Emperor's Lazy Queen

Chapter 37

"What do you think is better?" Tan Wenhao raised his head slightly and asked solemnly.

"Well, according to what you mean, you are not quite sure whether Du Chuyang is loyal to the emperor or to his father." Du Xiaoyue tapped on the table, playing with the unused brush, using the high-quality howling wolf pen as an ordinary pen, turning He circled around, "Well, let me ask you a question, General Zhongwu is known as a loyal minister, isn't he?"

"Yeah." Tan Wenhao seemed to be remembering the past, his eyes flashed hazy, "Why are you asking this?"

"My second brother was raised by General Zhongwu since he was a child. I believe that General Zhongwu had a great influence on the formation of his life and thoughts." All this was told by Hongsi, so Du Xiaoyue made a bold guess. Du Chuyang There should be more elements of loyalty in his bones, and he should be more loyal in terms of loyalty and filial piety!But all of this is just guesswork, and the specific situation needs to be tested to know. "If you send your cronies to visit and give him a spiritual baptism before the second elder brother goes off to the expedition, let him feel that you value him from the bottom of his heart, and make him value you even more spiritually; next , after he goes out to war, he can often send people to visit his family members, so..." Du Xiaoyue stopped at this point, looked at Tan Wenhao, he is not an idiot, it is already obvious after saying this, There is no need to continue talking.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!" Tan Wenhao clapped his hands and chuckled, his eyes were full of admiration for Du Xiaoyue, "This kind of heart-attack strategy can be said to be a siege without bloodshed!"

"It's good that you understand." Du Xiaoyue smiled, and at the same time sighed, looked at the sky outside the window, it should be almost noon now, I only drank a little millet porridge in the morning, and now I'm really hungry "Well, can I go back first?"

"What are you rushing back to do?" Tan Wenhao originally wanted to talk to her for a while, but she looked out the window from time to time, as if she was in a hurry to leave here.

"Eat!" Du Xiaoyue was also very calm, and answered confidently, "Aren't you hungry at all?" After speaking, Du Xiaoyue's stomach growled twice in a cooperative manner. "Uh...well, the concubine has lost her composure, and I ask the emperor to punish her!" When watching court dramas, she had to pay great attention to her manners in front of the emperor, and if she was not careful, she would be punished for disrespect.

"The queen really wants to be punished!" Tan Wenhao stood up and chuckled. He wasn't very hungry at first, but Du Xiaoyue's stomach growl aroused his appetite. "However, the queen has solved a problem for me. You have done meritorious service, and today I will give you lunch with me."

what!When Du Xiaoyue heard this, she stared at her almond-shaped eyes, tried hard to control her urge to open her mouth and scream, and made a smile that was uglier than crying, and waved her hands and said: "I have thanked the emperor for the gift, but it is only natural for me to share the emperor's worries." Yes, not to mention..." Du Xiaoyue really wanted to twitch herself, but she actually said the word 'natural', if the truth is taken for granted, then why sign a contract? "The concubine means that the concubine signed a contract with the emperor, and everyone gets what they get, so there is no such thing as meritorious service or not. Therefore, the emperor does not need to give the concubine any food, and the concubine can go back to Zhaoyang Palace to eat. "If you really want to eat with the emperor, that would be really terrible!There are not many things in this palace, but there are many etiquettes. Usually, I have to be so particular about eating New Year's dinner. Now I am eating with the emperor, I am afraid that the rules will be troublesome to death!
"Since we are partners, wouldn't it be good to have a meal together and discuss the next step? I hope to have a further discussion with the queen, so that we can have a better understanding in the future cooperation!" Tan Wenhao She really felt that she was nothing in Du Xiaoyue's eyes. Apart from being a contractor, she didn't want anything to do with her at all. Even having a meal together, she regarded her as a viper.You must know that for other concubines, it is a great honor for them that the emperor took the initiative to let them have a meal together!As for her, she can only use commands!

Tan Wenhao spoke softly, but Du Xiaoyue could hear the orders in his words. "Yes!" Du Xiaoyue had no choice but to agree, but her eyes were full of reluctance.

"Miss, it's such a beautiful day, why are you sleeping again!" The red silk rocked Du Xiaoyue who was asleep on the couch, she clearly remembered that the young lady had just returned from Qianqing Palace for a short while, why did she fall asleep on the couch again in the blink of an eye?
"Yeah, what a great day, why don't you go to bed?" Du Xiaoyue didn't fall asleep, but just closed her eyes and rested her mind—today I had lunch with Tan Wenhao, so Du Xiaoyue really experienced what it means to eat without knowing the taste. One meal, you have to pay attention to the questions Tan Wenhao throws at you, you have to pay attention to Tan Wenhao's emotions, you have to pay attention to your demeanor, and you have to pay attention to whether you have said something wrong!The so-called single-minded N use is the situation encountered today!

"Go outside to enjoy the flowers, look at the sky, and enjoy the wind!" Hongsi said naturally, "Miss, you sleep like this every day, I'm afraid you will get sick from sleeping!"

"Yes, I got it!" Du Xiaoyue was afraid that Hongsi would keep talking, so she agreed, got up, and looked at the quilt on the bed, "Hongsi, you and Qingzhu, change the quilt, sheets and pillows for me! "

"why?"

"No reason, just do as I tell you!" Du Xiaoyue looked cold, dragging her shoes and walking towards the door.When he got outside the door, he directly ordered the maid to put the cool chair under the pear tree in the outer courtyard, intending to have a good sleep in the spring sunshine, but the ideal is an ideal after all, because when Du Xiaoyue stepped out of the house, trouble also came.

"Sister, sisters are here to greet sister!" The concubines headed by Li Qianrou, Tong Ruyan, and Zhang Xueman were already walking towards the main hall with lotus steps.

Du Xiaoyue changed into a shallow smile in an instant, hiding all the tiredness on her face under the sun: "Welcome sisters! Qingzhu, go and make some good tea." It's afternoon, and they never come to invite themselves in the afternoon. Have a good time!Obviously, they have other purposes!good, very good, excellent!Trouble come and find yourself this afternoon!
"My sister looks good today, did my sister encounter any happy things?" Tong Ruyan opened her mouth first, walked in front of Du Xiaoyue, and asked with a smile.

Alas, there are no secrets in this imperial palace. Presumably, what happened last night and this morning must have reached their ears, so they came here! "Of course there's something to be happy about!" Du Xiaoyue's professional smile remained unchanged, and she took Tong Ruyan's hand affectionately, walking towards the stone table under the pear tree, and said to all the concubines, "See you in this palace." I am very happy and happy to see my sisters come to Zhaoyang Palace! You know, looking at beauties is my biggest hobby! Seeing so many beauties at once, do you think I am happy?" With a cursory glance, the harem Among the concubines, except Liu Mengnan who did not come, the rest of the concubines came to join in the fun.

After saying a word, Du Xiaoyue obviously felt the catkin in her hand vibrate slightly, as if she wanted to leave her hand.She smiled secretly in her heart, it seemed that one sentence really scared her a little!But on the surface, Du Xiaoyue continued to smile: "Hey, sisters, let's sit here together!" Then she turned her head and said to the accompanying red silk, "Red silk, quickly let the maids move the stools over here!" !" Turning his head again, he smiled at Tong Ruyan and Li Qianrou, "Let's all sit down and talk!"

"Okay! Thank you, sister!" Li Qianrou also took Zhang Xueman's hand, and sat down with Du Xiaoyue as guest and host. Then, Qingzhu brought tea with the maid.

"Dear sisters, please drink tea!" Du Xiaoyue picked up the teacup and began to drink tea slowly. From the eyes of others, her movements were elegant, as if she was a master tea taster, tasting the most delicious food in the world of tea.This also made the concubines sitting at each other look at each other with ugly faces. Whenever Du Xiaoyue came to Zhaoyang Palace, Du Xiaoyue always did this, drinking tea slowly, casually responding to what others said, and listening to other people's conversations , never expresses any meaning.And her attitude is also the most troublesome, no one knows what she is thinking, no one can guess her specific views on the concubines in the palace.But after what happened yesterday, Tong Ruyan can boldly guess: Du Xiaoyue is very dissatisfied with Li Qianrou, which may be related to the fact that Li Qianrou's girl beat Du Xiaoyue's girl that day; also yesterday, Tong Ruyan saw that Du Xiaoyue is not a soft persimmon, At least she has more brains than other concubines in the palace, but how can she touch her bottom line so that her explosive power can expand in the direction she needs?

"By the way, I think of Sister Li's birthday in 20 days!" Zhang Xueman happily put down the cup, her eyes shining brightly, "Sister Li, did the emperor say that he would hold a birthday celebration for you?" ? Calculate the age of sister Li, it is nineteen!"

"This... Your Majesty has never mentioned it to me." Li Qianrou's eyes were affectionate, they were slightly lowered, and there were endless waves, and a blush appeared on his face. "But I guess the emperor really meant that. Two days ago, the emperor was still asking me what kind of gift I want for my birthday."

Ah!The shyness between bowing her head is the infinite style!This is probably what it means that silence is better than sound!Du Xiaoyue smiled secretly, considering Li Qianrou's current status as a court lady and the fact that the emperor doted on her so much, why wouldn't the emperor give her a beautiful and extravagant birthday?She said this purely to arouse the envy of others or serve as a warning - her position in the palace or in the heart of the emperor is irreplaceable by others.

"I really envy Sister Li!" Zhang Xueman was dreaming of a girl, her eyes were slightly closed, and she said Tiantian, "I really hope that my birthday will come soon, and the emperor will give me a birthday present."

"Hehe, sister Zhang, your birthday is still early!" Tong Ruyan slightly parted her red lips, and at the same time turned her eyes to Du Xiaoyue, who was sipping tea gracefully, "If I remember correctly, your birthday is on the Queen's sister's birthday." After your birthday!"

(End of this chapter)