Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

"It's nothing. Seeing Aunt Zhou, the Queen Mother suddenly thought of the late Emperor and felt a little uncomfortable.

Emperor, please go back and take care of court affairs first. Ruan Qing shook his head and looked away calmly.

We can't alert the enemy until we understand how many agents are around her and the emperor, and what their purpose is.

"Okay, the son will go back first. Let the concubine and the others stay here to chat with the queen. I will come over to have a meal with the queen at noon."

Xie Huaijin also remembered that Nanny Zhou was sent by the late emperor to be with the queen, and thought that the queen was saddened by the situation. She didn't ask any more questions, just nodded, told the concubines, and turned around to leave.

With the emperor's words, his concubines naturally could not leave.

Everyone followed the Queen Mother cautiously, carefully observing the Queen Mother's expression, but no one said a word.

After several months of dealing with each other, all the concubines had already learned the Queen Mother's methods, and they both hated and feared her.

I will never speak casually without her permission.

Otherwise, no one knows what reason she will suddenly find to tease someone.

Ruan Qing, who had already digested the memories in his mind and knew the ridiculous things he had done before, felt a little lacking in confidence when facing these beauties like flowers and jade in front of him, and did not speak for a while.

The atmosphere was quite awkward.

Fortunately, Liang Fan was a smart man, and he had just listened to the Empress Dowager’s analysis of her feelings not long ago, so he was determined to help the Empress Dowager slowly repair the estrangement between her and Your Majesty and the empresses.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, he rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Queen Mother, you have been out for a long time. It's time for tea. Why don't you invite all the ladies to come into the palace, have some tea and talk together."

"Okay, you all follow me into the house." Ruan Qing followed Liang Fan's words.

There is currently no queen in the middle palace, only five concubines.

A noble concubine, a virtuous concubine, a virtuous concubine, a Zhaoyi, and a Zhaorong.

The five concubines are all good-looking and have their own characteristics, making them very eye-catching.

It has been more than three months since the emperor ascended the throne. Logically speaking, the central palace should have been in position long ago.

Because before he ascended the throne, he served as prince for more than a year.

When he became the crown prince, the emperor personally appointed two princess concubines for him.

Zhaoyi and Zhaorong were newly admitted after ascending the throne.

According to the rules, after ascending the throne, the Crown Princess will naturally become the Queen.

But Queen Mother Ruan disagreed. She wanted her niece to be the queen.

The problem is that her niece has not received any systematic education since she was a child, and her brother and sister-in-law are not very knowledgeable people.

Apart from her good looks, she is incompetent in every aspect.

It is not suitable to be the lord of a palace at all, and the emperor naturally disagrees.

Not only did the emperor disagree, but the former Crown Princess, the current Wang Guifei and her natal family also disagreed.

Before the emperor ascended the throne, the princess's natal family had helped the current emperor a lot.

As a result, after the emperor ascended the throne, Queen Mother Ruan inexplicably blocked her from becoming the queen.

How could the Crown Princess and her natal family have no objections?

She wanted her natal niece to be the queen, but the emperor, the royal concubine and her natal family did not agree.

She did not agree to make the king and concubine his queen.

In this way, no one could convince anyone, and several forces formed a tug-of-war.

Thinking of this, Ruan Qing couldn't help but glance at Wang Guifei with some guilt.

No wonder Wang Guifei couldn't hide the resentment in her eyes when she looked at her.

If I were to change places with her, I'd probably want to kill this evil old witch.

Ahem, saying that the old witch is a bit serious.

The original owner was actually only thirty-eight years old. She was well-maintained and had good charm. She was a mature beauty with great bearing.

When Wang Guifei saw the Queen Mother looking at her, her body immediately tensed up and she unconsciously got into a fighting position.

As a result, the Queen Mother's eyes only glanced across her face, and then she turned around and walked towards the palace.

The other four concubines followed suit unconsciously. The Concubine Wang Guifei hesitated for a moment and then also stepped up to follow.

Walking to the inner hall of Cining Palace, Ruan Qing asked everyone to sit down and asked the palace maid to serve tea and fruits, but nothing happened.

"You have all had breakfast. Drink some black tea to nourish your stomach, and eat some snacks and fruits to replenish your strength."

Ruan Qing asked the palace maid to pour a cup of pleasant-smelling black tea for everyone, and then placed a plate of cut fruits and snacks.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." In recent months, the concubines who had never enjoyed such preferential treatment in Cining Palace looked flattered.

"Strange, the Queen Mother is really different from before. Has she suddenly figured it out? She is not going to fight for power with His Majesty anymore?

This is not possible. If the Queen Mother figures it out, she will no longer fight for power with her son, but will focus on assisting her son.

If the eldest princess only wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, and finally comes out to clean up the mess, won't her plan to monopolize power be in vain? "

Ruan Qing just took a sip of tea and took a piece of fruit and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly heard such a sound in his ears.

She paused slightly with the hand holding the fruit, then put the fruit into her mouth as if nothing had happened, chewed it for a few mouthfuls, and then raised her eyes to look at the source of the sound after swallowing it.

What came into view was a middle-aged nanny with an ordinary appearance but a kind appearance, standing quietly behind Wang Guifei with her eyebrows lowered.

"Concubine, is the nanny behind you a newcomer? She looks a little unfamiliar to me." Ruan Qing's eyes lightly passed over her body and stopped at Concubine Wang.

"After returning to my mother, she was the deputy director of the Huanyi Bureau, surnamed Hu. She resigned in March this year. Erchen fell in love with her and asked her to serve in Erchen's palace.

Before, I had been helping Erchen with the chores in the palace, and recently I was serving him. Concubine Wang was stunned for a moment, then replied.

"It turns out to be Aunt Hu. She was put in high regard by the imperial concubine just after she arrived in the imperial concubine's palace. She seems to be someone who knows how to do things." Ruan Qing turned her attention to her again and said with a smile.

"The Queen Mother has given you such a reward. This servant is frightened." Aunt Hu bowed down with a look of fear on her face.

She was startled since Ruan Qing suddenly turned his attention to her.

I almost thought it was me who couldn't hold back and said what was on my mind.

But looking at the expressions of the imperial concubine, the other empresses, and the palace maids and eunuchs, it was obvious that no such ridiculous thing had happened.

Even so, she broke into a cold sweat.

Before Ruan Qing showed up, she had never noticed this little Chang Zai who had almost no presence in the palace.

After Ruan Qing became a noble concubine, the eldest princess praised Ruan Qing's power in front of her more than once.

She said that in the first twenty years, when she had no chance to show her face, she was like an ascetic, not showing any ambition or desire.

After the struggle between the princes came to an end, she took her son and walked slowly to the front.

As soon as they came out, the mother and son's light was like the scorching sun and the bright moon, which could no longer be blocked.

When the eldest princess arranged for her to come to the imperial concubine's side, she had warned her again and again to let her...

"There's no need to be formal. I just wanted to see your face, so I just asked, get up." Ruan Qing looked at her slightly stiff back and waved her hand.

Very good, we can finally confirm that it is this Aunt Hu who confided her feelings before.

I really didn't expect that not only were there countless meticulous people around her, but even the imperial concubines were not immune, not to mention the emperor's side.

This day is really not an ordinary exciting day.

After that, everyone chatted some useless gossip. After sitting there for half an hour, Ruan Qing waved them away:

"I have nothing to do here. You should go back first. By the way, noble concubine, if you are free at noon, please come to Cining Palace for dinner with the emperor."

In recent months, for the first time in the past few months, Wang Guifei, who was treated so kindly by the Queen Mother, looked at Ruan Qing in surprise, wondering what kind of monster she wanted to be.

However, Ruan Qing is the Queen Mother and her mother-in-law, so her position is firmly suppressed by her.

No matter how dissatisfied she was, she didn't dare to show it on her face. She could only lower her head and agree: "Yes, Queen Mother."

"Mother Hu, you look so kind, you shouldn't be the kind of person who just waits for your back to be turned around to talk about right and wrong, right?" Before leaving the palace, Ruan Qing's voice suddenly sounded again.

Aunt Hu's heart trembled. She stumbled when she stepped halfway across the threshold and almost fell to the ground.