Xiaoman raised an eyebrow, not wanting to have anything to do with this woman in the harem, and looked directly at the eunuch leading the way in front: "Make way for the two ladies."
Since you won't give way to me, I'll give way to you. You're an insignificant person anyway! Hanpin and Liupin didn't expect Xiaoman to be so timid.
How can we play if we have chosen to back off from the beginning? However, they are indeed here to cause trouble, because I heard the palace maids say early in the morning that they were specially invited by the Queen Mother.
And she was a woman. The two of them thought that maybe this was the woman that the Queen Mother was going to put in the harem for the Emperor to be by her side? Regardless of whether it was true or not, they had to find out the truth.
Who would have thought that he was such a coward? The two looked at each other. If he was such a coward, then he would just let them bully him. Thinking of this, Han Concubine's mouth curved.
"Hey, who is the person in this sedan? She is so arrogant, but she doesn't even want to get off the sedan. Doesn't she need to greet me? Where did this rude woman come from?"
Xiaoman snorted coldly. Want to charge her with disrespect for the law? These women, fighting for the harem, really do everything they can.
She tolerated it, but in return, others pushed her further, which made Xiaoman a little annoyed. She walked down and looked at Hanpin: "You are Madam Hanpin, right?"
"You want to discuss etiquette with me, General? Anyway, you are just a concubine, and I am a general appointed by the emperor himself. My rank is higher than yours. Why should I greet you?"
"Are you two so bored? Are you looking for trouble for no reason? Get out of my way, or else, don't blame me for being rude."
Xiaoman had survived the battlefield for the past three years and was used to seeing life and death. If she was indifferent, her aura was very strong, and Hanpin was frightened by Xiaoman.
His eyes widened: "Are you the Demon General?"
Obviously, Han Bin had also heard of the title of Xiaoman Demon General, and was naturally shocked. If she had known it was this woman, she would definitely not dare to come and cause trouble.
But she didn't know this and thought that this was a woman that the Empress Dowager found for the Emperor. After trembling with fear, Concubine Han looked at Xiaoman's face and became more and more dissatisfied.
He coughed twice and said, "General Demon, take care. I'm leaving first."
Obviously frightened, he turned and ran away without caring about his name. Xiaoman then looked at the dumbfounded Concubine Liu and said, "What's wrong, Concubine Liu? Do you need me to give you a ride?"
Concubine Liu obviously didn't know what was going on. She just didn't expect Concubine Han to be scared away like this. Of course, she was not stupid, so she ran away too and caught up with Concubine Liu.
"Hanpin, what's wrong with you? You just left me and ran away. Who is that woman?"
Han Concubine rolled her eyes and said, "Didn't you hear that? She calls herself the general. In this dynasty, who else has a woman called herself a general, besides the Demon General Zhengning?"
"Oh my god, I didn't pay attention to it at first. It turns out that the Demon General is the Princess of Yongxi County."
Except for some major events, when the family would send them letters, these two people had hardly any contact. And now Concubine Han knew about the Demon General because the Demon General's affairs had become too big.
Concubine Liu was thinking about how to win favor every day, but to no avail. Then she looked at Concubine Han and said, "Then tell me, what did she do?"
Han Concubine snorted coldly: "She conquered Ningguo for our Great Zhou, and also massacred two cities..."
While talking about the cruelty of the Demon General, he led Concubine Liu towards the palace of the two of them, and warned Concubine Liu: "You, don't mess with her in the future."
Concubine Liu snorted coldly: "If she also enters the harem, then we will not get the emperor's attention anymore, right?"
Han Concubine curled her lips: "A woman like that won't come to the palace to compete with us for the same man! Besides, if she really enters the palace, we shouldn't be the ones who are anxious."
"After all, we have never been favored..."
Xiaoman didn't know that the two women were still discussing her after they left. At this time, Xiaoman was thinking that Qian Jiujiu and the others had been gone for six days.
I guess he must have reached Mingyue Island a long time ago. Never mind, I will have to catch up with him sooner or later anyway, so I'd better not think about it. Soon Xiaoman's sedan chair arrived at the Queen Mother's palace.
After getting off the sedan, Xiaoman walked in. The Queen Mother was already sitting in her seat waiting for Xiaoman. Xiaoman walked in and bowed directly: "Yongxi pays respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled kindly: "Yongxi is here, hurry up and get up. It's just right that you're here. I'm a little bored. Let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden."
As for what happened on the way here just now, the Queen Mother already knew about it, but she didn't say anything as for the couple of Han and Liu.
The Queen Mother had given up trying to save them. Xiao Man was confused. She didn't have a very familiar relationship with the Queen Mother, did she? Why did she always feel like she was trying to get close to her
However, Xiaoman usually would not refuse the Queen Mother's request, so she stood up and accompanied the Queen Mother towards the Imperial Garden.
As they walked, the Queen Mother said, "Princess Yongxi has grown up. She is 15 years old now. Have you ever thought about what your future husband will be like?"
Xiaoman was surprised. Was the Queen Mother concerned about her lifelong affairs? After thinking about it, Xiaoman did not intend to hide it. She smiled and said, "As for me, it's actually very simple."
"I want to be like my sister and find a husband who is devoted to me. It doesn't matter what his status is, as long as he is devoted to me."
The corner of the Queen Mother's eye twitched. Why did she feel that Xiaoman had also learned bad things from Qian Jiujiu? Such a woman was not suitable to be in the harem.
And the most important thing is, according to Qian Jiujiu's appreciation for Xiaoman, Xiaoman cannot be forced. Thinking of this, the empress dowager sighed, fearing that the emperor's wish would be in vain.
In this way, the Queen Mother felt relieved. After all, the current Queen Lin Chuwu still loved the Queen Mother cruelly. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother smiled.
"This is probably every woman's wish, but unfortunately not many can realize it."
Yongxi replied with a smile: "It depends on fate. For example, my senior brother is very nice to me, and he is also good-looking."
"He's very capable, and most importantly, he's good to me..."
The Queen Mother's eyes were shining as she watched Xiaoman talking about her senior brother and so on. As a woman, her intuition is very scary, so the Queen Mother clearly understood.
Xiaoman was telling her that she already had someone in her heart, and she loved her senior brother. The Queen Mother looked at Yongxi with some curiosity: "Your senior brother? Is he Gu Xiangning?"
Listening to the Queen Mother's question, Xiaoman nodded: "Yes, my senior brother is Gu Xiangning. By the way, Queen Mother, have you met my senior brother? If you have."
"You will admit that my senior brother is really handsome and likable."
The corner of the Queen Mother's mouth twitched, and she instantly felt that Xiaoman in front of her really had no girlish reserve at all! Could it be because she had been in the army for several years
So she threw away all her modesty as a girl? But then again, she didn't seem to have seen any modesty in Qian Jiujiu.
So when the Queen Mother saw Xiaoman like this, she was somewhat used to it. After all, she was Qian Jiujiu's sister, and there was nothing strange about her being the same as Qian Jiujiu.
After all, she was trained by Qian Jiujiu, it was a pity that her son's thoughts were wasted. As the two were talking, the emperor came over from the other side.
"Yongxi, you came to the palace so early?"
So early? Xiaoman looked at the sky. It was almost noon. The emperor had already left the morning court. Is it still early? Why did he feel like he was just making small talk
However, Xiaoman quickly stood up and saluted the emperor: "Yongxi greets the emperor."
"No need to be polite. Stand up. You don't have to be so polite. I..."
Before the emperor finished speaking, Xiaoman bowed again: "Yongxi pays respects to the queen."
It turned out that the Queen had also come out with a big belly. Among these people, Yongxi had the lowest status, so of course he had to pay his respects. The Queen's attitude was also very kind.
Looking at Yongxi, she said, "Princess Yongxi, please get up. I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Queen Mother."
He paid his respects to both of them in turn, but as soon as the Queen finished speaking, the Emperor's expression turned unhappy, as it was obvious that he wanted to talk to Xiaoman today.
That's why he asked the Queen Mother to ask Xiaoman to come to the palace. He didn't expect the Queen to come at this time. He was not worried about the Queen's thoughts, but worried that Xiaoman would think too much.
She looked at Xiaoman cautiously, only to find that Xiaoman was tilting her head, looking at the queen's belly curiously. After a long while, Xiaoman finally spoke.
"The Queen is pregnant? Congratulations! How could the Emperor not announce such great news to the world?"
The emperor's mouth twitched, and he didn't know how to answer, but the queen was very happy: "Thank you, Princess Yongxi. I heard that Princess Yongxi is also a famous doctor?"
"I wonder if you could check my pulse to see if the prince is healthy? Mother, do you mind if I chat with your guest? What were you talking about just now?"
The Queen Mother sighed in her heart. Even a woman as calm as the Queen became flustered when Xiaoman appeared. Otherwise, she would never appear at this time.
Is it because he feels threatened? Xiaoman didn't care. Since the queen asked, he said, "We were just talking about my senior brother. I was introducing him to the queen mother."
"My senior brother Gu Xiangning is handsome, capable, and especially kind to me. He is simply my ideal husband!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire pavilion fell silent. The empress dowager glanced at the emperor, and the empress also glanced at the emperor. From these glances, it could be seen what was going on.
It turns out that the queen has always known that the woman in the emperor's heart is Princess Yongxi in front of her.