Not long after Feng Beining left, the emperor arrived. The imperial concubine had a sad face, and when she heard that the emperor was coming, she did not restrain herself, but made the sadness on her face a little heavier.

Lowered his head and walked quickly to the middle of the courtyard of Yilan Palace, greeted the emperor, and said, "The concubine greets Your Majesty." ”

The sound is also quite lost.

"Aifei, why are you not feeling well?" The emperor bowed his head and asked her.

The emperor is over forty years old, but he is in good health, and he does not show the fat and rich state of a middle-aged aristocratic man because of his perennial pampering, and he is not the faint monarch who can make people see the indulgence at a glance. Instead, the eyebrows are clear and the eyes are clear, and the king's breath is set off by the bright yellow of this body, engraved in the bones, and imprinted on the face.

The majesty brought by being in a high position all the year round is reflected in the demeanor in the eyes, which makes people daunting. But if you look at it carefully, his eyes are not completely cold and majestic, under this cold majesty, there is a transparent clarity that seems to be able to see through everything.

The imperial concubine has been driving for many years, and naturally has some understanding of the emperor's temper. I know that if I say it euphemistically, I will find some reason for righteousness, which will inevitably seem a little false. What the emperor hates the most is the emptiness and grievances of the people in the harem.

The reason why she has been able to maintain her grace for so many years is because in front of the emperor, she never hides what she says. Of course, this is just to make the emperor look like this.

In this harem, everyone respects him, fears him, and looks forward to him, but everyone also calculates him. A stupid woman, once she has made a calculation, can be seen at a glance, and sometimes it is just a sentence of effort, and she has since lost her grace. And some women finally get everything they want, but they can end up with a good reputation of "openness".

In this harem, although she is not the smartest, she has never annoyed the emperor because of anything.

The emperor is a saint and never criticizes a woman for acting too safely. He was a holy king, so he did not reject women who had a city. All he wants is this woman's city to use to calculate him.

So whenever she wants to make any request, in most cases, she says it directly.

When the emperor asked, Shen Yaomin just shook his head and smiled, laughing quite bitterly and reluctantly.

The emperor didn't ask anything more, and strode into the house, and Li Zhonggui stopped at the door and stood at the door. Shen Yaomin followed the emperor into the main house of Yilan Palace and dismissed the palace daughters who served in the palace. When only the emperor and herself were left in the room, Shen Yaomin knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "The concubine has the courage to ask Your Majesty for something." ”

She deliberately dismissed the people she served, and the emperor knew that she had something to say. There was no surprise, just casually walked into the back room, and said, "You come in and talk." ”

Shen Yaomin obeyed the order and got up and followed the emperor to the inner bedroom. The emperor sat down in the rocking chair by the window and asked, "What do you ask me to do?" ”

The imperial concubine knelt on the ground again, kowtowed, and said, "The concubine is not sensible, and I want to ask Your Majesty to understand the selfishness of the concubine." The concubines also know that asking Your Majesty to be considerate of your concubines is that the concubines themselves do not know how to be considerate of Your Majesty. But the concubine only has such a daughter, and Ning Er is like the meat of the concubine's heart, and the concubine really can't bear to let her marry into that wild place. ”

The emperor said: "It turned out to be a matter of harmony." I haven't seen the prince of Lei Guo with my own eyes, and this matter of harmony has not been finalized. You're in a hurry too soon. Hurry up, and don't worry about this uncome. ”

Sure enough, hearing the imperial concubine say so straightforwardly, the emperor not only did not have any anger, but was very patient.

The imperial concubine did not insist on kneeling, but got up in response and slowly walked in front of the emperor. Squatted down, rubbed the emperor's legs, calmed down, and said gently: "But...... An incident happened today that made the concubine have to worry. ”

After a tiring day, when I arrived in Yilan Palace, I originally wanted to take a good rest. Yaomin's kneading technique is unique, and it can relieve fatigue. The emperor deliberately relaxed his body, and the whole person leaned comfortably on the rocking chair, closed his eyes, and said in a slow voice: "What's the matter?" ”

The imperial concubine's technique became more and more gentle, and after slowly kneading for a while, Fang said, "Ning'er just left." ”

"Hmm." The emperor replied to show that he had heard.

"This girl is also too naughty, it is the concubine who neglects to discipline her on weekdays...... "The imperial concubine said slowly, "In the afternoon, Yi'er pulled her to the market, and the two were walking in the market, but they were targeted by a thief. Yi'er walked outside, and the thief was easy to do and dragged Yi'er's money bag. ”

Speaking of which, Yi'er's money bag is just some broken silver and a silver ticket, nothing important. It was only when he was frightened by the thief that he shouted and told the thief to stop. Originally, he just drank him, but Ning'er had to catch up with the thief. ”

The imperial concubine deliberately talked carefully about what happened in the bazaar, so that the emperor ignored the inappropriate behavior of the princess when the two of them went to the bazaar, but only paid attention to the matter itself, so that the emperor could listen to the story.

With her slow rubbing and gentle tone, the emperor really listened. Listening to her words, he paused for a moment and said, "Ning'er has always been bold. ”

The imperial concubine was a little worried, and smiled a little playfully, and continued: "Yi'er said, sister, don't chase it, it's not a big thing anyway, and you can't catch up." But Ning'er's girl admitted to death, saying that this is at the root of the imperial city, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, how can this little thief be so arrogant? It is necessary to arrest him and report it to the officer. I don't believe he can keep running, there will always be a time when he will run to a dead end. ”

"This girl is very stubborn. Can you catch up? The emperor's voice became more and more comfortable, as if he was listening to a story. I didn't care too much about the request made by the imperial concubine before.

"If we had pursued it like this, we should have been able to catch up. But Ning Er was talking while running like this, and accidentally bumped into someone. This person was carrying a rather skilled entourage beside him, and just happened to bump into him, so he became chivalrous and asked his entourage to help arrest the person. Ning Er saw that this thief was only in his twenties, but he didn't work with his right hand and feet, but instead did these harmful things, where could he be spared? insisted on sending him to the government. This thief is flamboyant, so easy to quibble, what ...... say"

When Feng Beining and the imperial concubine talked about this, the imperial concubine kept a heart and asked very carefully. Therefore, how the thief quibbled and how Ning Er distinguished, she heard it clearly. Now I try my best to tell this story to the emperor like a storyteller.

The emperor leaned back in his chair and listened, and his low words were as low as sleep with a smile: "Ning'er, this girl, is really smart, she deserves to be my daughter." ”

"Originally, the princess caught the thief herself, and she was so clever in making a distinction, which should have been a good thing to be told to the people. The people praised it word of mouth, and the concubines also felt that their faces were bright. But this good thing is implicated in a bad thing......"

The imperial concubine spoke softly, turning this matter of clamouring for catching thieves on the street into a great thing that made the royal family shine so easily. The emperor didn't think there was anything inappropriate, and still listened to her patiently.

He was very willing to listen to Yaomin's soft words, listening to her soft voice, it was originally a good enjoyment that made people relax, not to mention that she was telling an interesting story.

Although this incident of catching a thief on the street is out of the princess's manners, it is only once in a while, and it is harmless. As long as the children's affairs don't cause big trouble, he doesn't want to interfere too much.

"Your Majesty, guess who those people who helped Ning'er?"

"I can't guess, just say it." The emperor was soothed, how could he bother to guess this?

"That person is the crown prince of the Thunder Kingdom." The imperial concubine said.

"Oh?" Now the emperor is finally in good spirits.

He bowed slightly, and raised his eyes to look at the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine still gently and quietly pinched the emperor's legs, and continued softly: "Your Majesty, you said that a man who originally came with the intention of marrying a wife, saw such a beautiful, intelligent, and courageous woman, how could he not fall in love? Yue Huai recognized Ning Er, and the prince of Lei Kingdom naturally knew Ning Er's identity, but he was afraid that since then, Ning Er had taken it to heart. ”

"He came to marry our princess, and now there happens to be one he has seen and liked, so he naturally asks to marry this, and he will not risk marrying someone he has not met...... However, Ning'er didn't have a good impression of him, and she was very afraid of marrying into Lei Country. was so frightened that she came back and cried with the concubine, and the concubine saw it in her heart, and she really couldn't bear it. ”

The emperor listened carefully, and after a while, he said: "If there is really such an opportunity, it is not too early for you to worry about it." At the banquet in Weiyang Palace the day after tomorrow, the prince of the Lei Kingdom may directly ask me to marry Ning'er. ”

"Yes", the imperial concubine said, "As soon as the concubine thought that if His Majesty didn't know Ning'er's meaning and concubine's selfishness in advance, in case the prince of the Lei Kingdom asked to marry Ning'er on the spot, His Majesty felt that this happened to be a good thing, so he agreed...... Ning Er and the concubines will inevitably not dare to resist the order. At that time, the concubine was only afraid that she would cry and blind herself in this Yilan Palace. ”

The imperial concubine's words directly pulled the emperor into the camp of their mother and daughter. The implication is that as long as she tells the emperor in advance, the emperor will definitely take into account their meaning.

In this case, instead of forcing the emperor to make a promise with sincerity and fear, it is better to lead the emperor to make a promise himself.