Concubine Qi wanted to say something, but seeing that Su Mian had already excitedly introduced those snacks and pastries one by one, she also knew that this girl deliberately wanted to change the topic, so she could only sigh helplessly and suppress it first.

Lin Qingqing and Qin Yu were also obviously relieved, Concubine Qi had lived for most of her life, how could she not understand that these young people didn't want to enter the palace? So naturally I won't force these children.

It's just that now I can't help but worry about the emperor's lifelong events, thinking of these troubles, Concubine Qi sighed without eating a few bites, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is not in a good mood.

"Niangniang, you said that the emperor is no longer a child, although it is indeed time to consider these issues, but everything must be followed by his wishes, right? Don't worry, the prince can't completely ignore him, but he can't completely persecute him now. ”

Su Mian smiled a little bitterly, she had just introduced several exquisite snacks to Concubine Qi one by one, but the other party didn't have the heart to eat them. If she continues to sigh like this, I'm afraid she will end up driving herself out of the harem.

Today, I came to talk to Concubine Qi, and since the concubine intended to mention this matter, Su Mian could only chat with her, otherwise it would not be good if the concubine was suffocated in her heart.

However, after hearing what Su Mian said clearly, Concubine Qi raised her head and pretended to glare at her angrily, still thinking that Su Mian and Gu Zhixing were going to take Gu Zhao badly, and now they have to insist on not establishing a concubine, and they don't see what the chaos in this harem has already become?

"This palace is not trying to force you to do anything, but if there is no suitable candidate in the Western Holy Kingdom, you can also consider other places. Since ancient times, it has been normal for the royal family to marry each other, not to mention that I heard that the lord of Mengqi County was born in the same year as the emperor, and his appearance and talent are not bad. ”

Not to mention that there are not many people from the Western Saint Royal Family, even if you add the Northern Yuan, Su Mian has never heard of this Mengke County Lord, and she was a little dazed for a while, and she couldn't answer for a long time.

Qin Ju doesn't like to inquire about these gossips on weekdays, but seeing that Su Mianxing probably didn't know who the concubine was talking about, he couldn't help but give a few hints.

"The princess said that the lord of Mengke should be the youngest daughter of the former Mengke tribe, that is, the later king of Mengke, right? I'd overheard my father say it before, but that's all I know. ”

Looking at Qin Xuan, who never seemed to care about these gossips on weekdays, he knew who the concubine was talking about now, and Su Mian was even more confused. But if this Mengke County Lord really had such a great reputation, how could he never have heard of her?

As if seeing Su Mian's doubts, Concubine Qi had no choice but to sigh earnestly, and then she said what kind of identity the county lord of Mengke was.

"In the past, Mengke was a small country, and when the emperor took the initiative to show goodwill, they were taken under his command and reduced to a fief. However, because of the peculiarity of the geographical location, the king of Moncoshire had great jurisdiction over his fiefdom. However, they couldn't make any waves, because it was extremely cold, and it was difficult for ordinary people to survive. ”

It is precisely because of the very difficult natural environment that the entire Monco tribe is becoming weaker and weaker, and the personnel are also plummeting, and when it comes to this generation of Mengke county kings, they can only watch their subjects starve and die, and finally have to choose to take refuge in a neighboring country.

The closest to the former Mengke country is the Western Sacred Borderland, although it is separated by a steep Tianshan Mountain, but it is not a difficult task for the Mengke tribe who have lived on the snowy ridge for generations. King Mengke sincerely surrendered all the way, and finally persuaded the Western Holy Emperor to take them in.

"I've only heard of people who have obtained fiefs through war, but this is the first time I've heard that a monarch took the initiative to surrender to other countries, and the other party still reluctantly agreed to it."

After Lin Qingqing listened to it on the side, she innocently replied like this, she didn't have any bad intentions, although it was just a simple complaint, but it also hit the nail on the head.

Although this Concubine Qi doesn't have much to do with Meng Keguo, let alone anyone she knows well, maybe she is old now, and after hearing these sad things, she can't help but sigh for a long time.

"You kids don't have much to experience, you don't understand it. After all, King Mengke didn't want to see his people live so miserably, even if he gave up his right to cover the sky with one hand, he wanted to protect his people. He was the last choice, but the right choice. ”

Hearing Concubine Qi say this, the atmosphere in the store became a little heavier, Lin Qingqing knew that he had said the wrong thing, and he didn't dare to joke anymore for a while, and sat in place with a nervous expression.

However, Su Mian knew that Concubine Qi didn't mean to reprimand them now, but just said it casually. In order to avoid embarrassment between everyone and make the atmosphere cold, Su Mian had to quickly take over the conversation and try to liven up the atmosphere. Lazy people listen to books

"The concubine is kind-hearted and has compassion for the suffering people in the world. But now that this Monco country has become Monco County, it must be that their living conditions have also been improved. It's just that now that they have all surrendered, but they still claim to be the king of the county, will they be a little too arrogant? ”

Hearing Su Mian's question, Concubine Qi also opened the conversation box rarely, and talked about a lot of things before the first emperor. In fact, on weekdays, Concubine Qi rarely recalls the era of the first emperor, and not all of them are happy memories.

In the past, the seventh concubine was not very favored, if you think about it, you can't help but think of some sad things, but now just because of the company of these children, there is a bit of excitement around her, and Concubine Qi seems to be willing to take the initiative to mention those old things for the first time.

Speaking of that day, King Meng Ke came from afar in person, and he never rested until the imperial city, and the emperor chatted with him all day, and even had the idea of worshipping him as a righteous brother. Although he did not really worship later, it is enough to see that King Monco is not ambitious, and the county of Monco is really far away, and it is difficult to govern it if King Monco is not in power himself. ”

So that's the case, Su Mian nodded thoughtfully, and when they chatted now, they almost forgot for a while, the reason why the seventh concubine mentioned Mengke County before was originally because she wanted to talk about the little county lord of Meng Kejun.

Especially now after mentioning the first emperor, Concubine Qi is chatting even more. The topic was biased, and he didn't urge Su Mian to marry again. It's just that what I mentioned before, I am afraid that the matter of letting Gu Zhao stand up as soon as possible is to be put on the agenda.

A few people chatted until the sun was in the west, and it was time to leave the palace. But before Su Mian could get up and salute, Father-in-law Zhang, who was by Gu Zhao's side on weekdays, suddenly walked in.

"The old slave said hello to the mother and asked a few girls. Today, the emperor's side of the matter is dealt with, let the old slave take a look, if the concubine is not annoyed, can the emperor come to accompany the concubine to dinner? ”

Gonggong Zhang asked like this very respectfully, and Concubine Qi didn't notice anything wrong, since the emperor had a heart, she would not refuse, so she nodded and agreed.

Although Gu Zhao was not very familiar with Concubine Qi before this, there are not many elders left in the palace now, and Gu Zhao is becoming more and more mature, so he knows that he should contact his feelings, so he will still find time to take pictures of Concubine Qi on weekdays.

Seeing this, Su Mian and the others naturally hurriedly got up and saluted and retreated. Due to etiquette, the concubine didn't want to keep them, but as soon as Su Mian left the palace, she almost hit Gu Zhao's sedan chair head-on, and she wanted to retreat after a few words of casual greeting, but saw Gu Zhao intentionally stop.

"Knowing that the girl brought a few other daughters into the palace today, I shouldn't have come to ruin your fun, I should have let you talk more with the concubine. But now that I have come, I have come to dine with my mother, and there is another matter. ”

Gu Zhao didn't have time to let Su Mian be exempt first, so he suddenly said this with a somewhat serious expression, and Su Mian had to quickly straighten up and look at him with some doubts.

In fact, Gu Zhao came here now to serve as a microphone for his imperial uncle. Uncle Huang was afraid that Su Mian would have too much fun in the palace for a while, and he wouldn't go until after nightfall. Although Gu Zhixing is a monstrous power, it is not easy to enter and leave the harem at will, so now he can only let Gu Zhao pass the word for him.

"Uncle Huang seems to be looking for Miss Su, Miss Su should go out of the palace earlier. Because I don't want the concubine to worry, I will not tell her clearly, but just borrow the meal, and drive you away first. ”

It turned out that this was the case, Gu Zhao suddenly came to him, and it turned out that he wanted to issue an eviction order in a different way. After hearing this, Su Mian nodded hurriedly, and before she had time to say anything else, she took Lin Qingqing and Qin Yu out of the palace in a hurry.

Lin Qingqingzi was also worried that Su Mian was afraid that something important would happen, even if he didn't seem to be able to help much on weekdays, he didn't want to go back to Lin Mansion first at this time.

And Qin Yu didn't know why, when he heard that Gu Zhixing was looking for Su Mian in an emergency, he was faintly worried that it would be his younger brother's business.

Although there are more or less cups and snakes, Qin Yu only looks relaxed after leaving the Qin Mansion on the surface, but in fact, he is still scared every day. No matter what happens, she can't help but think of her brother.

It wasn't until Su Mian returned to the palace that she had just gotten off the carriage and saw that Gu Zhixing was already waiting for her at the door. Although Gu Zhixing's expression was not very serious, and he even smiled when he saw Su Mian, Su Mian was very anxious now.

"Lord Wang, is there something going on? I heard the emperor say that you have something urgent to find me. ”

In fact, now Gu Zhixing wants to find Su Mian's reason, and now there is no way to define it in a few words, it can only be said that it is an urgent matter, but it doesn't seem to be so important.