Tong Yao was stunned and quickly waved her hand to refuse: "No... I won't go in. I just... just take a walk! Take a walk!"
Hong Wen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and he was afraid that Tong Yao's face would not look good, so he endured it with difficulty: "If you want to take a walk, the scenery in the Imperial Garden is better. You might as well go into the palace. The emperor has been busy with government affairs recently.
, I also want to find a reason for the emperor to relax!"
Tong Yao asked with concern: "He...has been busy recently?"
"Busy!" Hongwen nodded quickly: "I only slept for two hours for several days!"
Then he approached Tong Yao and lowered his voice and said: "The emperor said that he has been too busy to visit you during this period. Isn't it time to finish it quickly so that he can visit you as soon as possible?"
Tong Yao bit her lower lip in confusion. Can the palace... be entered?
Is he... okay after enduring like this?
"How about I lead you in? You are the only one who can persuade the emperor at this time! Ouch, I feel distressed when I see you..."
Hong Wen naturally turned around, bowed his waist and stretched out his hand, and Tong Yao was taken away by him.
When Hongwen saw that Tong Yao was so easy to deceive...well, so concerned about the emperor, he was afraid that she would regret it if she reacted, so he quickly signaled the followers behind him to quickly prepare the sedan chair, and directly pushed and supported Tong Yao into the sedan chair, quickly
carried to the Imperial Garden.
He ordered the people carrying the sedan chair not to stop, no matter what Tong Yao said, and to carry the sedan chair directly into the imperial garden before letting him down.
Hong Wen was afraid that others would not be able to explain clearly, so he quickly turned around and went back. After riding his horse into the front hall, he jumped off and trotted all the way to the imperial study room to report.
After hearing what Hong Wen had done, the emperor jumped up, threw the ink pen and ran out.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, don't worry, don't you want to change your clothes?" Hongwen chased after him.
The emperor saw that he was dressed too formally, so he turned around and went to the bedroom, changed clothes in a hurry, and asked: "Has she arrived? Don't run away!"
"Ouch, I can't run away!" Hong Wen quickly comforted the emperor, helped him put on clothes, checked his hair, and then sent the emperor to the imperial garden.
Hong Wen gasped for air, looked at the windy back at the Emperor's feet, shook his head and smiled.
Then he went back to continue delivering the message. After all, things had been prioritized, and what needed to be done still had to be done.
The emperor hurried all the way to the imperial garden. Only then did Tong Yao get down from the sedan chair and look around with a confused expression.
The emperor quickly held onto the rockery and panted for a while. After he had regained his breath, he raised his head again and saw that Tong Yao was indeed looking left and right and retreating, apparently wanting to run away.
"Tong Yao!" the emperor shouted loudly.
Tong Yao was frightened. Seeing the emperor striding towards him, she subconsciously shrank her neck.
But the emperor stepped forward and held Tong Yao's hand with both hands: "You came to see me? Do you care about me?"
Tong Yao felt the temperature of her palms, and couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. The red stripe father-in-law said that the emperor was very busy, but as soon as he heard that he had entered the palace, he rushed over quickly.
"I heard that you are very tired and busy recently, but... don't be too tired." Tong Yao couldn't help but say.
The emperor opened his mouth and smiled: "I...it's okay."
Although I don’t know what Hong Wen said, it made Tong Yao mistakenly think that she was tired all the time... But it would be silly not to use her sympathy at this time and feel her concern, and it would be a waste of Hong Wen’s time.
A... strategy.
"Alas!" The emperor pinched his brows in a tired manner and said, "I haven't slept for a few days, but I became energetic when I saw you. Shall we go sit in the pavilion?"
Tong Yao nodded and obediently let the emperor hold hands and walk to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
She only looked at the emperor's movements of rubbing his eyebrows. He must be very tired, really tired, so she didn't realize that this was the palace and this was the imperial garden of the harem.
So the news that the emperor was holding the hand of a beautiful woman walking around the imperial garden spread like a gust of wind to all the palaces, and even the concubine got the news.
"Oh? What kind of woman? How old is it? Do you know whose daughter she is?" The concubine's eyes were shining. In fact, the emperor is still very picky. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer women who can catch his eye.
Well, there has been no new addition to the harem for more than ten years.
Oh, there was a lot of fuss some time ago about the appointment of a concubine, but there is no further comment. It must be just spreading rumors.
The queen is fine, but the concubines in the harem can't sit still.
The emperor has indeed been very busy recently. He has not returned to the harem for more than a month. Who would have thought that he would leave his official duties to accompany a woman to the imperial garden!
You must confirm it, otherwise no one can feel at ease.
Several palace concubines met at the entrance of the imperial garden. Normally, they would be quarreling with each other, but today they were surprisingly harmonious. The screams from the sisters made all the palace maids following them feel that the hairs on their arms were standing on end, and they were numb.
!
They thought that they would use the excuse of the sisters to meet up for fun, and the emperor would not be able to exclude people. Who knew that the imperial garden was already surrounded by water, and the emperor asked the guards to guard the entrances to the imperial garden, and no one was allowed to enter.
Cleared out.
The emperor knew that Tong Yao had not fully opened her heart yet. It would be terrible if the women in the harem were stimulated to some extent.
No matter how indignant the concubines in the harem were, they did not dare to disobey the emperor, so they had no choice but to go back to the palace. They did not bother to say hello to the other sisters, and they all had cold faces.
The queen couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard the news. The concubines in the harem couldn't calm down. Could it be that she, the queen, really didn't matter?
Who hasn't had a sad moment, but fortunately, I was tripped up by the emperor's eldest grandson, and I didn't go over to join in the fun for a while. Instead, I might have left a good impression on the emperor.
"That's right, you're so old, why do you do stupid things to get jealous?"
The Queen was sober for a rare moment, so she could watch the fun afterwards.
The emperor and Tong Yao were taking a leisurely stroll in the imperial garden.
When Tong Yao was a national preceptor, even when she came to the Imperial Garden, she always came in a hurry. She had never wandered around like this. There was only one person around her who made her... feel at ease, but there was no one else to disturb her.
She quickly showed a smile, which made the emperor excited.
"Isn't it very boring in the other courtyard?" the emperor asked.
"Well, it's okay, I didn't go out much before anyway." Tong Yao didn't care, "You feel more at ease in a familiar place, and only when no one is watching can you relax."
The emperor smiled. He didn't come out because he was bored, so naturally he came out because he missed himself.
The emperor was truly happy at this moment. He had not felt this way for more than ten years. It was as if he would give everything for Tong Yao's smile.
Tong Yao is not a talkative person, unless you talk about a topic that interests her.
But the emperor didn't chatter today, he just held Tong Yao's hand tightly, and the two of them sat quietly, feeling that the years had calmed down.
Soon the sun was setting, and Tong Yao was shocked to realize that the emperor had stayed with her all afternoon!
"Well, you're so busy..." She blushed. She just wanted to free her mind, and she dragged such a busy person to waste half a day.
"It's okay, I haven't been so relaxed and leisurely for a long time." The emperor would not blame her.
"But it's really getting late, I should go back." Tong Yao stood up and said.
The emperor was filled with reluctance, but he also knew that he really couldn't do anything in public, and he was actually very busy.
"That's fine. I'll finish my work in a while and I'll go see you!" The emperor pulled Tong Yao over, hugged her gently, and said in her ear.
"Well..." Tong Yao's heartbeat accelerated. The emperor did not try to persuade her to stay, and she actually felt empty in her heart.
When she heard the emperor whispering in her ear, she felt sweet again.
Hong Wen rushed back in front to clear the way, and guards surrounded him in the back. Others could not get close at all.
In this way, she left the palace unimpeded. Hongwen went back to resume her duties, and the guards escorted her back to the other courtyard.
"Hongwen, you... did a great job today!" The emperor was satisfied and praised.
"Oh, it's an honor for me to share the Emperor's worries! Besides, it was the Tong Niang who missed the Emperor, so she wandered around, so I could bring her to the Emperor!" Hong Wen naturally didn't dare to take her over.
All the credit directly pointed out that Tong Yao came here because she missed the emperor. This sentence really made the emperor very happy.
Calling Tong Yao Lady Tong was also Hong Wen's first initiative. He knew that Tong Yao would follow the emperor sooner or later, but it was not yet known what her position would be in the future, and he could not call her Miss Tong, so he just called her Lady Tong.
The emperor did not refute it and obviously agreed with this statement.
It must be said that Hong Wen, who has followed the emperor for decades, is very able to capture the emperor's thoughts.
So the emperor went back to deal with government affairs in a lively manner. Thinking that his mood can really affect his efficiency, it turned out to be much smoother and he was finished a few days earlier than expected.
There is a rumor circulating in the harem recently that the emperor is in love with a woman and will make her a concubine soon.
Some people sneered. Some time ago, they said they wanted to be made a noble concubine, but that didn't happen anymore.
Now this has been reduced by a few points, but it is probably still gone.
But the concubines in the harem no longer dare to confirm this. That day, the emperor did not hesitate to seal off the imperial garden just to be alone with that woman...
Then some concubines ran to the queen to gossip.
"I don't know which family this lady is from. According to the rules, as a female family member entering the palace, she didn't inform the Queen. She really doesn't take you seriously!"
The queen was stunned and thought to herself, shouldn't this female family members greet her when they enter the palace?
Her face looked a little ugly.
The concubine said pretentiously: "Alas! After all, my queen, you are the queen whom the emperor is marrying, and you are responsible for managing the six palaces. Logically speaking, there are different rules for treating women in the harem, and the emperor should tell you!"
The queen sat upright and made up her mind. She would soon ask the emperor what he meant!
The concubine smiled secretly, feeling that she had succeeded, and bowed before retreating.
The queen changed her clothes and was about to go to the emperor. At this moment, the new princess came.
She had no choice but to sit down. For some reason, this Crown Princess was already her third daughter-in-law, but the first one was gentle and virtuous, the second one was confused and unruly, and this third one... was actually a bit more beautiful than her, the Queen.
As for her majesty, the emperor often praised the current crown princess for her maternal demeanor and demeanor.
So the queen had to sit down dignifiedly and see what "teachings" her daughter-in-law had to offer.