Shen Chuliu himself also paid attention to it.
But it’s still nice to be able to walk around like this.
After eating some snacks from outside and buying some random things, it was already late when I returned to the palace.
The emperor did not urge him at all. He thought that he would walk more when he came out.
So, when we returned to the palace, it was long past the time for the palace gate to be closed. Of course, the emperor didn't come back, who dared to go to bed early
Qi Yixiu sent someone to report to the Queen Mother, and then these two places could rest in peace.
Qi Yixiu took Shen Chuliu directly to Taiji Palace. It was too late and there was no need to go back.
After walking for half a day, I was very tired, so I just washed up and went to bed.
In Ci'an Palace, Queen Mother Li couldn't sleep.
As I get older, I sleep less.
I'm sitting here drinking soup.
In the past six months, Queen Mother Li has had the problem of having to eat something in the middle of the night.
"The emperor has rested?"
"Master, let's take a rest. Concubine Jingxian is also resting in Tai Chi Palace." The palace maid Han Lu said.
"Well, Concubine Jing Xian is amazing." Queen Mother Li said.
"Yes, she is not young anymore. She is even more favored than in previous years. But the younger concubines are not as good as her." Han Lu said with a smile.
Han Lu has also been serving Queen Mother Li for more than thirty years, and she is also someone whom Queen Mother Li trusts.
"That's because the emperor saw her kindness." Queen Mother Li smiled.
"How do you say this? I don't understand." Han Lu took the empty bowl from Queen Mother Li and handed it to the waiting girl.
Someone brought some more water for the Queen Mother to rinse her mouth with.
"The emperor was young in the past, so he was certainly not the same as he is now when he first took the throne. How many women in the harem can the emperor trust?"
"Concubine Jingxian, she has always been like this after being in the palace for so many years. She does things how she should do things. If she is pretending, how powerful does she have to be? Then of course it is true. The emperor has liked her temperament from the beginning , now I am more sure of her true nature.”
"If you know what's going on, if you're unhappy, it's common to make the emperor look bad. Look, who else has the emperor asked to serve in the imperial study in these years?"
"That's true, Concubine Jingxian doesn't look old, and she knows how to dress up." Han Lu said with a smile.
"Don't talk about it now, even at the time of the late emperor, the Ai family had never seen anything like this."
Queen Mother Li smiled: "How can a woman who has entered the palace be like this?"
"They all want the emperor's favor. Some have good family backgrounds, some have bad family backgrounds, some are beautiful, some are not so beautiful. Which one doesn't want to surround the emperor? All of them want the emperor to look at them more. "
"Whatever the emperor likes, they like. Whatever the emperor doesn't like, they don't touch. Gentle, virtuous, and tender as water."
"Even if there are a few shrewd ones, it's just right. It's just a picture that makes the emperor feel fresh."
"Lively and straightforward, who is not acting? But Concubine Jingxian, she really dares. She really dares to openly challenge everyone, she really dares to be polite to others. She really dares to embarrass the emperor. . And really dare to use contraception openly.”
Empress Dowager Li took a deep breath: "The emperor likes this. How can someone like Xiang'er have a chance of winning?"
"This...does the emperor know about her contraception?" Han Lu asked.
"The Ai family already knows, how can the emperor know about it? The emperor acquiesces." Empress Dowager Li smiled: "The Ai family has never seen someone powerful and vicious, but someone who is sober and powerful, the Ai family will not be convinced. "
Who doesn’t want to have more children? Concubine Jing Xian is so brave.
However, the Queen Mother also misunderstood. As a woman who is vague but has modern thoughts after all...
She just doesn't want to give birth.
"Ten people like Xiang'er can't beat even one Concubine Jingxian. Besides, what do you think is her most powerful thing?" Empress Dowager Li laughed. "I really don't know this." Han Lu lowered her head.
"The most amazing thing about her is that she seems to be arrogant and domineering over the years, but in fact she has never done anything."
Han Lu was stunned for a moment, then had to nod: "Yes, every time something happens to involve her, it actually has nothing to do with her..."
"Yes, such a woman. How could the emperor not love her? If Ai Jia were a man, he would also like her very much."
"Because she has a clear conscience, she is so arrogant and unscrupulous."
"But the emperor hasn't established a prince yet, doesn't she want it? Doesn't she want to support her son?" Han Lu was puzzled.
"She wants to, of course she does, but she won't do anything because of it. Because if she doesn't do it, someone else will." Their mother and son have been so favored, how can others be willing to do it
"The Ai family now only hopes that Xiang'er can think openly. Don't seek death." Empress Dowager Li said.
"Master, empress..." Han Lu whispered: "You... gave up?"
"Haha." Empress Dowager Li smiled: "It is true that the Ai family is the emperor's biological mother, but how much can the Ai family take care of the establishment of a prince? Do you think Lao Jiu can take on the responsibility of the world? When the late emperor was still alive, how much can the Ai family do? , The Ai family is not favored, and their life is not good, but this country belongs to the son of the Ai family. Is it possible that after working hard all his life, he will be succeeded by an incompetent prince? "
"A few years ago, the Ai family didn't know."
Empress Dowager Li knew very well that after she became the Queen Mother, she had always had Empress Dowager Feng to keep each other in check.
But once, Empress Dowager Feng disappeared...
She always had the feeling that she was the biggest, and few people could remain calm when she suddenly became the biggest one.
Just in time, Zhenchongyi entered the palace and gave birth to the prince.
It was logical that she wanted to support the Li family bloodline.
But how did she wake up
Suddenly one day, looking at the Ninth Prince, I realized that this child would never become a great person.
It was hard for her to imagine that one day in the future, the Ninth Prince would become the emperor and Zhen Chongyi would become the Queen Mother. What would the Great Yi Dynasty be like
She has more than one grandson, and other people's grandsons are also her biological grandsons.
The blood of the Li family is more valuable than the royal blood.
Why bother
"Master is righteous." Han Lu said.
"That's all, it's getting late, it's time for the Ai family to go to bed." Queen Mother Li waved her hand.
As the food sinks in, sleepiness sets in.
Queen Mother Li soon fell asleep.
Han Lu helped her lie down and went outside, thinking that this was fine.
No matter what you do, no matter who the prince is... To be disrespectful, how many years does the queen mother have
Can't see that far.
Concubine Jingxian, who was talked about by the Queen Mother, was sleeping soundly in the emperor's arms.
In the morning, after finally resisting Longtan's warmth, I still got up sleepily and went to say hello.
The emperor has gone to court early.
Shen Chuliu drank a bowl of porridge and went to Fengzao Palace.
She left the palace yesterday, so she must be the center of attention today.
Concubine Li De expressed her envy openly: "I haven't gone out for many years, except for visiting relatives before."
"Then let's go and have a look some other time. That's all. Walking is really tiring. In the future, I have to walk from my Jade Palace to say hello. There are too few activities and I will be crippled." Shen Chuliu said.
(End of chapter)