Emperor Joan of Arc stepped back, and glanced at Concubine Wei for a long time. It was the first time he had seen her say that the other concubines were good in front of him.

Not bad.

"Call her over and show me." Emperor Joan of Arc lifted his chin in Xu Qiang's direction.

Wei Guifei whispered a few words to the little slave next to her, and the little slave and maid retreated after answering the voice, and walked towards Xu Qiang's location.

A moment later, the little slave and maid brought Xu Qiang over.

"See Your Majesty for concubines, see concubines for Niangniang." Xu Qiang saluted Emperor Zhende and Concubine Wei respectfully.

Emperor Zhende raised his hand and leaned on the arm of the big chair, looking at Xu Qiang seriously, his eyes scrutinizing.

"Let's go." Wei Guifei's tone was much gentler than usual. At this time, after speaking, he had to make a false gesture to help Xu Qiang. Xu Qiang straightened up. Naturally, he didn't let Wei Guifei really help herself.

"Today's Laba feast, can you make plum blossom wine?" Wei Guifei looked at Xu Qiang and asked.

"Back to Niangniang's words, I haven't yet." Xu Qiang still lowered her head and didn't glance at Emperor Zhende from beginning to end, which made her look a little more disciplined and steady than others.

This made Emperor Zhende look good, and Concubine Wei was also satisfied.

She said, "It just so happens that Your Majesty's plum blossom wine has not yet been made." You might have done it for Your Majesty? ”

Emperor Joan of Arc was noncommittal. Xu Qiang listened to Concubine Wei's words, raised her head and glanced at Emperor Zhende. At this glance, his cheeks turned red, and he quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Naturally." ”

There is no flattery and no courtesy, it is just so natural to say that it is okay.

Emperor Zhende opened his mouth before Concubine Wei spoke, "In that case, then you will brew this year's plum blossom wine for me." ”

Xu Qiang pondered for a moment before responding, "Yes." It sounded indifferent, but it couldn't hide the slightly trembling tail note.

sent Xu Qiang to make plum blossom wine, Wei Guifei was talking to Emperor Zhende while looking at Xu Qiang who began to fold plums in the distance.

Emperor Joan of Arc also watched together.

As she spoke, Concubine Wei seemed to remember something, turned her head to Wen Qingwu and said, "Hey, this palace suddenly remembered that Wen Cairen and Xu Cairen seemed to be good sisters in the past, right?" "She bites the word 'past' very clearly.

Emperor Zhende heard Concubine Wei's words, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Wen Qingwu, "Xu Qiang is your good sister?" Xu Qiang is a concubine, and no matter how much he likes or dislikes her, he is just a concubine.

But Wen Qingwu is different. To him, she is not comparable to a concubine.

Therefore, I specially asked such a sentence.

This sentence was also heard by Wei Guifei.

Although it's all the same to say. But let her talk about it, and the emperor personally asked about it, which is very different.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor treats Wen Qingwu differently from others, not to mention her concubine, who has only been thinking about Emperor Joan of Arc all her life.

After Emperor Joan of Arc finished asking, Wen Qingwu did not answer immediately. This short silence made Wei Guifei sneer secretly. She said that it was once, and the emperor was obedient and didn't listen to everything.

But that's better.

After a short silence, I heard Emperor Joan of Arc continue, "Since we are good sisters, why haven't I heard you say it? ”

"You didn't ask." Wen Qingwu replied in a low voice, his tone calm.

Emperor Joan of Arc rolled his eyes at her when he heard this, "How idle are you when I am in a hurry, and ask you who your good sister is?" ”

"yes, everybody's busy. Just like slaves and maids are busy. Wen Qingwu took Emperor Zhende's words and replied, "The duty of the slave and maid is to serve the emperor and take care of the emperor's daily life, and in addition, everything else is not under the jurisdiction of the slave and maid. Slaves and maidservants are not qualified to have jurisdiction. As for who the emperor likes and who he doesn't like, that's the emperor's business, and a slave is a big palace maid, which is not suitable for the emperor to mention it in the emperor's ear. There is more than that. ”

Emperor Zhende listened to Wen Qingwu's words, thought about it, and nodded.

The people who usually serve him, whether they are servants or slaves, usually say the words around him are the easiest to hear from him. It is also the easiest to hear what is in his heart.

So he has never liked the slaves and maids around him to talk too much, he only listens to what he wants to hear, as for other things.

Emperor Joan of Arc has always hated those who are manipulating in front of him for his own thoughts.

Wen Qingwu replied like this, but it hit the heart of Emperor Zhende. He nodded, "Having said that, if I knew that this Xu Cairen was your sister, I wouldn't have been snubbed until now." ”

When Wei Guifei heard this, she had some strange feelings in her heart. It seems that the emperor and Wen Qingwu are not masters and slaves, but two old friends.

The attitude and tone of his speech are more than casual.

It shouldn't be like this, Wei Guifei always felt that something was wrong. It's not a concubine or a slave, and it's ...... Not a little woman. She always felt that something was wrong.

looked at Wen Qingwu and then at Emperor Joan of Arc.

"All the favors and humiliations of the concubines in the palace are given by the emperor, and only the emperor can give them." Wen Qingwu still replied with a glance, "Since the slave maid said from the beginning that she will only be a slave from now on, she should not participate in the battle in the palace." ”

Wei Guifei listened to Wen Qingwu's words, and couldn't wait to pull Xu Qiang to her side now and let her take a good look and listen carefully, this is her good sister in the past.

Listen to what this is all about, listen to the high-sounding set of things, but to put it bluntly, it is just not to let your good sister lose face in front of the emperor.

And Emperor Joan of Arc and Concubine Wei naturally thought differently.

He has been in contact with Wen Qingwu for a long time, and her temperament is still clear. It's true that you don't want to compete for favor, and it's also true that you want to be a slave. As for that, he believed it to be true.

People like Wen Qingwu disdain to lie to perfunctory others.

So while Wei Guifei was disdainful, he listened to it in agreement.

"Saying so much, isn't Wen Cairen afraid that his former sisters will overwhelm you?" Concubine Wei said cool words.

Emperor Joan of Arc didn't actually listen to this. But hearing Wei Guifei ask like this, I couldn't help but be a little curious about Wen Qingwu's reaction, so I didn't stop Wei Guifei's words, but turned to look at Wen Qingwu and waited for her reaction.

"Niangniang said something wrong." Wen Qingwu looked up at Wei Guifei, her eyes stared directly, not at all, "The sisters of the slave maid are heart-to-heart friendships, and they do not participate in the battles and discord in the palace. Whether it is good or bad is what you ask for, and you will not interfere or force it in the future. ”

The concubine believes that Xu Cairen also knows about her hard work. ”

Wei Guifei is not smart when she says she is smart, and she is not stupid when she says she is stupid. But at least at this moment, she didn't hear Wen Qingwu's words. The "old-time" sisters she said, at least she didn't hear any synonyms in Wen Qingwu's mouth.