The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 154
When He went back to his room to change clothes and make up, his hands were shaking uncontrollably, but he didn't dare to let his maid come in to help, fearing that if he saw someone else at this time, he would cry out.

Trembling like this, she changed into the concubine's auspicious clothes, and then a little bit of her hair bun and makeup.When she opened the door again to go out, the sun suddenly shone in, which caught her off guard and made her eyes hurt.

In an instant, her mind went blank, and she felt that she might as well just die like this.

But soon she dismissed the idea.She can't die, her death just makes His Majesty the Fifth Highness lose such a person, it doesn't make His Majesty not doubt the Fifth Highness.

Besides, Jinshu is still so small.It is easy for her to die, but it is not certain whether Jin Shu will live well in the future.

He Shi thought, let's live.Even if she is reduced to a concubine, as long as His Highness the Fifth Highness thinks a little bit of his former affection, she will often see Jin Shu.

Mrs. He let out a long sigh of relief, stepped out, and went to look for Concubine Cheng.

The carriage was driving on the palace road up the mountain, and it was as quiet as if there was no one in the carriage.He shi's hands were tightly clutching the sleeves all the time, and when she got off the car at the gate of the palace, the cuffs of the big-sleeved shirt were wrinkled by her.

Concubine Cheng patted her hand: "Go in."

He Shi couldn't help shrinking back: "Mother Concubine, can't, can't you wait for His Highness to come back?"

Concubine Cheng glanced at her without saying a word, and went straight into the palace gate, and He Shi had no choice but to follow in.

In the Qingliang Hall, the emperor looked at the memorial with a depressed head, feeling very distressed.

The bowl of chili noodles that Sydney made more than ten days ago was too harsh, he drank only two mouthfuls of soup, and when he opened his eyes the next day, he found that the corners of his mouth were rotten.

And even more than ten days have passed and still haven't recovered.At first, there was a big red and swollen corner of the mouth, and it hurt when I spoke.What's even more frightening is that at the corner of the mouth, even if it got better, when he accidentally opened his mouth wide while talking and eating, it would be torn open again.

Fortunately, this is a summer vacation in the palace, and he won't have a big problem if he refuses to see people. The courtiers just need to write memorials and come to him to take care of them.

If he was in the palace and had to go to court every day, all the civil and military officials in the court would know that he had a bad mouth.

That Huai Lizi always laughed at him, and then A Yao and A Yuan couldn't help laughing at him too.He was so angry that he couldn't get angry and say that they - mouth hurts!
He took the medicine and drink the fire-removing tea like this for many days, and today he can't see the redness and swelling, but there is still a little hole in the corner of his mouth, and it still hurts to speak.

Xiaocheng bowed at the entrance of the hall: "Your Majesty, Concubine Cheng and the fifth princess are asking to see you."

Xie Zhao: "..." Could it be another day?

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and see.These two are people who will not disturb him if they have nothing to do, and now they are here together, presumably there is something important to do.

Before they came in, Xie Zhao took another sip of lotus heart tea, the bitter taste poured into his heart from the tip of his tongue, he put down the teacup, and wanted to clean up the pears with resentment in his heart.

Relying on her pregnancy, she is getting more and more courageous, and she will wait until she is confinement!She must be unable to get out of bed!

Xie Zhao gritted his back teeth and thought, Concubine Cheng and Concubine Wu entered the hall one after the other, the former nodded slightly, and the latter gave a blessing: "Your Majesty."

"Sit." Xie Zhao nodded. In the past, he would add another sentence of "serve tea", but today he used his eyes to signal the palace servants.

But neither of them sat down.Concubine Cheng lowered her eyes and said slowly, "I have something to ask of Your Majesty."

Xie Zhao was taken aback: "Concubine Cheng, please tell me."

Concubine Cheng pointed at the He family: "There is no room for such a concubine in the Fifth Prince's Mansion, please Your Majesty decree to abolish her position."

The emperor was dumbfounded, and said to the concubine, you are going to throw your daughter-in-law out as soon as you arrive at Mount Ying?What's going on?
Of course he wanted to ask the reason carefully, and of course Concubine Cheng would not tell the truth "I'm afraid your Majesty is suspicious", she just said: "No son."

He's body shook, his knees suddenly went limp, and he fell to his knees speechless.

She had hoped in her heart, hoping that even if they opened their mouths, His Majesty would not allow this matter.But I didn't expect that Concubine Cheng would directly bring up this reason, the rules listed in the seven out of rules, even if the emperor didn't want to agree, he had no choice but to agree.

Concubine Cheng continued to speak slowly, as if the relationship between their husband and wife had long existed in name only. He repeatedly told herself that this was to convince His Majesty that the Fifth Highness had nothing to do with the He family and the Qu family, so she finally did not refute. .

Concubine Cheng said: "It's fine if it's just childless, but Xie Ming doesn't like her at all. The discord between the two is on the table. Isn't this a joke for the servants in the mansion? I just arrived in the mansion I heard that they quarreled again early this morning, this matter... I don't care if it's okay or not."

The emperor thought about it and said nothing.Although I understood the reason, I felt a little strange.

He had never asked about the relationship between his fifth brother and his wife before—it was inappropriate for him to ask about family affairs.

But thinking about Jin Shu, he felt that the two should be very harmonious, otherwise the child would not be so carefree.He also met the daughter-in-law of the second brother's family a few days ago. She was only five years old.

That's because the second brother and the princess didn't get along well, and the couple rarely saw each other.Children can feel the discord between their parents, and slowly become dull.

But Jinshu is not like that!In fact, she is closer to Ah Yao, and she laughs all the time except when she gets angry occasionally.If we really want to seriously count the difference, it should be that she is less timid than A Yao, but it is normal for a little girl of this age to be timid, and it is reasonable to be afraid of bugs and heights.

Xie Zhao weighed it in his heart, even though Concubine Cheng directly mentioned seven things to explain the matter, he still didn't nod his head in agreement.

He looked at the fifth princess who was kneeling on the ground: "What did the princess say?"

He lowered his head and remained silent for a while: "This concubine... I dare not disobey the imperial concubine's wishes."

Xie Zhao frowned and looked at the concubine again: "Concubine Chengmu, I have to ask my fifth brother about this matter."

Concubine Cheng's heart trembled slightly, her face remained as usual: "He will definitely not agree. Although she is very angry every time, he always feels that it is very embarrassing for such a thing to happen. That's why I came to beg directly. Your Majesty, I really don't want to see him persist like this."

"...Mother Concubine!" He yelled suddenly, and raised his hand to grab the sleeve of Concubine Cheng in panic, "Mother Concubine, wait, wait for what Your Highness wants, after all..."

"Shut up!" Concubine Cheng stopped her, and said ruthlessly, "I must ask His Majesty to give an order today. You don't have to worry about Jin Shu, I will take her close to the palace and take good care of her after you leave. You are a strong mother!"

Concubine Cheng obviously became more determined as she spoke, but Xie Zhao listened, but no matter what she heard, she felt that something was wrong.

After thinking about it, he called Chen Jijiang to come forward, and whispered: "Go to the fifth younger brother quickly, and tell him that the He family has been convicted. I have given He's death, and let him come to the palace to collect the corpse."

Chen Jijiang went as soon as he took the order.Knowing that the four highnesses of [-] went hunting in the paddock today, it is not difficult to find them, so they called a few more people and went immediately.

In the palace, Xie Zhao spent time with Concubine Cheng and the fifth concubine.He can be said to be procrastinating about delaying time, without any sign of procrastination, he argued with Concubine Cheng every word, and did not show any intention of refusing to agree.It seemed like he was just the younger brother who was the eldest brother, so he wanted to ask all the questions clearly before making an order. Concubine Cheng became more and more pleasant when he asked him, and she was willing to answer in detail.

Xie Ming, the fifth king, who was hunting with his three brothers, was in a good mood.I have harvested a lot here today, and I hunted a few deer with soft fur, thinking that when the weather is cooler, they can be used as cloak linings for the mother and daughter of the He family.

He really misses his daughter these days, and he intends to use the excuse of sending this to see Jinshu after the leather is tidied up.This little girl has never left him since she was born. The last tour to the South just happened to coincide with her illness, so he was not willing to take her out for a bumpy ride. When she returned home after more than two months, she threw herself into his arms and cried miserably He dragged him and asked without letting go, "Father, do you want me anymore?" Xie Ming was so distressed that he didn't do any chores for several days, put off all the entertainment, and only played around with his daughter.

If it wasn't for protecting the He family this time, he would never have sent Jin Shu to the emperor's side.But the current situation of the He family is too bad, he is really afraid that if he selfishly only cares about his daughter, the He family will not even be able to keep his life, so he can only let Jin Shu enter the palace, which is considered a filial piety for her mother.

"Whoosh" an arrow went out, as if it had hit a rabbit.Before the eunuch beside Xie Ming who was helping to pick up the prey came back, the palace servants in front of the imperial court arrived.

"Your Highness Fifth." The young eunuch who ran in the front bowed and saw that there were three other vassals present, and said, "Your Majesty has an order, please take a step to listen to His Highness Fifth Highness."

The other three were very knowledgeable, so naturally they would not ask "Hey, what is the purpose of the emperor?", the four said goodbye to each other, and the five kings rode their horses to follow the little eunuch.

Seeing Chen Jijiang, he wanted to get off his horse and kneel down to listen to the imperial edict, but Chen Jijiang stepped forward as if he didn't know the rules, and told him without saying a word: "Your Majesty ordered He Shi to die, please enter the palace as soon as possible to clean up. "

"What did you say?!" Xie Ming grabbed Chen Jijiang's collar violently, his sudden ferocious expression startled Chen Jijiang.

In a blink of an eye, he had thrown Chen Jijiang down and rode his horse away.

"...Master?" The little eunuch who came with Chen Jijiang approached cautiously and asked, seeing Chen Jijiang's normal expression, he was puzzled, "Didn't Master come to deliver the decree? Why didn't the Fifth Highness dismount to receive the decree?"

"Oh, this matter..." Chen Jijiang looked at the direction His Highness the Fifth Highness was leaving with great interest. It is said that His Highness Fifth Highness was really fast enough that he couldn't even see the smoke.

He turned his head and patted his apprentice on the shoulder: "Look, this matter may be serious."

The emperor said that he would "quickly pass on" His Highness the Fifth Highness, so he naturally would not let the Fifth King spend too much time on etiquette.But now the Five Kings are rushing away like this...

Chen Jijiang was thinking about this matter, and told his apprentice: "When I go back to the palace, I will find your elder brother and ask her to go to Mrs. Ruan in person, and tell her to prepare some snacks and send them to Qingliang Hall."

It is better to have someone to ease the atmosphere.It's a family matter again, it's very suitable for Mrs. Ruan to go.

In the Qingliang Hall, the emperor asked all the way in detail, and he had already asked "Is it true that the He family can't have a son? Let the imperial hospital take a pulse case." Come on, he just kept looking at the pulse case. Anyway, Concubine Cheng couldn't urge him to read it quickly.

After turning two pages, it can be seen that an eunuch hastened into the hall, he listened to it, and the eunuch said: "Your Majesty, the Fifth Highness is coming..."

Before the word "ha" came out, there was an angry shout from the door: "Brother Huang!!!"

Everyone in the hall looked at the prestige together, and the five kings' pale complexions were visibly shocked when their eyes passed by He Shi: "...Ah Ning?"

He Shi was also shocked.

"A-Ning!" Xie Ming was grateful for the rest of his life, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time, stumbled into the hall, hugged He Shi who was still kneeling there, "You, are you alright?"

"It's okay..." He Shi replied tremblingly, not daring to say anything more.

Xie Ming raised his eyes to look at the emperor, still flustered in his eyes: "Brother emperor...you let her go, the He family's affairs have nothing to do with her, you can't treat human life like this!"

"Xie Ming!" Concubine Cheng drank hurriedly, her complexion suddenly darkened, "Kneel down!"

Xie Zhao raised his eyebrows, his eyes wandered among the three of them.There is indeed something hidden in it.

"Brother Huang..." Xie Ming knelt down, "Jin Shu is only four years old, if she loses her mother..."

"I haven't asked you why you suddenly sent the brocade book here." The emperor smiled slightly, "She has gone back to the mansion now, you might as well tell me the truth."

Xie Ming choked slightly in his throat, holding He Shi's hand tightly.After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Emperor, can you spare the He family? If you are worried about my brother, I can let Jin Shu stay in the palace forever. If not, my other two children can also Come in to accompany the prince Di Ji, you save her life."

Xie Zhao's heart trembled suddenly.He never expected that this was the reason.

"I never thought of killing her." He explained weakly, "What I said just now was just to urge you to come back."

He got up and walked over, reached out to help the two of them up, and took a look at the He family: "Your family is not innocent, but it has nothing to do with you, I know it well. As for your parents... I will try to mitigate their crimes, you Be your princess with peace of mind."

He glanced at Xie Ming again: "The other children don't need to be sent in. But Ayao likes brocade books, let her come in and be a companion for Ayao. She is still young and doesn't have much schoolwork. She will come in for ten days and go back for five days. It's up to you if you want to take leave."

"No..." Xie Ming replied in a daze, seeing Brother Huang waved them back with displeasure on his face, he hurriedly took He Shi away with him.

Concubine Cheng didn't stay any longer, she was happy and worried at the same time, and she didn't say anything after all.

Sydney made snacks and sent them to Qingliang Hall for a look. His Royal Highness and his family left early.

She twitched at the corner of her mouth and put the food box on the desk. A plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, a plate of mung bean cake, and a plate of kidney bean rolls were brought out, but the emperor hadn't seen the emperor move his chopsticks for a long time.

"Your Majesty?" She called out tentatively, and brought the mung bean cake to him, "Eat a piece of mung bean cake, please."

Xie Zhao sighed heavily.Waving your hands, I really have no appetite.

He didn't expect that the relationship between the brothers had become like this.It was only now that he suddenly realized that in the eyes of his younger brothers, he was already just a ruthless emperor.

Is it because he copied the composer?Let the imperial guard imprison the queen mother?Or was it because earlier, he had executed Shi Shi with capital punishment?
He didn't know when it started.But he knew that Fifth Brother was by no means an exception.

Among the younger brothers, apart from the seventh brother who was related to him by blood, it was the fifth brother who was closest to him.Now the fifth younger brother is also so afraid of him, he doesn't even dare to ask what he means, so he sends the child in with his own hands as a "hostage"...

Xie Zhao sighed again.

It's no wonder others, he has acted more ruthlessly in recent days.Just going forward, although he knows that he has never really punished the seventh brother, and many things were discussed by the two brothers for outsiders to see, but after the outsiders "see" it, they will naturally feel that he has acted cruelly and disregarded A little love.

tsk...

Xie Zhao shook his head, feeling very empty in his heart.

He never thought of suppressing these younger brothers, unless they really committed such unforgivable crimes as treason.What he always remembers is that when he was young, he often felt helpless because of his mother's disgust, and they were almost the only people who could reach out to him.

The empress mother's dislike was so obvious that no one in Changqiu Palace dared to get too close to him.But the younger brothers never cared about these things, and respected his elder brother as much as he wanted, so that he still had the courage to remember that he was the eldest son of the emperor.

"Sydney." He sighed briefly, "Jin Shu will come in in a few days, so I'll stay with you. You..."

"I will take good care of her!" Xueli responded, her eyes full of firmness, "I liked her very much at first. For the time being, the palace people may need to take care of her more, but in two months, I will be a month old. , the fetus is more stable, we must treat her well."

Xie Zhao was relieved and said "Thank you".

She still doesn't know what happened to make him so depressed just now, but she knows that the request he made at this moment must be very important to him.She must respond well and help him a little bit.

Seeing that he was silent again, Sydney blinked and walked around behind him.

Xie Zhao felt a chill around his neck, looked down, and saw that Xue Li's arms had rubbed against his neck, and the flimsy sleeves rubbed him slightly itchy.

"Relax, Your Majesty." She whispered in his ear, "Everything will be fine, don't be sullen."

"Yeah." He smiled bitterly, turned around slightly, and signaled her to come forward.Xueli was not too polite, she walked back and sat on his lap, looked at him sideways and said, "You don't have to take care of me too much. The imperial doctor said that my fetus is fine, if your majesty has any troubles Going back to the palace, it doesn't matter if you go back early. In fact, the carriage is quite comfortable, and if it's a little bit bumpy, it's to let him know that life is ups and downs, and there's nothing wrong with it!"

This said.

Xie Zhao couldn't help laughing, she always made him a little overwhelmed when she suddenly became considerate.

"Okay, don't be angry, let's have some snacks." Xue Li said and wanted to bring him some snacks.As soon as his eyes stopped, his mind suddenly moved, he held a piece of kidney bean roll with his chopsticks, took half of it in his mouth, and leaned in front of him, "Mmm..."

Xie Zhao: "..."

This kidney bean roll is only the size of a knuckle, if she holds it like this, if he bites it...

He happily bit it down, and the two moved their white teeth at the same time, and the kidney bean rolls fell into their mouths respectively.The touching thin lips did not separate because of this, Xue Li happily closed her eyes and kissed mercilessly as if she wanted to take advantage of him.Xie Zhao didn't show any weakness either, he put his arms around him with a chuckle, leaned over and pressed her to lie sideways in his arms, completely at his mercy.

Xueli knew what he meant too much, she felt angry, she opened her mouth suddenly and moved half an inch, and the white teeth scratched at the corner of his mouth...

"...Hiss!!!" Xie Zhao leaned against the back of the chair fiercely, gasping for air, the sudden sand pain made his eye circles red!

Her face was close, and her tone suddenly became enchanting: "Don't mess with me before you talk, or you will be cured if you add something hot to the dish!"

After she said "hehe", she jumped off his lap with a smile and ran away in small steps, and turned her head provocatively to wink at him.

Xie Zhaoxin said that he was really courageous!Dare to speak out about drugging the emperor? !

(End of this chapter)