Chapter 474: In addition to serving the bed or serving the bed
Biyu was obsessed with the beauty of the Queen Mother. It was not until the Queen Mother came over that she bowed politely. Remembering the emperor's instructions, she mentioned the matter of the Queen Mother's holy life.
"The Ai family themselves don't remember this incident. It's a good thing that the emperor still remembers it." Mu Ci sat down under the ivy shelf.
Sizhu stepped forward and wiped away the sweat for the empress, then stepped aside and fanned herself to dissipate the heat.
"The empress' birthday is such an important event. The emperor has kept it in mind. The emperor said it was because of the empress's wish, and also said that if the empress has any requests, just ask." Biyu said, looking at the Queen Mother again.
Mu Ci looked calm and didn't answer, as if he was thinking about something.
"Has it been almost two years since your Majesty entered the palace? Last year's birthday banquet was very lively, and the emperor thought that this year should be even more lively than last year." Biyu said and looked at Mu Ci again.
Mu Ci seemed to feel her gaze, looked over, and replied: "There is no need to make a big event this year, just simply celebrate my birthday."
Biyu was only ordered to check on the empress, and if she found out about her, it would be inconvenient to stay for a long time.
Before she left, she looked back at where Mu Ci was.
The heat wave was overwhelming, and Mu Ci was sitting refreshingly under the ivy drinking tea, as if a quiet world had been blocked off.
It is obvious that the weather is so hot that it can burn people up.
She looked at it intently for a while, then returned to Yanfu Palace to resume her duties.
"Since it's her wish, just follow her." When Dugu Liancheng said this, he felt quite powerless.
Sometimes I want to please Mu Ci, but I always don't know how to start. What she wants is always different from what other women want.
"Is Mu Ci a woman with no desires?" He muttered absently.
Biyu knew that the emperor was asking her something, so she considered her words before replying: "Not really. People always want something, even if they are as noble as the Queen Mother. It's just that what the Queen Mother wants is different from the other masters in the harem."
For example, the concubines in the harem want the emperor's special favor, but the empress dowager does not.
She thought that the empress just wanted stability.
In an ordinary family, this might not be a big deal. But in the harem, it's different.
The empress was respected and pampered by the emperor, so it was natural for the concubines in the harem to regard her as an enemy, and conspiracies and frame-ups followed one after another.
The empress was not the one to kill, but it was the concubines who came to harm the empress first, and only then did the empress fight back.
Didn’t the emperor see these things in his eyes?
Dugu Liancheng knew the deep meaning of Biyu's words. He laughed to himself: "What she wants is never my exclusive favor, but that she doesn't want me to bring trouble to her."
Biyu deeply agrees.
However, all the troubles the Queen Mother encountered were caused by the Emperor.
If the empress had the emperor in her heart, maybe the empress would still be willing to suffer these grievances, but unfortunately it was just the opposite.
Li Yu watched Biyu and the emperor whispering something from a distance.
In the past, the emperor would ask him to do everything, and he was used to being in front of the horse and behind the horse. Now that he has become Biyu and has become the emperor's most confidant, this makes him feel uncomfortable and even a little jealous.
Even so, he also knew that he couldn't keep worrying about this kind of thing.
Occasionally, when he got an opportunity, Li Yu curiously asked his master: "Why is the emperor willing to reuse Biyu? She speaks so honestly that I am afraid that she will accidentally make the emperor unhappy."
Dugu Liancheng paused while writing: "I still need someone by my side who tells the truth."
The implication is that everything Li Yu says is based on his own thoughts, which is not a good thing.
Li Yu's face was slightly sarcastic, and he understood the meaning of the emperor's words.
It seemed that telling the truth would be beneficial, but he really didn't dare to be as bold as Biyu, otherwise the emperor would be unhappy if he heard this, which would be a big deal.
Anyway, as long as it's not him who suffers in the future.
Because he tested Mu Ci's mind, when Dugu Liancheng went to Yong'an Palace that night, he directly said to Mu Ci: "If you change your mind and want to have a grand birthday, just tell me. Even if it takes only one day, I can do it."
Have a decent birthday party."
His intention was obvious, he still wanted to hold a grand birthday party for her, as long as she asked.
He has never tried to please a woman as much as he does now in his life, even if she doesn't care about anything.
"Birthdays happen every year, there's no need to make them grand. I don't value this." Mu Ci insisted.
Now that the harem is deserted, her target has always been fixed on Qing Le. When the time comes, she may be able to use the birthday banquet to make a fuss.
But obviously, there is no chance yet.
Qing Le lived in seclusion and even the eldest prince stopped visiting him. It would not be easy to plot against Qing Le in the future.
If we take action again in the future, we will definitely hit Qing Le's lifeline and never give Qing Le another chance to make a comeback.
"If you don't make it big, I won't make it big either." Dugu Liancheng suddenly said.
Mu Ci was a little surprised when he heard this: "The Longevity Festival is a major event celebrated by the whole world, how could it not be a big event?"
This is too childish.
"The Holy Birthday Banquet is also a major event celebrated by the whole world. You don't have to make it a big deal. I will advance and retreat with you." Dugu Liancheng answered matter-of-factly.
Mu Ci: "..."
Can the word "advance and retreat together" be used in something like a birthday banquet? It's a misuse of words.
"Are you very moved?" Dugu Liancheng asked with raised eyebrows.
Mu Ci's eyebrows remained unchanged: "What you want is your business, what does it have to do with me?"
Why should she be moved by such a thing? And she is not an emotional person.
Dugu Liancheng felt that there was no need to waste any more time with Mu Ci, so he simply ordered: "Go to bed."
Mu Ci smiled coldly.
It seems that there is nothing else he can do when he comes to Yong'an Palace except to sleep with him.
There are so many women in the harem, why does he only want to seek bad luck on her?
In the next three days, Dugu Liancheng came to see Mu Ci every day.
It doesn't matter, it's not like I haven't tried this before.
But Mu Ci still found differences in details.
In the past, Dugu Liancheng would chat with her for a few words, but these days, he just drags her to bed every day, and even makes her drink a lot of tonic soup every day.
She also understands pharmacology, so she naturally knows what health-replenishing medicines are put in the soup.
If she hadn't been so careless, Dugu Liancheng probably wanted her to become pregnant with the emperor's heir.
Thinking of this possibility, her heart went cold.
Dugu Liancheng asked her more than once if she wanted to be his concubine, and her answer was that she wanted to continue to be the queen mother. It was probably because of this that the emperor's rebellious heart was aroused.
She didn't want to be his concubine, so he made her pregnant with the emperor's heir. In this way, in order for the child not to be an illegitimate child, she had to give up her identity as the queen mother and become one of his harem.
Is he just making this wishful thinking?
That day Mu Ci called Biyu to him.
"Now you can speak well in front of the emperor. Why don't you do the Ai family a favor." Mu Ci went straight to the point.
