Chapter 25:

The newly made Rubik's Cube exudes a hint of pine wood and paint.
Qin Jiu held it in his hand and played with it for a while. The rotation of each side was quite flexible. Compared with the Rubik's Cube of later generations, it already looked alike, and it was made very delicately, painted with bright colors. It is very eye-catching.
After seeing the Rubik's Cube, Gu Yu liked it very much. Qin Jiao only taught it once, and the little guy played it in a decent way.
"Crack, click, click..."
The sound of the Rubik's cube rotating echoed in the air.
Gu Yu seemed to have something on his mind. After playing the Rubik's Cube for a while, he couldn't help but get to Qin Jui's ear and bit her ear:
"Cousin. I'll tell you a secret. The queen mother went to greet the emperor's grandmother yesterday and was scolded by the emperor's grandmother."
"The imperial grandmother said that the queen's hand stretched too long."
"Also, don't forget the noble concubine's surname "Liu"!"
"Cousin Ji, what does it mean to stretch your hands too long?" Gu Yu looked at Qin Jiu, with a silly look on his innocent face, "Is the queen mother doing something wrong?"
Gu Yu was unclear, but Qin Jiao barely understood it.
She also stayed in the palace for a while, knowing that Queen Wei had been investigating the last time Gu Yu fell into the water at the Qingjing Temple, and she also found the head of the imperial concubine.
These days, Empress Wei used the pretext of tightening the harem fee to release a group of palace people out of the palace, and cleared the eyeliner of the imperial concubine in each palace.
Qin Jiu also knew that the imperial concubine was not only the biological mother of the second prince Gu Jing, but also the niece of the queen mother, who had the same surname as "Liu".
Therefore, the Queen Mother is making her way for the concubine.
Qin Jiu touched Gu Ju's head and explained: "The empress dowager's words mean that the aunt should not be troublesome, but..."
She paused before continuing, "However, the aunt is the queen and the lord of the harem. It is her responsibility and power to manage the harem."
Qin Jiu lowered his body slightly, looked at his eyes, and said word by word: "So, my aunt did nothing wrong."
"Yeah!" Gu Yu smiled, with a smile on the cute bun's face as bright as the dawn.
He nodded vigorously, "I believe my cousin!"
Gu Yu is relieved!
Although he didn't understand the meaning of the queen mother, the mother Li who was next to the queen mother quietly told him that the queen mother was angry with her mother and persuaded him to let the queen mother admit a mistake. Only in this way would the queen mother calm down.
Gu Yu was a little ignorant, but felt that this seemed wrong.
That's why he asked Qin Jiu quietly.
Qin Jiu now tells him that the queen is right. That's it!
Gu Yu's mirror-like eyes were filled with trust, and he said, "Actually, the emperor doesn't like me."
Gu Yu is only four years old, and when he talks about this topic, his eyes will inevitably show a little loss.
"My aunt likes Ju'er, the emperor likes Ju'er, and I like Ju'er too." Qin Jiu said with a smile, smiling like a flower, "People who don't like Ju'er, we don't have to force it."
"Yeah!" Gu Ju nodded his head vigorously again, with a shallow dimple showing at the corner of his lips.
Yes, he has a mother, a father, and a cousin!
Gu Ju's gaze fell on the Rubik's Cube in Qin Jiu's hand, moved his eyebrows, and pointed to her Rubik's Cube and said: "That's wrong, it should be turned here!"
"Obviously to the right!" Qin Jiao insisted.
"Cousin, if you don't believe me, you will regret it!"
"..."
The cousin and brother were talking and laughing, and no one noticed that Queen Wei had been standing quietly outside the door for a while.
Queen Wei didn't go in, but turned around and left.
"Niang,'that one' doesn't know what peace is." Mother Xu is the nanny of Queen Wei. She was in the East Palace where she was married, and she was single-minded to the Queen. "She actually instigated her, and wanted her to make peace. Mother and son are at odds." Mother Xu said angrily.
Queen Wei's face became dark.
These days, every piece of evidence she found pointed to the imperial concubine, and she was almost certain that it was the imperial concubine who wanted to harm her son.
Queen Wei's hand hidden in her sleeve became a fist, her fingertips tightly pinched her palm, her thoughts flew: If Ju'er is really instigated by the Queen Mother to make trouble with herself, let herself admit her mistakes, for the sake of Ju'er, she has everything Eighty-nine will compromise.
The queen mother knew her too well, knowing that her weakness was Yuer.
Queen Wei mocked in a cold tone: "The Queen Mother likes Gu Jing, as long as Gu Jing is her darling. In her eyes, Ju'er is a tool that can be used!"
"Fortunately, there is girl Ji." Mother Xu said with satisfaction, "The mother really didn't hurt her for nothing."
Queen Wei smiled and nodded slightly, and a smile flashed across her somewhat cold eyes just now, and said, "Mother Xu, this palace knows that counterfeit goods are counterfeit goods."
"The maid is right." Madam Xu nodded in response. "In the past, the maidservant saw you and Qin Xin were always separated by a layer."
"At that time, I also wanted to be nice to her, but I always felt that I couldn't get together." Empress Wei replied sighfully, "For Xiao Jiu, it won't be."
"Niang, the noble concubine and queen mother..." Mother Xu asked hesitantly, "Do you want to tell the emperor?"
Empress Wei shook her head, "The emperor has been in a bad spirit recently and has to deal with the envoy of Beiyan."
As she spoke, she said calmly: "Let's finish the Qianqiu Festival first."
Speaking of "Qianqiu Banquet", Mother Xu frowned, her face showing anger.
Just now, the queen mother also asked the imperial concubine to help share the palace affairs in the name of being too tired to prepare for the birthday banquet. However, the queen did not understand it.
The Thousand-Autumn Festival is held every year, and Queen Wei is ready to come from being in order, and many things just follow the old rules.
However, the words of the queen mother touched Queen Wei's mind, and brought Qin Jiu with her when she was dealing with palace affairs the next day.
Qin Jiao: "..."
Facing the bewildered Qin Jiu, Queen Wei couldn't help but want to laugh, and explained: "Xiao Jiu, your mother is gone, and your grandmother is unreliable... You will marry sooner or later, so learn from your aunt first. Learn how to cook in the feed."
"In fact, there is not much difference between the big house and the palace, that is, food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. We don't need to do everything ourselves, as long as we control the general direction, otherwise, what to do with so many people?"
Empress Wei said so, Qin Jiu could only obediently answer, and picked up the account book given by Empress Wei.
Empress Wei smiled comfortedly, and said: "Next year you should have a good time, too. At that time, my aunt will choose a good marriage for you."
Qin Jiu was about to read the account books, but when she heard the words of Queen Wei, it was like a thunderstorm on the ground, which shocked her.
Yes, it seems that women could talk about marriage when they were fifteen years old.
The original owner is 14 years old this year...
Qin Jiao's eyes widened, and his whole body suddenly became a little unwell.
"Xiao Jiu, you'll finish reading this account book in a while..."
Empress Wei's gentle voice echoed in his ears, but Qin Jiu was immersed in the "bad news" that he was about to marry soon, and could not hear a word.
On weekdays, Queen Wei usually takes care of the palace affairs in the morning, but because she wants to teach Qin Jiu, she slows down.
Before lunch, Mother Xu went out for a trip, and when she came back she said: "Master, the empress dowager has sent someone to Jingzhao's Mansion to pick up the Daoist Yunguang."
Empress Wei put down the spoon gracefully, Lanhua pointed up slightly, wiped the corners of her mouth with a kerchief, and nodded, and asked, "Where are people now?"
"Now I'm in the Ci Ning Palace, practicing alchemy for the Queen Mother to preach." Mother Xu replied.
Empress Wei smiled and said: "When you go to Cining Palace, it is said that this palace knows the empress dowager's channel, and specially arranged for Dao Yunguang a temple near Cining Palace..."
Mother Xu stepped back at the request.
Empress Wei blinked at Qin Jiu meaningfully.
Qin Jiu pursed his mouth and smiled, his eyes smiled like two crescent moons, and the other was innocent.
It was Qin Jiu's idea to let people deliberately pass the news that Daoist Yunguang was arrested into Jingzhao Mansion to the Queen Mother.
The queen mother trusted Daoist Yunguang, and she got her into the palace from Jingzhao's mansion with ease.
"Xiao Jiu," Queen Wei confirmed again, "Are you sure there is a problem with the pill?"
Qin Jiu nodded firmly.
She was sure that this matter was gone, and the pill must not be taken for a long time!
Empress Wei still believes in Qin Jiu, and she didn't say any more, and the front of the conversation changed: "Xiao Jiu, after eating, you go and read the account book."
Qin Jiao: "..."
Thinking of the bunch of numbers and traditional characters on the account book, she suddenly felt that the food in her mouth was not fragrant.
The Queen Mother’s birthday is on October 21st.
Early that morning, Mrs. Qin Tai, who was wearing a large makeup, took her daughter-in-law Su and Qin Xin into the palace.
They first came to Fengluan Palace to greet Empress Wei, and just as they entered the main hall, they saw Qin Jiu sitting next to Empress Wei.
The eyes of Mrs. Qin's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law inevitably fell on her.
After ten days of absence, Qin Jiu has become a little different from before. His skin has been fairer by three points, and his temperament has also changed a little. He is more calm and elegant. The corners of his lips are slightly lifted, and he looks calm and relaxed. , Very noble bearing of a daughter of a family.
Mrs. Qin's mood is a bit complicated.
"See Empress Empress."
After saluting to Empress Wei, Mrs. Qin frowned and said to Qin Jiu: "Sister Jiu, you can go back with us today. Don't disturb the empress in the palace."
After Qin Jiu rushed out of Ronghe Hall that day, Mrs. Qin Tai was stunned. Before she could react, Qin Xin said worriedly: "Grandma, will the third sister go to the empress to complain? Or I will go to Zhuangzi. Live..."
Hearing what Qin Xin said, Mrs. Qin Tai was also angry and did not enter the palace. She wanted to wait for Qin Jiu to subdue herself. As a result, Qin Jiu did not subdue herself, so she stayed safely in the palace.
At this moment, seeing Qin Jiao accompany Empress Wei like a mother and daughter, Mrs. Qin inevitably showed a trace of embarrassment.
In any case, she had seen Qin Jiao today, and she couldn't justify it if she didn't pick him up.
Qin Jiu just pursed his lips and smiled, but did not answer Mrs. Qin's words.
Queen Wei slowly wiped the foam on the tea soup with the tea lid, and said quietly, "Mrs. Qin, do you know what's wrong?"