The queen was startled, glanced around, and saw that there were only two of them in the inner hall, so she soothed her expression, and then scolded in a low voice: "You also know, now is not as good as before." There are His Majesty's eyes and ears everywhere in the palace, pay attention to what you say in the future, if it is in the hands of Your Majesty, the palace will not be able to protect you. ”

Miao Fu knew what was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Yes, the slave knows it, and she will never say this in the future." ”

The queen sighed again: "You have been with the palace for more than ten years, you should know what Your Majesty is most taboo about." Once upon a time, His Majesty only had two concubines by his side, and those two women were also hard-working people, and they died not long after giving birth to their children.

"The second and third children didn't live long, and they also followed, leaving only the fourth child.

"At that time, I felt that His Majesty was much better than those ordinary officials, at least the backyard didn't have to worry about the palace, the heirs were thin, and there was no need to fight for defense.

"Thinking about it now, it turns out that His Majesty has long had ambitions in his heart, and he doesn't want to let meaningless things disturb his mind.

"Now that I have got what I wanted, I have picked up the things that I had left aside before.

"After all, in the royal family, the heirs are the most important thing."

Speaking of this, a trace of loneliness appeared on the queen's face, perhaps, for the rest of her life, she couldn't keep his heart.

His heart was never in a woman.

No, it never stayed on her.

That Liu Guifei has recently gained a unique favor and occupied His Majesty every night, which shows that His Majesty is not ordinary to her.

Miao Fu saw that the queen's expression was wrong, and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry, Niangniang, no matter how much Concubine Liu Guifei tries her best, she can't shake Niangniang's status."

"Even if we don't do anything, when she is pregnant with a dragon fetus, she will not necessarily give birth to a prince.

"Even if he gives birth to a prince, when he grows up, our prince's status will already be as stable as a rock, how can he compare.

"So, the most important thing for Niangniang now is to relax and take care of the harem, as long as you govern the harem in an orderly manner, Your Majesty will be grateful to Niangniang in his heart, and no one can replace Niangniang's position."

The queen thought about it, it was really like this, she looked at the woman in the bronze mirror, she was no longer young, and she couldn't compete for her appearance than those young and beautiful concubines, so it was better to do her job and hold the power firmly in her hands.

"Miaofu, go and bring the phoenix given by His Majesty on Chinese New Year's Eve."

Miao Fu was delighted: "Yes, Niangniang." ”

......

At the banquet, Concubine Liu frequently looked at the queen, and when the emperor saw it, he asked, "Why does Concubine Ai keep looking at the queen today?" ”

Concubine Liu lowered her head slightly, revealing her snow-white neck, and said embarrassedly: "The concubine is... coveting the plate of potpourri cakes on the queen's sister's table..."

Twisting his face as he spoke, "The concubine's mouth is greedy, which makes Your Majesty smile." ”

The next moment, he secretly glanced at the queen's table.

The emperor couldn't help but feel funny when he saw her looking like a little girl's greedy and shy and worried about pastries, and said with a smile: "Concubine Ai doesn't need to be envious, I will let the imperial dining room make another plate." ”

When Gonggong Hai heard this, he reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the process of making a hundred flower cake is very complicated, it takes twelve hours, and this is specially made for the queen in the imperial dining room..."

This is intended to remind you that the potpourri cake is not only time-consuming to make, but also an exclusive pastry for the queen, and should not be enjoyed by other concubines.

The emperor understood what he meant, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for a while, he didn't expect that a small plate of pastries would be so exquisite.

He looked at Concubine Liu, thinking about how to get the words back.

Concubine Liu knew this, and when she saw the emperor's expression, she pretended to be empathetic and said: "Your Majesty, don't be so troublesome, the concubine is just greedy for a while, and I don't want to eat it at this time, so you better not let the people in the imperial dining room make potpourri cakes." ”

The emperor was overjoyed in his heart, and wanted to agree, but at this time, the queen suddenly spoke up.

"Sister Liu, do you want to eat potpourri cake?"

The emperor looked over and saw that the empress was smiling, and asked Liu Guifei with a warm face.

Liu Guifei smiled shyly: "Let the queen's sister smile, my sister just hasn't eaten a hundred flower cakes, and she wants to taste it when she sees the novelty."

"However, even if it is a pastry that only the queen mother has, my sister still does not trespass."

......

When Concubine Liu and the emperor and empress were talking, the people around them were also secretly paying attention to the situation here.

Although Liu Guifei said that she would not trespass, the expression on her face clearly said that she wanted that plate of potpourri cake. Everyone thought that the queen would refuse Liu Guifei's unreasonable request as before, but who knows, the queen smiled gently, and then instructed the palace maid: "Send the potpourri cake to Liu Guifei's table and let her taste it." ”

"Yes." Miao Fu personally walked to Liu Guifei's table with a hundred flower cakes and put it in front of her: "Guifei Niangniang, please use it." ”

After the initial surprise, Concubine Liu hurriedly got up and saluted: "Thank you for the queen's reward, concubine." ”

The queen raised her hand: "Sister doesn't have to be polite, sit down." ”

Everyone was surprised, they didn't expect the queen to be different from the past, and she was so good at talking today, and she didn't embarrass Concubine Liu.

Of course, the most surprising thing was the emperor, and the rumors about the queen's jealousy that had been spread recently in the harem were disturbed, and he had heard a lot, and from time to time Liu Guifei was blowing the wind on the pillow, and he was not very satisfied with the queen in his heart. Now that he sees the queen so knowledgeable, it has invisibly solved his embarrassment, and at this moment, he has to re-recognize the queen.

Catching a glimpse of the phoenix hairpin on the queen's head, the emperor's gaze became a little gentle, and he pointed to a plate on the table and said, "This dish tastes good, take it to the queen to taste." ”

Gonggong Hai answered, and immediately sent it to the queen.

Everyone saw that the queen exchanged a plate of potpourri cake for a dish that the emperor loved, and the reward was self-evident. Besides, the emperor looked at the queen differently at the moment.

Concubine Liu was so angry that she secretly wrung her handkerchief, looking at the potpourri cake in front of her, she no longer had an appetite.

Mu Zhaoyi, who was next to her, saw it, and said with a smile: "That flower cake looks really tempting, and the concubine wants to eat it." ”

When the emperor heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Then divide the potpourri cake and let all the ladies taste it." ”

When Liu Guifei heard this, she was so angry that her silver teeth were crushed, and she had to pretend to be generous on her face, she was really angry.

Next, the banquet was full of joy, watching singing and dancing, pushing cups and helping the lamp, and everyone drank happily.

But just when everyone was slightly drunk and began to carnival, one person broke into the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty, the front line is urgent." As soon as Suo Meng received the news, he immediately rushed over.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then stared at Suo Meng: "Say." ”

Suo Meng glanced around, and then said: "Half a month ago, Yao Zhisu, the Suzhou guard, led his troops to Yumen Pass, drove the Turkic general Mo Han out of Yumen Pass, and recovered Yumen Pass..."

Someone said happily: "Recovering Yumen Pass, this is a happy event." Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the festival is good news, Dayuan will become more and more prosperous under the governance of Your Majesty. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was in a great mood, and the smile on his face could not be hidden.