Xiaoman heard what Gu Xiangning said and waved to him: "Hurry up and go. We will set out at dawn tomorrow morning. If you can come back in time, we can go together."
"If you can't make it back, forget it."
Gu Xiangning had a dark face and snorted, "I will definitely come back tonight."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left. Gu Xiangning brought the letter directly to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, congratulations. You still have a brother alive in this world."
The emperor rolled his eyes at Gu Xiangning, as if he was cruel. Didn't the brothers who survived before live well? But then again, Mu Yesheng was indeed different.
He glanced at Gu Xiangning and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Just be careful in the future. If these two people are not in great danger, let them be a happy couple in the mountains."
After that, the emperor was curious again: "I gave you three days off, but you came back on the first day. Don't you plan to take a vacation?"
When Gu Xiangning heard this, he took a step back and said, "Your Majesty, don't think of any other ideas. I'm telling you, Xiaoman and I are going to have a barbecue with my brother tomorrow."
"There is nothing else to do now. I will take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned around and left quickly. The emperor looked at Gu Xiangning's speed, which seemed like there was a ghost chasing him from behind, and his face turned dark.
The eunuch Xiang next to him was speechless. "Prime Minister Gu, can't you be more straightforward? Look how angry the emperor is. It's really a sin."
When Eunuch Xiang was still thinking about how to coax the emperor, little Suzi came outside to ask for an audience. Eunuch Xiang looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. Eunuch Su from the queen's side is here."
The emperor frowned subconsciously when he heard the word "empress", thinking that maybe there was something wrong again? But it would not be good to avoid her.
It was as if he was afraid of the queen. Thinking of this, he felt uncomfortable. He sorted out his mood and looked at Eunuch Xiang: "Let her in."
Eunuch Su was let in like this. When the emperor saw Eunuch Su come in, he was holding a tray in his hand. Eunuch Su came in front of the emperor.
He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
Although the emperor was somewhat dissatisfied, he did not show it. He just looked at Eunuch Su and asked, "What is the matter that the queen asked you to come over for?"
Eunuch Su glanced at the tray in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress said it is getting late. I should go and inform which Empress will sleep with you today."
"Your Majesty, you haven't turned over the card yet. Please turn over the card."
So this is what happened. The emperor didn't react for a moment. He was stunned for a while before he reached out and flipped over a card.
Thinking that these signs were all the same, I could just pick one at random. I reached out and took one. When I looked at it, it turned out to be "Princess Han" written on it. I handed the sign to Eunuch Su.
Then the emperor began to flip through a few more cards, all of which belonged to other concubines. Eunuch Su watched the emperor's actions but did not stop him, but after the emperor finished flipping through.
Eunuch Su patiently put away all the cards and bowed to the emperor: "I will go and inform Concubine Han that I will sleep with you today. I will take my leave."
After he finished speaking, Eunuch Su left. The emperor then looked at Eunuch Xiang and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, go and find out who this Concubine Han is."
"Why does my decision sound familiar?"
Eunuch Xiang was helpless and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, when it comes to Concubine Han, you can't remember her. What about Lady Han and Concubine Han?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment and looked at Eunuch Xiang: "Are they the two women who are inseparable every day and who were promoted from beauties to noble ladies and then to concubines based on their seniority?"
"You are so old, and you still have the nerve to let me turn over your name?"
When Eunuch Xiang heard this, he coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, the two ladies are one year younger than the Empress!"
The meaning is to remind the emperor not to say such things casually. Even if you are the emperor, talking about a woman's age is a very scary thing.
Especially after the person involved knew about this matter, this was a well-intentioned reminder. Of course the emperor understood it and opened his mouth to say Misu.
But in the end, he didn't say a word, and could only sigh: "In other words, I must have the favor of that woman tonight?"
Eunuch Xiang nodded, and the emperor became even more unhappy. It was really heartbreaking for an emperor to be controlled by others even as to which woman he slept with.
But it has been agreed that if I don't go, the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager will definitely go together tomorrow, so I'll just go. Looking at Eunuch Xiang, "Little Xiangzi, please get ready."
Concubine Han has already received the news by now. No, not only Concubine Han, but the entire palace has received the news. They know that the Emperor will go to Concubine Han's residence tonight.
Everyone was looking forward to the emperor staying with Concubine Han. Only when the emperor stayed with Concubine Han would the concubines feel that the emperor's flipping of the card was truly in their favor.
Concubine Han did not expect that her luck was so good that she was the first one drawn. She was so happy that she immediately asked the imperial kitchen to send the emperor's favorite wine and food.
Then she dressed herself up beautifully. Although she was a little old, she was actually only about 20 years old and still a fresh and delicate flower.
She is more attractive than those young girls in their teens. After the emperor arrived, he found that this Concubine Han is actually quite pretty.
But no one had noticed before that this time, in order to have a child, Concubine Han threw away her dignity and tried her best to seduce the emperor, hoping to get pregnant with the emperor's child.
This behavior frightened the emperor, but he still stayed. After the queen learned that the emperor stayed, she sighed.
Looking up at the sky: "Maybe Xiaoman is right."
As if some knot in her heart had been untied, the queen's whole personality changed. However, this change was not particularly obvious to her. She just seemed to be more noble.
Her temperament also seemed a little clearer. As for the imperial concubine, I heard that the emperor really stayed in Concubine Han's residence as the emperor arranged.
The Imperial Concubine was so angry at the Emperor for favoring Concubine Han that she smashed all the vases around her. The Emperor actually stayed with her, which made the Imperial Concubine feel extremely upset.
Although she doesn't really love the emperor, he is extremely important to her. He is the guarantee of her good life in the future.
But this would mean that she would lose her exclusive favor. Thinking of this, the imperial concubine was not willing to accept it. She looked at Lian Zi beside her and said, "Lian Zi, what do you think I should do?"
"What should I do to make the emperor change his mind? No, no, the emperor must stay here tomorrow night. What do you think I should do?"
Even when she was sick, the emperor didn't come. Could it be that the emperor really didn't care about her? No, maybe the illness was not strong enough, and the emperor was still angry.
What if she was dying of illness? She knew it very well. The emperor knew her very well. The emperor was very kind-hearted. If he saw that she was dying, he would definitely continue to take care of her.
Looking at Lianzi: "Lianzi, go get a bucket of cold water."
Lianzi frowned and looked at the imperial concubine: "My lady, what are you going to do?"
The imperial concubine glanced at Lianzi and said, "Lianzi, my position must not be shaken by anyone. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you and I to gain a foothold in this harem."
"I was even told that I had to avenge Lotus, so I must not fall out of favor. To maintain my favor, I'm willing to do anything, not to mention it's just a cold shower."
Lianzi felt distressed when she heard this, but she nodded, "I understand."
Soon a bucket of cold water was prepared, and the imperial concubine walked in directly with her clothes on. It was so cold that she shivered all over, and then she kept soaking in it.
Lianzi looked distressed: "My Lady,..."
Before he could finish his words, the imperial concubine had already spoken: "Lianzi, a lack of patience can ruin a great plan. In order to become a superior person, you must endure the greatest hardships."
"By the way, what did Xiaoman do after he returned?"
Although Lianzi felt distressed, she was distracted by the imperial concubine and looked at her and answered, "I played with my two younger brothers for a whole day today. It seems that Xiaoman likes them very much."
The Imperial Concubine smiled with satisfaction: "It's good that you like it. If you don't like it, you will die. If you like it, you will be in pain when you die."
"Find an opportunity and take action directly. Also, something must go wrong in the other courtyard. It would be best if Xiaoman's father was burned to death and had to take the blame."
Lianzi nodded: "I see, madam, don't worry, our people have already found out that Xiaoman likes to eat tofu pudding from the snack street."
"So we can start from this aspect. If possible, it would be best to poison Xiaoman to death as well."
The imperial concubine's eyes lit up when she heard this: "If it's possible, it would be the best, but I'm afraid it won't be easy. Let's start with the two children first."
"At least let Xiaoman suffer for a while before she dies."
At this time, Xiaoman had no idea that just because she liked to eat tofu pudding, someone found a way to plot against her and her whole family.
After Xiaoman finished a bowl of tofu pudding, she put the bowl down and squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "This tofu pudding is really delicious."
Kaikai and Chen Qi also nodded, with a look of approval: "Aunt Xishi's cooking is delicious. Dad, if we want to eat it in the future, can we buy it anytime?"
Just as Chen Da was about to nod, Xiaoman knocked on Kaikai's head and said, "Kaikai, don't be greedy. This tofu pudding is not good for you and Xiaoqi to eat too much."
"You are still young. If you eat too much tofu, your teeth will not be soft when they grow out, and it will be inconvenient for you to eat."
These words startled the two children. Even Chen Da looked at Xiaoman and asked, "Are you serious?"