Ke Yuyao nodded in thanks, but she wanted to ask something but didn't dare, so she wanted to speak several times. Duanmu condensed his words and looks, and immediately knew the end, and couldn't help but smile and speak: "I want to ask why this palace wants you to enter the palace as a concubine despite your opposition?"

"The concubine didn't dare. Ke Yuyao bowed and saluted, "But the concubine does have some doubts: presumably the queen mother also saw that according to the concubine's temperament, she is not suitable for life in the palace at all, but it is easy to cause trouble for her family, and it will make Long Yan angry, I don't know what the queen thinks?"

Duanmu Youning sighed softly, and then smiled slightly: "It's not that you are not suitable for life in the palace, it's just that you don't know the rules when you first enter the palace, and you are a little at a loss for a while." As for why you want to enter the palace as a concubine, it is actually because of your words: I am tomorrow, you will be tomorrow. ”

Ke Yuyao's face changed, and Duanmu Youning continued: "Don't panic, the meaning of this palace is not to say that you will be alone in the empty room like today's palace, but that according to your intelligence and heart, you are fully qualified to be the master of the harem!"

"The concubine doesn't dare!" Ke Yuyao's face changed even more when she heard this, and she knelt down with a plop, "The concubine has no intention of being a concubine, and she doesn't dare to be so delusional, please ask the queen to find out!"

Duanmu smiled and stretched out his hand to help: "Concubine Yao Shu misunderstood, this palace is not saying that you have any wishful thinking - you get up first, sit down and talk slowly." ”

Ke Yuyao turned pale with fright, sat down carefully, and didn't dare to raise her head, obviously the words "Mother Yi World" scared her a lot. Duanmu Youning smiled, and simply took her hand affectionately: "You and I are already sisters, so this palace will call you Yu Yao directly." Yu Yao, don't be afraid, this palace has no other intentions. Yesterday, at the concubine selection ceremony, the palace told the emperor that you have a noble heart and a pure heart, which is very in line with the heart of the palace, and naturally it is also in line with the emperor's mind, so I hope you will enter the palace as a concubine. Only a woman like you staying by the emperor's side is the blessing of the emperor, the blessing of the people, and the blessing of the community!"

This is undoubtedly a very high evaluation, Ke Yuyao's eyes were full of gratitude, and she replied softly: "The concubine doesn't dare, the queen mother praises it falsely! Niangniang is really a heavenly man, and no one in the world can match it, otherwise how could the emperor be so affectionate to Niangniang and refuse to set up another concubine?"

The internal situation is really complicated, Duanmu Youning can't explain it, only a wry smile: "Because of this, it shows that the emperor is a person who values love and righteousness, although there is some resistance to the matter of the concubine now, but as long as time passes, according to your intelligence and nobility, you will definitely win the emperor's heart and open up a world that belongs to you in this harem!"

Ke Yuyao was grateful for her comfort, but when she thought of the unpredictable future, she still frowned: "Thank you to the queen for your love, but the concubine has angered the emperor......"

"The emperor is not angry with you, he is angry with the concubine itself. Duanmu Youning interrupted her in a gentle voice, "You must know that this matter is not what he wants, but the situation is compelling, as the king of a country, he is naturally a little unacceptable psychologically." Didn't the palace say that? As long as the emperor's resistance gradually dissipates over time, everything will be fine. ”

Ke Yuyao nodded, and after a long time, she couldn't help but sigh slightly: In fact, today she originally wanted to find an opportunity to ask Duanmu Youning to be gracious, and went to her concubine title to let her go home. But now it seems that this is just unlikely.

She had just annoyed the emperor last night, and if she accidentally annoyed the queen again, she would really want to cry without tears! Not to mention that the sealing of concubines is a major matter of the country, how can she change the order every day? It is just that she is too delusional!

Duanmu Youning observed her words, and guessed her thoughts, but he didn't break it, and then said: "This palace has been talking to you for a long time, you must be tired, go back and rest." Don't worry about your family, Hongu guarantees that they will be unharmed. ”

Ke Yuyao got up and saluted: "Thank you, queen, the concubine is retiring!"

Shi Li got up, and she turned to retreat. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps, he heard a voice at the door: "The emperor has arrived!"

Immediately after, Dongling Guyun stepped in, and the two of them hurriedly saluted together: "The concubine sees the emperor!"

Seeing Ke Yuyao, Dongling Guyun's eyes flashed, but there was not much expression on his face: "Are you still there?"

Ke Yuyao pursed her lips and smiled bitterly secretly: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, the concubine slept well." ”

"Really, did you sleep well?" Dongling Guyun pursed his lips and drew a smile of unknown meaning, "But I sat in the imperial study all night last night, and I was cold and hungry, and I didn't close my eyes at all. ”

Duanmu Youning smiled bitterly: In the hot summer, it is best to be cool in the middle of the night, how can it be cold? You are clearly a pun, not cold on your body, but cold in your heart.

Ke Yuyao didn't expect Dongling Guyun to say such a sentence, and he was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to deal with it: "This ...... Concubines...... The concubine was convicted ......"

"Guilty?" Dongling Guyun didn't plan to let her go, "Then you might as well tell me, what crime you have committed?"

Ke Yuyao secretly complained bitterly, although he lowered his head, he had already secretly turned his gaze for help to Duanmu Youning. Receiving her distress signal, Duanmu Youning said casually: "Failing to take care of the emperor is a dereliction of duty by the concubine, and the concubine will bear the punishment with all her might, Yu Yao, you step down!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Queen Mother!" Ke Yuyao immediately retreated and left quickly.

Sitting down in a robe, Dongling Guyun glanced at her: "You will pretend to be a good person." ”

"Isn't the concubine for the emperor?" Hearing his slightly gentle tone, Duanmu Youning relieved his heart, "As the queen, the main responsibility of the concubine is to make the harem peaceful, so as to avoid the emperor's worries." ”

Dongling Guyun turned his head and looked at her quietly, at first Duanmu Youning could still look at him, and after a while, he couldn't help frowning slightly: "What does the emperor see?"

"Look at you. Dongling Guyun replied lightly, "I didn't touch Ke Yuyao's finger last night, are you disappointed or happy?"

Duanmu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled faintly: "The concubine doesn't dare." However, in order to end the drought as soon as possible and get the people out of the sea of suffering, the emperor knows what to do, and it is not the turn of the concubines to weigh anything. ”

The implication is that whether the drought can end is now your business, and it is no longer my responsibility.

Obviously, he also heard this, and Dongling Guyun sneered indifferently: "The queen is bent on remembering the drought, but it is embarrassing." ”

"The concubine didn't dare. Duanmu Youning still said this, "After all, this is the most important thing now, and everything we do is to achieve this purpose." ”

"What about me?" Dongling Guyun was still staring at her eyes, "The drought is important, is my heart important?"

Duanmu Youning pursed his lips, smiled and nodded: "It's important, but you are the emperor, since you are for the people of Yulin Country, no matter how much pain you have, you have to bear it." If the emperor can give birth to an heir as soon as possible, maybe everything will be fine!"

When Dongling Guyun heard this, he suddenly became a little irritable, and couldn't help gritting his teeth and said: "Imperial heir! Imperial heir! I don't want to hear these two words anymore! Youning, you keep saying that you are for the people of Yulin Kingdom, but I feel more and more that you are simply trying to transfer the pressure that originally belonged to you to me!"

He said this sharply, but it could not be said that there was no truth in the slightest. It is rumored that it is because Duanmu Youning has nothing to do that she has incurred the curse, so she has said the reason why she has nothing to do in public, and personally selected a concubine for the emperor to enrich the harem, and then it is none of her business, all the pressure does not belong to her, even if there is no heir born, it is also the responsibility of Dongling Guyun!

Duanmu Youning's face suddenly turned pale because of his words, and after a moment of silence, she raised her lips and smiled, her smile paler than her face: "It turns out that in the emperor's heart, the concubine has become such a person." Even so, the concubine had nothing to say. ”

Heaven testifies, although she is indeed a little unable to withstand the pressure of the government and the opposition, but the reason why she forcibly chooses a concubine for Dongling Guyun is not to save the people from fire and water as soon as possible, but also to feel more sorry for the pressure that Dongling Guyun endured in order to maintain her and the reproach of the ministers? Why did all of them change their flavor at this time?

"Nothing to say?" Dongling Guyun closed his eyes and finally looked away, "Between you and me, it has reached the point where there is nothing to say?

With that, he stood up without hesitation and walked away without looking back. Duanmu Youning felt a pain in his heart, but gritted his teeth and said: "Concubine Yao Shu didn't mean to offend last night, for fear of affecting her family, in fact, she didn't sleep all night, can the emperor ......?"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to them," Tanglin Guyun didn't stop, leaving only a cold sentence, "I still expect her to give birth to an heir for me!"

Duanmu sat down softly, only to feel a sense of despair in his heart: how could he become like this......?

"Niangniang also hasn't slept all night, why don't you tell the emperor?" Shonan said indignantly, "The emperor only knows that he is in pain, but he doesn't know that Niangniang is more painful than anyone else, it's too much!"

Duanmu Youning smiled: "This palace is to blame, and it is not worthy of sympathy." ”

Shonan was stunned for a moment, becoming more and more unconvinced. But before she could say anything, Duanmu Youning waved his hand weakly: "That's it! Now this palace only hopes that the drought will end as soon as possible, which is stronger than anything else. ”

Xiangnan didn't dare to make a sound anymore, but he was worried in his heart: What should you do with the emperor?

The night was dark.

Dongling Guyun was still alone in the imperial study, as if he was struggling to write and review the chapters, but only the waiter standing behind him knew that the paper was full of horizontal and vertical and messy lines, just like his heart at this time.