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56 Confession
Meng Sangyu's sleep will not wake up until the last three minutes, recalling his father and A'Bao, there is another pain in his chest. She quickly took a deep breath, not daring to think again, turned her head to look at the hourglass in the corner of the temple, her face changed, and she lifted the heavy quilt and sat up from the bed.
"Mother, why don't you wake me up? I missed the emperor's attendant." She put on her robe and walked to the dressing table with her embroidered shoes drooping. Yin Cui and Bishui immediately stepped forward to clean her face and hands and tidy her hair.
"The slave and maid took leave on your own behalf, please forgive me. Madam, the emperor came to see you, and he slept with you for a while." Mother Feng hurriedly bowed his knees to accuse him, and said the last sentence, his face was slightly exposed. Joyful.
"The emperor has been here?" The hand applying the moisturizer paused, and Meng Sangyu remembered the warm and safe embrace in her sleep that made her feel nostalgic. What's wrong with the wind emperor? Wouldn't it be a disaster and find out that he is his true love?
Thinking of this, she shook her shoulders, and drove the absurd idea out of her mind. It's probably just a man's self-esteem that is at work, so why do you call yourself one of the few concubines who have preserved their innocence? When the newcomer enters the palace, he will find a new ‘true love’, and what can he be.
With a sarcasm, Meng Sangyu opened the makeup and told Yin Cui and Bishui, "Give me a delicate bun. I'm going to please the Queen Mother."
"Niang, you are all sick like this, just take a leave? The empress dowager is compassionate and will not blame you." Bishui looked at her master's extremely pale face from the glass mirror, and said worriedly.
"I'm fine, while the queen mother is still in the palace, I will try to win the favor of her elderly, maybe her elderly will be our way out in the future. And the emperor can't neglect, I have to continue to go to the hospital tomorrow. Gang After waiting for two days, I fell ill. There is no need for someone to arrange my faults. The Meng family is in a disaster, and I can't let people fall off." Meng Sangyu said while covering her pale face with exquisite and gorgeous makeup.
But for a while, the gorgeous and graceful Concubine De Empress appeared in front of them. She put on a purple dress, a large cloak of mink fur, and a luxurious armor set studded with jade, and boarded the sedan chair to Cining Palace. Mother Feng and others couldn't, so they had to walk quickly to keep up with their umbrella. The empress is too independent and too strong. Although this is good, it makes people feel distressed!
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In Cining Palace, where the Zen fragrance is curled up, a group of concubines are waiting in the side hall, waiting to greet the Queen Mother. The empress dowager has lived in Thousand Buddha Mountain for a long time, and has long been accustomed to the Qingming in the outside world. Except for the first day when she came back, she never met her concubines who came to visit. The concubines can only wait until Shen Shi, kowtow to the Queen Mother outside the hall and leave.
Even so, no one dared to be absent. It is one thing to see or not to come is another. Their performance, the grandma and the emperor in Cining Palace watched.
"Mother Kim, it's cold these days, how well is the queen mother's health?" Concubine Chen paced to the door of the side hall and started talking with Mother Kim.
"The Queen Mother is very nice, Niang Niang Xie cares." Mother Kim was neither humble nor overbearing.
"That's good. This time, thanks to the queen mother, otherwise the concubine's Hongwen would be..." Seemingly sad, Concubine Chen lowered his head and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. After a while, he opened a strong smile with a slightly expectant voice. "Hongwen has been obsessed with the Queen Mother since that day, and has been clamoring to come to Cining Palace to greet the emperor's grandmother. However, his body is weak and the weather is too cold. It is difficult for the palace to bring him."
Gu Hongwen, the eighth prince, is two years old. He is the most innocent and lovely age of Yuxue. Concubine Chen uses his son to please the queen mother, which attracts many concubines to gritted their teeth.
Concubine Chen's voice was not small. The queen mother in the temple finished reciting the sutras, and after listening to it, she thought of the hard-working emperors and grandchildren, and told the maids around her, "Go, please come in."
Hearing the call of the Queen Mother, the concubines were overjoyed. Concubine Chen pursed his lips and smiled, her eyes shining brightly.
"Get up, how are the emperor grandchildren?" The queen mother twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand and spoke lightly.
The mothers and concubines of several princes stepped forward and replied, "Enlighten the Empress Dowager, it is much better than before, and Xie Empress is concerned."
"Well, you have to take care of it. You must send someone to take care of the decoction and food every day, and make no mistakes. When the Ai family leaves the palace, bring them to the Ai family to have a look." The mother behind revealed With a soft voice, he glanced at the seat and frowned, "Why didn't Concubine De come?"
Mother Kim had already received the emperor's order, and was about to come forward to reply, but did not want to be taken a step ahead by Concubine Chen, "After returning to the queen mother, I heard that Concubine De's dog died, and she mourned that she fell seriously ill on the couch.
"Why is Concubine De so sentimental? How could the emperor not see her when she was seriously injured, how could she fall ill due to the death of a pet? Sister Concubine Chen must have heard it wrong!" Wise Concubine frowned and seemed to be helping Concubine De clarified that, in fact, it fanned the flames and fell into trouble.
The queen mother was very disgusted with the two people's behavior, her eyes gradually became cold. The two thought that the Queen Mother was angry and secretly proud.
"Duke Meng was killed at the border gate. Life or death is unknown. Concubine De fell ill because of this. Why did it come to your mouth because of a dog? There is a saying in the Buddhist school: Those who violate the oral trade should be punished by tongue-out!" The voice rang at the door of the hall, and the shocked Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine's legs and feet softened, and their faces were pale.
"The concubines please peace with the emperor!" The concubines saluted together. Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine had slowed down when they reacted. They knelt down and looked pale and embarrassed.
The tall and handsome man walked into the hall with a cold air, directly passed the concubines, sat next to the queen mother, and took the hand of the queen mother to greet him. Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine glanced at the man's violent face, panicking. The other concubines bowed their heads to conceal the gloat in their eyes. Tongue out? Don't wait for the two to go to hell, it is better for the emperor to execute the sentence himself!
"The concubine's failure to say something, please forgive the emperor!" The other concubines all stood up, but Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine were still kneeling, kowtow tremblingly and condemned.
Duke Meng was a great Zhou hero, and died for the country. The emperor naturally treated the Meng family and Concubine De more generously. Concubine De has been silent since Duke Meng's disappearance, crying or making trouble, all day long, they have forgotten this one, and directly hit the emperor's gun. Now that Duke Meng is missing from the border, the battle has not been clear for a long time, and the emperor is now upset.
Even if you want to make a calculation for Concubine De, you shouldn't use this as a raft! Wrong! The two people felt regretful.
Emperor Zhou Wu took a sip of the tea from Mother Kim, and then chatted with the Queen Mother. He turned a blind eye to the two kneeling at his feet and ignored them. This is even more embarrassing than Xingshi's questioning. Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine became paler and lowered. The eyes of other concubines shimmered slightly, and their hearts were refreshed.
The queen mother also seemed to not see the two of them, she heard wherever the son said, her face was pale. Having lived in Thousand Buddha Mountain for a long time, her most impatience was the intrigue of the women in the palace.
When Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine's knees were frozen and they were about to be unable to support them, the eunuch's announcement came from outside the hall-Concubine De Empress had an audience!
Emperor Zhou Wu frowned and stopped talking immediately. The queen mother stroked the Buddhist beads in her hand, and said warmly, "Announce her to come in."
"Why are you here?" Without waiting for Meng Sangyu to salute, Emperor Zhou Wu said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on her brilliant and extraordinary face, reluctant to move away. Her makeup is very delicate. At first glance, she looks so beautiful, but when you look closely, you will find that the powder on her face is too thick and her lips are too dry, exposing her sickness in the minutiae.
This is a question? What am I doing wrong? Meng Sangyu frowned slightly.
"Ah, I have already taken a leave for you. It's freezing outside, and you are unwell. You should stay in the palace and raise it. It's not too late to come back when you get better. The Queen Mother will not blame you." Seeing her frowning brows, Emperor Zhou Wu felt so distressed, he immediately explained, his deep voice was hard to hide and gentle.
The concubines stared at Meng Sangyu with blood red eyes, while the queen mother looked sideways, giving her son a meaningful look. She heard from Doctor Du that her son seemed to be particularly concerned about Concubine De.
"The concubine's illness is already well. It is not easy for the empress to return to the palace once. How can the concubine not come to Cining Palace to do her filial piety." Meng Sangyu stretched her brows and smiled slightly.
"Good boy, come here quickly and sit next to Ai's house." Seeing her sickness hidden under her delicate makeup, the Queen Mother felt very sorry in her heart. This child has a personality similar to her when she was young, very strong, and even her life experience is almost the same, it is like her reincarnation. As soon as she saw the child, she couldn't help but like it and was afraid that she would repeat her mistakes.
Meng Sangyu glanced at Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine who were kneeling on the ground, and stepped forward, preparing to take a seat on the other side of the Queen Mother, but Emperor Zhou Wu put down his teacup and patted his side. The eyes of the concubine were even redder, and even Concubine Chen and Wise Concubine also raised their heads with a slightly hideous expression. In a short moment, they have already seen that the emperor is very different to Concubine De. It is not pure love, but care. The emperor cares about a person, indicating that this person has entered his heart.
Meng Sangyu hesitated in her heart, but did not show any signs on her face, smiled slightly, and sat down beside the man openly. The man squeezed her hand very naturally, then wrapped it tightly into his palm, and said with satisfaction, "Well, it's not as cold as noon."
Meng Sangyu looked down, seemingly shy, but the villain in her heart raised her middle finger gracefully: Nima, give the old lady hatred again!
Emperor Zhou Wu could imagine how she slandered herself in her heart. She felt that this kind of sangyu was so cute that she couldn't help but smile. He used to think that if you love someone, you should hide the other person and stay away from any danger. But after five months of weirdness, he suddenly understood that if you love someone, you should let her stand by his side with integrity and give her everything she wants! Only by being in the position closest to him can he better protect each other, so he decided to carry out the cause of spoiling Sangyu to the end.
Squeezing the woman's finger affectionately, Emperor Zhou Wu reluctantly retracted his hand, turning his head to talk to the Queen Mother, "Mother, are you still used to living these days? Do you need anything?"
"Fortunately, it's just that Nianci is gone. No one copied the scriptures for Ai's family. It's a bit inconvenient. Ai's is getting old, and her eyes are not as sharp as when she was young." The queen mother pointed to the wrinkled corners of her eyes with a helpless look. .
"Queen dowager, the concubine is willing to copy the scriptures for the queen dowager in order to redeem the sin of omission today." Concubine Chen was flexible in mind and immediately kowtow. Wise Concubine quickly agreed upon seeing this.
Accompanying the Queen Mother to copy the scriptures and chanting can not only increase the Queen Mother’s favor, but also see the emperor who comes to please the Queen Mother every day. The empress dowager has a huge influence on the emperor, and this opportunity is no worse than the attendant! Many concubines moved and showed their most sincere expressions, kneeling before the Queen Mother and recommending themselves. This is the result of not having the lord of the first house dominate the sixth house, the concubines are difficult to control, the rules are chaotic, and the heart is big!
The queen mother was bored, closed her eyes, leaned on the back of the chair, and slowly said, "Okay, if anyone copied the scriptures and chanted into the eyes of I, widow, the I, widow will promote her to the Thousand Buddha. Mountain. The Aijia is getting old, and when I am alone, I always feel lonely and difficult, and I need someone to accompany me to do my filial piety."
The concubines with a positive attitude were still overjoyed when they heard the first half of the sentence, and they were all silent at the back, and the scene was silent for a while. Bring it to Thousand Buddha Mountain to accompany the blue lantern? That's worse than getting into the cold palace! What's the point of being promoted?
Emperor Zhou Wu picked up the teacup and sipped it to cover up the arc of the mouth. The hypocritical masks of these women are really disgusting.
Meng Sangyu's hands flat on her knees suddenly tightened. Before coming, she was still thinking, if she could get the empress dowager's blue eyes and be taken to Thousand Buddha Mountain to worship the Buddha, wouldn't it be a thousand times better than staying in this filthy palace? She doesn't need to fight for pets, fights, or wait on scumbags; she usually reads the scriptures, eats fast, cultivates her body, and can go down the mountain in her free time. For the sake of being with the Queen Mother with all his heart, the emperor will not treat himself or treat the Meng family badly. Don't be too compliant in those small days!
Thinking of this, she stood up and knelt to the feet of the Queen Mother, and said firmly, "The concubine is willing to fulfill the emperor's filial piety and accompany the Queen Mother to worship Buddha at Thousand Buddha Mountain, and ask the Queen Mother to fulfill her.
The queen mother looks sideways. The tea cup in Emperor Zhou Wu's hand slammed to the ground and broke into pieces.