The emperor had many rules for dining.

What's more, after being the emperor for a long time, no matter how good the food is, the more you eat, the more you eat.

Emperor Liang De often lost his appetite while eating.

But Xue Qingyin has an excellent appetite.

The taste of the royal meal is just that, but the best thing is that the ingredients are all selected from the best.

She was not polite, and started eating with her chopsticks without waiting for the palace maid to serve her food.

Liang Dedi stared at her for a while, and his appetite was aroused.

He asked: "How does it taste?"

He thought Xue Qingyin would say that he had never eaten such good food.

Unexpectedly, Xue Qingyin said frankly: "This golden bell roast is the most delicious, and the others are inferior."

Emperor Liang De smiled and said, "Is it possible that you have tasted something better?"

Xue Qingyin nodded and said: "There are better ones in the village at home."

Emperor Liang De was not angry either, he just said: "You are not ashamed to speak loudly."

"Father, you will know if you try it one day."

Emperor Liang De made her laugh again: "Okay, the business is on my shoulders."

Xue Qingyin shook her head: "We are a family. Father, this means that the rich water does not flow out of the fields."

This sounded pleasant to the ear, and Emperor Liang De put down his chopsticks and said, "Okay! I'm going to try it someday."

But after he finished speaking, he said solemnly: "It's not that Shang Shiju is inferior to the chefs at your Zhuangzi. It's just that people with high status cannot indulge in foreign things." He pointed to the few dishes and said, "This is it.

It’s a foreign object.”

Xue Qingyin thought, that is to say, if you don't enjoy the blessings, you have to suffer the consequences and forcibly destroy people's desires.

No wonder everyone in your palace seems to be mentally unstable.

Even so, it was difficult for Emperor Liang De to take more than a few bites today.

With Xue Qingyin here, the atmosphere between him and Prince Xuan would not be so condensed.

After the meal, the palace people came forward to clear away the dishes, and then heard Emperor Liang De say: "I will go with you to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

This means returning to protect King Xuan and Xue Qingyin.

…

The Queen Mother didn't even have lunch.

It made me really angry.

She gritted her teeth and turned over and over with the nanny beside her: "How could Prince Xuan be so close to the emperor? How could he? How could he..."

"Mother, the emperor's palace is quite deep, and King Xuan is becoming more and more powerful now. I'm afraid I have to curb my sharp edge and get close to the emperor..." Mammy comforted her from the side.

The Queen Mother was not relieved, but her tone became more serious: "I'm afraid, if we get closer, the lies will become true. In the future, I will always forget about my grandmother."

At this point, she was interrupted.

"Queen Mother, His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is here. His Majesty... is also here." The palace attendant said cautiously.

The Queen Mother looked solemn: "Please come in."

Xue Qingyin followed the biggest tycoon in the palace and walked through the door.

Then they all bowed together and said, "Qing Yin pays my regards to the Queen Mother."

Emperor Liang De turned his head and smiled, imitating King Xuan's behavior before, and corrected her: "Qingyin, where is the Queen Mother? She should be the grandmother."

The Queen Mother suddenly turned blue, as if there was a thorn ball stuck in her throat.

Emperor Liang De felt very relieved when he saw this.

When the diaphragm reached the Queen Mother, he no longer felt the diaphragm.

"Why don't you change your tune quickly?" Emperor Liang De urged.

Xue Qingyin:?

This is what the emperor instigated, it has nothing to do with me.

"Greetings to grandma." Xue Qingyin said obediently.

The Queen Mother said with a blue face: "But a concubine is worthy of calling the Ai family like this?"

King Xuan looked surprised, but before he could speak, Emperor Liang De spoke first: "What did the Queen Mother say? If King Xuan is not the son of his legitimate mother, can't he call the Queen Mother his grandmother?"

The Queen Mother suddenly choked.

She loved King Xuan more than any prince born by the queen. She even wished that King Xuan could only be close to her!

She had no way to refute the emperor's words.

But that doesn't mean she can't attack from other places...

The Queen Mother said coldly: "It's okay to call 'Grandma' in front of the Ai family, but you still have to recognize your position in the palace. Don't be indiscriminate of superiority and inferiority, and behave erratically."

This is a beating and a show of force.

Emperor Liang De pointed at Xue Qingyin and said, "I think she is quite well-behaved."

The Queen Mother did not expect that if she said something, the Emperor would respond in kind.

She could no longer suppress her anger: "Behave? You didn't go to the palace to see me yesterday, and you were late to greet me today. How can you be so well-behaved?"

"Her reputation as a frail person is known all over the capital. Why bother bothering the Queen Mother with her? Then Princess Wei is unwell, so isn't she delayed for a while?" Emperor Liang De responded eloquently.

Liu Yuerong probably wouldn't have thought that Emperor Liang De would use her as an example to "exonerate" Xue Qingyin.

"Yes, the same is true for Princess Wei. Everyone really doesn't take the Ai family seriously." The Queen Mother said with resentment.

"Who dares not to take you seriously? Aren't my sons all here to pay their respects to you?"

"..."

The Queen Mother would rather he not come, and now she can't even find a chance to punish Xue Qingyin.

"Look at Ai Jia, her face is rosy today, and she doesn't look like a sickly person. If you miss me tomorrow, I'll be late..." Don't blame her for being rude then.

"She is a concubine and comes to greet the Queen Mother every day, but she is not worthy." Emperor Liang De sighed.

The Queen Mother was very angry.

Now you remember that she is a concubine?

The emperor's standards are too flexible!

"The Ai family has a headache, that's all, let's all go away." The Queen Mother turned her face away, trying to show weakness to arouse King Xuan's soft heart.

"Prince Xuan is a man of few words. He never likes to compete for favor, and he doesn't know how to receive rewards for his merits. But even though he doesn't say anything, I, as a father, still have to say it for him." Emperor Liang De paused for a moment, and then said: "What exactly is it?

We are newly married. My son gave King Xuan and Qing Yin a reward yesterday. My mother should also give them a reward."

Queen Mother: “…………”

She wanted to scold her again as "no more than a concubine", but she stopped in time.

Now the emperor can tolerate Xue Qingyin in order to win over King Xuan. If she refuses to reward him at this time, wouldn't it mean that she is allowing the emperor to become a good person again?

The Queen Mother's face twitched slightly, but she finally managed to show some kindness and said: "The Ai family was also thinking about this matter yesterday, but King Xuan forgot about it after he came."

After saying that, she suppressed all the reluctance in her heart and beckoned: "Come here, go get the agate and gold incense box from the Aijia desk. I will also give you a set of peacock stone noodles and nine gold ingots."

Nine gold ingots, if exchanged for silver, would be about two thousand taels.

But the Queen Mother didn't know how much the emperor had rewarded, and she really didn't want to miss him too much.

She hesitated for a moment, and then added as if cutting flesh: "Look at another eight-petal rhombus mirror, a pair of jade rings, a pair of golden buttercups with butterfly patterns..."

Xue Qingyin:?

She didn't do anything, and pie fell from the sky!

She immediately said sweetly and kindly: "Thank you grandma for the reward."

When the Queen Mother heard the word "grandmother", her chest became even tighter and panicked.

"Okay, okay, let's all go." She held her head with one hand and turned her head sideways, not wanting to look any further.

Emperor Liang De led them to retreat.

After walking out of the hall, Emperor Liang De turned his head to look at Xue Qingyin and couldn't help but admired her: "She is a smart person."

She had no idea what panic was.

Coupled with the fire he lit, it made the Queen Mother very angry.

Emperor Liang De said: "Go back and rest."

"My son, I still have something to report to my father." King Xuan suddenly said in a deep voice.

Emperor Liang De nodded: "Then Qingyin..."

King Xuan raised his hand and caressed Xue Qingyin's head, and said, "Let's go play in Qingsi Palace."

Emperor Liang De nodded and immediately sent someone to accompany Xue Qingyin to play.

Then he turned around and asked, "What is King Xuan going to say?"

…

Qingsi Hall was the place where King Xuan took her to play last time.

It was here that the emperor broke up their "intimate relationship".

It's quite familiar to Xue Qingyin.

When the palace officials of the Qingsi Palace saw Xue Qingyin being led over by her personal attendant, how could they dare to neglect her?

At that time, about twenty palace people were playing with her alone.

Push the swing and play cards.

She also sent someone who was good at shadow puppetry to perform for her.

That's a great pleasure.

After a while, another eunuch came over with a tray.

There were several gold ingots placed on the plate. The amount was more than what the Queen Mother had given.

"Your Majesty said that His Royal Highness King Xuan and his concubine were extremely filial today, so he specially ordered his servants to send these yellow and white things to the concubine."

The palace attendants in Qingsi Hall immediately stopped talking and took a few glances quietly.

Although she is a concubine, such a reward is really new!

Xue Qingyin was stunned for a moment before taking the tray.

Oops, it's so heavy that it weighs on my hands.

King Xuan really knew the tempers of the two giants in the harem. Her reward was indeed no less, and even more than the Queen Mother's share!

When Xue Qingyin was happy, she rummaged through her pocket and found some golden melon seeds. She also rewarded the palace servants who played with her. Even the one who brought gold ingots was not left behind.

Such generosity made the palace people overjoyed and thanked her profusely.

On the other hand, the atmosphere was stagnant.

"How dare the Queen Mother collude with the previous dynasty and try to frame Qing Yin's family by buying an official position?" the emperor said sternly.

After Xue Qingyin mentioned it to King Xuan that day, he went to check it out.

I specially waited until today to talk to the emperor.

After hearing this, the emperor felt angry that the Queen Mother stretched her hand too far, and also felt that King Xuan reported this matter to him, which was clearly a son complaining to me for help.

The emperor was very pleased with this.

No matter how powerful King Xuan is in military power now, won't he still come to me if something happens to him?

The emperor was determined and did not show his joy. He only patted King Xuan on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother acted out of proportion in this matter. I will seek justice for Qingyin. Since you are the person you like, I will naturally

I’ll also take care of him once or twice.”
Chapter completed!