concubines

Chapter 72
Let her pass?

Miao Li pointed to herself and asked again, "Did the father-in-law say something wrong? The emperor let the servants go there?"

The father-in-law was also confused by her, and asked, "Are you the maid Miao Li of His Highness King Qin?"

Miao Li nodded.

"Then there's nothing wrong with it. The emperor did let you go. Hurry up, don't make the emperor wait."

Miaoli subconsciously glanced at Zhou Shuxuan, and Zhou Shuxuan nodded in response, telling her to go there first.

After Miao Li received the instructions, she suddenly found that she and Zhou Shuxuan seemed to have a tacit understanding.

It's only been a few days, damn habit.

Miao Li lowered her head and walked behind her father-in-law. The eldest princess looked at Zhou Shuxuan from behind, and both of them were guessing what the emperor was thinking.

The only thing that is certain is that Miaoli will not be in danger, she is Meng Qianfan's daughter after all.

Zhou Shuxuan recalled that when he was in the palace, the emperor liked to play chess with her, probably because the journey was far away, so he recruited her to play chess.

Yes, that's what the emperor meant, absolutely no other ideas, Zhou Shuxuan thought as if he was deceiving himself.

Internal conflicts should still be placed internally. Now that the emperor, a third party, has stepped in, all the sullenness in Zhou Shuxuan's heart has turned into worry.

It should be fine, she is so smart, she has her own sense of proportion.

The eldest princess also returned to her horse, and Zhou Shuxuan sat in the center of the carriage anxiously.

During the ride, Miao Li knelt on the car.

"Slave and servant send greetings to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

An old voice came from above his head, "Get up."

In the carriage, even if she got up, she could only lift her head up, and she couldn't even lift her head too high.

Miao Li raised her head slightly, and secretly glanced at the emperor.Long time no see, the emperor seems to have aged a lot, really has a feeling of half buried in the soil.

Seeing the emperor like this, Miao Li's first thought was Zhou Shuxuan.The emperor's health is getting worse, and he will face the problem of reappointing the crown prince.According to Zhou Shuxuan's current physical condition, I am afraid there is no chance.

Anyone with the slightest physical defect cannot be selected as the crown prince, not to mention Zhou Shuxuan is now a disabled person.

The emperor wanted to see that she hadn't moved for a long time, so he looked up and said, "Sit down, be casual, don't be restrained."

Miao Li thinks that she is not a relative of the emperor, nor is she a person who has made great contributions to the country. There is no seat for her beside the emperor.So he knelt down on the emperor's hands and kowtowed upwards to thank the emperor: "I thank the emperor for giving me the seat."

The emperor is currently holding a book in his hand. While reading the book, he glanced at her distractedly, and said in a flat tone: "You can sit however you want, and you can do whatever you want."

Then he continued to read his book as if she didn't exist.

From the tone of the emperor just now, Miao Li couldn't read any emotion, let alone guess what the emperor asked her to do.On the way she came, she also thought that the emperor wanted to play chess with her, but now she didn't see a single chess piece.

Miao Li sat kneeling in the carriage for a long time, and the carriage moved forward slowly.I have to say that Luanjia is very stable, and she can hardly feel any bumps along the way, but she still feels very ups and downs in her heart.

After a while, the emperor still did not speak.Miao Li felt that she could no longer kneel, so she stretched her legs quietly.

At this time, the emperor's voice came from above his head, "Tired? I told you to sit still, but you didn't listen."

Miao Li withdrew her leg, and replied respectfully, "I don't dare."

The emperor put down the book, and said casually: "Why don't you dare, just sit properly if you are told. How are you doing lately?"

Is this a family chat with her?Miao Li couldn't figure it out, and didn't know what the emperor asked specifically.

Miao Li simply answered according to her own thoughts, "With the protection of His Majesty Longze, everything is fine. Spring has begun, and the prince's body is also much better. The doctor said that the prince's legs are getting better and better, and it may not be long before he can recover." recover."

After finishing speaking, Miao Li quietly glanced at the emperor.The emperor didn't react too much, he was as cold as before, but he didn't feel angry either.

The emperor was silent for a while, then picked up the book and started to read.

Can't get any information, Miao Li can't analyze what the emperor is going to do now even if she has a seven-holed and exquisite heart, so she can only stand still.

Yanshan is not far from the capital, and it takes half a day to arrive.Throughout the whole process, after the emperor asked that sentence, he never spoke again.

When she arrived at the place, Miao Li got out of the carriage first, and then helped the emperor get off.The emperor didn't tell her to go back now, so she can only serve here.

She still prefers Zhou Shuxuan to the unknown emperor, at least she is familiar with Zhou Shuxuan.

The tent has been set up in the paddock, and Miao Li followed the emperor's people to the emperor's tent.Only when he went in, he took a long look at Zhou Shuxuan from afar.

The emperor was already taken care of by someone, and Miao Li's role was to stand aside and watch, passing things from time to time.Seeing that the emperor has settled down, there is nothing else that needs help.

Miao Li seized the opportunity and said: "My servant is pleading guilty to the emperor. The prince brought a few people out this time. The servant is afraid that the prince will not be too busy. Now it is time for the prince to drink medicine. Your majesty, this slave wants to..."

After listening to her words, the emperor looked at her thoughtfully for a while, then pointed to the two maids behind her and said, "You go to Qin Wang's tent to obey orders."

It's over now, not only can't go back now, but it's also difficult to go back later, I don't know what the emperor is thinking.

When the two maids came to Zhou Shu to announce the account, the eldest princess happened to be drinking tea inside.Seeing the two maids coming in, he knew what the emperor meant, and turned to Zhou Shuxuan, "I made you feel awkward with him, now it's all right, I can't come back."

Zhou Shuxuan naturally understood what the emperor meant, he couldn't let him go back when the person had already arrived, but he looked really upset, waved his hands and said to the two maids, "Go out first, and come in when you are required to serve."

After sending them away, Zhou Shuxuan sighed, and turned to the eldest princess with a sad face, "Auntie, what do you think the emperor wants to do?"

"I guess there is no one to accompany him. The son I love the most died, and the rest, the two older ones are disgusting, and the younger one is too young. Several princesses got married again, so I found someone to accompany him .”

"Why her?"

At this time, the empress concubine and princess son-in-law were also accompanying her, so she couldn't take the turn of a servant girl.

The eldest princess stood up, patted the armor on her body, and said, "I'll help you ask the emperor why she was chosen."

Zhou Shuxuan was not in the mood to joke with her now, so he lowered his head to figure out the reason by himself.

In the emperor's tent, Miao Li felt the deathly silence.My ears are filled with the chirping of birds and insects outside, but there is no sound from inside the tent.

The emperor didn't even read the book now, just sat on the chair in a daze, motionless like an old monk in meditation.Miao Li could only obediently stand aside, watching the emperor in a daze.Now she doesn't even need to serve tea and refill water, she just makes a decoration.

One stop until dark, the official hunting will start tomorrow, and there will be nothing to do after settling down today.

As soon as it got dark, the emperor let the meal pass.The court ladies and eunuchs came in and out, and quickly set up a large table of dishes.Miaoli stayed in the tent all afternoon, not knowing what was going on outside, it looked like the emperor was going to treat her.

Sure enough, not long after, King Qi, Zhou Shuxuan and several princes, even those who were still in their arms, came.

The big and small princes shouted in unison: "I respectfully invite Shengan."

The emperor didn't give any response, he just stood up and walked to the table, and then said: "Let's get down, come and eat."

Zhou Shuxuan looked at Miao Li, who was also in a daze at the moment, not knowing what the emperor was going to do, and shook his head slightly.

Whether there is any information is not very important to Zhou Shuxuan now, the important thing is that she is intact.

The father-in-law next to the emperor handed over a pair of chopsticks to Miaoli and asked her to prepare vegetables.Miao Li couldn't do anything, she also announced the dishes to Zhou Shu, but she knew Zhou Shuxuan's preferences, and it was very easy to announce the dishes to Zhou Shu.But it's different for the emperor, she doesn't know anything, and she picks vegetables carefully.

Zhou Shuxuan saw her difficulty, and began to signal her what to do.The two cooperated so tacitly that they almost forgot the unpleasantness inside.

Although the emperor asked the princes to come to eat, he didn't look at the princes or speak during the whole process, and ate his own food.

What the emperor did was really weird, and the people below acted based on the emperor's face, so the meal was extremely tormented.Fortunately, after suffering for a long time, it is finally over.

Miao Liduan took the emperor's mouthwash tea, which meant that the meal came to an end.

The emperor finally spoke again, just a simple sentence, "You all go back." After that, there was no more words.

"My son obeys the order."

Before going out, Zhou Shuxuan gave Miao Li a self-seeking look.Then Miaoli watched Zhou Shuxuan leave helplessly, the emperor has not given any orders for her to go or stay, she can only stay here.

After everyone was gone, the emperor let the maids and eunuchs in the tent go out again. Only the two of them were left before the emperor asked, "Do you want to go back?"

At this moment, Miao Li could not lie no matter what, so she nodded.

The emperor asked blankly: "Is it not good here?"

When asked this question, Miao Li could only take out Zhou Shuxuan to defend against the arrow, "Go back to the emperor, this servant is just worried about the prince."

The emperor said indifferently: "He is such a big man, there is nothing to worry about, and I sent two people there."

Miao Li couldn't think of a reason, so she just bowed her head and said nothing.Wait a little longer, the emperor has to let her go back when it's time to sleep.

The emperor walked up to her, and asked in a calm and forceful tone: "Do you know what I asked you to do?"

"The slave does not know."

She guessed for a long time, but she didn't guess a reason.

The emperor reached out to lift her chin with a fan, looked into her eyes, and said firmly, "I lack a queen."

(End of this chapter)