It was as if I had just fallen asleep and was woken up.

Cen Mooning thought she was at home, lying in bed by herself, and her mother used a soft goose feather fan to gently tickle it.

"No, Mother, let me sleep a little longer."

She rolled over, lazily rolled up the quilt, and wanted to continue to sleep sweetly.

A somewhat cool hand rested on her forehead.

Cen Muning opened her eyes and saw Zhuang Chenchen sitting on the edge of her bed. "The Emperor...... Your Majesty, what time is it? ”

"It's not time yet, I want to have breakfast with you." Zhuang Yanchen looked at her like a little lazy cat, and was a little unbearable: "That's it, I'll sleep with you for a while." ”

As he spoke, he lay on his side beside her and took her into his arms.

"It's time for the concubines to get up, so let's have breakfast with the emperor. Wait for the concubines of the palace to come and ask for peace. Cen Muning closed her eyes as she spoke, and her sleepiness had not been dispelled.

Zhuang Chenchen watched her struggle between half asleep and half awake, and suddenly felt that she also had such a cute side. "What does the queen think of the matter of the concubine?"

Woke up early in the morning just to talk to her?

She didn't want to hear it. I didn't talk with my eyes closed.

"It's spring, and it's warm. It just so happened that there was a Zhuangzi twenty miles outside the imperial city, and I wanted to go and see it for myself. When Zhuang Chenchen said this, he deliberately stopped to observe her expression. It's a pity that the person in his arms kept his eyes closed and didn't react at all. With that small face, high nose bridge, and warm lips, he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw it.

"I think the scenery there is good, the queen has never stepped into spring with me since she married into the Ruiming Palace, and the original intention is to take you together." Zhuang Chenchen deliberately rubbed her brain: "But seeing that you are so tired, I can't bear it." That's it, I still won't let you bump, just rest in the palace. ”

"Does the emperor really want to take his concubines?" Cen Muning hasn't been out of the palace for a long time, so she is naturally interested.

"I know you're pretending to be asleep." Zhuang Chenchen pinched the tip of her nose and frowned: "I will leave the palace in three days and bring a few trustworthy servants to serve." Keep it simple. ”

"Hmm." Cen Mu nodded and sat up: "The concubine will accompany the emperor to breakfast." ”

The moment she was about to get up, Zhuang Chenchen pulled her into his arms.

"I just asked you about it, and you haven't answered yet."

"The emperor has already made a decision, and the concubines should obey it." Cen Mooning looked at his eyes gently, but there was no longer the laziness and cuteness of Fang Cai. It's more like having to show that you're down-and-out.

Zhuang Chenchen held her hand and put it in his palm: "If I do not inherit the throne, this imperial power is still in the hands of the mother and son of the abolished emperor." I can often visit my mother in the palace, and I am coerced by the deposed emperor to live, but I can have a lot of time, and it is not a good thing to have you and Li'er by my side. Right now, I am the king of a country, and then you and her husband. Naturally, I know the pain in your heart, so I have to make amends elsewhere. ”

Cen Muning held his face with both hands and frowned slightly: "The concubine only knows one thing, His Royal Highness the former King Ruiming will never bother with these things." Not even to say that. Your Majesty, have you changed, or have the concubines never understood you at all? ”

Zhuang Chenchen didn't say anything anymore, just took the clothes on the side and approved them for her.

It doesn't seem to matter whether he makes amends out of pity for her or for the sake of mercy. The important thing is that if he wants to be accompanied by only two people in this life, one is her and the other is Cang Pian.

Her fate was destined to be entangled with the mercy of her mother.

This feeling is quite bad.

Cen Muning dressed and changed her clothes by Bingling and Qingli before going to dine with Zhuang Chen.

He waited for her time and looked at the furnishings in the flower hall with great interest. There are many things, which Cen Muning led the two girls to make by herself in her spare time. Although it is not expensive, it is extraordinarily exquisite.

"Your Majesty." Cen Mooning wore a purple phoenix robe, embroidered with Wei Ziyao yellow peony, looking graceful and elegant, and luxurious and generous.

Zhuang Chenchen reached out to hold her hand, pulled him to his side and sat down. "The food in your palace is exquisite, even the furnishings are exquisite. Dressing up is not as delicate as your looks. ”

Cen Muning reached out and touched Zhuang Chenchen's lips, then lowered her head and licked her fingers.

"Do what?" Zhuang Chenchen looked at her puzzled.

"The emperor's mouth is so sweet, I'm afraid it's smeared with honey. The concubine tasted it deliberately. Cen Mu Ning looked at his eyes, and her expression was slightly stagnant: "The emperor now thinks that the concubine is doing well, and she is a lovely beauty." If the concubine does something wrong and goes against the emperor's mind, won't it become ugly and ugly. That's right. ”

She deliberately put down her chopsticks and stared at Zhuang Chenchen with a serious face.

Zhuang Chenchen was slightly stunned, and put down his chopsticks. "How?"

"Speaking of the palace, the concubine remembered one thing." Cen Muning's expression was a little heavy: "When I was flipping through the records in the palace, the concubine stumbled upon something. His Royal Highness King Hui, the first emperor, was imprisoned in the palace by the deposed emperor for several years. Even if the emperor ascended the throne, there was no amnesty, and I heard that together with his wife and concubines, he has been living by sending goods from the palace once a month. I'm afraid it's too hard. ”

"King Hui......" Zhuang Chenchen fell into deep thought.

Looking at his expression, King Hui must have fallen into some terrible royal secret. But he also pity his family, who have been locked up in a house all these years, and have been exploited by slaves, must have been extremely miserable, and he saw all his faces.

"This tastes good." Zhuang Chenchen tasted a bite of the crystal dumplings and put one in her bowl. "You taste it."

"Hmm. Thank you, Your Majesty. Cen Muning lowered her head and ate slowly.

After finishing breakfast, Zhuang Chenchen went to the court.

Qingli only dared to speak at this time, worried that she couldn't do it: "Niangniang, why did you suddenly mention King Hui in front of your master." That Highness is really ridiculous, no. At the beginning, the sons competed for favor, and the queen mother and the master were framed by the mother and son of the abolished emperor, and the day was precarious. The first emperor intended to make King Hui the crown prince, but King Hui would rather die than obey, that look is really ridiculous. This made the first emperor angry and took him into custody, and the first emperor has always prevented the courtiers from mentioning it again, and even the official imperial history did not leave a few words, a line or two sentences. It's also that the slave is not good, and I didn't greet you in advance, but the master didn't care about Niangniang's love. ”

"That's why." Cen Mooning didn't say any further.

"Niangniang, the concubines have come to say goodbye." Bingling saw Shuo Guo standing outside, and he knew what was going on. "If you're out of it, why don't you meet it?"

"It's fine." Cen Mooning took the silk and tried the corners of her lips, got up and went to the main hall.

Ruan Er and Lei Zhen led the concubines to salute, but they did not sit down.

"How?" Cen Muning made eye contact with the two of them, sat down firmly and asked, "What do you want to say to this palace?" ”

"Niangniang, the concubine heard that Concubine Min was disposed of by the concubine last night and tortured in the imperial garden, but is there really such a thing?" Lei Zhen spoke first, looking anxious.

"It does." Cen Muning sighed softly: "The source is that the Guanyin sent to the concubine by Concubine Min was damaged, and the concubine mistakenly thought that Concubine Min was deliberate, which led to the misunderstanding." You also know that the concubine is anxious, and she is a person who has accompanied the emperor to the battlefield, and it is her nature to make a decision to kill, so she disposed of Concubine Min in a hurry. However, the emperor already has a will on this matter. ”

Moving her lips slightly, Ruan Er frowned and said, "Dare to ask Niangniang, what ......is the emperor's will?"

"The emperor ordered the concubine to return every day from sunrise to sunset, to the prayer hall to chant scriptures, and meditate on her own mistakes. also informed the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the concubine does not have to sleep during this time. Now that the emperor has a holy will, he has finally solved a little grievance of Concubine Min. Cen Muning's expression was unusually calm, and no one could guess her mind at all. In fact, they are also people who serve the emperor, and of course this palace hopes that the harem can be harmonious. It is best to have less misunderstanding and less suspicion between concubines. ”

"It's easy for the queen to say. I'm afraid it's not easy to do. Xin Wei saluted the queen with red eyes. Niangniang, it is not the first time that a concubine persecutes a concubine. There have been several times before when the sisters in the palace have suffered her losses. Even Concubine Mao may not have broken her hand, but she didn't admit it, and the matter gradually stopped. Now Concubine Min is the second time that she has been pouted like this by the concubine. Do you want to let the concubine have a third chance? ”

"Sister Xin, don't talk nonsense." Liao Rongyu had to say two nice words, as if she could gain a good reputation in front of the queen. "Since the emperor has disposed of the concubine, he has comforted Concubine Min. As for the matter of Concubine Mao, it has been so long, so it can be regarded as a thing of the past. At the moment, as long as the palace can be peaceful, it is the best. ”

Xinwei didn't say anything, bowed her head and sat back in her place.

"Sit down all of you." Cen Mu glanced at Lei Zhen, and then at Ruan Er. "I haven't seen Zizhou for a few days, but he's a lot stronger."

"Thanks to the blessing of the queen's mother, since the beginning of spring, Zizhou has become more and more able to eat and sleep, and it is indeed a lot stronger. Xu is the prescription given by Dr. Hu before, and he was properly recuperated, and he did not get sick all winter, and the concubine was extremely pleased. A warm smile appeared on Rouel's face. It's just that the weather is bad today, so the concubine didn't bring him over to the queen mother. ”

"It's okay, when the weather is warm, it's the same when Bengong goes to see him." Cen Muning said to Lei Zhen and Liao Rongyu at this time: "Concubine Gong and Concubine Liao are now pregnant with a dragon fetus, and it is inevitable that it will be hard to get into the future, and everything must be based on the safety of the fetus." There are more people in the palace, and there will be no less right and wrong. You hear it, you see it, and you forget it. It is most important to take care of your own body and give birth to a healthy prince to the emperor. ”

"Thank you for mentioning the queen, the concubine remembers." Lei Zhen and Liao Rongyu both saluted.

"Excuse me." Cen Muning's face was a little milder: "Sit down." Qingli has prepared some nice pastries, and you all have to try them. ”

"The concubine is really lucky." Zhou Meiren whispered to Xu Meiren beside her.

Xu Meiren gasped: "There is such a big movement in the harem, the emperor is just a small punishment and a big commandment." The queen is also eager to settle things. Where is this lucky, this is grace and abundance. Try it as someone else, where is there such a ability. ”

Zhou Meiren smiled at her, and smiled unnaturally: "You are right, but it's a pity that others don't have such blessings." ”

"yes." Xu Meiren sighed: "We can only look at the ocean and sigh." ”

These words fell into Liao Rongyu's ears, and they were not particularly tasteful.

When the queen was down, the emperor would come to her every time to sit in order to find out the queen's recent situation.

But since she was pregnant, the emperor has only sent her back to the palace once, or at the suggestion of the queen's mother......

No matter how good the tea and pastries are, they can't soothe the depression in my heart. The concubines in this palace seem to be smiling like flowers, but unfortunately under the beautiful skin, there are only grievances buried. The resentment of turning over the river and the sea.