Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 135

After Ruyi went back, she didn't mention the matter of Concubine Xian. Firstly, this matter was only in her mind, and secondly, if Zhao Qingze really cared about Concubine Xian, she might have already noticed it. Even... Ruyi felt that it might not be here There are no factors of Zhao Qingze's influence.

Who knows, not long after, Ruyi saw Concubine Xian again, and it was in Zhaoyang Palace.

As Aman and Tianyou grow up, Ruyi's current schedule is also adjusted to be the same as that of the children, trying to adjust her time to spend more time with the children.

Aman has now become a big child, and his schedule no longer falls asleep all day long like when he was a baby.Except for sleeping longer during the lunch break, the rest of the schedule is almost the same as that of adults.

Whenever he wakes up at noon, it is the time when he is most active, always running into the garden with his calves.

Ruyi occasionally takes him for a walk in the imperial garden, but because the imperial garden is relatively large and has many types of flowers and trees, and it is spring now, when all the flowers are in full bloom, children are easily sensitive to certain pollen.Ruyi didn't dare to take Tianyou to the imperial garden every day, and most of the time she took him to play in the small garden in Zhaoyang Palace.

Zhao Qingze would occasionally join in the fun and accompany their mother and son wandering around in the garden, but because of the busyness recently, he was either discussing important matters with the ministers in the imperial study in the front hall, or in the inner study in the back hall. Do business yourself.

This afternoon, as soon as Ruyi arrived in the imperial garden with Aman in his arms, he couldn't wait to go to the ground. Not far away, Baifu was hiding its body among the flowers. When he heard Ruyi and the others coming, he shook his head. The tail barked and ran over, stopped not far from Ruyi and Aman, wagging its tail, looking at them pitifully with a pair of eyes.

Aman was fascinated by the different-looking creature in front of him. He took two steps forward with his small body, and stood in front of Baifu who was a little shorter than him but a little bigger than him in size. saliva.

Ruyi squatted down with a smile, took out a handkerchief and wiped Aman's mouth, then softly taught Aman how to speak: "Aman, this is a dog, this is Baifu."

"There are hundreds!"

Aman remembered a syllable he heard, screaming again and again, and was about to rush towards Baifu.

Ruyi hurriedly stopped Aman's actions, lest Baifu would hurt Aman, but Baifu stood quietly in front of Ruyi, wagging his tail lightly, looking very cute and well-behaved.

If she disagreed, she couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted, so she recruited the little eunuch who stood aside and was in charge of raising Baifu, and asked softly, "Is Baifu clean? Will it hurt anyone?"

"Emperor Noble Concubine, don't worry, this servant bathes and tidies Baifu every day. Baifu has always been well-behaved and will never hurt the masters."

The little eunuch's voice was small, but he was very sure.

Ruyi was also slightly relieved, but she didn't dare to relax when it came to the child. She took Aman's hand and walked slowly in front of Baifu, only daring to hold Aman's hand and gently touch Baifu's body. After touching it, he looked very vigilant, fearing that Momofuku would make any movement, so he immediately withdrew.

Who knew that when they reached out to touch Baifu, he got down obediently and whimpered softly.

"So nice."

Ruyi was relieved, and let go of Aman who had been struggling to move forward. Aman couldn't wait to step on her calf, and fell on Baifu's body, which shocked Ruyi.

Facing the weight of Aman's pounce on him, Baifu didn't even yell, and lay motionless on the ground, allowing Aman to flop around on top of it.

Aman found Baifu, a new toy, so he was naturally very happy. He giggled and kept yelling "Hundreds! Hundreds!", Ruyi didn't stop, just let the nanny take care of Aman, and then Let Shaoyao take the money and reward it to the little eunuch who took care of Baifu.

While playing around, they saw Deng Xian hurried in from the outside not far away. When he saw the scene in the garden, Deng Xian was also startled, his expression remained unchanged, but he still walked forward respectfully to greet Ruyi. I saluted.

"Is the emperor in the inner study? Eunuch Deng is in such a hurry, but he has something important to do."

Ruyi asked casually, which didn't mean to delay Deng Xian, but Ruyi's words had a different meaning in Deng Xian's ears.

Deng Xian didn't dare to offend the imperial concubine in front of him. If he offended her, he would not only worry about the imperial concubine's punishment, but also worry about the emperor's punishment for him.

At the beginning, he told the emperor about Concubine De in a moment of confusion, but who would have expected that he would not be pleased at all, and he was punished to kneel in the outer hall all afternoon, but his old legs were almost crippled by kneeling.

"I would like to report to the imperial concubine, it is... it is the concubine Xian who is seeking to see you outside."

Deng Xian is not confused at all now. In these harem disputes, he is the emperor's servant, so he can stay out of it, but he can't ignore everything.Since the emperor meant to favor the imperial concubine, he naturally followed the master.

And even though the emperor's favor is illusory, even if the imperial concubine monopolizes the favor now, there is no guarantee that someone else will take the position in the future.But the imperial concubine's two sons are by no means nothingness, not to mention that there is also a crown prince among them!

No matter how you look at it, he can't be foolish enough to help other women in the harem!
So when he heard the imperial concubine's inquiry, he naturally knew everything and said everything.

"Oh, is that so?" Ruyi just nodded slightly, but didn't say anything else.

Deng Xian raised his head to look at Ruyi, and after a while, seeing that Ruyi didn't respond, he bowed respectfully and left.

Ruyi plucked a peach blossom from a tree beside her, her gaze was thoughtful, Shaoyao saw her at the side, but she took a step forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, this servant will go to the front hall to have a look..."

"No need."

Ruyi threw Peach Blossom on the ground and said with a smile: "When Deng comes out first, I will go to the front hall for a walk."

Although she believed in Zhao Qingze, she also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in this concubine's gourd.

Although Concubine Xian had been to Zhaoyang Palace before, Ruyi believed that she was definitely here for business at that time, but after seeing her in the Imperial Garden, now, Ruyi is a little uncertain.

Unfounded perhaps, but Ruyi trusts her instincts.

"My lady will go in person, will it be too..."

Shao Yao didn't know what to say, but she always felt in her heart that there was always a difference between going to see it by herself and Ruyi telling her and going there in person.

Didn't Ruyi understand what it means to deal with Concubine Xian by going there in person?

"Your Majesty's status is noble, just leave these trivial matters to the slaves!"

Shao Yao said something softly, trying to persuade Ruyi.

At this time, Deng Xian came out from the inner study, and passed Ruyi's office again. He hurriedly saluted Ruyi from a distance, and Ruyi smiled and nodded to let him excuse him. Followed in the direction Deng left first.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Shao Yao quickly followed Ruyi up.

When the two reached the entrance of the front hall, they stopped in their tracks. When Ruyi looked outside the door, she happened to be able to see the scene outside the hall. Concubine Xian handed a basket to Deng Xian with a smile, and Deng Xian did the same. Respectfully received it, and immediately the smart palace man next to Concubine Xian handed Deng Xian a purse, and Deng Xian took it into his hand without any rejection.

Seeing this scene, Ruyi almost understood what Concubine Xian meant.

When concubine Xian was sent away, Deng Xian walked into the hall carrying the basket, but he saw Ruyi standing by the door, he was slightly startled, and quickly knelt down to salute.

Ruyi smiled and excused herself, walked up to Deng Xian, and asked softly, "What's in the basket?"

Deng Xian's face was a bit stiff, but he still answered honestly: "It's the tonic soup sent to the emperor by the concubine Xian."

"Oh!"

Ruyi gave Shaoyao a look, Shaoyao understood, smiled and walked forward and said softly: "Eunuch Deng, I will carry the basket for you."

As he spoke, he snatched the basket from Deng Xian's hand, opened the box, and let Ruyi take a look.

It was indeed boiled yellow chicken soup, the oily smell had been skimmed off the top of the chicken soup, and the clear chicken soup was served in a white jade bowl, which looked very attractive.

"Since it's chicken soup and it's still hot, Eunuch Deng hasten to deliver it to the emperor! I won't bother you!"

Ruyi asked Shaoyao to return the basket to Deng Xian, and Deng Xian couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, why did he have an ominous premonition, so he quickly explained: "The imperial concubine, please don't misunderstand, the emperor has never received a concubine Xian before, Just let the servants take over the soup..."

"Oh! It turns out that Concubine Xian came here once, I thought it was the first time Concubine Xian came back!"

The smile on Ruyi's face was slightly meaningful, but she didn't see Deng Xian's mournful face and wanted to explain, so she turned and left.

Leaving Deng Xian alone in the same place is like crying without tears, as if he messed things up more and more.

(End of this chapter)