It turned out that the three of them had already entered the hall while they were talking. Naturally, Qian Jiujiu and the Queen could hear what they said. When Mu Yexiao saw the three people, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Xiang Ning is right, this is a manifestation of love, right, Jiuer, I only have you."
Qian Jiujiu's mouth twitched. She could see that Mu Yexiao and Gu Xiangning had teamed up to set a trap for the emperor. She really didn't know what the emperor had done. Why was he set a trap the first time they met
"The prince is here to pick me up, and it's time for us to go back to the palace. Your Majesty is in good health this time and there won't be any major problems, but you must stay in a good mood. Brother, don't make the emperor unhappy, it will affect the child."
My husband dug a hole, so as a wife, it is natural for me to dig a bigger hole. After saying that, Qian Jiujiu walked to Mu Yexiao with a smile, looking very well behaved.
Xiaoman also walked to Gu Xiangning with a smile, and the four of them went out of the palace together, leaving only the emperor standing next to the queen.
The queen smiled and asked, "What did the emperor just discuss with them? It sounded to me like it was related to the concubines in the palace."
The emperor coughed twice and said, "I think my sixth brother must be envious of me. Do you think I should give him two women? And let them gamble with me?"
The Queen laughed out loud this time: "Your Majesty, just keep talking. If you really want to do this, that won't work. Not to mention Jiu'er, even Xiaoman will probably run to the palace and poison the two of them to death."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, as if it was true, Xiaoman's reputation was not covered up. He waved his hand: "I am just talking, but to be honest, I envy them so much, they don't have so many women around them to mess up. I just want to have one queen."
When the queen heard this, she felt so warm in her heart: "Your Majesty has this heart, and I am very touched. But Your Majesty, you are the emperor, and the balance of the harem is related to the court, so please trouble Your Majesty."
The Queen was not without discomfort, but who made her sit in this position? As the Mother of the Nation, the weight and responsibility on her shoulders did not allow her to act recklessly.
The emperor calmed himself down and said, "I have decided to hold a family banquet tomorrow to welcome the Queen Mother back. The Queen is pregnant, so she shouldn't work so hard. Let the maidservant around you handle it, or give it to a concubine that the Queen thinks is okay."
If possible, the queen would naturally want someone around her to handle it, but in this case, the other concubines would definitely not be willing. After thinking about it, she suddenly thought of the two concubines Han and Liu who had a strong presence.
One of them was from a noble family, and the other was the daughter of a duke, so they would be able to run a banquet without any mistakes. And although they liked to seek attention, they had never done anything bad, so let's just stick with these two.
“Your Majesty, why don’t you let Concubine Liu and Concubine Han come? It’s not easy for these two to support us all the way, so just leave it to them.”
The emperor actually didn't remember many people in the harem, and after meeting a woman like Lin Chuwan, he subconsciously disliked some weak women. But these two funny guys were different. They pretended to be weak, but they were actually stronger than anyone else.
"Okay, let's just take the two of them. Xiao Suzi, go and pass on the order."
The corner of Xiao Suzi's mouth twitched. He was originally the eunuch beside the Queen, but now the Emperor called him all the time. Didn't he see Eunuch Xiang's eyes, which were about to poke a hole in him!
"Yes, I will go now."
Concubine Han and Concubine Liu lived close to each other, in two adjacent palaces, but the two had a good relationship, and Concubine Liu even stayed with Concubine Han at night. This way, she had a companion, and the dog they raised lived next door.
Most people in the palace knew that the two of them stayed in Concubine Han's Jixiang Palace at night, so Eunuch Su headed towards Jixiang Palace.
The servants of the Jixiang Palace saw Eunuch Su coming over and thought that the Queen had something to tell him, so they hurried over to him and said, "Eunuch Su, what's the matter?"
Eunuch Su looked at the young eunuch and said, "Are Concubine Han and Concubine Liu here? The emperor has something to tell Concubine Han and Concubine Liu, and we are here to pass on the emperor's oral instructions."
When the eunuch heard that they were here on behalf of the emperor, it meant that the emperor had not forgotten our two queens. He almost cried with joy: "Our queen and Concubine Liu have just finished dinner and are talking. Eunuch Su, please come in."
As he spoke, he was already the first to go into the hall: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Eunuch Su is here to deliver the Emperor's oral instructions."
Concubine Han and Concubine Liu looked at each other, and both felt a little uneasy. You know, every time the emperor took the initiative to look for them, it was not a good thing.
Eunuch Su came in quickly and said, "I pay my respects to Concubine Han and Concubine Liu."
Concubine Liu just stood by and looked at Eunuch Su quietly, while Concubine Han spoke directly: "Hey, isn't this Eunuch Su, the popular man beside the Queen? Why did you come to our little shabby temple?"
Eunuch Su's face twitched and he laughed dryly: "Look at what Concubine Liu said, this is a good place, how can it be a small shabby temple. This time I came here because the emperor ordered it, and asked the two ladies to work hard. Tomorrow, we will hold a family banquet in the Imperial Garden to welcome the Queen Mother and the King of Bingjian."
Tomorrow? Concubine Han snorted in her heart. Sure enough, the emperor would not have good things happen to them when he thought of them. He was simply going too far. It was almost dark now, how could it be too late? Wouldn't it mean that they couldn't sleep at night? How could this be justified
Eunuch Su also noticed that Concubine Han was upset, so he quickly said, "Your Highness Concubine Han and Concubine Liu have worked hard. I will take my leave."
After watching Eunuch Su leave, Concubine Liu sighed, "Hey, you said that after the Queen became pregnant, we were so quiet and didn't cause any trouble. Why did the Emperor still remember us?"
They didn't want to compete for the emperor's favor. In addition, with Xiaoman's diagnosis, they had served the emperor but never got pregnant, which meant that the county lord's diagnosis was true. Since they couldn't even have a child, they planned to live a peaceful life.
Anyway, the emperor supports them and he would not treat them badly. Now they know that there is no such thing as free rice.
Concubine Han smiled and stretched out her hand to pinch Concubine Liu's cheek: "Okay, the emperor has given the order, you have to do it reluctantly. If you don't want to go, just rest first, I will go."
Concubine Liu thought about it and realized that she couldn't sleep alone, so she shook her head and said, "I'll go with you. After we finish this, we'll go find the Queen and have our green cards removed."
Even if they were favored, they could not have children, nor could they get the position of imperial concubine. After all, the empress dowager was so powerful that she would not allow the emergence of an imperial concubine. Lin Chuwuqing was removed from the position of imperial concubine for this reason.
Others don't know, but she knows something. If it weren't for the title of Qing, she might have lived longer. Removing the green card is also a surrender to the queen. How can they find a sense of existence in the future? The queen protects them. As long as they don't offend those who should not be offended, they can walk sideways in the harem.
As soon as Concubine Han heard Concubine Liu's plan, she understood. The two looked at each other, and Concubine Han looked at Concubine Liu with a smile: "Okay, you have the final say. Let's go to the imperial kitchen and prepare the banquet for tomorrow's lunch."
After they were motivated, they became active instantly. They worked until midnight and finally got everything ready.
The next day, early in the morning, a eunuch left the palace to invite the emperor's family members to hold a family dinner. Mu Yexiao knew the news last night and told Qian Jiujiu, Gu Xiangning and others.
So they came very early and were all in the Queen Mother's palace. The Queen Mother looked at her two sons and grandson and was very satisfied.
Nanbeibei looked at the Empress Dowager. They could not sit still and left the palace secretly: "Brother, let's go find Yin'er to play."
She still remembered that there was a cute little brother in the palace! Nan Nan naturally had no objection, but they seldom came to the palace and were not familiar with it. It was so big, and Bei Bei inherited Qian Jiujiu's characteristic of being directionally challenged and had no idea where to go. He could only follow his brother closely: "Brother, you lead the way."
Nan Nan didn't know the way either. They didn't bring their maid with them this time. "I don't know the way either. How about asking someone?"
The two decided on a direction and headed in that direction. Coincidentally, it was the direction of the eldest prince's residence. Today, everyone in the palace was busy in the imperial garden, and they didn't meet a single palace servant along the way.
Beibei was speechless: "Brother, how long do we have to walk before we can meet someone? Aren't there people everywhere in the palace? Why can't we meet any?"
Nan Nan shook her head: "No, the palace is the most common thing in the palace. There are many abandoned palaces! I heard there are ghosts! We must not encounter them."
Beibei snorted: "Brother, do you think I'm still as easy to coax as I was when I was three? Haha."
As they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of reading. Sound meant there were people, so they quickly ran towards the direction where the sound came from.
Then he saw a three-year-old kid reading a book in front of him. Beibei thought he was seeing things and couldn't help but rub his eyes: "Brother, did you see that? That kid is so small, how can he read?"
Remember when they were so young, they were still chasing chickens on Mingyue Island! Nan Nan shook his head: "I'm not mistaken, this guy must be our cousin. Father said he is very smart and could read at the age of three! It turns out to be true."
The two of them were talking loudly, which startled Yin'er who was studying hard. Yin'er turned around and looked at the two of them, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Who are you?"
The eunuch beside the eldest prince also looked at the two of them and hurried forward to salute: "Greetings to the prince and the princess."
The prince? The princess? The eldest prince instantly understood who this was and couldn't help but blink: "Are you cousin Qian Cheng and sister Bei Bei?"