They said that they went to wait outside, and the queen quietly looked at the door a few times, and sure enough, she was waiting there and did not leave, and came back and said to Xiangxiang: "It seems that if my sister doesn't go out, they will come to urge." ”

Xiangxiang also understands that the emperor is deliberate, for him, even if he has a little bit of pride and pride in front of Qi Hui, it is worth showing off his might, he just deliberately wants Qi Hui to be embarrassed, and he must also recognize it himself, go to Mingde Hall at this moment, she is the emperor's Xiangfei.

Called the palace maid to extinguish the fire on the stove, she didn't want these foods when she came back for a while, so that if the palace maids were willing to eat, they would go and share the food, and they and the queen came out, and the eunuchs saw it, and hurriedly said: "The emperor only invites Concubine Xiang alone, and the queen doesn't have to go." ”

The queen said matter-of-factly: "This palace sends my sister to the door, which will not work, but I am afraid that the emperor will not be so lenient." ”

After all, it was the queen, those people didn't dare to talk back, they pulled the corners of their mouths and laughed, and when they saw the apron on Xiangxiang's body, they hurriedly said: "Niangniang's dress, I'm afraid it's not suitable, this is to go to Mingde Hall to meet the emperor, is Xiangfei Niangniang changing her clothes?" ”

The queen helped Xiangxiang take off her apron, the two didn't know what to say to each other, Xiangxiang still walked towards the door in this dress, and the eunuch had nothing to say, anyway, this Xiangxiang concubine looked like a fairy daughter, and the jingchai cloth skirt was also beautiful, hoping to take off the apron, but she was afraid of disrespecting the emperor and angering them.

Xiangxiang is wearing an azure robe, too dark in color, making her look extraordinarily solemn, there are no extra patterns on the shirt, and even the belt is a low-key fragrance color, compared to the enchanting beauty of the women in the palace, she is simply as pure as a person who worships the Buddha. And the people in the palace know the origin of this Xiang Concubine Niangniang, today Prince Shuo returned, when he was about to enter the palace, the emperor called Xiang Concubine Niangniang over, such an interesting thing, Xiang Xiang all the way to the Mingde Palace, all the way to the palace maids who were good things to watch.

When she approached the Mingde Hall from afar, she saw a group of people in front of her, who were already about to turn into the palace gate, and it was impossible to walk towards him again, but no matter how far away she was, she could find her husband at a glance. And Qi Hui also saw Xiangxiang who was walking slowly, and they couldn't see each other's faces clearly, but even so, they could feel each other's moods, Qi Hui turned around and walked into the Mingde Hall with his head held high.

Xiangxiang unconsciously straightened her back, and when she walked into the Mingde Palace, she saw that the emperor was standing in front of the palace door, under the high steps, it was Qi Hui standing with his hands in his hands, his long body and jade standing heroic, Xiangxiang's eyes only had his husband, where was he in the mood to see the emperor.

"Aifei, you come to me." But the emperor suddenly spoke, Qi Hui frowned slightly, and Xiangxiang was also stunned, this voice of love for the concubine almost aroused her disgust. But the emperor still smiled and stretched out his hand to her, "Come, come to me." ”

Xiangxiang's hands were tightly clenched into fists under the wide sleeves, she didn't want to walk to the emperor's side in front of Qi Hui, she didn't want to respond to his "love concubine", she could refuse the emperor's invitation, but she didn't know what the consequences would be.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind her, as if there were a lot of people coming, the footsteps were messy and hurried, Xiangxiang didn't turn around to look, but soon caught a glimpse of two books of people who looked like ministers coming from her afterglow, and when she heard them shouting and bowing, she knew that the emperor had also found the ministers.

"You don't see my concubine?" When the ministers got up, the emperor said this sentence with a smile, signaling everyone that Concubine Xiang was in the hall, and Xiangxiang could not refuse, and the ministers bowed to her, and the concubine Xiang Niangniang only made Xiangxiang angry, at this time she wanted to take a look at Qi Hui and find comfort from him, but she knew that the emperor was staring at herself, and any eye contact between her and her husband would be regarded as eyebrows, which would anger the emperor.

But seeing the eunuch beside the emperor, he hurriedly went down the steps and bowed down to invite Xiangxiang: "Niangniang, you go slowly." ”

Xiangxiang's chest was jammed, but she would never fall here, her hands gently lifted the hem of her skirt, and walked up step by step. The emperor stood on a high place and watched, and the place where he stood when he watched Song Jingshu come at that time, his father's obscene laughter seemed to be remembered at this moment.

Xiangxiang came step by step, like a fairy who came to the world, she was beautiful and solemn, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of a temperament that made the emperor dare not approach the blasphemy. And the stairs leading to the Mingde Palace, on the same road, there was another woman, that day she wore the most plain white and solemn mourning clothes out of the enchanting wind and dust, the long skirt spread on the stairs into a miserable white Milky Way, and at the end of the Milky Way, is a delicate and clear body.

At that time, it was not the first time that the prince saw a woman's body, but because of that look, he planted evil in his heart. And at this moment, Xiangxiang finally came to the front, her eyes were still disdain and contempt for everything here, she was not afraid of the emperor, or even life and death, she had to live meaningfully, and she had to die with dignity.

The emperor suddenly remembered that Jingshu cried bitterly in front of him that day, saying that she just wanted to live, whether she was humble or vicious, just to live, but at this moment, his little pity and sympathy for Jingshu was his biggest joke, because what he saw in Song Jingshu was completely himself.

Xiangxiang Dynasty Emperor owes his back, without saying a word, and slowly stands aside, neither near nor far, she can be regarded as the emperor's woman, or she can be regarded as nothing, and Xiangxiang seems to be happy under the expression of Qi Yanshan, and she can only pretend to be Qi Hui in her eyes, standing here, she can naturally look at her husband.

After a burst of anger in Qi Hui's heart, he gradually calmed down, Xiangxiang was so calm and brave, how could he let his wife worry about himself, seeing that Xiangxiang was standing still, and seeing that the ministers had also arrived, he raised his head and said about the border.

He said a few words, and then there was a discussion, and there was some noise in the Mingde Hall for a while, and Xiangxiang couldn't hear those words, she only heard the emperor suddenly say: "I know your heart for the country and the people, but now the treasury is empty, and it can't support you to fight for a long time, since they have the intention of peace talks, I must think about the people and soldiers." In the past few days, the second brother has been resting for a long time, and the wind and dust all the way are really hard, I will continue to order Pang Shifeng to withdraw the army, so you don't have to worry about these things anymore. ”

When the emperor said this, the ministers below responded one after another, Qi Hui frowned slightly, glanced at this group of rabble, and had to say that Pang Jun had taken away a large number of pillars of the court, and some of the arrogant ones left behind were indeed not listed. He laughed in his heart, his face remained silent, and the emperor said: "In order to appease the people, the court must have some happy events, I want to canonize Concubine Xiang as the imperial concubine, and I am choosing an auspicious day, and then I will hold a feast in the palace to celebrate the dissipation of the gunsmoke and the return of peace to the border." ”

Xiang Xiang glanced at the emperor, his lips opened slightly, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end, seeing the emperor walking towards her, with a posture of wanting to hold hands, he must have felt that pulling his hand in public would greatly stimulate Qi Hui, he was waiting to see Qi Hui angry, if Qi Hui did something or said something, it must have also penetrated these people below to embarrass Qi Hui.

Xiangxiang didn't wait for the emperor to come to the front, walked down the steps directly, stood on the top of the steps and bowed to the emperor, which was considered gratitude, and then raised his eyes to look at the embarrassed and angry emperor, and said calmly and generously: "Since the emperor still has state affairs to discuss with the ministers, I will retreat first." ”

The emperor's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, his eyes were on fire with embarrassment, and he slowly withdrew it, and said with a hard smile: "Go slowly, be careful on the road." He hated it in his heart, and when he saw Xiang Xiang turn away, he gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Concubine Ai already has my child in her womb, and I am about to tell everyone that if Concubine Xiang gives birth to a prince, I will canonize the prince as the crown prince." ”

Xiang Xiang froze, her eyes fell on Qi Hui's face, such a humiliating and disgusting thing, she wanted to rush back and retreat the emperor from the steps, but her husband stood at the bottom, just looked at herself gently, her lips moved slightly Xiang Xiang seemed to read a few words - "Look at the steps, walk carefully." Her heart was hot, she felt the wetness in her eyes, she withdrew her gaze from Qi Hui, carefully looked at the steps under her feet, walked down step by step, passed by Qi Hui, and went straight to the door.

The fragrance on Xiangxiang's body drifted faintly in front of Qi Hui with the wind, making him calm down even more, their indifference was the most beneficial resistance to the emperor's provocation, and if he couldn't see their pain, the emperor would be very disappointed, wouldn't he?

Walking out of the Mingde Palace, Xiangxiang felt that her feet were soft, but even if she walked slowly, she had to walk steadily, and when she saw the queen coming in a hurry, she was very happy to see her come out, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, Xiangxiang had to rely on, and her heart was much more steady.

The queen said: "I really didn't feel at ease, and lied to them that I was going to visit the concubine, so I came." Sister, are you alright? ”

Xiangxiang was very comforted, shook his head and said it was okay, the two walked back slowly, but halfway through, they saw the palace maid of the Longevity Palace looking for her, who was looking from a distance, and when she saw Xiangxiang and the queen returning, they rushed out.

"What the hell are you doing?" The queen has quite a posture, and she also has a little hatred for the concubine, the palace maid didn't dare to talk back, and only explained her intentions, but it was the concubine who invited Concubine Xiang to see her in the Longevity Palace.

The queen said: "The emperor just invited my sister to come over to meet, my sister is tired at this time, when will the Longevity Palace go, don't be in a hurry for a while, you quickly get out of the way." ”

The palace maid knelt in the middle of the road, she really refused to let go, if she couldn't bring back Concubine Xiang, they would be miserable, and she begged Xiangxiang to have mercy on her for a while, and Xiangxiang remembered that Qi Hui said to herself last night, Jingshu, who was stupid and stayed up all night, seemed to be waiting for someone, and at this moment, was she waiting for herself?

But she didn't want to go, she didn't want to see Jingshu, Xiangxiang couldn't help but shake the queen's hand and shook her head to show that she didn't want to.