Chapter 226 Two birds with one stone
It was raining heavily when the carriage stopped at the lake.
A mist rises from the surface of the lake, and you can vaguely see the water pavilion in the center of the lake.
The chamberlain held an umbrella for Jiang He and followed the Queen Mother, quickly walking along the wet winding bridge to the waterside pavilion.
With a shelter from the wind and rain, I immediately felt much more comfortable.
"You go back."
The Queen Mother turned around first and backed away the servants from Zhiyang Palace.
The waiter lowered his head and did not dare to say no, but was waiting for Jiang He's arrangement.
Jiang He had no choice but to raise his hand to signal, and then the waiter withdrew.
Although it was only a small movement, it felt like someone lit a fire in the Queen Mother's heart.
Hot and anxious, she realized once again that although she was now the Queen Mother, the owner of King Yong's Palace was no longer herself.
This is intolerable.
The Queen Mother was born in the Kingdom of Zhao. Although she was from an ordinary family, she was favored since she married the late assisting the late king to succeed to the throne, he even controlled the government affairs with his words.
I didn't expect that when I reached old age, my authority would be taken away by a foreign maid.
Yes, regardless of whether Jiang He was named a princess by Qi State or Jin.
In the Queen Mother's heart, Jiang He was just a maid in the palace of King Qi.
"Come up with Aijia."
The Queen Mother went straight up the stairs and waited for Jiang He on the second floor.
The walls on the second floor had open windows and were beautifully decorated but empty. There were only two chamberlains standing there, and there was no sign of Zong Jun and Zhao Qian.
It was obvious that the Queen Mother was using A-Qian as an excuse to coax her to come.
Although he didn't know the conspiracy yet, Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief.
She did not ask the Queen Mother why she lied, but stood still and looked at the quotations of sages hanging on the wall.
"Be careful in your end, pursue your goals far away, and the people's virtue will be strong."
This means that the king should take the lead in filial piety.
"The king treats his ministers with courtesy, and the ministers serve the king with loyalty."
This is about the way of a monarch and his ministers, which lies in loyalty and etiquette.
Jiang He stood in front of the calligraphy and painting and looked carefully, and recognized the calligraphy of Li Tingwei.
Li Tonggu is good at calligraphy. His handwriting is steady and even, and his rules are rigorous, giving him a solemn beauty.
Because of his high position and first-class calligraphy, many people sought after him, so his calligraphy was naturally valuable.
He was responsible for supervising the fortifications and hanging his own calligraphy and paintings, but he did not avoid suspicion.
Jiang He smiled.
"Jiang Shi!"
Suddenly, a cold and stern voice sounded, interrupting Jiang He's thoughts.
Jiang He turned around and saw the Queen Mother taking off her cloak and waiting for her to come forward to serve her.
The Queen Mother must not be used to ordering servants here.
The servants who followed them had also been driven to the shore by the Queen Mother.
It’s no big deal for a daughter-in-law to wait on her mother-in-law to rest.
Jiang He took the clothes and hung them on the hangers, then picked up the fruit plates on the tables and brought them to the Queen I found a waist support for the Queen Mother and placed it firmly behind her waist.
She did not kneel down, but stood behind her, waiting for the Queen Mother's instructions.
The Queen Mother didn't eat. She looked up at the rain outside and said coldly: "Ms. Jiang, do you know you are wrong?"
Jiang He raised his eyelids.
What was wrong with her was that others wanted to make trouble over nothing.
But since the other party asked, I couldn't pretend to be dumb.
Jiang He turned around and saluted the Queen Mother, and said meekly: "What's wrong with me? Please make it clear to Her Majesty the Queen Mother."
"You have three wrong things," the Queen Mother said. "First, you are not clear with the prince of Wei, which ruins women's morals; second, you do not allow your majesty to have concubines, because you are very jealous; third, you deceive the king's heart and control the government. .”
Having said so much, I can simply divorce my wife.
Jiang He felt that she still needed to explain.
"Mother," she said, "your majesty knows everything about my concubine and the young master of Wei. As for taking concubines, as long as your majesty agrees, I can personally choose a beautiful woman for him. If I say that my concubine can deceive the emperor and control the government, I'm afraid There must be someone maliciously provoking it.”
After listening to Jiang He's argument, the Queen Mother became even more angry.
"It's not your turn to teach Aijia a lesson!"
She took out a brown pottery bottle from her sleeve and placed it heavily on the table.
"What you have done now has aroused the wrath of heaven and the resentment of people. The Ai family called you here today to warn you and for your own good. If you know the truth, you will eat this."
what are we eating?
Jiang He glanced at the brown pottery bottle.
The bottle is not big, and the mouth of the bottle is sealed with red cloth. It does not look like a 't just eat whatever comes into your mouth, especially the Queen Mother's.
"This is for you to be kind," the Queen Mother said. "As long as you observe the rules of womanhood and know etiquette, the Ai family will give you one pill every year."
"Then what if..." Jiang He said with some confusion, "What will happen if the queen mother doesn't give food to the concubine?"
"It will hurt a bit," the Queen Mother frowned, "Don't worry, you won't die."
Jiang He understood.
This thing is the same as what Wei Nanxu put into Chen Jingshi's stomach.
They all rely on toxicity to control each other in order to achieve their goals.
Jiang He reached out and picked up the pottery bottle, opened the seal, and poured out one pill.
The red particles are about the size of soybeans and have no smell.
"Then what if I don't want to eat it?"
With a faint sneer on her lips, she looked at the Queen Mother.
"The Ai family will force you to eat."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she signaled to the chamberlains standing on both sides.
The chamberlain came over immediately. Judging from the way he walked, he didn't seem to be from the palace.
Jiang He instantly understood that they should be the guards raised by the Queen I just wore the clothes of a chamberlain and sneaked in.
Through the gradually decreasing rain curtain outside, Jiang He looked at the lake shore.
The shore is far away from me, and the people who Zhiyang Palace can protect me are also far away.
"Mother," she said while holding the pill, "before I swallow this, please answer a question."
As if she was a little surprised by Jiang He's sudden change of attitude, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "You tell me."
In Zhiyang Palace, because of the rain, Zhao Qian was trapped under the eaves, reaching out to catch the raindrops.
"Ah Weng," he called in a sweet voice, "go out and play."
"You will get caught in the rain when you go out, and you will easily get sick if you get caught in the rain." Cai Ling watched him catch the rain with fear, fearing that the raindrops would suddenly become bigger and hit the young master.
Zhao Qian turned around because he didn't hear Zongjun's answer.
Zong Jun stood in a brighter place and was looking at a drawing intently.
It seems that piece of paper is important.
"Ah Weng!" Zhao Qian shouted louder and went to pull Zongjun's clothes, "Go and play, go out and play!"
"Master, don't be anxious," Zongjun squatted down and asked, "What do you want to play when you go out?"
"Playing with fish," Zhao Qian said, "fish."
There is a lotus pond to the east of Zhiyang Palace. Ever since Jiang He allowed Zhao Qian to go out and walk around, he became obsessed with feeding the the steamed buns into pieces and throwing them away, Zhao Qian would often laugh with joy as he watched the fish swim over and fight for them.
"We can no longer feed the fish in the future," Cai Ling heard this and laughed. "Yesterday we went to feed the fish and Commander Su saw us. The commander said that there was a big gap in the railings of the curved bridge. The young master stretched his arms forward and it was very big. It’s easy to fall. The commander said it’s best not to get close to the water until you learn how to swim.”
The water view is beautiful, but for those who can’t swim, they really need to stay away from the water source.
Zongjun's expression moved slightly, his eyes darkened.
Cai Ling continued: "Yesterday the queen also said that in this case, let the young master learn from it."
"Will the queen teach in person?" Zongjun suddenly asked.
"No," Cai Ling shook her head, "The queen said she can't swim. It's difficult to stay in the water without sinking."
Can't swim? But today, unfortunately, there is water was raining, and there was a lake at the foot of Jiuwei Mountain with a water pavilion on it.
Zongjun suddenly unfolded the drawing again and looked at the waterside pavilion.
The posts are set deep into the water and appear to be very those pillars have some strange convex and concave marks every three went to ask the supervising ministers, and they said that the bumps and grooves were decorations.
Is it really a decoration? "wrong!"
He suddenly stood up and said: "I want to go to Jiuwei Mountain!"
At the foot of Jiuwei Mountain, on the second floor of the waterside pavilion.
Jiang He held the medicine in his hand and asked the Queen Mother.
"The Queen Mother feels that although I am a woman, I have a lot of influence on the government. So, Queen Mother, are you a woman?"
"Presumptuous!" the Queen Mother said sternly.
"Is the man who bewitched his mother and punished his concubines Li Tonggu?"
The Queen Mother had a cold face and said nothing.
"Since he doesn't trust my concubine, does he trust the queen mother? Could it be that he wanted to kill two birds with one stone by tricking Her Majesty the Queen Mother into coming here to punish my concubine?"
"After all, if you, the Queen Mother, control your concubines, you will never stop interfering in the government affairs."
"Ms. Jiang!" The Queen Mother couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and said, "If you don't eat, don't blame the Ai family for taking action!"
The strong man pretending to be a chamberlain immediately stepped forward.
At this moment, the waterside pavilion moved.
(End of this chapter)