes did not look like a maid, but she really couldn't imagine that there was such a female family member in the Changping Marquis Mansion.

"This is Kong Ling'er, the daughter of Kong Shaoling, the weaving director of Qingzhou. Since Shaoling and his wife were killed when Xia Bing entered the city, Yun'er and Ling'er had known each other since childhood, so Yun'er took her to live in the mansion." Mrs. Mu said.

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and looked at Kong Ling'er carefully, nodded slightly and said, "Yes, last time for the Ai family's birthday, you presented a peony painting with the word "Fu", which was quite clever."

"Miss Ling'er, like Yun'er, also has a pair of skillful hands." Mrs. Mu said with a smile, "Her embroidery is elegant and refined, and my wife also likes it very much."

"In this case, the Ai family really wants to see your Guanyin statue."

Kong Ling'er smiled and bowed to the Queen Mother, then stepped out and told Feicui to get the embroidered statue of Guanyin.

The Queen Mother and Mrs. Mu said: "It is pitiful for this girl to have her parents die at such a young age. If she is willing, she can come to the palace to talk to me. After a while, I can arrange a better marriage for her, which will be considered a consummation." .”

Mrs. Mu was startled. It would be best if the Queen Mother proposed marriage to her.

It's just that...everything has pros and cons. If the Queen Mother is not satisfied with the marriage proposal, it is difficult to refuse.

While thinking about it, Kong Ling'er had already walked in holding a scroll. She handed the scroll to the maid next to the Queen Mother and stood quietly behind Mrs. Mu waiting.

The scroll slowly opened, and Guanyin, holding a willow branch in her hand, looked kindly. The halo behind her exuded a soft light, which had the magic power to cleanse all the suffering in the world, making people instantly calm.

Kong Ling'er looked at the Queen Mother's pious look and let out a long sigh of relief.

For so many days, she had been thinking about the essentials of random stitch embroidery, and it was not until she embroidered this Guanyin statue that she finally saw the light of Buddha. She originally wanted to give it to Mrs. Mu some time later, but unfortunately, the Queen Mother just wanted such a thing. She took out an embroidered portrait.After staring at it for a long time, the Queen Mother asked the palace maid to put away the embroidery portrait, and said to Kong Ling'er with a kind face: "Miss Ling'er is really good at craftsmanship. The Ai family likes this embroidery portrait very much. I just don't know if Miss Ling'er is willing to follow the Ai family." Enter the palace and help the Ai family embroider a portrait."

Kong Linger glanced at Mrs. Mu, who smiled at her and had no intention of helping her make up her mind.

She felt a little moved in her heart, walked up to the Queen Mother, leaned down and saluted, "Thanks to the Queen Mother's love, the daughter of the common people is willing to enter the palace."

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Well, you clean up and go into the palace with the Ai family now."

Mrs. Mu did not expect such suddenness, so she felt a little embarrassed: "Mother, Miss Ling'er is a girl's family after all. Her things are trivial and cannot be packed away in a while. Otherwise, how many days will it take for her to enter the palace?"

Mrs. Mu thought that Kong Ling'er was handed over by Chang Luoyun after all. Even if she wanted to enter the palace, she would always prepare some soft clothes and useful things to send her off properly.

"There is no need to pack anything, just a change of clothes. The rest of the things are as needed. Are you still worried about whether they are available in the palace?" The Queen Mother smiled and said: "It's rare that the Ai family likes it. Come to the palace early so that you can talk to the Ai family. say."

Kong Ling'er half-crouched down and saluted Mrs. Mu, and said, "Madam, I am alone now, and I actually have nothing to prepare. Since the Queen Mother cares about her, I will be acting recklessly if I delay any longer."

Mrs. Mu choked, which meant she was troubled.

She smiled calmly and said: "I feel relieved that Miss Ling'er can understand the general situation like this. It is your blessing to be able to catch the eye of the Queen Mother. I also want to congratulate Ling'er."

The Queen Mother smiled and said to Mrs. Mu: "It's rare that she likes the Ai family. When she enters the palace in the future, the Ai family will definitely not treat her badly."

Kong Ling'er said: "Then please trouble the Queen Mother to wait for a moment, and the daughter of the people will go and clean up right away."

Kong Ling'er came out of the house, and Jade greeted him quickly.

The Queen Mother and Mrs. Mu in the room did not deliberately lower their voices. Feicui stood outside the room and vaguely heard the general idea.

She walked to Kong Ling'er with an anxious look on her face and lowered her voice: "Girl, do you really want to enter the palace?"

Kong Ling'er kept walking, but her voice was very low, "Since I have agreed, I must go."

Although Jade has always been steady, her eyes were red at this moment, "Girl, I want to come with you, too."

"What are you doing with me? The Queen Mother just asked me to go into the palace to embroider a portrait for her. It's hard to say what will happen. You just stay in the Marquis Mansion and wait for my return."

"When will the girl come back?"

Kong Ling'er's feet had already stepped onto the threshold. Hearing her question, he stopped again, "I don't know exactly when. I will probably know what to do after I finish embroidering the portrait."

"Girl." Jade stopped.

She has no father or mother and grew up in the Kong family. In her heart, she never thought that one day she would be separated from Kong Linger.Especially now that Kong Shaoling and his wife Shaoling have both passed away, and she and Kong Linger are even more dependent on each other.

I originally thought that when Kong Ling'er got married, I would definitely follow her there. Who knew that now that she was about to enter the palace, it would be difficult to meet her in the future.

Kong Ling'er didn't know what Feicui was thinking. When she saw her blankly, she simply packed up two clothes and put them in her baggage. When she saw Feicui crying, she paused and said, "You know what I'm thinking. Now that the Marquis doesn't want to see me, what's the use of me staying here?

But if I enter the palace this time and win the favor of the Queen Mother, it must not be difficult for her to point me to the Marquis as a concubine. "

"Girl, what do you mean?" Jade stopped sobbing and looked at Kong Ling'er in shock.

"You understand what I mean, so you just stay peacefully in the Hou Mansion and wait for me to come back." Kong Ling'er said.