Although Jiang Ning had never tasted the love between men and women, no matter how dull she was, she could probably understand the unusual behavior of Mu Jingzhao these days.

The carriage jolted and made a muffled sound that overlapped with the deafening sound of her heartbeat, and her throat tightened, and suddenly she felt like something was about to come out.

"The emperor is a concubine?" This sentence suddenly flowed out of Jiang Ning's throat.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart was much lighter.

Jiang Ning straightened his back and sat silently, stiffening his body and not daring to look at Mu Jingzhao more.

The wheels made a sound when they rolled over the ground, the carriage swayed, Mu Jingzhao's eyebrows lowered, and his rich eyelashes left a shadow under his eyes.

"Yes." His voice was soft, but firm and powerful.

Jiang Ning felt the suffocating breath in her chest exhale from her mouth in an instant, and she looked at Mu Jingzhao, "What about the concubine?" ”

Mu Jingzhao didn't say anything.

"What about the Queen?"

The other party's chest rose and fell violently, and he looked at Jiang Ning, as if there were all kinds of thoughts in his eyes.

"There are many things involved in the harem and the previous dynasty, and some things cannot be covered by the simple word "heart".

Jiang Ning's eyes were quite stubborn and refused to give up without asking an answer, "What about the emperor's concubines?" ”

"You're not like anyone else."

"What's the difference?"

Mu Jingzhao's voice paused, these days, he tried his best to express his love and affection to Jiang Ning, but unexpectedly, the other party's words without warning made him confused, and he didn't know how to respond.

His eyebrows were lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and after a long time, he took a deep breath, and his chest rose and fell violently.

He looked at Jiang Ning, his eyes were heavy, and his dark eyes were like a silent lake, full of all kinds of thoughts.

"If you want to know, I'm willing to tell you it all."

Jiang Ning leaned on the edge of the carriage on one side.

It was only now that she realized her stiff tone and tense mood not long ago, and she turned sideways slightly, changing to a slightly more relaxed position.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao knew that the other party was ready to listen to the story, he shook his head slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the swaying car curtain.

"My story is actually very lackluster, and there is not much to tell."

He paused slightly, turned his head to look at Jiang Ning, and his voice was low and soothing, "However, today you mentioned it, and I also know that I should give you an explanation." ”

His tone was calm, his hands were naturally hanging at his sides, and the whole person looked unusually docile.

Jiang Ning looked at him sideways, this period of cultivation not only made his whole body more refined and strong, but also polished the sharp and proud imperial aura on his body into peace and warmth.

At this moment, he looked at Jiang Ning, and it was for no reason that she had the illusion that he was just him, an ordinary man in the world talking to him.

"I met the queen when I was a child, her mother was my mother's cousin, my father's harem only the queen mother, the deep palace was lonely, my father was afraid that she would be bored alone, so he often found some clan daughters to enter the palace to accompany the queen mother to relieve boredom. And among them, the best friend with the queen mother is her cousin, that is, the queen's mother. ”

"So I played with the queen so naturally, we were still young, and there was no concept of men and women, at the beginning, she thought I was coarse, I thought she was weak."

"Although they dislike each other, they have no other choice, so they can only reluctantly play together."

"I remember, it was about that day."

Speaking of this, Mu Jingzhao seemed to think of some not wonderful memories, he raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

"The mothers of both of us looked at the two of us playing together, and suddenly sighed that the two of us are close, and if we can get married, it must be a beautiful thing."

Then they called us both to us, and the queen's mother asked her if she would marry me and be together forever. Unexpectedly, the queen nodded like pounded garlic and said that she was willing. So, our doll pro was settled in such a daze. ”

The carriage jolted, causing Jiang Ning's forehead to hit the body of the car, and she turned around, the back of her head against the body, trying to use her hair to share some of the pain for herself.

Perhaps, what the queen mother said to the emperor back then was actually her sincere words, but the emperor took it as a joke among children.

Mu Jingzhao was slightly stunned, as if he had not thought of this possibility in Jiang Ning's mouth at all, "Maybe, in fact, the queen mother also regarded the conversation that day as a few casual jokes, but Mrs. Shangshu often mentioned that it was difficult for the queen mother to ride a tiger, so she responded like this." ”

"So, the queen and I have been together by accident for so many years. Over the years, the queen has taken care of the housekeeping of the harem in an orderly manner, and we respect each other like guests, and we can't talk about any love or dislove. “

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, probably believing Mu Jingzhao's words.

Although Mu Jingzhao described all this as an accident that was inadvertently facilitated, Jiang Ning still preferred to believe that there was still affection between the emperor and the queen.

But what Jiang Ning didn't know was that in this harem, affection was a rare luxury.

The vast majority of people are not qualified to think about it.

"As for me and the concubine—"

The wheels of the carriage inadvertently rolled over the stones, causing a huge bump, and Jiang Ning's head slammed on the body of the carriage with a muffled sound.

She rubbed her forehead and sat up straight.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Mu Jingzhao's concerned hand hanging in front of her forehead.

She frowned slightly, and lukewarmly brushed his hand away, "I'm fine."

Mu Jingzhao sat down in his position again and cleared his throat slightly.

"I guess you should know about the matter between me and the concubine."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, she had already known about the matter of the two of them in these words.

But a story is a story after all, and it is never a fact.

Mu Jingzhao glanced at Jiang Ning cautiously, and then coughed lightly twice, "When I first met the concubine, she had just joined the army not long ago, and her face was white and tender, which was particularly eye-catching in a group of rough men. ”

"At that time, it was my first time to lead a soldier, and I was really at a loss in the face of so many soldiers. In addition, the barracks are full of rough men in the prime of life, and they don't take me, the fledgling crown prince, seriously. ”

So, I thought of the most simple and direct way - to take a person to make a decision. Naturally, I chose the concubine who was delicate and weak at that time. ”

(End of chapter)