Li Qian looked at Wei Zhongxian's trembling appearance and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "You don't need to test the poison."
"Your Majesty, no!"
Wei Zhongxian was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, with a bit of urgency on his face: "Your Majesty, for the poison test, just one slave will do it. There is no need to use anyone else!"
"Need not."
Li Qian waved his hand to him: "I don't plan to eat it."
Li Qian turned his head and looked at the many maids delivering meals under the long steps: "Go back and tell your empresses, I appreciate their kindness."
"But now that I'm really full, you can take these snacks back and let them eat by themselves."
"this……"
The palace maids below instantly turned pale.
I ran from the Sixth Palace to the Qianyuan Front Hall, and then turned back from the Qianyuan Front Hall to the Changsheng Hall. I was already exhausted and out of breath.
Now I have to run back to the Sixth Palace carrying these food boxes...
And even if they go back, the ladies may not look good.
However, even though it was extremely difficult, the maids still knelt down and obeyed the order one after another.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Looking at the maids leaning down below, Li Qian frowned, but realized something was wrong.
It's really a bit of a hassle to have these palace maids carrying food boxes back and forth.
Li Qian would not underestimate these palace maids and eunuchs, nor would he simply regard them as servants who could be used at will.
It should be noted that eunuchs and maidens are also human beings with fleshy hearts. They are also a force that cannot be ignored.
Zhu Di raised an army to quell Jingnan. Many eunuchs in the palace were concerned about King Yan and secretly conveyed news to him, which made the battle of Jingnan go much smoother.
However, his descendant, Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcong, was suspicious and violent, and liked to punish palace officials.
In the end, the palace maids worked together to perform a coup in the Renyin Palace. Several bloody holes were dug into her body, and she was almost strangled to death in her sleep.
These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Li Qian coughed twice.
He doesn't seek such high charisma to make all the palace maids and eunuchs fall in love with him, but at least he doesn't want to be "changed" by the palace.
Sometimes it is the people around you who can determine your life.
After thinking about it, Li Qian changed his words again:
"It's already dark now. You brought the things over, but you haven't eaten anything yet, right?"
"Since you are here to deliver food, let's eat here with the maids and eunuchs of the Palace of Eternal Life. These snacks will be left here for now."
Naturally, the palace people also need to eat, and it is almost time now.
Many palace maids below were about to stand up, but after hearing these words, they bowed their heads respectfully:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
But the tone of the call this time was obviously different from last time, with a bit of excitement and gratitude.
Li Qian nodded with satisfaction, turned around and walked towards the Hall of Eternal Life.
Wu Meiniang followed gently, her beautiful eyes looking straight at Li Qian's back with a bit of strangeness.
Wei Zhongxian also hurriedly took a few steps to catch up: "Your Majesty is truly a benevolent king, and the slaves will never be repaid with death..."
"okay."
Li Qian waved his hand and continued: "Just ask your men to bring those snacks in."
"move in?"
Wei Zhongxian was startled: "Your Majesty, it's hot tonight. If these snacks are kept in the palace overnight..."
When Li Qian wakes up tomorrow, he may smell a sour smell.
Li Qian glanced at him and walked leisurely: "Pick out some that are not easy to break and put them next to the ice cubes to last the whole night, right?"
"If there's going to be a lot of noise tomorrow morning..."
Li Qian pouted: "Then I'll eat some in the morning to cushion my stomach."
"The remaining ones that are easy to break, you can share them with the palace servants!"
Even if they ate it as a reward to the palace maids, they might still be robbed by their own wives when they return home.
But it's different after taking it out of the food box. Who still recognizes it?
Wei Zhongxian nodded thoughtfully. After figuring out the key, he raised his head with a smile and wanted to flatter Li Qian.
But when he looked up, he found that Li Qian had gone far ahead and entered the Hall of Eternal Life.
Wei Zhongxian quickly followed him, smiling shyly and trying to flatter him again.
"Okay, okay!"
Li Qian stretched out his arms and pushed him away, with a bit of impatience on his face: "Go and do your thing."
After saying that, she took Wu Meiniang's weak and boneless hand and headed towards the depths of the Eternal Life Palace.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian bowed from behind.
…
Deep in the Hall of Eternal Life, the lights are brightly lit.
If you look down from above, the entire Changsheng Hall is roughly in the shape of a "mouth".
The outside pavilion is grand, and the inside is surrounded by exquisite gardens, flowing water, and winding paths.
In the central bedroom on the third floor of the palace, the decoration is exquisite and luxurious, with dark golden dragon patterns all over the walls and curtains...
At this moment, Li Qian put his arms around Wu Meiniang's soft waist, and the two of them leaned against the window, blowing in the cool breeze and admiring the faint night scene in the Palace of Eternal Life.
The night wind blows by, causing the bamboo leaves to rustle and sway, the sound of running water gurgling, and occasionally a few insects can be heard.
Wu Meiniang leaned in Li Qian's arms, and her thoughts couldn't help but return to the evening.
The sweaty, pale faces of those palace maids looked so much like her before.
She was kicked out of the house by her brother and was dependent on her mother and sister. At that time, she also wore such a tired face and went to work in the laundry room just for food and clothing. She carried buckets of heavy clothes soaked in water and was called here and there. .
Seeing those palace maids carrying food boxes and sweating on their brows today, Wu Meiniang subconsciously felt a twist in her heart.
However, the emperor's reaction was somewhat beyond her expectations.
He did not continue to let the palace ladies drag their tired bodies back, but let them eat and rest in the Palace of Eternal Life.
When Wu Meiniang was washing the room, she also imagined that the master would understand her hard work, but that never happened.
Now that I have entered the palace, I find that the current emperor is actually such a person who is willing to understand the hard work of his subordinates.
'If I could meet His Majesty earlier...'
After all, Wu Meiniang is just a girl now, and she can't help but have a little fantasy in her heart.
But as she thought about it, her face turned red.
Because Li Qian's hand on her waist began to become unstable, moving up and down now and then.
Wu Meiniang raised her head with a blushing face, only to find that His Majesty the Emperor was still unaware, his face full of uprightness, and he was still admiring the night outside the window.
"Your Majesty..." The strength of that hand continued to increase, and Wu Meiniang finally couldn't help but exclaimed.
With a smile on his lips, Li Qian lowered his head and met Wu Meiniang's eyes.
The dim candlelight flickered, and there was a touch of red glow on the beauty's face.
The bright eyes are full of tenderness, as if they are about to drip water, and the warmth in them seems to melt the snow...
Li Qian's mind was shaken by the gaze, and he subconsciously supported Wu Meiniang's body and leaned his face forward.
Wu Meiniang couldn't help but grab Li Qian's arm and closed her eyes, but her eyelashes were still blinking nervously.