Long live Emperor Wu!

He was feeling worried when the little chamberlain on duty came over to send a message and said:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, please see me."

Li Shan hadn't visited her for a long time. In order to prevent Wu Rou from being hated too much, he had to deal with it, so he agreed.

Concubine Xiao Shu was standing outside the door. She didn't have much hope when she was standing outside the palace. When she heard that she was allowed in, she was overjoyed and followed the chambermaid in.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Li Shan with lowered eyebrows, reading the memorial seriously, with a very indifferent expression. She hesitated for a moment, walked over in a dignified manner, and saluted:
"I have seen Your Majesty."

Li Shan raised his eyes to look at her, pointed to the lower seat with his side face, and said:

"sit."

Concubine Xiao Shu smiled happily again, followed the instructions, and sat down calmly.

She wore a double bun today. Compared with the time she went to see Wu Rou, she was more gentle and less domineering. When she sat on the seat, there was nothing wrong with her demeanor.

She waited for a while and saw that the emperor still ignored her, so she took the initiative to speak in a low voice:

"I thought His Majesty wouldn't want to look at me now that he has Sister Wu."

The emperor then raised his eyes, looked at her, and said warmly:
"I've been too busy and exhausted recently. If I had time, I would naturally come to see you. How have you been lately? Is the Queen still giving you troubles?"

After Concubine Xiao Shu heard this, she felt sweet in her heart and suddenly felt much more secure. She said sadly:
"Isn't the Queen still the same as before? She is always looking for trouble to set the rules, and she has become more sophisticated recently. This morning, because my maid raised her eyes when she came to the door, she was slapped in the mouth."

She leaned forward slightly again and said coquettishly:
"Your Majesty...if you don't look at me, I will be beaten to death by the Queen one day, and you won't even know."

Li Shan closed the memorial book, pushed it aside first, and then took a new one and opened it.explain:

"She doesn't dare. If I issue too many reprimands and damage her reputation, she's afraid of being deposed. You should be careful these days and don't let her get the hang of it."

"Am I not careful enough?" Concubine Xiao Shu said aggrievedly, "...the Queen just saw that I had children, but she didn't, so she always hated me.

You see, she doesn't treat Sister Wu well. She is very tolerant. She even refuses to let her go according to the morning rules. She said she would wait until half a year later when Sister Wu's hair has grown longer before she goes. "

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he seemed a little impatient, and said:
"Wu Zhaoyi's rule is that she is not allowed to go. She goes to Anren Palace every day to ask for Anren's service... Do you have anything else to do?"

When Concubine Xiao Shu saw that the emperor was about to drive people away, her face became more and more sad and miserable. She looked at him and tilted her head as if greedily, and said:
"Yes... Your Majesty doesn't go to see Hua He and Hua Ye. They also long to see their father often. Is it because your Majesty doesn't like them because they are not princes?"

When the emperor heard this, he seemed to remember something and said:
"Speaking of this, I have a few words to tell you. Although they are daughters, they must be taught what they should be taught.

The Queen doesn't care, as your mother-in-law, you have to pay more attention for their own good.

After all, I have to go out of the palace to serve my consort.When the time comes, they will either be descendants of meritorious deeds or new dignitaries.

If the character is too bad, the marriage, which was originally a good thing, will also cause hatred and disgrace the royal family. "

Concubine Xiao Shu originally wanted to rely on her child to establish a relationship, but she was taught that she had no way of educating her daughter.

Her face suddenly became ugly and she said:
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Huahe and Huaye did something extraordinary, and who did you ask to file a complaint?... Is it Sister Wu?
Don't you think, Your Majesty, that Sister Wu is making too much of a fuss and just made it up like this when her child naughtily touched her?Is it even related to bad conduct?I don’t know how sensible we Huahe and Huaye are... Hasn’t Your Majesty seen it? "

Li Shan only heard Wu Rou mention that the child was not well taught, but never heard her explain the details.

But based on his understanding of Wu Rou for so many years, she is very tolerant and responsible when dealing with children. If it was just a naughty accidental touch, she would not say anything.

"It's not what she said. Don't care what others say. It will be good for you to spend more time on your children. Okay, go back. I will see the Queen later and I will say a few words to her and give her a heads up. ." After Li Shan finished speaking, he moved the memorial and immersed himself in reading the memorial.

Concubine Xiao Shu did not dare to say anything anymore. After hesitating, she stood up on her own and went out quietly.

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She remained silent on the way back. When she got to her bedroom, she started pacing back and forth, like an ant on a hot pot, wandering around and unable to sit still.

The female official who followed her was named Qin. She was an old palace maid who took good care of her in the past. She promoted her to be the prefect of her palace.

Commander Qin chased after her and asked with concern:
"What happened? What did your Majesty say?"

Concubine Xiao Shu told everything while turning around, and then the old palace maid said:

"Hey... Why can't the empress keep her anger? Didn't she agree not to talk to Wu Zhaoyi? The most taboo thing for men is for women to get jealous and make trouble to him.

Why is Your Majesty so unkind to the Queen?Isn't it because of this?How could you follow in her footsteps? "

When Concubine Xiao Shu heard this, she turned her face and said angrily:

"She said something bad about my daughter! My two daughters are so smart and filial. I couldn't help it when I heard it. She is also a chicken that can't lay eggs, so she doesn't want to see other people having children!"

Archbishop Qin stretched out his finger to ask her to lower her voice and said:
"...Don't let anyone listen to this. Empress, Wu Zhaoyi entered the palace at the age of 14 and has been running the palace for 12 years. She is more popular and well-connected than the empress.

Yesterday, the palace's clothing bureau, food bureau, and several eunuchs in charge of the internal affairs department secretly went to congratulate her after hearing the news. Even if it was inconvenient for them, they also asked the maid to take the message.

She also has His Majesty's heart, so you must be more careful when dealing with her than when dealing with the Queen. "

When Xiao Shufei heard this, she was convinced, but she was not convinced. She was so angry that she picked up a decorative horse at hand and was about to smash it down, but she couldn't bear to let it go after holding it halfway.

He twisted his mouth and "hummed" for a moment, then let it go and said:
"Bring me a teacup."

Commander Qin turned around and went, took a tea bowl, put his hands on hers, then automatically moved away and turned his back.

Concubine Xiao Shu took the bowl, shook it in her hand, and then threw it out with gritted teeth. The bowl hit the pillar in the distance and broke into pieces.

The palace maid waiting outside the house heard the sound, looked at each other tacitly, and then lowered her head.

In the room, Concubine Xiao Shu dragged her skirt, ran to wrap a few large pieces in a handkerchief, picked them up, ran back, and smashed them down with gritted teeth.

This was repeated several times, and finally a tea bowl was smashed to pieces. There were white porcelain shards everywhere in the house, and no bones were left.

She felt relieved, took a few steps back, and sat down on the low couch in an imageless manner, panting slightly.

Commander Qin then turned around and shouted loudly to the outside:

"Come here, I accidentally hit the tea bowl, come in and clean it up."