moon walk

Chapter 33 Xu Chang is Paying Greetings to the Queen Mother
——The next day..
The palace lady is dressing up Xu Changzai, ready to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.
At this time, a court lady brought a bowl of ginseng soup. When Han Ya saw it, she gracefully stretched out her hand and picked up the soup. She smelled it casually, and she didn't even lift the spoon. Her expression changed instantly.
Holding the bowl and spoon handle tightly with fingertips, the back molars grumbled angrily.

The maids beside her didn't know what happened when they saw that the empress was silent but furious, and they were all wondering and worried.

When he didn't dare to ask, Xu Chang put down the bowl of ginseng soup in his hand forcefully,

Then Tieqing said in a piercing tone:
"Let me take care of this bowl of ginseng soup. No one is allowed to touch it until I come back. If there is anything wrong, I will ask you with your heads."

All the court ladies responded tremblingly: "Hey."

Then,

Hanya looked at her makeup in the mirror, and admired the golden headdress on her head,

So she stood up holding back her anger, and when the Qiaozi who had brought her saw this, she immediately helped her by the hand, and followed her footsteps to help her leave.
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Then, came to the Empress Dowager's bedroom,

The Empress Dowager was sitting on the couch, leaning on the kang table with her left hand to support her head, and then looked at Xu Changzai who came to pay her respects.

"Concubine Hanya, please greet the queen mother, the queen mother is blessed and safe." After the words fell, she squatted down and waited for the queen mother to invite her.

I saw that the queen mother did not open her mouth for a long time, and the other party was also insisting on it, still not moving at all,
In the air, the two seemed to be probing each other for something. After a long time, the Queen Mother still let go.

As soon as Qiaozi heard this, she immediately stepped forward to help Xu Changzai,
It can be seen that after squatting for a long time, Xu Chang's legs are somewhat soft, but he still wants to pretend that there is no problem.

"Give me a seat."

"The concubine thanked the queen mother." After speaking, she slowly sat down.

The queen mother raised her body and asked sharply:

"I heard that the emperor's thoughts these days are all on you."

"Back to the queen mother, the concubine will thank the emperor for his favor, and the concubine will work harder to serve the emperor."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's eyes were obviously displeased,

The other party was also keenly aware of it, and carefully probed:

"Queen, did the concubine say something wrong?"

That resigned expression made the Queen Mother even more displeased:

"It's a good thing to have the heart to serve the emperor, but as the emperor's concubine, what you have to do is not only to serve the emperor, but also to let the emperor care about state affairs."

"What the queen mother said is very true, the concubine understands."

Even though she said that, she had other thoughts in her heart.
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After being reprimanded and beaten, Xu Changzai walked out of the Longevity Palace with an unhappy expression on his face.

Then, he sat on the dragon chariot bestowed by the emperor, swaggered back to the palace,

Soon after, on the road, I met the imperial concubine and concubine Ling who were walking in front,

Seeing this, the eunuch walked more and more slowly. Seeing this, she shouted angrily:

"Stop, stop."

Seeing this, the eunuchs quickly got off the dragon chariot.

After getting down, Xu Changzai ordered impatiently: "You don't need it, just leave."

Hearing this, the eunuchs hurriedly carried the dragon chariot back,
At this time, the imperial concubine already knew what happened behind her, so she slowed down and continued to move forward.

But Concubine Ling asked in a low voice, puzzled:

"Sister, why don't you just teach her a lesson, and even use the dragon chariot to make her proud, so swaggeringly."

"Let Ben Gong see how proud she is, it's not because of her prestige, but because of her human ambition, it won't be too late to kill her when she comes to find Ben Gong."

"It's my sister who seems thorough, it's my sister who is reckless."

The imperial concubine glanced at her and said, "That's why things went wrong."

These words immediately made Concubine Ling speechless, and she was also annoyed and confused, how did the other party notice it.

Xu Chang is slowly approaching the imperial concubine and the others,

Soon he walked to the side and greeted: "Han'er, I have seen the imperial concubine and Lingfei sisters."

The two people on the side also stopped and looked at Hanya.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Chang said with a smile on his face:

"Han'er has been in the palace for a few days. Except for my cousin, I haven't had time to meet the other sisters in the palace. It's a coincidence that I met the two sisters today. I don't know where the two sisters are going. May I Let Han'er be your companion, so as to enhance the relationship with the two older sisters."

After listening, the imperial concubine and concubine Ling looked at each other,
Looking back at the person in front of her, the imperial concubine secretly smiled and said:
"Han'er has such a clever mouth. When she speaks, she speaks like a sister. Let me listen to her, and she rejects her sister very much."

"It's my sister who has a beautiful heart and a soft heart, so she's not willing to reject Han'er."

On the other side, Concubine Ling, hearing Xu Chang's delicate voice, felt numb all over, and only now felt that this person was more capable of pretending than herself.

Afterwards, they walked forward together. On the surface, they seemed to be chatting harmoniously and happily, but they all had their own ideas in their hearts.

—— Muxi Palace
"Your Majesty, this is a souvenir from Lord Su's Palace. I asked Zhu Ying to bring it back to you."

After speaking, he took out the letter and handed it to Mr. Xi Gui.

The other party took it and couldn't wait to open the letter full of joy.

Zhu Ying was also peeking curiously at the side. The letter was opened, and one of them was letter paper, while the other was indeed a drawing of the emperor's bedroom.

Mr. Xi took the letter and read it carefully.
Zhu Ying picked up another drawing and looked at it while listening to the letter read by the empress.

In the end, both of them understood the meaning of coming to Suzhu Palace, and they felt much more at ease.

"Now the empress doesn't have to attend to bedtime. Empress, Liu Guiren is really not easy."

The other party's inadvertent words reminded Mr. Xi, his eyes darkened and he said:

"Liu Guiren is indeed not simple. After all, she was also the daughter of Prime Minister Liu. Now that her father has become the prime minister, her father has also returned home. She can still help me like this. She is a kind person, but I always feel that she is a bit inexplicable. .”

"Niang Niang, hearing what you said, Zhu Ying also felt that something was weird, and you see, she specially ordered Su Zhugong for this matter. When Su Zhugong went to her, she felt familiar with the road."

Xi Guiren suddenly looked at Zhu Ying in surprise:

"Really? Then you didn't say it earlier, Su Yan saved me that day, and he was in the harem. Could it be that the two of you are having trouble?"

At the end, Xigui felt a little jealous.

But soon the bamboo warbler said:

"Your Majesty, you may be thinking too much. Zhuying thinks it's not what you think. That day when Liu Guiren mentioned Su Zhugong's place, his expression was very calm, as if he was trying to match you with Su Zhugong."

"Oh? Really? If that's the case, I don't think there's anything wrong with the two of them." After speaking, she was secretly happy.

Seeing this, Zhuying didn't agree with the other party's thoughts. Seeing the other party's joy, she also smirked.

——Longevity Palace
The emperor came in from the outside, and when he saw the queen mother, he opened his mouth and said:

"Mother, call me at this hour, but what's the matter?"

"Aijia sees that you have lost half of your time reviewing memorials in the past few days, but for the sake of the new seal?"

upon hearing this,
The emperor's sharp eyes instantly looked at Eunuch Li in the distance, and after turning his head, he said in a coquettish tone:
"Mother, my son just dealt with too many government affairs some time ago, so I want to take it easy these few days, but my mother can rest assured that those important things, my son has not delayed at all.

"Really? Then several ministers came to Ai's house together to chat about family affairs." The queen mother's tone suddenly became heavier.

The emperor was shocked and said suddenly:

"Mother, the children don't know that they are so courageous, so they come to you directly. Don't be angry, mother, there will be no next time..."

"You, the queen mother doesn't know what to say about you. Didn't you still like that nobleman a few days ago? It's only been a few days, and you fell in love with Concubine Jing's cousin again. Does nobleman Xi want it?"

The emperor immediately felt the meaning of what the queen mother said, and immediately said impatiently:

"Yes, why don't I want it if I like it, what does the queen mother say?"

"The Ai family has taken care of it for you, and you can go to bed tonight. Even though that girl is unhappy in every possible way, the Ai family must let her know that after entering the imperial gate, everything is out of her hands,"

"Emperor, compared to the newly-appointed Chang Zai, the queen mother would rather see you caring for Shaoxian's daughter. After all, Shaoxian is now the prime minister, and he is also one of his own. Do you understand?"

The emperor heard the queen mother's words, nodded and said:
"My son understands, mother, don't worry so much. My son has already taken measures. Now that my son is no longer the former emperor, my mother can rest assured."

"Okay, then it's up to you tonight."

The emperor was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear at this moment, and his eyes had already begun to flash with imagination.

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(End of this chapter)