When the queen arrived in front of Taiji Hall, she saw that the door of the main hall of Taiji Hall was closed, but Liu Wen'an was standing outside the door. It was obvious that Xia Huanyu was definitely there, but she didn't know who she was discussing something important with.
After pondering for a moment, the queen continued to walk towards Tai Chi Hall.
"I have met the Queen. Queen, please wait a moment. Your Majesty is discussing important matters in the palace." Before reaching the palace gate, Liu Wen'an came up to him with a smile.
The queen was a little unhappy, just thinking that the person in front of her was a popular person around Xia Huanyu, and it was better to do less than to do more.
"Mr. Liu, who is your majesty in there with?" the queen said calmly.
Liu Wen'an seemed a little embarrassed, "This..."
The queen frowned and said, "I am not asking you what important matter your Majesty is discussing. I am just asking who is here in this palace. Why are you so hesitant?"
Liu Wen'an was about to respond when he heard a soft "squeak" sound and the door of Tai Chi Palace was opened from the inside. The queen turned her eyes and saw a face with a soft smile appearing behind the palace door.
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The queen's face suddenly turned pale. She was silent for a long time, then suddenly sneered: "Oh... So it's Concubine Shen's sister here? No wonder His Majesty doesn't even want to see me."
Concubine Shen Shu seemed a little surprised and saluted the Queen, but after hearing what the Queen said, she slightly raised her lips and said, "The Queen is joking. Your Majesty was only talking to King Qi, so he failed to summon the Queen. And
The Empress must have just arrived, right? I have been in the palace the whole time, but I never heard Manager Liu report that the Empress is here."
After Concubine Shen Shu finished speaking, she ignored the Queen. She turned around and said to Liu Wen'an: "Your Majesty said that she was a little hungry and asked Eunuch Liu to prepare lunch." She paused and glanced at the hand of the maid beside the Queen.
He smiled again and said, "Your Majesty has been dealing with political affairs for a whole morning, so he must be very tired. I'd like to trouble my father-in-law and prepare some ginseng soup. The King of Qi brought a lot of valuables from Qizhou."
The thousand-year-old wild ginseng I heard is a very good thing, father-in-law, please use that."
Liu Wen'an responded, looked at the Queen and Concubine Shen Shu, and then slowly stepped aside to give orders to the other chamberlains.
When the Queen heard this, she secretly held her hands in her sleeves, and Kou Dan sank deeply into her palms. Then she looked at Concubine Shen Shu. Concubine Shen Shu's face was still a little pale, just like the one she saw in the Wuyan Palace that day.
That way. And she has indeed lost a lot of weight. I didn't think her eyes were big at first, but now I found that her eyes looked very big on her thin face. When she looked at people, they were watery, with a bit of a look on her face.
The taste of pity.
The more the queen looked at her, the colder she felt in her heart. There was a bit of evil in her eyebrows, "I forgot to congratulate my sister, Concubine Shu. The Wuyan Palace is really not a place for people to stay. My sister is as noble as she is."
How could such a gorgeous beauty stay in that place for so long?"
Concubine Shen Shu raised her eyes lightly, glanced at the Queen, smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen."
"Since Concubine Shen Shu is serving Your Majesty in the Taiji Palace, I am relieved. I heard that His Majesty's appetite has not been very good recently, so Concubine Shu remembered to ask His Majesty to eat more." The Queen hid her emotions and said with a smile.
"Yes, I understand." Concubine Shen Shu also had a gentle and calm face.
The queen then turned around with a dignified smile, but the smile disappeared completely from her face the moment she turned around. The queen secretly gritted her teeth and walked towards Weiyang Palace step by step.
There was a "pop" sound, and there were broken porcelain pieces on the ground in the inner hall of Weiyang Palace. The queen still felt that her chest was filled with suppressed anger, so she reached out and grasped the celadon vase at hand.
"Mother, don't throw these away. These are gifts from Your Majesty. You like them the most..." the nanny kept advising from the side.
Before he finished speaking, another "pop" sound was heard, and the celadon vase that was said to be his favorite fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"Bitch, bitch!" The queen's voice was a bit sharp, and the veins on her forehead popped out, full of anger.
The nanny sighed softly, with a bit of helplessness on her face, "Your Majesty, there is no use sulking with yourself here now. According to what Concubine Shen Shu said just now, Your Majesty is closed to the King of Qi in the Tai Chi Palace.
Speaking of things, this is really unusual. The slave girl feels that Concubine Shen Shu was able to come out of Wuyan Palace mostly because of King Qi. It would be better for the Queen to send someone to find out what King Qi did to make Your Majesty
Long Xin was so happy that he actually released Concubine Shen Shu from the harem."
The queen's chest was still heaving violently, but she no longer threw or smashed things in the palace.
After a long while, the queen calmly said to Shizuka standing next to her: "Did you hear what grandma said? Why don't you do it quickly?"
Shizuka was stunned when she heard this, then quickly agreed and retreated.
The nanny then borrowed the opportunity and said: "Moreover, the affairs of the Ya clan were so serious before that both Concubine Shen Shu and Your Majesty were a little worried about it. Moreover, the matter of the Ya clan has shaken the foundation. It is impossible for the ministers of the DPRK to just sit back and watch.
Concubine Shen Shu has come out. Why don’t you, your Majesty, unite with us in the court and jointly submit a letter to denounce Concubine Shen Shu’s ten major crimes and oppose His Majesty’s move to take Concubine Shen Shu out of Wuyan Palace.”
When the queen heard the words, she responded lightly, closed her eyes and leaned on the chair, her face a little tired: "This queen in this palace is really a coward." After saying that, she smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
After a long time, a maid came in and said softly: "Queen, Madam Su is here."
"Mrs. Su?" The queen suddenly opened her eyes and said quickly: "Mother is here. Her father must have asked her to bring news to the palace. Come in quickly, quickly, please mother."
Mrs. Su walked in from the outside, glanced around the hall lightly, and frowned slightly, "You throw things around when you are angry. When will you get rid of this problem? You have been the queen for so many years, can you?
Don’t you know how to control your emotions?” After saying that, he quickly walked up to the queen and saluted: “I pay my respects to the queen.”
The queen curled her lips, quickly helped Mrs. Su to stand up, and then ordered someone to watch her seat. Then she said: "Why are you so polite with me, mother? Mother, my father has news to give to me?"
Mrs. Su sat down and calmed down, nodded, and then said calmly: "The master asked me to tell you that this time, you have to endure it. Now His Majesty will definitely take Concubine Shen Shu back to Shuya Palace. You can't do it at this juncture."
Go up and get into trouble with him. After a while, how you want to deal with Concubine Shen Shu will not be a simple matter."
The Queen bit her lip and looked at Mrs. Su, "Mother, I just want to know why Your Majesty is so partial to Concubine Shen Shu? Concubine Shen Shu is a convicted felon. Even if she wants to be taken out of the cold palace, she must be rescued.
There must be a reason."
Mrs. Su had some thoughts in her eyes and was silent for a long time before saying, "Do you know what King Qi brought when he returned to Jincheng to celebrate his birthday?"
The Queen was a little dumbfounded by Mrs. Su's question. After a while, she said: "Wild ginseng?"
"Nonsense. Although wild ginseng is valuable, there are a lot of it in the palace. How could your majesty release Concubine Shen Shu for this? I wonder if your majesty thinks about it. What does your majesty think our Xia Kingdom lacks the most?" Mrs. Su continued.
asked.
"What is missing?" The queen frowned and pondered for a long time, then said: "Although our Xia Kingdom is not as vast as Ningguo, and its products are not as rich as Ningguo, it is better than Ningguo because of its fertile land, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. If we say what is most lacking in our Xia Kingdom
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The Queen was silent for a long time, then said: "Lack of fighting power. Every time we fight, Your Majesty feels that there are no generals available. There are many people and many soldiers, but there are no war horses."
Mrs. Su raised her lips and smiled coldly: "You are right about one thing. There are no generals available. Therefore, in the past few years, almost all the children of our Su family have been sent to the military camp, just to cultivate a general.
Two capable generals are here so that Your Majesty can rely on you."
"There are no war horses. Our Xia Kingdom has the strongest infantry and the weakest cavalry. This time, the King of Qi brought a batch of fine war horses from Qizhou. And the King of Qi discovered that although Qizhou is barren, the quality of water and grass is
It's very good. Although the war horses raised are not as fat and strong as those in Yelang Kingdom, their endurance is indeed very good. There are many mountains in Qizhou, so the war horses raised are more suitable for long-distance treks in various terrains." Mr. Su.
The man sighed softly, "The King of Qi is a filial man. He said that he is willing to sacrifice all these horses, but the condition is that Concubine Shen Shu must come out of the cold palace."
"The conditions of King Qi are not harsh. Therefore, none of the civil and military officials in the court will object." Mrs. Su patted the queen's hand and said softly: "Now your majesty needs King Qi, you must do it."
Remember, no matter how unhappy you are, you cannot face your Majesty. There are so many concubines in the palace, what does it matter if there is one more? Besides, Concubine Shen Shu is your enemy, and she is also the enemy of the other concubines. You have to
Know how to kill someone with a borrowed knife."
The Queen nodded gently, and then said after a while: "I have endured it for so many years, how can I be afraid of enduring her again? And she won't be arrogant for much longer, Prince Qi... ha..."
After Mrs. Su heard what she said, she quickly said: "Listen to my parents, you should be less interested in King Qi's ideas now. When the limelight is over, it won't be too late for you to take action. Why rush it?"
When the queen heard the words, she just lowered her head and did not speak, but she was thinking in her heart, tomorrow is tomorrow. When the stone tablet enters Jincheng, let's see how arrogant Concubine Shen Shu and Queen Qi, mother and son can be? Let her be there today.
She has been arrogant for a day, let's wait and see tomorrow, how she was held up so high and then suddenly fell down. (To be continued)
