Married Thrice to Salted Fish - Chapter 91

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival only started in the evening. Lin Qingyu wanted to discuss with the Queen Mother about Cui Lian and entered the palace early.

Nowadays, there is no need for filial piety, and Ci’an Palace is the best in the palace. Knowing that the Queen Mother likes chrysanthemums, he deliberately ordered dozens of chrysanthemum-style lanterns to be placed in the courtyard of Ci’an Palace. The sky is only a little dark, the lanterns bloom in the snow, gorgeous and colorful, like spring.

Laifu looked at a sea of ​​flowers and said with a smile: “Queen dowager, the emperor has taken care of you.”

The queen mother lacks interest: “Even though the Ai family is the emperor’s aunt, there has been no relationship between mother and child for 20 years. These are just pretentious things. Besides, with the emperor’s temperament, how can I think of such tricks, but I want to be next to him. The **** who gave him the idea.”

When Lin Qingyu arrived at Ci’an Palace, the dining room of Ci’an Palace had just cooked a pot of Yuanxiao, and the Queen Mother was tasting it with King Xiaohuai. Hearing Laifu came to report, the Queen Mother did not see her outside, and let Laifu invite people in.

Lin Qingyu entered the inner hall and saw the Queen Mother and Xiao Li sitting at the table. Xiao Li was clearly dressed up, wearing a five-claw gown of the king of the county, with a jade pendant around his thin waist. Although his stature was not mature, his facial features were unique to a teenager, but he was still handsome. There is no other in the world. The young man who was supposed to be a breeze and bright moon, but his eyes were blank, he described as sluggish, and he could not find a trace of vitality in his body.

Lin Qingyu saluted the two: “To the queen mother, the prince greets you.”

The queen mother and Yan Yue said with a smile: “Qingyu is here, sit down. Come, give Doctor Lin a piece of Lantern Festival.”

Lin Qingyu is not accustomed to calling his name by people other than his family and husband. This year, he and the Queen Mother were in the same boat and jointly did several top-secret things that could not be done for outsiders. It can be said that both the glory and the glory, and the loss of everything. Whether the queen mother is true or false, when he is still better than he is Lu Wancheng’s wife.

Lin Qingyu declined: “The minister has already used it in the mansion, so I won’t disturb the queen mother and prince.”

The queen mother said: “You can use it again after you have used it. You, a man, wouldn’t even be able to eat a bowl of Yuanxiao. Ci’an Palace mourns the family and Li’er, and is always deserted. You were the nephew and daughter-in-law of the Ai’s family anyway. Li’er’s cousin is considered to be a family. There are no outsiders in Ci’an Palace, so you don’t have to be polite.”

With the words of the Queen Mother on this point, Lin Qingyu sat down as he said. The gnocchi in front of him was steaming, and Lin Qingyu tasted one. The glutinous rice outside was sweet and soft, and the sesame seeds wrapped in it were slightly sweet to him.

The Queen Mother patronized Xiao Li, but she couldn’t even take care of it. If Xiao Li wanted to eat by herself, she would grab it with her hands and put it in her mouth. There was a grandmother who took care of Xiao Li in Ci’an Palace to feed him, and the queen mother often fed him by herself.

As soon as the glutinous rice **** were handed to her mouth, Xiao Li opened her mouth and swallowed, then chewed slowly. Even if you are mentally weak, you don’t seem to be awkward and embarrassed when you eat.

Seeing Xiao Li taking a mouthful of glutinous rice balls, the mother who took care of Xiao Li smiled and said, “Our little prince likes Yuanxiao very much. See him happy.”

Listening to the mother’s tone, I thought she was talking about a baby under one year old. Xiao Li was happy no matter how, he clearly didn’t have any expression on his face, and such words could coax the Queen Mother.

The queen mother looked at her like her life, she was really coaxed at the moment, and asked softly: “Does Li’er like to eat dumplings?”

Xiao Li opened his lips slightly, staring at the spoon in the Queen Mother’s hand.

“Li’er calls the mother queen, and the queen mother will feed you, okay? Li’er, call the mother queen-mother queen.” The queen mother said patiently, “Li’er, learn from the mother-mother and queen.”

Xiao Li seemed to be in another world, unable to hear the Queen Mother’s voice, and would not react to her words in any way.

Lin Qingyu said: “Although the Lantern Festival is good, it is not suitable for gluttony.”

The queen mother slumped down: “Forget it then. Take these away.”

Xiao Li couldn’t eat the glutinous rice balls, did not cry or make trouble, slowly lowered his head, and once again immersed himself in the world that belonged to him.

The queen mother sighed, unable to conceal her loss: “After the Chinese New Year, Li’er is also sixteen years old. His mind is still like a three or four-year-old child, and he doesn’t speak like other children… I don’t know whether Laijia can listen to it in this life. Li’er called the Aijia “Mother Empress”.”

Lin Qingyu asked, “Can the prince speak?” He seemed to have never heard Xiao Li’s voice.

“The Chinese teacher said that Li’er has all five senses, and she can’t react because the soul is not here.” The queen mother gave a wry smile. “He also said that loss of soul is more than a demon. Fortunately, Li’er is in the emperor’s house. A plain-headed common man with such a face, he doesn’t know how much suffering he will suffer.”

Lin Qingyu said: “The little prince is indeed very handsome.”

The queen mother glanced at him and said: “It’s always inferior to you.”

“The little prince is young and hasn’t grown up yet.”

“No matter how good his appearance is, what’s the use? I would rather him be plain.”

The lady of the palace took down the Lantern Festival and served the fruit of relieving tiredness and digestion. Lin Qingyu mentioned Cui Lian and asked, “Have the Queen Mother ever seen Cui Xiang’s memorial for taking command of the Northwest?”

The queen mother recalled carefully and said: “No. The Aijia remembers that when Cui Xiang went to court, he was ambiguous and unclear about the matter, which was elusive.”

Lin Qingyu said: “I have read all the manuscripts related to the Northwest, but I didn’t see Cui Xiang’s handwriting. It seems that someone deliberately hid him in order to use Cui Xiang to fuel the flames among the military attaches.”

Lin Qingyu and the Queen Mother knew who this person was.

“After all, I’m still unwilling to be controlled by others.” The Queen Mother took off the armor and peeled the oranges with her hands. “There is one thing, the Aijia has never understood.”

“The Queen Mother, please make it clear.”

“You seem to know that he is restless, why should you give him a chance again.”

Lin Qingyu said: “Among the three sons of the first emperor, except for the waste prince, only the present-day sage-Shuchen took the liberty. If we were supporting the little prince, don’t say that the civil and military officials believed in the first emperor’s edict or not, it was the northern border of Xixia. Knowing that Dayu’s future emperor is inadequate in mind, what will they think. Therefore, our choice is only the sage. However, the sage is not in the court. I need Xi Rong to do his political achievements for him in order to avoid chaos in the court. Next, push him to the throne.”

“The Ai family understands.” The queen mother gently wiped the corners of Xiao Li’s mouth with a handkerchief. “You did a good job, and the emperor has successfully ascended the throne. There will be Ai Jia and you to help the emperor Gu Jiangshan in the future. There is no need for Xi Rong to live anymore. ,Is not it.”

Lin Qingyu smiled and said, “The Queen Mother said it is very true. But Xi Rong is not a person to wait. He has already won the prime minister for a time, and he has been highly regarded by the emperor.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly: “A thing that has no roots, what if the Laijia is shocked by him.”

In the eyes of the Queen Mother, Xi Rong was just a little clever, and he couldn’t make any waves. She didn’t know that Xi Rong and Xiao Jie had been living together for many years, and it was not difficult to kill Xi Rong, but if Xiao Jie’s chess piece was lost because of this, it would be a question of who would take the throne.

Lin Qingyu raised her eyes to look at Xiao Li, her eyes darkening a bit.

It is true that Xiao Li is easier to control than anyone, but he is a fool after all. Right now the Northwest is in chaos, and if he and the Queen Mother support a fool to ascend the throne, it may be difficult to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people.

At least, you have to wait for Gu Fuzhou to come back.

“Queen dowager.” Laifu stepped forward. “The princesses of the old princes have come to the Ci’an Palace to invite peace.”

“Ai’s family go to see them.” The queen mother said, “Xiujiao, you can feed the prince some fruit.”

The mother named Xiujiao peeled another citrus and fed it to Xiao Li. Xiao Li pressed her lips, as if she had no interest in citrus. Mother Xiujiao coaxed softly: “Master, let’s have one more.”

Except for his family and Gu Fuzhou, Lin Qingyu always feels cold and cold, and treats others coldly and alienatedly. But for some reason, he saw Xiao Li only a few times, but he felt that this foolish Wang Ye was so sweet that he had an indescribable sense of familiarity.

Lin Qingyu said, “I’ll try it.”

Mother Xiujiao hesitated for a while, but she stepped back and gave Lin Qingyu her position next to Xiao Li.

Lin Qingyu picked up a piece of orange and said, “Little lord, open your mouth.”

Xiao Li looked at him for a while, and opened his mouth obediently, letting him deliver the orange into his mouth, with a small bulge on his cheek.

“Sweet or not.”

Lin Qingyu just asked casually, but Xiao Li actually reacted.

—He smiled.

Xiao Li’s complexion was excellent, and when he smiled, the dullness in his eyes faded, and his pupils were as bright as stars, and he was able to hook some people who had never seen the world before. A layer of invisible things floated under the boy’s eyes. Gu Fuzhou told him about this thing, calling it “Lying Silkworm” and saying that when his original face smiles, there will be lying silkworms. It’s so beautiful, but it’s a pity that Lu Neither Wan Cheng nor Gu Fuzhou had a silkworm.

There is this layer of things right now, and when I laugh…it looks really good.

Xiao Li only laughed for a very short moment, and soon returned to his lifeless expression, as if he had just smiled, but it was a dazzling illusion by others.

Xiujiao was stunned for a while, but it took a long time to react, and hurriedly ran to report to the Queen Mother: “The Queen Mother, the prince laughed!”

When the queen mother heard the words, she didn’t care about the princesses present, she stood up abruptly: “Really?”

“Really! The slave and maidservant saw it really, and Doctor Lin also saw it.”

The queen mother was suddenly excited: “Hurry up, go and invite the Chinese teacher!”