Chapter 347 Guidance
The imperial garden is full of flowers in all colors.
As the birthday girl today, the Queen Mother is dressed in a purple palace dress, elegant and graceful.
With a kind smile on her face, she sits on a chair dignified and elegant, takes a sip of fragrant tea, and gently puts the teacup on the table at one side.
"Shen Li left Beijing for work on the day of the wedding and has not returned yet. I'm sorry for your inconvenience."
Zhou Qing prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead against the ground, as humble as he could be, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, it is the honor of Guangping Marquis's Mansion to do our best for the country."
Although this etiquette is not in accordance with the rules, it is much more important than the rules. From the etiquette alone, the Queen Mother can't find fault.
The smile on her face did not diminish, and even became more loving. "I heard that you have been living in your mother's house since you got married. Why is it that Guangping Marquis's Mansion is not to your liking?"
Zhou Qing still prostrated herself, using the most respectful tone, patiently as if she was treating her client who liked to trap pigs, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the main reason for living in my mother's house is that there are a lot of things going on in my mother's house these days."
Zhou Qing's words were vague, and the Queen Mother really followed up on this question, "A lot of things? Did something happen at home?"
Taking the initiative of the question, Zhou Qing prostrated himself and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, it's not a big deal. It's just that my family moved once."
The Zhou family moved to the east side of the residence of the Dali Temple. This matter caused a lot of ups and downs in the capital, but Zhou Qing himself said this.
Some people couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Huang and Shen Mingzhu sat there with ugly faces, their bodies seemed to be cast under a spell, stiff and difficult to move.
The mother and daughter didn't plan to come to today's banquet.
After all, the gossip outside about Huang sleeping with her brother-in-law was still at its peak and difficult to dissipate, and she couldn't stand it.
But the Queen Mother personally sent a personal nanny to invite her, saying openly and secretly that she would make the decision for her.
Now hearing the laughter all around, Huang pinched her handkerchief, wishing she could slap Zhou Qing twice on the spot.
The Queen Mother's face, which had always been smiling kindly, sank slightly, "You said moving, you moved into the house of the Dali Temple Minister, right?"
Zhou Qing said respectfully: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, we moved in with the permission of the Second Prince, and the land deed was personally handled by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Jingzhao Yin in front of the Second Prince and Lord Shen."
The second prince's mother immediately looked cold, "What kind of words are you talking about!"
Zhou Qing did not respond to her.
The Queen glanced at the second prince's mother, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
The most fierce competition with the crown prince for the throne is the second prince.
In the past few years, the second prince's mother and concubine have been favored by the emperor all the time. On the contrary, she herself, except for the fifteenth day of every month, the emperor never stepped into her bedroom.
Thinking of this, the Queen's anger was boiling like boiling water.
"Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that the second prince and Mingzhu will have a good day in a few days. Also, how could the second prince stand idly by when Mingzhu's family affairs happened." The Queen said to the second prince's mother and concubine.
Everyone knows that the Dali Temple Minister Shen He has always been a member of the Prince's Party.
Everyone knows that Shen Mingzhu has always admired the Prince of Ning Wangfu.
But this time when her son got married, the Queen Mother intervened and decided that Shen Mingzhu would be the second prince's concubine.
The second prince's mother and concubine have been holding back their breath, but her son likes Shen Mingzhu, and she can't be stubborn with her son.
Now the Queen said so. On one hand, it was her own son, and on the other hand, it was her future in-laws. Her dignity was hurt both inside and outside. The Second Prince's mother held the handkerchief in her hand, held back her anger, and said lightly: "I remember that the second boy of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had the best relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now that His Royal Highness the Second Prince is getting married, I don't know if he can come to have a glass of wedding wine. He seems to be the same age as His Royal Highness the Second Prince. Oh, time flies so fast, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also get married in the blink of an eye."
The second boy of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Su Ke.
He has been imprisoned in the prison by Shadow.
These words directly pierced the heart of the Queen Mother. The Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo looked at the Second Prince's Concubine with a gloomy face, and then looked at the Queen Mother with a gloomy face.
The most anxious person of course was her as a mother when her son was imprisoned.
But so much time has passed, and the Queen Mother has never pulled Su Ke out of Shadow's prison.
The Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo always felt that it was the Queen Mother who did not try her best.
Now that this was mentioned by the second prince's mother in public, she felt even worse.
The prince always said that he and Su Ke had the best relationship, but now, the prince was about to get married, and Su Ke was still in prison.
The second prince's mother and the queen were arguing with each other.
Zhou Qing successfully led the war to others, and she silently crawled there.
Although her father intended to confront him head-on, she didn't have the ability to do so. If she could avoid it, she would do it first. If she couldn't avoid it, she would do it later.
Shi Yuexin looked at Zhou Qing, who was crawling on the ground pitifully. She had been crawling on the ground since she came to the Imperial Garden, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Pulling the sleeve of Princess Minghe, "Tell your mother to get her up. Although it's summer, the ground is still cold."
Minghe pursed her lips and smiled, "Are you distressed?"
Shi Yuexin rolled her eyes, "Hurry up."
Minghe said, "I remind you, you know what she likes."
Shi Yuexin said, "Two different things. I made it clear to her that we are good friends. She is really pitiful. Tell me, who did she offend to be targeted like this."
Minghe raised his eyebrows, "Are you good friends with her?"
He emphasized the word "her".
Shi Yuexin was stunned for a moment, then pulled Minghe's hand, "Why are you so angry? She and I are good friends, and it doesn't affect our relationship. We have been friends for many years. Hey, if she and I are friends, then you and her are also friends!"
Minghe's mouth moved.
With her mother and the Empress Dowager as the two mountains, how could she be friends with Shen Li's wife?
Thinking of this, Minghe's heart twitched, but with a smile on his face, "I did it for you."
Shi Yuexin immediately pecked at the rice, "I know, I'll give you a surprise in a few days."
"You said it, don't forget it."
"I won't forget it, I swear."
Minghe smiled, and pushed the complicated party disputes in her heart to the edge of her heart and mind. She took a breath and said to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, on the day Zhou Qing got married, her husband was entrusted with an important task by the court and left Kyoto. Now you let her kneel down and can't get up. Aren't we bullying her too much?"
The little girl's coquettish tone, soft and beautiful, slowly came out of Minghe's mouth.
When Minghe spoke, Zhou Qing's heart jumped.
Oh no!
The Queen Mother finally forgot her, and now she was reminded, she remembered it again.
This is really.
The Queen Mother's smiling face suddenly flashed a cold light in her eyes.
The Queen and the Second Prince's mother and concubine went back and forth tit-for-tat, which made her forget the real purpose of this imperial garden.