A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 96 Forbidden Court (96)
Final chapter: I want to be like a flower, forever on the crown of the official family. (4)
Yun Hua exchanged glances with Mrs. Guo, and followed them step by step.She suppressed her dissatisfaction, put on a smiling face and called out to the Queen Mother warmly, and recommended with her hands: "This is my empress, the official family has bestowed the title of Mrs. An Guo, and today I come to greet the Queen Mother."

The queen mother is quite graceful, and she didn't throw people out, but her attitude was not very good, and she was somewhat arrogant, "Madame An Guo is still used to living in Bianjing? I remember that you lived in Bianliang many years ago, and revisited your old place. With a changed identity, I should be able to deal with it in daily life.”

Mrs. Guo responded humbly, "At that time, I prepared spices for the Empress Dowager from Cong Feng Ru Jin, and I had a relationship with the Empress Dowager several times. After so many years, the Empress Dowager's demeanor has not diminished, which is enviable."

The queen mother took a look at her. Mrs. Guo was wearing the long-sleeved regular clothes of a married woman, and because of the loss of her husband, the satin was plain with blue borders.Guo Ji had a pretty face when he was young, but now that he is in his forties, his face doesn't look old.When she came, she wasn't surprised, but when Li Congfeng's name was mentioned, her stagnant lake of heart couldn't help but rippling slightly.

She didn't speak, and her expression was indifferent.Mrs. Guo turned around and smiled at Yunhua, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother for many years, and I want to catch up. You are pregnant and don't need to be with you, and go back to the Golden Palace. I will go to find you in a while."

Zihua didn't know what she was going to do, so he looked at her hesitantly, Mrs. Guo looked calm, and just said go ahead, and sent her out.

After all, the entanglement started from the man. The queen mother said that she had already given birth to Komami at that time, and she was a man with a husband.It is against women's morals to be emotional with other men.As for Mrs. Guo, she felt guilty for abandoning her husband and daughter for so many years and finally causing her husband to die in depression.So when it comes to that name, it's inevitable that they both agree.

But the Empress Dowager has something to be proud of. Her son destroyed Guo Ji's country. Although Guo Ji was treated kindly, he was still a prisoner. Thinking of this, she felt a sense of superiority.She looked down at her with a victorious posture, "You and I are not old friends, what old things are there?"

Mrs. Guo still smiled, "Is there nothing old to talk about? That's okay, now that we have married children and in-laws, we can also talk about other things."

The queen mother sneered: "Son and daughter in-laws? That's over. There are so many concubines in the harem, how can they all be called in-laws with the old man?"

Mrs. Guo was not annoyed either, she sat down in the rose chair before waiting for her invitation, "Wait, this in-law will be the same when I come back to the back seat." After saying that, she raised her eyes and stared at her, "I'm here today, I don't want to Going around in circles with the Queen Mother and talking straight to the point will save you wasting time."

The queen mother turned cold when she heard the words, "Mrs. An Guo is quite courageous, do you know who you are talking to? When we first met, I was a noble concubine, and you were just a merchant's wife. When we meet again, I am the queen mother and you are a prisoner of war. How can you be so confident?" Argue with me?"

She also only has this sense of superiority left. Mrs. Guo's life is like walking on waves, with one step up and one step down, and there is no unbearable grievance.So her barbed words are irrelevant to her.She calmly said: "Originally, I should have met the official directly, but I was afraid of embarrassing the official, so I turned to see the Queen Mother. Please be safe and calm, can you stay away? Something big happened."

She pretended to be mysterious, which made people uneasy for no reason.The empress dowager dismissed him with her hand, let's see what tricks she plays.She pressed her hands on her knees, and her tone became very slow, as if she was recalling while talking, "I entered the Forbidden Court with Congfeng. It seemed that I had just turned 17 years old that year, which was exactly the age of Yunhua. Congfeng was good at controlling Fragrance, his fragrance not only refreshes the mind, but also has the effect of relieving illnesses... The Empress Dowager has a chronic illness of abdominal pain and night sweats, which starts in May and ends in September, is that right?"

The queen mother was startled, "How do you know?"

She pursed her lips and said with a smile: "From the wind to the fragrance, I often help him. Although he won't explain it to me in detail, I can distinguish the fragrance and taste, and I can see some clues. If I remember correctly, the Empress Dowager Jinxiang's The formula is as follows: two qian of borneol, one qian of musk, three liang of chicken tongue fragrance, one liang of Gansong, and one liang of Duhuo, mixed with half a penny of belladonna, rubbed with flavoring oil into bean-flavored pills and tied on the navel. It can cure abdominal pain, and it can also provide fragrance to the body, right? It’s March now, and in a few days, the Queen Mother will make medicine again. It’s not hard to find things like borneol musk, but the difficulty lies in belladonna, which is produced in the Western Regions and is very rare in the Central Plains. See. I heard from Mong Hua that she once made bracelets for the officials, but who knew that the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers were mixed with belladonna, which almost killed the officials. But after searching all the concubines, they found nothing...that is Inevitably, the chief inspector in front of the palace searched the women's pavilions. No one dared to enter the Queen Mother's bedroom to search, so nothing came to light. I always thought that a strong enemy could be ruthless, but I didn't expect that my son, the Queen Mother, would have it too. Such an iron fist is really impressive."

She talked eloquently for a long time, and the more she talked, the paler the empress dowager's face.He patted Fang Ji suddenly and said: "It's nonsense, you dare to plant blame on me, do you think I dare not kill you?"

Mrs. Guo still looked the same, "I didn't come here to fight with the queen mother, and I killed people with good words, and the queen mother is not easy to explain in front of the officials." After a moment, she remembered, "The incense pills need to be placed in the altar Buried under the peach tree, it can be used after being taken out and dried after a month..." As he spoke, he turned his head and looked outside the hall, "When I came here, I saw a peach tree in the southeast corner of Baoci Palace. It might not be possible to dig something out.”

The Empress Dowager's face turned blue and white, white and blue, and her expression became flustered.To say that she did not commit any murderous intentions is not entirely true.But as Guo Ji said, there is a change now, which is clearly a guilty conscience.She struggled in her heart, and seemed unable to refute.She knew the purpose of her trip was just to silence her and let her daughter take the back seat.The Queen Mother slumped against the back of the chair, as if all her strength had been drained, and she said weakly: "Everything I did was to help the officials make up their minds to start a war against the Sui Kingdom, and I never wanted to hurt his life."

Mrs. Guo nodded, "I guess so. Tiger poison doesn't eat babies, let alone humans? But if the word reaches the ears of the officials, the officials will definitely not think so. If I were the empress dowager, one more thing would be better than one less thing." , You let the needle pass, and the needle will surely let your thread pass. Isn’t it beautiful? My son has suffered too much. I don’t want her to experience more hardships in her life because of the Queen Mother’s stubbornness. The Queen Mother let them go The young couple will live together, so I swear to the queen mother that I will never disclose this matter to a third person. It is a fair deal, how about the queen mother?"

After the queen mother listened quietly, she suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "Guo Ji, don't pretend to be high-sounding. You want your daughter to be the queen, but it's not selfishness! You are afraid that you will be in danger in Yue Kingdom, and the queen will protect you. It’s so peaceful, am I right?”

She is also a sensible person, if she insists on getting involved in that, it makes sense.Mrs. Guo did not deny it, "I am doing it for Yunhua, and I am also doing it for Gao Fei. If necessary, I, a mother, can die for my children. Can the Queen Mother do that?"

She looked at her with a half-smile, and the Empress Dowager found it dazzling, wishing to take that mask off her face.But it can't, the handle is in her hands, how could she know if she was prepared before coming, so she can only appease her for the time being, and then order someone to kill her.

She let out a long breath, "I've considered Mrs. An's words carefully, and it seems to be a win-win situation. In fact, I liked her very much since the child was admitted to the Forbidden Court, but it's a pity that she took a different stand. I've made up my mind, and it's also a chance, so let's do it according to Madam's wishes!"

Mrs. Guo suddenly felt relieved, "It's so good. The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry about me telling the truth. Even if the officials know, they won't do anything to the Queen Mother. After all, the officials are born of the Queen Mother, and the officials can't kill their mothers. The Empress Dowager said, it’s all just sent to Yanning Palace. The Empress Dowager doesn’t have to worry about being lonely, and I will be with the Empress Dowager when the time comes. Chat about the past and Congfeng in your spare time, it will be relaxing and comfortable!” She said with a smile After that, she got up and bowed gracefully, "The concubine will leave, and I hope to hear the good news that the government canonize the empress tomorrow. The queen mother does not need to see you off, please stay." She talked to herself, put up her skirt and walked out, Only the Empress Dowager in the Yu Palace gritted her silver teeth.

Forget about her, let's let Zihua reset and talk about it!She didn't confuse the matter to Jinshang's ears, she just didn't want to make Yunhua bear the infamy.There was already a commotion in the Zichen Palace, and if there was any change, the first thing the ministers thought of was that the queen framed the queen mother, and the queen mother became an innocent victim instead.So let her ask for it spontaneously, as long as the edict is promulgated, the position of Rong Hua will be as stable as Mount Tai.As for what will happen to her in the future, let's take one step at a time!

The Empress Dowager kept her promise, and at the next day's court meeting, her attitude changed dramatically, and she took the initiative to ask for Li's family name to be registered, which greatly confused the ministers present.

Today, the prime minister is ordered to draw up an imperial edict, which will be issued after the dispersal of the dynasty.When the decree arrived, the queen was dressing clothes under the window.He wanted to kneel down to thank him, but he hurriedly helped him, saying that the queen is pregnant, and he can get a special permission.

Holding the golden seal in her hands, she squinted her eyes and said, "Does the official know why the Queen Mother changed her mind?"

There was a shrewd smile on his face, "I know everything you know, and I know everything you don't."

She groaned, "For example?"

"For example, the poisoning of the noble concubine is the queen mother's plan to kill two birds with one stone. For example, when A Rong poisoned me, the person who informed me in advance was Cui Zhuyu..."

She was bewildered to hear that he was able to know all about the affairs of the world without changing his face, and she worshiped him with admiration, "The official is actually a god, right? Can you pinch and count?"

He picked a crabapple hairpin and put it on her crow's hair, sighing infinitely, "It can be counted as a trick, but it can't be counted as a fate..." He smiled slowly, "Even if it is a fairy, it is in your hands Is it?"

(End of this chapter)