C154 The Empress arrived

The Emperor was not wearing a dragon robe today, but his clothes were still bright yellow. On his clothes, there were also embroidered nine clawed dragons. As he walked past, the dragons on his robes seemed to be alive and powerful.

"Imperial Mother —" Looking at how the emperor was striding like a meteor, his body was very tough and robust. At the prime of his life, Qingluo didn't understand who would be so bold as to think of those things they shouldn't be able to do.

"The Emperor is here, hurry up and sit. Seventh Brother coincidentally came to see Wailing Home, and Seventh Brother's wife personally wrapped some dumplings for him to taste. It's not bad."

With just a few sentences, the empress dowager had clearly explained the reason for Luo Qingqi's and Qingluo's visit. When Qingluo heard that the empress dowager had come to the emperor's palace, she changed her name and couldn't help but sigh.

No matter how intimate the mother and son of the Royal Family were, they couldn't be as disrespectful and disrespectful as the usual hundred people. However, she herself, wasn't she being too impudent just now? Qingluo thought to herself.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. I ask for your benevolence!" Qingluo and Luo Qingqi greeted the emperor again. The emperor waved his hand, signaling the two of them to stand up.

"Quickly get up. This is a cold day, so there's no need for us to be polite. I heard from Imperial Mother that my sister-in-law specifically wrapped dumplings for me. Why didn't I think that I would be sent some? It's so eccentric."

Qingluo didn't dare to accept his words. Who knew if the emperor's words were sincere or just faked politeness?

"Your majesty's nose is sharp. You came so far, and the fragrance of the dumplings could even be smelt by your majesty? The empress dowager then humbly tapped the emperor's nose, then indicated that Aunt Yan should open the box.

"The emperor is really lucky. The Wailing Home only ate a few, but there are still a lot of them. The emperor also wants to taste Qingluo's cooking skills."

Seeing the empress dowager give the remaining dumplings to the emperor, Qingluo was shocked, and quickly prodded Luo Qingqi with his arm, signalling him to stop. Luo Qingqi gave her a comforting look.

When the empress dowager saw the emperor pick up a dumpling and eat it deliciously, she knew that breakfast wasn't what the emperor wanted. "The emperor wants to try these dipping material and there are all kinds of flavors. This one is slightly spicy and sour, Wailing Home thinks the emperor should be able to enjoy it."

The empress dowager pushed a small plate of sour and spicy dipping material in front of the emperor. The emperor didn't mind that the dumpling was the empress dowager's leftover, so he dipped the plate in the dipping material and placed the dumpling into his mouth.

As soon as the dumplings entered his mouth, the emperor started nodding nonstop. He even stuck out his thumb in praise. Qingluo couldn't help blushing a little. "As long as Your Majesty likes to eat them."

The empress dowager looked at the emperor eating the food with satisfaction as well. She didn't say anything else, but smiled as she watched the emperor eat with a completely motherly posture.

When the empress dowager saw that the emperor was only eating dumplings with that sour and spicy dipping material, she couldn't help but sigh to herself. The empress dowager wasn't interested in her own food, but she knew the emperor's taste like the back of her hand.

"Your majesty, have you not eaten your fill?" "If you still want to eat more, why don't you ask the Aunt Yan to cook another plate for you?"

When she saw that the emperor had finished the dumplings with a few moves and was still reluctant to leave, she couldn't help but feel somewhat guilty. When she was giving away the dumplings, the two of them had indeed purposely neglected the emperor.

Qingluo didn't want to send dumplings to the emperor because she didn't want to curry favor with him. She was afraid that other people would chew on her tongue, but she didn't expect that she would be so embarrassed. She immediately thought of making up for it.

"There's actually more? "No wonder mother said that I was lucky, hurry up and cook some hot food with me, I really haven't had enough. The morning meal is simply too horrible, I don't know where you got all these trash, they don't even deserve breakfast."

Only the Aunt Yan had the knowledge to arrange someone to cook dumplings for the Emperor. Only then did the Emperor turn his head to look at Luo Qingqi and said, "Seventh Brother, I have to talk to you. When you come to the palace, you actually come to visit Imperial Mother.

Luo Qingqi hurriedly beat him up, "Royal brother, there's no need to be courteous between us. If I want to meet Imperial brother, then I'll naturally go see him after giving him the paper. This time, it's my wife who wants to enter the palace to fulfill her filial piety.

"People have to set off firecrackers and eat dumplings on the fifth day of the year to get rid of all the bad ones. Your younger brother's wife thought that when your mother grew up, she would come to the palace to help your mother break through the bad ones, the bad ones, and the sick ones."

"Before entering the palace, your younger brother's wife even specially asked me to come. She asked me to go meet her brother first after entering the palace, and I acted on my own. She thought that her brother definitely didn't like these customs, so she specifically didn't greet him."

"But unexpectedly, I was still seen by brother Huang. This is brother Chen's fault. Please forgive me." Luo Qingqi then bowed respectfully.

"I've only said one sentence, but you've already said so many things to wait for me. Forget it, since my younger brother's wife has such delicious dumplings, I'll forgive you."

It just so happened that Aunt Yan came in carrying dumplings, "Dumplings are done, please enjoy your meal, Your Majesty." After being interrupted by the Aunt Yan, Luo Qingqi had just heaved a sigh of relief when the report came in. "The empress has arrived —"

If the empress came over at this time, and said that she didn't have any thoughts, both Qingluo and Luo Qingqi wouldn't believe her. Even the empress dowager and the empress dowager's expressions changed, letting Qingluo know that this empress didn't come with good intentions.

"Greetings, Imperial Mother!" When the empress saw the emperor, she seemed very surprised. She first bowed respectfully towards the empress dowager, then respectfully towards the emperor as well. "I ask for Your Majesty's benevolence, Your Majesty!"

"Rise." The Emperor's voice was bland, as if there was nothing wrong with it.

"Greetings, Queen!" Seeing that the empress had paid her respects to the two great figures, Qingluo and Luo Qingqi hastily paid their respects to the empress as well. At this time, etiquette was something that couldn't be avoided.

"I didn't expect the emperor to be here too. When chenqie heard that the Prince Yi and the Princess Yi came to visit the empress dowager, she wanted to join in on the fun. I didn't expect it to be so lively."

The empress couldn't sit still any longer after hearing the report that the emperor had come. Although she wasn't afraid of what the Prince Yi said to the emperor, she knew very well that the Prince Yi didn't have any backing. The same was true for the Princess Yi.

She was very clear that the Prince Yi was loyal to the Emperor. If the Emperor wanted to rely on the Prince Yi to do something, the Prince Yi would definitely not refuse it no matter what.

Even if she couldn't hear anything, the empress still wanted to see the atmosphere of the empress dowager. At the very least, she wanted to see the expressions of the people in the room and analyze something. At such a critical juncture, she couldn't afford to make a mistake.

"What, I came to pay my respects to mother, do you want me to inform the empress?" Qingluo had long since heard that the Emperor wasn't very close with the Emperor, but she hadn't thought that it would be to such an extent.

The emperor dared to slap the empress in front of both of them, but after thinking about it, it made sense. The empress had only just arrived at the empress dowager's Tzu Ning Palace, but she had already followed closely behind. It could be seen just how arrogant the empress's spies were.

"Your majesty —" The empress didn't expect the emperor's face to fall so quickly, she immediately knelt in front of him. "Your majesty, chenqie really came to see the empress dowager."

"I was still thinking about the new year. Since Seventh Brother and Seventh Brother's wives have come, chenqie would like to follow them into the liveliness. After all, Seventh Brother's wife is her new daughter-in-law, chenqie wants to pick up Chenqie."

When the title of Empress changed, she immediately became more intimate with Luo Qingqi and Zheng Qingluo. With the change in title, the situation was explained clearly, but she did not accept any of the emperor's words.

Qingluo couldn't help praising him in her heart as well, but the Queen was even more cautious. This palace was filled with people who were meticulous in their thoughts.

"I'll just watch and see. Don't tell me that I can block your filial piety? I'm curious, why didn't you come earlier or later? And just when I arrived, you followed me."

"I came here for the first time this year, and it's also your first time here, what a coincidence." Of course it was a coincidence, there was no more coincidences. Qingluo silently cursed in her heart.

"Since Your Majesty suspects chenqie so much, chenqie will take her leave now." The empress didn't explain any further. She looked at the faces of the people in the room and didn't seem to be discussing any secret matters.

Especially since there were still some palace maids in the room. If they were to discuss about the secret matters, they would never place such a group of people in the room. It seemed that he had been too reckless.

"Since you've already come, just sit down. Otherwise, you might think that I am ungrateful." The emperor also ignored the empress and continued to eat the plate of dumplings that had been sent to him.

After a few sentences, the dumplings were not as cold as they were before. As they ate, the temperature was just right. "Seventh Brother, you're so lucky. Sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good. No wonder you didn't forget to bring it to Imperial Mother on such a cold day."

Luo Qingqi was naturally humble, and bowed to the empress, "Imperial Sister-in-law, Qingluo has sent mother some dumplings, do you want to have a taste?"

He couldn't let the empress ask him, that would be rude. It was fine if the empress didn't eat, but these were questions he would ask. Who knew that the emperor would reject him the moment he asked?

"How could she eat this kind of food? Your sister-in-law's mouth is very picky. If it wasn't made by a special chef, she wouldn't even have the chance to eat."

Of course they understood that it wasn't because she was picky, but because she was safe. Since she had other intentions, she had to be careful in everything, especially when it came to food. She couldn't afford to be wrong.

However, because she was too careful, her thoughts were revealed even more clearly. This must be the result of her being smart.