Chapter 953 Died
The Chu family's New Year's Eve dinner was placed on the grass in the greenhouse, with fifty tables arranged throughout the house.
Among them, there were the most secret guards, occupying twenty tables.
Every New Year's Eve dinner, the secret guards did not eat with everyone, but this year the fox was not here, and several other captains were transferred to the No. 1 building in the world as instructors. The secret guards had no leader, and they did not even have the New Year's Eve dinner. All are missing.
Mrs. Zhuo felt sorry for them, so she negotiated with Chu Xuanyu to let them eat with the others.
Chu Xuanyu was very talkative to his own people. As soon as Mr. Zhuo opened his mouth, Chu Xuanyu agreed.
No, nearly half of the large grassland was occupied by men in black, and more than 200 secret guards, both on and off duty, were all present.
This is also the first time that the secret guards have been so intimate with the people in the mansion openly. In the past days, they were like mice that could not see the light, hiding in the dark and guarding the safety of Prince Anjun's mansion.
Even when it comes to eating, they eat in the basement where they live.
This was their first time eating openly in front of others, so they all seemed extremely excited and a little at a loss.
Many people were stunned at the table, not knowing what to do.
The two little buns looked at the group of people in black with curious expressions.
The third child took Liang Baozi's hand, walked to the group of secret guards, pointed at one of them and said, "This is An Qi, the captain of the secret guards protecting Yuqiong Garden. If there is danger in the future, all you need to do is shout An Qi for help. Dark Seven will appear.”
"Really? Then why haven't I seen him?" Chu Yixuan looked at An Qi more curiously.
However, these men in black all had their faces covered. He looked at this and that, and he felt the same.
The third child pinched his face and said, "Stupid, look at his eyebrows, are they thicker than others?"
The little man looked at An Qi's eyebrows carefully, staring at An Qi with an uncomfortable look on his face.
He has been a secret guard for so long and has faced killings. This is the first time he has faced a small child like this.
Besides, this child is still his master.
An Qi bent slightly and saluted, "I have met the third young master, met the young master Xuan, and met the young master Jie."
"Okay, my dad said, today is the New Year, all etiquette is waived." The third child waved his hand and sat down on the chair.
The brothers Chu Yixuan and Chu Yijie let go of his hands and happily looked at the eyebrows of the man in black. They found that the eyebrows of the secret guard were really different. If you look more, you can see the differences between each person.
The two little buns were curious and not afraid. They stared at the secret guards one by one and had a great time.
Xia Zihan was talking to Mr. Zhuo in the pavilion.
"They took us back to the Liao family this morning. When Mrs. Liao got the news, she didn't ask Cousin Jing to wait on her. Mrs. Liao didn't ask Cousin Jing to go and pay her respects to Mrs. Liao. As soon as Cousin Jing returned to the Liao family, she Go back to the room and take care of Liao Jingtang.”
Liao Jingtang had lost so much blood, and her body had not yet recovered. The wound had just scabbed over, and gauze was still tied on her forehead. Zeng Jing burst into tears when she saw Liao Jingtang's appearance. Liao Jingtang coaxed her for a long time. Finally he coaxed her to stop crying.
As for the fact that Liao Jingtang was beaten by Mrs. Liao, Zeng Jing also learned the truth from Liao Jingtang's personal servant.
It’s a lie if I say in my heart that I don’t complain.
But Mrs. Liao was an elder and Liao Jingtang's biological grandmother. Even if she was resentful, Zeng Jing would not show it on her face, nor would she stupidly offer to take care of Mrs. Liao.
After what happened with Liao Jingtang, the younger members of the Liao family were all alienated from Mrs. Liao. Liao Jingtang and his wife were even more wary of Mrs. Liao as if she were a scourge. Mrs. Zhuo smiled and said, "Over the years, Mrs. Liao and Mrs. Liao have forced Liao Jingtang and his wife to hide in the northwest and dare not return to Beijing. Now, she has made a lot of noise and betrayed her relatives, which is unpopular. This is also retribution."
"Yes, it's just that this time, cousin Jing and Liao Jingtang suffered a terrible disaster."
If Liao Jingtang's injury this time can really awaken Mrs. Liao's conscience, it would be worthwhile.
Otherwise, if Mrs. Liao continues to toss like this, she is afraid that the luck of the Liao family will be destroyed by her before she dies.
After the two of them finished talking about the Liao family, Mrs. Zhuo talked about things in the palace again, saying that the queen was seriously ill and would not live long.
"This matter has not spread yet, but many ministers and wives know it, but this is the Queen's matter, and no one dares to spread it," Zhuo said.
Hearing that the queen would not live long, Xia Zihan's heart was as turbulent as the sea water, "Where is my master? Didn't you invite the queen to see him in the palace?"
"No, everyone is guessing that the emperor does not want the queen to live." Zhuo said in a low voice.
Xia Zihan was frightened in her heart, "What about the Queen's natal family, who just let the Queen's beauty disappear and her beauty become damaged?"
"Care? How to care?" Mrs. Zhuo twitched her lips with disdain, "With the attitudes of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, who would dare to hit the tiger's head and pull out its hair?"
Besides, the queen has been married to the royal family for so many years, but she has not been able to give birth to a legitimate son or daughter for the emperor, and she is not favored by the emperor. However, her cousin entered the palace later than her, and both gave birth to a younger son for the emperor. The emperor's favorite.
If the queen's beauty disappears this time, she may be able to keep her title as queen after her death, be buried in the imperial mausoleum, and receive all the benefits she can enjoy as a queen.
But if the queen does something stupid, or her natal family makes trouble with the emperor, then the queen's natal family will definitely lose in the end.
At least, the queen died quietly like this. In order to make up for her natal family, the emperor might also ask the queen's cousin to take her place.
If her natal family is in trouble, her cousin, the emperor, will be the first to eliminate her.
The emperor's most indispensable thing is his concubine.
Mrs. Zhuo lowered her voice and said, "You must be mentally prepared. The queen is afraid that she will not be able to survive this first month."
Once the queen dies, as the married women, they have to go to the palace to kneel and cry for at least seven or forty-nine days.
Xia Zihan hummed. It seemed that after the New Year, she would have to quickly ask her maid to make a few more pairs of cotton cushions so that the crying souls could rest on her knees in the future.
Zhuo was discussing this matter with Xia Zihan before eating. Unexpectedly, when the Chu family was having New Year's Eve dinner, they were only halfway through the meal when they heard the sound of a bell and remembered it.
Nine bells.
Chu Xuanyu and Zhuo both looked shocked.
Chu Xuanyu put down his chopsticks and said to Xia Zihan of the Zhuo family, "I want to enter the palace quickly, so you should also prepare."
"Let's go after dinner." Mrs. Zhuo looked at the untouched dishes and said with some hesitation.
The bell rang nine times just now, which was the message that the Queen had passed away. Although she had been prepared for this, she didn't expect it to happen so soon, and it was still on New Year's Eve.
"I won't eat." The queen is dead, and the palace is about to undergo earth-shaking changes. How can he still be in the mood to eat.
(End of chapter)