Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 371
Calligraphy patted the maidservant's hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about me, it's you, don't talk about this in front of Chen Zhaoyi from now on, otherwise, if Chen Zhaoyi listens, your little life will be gone!"

The servant girl was taken aback, she didn't dare to say anything, and hurried away.

But calligraphy and painting, she stood outside the door and glanced at Zhao Kexi's bedroom, a sneer gradually appeared in her eyes.

Only by following Concubine Jia can she have the last laugh!
Fortunately, she had chosen her team early in the morning, so she didn't have to worry about where she would go.

At three quarters of the hour, in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Shang Kelan brought all the concubines to pay her respects to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother saw that she was dressed plainly today, and remembered about Zhao Kexi, so she didn't like Shang Kelan very much, and said coldly, "I heard that you sent Chen Zhao away yesterday. Is Yi's appearance ruined?"

Shang Kelan smiled and replied: "How dare you? Empress Dowager, Chen Zhaoyi accidentally got plaster powder on her face, that's why she did this."

The queen mother snorted coldly and stopped talking to her.

She didn't believe a word that came out of Shang Kelan's mouth at all.

Shang Kelan said again: "Empress Dowager, my concubine went out of the palace this time and bought some folk gadgets. Take a look at this drum, do you still like it?"

After she finished speaking, Jade Willow presented it respectfully, a small red lacquer painted blessing doll to the Queen Mother.

The queen mother was stunned, took the drum subconsciously and said: "I remember, this drum was in the capital, and it has not been sold for a long time. Dalang and Erlang liked to play with it when they were young. Your Majesty is very sensible, and he never talked with his brother. We fight over these playthings."

Shang Kelan got up helplessly, saluted and said: "Empress Dowager, I overheard Your Majesty mentioning that you also like this drum, so I bought one to please you, but unexpectedly it reminded you of sad things. Please forgive me, Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager sighed, her eyes softened a lot.

She raised her hand to Shang Kelan, and said: "Okay, get up, the Ai family likes this little thing quite a bit, so you have a heart."

The General's Mansion was ransacked by the first emperor, and the nostalgic things inside had been torn apart long ago.

It would also be wonderful for the Queen Mother to be able to retrieve a memory or two.

The other concubines looked at Shang Kelan enviously, how much does His Majesty love her?That's why he unscrupulously told her all these preferences of the Queen Mother!
Shang Kelan smiled, raised her eyes and said to the Empress Dowager: "If the Empress Dowager likes it, I will give you gifts every day from now on. Su Yuanju also said that you must maintain a peaceful and happy state of mind to live a long and healthy life. New Year's Eve is coming soon. Your Majesty also wants to see the Empress Dowager in peace and well-being."

Looking at Shang Kelan like this, for some reason, the queen mother remembered the hot pot meal she had arranged for herself and His Majesty last time. The original intention was to let her and His Majesty not make the mother-child relationship so tense, but in the end it was because of Zhao Kehan. parted ways.

Thinking about it carefully, she really took Zhao Kehan ​​too seriously.

Complicated colors flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and then she said to Shang Kelan: "If you are interested, how do you plan to arrange the palace banquet on New Year's Eve? Do you have a plan?"

When the Queen Mother asked, Shang Kelan replied: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the concubine has made a plan based on the scale of the palace banquet in previous years, and it is still being revised. All the extravagant and unnecessary parts will be removed, leaving only Useful design."

Although I don't know what the word design means, the Queen Mother probably understands it.

She nodded and said: "Okay, since you have plans, then the Ai family will not get involved, and if there is any need, come and talk to the Ai family."

As long as the two were talking, the rest of the concubines couldn't get in their mouths. In a short while, the morning invitation ceremony was over.

In the main hall, Wanqin saw that the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Shang Kelan seemed to have eased a bit, so she quietly asked the Empress Dowager: "Mother, Empress Dowager, should this servant send off Concubine Chen?"

The queen mother nodded, and said: "Alright, you can go see her off, and go to the imperial hospital to get some plaster. Aijia's leg will hurt in winter."

"Yes, the Empress Dowager."

Wanqin responded respectfully, and then followed Shang Kelan out.

Outside, there is a vast expanse of whiteness, reflecting the red wall and the gate of the palace, which seems to have a sense of peace and tranquility.

Shang Kelan did not drive back to the palace in a sedan chair, but walked back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation with Yuliu and Wanqin.

On the way, when a few people passed through the White Marble Square, there was no one to hide in the open space, so Shang Kelan looked ahead and asked calmly, "I came here to send Ben Gong back to the palace, but what do you want to say?"

Shang Kelan walked very slowly, and the two of them followed behind her, like walking in the courtyard after dinner.

Wanqin said in a voice that only they could hear: "The day before yesterday, the servants saw that the concubine Jia went to the shantang that your majesty often visited recently outside the palace, and donated a lot of things to the children of the shantang, and told your majesty After saying something, this servant doesn't know what Concubine Jia said to His Majesty, but this servant feels that this is too much of a coincidence, and Concubine Jia probably went to the Shantang on purpose to wait for His Majesty."

Shang Kelan's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a look of playfulness in her eyes: "It's not enough to use the old love to compete for favor, did Concubine Jia go to her own favor instead? The shantang you mentioned is the one you often go to, right?"

Wanqin nodded, and then she seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, there is one more thing. Your Majesty's going to Shantang seems to be to subdue the owner of Shantang to go to the northern border to fight, and that person has already promised His Majesty, They will set off in a few days, and His Majesty has also given the general order of Zhenbei to that person."

"Even the order of General Zhenbei can be released with confidence, so it can be seen that that person is enough to be trusted..." Shang Kelan murmured with lowered eyes, and then said: "Do you know who that person is?"

That person must be His Majesty's favorite choice, you need to tell the Zuo Xiangfu, tell them to be more careful in their actions, not to offend that person easily, and it is even more inappropriate to associate with him.

In Wanqin's memory, the deep and thick voice and the big and broad mind reappeared.

Immediately, she blushed slightly, and said: "The man's name is Tieniu, he lives in the West Street of the capital, and he is a blacksmith."

In an instant, Shang Kelan stopped in his footsteps, and his pupils shrank slightly: Why is it him?

Judging from the wedding at Zuo Xiangfu yesterday, it seems that Tieniu has a very close relationship with his elder brother!
Your Majesty is not an idiot. He didn't say a word at the scene yesterday. He seemed indifferent and didn't take everything to heart, but in fact he saw everyone's movements. He must have noticed it, right?

For some reason, Shang Kelan was faintly worried about his elder brother who was about to travel far away.

Seeing her complexion getting darker, Wanqin thought she had said something wrong, so she couldn't help but shut her mouth and didn't say any more.

Yuliu supported Shang Kelan and reminded her in her ear: "Your Majesty, someone is coming ahead."

Hearing this, Shang Kelan raised her eyes and saw a servant running towards her.

Shang Kelan calmed down and regained her composure, stopped in her tracks, and after only a moment, the servant hurriedly stopped in front of her, and hurriedly said: "I want to report to Concubine Chen, just now, Chief Fu asked the younger one to tell you that His Majesty has Let the eldest son of Zuo Xiangfu go to the northern border in advance, and now the eldest son should leave the city gate quickly!"

(End of this chapter)