The ceremony that was to be performed today was almost completed. Zhuye Tong leaned towards Tao Xiaowei's ear and whispered, "Let's go back."
Tao Xiaowei nodded happily, and Shi Shiran stood up, letting Qiantong and Qian Shuang help her straighten the folds of the court uniform, and then said to the woman who was kneeling on the floor, "Don't you all want to see the emperor? Don't be anxious,
There will always be a day when you get what you want."
The two palace concubines kneeling at the front blocked the way with their bodies and bravely asked, "Queen, don't you want to move back to the palace?"
Tao Xiaowei sighed funnyly, "My home is still in Prince Rui's Mansion for the time being. It is up to the Emperor to decide whether to come back or not."
Naturally, he understood that she was not so popular because of her popularity, so she was even more resistant to Yan Xi's proposal to return to the palace, no matter what his purpose was.[
"Empress, I have no intention of competing with you for your favor. Today, all the sisters have sworn together that the Empress will rule the Sixth Palace in the future. We will follow your orders and obey her." After that, she humbly bowed to Tao Xiaowei.
, with his forehead on the ground and not raised for a long time.
The concubines kneeling behind them imitated the same posture and kept this posture. It was likely that they would not get up if Tao Xiaowei did not agree.
Tao Xiaowei saw something interesting in this reluctant humility.
The coldness of the palace, which shared the same problem, made these women put aside their personal grudges for the time being and work together to deal with the outside world.
‘Outside’, of course, refers to her, the empress who has the exclusive favor of the dragon.
She smiled silently, and her cold fingers were held by someone from behind. She didn't have to look back to know that Zhuye Tong was afraid that she wouldn't be able to cope with such embarrassment, so she secretly showed her support.
"All of you, get up. I understand your wishes. However, Your Majesty is about to lead an expedition in person and lead his army to the border for a decisive battle with the State of Lu. It is still unknown when he will return from this trip. It may be three to five years, maybe more than ten years, whatever.
We’ll discuss everything when His Majesty comes back. Okay, let’s stop here today. I’m tired too.”
As soon as Tao Xiaowei finished speaking, palace attendants immediately stepped forward and lifted the big table in front of the empress to make way for her to go out.
But another one of the palace concubines retorted with a cold voice, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for our sisters."