It didn't take long for Chu Qianlan to be welcomed in by the palace people.

He was wearing a stone blue imperial robe, embroidered with four claws and four golden dragons, one on the front and one on the shoulders, and five auspicious clouds on the middle and cuffs. The head is tied up with a jade crown, and the jade crown is topped with eastern pearls. There is a noble and elegant temperament on the face.

He frowned slightly, as if he was a little reluctant to salute Concubine Shugui, then he pursed the corners of his mouth and stood there without saying a word. When he saw Ruotang, his expression eased slightly.

Concubine Shu smiled and took in his expression slightly, and Ruotang, who stood up when she heard that Chu Qianlan was coming, sat down again, and said with a smile: "The emperor is finally here, are you busy with the things at hand?" ”

Chu Qianlan didn't look at her, she only nodded perfunctorily, looking like she wanted to leave, but she couldn't move because Ruotang stayed here.

"Ah Tang sent some rice dumplings to the concubine, the concubine just let the small kitchen cook, can you stay and taste it?" Concubine Shugui inquired, her eyes full of expectation.

Chu Qianlan looked at Ruotang again. Reluctantly, he nodded.

Concubine Shu smiled with satisfaction, and hurriedly got up and said, "Mother concubine, let's go to the small kitchen to take a look, the emperor will wait, it will be done in a while." ”

After that, he patted Ruotang's hand, then took the old lady's hand and hurried to the small kitchen.

"Your Highness." Ruotang glanced at the two palace maids who were standing not far away, and shouted as if they were happy and sad.

Chu Qianlan's expression eased. But Jun's face was still tense, "Are you okay these days?" ”

"I'm fine." Ruotang looked at him with tears in his eyes, never thought that one day the two of them would stage such a bitter love scene, "His Royal Highness seems to have lost a lot of weight." But didn't eat properly? ”

Chu Qianlan coughed lightly. Almost every night, whether he lost weight or not, she naturally knew, "It's okay, you don't have to worry about me." ”

"Are the people around you attentive?" Ruotang seemed to be uneasy and asked to warm up.

Chu Qianlan turned her back to the two palace maids and couldn't help but glare at her, with such a bitter gesture, she was really addicted to acting. But at this time, he could only cooperate with her performance, "It's all good." ”

Ruotang breathed a sigh of relief at this time. "Just now, the noble concubine told me about His Majesty's marriage."

Chu Qianlan's body tightened suddenly, and she opened her mouth, looking at her as if apologetic and painful. "The decree hasn't come down yet, I'll find another way."

Ruotang couldn't help but slander in her heart, how come the people she knows are all powerful acting masters! Look at his tense body, his little frowns, and his handsome face, people who don't know really think that he is in a complicated mood at the moment.

"Your Highness doesn't have to be like this." Ruotang looked like he knew the righteousness, tried his best to endure his sadness, and said with tears and sadness: "I just told Niangniang that as long as I can be with His Royal Highness, I don't care about my status and status, even if I am a slave or a maid, I am willing." As long as His Highness can ...... more in the future Have mercy on me, and I won't complain about it. ”

Chu Qianlan frowned, "Then how can it be, I promised you that I wouldn't marry any other girl, but you can't trust me?" ”

"No, no matter what Your Highness says, I believe you. But in this way, it will provoke His Majesty's anger. Ruotang shook his head and looked at him with a sad and moved expression: "I don't want you to make Your Majesty unhappy because of me." Your Highness, I have heard that Your Majesty has been very good to you, and now he is teaching you important government affairs by hand, if I make your father unhappy because of me, I am really uneasy in my heart. Do you promise me that this marriage will be settled like this, and there will be no more extraneous branches, please, Your Highness. ”

She pleaded with such a pleading, even those whose hearts were as hard as iron would be shaken when they saw it. Chu Qianlan sighed, revealing a very touched and self-reproachful look, and took two steps forward to hold Ruotang's hand, "It's just that I'm going to wronged you." ”

"I'm not aggrieved," Ruotang shook his head quickly, "As long as I can be with His Highness, I don't care what I do." ”

"Don't worry, I will treat you better in the future."

Obviously, he also said it no matter how beautiful it was, but when he said this at this time, it only made Ruotang feel numb, and hurriedly plunged into his arms, not letting the two palace maids show her abnormality, and sobbed faintly: "With His Royal Highness's words, I am relieved." ”

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Concubine Shugui's time was really accurate, and when she led someone to send the cooked rice dumplings over, she saw that although Ruotang's eyes were red, her expression was very relaxed, and her face was not as stinky as when she first came in, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth looked a lot softer.

Concubine Shu smiled at Ruotang with great satisfaction, and then beckoned Chu Qianlan and said, "The emperor is coming here, the concubine has been peeled for you." ”

Chu Qianlan seemed to pause, then raised her eyes to look over, and said bluntly: "Thank you, concubine." ”

"This child is so polite to his mother." Concubine Shu was obviously happy, and hurriedly surrounded Chu Qianlan, "Does it taste okay?" These are all made by Ah Tang himself, and just looking at it makes people want to take a bite. It is said that there are many kinds of filling, which one do you eat? ”

Chu Qianlan lowered her eyes slightly, she was still not used to her eagerness, and looked at her expressionlessly, "Egg yolk filling." ”

"Can egg yolks be wrapped in rice dumplings?" Concubine Shu looked at Ruotang with wide eyes in surprise.

"Yes, the fragrance of the rice dumplings and the fragrance of salted egg yolk are also unique." Ruotang hurriedly replied.

"What a clever boy." Concubine Shu said sincerely.

Ruotang smiled embarrassedly: "You have won the prize." ”

Seeing that Chu Qianlan quickly finished eating one, Ruotang hurriedly took one, carefully peeled it, and put it in front of him again, "The first package here is candied fruit." ”

Chu Qianlan loves sweets, so the candied fruit stuffing that she brought into the palace is the most packed.

After peeling it for Chu Qianlan, Ruotang woke up and said uneasily to the smiling Shuguifei: "What stuffing the queen mother likes, I'll peel it for you." ”

Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "The concubine is not hungry yet. ”

When Chu Qianlan heard this, she raised her eyes and glanced at her, her cold eyes seemed to flash with mockery, and she coldly told Ruotang: "You remember, this entrance can't be sent to anyone in the future, do you hear?" ”

Ruotang was stunned, looked at him and then at Concubine Shu, "But, the concubine is not just someone." ”

"You still dare to talk back?" Chu Qianlan raised her eyebrows and glared at her with an awe-inspiring look, "I'm doing this for your own good, what do you know about this stupid woman!" ”

Ruotang couldn't raise his head when he was scolded, and said, "I don't dare, Your Highness, don't be angry with me." ”

Concubine Shu hurriedly smiled and played a round, "Okay, Huang'er, you really think too much, the mother concubine is not suspicious of Ah Tang, anyone can harm the mother concubine, how can a good child like A Tang harm the mother concubine?" The mother concubine used some pastries just now, not because she was suspicious of Ah Tang. ”

Chu Qianlan just glanced at her coldly, and snorted noncommittally.

But in the end, Concubine Shu didn't eat a bite of the dumplings made by Ruotang herself.

Soon, it was time for dinner.

Chu Qianlan ate the dumplings and left, and did not walk with Ruotang and them. Yadong Ping Pong.

Ruotang was like a little daughter-in-law, holding the hand of Concubine Shu and walking towards the Qingliang Palace where the banquet was held. The weather gets hotter and hotter, and even in the evening, the heat is only a little dissipated. Therefore, if the banquet is placed in the cool palace with bad water on all sides, there is no need to put more ice basins and other things.

"Did you tell the emperor?" Concubine Shu patted Ruotang's hand as if chatting and asked.

"Hmm." Ruotang replied obediently: "His Royal Highness is a little angry, but fortunately, he listened to what he persuaded him, don't worry, he won't come nonsense tonight." ”

"With you persuading him, this palace is very relieved."

While speaking, Qingliang Palace was already in sight.

But at this moment, the queen's chariot was driven out from another way, almost facing the concubine.

Concubine Shu frowned slightly, her eyes flashed, as if she was a little surprised to see the queen here. However, she quickly came back to her senses, led Ruotang to stand on the side of the road, and waited for the queen's chariot to come slowly.

"Say hello to the queen's mother, I don't want to be able to celebrate my birthday with the queen's mother this year, the concubine is really honored." Concubine Shu smiled and said to the back of the carriage.

The indifferent queen only glanced at her, and said lightly: "Concubine Shu is polite, and there is nothing to do in the palace, I heard that there are a lot of interesting things at Concubine Shu's birthday banquet in previous years, and today the palace will come with a cheeky face, which can be regarded as the joy of Concubine Shu." ”

"The mother has tormented the concubine." In the face of the queen's cynicism, Concubine Shu still said respectfully, "Today is also the birthday of the queen's mother, if it is really stained, it is also the concubine who is stained with the light of the mother." ”

The queen hooked her lips almost invisibly, "The birthday gift that Concubine Shu gave to this palace, this palace has seen it, and Concubine Shu has a heart." ”

"If the queen likes it, it's fine." Concubine Shu still lowered her head and maintained a saluting posture, full of respect and meekness.

"Today is also Concubine Shu's birthday, and this palace has also prepared a birthday gift for you, but this gift in this palace is a little special, and it will be given to you at the banquet for a while, and I hope you will like the big gift that this palace gives you."

After she said that, she withdrew her gaze and went to Qingliang Palace without looking back.

Concubine Shu straightened up, but her expression was difficult to relax, and she couldn't take care of Ruotang beside her, so she asked the old lady in a deep voice: "What's the matter, why did the queen come out?" ”

Recently, the queen's behavior has become more and more unexpected, take tonight's birthday banquet as an example, she has never been out of Zhengyang Palace in previous years. And Zhengyang Palace didn't leak any rumors at all.

"Slave maid, let people ask." The old lady glanced at Concubine Shu and reminded her in a low voice: "Miss Shen is the first time to come back to Qingliang Palace, Niangniang take her in and take a look." ”