[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

For a while, the palace was really hot and evil. After the New Year's Eve, there was not a drop of rain.

In April last year, Jiaqing finally issued an edict to appoint Niu Hulu as the queen. This was a good thing, but before the canonization ceremony was performed, the capital was severely drought, and this matter was delayed until now.

And because it was so hot in the palace, Niu Hulu fell ill, and for a while both inside and outside the palace looked a little bleak.

As a noble concubine, Si Ning was sitting in the Changchun Immortal Hall, enjoying the ice basin, but she was not at all dry, but thinking of the people outside, she was not happy, so she took out the money she had saved over the years and gave it to her. I got Mianyi, and asked him to take it out and find someone to work it out, give some porridge and rice, at least to relieve the urgent need.

But Mian Yi didn't accept it, he said with a smile: "There is no need for the money from Er Niang, my minister has money, but I am not easy to handle as a prince, I feel like inviting people to buy people's hearts, and I have to wait until the government gives me porridge." After that, it works fine.”

Si Ning sighed, didn't take the money back after all, but pushed towards Mian Yi: "Take it, it's my kindness."

Mian Yi knew that it would be impossible not to accept the money, so she had no choice but to accept it, and said softly: "Er Niang is merciful, and the victims of the disaster will also be grateful for Er Niang's kindness."

How could Si Ning care about this, he just shook his head: "As long as I can help, what kindness is not kind, I am now supported by all the people in the world?"

Mian Yi looked serious, but he didn't expect this, he glanced at E Niang, and always felt that she was a little different from the others.

Those other people, where they can see the life and death of the grassroots, all think about their own glory and wealth.

Mian Yi sighed, if he can ascend to the high position one day, he must be a wise king.

The mother and son talked about the disaster for a while, and Mian Yi turned to praying for rain. Speaking of this, Mian Yi's face was also a little ugly.

"It's useless for Huang Ama to ask for rain in person, and I don't know if the gang of Qin Tianjian are eating dry food, and they don't even know when it will rain. Now it's embarrassing for Huang Ama. They are discussing that it was Huang Ama who punished Hong Liangji and angered the heavens, which caused the drought, what nonsense!"

Mianyi is also a science student after all, and has learned a lot of astronomy and geography, so she is particularly angry when talking about this, and Hong Liangji's matter, which is obviously fueled by someone with a heart.

Si Ning didn't say anything when he heard this. In fact, this matter is really difficult. Although Hong Liangji's booklet said many things too much, there are also many things that are right, but he only cares about it. Suggestions, but there is no solution.

When the incident first happened, Jiaqing must have been suffocated, but now that he thinks about it, Si Ning feels that Jiaqing probably regretted it. After all, it was he who said the words, and he was the one who punished him. Mouth?

As a result, there is now another rumor that Hong Liangji's incident is related to the drought. Si Ning looked at it, and Jiaqing must also be quite entangled.

"Don't talk too much about this matter, your Huang Ama always has his own way, just do your thing honestly." Si Ning still decided to let his son get out of the matter.

After all, if it doesn't rain, it really has nothing to do with dealing with a person. Jiaqing is not a fool. Even if Hong Liangji is pardoned in the end, it is not to pray for rain, but to calm the aftermath of the previous publicity.

Si Ning sighed inwardly, in his opinion, Emperor Jiaqing's so-called plan to spread the word had completely failed from the very beginning, even if he pardoned Hong Liangji now, it would not help the matter.

Mian Yi could also understand this truth, but what made him feel resentful was that the emperor would be coerced by his courtiers in the end, which was a bit too useless.

But sometimes, there is really nothing to do about it. In court affairs, either the east wind prevails over the west wind or the west wind overpowers the east wind. There are those who can be as arbitrary as Qianlong, and those who have to make compromises like Jiaqing.

After the mother and son talked for a while, Mian Yi left.

Si Ning looked at her son's back, feeling a little heavy in her heart. The more she looked at it now, the more she understood that Mian Yi had a lot of dissatisfaction with the government in her heart. He had his own ideas, but now he could only bear it, because He is just a prince.

Perhaps this is also a kind of tempering, I only hope that this kind of tempering can sharpen his magnanimity, not wear away his youthful sharpness.

……

This afternoon, Si Ning went to the Queen's Palace to visit the sick, and when he entered, he saw the fourth elder brother running around in the courtyard, seeing her, he stopped and gave her a salute.

Si Ning raised her hand with a smile: "Brother, is it alright?"

Fourth elder brother nodded: "Okay!"

The fourth elder brother looked like a tiger, even if he was ill, he only lost a lot of weight, and he seemed to be in good spirits. After speaking, he ran away holding the windmill again, with the wet nurse and eunuch chasing after him.

Si Ning followed the maids in the empress's palace into the room, when she entered, the empress was leaning against the side of the couch, her hair was a little disheveled, as if she had just got up.

She smiled at Si Ning with some embarrassment: "I just got up, and I haven't had time to comb my hair yet, so I'm neglecting you."

Si Ning saluted with a smile: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about, you are getting close to me."

The queen also smiled when she heard this, hurriedly asked Si Ning to sit down, and asked someone to serve her tea and snacks.

Si Ning sat opposite to the queen, and the queen's personal maid, He Xiang, also began to comb the queen's hair.

"Is Niang Niang better?" Si Ning asked as usual.

The queen sighed: "It's better, but there are still some who can't eat."

The queen's illness is not serious, she just suffered from summer heat and contracted wind-heat, the combination of the two makes her bedridden.

Si Ning saw that she was speaking normally, she didn't cough anymore, and her complexion improved a lot. She thought that the wind-heat should have recovered, and the reason why she didn't have an appetite was probably because of her illness.

"That's good, wait for the empress to raise it again, and it will be all right after thinking about it." Si Ning said with a smile.

The queen also nodded with a smile.

The two sat together, they didn't know each other very well, they only said a few homely words, Si Ning took advantage of the loophole and wanted to leave.

But the queen suddenly said at this time: "The third princess is not young anymore, I'm afraid marriage should also be considered."

Si Ning was worried, what does the empress mean?Did Jiaqing reveal something to the queen?

Si Ning didn't dare to think too much, but said carefully: "Then I don't know what the empress and the emperor mean?"

The queen smiled: "The emperor just mentioned it to me, but he didn't say anything specific. If you are curious, you can ask him. The emperor knows everything about you."

The Queen's words had a hint of ridicule, and Si Ning didn't know how to respond, so she could only pretend to be embarrassed, and said softly: "It's such a big deal, I'm terrified."

The queen didn't hold on to this topic, she just smiled and changed the topic, the two of them talked a few more words before Si Ning left.

Si Ning's brows wrinkled after Tian Di Family Spring came out, the Queen suddenly asked her why?

Any idea?

Just as he was thinking about it, he bumped into the fourth elder brother Mian Kai who was running into the yard. Seeing the sweat on his face, he plunged into Si Ning's arms.

The child was quite strong, bumping Si Ning back half a step, but subconsciously hugged Mian Kai.

Mian Kai was also taken aback, and raised his head to look at Si Ning in surprise.

Si Ning was not angry, and wiped his face with a handkerchief with a smile: "Si elder brother, what are you doing in such a hurry, your face is covered in sweat."

The fourth elder brother's face turned red all of a sudden, pinched the corner of his clothes a little embarrassedly, and said in a low voice: "I want to go back to the house and drink sweet-scented osmanthus and ebony soup."

Si Ning laughed all of a sudden, Mian Chen also liked to drink sweet-scented osmanthus ebony soup when he was a child, but now, he always runs away without seeing anyone, and he can only find someone to deliver it to him when he makes ebony soup.

Aiwujiwu, Sining looked at the fourth elder brother with a little affection, and wiped the sweat on his head and back with a handkerchief, and said in a warm voice: "No matter what you want to do, it is the right way to be slow or slow. Elder brother is still young. What if it hit something?"

Mian Kai blushed and nodded.

Si Ning saw that he was having fun, smiled and patted his head, and said softly: "Okay, brother, go quickly, don't delay drinking plum soup."

Mian Kai nodded, smiled and ran into the house again, but after running for two steps, he seemed to remember something, looked back at Si Ning, stopped again, and walked inside in a regular manner up.

Si Ning looked at Si elder brother's serious back, and couldn't help laughing out loud, this kid is quite interesting.

……

Si Ning went back to the Changchun Immortal Hall, this night, Jiaqing still did not come to the harem.

In the past, Si Ning would not have cared much if he came back or not, but today is different, she is still worried about what the queen said about Wu Linzhu's marriage, and wanted to ask Jiaqing about it, but now he won't come , Si Ning couldn't ask any more questions.

It's just that Si Ning still maintained his composure on the face, and didn't let the maids and Wu Linzhu see anything. Even if he told them now, it was just one more person who was worried.

The next day was dull all day, God seemed to be brewing something.

On this day, Si Ning still couldn't wait for Jiaqing, but he did wait for a rain.

This is the first rain since the Chinese New Year was overturned.

Don't mention how happy the people are.

The servants serving inside and outside the house couldn't help cheering, and some even ran around in the rain.

Si Ning stood in the house, watching them having fun in the rain, but did not reprimand them, after all, they had waited for this rain for too long, and everyone was happy.

The rain didn't stop until evening, the air was much fresher, and the originally dry and hot room was much more comfortable. Si Ning was nestling in the room and reading a book, when word spread outside that the elder brother and the third elder brother had come.

Si Ning hurriedly called them in.

Not long after, Mian Yi and Mian Chen walked in one after the other. Mian Yi was tall and Mian Chen was a little shorter. He was 12 years old this year and still looked like a boy. As soon as he entered the door, he rushed to Si Ning and sat down. A dead ghost seems to be reincarnated, grabbing a snack and eating it.

Mian Yi couldn't help but frowned when she saw it: "I don't have a proper way to eat, it's thanks to Er Niang!"

Mian Chen couldn't help crying: "I didn't eat lunch at noon today. How long have I been hungry? If I don't eat any more, I will starve to death."

Mian Yi shook her head: "You should, I told you to eat well, and you have to take riding and archery lessons in the afternoon, you must eat, now you know you are hungry!"

Mian Chen smiled flatteringly: "It's so hot at noon, who can eat it, and now the dishes made in the dining room are getting more and more perfunctory, but Er Niang's dim sum is delicious."

He looked at Si Ning coquettishly, with a smile all over his face.

Facing his youngest son like this, Si Ning didn't have the heart to say anything about him, so he just asked someone to bring over almonds and said softly: "Don't choke, don't do this in the future, every meal must be eaten well."

Mian Chen nodded with a smile, then glanced at Mian Yi again as if in a demonstration.

Mian Yi ignored him at all and talked directly to Si Ning.

"Does Er Niang know why it's raining today?"

Si Ning was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, isn't the rain an astronomical phenomenon, and there is no other reason for it.

Mian Yi's face darkened, and she said in a low voice: "After all, Huang Ama issued an edict to vindicate Hong Liangji."

Si Ning frowned. It rained just after he was rehabilitated. Isn't this too fantastical? Or is this just a political show?Foreshadowed that it would rain today, and then let Hong Liangji go?

Si Ning couldn't figure out what was going on, but since the matter had been resolved, there was no need to worry about it anymore, so she also said softly: "Since that's the case, then don't mention this matter again, your Huang Ama can do it , it means that it has already come to fruition.”

Mian Yi nodded, with a deep look in her eyes, sometimes he really couldn't figure out what Huang Ama was thinking.

……

Hong Liangji's case is over like this, but some invisible waves are slowly fermenting in the dark.

Jiaqing may or may not know, but in any case, the matter has come to this point, and there is no room for turning around.

That night, Jiaqing finally returned to the harem, first visited the empress palace, and then came to Sining.

He looked a little tired, a little thinner, and a little bit older.

Si Ning waited for him to sit down, served him tea and snacks, and sat on the side to accompany him silently, not saying much.

But Jiaqing sat in a daze with the tea bowl in his hand, and didn't take a sip for a long time.

Waiting until finally regaining consciousness, the tea in the tea bowl was cold.

Jiaqing let out a long sigh, put down the teacup, looked at Si Ning who was sitting quietly beside him, his eyes softened, and he said softly, "Are you okay these few days?"

They also hadn't seen each other for several days, which hadn't happened before.

Si Ning smiled: "The concubine is in the harem, so naturally everything is fine, but the emperor, who is busy with government affairs, seems to have lost weight."

Jiaqing touched his cheek with a wry smile, and sighed: "The people of Li are suffering from drought, so it doesn't matter if I lose weight."

Hearing him talking about government affairs, Si Ning remained silent.

Jiaqing also suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and hastily changed the subject: "I heard that Mianchen came to see you today, he didn't make trouble with you, did he?"

Si Ning smiled: "No, I am much more obedient now than when I was a child."

Jiaqing couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Mianchen had been his youngest son for six years. Although he didn't value him as much as Mianyi, he still liked this child. He loved reading and was smart, but he was a little petite, but It doesn't hurt either.

After talking about the children for a while, Si Ning saw that the timing was just right, and talked about Wu Linzhu's marriage.

"The former concubine went to the empress's place to talk, and the concubine accidentally mentioned Wu Linzhu's lifelong event, and the concubine was always thinking about it. Could it be that the emperor already has a candidate?"

When Jiaqing heard Sining talking about this, his expression straightened up a lot, and he coughed lightly: "Indeed, we have a candidate, the king of Horqin County, Sotnam Dobuji, and Wu Linzhu are considered a match."

Si Ning's heart sank, it really was Fu Meng, she couldn't tell what it was like, tears just fell down.

Jiaqing had never seen her cry like this before, so he panicked all of a sudden, stepped forward to hold her hand, held her in his arms, and said anxiously: "Why are you crying? Don't cry, what's wrong?" If you are satisfied, just tell me."

Sining looked at Jiaqing with tears in her eyes, and said in a crying voice, "I'm confused. I always think that there is only one daughter like Wu Linzhu, but now I want to marry to Mongolia, and I feel uncomfortable."

Jiaqing was so distressed, he patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her softly: "Where can we let her go to Mongolia, you want it and I don't want it, Wu Linzhu is our daughter, of course I want her to stay In front of me, I have already made up my mind, I will let her stay in the capital following the precedent of her aunts in the future, so you can feel at ease?"

Si Ning really didn't expect to be able to do this, of course it's good to stay in the capital, and Horqin Mongolia has always been close to the Qing court, so there won't be a big gap if she marries.

Si Ning was thinking about these things, but the performance on the face still didn't stop, she made a look of crying with joy, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's the concubine who misunderstood the meaning of the emperor."

Jiaqing has been with her for so many years, no matter where he has seen her like this, he suddenly got a little bit excited, hugged her more tightly, and said softly: "It's not your fault, it's my fault that I didn't make it clear. Don't worry, with me here, I won't call you." We, Wulinzhu, are at a disadvantage."

Si Ning nodded and let Jia Qing hug her tightly.

……

The next day, Si Ning sent Jiaqing away, and he was also relieved.

Regardless of other things, it is a great thing for Wu Linzhu to stay in the capital.

She washed up, took the time to go to the Queen's place to say hello,

When it arrived, the queen hadn't come yet, but almost everyone else had come, only Concubine Ying was missing.

Si Ning sat on the chair and talked to Concubine Xun, Concubine Xun smiled and informed Si Ning of the news.

"I heard that Concubine Ying was blown by the wind last night, and she has a cold this morning. I'm afraid I won't be able to come today."

Si Ning nodded, so that's the case, but I don't know how she could be so careless and blow the wind.

While thinking about it, the queen came out from the inside. She is completely recovered now, but her complexion looked a little strange today. After sitting down, she said a few words and let them go back.

When Si Ning was leaving, he took a look at the Dongpei Hall where the fourth elder brother lived. Today, there was no yelling from the fourth elder brother in the past, and it seemed very quiet.

Si Ning was thoughtful, but didn't think too much, and turned back to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion.

After she came back, she asked Qing Dai to inquire carefully, and only then did she know the cause and effect.

It turned out that the fourth elder brother was mischievous yesterday afternoon. When he went out to play, he accidentally opened the window of Yingbi's room. As a result, Yingbi was taking a nap inside. The servants in her room happened to go out to work, so they didn't see her. Yingbi felt a little uncomfortable when she took a nap, she became hot at night, and couldn't get up this morning.

For this matter, the queen asked the fourth elder brother to apologize to Concubine Ying, and punished the fourth elder brother for confinement. Now everyone says that the queen is magnanimous.

Si Ning didn't expect that there was something about the fourth elder brother here. Thinking of him as a child, he was able to go to the window and opened the window. No one saw it. It was a bit too coincidental, but since the queen recognized Well, then this thing is probably true.

Yingpin is also quite unlucky.

Si Ning sighed and didn't think any more.

When I went to pay my respects again the next day, Concubine Ying also came over, but this time she came here to intercede for the fourth elder brother, saying that the fourth elder brother was just an unintentional mistake, please don't punish the fourth elder brother for this matter. .

It's really superficial, and the queen also made a look of guilt, and she competed with her acting skills. In the end, the two shook hands and made peace, and the fourth elder brother finally avoided the hardship of confinement.

Si Ning thought it was very interesting and watched it with great interest.

……

Si Ning thought that this was the end of the matter, but when she went out for a walk in the afternoon, she saw the fourth elder brother lying on the lakeside alone, poking his buttocks and stabbing the ant nest with a small wooden stick.

Si Ning was startled, and hurriedly asked to take the fourth elder brother away from the lake.

While patting the dust off the fourth elder brother, Si Ning couldn't help asking: "Why is elder brother here alone, how dangerous it is, it will be terrible if he falls into the lake!"

The fourth elder brother was still stubborn before, but now he couldn't help but get red eyes when he heard this: "It's good that I fell into the lake, Er Niang might be happy, I obviously closed the window when I left Close it, Er Niang will punish me if she doesn't believe me!"

Si Ning thumped in his heart, felt that he had heard something secret, and quickly interrupted the fourth elder brother: "Elder brother, don't be angry, the empress does not know how much she loves elder brother, elder brother is sick, and empress is always there day and night Take care of me, brother, have you forgotten? In any case, you can’t play by the lake, it’s too dangerous.”

The fourth elder brother turned his little head, tears streaming down his face, and he didn't speak.

Si Ning felt that it was very bad, but luckily those people in front of the queen also came over at this time, the nurse at the head had an anxious expression on her face, as soon as she came over, she hugged the fourth elder brother and cried even harder than the fourth elder brother.

And Liu Xu, who was following behind, was also relieved to see the fourth elder brother, but when he saw Si Ning, he was a little nervous, lowered his eyes and saluted, and then said: "Please trouble the imperial concubine."

Si Ning smiled: "I was passing by too, and I saw the fourth elder brother here alone, you have to be more careful in the future, and watch the elder brother closely."

Liu Xu respectfully responded, Si Ning didn't bother, turned around and left.

The fourth elder brother was hugged by the wet nurse, looked at Si Ning's back, and lowered his head, why did the eldest brother and the third brother have a gentle mother like Liu Erniang, and the second brother had Huang Erniang who loved him, but he had no one? Well, it's obvious that the emperor's mother is his own mother!

Thinking about what Er Niang had asked of him in the past, and thinking about Er Niang's care for him when he was sick, for the first time, the fourth elder brother was entangled in his little mind, whether Er Niang treated him well or not?

……

Si Ning was not in the mood to turn around at the moment, so he turned around and went back to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that Qingcha was teaching a new maid in the courtyard. This was made up for her by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's called Qingguo.

This Qingguo is considered diligent, but her mouth is a little broken, so Qingcha always teaches her a lesson.

Seeing Sining's return, the two hurried forward to salute Sining.

Si Ning waved his hands, turned and entered the room.

Among the personnel in her courtyard, Qingdai and Qingjin are the ones she trusts the most. As for the others, they will be used first, and the key will definitely not be handed over to them. Hundreds of ways to deal with it.

After returning to the house, Si Ning was still a little uneasy thinking about today's events, so she asked Qing Dai to find someone to inquire about Tian Di's family Chun.

The queen didn't get to the bottom of this matter, in the final analysis, it was because she knew that there would be no result. Even if Mian Kai was innocent, she would be blamed for the blame. It would be better to admit her mistake and show magnanimity instead. , and Mian Kai is just a child, so is there anyone who can't argue with the child?

However, Concubine Ying is also considered smart, not only did she not care about it, she also went to intercede with the fourth elder brother, and she also gained a good reputation.

To be honest, Hou Jia's family is much deeper than the previous city mansion, and its methods are much more sophisticated, but I don't know what kind of deep hatred she has with the queen. Just order Hou Jiashi.