Chapter 271 Taking the opportunity to vent anger

The Queen smiled politely and said, "Isn't the Emperor going to inspect the expansion of the moat? It would be bad to change the route to the riverside, as it might give people something to talk about."

Although the queen had been ill for many years and had little control over affairs, she still knew her duties as the queen.

When she encountered something that was not in accordance with the rules and could easily give people something to talk about, she would advise the emperor in a timely manner.

When Emperor Zhaoning heard this, he said, "Then let's inspect the expansion of the moat first. After the inspection, if we have time, we can go over and take a look."

"Everything is up to the emperor."

Emperor Zhaoning led a group of people to inspect the expansion of the moat.

In the past two years, because Emperor Zhaoning worked diligently and loved his people, and the court officials also began to take action, the national strength of Western Chu increased a lot.

The expansion of the moat naturally became a priority.

Today, the expanded moat is three times as large as the original one. By the time we finished our inspection, it was already noon.

Logically, it's time to go back.

However, Emperor Zhaoning still accompanied the empress to the riverside for an inspection as agreed in advance, and announced to the outside world that he wanted to understand the people's livelihood.

The Queen was excited all the way to the river.

She seemed to sense something in her heart. She was very excited and looking forward to seeing the porters on the riverside.

Emperor Zhaoning was shocked by this gesture.

"Queen, you haven't looked forward to anything like this in many years."

During these years, the queen was not interested in anything and didn't like to see people. She was looking forward to death.

It was the appearance of Jiujiu that awakened her vitality, made her feel like a mother, and gave her a little faith to live.

"I feel strange too." The Queen looked at the river bank which was getting closer and closer and said, "I feel like there is something pulling me there."

"Then what exactly is pulling you?" Emperor Zhaoning's eyes showed some inquiry.

The Queen shook her head, "I don't know."

After finally reaching the riverside, the queen looked at the porters with a complicated look.

She stared at the movers, examining their faces one by one.

"They are just ordinary faces, no relatives or friends of mine, and I don't know why they are so excited."

"well……"

The queen murmured and shook her head.

Standing by the river, feeling the breeze and looking at the boats docked on the river, the queen was a little dazed.

On the other side, Da Zhuang, who had stopped carrying the goods, hurriedly found the supervisor. With red eyes, he said, "Master Supervisor, I have an emergency at home. I need to take a day off. I'm leaving first."

"Come back to work tomorrow."

"Please forgive me, sir."

After Da Zhuang finished speaking, he limped away hurriedly, taking one deep step and one shallow step, without waiting for the supervisor's consent.

From beginning to end, he did not meet Emperor Zhaoning and his entourage. When Emperor Zhaoning and the Queen came over, he had already found the supervisor and hurriedly told him that he had something to do.

What's the matter?

Something happened to Xia Xiaoyun.

Xia Xiaoyun accidentally bumped into a young lady who was going to Jishidiang to buy medicine and broke the newly bought bracelet that the young lady was playing with. The young lady was forcing Xia Xiaoyun to pay compensation.

Xia Xiaoyun didn't know what to do and kept crying helplessly.

After seeing this, the medicine boy from Jishidiang came to find Dazhuang and asked him to go over and take a look.

Da Zhuang was worried about Xia Xiaoyun, so he left in a hurry.

He left his back to the supervisor and the people on the riverside.

And at this moment, the queen suddenly turned around and took a look.

She saw the back of a lame young man wiping his sweat and hurriedly leaving the pavilion some distance away from the river.

For some reason, looking at this figure from behind, the Queen's heart ached extremely deeply and tears fell for no apparent reason.

"Mother, what happened to you? Why are you crying all of a sudden?" Jiujiu held the Queen's hand and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell?"

The queen wiped her tears and said, "My queen mother is not feeling unwell. She is probably suffering from a cold."

"Only the Queen Mother would shed tears."

"Is that so?" Jiujiu took out a pink handkerchief with a little sun embroidered on it from her arms, handed it to the Queen, and said softly, "Mom, wipe it quickly."

"Queen, please wipe it quickly. Don't let Jiujiu down." Emperor Zhaoning also said.

The queen took the handkerchief and wiped her tears. Her tears were gone, but the inexplicable dull pain in her heart remained.

Very torturous.

The queen covered her chest and said nothing for a long time.

Seeing that the Queen was in a very bad condition, Emperor Zhaoning prepared to return.

But Jiujiu didn't want to go back.

After finally coming out, Jiujiu still hadn't had enough fun, and she hadn't eaten her favorite food yet. She was already tired of the food in the palace.

Thinking this, Jiujiu sneaked to Dijiang and wanted to play with Dijiang and find food.

Di Jiang came out this time to find out the news about the white jade crystal bracelet.

Before, Chu Yang hoped that he would marry a noble lady from the South, and he even took the initiative to send the white jade crystal bracelet that his mother left for his future wife to a noble lady from a noble family in the South.

When he was angry, he tried to find a way to get someone to look for the white jade crystal bracelet.

I don’t know what the white jade crystal bracelet is like now.

He came out just to check this.

It is always easier to get information outside the palace.

But since Jiujiu wanted to play and eat, he naturally put his own things aside and went to accompany Jiujiu.

Jin Kui behind Jiujiu looked at the two of them with a smile without saying anything.

Nanny Gui was a little anxious. My silly princess, you are so old now, you can’t hang out with that kid Dijiang all day.

You think of that boy as your brother, but he may not just think of you as his sister.

Nanny Gui wanted to stop them, but Jiujiu and Dijiang had already merged into the crowd and ran away.

The two of them walked through the streets, looking for delicious food and fun things to do.

Jiujiu wanted to eat candied haws, so Dijiang bought her one.

Jiujiu was eating happily when she heard the serious discussions of people on the street.

"Something happened over there, shall we go check it out?"

"What happened?"

"It seems that the peasant girl with a broken arm who was seeing a doctor at Jishiditang had a disagreement with Zhou Shijin, the daughter of the Zhou family."

"A peasant girl? Something went wrong with the Zhou family's daughter? This peasant girl is probably going to be in trouble."

"That Zhou Shijin, relying on her family background, is only fourteen years old, but she is already very arrogant and domineering. She is a well-known second-generation rich girl in the capital. Looking at the entire capital, no one dares to have an unpleasant experience with her."

"How could a peasant girl have such a problem with her? This peasant girl has hit a snag."

After hearing these discussions, Jiujiu started muttering to herself.

[Zhou Shijin? She must be the daughter of the Zhou family, a family with a long history in Western Chu! ]

[This year, Gu Ciyue has been advocating reforms, and most of the court officials agree with him. Only the Zhou family has the greatest resistance and the most trouble.]

[Father is so overwhelmed that he always loses his temper.]

[At this critical juncture, the daughter of the Zhou family did not know how to restrain herself and acted arrogantly on the street, picking on a peasant girl.]

[No, Jiujiu has to go and take a look.]

【Take the opportunity to vent your anger.】