eurekapd Chapter 142 I Like Shen Zhiyao
Chapter 142 I Like Shen Zhiyao
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, just go." The queen waved her hand. After watching the excitement for so long, she was also annoyed.
Everyone saluted and left one by one.
Only Shen Zhiyao remained where she was, just looking at the queen and smiling.
"Jin Jieyu, do you have something to say to me alone?" The Queen asked while still sitting upright, obviously quite interested. This was the first time that Shen Zhiyao took the initiative to stay after paying her respects.
"Empress..." Shen Zhiyao blinked her peach blossom eyes and said sincerely, "I have nothing else to do. I just want to stay and talk with you!"
Shijin rolled his eyes, looked at the ceiling, and thought to himself: No one would believe you!
"Just explain it nicely." Of course the queen didn't believe it and pretended to have a stern face.
"I got up late and rushed to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I haven't had time to eat breakfast yet..."
Shen Zhiyao stopped talking halfway and just smiled at the queen.
"Oh..." The Queen understood. It turned out that she was begging for food. She was really convinced and turned around and ordered: "Tell the kitchen to bring some fresh food to Concubine Jin as soon as possible. It must be good."
The queen even deliberately emphasized that it had to be good, as if Shen Zhiyao would be wronged if she brought something bad.
"How dare I bother Her Majesty like this? Can't you just bring me some of what you didn't finish eating this morning?" Shen Zhiyao pretended to be polite.
"You are such a pampered person. I can't give you the leftovers. If the emperor finds out, he will blame me for being stingy and mistreating you." The queen joked.
"I don't mind. Being able to eat what the Queen leaves behind is a blessing I earned in my previous life! I wish you would give me a chance!" Shen Zhiyao knew how to return a favor, so she also joked.
After hearing this, Shijin and Huayun were almost speechless. This Concubine Jin was really good at talking nonsense and had a very thick skin!
But the master had given the order, so Shijin had to go to the kitchen to prepare it himself.
Regardless of how sincere Shen Zhiyao's words were, the queen felt happy listening to them. She really liked people like Shen Zhiyao, who respected her and could joke around to get closer to her. The key was that she had a big heart and a thick skin.
The queen was particularly disgusted with concubines who were vain and fragile. In her opinion, these were traits of the weak.
"Slippery tongue!" The queen smiled and rolled her eyes at her. She stood up and said, "Let's go to the inner hall. It feels like we are dealing with official business here. It's uncomfortable."
Shen Zhiyao followed the queen to the inner hall. Huayun also ordered someone to bring tea, but she was very hungry at the moment and did not dare to drink any more tea.
"Empress, why did I feel like something was wrong with the situation just now?" Shen Zhiyao stood beside the tea table and looked at the queen.
The Queen waved her hand, motioning Shen Zhiyao to sit down as well: "Oh? What do you think is wrong?"
Shen Zhiyao sat down next to the Queen and said, "It's ok for the others, but Concubine Lv Shufei and Zhu Baolin also spoke up for that guy. It seemed like they had discussed it in advance."
The Queen smiled when she heard this: "I haven't told you yet, those two also voted for Concubine Zhao."
The Queen said it lightly, as if she didn't care about the matter at all, but Shen Zhiyao was surprised.
Of course, I was shocked by the stupidity of these two people.
"That's easy to understand." Shen Zhiyao smiled, but really didn't know what to say.
The Queen glanced at her and said, "It's normal to be in a panic. Not everyone has the strength of you, Concubine Jin, and not everyone has the opportunity to choose what they want."
"Your Majesty is right. I have not thought deeply enough." Shen Zhiyao flattered at the right time.
Shijin was very efficient. After a while, he came with people from the kitchen, bringing some kinds of cakes and red date porridge.
"Okay, eat quickly. You look so hungry." The queen smiled gently.
"Then I won't be polite. I'm really starving!" Shen Zhiyao said coquettishly.
"When have you ever been polite in front of me? Now you're pretending?" the queen said with a smile.
"Empress!" Shen Zhiyao pouted, but her hands did not stop. She picked up the pastries and started eating.
The queen rested her chin on one hand, leaning back in her chair and watching her eat. She ate with such relish. She had no appetite in the morning, but now that she saw her eating, she seemed to be hungry too...
"Please share some with us, Queen. It's boring for me to eat it all by myself!" Shen Zhiyao naturally saw through it and advised.
"Then I will accompany you to use it for a while longer." said the Queen.
Shi Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurried forward to serve the Queen with her meal.
The master has no appetite recently, and she is very worried. She called the imperial physician but he couldn't find out what's wrong. Unexpectedly, this Concubine Jin actually has the function of helping her appetite?
If that's the case, Shijin hopes that Concubine Jin will come to Fengyi Palace more often to accompany the Empress for dinner!
Shen Zhiyao looked at the queen and laughed in her heart: Gu Yunran is an interesting person. He is so arrogant even when eating.
There was harmony in Fengyi Palace at this time, while Concubine Zhao's Yunquan Palace seemed much more depressing.
Concubine Lu Shu lowered her head and followed Concubine Zhao silently into the Hanxiang Palace.
Concubine Zhao dismissed everyone and only left Dai Tao to serve.
"Does the Imperial Concubine have any other instructions?" Concubine Lu Shu was like an eggplant hit by frost.
"I heard that the emperor once loved a zither player named Qin Man very much and carefully hid her in the dark courtyard of the Four Princes' Palace. That zither player had also fallen into prostitution, and the Empress Dowager naturally would not allow it. My aunt lived deep in the palace at that time. Do you think how she knew about the existence of Qin Man?"
Concubine Zhao asked with great pride, for she liked to use the things that others feared to torture them repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, I will obey your orders from now on. Can you please not mention this matter again..." Concubine Lu was very afraid that if the matter was exposed, the emperor would really skin her alive.
"Haha, you don't have to be afraid. I know you didn't do it on purpose, right? Or rather, you did it unintentionally for the sake of the Emperor, right?"
"Yes! I learned about this incident by chance, and I am afraid that the emperor has ruined his future for a prostitute..."
Concubine Lu Shufei nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice. She would never admit that she did this because she had fallen out of favor and was jealous.
"It's okay. I understand you. We are all doing this for the emperor's good. However, I can't say whether the emperor will appreciate it..." Concubine Zhao stared at her and smiled particularly viciously.
"Sister, I beg you... don't tell the emperor. From now on, I will only listen to you and never dare to have any thoughts of separation!" Concubine Lu Shu was already scared out of her wits at this moment, or rather, she was frightened by the ruthless Bo Muxi.
"Okay, since you and I are sisters, I will protect you. You don't have to be nervous. No matter what, your elderly parents are still counting on you, and I can't be unfilial!" Concubine Zhao felt that this was not enough, so she dragged Concubine Lu's family into it.
After saying that, Concubine Zhao didn't even look at her, and just said to Dai Tao: "Send Concubine Lu Shu back, and we can talk together next time when we have the chance."
Concubine Lu Shu answered nervously and followed Dai Tao.
She knew that she was being held in the weak spot by Concubine Zhao, and she would probably never be able to escape in this lifetime.
But she had no way out. She was her parents' only daughter. If she died, how would the poor old couple survive?
Dai Tao sent her to the door and then went back. The moment she saw her personal maid, Concubine Lu Shu finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears...