Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 298 The Empress
Concubine Shu's eyes were swollen from crying, so she was helped by two maids to sit in the tea hall beside her.

As soon as I entered, I saw the emperor holding the teapot with his own hands, pouring a cup of tea for the empress.

When Concubine Shu sat on the emperor's lower head, she was full of hope that the emperor would also pour a cup of hot tea for her to moisten her throat.

Unexpectedly, the emperor handed the teapot to her and asked her to pour it by herself.

Hot water was poured into the teacup, and the warm mist rose up, making Concubine Shu's red and swollen eyes more moist.

Lu Hebei looked at Concubine Shu who had a strange expression, and then at the queen who was sitting upright drinking tea wholeheartedly.

Can't help but sighed slightly in the bottom of my heart.

I don't know why, other people's wives and concubines are either happy and happy (fake), or they are crazy.

Only his home, with an indescribably weird feeling.

Gongsun Wanying is a model among ladies, with outstanding appearance and kind nature.There are all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, sericulture and farming are also involved, and current politics and military law are all read through.

The Gongsun family has gone through several generations in the previous dynasty. It is a real century-old family, and it has cultivated countless outstanding children.But Gongsun Wanying has a lively and cheerful temper, and she doesn't have extra care.

Such a wife is a good wife.

Wu Yueniang was more like the country girl he often saw, with a pure and simple temperament.But because of the sudden change of status, Xu Shi suddenly changed from a poor peasant girl to a lady of an official family who ordered slaves to wear gold and silver. Few people could stabilize their mentality.

Wu Yueniang is one of them.

She became arrogant but cowardly and inferior. She didn't know much about literacy, and she didn't know how to control others.

After thinking through all this, Lu Hebei understood why the wives and concubines in his family get along so strangely.

They were originally not from the same world, but their fate tied them together and married the same man.Let them have to accommodate each other, but hate each other.

In Gongsun Wanying's eyes, Wu Yueniang is pitiful and pathetic, but she will not abuse her kindness and compassion.From the time they married into Prince Qin's mansion together, the competition began. The kindness of the opponent is irresponsible to oneself.

In Wu Yueniang's eyes, Gongsun Wanying is tall and aloof, with the sense of superiority of a woman from all over the world.Wu Yueniang wanted to beat Gongsun Wanying, but she was at a disadvantage everywhere.

In the long run, Wu Yueniang will either become weak and incompetent, or become narrow and selfish.

For all of this, Lu Hebei felt that he was the culprit.

If he is still in Lujiazhuang in Dongyang County, he is still the second son of the Lu family who doesn't care about world affairs.Then he must be like a father and mother, a twin for life.

But now, he can only force himself to accept marrying wives and taking concubines on the same day. Perhaps in order to balance some things in the future, he will marry more women.

This is probably the three of them, or it may be the helplessness of more people!

Lu Hebei sat in the tea hall for a while, but it was not easy to continue to sit still.

Seeing his fingers moving lightly, Gongsun Wanying got up quickly and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine will go to the Queen Mother to have a look."

Lu Hebei nodded: "Okay, I'll send you there."

Wu Yueniang stood up at the same time as Gongsun Wanying. She looked at Gongsun Wanying and then at the emperor eagerly. She really wanted one of the two to say something and let her accompany the queen to the queen mother's palace.

She had heard that the Empress Dowager only fasted for one month, and she no longer followed the filial piety system in the palace.

It's poor that she is used to fine clothes and rich food, and now she has hallucinations when she is a vegetarian.

Thinking that there are more than ten months of vegetarian days waiting for her, Wu Yueniang felt that living like this was meaningless.

Seeing that the emperor and the empress left as soon as they said they would leave, and they really didn't care about her, Wu Yueniang was in a hurry, and hurried to catch up with her, and softly called out: "The queen stays behind."

Gongsun Wanying smiled slightly at Wu Yueniang and said, "Ms. Concubine Shu, what's the matter?"

"I want to..." I want to go to the Empress Dowager's palace to eat meat with the empress.

When the words came to her lips, she saw the handsome face of the emperor looking over with some doubts, she couldn't say these words no matter what.

Wu Yueniang could only say: "The concubine also wants to see the empress dowager."

"This……"

Gongsun Wanying looked hesitantly at the emperor beside her, "Your Majesty, is it possible for my concubine and concubine Shu to go to Weiyang Palace together?"

Lu Hebei frowned slightly: "There are only the Queen and Concubine Shu in the solitary harem. If you both leave, who will take care of the women in the palace? The palace ladies and eunuchs have something to ask someone to make up their minds, should they go to the Queen Mother's Palace? Looking for your opinion?"

As soon as Wu Yueniang heard it, she knew that she didn't want to go to the empress dowager's palace for dinner. The empress dowager was pregnant. On the surface, she was responsible for many trivial matters during the funeral in the harem.

Now she wanted to leave, but the emperor said no, she definitely couldn't.

Just go to the Empress Dowager's palace for a rest and have a meal, why not?There are so many experienced nuns and eunuchs in this palace, originally she could kneel and rest here and could do nothing.

It's not because she was born inferior to the empress, and she didn't get the emperor's favor.

Wu Yueniang was dissatisfied, and she couldn't hide it on her face.

Gongsun Wanying hurriedly said: "When the funeral is over, Concubine Shu will have to work hard these days."

Wu Yueniang said wronged: "It's not hard, this is what a concubine should do."

But he muttered in his heart, why not be wronged, there are only three masters in the palace except Changle Hall.The queen went to the empress dowager's side for two of the three meals a day, and occasionally the emperor would go to chat with the empress dowager for dinner.

She is the only one who is a vegetarian every day. Her skin is not fair and delicate. Now that she is a vegetarian, her skin is a little yellowish and green.

Gongsun Wanying gently grasped Wu Yueniang's hand, and said sincerely: "There are only you and me in this nuoda's harem, and this palace is inconvenient. Now it is the period of national mourning, and many affairs in the palace are busy. However, the palace is powerless, so I can only entrust everything here to you, and I hope Concubine Shu will not blame me."

"No, no, I... I will do my best." Wu Yueniang also urged Gongsun Wanying, "Hurry up, empress, don't keep empress dowager waiting."

Gongsun Wanying: "Then it will be hard work for Concubine Shu. Turn around, I will ask the small table to deliver some snacks to the tea room. They are all your favorites. When you are tired, go to the tea room to have a rest. Don't keep kneeling."

As soon as he said this, the resentment in Wu Yueniang's heart lightened a little in an instant.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your compassion."

Although she can't go to the Empress Dowager's Palace to eat something good, but the Empress Dowager has a body, and she has to decide these trivial matters in the palace.

Look, the empress is not going to let the imperial dining room make her favorite desserts.

When the emperor went to the main hall and the queen went to Weiyang Palace, Wu Yueniang knelt with all the female relatives until her waist was sore and her back ached. Even the new snacks from the tea hall were no longer palatable to her.

Wu Yueniang couldn't help looking around in a daze.

who am I?
What should I do?
Where is my meat?

When can I eat meat?
(End of this chapter)