In the Imperial Study Room, Huai Mo Ran was hunched over the desk, concentrating on reviewing the memorials. Logically speaking, she should be guarding the Emperor's Palace at this time, but she trusted Leng Ao and Piao Xue, and she didn't want the civil and military officials to have a lot of suspicion because the emperor fell ill for no reason.
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The beautiful scenery was grinding for him, and he hesitated several times, but his eyebrows were always tightly frowned. Huai Moran dipped his pen in the ink, without raising his head, and said lightly: "Absent-minded, what's the matter?"
Mei Mei looked at Huai Moran, who was still dotted with circles. After hesitating for a long time, Fang slowly said: "My queen, why can you still be so calm? Now, everyone is going crazy, whether it is the emperor's illness or Miss Xiaoxiao,
Only the empress is still handling official matters and concentrating on her work, as if nothing has happened."
"Then what do you want me to do?" Huai Moran picked up the pen and raised his eyes slightly. There was something like a smile in his eyes, but his expression was full of sadness.
Meimei didn't know how to answer her words, she just lowered her eyes and continued grinding silently.
Huai Moran sighed slightly and continued to read the memorial. But after a moment of silence, she said in a slightly tired tone: "I am the queen now, so many things are not what I want."
Meimei was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "This slave is talking too much."
The imperial study became quiet again, with only the burning coals in the stove and the occasional "crackling" sound. Seeing the beautiful scenery, the teacup on the table had cooled down, so he put down what he was doing and went to change tea for Huai Moran.
.She no longer knows how many cups of tea this has been in recent days. Although Huai Moran has always behaved very normally, she is afraid that she will not notice at all. Since Jin entered the imperial study, she has not even had a drop of water. Now she has already
It was almost lunch time, but she was still busy with her case.
While Mei Mei poured tea, she looked at Huai Mo Ran with a pair of worried eyes. Thinking of the time when he first entered the Prince's Mansion, she couldn't help but feel sad. At that time, Huai Mo Ran was like a sharp dagger, with a clear mind and going his own way.
, I will never wrong myself because of others.
But now, she has become so forbearing and demands that everything must be based on the interests of the dynasty and the emperor. However, she is undoubtedly more distressed.
Who can live a free and easy life? Unless you give up this entangled and disturbing situation.
"Your Majesty, you are thirsty. Drink some tea to moisten your throat." Meili brought the tea to Huai Moran and said softly.
Huai Moran just waved his hand and said calmly: "Leave it here."
Mei Ming wanted to say something else, but she just pursed her lips and continued grinding.
Not long after, Eunuch Liu opened the door and walked in, respectfully asking: "Madam, it's time to have dinner. Will you move to the E Palace, or will you have dinner here?"
Huai Moran still didn't raise her head. She put the reviewed memorials aside with one hand and took one from the pile of unreviewed memorials on the other side. She opened it and continued reviewing. At the same time, she said lightly: "I don't want to
Hungry, beautiful scenery, you can have a meal with them in the afternoon."
"My Lady, you'd better eat first so that you can have some rest. There are still many things waiting for you to deal with in the evening." Meili couldn't help but advise.
Huai Moran paused for a moment, then pondered slightly, and then said calmly: "By the way, I wonder how the preparations for Liangchen's marriage are going? I have to be a witness for her two tonight, so I am really busy."
Meimei sighed slightly. The "busy" she said was naturally not busy, but what Piaoxue said. If it succeeds, maybe the emperor will wake up at night, and then there will be too many problems waiting for Huai Moran to solve. However, she
It seems that he is afraid of mentioning this matter and avoids talking about it at all.
Besides, when something big happened to Huai Moran, how could she still think about getting married? She had been making trouble in her room all day and refused to marry! And Ye Si knew that she was unwilling to marry him, so she was also anxious at this time.
He was like an ant on a hot pot, but although he wanted to hug the beauty back, he also knew that today was indeed not a good day, so he did not dare to disturb Huai Moran. If Huai Moran hadn't mentioned it at this time, I'm afraid it would have happened.
That's how it passed.
Huai Mo Ran didn't say anything when she saw the beautiful scenery. She couldn't help but feel strange. Then she thought about not seeing Liangchen all morning. She couldn't help but frown slightly. She raised her eyes and looked at the beautiful scenery full of thoughts suspiciously. She put the brush aside and frowned in a deep voice.
Said: "What's going on?"
Meimei knew that this matter could not be hidden from Huai Moran, not to mention that everyone could stop her for a moment, but they could not guarantee that they would keep her in the room for the whole day. Besides, she, as a sister, also had selfish motives. No matter whether the emperor woke up or not today,
, things can never be solved in one go. If Liangchen and Yesi really can't get married today, I'm afraid they will have to wait for a long time.
If I remember correctly, when choosing the date, the matchmaker said that after the seventh day of this month, there would be no good days for several months. As the saying goes, long nights lead to many dreams. To avoid unnecessary complications, she naturally hoped that this beautiful thing would be completed as soon as possible.
When Huai Moran saw the beautiful scenery, she already made a guess, so she simply told Eunuch Liu who was guarding the door: "Go and call Liangchen and Yesi."
"Empress..." Seeing that Huai Mo Ran had no intention of canceling the wedding, Meili couldn't help but feel deeply moved, because in her opinion, it was really not suitable to hold such a happy event in such an extraordinary period. Huai Mo Ran was very emotional.
Naturally, I don't want to wrong Liangchen, but if Liangchen himself proposes to postpone the wedding date, then that's another matter.
Meimei thought for a while and finally told Huai Moran about the matter. Huai Moran nodded slightly and said that he understood, but in his heart he was thinking about how to tell Liangchen Yesi about it later.
"Your Majesty, Miss Liangchen and Vice-owner Yesi want to see you." After a while, Eunuch Liu's sharp voice came from outside the door.
Huai Moran said calmly: "Let them come in."
The door creaked open, and immediately, Liangchen, who looked unhappy, walked in first, followed closely by Ye Si, who looked depressed. His eyes never left Liangchen, and the emotions surging in his eyes seemed helpless and painful.
, breaking off the engagement at a good time must have been a huge blow to him.
Liangchen had an unhappy look on her face since she came in, especially when she saw the beautiful scenery. She knew that her sister had always been the best to her, cared about her the most, and hoped that she and Ye Si could come to the church and get married as soon as possible, so she must be seeking to conceive Mo Ran.
She persuaded herself to come. But what bothered her the most was that Ye Si was following her closely, making her feel uncomfortable, so she quickened her pace to try to get him to stay away from her.
Ye Si also seemed to be aware of Liangchen's repulsive mood. He looked very depressed and even slowed down his pace, as if he was afraid that Liangchen would be disgusted.
Huai Moran watched the two of them come in, and looked at the subtle atmosphere between them, his beautiful eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.
"Slave (subordinate), please see your Majesty."
Although Liangchen and Liangchen deliberately kept a distance, they still spoke in unison with a tacit understanding, but they still knelt in tandem.
Huai Moran looked at Liangchen with a pair of emotionless cold eyes, and said calmly: "Liangchen, I heard that Meimei said that you want to refuse the marriage, is this a problem?"
Liangchen gave the beautiful scenery a fierce look and puffed out her cheeks angrily. She originally wanted to tell Huai Moran, but now someone told her for her, and she enjoyed the result, so she just didn't do anything.
He said: "Returning to your Majesty, I have thought about it. I will always stay with your Majesty. I will not marry anymore."
"Presumptuous!" Huai Moran suddenly raised his voice and said with a cold look in his eyes.
Liangchen was stunned for a moment, and then he cautiously raised his eyes to look at Huai Moran, only to realize that she was very serious today. She couldn't help but feel guilty, so she just knelt down and said respectfully: "Empress, what I said is true."
"Really? Really, Liangchen, do you know what it means when you say 'break off the engagement'? Do you think your marriage is decided by yourselves? This marriage is a marriage granted by the emperor, and you say 'no'
Marrying', isn't it just a slap in the emperor's face? What's more, the emperor hasn't woken up yet, and the ministers are talking a lot. If someone takes advantage of the situation to cause trouble, the consequences will be disastrous. If you cancel the marriage, aren't you telling all the ministers that something has happened to the emperor?
Even your wedding will be cancelled!"
Liangchen listened to Huai Moran's sullen scolding, and a flash of fear flashed in her eyes, because she was so simple-minded, how could she think about so many things? So she didn't dare to say anything, and just knelt there, her eyes were red, and her face was full of grievances.
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Ye Si couldn't bear to see Liangchen being reprimanded like this. He frowned slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Empress, Liangchen just wants to be by your side. She is kind-hearted, and she also asks the empress to help her."
Liangchen was slightly stunned. She originally thought that Ye Si would beg Mo Ran to force her to marry him, but she didn't expect that he would stand on her side. Thinking about this, she felt more and more guilty, because she knew that it was not that she didn't love her.
He just... couldn't leave Huai Moran at this time.
A cold smile flashed across Huai Moran's eyes, and his forehead was full of sarcasm. He sneered: "Is this the reason for resisting the decree and being disrespectful? If I really indulge her today, then others will make mistakes in the future.
, resisting the decree and not respecting it, can we tolerate and condone them for one reason or another?"
Ye Si clenched his fists and said resolutely: "This is not what I mean, it's just... we haven't gotten married yet, so she doesn't count as being disobedient and disrespectful..."
Seeing Huai Moran getting angry, and hearing Ye Si's words, Mei Meijing hurriedly came to Liangchen and knelt down, interceding for him: "Yes, Madam, Liangchen is just willful. The time has not yet come, as long as
If she takes back what she just said, it doesn't count as rejecting the marriage."
Huai Moran just smiled coldly and said lightly: "Beautiful scenery, do you even want to take advantage of this loophole? My ears are very good. What I heard was a vowed word, not something that will be lost after it is released."
fart."
Meimei lowered her head, not daring to say anything more. Liangchen bit her lip, full of grievances, but did not dare to speak.
However, Ye Si seemed to have made up his mind and continued: "Returning to your Majesty, it's my subordinate. I want to resist the decree and refuse the marriage. I don't want to get married so early. All the blame lies with me. I hope your Majesty will punish me severely."
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"Ye Si!" Liangchen exclaimed, suddenly turning his head to look at Ye Si, his eyes full of surprise.
When Ye Si heard her calling his name, a gentle smile flashed in his eyes, and he blinked at her lovingly. Then he looked at Huai Moran with a serious face, cupped his hands and said, "I hope you will be punished severely!"
"No...Empress...No..." Liangchen never expected that Ye Si would take all the blame. She thought Ye Si would be very angry. After all, it was her selfish desire to abandon him, but...
Huai Moran didn't even look at the panicked Liangchen, he just raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "In that case, come on, drag Ye Si out to me and kill him."