Seeing Concubine Shu's exasperated look, Su Lijin raised her hand and ate a piece of cake in a very good mood, with a glimmer of light in her eyes.
Even if Concubine Shu wants to leave the palace, she can't just leave.
Just as Concubine Shu herself said, she needed to report to Su Lijin.
As the mistress of the harem, Su Lijin still has the right to decide whether to approve or not.
At least, Su Lijin can control her from the process point of view.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to make things difficult for me? I'm just going back to my parents' home." Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and glared at Su Lijin, with a fake smile on her face.
Su Lijin looked at her with a smile on her lips, but said nothing.
Concubine Shu secretly resented this, but continued, "I returned to my parents' home only to recuperate and take care of my pregnancy. Your Majesty, you wouldn't want the Emperor's offspring to not have a good rest, would you?"
After she finished speaking, Su Lijin shrugged and said, "Why do you have to go to your parents' home to protect your pregnancy? Concubine Shu, you are not saying that the palace is not good and that the emperor treats you harshly, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's face changed. If someone heard such words, she would be punished to death. She snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, please don't accuse me of a crime at random. I didn't say that."
Su Lijin raised her eyebrows, it seemed that Concubine Shu had learned something new.
However, what she said just now was just a way of giving someone a taste of their own medicine.
Normally, Concubine Shu was the one who enjoyed finding fault with her the most.
"The weather has been nice recently, perfect for going out and enjoying the flowers."
Su Lijin said this casually, picking up a peach blossom on the table and said, "I heard that the peach blossom forest outside the city is very beautiful. The peach blossoms there are even more beautiful than the one in my hand. It's really good."
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Concubine Shu's lips: "Your Majesty is really interested. She even wants to appreciate the peach blossoms."
As if she couldn't hear the hidden meaning in her words, Su Lijin seemed to like the peach blossoms more and more the more she looked at them. She said, "Why don't we go to the peach blossom forest to enjoy the flowers? We can drink and write poetry there, or have a picnic. It would be quite interesting."
Hearing this, Concubine Shu frowned and was about to speak, but Su Lijin didn't wait for her to open her mouth, "It's decided. Today, everyone in the harem who wants to go, come with me to the peach blossom forest to enjoy the flowers!"
"Shufei, you can't be absent. I will be watching you!"
Su Lijin raised her eyebrows and said, "Perhaps this peach blossom forest can help cultivate the sentiments of your unborn child."
Concubine Shu was furious. She was prevented from returning to her parents' home, but Su Lijin wanted to go to the peach blossom forest herself and even brought a bunch of people from the harem with her.
After Su Lijin finished speaking, she left the bedroom and went straight to find Xiao Shengxing.
In the imperial garden, Xiao Shengxing was sitting with the empress dowager drinking tea.
Xiao Shengxing looked up and asked, "The Queen is going to the peach blossom forest outside the city to appreciate the flowers?"
Su Lijin nodded: "I heard that the flowers there are very beautiful. Now is a good time to enjoy them."
Seeing Su Lijin's excited face, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes lit up with warmth. "The Queen is right. I also think this trip is worth taking."
Hearing this, Su Lijin smiled and said, "Then I will arrange it right away!"
She ran so fast that the Queen Mother had no chance to interrupt, her face full of dissatisfaction.
"Humph, why go to the peach blossom forest? The mother of a country always has nothing to do but look at the flowers. This is not proper!"
At this time, Concubine Shu also came over and said with an unhappy look on her face, "Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager insisted that I go to the peach blossom forest and said that she would watch over me. I have no choice but to go!"
The Queen Mother frowned: "What nonsense!"
Concubine Shu was dissatisfied and said, "What can I do with my bulging belly?"
Xiao Shengxing, who was standing aside, drank tea without saying a word.
The Queen Mother glanced at him, then at Concubine Shu's belly, and said helplessly, "Don't worry, Concubine Shu, I will go with you. I will protect this little grandson of the royal family."
She was really afraid that her grandson would have an accident and was really worried.
Su Lijin packed up quickly, and the eunuchs and palace maids had prepared all the necessary items in no time.
Since we were just going outside the city, we didn't put up any special fanfare or anything, we just treated it as a simple outing.
By the time everyone arrived at the peach blossom forest, it was not yet noon.
Many concubines took the opportunity to dress up and come here, and they all started to tour around with curiosity.
Su Lijin got out of the car and walked to a peach tree to admire the blossoms. She turned around and was startled: "Why is Xiao Zhaolin here too?"
Xiao Zhaolin was dressed casually, but he couldn't hide his royal nobility. He stared at Su Lijin, but his tone was deliberately casual: "Empress? What a coincidence, I actually ran into you here."
Seeing through his intention of pretending to meet by chance, Su Lijin said calmly, "Your Highness, do you like the scenery here too?"
After casually glancing around, Xiao Zhaolin smiled and nodded, "The scenery here is very elegant. It reminds me of some words. "Under the moon and before the flowers" is the most touching thing."
He said this to Su Lijin, which was extremely ambiguous.
Su Lijin pretended not to hear his attempt to cultivate a relationship with her, and said with averted eyes: "Your Highness, please enjoy it. I will accompany the emperor to appreciate the flowers."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked towards Xiao Shengxing who was not far away.
Seeing Su Lijin coming, Xiao Shengxing's black eyes moved slightly.
At this time, Su Lijin was standing under the peach tree, wearing a pink and white dress, with a red hairpin swaying on her head. Her face was so beautiful that she was more beautiful than a flower.
"It's really beautiful." He couldn't help but say.
Su Lijin raised her head, looked at the flowers and said, "Indeed, the scenery here is consistent with the rumors."
Xiao Shengxing curled the corners of his lips slightly without explaining.
"Your Majesty, the child in my belly also felt the beauty and was slightly moved. Your Majesty, look."
Concubine Shu deliberately came over and leaned forward, wanting Xiao Shengxing to reach out and touch her belly to feel it.
Glancing at her belly, Xiao Shengxing said indifferently, "Shufei, be well and pay attention."
Xianxian brought a tray full of tea and placed them one by one on the coffee table under the tree.
"Bang!" A teacup fell to the ground!
Concubine Shu glared at Xianxian: "You lowly servant, are you trying to murder me?"
Xianxian knelt down with a pale face: "Madam Shufei, I'm sorry, I dare not..."
Su Lijin glanced over. She didn't miss the action of Concubine Shu deliberately overturning the tea, and her eyes turned slightly colder.
"Shufei, it's just a spilled cup of tea, it's not a big deal." She said lightly.
Concubine Shu narrowed her eyes: "Humph, this slut did it on purpose!"
Xianxian's face turned even paler.
"Since you've already apologized, let's just forget about it." Su Lijin said lightly, trying to put the matter behind her.
"Shufei, don't make a fuss." A hint of dissatisfaction appeared in Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes.
After Xiao Shengxing spoke, Concubine Shu didn't dare to continue to pester her. She glared at Xianxian fiercely, scaring her so much that she almost fell to the ground.
Su Lijin helped Xianxian up and glanced at Shufei with displeasure.
This Concubine Shu is really arrogant and domineering, taking advantage of her power to bully others!
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