C74 (1/2)
Chen Xiang's eyes flashed. ”Empress, don't worry. There must be something shameful hidden in this secret chamber.”
Su Rushuang looked at her blankly. ”The Consort Xian's maternal family has long been buried in the battlefield, what else does she have to hide? If we can't find anything after fighting to the secret room, wouldn't that mean we would have to sacrifice more men?”
Chen Xiang rolled her eyes. ”Empress, we can borrow a knife to kill people.”
After Su Rushuang heard it, the image of the Imperial Concubine Wan appeared in her mind, ”The Imperial Concubine Wan is a good blade, but she lives in the same palace as the Consort Xian, if they had a close relationship, I'm afraid she would not have made us a blade.”
Chen Xiang said in a low voice: ”Imperial Concubine Wan still doesn't know that General Luo is the enemy of Consort Xian's father.”
Su Rushuang's heart stirred. ”I saw that the relationship between Consort Xian and Imperial Concubine Wan was not bad, so I probably didn't know about it.”
”That's great,” Chen Xiang covered her mouth and laughed secretly. ”The reason we sent Imperial Concubine Wan into Zhongcui Palace was so that she could control him. I never thought that the two of them could actually live together in peace for so long.
”Mn, Imperial Concubine Wan has always been proud of her big brother. Now that she knows that Consort Xian's father is within the Mu’s Army, her expression must be very interesting,” Su Rushuang said with a cold smile. ”Revenge of father's death, hatred for the annihilation of the family, this palace is also surprised that Consort Xian is able to endure this humiliation.
”Empress,” Chen Xiang said with a smile, ”This servant will be going to do it.”
Su Rushuang stopped her, ”This spy is not bad, I have to reward him with something so that he can handle his matters properly.”
Chen Xiang bowed and said, ”This servant thanks the Empress on his behalf.”
Qing Ning brought up a piece of crab powder with a lion's head. Meng Qianzhong picked up a few chopsticks and nibbled on it. He couldn't help but praise: ”This lion's head is delicious, Imperial Concubine Wan's culinary arts are amazing.”
Luo Ninghai said with a smile, ”Your Majesty, as long as you like it, this concubine has a small intention.”
Meng Qianzhong smiled slightly, ”It seems that not only can Luo Family nurture great generals like the General Luo, it also has a chef like the Imperial Concubine Wan.”
Luo Ninghai's cheeks flushed red as she said shyly, ”Your majesty, please don't tease this concubine anymore. How can this concubine be compared with the imperial chef of Royal Kitchen?”
”Train for a few more years,” Meng Qianzhong picked up his chopsticks again, ”I'll be catching up to our imperial chef soon.”
”Your Majesty likes the dishes chenqie cooks so much. In the future, chenqie will frequently cook for you.”
”Mn, not bad,” Meng Qianzhong licked his lips, still unsatisfied. ”Your dishes are good, Consort Xian's snacks are good, no wonder we always want to go to the Zhongcui Palace.”
Luo Ninghai smiled, ”No matter how good the Zhongcui Palace is, it is only made by chenqie and other small fry. How can it compare to the good work of the Huayang Palace Noble Consort Ru.”
Meng Qianzhong thought for a moment, then turned and asked Chen Wanqian: ”How long has it been since we last went to the Huayang Palace?”
Chen Wanqian smiled apologetically: ”About a month.”
Meng Qianzhong put down his chopsticks. Indeed, it had been a bit long, before Imperial Concubine Wan entered the palace and was pregnant with Consort Xian, he rested at her side almost every night. Now that she had been left alone, there must be a lot of complaints in her heart.
Luo Ninghai saw that Meng Qianzhong was deep in thought and knew that he must be thinking about Su Rushuang. She immediately said gently: ”Your majesty, why don't we go to the Huayang Palace to take a look at the Noble Consort Ru tonight.”
Meng Qianzhong nodded, ”Alright, I also want to see her.”
Luo Ninghai continued: ”In the past, chenqie would go to Consort Xian Big Sis's room every night to play chess with Big Sis. If we were to go, I'm afraid that it would be boring for Big Sis to be alone in the palace, so let's bring Big Sis along.”
Meng Qianzhong lightly patted the back of her hand and gently said: ”Imperial Concubine Wan is still the most thoughtful one.”
”Qing Ning,” Luo Ninghai said as she gave her a deep look, ”you go and tell this big sister Consort Xian.”
Su Rushuang waited inside the Huayang Palace for a long time, but when she did not see Chen Xiang come over, she heard someone call out from outside the door, ”The emperor has arrived.”
Meng Qianzhong had already seen her for a long time in the future, so it was necessary for him to spend the night in Huayang Palace at this hour.
Su Rushuang smiled and quickly went forward to welcome her. A purplish red figure followed behind Meng Qianzhong and smiled sweetly at her. She bowed and said: ”Your concubine greets the Noble Consort Empress.”
Su Rushuang's face turned pale, and forced out a smile: ”Good day, Imperial Concubine Wan.”
Meng Qianzhong reached out and pulled Su Rushuang over, then entered the hall and said: ”It's been a long time since I've come to see you, tonight, I'll bring the Imperial Concubine Wan to accompany you to relieve your boredom.”
Luo Ninghai said with a smile, ”I hope that Empress does not blame your concubine for ruining the scenery.”
Su Rushuang took a deep breath, then smiled: ”How could that be? I haven't seen my sister for a long time, wouldn't it be better if we met tonight?”
Meng Qianzhong waved towards the palace maid: ”Bring the wine over.”
Su Rushuang was secretly shocked. There were so much alcohol in the palace, but this idiot actually took out the first-rate phoenix.
”Your Majesty …” Su Rushuang looked at the wine cup as though she wanted to say something.
Meng Qianzhong looked at the wine cup in doubt and immediately understood everything. A cold light flashed in his eyes, ”Oh, isn't this the phoenix head?