"You don't have to toss a table of dishes, let them bring a bowl of noodles, is there still soup?"

The emperor wants to drink, so how can the dining room say that there is none? This side ordered to go down, and the other side rushed to send it. The noodles, soup, and several side dishes ordered by the emperor.

Xie Ning asked the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao to be taken to wash, and he rolled up his sleeves to set a meal for the emperor. The emperor looked at her pink lotus-like arm that was rolled up her sleeves, and then looked at the steaming and slightly bubbly hot soup, I was really afraid that the soup would spill out. Even if you don't spill it, noodles are easy to splash, and the skin is blown up, even if you splash a little bit.

"Don't do any help, let the eunuch do it."

Xie Ning smiled: "The concubine doesn't touch the hot soup, don't worry." ”

She really only put a cup on the table, and then took the side dishes and put them on the table, she was indeed a little stunned when it came to serving soup and noodles, and the thing she had to do without leaking was not something she could do at a layman's level.

The emperor picked up the bowl to eat noodles, and Xie Ning picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of tofu and put it in his bowl. This tofu is indeed tofu, and it tastes very refreshing without any shrimp puree, chicken and meat puree. There are also multigrain rolls that are not much thicker than fingers, and the thin dough is wrapped in vegetable melon strips, mung bean sprouts, and golden needle vegetables, which are also vegan.

But the soup is very fragrant, the noodles are glutenous, and I don't feel dull at all.

Xie Ning couldn't be more casual at this time, wearing a duck egg green blouse, and a bead chain on her exposed neck, but her beads were only the size of a grain of rice, and a thin string of skin seemed to be shining with a layer of soft pearl light under the lamp.

"Next time, if you have something important, you can't miss the meal, even if you use some snacks first." The emperor said that he came to the garden to escape the heat, but he didn't have much time every day. I also had half a day to swim in the lake today, and I was blocked by Princess Mingshou.

Speaking of which, what did Princess Mingshou do today?

The emperor put down the bowl, took a sip of tea, and told her: "Ming Shou's birthday is on the first day of the next month, please go to Changchun Garden on that day to be lively and lively." ”

Ming Shou Gong is going to celebrate his birthday? Xie Ning was so busy that he didn't care about these socializations these days. Fang Shanggong was very thoughtful and proper, and these etiquette matters would be sorted out in advance, so Xie Ning was also relieved to hand over these things to her.

"Just for this?" It feels like it's a bit of a fuss, just hand me a post. If you are afraid that the emperor will not appreciate this face, it is reasonable to come and invite you in person. But in any case, Xie Ning felt that she had done too much to block the door and come to the garden to find people all over the garden today.

Is she afraid that if the emperor doesn't go, she will lose face among the nobles of the clan?

"Should you then?"

The emperor asked her, "Do you want to go?" ”

Of course Xie Ning didn't want to go, she looked at the emperor, and didn't say anything about refusal, but it was already written on her face.

"I don't really want to go." The emperor smiled and pulled her up, picked up the cloak on the screen and put it on for her: "Accompany me out for a walk." ”

Xie Ning hurriedly lowered his head to find his shoes, now these silk shoes are worn in the house, but he can't step on the gravel road outside.

Qinghe came over to wait for her to change her shoes, the emperor waved his hand to stop the followers, reached out and took the lantern, naturally took Xie Ning's hand, and walked leisurely.

said that he would not be allowed to follow, but how could he really not follow? It's just that it's different from the distance.

Xie Ning could sense that the emperor had something on his mind.

The two walked along the stone road, the lights were dim, and the dense bamboo forest seemed to be like a continuous mountain forest at night, vast and quiet.

"I have not been close to Mingshou since I was a child, and after she left the cabinet, she repeatedly wanted to meddle in government affairs, install cronies, and send cronies and eunuchs to open mines privately and intercept taxes. Two years ago, I also said to me that I should make Ying Ying as the crown prince as soon as possible......"

Xie Ning was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The emperor laughed: "Sometimes I think that this emperor should let her do it." When the Queen Mother was still there, she even accused the house slave of seriously injuring the servant of the criminal department who dared not obey her instructions, and said that no imperial doctor or Lang Zhong in the capital was allowed to treat people. The man dragged his breath for five days. ”

Xie Ning's chest was so tight that he couldn't breathe.

Fang Shanggong hadn't told her about these things, maybe Fang Shanggong didn't know about it, after all, those happened outside the palace, and Fang Shanggong might not be able to know everything.

Princess Mingshou's actions are no longer domineering and domineering, they are simply ...... It's just outrageous.

"And then?" Shainin's voice was a little dry and a little shaky, but she didn't notice it herself.

Could it be that an official of the imperial court was killed in vain?

"Later, she casually accused people of a crime and raided his house, but did not let go of his wife, children, and family."

The later that Xie Ning asked was not the later that the emperor said. She thought that the family would get a little compensation or something, but she didn't think about justice. Even if she was humiliated by Princess Mingshou in person, she had to avoid her edge for the time being, let alone others. But I didn't expect that Princess Mingshou would not be able to do anything when she saw someone die, and she would not even let go of other people's families.

"With the protection of the Queen Mother, no one in the court dares to stand up for it, Ming Shou made this hand originally to kill chickens and monkeys, and after that incident, her arrogance became more and more arrogant."

Xie Ning felt that his palms were held by the emperor in a cold sweat.

The emperor was very calm: "At that time, my foundation was not stable, so I could only watch. Many people go to the door of Mingshou, and she also sells official titles unscrupulously, and even clearly marks the price, from the lowest grade to the second and third grade of high-ranking officials, she can sell them, and she can also give people a real job......"

"It wasn't until after the death of the Queen Mother that she gradually stopped in recent years."

"Do you know why?"

Shainin shook his head.

The emperor held her, and Xie Ning heard the emperor whisper in her ear: "Because she thinks that this throne should be hers, and I am just stealing the throne." Not only her, but even the Queen Mother thought so. ”

Xie Ning's voice trembled: "Your Majesty ......"

"Actually, to put it bluntly, the reason is very simple, because I am not the biological son of the Queen Mother."

Xie Ning was unsteady on her feet, and her left foot slipped, but fortunately, the emperor held her so that she did not fall. She settled down and asked softly, "How did the emperor know about this?" ”

"I listened to the Queen Mother and Ming Shou in person, I was just five years old when I was five years old, and I listened to and remembered their words at the time, but I didn't understand the meaning of the words, but then I gradually understood. The queen mother couldn't give birth to a son, so she secretly brought a pretending to be born by herself from the palace, and Princess Mingshou also knew about it. If she is a man, the Queen Mother naturally does not have to find another way back. Princess Mingshou has been unpleasant to me since she was a child, and she always feels that I have gained a lot of money. If there is no queen mother on this throne, without the power of the queen mother's family, without her tolerance, I can't even touch the edge. ”

This shocking secret, the emperor said it so lightly, but Xie Ning couldn't be as calm and calm as him. She felt unsteady on her feet, and her head felt dizzy for a while.

How so? The emperor is not the queen mother's own son, so he and Princess Mingshou are not siblings at all......

No wonder the relationship between the two siblings is so weird and bad. Princess Mingshou not only didn't respect her younger brother as an emperor, but she didn't even have a little sister-brother affection. Since even the emperor doesn't take it seriously, it is even more impossible for Xie Ning, these harem concubines, as vassals of the emperor, to get her kindness.

"Don't be afraid," the emperor held her and stood by the bridge railing: "Actually, this matter is nothing, and there are not a few people who know about it." Ming Shou acts unscrupulously and is not strict in his mouth, even people who don't know the inside story can guess a few points. It's just that this kind of thing is tacit, and no one resorts to words. ”

After Shainin's shock, he didn't feel as scared as the emperor thought.

No, she is not afraid, she is not afraid that she will be suspicious or even disposed of by the emperor if she knows such a secret. After the shock passed, she felt very distressed.

Your Majesty, how did he come here? How difficult had he been in the previous years? His mother and sister, who were supposed to be closest to him, were actually not his real relatives at all, but they had been using them to deceive him. The Queen Mother connived at Princess Mingshou to take power and act recklessly, and the mother and daughter simply trampled on the emperor's dignity.

The deceased queen is the niece of the queen mother, and it is said that she was obedient to the queen mother when she was alive. Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Gao Jieyu, Shi Shunyi, these people are all women pointed out to the emperor by the Queen Mother, directly or indirectly.

Who among these people could be intimate with him? Who can the emperor say a few words from his heart?

The emperor noticed that Xie Ning was panting quickly and his mood was very unstable, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

"Concubine ......" Xie Ning tried to clear his throat and tried to say the words completely: "The concubine feels sorry that she couldn't come to the emperor's side early. ”

Although she has no ability, she can't help the emperor. But at least she can do her best to give the emperor a little comfort.

So that he can be less alone alone.

"Stupid." The emperor raised his hand, gently brushed her cheek with his fingertips, and unsurprisingly touched the wetness of his hand.

She cried.

These tears were shed for him.

Xie Ning's face was straight and hot, and his tears were hot, but the emperor's fingers were slightly cold.

Xie Ning came back to his senses, and when he wanted to touch the handkerchief, he realized that he didn't bring it out, so he wiped his face with his sleeve and whispered, "The concubine has lost her manners." ”

She is not a crying person, but she has cried twice in the past few days since she came to the garden.

Could it be that the feng shui of Jinfeng Garden is not suitable for her?

"It's not a misdemeanor, I'm very happy." The emperor hugged her and stood by the bridge, and the moonlight shone on them through the gap in the bamboo leaves: "I am glad that you are by my side. ”

Shainin's voice was a little muffled, nasal.

"As long as the emperor doesn't dislike it, the concubines will always be there."

"Okay, then it's a deal, I remember what you said today."