Wu Meiren quietly glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor was all focused on the memorial and did not seem to be looking at her side.
While she was hesitating, Mu Ci urged impatiently: "Come here and point out the Ai family, it won't take long!"
Wu Meiren took another look at the emperor and saw that there was nothing strange about him, so she tried to walk towards Mu Ci.
Mu Ci humbly asked Wu Meiren for advice, and Wu Meiren did not hesitate to give her advice and patiently taught Mu Ci step by step.
After spending half an hour, Mu Ci finally learned how to embroider the mandarin ducks. Although in Wu Meiren's opinion, the mandarin ducks looked more like ducks, she could not dampen the Queen Mother's enthusiasm.
She could also see that although she was as smart as the Queen Mother, she had no talent at all in female red embroidery.
"Who is this sachet embroidered for?" Wu Meiren looked at it for a while and asked curiously.
If your embroidery skills are so poor, can you give away this sachet?
Will the person receiving the sachet find it objectionable?
Mu Ci replied without raising his head: "Of course this sachet is made for the emperor."
Wu Meiren opened her mouth slightly, unable to hide her surprise. She secretly looked at the emperor who was reviewing the book. Would such a noble person like the sachet made by the Queen Mother?
"Mother, are you sure?" Wu Meiren lowered her voice.
Would the emperor accept such inferior products?
"Since I have nothing to do anyway, it's okay to find something to do when I'm free." Mu Ci didn't know Wu Meiren's worries and replied with a smile.
Wu Meiren didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Since it was the Queen Mother's wish, it was not easy for her to dampen her enthusiasm.
But after the empress came over, the emperor didn't show any sign at all, and the situation was not very optimistic. She also knew that the empress came to Yanfu Palace together because she was worried about her.
Wu Meiren returned to wait on the emperor. She accidentally glanced at the paper that the emperor had reviewed, and felt that the content of the paper seemed familiar.
It took her a while to remember that just before she went to give instructions on the Empress Dowager's embroidery, the emperor was reading this piece. Why was it that after so long, the emperor was still looking at the same piece?
She blinked uncertainly and closed her eyes, then looked at the zhezi again. Sure enough, it was still the same content as the zhezi.
Does this mean that the emperor’s thoughts are not on the book at all, but on——
Wu Meiren looked at Mu Ci, who was working hard on sewing a sachet not far away, with a smile flashing in her eyes.
She understood that the reason why the emperor used her to make a fuss was to force the Queen Mother to bow her head first. The Emperor and the Queen Mother had been at odds with each other for a long time. The Emperor loved face and could not lose face.
Now that the empress has taken the initiative to seek peace and even embroidered a sachet for the emperor, the emperor must be happy, right?
Although the empress's embroidery cannot bear to be looked at...
Mu Ci was sewing embroidery very seriously over there. She was very focused on the embroidery, but she found that she really didn't like it.
In a flash of consciousness, the embroidery needle stuck into her fingertips. She didn't notice it for a moment and let out a low breath.
Hearing the sound, Dugu Liancheng looked at Mu Ci and almost stood up.
Wu Meiren was a step ahead of him, rushed to Mu Ci and asked, "What's wrong with your empress?"
Mu Ci wiped off the blood beads on his fingers, smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, it just pricked, it doesn't hurt."
"Are you really okay?" Wu Meiren asked worriedly.
Mu Ci patted the back of her hand: "If anything happens, the Ai family will tell them."
Wu Meiren was relieved.
She returned to the emperor to wait on her. To avoid the emperor's worry, she still said a few words: "Your Majesty just pricked her, the injury is not serious. Your Majesty, don't worry."
Dugu Liancheng glanced at Wu Meiren coldly. How could this little beauty see that he was worried about Mu Ci?
I don’t know what it is called!
Wu Meiren was frightened by the emperor's look. She looked away, thinking that the emperor almost stood up when he heard the empress's exclamation. It was probably not her illusion. The emperor obviously cared about his empress, why was he still so reserved?
As long as the emperor was holding it, there was no room for her to speak, so she simply kept silent.
Next, the emperor was still absent-minded. At first glance, he seemed to be reviewing the papers, but in fact, he didn't know where his mind was going.
Wu Meiren saw through it this time. She asked in the direction of Mu Ci: "Are you sure your hand is okay? Do you want to see the imperial doctor?"
Mu Ci laughed when he heard this: "How can the Ai family be so noble?"
If you were pricked by an embroidery needle once, you would have to call an imperial doctor. That would make people laugh.
"Of course the empress is noble. Among all the women in the harem, only the empress is the most noble." Wu Meiren smiled and said pleasant words.
From the corner of her eye, she saw the corners of the emperor's lips rising, and she knew she had flattered him in the right place.
"Has anyone ever said you are glib?" Mu Ci smiled.
Wu Meiren responded: "No, I am the first. Everything I said is true and does not violate my true intention."
Mu Ci couldn't find anything wrong with her words. She knew Wu Meiren's temperament. Among the concubines in the harem, there were very few women like Wu Meiren who had no ambitions and did not compete for favor.
An Rong doesn't seem to be competing for favor, but An Rong wants much more than Wu Meiren.
She didn't speak anymore and focused on the sachet. Although being a prostitute was boring, it was better than sitting around. At least it could kill time, but it hurt her eyes and neck.
She really admired the embroiderers, those talents were truly amazing.
When it was meal time, Dugu Liancheng walked away, and Wu Meiren didn't know whether to follow him or not.
Just when she was hesitating, Dugu Liancheng said in a cold voice: "Follow and serve!"
"Yes!" Wu Meiren hurriedly followed.
After seeing clearly the emperor's true intentions, she was not so afraid of the emperor. As long as the empress watched from the side, her life should not be in danger.
Seeing this, Mu Ci followed closely behind the emperor.
This scene looked a bit strange, as if the Queen Mother had become the emperor's follower.
When she arrived at the dining room, she naturally sat opposite Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng saw that she was familiar with her and said in a cold voice: "Are I sure you can sit down?"
Mu Ci pretended to thump his neck: "I was very tired from doing the embroidery work just now. Let Aijia rest for a while."
Dugu Liancheng looked at her exaggerated look, but didn't say anything else.
When the meal was served, Wu Meiren was about to serve the emperor. Mu Ci saw this and said, "It's better for the Aijia to serve the emperor. The emperor has many things to do and has worked hard. Just tell me what you want to eat, and the Aijia will serve the emperor."
Dugu Liancheng was expressionless, showing no signs of happiness or anger.
Mu Ci vaguely felt that the emperor was not very happy. Could it be that she had said something wrong?
She filtered her words carefully and then tried to change her words: "Brother Liancheng, what do you want to eat? Can I give you some food?"
Dugu Liancheng was about to drink soup, but he choked because of her sudden "Brother Liancheng".
Seeing this, Mu Ci said with concern: "Drink slowly."
Looking at Dugu Liancheng's face, she didn't look unhappy. It seemed that the emperor still didn't like hearing her call herself "Aijia".
She added a bowl of soup for herself and took a few sips. When she looked up, she saw Dugu Lian looking at her with an unpredictable expression.
