After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 217 What on earth is he going to do?

Except for the Empress Dowager, everyone in the palace stood up and turned to the door.

After a while, a bright yellow figure walked in.

It was none other than the young emperor Chu Ye.

"See you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Everyone in the palace knelt down and saluted.

"No courtesy." The emperor said.

Only then did everyone stand up.

The emperor walked up to the empress dowager, bowed slightly and saluted the empress dowager, "My son, please give my regards to the empress dowager."

A smile appeared on the Empress Dowager's face, and she pulled him to sit down, "The Emperor is coming from the Imperial Study Room?"

"Yes." The emperor nodded, looked at everyone in the palace calmly, then paused at Lu Shuangshuang, and then showed interest, "This girl is..."

"Your Majesty, this is my sister," Lu Xingzhi said.

"No wonder." The emperor nodded and praised, "She is indeed Lu Aiqing's younger sister. She is beautiful and intelligent."

"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. A bad girl is coquettish and stupid and does not deserve your Majesty's praise." Lu Xingzhi lowered his eyes and spoke in a humble tone.

Originally, it was time to end the topic at this point, but what was unexpected was that the emperor actually said: "Lu Aiqing's words are wrong. I think your sister is quite good."

Lu Xingzhi: "..."

Is the emperor here to rescue the enemy, or does he have an ulterior motive?

Lu Xingzhi looked at him deeply.

The emperor also returned his sincere look.

The lawsuit between the monarch and his minister was incomprehensible for a moment.

The Queen Mother heard the meaning of her son's words, as if she was interested in Lu Shuangshuang, and her brows furrowed. She originally wanted to continue what she had interrupted before, but at this moment, she couldn't speak anymore.

Prince Ning was not originally interested in Lu Shuangshuang, but after hearing the meaning of the emperor's words, he couldn't help but become a little interested.

He always liked the things that the emperor's younger brother liked the most.

Whatever the emperor's younger brother liked, he would try his best to get it.

When Lu Shuangshuang noticed Prince Ning's gaze on her, she couldn't help but feel uneasy and subconsciously hid behind Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing also noticed Prince Ning's gaze, paused, and shook Lu Shuangshuang's hand reassuringly.

When Prince Ning saw Lu Shuangshuang's avoidance, his eyes became more interested, and he spoke slowly: "Queen Mother, what did you want to say just now?"

Qiao Jingjing paused.

Did this person do it on purpose?
He clearly saw that the emperor was also interested in Lu Shuangshuang, but he deliberately took advantage of what the empress dowager said.

What on earth does he want to do?
The Queen Mother was also quite helpless.

She originally wanted to marry Lu Shuangshuang to Prince Ning, but her son also showed interest in Lu Shuangshuang, so it was naturally impossible for her to marry Prince Ning again.

But when Prince Ning opened his mouth, she had no choice but to respond, so she said, "As this person gets older, he becomes more forgetful. What he said before is forgotten when he turns around."

At this point, it is already obvious.

The Queen Mother has given up on marrying Lu Shuangshuang to Prince Ning.

Qiao Jingjing felt relieved.

Although neither the emperor nor Prince Ning were good candidates for her sister-in-law, she preferred the emperor to Prince Ning.

At least the emperor will not act unscrupulously and do anything that destroys his conscience like Prince Ning.

Afraid that Prince Ning would not give up, Qiao Jingjing took out the playing cards she had brought and said before he spoke again: "Your Majesty, these are the playing cards I made recently, and they are presented here to the Queen Mother today. "

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her face showed joy as expected, and she immediately said: "Bring it up quickly."

Prince Ning really had no intention of giving up, but it was hard for him to mention it again after Qiao Jingjing interrupted her.

He looked deeply at Qiao Jingjing.

Soon, a palace official took the box from Qiao Jingjing's hand and presented it to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager has wanted this kind of playing cards for a long time. Now that she got the playing cards, she couldn't put them down immediately. Seeing this, the emperor also picked up one from the box and looked at it, "What is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xueer said eagerly: "This is..."

The eldest princess glanced at her and interrupted her calmly, "Your Majesty, this card is also called poker. It can be played in many ways, including: fighting landlords, drawing turtles, fishing, and eighty points. , run fast, there are many ways to play anyway.”

The emperor was surprised, "How does the emperor know so much?"

The eldest princess curled her lips and looked at Qiao Jingjing, "It's all taught by Mrs. Lu."

When the emperor heard this, he also turned his eyes to Qiao Jingjing and raised his eyebrows, "Mrs. Lu is very clever and original. I have never seen such exquisite playing cards."

Shangguan Xueer, who was interrupted, was furious. When she heard the emperor's praise of Qiao Jingjing, she couldn't help but said maliciously: "Mrs. Lu is indeed clever and original, but how come I heard that this kind of card skills? It comes from the Qinlou Chu Pavilion. How did Mrs. Lu learn this kind of card skill?"

This is just short of saying that Qiao Jingjing is a prostitute in a brothel.

The faces of the Lu family were very ugly.

Qiao Jingjing raised her eyes and glanced at Shangguan Xueer.

The other party looked at her, thinking he had hit her, and looked a little proud.

Qiao Jingjing secretly shook her head.

Is this person stupid?

In front of the emperor and the empress dowager, he actually said such dirty words.

The Empress Dowager's expression had long since changed.

However, Qiao Jingjing could hold it back, but the man beside her couldn't.

Lu Xingzhi said in a cold voice: "What is the basis for what Miss Shangguan said? Who did she say it to? Or maybe Miss Shangguan saw someone playing this kind of card in the Chu Pavilion of Qin Tower with her own eyes? Can Miss Shangguan get it?" Talk to us carefully.”

He didn't speak harshly, but the questions he asked made cold sweat break out on Shangguan Xueer's forehead.

The proud look on his face, speechless, looked a bit ridiculous.

She clenched the handkerchief tightly.

What does she mean she saw it with her own eyes?
Doesn't this mean she has been to that kind of place?
For a moment, she couldn't answer this question, nor could she answer it.

"Yes, how did you know? Or have you been to Qin Lou Chu Pavilion?" The eldest princess reacted reluctantly.

Seeing everyone's eyes looking at her, Shangguan Xue'er trembled with embarrassment and trembled at her lips.

Especially when she saw the empress dowager's expression was a little cold, she finally felt regretful.

Even if she hated Qiao Jingjing, she shouldn't have said such words in front of the emperor and the empress dowager.

"Why, you can't answer, or it's still hard to say?" The eldest princess pressed forward step by step.

Shangguan Xueer forced a smile and said: "I, I don't remember where I heard it, or maybe my memory is wrong."

"So, you are saying that you have a bad memory?" the eldest princess said, squinting her eyes.

"I, I made a mistake." Shangguan Xueer bit her lips and lowered her head.

"You have a bad memory now, and you make a mistake now. I think you should ask an imperial doctor to take a look, so as not to be disrespectful." The eldest princess said with a serious face.

Shangguan Xueer was so angry that her heart heaved and her throat felt fishy and sweet.

Chu Yu, this bitch!

She cursed fiercely in her heart, picked up the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes. She was about to repeat her old tricks and make pitiful gestures to win the Empress Dowager's pity, but the Empress Dowager ignored her this time and said in a deep voice. He scolded: "You bastard, you are talking nonsense in front of the emperor, go back to your room!"

Shangguan Xueer's face suddenly turned white. If she had been lucky just now, now she was just filled with fear.

The Queen Mother's aunt had never spoken to her in such a tone.

At that moment, her eyes were filled with tears, "Aunt Queen Mother, calm down, Xue'er will go down first."

The eldest princess gloated.

This bitch, does she think she can get away with it every time?

This time, were you hit by the rock you lifted?