Qu Wuwu walked towards the direction of the imperial study with Lilac, and Lilac was still holding a tray in his hand, on which was placed a soup cup with celadon and white flowers, vaguely exuding an attractive aroma.

As soon as the two of them walked outside the imperial study, they were stopped by the guards on duty outside the door, and one of the guards waved his hand and said sternly: "Concubine Niangniang, you can't go in!" ”

"Is the emperor talking to the adults?" Qu Wuwu ignored his words, but asked.

The guard hesitated for a moment, but still replied truthfully: "The adults who came to talk about the matter have already left, and there are only the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince in this time. ”

Hearing his words, Qu Wuwu nodded, "Then the palace will wait here for a while." ”

The guard wanted to say something, but was stopped by his companion, who gave him a look, and the two of them retreated to their posts, ignoring Qu Wuwu.

It turned out that this guard was new and didn't know, but his companion had seen Qu Wuwu more than once when he was on an errand, and he knew very well in his heart that even if she waited until the emperor got dark, he wouldn't see her, so he didn't bother to talk to her, since she was willing to wait, then let her wait here.

In the Imperial Study.

Shen Wu'an was holding his son and talking, and the little Shunzi on the side saw the little eunuch at the door and made a look at him, so he quietly walked out, and after hearing about the scene outside, he frowned slightly, and whispered to the little eunuch: "Find a reason to drive her away, the emperor should not see her." ”

Although he deliberately lowered his voice, he couldn't resist Shen Wuan's good ear, and when he heard his words, he casually asked, "Who is outside?" ”

Xiao Shunzi didn't want to alarm him, but he didn't expect to be heard by him, and when he heard him ask, he replied truthfully: "If you go back to the emperor, it's Concubine Qu." ”

Concubine Qu? Shen Wu'an was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that what he said was Qu Wuwu, and he couldn't help frowning slightly, "What is she here for?" ”

"I guess I'm here to send supplements to the emperor." Xiao Shunzi guessed that the little eunuch didn't explain to him Qu Wuwu's intention, but this time she would send some soup or food to replenish her body from time to time, and Xiao Shunzi guessed that it should be the same this time.

Shen Wu'an lowered his head and looked at the son in his arms, only to see that the little guy was also staring at him with a pair of big black eyes, he gently touched the little guy's head with his hand, and said, "Let her in." ”

This response surprised Xiao Shunzi, but he didn't say anything, just answered, and then waved his hand at the little eunuch, so the little eunuch ran out to pass the word.

Xiao Shenli looked up and asked puzzledly, "Father, who is Concubine Qu?" ”

"It stands to reason that you should call her aunt." Shen Wu'an thought for a while, touched his head and replied, "However, it doesn't matter if you don't want to call her." ”

"Oh!" Xiao Shenli nodded, indicating that he understood.

After a while, Qu Wuwu walked in with Lilac, "The concubine sees the emperor!" ”

"Let's be flat." Shen Wu'an raised his head to look at her, his familiar face reminded him of a frightening glimpse in the imperial garden that day, "Did you come to find me for something?" ”

"The concubine let the imperial dining room boil some nourishing medicinal food, and specially sent it to the emperor to replenish his body." Qu Wuwu said, motioning to Lilac to present the soup cup in his hand.

Shen Wu'an glanced at the soup cup in his hand, and said indifferently: "Just let the people do these things, so why bother you to run it yourself?" ”

"Anyway, the concubines are idle, and it is the honor of the concubines to do something for the emperor." As if he had expected him to say this, Qu Wuwu replied unhurriedly, "The last time the concubine saw the emperor, the emperor seemed to be very tired, presumably because he had been working hard for state affairs for a long time, and this medicinal diet was specially ordered by the concubine to be made by the imperial kitchen, hoping to alleviate some of the emperor's discomfort." ”

After hearing her say this, Shen Wu'an slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, "Since that's the case, thank you very much!" ”

This was the first time Qu Wuwu had seen him smile, although it was just a vague smile, but it was enough to shock her heart, she forcibly suppressed the joy overflowing in her heart, and shook her head modestly, "The emperor is serious, these are what concubines should do." ”

Shen Wu'an nodded, did not continue the topic, but lowered his head and whispered something to Xiao Shen Li in his arms, the father and son muttered for a while, and when they looked up and saw that she was still standing there, Shen Wu'an couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Do you have anything else?" ”

"Nope." Qu Wuwu shook his head, but he had no intention of leaving.

It's rare that Shen Wu'an didn't say anything to drive her away, but just looked at her condescendingly, with a pair of dark eyes like bottomless pools.

At first, Qu Wuwu could calmly meet his scrutinizing gaze, but after a while, she couldn't support the defeat, "Why does the emperor look at his concubines like this?" ”

Shen Wu'an bent the corners of his mouth and asked, "What do you want?" ”

"Concubine ......" Hearing him ask, Qu Wuwu subconsciously wanted to answer that she didn't want anything, but as soon as the words came to her mouth, she suddenly realized that Shen Wu'an's question didn't seem to be testing her, but contained a deeper meaning, and this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her!

After thinking about it in her heart for a long time, Qu Wuwu decided to take a gamble, anyway, even if she lost the bet, it was a big deal for her to continue to work hard, but what if she won the bet? That's a great opportunity for her to turn over!

So, she settled down a little, and the answer became: "The concubine only wants to be able to accompany you and take care of you by the emperor's side, and other than that, the concubine has no other wishes!" ”

After she said this, she held her breath and waited for Shen Wu'an's answer, but as her words fell, the huge imperial study fell into silence, and Shen Wu'an's voice was not heard again for a long time.

Just when she thought that Shen Wu'an would not respond to her request, she finally heard him speak, "Okay, I know!" You go back first, and I'll give you an answer when I've figured it out. ”

Qu Wuwu was overjoyed when she heard this, but she didn't show any expression on her face, she just saluted Shen Wu'an Yingying on the dragon chair, "The concubine will retire first." After saying that, he left the imperial study with Lilac.

When the figures of their master and servant disappeared outside the door, Xiao Shen Li raised his little head and asked, "Father, does she want to be my queen mother?" ”

"yes!" Shen Wu'an nodded and rubbed his little head with his hand, "What do you think of Li'er?" ”

"Do you like her, Father?" Xiao Shen Li asked again.

Seeing him ask himself seriously, Shen Wu'an shook his head with a smile, "I don't like it, but she should be able to save me some unnecessary trouble." ”

"When my father says 'trouble', do you mean those portraits?" The little one was so clever that he quickly remembered the last time he saw the portraits of those who were said to be his mother.

Shen Wu'an tapped his little nose with his hand, and praised without hesitation: "What smart! ”

After getting an affirmative answer, Xiao Shen Li put his chin on his hand and began to seriously think about the feasibility of this method, and his little adult-like appearance caused Shen Wu'an to pinch his face with his hand.

"Oh, father, don't always pinch your minister's face!" Disturbed by his troubled hands, Xiao Shenli impatiently pushed him away, "Sister Yangchun has said that if Erchen is always pinched by you like this, then when Erchen grows up, he will also have such a bun face as he is now, and there will definitely be no little girl who likes Erchen!" ”

Hearing his words, Shen Wuan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, pinched the "bun face" in his mouth hard, and said with dissatisfaction: "Those girls have taught you some messy things!" ”

Xiao Shen Li pulled down his hand, held it with his own small hand to save him from pinching himself again, and then led the conversation to the question just now, "Father, will you let that woman just now be my mother?" ”

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet!" Shen Wu'an replied indifferently.

"Then you think about it slowly, and Erchen will retire first." Xiao Shenli said, climbed down from his lap, and was about to walk out of the door with his little short legs, but he pulled him back by the collar, "What are you doing?" ”

Shen Wu'an looked at him helplessly, "Did I let you go?" ”

"Hmm......" Hearing him ask, Xiao Shenli pouted and muttered quietly, "When Erchen came out, Sister Liangyuan promised to make peach blossom cake for Erchen, if Erchen didn't go back, he would definitely be robbed of all by Sister Jinyu and Sister Yangchun......"

These words made Shen Wu'an even more helpless, he originally wanted to tell him something, but he could only give up at this time, let go of his hand with a smile and a smile, and patted his little buttocks, "Okay, get out!" ”

"Thank you, Father!" Xiao Shen answered heartily, and then ran out without looking back.

Looking at his little back who left happily, Shen Wu'an shook his head with a smile, sure enough, no matter how smart and sensible the little guy is, he is just a little over three years old, and he doesn't care about anything when he hears the delicious food, and the essence of snacks is really revealed!

The time spent with his son is always happy, but after the little guy left, Shen Wu'an had to face the heavy government affairs in front of him again, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows lightly, picked up a book and opened it.

But less than half of the recital was just watched, but Shen Wu'an's thoughts had already flown away, he remembered the conversation with Qu Wuwu just now, and the topic of choosing a concubine that would be mentioned every morning for a while, maybe he could really use Qu Wuwu as a shield to temporarily block the mouths of the courtiers first?

Anyway, they just want to let themselves choose a concubine, and whoever they choose should be the same, right?

It's just that Qu Wuwu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, putting her by his side may cause some trouble, although he is confident that this woman can not make any waves, but he can't take it lightly, after all, he has a little guy around him who doesn't know how to protect himself, he still needs to think about it carefully!

Thinking of his son, Shen Wu'an couldn't help but think of Qu Wurong who was far away in Bailiao, if she stayed by his side at this time, then he wouldn't have to be as distressed as he is now, right? Their family will live happily ever after without forcing themselves to keep a strange woman around, which is both an eyesore and a nuisance.

Messy thoughts filled his mind, Shen Wu'an couldn't figure out a clue after sorting it out for a long time, so he simply gave up thinking, anyway, this is not a problem that needs to be solved urgently, he still has time to think about it slowly.