Chu Yunning lost her status as Princess Xiao and became a third-rank imperial concubine, responsible for assisting the queen in handling the harem.
Some people say that the Queen Mother kept him by her side because she cared for Chu Yunning, and even more so to appease General Chu.
There are different opinions and everything can be said.
Chu Yunning arranged for Emperor Mingwen's first bedtime visit in the afternoon, and specially selected a concubine with a charming appearance and a well-behaved personality.
Less than half an hour after she was sent away, Eunuch Mo called her away.
"The Emperor has a decree for Mr. Chu to go there immediately."
Chu Yunning was confused. She had no habit of watching battles online, but then she thought about it, Emperor Wen was not good enough.
It probably wasn't as dirty as she thought, it was probably something else.
Facts have proved that Chu Yunning overestimated Emperor Mingwen.
Under the candlelight, Mei Bi was wearing a rose-red gauze as thin as a cicada's wings, half-covered and half-covered. Not to mention how charming she was, even she couldn't help but look at her twice.
"Greetings to the Emperor."
Emperor Mingwen continued to read the memorial without raising his head. He waited for a long time before squinting at Chu Yunning;
"It's late at night and I'm a little hungry. Could you please Master Chu to make some midnight snacks?"
Chu Yunning was stunned, and even wanted to scold her mother silently in her heart. Emperor Mingwen looked at the small expression on Chu Yunning's face, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Why, you don't want to?"
I want a p!
I was thinking in my mind but didn't dare to say anything, I just said I would prepare it now, but Emperor Mingwen ordered spicy rabbit head.
Chu Yunning paused and wondered why he was so stingy when he was an emperor. Didn't he just grab a rabbit's head during the day and get retribution at night?
"Your Majesty..." Mei Bi's charming voice came to his ears. Chu Yunning's face turned red and she ran away without stopping.
In the middle of the night, she had to watch the stove making rabbit heads, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so Chu Yunning put a lot of chili peppers in the rabbit heads to increase the taste.
"It will kill you!"
Half an hour later, I made a plate of rabbit heads and a pot of sour plum soup. Chu Yunning waited at the door for a long time, and rolled his eyes speechlessly when he heard a voice that was inappropriate for children.
After waiting for almost an hour, she was almost asleep before Eunuch Mo put her in. The entire inner hall was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, making people blush and heartbeat.
She has never experienced anything between a man and a woman in her previous life or her next life. If she wears it as the original owner, she can have a lovely son without having to experience these things. What a bargain!
"look up!"
A cold voice came from above.
Chu Yunning raised her head and met the smiling face of Emperor Mingwen. To be honest, Emperor Mingwen was very handsome and more feminine than Prince Xiao.
"Your Majesty." Chu Yunning raised the tray with her hands high.
Emperor Mingwen glanced sideways at Eunuch Mo. Eunuch Mo immediately stepped forward to take the tray and handed Chu Yunning a pair of chopsticks: "Master Chu, according to the rules, you can try the food first."
She almost forgot about it, what a mistake!
Every emperor was afraid that someone around him would be poisoned, so he would let people test the poison on themselves. Chu Yunning picked up one and bit it without any hesitation.
It was numb and spicy. Chu Yunning tried not to show it. In fact, his mouth was about to burst into flames.
"Present it." Emperor Mingwen leaned lazily on the couch, put one hand on his knee, picked it up with the other, and tasted it in a decent manner.
Chu Yunning suppressed a smile and blinked innocently at Emperor Mingwen. The Queen Mother did not grow up in the capital and ate spicy food when she was a child. However, Emperor Mingwen was different. He grew up in the palace and had never eaten anything so spicy.
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Sure enough, Emperor Mingwen put down his chopsticks and drank several bowls of sour plum soup before putting it down.
"Step back." Emperor Mingwen waved his hands, as if he was tired and wanted to rest. Chu Yunning took a deep breath and silently cursed Emperor Mingwen again as a tyrant!
"Chu Yunning, you are scolding me!" Emperor Mingwen looked sure.
Chu Yunning was frightened and subconsciously retorted: "I don't dare."
The two of them faced off for a while, and then Emperor Mingwen said: "I will allow you to leave the palace for five days every month to sort out your property."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning was overjoyed. The tyrant had gained a conscience.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
next day
After Mei Concubine went to bed, she was canonized as a concubine and the Empress Mei Fei. There was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate her.
In the next few days, other concubines came to sleep with Jin Feng one after another. I don’t know who leaked the news. When I learned that the matter of sleeping with Jin Feng was left to the Chu Shang Palace, Chu Yunning suddenly became a busy man and saw endless meetings.
's concubines.
There were more than a dozen people, big and small, and some brought all their belongings to beg for help. Chu Yunning didn't refuse after thinking about it, and directly arranged for a whole night.
"Presumptuous, presumptuous, too presumptuous!" The news reached the ears of the empress. The queen was furious. Even her first and fifteenth day of the lunar month were occupied. This clearly meant that she was not taken seriously!
"Where's Chu Yunning? Go and bring her to me!"
Soon the palace maid replied: "Your Majesty, Chu Shanggong said that we are temporarily unavailable."
"What?" When the queen heard this, she became even more furious. She wanted to tear Chu Yunning into pieces. She actually relied on the favor of the queen mother to not take herself seriously at all. Damn it!
At this time, a palace maid replied: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."
The queen instantly turned from anger to joy. She straightened her clothes, held up her hairpin, stood up and went to the door to greet her.
"I, my concubine, send my regards to the Emperor."
Emperor Mingwen raised his hand: "Queen, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."
"I wonder if the emperor has any orders when he comes?" The queen asked politely, and Emperor Mingwen nodded: "Prince Xiao is not young anymore, and there is no caring person in the house to serve you. You are the queen and you
She is the emperor's sister-in-law, arranging a marriage for him."
The queen was slightly stunned. This happened so suddenly and she was not prepared at all.
"But……"
"The Queen Mother has never wanted to see you. If you can take this matter seriously, the Queen Mother will not make things difficult for you again in the future."
After hearing what Emperor Mingwen said, the queen immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will leave this matter to my concubine, and I will definitely handle it properly."
"The sooner this matter is done, the better. Firstly, it will make the mother feel at ease, and secondly, someone will take care of Prince Xiao." Emperor Mingwen looked serious.
"yes!"
Under the instigation of Emperor Mingwen, the queen began to get busy. She was selecting different girls every day, meeting different wives, and gathering information. She had no time to trouble Chu Yunning.
The queen was very fast and found several suitable candidates on the third day. The queen specially summoned King Xiao.
While waiting for others, he asked people to invite Chu Yunning. Chu Yunning was intercepted on the way.
"I send my regards to the Queen."
The queen raised her hand in a good mood: "No need to be polite, Chu Shang Palace comes over to take a look at these paintings."
There are several portraits of women on the table. All the women in the paintings have outstanding looks, and there is a note next to whose family the girl belongs to.
The second daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs, she was sixteen years old and was good at music.
The eldest daughter of the Minister of War, she is seventeen years old and has a gentle personality.
…
Count eight people in total.
She didn't understand what the queen meant, so she asked, "Why do you want me to come to you?"
The queen deliberately let it slip and smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, you will know after a while when everyone comes."
After waiting for half an hour, King Xiao arrived late.
"Brother, please pay your respects to the emperor's wife." Prince Xiao saluted.
"Prince Xiao, there is no need to be polite. Come and take a look at these candidates." The queen pointed to the portrait on one side and said to Chu Yunning: "Chu Shang Palace also helps me with the staff. Let's see which ones."
This young lady is suitable to be Princess Xiao."
The queen specially emphasized the word "Princess Xiao".
Chu Yunning suddenly realized that she was going to choose a wife for Prince Xiao. The queen stared at Chu Yunning's expression closely, trying to see the expression of loss, shock, and unwillingness on her face.
After staring for a long time, the queen was disappointed. Chu Yunning turned out to be very calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with her and she didn't care at all.
It must be pretending!
The queen then stimulated: "Chu Shanggong was once the person who slept with Prince Xiao. He must know Prince Xiao's preferences very well and help Prince Xiao choose a girl of his choice."
Prince Xiao looked at Chu Yunning solemnly, his eyes darkened. He knew all the news in the palace in the past few days.
After Heli, he regretted it and thought about going to the palace to make amends one day, tearing up the letter of Heli, and getting back together with Chu Yunning.
Today was an opportunity. After a while, Chu Yunning would cry and beg for mercy. He would then plead for her in front of the queen and say a few nice words, and they would reconcile smoothly.
"Prince Xiao likes gentle people. In my opinion, the daughter of the Minister of War is very good. And this Miss Li is also good at being gentle and considerate. This Miss Zhang is even more outstanding. She is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Once married,
Entering Prince Xiao's Mansion and being able to play the harp and harp in harmony with Prince Xiao is simply a beautiful story!"
Chu Yunning pointed at the portrait with seriousness: "The Queen has good taste. Every girl here is excellent. If Prince Xiao doesn't dislike them, you can choose a few more to join the palace."
"You!" Prince Xiao's face changed slightly. Seeing Chu Yunning's calm face, he couldn't help but wonder, does she really not care?
The queen was dubious: "Chu Shanggong, can you take what you say seriously? Once the marriage is decided, Princess Xiao's position will be hers in the future."
Chu Yunning pretended to be confused: "What does the Queen mean by these words? Are you questioning the Emperor's decision?"
"You!" The queen choked and said angrily: "I don't know what happened. If you regret it in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
Chu Yunning raised her chin and spoke every word very seriously: "A good horse never turns back. Now that you have made your choice, you will never regret it. I believe the same is true for Prince Xiao."
Prince Xiao was irritated, clenched his fists tightly and snorted coldly: "The same is true for me. Just as Chu Shanggong said, I will accept the daughter of the Minister of Secretariat as his concubine today, and I sincerely ask the emperor's sister-in-law to decide on the marriage.