The Queen and Chu Yunfei did what they said.
They just chatted with the Queen Mother, talking wherever they thought. Although the Queen Mother always coldly turned the topic to the prince and the backyard, the Queen Mother and Chu Yunfei saw each other's tricks and dealt with it easily.
The hours passed little by little.
The Queen Mother had never felt that time was so long. Even during those days when she was isolated from the world and quietly worshiping Buddha, she had never felt that half a day would be so difficult.
Soon it was lunch time, and when grandma asked if the meal was to be passed on, the Queen Mother said coldly: "The Ai family is not hungry."
The Queen Mother was not hungry, but Chu Yunfei was still pregnant. The Queen would not let her go hungry, so she ordered: "Ah Cai, go to the imperial kitchen. The Crown Princess is pregnant and cannot go hungry."
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The Queen Mother suddenly turned pale with anger.
It was not until evening that a high-pitched voice finally sounded outside: "The Emperor has arrived! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
The queen and Chu Yunfei, who had been sitting for most of the day, stood up almost at the same time and walked out of the palace to greet them.
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
"Daughter-in-law meets father."
"My sons and ministers see their mother and queen."
The Queen and the Crown Princess saluted the Emperor, and Rong Cang saluted the Queen. The palace people knelt on the left and right sides and bowed to the ground to pay homage to the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince.
Then Emperor Mu stepped into the palace gate: "I didn't expect that Shou'an Palace would really open the palace gate. I just went to Shuhuang Palace. I heard that the palace people said that the queen was at the Queen Mother's place. I thought I heard it wrong."
The Queen Mother looked coldly: "Shou'an Palace has been open for so many days, does the Emperor really not know about it at all?"
"I've been really busy during this period, and I haven't even been to Shuhuang Palace for some days." Emperor Mu walked to the seat next to the Queen Mother and sat down, "The weather was not very good the past few days, and it's not like the Queen Mother didn't know , there will be heavy rains from time to time. I have to worry about floods in various places this year, and I have to be busy with the crown prince's inauguration ceremony. There is also something wrong with the spring in March, and the palace examination in June is coming..."
In short, he was so busy that he had no time to think about anything else.
The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Rong Cang's face.
The man in front of him, dressed in a prince's python robe, is really like a favored son of God. His appearance is unparalleled and handsome, and his demeanor is so powerful and intimidating.
Once you stand there, you will feel like you are dominating the world.
The Queen Mother knew that this was a temperament honed over many years on the battlefield. A prince who had never been on the battlefield only had an aura of wealth and nobility, and would not have such a cold-hearted and iron-blooded killing aura.
"My grandson Rong Cang, please see the Queen Mother." Rong Cang knelt down and bowed calmly, "I wish the Queen Mother good health and everything goes well."
"Everything goes well?" The Queen Mother smiled lukewarmly, "Everything goes well for the Ai family."
Rong Cang paused slightly, then stood up calmly: "Father has not seen the Queen Mother for a long time. He probably has a lot to talk to the Queen Mother. My grandson will not disturb the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother choked and looked at him coldly.
He didn't ask himself why things didn't go smoothly, and just left like this?
He is indeed a white-eyed wolf.
The Queen and Chu Yunfei seemed to have not seen the Queen Mother's expression, so they excused themselves very sensibly, leaving the Emperor alone to deal with the Queen Mother, and allowing the mother and son, who had reunited after a long separation, to talk about their true feelings.
So the mother, son, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked out calmly.
"The Queen Mother doesn't look happy?" Emperor Mu sat aside and looked at the Queen Mother in confusion, "Is it because I haven't come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother these days? I am really busy with government affairs and haven't left."
"The Ai family don't dare to blame the emperor." The Queen Mother looked away from the outside of the palace and looked at the emperor calmly, with no emotion or anger on her face. "The emperor is worried that the Ai family will oppose your appointment of Rong Cang as the crown prince, so he has never dared to come. See the Ai family?"
"What did the Queen Mother say? I was so busy that I forgot." Emperor Mu raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, as if he had a headache. "There have been a lot of things in the court recently, and there are not many things to worry about. I am really worried." .”
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment: "Why did the Emperor suddenly open the palace door without asking the Ai family?"
"The Queen Mother must have thought about it." Emperor Mu picked up the tea cup, sipping the tea in the Queen Mother's Palace, and suddenly frowned, "Is this old tea?"
"The Ai family has not been out for so many years, and they have long been indifferent to food and drink. They can no longer distinguish between new tea and old tea." The Queen Mother said calmly, "Old tea was also new tea when it was brought here. It's just that it has been left aside for a long time, and the taste is not as good as before. ”
Emperor Mu heard something in her words and put down the teacup: "There have been so many people coming and going in the palace over the years, and I can't remember them all."
"What about Concubine Hui?" The Queen Mother said in a calm voice, "The Emperor has also forgotten Concubine Hui? She was the only woman that the Emperor truly liked back then."
Really like it?
Emperor Mu was noncommittal. He was the king of a country. He could like or dislike every woman in the harem. How could the word "sincere" be given so easily?
The Queen Mother said calmly: "King Jin'an has been away for more than ten years. I heard that he will come back just once."
Emperor Mu nodded: "He is now a local vassal king, and his responsibility is to manage his own fiefdom. He is not allowed to return to the capital without an edict."
"Does the Emperor miss him?"
Emperor Mu was silent: "He and I are not only father and son, but also monarch and minister. Do you think it is that important?"
The Queen Mother said: "The Ai family misses him."
Emperor Mu pondered briefly: "Now that the prince has been appointed, if the queen mother really wants to see him, I will issue an edict asking him to return to the capital."
This sentence surprised the Queen Mother: "The Emperor agreed so easily?"
"The Queen Mother wants to see her grandson, why should I disagree?" Emperor Mu laughed, "Besides, he is also my son. There is no problem in reminiscing between father and son."
The Queen Mother didn't know what she was thinking. She nodded slowly after a moment: "In that case, the Emperor will decree that he come back. The Ai family has missed him every day these years, thinking about the child who left the capital at the age of thirteen or fourteen. I have been outside for so many years. I wonder if I have been wronged or how my life is going? When I think about it, the Ai family is so worried that they can’t eat well or sleep well all day long.”
Emperor Mu agreed casually: "I actually miss him a lot. Since the eldest brother is back, I will simply call the second eldest brother back and get together together."
"I heard that the emperor put Concubine Gu into the cold palace?" After a long detour, the Queen Mother finally got to the point.
When mentioning Concubine Gu, Emperor Mu's expression turned cold: "Yes."
"What mistake did she make?"
"She has so many mistakes, I don't know where to start." Emperor Mu looked disgusted, "The queen has been doing nothing these years. She only dotes on the harem and almost controls the entire harem. King Chen is also very famous, but Their mother and son are too dissatisfied. Not only are they ambitious, but they are also vicious in their thoughts. If I hadn't considered the relationship between husband and wife for many years, I should have given her a glass of poisoned wine and killed her along with the nine members of her Gu family."
The Queen Mother was secretly frightened, she did not expect the Emperor to hate Concubine Gu so much.
She wanted to know the reason, but she ordered people to go out and inquire for a few days, and the information she got was limited. She only said that the conflict between the fifth princess and the crown princess was very big, and the emperor blamed Concubine Gu for her incompetence in raising her daughter, and punished her The fifth princess learned the rules from her nun, and she is still learning them now.
The emperor also punished Concubine Gu to think about her mistakes behind closed doors.
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, this matter was nothing at all. It was nothing more than the Emperor's anger. Unexpectedly, Concubine Gu and King Chen plummeted from then on. Every time something happened, the Emperor would reprimand King Chen mercilessly. Instead of being punished, he became more and more fond of Rong Cang.
Until the previous case of falsely reporting the disaster was exposed, the prime minister was suspended due to poor supervision, and from then on King Chen never had a chance to turn around.
There must be some unknown secret in this.
The Queen Mother guessed that it was because the incident of Concubine Gu stealing the Queen's legitimate son came to light, but she always felt that something was not right, so she asked: "What is the reason why the Emperor dislikes Concubine Gu?"
Emperor Mu's face was as dark as water, and he was silent for a long time: "The Queen Mother has been doing nothing for many years, so don't ask about these dirty things, so as not to affect your mood."
