Chapter 48
Chapter 48
"Your Majesty is already a very qualified emperor." Xiao Qi said, "Everyone says that an emperor should be ruthless, but it is His Majesty's sympathy that makes people even more moved. Because His Majesty values affection, there are humble ministers, General Zhang and Lord Gu are loyal to His Majesty, so His Majesty need not be sad about this."
"Yes, there are already so many people around me..." Zhao Chen lowered his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he let go of the burden that had been weighing on his heart, "You don't have to worry about me, I'm fine. If you can still find him, then take care of his funeral."
"Yes." Xiao Qi said.
Zhao Chen turned his head and looked at him, "Pan Ruo lacks this bargaining chip now, but I don't think he will give up, but if we start a war with Nanqu, it will be really bad for our situation. You still have to find someone with a proper identity and a Those who are willing to follow Panya."
"Wei Chen understands."
"You..." Zhao Chen paused for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "If Xi Cui didn't come to report at that time, would you have to leave with him?"
"Your Majesty, don't ask any more questions. The situation at that time left me with no choice but to make this choice, but if it is like this now, I will definitely not make this choice again." Xiao Qi said, "If Nanqu wants to fight, That humble minister can go to war for His Majesty. With this humble minister here, Huiyang will not be snatched away, His Majesty just needs to sit far away in the court hall and wait for the news of the minister's victory."
Zhao Chen's heart seemed to be kneaded a few times by a pair of warm hands, as if to cover up the beating heartbeat, he laughed and said, "Xiao Qi, I didn't know before that you were so proud. "
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Qi also said these words in a flash of his brain. It was really boastful to be said by Zhao Chen. It’s true, how could His Majesty say that.”
Zhao Chen frowned with a smile, but his voice was full of firmness, "I know. I believe in you."
Xiao Qi looked up at Zhao Chen, because he couldn't stop laughing just now, his fair cheeks were also slightly red.Zhao Chen's eyes are crescent-shaped, and there seems to be a microwave in his pupils, and his ruddy thin lips still have a nice curve.Xiao Qi's heart twitched restlessly again, he also smiled slightly, and lowered his head.
It would be great if it could be longer for such a quiet and peaceful time now.Xiao Qi thought to himself.
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"That woman came at the right time!" Panruo walked quickly. He saw that his goal was about to be achieved, but he didn't expect to lose the chain at a critical moment. He said in Nanqu dialect, "Joss, you have to give I have an idea! You are my counselor, I don't expect anyone else from you!"
Joss is the blond man from before, Pan Ruo is a little taller than Xiao Qi, and he loses his sense of proportion when he walks too fast with long arms and legs, making Joss stride after him with great difficulty. with. "Prince, it's not that I don't want to come up with ideas, but the king asked us to establish diplomatic relations with Huiyang, we can't ignore the king's order just because of Xiao Qi!"
"Now you are assisting me! You want to establish diplomatic relations, but my father didn't say that you can't get some benefits from it!" Panruo said, "I won't go too far, so I will try again. If it doesn't work, I will I won't bring it up again."
"Prince, this..." Joss looked embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, you have been guarding here for more than ten days, and the sun is scorching right now, why don't you go back to the palace and rest, and you can come back in the afternoon!"
When Panruo heard these words, he stopped suddenly, and Joss almost bumped into his back. Panruo turned his head and asked, "Who is your empress?"
"Emperor Huiyang's concubine." Seeing that Pan Ruo still didn't understand, he said again, "It can be said to be the emperor's wife."
"In that case, they are very close." Panruo narrowed his eyes, looking at several bright figures standing in front of the bushes not far away, "Go, go and have a look."
Panruo and Joss seemed to be taking a walk, passing by the imperial concubine, looking at the imperial concubine in the Nanqu dialect they didn't understand, and whispering, "The emperor's woman, she looks good."
Concubine Chao obviously also sensed their gazes, looked at the two people with different hair and different eyes in front of her, and thought that she had never seen these people before, she raised her eyebrows with disdain on her face.The servant girl behind her also immediately understood, "Who are you, why are you not polite when you see the imperial concubine?"
"Who is the imperial concubine?" Joss said in Huiyang's language.
"It's really a villager. In this palace, apart from the emperor and empress, the imperial concubine is the most honorable person in this palace. How dare you ask such a question! Which palace do you belong to!"
"I'm afraid you have misunderstood. We are not from Huiyang." Joss smiled. The concubine's maid is so domineering, and it is obvious that this woman is not easy to get along with. "We are from Nanqu, this is our Nanqu Prince, it is understandable that the imperial concubine does not know, after all, it seems that His Majesty does not have time to spend time with the imperial concubine these days."
"You!" The concubine Chao seemed to have been poked at a sore spot. Her voice was soft and pleasant, but her words were extremely bold, "How dare you humiliate me in public! People from Nanqu, I can't cure you, and I can't help you!" I don't believe the emperor can't stop you!"
Hearing this, Pan Ruo sneered, "Couldn't Concubine Chao want to use this as an excuse to go to Qinzheng Palace to find the emperor?"
Being poked into the mind bluntly again, Concubine Chao blushed, "The prince's words are ridiculous, why do I need any excuses to find His Majesty?"
"Because I know that the imperial concubine is also very lonely in her heart." He hooked his lips and shook his gorgeous red hair. When the sun shines, the red hair on his head seems to be shining, which makes the imperial concubine a little Can't look away.
Panruo took a step forward, bent her body and took Chaofei's hand with her wrist, then pressed her forehead to it, and paused for a few seconds.Only then did Concubine Chao come to her senses, and the servant girl beside her was also shocked, she said angrily, "Bold!" She raised her other hand to fall on Pan Ruo's face, but he grabbed her wrist tightly.
Panruo hooked the corners of her lips, and said quite unrulyly, "Why is your empress willing to slap such a pretty face?"
Concubine Chao took half a step back, but did not break away from Panruo's imprisonment, she was extremely ashamed, her face flushed, "Let go of me!" The maid beside her also stepped forward and tugged on Panruo's sleeve, " You rambunctious foreigner, how dare you disrespect your mother! You still don’t let go!”
Pan Ruo raised her head slightly, and smiled harmlessly at the imperial concubine, "Your Majesty, don't be nervous, this is just my etiquette in Nanqu. On the contrary, the imperial concubine is ashamed to look like this after only a few minutes of contact with men, Your Majesty Has it never been like this to you before?" He laughed loudly, "Hui Yang has become so stubborn that he can't even do things with men and women as he pleases."
"You... I don't understand what you are talking about! If you don't let go, I will definitely ask the emperor to punish you!" Chaofei struggled, but was pulled by Pan Ruo, and he approached Chaofei's ear side, whispered, "Will he really care about you?"
"Of course! I am the only concubine in this harem!" Chaofei said angrily.Panruo smiled slightly, "Don't you know in your heart that if it is possible, the emperor would rather not make you a concubine?"
"Nonsense!" Although Concubine Chao immediately retorted, her voice did not have much confidence after all.When she was 16 years old, she was married to Zhao Chen and became the concubine of the third prince. At that time, she thought that she could be on par with her husband and get the most pure and beautiful love in the world.
On the wedding night, Zhao Chen lifted her hijab. She was looking forward to everything that the nanny had taught her, but Zhao Chen just said, you are still too young, let's wait another day.Although Zhang Chuni was full of anticipation and ended up in vain, she was always too careless. Zhao Chen said that another day would be another day, and there would definitely be that day.
At that time, she firmly believed in this. After all, if Zhao Chen had no interest in it, then the princess's swollen belly was nothing.It is said that the concubine was only eighteen when she was betrothed to the third prince. So, when she gets married, can she have her own child?
Zhang Chuni was looking forward to it day by day, and while she was there, Zhao Chen was enthroned.She was made a imperial concubine, and her parents were very happy for her, but only she knew how uncomfortable it was to be alone in an empty room all these years.She didn't dare to tell others that she had never consummated the marriage with His Majesty, and she hadn't even met her a few times. She could only hope that meeting His Majesty would remind His Majesty that she was still in the harem. Crazy waiting for that day.
"Looking at the appearance of your empress, in fact, you have already agreed with me from the bottom of your heart." Panruo smiled, "Actually, you can't blame the emperor entirely. He is also very busy when he doesn't come to see your empress." He let go of the imperial concubine's grip. Wrist, pulled away a step away.
The servant girl next to Concubine Chao hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped Concubine Chao's hands carefully, she snorted coldly, "Of course I know that His Majesty is worried about the affairs of the world, so I don't need you to remind me."
"Your Majesty is right or wrong. The affairs of the world are important, but they are not as important as the love between children."
"Your Majesty is different from you. Your Majesty pretends to be righteous in his heart, so that he will not be hindered by others." Chaofei said.
"He is indeed different from me. I begged Xiao Qi wholeheartedly, but the emperor seems unwilling to give it to me." Panruo sighed.Concubine Chao raised her eyebrows, and raised her hand to pat the handkerchief that the maid had wiped on her hand, "You are thinking stupidly, Mr. Xiao is an important minister beside His Majesty, how could he give it to you Nanqu so easily."
"Your Majesty seems to have misunderstood. I begged Xiao Qi not for power, but for affection." Pan Ruo seemed very regretful, "But His Majesty seems to be very concerned about Xiao Qi's going or staying. Hey, he might not hesitate to fight with Nan for this." He went to war."
Concubine Chao's face was full of astonishment, "For love? But, you and Master Xiao are both men..." Panruo smiled, "So what if we are both men, Nanqu is not your Huiyang, your empress is too knowledgeable. A little less. Besides, Xiao Qi also likes men, but he seems to have already had someone he likes, and he can't see me at all."
Pan Ruo's words are rooted in the concubine's ears, so what if she is a man, His Majesty seems unwilling, Xiao Qi likes men, and he already has someone he likes... All these things have been made up in the concubine's mind A whole line, a guess that she had never thought about came to mind.She was even thinking that this was the reason why she had never been favored in these years.
She frowned, looking at Panruo's red eyes, she seemed to be deeply drawn into the whirlpool by him.She said with a trembling voice, "What are you talking about with Bengong, I don't care about your feelings."
"I thought Your Majesty would understand." He sharpened his teeth, "All I want is Xiao Qi, but what Your Majesty wants is Your Majesty, and a peaceful country, so if we cooperate, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? "
"What do you want to do?" Chaofei said.
Pan Ruo took out a small iron box from the brocade bag at her waist, and handed it to the imperial concubine.She didn't reach out, but the maid beside her stepped forward to take it. She said, "What's the meaning of this?"
"Your Majesty only needs to feed this medicine to Xiao Qi, and I will take care of the rest."
"It's impossible for me to kill Huiyang's servant!" Concubine Chao said coldly.Pan Ruo shook her head, "Your Majesty misunderstood, how could I kill Xiao Qi. Since he is not willing to surrender, then I can only force him to submit."
"Hmph, I advise you to give up your heart as soon as possible! I can't be with you!" Concubine Chao flicked her brocade sleeve, turned and left.Seeing that the empress did not say anything to throw away the thing, the maidservant followed quickly.
"Prince, will she know how to use it?" Joss asked.
Panruo smiled and said, "Didn't she put it away? It's just a matter of time." He scratched his red hair, looked at the back of the imperial concubine, and smiled wantonly, "Interesting, interesting. I'm really Let's see how you choose."
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Can someone find out why the imperial concubine stayed there for more than ten days? hhhh
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