I wish Scarlett to stay in Tai Chi Palace for a few days until it was confirmed that Yan Xiu's health was completely improved. She began to miss the fish in the imperial garden.
I forgot to feed them recently. I wonder if they will get close to other people.
When Yan Xiu went to court in the morning, Zhu Sijia took Suiyu and Xin'er to the imperial garden as usual.
As soon as they reached the place where they used to feed the fish, they saw Mrs. Chen wearing a thick coat already standing outside the fence.
Being able to "smoothly" approach Zhu Sijia made her look much more energetic.
She held a bulging bag of fish food in one hand and held the fish food in the other hand. The fish food dripped from her fingertips little by little, as if she was patiently feeding several koi in the pond.
Since she "kindly" gave Zhu Sijia fish food last time, Zhu Sijia has simply become conciliatory with her, and the relationship between the two has become much closer on the surface.
Zhu Scarlett stepped forward and saluted: "Mother Dowager."
Concubine Chen laughed: "Zhaoyi came to feed the fish again?"
Zhu Sijia said politely: "Although I have been thinking about them all the time these days, I have to be with His Majesty and I can't get away. Thank you, Princess, for taking care of them for me."
Concubine Chen wanted to grab her hand, but unexpectedly Zhu Sijia hung to her side alertly, preventing Concubine Chen from any possibility of contact with her.
In response to this, Mrs. Chen could only continue to smile and said: "The cold moon is coming, Zhaoyi should come to the imperial garden for a walk in her spare time. Otherwise, when the surface of the lake freezes, these koi will want to eat the special fish food from Changle Palace. I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until next spring.”
Zhu Sijia looked calm: "What the concubine said makes sense, this junior will remember it."
On the other side of the Imperial Garden, the Queen Mother, who had not left Zhangtai Palace for a long time, was walking in the garden accompanied by Zhu Siyi.
When the Zhang family incident happened, she took too much of her mind. How many people had seen her appearance after a night of vicissitudes of life, and even heard that she chose to stay at home because she couldn't stand the beauty of her beauty.
Today, she appeared outside Zhangtai Palace for the first time in a long time. Not only was she stunningly beautiful, but she also looked much younger. Many people witnessed her miracle of rejuvenation overnight.
If it weren't for the Queen Mother's gorgeous clothes, it would be no exaggeration to say that she was a beauty of more than two decades.
Seeing the two figures leaning together and talking intimately from a distance, the Queen Mother frowned and looked sideways at Zhu Siyi:
"When did your sister become so close to an ugly woman like Mrs. Chen?"
Zhu Siyi: "I don't know either, but it's understandable that Mrs. Chen chose to be close to her."
Queen Mother: "Oh?"
Zhu Siyi: "My aunt also knows that my sister is used to being kind and loves to fight against injustices. After all, Mrs. Chen is the biological mother of King Yi. Although she is not destined to be King Yi, she still has to consider the fact that the two of them have been engaged. , Take good care of his mother, right?"
The Queen Mother walked forward after hearing this: "Take care of her? The Ai family would like to see how she takes care of her."
She is Zhu Sijia's real mother-in-law. Instead of fulfilling her filial piety in front of her, Zhu Sijia runs in front of outsiders. This clearly means that she does not take her seriously.
She can't embarrass Zhu Sijia, but she can't embarrass Concubine Chen?
Zhu Siyi knew that she was going to embarrass Concubine Chen again, so she quickly stopped her: "Auntie, please don't be impulsive. Look at the cold-faced guard behind them."
The Queen Mother stopped and looked at the broken jade quietly.
She didn't know whether she was suitable to be a bodyguard, but Suiyu's face was a natural fit for being a frontman.
The Queen Mother said coldly: "Where did this guard come from?"
Zhu Siyi told her about Yan Xiu giving Zhu Sijia a bodyguard.
Yan Xiu was really her good son, and even he, her biological mother, never thought of sending anyone to protect him.
The empress dowager's hands hidden under her long sleeves pinched her palms fiercely. Zhu Siyi and others were still young and did not know the intention behind Yan Xiu's move, but she could guess a lot.
Yan Xiu is infertile, could it be possible that he wants Zhu Sijia to find another man to borrow a seed? He even didn't hesitate to send her such high-quality goods. He was getting more and more ridiculous!
It is impossible for Zhu Sijia not to have any feelings for such a guard who gets along day and night. As the master of the harem, she dares to be so dissolute while Yan Xiu is still alive. She is simply not a concubine!
The Queen Mother's anger towards Concubine Chen quickly transferred to Zhu Sijia. She took a step forward, but was stopped by Zhu Siyi for the second time.
Zhu Siyi said, "Aunt, today is different from the past. Cousin just lets her do what he wants. Think about how many times you and I have suffered under her hands. If you had taught her a lesson on impulse today, she would not be able to do anything to Cousin." If you add jealousy in front of you, your cousin will even antagonize you."
The Queen Mother sneered: "How often has he fought against me? This time, the Ai family must come out with this tone today."
Zhu Siyi said politely: "Cousin, what else can't he do? He can deliberately stimulate you when you are sad and uncomfortable. Now if he says that he can break up with you for a woman, I believe it."
"Listen to me, don't bother Mrs. Chen from today. The same tricks she used to pretend to be pitiful in front of the late emperor can also be used on Zhu Sijia. Zhu Sijia has no intention of being filial to you. If she takes the place of Mrs. Chen then, Being in the limelight will only make your life harder.”
Yes, there were once emperors and courtiers, and now the court has been purged, and no one told her that she still had someone to rely on behind her.
She, the Queen Mother, was really frustrated! Even though she has the title of Queen Mother, no one in the palace can arbitrarily regulate her!
After listening to Zhu Siyi's words, the Queen Mother felt a cramping pain in her chest and lower abdomen. She held on to the rockery beside her and looked in pain. She gritted her teeth and said, "Go back to Zhangtai Palace!"
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The Queen Mother returned to Zhangtai Palace and became furious. Even Hongmei was not spared. She was hit on the forehead by a small incense burner thrown by the Queen Mother, and she was bleeding.
Hongmei covered the wound on her head and finally coaxed the Queen Mother to sleep.
It was almost Haishi when the Queen Mother was asleep. Hongmei took the opportunity to avoid everyone in the main hall and secretly went to Taiji Palace to report today's incident to Yan Xiu.
Not long after Zhangtai Palace became quiet, cats meowed one after another suddenly.
The cat's meowing woke up the sleepy night watcher.
The two little eunuchs were so frightened that they hid behind the palace pillars: "Which palace cat came to our Zhangtai Palace?"
The maid keeping watch at night was even more courageous. She bravely looked up to the roof and said, "Perhaps His Majesty's cat has run over. What are you afraid of?"
There are cats only in the Taiji Palace in the palace, and it seems that they have never been heard of in other palaces.
The cat's meow became more and more exaggerated, and it even seemed to sound right behind them.
The little eunuch was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat: "The meow of this cat is different from that of your majesty. Your majesty's cat doesn't meow so loudly..."
Soon enough, a huge black shadow flashed in front of several people. Before they could see what it was, the cats in Zhangtai Palace stopped meowing.
The palace maid patted her chest and said, "It's a false alarm."
But the little eunuch was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground: "That, that's a cat demon. Such a big thing must be a cat demon! Why don't you hurry up and call the imperial army!"
The palace maid was almost driven crazy by the two of them: "Hasn't the case of the cat demon been proven to be a hoax? What are you still afraid of?"
At this moment, screams came from the Queen Mother's bedroom.
