Chapter 11 It turns out that the Meng family also feels guilty

He was clearly in his prime, his body was extremely strong, and he could make love with a beautiful woman all night long.

How could he, the mighty Dragon Emperor, grow old?

Sensing that the emperor was in a bad mood, the queen raised a cup of Qiong Yao wine in front of the emperor.

"Why do you suddenly start drinking alone? Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't I let you have a few drinks with the emperor?"

Although he didn't like the queen's old age, she still wanted to have a wife, so the old emperor still gave her some face.

"Queen please"

"Your Majesty please"

The two emperors and empresses were chatting and laughing, which attracted a lot of compliments from the audience, "The love between husband and wife is deep".

Covering up the deepest viciousness in her eyes, the empress waved her sleeves and said, "Don't make fun of me. We are already an old married couple, so why talk about husband and wife?"

"I only hope that the great prosperity will bring peace to the world, that the emperor will be healthy, and that the princes and princesses will thrive."

What was said was very beautiful.

The married women had to admire her from the bottom of their hearts. The empress was indeed a model of maternal etiquette for the world.

The concubines in the harem all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Especially... Concubine Meng.

Sensing that Concubine Meng was unwilling to give in, the queen raised the corners of her lips slightly.

Having controlled the harem for many years, Queen Xiao Jiujiu knows exactly who has what in mind.

Concubine Meng, the daughter-in-law of Meng Shangshu, is twenty years old. She is not an outstanding person. She only has a pair of fox eyes that are really seductive and made the emperor want to stop.

Over time, the little concubine gradually became ambitious.

She no longer respects herself as a queen who has been out of favor for many years.

Concubine Meng...

The queen unhurriedly peeled the grapes in her hand, slowly stuffed them into her mouth, wiped away the juice with a silk handkerchief, and her brows were as soft as water.

——

At the same time, Lin Ximeng also noticed Concubine Meng.

According to the memory of the original owner.

My grandfather's family was originally the lowest class of people in the capital, living a life of poverty without enough food. When she was at her poorest, my grandmother had to wash clothes and sew for other people's homes just to make ends meet.

Fortunately, his son is doing well, and his uncle Meng Zhengye has been studying and making progress since he was a child.

After spending ten years in a cold window with no one asking, he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

In the 28th year of the Xirui Dynasty of the Great Sheng Dynasty, Meng Zhengye, who was only seventeen years old, passed high school in one fell swoop. The handsome Tanhualang was so proud of his success that the whole capital looked at him with suspicion.

It's a pity that the Meng family is too poor.

He is so poor that even if he is a handsome man, there are not many decent families willing to marry his daughter.

Marriage is also based on family background. If it is too low-key, it will make people laugh.

Therefore, Meng Zhengye was assigned to work as a minor official in the side courtyard.

After ups and downs year after year, he finally accumulated wealth step by step, earning a five-level mansion in the capital and a 500-acre farm in the suburbs of Beijing.

From then on, there were decent people to talk about marriage.

Since Meng Zhengye married Qiu, the granddaughter of the Qiu family, a scholar of the former dynasty, his career has finally gone smoothly.

From a clerk in the Ministry of household affairs, to a minister in the Ministry of household affairs, and now as a minister.

The Meng family, which was unknown at that time, suddenly became a new noble in the imperial court, and Meng Zhengye also became an important minister of the emperor and a high-ranking official in the imperial court.

His daughter Meng Yuxi was granted the title of concubine upon entering the palace and became the head of the palace.

Now, Concubine Meng, who is in a high position, is dressed in bright clothes, but she still looks as shabby as she remembered.

Pulling away from her memories, Lin Ximeng noticed Concubine Meng looking over here.

She smiled faintly, raised her glass and took a sip of cold tea, looking straight up at him.

The beaded Concubine Meng suddenly shook her head, then quickly calmed down, with swords erected in her eyes.

Lin Ximeng sneered and looked away.

‘Climbing to this position by stepping on the bones of all the loyal Lin family members, it turns out that the Meng family also feels guilty.’

Suddenly her sleeves moved slightly. Lin Ximeng turned around and saw Qingqing winking. It turned out to be Aunt Fangrui who was beside the queen passing by.

With a thought in her mind, Lin Ximeng quickly left the table by changing her clothes.

——

In the side hall, Lin Ximeng knelt on the ground.

"Slave, please see the Queen."

Behind the screen, the queen snorted while changing her clothes.

"Miss Lin is really proud. If I didn't take the initiative to summon you, it would be difficult for me to even see you."

After putting on her clothes, the queen came out holding Fangrui's arm, lying half on the seat and rubbing her temples.

"Not to mention waiting for the news from you"

Lin Ximeng pressed her forehead to the ground and did not dare to get up.

"I'm so frightened, it's really..."

"I don't have time to listen to your excuses," the queen interrupted her impatiently.

"Is there any new news from the Sixth Prince's Mansion?" The Queen pressed her temples with her fingers gradually.

Lin Xi dreamed for a while and considered: "The prince likes to drink and go to Ruyifang to find beauties, but...he doesn't seem to like the girl Zhou who was recently given to him by his wife, and he still doesn't favor her."

It's all bits and pieces.

The queen frowned: "I didn't call you here specifically to hear this, but for other important information."

Lin Ximeng muttered, her little body trembling.

"Important information..."

He muttered to himself for a long time without saying anything.

The queen suddenly became angry, slapping the table and raising her voice: "I thought you were a smart person, but who knew you were useless?"

She suddenly took out a letter from her sleeve and threw it in front of Lin Ximeng.

"Coming from Northern Xinjiang, a letter from your Lin family"

Lin Ximeng looked at the red envelope and didn't dare to move for a moment.

The queen said again.

"The one hundred and thirty-two members of your Lin family are all working hard in the northern Xinjiang to open up wasteland. Your elderly grandmother, your frail mother, your virtuous aunt, your wet nurse since childhood, your upbringing nanny..."

The queen took a long breath: "Lin Ximeng, you said it's freezing in northern Xinjiang, so it's normal for more than a hundred people to die in the wasteland, right?"

A chill ran straight from the soles of my feet to my forehead, the hairs all over my body stood up, and my heart seemed to be torn apart by something, it hurt and was cold.

"Queen, you..."

"Don't plead, Lin Ximeng," the queen interrupted her: "I don't owe you anything. This letter from home is already an extra favor. Whatever you want in the future, you have to earn it yourself."

Lin Ximeng bit her lip and suddenly raised her head after a while.

"Then why did the Queen send another Zhou family? She is not as beautiful as my concubine, and she has no skills. She just pesters me like a dog-skin plaster every day."

"Oh, by the way, I ignored her and she seemed to be clinging to Zhao Liangdi again."

The queen smiled coldly.

"I have sent out so many beauties. We can't all have eyeliner. That would be too conspicuous."

"This action also tells you that if you don't obey, I have many people who can replace you, but I don't have much patience anymore."

I want to choose the best prince candidate among the five princes.

The first requirement of the queen is that she must be obedient and in control.

She doesn't want to choose someone who is ambitious and uses her as a springboard. After he ascends the throne, there will be another drama of exterminating relatives for righteousness.

What she wants is the best partner.

Lin Ximeng was slightly relieved.

It turns out that Zhou is nothing.

"It was Xi Meng who misunderstood the empress."

She kowtowed heavily: "Don't worry, Xi Meng will be loyal to the Queen with all her heart in the future. I will be your eyes and your ears."
Chapter completed!