If you don't come back early, you won't come back late, but you chose this time to come back.
She is the only noble concubine in Shen Muchi's harem, the same queen, the biological daughter of Princess Zhenguo, and his cousin.
I went up the mountain for several months to pray for the late emperor, and I have just returned now.
For both emotional and logical reasons, he should go to the palace gate to greet him in person.
But……
Shen Muchi looked at Mu Qingchao and was determined not to give up.
After hesitating for a long time, he said to Mu Qingchao: "Concubine Rong is back. I should go see her."
Mu Qingchao felt strange. He could just see her if he wanted to. Why would he tell her this?
Thoughts like this in his heart, the smile on his face did not diminish at all: "Your Majesty has not seen the imperial concubine for several months. Now that she has finally returned to the palace, your Majesty should personally take care of her."
"It's just that I still have something to tell you..."
"Tomorrow, I will come to see you again tomorrow. You wait for me."
After Shen Muchi finished speaking, he stopped staying and turned towards the palace gate.
But he looked back at Mu Qingchao and said, "I will definitely come tomorrow."
After saying that, as if he had made up his mind, he turned around and left in a hurry, never looking back.
Chunya looked at Shen Muchi's back and couldn't help but asked curiously: "What is going on here, Your Majesty?"
It is definitely not a trivial matter for the emperor to take it so seriously, and it is normal for Chunya to be curious.
However, Mu Qingchao looked indifferent and looked at Shen Muchi's appearance as if it was not a bad thing, so it was not worth her concern.
What she was more concerned about was another thing - Concubine Rong Gui was back.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhong Ming died, she couldn't wait to come back.
Mu Qingchao has never dealt with Concubine Rong and doesn't know what kind of person she is, but what she knows is that Shen Muchi's attitude towards Concubine Rong is not as disgusting as the Zhong sisters.
After all, Princess Zhenguo is his aunt, and Concubine Rong is his cousin. After all, there is some blood connection.
Especially after Shen Muchi's biological brother died and his biological sister married away, the remaining cousin became particularly precious.
Although he couldn't be too kind, as long as she didn't do too many excessive things, Shen Muchi wouldn't touch her.
Mu Qingchao remembered that in the previous life, Shen Muchi used gentle methods to deal with the princess of Zhenguo.
After taking back the military power, he did not add insult to injury. Naturally, it was impossible to leave an imperial heir in Concubine Rong's belly.
However, he still respected her as a noble concubine and kept her in the palace, not far or near.
Shen Muchi was not willing to be an enemy of such a person, and Mu Qingchao was naturally not willing either.
If she is easy to get along with, it would be the best situation for each of them to live in peace.
If she is a bad person...
No wonder she was so cruel.
But the best situation that Mu Qingchao imagined was shattered on the second day.
As autumn entered, people tend to get sleepy. Mu Qingchao was still in bed when Chun Ya came in to wake her up.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is here."
"Concubine Rong?" Mu Qingchao poked his head out from under the quilt: "What is she doing here?"
"I said I came to say hello to you."
Haha, since Mu Qingchao became the Queen Mother, the only person who came to greet her was Xu Cai. Later, he found out that she didn't like to get up early, so he skipped the morning and dusk period and changed to visit her in the afternoon.
Being able to sleep in is what Mu Qingchao is most satisfied with about his career as Queen Mother.
In society more than a thousand years later, although women's social status is getting higher and higher, they still have to go to work every day.
Mu Qingchao disliked going to a place called an office from nine in the morning to nine in the evening, six days a week.
As a noble concubine, Concubine Rong's status is so solid that it is enough to trample her underfoot, so why do you come here to pay her respects?
If she really sleeps every morning and evening in the future, what's the difference between it and going to work?
Based on this alone, Mu Qingchao's impression of Concubine Rong was compromised.
I had no choice but to rely on Chunya and Qiangwei to wash and change her clothes. After a long while, they arrived at the front hall.
I saw a woman sitting at the top of the hall, wearing a fragrant concubine color gold silk woven gown, an auspicious cloud bun, and a jade hairpin with seven treasures on her head. She was sipping tea carefully with a tea cup in her hand.
She can't be said to be very beautiful, but she is distinguished by her dignity. From a distance, her air of grace is impressive.
"Ahem..."
Mu Qingchao deliberately coughed twice before walking out of the hall.
Concubine Rong knew it was her, so she quickly put down the tea in her hand and stood up, saluting Mu Qingchao.
"My concubine is attending the Queen Mother's visit."
Mu Qingchao felt a little sleepy. She didn't know why Concubine Rong was still looking so radiant after waking up so early.
But in front of her, he couldn't lose his image and said in a deep voice: "No courtesy."
Little did she know that when she looked at others, others were also looking at her.
Concubine Rong looked at her all over, but she could only feel one thing - beautiful.
So beautiful that people can no longer notice any temperament next to her.
In the face of absolute appearance, everything else, such as temperament, elegance, dignity, virtuousness... all seem unimportant.
Only such an appearance deserves the name of the demon concubine who bewitched and killed the late emperor.
After seeing Mu Qingchao's appearance, Concubine Rong couldn't help but start to believe the news she got in the mountains about Mu Qingchao and Shen Muchi.
If you have such a woman by your side, who wouldn't want her?
With this thought in her mind, Concubine Rong still had a smile on her face and said to Mu Qingchao without showing off her appearance: "Thank you, Queen Mother." Then she sat back down.
After she sat down, Mu Qingchao said, "It's really hard on you to come to greet the Ai family so early."
Concubine Rong shook her head and said: "It is my duty to greet the Queen Mother, and it is not hard for me."
"In the past, I prayed for blessings in the mountains and could not fulfill my filial piety in front of the Queen Mother. Now that I am back, I will have to watch the morning and dusk from now on, and never set a day."
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Does she really plan to come every day?
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." Mu Qingchao said quickly.
"No trouble. When I was in the princess's palace, my father taught me that when I arrived in the palace, I should abide by my duty, serve your majesty well, and respect the queen mother.
Serving the Queen Mother is the duty of a concubine."
Mu Qingchao choked.
I don't know if she didn't understand what she meant, or if she was pretending to be stupid on purpose.
This topic could no longer be discussed, so Mu Qingchao simply changed the topic.
"Is it good to live in the mountains? Are you getting used to it?" she asked.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. I live very well. The air on the mountain is fresh. I listen to the evening drums and morning bells every day, chant sutras and pray with my master, and my heart feels much calmer."
As Concubine Rong spoke, she suddenly paused and her tone lowered a bit.
"Speaking of which, I brought back a gift for the Queen Mother."
"Gift? What gift?" Mu Qingchao asked.
There is no meat or meat in the food on that mountain, so what good food can there be? It can be seen that Rong Guifei's half-smiling look seems to be something rare.
I saw her sitting up straight and coughing twice in a decent manner.
"Ahem, everyone, come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, two men came in from outside the hall.