The Queen Mother burst into tears.
Grandma Chang couldn't help but blush as she handed over the handkerchief.
Aunt Chang knew that the Queen Mother could not let go of her niece the most. After searching secretly for so many years, she finally got the news, but she was unwilling to come to the palace to meet him.
Although Feng Rui had already returned to Beijing to report her situation to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother still wanted to hear the details of her niece from Zhou.
Even if it's just some trivial everyday things.
"I heard that Fuer's life has been hard for many years?" the Queen Mother suddenly asked.
Zhou didn't know how to answer. Although the life of Lao Bai's family she saw was not as good as that of wealthy families, they had no worries about food and clothing.
The Queen Mother obviously knew much more about the past situation of the Lao Bai family than the Zhou family.
"Life in the countryside is always harder..." Mrs. Zhou replied thoughtfully, "When I lived in Shenshu Village, I also heard that Sister Zhen's family did not live a very good life in the past. Sister Zhen also went to Huaicheng. I have worked. However, since I gave birth to my daughter, life has gotten better and better, which shows that Sister Zhen is a person with a good future."
Putting aside the days when she could not afford to eat, Ms. Zhou quite envies Ms. Zhen now. Although she is not rich, she has food and drink, land and a shop, and more importantly, she has children and a daughter. She can live her life peacefully in the countryside. little days.
It's not like them in the capital. After worrying about things at home, they also have to worry about things outside, and they can't live in peace for a moment.
Mrs. Zhou understood very well why Ms. Zhen was unwilling to come to the capital, and even the Queen Mother and her aunt were unwilling to recognize her.
Once this royal family gets involved, they can't help themselves.
Not only that, her family can’t even decide on her daughter’s marriage.
"How kind are her family members to her? How kind is her mother-in-law? Are her son and daughter-in-law filial to her?" the Queen Mother asked after she calmed down.
The Queen Mother has already asked this question and asked it again.
"I am being filial. The eldest son is farming at home, and he is the one who planted the seeds of our current swallows and millet. The eldest daughter-in-law is also very filial... The second son is a scholar who works as a wife in a private school, the third son has just gotten married, and the fourth son is pregnant. The top scholar is currently studying in my father's academy... My mother-in-law is a very cheerful person and is very kind to Sister Zhen, but she is a little bit sharp-tongued." Ms. Zhou didn't feel annoyed and repeated the situation of everyone in the Bai family. She knew The Queen Mother was unable to see Mrs. Zhen, so she could only peek into Mrs. Zhen's life from every detail over and over again.
Hearing Mr. Zhou say that Mrs. Bai had a sharp tongue, the Queen Mother rarely smiled and sighed: "How can you support a family if you have a bad tongue? I have met her mother-in-law. She was still a young daughter-in-law when she came to Zhen Mansion. At that time, she talked and acted It’s so refreshing. If it weren’t for this family, I’m afraid Fu’er wouldn’t even know where she is now.”
"The emperor made her daughter the head of the village. I heard that her daughter is a lucky person?" the Queen Mother asked.
When the emperor made Xiao Fuyuan the head of the village, the discovery of iron ore solved the problem of high-quality iron for weapons. After Feng Rui found the Zhen family, he found out that Xiao Fuyuan turned out to be Zhen's daughter.
Speaking of Xiao Fuyuan, Mrs. Zhou's face was full of smiles and she was no longer restrained. She said to the Queen Mother in a chatty manner: "... Queen Mother, you don't know that Sister Zhen's daughter is very beautiful. I'm not saying that, among us, she is very beautiful." There is no such beautiful little girl in the capital. Her luck is really not made up. Since she was born, everything in the Bai family has gone smoothly. Not only the Bai family has gone well, but the Shenshu Village has also been in good weather. Who would have thought of the severe drought this year? She went up the mountain and picked up the seeds of swallow millet... She still speaks well, look at it, Queen Mother..."
The more Zhou talked, the more excited she became. When she noticed that the Queen Mother was expressionless, she suddenly stopped talking, feeling that she was too noisy.
The Queen Mother listened attentively and was very excited. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou suddenly stopped talking and couldn't help being stunned.
"Madam, what is the magic of speaking? The Queen Mother was fascinated by it." Aunt Chang on the side motioned for Zhou to continue speaking, and she was also listening with interest.
"She said that whatever she said would work, it would be done, and whatever she said wouldn't work, it wouldn't be done. She said that the village went to the mountains to hunt tigers. Before setting off, she said that the people in Shenshu Village would be fine, but the big man-eating female insect did not. Hurt the villagers... I didn't believe it at first, but she said I could get pregnant. I got pregnant two months after leaving the Bai family. As you know, Queen Mother, my stomach has not moved after giving birth to A Heng for so many years. No matter how old I am, I didn’t expect to get better. I didn’t expect that I would get pregnant with just one word from Xiao Yuanbao..."
Zhou's speech was so lifelike that the Queen Mother listened with rapt attention.
"There really is such a clever girl." The Queen Mother murmured to herself.
"Really." Zhou said decisively.
The Queen Mother said that she couldn't wait to see Xiao Fuyuan immediately.
The Queen Mother asked Zhou again about Zhen. She asked some questions several times but still couldn't get tired of hearing them.
Talking from the afternoon till the time of lighting the lamp.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time for you to have your meal."
In the end, Grandma Chang reminded her, and the Queen Mother reluctantly ended the conversation with Mr. Zhou.
"...when it comes to Fu'er, I forget about time and forget that you are pregnant. Ashu, give the Dongzhu from Donghai tribute to Mrs. Feng as an apology."
The Queen Mother ordered Nanny Chang to take a big East Pearl and give it to Zhou. Zhou quickly caught it with thanks.
"There's one more thing." Mrs. Zhou thought it was over, but then the Queen Mother started a new topic, "I heard that A Heng despises my grandson very much."
Zhou almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"The Queen Mother...A Heng is still young, she..."
"You don't need to explain, I understand everything. Your father handed me the secret, and I couldn't bear to embarrass him... I didn't think carefully before, and I decided to break up your family ties and let her enter the palace. We can discuss this later. ." The Queen Mother waved her hand, a tired look on her face.
Zhou was both happy and surprised.
She was happy that the Queen Mother made concessions to A Heng's marriage, but was surprised that the Queen Mother did not officially issue an abolition decree. If this decree is not issued for one day, things may change.
Finally, the Queen Mother ordered Grandma Chang to send Zhou back home.
"Queen Mother, you must be tired today. Go to bed early."
It started to rain after dinner. Seeing the Queen Mother's expression alternately sad and happy, Grandma Chang was worried that the emotional ups and downs would hurt her body, so she hoped that the Queen Mother would rest early.
"I heard that Fu'er was doing well today, and I was happy. I just didn't know when I would see her again. But when I thought about how she didn't even have enough to eat in the past, and had to go to Huaicheng to do embroidery work, my heart It's so uncomfortable." The Queen Mother sighed and said, "It's a coincidence that things in this world are like this. A Zhen and Fu'er actually became neighbors."
"Who says it's not the case," said Grandma Chang, "Just now, I heard Mrs. Feng mention that the young lady and the eldest prince in the eldest lady's family often play together."
The Queen Mother's heart moved slightly.
"By the way, Queen Mother, the old lady of Zhenguogong's Mansion has given me another message and wants to come in to say hello to you." At this moment, Grandma Chang suddenly remembered the message that Mrs. Li handed over. At that time, the Queen Mother was chatting with Mrs. Zhou about her niece. In the evening, she Only then did I remember to mention this to the Queen Mother.
"I've been very tired recently and don't want to see anyone." The Queen Mother said coldly.
Grandma Chang didn't dare to say anything.
"Ashu, the old Marquis said that Afu was sold to Yangzhou. I always feel that I can't get rid of the relationship with my sister-in-law." The Queen Mother mentioned old things.
Aunt Chang didn't dare to say such uncertain things, so she could only say cautiously: "At home, the eldest lady did have a prejudice against the second lady, but she would never kill a little girl anyway."
The Queen Mother sneered and said, "Don't comfort me either. My sister-in-law looks honest but is actually vicious."
Grandma Chang remained silent.
The Queen Mother is also in trouble. The Duke of Zhen Guo is still her natal family in name only. There are undercurrents in the court, and the Duke of Zhen Guo's palace cannot be easily touched just because of the eldest lady.
(End of chapter)
