Chapter 263: Friend or Foe
"Look at what you said." Xiao Cuo said disapplausively: "Coming to the palace is like going home, how can you not feel at ease when you get home?" Besides, although the younger brother likes Fu's color, he can clearly distinguish the severity of the matter, if the royal brother always makes fun of the younger brother with such things, the younger brother will not follow it. ”
At this time, the lamp has been in charge, not only the accompanying attendants have carried the octagonal glazed palace lamp to serve on the left and right, but also under the eaves of the corridor are also hung with exquisite lanterns, in the sky has not been completely darkened, and there are bright lights at the moment, Xiao Cuojian eyebrows obliquely fly smile and embarrassed look really can't be closer.
The emperor smiled on his face, pulled Xiao Cuo's sleeve and said, "That's it, the imperial brother is no longer embarrassed by you, but don't be unconvinced, you are indeed very fond of the Fu family." ”
"Of course, it's so easy for my brother to ask for such a daughter-in-law, how can he not be favored? It's just that pets also need to have a limit. ”
"Oh?" The emperor said: "That's amazing, such a limit, you can take someone to lift your legs and leave if there is a little unpleasantness at the banquet?" Is this son embarrassed to say anything about the 'limit' with his brother? ”
"Brother Huang is not smiling, the younger brother is not really a person without depth, the banquet of the Xiang family is just to respond to the scene, it is not good to ask the imperial brother to take down the general of the Five Cities Terracotta Division as a punishment because of a little matter of the Fu family, right? That's a waste of talent. Brother Huang is talking about me this time? I'm just asking things and I want to leave. ”
Xiao Cuo said it very casually, but in the bottom of his heart, he was alert, and the emperor asked clearly, why didn't he tell him, although the imperial brother chose to trust him. But he didn't believe it all, and he also left someone to observe, telling him to have a sense of proportion in his heart, not to do things too much, and it is best not to do things that are too betrayal.
Seeing that Xiao Cuo's answer was so smooth, the emperor couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder: "That's it, whatever you say is what you say." The tone is absolutely doting, as if it doesn't matter if Xiao Cuo pokes a hole in the sky.
Both of them are smart people, and their hearts are like carrying a mirror, but in the end, the previous estrangement has disappeared somewhat.
In fact. Real mistrust. If it is hidden under the veneer of trust, it will give people the feeling of being deceived. In Xiao Cuo's mind, the status of the imperial brother is heavy, how can he endure emotional deception?
However, I was open and honest about that experience. Even suspicions are natural. Xiao Cuo is now embarrassed. It's distressing again. It seems that these superficial doubts can be understood.
In short, the depressed mood that had been suppressed for many days was relieved a lot. Although there is a thin layer of diaphragm, it is not as serious as previously thought.
When the two of them traveled back and forth to Kunning Palace on their shoulders. The queen had already instructed the small kitchen to prepare dinner, and the emperor said that the dinner should be placed in Kunning Palace, and the queen naturally did not dare to slack off, and a few days ago, the queen was reminded by the second prince, even if she was not used to Xiao Cuo, the emperor had ordered herself, so she could only treat this matter as a serious errand.
When the palace people were instructed to prepare dinner, the queen and the second prince chatted with Fu Ying in the side hall.
Fu Ying was a little nervous at this time, not only because of the repeated events that had happened in recent days that made her have to be vigilant, but also because the queen's eyes were not good when she looked at people, even if her smiling face was perfect, Fu Ying, who had the keen sense of a small animal, could clearly feel her sharp malice.
But she also knew that the queen would not do anything out of line.
"I heard that my younger brother and sister are doing well, but now this palace has not healed completely, and I see that everyone has lost weight." The queen instructed the palace maid, "Look on the road, the emperor and Prince Xiang will come and tell the kitchen to pass the food immediately." Don't starve the princess. ”
The palace maid should be, lowered her head and forced a smile to retreat.
When the queen spoke like this, it was like the reincarnation of a starving ghost of the princess.
Sure enough, isn't this full of malice coming head-on?
"Thank you for your kindness. But the body of a courtier is not healed without hunger. pointed out sharply that the queen was using excuses to pluck her.
The queen raised her eyebrows: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Princess Xiang seems to be in good spirits, and her mouth is neat." ”
"Don't dare. The queen really praised it. The concubine has a clumsy body and clumsy cheeks, where can she be called a neat mouth? It's just that the queen has gone through the years and has precipitated a lot of good qualities that are admired by women all over the world, and she is unwilling to deal with the courtiers and a child's family. ”
The queen was angry. Isn't this secretly mocking her for being a little girl when she is so old!
Indeed, she is twice as old as others......
The most powerless thing in the world is that in addition to the family can't choose, the height can't be customized, and the people's hearts can't be grasped, that is, Fanghua will always get old.
The queen was bruised by Fu Ying's words.
On the road outside, Xiao Cuo and the emperor fell shoulder to shoulder. I saw the palace people in the queen's palace coming up from afar to salute, and someone else went back inside to spread the word.
Xiao Cuo smiled and asked, "If you don't wait for the imperial sister-in-law inside, what are you waiting here?" ”
The palace man replied: "Back to the prince, it was the queen mother who ordered us to come out and watch, as long as we saw the emperor and the prince coming, I immediately ordered the meal." said that he was afraid of starving the princess. ”
The palace maid who replied was round and jade, with a simple face, and said such a bunch of truths, but she didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but the palace people on the side sweated for her.
And her words say so much.
Xiao Cuo raised his eyebrows.
When the emperor saw his expression, he secretly blamed the queen for being troublesome. The court is just employing people, he has just negotiated with Xiao Cuo, but the queen is embarrassed to be someone's daughter-in-law here.
The emperor was a little worried, and his face sank.
The little palace man who replied realized that something was wrong, and nervously lowered his head and shrunk his shoulders.
Just when the emperor wanted to persuade Xiao Cuo to do something, he heard Xiao Cuo say: "She should also be hungry, in fact, her brother is also hungry." Thanks to the royal sister-in-law for thinking about us. ”
The emperor was stunned, then shook his head funny, waved his hand and sent the palace people away: "Go and pass the meal." "There is no killing intent.
The palace people all breathed a sigh of relief and retreated.
Fu Ying had already greeted the queen and the second prince to the corridor, and saluted together. Both sides have seen the ceremony, Xiao Cuo went to take Fu Ying's hand, and looked at the queen with a smile: "Thank you for the imperial sister-in-law's compassion and thoughtfulness, I can even think of ordering someone to see if the imperial brother and the courtiers are coming, and they refuse to be late for the brother-in-law's dinner at all, the imperial sister-in-law is so careful, the courtiers are really moved!" ”
The empress was already nervous when she looked at the emperor's disapproving eyes, and after listening to Xiao Cuo's words, she felt an inexplicable fever on her face.
Seeing that the scene was a little embarrassing, the second prince hurriedly said: "Uncle Xiao Huang wants to eat a little more at night, and my father has specially prepared your favorite roasted venison." ”
Xiao Cuo smiled, turned his head and looked at the emperor gratefully: "Thank you, brother Huang." ”
The emperor shook his head and immediately ordered the rice to be served.
Xiao Cuo took Fu Ying but didn't use some of it, so he said goodbye on the grounds that it was getting late and he was afraid that the road would be in danger. The emperor did not stop him.
When the people left, the queen said dissatisfiedly: "The road is in danger? This is Kyoto, so can there always be danger? (To be continued......)