Chapter 972: The Queen's Means of Competing for Favor
Shen Manyun sat back and said, "Haven't you noticed? No matter how the emperor changes, the only one who can stir up the emperor's emotions is the queen."
Only Mu Ci has such ability. All Dugu Liancheng's happiness, anger, sorrow and joy are caused by Mu Ci.
So what if she keeps Dugu Liancheng's people? Dugu Liancheng's heart is not with her at all.
"But I have to give it a try. If I don't try, how will I know that I can't keep the emperor's heart?" Hui Xin was still unwilling to give in.
The current empress has completely lost her fighting spirit and even pushed her out when given the chance. She is no longer the empress Zhen who tried her best to win favor.
"I have tried many times and have been here for so many years, but I still can't keep the emperor. Now that I have put my mind aside, the most important thing is to live a happy life. Furthermore, if the emperor is living well, I will also Happy." Shen Manyun replied quietly.
When she first entered the palace, she was unwilling to compete with so many concubines for the same man. But after so many years, she suddenly understood that she was lucky to be able to enter the palace.
At the very least, she was with someone she liked, even if this person didn't care about her at all.
When Hui Xin saw that her master had such a clear mind, it was hard to say anything else.
Since the reconciliation with Mu Ci, the empress is not as aggressive as before, and she can live a pleasant life even in dull days.
This is a very good thing. She likes such a concubine, and the concubine herself is happy, and that is enough.
After Dugu Liancheng left Yin Yue Palace, he originally wanted to go back to Yanfu Palace, but later he went in the opposite direction. He walked around the palace to pass the time.
After walking around for about half an hour, Dugu Liancheng slowed down and looked at the familiar palace in front of him with a dull expression.
"Hey, isn't this Yong'an Palace?" Li Yu pretended to be surprised.
Dugu Liancheng said nothing.
Li Yu quietly glanced at Long Live Lord and whispered: "Your Majesty, since you are here, why don't we go into Yong'an Palace to see His Highness the Third Prince?"
It's not him who brought me here, but the emperor himself who came here. You can't blame him, right?
"Why should I enter this place?" Dugu Liancheng finished speaking and walked away, throwing up his sleeves.
Li Yu looked at Dugu Liancheng's angry back and smiled bitterly.
He looked at Biyu: "Why didn't you persuade the emperor just now?"
"Shall we wait for the Emperor to figure it out on his own? No matter how much we say, it's useless. The Emperor is temperamental and will not change what he has decided." Biyu said and quickly followed.
Mu Ci, who was in Yong'an Palace, did not know that Dugu Liancheng had come near Yong'an Palace.
Her life in Yong'an Palace will never be boring, because with two children accompanying her, her life is very good, stable and interesting.
As for whether Dugu Liancheng ignored her or not, she felt it didn't matter. What was important was that their whole family was well, and Dugu Liancheng would no longer suffer.
In her previous life, she felt that Dugu Liancheng's love was more important than anything else. After her enlightenment, her thoughts changed, and she felt that it was more important that the people she cared about were well.
Just yesterday when she was in the most danger, Dugu Liancheng, who didn't care about her at all, still rushed over in time and saved her and the children. This shows that deep down in Dugu Liancheng's heart, she is still special, and the children are also very special. important.
She really should be content.
Just before last night, she still had resentment towards Dugu Liancheng. On the surface, she said she didn't care, but in fact she cared a lot, otherwise she wouldn't have been angered by his few words and ran away from the palace.
After thinking about this, she stewed some tonic soup herself and asked Jirou to send it to Yanfu Palace.
Jirou sent the soup to Yanfu Palace and handed it into Biyu's hands.
"The empress specially made the soup for the emperor. The empress said that if the emperor had not arrived in time yesterday, she and the two young highnesses might have been in trouble. This soup is to thank the emperor for his life-saving grace. Also, the empress said not to tell the emperor.
This is the soup she made, otherwise the emperor might mind it and be unwilling to drink it." Jirou kept the story short.
Biyu responded one by one, took the soup, and Jirou left.
She entered with the soup and sent it to Dugu Liancheng: "Your Majesty, did the Emperor drink the soup sent from the imperial kitchen while it's hot?"
Dugu Liancheng was reading the military book, and he wasn't hungry either: "Put it aside."
Biyu had to put the soup aside.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, she reminded again: "Your Majesty, the soup must be drunk while it is hot, otherwise it will not taste good when it is cold."
Dugu Liancheng saw her wordy, so he took a sip, and then commented: "It tastes bad."
How come the cooking skills of the imperial chef in the imperial dining room have deteriorated?
"Take it and pour it." Dugu Liancheng said, pushing it aside as if he didn't want to drink anymore.
Biyu took the soup bowl and walked a few steps. She still felt that she should tell the truth: "I didn't tell the truth just now. This soup was actually stewed by the Queen herself, and she brought it here specially to honor the Emperor. Although the Queen's cooking skills are not as good as
The imperial chef is also the queen’s wish. I’ll leave it here for now, and you can drink it when the emperor wants to drink it.”
Dugu Liancheng glanced at the position of the soup bowl.
No wonder it tastes so bad. It turned out that the soup was made by the Queen and it didn't taste very good.
After that, Biyu stepped aside and said no more.
But she had been observing carefully and found that the emperor took a sip of soup from time to time. As a result, the entire cup of soup was finished by the naughty emperor.
She saw it clearly and was very happy in her heart.
This shows that in the emperor's heart, the empress is still special. When he heard that the soup was made by the empress, even if the taste was not satisfactory, the emperor still drank the soup.
On the next day, Mu Ci ordered someone to make soup again and delivered it to Biyu.
Biyu didn't say much this time. When she saw the emperor reviewing the excerpts, she quietly placed the soup in front of the emperor.
Dugu Liancheng accidentally looked up and saw a bowl of soup in front of him. He opened the lid and took a sip. He found that the taste was almost the same as yesterday, which meant that it was the queen's handiwork.
It's obviously not good to drink, but you still send it here so diligently. Is this the queen's tactic to win favor?
If it weren't for his kindness, he would definitely not drink such unpleasant soup.
With this thought in mind, he didn't stop talking, and quickly drank the whole cup of soup without leaving any residue.
Biyu saw it so clearly that she just wanted to laugh. She had never known that the emperor would actually eat meat dregs in the soup. This was so funny. The emperor in the past was very naughty and would not eat anything.
Such a sharp and strong contrast was not noticed by the emperor himself.
Li Yu saw this in his eyes and sighed softly: "The emperor obviously still cares about the empress."
Even if she doesn't forgive others, she always talks about it like a queen. Speaking of which, since the emperor stopped getting sick, he rarely calls the queen by her given name anymore, but calls the queen directly.
Does this mean that in the emperor's subconscious mind, he still avoids the queen's maiden name?
