Chapter 37: The Mid-Autumn Banquet (II)

"The queen is really good at arranging." The Queen Mother, who had not spoken for a long time on the side, said with some displeasure. She looked at Wang Shuyue's unwilling back, and she was also a little indignant in her heart.

"The mourning family doesn't understand that the queen arranges the concubine's bed, saying that the queen sleeps for ten days every month, the other two ladies take turns to sleep for seven days, and the three beauties take turns to sleep for two days. The rest of the female history is not summoned by His Majesty and cannot be served, but the mourning family wonders, how can this Mrs. Hua still sleep for half a month? ”

"The queen mother, the concubine has been sick for many years, this illness is good and sometimes bad, and the concubine is also unwilling but insufficient, so she has to let other palace concubines replace the concubines." Ling Xi said cautiously, of course she is sick, she is not sick, how can Xiang Hongxuan have the opportunity to summon Feng Yingying, she also took great pains to always pick Tang Meiren, Xu Meiren and Liu Meiren's inconvenient days as the days of sleeping, in this way, Xiang Hongxuan can choose who to sleep on his own, and it also makes the Queen Mother speechless, the most important thing is that it has nothing to do with her as the queen, she is a fair arrangement, but the palace concubine is inconvenient, and she can't help it.

"The queen's illness is really interesting, what do you think of the mourning family, today the queen is full of energy, but she is more energetic than the mourning family." The queen mother's face was already full of anger, Ling Xi's rhetoric is nonsense, since the illness is not cured, why rush to arrange his own bed, since it is arranged and it is not really a bed, isn't this just occupying the pit position in disguise, so that Xiang Hongxuan can pamper the harem woman he likes, it is obvious that Ling Xi is serving Xiang Hongxuan wholeheartedly, when there is such a tacit understanding between the emperor and the queen, the queen mother is even more suspicious.

"Concubine, it's a little better today." Ling Xi said resignedly, she knew that the Queen Mother was really angry.

"Yes, anyway, Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Wang are not feeling well today, so don't go to bed, but the queen, for this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, your majesty should appease the queen well, since the queen is in better health today, your majesty will stay in the queen's bedroom tonight, queen, can your body be? Can you sleep? The Queen Mother said coldly.

The Queen Mother saw that Ling Xi didn't answer for a long time, and she said slowly: "Can the queen's illness slowly get better in the future?" If not, then don't arrange for the queen to sleep in the future, and the queen shouldn't worry about the affairs of the harem, which will be even more detrimental to the queen's recuperation. ”

Ling Xi was taken aback, it seemed that the harem battle between Wang Shuyue and Feng Yingying was even more severe than she imagined, and even the Queen Mother came forward to compete for Wang Shuyue's favor, so the Queen Mother would not indulge Feng Yingying's exclusive favor in the harem. And today she didn't mess up Wang Shuyue's competition for favor without a long eye, it is estimated that the queen mother is blaming herself for meddling in Wang Shuyue's competition for favor with Feng Yingying, the queen mother is afraid that she wants to force herself to return to the Jiaofang Palace, and continue to be the sick and weak queen who can't get out of the Jiaofang Palace.

"Then I will rest in the Jiaofang Hall tonight, the queen mother can rest assured, the queen's illness will be taken care of, and the queen will slowly recover in the future." Xiang Hongxuan didn't know when he had already walked to Ling Xi's side, one of his hands was gently on Ling Xi's shoulder, and he said with a pleasant face.

Hearing Xiang Hongxuan's words, the Queen Mother's face became even more ugly, she slowly got up from her seat, and with the support of Mama Qin, the Queen Mother also left the palace banquet unhappily.

"Let's go, Queen, and set up the Jiaofang Palace." Xiang Hongxuan said softly.

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Xiang Hongxuan walked into the Jiaofang Hall and saw Ling Xi standing aside respectfully. Since Ling Xi entered the palace, he came to this Jiaofang Hall for the second time, and the difference from the first time on the night of their wedding was that Xiang Hongxuan did not go away this time, he sat quietly on the edge of the bed, and he and Ling Xi were silent in the huge Jiaofang Palace, just stayed in silence, and Xiang Hongxuan also coughed a few times unnaturally. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ling Xi, who was still standing there expressionlessly.

"Queen, it's been hard today." Xiang Hongxuan said softly.

"Concubines don't work hard, they are all what concubines should do." Ling Xi replied respectfully.

Xiang Hongxuan was a little embarrassed, he got up awkwardly and paced in the Jiaofang Palace.

"It's September, why is it still a little hot in the Jiaofang Palace, didn't the waiter send ice cubes to the Jiaofang Palace?" Xiang Hongxuan didn't know whether the heat on his body was because of the residual heat of this summer, or because of the embarrassing atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, the concubines are afraid of the cold, and after September, there will be no ice cubes in the Jiaofang Palace." After speaking, Ling Xi turned around and called out again: "Come on, quickly serve some ice drinks to Your Majesty, and then add some ice cubes to the hall." ”

"It's okay, since the queen is afraid of the cold, the ice cubes will be exempted." Xiang Hongxuan looked at Ling Xi, who was a little slender, and couldn't help but think that maybe Ling Xi had been pretending to be sick in the past few years, maybe her body was really a little bad, and she would have to send a doctor to Ling Xi one day to take a good look.

After a while, the palace people served a cool ice drink, and Xiang Hongxuan drank it in one gulp, and the heat on his body seemed to go down a lot.

"Your Majesty, let the palace people give you wide clothes, and the concubines will go to bathe and change clothes first." Ling Xi said softly.

Hearing Ling Xi's words, the corners of Xiang Hongxuan's mouth rose slightly, he nodded slightly, and Ling Xi quickly withdrew from the inner hall.

After a while, a plain palace man walked into the inner hall and knelt down in front of Xiang Hongxuan, Xiang Hongxuan was a little puzzled, stepped forward, gently raised the woman's head, and a plain face came into his eyes. He suddenly remembered, wasn't this the palace man wearing a lotus flower in the backyard of the Jiaofang Palace that day? She is indeed beautiful.

"Your Majesty, the queen mother is unwell, let the slave maid come to sleep." Xiuzhu said a little shyly.

Xiang Hongxuan turned around and walked to the bedside, feeling that he was the queen, and sent him a beautiful and delicious palace person, the queen sent a concubine to the emperor, he Xiang Hongxuan encountered it for the first time, if Liu Manzhi wished that there were no other women in the harem, Ling Xi would be good, take the initiative to send a beauty, Ling Xi, the queen, is really intimate.

"Come here, change my clothes." Xiang Hongxuan said lightly.

Xiuzhu immediately walked to Xiang Hongxuan's side, and lightly untied Xiang Hongxuan's wide clothes, she was so close to the emperor for the first time, after tonight, she was different, she was no longer in the Jiaofang Palace, the little palace maid who made the queen happy, she would be one of the few palace maids who flew up the branches after returning to the palace, thinking of how lucky she was to be able to get promoted by the queen, and she could also get Xiang Hongxuan's favor.

Xiuzhu was still in reverie, one of Xiang Hongxuan's hands was already clasped around her waist, and as soon as Xiang Hongxuan made a effort, Xiuzhu was attached to his chest.

"You don't look as good in the backyard tonight as you did that day, and you don't have that bright and vulgar lotus flower on your head." Xiang Hongxuan whispered in Xiuzhu's ear.

"Your Majesty, the lotus flowers in the backyard bloomed that day, and the queen inadvertently dressed up the slave maid, if Your Majesty likes it, the slave and maid will dress you up every day in the future." Xiuzhu looked at Xiang Hongxuan affectionately, as long as Xiang Hongxuan likes it, she is willing to do anything.

"The queen is quite good at dressing up for others, and when it comes to making wedding dresses for her, it seems that the queen is a veteran." Xiang Hongxuan said a little sourly, and his other hand also began to fiddle with the ends of the hair on Xiuzhu's chest, Xiuzhu was already so embarrassed that her face was red because of Xiang Hongxuan's affectionate behavior, and she didn't listen to what Xiang Hongxuan said at all.

Suddenly, Xiao Dezi stepped into the inner hall with anxious steps, he saw that Xiang Hongxuan had a beauty in his arms, and hesitated, but in the end he slowly came to Xiang Hongxuan's eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the slave has something to tell you." ”

Xiang Hongxuan couldn't help muttering in his heart, it's late at night, and it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, at this time, Xiao Dezi has something important to say, I'm afraid that it is not something in Xihuabian Town, Xiang Hongxuan immediately let go of Xiuzhu's waist, he eagerly approached Xiao Dezi, and asked, "Is there a military report from the previous dynasty?" Or did Yan Qing go to the Flying Feather Palace? ”

"Your Majesty, it's not a matter of the previous dynasty, it's Mrs. Hua." Xiao Dezi whispered.

Xiang Hongxuan frowned, afraid that Feng Yingying thought that she had summoned Wang Shuyue, and she was losing her temper again.

"Yingying? What happened to her? ”

"Your Majesty, after Mrs. Hua returned to Xiyan Palace, her abdominal pain did not stop, and the imperial doctors had already gone to Xiyan Palace. Mrs. Hua sent someone to invite you over. ”

Really sick, Xiang Hongxuan's heart began to be annoyed, he thought that Feng Yingying was losing her temper at the banquet, but she didn't expect her to be really uncomfortable, Xiang Hongxuan immediately took a big stride out of the Jiaofang Palace, and couldn't wait to walk towards Xiyan Palace.

Xiuzhu, who was still in joy just now, sat down on the ground all of a sudden, and Xiang Hongxuan just left, she not only lost a chance to sleep, but she also lost glory and wealth.

Under the moonlight, Ling Xi had already taken off the phoenix crown and Zhu Hai on her head one by one, she stretched lazily, tired to death, she swayed with such a heavy jewelry for a day, and Xiang Hongxuan was still in the inner hall at night to die with her, she didn't think that Xiang Hongxuan really wanted her to sleep, remembering the embarrassing atmosphere just now, and Xiang Hongxuan's restless appearance, Ling Xi felt funny, the king of a country, if you want to pamper a woman you like, you have to be so calculated, too tired.

Ginkgo slowly walked to Ling Xi's side, she picked up the comb and gently swam through Ling Xi's green silk.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty has just left." Ginkgo whispered.

"Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with Xiuzhu?" Xiuzhu is already the most beautiful palace maid in her Jiaofang Palace, if Xiang Hongxuan is still not satisfied, then let him go back to his Feiyu Hall alone to sleep, it is good for his health.

"I heard that Mrs. Hua sent someone to ask Your Majesty, saying that she was unwell. His Majesty hurried to the Xiyan Palace. ”

"It's okay to go, so that the Queen Mother can find the stubble of the Jiaofang Palace. Xiuzhu has worked hard today, you can give her more rewards when you go back. ”

"Queen Mother, if you let the palace maid sleep in your place, aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame?"

"Did Your Majesty refuse Xiuzhu? It can be seen that His Majesty does not mind who sleeps, the main thing is whether this woman is beautiful and useful enough, if there is no both, His Majesty will be unhappy. ”

"Why don't the queen mother sleep by herself, since she has entered the palace, some things must be forgotten, which is the best for the mother." Ginkgo said cautiously.

"Some regrets are unforgettable for the rest of your life, not to mention that this palace is not a beautiful and useful woman in the eyes of Xiang Hongxuan, it is not that this palace wants to sleep, you can get into Your Majesty's heart, since it is a road of no return, it is better to be indifferent, at least you can spend the rest of your life safely, this is the happiest thing for this palace."