The maid opened the red soft curtain for Concubine Shu and said with a respectful look, "My Lady, Madam is waiting outside."
"Please come quickly." Concubine Shu gathered up her clothes and sat down, her eyebrows relaxed, and she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly ordered her confidant, "Go and get the plate of lotus cake from the kitchen."
It was the first honor for the palace concubine to be allowed to see her family members. The palace maid was also full of joy, turned around and left, walking briskly.
The maid who had just gone to invite someone came closer and said, "Your Majesty, Madam is here."
Concubine Shu's eyes were slightly red when she saw the figure behind the screen. She blinked twice, held back her tears, and raised her voice, "Why is mother standing outside?"
After hearing these words, the luxuriously dressed woman from behind the screen slowly walked out, lowered her eyes, and was about to salute, "I have seen Empress Shu, may I be blessed and safe."
Concubine Shu couldn't hear what she said. She felt uncomfortable when she saw her mother lying on the ground, and she quickly stepped forward to help her.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Rong dodged her hand and stubbornly completed the ceremony, "Your Majesty, before the king comes before the ministers, this ceremony must not be discarded." She looked respectful and solemn, not at all overjoyed to see her daughter whom she had not seen for a long time.
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She knew that the Rong family had always had many rules, but seeing her mother acting like this reminded her of the time when her mother taught her. She had no choice but to let go and resist the urge to step aside.
After completing the etiquette, Concubine Shu led Mrs. Rong to a chair and sat down. Thinking that she would have some personal words with her mother later, she dismissed all the palace people in the palace.
Mrs. Rong took a sip of tea leisurely and then asked, "How is your Majesty doing lately?"
Concubine Shu rarely leaves home, even if the family atmosphere in Rong Mansion is cold, she can't help but think about it now. She turned her face away, took out the handkerchief to wipe away her tears, took a breath, and said, "My daughter is unfilial and has caused her mother to miss her."
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Only when she faced people with the same bloodline as her did she dare to take off her majesty and show a little bit of the attitude of a little daughter.
"I've been in good health recently, and I have no worries about food and clothing. But every night, I can't help but miss you——"
Madam Rong frowned and interrupted, "I'm not asking the empress about this. I'm asking the emperor what's going on there?"
Her smile froze, "What's wrong?"
Looking at Mrs. Rong's face, she was already a little impatient. It was obvious that she was not here because of concern for her. She felt cold in her heart and secretly laughed at herself. She had been away from Rong Mansion for a long time, and even Rong's family didn't know whether Rong's family treated her well or not.
Got confused.
Mrs. Rong looked around and lowered her voice, "I mean the medicine that the Rong family asked grandma to bring in. Did you give it to the emperor? How many days did you take it?"
Concubine Shu's hand holding the tea cup trembled, and the cup fell to the ground, smashing into the carpet on the ground, making the gray carpet deep.
She hurriedly adjusted her mood and said, "Mom, don't worry."
Mrs. Rong was suspicious, "But mama said she didn't see the new emperor come to your palace, did you really do it?" This matter is related to whether the Rong family can prosper again and should not be taken lightly, so Master Rong pretended to visit Shu.
The concubine asked her to enter the palace to explore the situation.
If Concubine Shu is capable of success, the Rong family will naturally rely on her. If she has any doubts, she will send another daughter of the Rong family into the palace as soon as possible.
So as not to ruin that person's business.
Concubine Shu's expression was calm now, "It was mixed in the soup sent to His Majesty. How could I know it at all times?" The fingertips under her sleeves were clenched white, and the long armor buttons were clenched.
Enter the wrist.
After hearing this, Mrs. Rong's expression softened a little, "That's good. I know that your empress has always been obedient."
Although Mrs. Rong was her biological mother, she was cold-tempered and treated her indifferently. When mother and daughter met, they should have been happy, but they were speechless for a while.
Concubine Shu said after careful consideration, "Mother, do you...do you have anything else to do?"
Mrs. Rong looked sideways at her. Compared with when she was young, she was indeed more neatly groomed. Her hair was full of pearls and pink, and she was incomparable to any other sister in the family.
How could Mrs. Rong fail to see what she was thinking about the daughter who came out of her belly? She sighed and said, "The weather has been cold and cold recently, not as good as in summer. I see that your Majesty is wearing thin clothes. Your Majesty should pay attention to adding more clothes."
After hearing the soft words, Concubine Shu's eyes were filled with soreness, and she hummed softly while suppressing her tears.
"I'm talking to my concubine right now, so it's okay to shed tears. But I can't do this in front of others." Mrs. Rong's voice became darker again.
After chatting for a few times, Concubine Shu sent Mrs. Rong away.
She returned to the palace and her usual expression had returned.
She suddenly caught a glimpse of the exquisite plates of lotus cakes on several tables, lowered her eyes, and ordered in a cold voice, "Just pour this thing out." She had done so many things to end up with this plate, but her mother's thoughts were not there after all.
above these.
The palace maid stayed with Concubine Shu for a long time and dared to speak more, "My Lady, you spent a lot of effort to make this dish. It would be a pity to throw it away like this."
She watched with her own eyes as the empress started kneading the noodles, and every step passed through Shu Fei's hands. She had obviously been happy for a while because it tasted good -
Concubine Shu stared in ecstasy at the big red soft curtain covering the inner room, which was blowing like water waves due to the wind coming in from the window.
Seeing that she was silent, the maid had no choice but to come forward and take the plate of lotus cake.
Just as he was taking a step forward, he suddenly heard Concubine Shu behind him asking, "Have you not sent anything to me since the one from Luo Mei Xuan has been promoted?"
The maid nodded and said yes.
"Put this lotus cake in a food box and send it to Ruan Jieyu along with the jade Ruyi in my palace treasury."
When the people from Chonghua Palace sent the things to Luomeixuan, they saw that the palace door was closed.
Mu Ling came out just in time, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is inside. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for our little master to see you. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Hearing this, the palace maids who came to deliver things looked at the closed palace door, and their expressions were slightly strange when they thought that the person inside was the new emperor that their queens had been waiting for for so long.
Ruan Yuyi inside the house didn't know this.
I was just surprised that Concubine Shu would actually send food. There were open and secret fights in the palace, and they had always avoided sending food. If that person used it, and something went wrong, there would be a thousand mouths that couldn't explain it.
Jiang Huaiyang glanced at the food box and said, "Take it down."
"Your Majesty—" She pulled off his sleeve to stop him.
It's not that she trusts Concubine Shu very much, it's just that she doesn't think Concubine Shu will use such despicable means to block her own way of life.
He let her pull him, looked at her sideways, and chuckled, "Are you so greedy?"
She just shook her head slightly without explaining.
"Then we'll have to use it later." He put his arms around her slender waist, and his warm breath caressed her ears.
Her face was a little pale, but she curved her lips and smiled, pretending not to understand what he meant, and then said, "Speaking of which, I sent a letter to my family a few days ago, but now I haven't received a reply. I don't know if it happened on the way."
What's wrong?"
He suddenly recalled the day of the lantern festival, the little lady holding the Kongming lantern, with tears streaming down her face, and his heart softened for the most part.
He kissed the side of her neck and said, "Why don't you just bring your family members to the capital?" He knew that she might have heard that Concubine Shu was allowed to summon her family members, and that's why she said this.
He didn't mind fulfilling the little lady's little wish, it was just a casual thing for him, just like touching a cat's head.
She smiled more genuinely, turned around, and hugged his neck. She cooperated with everything he did next.