Chapter 431 Covering one's ears to steal the bell
Outside the door was Tang Shiliang, the emperor's most trusted eunuch, the eunuch Tang who only served the emperor and the Queen Mother.
He held a large tray in his hand, on which was a set of gorgeous moon-white dress and headdress. He said in a flattering manner: "Miss Mu, the emperor asked me to bring you a reward. In a few days, the emperor will lead his ministers to the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum to worship the ancestors. The emperor said that Miss Mu looks good in white clothes."
Mu Qianqian showed a sweet smile, the kind that Jiang Xinyue would never show, an infatuated smile that was immersed in the sea of love.
Born in a poor family, she had never seen anything of the best quality, but she was dazzled by a set of moon-like silk gauze clothes. She reached out her hand and stroked it repeatedly, with a look of surprise in her eyes: "Is this for me?" She had
never seen such beautiful clothes before.
Oh, no! The clothes that the Queen Mother wore before were much more beautiful than this. Thinking of this, her smile and surprise faded, and she took the tray and said to Tang Shiliang: "Thank you, Eunuch Tang." Mu Qianqian was still a palace maid and slept on the big bunk with several palace maids. It was impossible to hide the fact that Eunuch Tang sent her clothes, not to mention that Mu Qianqian did not want to hide it. She accepted the envy, praise, praise, and jealousy of the crowd with a charming smile... This feeling was better than ever before. The fallen leaves of autumn were scattered all over the ground like gold. The eunuchs of Kunning Palace swept the fallen leaves and cleaned the winding roads. "Your Majesty..." Shuangjiang stepped forward and whispered in Jiang Xinyue's ear: "The imperial doctor Yan said that the wine bottle originally contained a strong aphrodisiac, but it was later replaced with a drug that makes people sleepy. It should be the emperor who ordered it to be replaced." Jiang Xinyue put down the book in her hand: "I have seen many people who want to be on the throne, but this is the first time I have seen someone as fierce as her." She personally gave the emperor the drug and brought it in personally. What was she thinking? Did she treat Tang Shiliang and Wang Dequan as nothing? The emperor has been through many battles. Not to mention that he can distinguish the smell of 9981 kinds of aphrodisiacs, even if Wang Dequan and Tang Shiliang can get to this point today, they are definitely not palace novices who know nothing. Once the pot of wine is brought in, the emperor and the others will probably know it, right? "It's not worth your worrying about her, Your Majesty." "She is not worth it, but I want to know who is behind her." That Mu Qianqian thought that every time she lowered her head, the people in Kunning Palace would not find that her appearance was similar to Jiang Xinyue. In fact, when she appeared next to the emperor for the first time and deliberately covered her appearance, Jiang Xinyue had already discovered her. If you have a clear conscience, why cover up your appearance? Jiang Xinyue is not the former Defei, who has a hobby of abusing and killing people, and she will not embarrass a palace maid just because she looks a bit like herself. At first, she didn't know what kind of person Jiang Xinyue was, and she was afraid of getting into trouble, so she covered it up. This was understandable. But after being in the palace for a long time, the palace servants and she herself would understand a thing or two. Jiang Xinyue really had no interest in bullying others. What she liked most was to appreciate flowers, play cards, eat fruits, and enjoy the service of the palace servants in Kunning Palace. She had everything she wanted, and there were groups of beauties in the Jiaofang Division playing music and singing for her. When she missed the child, she would hold it in her arms, pinch it, touch it, and kiss it. If she didn't want the child anymore, she would let Xiang Ma and the wet nurses take it away, and continue to enjoy her rich life. Life was as happy as a fairy. How could she have the time to bother with a low-level palace maid? Mu Qianqian was nothing to her, or rather, she had never taken Mu Qianqian seriously. But she was hiding it like that, obviously for some purpose, and in order to avoid getting into trouble, she asked Xi Que and Shuang Jiang to tell the palace maids in Chengqian Palace who were on good terms with her to pay more attention to Mu Qianqian. Her face made Jiang Xinyue feel a little weird. "She is really trying to cover her ears and steal the bell." Xi Que snorted and laughed: "Your Highness and I grew up together. Your face and figure, your Highness, I can recognize from a distance of several hundred feet. She thought that if she covered her forehead with a lotus leaf willow, I wouldn't be able to recognize her. She thinks we are all fools!" "Yes, yes, our Xi Que is the smartest. She knows how to cover her ears and steal the bell." Needless to say, it must be Meng Qingyu who taught her. Xi Que seemed to understand the implication of Jiang Xinyue's words, or maybe she didn't understand, but just thought of what Meng Shiwei said to her that day, and her face flushed the next moment. But soon, she started gossiping again, and approached Shuangjiang in a mean way: "Although the emperor did not favor her, why does she look so exhausted and weak every day? I heard that there are still traces on her body! Many people in the palace thought she was the emperor's new favorite, but she was so arrogant. She is like this every day, looking down on people." She imitated Mu Qianqian's head and chest, raised her chin exaggeratedly, and pointed her nose at Shuangjiang. Shuangjiang slapped her on the head and straightened her head: "She dared to give the emperor such a strong and harmful medicine, and did not allow the emperor to see through her evil plan, but gave her medicine instead?" The emperor usually used to give him a taste of his own medicine. Mu Qianqian always passed out after drinking, and when she woke up, the emperor had already dressed or left for court. In fact, the emperor had never slept in the same bed with her, he was just pretending. As for why she felt sore all over after being "favored", it was just the side effect of the medicine. Mu Qianqian was mean, but the emperor's education from childhood did not allow him to do anything more mean than Mu Qianqian, and he would not arrange for anyone to have a relationship with her. It was just that she chose this "road to success" herself, and she was the one who wanted to go all the way to the end. Whatever the result, she would have to bear it herself. Mu Qianqian, who thought she was very smart and had everything under control, wore the gorgeous clothes and golden hairpins given by the emperor. She sat in the sedan chair like a proud peacock, greeting the cheering people around her, revealing her face that was more similar to Jiang Xinyue. When the emperor and empress went out, the people gave way, and the soldiers around maintained order. There were several burly men in the crowd with solemn faces, exchanging glances and signals between their actions.
The Secretary of the Honglu Temple looked at the woman who was greeting people and said to Jiang Yankun in confusion: "Master Jiang, didn't the emperor secretly summon me to the palace last night, saying that the Queen Mother of Heaven would recuperate in the palace and not go to Dongshan? Why is she here again? And I see that the Queen Mother of Heaven has a rosy complexion and looks very energetic. She doesn't look like she just gave birth to two children?"
Jiang Yankun glanced at the woman in the twelve-legged sedan chair, and then looked at the Secretary of the Honglu Temple: "Do you think that is the Queen Mother of Heaven?"