Li Mobai didn't save any face for himself in front of so many concubines in Fengluan Palace, which also made the queen really feel the threat from Shen Ciwei.

In the past, she was pregnant, and Li Mobai's preference for her can be understood as for the sake of the emperor's heir.

But now that the child is gone, who knows that her favor is not only not diminished, but it is better than before.

With full of indignation, when she went to ask the Queen Mother for peace two days later, she couldn't say a word and cried.

"Don't cry. A woman's tears can only hit a man's weakness when they are appropriate, and on the contrary, they will only be annoying. ”

The Queen Mother held a hand stove covered by a woven gold hollow sleeve in her hand, and saw that the queen was crying in front of her, and ordered Qingzhu to hand her a clean handkerchief, "Wipe away the tears." You and the emperor are husband and wife, and it is normal for husband and wife to have conflicts and disputes. I think that when the first emperor was there, he also reprimanded the mourning family, if the mourning family is like you, for such a trivial matter, they always wash their faces with tears, where can they survive to the phoenix seat of the queen mother today? ”

The queen wiped the teardrops under her eyes, and her voice was choked, "In the past, when the Shen family was not a serious master, the harem was not favored by the emperor, and the concubines didn't feel anything. But now that there is the Shen family, the position of the concubine in the middle palace is more like an ornament. ”

"I have heard a little about Shen Changzai's affairs, I thought she was an obedient and sensible person, but I didn't want to have a child, and it was not enough for so many days, the imperial doctor said that she was now weak and it was difficult to get pregnant, and the emperor called her to sleep every day. The mourning family will tell the emperor about this matter, you go back. ”

In the evening, when Li Mobai came to greet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother retreated and asked straight to the point: "I heard that the emperor reprimanded the queen in front of a group of concubines in order to maintain Shen Chang two days ago, but there is such a thing?" ”

The son did not reprimand her, but explained the facts of what she had done to the concubine. If she thinks that her son telling the truth is a reprimand for her, she can only say that she has a weak heart. ”

The Queen Mother squinted at Li Mobai and sneered: "The emperor thinks it's good not to reprimand. Today is the fifteenth, the emperor is busy with government affairs, go to the queen's palace for dinner. ”

"Two days ago, the doctor asked his son for a safe pulse, saying that his son's body was turbid, and told his son not to eat at noon."

"The emperor is now more and more able to fool the mourning family. You don't need dinner, just go to the queen's palace to see her newly learned Hu Xuan dance. She originally practiced this dance to celebrate your birthday, but if you don't do longevity, you can't brush the queen's heart. ”

Li Mobai's face was full of rejection, "My son has something to do tonight." ”

"Something?" The Queen Mother snorted, "What's the matter?" But do you want to summon Shen Changzai again? In the past, she was pregnant, and the emperor should take care of her more. But now that the children are gone, the emperor is still spoiling her so blatantly, where do you want the queen's face to go? The mourning family has ordered the Jingfang to withdraw Shen Changzai's green head card, and the imperial doctor said that she has been weak and needs to recuperate after giving birth, and the emperor should not disturb her to rest. ”

"The queen mother is doing this to force her son to raise eyebrows with the queen?" Li Mobai's voice became cold, "What if my son doesn't want to?" ”

"The mourning family has always felt that our mother and son have always fulfilled each other. In the past, you had a good relationship with the Shen family, and she didn't care about her humble background, so she still asked you to make her a concubine. If you don't understand the intentions of the mourning family, and favor the concubine and snub your wife, then the mourning family can only clean up the harem and clean up the fox and seducer the lord from the emperor's side. ”

Li Mobai's pupils were shocked, and he immediately said solemnly: "She is my concubine, don't make a mistake in your mother's mind." ”

"When people live, there are always accidents. One day, if the Shen family went out without looking at the road and accidentally fell, knocked on the curb and lost his life, would it be difficult for the emperor to blame the mourning family for this? The Queen Mother smiled with an unclear meaning, stared at Li Mobai with her eyes, and said word by word: "In this world, there are people who die unexpectedly every day, how can the emperor guarantee that the next person who has an accident will not be her?" ”

It's not that he doesn't know how vicious his mother's methods are.

In the past, she ascended the throne and became the emperor, and when she became the queen mother, she killed all the concubines who had a grudge with her during the reign of the first emperor.

If she really wants to deal with Shen Ciwei, even if she protects herself, she will always be unable to prevent it.

He got up from his seat and waved his hand to the Queen Mother, "I will stay in the Queen's Palace tonight, not because I was coerced by the Queen Mother, but because I don't want our mother and son to have trouble over these private matters. I can go to see the queen, but the queen mother also has to be a guarantee, and she will never touch Shen Chang. Otherwise, I can promise you the queen mother today that if Shen Ciwu loses a hair, I will definitely let the queen pay it back tenfold. ”

"Is the emperor threatening the mourning family?"

"I've always felt that our mother and son have always fulfilled each other. Why does the queen mother think that my words will be a threat to you? ”

Li Mobai smiled and raised his eyebrows at the Queen Mother, and walked away.

*

The queen prepared a table of delicious delicacies in the Fengluan Palace, added exquisite and gorgeous makeup, and stood in front of the door looking forward to it.

It wasn't until Laixi stumbled from a distance that she had a smile on her face.

"Mother, here! The emperor is coming to Fengluan Palace! ”

The queen's joy jumped into the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, and she bent her knees at the gate of the palace to greet the holy driver, "The concubine asks the emperor for peace." ”

After Li Mobai got off the sedan chair, he just gave a very indifferent 'um', and went straight to the main hall.

Today's dinner looks very much in line with Li Mobai's taste, he has tasted almost every dish, and after listening to Xiangling say that these are the queen's crafts, he also praised the queen twice.

After finishing the meal, the queen asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, ...... tonight Do you want to stay in the palace of the concubine? ”

Li Mobai bowed, "The Queen Mother said that you have newly learned Hu Xuan Dance and want to perform for me?" ”

The queen lowered her head a little shyly and replied: "The concubines are not skilled, I just hope that the emperor will not make fun of the concubines......"

"It's okay, it's important to have a heart. You go change your clothes first, and I'll be waiting for you in the dormitory. ”

In a word, the queen was full of spring, and thought that Li Mobai was really hinting at something, and felt that she had survived for so many years, and now she is finally going to 'open'.

When she changed into her dance clothes and returned to the dormitory, she saw Li Mobai sitting cross-legged on the warm seat staring at her.

Her cheeks were crimson, and she said shyly: "Why does the emperor keep staring at his concubines?" ”

She was stunned by one sentence to Li Mobai, "You want to dance for me, I don't look at who you look at?" Look at the furnishings in your palace? ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and soon regained her smile, and her movements were graceful, "The concubine is ugly." ”

The musician waited in the outer hall, and the red streamer was raised by the queen, and the sound of drums followed.

The queen danced in the sound of drums, tirelessly left and right, thousands of circles and turns, like snowflakes fluttering in the air, like fluffy grass flying in the wind, a leap to grasp the essence of the Hu Xuan dance, it can be seen that she has worked hard.

The reason why the Hu Xuan Dance is so named is because it is famous for its spinning characteristics.

Dressed in a flowing fairy skirt and holding a streamer, the faster it rotates, the more people turn into a dazzling afterimage, which is pleasing to the eye.

Maihime, who is proficient in this technique, can turn so fast that you can barely see her face and back.

If the queen is compared to a professional dancing girl, she is naturally much inferior.

Therefore, after she finished dancing, Li Mobai first applauded and praised a few words, and then said: "The dance posture is beautiful, but the speed of rotation seems to be a little unstable." Why don't you dance again, and I will look at you from the side to point out your shortcomings, and you can be more sophisticated. ”

The queen only thought that Li Mobai liked her to dance, so she was overjoyed and danced again.

And then, once, twice, three times, four times......

The queen danced this dance ten times, and she was dizzy and her feet were weak, and she could no longer support her to stand.

She fell to the ground, raised her hand to wipe the fragrant sweat dripping on her forehead, and begged Li Mobai for mercy in a weak voice: "Your Majesty...... The concubine really couldn't jump. ”

"Don't be in a hurry, just take a break if you can't jump. The night is long, and I can afford to wait for you. ”

"But the emperor will go to the morning court tomorrow, and seeing that it is already time at this time, it is better to ...... Why don't we take a break sooner? ”

"That's not going to happen." Li Mobai waved his hand and said with a serious face: "The queen mother told me that you have worked hard to practice this dance just to surprise me." Since the queen mother let me come to your palace to watch you dance, how can I disobey the queen mother's wishes? Watching dancing is watching dancing, what does it have to do with sleeping? ”

He leaned back, leaned comfortably on the warm seat and ate the tea and fruit snacks on the small table, "I'm not sleepy, the queen will continue to jump when she is rested." I'll be with you tonight and watch you dance all night. You have peace of mind. ”