Delicate green plum dressed as the little emperor of green tea

Chapter 358 Deception
Lu Zhan's appearance does not seem to be fake.

The Empress Dowager Qi thought that she had paid a lot to get everything she has now.

However, the little Liu family can become the empress dowager without doing anything.

This made Empress Dowager Qi feel a sense of injustice, how could Mrs. Liu deserve to be equal to her?

Fortunately, Lu Zhan is a person who remembers gratitude and holds grudges.

"If there hadn't been so many changes later, you would have married Ah Ru as your wife." The Empress Dowager Qi talked about Qi Ru again, "She should have been your regular wife, but because of everything you have now, she is willing to be a concubine. Become a little concubine in your harem."

"You should remember the sacrifice she made for you."

Lu Zhan instinctively resisted this kind of topic, but thinking of the empress dowager Qi's affection for adopting him all these years, he finally endured it.

"I will treat Qi Ru well, and I promise that as long as she doesn't make a big mistake, no one in the harem can bully her."

"Is it just these?" The Empress Dowager Qi keenly felt the difference in Lu Zhan's tone, "She has a deep affection for you. Naturally, you are an emperor, and the Ai family can't ask you to be devoted to one person. At least you have a place in your heart. It belongs to Ah Ru."

"The best thing to do is to leave Ah Ru a child."

"If a woman does not have a child in this harem, it will be too difficult."

"Zhan'er, this is the minimum requirement that Aijia has for you."

When the Empress Dowager Qi mentioned this, what else could Lu Zhan say? Lu Zhan was silent, and the Empress Dowager Qi assumed that he agreed by default.

Empress Dowager Qi also said: "As for Concubine Zhen Xian, even though you had some affection in the past, it is different now, you should not give her the status of Concubine Xian, and dote on her too much."

"In the past, you were just the son of Prince Jiangling, and you needed her, but now it's different. As an emperor, you should be exposed to both rain and dew."

If you talk about Qi Ru before, Lu Zhan just feels a little uncomfortable, but he can still understand the Empress Dowager Qi.

It's human nature to love my niece.

"The queen mother is right, but the son is also a human being, and he has feelings. The Xie family has helped us a lot. If we turn our faces and deny people like this now, it would be a bit too much."

The Xie family didn't help them much along the way.

But if Xie Chunxiao hadn't sent a letter to Princess Jiangling back then, it was impossible for Princess Jiangling to know the situation in the capital, let alone bring her son to the capital for many years.

The Xie family has always helped their mother and son a lot.

"What's more, the Xie family guards the frontier, and I need them too."

Lu Zhan tried his best not to allow himself to be mixed with personal emotions. Although the Empress Dowager Qi raised him up, he also knew that the Empress Dowager Qi had a lot of scheming. Now that she is facing Qi Ru in this way, if he blindly favors Zhen Baozhu in his words, it may be dangerous. It will lead to Queen Mother Qi's dissatisfaction with Zhen Baozhu.

Empress Dowager Qi is a strong person, but she also knows that today is different from the past.

Lu Zhan is now the emperor and her son. Lu Zhan will also have the rebellious psychology that ordinary people have.

"It's true that you know all of this in your heart. Aijia just tells you not to love Zhen Baozhu too much. It's also because she is afraid that this child will attract people's resentment. It doesn't mean that you deliberately alienate her."

After Lu Zhan had breakfast from the Empress Dowager Qi, he left.

He is a diligent emperor, and he didn't stay in the harem too long, so he went to the study to deal with political affairs.

In the evening, the little eunuch came over with the signs of the concubines in the harem.

Lu Zhan resisted a little, he took a sign casually, and at a glance, it was Qi Ru.

He took another sign, and at a glance, it was still Qi Ru.

Lu Zhan asked, "Who prepared this?"

The little eunuch was very flustered, "If you go back to the emperor, it was arranged by the empress dowager."

Lu Zhan took a deep breath and asked, "Really? I'm afraid the queen mother won't take care of this matter no matter how free she is."

The little eunuch quickly knelt down and said, "It's the servant who is trying to figure out what the Queen Mother and you mean." The little eunuch couldn't continue.

Lu Zhan said: "Think about what you want? I don't need your service here."

"Show me, go to Zhaoyang Hall."

Zhaoyang Palace is the palace where Qi Ru is now. Qi Ru has been waiting for Lu Zhan all day.

Empress Shen once hinted that Lu Zhan would definitely come over today, and Lu Zhan really did.

Qi Ru greeted him very earnestly, "Your Majesty, you are here."

She made a gesture to take off the robe for Lu Zhan, and said: "I know that last time, the emperor only made it for the concubines of the sixth palace. You have only me in your heart from the beginning to the end, and you are just afraid that they will target me."

"But it's different now. The front court and the rear palace are all ruled by the emperor. No matter what you are afraid of, the courtiers and concubines are not afraid of anything."

After being taught by the Empress Dowager Qi, Qi Ru finally knows what is proper.

Lu Zhan sat down, "Actually, it doesn't have to be."

"I am the emperor now, not just the heir of the Jiangling Palace, your cousin."

"As an emperor, I naturally want to enjoy both rain and dew. There are countless beauties in the harem. It doesn't matter whether I favor you or not. As an emperor, I am destined not to love you."

"I lied to you before."

Qi Ru was taken aback.

"However, you are my cousin after all, serving the Queen Mother peacefully, and you will have everything you deserve."

Lu Zhan said again: "It is true that if I find out that you have said something that should not be said in front of the Queen Mother, I will not let you go easily."

"What do you mean?" Qi Ru burst into tears.

Lu Zhan had no choice but to repeat it again patiently, "I have never liked you, you are just a cousin in my heart."

"Forget it, I still have some business to do, so I won't accompany you."

Lu Zhan got up and wanted to leave.

Qi Ru wanted to stop him, but only grabbed a corner of Lu Zhan's clothes.

"Why didn't you lie to me all the time." Qi Ru chased outside, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have treated you like that when you first entered the palace."

Lu Zhan said loudly: "It's okay, I don't care about it."

The handsome figure of the young emperor seemed so far away to Qi Ru.

She seemed to be vaguely aware of something in her heart, but she didn't want to be clear.

Lu Zhan returned to the palace and asked all the people below to evacuate. In the middle of the night, he went over the wall to look for Zhen Baozhu.

Today, Xia Zhu is the one who is watching the night outside. Xia Zhu saw a figure rolling down neatly from a distance, and almost screamed out in fright.

"Hush." ​​Lu Zhan approached and signaled Xia Zhu to keep silent, "Where's your master?"

His voice is not loud.

Xia Zhu said: "Why did the emperor come here at this time, the master fell asleep as soon as the night fell."

"Come and take a look if you have nothing to do." Lu Zhan said, "Just wait outside."

He walked into the inner room, Baozhu was in a deep sleep, as if dreaming of something, Xiaozui muttered twice.

Since Lu Zhan knew Baozhu, she seemed to have such a carefree appearance, as if the big things were nothing to her.

She is not naive and stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart and can read people's hearts.

In the harem, there are ups and downs. In the past, it was the Queen Mother Shen, and now it is his aunt, the Queen Mother Qi.

Compared with the empress dowager Shen who is aloof and dismissive of him, the empress dowager Qi is even more troublesome.

Because Empress Dowager Qi has kindness to him, he can't treat Empress Dowager Qi the same way he treats Empress Dowager Shen.

Empress Shen Yue is also a great figure, although she knows that Baozhu is intelligent, she is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case.

In case Baozhu was caught in various conspiracies, he would be sorry for the oath he had made.

(End of this chapter)