Emperor's Lazy Queen

Chapter 7

An hour later, Du Xiaoyue returned to Zhaoyang Palace from Taixuan Palace.

"Miss, why did it take so long?" When Hongsi saw Du Xiaoyue came back, she hurried up to ask her. During these days with Du Xiaoyue, Hongsi gradually discovered that Du Xiaoyue's casual attitude when speaking, if The same is true when seeing the Queen Mother, afraid that the Queen Mother will blame her for being rude, and then she will not like the Queen Mother on the first day of entering the palace.

"Chat with the Queen Mother." Du Xiaoyue chuckled, "Hey, have you eaten yet? I'm hungry!" Alas, today is really exhausting, now I have to eat something to replenish my energy, and then go to sleep , Supplement the spirit.

"It's ready." Qingzhu said from the side, "We'll eat after Miss comes back."

"Oh, good!" Du Xiaoyue doesn't have high requirements for food, as long as it's not too bad to eat, it's good to fill her stomach, "Qingzhu, put these things away!" Suddenly remembered that there was another person from the queen mother behind her. The palace servants who came over were holding some things rewarded by the Queen Mother.

Qingzhu took the things from the palace man, Du Xiaoyue said with a smile: "Eunuch Chen, thank you for sending me back, and letting you bring so many things for me. This is a bit of a trivial matter, please accept it." The red silk has already Handed over a silver coin.

"Your Majesty, these things are what a slave should do. Your Majesty is so polite, isn't she going to kill the slave?" Eunuch Chen replied with a smile, "This slave has been with the Queen Mother for more than ten years, and today is the first time I see the Queen Mother." You are so happy, the empress has contributed a lot!"

"Eunuch, you should accept it! This is what I rewarded you, if you don't accept it, you won't give me face!" Du Xiaoyue stuffed the money into Eunuch Chen's hand, "I just entered the palace. There are a lot of things I don’t understand about the affairs of the palace, and I will ask Eunuch Chen to take care of me in the future!”

Eunuch Chen didn't refuse this time, he took the money, thanked him, and left.

"Oh! Sure enough, money can turn ghosts!" Du Xiaoyue sneered in her heart, and at the same time despised herself for having to accept bribes from others!However, in this palace, if you don't get some connections, the days to come will definitely be very sad.

"Qingzhu thought Miss didn't understand these things, but she didn't expect Miss to be very good at it!" Qingzhu said with a half smile and half sarcasm.

"Actually, I don't want to either!" Du Xiaoyue didn't mind, shrugging her shoulders, "It's just that in order for the three of us to survive in this palace in the future, I have to do what I have to do. Qingzhu, I have to remind you first , from now on, as long as it is not our business in the palace, no matter whether you are comfortable or not, you have to keep silent to me, if something happens one day, I am afraid that there is nothing I can do to protect you." Qingzhu That angry youth-like temper, of course, is not used to the darkness in the palace.

Guided by the red silk, Du Xiaoyue walked through the main hall and walked to a side room. The dining table inside was already set with food.Seeing Du Xiaoyue coming in, the other maids blessed her and waited on her.

"Go down, the green bamboo and red silk are fine here." Du Xiaoyue sat down and glanced at the maids.These maids are all from the palace, and I don't know if there are spies from other palaces. In short, in this palace, one must always pay attention and be careful at every step.

The maids took orders and withdrew.Du Xiaoyue nodded in satisfaction, smiled and said to Hongsi and Qingzhu: "Sit down and eat with me! Such a big table of vegetables is enough for me to eat for two days."

"This is against the rules!" Hongsi shook her head and said.

"Rules?" Du Xiaoyue repeated softly, what are rules?In Du Xiaoyue's eyes, the rules in this palace mean nothing! "If you tell me to eat together, then eat together! Also, don't tell me anything about the palace rules in the future, I'm upset." In a faint voice, there was no refusal, Du Xiaoyue became the real Du Xiaoyue, and glanced at the green bamboo and red silk.

"Yes!" Red silk and green bamboo looked at each other. In the past ten days, they had a deep understanding of Du Xiaoyue. Du Xiaoyue was not the weak Du Xiaoyue before. When she was talking, her eyes were peaceful, no one knew what she was thinking or what she was going to do, but she could feel a dangerous breath in the air.

Sit down silently and dine with Du Xiaoyue.Du Xiaoyue looked calm and concentrated on eating without saying a word.

For the first time, Du Xiaoyue voluntarily got up at [-]:[-] a.m., while the red silk and green bamboo were already guarding the outer room of Du Xiaoyue's bedroom.

"Green bamboo, red silk, come in quickly. Help me wash and wash, and I'll go to the Queen Mother to pay my respects!" Du Xiaoyue lifted the quilt, took the clothes by herself, and couldn't get them dressed after wearing them for a long time, so she had to ask them for help.

"Miss, why did you get up so early today?" After being with Du Xiaoyue for ten days, she would sleep until three o'clock every day, but today, she actually got up an hour earlier. This sudden change made Qingzhu think that today the sun would come from the west rise up.

"Hehe, I've slept well, remember to exercise my muscles and bones!" Du Xiaoyue replied with a smile, "Red silk, help me to comb a simpler hairstyle, it's better to loosen it, it's too tight, it makes my scalp hurt! "Du Xiaoyue washed her face quickly, and then brushed her teeth with blue salt - every time she brushed her teeth, Du Xiaoyue would miss the days when she had Colgate.

"Oh, Miss, don't panic!" Hong Si smiled and watched Du Xiaoyue flustered, "It's still early!"

Du Xiaoyue ignored it, not because she wanted to panic, but because she had to panic!In this palace, it's okay not to please the emperor, I just have to coax the old lady to be happy, and if she likes me, there will be a guarantee of safety, otherwise how can I live a peaceful life like this? "Is there anything to eat? I want to eat something before I go!" Going to see the queen mother is like going to work. You have to fill your stomach first before you can work hard! "By the way, if a lot of concubines and concubines come to pay their respects later, you will say that I have gone to the Queen Mother." I don't know if those people will go to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. Go, but come to see me directly, how can I stand those gorgeous women!

"Understood!" Hongsi asked with a smile, "Miss, I guess you are afraid that someone will disturb your leisure, so you should hide with the Queen Mother first!"

"Ha! Hongsi, are you the roundworm in my stomach? How do you know what I'm thinking?" Du Xiaoyue pinched Hongsi's face with a smile, then let go, sat in front of the dressing table, facing the bronze mirror, "Come on and comb my hair!"

"Miss, are you afraid of those concubines and concubines?" Qingzhu asked while making the bed.

"Who said I was scared?" Du Xiaoyue raised her eyebrows, "I just don't want to see them."

"But you will meet one day!" While talking, Qingzhu made the bed and stood beside Du Xiaoyue, "The noble concubines who just entered the palace yesterday have to pay their respects to the Queen Mother early this morning, you will still see them! "

"See you!" Du Xiaoyue chuckled, "At that time, in front of the Empress Dowager, no matter how much the Emperor likes him, he still has to show respect to the Empress Dowager. Do you think I will be at a disadvantage?"

"Miss!" Hongsi chuckled behind Du Xiaoyue, "So you were afraid that the emperor's concubine would show you against you last night!"

"Alas! Hongsi, I really hate you more and more. You know what's going on in my head!" Du Xiaoyue said with a bitter face, "I don't know if it's a curse or a blessing to have a beautiful Xieyu flower by my side. !"

After saying a word, Du Xiaoyue felt that the hair on her head was suddenly pulled tightly by the red silk, and Du Xiaoyue immediately shouted: "Red silk, be gentle, I'm scalp, not pig skin! It hurts!"

"I'm sorry, miss!" Hongsi hurriedly apologized, "Hongsi will be very careful."

Du Xiaoyue remained silent, looking at the two behind them through the bronze mirror, the red silk was combing their hair, and the green bamboo was helping to pass the hairpin, the coordination was perfect.Ten minutes later, I combed my hair and looked at myself in the mirror. The face was lightly powdered, and the hair was pulled lightly. A hairpin with pearls hanging was inserted obliquely in the topknot. It was paired with a dark blue satin dress. Luxurious without being tacky.Du Xiaoyue nodded, feeling that this outfit suits her very well. "Okay! Thank you!" Du Xiaoyue turned around, stood up at the same time, glanced at the luxuriously decorated bedroom, felt a little upset, but didn't want to be unconventional, let the maids redecorate the room, and at the same time, she was afraid of trouble, and put her inner displeasure I endured it. "Red Silk and Green Bamboo, discuss it, one of you will leave the palace in a while, go to the street, and help me bring something back."

"Miss, if you are missing something, you can ask for it from the storage room." Hong Si reminded Du Xiaoyue.

"They can't deliver what I want!" Du Xiaoyue smiled mysteriously, "I've already written the list, you can take it and buy it accordingly, and try to find those things for me. The bank note and the list are placed on that small desk Come on. As for the procedures for leaving the palace, you can ask the maids here. I'm going to eat first, you don't have to wait on me, I will go to Taixuan Palace by myself after dinner."

Taixuan Palace

When Du Xiaoyue came to Taixuan Palace, the Queen Mother was drinking porridge.

"The concubine pays her respects to the queen mother." Du Xiaoyue blessed the ceremony and said with a smile.

"Xiaoyue, you came at the right time, come and drink porridge with me!" The queen mother also looked happy, "The emperor is busy with court affairs every day, and has almost no time to pay attention to me, an old lady."

"The empress mother has to forgive the emperor for neglecting the empress mother. The emperor is dedicated to serving the country, which is the blessing of the world. The empress mother should be happy." Du Xiaoyue said in a soft voice, "If the empress mother does not think that the concubine is annoying, the concubine can come every day. Visit the empress and talk with the empress." Although this will lose a lot of sleep time, but in order to live a more leisurely life in peace, this sacrifice is worth it!
"Hehe, good boy, I really know how to love someone!" The queen mother smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Come and sit down!"

(End of this chapter)