Long Harem Road

Chapter 13

Kunning Palace

The queen supported Dongmei, and returned to the inner room with a gloomy face. Nanny Zhang took a cushion, put it behind her, and supported her on the couch.On a hot summer day, the right amount of ice cubes exudes a cool air, adding a bit of coldness to this resplendent room.

The atmosphere in the room was condensed, and needles could be heard. The maids held their breath and stood quietly, trying to minimize the presence of breathing. Every time the empress was so silent, something big would happen.

The queen, who was resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes, and a few little maids standing not far away couldn't help shivering.A trace of cruelty flashed in the queen's sharp eyes, and she smiled slightly. No one dared to provoke me for many years.

"Dongmei, go and tell the kitchen to pack the chilled sour plum soup. I'm going to visit the emperor in Qianqing Palace!"

"Yes, I obey!" Dongmei was already sweating profusely at the moment, she felt the cold smile of the queen, she knew too well the smile like heart palpitations.

When was the last time? It was at the Prince's Mansion. The emperor rewarded Concubine Wei with the empress's favorite hairpin, and then Concubine Wei fell silent little by little.

"Nurse Zhang, why do people always want to provoke me? Everyone is staring at my position and the power in my hands. But how do they understand that what I want most is the emperor's love and affection!"

The empress suddenly let go of the reserve on her face, finally revealing a trace of helplessness and confusion on her indifferent face.

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of this old slave, the emperor still treats you very differently. The love between young and old couples who support each other is not comparable to them. You are the queen, and besides, you have the eldest princess. Even if someone is favored, I can't beat you to go, don't I have to greet you every day?"

Grandma Sun looked at the big queen she had seen since she was a child, and felt sorry for her. No matter how strong she was, she was just a woman who needed love.

"Mommy is right. I am the empress, she is the wife who shares weal and woe with the emperor, and accompanies the emperor to climb the peak. No matter how you say it, the others are just the emperor's playthings. People who can provoke me and still be safe and comfortable, who are they? It didn't show up!"

The queen sat up straight, trimmed her temples, and returned to the perfect "virtuous queen" who was gentle and virtuous.

In the imperial study room, the emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, reviewing the memorials, with a steaming cup of tea in his hand, Li Mingzhong dutifully stood by, serving tea and water, without daring to be sloppy.

The emperor frowned, paused for a moment, raised the ink pen again, and wrote vigorously.

Suddenly, the emperor stood up, his face was so dark that ink dripped out, he shook his hand, grabbed a memorial on the case and threw it out.

"Presumptuous, this group of people is really becoming more and more lawless, do you think I will always let them go?" The clenched fist slammed on the desk with a "bang", and the knuckles turned white and trembled slightly.

Li Mingzhong looked up at the angry emperor, carefully picked up the memorial, and put it gently on the desk. The whole movement was respectful and did not make a sound.

He handed over a cup of tea and put it in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, calm down, it's not worthwhile to be angry."

"Li Mingzhong, how many years have you been with the emperor?" Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, stretched his clenched fists, and stared at Li Mingzhong.

Li Mingzhong knelt down with a "plop", "If you go back to the emperor, the servant has been with the late emperor for 25 years, and he has been by the late emperor's side since he ascended the throne!"

Li Mingzhong was stared at by the emperor, breaking out in a cold sweat. The emperor's power was not something that an imperfect man could resist. Fortunately, he didn't do anything wrong, so he answered truthfully.

"It's been 25 years, get up. You've been by my father's side all the time. In your opinion, how does my father feel about my aunt?" The emperor sat down, tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically, and asked further.

"Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense!" Li Mingzhong kowtowed twice.

"Get up and say, I forgive you for your innocence!" Zhao Zhen's expression softened a little, and he continued to tap his fingers.

Li Mingzhong didn't dare to get up, and leaned over to kowtow. He knew the emperor's unconscious knocking on the table. He knew that the emperor had already made a decision, and he just needed to chat with someone, and he would not be really affected by his words.

Only then did he cautiously say, "In the eyes of the servant, the first emperor was extremely conniving to the eldest princess. It may be because the eldest princess is the first emperor's own sister, so..."

"That's why she has the confidence to bully others?" Zhao Zhen's deep eyes were full of anger, and his lips raised, "It's not enough to succeed, but it's more than failure. Sooner or later, my Tianqi Kingdom will be destroyed by these people. Do you still miss the old love?"

"Okay, get back!" Zhao Zhen saw Li Mingzhong trembling, and waved his hand impatiently. The little girl who talked with him flashed in his mind, and she was the only one who could not be restrained in front of him. Let's make an opinion.

"Yes!", Li Mingzhong got up tremblingly, his crimson eunuch uniform was pressed against his back, his legs were weak, he bowed his body, turned around and retreated.

Seeing the upright guard at the entrance of the imperial study, he was a little dizzy under the white sun. Companion to the king is like a tiger, and a little carelessness will lead to a deep abyss.

Li Mingzhong stood upright outside, looking at the vermilion walls and green tiles in the distance, the eunuchs and maids who came and went in a hurry shook their sleeves, wondering if the emperor had calmed down, if not, it would be a difficult day.

(End of this chapter)