36. Prevarication on the pretext of illness

After a while, she just let out a soft "oh", then stood up and said, "The concubine has retired." ”

Qi Yan looked at her back as she left in frustration and wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

Shen Qinghuan walked sullenly on the way back to Chenghuan Palace, Mo Xiang followed behind, and the master and servant were silent one after the other, becoming a quiet picture.

Finally, Mo Xiang couldn't help but speak: "Is the queen unhappy?" ”

Shen Qinghuan shook his head. Not happy? I can't say it. But she always felt as uncomfortable as being torn in her heart.

She asked, "Mo Xiang, how long have I been in the Golden Cloud Palace?" ”

"It's been about two hours since I went back to the queen."

"The emperor has been talking about things for so long?" Shen Qinghuan exclaimed.

Mo Xiang replied: "The emperor came out in more than an hour and two minutes and went to the side hall. ”

"Really? Then he didn't wake me up, just standing next to him..."Shen Qinghuan muttered quietly.

Mo Xiang lowered her head and smiled: "Probably drinking the soup made by Niangniang." ”

Shen Qinghuan only said casually as Mo Xiang, she was poked in the sore spot, hung her head, and didn't say a word for a long time before she said, "I won't make anything for him in the future." ”

Mo Xiang guessed in her heart that the emperor and Niangniang must have a conflict again: "Don't worry about Niangniang, how can there be no quarrel between husband and wife?" The emperor is under a lot of pressure, and the mother understands the emperor more. ”

"If you want me to understand him, who will understand me..."Shen Qinghuan shook his hand, "That's it, don't think about these things anymore." ”

Lixia.

Shen Qinghuan felt that she hadn't seen Qi Yan for several days, and occasionally heard the whispers of Gong E in her palace, but she couldn't hear it. Occasionally, I heard that Qi Yan went to Xu Zhaoyi's Invitation Star Pavilion, but he didn't go to Guo Caiyue's place.

Shen Qinghuan was sitting on a swing in the yard. I saw Mo Xiang come over and said, "Queen Mother, Miss Qin'er is here, saying that the emperor has invited you to tonight's banquet." ”

Shen Qinghuan's eyes lit up, but they quickly dimmed, she lowered her head and asked, "What banquet?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, today is Lixia."

"Family dinner?"

"Yes."

Shen Qinghuan shook his head: "I don't want to go." ”

"Niangniang..."Mo Xiang persuaded, "Why don't Niangniang go?" ”

"Family banquet, just Qi Yan, the Queen Mother, and Wanwan and Guo Caiyue. I don't have any desire to meet these people. ”

"Don't be willful. You are the lord of the six palaces, why don't you go to the family banquet? ”

Shen Qinghuan was shaken for a moment, but when he thought of Qi Yan's indifferent words that day and poured out the soup he boiled, he shook his head again: "Let's just say I'm sick." ”

"But..."Mo Xiang sighed, "Okay, then the slave maid will go back to Miss Qin'er." ”

Shen Qinghuan nodded and continued to swing gently.

Qi Yan was flipping through the folds, and Qin'er walked in and said, "Back to the emperor, the queen mother refused today's banquet." ”

"Why?"

Qin'er felt a hint of anger in the emperor's tone, and she said more cautiously: "Miss Moxiang said that Niangniang is sick. ”

"Sick?" Qi Yan's tone was picky, "Is it really sick or fake?" ”

"Thisβ€”" Qin Er was very embarrassed.

"Let her go." Qi Yan's tone carried a faint worry that he didn't even notice. He didn't know why he was holding this feast. It's just that now, he is not in the mood to go to the banquet, "Find a doctor to see her, and by the way, call Yun'er from Chenghuan Hall to come over, don't alarm others." ”

Qin'er couldn't understand the emperor's moody temperament, so she responded to the next "yes" again and again, and withdrew.

In recent days, she has always run to Chenghuan Palace, and she is as attentive as the palace lady of Chenghuan Palace. Fortunately, the one in Chenghuan Hall is still kind, if she changes to another master, she may not be willing.

However, whether this emperor really favors the queen mother or is false, she can't see it now.

That's it, as long as she does her job well, An An will receive the monthly money in parts.

Yun'er went to the Golden Cloud Hall as usual when Shen Qinghuan was taking a nap.

"She's sick?" Qi Yan's tone revealed coldness, and she didn't listen to it as plainly as a few days ago, but looked at Yun'er directly, which made her a little stunned.

"Back to the emperor, when the slave came out, the imperial doctor had just passed. But I haven't heard of the queen's illness todayβ€”" she tried to think about it, "yes, no. ”

"Are you sure?" Qi Yan asked in a low voice.

"This..."Yun'er was suddenly a little uncertain again, she estimated and said, "The slave maid has not seen it." But the wind was strong last night, and the queen was cold, and the slave heard a few coughs while keeping vigil outside, so she went to close the doors and windows. ”

"So many people, can't they take care of a queen?!" Qi Yan said angrily, "You go back, come back tomorrow at this time to tell me about the queen's situation, I don't want to hear such a hesitant answer again!" ”

"Yes!" Yun'er replied in horror, searching in her mind to see if the coughing sound yesterday was Shen Qinghuan's.