Concubine Zhe was unable to refute what she said, but she still said, "I have to ask Mr. Yu about this."
Yu Guiren smiled bitterly and said: "I have indeed never kept in mind what I said. If your Majesty really can't trust me, I can't do anything about it." Before Concubine Zhe could speak, she said again: "That's all for now. I'm going to leave."
." After saying that, he bowed to Concubine Zhe and turned to leave.
Concubine Zhe didn't expect that she would just turn around and leave. Without Yu Guiren's planning and accurate grasp of the situation, it would be impossible for her to achieve what she wanted. Once she loses this opportunity in front of her, she may never know what she wants in her life.
Suffering from Xia Yue's anger and Yong Huang, they couldn't get what they deserved.
Furthermore, if Yu Guiren really wanted to take advantage of her, he would have tried his best to defend her so that he could trust her instead of just walking away; it seemed that he had really misunderstood her.
Thinking of this, Concubine Zhe quickly called to Mr. Yugui who was about to reach the door of the palace and said: "I am just talking casually, how come my sister takes it seriously."
Mr. Yu turned around, lowered his eyes and said, "Excuse me, I cannot take this as a joke."
Concubine Zhe walked up to her, took her hand and said: "Look at you, you are really angry with me. Yes, I thought so, but you can't blame me, who called this a harem?
This is the place with the most intrigues in the world. If you are not careful, your body will be eaten and no one will be left alive. In order to protect yourself, I have to be careful."
Yu Guiren whispered: "I understand your mother's difficulties, so I just said that everything will end here, so that your mother will no longer have to doubt me."
"What you just said reminded me that indeed, in this plan, you cannot appear in many things. I did not think of these before, so I misunderstood you. I promise that there will be no next time.
Sister, can you forgive me?"
Yu Guiren raised his head and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, are you really willing to believe me?"
"If it's not true, why am I telling you this?" After saying this, Concubine Zhe said with some emotion: "To be honest, it is really difficult to take every step alone in the palace.
It's difficult, but if there are trustworthy people to support each other, the road will be much easier, what do you think, sister?"
Mr. Yu hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and said, "What the Queen said is that I am willing to accompany the Queen on this journey."
"Okay!" Concubine Zhe felt relieved, and she held Yu Guiren's hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, I will never treat my sister badly when I succeed."
Yu Guiren said with a hint of joy: "I would like to thank you first."
Concubine Zhe nodded with satisfaction, but she... never noticed Yu Guiren's true thoughts hidden behind that hint of joy - ridicule!
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole; everyone thinks he or she is the oriole, until he is eaten by the oriole, and then he realizes that he is just a miserable cicada, or even an even more miserable mantis.
The stars changed, and after one night, it was August 15th. As usual, there would be a family banquet on this day, and people would enjoy the moon and sweet-scented osmanthus. After discussing with Hongli, Xianyue decided that the place for this banquet would be the Fubi Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
nearby.
At dawn, Xianyue came to the Fubi Pavilion in the imperial garden, watched the palace people decorate it, and pointed out minor mistakes from time to time. She stayed busy until dusk and sunset, and finally everything was arranged. As for the imperial dining room, Xianyue had no time.
The clone asked A Luo to keep an eye on the dishes to be served tonight.
"Master, you have been busy all day and haven't eaten anything at noon. I will help you go back and rest for a while. When you come out, I will make a cup of ginseng soup. You can drink some to refresh yourself."
Xianyue nodded and held his hand all the way back to Yanxi Palace. Shortly after she came back, Zhichun also came back and said: "Master, all the ninety-six beautiful ladies in Zhongcui Palace have been given out moon cakes and royal meals."
I've also gone to the room and explained it according to your instructions, and Mr. An will give them two more dishes."
Xianyue took the ginseng soup from Qi Kuan and said, "When you told An Lu this, did he complain?"
Zhichun said with a smile: "It's true. Mr. An said that we have to prepare a family banquet today, so we are already in a hurry. Besides, we have to add dishes to Zhongcuigong at the last minute, which is really too busy. Fortunately, A Luo was there and helped the servants.
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The father-in-law just added it. You didn't see what A Luo looked like just now, which made Eunuch An speechless. However, you can't blame Eunuch An for this matter. I see that the imperial kitchen is very busy today.
Mr. An also took matters into his own hands."
Qi Kuan said from the side: "Master treats those beautiful ladies really well. Not only does he give moon cakes, but he also specially orders the imperial kitchen to add more dishes. They must be very grateful to master."
"I only do what I should do. As for whether they are grateful or not, it is not my business." At this point, Xia Yue glanced at Qi Kuan and said: "Besides, even if you are really grateful, what do you think?
How long can we last in this harem? Everything will eventually return to the established track."
Qi Kuan knew what she meant. If the beautiful girl was returned to her family, she would not have any interaction with Xianyue; if she stayed in the palace, she would inevitably embark on a road of fighting for favor, and on this road, she would be her enemy.
When the time comes, not to mention a little gratitude, even the direct relatives will be betrayed by the interests, and the ugliest side of human nature will be exposed without reservation.
After Xianyue drank the ginseng soup, she said to Zhichun: "Early this morning, I told you that Dr. Xu would come to the palace today to diagnose and treat the second elder brother. Have you ever heard about the results?"
Zhichun quickly replied: "I have gone to Kunning Palace to inquire, but there is no news, and no one from Kunning Palace went to the Royal Pharmacy to get medicine.
"Didn't go?" Xianyue repeated: "Is the second elder brother's illness already cured?"
Zhichun shook his head and said: "Why don't you go and inquire again?"
Xianyue thought for a moment and said: "No need. If the second elder brother recovers from his illness, the queen will definitely bring him to the family dinner tonight, but not vice versa."
After resting for a while, Xianyue asked Qi Kuan to help her to the imperial garden again. When she got there, many people were already there. When they saw Xianyue approaching, they all stood up and saluted, and Huang was among them.
After ordering everyone to abstain from the ceremony, Xianyue called Mrs. Huang to her side and said, "Sister, help me take a look at the layout here. Is there anything missing?"
Huang said with a smile: "I have just seen everything. Except for the dishes that I don't know yet, the rest are very good. I can't find any faults, especially in this place, with the fragrance of osmanthus and the light of silver toad."
It's really wonderful. And the arrangement of the palace lanterns illuminates every place without taking away the brightness of the bright moon."
Xianyue looked slightly relaxed and said, "That's good. This is my first time hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in this palace. I'm afraid I'll disappoint the Queen Mother and the Emperor's trust."