Chapter Twenty-Five: Showing the Horse's Feet
"Yes, that's true, these days, after the early dynasty, the queen mother often blocks the way I usually pass, just to let me recruit concubines to fill the harem, and I can't make this decision."
Feng Xiyan made a helpless look and spread his hands towards Shangguan Candle.
Shangguan Candle looked at her, his eyes became much deeper, and the chuckle on the corner of his mouth had disappeared.
"Your Majesty, even if you want to find an excuse, you have to find a reasonable reason, since the opening of the Daning Dynasty, the first emperor has issued a holy decree, this holy decree is aimed at every emperor of the Daning Dynasty, that is, the reigning emperor does not allow the palace maid to be a concubine, doesn't Your Majesty remember?"
Although she had learned about this strange rule from Xiao Lizi's mouth before, Feng Xiyan was still very surprised when she said it from Shangguan Candle's mouth at this moment, because she really didn't understand why she made such a holy decree.
"Why don't I remember, of course I do, but I don't understand what is the meaning of this holy decree after so many years?"
Hearing this, Shangguan Candle looked at Feng Xiyan expressionlessly, his eyes were cold and warm, and Feng Xiyan's vest was numb for a while.
"I have something to say to Your Majesty alone, you stand down first."
"Yes."
Hearing Shangguan Candle's command, Lu Zhi and Xiao Li Zi replied respectfully and retreated, but before Lu Zhi withdrew, when he passed by Feng Xiyan's side, his lowered eyes quickly raised and glanced at her.
The complicated look in her eyes made Feng Xiyan confused, because she saw deep hatred in Lu Zhi's eyes.
Just when Feng Xi didn't know why, Shangguan Candle walked up to her and looked at her condescendingly, with a sense of scrutiny in his eyes, and questioned her in a cold tone.
"Who the hell are you?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiyan was directly frightened and overwhelmed, and her heart beat violently, like a drum, beating violently, as if she was about to jump out through her mouth.
Feng Xiyan took a deep breath and told herself that she must calm down, Shangguan Candle definitely didn't know who she was, but she was a little suspicious, and she was just deceiving her by saying this.
Feng Xiyan told himself that it must be like this, so he relaxed, raised his eyes to Shangguan Candle's obscure eyes, and smiled confidently.
"Grandpa Candle is really funny, don't you know best who I am? Why do you still ask me the other way? ”
Shangguan Candle looked at Feng Xiyan, but he couldn't see through the little girl in front of him, as long as he questioned with a cold face in the past, he would be scared and tremble, but now he can directly meet his eyes, not stunned at all.
Compared with the person who was timid and cowardly and couldn't get on the stage before, she now feels very different, with a lot of vitality and a lot of fun that he didn't expect.
Shangguan Candle didn't answer, and Feng Xiyan knew that the Candle father-in-law in front of him didn't intend to perfunctory this matter.
Feng Xiyan continued to speak with some trepidation, "Is Grandpa Candle doubting my identity?" ”
Shangguan Candle frowned, he was indeed suspicious of her, but he never doubted her identity, because under his nose, she did not have the ability to hide from the world and the sea.
Just questioned like this, it was only because her behavior was too suspicious that he was a little out of control, because she should know everything about the Daning Dynasty best, not as ignorant as now.
Seeing Shangguan Candle frowning, Feng Xiyan was even more flustered, smiled with a stiff face, and directly greeted the ten generations of Shangguan Candle's ancestors in his heart, this damn big pig's trotters, I don't know what he knows.
It's just that this smile fell in Shangguan Candle's eyes, which was more ugly than crying.
"Your Majesty seems to have forgotten why the Emperor set this rule in the first place? Such a low-level mistake should not have happened to His Majesty. ”
As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiyan stiffened, what was the original intention, she didn't know, it wasn't that she didn't remember, but she couldn't say it to Shangguan Candle in this way.
However, if she remembers, then Shangguan Candle will definitely ask her what it is? When the time comes, it will be debunked in the same way, oh my God, it's all my fault, why do I have to think so hard to come up with such a bad idea to tempt?
It's really stealing chickens and rice, and I put myself in, is this deliberately playing tricks on yourself? Feng Xiyan couldn't help but wail in his heart.
Although it is not yet time to tempt, judging from what happened just now, this green branch is obviously the person of Shangguan Candle, and she doesn't need to test it at all, which is a clear fact.
Looking at Feng Xiyan's colorful and changing expression, a pair of blazing eyes kept spinning, Shangguan Candle's cold expression gradually relaxed, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose upward.
"Don't make a mistake like that next time."
Feng Xiyan was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Shangguan Candle in surprise, she thought that Shangguan Candle would hold on to this problem, but she didn't expect to let her go so happily, it wouldn't be some conspiracy, right?
Feng Xiyan raised his suspicious eyes and looked at Shangguan Candle fixedly, wanting to see some clues from his face.
Shangguan Candle glanced at her coldly, turned around and walked to the chair next to her and sat down, raised his eyes to look at her, and spoke expressionlessly.
"The reason why the first emperor issued this holy decree is because during the period of the first emperor, he fell in love with a palace maid who was a few years older than him, and he was very fond of this palace maid.
Feng Xiyan blinked, Shangguan Candle is this the reason for explaining this holy decree to her?
"The queen has a son and a daughter, and has taught the two children very well, especially the crown prince, even in the harem, all the concubines are full of praise and respect for the queen, and the ministers in the court are also very satisfied with the queen."
Wow! Court secrets, although she thought in her heart that there would be a reason for this, but she didn't expect it to be so exciting, the bloody court love and hatred, she liked it the most.
Feng Xiyan's gossip heart burned, put aside what he was afraid of just now, walked to the chair opposite Shangguan Candle and sat down, and hurriedly looked at Shangguan Candle.
Then he turned his head and looked at the table on the side, except for some tea and pastries, there was nothing else, Feng Xiyan felt a little regretful in his heart, there was no melon seeds that were necessary for gossip, it was really a big failure.
Seeing Feng Xiyan looking at him with a pair of bright eyes, his face was full of gossip, Shangguan Candle choked, and had no choice but to withdraw his gaze and not look at her, for fear that he would not be able to continue the introduction.
"It's just that at that time, the emperor was bent on the palace maid, so he couldn't see the queen's good, and turned a blind eye to everything the queen did.