Concubine You sat in front of her head, and she held a veil and smiled at Meng Li:

"Sister has been in good spirits recently. Are you happy about the prince's choice of concubine?"

Meng Li sat upright on the head, heard what Concubine You said, and turned his head slightly to look at Concubine You.

Said:

"Why do I think that the prince chooses a concubine, and Concubine You is happier than the palace."

"Look at how you smiled, the fine lines at the corners of your eyes were exposed."

It is true that Concubine You is beautiful, but after so many years of entering the palace, time has left traces on her face.

Meng Li said expressionlessly, but the person below couldn't help but gloat.

I also found it funny. Those who are more courageous and have a higher grade can directly hold a veil and block their mouths.

Concubine You froze for a moment, and the false smile on her face was not sure whether she should maintain it.

"The prince's choice of concubine must be a celebration for everyone, so I am naturally happy."

Concubine You said with a slight smile.

Meng Li did not respond, but continued:

"Sister, you see the fine lines at the corners of your eyes are a little more obvious. I have a box of beauty cream here. It works well. I'll give it to you for use?"

Concubine You was so angry that she couldn't hold back, she said:

"Empress, it seems that you are older."

Meng Li raised his eyebrows:

"how?"

She touched her face with her hands and said to Concubine You:

"If you smile in front of me all day long, I will not say that to you. I am too lazy to listen. You really think it's fun, right?"

Concubine You stared at Meng Li and stopped laughing.

Meng Li said:

"Yes, that's it, it looks better like a cold beauty."

She said something every day and hid her needle in the cotton, but Meng Li didn't want to listen at all. The client was willing to fight with Concubine You and could bear the appearance of Concubine You's smile, but she didn't like it.

It would be better for Concubine You to see her stinky face.

In the plot, when the client is in a downturn, it is the most ruthless thing that Concubine You stepped on.

Concubine You was even more arrogant in private and was the only person in the palace who dared to speak to the queen like this. These were actually due to Qi Zesheng's indulgence.

The client had the means to rectify the imperial concubine, but Qi Zesheng refused to let him go.

In fact, Qi Jiesheng also knew that the two palaces were fighting each other, but the emperor also had feelings for the second prince. His palms and backs were all flesh. He didn't mean that he only favored Qi Youyang's son.

Meng Li thought that Concubine You was quite successful in being a substitute.

After all, Qi Jiesheng is almost taking the fake as real now.

"The Queen is serious..."

Concubine You gritted her teeth, but she didn't finish her sentence.

The atmosphere in the entire hall condensed, and the person who had covered his mouth and laughed before did not dare to laugh anymore.

Meng Li said lightly:

"Okay, it's okay, everyone will go back and rest."

The concubines left.

The client came with the most popular female official Zhiqiu.

She said to Meng Li:

"Master, the portraits have been collected. It's time to show His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The person following her dragged a tray in his hand and placed a portrait inside.

Zhiqiu said:

"Master, why don't you give your highness a look first?"

If the woman the queen doesn't like, just pull it out.

Meng Li nodded and said:

"Okay, let me see."

Zhiqiu asked someone to arrange the portraits one by one, Meng Li looked at them one by one and asked:

"Can the legitimate daughter of the secretary in the junior prison be there?"

The eunuch next to him was stunned for a moment, bowed to him and replied:

"Here, Empress."

Meng Li said with a nod:

"Find that girl out and show me."

The eunuch was in charge of this, and Men Qing quickly found out the portrait of the secretary's daughter.

Meng Li looked at the portrait for a while and said:

"I don't need to send this to the prince."

The eunuch asked:

"But what knot does the Empress have?"

Meng Li shook his head and said:

"No, don't do anything on your own initiative." Meng Li's eyes were a little sharp.

The eunuch's body went down even further and said he knew.

Meng Li looked at the woman in the portrait for a while. This was the client's biological daughter. The portrait was not a real person. I don't know if it was because of preconceived reasons. Meng Li felt that the child's eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of the client.

He didn't even give the chance to see the prince. Although the child was not selected in the plot, Meng Li still cautiously detained her portrait.

He couldn't help but sneer. After all, he was his biological daughter, and Qi Jiesheng was willing to leave it outside to send it to others for raising her.

Another female official came in, she saluted Meng Li, and then said:

"Empress, the emperor has come down to court and said that he will wait for the empress in the gilding pavilion. His Royal Highness will be there at that time. The emperor asked the empress to prepare the portrait."

Meng Li nodded and said:

"good."

She returned to the dormitory and cleaned up, heading towards the Gilded Hall.

When she arrived, Qi Jiesheng had not arrived yet, but Qi Youyang had arrived.

At the age of fifteen, he looked quite young. When he saw Meng Li, he quickly saluted:

"Please to my mother."

He bent.

Meng Li didn't say he got up, but asked:

"Is everything okay for Your Highness in the Prince's Mansion?"

"My mother Xie cares, everything is fine."

"Can you learn from the Taifu?"

"My son dare not slacken with it." The prince said quickly.

Meng Li said oh, saying:

"Get up, Mother, you're very tired."

The prince rose up and started talking to Meng Li. Meng Li's cold attitude made Qi Youyang wonder why his mother's attitude towards him is so cold today.

He asked cautiously:

"My mother, what did the son minister do wrong?"

Meng Li looked at Qi Youyang kindly and said:

"Where did the prince want to go? The queen thought that in the blink of an eye, the prince grew up and now he is going to choose a concubine. It was a happy event, but..."

Meng Li sighed.

When Qi Youyang heard Meng Li say this, he seemed a little shy, and then said:

"The mother, no matter what the son is, she is the mother's child."

Meng Li smiled with a standard and dignified smile.
To be continued...