C320 Chalcedony (9) (1/2)

The palace that the empress dowager lived in was simply too far away from Mu Fengchai's side palace. Furthermore, she was merely a small Baolin, so she naturally wasn't qualified to sit on a sedan chair.

Even if the paths of the harem were swept and kept far away, the soles of the feet would still be wet. Seeing that they were about to arrive at the palace, Xia Ye hurriedly took out the clean shoes he had prepared earlier and asked her to change into them.

Mu Fengchai tilted her head and lowered her wet embroidered shoes. She was stunned for a moment, and then turned to Aunt Zhong and asked: ”If I go in like this, will it be disrespectful, or would it show my sincerity?”

Aunt Zhong smiled slightly, ”It's fine if you don't want to change Baolin.”

There had to be something different in order to attract Her Majesty's attention, and if she did, she would take it to heart.

Mu Fengchai smiled, her eyes full of determination.

”I know.”

The clean shoes that Xia Ye had prepared for her were useless.

Mu Fengchai would never let go of such a good opportunity.

Even so, it was impossible for him to grow old together with his beloved person in this lifetime. So, he might as well use more of his brain and scheme for his family.

When she entered the empress dowager's palace, it was the Aunt Cui who led her in. The Aunt Cui's gaze paused on her drenched embroidered shoes for a moment, before she whispered, ”It's quite lively here today. Everyone is here, so this servant learned that it's snowing heavily outside.”

Mu Fengchai's footsteps slightly paused, and she turned around to glance at Aunt Zhong.

Aunt Zhong gave the Aunt Cui a kind smile.

Even so, the Aunt Cui didn't tell her to change into a cleaner pair of shoes. Presumably, the imperial concubines had all changed their shoes before entering the empress dowager's palace.

Her Majesty was actually in her fifties, but she looked very young.

It was Mu Fengchai's first time seeing the empress dowager, as she stood there stunned. The Aunt Cui hurriedly said, ”Why haven't you seen the empress dowager yet?”

Only then did she hurriedly kneel down and kowtow. ”I beg for your life, empress dowager. Chenqie doesn't know that you're the empress dowager. Just now, I was wondering who this beautiful big sister is, and what chenqie should call her.”

Her singing and beating caused the empress dowager, who was leaning against the Rohan's bed, to burst into laughter. Any woman, even an eighty year old woman, liked to hear others say that she was young.

So what if the Empress Dowager was, he still couldn't help it.

”Haha, look at this silly look. No wonder even though all the beauties that entered the palace had risen in rank, you are still in the position of Baolin.”

Her Majesty's words implied something.

Mu Fengchai answered in fear: ”Chenqie knows that she's a fool, and can't do such a thing, so I had no choice but to wander in her position in Baolin. However, chenqie is also happy, the scenery of the harem, chenqie needs many years to appreciate. There are also small meals in the palace, and there are many famous people everywhere, even if chenqie doesn't travel the entire world, she would still be able to taste all the delicacies in the world, it's truly a great blessing in her life.”

”You are a fortunate one. Not bad, get up and come to my side. Let me have a closer look.”

When Mu Fengchai saw this, he walked towards the empress dowager with small steps. She was not really dumb, she had long heard that the empress dowager was famous for her beauty, that she only drank flowers and bathed in cow milk every day, and that the paste had to be made from fresh flowers. She had to change her clothes at least ten times a day, but because of the creases, she was unhappy …

”Your surname is Mu?”

”Yes, chenqie's maiden name is Mu.” In the midst of all the colors and greenery, Mu Fengchai's straw colored gown was inconspicuous, but it was this small and fresh appearance that the empress dowager had in mind.

Back then, it was one thing for her to be the Charm Lord, but now that her son was the emperor, she didn't like those foxes at all.

Mu Fengchai was like a spring in her eyes.

The empress dowager really did like her more. Seeing how naive and foolish she was, she felt that there was no need for such a shrewd concubine by her son's side.

”I heard your cousin is a Mme Marquis Wen?”

Mu Fengchai answered yes and laughed: ”Speaking of which, Chenqie's Lil 'Red was even enlightened by my cousin. It was just that I invited the wife of Su Prefecture later on to help her learn Su Embroidery.”

”I've long heard that the Mme Marquis Wen's Nu Hong is outstanding, but I rarely see her making Nu Hong.” Her Majesty looked her up and down again, feeling more and more satisfied.

He felt that Mu Fengchai's education was not bad, so that Mu Rousang should be even better.

It was a pity that her son hadn't met the right person at the right time.

When the Empress Dowager thought of this, he pitied her son very much. How could she not know what kind of son she had? Seeing the cold attitude of all the beauties in the harem, she knew what was in his heart.

However, the empress dowager felt that this was very good. This way, there wouldn't be a harem in the harem, and her own son would become an enlightened monarch. It was impossible for him to be led by the nose by a weak woman.

”Speaking of which, your older cousin is the emperor's savior.”

After Mu Fengchai heard this, she repeated what she had said to Zhang Shuya that day once again. It was just that she had said it in front of all the empress dowager's concubines this time.

”At that time, my cousin didn't know that he was saving the Emperor. She only thought that it was some son of an aristocratic family who was hurt while hunting in the back mountain and had separated from his servants. The Emperor is a benevolent person and has been taking care of my brother-in-law and elder cousin for many years.”