Emperor's Lazy Queen

Chapter 26

"Du Xiaoyue, you have to remember, you are my queen now!" Tan Wenhao said coldly, whispering in Du Xiaoyue's ear, "If you want to lose face in public, I won't lose anything!"

The sound of breathing gently beside her ear did not make Du Xiaoyue feel a burst of warmth, but instead shivered and gave up struggling.

Regarding Du Xiaoyue and Tan Wenhao's whispers, except for Zhang Xueman who showed all the dissatisfaction on the faces of the three noble concubines, the other two just had plain faces, but their eyes stayed on them all the time.

"Brother Huang!" Tan Wenbo chuckled, "I know that Brother Huang and his sister-in-law are in love with each other, but there is no need to show affection in front of the ministers of the court. Everyone sitting here, including Prince Luo, did not bring any family members. Come here, do you want everyone to envy you and the emperor's wife?"

Depend on!This talk about Wenbo also adds fuel to the fire!Ridiculous and insidious ah!How could he not be clear about the royal matter, and everyone in the court knew that the empress was not loved by the emperor, and she had only been banned for a few months!Yes, the empress Du Xiaoyue is a coward. She has no Fengxi, no real power, and is not favored by the emperor. Even the palace people in other palaces look down on the empress of Zhaoyang Palace!But wouldn't it be great?At least no one will trouble me, even if the sky falls, it has nothing to do with me!

Listening to Tan Wenbo's words, Du Xiaoyue's expression changed a few times, but in the end she remained calm, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, which seemed to be very sweet, her eyes drooped slightly, and she looked ashamed when she wanted to speak.

Tan Wenhao originally thought that Du Xiaoyue would refute, but unexpectedly, she had nothing else to say!It's just that the smile on the corner of her mouth is very dazzling, such a sweet smile is definitely not because of the gentleness I gave her now!Then what was she thinking that allowed her to put on such a smile?

"Prince Luo, you see that the flowers in this garden are blooming beautifully at this moment. I would like to invite Prince Luo to enjoy the flowers together. I wonder if Prince Luo has this kind of elegance?" Tan Wenhao didn't let go of Du Xiaoyue's hand, just He looked at Li Luo in a blink of an eye.

"Okay!" Li Luo nodded and chuckled, "Then the queen and all the empresses will also enjoy the flowers together?"

"Naturally!" Tan Wenhao stood up holding Du Xiaoyue's hand, and replied with a smile.

Du Xiaoyue was forced to stand up and stand side by side with Tan Wenhao, then Tan Wenbo, Li Luo, the three noble concubines and all the officials also stood up, and then bowed to salute. This condescending feeling did not make Du Xiaoyue feel majestic Ao Ran, on the contrary, felt even more bored - isn't it extremely boring to accompany a group of boring people to see those flowers that have already bloomed?
Fortunately, when he stepped off the stage, Tan Wenhao let go of Du Xiaoyue's hand, which also made Du Xiaoyue breathe a sigh of relief in her heart. At the same time, she secretly thought that when she went to the garden after a while, she would just slip away if she saw a good relationship—usually the host accompanied the guests At that time, the most honorable guest will walk side by side with the host. When the host and guest chat, they will naturally not pay too much attention to the people on the side, so that meeting is a good time to hide from the loopholes!

"Prince Luo, do you think these flowers and plants are beautiful?" Walking in the imperial garden, Tan Wenhao casually asked Li Luo beside him.

"Beautiful! Beautiful!" Li Luo replied with a smile, "Beauties of flowers are also beautiful. Famous flowers and beautiful people make each other happy -- Your Majesty is truly blessed."

In a word, the three noble concubines who followed Tan Wenhao showed a little bit of complacency on their faces, and Li Luo glanced at them intentionally or unintentionally, which made the three of them blush slightly and lowered their heads shyly.Du Xiaoyue, who was walking on the farthest side, just flattened her mouth slightly, with a calm expression on her face. Du Xiaoyue was not interested in knowing what secrets the two people in front were playing, nor was she in the mood to guess, nor was she in the mood to continue listening to their international exchanges. language.When everyone was not paying attention, he slowly slowed down, gradually lagging behind the three concubines, walking parallel to Tan Wenbo.

"You want to slip away?" Tan Wenbo asked softly as he walked.

"Uh..." Is it so obvious?For a while, Du Xiaoyue really didn't know what to say, did she really have to say: Yes, I just want to slip away!

"How is it possible! As the mother of a country, how could I do such a thing that would damage the face of the mother of the country?" Du Xiaoyue replied calmly, but added in her heart: instead of slipping away, she left in a fair manner!
"Really?" If Du Xiaoyue, who hadn't seen the lady's attire when talking about Wenbo, might believe what Du Xiaoyue, who is now in empress attire, said, but there was no if.Therefore, Tan Wenbo didn't believe Du Xiaoyue's words, and because of the difference between Du Xiaoyue before and after, he looked at her differently, and wanted to stimulate her, "Then why did you come to the back?"

"Don't you think you're taking too much control?" Du Xiaoyue squinted, "I don't seem to be familiar with the emperor, what should I do to report to King Xuanwu?"

"Hehe, Empress, it's better to keep your paws away—if you really want to live your life safely in the palace!" Tan Wenbo said softly, "Don't you know that you have already made a big splash today? ?”

Du Xiaoyue pursed her lips slightly, originally thinking of participating in the banquet quietly, eating and drinking to her heart's content, and then going back to have a good sleep after eating.However, I didn't expect that things were out of my control, or it would be more accurate to say that I was out of control!If there is nothing there, it will definitely attract the attention of others, and it will make the three noble concubines even more hostile towards him!Oh, what a mistake, what a mistake!However, what's the use of regretting something has already happened, what to do now is to find a way to resolve it!If he slips away like this now, will it cause more unnecessary troubles? "I know what to do!" After weighing all the circumstances, Du Xiaoyue made a decision, raised her head, and smiled sincerely at Tan Wenbo, "Thank you! But, King Xuanwu, why did you help me?" Du Xiaoyue is not a stubborn person. People who talk about Wenbo helped me, of course I have to thank you.

"Hmm... the king accidentally let the palace maid Xinghua know a secret of the king, so of course I have to win him over!" Tan Wenbo chuckled.

"Hehe!" Du Xiaoyue smiled back, and asked a little embarrassedly, "Well, did you go to the Elan Pavilion the next day?"

"This king has a lot of things to do, how could he take what he said to a little palace lady seriously!" Tan Wenbo turned his left hand slightly behind him, looking very proud.

"Oh! That's good!" Du Xiaoyue didn't mind talking about Wenbo's lordly demeanor, she nodded comfortably, and said with a dry smile, "Well, I'll sneak back to my original position first! Let's talk again when we have a chance!"

Tan Wenbo nodded: "Okay! But now you are not far behind them!"

Too!The current Du Xiaoyue is only behind the three noble concubines, in front of the noble concubines is the prince Luo, and in front of the oblique right of the prince Luo is the emperor. "Well, that's right! Let's go! Anyway, I'm not interested in listening to what they're talking about!" Du Xiaoyue nodded, "However, I can't talk to you too much. There are so many eyes and mouths in this palace, and I've been left behind. Talking is bad!"

Tan Wenbo nodded. The few people in front didn't know what was going on behind them. Behind them was a group of ministers. Although the distance was a bit far, there was no guarantee that they weren't listening!
Du Xiaoyue distanced herself slightly from Tan Wenbo, walked forward a few steps, but also slightly behind the three noble concubines, and then followed without haste, while listening to the conversation between Tan Wenhao and Prince Luo:

"What does your majesty think about the marriage between the two countries?" Prince Luo asked casually.

Ok?Already talked about marriage from flowers? !Du Xiaoyue lowered her head, counted the ants on the ground, and glanced at the weeds beside the road.In ancient times, peace between countries was very common, and peace can guarantee the relationship between the two countries and stabilize the border.This is of no harm to the two countries, but for the married woman, it is tragic, alone, with a background away from home, to a strange place, and no right to choose a husband, whether good or bad, just Then a lifetime has passed.

"If we promote the diplomatic relations between the two countries, I naturally think this is a feasible method." Tan Wenhao also replied casually, but his attitude is completely different from Luo's. One is not angry but powerful, It seems that the discussion is dispensable; the other is careful verification, although trying to be stable, there is also a little bit of worry.

Hmm...the tone of the two is different, you can tell which one has the upper hand at a glance!Du Xiaoyue couldn't help but analyze the current situation of the two people, and tore off the peach blossom branch in front of her eyes, but unfortunately she didn't break off the branch once, and the branch bounced behind Du Xiaoyue, directly hitting the face of the person behind Du Xiaoyue, There is a sound of "ah".Du Xiaoyue was startled, and subconsciously felt that she had caused trouble!The second reaction was even more frightening: when did other people follow behind me?How long has he been following him, and has he ever heard something he shouldn't have heard?

This realization made Du Xiaoyue tremble with fear. The palace rules are very strict, so if she speaks to a prince so openly, even the emperor's own younger brother will be offended.Suddenly, cold sweat began to flow down. The most important thing in the royal family is the issue of reputation. If the concubine in the harem is unfaithful, at least she will enter the cold palace, and at worst, her life will be lost!
And at this moment, Du Kangyong greeted softly from behind: "Li Shangshu, what's the matter with you?"

"Hehe, I accidentally bumped a branch into my face!" Li Shangshu also said with a calm smile, and at the same time rubbed his old face with his hands, "Thank you, Prime Minister Du, for your concern!" He glanced at the culprit in front of him.

Of course Du Kangyong looked at Du Xiaoyue's 'unintentional' behavior, and seeing that Li Shangshu didn't seem to care, he just smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about it.

Du Xiaoyue didn't turn her head back, because the big figures in front had already stopped in their tracks, looking past Du Xiaoyue and looking at Zhang Shangshu.

"Li Aiqing, do you have something to tell me?" Tan Wenhao said without frowning, as if he didn't care about the accident just now.

(End of this chapter)