On July 28, the royal chariot returned from the palace in the western suburbs to the imperial palace in the capital.
While everyone was busy, Shen Huan quietly pulled Xiang Ming over and asked, "How's it going over there, Qi Concubine?"
Xiangming whispered: "Don't worry, Madam, with Su'e here, even if someone wants to take action, they won't be able to find a chance."
Shen Huan nodded slightly, and then said: "First of all, they believed that they had grasped Qi Bin's weakness, and Qi Bin would not betray her, so they left her alone for the time being..." She paused, then smiled. He said, "The one they are most worried about right now is not Qi's concubine, but maybe this palace?"
Xiang Ming quickly glanced at Shen Huan's belly and said: "So, the empress should think more about herself. The slaves will also be careful. Now she is going back to the palace, and there is the Queen Mother in the palace..."
Shen Huan whispered: "I will be careful."
Suddenly someone came from the front and asked the queen to get in the car. In this way, the queen returned to the palace with great force.
After a day's journey, we returned to the palace. By then it was already dark.
After returning to the palace, Shao Shao must go with Xichen to pay her respects to the Queen Mother
Since Xichen speculated that the Queen Mother was involved in Qi's concubine's Jiuhexiang, she became more and more indifferent towards the Queen Mother.
But after all, the Queen Mother was Xichen's biological mother. She personally helped Xichen stand up, carefully observed his face, and then said after a while: "It's okay, it's not clear."
The more she behaves like this, the more suspicious Xichen becomes, but she doesn't show it on her face, but feels cooler in her heart.
"I'm thinking of you, my mother, but my son is just going to the palace to escape the summer heat. I have a virtuous queen, so I won't be able to reduce my expenses," Xichen said calmly after he sat down.
The Queen Mother glanced at Shen Wen and said indifferently: "The Queen is virtuous or not. The Ai family really don't know. I just heard that the Queen invited Fang Jieyu and Qi Guiren. One died and the other was said to be an ominous person. This is What did you say?"
Shen Huan smiled on her face and cursed in her heart: Then of course I have to ask you, the Queen Mother!
She said: "Fang Jieyu slipped and fell into the water. It is a pity. I am planning to posthumously designate her as a concubine after returning to the palace. As for Qi Guiren, she is now a concubine." She raised her head and met the Queen Mother's somewhat turbid eyes. "Qi Concubine is also unlucky. Although she was favored by the Emperor before, for some reason, every time the Emperor favors her, she always feels dizzy. Therefore, I went to the Qintian Prison to watch the stars at night and found Qi Concubine. The stars collide with the emperor, which is very ominous!"
The Queen Mother had always had something in her mind. After hearing this, she became even more frightened and looked at Xichen and asked, "Emperor, is this really happening? Are you still dizzy now?"
Xichen's heart sank and he said calmly: "Don't worry, queen, I haven't felt any discomfort since I grounded my concubine."
The Queen Mother stroked her chest and sighed: "That's good, that's good. If the emperor's dragon body is affected by a concubine, then it really shouldn't be the case. Although there are not many women in the palace, they can't put themselves in danger."
The corners of Shen Huan's lips curved, and when he caught Xichen's gaze from the corner of his eyes, he sighed again.
The reason why the Queen Mother did this was just to let Qi Concubine get favored by Shen Huan. Besides, it is still unclear whether this bad idea came from the Queen Mother or Concubine Pei.
At the beginning, Concubine Qing could think of letting the Queen Mother try witchcraft on her own body, but the Queen Mother did not hesitate to offend her in order to get rid of her. Now, it is very likely that she was instigated by Concubine Pei!
No matter it is the Queen Mother or Concubine Pei, Shen Huan will not let anyone go!
Shen Huan always felt uneasy in Shou'an Palace, and was about to signal Xichen to go back, but the Queen Mother said again: "Oh, think about it, Emperor, you only drafted this year, but you lost so much so quickly, I don't know if it is their blessing." It’s too thin, or there is too much filth in this palace!” As he said that, he glanced at Shen Huan intentionally or unintentionally.
Shen Huan just pretended not to notice, sitting upright with a just right smile on her lips
The Queen Mother said: "Now that we have achieved a great victory in the Western Frontier, and the leader of the Western Kingdom is seriously injured, we can see that he will not invade our country for a while. Taking advantage of this great joy, why not hold another draft? What does the Emperor think?"
Shen Huan's expression did not change, but Xichen frowned and said: "The draft is supposed to be held once every three years, but now it has only been selected for a few months this year, and it has to be picked again. It is too laborious and wastes money, so let's give it up."
The Queen Mother said displeasedly: "The Ai family also knows that it takes so much effort, but the emperor, you should also think about it for your heirs! There are so many people around you, but you don't treat them very much, you just guard the fox... Huh... ! Fortunately, Concubine Pei worked hard and raised the eldest son of the emperor. Otherwise, the Ai family would really be mad at you!"
Shen Huan couldn't help but want to laugh when she heard the three words "Hu Meizi" she swallowed hard. She turned around and saw that Xichen's face was very unhappy, so she held it back.
Xichen was impatient and stood up and said: "My son is tired. Let's go back and rest first. My mother will also go to bed early."
After saying that, she pulled Shen Huan away and the Queen Mother sighed deeply.
As soon as the emperor and empress left, Aunt Yao walked in and said: "The Queen Mother, Concubine Pei wants to see you."
The Queen Mother thought for a while and said: "Let her come in."
Since the palaces had already received the news and the emperor had returned to the palace, the palace had already been properly cleaned.
Shen Huan returned to her familiar palace and felt that her body was finally lightened up. She said to Cui Shanggong and others: "Everyone is tired today, let's have a rest." He then asked Xichen: "Will the emperor spend the night here tonight?"
Xichen said: "If I'm not here, where can I be?"
After a while, the two of them washed up and went to bed
Holding Shen Huan's delicate body, Xichen sighed: "I never thought that my mother would do such a thing to me."
Shen Huan tilted her head and hugged him. Although she didn't like the Queen Mother in her heart, she couldn't add insult to injury at this time and said: "Actually, the Emperor doesn't have to be so worried. Do you still remember the day when you celebrated your concubine?"
Xichen was stunned, and Shen Huan said: "The Queen Mother loves her son so much, how could she come up with such a method? She may have been deceived by others, or she thought that Jiuhexiang is not harmful to the body, so..."
Before Shen Huan could finish speaking, Xichen was filled with cold anger and spit out between her teeth: "Fei Fei!"
After all, she was his biological mother, and he did not want to think too much about his mother. Therefore, all his resentment was transferred to Concubine Pei.
Shen Huan sighed leisurely: "So what if you know? Now that General Pei has made military exploits again, this time he will be promoted to a higher rank, and even Concubine Pei cannot be underestimated."
Xichen was silent, and the arms holding Shen Huan suddenly tightened.
Shen Huan knew that the emperor's heart was filled with murderous intent!
Although General Pei has great military achievements, but - as the saying goes, if a minister is strong, he will die! With such great achievements and impressive achievements, how can a king like Xichen, who can't even tolerate his father, tolerate General Pei who has a heavy army at his disposal?
She knew clearly in her heart that as long as General Pei fell, Concubine Pei would not be afraid.
When the time comes, it will be easy to get rid of Concubine Pei!
With a smile, Shen Huan moved her body and fell asleep with her back to Xichen
Xichen also turned around and reached out to lift up the hem of her nightgown.
"Yeah!" Shen Huan let out a short cry, bending into a shrimp-like shape, and suddenly felt her body being penetrated from behind. The sudden intrusion made her feel uncomfortable for a moment, but with Xichen's teasing and movements, her The body also becomes relaxed
As if it was some kind of catharsis, his movements became more and more violent, and she grabbed the sheets underneath her tightly as he rushed into her, and her moans became more and more confusing and seductive.