No concubine, black-bellied princess

Chapter 245 Lu 9
And Hongyan's color was obviously not created last night.

――That guy!
Although she didn't say anything about the resumption of morning sleep today, isn't he clear about everything in the harem?
So, he did it on purpose——

"Empress, servants can use rouge to block..." Tao Hong said.

Tang Qianqian took a deep look at the mark in the mirror, and pulled the corner of her lips, "Forget it, since it was left by the emperor, how can I refute the emperor's kindness!"

"...are they all here?"

Tang Qianqian asked.

Chun Xiao who was guarding the door responded. "Go back to Empress Empress, they're all here!"

"it is good!"

Tang Qianqian put one hand on Taoxiang's and stood up slowly.

In an instant, there is a lot of youth.

Inside the main hall of Fengyi Palace.

The sixteen beauties stepped forward and knelt down one by one according to their grades.

Except for a few, all the beauties among them were formally meeting the empress for the first time.

After hearing about the Empress Chen Xing yesterday, each of them looked at the empress' various preferences or rumors.

Even if they didn't deliberately, they all knew that the emperor had been sleeping in Fengyi Palace every night since the Empress Empress recovered from her serious illness.

And from all the news they inquired about, there were also elders of each family's advice-don't mess with the queen.

Originally, the queen empress was the head of the palace, who would dare to make a wrong step?

Therefore, this seemingly innocuous sentence is very clear: that is, even the officials in the court respect the empress empress.

But on the high phoenix seat, the queen empress is dressed in a beautiful dress, dignified and majestic.

At the birthday banquet of His Highness the Crown Prince that day, although they had seen the majesty of the Empress, the Empress only had eyes for the Emperor at that time, and did not bet on them for a moment.But now the Empress only glanced over faintly, as if the Empress' eyes were deeply on them, and she seemed to be able to tell what they were thinking at a glance.

Unconsciously, the already respectful behavior became more careful.

On the high platform, Tang Qianqian looked at the beauties in front of her with a graceful arc of her mouth.

"Sit everyone!"

"Thank you, Empress!"

Almost in unison, the delicate and soft words entered the ears, and Tang Qianqian frowned slightly, and then fell easily, with a gentle smile.

Tao Hong and others offer fragrant tea.

Tang Qianqian held it up, and with one stroke from a distance,
"The tea in this palace was given by the mother and concubine Shude. I haven't tasted it for a long time. Today I will bring it for you to taste..."

"Thank you, Empress!"

The faces of all the beauties showed joy again.

Tang Qianqian swiped lightly, then lowered her head to taste the tea in her cup.

What she said was true, it sounded like she just mentioned it in passing, but if there were a few smart ones among these beauties, they should be able to hear the deep meaning in her words.

First of all, this tea was a good gift from Concubine Shude, but it was the tea used to see if she was pregnant.

She looked at the daily records of this year, and although two or three concubines showed signs of pregnancy, they slipped within two months.

During this period, the concubine Shude and the Supreme Emperor did not send anything for visits.

In addition, although they are no more than concubines, as queens, they should be called "sisters" in order to show tolerance, but she uses "everyone" instead, which means she doesn't take them seriously.

For the former, if someone with a heart secretly investigates, they will naturally find out the truth.

For the latter, I am afraid that someone is already trying to figure out what she is thinking.

Tang Qianqian took a few sips and put down the cup.

Looking up again, some of the beauties have already complimented her repeatedly,
"The empress's tea is still sweet, the concubine is blessed today..."

"That's right, not only is the tea fragrant and sweet, but the tea color is also top quality!"

"..."

Tang Qianqian smiled faintly, but his mouth was ridiculed, "It's a pity, no matter what you say, I won't give up my love~!..."

Hearing this, Concubine Qing covered her lips, "The Empress is joking again, I think He Zhaoyi is just looking forward to coming to Empress Empress to beg for a few drinks from time to time in the future..."

That He Zhaoyi blushed and was about to stand up and kneel down to apologize.

A slight smile flashed on Tang Qianqian's face, but she didn't seem to notice He Zhaoyi's actions.
"Concubine Qing put it mildly, don't talk about 'begging', just want to come to this palace to 'crash' a few drinks, it's okay!"

It seems that the Queen is already joking.

All the beauties also laughed.

Among them, He Zhaoyi's posture about to kneel down also froze, so he could only sit down again with a smirk.

It's just that the situation of this somewhat false and polite situation has also improved a lot.

Afterwards, a few beauties with bold temperaments took the initiative to make a few innocuous remarks. Tang Qianqian was also listening, and said a few words from time to time.It's also peaceful.

And just when all the beauties thought that today's morning province would be spent safely in such an atmosphere, Tang Qianqian suddenly threw out three words.

"Xie Shuyi?"

"..."

The hall where there was some noise before was suddenly silent, all the beauties turned their heads in unison, and a beauty stood up from the crowd.

"The concubine has seen the empress!" Xie Shuyi bowed,

Tang Qian raised her eyebrows, and the smile on her lips did not diminish.

"I heard the emperor talking about Xie Shuyi's respectfulness and obedience in the past few days, and I couldn't help being curious..."

"Raise your head and let Ben Gong take a look!"

Although the tone of interest was still the same as before, there was already a bit of coldness in everyone's ears at the moment.

Even the eyes that looked at Xie Shuyi also changed slightly.

Xie Shuyi's body trembled slightly, she bit her lip and raised her eyes.

Tang Qianqian narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the person in front of her.

She had also seen portraits of beauties before, but after all, the real person in front of her was not the same as the painting.

"...Why does this palace feel that Xie Shuyi seems to have known each other?"

Suddenly, Tang Qianqian asked.

Xie Shuyi bowed, "The concubine once had the honor of meeting the empress outside the palace!"

Tang Qianqian raised her eyebrows, and seemed to be stunned, "Oh~! Really? I don't know when and where?"

Xie Shuyi bowed her head, "At that time, the concubine was young, reckless and ignorant, and offended the empress! Please forgive me!"

Saying that, Xie Shuyi bowed and knelt down.

Tang Qianqian smiled slightly.

She had already seen in the case file that she was the daughter of the sheriff of Xingyang County, but she didn't expect that she was the noble girl she had seen at the door of Shangguan's shop!

"Forget it, don't mention what happened a long time ago!" Tang Qianqian said.

"Yes! Thank you, empress!"

Tang Qianqian nodded, and his eyes flicked across the face of Concubine Qing.

"...It's just that, on the crown prince's birthday, did Xie Shuyi really misunderstand what Concubine Qing said?"

Feng Hui, what Tang Qianqian said later made Xie Shuyi's body stiff again just as she was about to get up.

Xie Shuyi raised her eyes and looked at Tang Qianqian, her eyes full of confusion.

Tang Qianqian smiled, resting her chin in one hand, looking down from above.

Xie Shuyi trembled and fell to her knees again,
"The Queen's Empress has a clear lesson. At that time, the concubine really didn't know that the song 'Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms' was composed by the Empress herself."

Hearing Xie Shuyi's words, Concubine Qing hurriedly got up and knelt down on the ground, "Go back to the queen, this concubine really said that it is indeed the song composed by the empress, and all the servants around the concubine can testify!"

"Empress, the servants around Concubine Qing are not trustworthy, and the servants of the concubine can also prove that the concubine has never heard of it—"

"The Queen Mother..."

Concubine Qing still wanted to defend herself, Tang Qianqian waved her hand, her face slightly annoyed,
"Okay, this is Fengyi Palace, not a place for you to argue!"

"Yes!"

Xie Shuyi and Concubine Qing bowed their heads in agreement at the same time.

The other beauties didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Sweeping across the crowd lightly, Tang Qianqian's face turned pale, "Qing Concubine, get up!"

"Yes!"

Concubine Qing got up, and out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Xie Shuyi who was kneeling not far away, and the corner of her mouth curled imperceptibly.

And listening to the queen's words, all the beauties looked at Xie Shuyi with even more strange eyes.

Xie Shuyi, who was still kneeling on the ground, bit her lips slightly.

Tang Qianqian didn't seem to notice the strangeness in the eyes of those beauties until Concubine Qing was seated before looking at Xie Shuyi,
"Xie Shuyi, are you convicted?"

The instantly low tone made Xie Shuyi tremble again, Xie Shuyi bowed her head to the ground, "I don't know!"

Tang Qianqian smiled coldly,
"Just as a concubine of the Qing Dynasty, I really didn't say that the song was composed by the palace. The crown prince's birthday, all the officials are present, as the daughter of the county guard, she knows the etiquette well, so why don't you explore the origin of the song? Don't be afraid of touching the palace. Hidden place, offended the emperor?"

"Or, you just want to be ignorant and have other plans?"

Words that are not gentle are like thunder.

"Empress, there are no concubines..." Xie Shuyi was terrified.

"I didn't expect Ben Gong to recover from illness at this time, and to see this scene, right? Hmm~!"

Tang Qianqian didn't pay attention, and slapped the edge of the table with one hand, swearing with every word.

Xie Shuyi shook her head and bowed her head to the ground.

Trembling.

Tang Qianqian looked at it coldly, bent the corners of her lips,

"Get up..." Tang Qianqian said,
"The concubine is guilty!"

Xie Shuyi's voice trembled slightly, she didn't dare to get up.

Tang Qian smiled slightly, his eyes turned dark and cold. "The emperor will spare you your innocence. If I punish you again today, wouldn't it be a flagrant disobedience to the emperor?"

"Xie Shuyi, your thoughts are really deep..."

This time, even if Xie Shuyi knelt on the ground, she could hardly support herself, and kowtowed to the ground again and again.

"The concubine dare not, the concubine dare not—"

Even the voice trembled and whimpered.

In the hall, the sound of kowtow came over,

On the tall phoenix seat, Tang Qianqian turned to look at the teacup on the table.

Turn a blind eye.

The beauties next to her were even careful to breathe, lest the next one would affect them, let alone someone wanting to ask for love.

Before the empress recovered from her illness, the most favored one was this Xie Shuyi.

During this time, even the dullest could see that Tang Qianqian was trying to make an example of others.

Tang Qianqian silently counted to ten, raised her hand slightly,

"Okay, today is my first morning self-examination. If Xie Shuyi returns with her injuries, those who don't know will think that this palace is some kind of vicious person!"

(End of this chapter)