All the members are villains, and she just wants to show off when she is dressed as cannon fodder.

"Don't give up, kneel down!"

Yuan Tong'er came closer and immediately scolded Hua Buqi.

"Tell me all the things you did to make your mother unhappy!"

Hua Buqi had a meaningless look on her face. When she heard the words "one by one", she dared to glance at Queen Mother Qu furtively, and the corners of her red lips were slightly raised.

"Back to Your Highness, I don't know why I made the Queen Mother unhappy. Why don't you let the Queen Mother speak for herself?"

"presumptuous!"

Before Mother Shen could shout, Yuan Tong'er scolded angrily.

"Is it because I have been so kind to you recently that you are so proud of me? Come on, slap me!"

After Yuan Tong'er finished speaking, Jinhua walked over.

A clear slap sounded, and Hua Buqi's handsome face suddenly turned red.

For some reason, Queen Mother Qu, who was still disgusted before, suddenly felt a pity in her heart when she saw Hua Buqi's handsome face turned red.

She thought about it carefully, and Hua Buqi didn't really hit her. It's just that my emotions have become irritable and irritable for some reason.

Just when Jinhua raised her hand to give Hua Buqi a second slap, Queen Mother Qu stopped her.

"Forget it, he... doesn't count as hitting me."

Yuan Tong'er didn't say anything. He tilted his head and asked Jinhua to retreat.

"Since the Queen Mother has spoken, I will spare you today."

Yuan Tong'er still didn't have a good face towards Hua Buqi, and she didn't look as tolerant as she did towards "Lv Nong" and "Red Smoke" before.

Hua Buqi bowed his head and thanked her, and then left.

Queen Mother Qu was no longer in the mood to enjoy singing and dancing. After chatting with Yuan Tong'er for a while, she drove back again.

Looking at the chariot going away, Lu Hua couldn't help but sigh, "Your Highness, has Young Master Hua offended the Queen Mother?"

Yuan Tong'er was full of smiles.

She was still worried about whether Hua Buqi's temperament could win over Queen Mother Qu. Now it seemed that professional matters really had to be left to professionals.

When Yuan Guoer took Hua Buqi to the Nanfeng Pavilion, she must have never thought that the number one oiran she trained in the Nanfeng Pavilion would eventually be used on the Queen Mother of a country!

Yuantong'er was so proud that he didn't say anything.

Lu Hua turned to look at Jinhua in confusion, and Jinhua said calmly: "Young Master Hua is a man who knows how to manipulate women's hearts."

What Lu Hua was talking about was even more unclear. Their Highnesses clearly wanted to give the flowers to the Queen Mother without abandoning them. Shouldn’t they please the Queen Mother in every possible way? Why did they make the Queen Mother unhappy? His Highnesses still took the flowers and refused to give them away. How could they not give them up now? People started boasting again?

The more Lu Hua thought about it, the more confused her head became. She shook her head and realized that she was not suitable for mental work, so she should concentrate on running errands for His Highness.

Yuan Tong'er's mood was visibly better than before, and she told Lu Hua: "Tell Ruan Hongzhu that the time has come!"

Luhua responded and ran towards Ruan Hongzhu.

In the silent night, the Chonghua Palace seemed even more empty.

After Queen Mother Qu washed herself, she went to bed early.

As soon as I lowered the bed curtain, I heard Granny Shen seeming to be talking to someone outside.

Queen Mother Qu felt her chest became more stuffy since she came back from Yuan Tong'er's house during the day. It's not that I'm as groggy as before, I'm just so stuffy that I can't breathe. Only by sighing can I relax my depression.

When I heard someone talking, I became interested and asked, "Niang Duo, who is outside?"

Grandma Shen paused and replied: "Back to the empress, it's...Wang Wang."

Wang Cong heard her ask outside, so he bowed and replied, "Is your Majesty okay?"

Queen Mother Qu paused slightly, as if she hadn't heard this name for a long time.

"...It's Wang Cong."

She was upset when she suddenly heard her old friend's voice and she felt calmer.

"If you have anything to say, come in and say it."

There was silence for a while outside. After a long time, I heard Nanny Shen whisper: "Since the Queen has said so, you can go in."

Wang Cong said "Hey" and soon opened the door and walked in.

The dim candlelight flickered slightly, and across the bed curtain, Queen Mother Qu could finally look at her old friend who had been in the palace for decades openly.

"You are getting old and your waist is bent."

Queen Mother Qu said.

"The Ai family remembers that you were a good horse rider when you were young... In the past in Lizhou, you would come first in every hunting party... Now..."

She stopped as she spoke, and looked at Wang Cong with an imperceptible hint of apology.

Wang Cong's expression did not change, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Excuse me, my dear, my legs and feet have long been unable to ride a horse."

Empress Dowager Qu's eyes fell on Wang Cong's legs as he spoke, and her brows furrowed slightly, as if she thought of something not good.

She took a deep breath and let it out shallowly. I decided not to dwell on this topic any longer.

"What did you just say outside?"

Wang Cong said: "It's your Majesty. He's here to let me see if you've calmed down. He misses you in his heart, but he's just too young to show his face."

Queen Mother Qu chuckled lightly.

"The Ai family's own son, the Ai family knows it. What's so embarrassing about it is that he really doesn't want to come. He is carved from the same mold as the late emperor!

In their hearts, only what they can’t get is the most precious, just like the deceased Cen Huan, and the late emperor’s..."

She suddenly stopped. Speaking of that name gave her a headache and upset her, so she didn't want to say it anymore.

"Those things they can get just what they want, like the love and care shown to them by the Aijia, are superfluous."

Speaking of this, Queen Mother Qu felt even more chilled.

How come her husband and son are all the same, and neither of them really values ​​her and is on her side?

She suddenly felt like a failure.

And for a woman who can only rely on men her whole life, how sad it is to live half her life without even one person who truly loves her!

"Half a lifetime..."

Queen Mother Qu murmured.

"Half a lifetime has passed without even realizing it..."

She reached out and touched her cheek, then suddenly walked down from the bed curtain the next second and asked Wang Cong: "A Cong, look at me, am I old?"

Wang Cong was startled and subconsciously took half a step back.

"Your Majesty, your love will last forever."

Queen Mother Qu stopped approaching him and looked at Wang Cong with strange eyes.

Wang Cong continued: "Empress, you have always been the most noble empress in this palace, and now you live in Chonghua Palace, which symbolizes the highest status. This world belongs to your son, and you are the queen mother of a country. , There is no more noble woman than you in the world..."

"so what?"

Queen Mother Qu asked calmly.

She had no emotion, and even her voice was no longer high.

The luxurious silk nightgown cascaded down from her thin shoulders and enveloped her slender body. A gust of wind hit her, and she seemed boneless, as if she would be blown away by the wind in the next moment.

"...Please step back."