box of hearts

Chapter 235
"Hey, it's said that Mr. Feng just passed away two days ago. Although she is a married woman, she should have made a great contribution to September [2]. She is in mourning at this time, so what are you going to do when you have nothing to do?"

"That's right, it's strange," Qin Hua also puffed up her mouth and muttered, "Since my mother came back to Beijing, only Xiaojing and the others from the past came to visit. The day will come to wipe the cards and listen to the opera, and most of them will not come again. The friendship between Mrs. Zuo and Niangniang is only superficial, why did it happen?"

Qing Tian rested his elbows on his face, and tapped his chin with his fingertips, "She comes from a noble background, and she has long been displeased with people of my background, and she is very dissatisfied with me because of her master's promotion. See me today The favor is no longer there, so I must have come to ridicule and ridicule the old grudge."

Qin Hua choked there, "Yes, what the empress said is reasonable. I waited for the servant to exploit that stupid woman, so as not to come in and annoy the empress."

"Slow down." Qingtian raised his hand, which was already so thin that his muscles and bones were protruding, but the armor of dragon, phoenix, auspicious clouds, pearls and jade in his hand was not any less gorgeous, "When I was in power, I didn't like to see her; But I want to meet the daughter of this family for a while. Ask her to come in."

"Your Majesty!" Ying Zhi called out from behind, and Mu Yun, who was sitting on the seat, glanced at Qing Tian's expression, and then smiled slightly.She reached out and took off a piece of golden silk peony on her head distractedly, and put it on Qingtian's bun.Qing Tianyuan only casually held two long hairpins with engraved tassels and tassels, which looked a little cold, but at this time, with the shining golden ornaments, it immediately added a little extravagance.

"Yingzhi, you little idiot, don't shout, just wait and see the good show." Mu Yun retreated and sat down firmly, Qingtian smiled at her and waited for the visitor.

Not long after, Mrs. Zuo came in with a few maidservants, because she was wearing mourning for her grandfather, she was dressed in plain clothes, but there was a faint joy on her face.Facing Qingtian, he bowed crookedly, "My concubine pays her respects to the empress," and glanced at Muyun, "This is Mrs. Zhao from Baoqixuan, right? I've seen it before."

Mu Yun lifted up his body with a smile on his face, but Qing Tian said very politely, "Madam, please sit down. Qin Su, bring Madam a bowl of newly brewed rose dew."

The rose dew was served in a paper-thin white jade bowl, and it was pleasing in color and fragrant. There were also several plates of snacks, so exquisite that it was unbearable to eat.

Mrs. Zuo put a pink snail in butter on a supa pad, held it in her hand and tasted it, "The Prince Regent is here all the year round, so Huaju's food is famous for its cleanliness. Although the prince is not here now, he is not inferior, which shows that the empress manages well."

There are thorns in the words, and the thorns are like a kitten whose mane is blown out.Qingtian in front of her was still smiling and said calmly: "I see that Tian is idle, so I have time to take care of these things. On the contrary, Ma'am - I heard that Mrs. Feng Bin Tian, ​​as a granddaughter of the first line, Madam is still in the midst of filial piety. How did you have the spirit to come to me?"

Qingtian has never been very warm towards Mrs. Zuo, but now he is showing some false expressions.When Mrs. Zuo saw her, she couldn't help but feel even more humble when the other party became humble because of falling out of favor, "Tsk, isn't it because the lord was kicked out of Jingjizhuang by the lord? It is said that the lord treats the lord very differently these days." In the past, the empress didn't know how to be more cautious, and she said disobedient words on the prince's birthday, which caused such a mess. We have been with the empress for so many years, of course I feel sorry for the empress, so even though I have filial piety, I don't care about it. It’s always better to come and visit.”

"I'm fine. Thank you Madam for your concern. In addition, please forgive me for not being able to go to Madam's natal house to pay respects to my grandfather. I also ask Madam to express my condolences."

"Speaking of the concubine's grandfather," Mrs. Zuo emphasized her tone intentionally, "it seems that he was once the mother's 'godfather'. I wonder if there is such a saying?"

Qingtian smiled calmly, "Ma'am is right. When I was young, I went to Feng's residence to sing, and Mrs. Feng often rewarded me with flowery and emerald scarves, and treated me like half a daughter." .”

Mrs. Zuo turned her hands immediately, and knocked a pair of pearl pearl silver bracelets on her wrists, "I forgot if I didn't mention it, Your Majesty was still the oiran of Huaihua Hutong at that time. This Mrs. Zhao—" She said again Eyes on Mu Yun, "It's your servant girl. The empress should get rid of her humble status after she joined the prince. I'm ashamed to say it. I don't know how many times I have called 'empress' over the years. I never knew what position the prince promoted to the empress? Is it a side concubine, or a world concubine, or a concubine?"

Qingtian fiddled with the wishful knot on the skirt with one hand, and took the time to calm down, "Ma'am, isn't this asking knowingly? Although I am expelled from the family, I am from a courtesan, so how can I be among the noble ladies of the clan? Since I have been regent for many years Living separately from the palace can only be regarded as an 'external room'."

Outside the hall, there are warblers flying around, passing by the old trees of Chaya.Mrs. Zuo secretly sighed that this woman has a rough skin and thick flesh, so she can blurt out such an unrefined identity without changing her face.At that moment, a cool smile appeared from the corner of his eyes, "Oh, this is very difficult. It's just an upright girl or girl in the Prince Regent's mansion, who is born to be the prince's person and dies to be the prince's ghost. This' What is the name of the outside room's nonsense? Isn't it like the lonely Buddha without a temple, who can't stand half a furnace of good incense? Today, the prince is angry, and he can expel the empress from Jingjizhuang, but it is hard to guarantee her return. One day, I will not expel the empress from Beifu again, where will the empress go then? I will never go back to Huaihua Hutong again!"

This time even Mu Yun who was sitting on the side looked like a mighty female cat, if there were two whiskers growing on her mouth, they would have to stand upright.Qingtian glanced at her with a smile, then turned his eyes to Mrs. Zuo, tilted his head slightly, intentionally or unconsciously, brushed his fingertips over the red gold peony on top of his head, "Hey, at worst, I will shave my head and become a sister-in-law. That year I I'm just a vulgar person, and I can't wear gold and silver heads on my head, so the prince ordered Taowu, Liyuan, Xingcun, Meiyan, Juqi, Lanjing, Guiling... Hundreds of flowers and flowers to be planted in the vicinity. , that’s how the name Huaju came about. I was originally a person who turned around in the Dragon Palace and Moon Palace, with green clouds and red makeup in the fireworks field, and a bald head and clean face in the ancient Buddha Hall. It’s not normal for me. No more than Madam, this top My hair has not been touched since I was born, no wonder I don’t know what it means to be born again when the spring breeze blows.”

She half-curved her lips and stared at Mrs. Zuo. It was also a cat, a lazy and deep Persian cat, squinting its mandarin duck eyes and crouching in the corner of the vagina, as if it was about to yawn at any time, and then yawned out from between the yawns. A bloody canary feather.

Madam Zuo stared blankly at Qingtian, that's right, this woman was caught and raped by the Prince Regent himself, and sent to a Buddhist temple to become a monk!But just a year later, he was welcomed back to the North Mansion and was held up like a jewel in the palm of his hand. God knows what kind of tricks this evildoer has against men!In case she regained her favor this time, and he found her guilty of today's provocation, it would be a big deal.

A cold current hit, and Madam Zuo's facial features shrank, and immediately changed color, "Uh, huh, empress, empress, you are too worried. That year, empress was sent to Yangzhou by the prince, so she is safe and sound? Today It's just sending it back to the capital from Jingji Manor, how can it be considered a big deal? With the years of love between the empress and the prince, she must be loved forever."

"Really?" Qingtian still lowered his head halfway like that, and raised his eyelids with a half-smile, "Why, I heard Madam just now, it seems to mean that once the prince returns to Beijing tomorrow, he will treat me as a 'no' The "outside room" of "Three No Four" was driven back to Huaihua Hutong to do business?"

Mrs. Zuo saw Qingtian's arrogant voice, and concluded that she must have a plan to redeem the favor, she jumped up even more frightened, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty misunderstood, Your Majesty misunderstood! Alas, Your Majesty knew from the beginning that my concubine was born in a family. I have been spoiled by arrogance since I was a child. If I speak straight, what I think in my heart often becomes another meaning in my mouth. The so-called "words do not convey the meaning". I only want my mother to be healthy and happy, and there is no difference between the prince and the rock. But if there is any sentence in the words that the empress does not hear, and I still hope that the empress reads the original intention of the concubine, don't blame it."

Qingtian calmed down, and raised his eyebrows, "I was just joking, Madam is in a hurry. It's exactly what Madam said, my grandfather, Mr. Feng, used to recognize me as a daughter. Speaking of seniority, Madam If you want to call me 'Mom', which mother would care about her children, Madam, don't you?"

This move repays the other's body in the same way, causing Madam Zuo's face to collapse completely, and she did not dare to argue, so she had to mutter against her will: "If the empress doesn't like it, it's okay to accept my concubine as a daughter." No, wait another day for the concubine to be fully clothed, and then prepare a gift and come to the door to formally acknowledge the empress."

Qingtian smiled charmingly, "It's better to hit the sun than to pick the sun. If Ma'am didn't say things out of words this time, and she really wanted to recognize me as a 'mother', in my opinion, there was no need to It takes a lot of time to prepare any gift, but now here are eight heads, which is considered a good gift."

Mu Yun and Ying Zhi couldn't help laughing, Madam Zuo's complexion turned paler than the mourning clothes she was wearing.After struggling several times, I knew that she would never give up unless I apologized heavily to this woman.Even though he was full of resentment, he moved down from his seat after all, picked up his thick linen skirt and knelt down on the spot, saying: "My lord mother, I am honored by my daughter four times and eight times." Kowtowing a few heads indiscriminately is considered an account.

(End of this chapter)