My heart sank, I slowly turned my head, and saw Pei Yuanhao walking in from outside with his hands behind his back: "If you have anything to say, let me listen to it too."

When Chang Qing and I were shocked when we saw him walking in, they hurriedly stood up.

"Greetings to the Emperor."

Pei Yuanhao walked over and sat at the table, reached out to dust his clothes, then looked up at us, I took a step back and stood behind Chang Qing, and lowered my head as much as possible. Chang Qing was a little surprised to see him coming, but she immediately smiled and said, "Why is the emperor free to come today?"

"Come here to see you," he smiled gently, and then looked deep: "I didn't expect it to come."

Chang Qing's breath was a little chaotic. She looked at me quietly, and then smiled and said, "These emperors and state affairs are busy. I have many things to arrange in the harem. Sometimes I didn't go to the Linshui Pagoda to pay homage to the Queen Mother."

"Then, what about the Queen Mother now?"

“…”

This sentence was obviously not a question about Chang Qing. I bit my lower lip and whispered: "When I say to the emperor, the empress dowager caught a cold a few days ago because she was greedy for the snow scene. She has been getting better recently. She asked the minister to tell me that the emperor, the queen, the court and the harem have too many things to do, and the important things should be put first."

Hearing this, Pei Yuanhao's breathing was heavy: "Then, you just said that the Empress Dowager has something to bring to me, that's it?"

“…No, no.”

I immediately frowned.

It was because I didn't want to meet and talk to him that I planned to let Chang Qing bring the Queen Mother's words to him, but he actually came at this time. And it seemed that he was just here to sit, and he became more and more heavy.

I stood there with a frown, but Pei Yuanhao was also sitting as steady as Mount Tai. He picked up the tea bowl on the table and wanted to have tea. When Chang Qing saw it, he hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, that's what I have used."

"oh……"

"The emperor wants to drink tea, so I will ask someone to prepare hot tea."

"Well." Pei Yuanhao put the tea bowl back on the table and smiled and said, "I haven't had a meal with the queen at Jingren Palace at some point. Let the imperial kitchen have a meal here today."

When Chang Qing heard this, she smiled and said, "I follow the order."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out. When he walked past me, he nodded slightly at me. I couldn't, so I could only nod and remained there.

When the emperor arrived at Jingren Palace, the queen actually retreated, leaving only one minister. This made no sense wherever she went. I stood in this room that was not spacious and felt a suffocation in my chest. It became more and more cramped. Pei Yuanhao brushed his clothes again, raised his legs and said, "Tell me."

“…”

"Why, I can't say it without the queen's message?"

"……no."

I don’t know if it was my illusion or something, but I just felt that as soon as he walked into the room, his breath was filled with his whole room. Listening to his breathing heavier than the other, I just felt that my breathing became heavier.

It seemed like I was back to the golden car that day.

When I think of the scene that day, I feel that my hands and feet are shaking - I already know what he is doing in the golden car that day, and what he wants to do will never stop because of my resistance, bleeding or fainting. However, Nangong Lizhu also taught me that no matter what, I must not break up with him at this time, especially when I have not stepped out of this imperial city with one foot, especially when Qinghan is in such a dangerous situation.

I saw his hand on the table, as if he was about to stand up, and immediately spoke, "Although the Queen Mother's illness has improved, her health is not very good."

His hands, which he put on the table, were about to forcefully stop, as if he had removed his strength.

He looked up at me and said, "Hmm?"

"The Queen Mother said that she has been thinking about the past these days, many things that have happened."

When he heard this, he seemed to be shocked, and a trace of gloom flashed between his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he was silent for a long time before he spoke hoarsely: "Empress Dowager, what did you say to you?"

"The Queen Mother talked about her past life on the grassland."

"Oh? On the grassland?"

He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes and looked at me. I understood what that tentative gaze meant, without any emotion or expression: "The Queen Mother said that she used to be good at riding and shooting, and was a genuine grassland daughter."

What I said was somewhat irrelevant, but Pei Yuanhao seemed to have no intention of impatient at all. Instead, he sat quietly. Listening, the forced aura that emanated from his body became heavier and heavier. He slowly raised his head, and the light in his eyes was shining, and there was only the darkness that was deep to the bottomless.

"The Queen Mother said that in winter, the wolves on the grassland would risk rushing to the city, or the tribe would take the children away, and they would suffer greatly."

He looked at me, and I still said calmly: "People on the grassland either shoot them directly and don't let the wolves cause trouble anymore. But in this case, you must be foolproof. Don't let the wolves notice it, and don't let them have a chance to fight back."

“…”

"Or, just shoot some cattle and sheep and leave them on the grassland to fill the wolves and comfort them well."

“…”

"If you don't comfort yourself, you'll probably cause a big disaster."

Pei Yuanhao sat there, gently stroked the edge of the cup with one hand, and said, "Empress Dowager, did you tell you all this?"

"yes."

"What else has you said?"

"..." I thought about it and said, "No, the Empress Dowager is not very good. Because Yuan Cairen went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager before, it seemed that the Empress Dowager had consumed some of his gods, so the officials just accompanied the Empress Dowager to use vegetarian food, and the Empress Dowager rested."

"Yuan Cairen?" He raised his eyebrows.

At this time, Chang Qing's footsteps came from outside, and she slowly walked in and said, "Your Majesty, I have someone to pass on the meal."

Pei Yuanhao stood up and said, "Empress, I suddenly remembered that there are still some things I haven't finished. Come over tonight."

"Oh? State affairs are important, I respectfully send it to the emperor."

I followed her and bowed down to salute. I saw Pei Yuanhao walking out. Chang Qing then looked back at me. I smiled and felt a large area of ​​cold sweat behind me. Chang Qing said with a smile: "What did you say to the emperor?"

"nothing."

"..." She looked at me, smiled again, sat at the table, and soon Kuaier brought a few palace maids to serve the meal. Chang Qing waved and said, "Well, you can sit down and use it with me, don't waste it."

I didn't plan to leave at first, so I sued the crime and sat on the stool halfway and had dinner with her.

After eating a few bites, I saw that Chang Qing was also a little old. I took the chopsticks and fiddled with the dishes in the bowl and said, "Empress, don't you want to know what the emperor has to deal with?"

She looked up at me, with a smile on her lips and said nothing.

The two of them were eating quietly, with only the sound of bowls and chopsticks in the room. After a while, they saw a little eunuch running in from outside. They looked a little disgusted, unlike those who were working in Jingren Palace. The Kouer who stood outside seemed to stop him, so they let him run in like this.

But the little eunuch came in and saw me sitting at the table, and hesitating. Chang Qing only smiled and said, "Tell me."

The little eunuch immediately said, "Empress, the emperor has just gone to Chonghua Palace to see the second prince."

My heart suddenly felt aroused.

Chang Qing's chopsticks that were picking up food also trembled, but she quickly calmed down, picked up the tofu ball again, and said calmly: "I understand, go down."

"yes."

The little eunuch hurriedly retreated.

I sat there with the bowl in my hand, my heartbeat was a little shaking. When I looked back at Chang Qing, she still looked calm, but the light flashing in her eyes was completely different.

My surprise was not her eyeliner in the palace. As the queen mother Yixia was in charge of the six palaces, she could not have no connections at all, not to mention that even Taishi Chang took action, she would definitely not be idle in the harem. What surprised me was that Pei Yuanhao went to Chonghua Palace!

When he went to Chonghua Palace, he was afraid that the prince would be a cover, and it was important to see some people's reactions.

My mood was so chaotic that even the delicious food was eaten in my mouth, and it was like chewing wax. I forced myself to put it on a few bites, and finally slowly raised my head to look at Chang Qing: "Empress."

"……Um?"

"You think-"

He really wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to ask, but Chang Qing smiled and said, "Do you want to ask me, will the emperor fight or comfort me?"

"..." I nodded.

"what you think?"

I thought about it for a long time, but still shook my head.

I know that Pei Yuanhao is not a person who will be held hostage. When he was a prince, the late emperor could not suppress him. Shen Gongyi had actually touched his negative scale. It has been left to this point, half because he was a hero of the emperor's ascendance to the throne, and half because the power of the Shen family cannot be underestimated.

Removing such an important official and a mixed force with him will be a disaster to the court. Pei Yuanhao may not have such courage, but—

The turmoil in the court is the opportunity for others.

One south and one north, there has been no movement over the years, but in fact it has been waiting for an opportunity.

How to minimize this turmoil may be the most important thing about laying out this situation.

I raised my head, looked at Chang Qing and said, "The Queen thinks, should I hit you?"

After hearing this, Chang Qing did not answer me immediately. She just turned her head slowly, and the doors and windows were covered with empty spaces. She could only see a line of windows, gradually higher and clear sky, and geese and birds flew past.
Chapter completed!