Chapter 44: Empress Dowager Xu
"Hahahaha!" Nan Muze's hearty laughter resounded throughout the Qinhe Hall. Even Eunuch Chang beside him was startled by the laughter.
After serving Nan Muze for so long, I have never seen anyone make him laugh so heartily.
Nan Muze smiled and said to Nan Muchen: "What a mistake, it's not enough! Third brother, it seems that this younger brother and sister sees things much more thoroughly than us, which makes me even more impressed!"
"Brother Imperial, you've been praised. If you think this is a thorough understanding of things, who can compare with you, Brother Imperial?"
Noticing the bright look in Nan Muchen's eyes when he looked at Su Mumu, Nan Muchen's obsidian-like deep eyes became a little darker, and even his heart became inexplicably irritable.
It's like his beloved thing is being stared at by others, which makes him feel inexplicably unhappy!
His beloved thing? How could he think that Su Mumu is his beloved thing?... He must be crazy.
"Hey, what are you talking about? You are so happy, your laughter can be heard by the Ai family outside." A calm female voice with a hint of vicissitudes of life sounded in Qinhe Hall.
Su Mumu turned around to look, and saw a woman in luxurious palace clothes, supported by two court ladies with low eyebrows, followed by a group of maids and grandmothers, walking over in a mighty manner.
"Mother, why are you here?" Nan Muze stood up from the dragon chair, walked forward quickly, took the hand of the noble lady from the side of the palace maid, and carefully helped her sit there.
On the Dragon Throne.
Su Mumu also held Nan Muchen's hand and stood up from the Grand Master's chair. They all bowed to the beautiful woman and said, "My sons (daughter-in-law), please bow down to your mother. Your mother will be a thousand years old!"
"Get up"
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Su Mumu took advantage of the opportunity to raise her head and looked at the Queen Mother from head to toe.
She is wearing an orange palace dress with wide sleeves, and a large cosmos flower is embroidered with gold thread at the hem of the dress. She wears golden armor on her index finger and little finger, inlaid with several pigeon blood rubies, and wears a high-quality flower on her wrist.
The jade bracelet is incomparably beautiful.
It was tied into a dignified bun, with a long hollowed-out white-cornered comb on the crown. There were extremely detailed hollow patterns on it. Two Southern Tang Dynasty Four Butterflies Silver Steps were inserted diagonally next to it. Several silver threads were well hidden in the black
Among the bright black hair, you can't see it unless you look closely.
She should be in her early fifties, but she looks like she is twenty years younger. She is still very charming, but still has a dignified temperament.
Before that, Nan Muchen was already on the carriage and told her about the people she would meet today and their status in the palace.
For example, the Queen Mother in front of her, whose surname is Xu, is the biological mother of the current emperor Nan Muze.
In this harem, the Queen Mother raised two children in total, one was her biological Nan Muchen, and the other was Nan Muchen who was later adopted by her.
The Queen Mother naturally loved her biological daughter Nan Muche very much, but for Nan Muchen... she could only understand it but not express it in words.
Nan Muze held Empress Dowager Xu's hand and said affectionately: "Mother, why are you here? I originally wanted to say that after my third brother and I finish reminiscing with our siblings, we will go to Qianning Palace to pay you respects."
"Isn't this Chen'er coming back and bringing his daughter-in-law with him? Aren't the Ai family happy? So, after hearing from Aunt Ji that Chen'er had entered the palace, the Ai family didn't have to wait and came over first." said Queen Mother Xu.
Then, he stretched out his other hand in the direction of Nan Muchen, with an earnest tone, "Chen'er, come here quickly and let Aijia take a good look."
No matter how you look at it, this is a warm picture of a loving mother eager to see her son.
But in Su Mumu's view, this is not the case at all.
If the Queen Mother really loved Nan Muchen, how could she ignore him during the period when Nan Muchen was poisoned? She didn't even come to visit him once.
So her current eagerness naturally turned into affectation in Su Mumu's eyes.
Queen Mother Xu noticed the way Su Mumu stared at her. Perhaps she felt guilty, and a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face, but it quickly disappeared.
Nan Muchen did not step forward to hold Empress Dowager Xu's hand, but only cupped it and said calmly: "My son and I are all well. I am worried about you."
This indifferent and indifferent attitude, with a hint of alienation in the politeness, instantly caused cracks in the earnest smile on Queen Mother Xu's face.
Nan Muze saw Empress Dowager Xu's embarrassment, took Empress Dowager Xu's hanging hand back, and said softly: "Mother, the third brother may have just returned to the palace, and he is in good health, so he is not too sick yet."
Adapt. Now, these three brothers are back with their younger siblings. Your cup of wife-in-law tea is something I have longed for."
As he spoke, he winked at the nanny next to the Queen Mother. The nanny understood and brought a cup of tea over, and brought it to Su Mumu: "Princess, please."
Su Mumu knew that she was being asked to serve tea to Queen Mother Xu.
Empress Dowager Xu, on the other hand, didn't even look at her, as if she didn't even exist in the hall.
But this etiquette still cannot be abolished. Su Mumu could only take the tea cup from her mother's hand, walk a few steps quickly and kneel in front of Queen Mother Xu.
He lowered his head, raised the tea cup high above his head, and said respectfully: "My daughter-in-law is serving tea to my mother."
Queen Mother Xu obviously had no intention of getting up to take the cup of tea. She quietly looked at Su Mumu who was kneeling in front of her, and did not let her get up. She just looked at her expressionlessly.
There was silence in the main hall, and Su Mumu couldn't help but raise her head, so she spoke again: "My daughter-in-law is offering tea to the queen, and please drink tea!"
There was still no response, and Nan Muchen obviously had no intention of helping her, just watching quietly from the side.
This Empress Dowager Xu has made it clear that she wants to give herself a blow...
It was probably hard to be angry with Nan Muchen, so he vented his anger on her indirectly!
Su Mumu felt depressed in her heart. She felt that her hands holding the teacup were a little sore and her knees were starting to feel numb. Queen Mother Xu, who was sitting upright, still didn't respond.
Time passed bit by bit, and in Su Mumu's heart, it seemed as long as a century had passed.
Just when she thought she could no longer hold the tea cup and her knees were almost unconscious, perhaps because she felt that her majesty was enough, Empress Dowager Xu finally took action.
Slowly, he took the tea cup that Su Mumu had been holding, put it to his lips and took a sip. He handed it to the grandmother beside him and helped Su Mumu, who was still kneeling, up.
A kind smile appeared on her face, and even her tone of voice became much more intimate. Empress Dowager Xu took her hand and said, "Are you Ji Qing? You are so pretty. When I see you, the Ai family reminds me of you."
I am here again like I was when I was young. Mother Ji, go and get the gift that I have prepared for Ji Qing."
Queen Mother Xu's hands were cold, and although her face was full of kindness, Su Mumu could not find any sincerity in it.
Chapter completed!