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I saw him once in the plum garden, and then never saw Bai Yushu there again. Jiang Rao was a little relieved for the time being, but he never went to the plum garden alone again.

Before lunch, Concubine Yun Gui sent a palace maid to look for her, "There is a luncheon in Lianzhiyuan, and the invitation from the Empress invited me to go there. I saw that some of the concubines next to me brought their own female relatives, so I decided to go there. I want to take you with me. The emperor came back from hunting yesterday, and he may be there for this luncheon. You ask Ming Shao to help you get dressed, and come with me in a while. The emperor saw you and remembered you and His Royal Highness Ninth. marriage, and perhaps I will mention the matter of Huaizhou."

On the way, Jiang Rao told Concubine Yun about Bai Yushu. Concubine Yun laughed and bit Jiang Rao's ear in a low voice, "Why didn't the empress think of using this method to deal with me? I am just like your aunt. I like to see this beautiful young man in the capital, but unfortunately, after entering the palace, I have no chance, so I can only arrange some good-looking palace maids and eunuchs by my side."

Jiang Rao tilted her head and looked helplessly at Concubine Yun Gui's indecent smile. Thinking that her aunt had once replaced the white-faced man who wanted her to take care of a whole hospital, it's not enough for her to say such a thing. strange.

"Your mother said that your brother is clamoring to go up the mountain to catch birds, and someone will send him here in a while. I rarely see him a few times. After the meal, I will go with you to pick him up."

Jiang Rao nodded and walked forward slowly, only a few dozen steps away from Lianzhiyuan. On the other end of the same road, two figures appeared.

Empress Jiahe and Emperor Zhaowu shared the same umbrella and appeared together at the end of the snowy road.

Emperor Zhaowu did not see them. After walking a few steps, he turned and entered Lianzhiyuan.

Empress Jiahe saw it, and when she glanced over, she couldn't be more proud of it.

After entering the Lianzhi Courtyard, Jiang Rao and Concubine Yun Gui sat apart and sat in the position of the female family. After a while, a palace maid came over and said that the emperor allowed her to sit with Concubine Yun Gui.

"My aunt asked someone to call me here?" Jiang Rao asked Concubine Yun Gui, who was in the past, feeling vaguely strange.

Concubine Yun Gui shook her head and said with a smile, "It's better for you to be by my side, so that I can only listen to the ridicule and ridicule of others."

Jiang Rao was surprised and puzzled. If it wasn't for her aunt, it could only be... Emperor Zhaowu?

The palace maid quickly brought the dishes. On the table in front of Empress Jiahe and Emperor Zhaowu, there was a cloud-blue square plate containing a silver fish soup.

Empress Jiahe picked up a small piece with the tip of her chopsticks and handed it to Emperor Zhaowu

In the bowl, she watched from the side, she didn't eat, looked at Emperor Zhaowu's face, thinking about the scene of meeting Jiang Rao when she came.

Even if Jiang Rao didn't do anything, just looking at this beautiful little girl, her heart was filled with disgust.

She was dissatisfied, looked at the silver fish soup, her eyes darkened, and she said to Emperor Zhaowu with a slight smile: "I remember this concubine, he liked this dish the most when he was a child, and when he came back to the table and served this dish, he always wanted to do it himself. Occupy not to ask others to move the chopsticks, the concubine has taught him many times to teach him etiquette, but in recent days, when eating together, he did not move about this dish, fearing that he was angry with this palace."

"Thinking about how he was suffering in Huaizhou at the moment, the concubine felt sorry, and when he came back, the concubine would definitely not be so strict with him, and would ask the small kitchen to make a good soup and reward Xiao Jiu. "

Jiang Rao's hand holding the chopstick stopped in the air.

She was accustomed to unwilling and not to maliciously speculate on what others said.

She also knew a lot about the cruelty and wickedness of Kejia and the Queen. She knew that this kind of person was a snake and a scorpion, even if she said in front of her that the weather sounded unusually good, I'm afraid she would be more attentive. Think about it, in these words, is there a hidden meaning to lure her out.

What's more, what Empress Jiahe said was really harsh.

She described herself as a mother who cared about her children and who was earnest and seductive, using her children's bad to set off her good.

It is selfish to take up one's own hands and not ask others to move the chopsticks; it is difficult to tame you if you don't listen to the training several times.

Rong Ting is not such a person.

Jiang Rao suddenly lost interest in eating.

Emperor Zhaowu suddenly said to Empress Jiahe: "Look, Jiang Aiqing's daughter is gloomy, but the food in this palace is not to her taste?"

Queen Jiahe glanced down.

Jiang Rao was sitting next to Concubine Yun, blocked by Concubine Yun. She was dressed in an unassuming manner, but her appearance was outstanding. Her face was white, soft and charming. She was two or three similar in appearance to Qin Yun. They were all beautiful. Sitting together, more eye-catching.

The emperor has spoken, and she is not good enough to ask, but with displeasure in her heart, she asks the palace maid to call Jiang Rao in front of her.

If Emperor Zhaowu could notice Jiang Rao, he must have glanced at Qin Yun again. Even if Emperor Zhaowu was with her every day, she was worried that he would be hooked again like the past when he saw Qin Yun again. Empress Jiahe was slightly vigilant in her heart. When Jiang Rao was in front of her, there was a smile on her face, and she stretched out her hand to take Jiang Rao in front of her. "Good boy, come and talk to the mother, why don't you move your chopsticks?"

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The government has always kept a bit of preference, and the Queen's attitude towards Jiang Rao was extremely close. Even if Jiang Raohuan hadn't married, she would first call herself the Queen Mother.

She was not afraid of what Jiang Rao would say in front of Emperor Zhaowu.

Dazhao has always respected the elders and the younger in an orderly manner. If Jiang Rao dared to be arrogant, or dared to give her a cold look, it would be disrespectful to her elder.

She thought to herself that if Jiang Rao had a bit of a wink, she'd better follow her hand, maybe she could change her mind to make her feel bad, but the little girl stopped a step away and stopped. Walking forward, as if he didn't see her outstretched hand, he lowered his head and bowed to Fushen, avoiding her hand like this.

Although the gesture of salute is regular, it reveals strangeness and avoidance.

Empress Jiahe's face turned cold, and she took her hand back.

When Jiang Rao raised her eyes, she glanced at Empress Jia and Empress, and then at Emperor Zhaowu.

She didn't know if it was right for her to say that this was an exchange, but Emperor Zhaowu asked her to come over, not just for such trivial matters as whether the meal suits her taste, she could be considered his daughter-in-law at most, not a daughter, Jiang Rao's palm felt slightly Khan, not sure if he guessed correctly, said, "The servant girl is taking the liberty."

"The ministers and daughters privately thought that what the mother said just now was the mother's misunderstanding."

She vaguely felt that Emperor Zhaowu's love for Empress Jiahe and her aunt's favor were two different things.

Emperor Zhaowu asked the empress to call her over, which must have been for something else.

Empress Jiahe scrutinized Jiang Rao and knew that the visitor was not good, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Jiu is a child raised by Ben Gong himself, and Ben Gong has one to five about his affairs. I remember it clearly, why is it wrong? "

"His Royal Highness Ninth uses medicine now, and his diet is mainly light, and he has to avoid meat and fishy food, so he never uses meat soup. Did the niangniang forget what medicine he used, and what should be avoided?"

The queen's face became embarrassed. She had clearly hinted to Emperor Zhaowu more than once that she was clear about Rong Ting's condition. How could she admit that she didn't remember?

Jiang Rao watched Emperor Zhaowu's expression carefully.

He was holding a cup of tea, and he didn't see his dissatisfaction with her, nor did he see his preference for Empress Jiahe.

Jiang Rao remembered that the previous days when her aunt was favored was not like this.

If someone insinuated her aunt like she did to Jia and the Empress, the Emperor would definitely defend it.

As an outsider, she pondered the attitude of Emperor Zhaowu, and she felt that it was not like what her aunt said. Now that her heart is all tied to the queen, she has a lot of confidence, and she said boldly: "Not only this memory Wrong, have another one instead."

"His Royal Highness is not selfish and greedy. Even when he was a child, he would not do things like occupying a plate and not asking others to use the chopsticks. What the mother said just now is really easy to misunderstand."

Today, Empress Jiahe spoke ill of Rong Ting behind his back. If she didn't hear it, it would be fine. Since she heard it, she couldn't fool him no matter what.

"At the beginning...you left Beijing with your father for many years, but you never saw him before, how can this palace know clearly?"

Jiang Rao stopped looking at her and knelt down in front of Emperor Zhaowu, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for taking the risk again."

"What is the temperament of the ninth highness, the emperor sent someone to the Egret Academy to inquire. The ninth highness is not selfish and greedy. Even if the minister did not have the blessing when he was a child, see the ninth highness. But the minister thinks, Jiangshan is easy to change. , his nature is hard to change, how he is today, he used to be not much different."

Jiang Rao jumped fast like a rabbit in her heart.

She was really a little timid, she dared to say these words in front of Emperor Zhaowu and Empress Jiahe, and her breath was a little unsteady.

But what needs to be said is still to be said.

If Rong Ting was dissatisfied with Empress Jiahe in front of Emperor Zhaowu, he would be called reckless and unfilial.

But if she came, the reputation of being unfilial and reckless would only fall on her head.

Empress Jiahe didn't expect Jiang Rao to speak on behalf of Rong Ting even if she was criticized by others. She was furious and said with a sneer, "How can you mean Xiaojiu's selfishness and greed in what Ben Gong just said? too much."

In the past six months, Emperor Zhaowu's indulgence to Empress Jiahe made her addicted to it, and she forgot how to write the word "forbearance" for a while.

She glanced at Jiang Rao, even if she couldn't say a few bad words about Rong Ting in front of Emperor Zhaowu, there were always countless ways to clean up a little girl.

Jiang Rao bumped into it by herself, don't blame her for being ruthless to her.

Her tone gradually became sharper, "People who talk about Buddha see Buddha, and evil people see evil. If you are young, you have to worry about big things."

Buddha sees Buddha, evil sees evil.

It was clearly saying that Jiang Rao had a vicious mind.

There was silence in the hall.

Qin Yun slapped the handkerchief in his hands directly, his anger climbed to his face, and he couldn't help but want to say something for his little niece.

Emperor Zhaowu, who had been drinking tea next to Empress Jiahe, put down the tea cup and glanced down.

After sitting on the seat of the Ninety-five Supreme for a long time, he had a sense of majesty that was not angry and arrogant, and he glanced down, making the hall even more quiet.

timid, straight

Then head down.

Only Qin Yun looked at him without looking back at all.

Jiang Rao hurriedly blinked and glanced at Qin Yun.

When Emperor Zhaowu's favor was changed, her aunt was willful and reckless, and she was not so worried.

Now Emperor Zhaowu's thoughts are unpredictable. Although she thinks that Emperor Zhaowu does not seem to be pampering the queen with sincerity, she is only guessing. unnecessary trouble.

Today, this matter is her own responsibility. If Emperor Zhaowu speaks for the Empress for a while, then she will bow her head and admit her reckless mistake.

The matter of left and right Rong Ting has been explained clearly, so that Emperor Zhaowu did not have any bad impression on him. Even if she was punished a little, it was worth it.

Concubine Yun Gui knew that she was at a disadvantage. Her temperament made her unable to hold her head down and swallow her breath, but looking at the man beside the queen, her eyes were cold, and she had no intention of supporting her at all. It's clear that she insisted on backing her up just to tell Empress Jiahe to say something more, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth and turned her face away.

She was used to being arrogant, and it was the first time that she had suffered this kind of anger, and her eyes were red with anger.

Empress Jiahe watched Concubine Yun Gui shriveled and became faintly complacent.

Even if Jiang Rao has reason and evidence, the emperor's life is the only correct thing in this world.

As long as Emperor Zhaowu was on her side, she would remain invincible.

What is she to be afraid of?

"This time you have met Ben Gong, and I won't blame you for anything. Don't go elsewhere and be so reckless." She was in a good mood again, and while seemingly comforting, she was actually speaking to Jiang Rao in a demeaning manner. , while smiling lightly, adding tea to Emperor Zhaowu.

But the man beside him didn't pick it up. He tapped his finger on the table and said, "I feel that there is nothing wrong with meticulous care."