"Look at this girl, she has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. How does she look like your Xi family?!" Shu Rumei smiled silently and looked at Xi Hongli aside, saying Xi Hongli shed tears. "Hongli, look at the Ai family.
Now, your sister is getting more and more naughty. The Ai family originally wanted to chat with her today, but look at her, she wants to give the Ai family a blow first!"
"Don't the Queen Mother just like my sister's unruly spirit? Otherwise, she wouldn't dislike Yan'er, and she specially brought her to talk to you, right?" Xi Hongli laughed with her, and took over Shu Rumei's words. But her face
The smile on his face made Xi Honglei extremely uncomfortable.
Xi Honglei listened to the two people singing and harmonizing, so she didn't want to disrupt the atmosphere suddenly. After all, this was Shu Rumei, the Queen Mother.
"Honglei doesn't understand the rules. Just don't take offense to the Queen Mother. Since the Queen Mother feels bored, Honglei will chat with you. Should we sit and chat in the room? Or should we go out for a walk while the weather outside is nice?"
"Honglei has already mentioned it, so let's go out for a walk with the Ai family." When Shu Rumei heard what Xi Honglei said, she immediately stood up and walked outside. Xi Honglei sat on the stool in a daze.
Stunned, he followed.
Xi Honglei and Xi Hongli followed Shu Rumei on the left and right, walking slowly in the palace. Xi Honglei listened to Shu Rumei talking to him intentionally or unintentionally, and remained calm.
Follow her topic.
"Red Tears, the Ai family has been thinking about how wonderful it would be if you, a smart girl, were born in a man's body."
"The Queen Mother is laughing. There are so many generals around the Emperor, and none of them are smarter than Honglei. Even if Honglei is really born as a boy, he won't be able to do much."
"If you are too modest, you are lying. The Yi family knows your abilities." Shu Rumei smiled and took Xi Honglei's hand and patted the back of her hand. Her eyes swept across Xi Honglei's arm inadvertently, Shu Rumei said
He frowned slightly and asked, "The Ai family heard that you were injured? Is it serious?"
"It's not serious. I have already taken care of it myself and given the medicine." Xi Honglei tried hard to maintain the smile on his face, feeling that his face was a little stiff. Looking around at the surrounding environment, Xi Honglei whispered and asked
Said: "Queen Mother, apart from chatting with Sister Yun on weekdays, isn't there anyone in the harem who the Queen Mother can look at and speak her mind to?"
With so many concubines in the harem, it stands to reason that Shu Rumei should have already chosen her favorite candidate. Although Ran Yunpo has the final say on who will be the queen, Shu Rumei's opinions are definitely what Ran Yunpo will refer to. Shu Rumei today
Taking her around the palace like this, she will inevitably be talked about by the concubines. If she wants to be the target of these women's attacks, she has to think about whether there is anyone who can fight against her, right?
"Hong Lei's words speak to the hearts of the Ai family." Shu Rumei sighed heavily and smiled helplessly. "There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and there is never a shortage of beauties. But those who can catch the eyes of the Ai family
Yes, but there are not many of them. Although concubines in the harem are not allowed to participate in politics, when the emperor is worried about political affairs, the Ai family also hopes that there will be someone who can make the emperor feel better. But..."
Shu Rumei paused for a moment, then looked at Xi Honglei meaningfully, and continued: "But, there is not one."
"So what does the Queen Mother want me to do when she comes to see me today?" Xi Honglei smiled slightly and looked at Shu Rumei. She almost had an idea of what Shu Rumei wanted to say next.
"Honglei is so smart, how could he not know what the Ai family is thinking?" Shu Rumei kept holding Xi Honglei's hand and said words that others could not understand.
"Queen Mother." Xi Hong withdrew her hand without leaving any trace of tears, and glanced at Xi Hongli next to her. "The person who really understands the Queen Mother is Sister Yun. If there is really no one in the harem that the Queen Mother can like, Man, how about the Queen Mother consider Sister Yun?"
After Xi Honglei finished speaking, not only Xi Hongli, but also Shu Rumei, who had always been accustomed to seeing the big world, was stunned.
Xi Honglei looked at the stiff expressions of the two people and smiled secretly. He ignored Shen Yunyu's look that almost wanted to kill him after he realized what he was doing. Shu Rumei said: "Honglei is rude."
Xi Honglei's words made Shu Rumei have to think more. Her real purpose of finding Xi Honglei today was to ease the previous conflict between the two, and she also wanted Xi Honglei to stay in the harem. Step in. Not only did Ke Xihonglei not show the slightest thought of becoming a concubine, he even pulled Xi Hongli out as a shield.
Shu Rumei shifted his gaze and glanced at Xi Hongli faintly. Looking at Xi Hongli's somewhat pale face, Shu Rumei smiled coldly. "Master and servant share the same relationship. This is the rule in the palace. Hong Lei's words are unacceptable. That’s a mistake.”
"So Honglei said before that I don't understand the rules. I hope the Queen Mother won't be angry." Xi Honglei said to Shu Rumei with a smile, and helped Shu Rumei find a way out. "Since it's the Emperor's business. If the Queen Mother is so distressed, then I wonder if there is anything Honglei can do to help the Queen Mother? If anything, Honglei will definitely try its best to help the Queen Mother."
"With Honglei's words, the Ai family is relieved." Shu Rumei sighed softly, waved her hand, and sent Xi Hongli and others away. As if she and Xi Honglei were the only ones left. At that time, Shu Rumei asked in a low voice: "Does Honglei have the heart to take charge of this harem now?"
"Honglei does not, and has never had it." Xi Honglei calmly answered Shu Rumei's question, "From the beginning, I never thought about becoming a queen. The emperor and the queen mother were willing to let me have something in the palace. I am very satisfied with my position as queen. As for the position of queen, I don’t want to reach for it, and I can’t reach it. If I really become the queen, the consequences will be like, the queen mother knows very well, doesn’t she? Queen Mother, there are no outsiders here. , if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Why did you come to me today?"
Xi Honglei had made her words clear enough, so Shu Rumei had no intention of going around in circles with her anymore. She spoke straightforwardly and said: "If Honglei doesn't want to be the queen, then help me choose someone who can be the queen." What do you think of the candidate? The emperor is not young at all, and it is always unjustifiable that he has not established himself as a queen."
Shu Rumei could really imagine putting such a big mess on herself...
Xi Honglei sneered secretly in her heart. Xi Honglei really didn't want to accept the problem Shu Rumei had given her.
"Queen Mother, it's hard for me as an outsider to interfere in the affairs of the harem, right?" Xi Honglei frowned in embarrassment, "I'm not familiar with the ladies in the harem, so how can I help the Queen Mother?"
"Many of these people are familiar to you, and they are all the children of ministers in the court. Whether you are an outsider or not is decided by the Ai family and the emperor. Since you want to live in this harem in the future, you can take advantage of the opportunity.
There’s nothing wrong with taking this opportunity to move around, don’t you think?”
"The Queen Mother has said so, what understanding does Honglei have to refuse?" Xi Honglei lowered his eyes and obediently accepted Shu Rumei's request. He walked with Shu Rumei in the palace for half an hour, and waited until he died.
After Honglei and Shu Rumei said goodbye, Xi Honglei already felt extremely tired.
Shu Rumei was thinking of various ways to prevent her from having free time. Choosing the queen was a good job, but if it was not done well, it would attract people to attack. But there was one thing that made Xi Honglei decide to take it.
The reason why she took this job was that she could move around the harem freely without anyone asking her why. As for the reason why Shu Rumei wanted her to be so busy, Xi Honglei didn't want to think about it.
She didn't bother to think about it. She just knew that no matter where she went, she had to take Chen'er with her now.
Xi Honglei returned to Jialingyuan, but without resting for a while, Xi Hongli came over aggressively.
Xi Honglei looked at Xi Hongli looking at him with cold eyes, and knew that she was angry and what she was angry about.
"Sister, are you blaming me for talking too much today and saying the wrong things?" Xi Honglei sat on the stone bench in the courtyard holding Chen'er, looking at Xi Hongli calmly and asked.
"You're asking questions knowingly! Xi Honglei, I've already told you to stop meddling. Are you obviously trying to harm me?!"
"Look what sister said, we are all a family, how could I want to harm you?" Xi Honglei shook her head innocently, and whispered back: "Even if I can't help my sister become a queen, I can help her find a job.
You still have this confidence in your position as a noble concubine. Sister, are you willing to be a maid next to the Queen Mother all your life? Or... have you really given up on the emperor completely? "
Xi Honglei's last words were spoken in a very low voice. Only Xi Honglei, Xi Hongli, and Chen'er could hear them. Xi Honglei watched the change in Xi Hongli's expression intently. She knew that Xi Hongli had no intention of doing anything.
He has never forgotten Ran Yunpo, nor has he given up on wanting to marry Ran Yunpo.
"Although I said something I shouldn't have said in front of the Queen Mother today, I also understood some things. Please rest assured, sister, Honglei will definitely not embarrass you in front of the Queen Mother in the future."
"Just remember what you said!" Xi Hongli took out something from his arms and threw it in front of Xi Honglei. "This is what the Queen Mother asked me to give to you."
After saying that, Xi Hongli turned around and left.
Xi Honglei looked at Xi Hongli's retreating figure and casually opened the things she had sent. After glancing at them twice, Xi Honglei smiled softly.
Shu Rumei must have been planning what happened today for a long time, right? She was able to send herself such a detailed thing in such a short period of time. What was she anxious to see? To see herself embarrassed?
Xi Honglei put the things away with a smile on her lips, and threw the task assigned to her by Shu Rumei behind her mind. She played with Chen'er all afternoon, and by the time she was about to fall asleep at night, Xi Honglei already felt a little exhausted.