"I don't like being watched, okay?" Mu Ci said angrily.
Dugu Liancheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "This is not surveillance, but I heard that someone was going to do harm to me. I was afraid of harming you, so I ordered them to protect you closely."
Seeing this, I admired my words and knew that it would be useless to talk too much.
As for the reason the emperor said, she didn't believe a word of it. The emperor was clearly spying on her, and she had already guessed why he was spying on her.
"Since it's the emperor's kindness, I can't refuse it anymore. It's up to you." After Mu Ci said this, he went to hug the eldest prince.
Dugu Liancheng also stood aside, watching Mu Ci coaxing the eldest prince to sleep. The more he watched, the more curious he became: "So you can still be so virtuous."
Mu Ci's eyebrows did not move, she no longer expected anything good to come out of the emperor's mouth.
The emperor said last time that she would never be a good wife and mother. At that time, he wanted to attack her. Now that he is saying that she is virtuous, doesn't he feel that he is going back on his word?
Dugu Liancheng watched as Mu Ci coaxed the eldest prince to sleep, and kissed the eldest prince again and again on the face. He looked so intimate, as if he was her own child, which was really an eyesore.
"Okay, let's take him away." Dugu Liancheng couldn't stand it anymore and looked at the eldest prince with a cold eyebrow.
When he looked at this child before, he only thought that the child was good-looking and extremely lovable. But now he felt that the child was becoming less and less attractive to him, and he should throw it back to Qing Le and let Qing Le take care of it.
Then Sizhu came in and took away the eldest prince. Finally, only Dugu Liancheng and Mu Ci were left in the room.
Dugu Liancheng was about to drag Mu Ci to the bed to rest, but before he could do anything to Mu Ci, Mu Ci poured a basin of cold water on him: "I'm not feeling well today."
Dugu Liancheng's heart dropped when he heard this.
In other words, Mu Ci has not been allowed to sleep with him for the past seven or eight days. Even if Biyu and Li Yu keep an eye on Mu Ci, there is no way to find out anything.
What a coincidence.
Then he looked at Tong Shi and found that Mu Ci had not lied to him, so he had to give up even if he was unwilling to do so.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the Qiqiao Festival again.
Dugu Liancheng had something on his mind this year and was not in the mood to take Mu Ci out for fun. But it was a special day after all. He knew that his daughter's family celebrated the Qiqiao Festival, so he asked Biyu to prepare an exquisite boat and planned to take Mu Ci with him.
Resign and visit Xihua River.
Originally, he was thinking of using this to please Mu Ci, but he just helped Mu Ci to board the boat. Mu Xue suddenly appeared without warning and smiled at him: "I, my concubine, meet the emperor!"
The smile on Dugu Liancheng's lips had faded away the moment he heard Muxue's voice, but when he turned back to look at Muxue, he had returned to his dignified and cold look: "My beloved concubine, no gifts."
He didn't come early, he didn't come late, but it happened to be here at this time. What a coincidence.
"Concubine, I see this beautifully painted boat, can you come up and join in the fun?" Muxue looked at the emperor in front of her shyly.
She was specially dressed up today, with exquisite makeup, wearing a gauze skirt that showed off her figure, and she stood with a graceful look.
Although her appearance is not as beautiful as Mu Ci's, she still has a different charm.
Dugu Liancheng looked at Muxue intently, as if all his attention had been attracted by her and he couldn't look away.
Under the emperor's gaze, Muxue felt even more ashamed, blushing and heartbeating.
Mu Ci was too lazy to watch this scene anymore and got on the boat first.
Mu Xue did not see the coldness in the emperor's eyes. She understood clearly that the emperor would allow Mu Xue to board the ship because the emperor still needed to stabilize Mu Xue.
But this time, Mu Ci guessed the emperor's thoughts wrongly.
"The Queen Mother likes peace and quiet and doesn't want crowds. If you like this boat, you can come and ride it again tomorrow." After Dugu Liancheng finished speaking, he got on the boat.
Muxue's face changed again and again. Fortunately, the lights were dimmed and the emperor got on the painting boat again, so her distorted face could not be seen.
Lan Xin was afraid that her master would be discourteous, so she whispered: "Madam, stay still."
At this moment, Mu Ci's voice came from the boat: "Now that we are here, Concubine Shu will come up. There is nothing wrong with having one more person to add to the excitement."
A trace of resentment flashed in Muxue's eyes.
The emperor refused to let her sit on the boat, but Mu Ci was pretending to be kind and gave her this favor. Did Mu Ci think she would burst into tears with gratitude?
She hated Mu Ci in her heart, but a joyful expression appeared on her face, and she quickly replied: "Thank you for your grace!"
Lan Xin helped Muxue get on the boat, whispered something to Muxue in a low voice, and Muxue nodded.
She knows the rules and will never get into trouble with Mu Ci in front of the emperor. She understands that her position in the palace is awkward now. Although she is the only one left in the position of the fourth concubine, she has not been seen by the emperor for a long time, let alone sleep with him.
Already.
Today she was still shyly competing for favor, but she was rejected by the emperor.
It didn't matter, her downfall was actually seen by Mu Ci. She felt that the only fig leaf she had was torn off by Mu Ci. How could she not hate this?
Just when she was about to get on the boat, there was another bird singing from far away and approaching.
She turned around and looked around, only to see Qi Luo, Chen Zhiqin and Yao Feier coming. They were all dressed up in fancy clothes, and their makeup was carefully painted. It was conceivable that they had received rumors and came here to compete for favor.
If these concubines had appeared before, she would definitely not be happy. Now that several beautiful concubines suddenly appeared, she wanted to join forces with them and appear together to make Mu Ci unhappy.
This was to let Mu Ci see clearly that no matter how much the emperor pampered her, she could only stand in a corner where she could not see the light, and the emperor would not give Mu Ci any status.
But they are different. They are all concubines of the emperor's harem, women recognized by the emperor.
Even if Mu Ci is respected as the Queen Mother, there are people and things that she cannot ask for.
"What a coincidence, isn't this Concubine Shu?" Chen Zhiqin looked surprised.
"It's a coincidence. I'm about to board the painting boat to swim on the Xihua River with the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Do you sisters want to come with me?" Mu Xue said with a warm face, inviting her.
Chen Zhiqin nodded immediately: "Your Majesty invites you kindly, how can you not be willing?"
On the boat, Dugu Liancheng heard the conversation between the concubines below and frowned slightly. He was about to speak when Mu Ci suddenly held his hand.
Because Mu Ci rarely took the initiative on weekdays, her sudden visit really flattered him and made him forget his original intention for a while.
By the time he reacted, several concubines had come uninvited and boarded the boat together.
Mu Ci had already let go of his hand and found a seat to sit comfortably.
After several concubines greeted Mu Ci and Dugu Liancheng in turn, their eyes unconsciously glanced at Dugu Liancheng.
At this moment, Dugu Liancheng was wearing a deep purple coat with dark flowers and auspicious cloud patterns, a collar and wide sleeves, which made him extremely noble. Under the reflection of the palace lantern, his handsome face became more elegant and handsome.
