C78

As soon as the rookie entered the palace, Duanmu Yu Ling busied himself with pampering the newcomer, so he ignored the old man. With Concubine De as his leader, he would come to the Phoenix Perching Hall every day to complain, hoping that Qing Qing could persuade Duanmu Yu.

Qing Qing had already restored her concubine to her comatose state. Every morning, the Phoenix Perching Hall would become a battlefield for the new and old pampered. On the surface, the new upper-class person was respectful, but on the inside, he was very proud. The old pet, in order to show its magnanimity towards Duanmu Yuling, was also amiable towards the upstart. However, it would often secretly tell Qing Qing that the upper-class was not good.

Her clear attitude made it clear that she wasn't going to help. It wasn't because she was afraid of offending people, but because she knew that Duanmu Yu Ling's decision wasn't something she could control.

"Xiao Qi, the palace is so lively right now. Do you think I should bring that person into the palace in advance?"

Qing Qing hugged Xiao Qi and basked in the sunlight. When she thought of the threat outside the palace, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"What do you want to do? Should he let the host mother race handle it? Or should I go? "

"It's definitely you, ah. The Marquis' Mansion is filled with pure officials. I can't let them take the risk and lose the emperor's favor." Lowering her head to whisper into Xiao Qi's ear, she couldn't help but reveal an evil smile.

"I wonder what Duanmu Yu Ling will choose. I just brought the matter forward." Xiao Qi, you handle this matter tomorrow, the sooner the better. "

"..."

"Your majesty, something has happened outside the palace." Xiao Shuren kneeled in front of the table and said in a voice filled with fear and trepidation. The one outside the palace was the one at the very top of the emperor's heart. Just how angry would the emperor be after such a thing happened?

"What happened?" Duanmu Yuling didn't realize that something had happened to his lover.

"Yu Jing's wife was taken away by the son of Prince Ruyang, and she was taken away to be his concubine."

"What? Something happened to Xinyao?" Duanmu Yu Ling suddenly stood up and shouted.

He placed both hands on the table and closed his eyes to calm himself down for a while. Then, he said, "I must pay my respects to Imperial Mother when you take over the Palace."

"..."

Duanmu Yuling sat beside the empress dowager with a pleading expression on his face. "Imperial Mother, I beg of you to save my Xin Yao. She's in great danger right now."

"You're the Emperor! Who do you want to save? Who dares to say no?" Her Majesty closed her eyes and turned the Buddha beads in her hands.

"Imperial Mother, please treat her as your son. Xinyao is the wife of this subject, so if I publicly help her and if the people of Zhou know of my relationship with her that year, it wouldn't be good for her reputation." Finished speaking, he stood up, lifted up the hem of his robes and kneeled on the ground.

The empress dowager opened her eyes and looked at the resolute expression on Duanmu Huanghun's face before sighing. "Rise. I'll promise you. However, you have to promise me that you won't ever get involved with her again."

Duanmu Yu Ling's face lit up as he hurriedly said, "Imperial Mother, don't worry. I won't do anything foolish."

At this moment, Qingqing was leisurely sitting on the couch, carefully savoring the new rose and osmanthus cake made in the kitchen.

"Mm, it's delicious. Xiao Qi, you really don't want to try it?"

Xiao Qi pushed Qing Qing's hand away and put it in front of her. She looked at the pastries in Qing Qing's hand with disdain. "No, this is too sweet. Qing Qing, you eat something so sweet, be careful of your rotten teeth."

"Hey, you are just a cat, how can you make your son listen to you obediently?"

Xiao Qi rolled her eyes and said, "In the beginning, I just got on his body, and ordered the people below to tie up Song Caiyao and bring her to the mansion of the Prince of Ruyang. When he wakes up and sees such a beautiful lady, how could he be willing to let her go?"

"The emperor has arrived!" A high-pitched voice rang out without any warning from outside the palace, interrupting the conversation between Qingqing and Xiao Qi.

Qing Qing placed Little Seven on the bed and walked out into the courtyard to welcome Duanmu Yu Ling. After two minutes, Duanmu Yu Ling arrived late.

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

Duanmu Yu Ling stopped in front of Qing Qing and said, "Empress, there's no need to be so courteous. I'll pay my respects to Imperial Mother today. As soon as I pass by, I'd like to see the Empress." He reached out his hand, signaling Qing Qing to put her hand on it.

The two walked into the inner hall hand in hand, causing the people from the Phoenix Perch Hall to exclaim in surprise. They were secretly happy for their master.

In her heart, Qing Qing could only chuckle. The reason that Duanmu Yu Ling had shown her so much affection was because he had something to tell her. She didn't need to think to know that it had something to do with Song Yingyao.

"Empress, mother will announce that she's taking in an adopted daughter in a few days, and she'll be brought to the palace for a few days. In the place of mother, I'll entrust this matter to the empress, hoping that she'll take good care of my adopted sister."

"The foster sister of the emperor is also this concubine's adopted sister. This concubine will definitely treat her as if she's his little sister and dearly love her."

Duanmu Yuling clapped his hands and smiled. "With the empress's words, I feel at ease." I still have a report to review, so I won't be accompanying the empress. I'll be coming back in the evening. "

"Your majesty." Qing Qing called out to Duanmu Yu Ling, who was about to leave. She picked up the teacup on the table and handed it over to him, saying, "Your majesty ran back and forth with so much thirst that his lips are starting to peel off. You should drink a cup of tea first before you leave."

'Ding … target's affability level increased by 3, current affability level is 48. '…

"The empress is very considerate." He raised his head to drink a few mouthfuls, then walked away without looking back.