"I want to see the emperor as soon as possible." Lu Huiling threw away her depressed thoughts and mood, looked up at Qi Bingyu with a smile, and pretended to look innocent and cute.

"He." Qi Bingyu stretched out a hand, and Eunuch He clearly presented the emperor's silver fur coat.

Qi Bingyu took the coat, put it on Lu Huiling himself, and said, "Don't do this next time. You can come later and come when you have time. You don't have to force yourself. When the weather gets cold, you should sleep more."

I will visit you when I have time."

As they walked towards Qinzheng Hall, Lu Huiling shook her head: "If we wait for the emperor to come see me, I'm afraid we will have to wait until the sunset flowers bloom several times."

"Are you blaming me for not visiting you?" Qi Bingyu said with a smile.

"How dare I, my concubine." Although he said this, his body involuntarily turned slightly away from him, showing a clearly angry and coquettish look.

"You're still talking about it." Qi Bingyu raised his hand and hugged her petite shoulders, "You are the only woman in the entire harem who dares to speak to me like this."

"The emperor treats me well, I dare to say so." Lu Huiling raised her head and smiled, her eyes full of love, which fascinated Qi Bingyu.

The two walked together and soon arrived at the Qinzheng Hall. Qi Bingyu asked Eunuch He to go down and bring some hot soup for Lu Huiling to drink, for fear that she would catch a cold if the wind blew for a long time.

"Your Majesty, why do you always want to see your concubine?" Lu Huiling sat down next to him and looked at the memorial on the table quietly and curiously without making any sound.

"I have no intention of dealing with official business while you are here." Qi Bingyu hesitated for a while and finally said it. Although he was busy with official duties, as soon as Lu Huiling sat here, he always wanted to spend all his time with her.

"The emperor will make me happy. If you look at me again, I won't come next time." Lu Huiling blushed and turned away, saying softly and coquettishly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Huiling's stomach growled unsatisfactorily. Lu Huiling glanced at Qi Bingyu with a look of embarrassment. Of course he also heard this almost deafening snoring sound. If it were placed on other people,

He must be punished for the crime of contempt for the emperor, but it was Lu Huiling who couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Majesty, stop laughing!" Lu Huiling blushed, pretending to be angry and turned away to ignore him.

"Hahahahaha, didn't you have breakfast?" Qi Bingyu asked with a smile.

"I thought the emperor would go down to court early. I got up late and came here in a hurry after dressing up. Who knew the emperor would come back so late." Lu Huiling said aggrievedly with a pouted mouth.

Just at this time, Eunuch He brought two bowls of hot porridge. Qi Bingyu said with a smile: "Then I will have breakfast with you to make amends."

Lu Huiling turned around, pretending to be surprised and smiled: "Really?"

Everyone in the harem knew that no one could dine with the emperor unless he was the queen and his favorite concubine.

Qi Bingyu looked at her and nodded with a smile: "You are not joking."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Huiling was so happy that she couldn't contain herself.

When Eunuch He had laid out the porridge and dinner, Qi Bingyu took Lu Huiling to the dining table together.

"Eat more." Qi Bingyu brought a bowl of hot porridge for Lu Huiling.

Eunuch He felt that Lu Huiling was flattered when he saw it. This scene had only happened when Empress Mingxian was still alive.

Lu Huiling was naturally grateful in every possible way.

After breakfast, the two sat and drank tea together. Qi Bingyu thought that he had not felt so relaxed for a long time.

When Lu Huiling saw this, he found the right moment and asked, "Is it His Highness the Crown Prince who came with the Emperor just now?"

Qi Bingyu's hand holding the tea trembled slightly. He didn't expect that she would ask this. He nodded and said, "Well, I still had something to say with him after the morning session, so I summoned the Qinzheng Palace."

"Ah?" Lu Huiling blamed herself in surprise, "I think it's my fault that I came here so early and disturbed the emperor's business..."

"Hahahaha, if anything, I just gave him some instructions, nothing serious." Qi Bingyu said with a hearty laugh.

"The emperor looks very happy." Lu Huiling held hot tea in her hand, tilted her head and looked at Qi Bingyu with a smile, "But what's the happy event?"

"It's okay to talk to you." Qi Bingyu said with a smile, "Early this morning, I was worried about the food and fodder on the front line. In the past few days, the prime minister, the prince and other officials have also been persuading various governments in the state to increase taxes, but the situation is not optimistic.

, I sympathize with the people, but at this time when the country is really in crisis, I have to do this. Although the prince usually looks like a dandy, today he actually took the lead in setting an example in front of all the officials and called for donating his salary to serve the world's merchants. All the officials followed suit.

For now, without increasing donations to merchants, the frontline soldiers can have a good year."

"As the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness naturally has to worry about the Emperor's concerns and the concerns of the people." Lu Huiling said with a smile.

"Hey, don't tell me, the prince has become a prince recently!" Qi Bingyu leaned on the table with one hand, patted his thigh with the other hand, raised his head and said in awe: "As expected of me.

My sons, Jing Yang and Jing Qin, are both very good!"

"Haha..." Lu Huiling covered her mouth and smiled, "There is a saying among the people that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. The sons of mice can dig holes. This prince is born to the emperor and empress Mingxian. They are so outstanding.

, one is the real dragon emperor, the other is the nirvana phoenix, the prince is your biological son, how can it be worse? Your Majesty must see that the prince is better than his predecessor."

"If that's the case, I have no regrets!" Qi Bingyu laughed heartily.

After the two chatted for a while, Qi Bingyu went about his usual routine of sitting in front of the desk and looking at the pile of memorials. Lu Huiling sat quietly aside and polished it for him, looking like he was peacefully passing through the years.

Lu Huiling stayed in Qinzheng Hall until lunch, then returned to Minghua Hall on the grounds that she was tired.

Thinking about the conversation she had with the Emperor this morning, it seems that her behavior early in the morning really gained Qi Jingyang a lot of points in the Emperor's mind. In addition, she spoke well of her and specifically mentioned Empress Mingxian, so Qi Jingyang must be in the Emperor's mind.

It’s time to change the impression in your mind.

As soon as they arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, they were greeted by the palace maid Qin Xin: "My slave, I pay my respects to Concubine Ming."

"Pingshen." Lu Huiling went straight to the bedroom without even looking at her. After all, he got up early today and spent the whole morning with the emperor reading the memorial. Not to mention that he was tired, and his face was tired.

Laughing stiffly.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is here." Qin Xin said as she followed behind.

Lu Huiling stopped when she heard the princess.

I met the prince early this morning, and in the afternoon the prince's concubine Zhao Peiyu came to visit. It wasn't that Lu Huiling didn't want to see her, but she just couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

"I just said that I am tired and will rest when I get back. It is not convenient to see guests." Lu Huiling waved her hand, and Aunt Xu Lan helped her to go to the palace.

"Ming Fei." A familiar voice sounded from behind.

Lu Huiling stopped and turned around, and saw Crown Princess Zhao Peiyu walking out of the main hall of Minghua Hall with the support of her personal maid Han Yao.

Lu Huiling frowned slightly, but Zhao Peiyu walked closer and closer with an indifferent expression.

"Hui Ling." When Zhao Peiyu came to the front, she said softly, "Are you okay?"

In this deep palace, Lu Huiling finally heard such a sincere greeting. She instantly dropped all her guard, stepped forward, hugged Zhao Peiyu, and cried, "Sister Peiyu."

"Why don't you want to see me?" Zhao Peiyu hugged her gently, slowly comforted her back, and asked softly.

"Sister, I'm sorry..." As soon as Lu Huiling saw her, her guard dropped.

Just now, she always felt that it was fine to be alone in the palace. She didn't need anyone to care about her, and she didn't want to have too much contact with the East Palace, lest the emperor find out her true purpose. But when Zhao Peiyu came, she asked her if she was okay.

Okay, she cried instantly.

"Okay, it's embarrassing that you're still crying for such a big person." Zhao Peiyu touched her head, wiped away her tears, and laughed at her, trying to make the atmosphere less awkward.

"Sister, please come inside." Lu Huiling shook her head, wiped away her tears, and asked Zhao Peiyu to sit in the main hall.

"Xu Lan, watch the tea." Lu Huiling smiled through tears and asked Zhao Peiyu to sit down.

"I've been drinking tea for an hour here." Zhao Peiyu said with a smile.

"Sister, don't blame me. My sister was rude just now." Lu Huiling wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and said with a smile, "Sister, why did you come here this time?"

"What do I have to do? I just heard that you were concubine and wanted to come and see you." Zhao Peiyu said with a smile.

As Zhao Peiyu spoke, she looked at the maids standing on the left and right. Lu Huiling naturally understood. She waved her hand and ordered: "You all go down. I have something to say to the Crown Princess."

"yes."

Now there were only two people left in the main hall, Lu Huiling and Zhao Peiyu. Even Han Yao was standing outside waiting. Lu Huiling then asked: "Sister, the prince, what do you want to say to me?"

Lu Huiling thought that it would be inconvenient for the prince to come to see her, so he might send Zhao Peiyu to come, so she asked.

After hearing this, Zhao Peiyu was slightly startled and asked, "Can the prince have anything to say to you?"

She had no idea what their plan was.

"Ah..." Lu Huiling then realized that Zhao Peiyu didn't know their plan, "I thought that if I entered the palace as a concubine, His Highness the Crown Prince would have something to say to me."

"Hui Ling..." Zhao Peiyu hesitated, "Why are you thinking about entering the palace? Aren't you... Prince Xinyuejing?"

Lu Huiling quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth, shook her head and said solemnly: "In this palace, you must not speak too clearly."

Zhao Peiyu naturally knew it too. She nodded and said, "Did you want to come here yourself?"

In her eyes, Lu Huiling would never give up pursuing Qi Jingqin, but she could not figure out why Lu Huiling entered the palace.
Chapter completed!