royal princess

Chapter 196 Who Toss Who
"Yes." The two replied in unison, bowing and exiting the hall.

When the two pushed out of the Chongming Palace, they didn't go far, but within a moment, they saw the emperor hurriedly walking towards the harem.

Su Shengyang and Qin Yuchuan looked away and glanced at each other, feeling a little embarrassed immediately.Su Shengyang was about to take a step forward, but he heard Qin Yuchuan speak a step earlier, "Brother Su, if you have time, I wonder if you can have a drink at home, I have something to tell you about the military deployment in the south."

Su Sheng raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect Qin Yuchuan to be able to get the military defense of the southern coastal area. This is a confidential matter of the Ministry of War, and it cannot be seen from Qin Yuchuan's current position.Thinking of this, there was a bit of doubt on his face, and he said, "How did you get it?"

Listening to Su Shengyang's words, Qin Yuchuan smiled slightly. Of course, I couldn't say that I knew it in my previous life. He just said: "Cats and mice have their own way, and I naturally have my own way. The emperor is a man of great talent and strategy. Sooner or later, I am just being meticulous in every way."

Su Shengyang didn't want to owe Qin Yuchuan too much favor. He hadn't returned back to Qiao's house last time, so he smiled when he thought of this: "I appreciate your kindness, but this matter can't trouble me. The emperor has made a final decision on this matter, I will naturally get what I should get, and leave here."

This stubborn and stinky temper is still exactly the same as before, Qin Yuchuan looked at Su Shengyang's back, and after a while, he walked all the way outside the palace.Su Shengyang is now in charge of Xiaolongwei, and it is not impossible to get the military deployment map, but his tone of affirmation still surprised Qin Yuchuan.But that's good too, only such a person can better protect Si Jin, right?
Xiao Qi didn't know about Su Shengyang's conversation with Qin Yuchuan, but when he hurried all the way to Shoukang Palace, he felt that Shoukang Palace was unusually quiet.This kind of quietness made Xiao Qi feel more uneasy, and his feet moved a little faster.

When the palace people of Shoukang Palace saw the emperor coming, they all knelt down and saluted. Xiao Qi waved his big hand and stepped up the steps to the inner hall.

After walking a few steps, I ran into Aunt Shi who came out from inside. When Aunt Shi saw the emperor, she hurriedly stopped and bowed her knees, "Servant, please greet the emperor."

"Get up." Xiao Qi said with a straight face.

Aunt Shi stood up, with a smile on her face, "The emperor came here late today, and the empress dowager is taking a nap."

Does this mean that he came late and the queen mother fell asleep?Xiao Qi glanced at Aunt Shi, and said indifferently: "How is the queen mother today? What do you say when the imperial doctor comes?"

Aunt Shi didn't answer a word of the emperor's previous words, paused in her heart, but said: "The empress dowager is not in a good spirit today. Yesterday, the master of Concubine Mei bumped into the empress dowager. The imperial doctor said that she was depressed and confused, and opened the Take the Shunqi pill, and fell asleep after taking it."

Xiao Qi nodded lightly, "Which one is serving the sick today?"

Aunt Shi looked at the emperor in surprise when she heard the words. Could it be that the emperor didn't know that it was Concubine Xi who was serving sick today, and that the emperor stayed in the Hall of Harmony last night, which shouldn't be the case.Thinking of this, Aunt Shi paused, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to the emperor, today is Concubine Xi's servant, and now she is inside."

As soon as Aunt Shi's words fell to the ground, she felt a gust of wind passing by her side, she calmed down and took a look, where was the shadow of the emperor.Suddenly he almost didn't come up, the emperor was in such a hurry, could it be that he was afraid that the queen mother would wrong Concubine Xi?Thinking of this, Aunt Shi's complexion became even worse. Thinking of Concubine Xi's coming to serve the sick today, not only did they fail to torment her, but it was Concubine Xi who tormented the Queen Mother enough.

Before she filed a complaint, the emperor couldn't stand still. No wonder the empress dowager said that concubine Xi is a big enemy.Thinking of this, Aunt Shi didn't dare to delay, she turned around and walked in.

The queen mother really fell asleep, not sleepy, but tired from being angry and tossed by Concubine Xi.Only then did he lift the curtain and go in, and at a glance he saw that the emperor was holding Concubine Xi's hand and looking up and down, as if the Empress Dowager had wronged Concubine Xi so much, she was really wronged to death.

Si Jin looked at the time, Xiao Qi came here a bit late today, so she knew in her heart that something must have delayed her.Looking at him looking at himself, I was relieved first.Seeing that Aunt Shi also came in, she slowly withdrew her hand, looked at him and said: "This concubine is making tea for the emperor, please sit down and have a rest."

Xiao Qi was dragged by Si Jin to sit on the big couch, watching Si Jin turn around and walk towards the small tea room.The Empress Dowager was taking a nap in the dormitory, and it was not convenient for Xiao Qi to go in and visit at this time, so sitting there with a straight body was actually a little uncomfortable.Aunt Shi stood aside, also with a straight face, some words were difficult to say, hesitating in her heart.

At this moment, Si Jin came in with a tea tray in her hand, and a teacup was placed on the tea tray.Bringing tea to Xiao Qi, he said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager always prepares the emperor's favorite tea here, do you have a taste of it?"

After Si Jin said so, she also brought the teacup with her own hands and handed it over. Xiao Qi raised his eyes to look at Si Jin, took the tea, took a sip, frowned slightly, it was a little hot, but he still swallowed it without changing his face.Seeing this scene, Aunt Shi couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, and looked at Concubine Xi differently for a while.

The emperor grew up in front of the queen mother, the emperor's living habits, eating habits, Aunt Shi served in front of the queen mother for so many years, it can be said that it is the most clear.The emperor doesn't like to drink hot tea, and every time he makes tea, he has to be [-]% hot.Concubine Xi made this cup of tea, she knew it was very hot when she saw the heat, but the emperor not only drank it, he didn't even reprimand him at all.

Si Jin smiled and sat on the brocade tree. In the Empress Dowager's Palace, she was just a concubine Xi, so naturally she was not qualified to sit on the big couch facing the emperor.Without giving Aunt Shi any excuses or excuses to reprimand her, Si Jin sat on the brocade tree very obediently, and then pushed forward a plate of fragrant cherries on the kang table, but said nothing.

Xiao Qi stared at the plate of fragrant cherries. He wanted to eat fresh cherries, but he didn't like the salty and sweet ones after pickling.First it was hot tea, then it was fragrant cherries, how could Xiao Qi not understand at the moment that this was Si Jin making a roundabout demonstration with Aunt Shi.

As an important prop being demonstrated, Xiao Qi silently picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth, then swallowed it without chewing much, and then took the teacup to drink.

Si Jin didn't seem to notice Xiao Qi's cooperation at all, and said with a smile: "Aunt Shi told my concubine that the emperor loved eating these fragrant cherries since he was a child. The concubine has never heard the emperor say it before, and my aunt said it later. , this concubine specially prepared this plate of cherries for the emperor, you really like it."

Aunt Shi has met many people in the harem in her life, but she has never seen such a straightforward person as Concubine Xi.For a moment, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he hung his head in silence.Originally, he wanted to let Concubine Xi suffer a dark loss, but he didn't expect this person to open up the matter so straightforwardly in front of the emperor.Looking at her innocent smile, Aunt Shi didn't even know whether Concubine Xi was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.

Xiao Qi glanced at Aunt Shi when he heard the words, then looked at Si Jin, and said casually: "Did you serve the Queen Mother well today?" He didn't take up the words just now.

Si Jin smiled sweetly, and said very happily: "The empress dowager is gentle and kind. In fact, the concubines don't bother to do things very much. Aunt Shi is there, so why use the concubines to do anything. The concubines just talked with the empress dowager for a while. In other words, it's very easy to serve tea and snacks, but the concubines are too useless, and I feel very sorry."

Aunt Shi pursed her lips tightly, dropped the cup three times while serving tea, and almost spilled the Queen Mother all over when she handed a snack.Although the empress dowager made things difficult for her, Concubine Xi didn't seem to have served others well. The empress dowager only taught her a few words, but in the end she cried like a tearful person, as if she had been greatly wronged.

Not to mention Concubine Xi, Concubine Xian and Concubine Mei came to serve the sick, which one of them didn't make tea and give them a snack to taste first.How did you become wronged when you came to Concubine Xi?Ordinarily, when the emperor eats meals, there must be an eunuch serving the meal to taste the dishes first, this is the rule.

The Empress Dowager didn't care if she couldn't do these tasks, so she asked her to talk with her. As a result, Concubine Xi didn't know if this simple-minded person was too stupid or too smart, and the Empress Dowager was not smooth with two and a half sentences in three sentences. However, she still couldn't find a reason to punish her. What she said was the truth, but it was not pleasant.

Pointing out that Concubine Xi's natal family was kicked out by Su Quzhou, Concubine Xi wiped her tears and asked the Queen Mother to make the decision.Concubine Xi couldn't monopolize the favor, so Concubine Xi complained to the Queen Mother with a bitter face that the emperor was not easy to serve, had a bad temper, and had a bad face. The palace people around her were often taught by the public servant to learn the rules.Asking Concubine Xi to live in harmony with the concubines in the harem, Concubine Xi said with a bitter face that she did not dare to walk around in the harem. Since entering the palace, she basically stayed in her own palace without taking a step outside the gate. Knowing that the sisters in the harem are offended and they don't live in harmony, I want to ask the queen mother for advice.The queen mother bluntly said that concubine Xi could not dominate the emperor in the future, so concubine Xi spread her arms and said directly that she had never dominated the emperor, and even the palace people around her never invited the emperor to visit and favor her.What this means is that the emperor himself loves to go to the Yihexuan, and has nothing to do with her for a copper coin. The queen mother has wronged her!
Not to mention the empress dowager, but Aunt Shi has been in the palace for so many years, and this is the first time she has seen someone like Concubine Xi.So simple and straightforward, you simply can't face the enemy head-on.

Aunt Shi even had some doubts. Could it be that the emperor likes Concubine Xi so much because Concubine Xi's temperament is too simple, easy to control at a glance?Especially now that the emperor is making good use of the Su family father and son, pampering Concubine Xi in the harem is not a way to appease the Su family father and son.

(End of this chapter)