Chapter 421 Hello, hey, hey! I'm the Queen Mother. Who are you?
The Empress Dowager Jingshu recorded in history was extremely miserable.
First, she was forced to marry her own uncle and become queen at the age of fourteen.
Her uncle could not accept this abnormal marriage, so he treated her as a mascot and kept her in the harem with good food and drink.
Later, her uncle died, and Jingshu Miaoling became the youngest empress dowager in history. She wasted half her life in the deep palace and eventually died of depression, becoming the only virgin empress dowager recorded in history.
[I think Queen Mother Jingshu can do it, hehe~]
[I second~]
[Hmm... Why not? ]
Shi Li looked at the booing comments and veins on his forehead popped out.
What she wanted to be was a blessed empress dowager whose husband died and whose son became emperor, not Jingshu who would be lonely and miserable all her life with only the title of empress dowager!
"How about we discuss this further and get someone else to find out more?"
[Anchor, what do you think? ]
Shi Li's humble voice and the familiar barrage of comments sounded at the same time.
Good, it's all over.
Shi Li blinked, and suddenly everything in front of her went dark.
Unlike the usual quick scene switching, this time she fell asleep directly.
At the same time, the netizens who were waiting to watch the show found that a long string of garbled characters appeared on the screen, and then the screen went completely black.
【…】
[Can’t you spend money to maintain this broken live broadcast room? ]
[I'll pay one dollar! Fix it quickly! Quickly!]
No matter how the comments wailed, the screen remained silent and dark, without any response...
"My queen? My queen? Stand up."
Shi Li opened her eyes after hearing a gentle voice in her ears in a daze.
Chengyang Palace's personal maid stood beside the bed with a concerned look on her face.
"I... How long have I slept?"
Shi Li was about to speak, but then she remembered that her current identity was different from before, so she quickly changed her words.
The maid bowed her head and answered respectfully, "Your Majesty has slept for two hours. If you sleep any longer, you will be late for the banquet."
Shi Li: ...
Wow, I slept so deeply.
She stood up and walked to the dressing table, looked at her childish face in the mirror, and sighed.
Now, more than a year has passed since her uncle passed away, and the national mourning has ended.
Tonight, the young and vulnerable emperor held a banquet to welcome General Qi, who had just made great military achievements in the Southern Region.
As the mascot queen mother, Shi Li had to treat the general seriously to show the royal family's respect for him.
"Your Majesty, you still have an hour to prepare. His Majesty sent someone to say that it would be inappropriate to be late today." The little palace maid followed behind her and reminded her in a low voice.
The new emperor, who has been on the throne for a year, is named Zhou Chenghao. He was chosen from the royal family when the previous emperor was critically ill. He is only twelve years old.
The little emperor sat in the court every day, listening to the verbal battles between the Grand Tutor, the Grand Master and others, and would at most say "I think what XX said makes sense."
At this stage, he is more like a mascot than Shi Li.
However, as long as he can survive these few years, the little emperor may have a bright future after taking power.
Shi Li has come to the point where there is no more room for him to come.
"I know it won't delay the important business." Shi Li touched his face and told the maid not to worry.
Although she had a mediocre relationship with the little emperor before, there was no need to hold him back when facing such a big occasion. It was not easy for everyone.
For the remaining hour, the palace maids from Chengyang Palace surrounded Shi Li and busied themselves arming her from head to toe.
Although the empress dowager has no real power at all, the necessary rituals still have to be followed.
"Your Majesty, you are ready. The sedan chair is waiting outside the door."
After putting the last golden phoenix pearl hairpin on her bun, the palace maid in charge of her hair and makeup took a step back respectfully.
Shi Li held the dressing table with one hand, straightened her neck and slowly stood up.
She didn't dare to move for a moment, feeling that the head covered in gold and silver was enough to break her spine.
How do you say that?
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
You're talking about her, right?
woo woo woo...
The Yundie Palace, where the banquet was held, lit up brilliant lights and candles, and a host of palace ladies filed in.
Shi Li's sedan chair landed on the ground, and the palace servants around him knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.
Shi Li could only see the tops of their heads.
Just as I was about to say "Stand up", a cute female voice suddenly came from behind -
"Why are you kneeling here? Get up! Get up! The ground is so cold!"
Shi Li: ...
She was not angry or offended, but just a little curious. What kind of person dared to openly challenge the imperial power?
No matter how much of a mascot she is, she is still the legitimate empress dowager of Xian Dynasty.
As long as Xian Chao is still here, the person who spoke today will be ruined.
But her head was too heavy, and before she could turn around to see what the "warrior" looked like, another voice came from another direction.
"Whoever is being unruly in the palace will be arrested."
The voice was cold and solemn.
Shi Li felt an inexplicable movement in her heart and subconsciously turned in another direction.