"Jade Kingdom?" I couldn't help but ask curiously, and I began to wonder if this so-called prince looked like the person on TV, with handsome features and beautiful eyes!
"Haha. Ruojun, congratulations to you. When I was a child, I heard fairy tales and all the princes were very handsome!" I joked to Ruojun with a smile on my face, not caring about any cultural differences.
Ruojun opened his eyes wide. He had just used a chopstick to eat a plate of chicken. After hearing what I said, he took it back again. His eyes were shining with curiosity. He stretched his neck and asked: "Sister Yan'er, is it true?"
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"Of course. When we were children, we were all very envious of those princesses who could marry handsome prince charmings." I said bluntly without shying away from any etiquette. As soon as I turned around, I realized that Meng Zihan was staring at me with an expression on his face.
Somewhat livid.
"Queen, please pay attention to your language." At this time, the Queen Mother couldn't help but scolded, staring at me with a pair of sharp eyes, which made me feel a little scared.
So, I hurriedly lowered my head, stared at the white jade bowl, and unintentionally fiddled with the rice in the bowl, losing all my appetite.
"Sister Yan'er, what is the fairy tale you just talked about?" Ruojun's little girl really has a good memory. I mentioned it casually and she remembered it in her heart. At this moment, she blinked her two innocent big eyes and looked at me curiously.
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"It's just a book with many stories in it. The story of the princess and the prince." I tried to express my meaning as concisely as possible. In front of the Queen Mother, I didn't dare to be presumptuous. Maybe if I didn't say a word well, it would violate the Three Principles and Five Constant Rules.
"Sister Yan'er, can you show me? I know a lot of words." Ruojun showed off a proud smile and begged.
Lend it to you? Then it depends on whether I can go back. In order to dispel her idea, I had to agree in another way: "I will tell you slowly in the future, okay?"
"Yeah." The little girl was as happy as a little kid who got a bargain, her eyes were smiling like a crescent moon.
Concubine Zhen, who had always been unwilling to be lonely, saw that the conversation between me and Ruojun was over, so she thought of a way to ridicule me, turned her head, picked up a piece of meat and put it in Meng Zihan's bowl.
He said: "Your Majesty, please eat more. You are too tired from reviewing memorials on weekdays."
Meng Zihan smiled, and he picked up the meat in the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he praised: "Concubine Zhen is still considerate of me."
As soon as the words were finished, all the concubines looked at Concubine Zhen with jealousy and contempt. Especially Concubine De, who was usually at odds with Concubine Zhen, and now she was even more unyielding. So, she was also caught.
He put a piece of apricot blossom cake into Mencius Han's bowl and said softly: "Sister Zhen said that the emperor is working too hard. Come, this is your favorite apricot blossom cake." After saying this, he glanced at Concubine Zhen.
Meng Zihan happily enjoyed the concubines competing to please him, smiling from ear to ear. In my eyes, that look looked like a big corrupt official now raising a bunch of ###.
I ate my bowl of rice in silence, but couldn't eat any more. The man next to me was flirting and teasing without anyone noticing, which made me feel sick. But I didn't want to get sick, so I sat down at the table and watched a few people.
The favored concubine performed tricks to make her jealous.
"Sister Queen, are you feeling unwell today? You talk so little." Concubine Zhen got Meng Zihan's favor, so she became unscrupulous and challenged me blatantly.
I glanced at her slightly, feeling very disdainful in my heart. But I still kept smiling and replied: "Thank you sister for your concern. The Ai family really don't have much appetite today. It's probably because they have eaten at noon."
After hearing this, Meng Zihan still had no reaction, his head was always facing Concubine Zhen. From the beginning to the end, he never looked at me.
He didn't look at me, and I didn't bother to please him. If it weren't for Concubine Zhen deliberately making things difficult and ridiculing me, I wouldn't even want to say a word. Except for Ruojun, who I still have a good impression of, the people at this table, although
All of them are born with good skin, but in my opinion, they are not as good as those working people who are ugly in appearance but beautiful in soul.
"Your Majesty, are you going to go to my concubine after dinner today?" Concubine Zhen saw that I stopped talking, and Concubine De was also at a disadvantage. She became more confident and even openly seduced the emperor at the dinner table.
Everyone knew what she meant. They just wanted to ask the emperor if he would spend the night at her place. However, since they were at the dinner table, it was difficult to say it so directly, so they had to take a roundabout way to state their purpose.
Meng Zihan was startled at first, then smiled, acquiescing.
If I read it correctly, a proud look slowly rose from the corners of his eyes and extended to his eyebrows.
Pervert! I couldn't help cursing in my heart. I was secretly sad: How could there be such a husband who is not devoted to affection and loves to engage in male-female relations everywhere.
"Uh..." At this time, I suddenly felt some discomfort in my stomach, and a wave of nausea hit my throat. I hurriedly covered my mouth, looking very painful.
"Yan'er, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?" Meng Zihan, who was cold to me just now, immediately seemed to be a different person. He put his arm around my shoulder, his eyes full of worry.
Everyone also started to pretend to be concerned, and they said things that were against their will. They probably hoped that something would happen to me.
At this time, the Queen Mother saw that I was in great pain, but she said nothing. She just stared at me blankly for a long time. After a long while, she said in surprise: "The Queen must be happy."
When everyone heard this, they all fell silent at the same time. The place that had been chattering suddenly became as silent as midnight. Meng Zihan's hand holding my shoulder trembled slightly. Through the light, I saw a slight ### at the corner of his mouth, and a look on his face.
A trace of surprise flashed through, then turned into anger, and finally turned into a forced fake smile and said: "Haha, I didn't expect that I would have a prince so soon." He almost gritted his teeth and stared at me with this sentence.
Said.
"Congratulations to your Majesty on the birth of Longzi!" A group of flatterers around him smiled brighter than the flowers.
"Sister Yan'er, am I going to call you the emperor's aunt?" At this time, Ruojun also started to join in the fun, her face flushed with excitement.
I lowered my head in embarrassment, not knowing whether I should explain or not. Then I looked at Meng Zihan. Although he pretended to be very happy, the contempt and anger in the corner of his eyes made me feel a little scared. It looked like he was probably
They thought I was having an affair with someone else.
"Your Majesty, please send the queen back to rest, and don't tire the royal grandson of the Ai family." The queen mother gently told Meng Zihan with kind eyes, her eyes narrowed into a line with a smile.
Meng Zihan responded, gave me a few instructions, and then hurriedly helped me back to the palace. He didn't say a word all the way, and his handsome face was as dark as Bao Gong. His two thin lips were pursed into a line.
"Go out, no one is allowed to come in without my permission!" As soon as he returned to the palace, Meng Zihan couldn't wait to retreat all the servants. A pair of eyes as sharp as a sword were locked tightly on my face.
I originally had a clear conscience, but under his penetrating gaze, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. I wrung my hands together and hesitated whether to speak first.
"What on earth is going on?" Meng Zihan's deep voice finally sounded, his eyes moved, and he looked at me blankly.
"What's going on?" I asked knowingly. Even though I knew what he was referring to, I couldn't swallow the feeling in my heart: He actually doubted me.
"You understand in your heart." Meng Zihan was unexpectedly calm. He was even so calm that it scared me.