The Queen Mother of the Great Qi is almost sixty years old this year. Judging from her rosy complexion, it seems that she still has at least another ten years to live.
When everyone saw her come in, they all stood up and saluted. Even the emperor came down from his seat and personally took the empress dowager's hand and said, "Mother, your health is still as strong as ever."
The slightly plump old lady in front of him patted the back of Li Zhuo's hand with a smile and said, "I think your health is not as good as before, Your Majesty. You have lost a lot of weight. I don't know how these people serve you. You deserve to be punished!"
Upon hearing this, Hua Bule was almost scared to death!
As the saying goes, a king never jokes. Since the Queen Mother has said so, they must be punished.
As the empress dowager, she wanted to punish the people around the emperor. Although she found an excuse of not taking good care of them, it was still somewhat presumptuous.
Li Zhuo pulled the Queen Mother forward and said, "Mother, there's no need to worry about my son's health. I feel much better now that I've lost some weight. Besides, today is a happy day, so let's not talk about punishment."
"Okay, okay, everything will be up to your Majesty. I, an old lady, just worry too much. Why don't you hurry up and thank His Majesty!"
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, the palace maids and eunuchs around her all shouted "Long live the Queen Mother".
Li Mingyue watched from the side and thought that this old lady was still as powerful as ever.
Look, in just a short time, she has successfully announced to the people around her her position in the emperor's heart, and at the same time she has also given the emperor a little praise. This method, like a spring breeze, is not something that ordinary people can learn.
Compared with this Queen Mother... Li Mingyue looked at the Queen beside her again and thought that the gap was too big. This person was simply a fool.
Just when Li Mingyue was secretly despising Queen Qiao in her heart, Li Zhuo and the Queen Mother had already approached.
The Queen Mother looked around and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, how are the seats arranged?"
"Now that the Queen Mother has arrived, it's natural for her to sit at the head of the table."
"Hahaha, Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, and etiquette and laws cannot be abolished. I'd better sit below Your Majesty."
After saying this, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Mingyue. The position that the Queen Mother mentioned was Li Mingyue's. Everyone wanted to see how this domineering princess was going to deal with this matter.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Mingyue walked forward and took the Queen Mother's hand, saying, "Mother, I will help you to your seat."
"Oh, it's Mingyue. Look at how I look now. I'm so sorry. You're getting more and more beautiful. I heard that you've made a lot of big deals recently? And even your royal brother got some of the credit?"
this……
Even though Li Mingyue was mentally prepared, she didn't know how to respond after hearing what the old lady said.
First of all, what does "you girl" mean?
She is a married woman, so how can she still be called a girl? What the Queen Mother said must have a deep meaning. Could it be that the Queen Mother wanted to tell her that she was not very satisfied with the previous marriage?
Then he mentioned business again. Was he praising her or belittling her for doing such business, which was beneath the dignity of the royal family?
Unsure of what to do, Li Mingyue could only smile and flatter the Queen Mother, saying, "I have listened to your teachings since I was young. I owe my current position to you."
This is a very versatile answer that does not disadvantage you in any way.
If you really want to praise me, then I will praise you in return. It is because of your good teaching that I have grown up so well.
If you are secretly disparaging me, then what I said is my counterattack. I became an asshole because of your poor teaching. If you have time to mock me here, why don't you look for the reason in yourself?
Li Mingyue is not a naive person. She has not eaten food for nothing over the years.
If Lu Chen were in this place, he would definitely applaud! As expected, women are creatures with a natural tendency to engage in palace fighting.
The Queen Mother did not dwell on the matter, and everyone quickly took their seats.
After everyone was seated, Li Zhuo ordered the meal to be served, and plates of delicious delicacies were brought up.
Looking at the dishes being served, Li Zhuo explained to the Queen Mother, "I heard that your appetite hasn't been very good lately, so I specifically instructed them to prepare more food that's easy for you to digest."
The Queen Mother looked at the food in front of her and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "The Emperor is thoughtful. Today's banquet is indeed more sumptuous than usual."
Talking about this, Li Zhuo's smile grew even brighter as he said, "The most difficult times for the country are over, and things will definitely get better and better from now on."
Li Zhuo felt a little elated when he thought that he not only had shares in Li Mingyue's business, but also owned a powerful weapon like the central bank.
Those useless people in the Ministry of Rites are just sitting there doing nothing. Why haven't they come out and clamored for offering sacrifices to Heaven? Do I need to personally order something like this?
The Queen Mother was filled with mixed emotions upon hearing this. "Yes, the country was indeed in great difficulty recently due to the constant natural disasters. Fortunately, everything is over now. A few days ago, I asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune, and he said that our Great Qi will rise like a dragon in the future!"
Um?
After hearing this, everyone looked at the Queen Mother.
Li Zhuo also looked curious and asked, "Does the Queen Mother believe in this kind of thing?"
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, "I didn't believe it before, but now that the country is enjoying good weather and good harvests, I have to believe there's something magical about it. That Taoist priest said he'd been praying for Da Qi all along."
Um? !
Li Zhuo's eyes changed when he looked at the empress dowager, and Li Mingyue's eyes were even a little angry.
What does that mean? So the reason Da Qi is so prosperous now is all thanks to that Taoist priest? Does Lu Chen know about this?
Li Zhuo noticed from the corner of his eye that Li Mingyue was a little unhappy, so he quickly said, "Yes, speaking of it, the revival of our Great Qi is really inseparable from their Taoist sect. If it weren't for the birth of Master Lu, I would have been overwhelmed by many troubles."
After saying that, Li Zhuo gave Li Mingyue a reassuring look, as if telling Li Mingyue to stay calm, because he knew who had made the greatest contribution.
As long as Li Zhuo has this in mind, Li Mingyue will feel more at ease.
But before she could calm down, the Queen Mother beside her spoke again: "I've also heard of this Lu Chen you mentioned. It turns out that these two Taoist priests have some connections. Even if that Lu Xianshi saw the Taoist priest I mentioned, he would have to respectfully call him Uncle Master!"
What?!
Everyone was shocked again when they heard this, thinking that it turned out to be Lu Chen's uncle, so his skills should be even better than Lu Chen's.
Wow, she is worthy of being the Queen Mother. How can she play so high-end?
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