Seeing Taoti looking at her curiously, Lu slowly put down the teacup and said slowly, "Empress Gu, your mother, and me, before we were married, the three of us lived in Yongxingfang together, and we were about the same age, so we played together since we were young. We also set up an altar to burn incense on the Chinese Valentine's Day and made golden orchids. At that time, the three of us were almost inseparable. Your mother loved to play the most. Today we would hold a banquet, tomorrow we would go shopping and riding a horse in the village the day after tomorrow. I would be so happy."

Tao Ti really found it difficult to associate the old-fashioned Zhang with the playful and lively girl in Lu's mouth.

Seeing her like this, Lu said softly, "Crown Princess, do you seem to believe it?"

Taoti smiled embarrassedly, "Aunt Lu, when was the last time you met my mother?"

Lu said, "I met last time two years ago. A aunt from my mother's house passed away. I rushed back to Chang'an to attend the funeral. Before leaving, I went to your house to have a cup of tea. You happened to go out and were not in the house, so I couldn't see you."

Tao Ti searched for the memories in her mind. Zhang, two years ago, seemed to be so difficult to get along with.

Could it be that Zhang has two more faces, one in front of his best friend and another in front of his daughter?

Yes, most Chinese parents like to emphasize the "majesty" in front of their children.

Compared to Zhang's affairs, Tao Ti was more curious about the matter of Queen Gu. She looked at Lu and said with a good look, "Aunt Lu, can you tell me about the Queen's affairs?"

Lu glanced at the white jade bracelet on Tao Ti’s slender wrist and said with a gentle face, “Is this bracelet left to you by the Queen?”

Tao Ti was stunned, subconsciously stroked the warm bracelet with her fingers, and said in surprise, "Aunt Lu, you have such a good eye, you can recognize it."

"This is Yuanyuan... Oh, Gu Yuan is the name of the Queen in the First Emperor... Did she wear this bracelet all the time, or did Mrs. Gu personally wear it on her when she was crowned as the Queen."

Tao Ti obviously didn't expect that the jade bracelet had been passed down for several generations. She thought to herself that she would have to be light in the future, so she should not break this treasure.

"She left this bracelet to you, and it seems that she was very satisfied with you as her daughter-in-law. Among the three of us, the queen first married first, and we will do it second, and your mother will not marry until the latest. Before we got married, the three of us had a vow that if anyone had a child or a daughter, we would form a couple and have a kiss."

"Later, the queen first gave birth to the prince. That year I went to the palace to see her, and she was pregnant with one in her belly. She hoped that my belly would be a girl so that she could be a relative of me... I couldn't get her to do what she wanted and gave birth to a gangster. It was your mother who married later, and she had a baby girl like you for the first child..."

Speaking of this, Lu smiled and said, "Your mother was so proud at that time. She wrote to me to show off, saying that her daughter will be the crown princess in the future, and will have the best mother-in-law in the world and the most noble husband."

The smile on Tao Ti's face gradually disappeared and she fell into thinking-

When Aunt Lu heard this marriage, she suddenly understood Zhang a little.

From the perspective of Zhang sixteen years ago, she did find the most decent marriage in the world for her daughter.

If Empress Gu did not die early, if Pei Yan was not sick, his best friend would be a mother-in-law for his daughter, so he would not have to worry that his daughter would be harassed by her in-laws. Her daughter would marry into the royal family and live a life of luxury and prosperity. She might become the most noble woman in the world in the future.

If you want to blame, you only blame your fate for being too harsh and breaking her wishful thinking.

I think Zhang feels very sad too?

Lu continued, "Of the three of us, I am the least courageous and unintentional. In your mother's words, I am just a piece of wood. Your mother has a cheerful temperament, hates evil, and acts a little reckless and impulsive... If she is a burning flame, then the Queen is like a cool spring, and a soft cloud, the most gentle."

Tao Ti suddenly thought of Pei Yan and smiled, "The prince's personality is to follow the queen. His highness has a good temper. I have never seen anyone who is more gentle than him."

Lu had never seen the prince, but he had always heard that the prince was wise and duanfang. Now he heard the prince's pillow say this again, and he wanted to see the son of his old friend.

Tao Ti asked again, "Everyone says that his son Xiao's mother, His Highness is so beautiful, the Queen must be very beautiful, right?"

Lu's black eyes narrowed slightly, recalling the voice, appearance and smile of the queen, he kept nodding, "The first beauty in Chang'an was of course extremely beautiful."

Every woman hopes to have outstanding beauty, but sometimes, too beautiful will become the beginning of their miserable fate.

Lu didn't want to say more about Empress Gu's beauty, so he just said a few words and gently revealed it.

Tao Ti just felt uncomfortable when Lu thought of his friend who died early, and did not ask more questions.

She remembered that there were still rice dumplings on the pot in the kitchen, and hurriedly asked Linglong to bring some.

Soon, Linglong came up with a crystal plate of rice dumplings and placed them on the table next to Lu's hand.

Tao Ti enthusiastically introduced, "Aunt Lu, let's eat a rice dumpling during the Dragon Boat Festival. Today, I made six flavors of rice dumplings, three sweet ones, bean paste rice dumplings, raw red bean rice dumplings, and candied date rice dumplings; three salty rice dumplings, pure fresh meat dumplings, egg yolk meat dumplings, and chestnut meat dumplings... The silk thread wrapped around each rice dumpling is different in color, which one do you want to eat?"

Lu smiled and said, "Eat a candied date rice dumpling."

Tao Ti said, "Then you wrap it with red silk thread, that's the candied date rice dumpling."

Mrs. Lu was not embarrassed either, so she picked up a green and plump rice dumpling and gently peeled it up.

As soon as the rice dumpling leaves were opened, the white and crystal rice dumplings appeared in front of you like a small jade mountain. A strong rice fragrance poured into the tip of your nose. After biting it, the glutinous rice that was tightly stuck together was soft and glutinous, particularly sweet. There were two big candied dates hidden in it, and the bright golden red color was even more sweet.

"This rice dumpling is so fragrant, it won't be too sweet, the glutinous rice is glutinous and chewy!" Lu commented with a smile.

"Aunt Lu likes to eat it. If you have eaten this, you can try it with another salted rice dumpling." Tao Ti smiled slightly, and also peeled a chestnut meat dumpling and tasted it.

Compared with the white appearance of sweet rice dumplings, the meat dumplings are all tan, and when they are opened, they are full of meat fragrance. The pork belly wrapped in the center of the glutinous rice spreads the oil onto each crystal clear glutinous rice during the steaming process, and is tightly wrapped, making every bite of rice dumpling salty, fragrant, soft, and full of calories. When you bite the filling, you can still see clearly brown-red shredded meat and golden chestnuts. The powdery and sweet texture is simply wonderful when you match the rice dumplings.

The two of them were talking and laughing while eating rice dumplings and drinking jasmine tea. The atmosphere was particularly depressing when the Chang'an Palace, which was a hundred miles away.

Ganlu Palace.

On the Dragon Boat Festival today, the palace banquet was held. Queen Zhou took this opportunity to grab Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi and interrogate them carefully.

Empress Zhou held the palace servants coldly, and sent her confidant palace maids to guard the door. After confirming that only the mother and son were the three of them, she raised her hand and slapped Pei Changzhou in the face.

Pei Changzhou was stunned. He hadn't seen his mother for seven or eight days. He finally went to the palace to accompany him during the holidays, but he was slapped in front of him.

He looked angry and puzzled, "Mother, what are you doing?"

Although Pei Lingbi was not beaten, she was scared and hurriedly hid behind Pei Changzhou and echoed, "Yes, Mother, what are you going to beat the emperor's brother for the big holiday?"

Queen Zhou gave them a fierce look, "You all came out of my stomach, can I beat you?!"

Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi were both choking.

Queen Zhou narrowed her beautiful eyes and scrutinized her eyes lingered between the two. After a moment, she lowered her voice and said, "Tell me honestly, are you two involved in the assassination of the prince in Luoyang?"

As soon as these words were said, Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi's faces changed.

When Queen Zhou saw the reaction between them, she felt dizzy in front of her and almost fell to the ground, "You, you two... idiots..."

Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi quickly helped Queen Zhou sit on the couch, "Mother, don't be angry, you have carefully hurt your body."

After Empress Zhou sat firmly, she shook their hands without hesitation, and a beautiful face that was properly maintained was tightly tense.

She looked at the brother and sister, "You are so brave now. If you don't discuss such a big deal with me and your uncle?"

Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi both lowered their heads and pursed their lips without saying a word.

Seeing this, Empress Zhou became even more angry. She slapped the table heavily and scolded, "Who came up with the bad idea, and how did you arrange it? Why don't you tell me quickly! Now the prince is Ping'an, if he has any evidence in his hand, come back to Chang'an, you two will wait for death!"

After all, Empress Zhou has been the queen for so many years, and she has accumulated great power and is really angry. Pei Changzhou and Pei Lingbi are also trembling.

Pei Lingbi bit her lip and pushed Pei Changzhou. The mosquito urged, "Brother... say it quickly..."

Pei Changzhou frowned and glanced at Pei Lingbi, angry and annoyed, "I know I've told you now? It wasn't your bad idea at the beginning!"

When Pei Lingbi heard this, she raised her head angrily and said, "I'm talking about asking the Seventh Emperor Uncle to find a way to deal with Tao Ti. I never thought about touching the prince! Who knows why the Seventh Emperor Uncle attacked the sick man!"

Pei Changzhou was also a little depressed and said to Empress Zhou with an innocent look on his face, "My mother, you believe in your son. My son wrote a letter to the Seventh Emperor Uncle, but in the letter, he only asked him to think of a way... to deal with the Crown Princess..."

Speaking of this, he was obviously a little difficult to talk about.

Queen Zhou was so angry that she trembled all over and gritted her teeth, "If you really meant to assassinate the prince, I would at most think you were stupid, but I would also think you were a little brave... But now you tell me that you wrote a letter to Prince Mu's mansion just to deal with a small woman? With your narrow weapon, it's really..."

Queen Zhou was so angry that her head was dizzy. She couldn't think of any words for a while. She just covered her chest and gasped for a big breath.

Zhou Mingmiao planned to be so crazy, why did she give birth to such two idiots?

Pei Changzhou didn't dare to speak. When Queen Zhou calmed down a little, she spoke in a depressed voice, "And I said in the letter that I don't have to take her life, just take her... innocent will be enough. I don't know what the Seventh Emperor did. Is it because I am older and confused?"

Queen Zhou said in a deep voice, "The news I have received here is that Prince Mu's Mansion and Luoyang Prefect Sun Zhengguo were taken down in a slaughter. Prince Mu raped and killed a minority girl and was imprisoned by the prince. Prince Mu held a grudge for this and found a group of water bandits to assassinate the prince. Prince Mu secretly sold salt and cast weapons... She punished several crimes together. Whether her life could be saved depends on how much your father felt sorry for this son."

Pei Changzhou said, "According to this, wouldn't the assassination have nothing to do with us?"

Queen Zhou snorted coldly, "You are stupid to think King Mu? If he can't live, he will make us feel better. As long as he says you sent a letter and instructed him to do this, what do you think?"

Pei Changzhou suddenly changed his face and looked at Empress Zhou in a panic, "My mother, what should we do?"

"Now I know you're in a hurry?"

"My mother, please help your son. My son is really innocent this time!"

Queen Zhou had a stern face, frowned, and gently stroked the cup with her slender fingers. She pondered for a while, "I will discuss this with your uncle."

After a pause, she remembered another worrying thing-

If nothing unexpected happens, Zheng Xuan is likely to be promoted to the position of prefect of Luoyang this time.

Who is Zheng Xuan? A famous wife slave in the officialdom of Dayuan Dynasty!

In order to marry Lu Minyue, he went through many tests to get the beauty. After marriage, he fell in love with Lu Minyue, gave birth to three sons, never took a concubine, and there was no girl with a wife. Lu Minyue said that he would not go west; Lu Minyue wanted stars, and he would pick them for her even if he tried his best.

Lu Minyue and Gu Yuan are in the same mind. If Zheng Xuan really becomes the prefect of Luoyang, then wouldn’t this Luoyang Prefecture... become Pei Yan’s help?

When she thought that Luoyang was originally a force under their Zhou family, she became an opponent in a blink of an eye, Queen Zhou felt heartbroken.

She told Pei Changzhou about this matter, and Pei Changzhou also turned pale after hearing this, "Mother, what should we do?"

Queen Zhou pinched her fingers, pondered for a moment, and said, "Now, after King Mu fell, what royal relative your father plans to send to be the Luoyang Mansion Maid... This mansion Maid must be ours, so that Zheng Xuan can balance each other."
Chapter completed!