Queen's scheming

Chapter 317

Early the next morning, the queen mother barely slept for an hour and a half, and got up without listening to dissuasion. Mammy Xu held her hair for the queen mother, wiped some aloe-scented hair oil on her hands, and put the queen mother's hair on her back. Her hair was neatly brushed, she only said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, Mother Ding asked Xiao Dezi to go out of the palace in the middle of the night last night."

The empress dowager's expression could not be seen in the big bronze mirror carved with yellow rosewood, and she sighed invisibly. Madam Xu just noticed it by wearing the green emerald bead string around her neck for the empress dowager.

Just sighing at the Queen Mother, Mammy Xu knew in her heart, should she be happy?Nanny Ding has been stepping on her head all her life, now, is she stepping on Nanny Ding's shoulder?Shouldn't count!If it wasn't for Nanny Ding being old and unable to tell who is her master, how could she be like this, this is not the first time she has done this, nor is it this year.The queen mother has given her enough decency, enough, really enough!
"Is there nothing going on in Qinzhu Palace?" The Empress Dowager stroked the emerald bead string on her chest. Perhaps it was because she just took it out of the makeup box, but it was cold to the touch, but it felt a little slippery. This feeling seemed to be vomiting. The snake holding the letter is very disgusting.

Aunt Xu noticed the Queen Mother's subtle expression, changed the emerald bead string, and asked tentatively: "It's cold in winter, why don't you give the Queen Mother the string of Canaan incense, blessing and longevity beads brought by the Empress Dowager earlier?" Let's string it together, it just fits into a pair with the bracelet in your hand!"

Seeing that the queen mother remained calm, she knew that she had acquiesced, quickly changed it from the makeup box, and compared in front of the queen mother: "There is nothing wrong with the imperial concubine. The empress and empress go to see the imperial concubine together."

"Qingyao has a heart." The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said, "Princess Yuexuan has left the Cihui Palace, and this palace is full of old people who have served Ai's family for many years. You go and announce them all. , covered the gate of the Cihui Palace, and everyone gathered in the front hall, not one left!"

Nanny Xu nodded, stepped back and waved to the little maid waiting outside the hall, and gave her instructions.

The queen mother looked at the sky outside the window, and murmured: "This is about to change, we can't continue to mess up, the old sister-in-law waited until my brother left before starting to clean up the house, if it had been earlier, my brother might not have ended up in the current situation." Already, Aijia, we must not repeat the same mistakes!"

When Aunt Xu helped the Empress Dowager to the front hall, Aunt Ding was loudly reprimanding the palace servants below.

"What a mess it is!"

"Stand back, you two, rough girl, with such a long appearance, how dare you come forward to make peace!"

"That short guy, yes, let's talk about you, you go behind the cat, what are you hiding, I don't know how tall you are."

The Empress Dowager's voice came from behind the picture of Baifu on the big fan: "Nurse Ding is in good spirits!"

Upon hearing this, Nanny Ding immediately stepped forward to help the Empress Dowager, and pushed Nanny Xu aside calmly. The Empress Dowager wanted to eat the wine glutinous rice dumplings made by herself during this time, so she asked her to stay in the small kitchen A few days later, when it was time to give Madam Xu a chance, Nanny Ding gave Madam Xu a sneaky look, wanting to get past her, and to win face in front of the Queen Mother, it was up to her to agree or not. Mammy turned her head and lost to her when she was old.

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, she let Nanny Ding support her, and sat down on the arhat seat above her. Madam Xu brought a cup of tea to the Empress Dowager, and said in a low voice: "Princess Yuexuan ordered me last night, The water mixed with Qiuli ointment, drink it to moisten your throat!"

The queen mother nodded and said: "You all go down and wait!"

Nanny Xu took a step back consciously, Nanny Ding curled her lips, and stood at the end of the Queen Mother, standing half a body taller than Nanny Xu.

The queen mother silently sipped a few mouthfuls of the warm soup, sweet and sour, this is what life is like today, there is only sourness, no sweetness, life cannot go on, if there is only sweetness, no sourness, this man , it is easy to lose your original heart and lose your mind!
"Which one is Xiao Dezi?" The Queen Mother put down the teacup and asked in a deep voice.

Everyone in the hall didn't know why the queen mother summoned them here, but they all faintly felt that something was wrong, otherwise the queen mother wouldn't have stayed up during the past time yesterday, and Ningsu Palace would not have been fine. Therefore, he postponed the ceremony of the crown prince's canonization, and he didn't even say when it would be postponed.It was time yesterday, and Fu Guogong's old lady had to enter the palace, and even left without staying overnight, what a big deal.

Xiao Dezi was a little surprised. He basically never showed his face in front of the Queen Mother. He didn't expect that he was the first one to be called.

"Slave Xiao Dezi, please greet the Empress Dowager!" Xiao Dezi squeezed out from the back row, tremblingly said.For some reason, he suddenly remembered the matter of going out of the palace in the middle of the night yesterday. Although he was just going to run errands, he always felt that going out of the palace in the middle of the night was a big or small matter.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "You left the palace with the token of the Cihui Palace last night, where did you go? What did you say?"

Xiao Dezi's brain seemed to be rushed by the blood all of a sudden, and he kowtowed like garlic: "Slave...slave..."

Xiao Dezi glanced at Nanny Ding, only to find that Nanny Ding was staring at him with evil eyes, Xiao Dezi stuttered for a long time before saying: "The servant is the token of the Cihui Palace that I received from Nanny Ding , Went to Prince Cheng’s Mansion, and it was said that Duke Fu passed away, and the crown prince’s canonization ceremony was cancelled.” As soon as the words came out, the people in the hall immediately lowered their heads, wishing that they didn’t have long ears, and didn’t hear such words .The obituary of Fuguo Duke's Mansion has not been released yet, how could they know such a secret.

When Nanny Ding heard this, she became angry, she didn't expect Xiao Dezi to sell herself all of a sudden, she immediately knelt down and said: "Queen Mother, don't listen to Xiao Dezi's messing around here, he is just climbing around here. Bite."

The Empress Dowager didn't look at Nanny Ding, but only looked at Xiao Dezi and said, "Fortunately, you will find your way back, and you finally know who is your master!"

Nanny Ding was taken aback, she didn't expect the Queen Mother to say such a thing, the Queen Mother was beating around the bush and scolding her, saying that she didn't know who was her master?
"The Empress Dowager..." After Madam Ding yelled two words, she glanced at Madam Xu fiercely. It must be that Madam Xu took the opportunity of being in front of the Empress Dowager these two days to give her eye drops. Only then will the Queen Mother be angry.

The queen mother didn't say another word, she didn't want to ask any more questions, and she didn't want to say anything more, she asked how did Madam Ding know about this in the small kitchen?Or ask Nanny Ding, now that the truth is known, why does she still move closer to King Cheng?There's no need, I've been with the person I've been with for most of my life, so what is there to ask.

"Shut up! Stick to death!" The queen mother opened her eyes suddenly, and only said these five words.

The courtiers of the Cihui Palace were all stunned. Who is Nanny Ding? The old man brought out from the Empress Dowager's residence was around seven or eight years old and served in front of her. Now she sent her away without asking any more questions. .It’s not a general dismissal, there are thousands of ways to die, some decent ones, poisoned wine, white silk, daggers, but anyone who wants to do it himself, and can leave the whole body, are all decent ways to die, but Now, in this harem, No. 1 among the slaves actually ended up being killed?

Nanny Ding didn't utter another word, the queen mother took Nanny Xu's hand and turned back to the back hall, the palace people frowned, but they all firmly remembered the queen mother's words, Xiao Dezi still remembered who was My master, yes, the master of all of them is the Empress Dowager, not Nanny Ding or Nanny Xu, not to mention any grand maid, master, only the Empress Dowager!

(End of this chapter)