Chapter 35: Calculation
"Your Majesty, is he reliable?" Su Pei'an looked at the distant back and looked at Nangong Qing with a little worry.
"He's not stupid, he knows what is good for him, he won't dig his own grave." Nangong Qin slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and his expression was very confident.
If he doesn't even have the ability to see people like this, he won't be able to sit on the throne steadily.
"Find out what the queen is doing. Don't alarm her. After a while, Nangong Qing ordered Su Pei'an again.
"Yes, the slave knows." Su Pei'an nodded very clearly and agreed.
The West Warm Pavilion of Kunning Palace
"Queen Mother, the two little masters, Concubine Qin and Ji Xiaoyi, are here."
"Invite them in."
Queen Cheng Lingyue, who was practicing calligraphy, put down the wolf pen in her hand and motioned to the palace maid to clean up, and there was another palace maid waiting for her to clean her jade hands.
"The concubine sees the queen's mother, the queen's mother is blessed." Ji Yunhui, who was wearing a pink palace dress, and Qin Yuning, who was wearing a powder blue palace dress, saluted Cheng Lingyue with a graceful posture.
"Two sisters, hurry up." Queen Cheng Lingyue waved her hand kindly, signaling Qingxin to help them up.
"Sit down." After they got up, Cheng Lingyue pointed to the circle chairs on both sides and motioned for them to sit down and talk.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Qin Yuning and Ji Yunhui hurriedly thanked him, sat down half-sideways, didn't dare to sit all his body into the chair, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his face and didn't dare to look around.
"I have some Lushan clouds and mist here, you can taste it, if it is delicious, I will send you a few taels back to drink." The queen said with a smile.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." The two of them thanked each other in unison.
Then Cheng Lingyue talked and laughed with them without saying anything, which made Qin Yuning very weird, and the queen didn't say anything when she came to them, what did she mean?
Qin Yuning didn't know what Cheng Lingyue wanted to do, so he couldn't help but wake up and deal with it.
Just as they were chatting happily, the crisp voice of the eunuch came from far outside the palace.
"The emperor has arrived! The emperor has arrived! ”
Empress Cheng Lingyue and Qin Yuning. Hearing this, Ji Yunhui quickly walked to the door of Xinuan Pavilion to greet Nangong Qing with the support of their respective personal palace maids.
"The concubine asks the emperor for peace." Queen Cheng Lingyue curtsied.
"The concubine asks the emperor for peace." Qin Yuning and Ji Yunhui stood behind Queen Cheng Lingyue and saluted.
"Get up." Nangong Qing smiled softly and personally helped up the half-squatting queen Cheng Lingyue.
Nangong Qing didn't let go immediately, but affectionately supported the skilled and dignified Cheng Lingyue, but those blazing eyes swept towards Ji Yunhui.
The bright and eye-catching pink palace dress makes Ji Yunhui's pink skin more and more tender, and the blowing is broken, like a freshly ripe peach, tempting to taste.
Queen Cheng Lingyue looked at Nangong Qing's eyes that seemed to be affectionate, and stayed on Ji Yunhui's young and cute face, and couldn't help but clench her fists.
She lowered her eyes slightly, and swept away the little grievance, a little sadness, a little jealousy, thinking that who was not in her prime and had the grace alone, but as soon as the freshness period passed, it was the yellow flower of the past, slowly withering, and she could only watch him hug other younger and more beautiful women, and she could only keep the empty room alone, fortunately she was the queen, and she was there for a few days a month.
Other people may not be able to see the emperor once in a month or even a year, so thinking about it, her heart is a lot more relaxed.
She blinked, blinked away the sadness, jealousy, and self-pity in her eyes, and when she raised her eyes again, she only had a gentle and loving smile, and she gently pulled the emperor to the top.
"Your Majesty, it's Sister Qin's birthday in a few days, as my sister, I want to send a jasper hairpin to my sister, Your Majesty, are you okay?" Queen Cheng Lingyue looked at Nangong Qing with a gentle and virtuous smile and asked for his opinion.
"Queen, you are really thoughtful, just do what you say, but will there be too few hairpins." Nangong Qing's eyes flickered, but he covered his eyes with the action of drinking tea.
"Your Majesty, my sister's natural and elegant temperament, only the turquoise, transparent and elegant jasper is the most suitable, and other gold gems look tacky." Queen Cheng Lingyue explained with a light smile that Qin Yuning's indifferent and jealous temperament made Cheng Lingyue deeply happy, and her natural calm appearance was not like pretending.
She also suspected that she was pretending to be retreating to attract the emperor, but she was like that regardless of whether the emperor was there or not, Cheng Lingyue no longer doubted.
If other people pretend to be cold in front of others, unmoved, and jealous, but when they come to the emperor, they will definitely do everything they can to please her, but she has only one appearance, and the emperor is the same when he is not there, which makes Cheng Lingyue convinced.
No matter how well you do it, you will be especially careful when facing a woman who robs her husband.
But because she is the queen of the world, she can only hide the grievances in her heart, and choose a suitable woman for her husband to reproduce royal heirs.
"The queen is right, so let's do it." Nangong Qing nodded admittedly and didn't say anything more.
"Your Majesty, last time the concubine saw the royal jasper hairpin inserted on Sister Li's head, the style is very good-looking, elegant and chic, the concubine thinks it is very suitable for Sister Qin, but Sister Li is very precious to the hairpin, the concubine wants to see her reluctantly, can you let Sister Li borrow the hairpin to the concubine, and let the master make a similar branch to Sister Qin? The concubine promised that she would never be broken. ”
Queen Cheng Lingyue pretended to complain very affectionately, as if she and Mrs. Li were familiar and intimate, and Mrs. Li dared to disobey her will, she lowered the curtain slightly, and the light of calculation flashed in her eyes.
"Oh, then, I'll help you borrow this hairpin for the queen. Su Pei'an, you go for a trip. Nangong Qing sighed, as Queen Cheng Lingyue wished, and ordered Su Pei'an, who was standing aside.
"Yes, the minion will go." Su Pei'an immediately replied and walked out quickly.
Queen Cheng Lingyue lowered her eyes very calmly, hiding the fierce streamer that swept under her eyes, and the corners of her mouth pursed a sarcastic sneer, Mrs. Li, this palace looks at what you are doing to see the emperor, see how arrogant you are, hum, I will make you miserable, you wait.
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"Niangniang, Father-in-law Su is here." Cui Ying whispered to Mrs. Li, who was dressing up, and Mrs. Li heard the words with a touch of joy in her eyes, could it be that the emperor is coming? Generally, if the emperor is coming, he will let Gonggong Su come to report in advance.
"Oh, please come in." Mrs. Li suppressed the joy spreading in her heart, nodded calmly, and stood up dignifiedly.
"The slave Su Pei'an sees Niangniang, Niangniang is auspicious." Xu Changxian respectfully saluted Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li happily raised her eyes and looked behind Su Pei'an, she wanted to see the handsome face of Emperor Nangong Qing that made her heart beat faster, but the empty back made her happy expression immediately dim.
"Father-in-law Su, please, what are you looking for in this palace? Is the emperor coming tonight? ”