Chapter 183 (2/2)
”I misunderstood that you were Rosie. I wanted to bring Rosie into the harem,” Meng Qianzhong smiled again. ”When you return to Zhaoyun hall, tell Rosie not to scare her.”
Xue ronghua had a cold sweat on his forehead and said in a deep voice, ”yes, I understand.”
Meng Qianchong's eyes suddenly swept to her waist, narrowed his eyes and asked, ”what kind of jade is this? How many red threads are there in it?”
Xue ronghua subconsciously covered the jade pendant and hurriedly explained: ”this is the Phoenix Pendant, which was given to slaves and maidservants by the emperor of Qin as a gift from Duanwang to the princess.”
Meng Qian nodded emphatically, ”it's very chic.”
Xue ronghua didn't want to talk to him too much. He was afraid that he would spy out something carefully, so he saluted and said, ”emperor, there are still things in Zhaoyun hall. I have to go back and take care of concubine Chen first.”
”Well, you go first. I'll just walk around here alone.”
Xue ronghua sipped his mouth comfortably. As he was about to leave the path, Meng Qianzhong's doubts came from behind.
”The prospective Princess of Duan Wang... Was it the one who defeated general Lin in one fell swoop when Prince Chen rebelled?”
Linlang opened the car curtain and stretched out her hand towards the inside, ”Miss, Penglai hall is here.”
Chen Wanqian whispered, ”aunt, I'm going to call concubine Qi in the future.”
Linlang quickly changed her mouth, ”yes, yes, it's Princess Qi.”
Zhuang Youyi pulled her skirt, carefully got down from the sedan chair, and looked curiously at the plaque hanging in the sun, ”is this Penglai hall?”
”Yes,” Chen Wanqian nodded. ”The emperor knows that my mother likes quiet places. He specially chose Penglai hall for her to live in. Behind it is yuanyangpu, which is full of lotus in summer.”
Zhuang Youyi smiled with satisfaction, ”I like this good place. I can drink lotus root soup in summer.”
”I'll cook it for my mother later,” Linlang took out a money bag from her sleeve and put it in her father-in-law's hand. ”Father-in-law Chen, the general specially asked me to bring it to you.”
Chen Wanqian estimated the weight of the purse and said with a smile, ”the general looks up to the slave. The slave deserves it.”
”My father-in-law deserves it,” said Lin Lang, who was about to step into the palace by herself and hurriedly followed her, ”madam, wait a minute.”
Zhuang Youyi totally ignored Lin Lang's cry. At a glance, she saw two cranes at the gate of the main hall. When she was going to have a look, she didn't notice the narrow steps under her feet. One slipped and fell directly from above.
Su Rushan just passed by. Zhuang Youyi almost fell into her arms. She stepped back sensitively. Xiao Yi stopped her and picked up Zhuang Youyi to prevent her from rolling to other places.
Su Rushuang covered her mouth and said with a smile, ”whose young lady is this?”
Chen Wanqian quickly saluted and said, ”please see the imperial concubine and empress.”
Zhuang Youyi raised her head in ignorance. She couldn't see the imperial concubine's face clearly from the perspective of backlight. She could only vaguely say, ”imperial concubine... Empress...”
”You're imperial concubine Qi,” Su Rushuang said with a smile. Imperial concubine Qi is the empty shell concubine Meng Qian brought in again and enjoys leisure in the imperial palace. ”How did you get out of your own palace?”
Zhuang Youyi blushed and lowered her head. On the first day she came in, she lost her face in front of the imperial concubine, ”I didn't notice when I went up the steps...”
Su Rushan snorted, ”Xiao Yi, help concubine Qi up from the ground.”
Xiao Yi picked up Zhuang Youyi with a smile and said, ”be careful, madam. The road in the palace is hard to walk. You have to pay attention to your body.”
”Duke Chen,” Su Rushuang glanced at him, ”you should serve the master well. There are many matters on the Xirong front that need general Zhuang.”
Father-in-law Chen lowered his head with a bad complexion. ”Empress, the harem can't discuss politics.”
Su Rushan turned back and sneered, ”you and I don't know why imperial concubine Qi came into the palace. It's just that the emperor can't beat Xirong and begged general Zhuang to mount a horse. What does imperial concubine Qi do when he said that the imperial palace can't discuss politics?”
Chen Wanqian's face was very ugly. ”If the emperor knew...”
”What does the emperor know? Father-in-law Chen might as well read the book of war to the emperor if he has this Kung Fu,” Su Rushuang said with an unbridled smile. ”The emperor knows better. Huayang palace hasn't let the emperor set foot for a long time.”
Zhuang Youyi stood still and didn't dare to speak. The emperor's achievements have always been the topic of discussion among courtiers. She also heard her father nag several times at home, but no one dared to speak out in front of everyone. The imperial concubine is really powerful.
Su Rushan ignored Chen Wanqian's gloomy face, went straight to Zhuang Youyi and made an exaggerated salute. ”As the people of the Qi Dynasty, we still want to thank general Zhuang for sending troops to protect the people of the Qi Dynasty from Xi Rong.”
Zhuang Youyi didn't know what to say, so she had to say ”um” gently.
Su Rushan waved to Xiao Yi, ”let's go. Penglai hall is far away. It will take a long time to get to Huayang palace.”
Xiao Yi whispered, ”my mother is not afraid that father-in-law Chen will complain to the emperor?”
”What are you afraid of? The palace is not afraid of the eunuch,” Su Rushuang said softly. ”If he wants to say it, go ahead.”