As soon as the Queen finished speaking, before the Queen Mother could speak, she saw Concubine Liu holding her handkerchief and giggling.
"What are you laughing at, Concubine Liu? Do you think there is something wrong with what I said?"
The queen turned to look at Concubine Liu.
Concubine Liu was busy waving her handkerchief, but her eyes turned around on Luo Ran, Fu Jinan and the Queen, and finally said: "I just remembered the gossip I heard a few days ago."
After saying that, he seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing. He hurriedly slapped his mouth twice and said to Fu Jin'an: "Oh, Mr. Fu, don't take it to heart. That is all in the past. Now Mr. Fu has hugged me." The beauty is gone."
Since she failed to win over Luo Ran at the last palace banquet, Liu Meng'er also sent two messages to Luo Ran, but Luo Ran rejected them both times. Concubine Liu held a grudge because of this. Since she couldn't win over Luo Deyun, the queen didn't want to win over Luo Ran. I want to reap the benefits of being a fisherman.
"Ah."
As soon as Concubine Liu finished speaking, she heard a sneer from the side.
There was a hint of coolness in Fu Jinan's eyes, and he said slowly: "I also heard a gossip two days ago. Do you want to hear it, the noble concubine?"
Concubine Liu was stunned.
It doesn't matter if a woman gossips, the worst she can do is get scolded for "talking too much". Let me ask you, how many women in the world don’t gossip? But if this matter falls on Jin Yiwei, it will be a different matter.
What does Jin Yiwei do? It can be said that he is the emperor's other pair of eyes and ears, specializing in spying on information that others don't know, as well as those who have dissatisfaction with the emperor and the court.
But few people who are targeted by Jin Yiwei will end well.
Seeing the smile on Fu Jinan's lips, Concubine Liu couldn't help but shudder and laughed twice: "Haha, it's just hearsay, it can't be taken seriously, it can't be taken seriously,"
"Well, as a noble concubine, you don't lead by example, and you actually imitate the behavior of those below you, how unworthy you are!"
The emperor reprimanded him a few times.
Concubine Liu looked ugly and lowered her head to admit her mistake to Luo Ran.
The emperor had already stood up at this time and said to the queen mother: "Mother, my son and I still have some things that I have not approved, so I will not accompany you. I will come to see you later."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, no matter how busy the Emperor is, he must take care of his health."
Emperor: "Yes, I have recorded it."
When passing by Fu Jinan, he said: "You come with me too."
Fu Jinan nodded to Luo Ran and stepped up to follow.
I don’t know if the Queen Mother was thinking about the two children inside or she didn’t want to see someone. After sitting for a while, she claimed she was tired, held Nanny Hua’s hand and went in to rest. Only the Queen, Concubine Liu Guifei and Luo Ran were left in the hall. Three masters.
The Queen touched the hairpin on her head as if she didn't care, and said with a smile: "Master Fu works for the Emperor and is busy every day. If Shan Ning gets bored, he will come to the palace to chat with me, so as to kill time. .”
Luo Ran lowered his eyes: "Thank you for your love, I don't dare to bother you."
Concubine Liu looked at the queen and suddenly said: "This hairpin on my sister's head is really unique. Why haven't I seen you wearing it before?"
The queen was obviously stunned for a moment, and her expression showed a hint of sadness: "This, this was given to me by an old friend when I was young."
"oh."
Concubine Liu didn't think much about it. She just asked casually and was not interested in any of the Queen's former friends. She was just here to join in the fun, and it would be better if she could disturb the Queen's good things.
Luo Ran also noticed that the queen looked at him specifically when she mentioned that "old friend".
She didn't know what it meant, so she didn't answer.
Then the queen sighed and said, "Speaking of this old friend, he still has something to do with Shan Ning."
"oh?"
Concubine Liu Guifei saw that the queen really had Luo Ran's idea, so she couldn't help but said: "The queen will not say that your old friend is the mother of the Lord of Shanning County, right? Hahaha."
The Queen glanced at her lightly, looked at Luo Ran and said, "I am talking about Sister Xie."
Luo Ran thought about it in his mind and couldn't remember which lady named Xie he knew. Just as he was about to speak, the queen continued: "The sister Xie I mentioned is the mother of Mr. Fu and the mother-in-law of Shan Ning." mother."
A sneer flashed in Concubine Liu's eyes, and she said, "How come I didn't hear the Queen mention it before?"
He purposely glanced at Luo Ran and said, "I heard in the early years that Mr. Fu had a very difficult time when he was a child. If the Queen Empress has a good relationship with the former Duke of Jingguo, she didn't help to make things up."
The queen wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and said: "Don't you know why I don't care about you? The current Duke of Jingguo's wife, Fang, is my sister's cousin. How can I say more about her temperament?"
Concubine Liu was choked and had nothing to say for a moment.
Looking back at Luo Ran, he couldn't help but laugh: It turns out that everyone is related. No wonder people in Beijing often laugh at themselves. The civil and military officials of the dynasty, even if they try hard to pick and pull, they will get some relatives and some old stories.
There is no way around it, there are only so many powerful people in the capital, apart from the relatives of the family, the messy in-laws can always have some connections. This is one of the reasons why people often say that there are no fathers and sons in officialdom.
If you really care about relationships, you can fight as much as you want.
The queen looked at Luo Ran again and said: "Sister Xie has the most gentle temperament. Although I don't spend much time with her, it does not affect my love for her at all. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come in The palace comes to see me. What's more, you and Wanhe have a good relationship, so you need to move around frequently."
"Yes. I have noted it down."
Luo Ran responded.
The queen's eyes flashed, and she suddenly said: "The emperor was thinking of Mr. Fu's wedding, so he specifically allowed him a few days' leave. Did he stay with you in the palace?"
Luo Ran raised his head and glanced at the Queen. For some reason, he felt that there was some urgency in her eyes. He nodded and said, "Well, my husband has been in the mansion these two days."
"Didn't you see anyone?"
the queen blurted out.
Not to mention Luo Ran, even Concubine Liu Guifei realized something was wrong. She looked at the queen and said, "Queen, what exactly do you want to ask?"
The Queen smiled covertly and said to Luo Ran: "It's nothing. I just suddenly dreamed of Sister Xie last night. I remember that there is no one in Sister Xie's natal family, but I don't know if the memory is accurate. I thought in case Sister Xie There is also my mother-in-law, Master Fu will always take you to meet them, and I also want to take the opportunity to do my best."
Luo Ran shook his head: "I have never heard my husband talk about it."
The queen seemed to have lost interest and said: "In that case, forget it. Next time you go to offer incense to Sister Xie, please do your best for me."
Then he asked Grandma Yan to get some rewards and left.
When Concubine Liu saw that the queen was gone, she also left.
At this time Lu Jiuchen came.
This was the first time Luo Ran saw him dressed like this.
She was dressed in a dark brocade dress with straight arrow sleeves and a palm-wide belt that perfectly outlined her straight waist. She was wearing an embroidered spring knife and strode toward her with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. Seeing Luo Ran smile, his originally serious face suddenly lost its aloofness, as if he had seen the dandy young prince in the capital again.
"What? Don't you recognize me?"
Lu Jiuchen walked up to him, looked at Luo Ran's dazed eyes, and raised his lips with a smile.
Luo Ran nodded frankly: "Well, this is the first time I see you like this..."
I couldn't think of any words to describe it.
