When they first got on the painting boat, everyone was still very ambitious and wanted to be noticed by the emperor. But when they finally got on the painting boat, none of them could defeat Mu Ci. How could they not be discouraged?
Chen Zhiqin was still unwilling to give in. She finally got a chance to have a "chance encounter". If she didn't seize the opportunity, she didn't know how long it would take.
She didn't have time to think about it, and quickly walked to stand next to the emperor.
Dugu Liancheng finally looked away from Mu Ci, his expression slightly cold.
"Can the emperor put the lanterns together with my concubines?" Chen Zhiqin looked at the emperor affectionately, hoping that the emperor would give her a look of care.
Dugu Liancheng didn't look sideways, and said to Li Yu: "Go and accompany Chen Meiren to put out the lanterns."
Li Yu readily agreed and went to Chen Zhiqin: "Master Chen, please come this way."
Chen Zhiqin looked at Dugu Liancheng resentfully, but unfortunately he didn't look at her at all. He was clearly afraid that Mu Ci would be jealous, so he refused to put up the lanterns with her.
As a result, Chen Zhiqin's resentment towards Mu Ci grew even more.
She specially went to Mu Ci's side and said, "Is it my honor to hold the lanterns with the Queen Mother?"
Because she knew that the emperor cared about Mu Ci, she knew that she could use Mu Ci's influence to make the emperor notice her existence. Although she resented Mu Ci, she also knew that to hate someone, you did not necessarily have to kill someone, but she could use this woman to help him.
, build momentum for yourself and let yourself rise to the top.
"To be honest, I have admired your empress for a long time. It is my honor to have the opportunity to be close to you today." Chen Zhiqin kept her posture very low in front of Mu Ci.
Mu Ci saw through Chen Zhiqin's plan at a glance. In the past, she would have dismissed it.
The tricks Chen Zhiqin played were the remaining moves that Yun Xi had played before. How could she not understand the reason?
"Then let's play together. Call Qi Chongyi and Yao Cairen over too. There will be a lot of people."
Mu Ci said to Biyu.
Biyu took the order and quickly found Qi Luo and Yao Feier, leaving Mu Xue alone.
Muxue was not upset and took the opportunity to go to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not." Mu Xue took the initiative to find a topic.
Dugu Liancheng withdrew his eyes fixed on Mu Ci and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Even if Yao Feier and Mu Ci look similar, the only person he can see is Mu Ci. This is really not a good phenomenon.
"The emperor is the emperor, and it is only natural that he wants a woman. If my sister doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, how can the emperor still settle for my sister? At worst, the emperor will issue a decree and let my sister enter the emperor's harem." Mu Xue suggested boldly.
She would never have said such a thing before.
But now she could see that Mu Ci did not want to become one of the emperor's harem, because Mu Ci preferred the power of the queen mother.
But, the emperor wanted to give Mu Ci a status.
So there was a conflict between the emperor and Mu Ci. As long as there was a conflict, she could focus on it and add fuel to the flames.
"Really?" Dugu Liancheng finally looked at Muxue.
Muxue was happy when she saw this, "That's natural. I know my sister's temperament best, and she is as stubborn as a cow. She will never change what she has decided. But at the same time, she is a very affectionate person, and she should never forget her past.
The emperor doesn’t want to enter the emperor’s harem.”
No man would be able to tolerate his woman harboring other men in her heart, let alone a noble person like the Emperor?
As long as the seeds of doubt are planted in the emperor's heart, Mu Ci will definitely not end well in the future.
Dugu Liancheng's eyes were half-squinted: "First Emperor?"
How could a cold-blooded and cold-hearted woman like Mu Ci never forget the late emperor?
"I just remembered something. Two days before my sister got married, I met my sister. Originally, I wanted to congratulate my sister, but my sister suddenly said, 'You should congratulate me for marrying the right person.'"
'. I didn't understand the meaning of this before, but later when my sister married the late emperor, I finally realized that the right person was the late emperor." Muxue seized the opportunity and spoke eloquently.
The emperor is a wise king, but he is also a man. As long as the emperor cares about Mu Ci, he will listen to her words.
If she planted the seeds of doubt in the emperor's heart, she would be successful.
"In this way, the Queen Mother is indeed a woman who values love and righteousness and deserves to be commended." Dugu Liancheng replied slowly.
Muxue did not expect that the emperor would say such a sentence.
Logically speaking, the emperor knew that Mu Ci could not forget the late emperor, shouldn't he be angry?
How could it be exactly the opposite?
"Thanks to my beloved concubine's reminder, I respect the Queen Mother even more." Dugu Liancheng smiled gently, as if the previous coldness was just Muxue's illusion.
The smile on Muxue's face almost couldn't be held back.
She didn't mean that at all, okay? The emperor has never been a generous man, so why did he seem to be a completely different person when facing Mu Ci?
"Why is my concubine looking like this? Doesn't my concubine want to tell me that the Queen Mother is deeply affectionate and worthy of everyone's respect?" Dugu Liancheng said softly, as if he had just seen Muxue's strange expression.
Mu Xue forced a smile and said, "What the emperor said is exactly what I mean. I know my sister's character very well."
"That's it." Dugu Liancheng said, went to Mu Ci and took the lantern from her hand as a matter of course: "Just now Concubine Shu called you the Queen Mother, you value love and righteousness. I know that Concubine Shu also respects you as a sister.
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Mu Ci looked back at Muxue who was standing not far away, half-smiling but not smiling: "Really?"
Muxue heard these two words from her, and then recalled that the emperor had also said these two words just now. The two of them had the same reply, even the ending sounds were the same, and she felt endless resentment in her heart.
She thought of ways to provoke him, but the emperor trusted Mu Ci so much that she didn't believe it. The emperor really didn't care that Mu Ci had other men in his heart.
No man in this world would be so generous as to let his woman think about other men. The emperor was just pretending to trust Mu Ci.
From then on, Dugu Liancheng stood with Mu Ci.
The two distinguished figures did not put out the lanterns either. Biyu and Li Yu did it for them. Every time they put out a lantern, they made a wish, which was nothing less than the peace of the country and the people, good health and all.
The two of them are in the same world. Even if there is no eye contact or conversation, no one can enter.
The bystanders could only sigh with emotion. With the combined efforts of the four of them, they were reduced to the background of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
Although he couldn't get along with Mu Ci alone on the night of Qiqiao Festival, Dugu Liancheng later thought about it, because the extra four people had no impact on him and Mu Ci at all. How could they get along with each other? No matter how many people there were, they couldn't get along.
It disturbed him and Mu Ci.
As for Muxue's provocation, Muxue probably regarded him as a foolish king and dared to talk nonsense in front of him.
He is also broad-minded and does not care about women in the harem.
