Chapter 21: The Contest
"Rice bucket! In three days, I couldn't even find a child! What are you still doing kneeling in front of me? The sound of anger rang out, and a tense atmosphere instantly filled the study.
The five people, including Gonggong Li, knelt on the ground together, buried their heads deep in their chests, and did not dare to breathe, without any words to refute the anger of the Ninety-Five Venerable in front of them.
The prince disappeared in the palace, and Xiang Rong, the leader of the Jinyi Guard, who was responsible for the security of the palace, was naturally responsible, "The disappearance of the prince is due to the minister's failure to fulfill his responsibilities, and the minister's crime deserves death, please calm the emperor's anger." ”
"You really deserve to die, but before you die, get the prince back for me, otherwise I will punish your nine clans!" The green tendons on Jiang Hong's forehead were exposed, and a pair of sharp eyes swept over Xiang Rong's body.
The Hongtu Dynasty is thin, his four sons, but now there are only a few princesses, and it is not easy to hope for a prince, but he disappeared on such an occasion, this matter has been related to the face of the Hongtu Dynasty.
"Yes." Xiang Rong replied, but he had no confidence.
"Why don't you go soon?" Jiang Hong shouted angrily, several people hurriedly got up and walked outside, and Gonggong Li also stood up and walked to his side, and whispered: "The emperor is angry, take care of the dragon's body."
Jiang Hong's anger in his heart was hard to dissipate, and he looked at no one, so he raised his hand and said, "Let's all go out, I want to be quiet." As soon as the words fell, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the concubine is here." ”
As soon as he heard this, Jiang Hong's face looked better, and he said in a deep voice: "Please concubine Niangniang." ”
Gonggong Li bowed and left the study.
Shen Momo and a few accompanying maids came to the outside of the imperial study, and before they got close, they heard Jiang Hong's angry scolding, and then saw Xiang Rong and a few people coming out of it, and they didn't need to ask to know what was going on, and after thinking about it, they decided to meet Jiang Hong.
Withdrawing the maid behind her, Shen Momo entered the imperial study alone, although she was over forty years old, she still maintained the figure of a girl, walking lightly and steadily, more mature than those young women.
In the study, Jiang Hong sat behind the bookcase, and when he saw Shen Momo's face, all his anger disappeared, and said, "Mo'er is here, come and sit down." He still habitually called her Mo'er when there were only two of them, and it hadn't changed over the years.
Shen Momo smiled slightly, paced to Jiang Hong's side, and said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't call me Mo'er, he is already a grandmother, which makes people laugh." ”
In one sentence, the smile on Jiang Hong's face disappeared.
Shen Momo looked at Jiang Hong, saw that his face was not good, and he understood what he was thinking, but this topic was inevitable, and she was here because of this.
"Your Majesty, don't you have the whereabouts of the emperor yet?" Shen Momo's brows furrowed, and there was a thick worry in his eyes, "It's been three days, and the concubines have been worried about the whereabouts of the emperor all the time. Speaking of which, the concubine hasn't seen the child yet. ”
The child was born, Jiang Ruixuan hid it from the palace, and they only learned about it when they were hit by the prince, Jiang Hong ordered a birth celebration for the child in the palace in order to ease the relationship between father and son, and he also had selfish intentions, and the country of the Hongtu Empire needed a successor - he personally planned to pass on the throne to the child, and he could unload the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
But now, it backfired, all wishes were not fulfilled, and the child was lost.
This matter is not only a child's problem, but also a country's face issue.
"Mo'er, don't worry, I naturally try my best to find the whereabouts of the child, but-" The latter words were replaced by a sigh of life, Jiang Hong raised his hand and brushed Shen Mo'er's delicate face, "Mo'er hasn't changed at all, it's exactly the same as when she was young." Even God is attached to Mo'er, and the emperor will naturally be safe. ”
Shen Momo couldn't help but smile because of Jiang Hong's words, but in an instant, his brows furrowed slightly again, and the short laughter could not cover the thoughts buried deep in his heart.
"With the emperor's auspicious words, the emperor will definitely be fine." Shen Momo breathed a sigh of relief gently, knowing in his heart that the emperor was also as anxious as her, but now that he couldn't find the child, there was no way to do it.
"Mo'er, don't worry too much, there are things in the world, as long as Mo'er is happy every day, it is my greatest comfort, what I have said, this life will not change." Jiang Hong looked at Shen Momo, there was a deep affection in his eyes, throwing away his gorgeous appearance, he was also an infatuated man, and his daughter was scattered just for Bo Hongyan to smile.
Under such a hot gaze, Shen Momo's cheeks flushed.
"Mo'er, can you accompany me tonight? I don't remember how long Mo'er hadn't been with me. Jiang Hong stretched out his hand and circled Shen Momo into his arms, rubbing his face against her cheeks, and the warm breath hit her face.
"Your Majesty!" Shen Mo shouted indifferently.
"The Queen's Visit!" The voice of the eunuch outside the door sounded very unaware of the current affairs.
Jiang Hong's face was ugly, and before he could speak, he heard Su Xueyu's voice ringing outside the door, "The emperor's dinner hasn't been used yet, right?" How did you become a minion? Why don't you go and invite the emperor to dinner? ”
Father-in-law Li is scheming, but he can't stop Su Xueyu, this girl is arrogant and domineering, relying on the support of her mother's family, even if Jiang Hong is there, she may not be able to stop her, and this time, it is obvious that she came prepared, Shen Momo's maid is still standing next to her, and she can't rely on it.
In the study, Shen Momo pushed Jiang Hong away, "Your Majesty, the queen is here." ”
Jiang Hong was helpless, so he had to let go of Shen Moin, and said coldly: "Come in." ”
When Su Xueyu heard this, he had no scruples, and the maid immediately stepped forward to open the door, with a respectful attitude. "Queen Mother, please."
"Yes, wait." When Su Xueyu spoke, her eyes squinted at the maid who was standing next to her, snorted coldly from her nostrils, and entered the study.
"My sister has seen my sister." Shen Momo bowed and saluted, with a modest attitude.
But in Su Xueyu's eyes, her actions are pretentious, just pretending to be for Jiang Hong, the person she hates the most in her life is Shen Momo, this fairy-like woman ruined the happiness of her life. If it weren't for the father's repeated telling of the Shen family that he had saved his life, don't be ungrateful, she would have let this woman disappear a long time ago.
Ignoring Shen Momo's salute, Su Xueyu walked to Jiang Hong's side with a smile, "Your Majesty, the hour is not early, the state affairs are busy, but the emperor's dragon body cannot be ignored, the concubines let people prepare dinner, all of which the emperor loves to eat, so it is better for the emperor to have dinner with the concubines." ”
Due to Su Xueyu's ignorance, Shen Momo half-squatted and maintained a saluting posture, and did not show the slightest dissatisfaction with her intentional troubles, and the smile on her face was always modest, she had long been accustomed to it for so many years.
"Concubine Mo, make me a cup of tea!" There was hidden anger in Jiang Hong's eyes, Su Xueyu had been making things difficult for his favorite woman for many years, and now he was even more arrogant, and he dared to be so arrogant in front of him. "Queen, when you have the demeanor of a mother in the world, if you don't even understand the minimum etiquette, what does the queen say to deal with?"
Su Xueyu's face was instantly difficult to look at. Jiang Hong clearly said that she was not, and asked her to say what to do with it, she said that she didn't say it or not, she glared at Shen Momo, who was already standing beside Jiang Hong, and was about to open her mouth to refute, but met Jiang Hong's eyes full of anger, and swallowed her words.
For so many years, she has also known Jiang Hong, she can run rampant, but it must be within the scope of Jiang Hong's acquiescence, and it is obvious that it is not within the scope of embarrassment.
The hand under the sleeve was clenched tightly, and after taking a deep breath, Su Xueyu put on a warm smile and said softly: "The concubine made a special trip to invite the emperor to have dinner together, ignoring the etiquette and asking the emperor to calm his anger, but the concubine is dedicated to the emperor." ”
Jiang Hong snorted coldly, he was worried about Su Xueyu's change of topic, but he didn't want to worry about her, and it was not a matter of a day or two for her to be embarrassed with Concubine Mo. The queen mother said that the harem is the most chaotic place in the world, and everything should not be pursued too much, and it is rare to be confused is a good way to govern.
"I know!" Jiang Hong agreed, "I'm busy now, the queen should go back." Dinner will naturally be prepared by Grandpa Li. ”
Su Xueyu's face was difficult to see, for Jiang Hong's refusal, the intuitive blame was on Shen Momo's head, he snorted coldly, looked at Shen Momo and said, "What is Concubine Mo still standing there doing?" Didn't the emperor understand when he said he was busy? Don't you even understand the rules? It seems that this palace hasn't managed the harem well for a while. ”
"You-" Jiang Hong stood up violently, anger almost erupting from his eyes.
"What my sister taught me is that my sister has lost the rules, and my sister will not care about my sister if she has a lot, so my sister will leave, so as not to delay the emperor's precious time." Shen Momo interrupted Jiang Hong's words at the right time.
For so many years, Su Xueyu has been difficult for her, but fortunately, Jiang Hong has always paid attention, and she has not suffered any grievances, and now she doesn't want to quarrel with her.
"Your Majesty, sister, the concubines will retire first." Without waiting for Jiang Hong to answer, he got up and walked out.
Jiang Hong looked at Shen Momo's back, and then at Su Xueyu, but finally didn't say anything to stop it.
After Shen Momo left, Su Xueyu smiled proudly and saluted Jiang Hong, "The concubine has also retired, so I won't disturb the emperor, the emperor must take care of the dragon's body." He turned around and walked to the door, stopped again, and said with a 'worried' face: "By the way, the concubine remembered something. Did the emperor find it, the concubine has been thinking about it for the past few days. ”
Jiang Hong's face turned pale, and he said sarcastically: "The queen should pay more attention to the prince's affairs, there is no prince so far." A sentence poked Su Xueyu's sore spot, even if she planned for the prince, if she didn't even have an heir to inherit the lineage-
"Yes, the concubine knows." As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and walked out. In short, the purpose of her coming today has been achieved, and there is no need to start a dispute with the emperor.