C47

It was as if after he had married Hu Xiaoxiao, the harem would no longer have any days of peace.

"Is the Empress awake?" This servant will help the Empress wash up. "

Yesterday, Hu Xiao had been tormenting himself for a long time, but he had already rested early in the morning. Now that he had woken up, he felt refreshed and refreshed.

"Mm, come in."

Hu Xiao said.

"Niangniang, yesterday, His Majesty fainted as he left our Yongning Palace. Will His Majesty come to cause trouble for us today?"

Zhitang had been worried about this matter for the entire night, and now that she saw Hu Changzai was laughing, she hurriedly asked.

"It's fine. If you're looking for trouble, then go ahead and find trouble. When the enemy comes, then we'll just have to deal with it."

Hu Xiaoxiao did not have much intentions towards this, and was in a good mood, so he spoke a few more words with Zhexiu.

"But the Empress, what do you mean by 'come here with the army, come here with the army, come here with the force'?"

With regards to his esteemed mistress' words that he did not understand from time to time, Zhexiu only felt that Hu Xiaoxiao was very knowledgeable, but he was also used to asking a few more questions.

"Hmm, it means disassembling a move at will."

"This servant understands."

Zhexiu did not ask any more questions upon hearing this. Seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao had finished washing up, he took the water with him and left.

"Empress, His Majesty will not let go of yesterday's matter so easily. Does the Empress have any good plans?"

Zhilan asked after she left.

"I've also thought of a way to deal with it, but as you've said, His Majesty won't let us off so easily. There are too many troubles in this palace, and we'll have to find a way to leave this harem."

Not to mention those scheming women, even Qin Shuo came from time to time to join in on the fun. Hu Xiaoxiao only felt that his days were dark, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Taiji Hall.

"Do all my beloved officials still have something to say?"

His neck was aching, and he had been sitting on the dragon throne. Previously, he hadn't felt it, but now, Qin Shuo felt that it was too hard to bear.

"This subject has something to do. The beginning of next month will be the day of the Southern Patrol of the Heavens. Has His Majesty been prepared for this trip?"

The person speaking was one of Fu Chen's hanger-ons. It was a big deal to travel to the south, and previously, the matters of sacrifice were handled by Fu Chen. This year would be the same, but Qin Shuo needed someone to remind him.

"Mm. It's time for me to go on a tour around the south to celebrate my death. In the past, it was always the Minister of Arts who was in charge of this matter. But this year, he should also be in charge of it. Is there anything else?"

Looking at the days, Qin Shuo had long forgotten the days of his southern tour, and now it seemed like it was time to bring this trip up.

Looking at the official's silent demeanor, he said, "Since you have nothing important to do, please leave. Fu Cheng and Yin Fufeng are here alone."

Since he had mentioned the southern patrol, Qin Shuo naturally had to be concerned about it. After all, this was a big matter. Both Fu Cheng and Yin Fufeng were important officials, so it would be good to hear their opinions.

"Your Majesty, will you bring a concubine along with you this time around?"

He thought they were travelling together with Xue Meng'er, but now that Qin Shuo had taken in a queen, the position of his concubine on this southern tour was very hard to determine.

He didn't know what Qin Shuo was thinking, so he could only ask and then make his plans. If it was in the past, things would be easy.

"The sacrifice of the heavens to the south is an important ceremony in the East Court. Since His Majesty bestowed the title on the empress this year, he should naturally bring the empress along in order to announce the harmonious relationship between the empress and His Majesty."

There was much gossip in the palace that was detrimental to the empress. If the event took place without the empress, it would be difficult for the empress to travel through the imperial harem in the future. The empress and her father had a good relationship with the south of the East Court, so naturally, they had to bring the empress along on their tour to the south.

"Your Excellency's words are wrong. Although His Majesty is going to be the empress by his name, the southern patrol is a big one. Your excellency might have heard of the empress's actions in the past few days. If the empress doesn't know what's good for her, what can be done if the sacrifice is destroyed?"

"What's the matter?" the official looked at Yin Fufeng and hurried to say. Although it was the most appropriate decision to bring the empress along on this tour, how could he allow the empress to attend?

"Minister Wen's words are a bit too much, aren't they? The empress is after all the princess of the Southern Yue, why would she do such a disrespectful thing?" The news that has been spreading crazily in the palace these days is just a small matter, don't take Minister Wen too seriously. "

Yin Fufeng didn't want to be outdone, so he returned the gesture as well.

Qin Shuo watched as Yin Fu Feng and Fu Chen argued, feeling a little bored. How could Fu Chen be Yin Fu Feng's opponent? Yin Fu Feng looked calm and composed, but Fu Chen's face was flushed red. Yin Fu Feng was right.

It was reasonable to bring the empress with him, but the empress's personality was completely unsuitable for this trip south. If he didn't bring her along, who knew how much the harem would be affected by his laughter when he returned a few days later.

"Your Majesty, something bad happened. Imperial Concubine Xue brought a group of imperial concubines to the empress dowager's palace to beg for forgiveness."

Just as Qin Shuo was at a loss as to what to do, he saw Wei Cheng run in and say.

"What?" This is nonsense! "

He had thought that it would be peaceful for a few days, and he hadn't even gone to find trouble with the empress yet.

Knowing that he was no match for the empress, yet had to embarrass himself time and time again, Qin Shuo couldn't help but admire Xue Meng'er's courage.

"We can discuss this after the Southern Patrol. Imperial Concubine Xue is your cousin. I will accompany you to Yongning Palace."

"Empress, Imperial Concubine Xue came again. She said she was here to plead punishment on behalf of the Empress."

Zhilan was combing Hu Xiao's hair, and Zhexiu ran over to greet him.

"What?" It came again? Why is it so annoying? Zhilan, go and chase Imperial Concubine Xue away. I don't want to look at this person right now. "

It was so unpleasant to come to him one time at a time, and now he felt disgusted with her.

However, he couldn't figure out why these concubines would not try to please Qin Shuo if they had some good time. What was she doing here day after day? She was really sick.

Zhilan walked out upon hearing this.

"Imperial Concubine Xue, please leave. My Empress is not feeling well today and will not see guests."

Zhilan was about to close the door, but Xue Meng'er's two eunuchs stepped forward to stop her.

"Miss Zhilan, I came here today to ask for the Empress's forgiveness for offending the Empress yesterday. I'm even troubling Miss Zhilan to tell the Empress that if I can't meet her today, I won't be leaving."

Although her words were soft, Zhilan didn't have the slightest intention of apologizing as she looked at the servants around Xue Ling'er.

"The Empress has already said that she is not in a good mood today. If she does not see you, Imperial Concubine Xue should not make things difficult for this servant. It would be better for her to return earlier."

Zhilan looked at Xue Meng'er and spoke in a neither humble nor haughty manner, not even glancing at her pear-stained appearance.