Empress Dowager: Husband, please lie down

Chapter 226 Forcibly breaking into the imperial study, good job Qinger

After counting, Ruan Hongwei and Ruan Ke had already left the capital for three full days, and they probably left Jialing County by now.

It will take another seven or eight days at most to reach the border.

It was rare for Xiahou Zhu to lie leisurely on the dragon chair in the imperial study, thinking of sending Ruan Hongwei away, and by the way, Ruan Ke, a newborn kid who is not afraid of tigers, is also sent away. Now it is convenient for him to do other things .

After all, he knew that Ruan Hongwei loved Ruan Eryue. Although Ruan Ke hadn't had much contact with Ruan Eryue on weekdays, the emperor knew a little about what Ruan Ke did on the day Ruan Eryue got married. of.

From this point of view, in the Ruan Mansion, Ruan Hongwei and Ruan Ke are the two umbrellas that protect Ruan Eryue from the wind and rain.

I'm afraid that these two people love the house and love Wu, because of Ruan Eryue's relationship, in the end, in order to protect Xiahou Yin, they will have something to do with themselves, the emperor...

Ruan Hongwei has half a tiger-head talisman bestowed by the former emperor, and has the right to freely dispatch troops.

Therefore, Xiahou Zhu was still a little apprehensive.

It's windy outside today, and because of the beginning of autumn, the breeze makes me feel chilly.Feeling that the clothes were not thick enough, Xiahou Zhu stood up by himself and closed the window.

After lying down for a while, he ordered to the door, "Qu Fangfang, go and invite the queen over, and tell her that I have something to ask her."

It suddenly occurred to him that a few days ago when Xiahou Yin and Ruan Eryue entered the palace, the task he gave to Empress Shang, I don't know if she has completed it.The past few days have been busy with Ruan Hongwei and the border affairs, and they have completely forgotten about this important matter.

Now that I think about it, it's time to spare, so it's time to ask.

Soon, Empress Shang came over.

The husband and wife sat together like an ordinary couple, looking at each other for a long time, Xiahou Zhu moved his lips and asked straightforwardly, "How are you doing with the things I entrusted to you last time?"

Something for her?It's not a matter for the Queen Mother, is she just an assistant?
Empress Shang felt a little dissatisfied, but due to her status, she couldn't say it out loud.

It's just that now Xiahou Zhu pushed everything on her head without mentioning the Queen Mother at all.She didn't complete the task, if she just carried it down like this, wouldn't she be rejected by Xiahou Zhu again?

Empress Shang smiled gently, and said softly, "My concubines will naturally do their best to do what the emperor told you, and they dare not slack off in the slightest. It's just..."

After saying that, Empress Shang stopped in a bit of embarrassment, looked at Xiahou Zhu hesitantly, and then slowly replied after a long while, "That day, the queen mother was probably not feeling well, and she only sat for a short while, then sent the minister My concubine went out with Er Yue. It just so happened that Er Yue wanted to visit Qing Er again."

"You also know that Qing'er has always disliked concubines. If the concubine follows her forcefully, it may be a trivial matter that the emperor's instructions cannot be completed. I'm afraid that it will cause Qing'er's dissatisfaction again, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Empress Shang gave Xiahou Zhu a meaningful look, then lowered her head and said nothing.

Xiahou Zhu naturally knew that Xia Houqing had always disliked Empress Shang, and every time he saw it, it was either the yin and yang who satirized Empress Shang with a low status and climbed to the throne of empress, or directly swearing at each other.

Xia Houqing hated Queen Shang so much, Xiahou Zhu didn't know why.Logically speaking, there wouldn't be any deep hatred between these two, right?
Xiahou Zhu couldn't figure it out, but he wasn't completely unreasonable.

Seeing that Empress Shang lowered her head in aggrieved manner, Xiahou Zhu frowned, and after all sighed, he stretched out his hand to hold Empress Shang's hand, and comforted him, "I know you have suffered a lot of grievances over the years, but Qinger She is young and ignorant, and the queen mother loves her very much. I and Lao Ba only have such a biological sister, so naturally we have to take care of her."

"Since what happened last time is over, I won't pursue it. You can find an opportunity in the future and invite that Ruan Eryue into the palace again."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of my concubines."

Hearing what Xiahou Zhu said, Empress Shang quickly raised her head, and said to Xiahou Zhu with sparkling eyes.

Seeing Xiahou Zhu's rare affection for her, Empress Shang was about to take this opportunity to invite Xiahou Zhu to her Kunning Palace for dinner, when she heard Qu Fang shouting outside the door, "Princess Eleven, you can't go in Ah, the emperor said that no one will be seen..."

"Go away, princess!"

Xia Houqing's savage scolding came from outside the door, and then Qu Fang only heard "Ouch", as if he fell to the ground and gasped in pain.

In the next second, Xia Houqing kicked the door of the imperial study room open...

A small face was full of anger, and the two willow-leaf eyebrows were frowned at this moment. I don't know if it was because he moved his hand on Qu Fang just now, or because he was angry about something, and he stood there out of breath. the door.

"Brother Huang, I have something to ask you!"

He was not afraid of the emperor Xiahou Zhu at all, and even completely ignored the existence of Empress Shang, raising the long whip in his hand, and shouted coquettishly.

Xiahou Zhu's face was a little embarrassed, and it was even a little ugly.

Seeing Xia Houqing walking towards him fearlessly, Xiahou Zhu scolded in a deep voice, "It's becoming more and more unruly! Look at you, how can you have the slightest demeanor of a princess? You dare to yell at me, don't you? Li is too indulgent with you?!"

Nima, it's okay to be yelled at by this ignorant sister on weekdays, but Queen Shang is here today.After all, he is the emperor, the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and even the heaven in the heart of Empress Shang!
Therefore, Xiahou Zhu did not allow his majesty to be offended in front of others.

"Hmph, so what if there are no rules, what if I yell at you, you are my real brother."

Xia Houqing walked to the side of the two of them nonchalantly and sat down. She pursed her mouth and said to herself, "I don't treat you as an outsider, that's why I'm so rude. Brother Huang, why are you angry?"

Then, as if seeing Empress Shang sitting beside her, Xia Houqing raised her brows, and her voice changed suddenly, "Brother Huang and I are chatting about family matters, what are you doing sitting here? You're not going out yet!"

You and I……

Empress Shang turned pale with anger, after all, she is the mother of a country, right?The queen who is less than [-] people under the two, why is it that she can't even compare to a low-ranking little court lady in front of Xia Houqing? !
But seeing Xiahou Zhu frowning and watching Xiahouqing's recklessness, but not caring about it at all, I was even more disappointed.

She bit her lip, tried hard to maintain her demeanor as the mother of a country, stood up and said with a forced smile, "Since the emperor is busy, the concubine will go back first."

God knows, she was so angry that she was about to bite her lip.

Seeing Empress Shang swaying out of Qinzheng Hall, Xiahou Zhucai turned his head and asked helplessly, "Qing'er, how many times have I told you that she is your imperial wife after all, you can't respect her." her?"

(End of this chapter)