Xiao Yiqian slept extremely peacefully, and on the fifth watch, he looked down at Ming Ran in his arms, and a smile that was difficult to hide rose at the corner of his mouth.

He got up lightly, dressed up, and left.

When Mingran woke up, it was already three strokes in the sun, and when she sat up, she looked down and saw the bedclothes on her body, she immediately stayed and ran into the cabinet, and ordered Zhuqing to come in and change her brocade clothes.

The corners of Zhuqing's mouth pursed a meaningful smile, "Queen Mother, Concubine Li and Shen Zhaoyi are here." ”

Ming Ran's cheeks suddenly became hot, and he answered softly.

After dressing her up, when Zhuqing tidied up the couch, she found that the couch was as clean as ever, her eyes turned in confusion, and she turned around to look at the bright dye in front of the dressing table.

I saw that Ming Ran had finished dressing up, and after standing up, he glanced at Zhuqing, and then walked out of the house.

It's normal for Zhu Qing to have doubts in her heart, if she hadn't had Xiao Yiqian's words last night, even she would have been puzzled.

She walked lightly out of the dormitory to the main hall.

Concubine Li and Shen Zhaoyi sat on the chair at the bottom of the head, and when they saw Ming Ran entering the room, they got up and saluted at the same time.

"Get up." Ming Ran walked directly above and sat down.

Ziyun came in with tea and pastries.

Shen Changhuan looked at Ming Ran and said, "Queen Mother, this is a pastry made by the concubine this morning, the craftsmanship is not good, you can taste it." ”

Ming Ran saw the golden silk cake that Ziyun put on the table, which was the same as what Houfu Wen's mother made, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, picked up a piece and bit it, and after tasting it carefully, she praised it: "It tastes good, and this palace loves to eat it very much." ”

"The queen loves to eat, and the concubines will do more in the future." Shen Changhuan replied with a smile.

Meizen continued to use the pastry.

Concubine Li smiled and said: "Shen Zhaoyi can still make some cakes that the queen mother loves to eat, but the concubines are useless and don't know anything." ”

Ming Ran glanced at her and said angrily: "You, just come and accompany the palace more." ”

Concubine Li covered her lips and chuckled, "Obey." ”

"Taste it too." Ming Ran instructed Ziyun to go to the square table between Concubine Li and Shen Zhaoyi.

Concubine Li picked up a piece, "It's delicious to look at." ”

Shen Changhuan smiled and turned his gaze to Ming Ran, "Queen Mother, after a while, King Chen will return to Beijing, and the concubine will ask the Queen Mother for permission to do something." ”

Ming's smile froze, and his face gradually darkened.

Shen Changhuan saw that she was displeased, and immediately said: "The concubine wants to go to the imperial dining room to make some pastries at the celebration banquet on the day King Chen returns to the palace." ”

Concubine Li put the pastry in her hand into a small plate, "There is a chef in the imperial dining room, and Shen Zhaoyi is the concubine, so she surrendered her identity to help the cook, wouldn't she become a laughing stock in the harem?" ”

Her words were so polite that Shen Changhuan's face turned pale.

"Queen Mother, the concubine just wants to do a little bit for the generals who have returned from the front, and the cousins of the concubines are also among the accompanying generals, and they will also participate in the celebration banquet with King Chen when they return triumphantly this time, so the concubines want to make a snack that they loved when they were young for their brothers."

After she finished speaking in one breath, her eyes flashed with water waves, and she looked at Ming Ran movingly, with sincerity in her eyes.

Mingran's complexion softened a lot, although she knew in her heart that Shen Changhuan actually had other thoughts.

In this expedition, several men of the Shen family have made military exploits on the battlefield, although the old general of the Shen family has been discharged and returned to the field, but it does not affect the exploits of the Shen family.

Shen Changhuan has no support behind her, and now that she has a close relative who has won military exploits, of course she will try to find ways to get close to him.

"Since you have said so, this palace will allow it."

Shen Changhuan got up gratefully, bowed down and said, "Thank you to the queen for your success." ”

Concubine Li tugged at the corners of her mouth and rolled her eyes.

Ming Ran glanced at her, and she raised her eyebrows to restrain her movements.

Shen Changhuan didn't sit long before leading the palace maid away.

As soon as she stepped out of the main hall, Concubine Li got up and walked in front of Ming Ran, and said indignantly: "Niangniang, her careful thinking has been revealed, why do you still respond to her?" ”

Ming Ran smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, and whispered: "Why are you angry? She has no one behind her, and it is understandable to want to find a backer for herself, you and I have a backer behind her, so I don't have to worry about it, but she is different, she was originally the daughter of a noble family, but the eldest princess ......"

Feng Yixuan didn't listen to her finish speaking, and stomped her feet and said, "Niangniang, her mother once wanted to harm you, and today she has repeatedly mentioned King Chen to make you unhappy." ”

Ming Ran put away his smile, looked outside the house, and said indifferently: "Bengong, I don't mind anymore." ”

Feng Yixuan was stunned, looked at her with a little compassion in her eyes, lowered her head after a long time, walked back to the chair and sat down, and picked up the pastries on the table, "Her pastries are really good, the taste is delicate and sweet, and the concubine likes it." ”

She didn't want to upset Mingran and quickly changed the subject.

"Hongu loves this pastry too." Mingran followed her words.

However, she likes the golden silk cake of the Hou Mansion, not Shen Changhuan's pastry.

"When the concubines were in the Li Kingdom, those ladies in the palace changed their tricks every day to make food and send it to the concubine's father, and our emperor was pitiful, few people were willing to spend time to please him, although the concubines also wanted to make some meals to send them, but they didn't invite the emperor to see them." She looked at Ming Ran as she spoke, her eyes glowing with slyness, and the corners of her mouth pursed into a smile.

"The emperor is kind, if you really make a meal and send it to him, he will definitely laugh at it." Ming Ran took the tea and drank it, Feng Yixuan's words were so obvious that the pastry in her mouth almost choked.

"Concubine Kechen...... No, it won't. She gave a pitiful look to her.

Ming Ran couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "This palace won't either, otherwise, how many hands will you learn from Shen Zhaoyi?" ”

"I still don't want it, don't say that the concubines can't do it well, even if it is a delicious meal, the emperor won't like it."

She got up and walked to Ming Ran, and whispered in her ear: "Why don't you make some delicious food and send it to the emperor, even if what you make is difficult to swallow, the concubine believes that the emperor will also eat it." ”

Ming Ran frowned, "Don't make trouble for the palace, the palace has been busy with many matters in the harem recently, and I don't have time." ”

"The concubine has something to tell you."

"What?"

Feng Yixuan smiled and leaned into Ming Ran's ear, "The imperial brother of the concubine has a letter, the Celestial Empire has recovered the Jiang Kingdom, and he wants to come to congratulate on behalf of the Li Kingdom." ”

"Feng Yiche?" Mingye stared at her.

She nodded repeatedly.

The Celestial Empire recovered its territory, and the Li Kingdom came to congratulate, is this too deliberate?

Feng Yixuan seemed to understand that Ming Ran would have such suspicions, and said: "Brother Huang, your heart is in the Heavenly Empire, so she will naturally try her best to come over." ”

As soon as these words came out, Mingran's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

Feng Yixuan saw that her face showed displeasure, and realized that she had lost her words, and looked at her with apologetic eyes.

Although she and Ming Ran were very clear about Feng Yiche's intentions, she said it so bluntly, which really made Ming Ran's face a little embarrassed.

She smiled dryly, "The concubine doesn't mean anything else, she just wants to inform you." ”

Ming Ran shook his head at her slightly, "It's okay. ”