Emperor's Lazy Queen

Chapter 22

Elange?It turns out that this abandoned palace is called Elan Pavilion!However, he must be too lenient, and he doesn't live in the palace, so why would others come here to do his business! "Of course he came here on foot!" Although Du Xiaoyue felt that the prince was too lenient and didn't want to answer his question, then she deliberately misunderstood his words.

"My lord is asking how you came to Huilan Pavilion from Zhaoyang Palace! It takes nearly a quarter of an hour to walk from Huilan Pavilion to Zhaoyang Palace!" Tan Wenbo repeated it patiently, making the words clear, But even more suspicious, this maid named Xinghua is asking questions and answers on purpose!
Unexpectedly, the prince's temper is quite good, and he would ask again, and he was very clear!However, what can he do to himself if he just doesn't want to answer his question! "Well... my lord, you see that the spring is returning to the land, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the birds are singing and the cicadas are singing. All the palace people went out of Zhaoyang Palace to walk around." Du Xiaoyue continued to play Tai Chi.

"Don't you know that this is a forbidden area in the palace? Trespassing in the forbidden area will be severely punished!" Tan Wenbo himself found useful information from Du Xiaoyue's words. According to her meaning, she should have come here on a whim.

Forbidden place? !It turns out that this thing is still done in the palace!Then you have to take a good look at what is worth banning in this forbidden area!However, since it is a forbidden place, why is he here? "My lord, didn't you trespass too?" Du Xiaoyue smiled slightly. Since she was caught on the spot when she trespassed into the forbidden area, of course it would be the best way to drag the person who caught the bag into the water - at least he won't file a complaint! "Since it is said to be a forbidden area, under normal circumstances, it is aimed at everyone except the emperor, so the prince is naturally considered a forbidden area!"

"You mean, if the king is going to expose you, you will also expose the king?" Tan Wenbo said casually, and took out a jade bone satin fan from his left sleeve pocket with his right hand, shaking it lightly, as if very hot.

Seeing Tan Wenbo waving his fan for a long time, Du Xiaoyue also felt that it was a very hot day.Leaning lightly on the apricot tree beside her, the dense clusters of flowers covered a lot of sunlight, Du Xiaoyue felt a chill on her head. "Slaves don't dare, but it's a good way if it's unavoidable!" Du Xiaoyue said lazily, resisting the urge to yawn at the same time. After basking in the sun for a long time, she was a little tired. Sunshine is really good for sleeping! "My lord, do you have anything else to ask your servant?"

With a careless voice and lazy demeanor, Tan Wenbo felt that there was something extraordinary about this seemingly ordinary court lady slowly revealing: if an ordinary court lady saw her, she would talk softly and softly. , She said what she said, and answered honestly; and this Xinghua, she dodged her words intentionally or unintentionally, and even wanted to negotiate terms with herself!Isn't she afraid of her prince at all?Yes, she really didn't see the word "fear" on her body! "Haven't you ever thought that who would believe what a court lady said?" Put her in the army and see her reaction next.

The prince doesn't seem to intend to let him go, he always talks about these things. "My lord is right. I don't think there are many people who doubt what my lord said; even if someone doubts it, how many people dare to resist? So, if my lord really wants to expose my servant, then this servant will have to resign herself to fate!" Du Xiaoyue said indifferently. Said in a low tone, I hope he can let himself go and go back to Zhaoyang Palace to rest early.

"You don't seem to be afraid of me at all?" Tan Wenbo raised his eyebrows lightly. Xinghua's casual attitude completely caught Tan Wenbo's attention. It seems that it is not easy for a court lady to have such a mentality!
Oops!Why are you so relaxed?Could it be that he really thinks that he is more comfortable now that he is a court lady? "Well, of course I'm afraid! You are the prince, and the servant is a little maid!" Du Xiaoyue quickly changed her tone, lowered her head, and said in a low voice, "So, please, my lord, has a lot of servants, let the servant be spared!"

"Okay!" Tan Wenbo looked at Du Xinghua's face-changing speed faster than Tiangong, and said with a smile in a happy mood, "But the premise is that you stay here to accompany me this afternoon until I am happy! "

Depend on!If he has been unhappy from afternoon to night, should he stay here until night? "Okay!" Du Xiaoyue is not afraid that Tan Wenbo will really file a complaint. Even if he tells the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs that there is a maid Xinghua in Zhaoyang Palace who broke into the forbidden area, the premise is that the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs must find out the maid Xinghua first. !But Du Xiaoyue still agreed to Tan Wenbo's request, just to prevent him from becoming suspicious again and feel that his behavior was not like a court lady.

"Then let's walk around this Xinghua forest with this king!" Tan Wenbo smiled slightly, but looked at Xinghua with an inexplicable loneliness in his eyes.

Du Xiaoyue didn't pay attention to the loneliness in the prince's eyes, she just blamed herself for not being able to go anywhere, but she ran to this ruined palace and delayed her sleep time!Quietly followed behind the prince without saying a word.

"How is this apricot forest growing?" Tan Wenbo casually asked Du Xiaoyue behind him.

"Okay." Du Xiaoyue also replied casually as she was in no mood to appreciate the apricot blossoms.

"What's a good way?" Tan Wenbo was not very satisfied with such an answer, so he continued to ask.

"I don't know, it's good anyway!" Du Xiaoyue didn't bother to think of anything nice to say.

"Do you think it's beautiful?"

"Pretty!"

"How beautiful?"

"I don't know, but it's beautiful anyway!"

"Have you ever heard: Flowers are not as beautiful as a hundred days, and people are not as popular as a hundred days?"

"Have."

"Then what does it mean? Can you explain it to me?"

"I don't know! The old... Mister didn't teach me."

"..."

After going around for nearly an hour, the Xuanwu King finally let Du Xiaoyue go back to Zhaoyang Palace on her own, but told Du Xiaoyue that she had to go back to Elan Pavilion at the same time on the second day.

"Oh, you want me to come back tomorrow?! Dreaming!" Du Xiaoyue walked towards Zhaoyang Palace, whispering to herself, "I really don't know what to do in that dilapidated garden. It took two hours to walk around. Let people go! If I come here to circle the garden again tomorrow, I will either have a fever or go crazy!"

Walking back to Zhaoyang Palace at the speed of a snail, but before reaching the gate, Qingzhu standing outside the gate hastily greeted him: "Miss, you are back! Where have you been? Uh, It's better not to talk about this yet, the emperor has ordered Eunuch Liu to deliver an oral order, hurry up and answer it!"

"Oh, it's true that Xiaoyue is not in a hurry, but Qingzhu is in a hurry!" Du Xiaoyue said with a smile, "I am not busy, so why are you so anxious! Since it is a message, just tell you all , it’s the same if you convey it to me!”

"Ai! Miss, you don't understand!" Qingzhu said seriously, "I heard from other court ladies that every time the emperor ordered the concubine to go to bed, it was the oral order passed down by Mrs. Liu! Therefore, Miss, Qingzhu guessed that the emperor must want you to sleep with me tonight!"

Before Qingzhu finished speaking, the smile on Du Xiaoyue's face could no longer be held, and at the same time, cold sweat was breaking out all over her body.

"Miss, what's the matter with you?" Qingzhu also noticed Du Xiaoyue's strangeness, and asked anxiously, and even touched Du Xiaoyue's forehead, "Miss, your head is sweating! Are you tired from walking?"

"No...it's nothing!" Du Xiaoyue's face froze, she pulled Qingzhu's hand, and took a deep breath. Since what should come will come after all, then she has to face it bravely and positively, maybe there is a way to save it! "Let's go in and listen to what Eunuch Liu has to say!"

"Miss, do you want to change clothes before meeting Eunuch Liu?" Qingzhu stopped Du Xiaoyue who was about to walk towards the main hall, and pointed at Du Xiaoyue's court lady's attire.

"Would it take a lot of trouble to listen to someone else's message?" Du Xiaoyue didn't care, and went straight to the main hall.

Uh... Anyway, it's not a day or two for Miss to not pay attention to her image!The days to come are still long, and now I have to learn Miss Habit's unique style.Qingzhu followed Du Xiaoyue helplessly, thinking seriously.

When Eunuch Liu saw Du Xiaoyue dressed in court lady's attire, he was really frightened and stunned: Du Xiaoyue is really dressed more casually than the girl standing next to her!The corners of the skirt were covered with mud, the shoulders were also blackened, and the hair was also messed up. A few hairs by the left ear fell out and danced with her steps.Eunuch Liu couldn't guess where Du Xiaoyue went and what he did to turn the majestic mother of a country into this kind of virtue!
"Eunuch Liu, I kept you waiting!" Du Xiaoyue greeted Eunuch Liu with a smile, and seeing that there was no more water in the teacup on the table, she turned to Qingzhu and said, "Qingzhu, go and make a cup of hot tea for Eunuch Liu." Come!"

"Uh..." Eunuch Liu finally woke up from the 'shock', stood up hastily, coughed lightly, smiled, and bowed slightly, "Empress Empress, this old slave is here to tell Empress : Three days later at noon, the emperor will hold a state banquet for the princes and envoys of the Li country, and the empress and empress are also invited to attend."

state banquet? !Still want to participate? !Du Xiaoyue was stunned, there must be something wrong with the emperor, he can do it for him when he hosts a state banquet, it's his own job to entertain the envoys, why should he let himself participate?Even if you want to pull a woman as a foil, you can find someone else!The red silk does not mean that Li Qianrou went there during the New Year's Eve! "Oh. Ben Gong knows." Du Xiaoyue agreed softly, "Are there any other concubines in the harem besides Ben Gong?"

"There are also concubine Li Gui, Concubine Tong and Concubine Zhang. Concubine Liu Gui is unable to attend because of a bit of cold."

(End of this chapter)