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The graceful and elegant wives and girls of the aristocratic family joined hands and followed You Chang to the Changning Palace while talking.

Fresh fruits and all kinds of exquisite refreshments from Fanbang have already been prepared beside the lotus pond. Tables and futons are arranged one by one, and there are a few docile cats with long hair and blue eyes walking around.

In the summer season, there seemed to be sparks flying in the air, but there was no heat in Changning Palace.The fragrance of lotus envelops everyone with the bursts of coolness brought by the iceberg used to enjoy the coolness, and the refreshing feeling makes everyone more interested in talking.

With the sound of Xiaohuangmen, Empress Dowager Geng came out of the bedroom with the help of Aunt Wang. Everyone saluted and greeted her. She maintained a peaceful and friendly smile, but vaguely felt that something was wrong.

When he saw that all the young girls in the courtyard were all painted in the same way as Xie Shi's and Axin's, his complexion suddenly became a little ugly.Unknowingly, this Xie's Axin has become the object of imitation by the women of the Beijing family?Became a trend?Not to mention that she didn't have the intention to recruit a daughter for the emperor, even if she did, she would definitely not recruit the daughter of a sinful minister like Xie, and she was afraid that the emperor would not be deceived enough!

Empress Dowager Geng took a deep breath, her chest heaving uncontrollably.Sensing her anger, Aunt Wang secretly patted the back of her hand, trying to calm her down.

Empress Dowager Geng squinted her eyes and sat on the main seat, and everyone also took their seats after saluting.

You Changshi pointed out in Empress Dowager Geng's ear which one was Wei Tingxu. She looked at the lady sitting far away at the end, her eyebrows were lowered and her eyes were lowered, she was very obedient, and her bones were broken as if she would not live long. The fierce and ambitious woman who devoured the great world was very different. When I saw her for the first time, I thought I had recognized the wrong person.Turning around to confirm with You Changshi, You Changshi confirmed that it was her.

Empress Dowager Geng looked away from Wei Tingxu, looked at the crowd, and said with a smile: "Seeing that the lotus flowers in the past two years were not as good as they were this year, Ai Jia remembered what the sage said, happiness alone is not as good as all. Wouldn’t it be a pity if only the Ai family saw a pool of flowers and lost it? I also thought that I haven’t enjoyed flowers and tea with the wives for many years, and the Ai family’s Changning Palace has also been lonely for a long time.”

Mrs. Zuo hurriedly responded with a smile: "I should have greeted the Empress Dowager often, but I dare not meet without edict. Today, I saw the Empress Dowager is as young as I saw a few years ago, and her complexion is better than before. , is really enviable."

Empress Dowager Geng took the plate of apple apples peeled by Attendant You Chang, and gave her an angry sideways glance: "You are blaming Aijia."

Mrs. Zuo hurriedly apologized with a smile: "How dare I blame the Queen Mother! It's just that I miss the Queen Mother after a long time. I only blame my clumsy tongue for making the Queen Mother displeased, and I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."

Empress Dowager Geng's face also turned from anger to a smile, and squeezed a apple apple into her mouth: "Look, she was frightened, I called you here today for fun, don't talk about it. Don't worry about it, everyone, everything will be the same as before. Same."

In the past, it was just a group of girls competing to perform in front of the queen mother. Apart from a good-looking skin, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and poetry are all important weights to enter the harem.In their opinion, which man doesn't like a beautiful woman who is proficient in the four arts?The Son of Heaven is no exception.

It's not easy to perform these things today, the Empress's taste is completely different.

Everyone knows that Axin Xie is a general, and it would be too much to single out a woman in Dayu territory who can compete with her.The empress likes women with strong martial arts skills, everyone knows it well, but if she really dances with swords like that Xie's A Xin, this group of girls who have been pampered since childhood really can't do it.

It's cheaper, Ah Liao.

When Ah Liao came here, he brought a lot of interesting gadgets. The palm-sized gadgets flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, and they stole the limelight at the flower festival.In particular, the makeup box she dedicated to the Queen Mother unfolded with a light touch on several layers of wooden frames. The most popular rouges in various colors are boxes of carefully selected top-quality lotus powder.Empress Dowager Geng glanced at it with a sincere smile on her face, and closed the box. Attendant You Chang gave A Liao a big reward, which made the other wives envious.

The flower show had only been going on for half an hour, and Empress Dowager Geng said that she was tired, and asked everyone to enjoy the flowers in the garden by themselves.

Empress Dowager Geng left, Wei Tingxu and A Liao left the garden together on the pretext that they still had business to do.There were already two small yellow gates waiting outside the garden. Seeing Wei Tingxu, he took them all the way to the side hall of Changning Palace. When he was about to enter, Ah Liao was stopped by You Chang, who was guarding the gate. down.

"The Empress Dowager ordered that only the secretary and supervisor should meet."

Wei Tingxu nodded to A Liao, and after the two exchanged glances, A Liao said, "I'll wait for you outside."

Before entering, Wei Tingxu stuffed two palm-sized gold cakes into You Changshi's sleeve, and said, "Thank you."

You Changshi narrowed his eyes and smiled, quite satisfied.

In the center of the side hall, there is an identical iceberg by the lotus pond just now. For ordinary people, the whole room is extremely cool and cool, but when Wei Tingxu stepped into this place, he didn't feel cool. I couldn't help shaking slightly.

Empress Dowager Geng took Furongsan all the year round and was very afraid of the heat, and the summer was extremely difficult every year, so whenever the Empress Dowager stayed, there must be icebergs, the only way to offset the hot summer heat.Wei Tingxu was very afraid of the cold, and felt that the old wounds on his body were starting to ache, and the only lips with a little blood showed a gray ash, and with his pale face, he looked as if he could die at any time.

"Chen...Wei Tingxu kowtowed to the Queen Mother." She bowed to the ground according to the rules of foreign ministers meeting with her. Queen Geng watched Wei Tingxu for a long time before letting her get up.

When Wei Tingxu got up, he couldn't help coughing. Empress Dowager Geng folded her hands together and asked in an unclear tone: "Why do you ask to see Aijia?"

Wei Tingxu said: "I want to find a way out."

Empress Dowager Geng said "Oh?", as if she didn't understand what she meant.

"Secretary supervisor is an important minister that the emperor relies on. You should know that the Ai family has long since stopped asking about the political affairs of the previous dynasty, so how can it give you a way out?"

Wei Tingxu knelt down again: "The ancestor of the Wei family, Duke Ping, followed the Taizu to create a great prosperity. The Wei family has served as ministers in the court for generations. Although they have not made any great achievements in the past 200 years, they have worked hard and fulfilled their duties. Serve the country faithfully and bring forth the new. The minister has followed His Majesty all the way to create a great cause since he was a child, and has never dared to have a half-hearted dissent. Now that His Majesty is bewitched by others, he is suspicious of the minister and even more suspicious of the Wei family. It really makes the minister terrified. The life of the minister is not important. Your Majesty will not hesitate to feel sorry for Da Yu, but the whole Wei family is loyal to Da Yu and His Majesty, and should not suffer misfortune because of a single minister."

Empress Dowager Geng asked: "You said that Your Majesty was bewitched by someone? By whom?"

Wei Tingxu raised his head and said word by word: "The remnants of the anti-thieves, Xie's Ah Xin."

The four words "Xie's Ah Xin" are the four words that Empress Dowager Geng hates the most. Her fingers curled up subconsciously, but her mouth did not move.

"That Xie family has saved the emperor twice, and the Tian family owes her both emotionally and rationally. Why do you say she bewitched the emperor?"

Wei Tingxu continued: "There is a deep blood feud between Xie's family and the minister, and Xie's Axin hates the minister deeply. She couldn't kill the minister to avenge her father, so she took advantage of His Majesty's deep affection for him and framed him with the false theory that there is no son. I have the intention of treason, and I am really wronged!" When she said that she was excited, she coughed violently again, her pale face flushed sickly, and she took a long time to calm down.

Empress Dowager Geng winked at You Changshi, and You Changshi immediately asked someone to bring a bowl of syrup boiled with pears to Wei Tingxu.

Wei Tingxu drank the sugar water after thanking him, his face softened a little.

Empress Dowager Geng said: "Is Xie really like this?"

"If I tell a half-truth, I am willing to be cut in half!"

Empress Dowager Geng sighed: "Would the Ai family not know about Xie's troubles, but the emperor's partiality to Xie's protection, even the Ai family can't do anything. Now Wei Qing is taking advice from the emperor, not begging the Ai family."

"Now Your Majesty has been deeply bewitched by the Xie family, and I have nowhere to go. Only the Queen Mother can save the Wei family." Wei Tingxu's eyes turned red, and tears rolled down immediately.

Empress Dowager Geng thought for a moment, raised her arm and waved it, and Attendant You Chang immediately retreated and closed the door of the side hall by the way.After glancing around, everyone left, while he himself waited under the stone steps.

After an incense stick of kung fu guard Ting Xu retreated from the inside, You Changshi smiled and greeted him: "Secretary Supervisor can go out the way you used to, and the small yellow gate outside will guide you. The queen mother said that there are many people in the palace. The secretary will not be kept in charge of dinner."

Wei Tingxu thanked You Changshi with a smile and left.

Watching Wei Tingxu's figure disappear behind a bush of trees and flowers, You Changshi turned around and entered the side hall.

Empress Dowager Geng looked tired, supported her head with her hands, and asked, "Going away?"

You Changshi said: "I have asked someone to send Secretary Cheng out."

Empress Dowager Geng gave a "hmm" and looked at You Changshi: "What do you think of Wei Tingxu?"

Waiter You Chang said: "My servant has long heard that the first female official of Da Yu is a powerful person, especially since His Majesty is so afraid of her. It is a bit exaggerated to see her today."

Empress Dowager Geng snorted coldly: "She came to see me today just to use my hands to get rid of Xie's Axin, so as to buy some time for their Wei family." The decoction to be taken came in, Empress Dowager Geng finished a bowl of medicine, and ate a plum candy to relieve the bitterness.Suddenly thought of something and asked, "I heard that she was hit by a sword on the day she got married?"

You Changshi replied: "Yes, the slaves have also heard about this, and someone was present and saw it with their own eyes. No, it took them a long time to go out, and it was still half dead. I heard that the secretary was always weak, and it seemed that he could not even walk in the past. She couldn't walk, and just got better and received another sword strike. Judging by her face today, that sword should have hurt Lizi, and I'm afraid she will die soon."

Empress Dowager Geng's brows relaxed: "The Ai family also sees that she is not a long-lived person. Now that Wei Lun is dying, and their second child is in this deep palace, it is easy to handle. The Wei family and the eldest grandson The family has some power, but that's all in the past. Now, no matter how capable Wei Tingxu is, he can't shake the century-old foundation of the Li family. The emperor is really too worried, but the Xie family... Wei Tingxu's point You are right, she is the biggest hidden danger in Da Yu Jiangshan. This Xie family is Xie Fuchen's daughter after all..."

When Aunt Wang heard about Mrs. Xie, she thought of what she had heard at several small yellow gates this morning: "Queen Mother, what I heard this morning is related to Your Majesty."

Empress Dowager Geng looked at Aunt Wang and motioned her to continue.

"I heard that His Majesty is refining alchemy."

Empress Dowager Geng was startled and sat up: "What?!"

Aunt Wang also had an anxious expression on her face: "I also heard about it. Your Majesty found the prescription from somewhere. It is said to be able to make women infertile and have children. Your Majesty made a batch a few days ago. I haven't taken it yet. Probably wait for Mrs. Xie to return to Runing..."

"Ridiculous!" Empress Dowager Geng swept the medicine bowl on the table to the ground, and the debris fell everywhere.

You Changshi and Aunt Wang quickly knelt down: "The Queen Mother calms down."

Empress Dowager Geng held her heart and waited for a while, then looked at You Changshi ruthlessly and said, "This Mrs. Xie must not stay any longer!"

You Changshi bent down and replied, "Here!"

"Also, send someone to keep an eye on that Wei Tingxu to see if she's just pretending to be sick. Don't take everything this person says seriously, I'm afraid there are deeper thoughts hidden."

"Here!"

Attendant You Chang retreated and stayed in the deserted place for a while, and immediately two little yellow gates came forward quietly, like ghosts emerging from the ground.

You Changshi whispered something in their ears, the two of them nodded, then quickly left and disappeared in an instant.