Xiao Xia raised his eyes to look at Gui Ying and saw that several people were happy in their eyebrows, were they happy for this?

Xiao Xia lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, and pushed the pastry aside: "I don't want to eat it now, put it away!" ”

Guixiang said: "Niangniang, the emperor hasn't sent you snacks for a few days, and I sent it early this morning, and it was sent by the prince himself. ”

"Yes, Niangniang, the emperor took the initiative to soften his body, you can't keep angry with him like this!"

"When have I ever been angry with the emperor?"

"Then why hasn't the emperor come to see Niangniang?"

"Cinnamon Xiang!" Gui Ying stopped her with a slight reprimand, sent her out, and then served tea to Xiao Xia, and persuaded in a low voice:

"Niangniang, Guixiang, this girl has no mouth, don't take it to heart."

"I know."

Gui Ying hesitated slightly, and then asked, "Niangniang, didn't you make a special trip to the Imperial Garden to wait for the emperor yesterday afternoon?" The emperor sent pastries this morning, why are you not happy? ”

"What's there to be happy about, he was still at Xiu Concubine's place last night, and he thought of me again this morning, maybe Xiu Concubine ate the leftovers or not."

"Niangniang, you really think too much about this, I heard the prince say in the morning, the emperor went to sit in the palace of the concubine for a while yesterday evening, and hurried out without even eating dinner, it is said that the emperor also went to the place where the emperor met the emperor before and stood for a while, and then went to the imperial study alone."

Xiao Xia was quite surprised when she heard this, and looked up at Gui Ying: "Won't it?" How can it be? ”

"Niangniang, this is said by the prince himself, and it must not be wrong."

Xiao Xia lowered her eyebrows, her mood was much better, she turned her eyes to look at the pastries on the table, took it and opened it, sniffed it, there was really a faint fragrance of flowers inside, Xiao Xue pursed her lips and smiled: "He still loves flowers like this, and I don't know what the taste of words is this time." ”

"Niangniang will know if you taste it?"

Xiao Xia shook her head: "I am not allergic to flowers by nature, I only recognize whether it looks good or not, and the same is true for this pastry, I only know whether it is delicious or not, how do I know what is in it?" ”

"That's fine, it's the emperor's will, as long as the mother thinks it's delicious."

Xiao Xia smiled, took a bite and tasted it, not to mention, I haven't eaten it for a few days, this taste is really special.

I heard that the master of making pastries is Feng Jintian specially sent people to the Jiangnan area to find, the workmanship is very exquisite, the materials are particularly exquisite, the master only makes two boxes at most every day, one box is for the emperor, one box is for the emperor to reward, of course, the reward for that box is dispensable, so the harem concubines are particularly yearning for this, before the small summer day did not feel how to eat, but today I feel very precious.

After finishing the snacks, Xiao Xia immediately changed his clothes and decided to go to the imperial study in person.

When Xiao Xia came to the door of the imperial study, there were already several ministers outside the door to ask to see, they were quite surprised when they saw Xiao Xia, although they had long heard of the name of the concubine, but not everyone was lucky enough to see it, Xiao Xia didn't go to the last dinner, and she rarely showed up, but I didn't expect to meet it today.

A few courtiers gave Xiao Xia a salute, Xiao Xia just pursed his lips and smiled and walked straight to the imperial study, and Wang An, who was guarding the door, entered her quite respectfully, and immediately ran in to report, and after a while, Wang An came out to invite Xiao Xia in, and several ministers who were still discussing inside were driven out.

A few people waiting outside quipped, "How? Are you faster than cutting in line? ”

The other party just smiled awkwardly, but didn't dare to say much, everyone understood in their hearts that it was not a lie that the emperor favored the concubine and even wanted to make her the queen, by the way, didn't the emperor make an order last time? Why didn't I hear anything after that? Of course, that is not the result that everyone wants, the emperor doesn't mention it, and they don't dare to mention it, for fear that the emperor will suddenly remember that a holy decree really established the queen, so wouldn't everyone have a chance?

Xiao Xia entered the imperial study and saw Feng Jintian sitting at the desk looking back at her.

Xiao Xia stepped forward and saluted, Feng Jintian nodded with a straight face: "No courtesy, why are you here?" ”

"Your Majesty, thank you for your snacks, the concubine is here to discuss with you about tomorrow's draft."

Feng Jintian frowned and stared at her: "You have nothing else to do if you look for me?" ”

Xiao Xia paused, looked up at him, and clearly saw the disappointment in his eyes, Xiao Xia pursed his lips and lowered his eyebrows for a moment: "The emperor has all the opportunities, remember to rest more, and pay attention to take care of your body." ”

Feng Jintian looked at her silently for a long time, and finally sighed and stretched out his hand to her, Xiao Xia hesitated, and finally stretched out his hand, Feng Jintian took advantage of the situation and stopped her in his arms, which frightened Xiao Xia and exclaimed.

"Shh~~ There are a few old stubborns listening outside, don't let them misunderstand!"

The heat of his voice was in his ears and face, making her cheeks hot, and she didn't know if it was a shy blush or a blush from his words?

Xiao Xia wanted to push his hand away: "Your Majesty, there is someone outside, let go quickly!" ”

"You sent it yourself, I don't want to let go." He whispered in her ear, causing her to blush again.

Feng Jintian hugged her tightly with one hand and caressed her cheek with the other: "You know? You don't come to me these days to let me live like a year, I want to come to see you all the time, and I'm afraid that you will push me out, Xiaoxia, you obviously know my intentions, don't push me to other women again, okay? ”

Feng Jintian's gentle whisper seemed to have pleading, which made Xiao Xia feel distressed, as an emperor, he wanted nothing, but he was so humble to himself, Xiao Xia really didn't know how to face her, or how to tell him about his past?

Do you really want to keep it a secret from him until you leave him? That's not fair to him, but if you tell him Brother Jing is in danger, the Liang family is also in danger, Xiao Xia was entangled and hesitated in his heart, and finally didn't say anything, he could only lean meekly in his arms, and enjoy this warmth for the time being!

Xiao Xia went to the imperial study in the morning, but she didn't say anything, she was held in Feng Jintian's arms and sat for two quarters of an hour, and then she went back to Xia Yu Palace with a big red face.

She felt that she had found nothing, but the news that she went to the imperial study caused an uproar in the harem, originally thinking that the concubine had fallen out of favor, and the concubine was proud, and this sudden reversal made everyone's jaws drop.

The people who had almost forgotten Xiao Xia had a clear answer at this time: no matter how many new concubines there were, the concubine always had a place in the emperor's heart, no matter how favored the other concubines were, it would not affect the status of the concubine in the emperor's heart, and of course it would not affect her status in the palace.

So, the concubines who had gone to show favor to the concubine one after another have now changed their minds, the concubine is arrogant, obviously a broken household but thinks very highly of herself, and her temper is also very bad, she always speaks cynically, where can she compare to the concubine who always treats each other with a smile and is tolerant and generous? As soon as they got the news, they prepared gifts one after another to visit Xia Yu Palace.

Xiao Xia, who was stunned in the study, was quite surprised when she heard that a concubine had visited, but Gui Ying reminded her that she remembered, and immediately refused all visitors under the pretext of being unwell, and even closed the palace door directly.

In the evening, Feng Jintian came in a hurry, and when he entered the door, he asked, "I heard that you are unwell?" What's uncomfortable? ”

Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment before reacting, and said with a smile: "That's to deal with outsiders, do you believe it?" ”

Feng Jintian's heart moved: "I'm not an outsider? ”

Looking at his gentle and teasing eyes, Xiao Xia's heartbeat suddenly increased a little, she turned her eyes away and didn't speak, Feng Jintian stepped forward and hugged her and rubbed gently in her ear: "I like you like this." ”

"What does it look like?"

"I'm shy and blushing when I look at me!"

Xiao Xia is even more flustered, what should I do? It's really tempting! Is that good?

In a blink of an eye, the next day, Xiao Xia dressed up early in the morning, sat in a soft sedan chair and came to the place where the draft girl was selected, she glanced out through the gauze tent, there were already many famous ladies waiting for the selection, but Feng Jintian did not show up for a long time, seeing that it had passed the auspicious time, Xiao Xia once again sent someone to urge the emperor, this time he finally came, but he did not come alone, brought Concubine Fang and Su Linglong together, Xiao Xia was quite surprised, but he didn't say anything, as long as he was willing to come.

The show girls who participated in the election came in one by one, Xiao Xia felt that they were all quite pretty, and each had its own specialties and characteristics, she liked it very much, but Feng Jintian was always noncommittal, and most of the final decisions were made by Xiao Xia.

He didn't speak, so I simply chose it according to my own preferences, and after this trip, she was a little dazzled and a little tired.

However, the list of the following show girls immediately cheered up Xiao Xia: Su Lingfeng, the daughter of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in Zhengsipin, Su Lingxia, daughter of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in Zhengsipin, and Song Qiao'er, the daughter of Xiaoqing of Sipin Hanlin Academy, and so on.

Hearing these familiar names, Xiao Xia immediately sat up straight, but Su Linglong on the side said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Su family is really good, the two daughters have been sent to the draft, wouldn't it be too disappointing if you didn't choose one?" ”

Feng Jintian glanced at her lightly, and then lowered his eyebrows to look at Lingfeng Lingxia Qiao'er who was kneeling below.

Lingfeng Lingxia will come is expected, but why did Qiao'er come? Didn't she keep up with Guan Yan...... By the way, Shangguan Yan has already withdrawn! Is that a coincidence to stay or not?

Feng Jintian's gaze swept lightly over a few people, and he didn't seem to be interested, Xiao Xia was afraid that he had made a decision, so he preemptively said: "The concubine thinks that these girls are good, Su Lingfeng is smart and well-behaved, stay!" Song's Qiao'er ......"

Xiao Xia stared at Qiao'er's forehead, I haven't seen her for a few days, she is more beautiful and moving than before, I feel sorry for her quiet and shy appearance, Xiao Xia's heart moved, Qiao'er is a good girl, she is upright and pure-hearted, once she identifies something, she will do her best, she will leave Feng Jintian sooner or later, if she can take good care of Feng Jintian instead of herself, then she will rest assured!

Xiao Xia looked back at Feng Jintian, and Feng Jintian also looked back at her: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, you see that this Song family Qiao'er is well-behaved and quiet, does the emperor like it?"

Feng Jintian frowned slightly, Qiao'er below pinched the hem of her skirt and lowered her head, Xiao Xia turned around and said, "Song Qiao'er, you raise your head." ”

Song Qiao'er raised her head slowly nervously, but she always drooped her eyelids, not daring to look at the person above.

Concubine Fang also praised: "What a delicate face, a dignified and beautiful woman, the emperor, the concubine thinks this woman is good, and she is the daughter of the Hanlin Academy, she must be a well-behaved and sensible person, can you stay?" ”

Feng Jintian raised his eyelids and glanced at Song Qiao'er more, his face was still faintly noncommittal, Xiao Xia was happy to see her, he was willing to look at her more and not object, which showed that he liked Qiao'er's type, Xiao Xue nodded to the deacon and eunuch, and left Song Qiao'er behind.

After a few rounds, there were familiar show girls one after another, and Zhuang Silian was also among them, which surprised Xiaoxue, she looked back at Concubine Fang, Concubine Fang gave her a look, which means that I helped you with Song Qiaoer's matter, and you can't help but give face this time.

Concubine Fang was also very direct: "Your Majesty, Sister Lian'er has been close to her concubines since she was a child, and it is rare for concubines to have a confidant in the palace, so please keep Lian'er for the sake of the concubines!" ”

Concubine Fang turned her eyes to look at Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia pursed her lips and smiled: "What Concubine Fang said is reasonable, Your Majesty, stay!" ”

Feng Jintian was noncommittal, but of course he stayed.

At the end of the whole day, hundreds of show girls selected about 20 people, went home to prepare first, entered the palace three days later, stayed in Chuxiu Pavilion for training, and then arranged for the canonization of the waiter.

Xiao Xia dragged her tired body back to Xia Yu Palace, and just sat down, Emperor Feng Jintian came, Xiao Xia, who was sitting in front of the dresser, wanted to get up and salute, Feng Jintian pressed her hand to let her sit and continue to comb her hair.

Xiao Xia looked sideways at Feng Jintian from the mirror, his face was expressionless all day.

"Your Majesty, aren't you happy that there are so many new little girls?"

Feng Jintian raised his eyelids: "Are you happy?" ”

Xiao Xia twitched the corners of his mouth and didn't know what to say, so he could only sit silently, and after Gui Ying and the others combed their hair, Feng Jintian waved everyone away and stretched out his hand to Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia understood what he meant, hesitated for a moment and walked over to sit on his lap, Feng Jintian pinched his fingers and flicked her forehead hard.

Xiao Xia covered his forehead with a cry of pain, it was really painful, tears came out, but Feng Jintian said with a straight face: "This is a punishment for what you did today." ”

Xiao Xia blushed: "People are not good for you!" ”

"Is it really good for me?"

Facing Feng Jintian's serious eyes, Xiao Xia couldn't answer again, every time she was looked at like this, she was always a little weak-hearted, and said sorry over and over again in her heart, she simply wrapped her hands around his neck and hugged him gently, as if this would make her feel less guilty.

Feng Jintian was motionless and let her hold him, but his eyes were complicated, and finally he sighed secretly, closed his eyes to cover the faint sadness in his eyes.

After the draft, there was silence in the harem, but outside the palace, a few families were happy and a few were sad, and the Su family must be jubilant, although only Su Lingfeng was selected, after all, one was selected, Su Lingxia was young and ignorant, and she didn't expect her.

As soon as Su Lingfeng returned home, she was led to the upper seat by Su Bingren and bowed to her cautiously, which made Su Lingfeng terrified, but seeing the adoring and awe-inspiring eyes of everyone, she felt an unprecedented feeling in her heart. (To be continued.) )