Spring apricots around the palace wall

Chapter 217

Looking out of the pavilion, Yu Chumeng's trusted maid is guarding, and no one is allowed to approach or trespass.

When Yu Chumeng heard that Yan Bin hadn't come out for an hour, she gave a very calm "hmm".

"Don't bother, cover when people come out, be careful not to be seen by others."

Jing Er is also pitiful in this life, let them go crazy.

Fortunately, with her here, no one should try to get past her to challenge the Prince and Concubine Yan.

Yu Chumeng thought to herself mockingly, it is probably rare in the world for a mother like her to help one son green another son.

After this incident, I'm afraid Su'er will never forgive her again.

Not long after, the palace servants came to deliver a message.

"Empress Dowager, the emperor has summoned his concubine Yan to attend bed tonight."

Yu Chumeng didn't raise her head, and said, "I have a headache, I want to accompany you tonight. Let the emperor find another concubine."
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Xuan Su was waiting for such news in Tai Chi Palace.

"What do you mean, I have called her to serve my dorm mother and the queen will not let her go?"

The aura around the emperor was too cold, Xiao Zhu said cautiously: "Maybe the queen mother is really unwell tonight..."

"I'm uncomfortable looking for my mother to accompany her! What's the matter with looking for concubine Yan, there has never been such a thing!"

When did Queen Mother Yu get sick and was not accompanied by Queen Mother Ruan?When did you let outsiders accompany you?

The more Xuan Su thought about it, the more unwilling and anxious he became, he couldn't rush to the Changchun Palace to ask what it meant, after much deliberation, he went to Funing Palace.

Since the dispute last time, the emperor has not been to Funing Palace, he is indeed a rare visitor.

It was time for dinner again, Ruan Wei asked the dining room to quickly prepare a few dishes that the emperor loved.

Xuan Su sat down casually, shook his head, and said, "Don't bother your mother, I can't eat it."

"What's wrong?" Ruan Wei sat on the armchair beside him and asked gently.

"The Empress Dowager Yu is ill."

As soon as he said this, Ruan Wei stood up: "Sick? Why are you sick?"

Xuan Su said: "I don't know, Yan Yan went to take care of her. Empress, I thought about it, and it would be better for you to accompany me. Yan Yan is clumsy, not very good at serving others, and was injured a few days ago... ..."

Ruan Wei understood now.

It was Chumeng who was sick, it was Chumeng who left Concubine Yan in Changchun Palace, the emperor was in a hurry.

Ruan Wei sat down and said: "Since she wants Yan Yan to serve her, then let Yan Yan serve her. You are so reluctant. In the eyes of others, you will say that the emperor is not filial."

Xuan Su raised his eyelids, and stopped flirting with her.

"Queen mother, where did you put me in the empress dowager? If you want to keep Concubine Yan in Changchun Palace, you should let Prince Heng leave the palace first. How can a prince and a concubine be in the same palace?"

Ruan Wei, being a peacemaker, persuaded her: "Xuan Jing just escaped from danger, and his body is so weak, how can you let the queen mother feel at ease? It's not like you don't know Xuan Jing's physical condition, so what are you worried about?"

Xuan Su's gaze gradually sank.

"Queen mother, I am an emperor, and I can't be the master of state affairs. Even my concubines, can't I summon my concubines to sleep in?"

It makes sense.

Ruan Wei also reasoned with him: "I'm afraid this is a matter between you and Yan Bin. If you come to me, I can still tie Yan Bin to you? The Queen Mother will not force Yan Bin to stay in Changchun." palace."

Don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, even for Qi Yuanzheng and Qi Yicheng's sake, it is impossible for Chu Meng to bully the daughter of the Qi family.

Concubine Yan's stay in Changchun Palace can only be voluntary.

Xuan Su pursed his lips, and said coldly: "Has the mother ever cultivated female virtue?"

"what?"

Ruan Wei was taken aback for a moment, and immediately came to her senses.

He was saying that when a woman marries, she obeys her husband, regards her husband as the sky, and regards chastity as her life, alluding to the concubine Yan's insistence on living in the Changchun Palace, which is against women's virtue and respect for women.

Ruan Wei smiled, "Emperor, a mother's kindness doesn't necessarily mean that her son will be filial, and her husband is not a virtuous one. How can you talk about a virtuous woman?"

Xuan Su sat quietly for a long time and didn't speak anymore.

Ruan Wei didn't know if he could listen to these words, and she no longer expected him to be filial.

I just hope that he has a way of doing things, either benevolence wins people's hearts, or his methods are thunderous and ruthless to make people fear.
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Half a month later, a new batch of beautiful women came into the palace to be selected by the emperor.

Xuan Su had been absent-minded the day before, and didn't listen to anything in the court, and didn't pay attention to working in the Qinzheng Palace.

During dinner time, Xuansu went to the Changchun Palace, and encountered an extremely harmonious scene.

While eating in Changchun Palace, Xuan Jing and Qi Yanyan were sitting on the left and right sides of the Empress Dowager, the three of them were talking and laughing, very happy.

It's as if the two of them are husband and wife, they are a complete family.

Xuan Su clenched his fists.

He has never understood Xuan Jing in his heart, since he can't let go, he can get married, he pretends to push people to him, and now he does this again, to slap him in the face of the emperor.

The eunuch reported that the emperor was coming, only then did Xuan Jing and Qi Yanyan look at him, knelt down and saluted him together.

Not seeing each other for half a month, Xuanjing's complexion miraculously improved a lot.

Xuansu thought viciously, maybe it will be a good thing anyway.

Yu Chumeng smiled and looked at him: "The emperor is here? Sit down and have a meal together."

"No, Queen Mother, I'm here to find Yan Yan."

After finishing speaking, Xuan Su pulled Qi Yanyan up from the ground and pulled her outside.

Yu Chumeng spoke unhurriedly.

"If you have anything to say, go to the inner hall and say it, don't go outside."

Xuan Su paused, changed direction, and led him to the inner hall.

Qi Yanyan saw that he was approaching menacingly, her face was tense, her eyes popped out, as if strangling herself to death on the spot, she shrank back.

Xuan Su looked at her and sighed.

"In tomorrow's draft list, there is the Jiang family's daughter, Jiang Jingwan's younger sister, Jiang Jingshu."

Qi Yanyan was taken aback, is the emperor angry with her?

She has a grudge against the Jiang family, but with so many daughters in the Jiang family, is it possible for her to come and kill one by one?
Just half a month after An Sheng's happy life, I don't want to be a moth at all for the time being, and I can't target Jiang's daughter.

She smiled and complimented: "Jiang Jingwan's younger sister must be beautiful, the emperor is blessed."

Xuan Su didn't take her words seriously, and discussed in a very peaceful tone, "You go with me, and I can prevent Jiang's daughter from entering the palace."

A good offer, but she wasn't interested.

It has nothing to do with entering the palace, the most important thing is being able to survive in the palace until the end.Furthermore, how capable is Jiang Jingwan's younger sister?
Qi Yanyan nodded and said: "The Queen Mother is used to having me take care of her. If I leave suddenly, I'm afraid the Queen Mother will be unhappy."

In fact, she really wanted to say, didn't the emperor think of a way out for her at the beginning, so he didn't touch her because of this, why can't he accept her choice now?
Xuan Su stared at her face, and asked in a deep voice: "Since you have made up your mind to be with Xuan Jing, why did you seduce me then?"

Qi Yanyan said: "Because I also had expectations for the emperor."

This expectation was to hope that he would follow her wishes and fulfill her wishes, but later found out that it was really impossible.

But now that he can propose not to let Jiang's daughter into the palace, Qi Yanyan is already very surprised.

Perhaps, between the Jiang family and the Qi family, he considers that the Qi family is more useful, and it only makes sense if this is the case.

(End of this chapter)