Just then, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
"Emperor, are you in there?"
It’s the Queen Mother.
She knocked on the door with a hint of impatience, as if something had happened to her.
When the two people inside heard this, their faces suddenly changed.
Xiao Shengxing looked at the person standing beside him and quickly stopped the Queen Mother: "Mother, I am still changing clothes. Please wait a moment."
Then he opened the wardrobe next to it.
Su Lijin understood what she meant and quickly shrank back inside. When the cabinet door closed, the empress dowager's patience had completely disappeared, and she pushed the door open.
Fortunately, there was no harm.
"My son, have you seen where the Queen has gone? When I went to look for her just now, she was nowhere to be found. I wonder where she has gone to?"
The Queen Mother frowned, and her dissatisfaction with Su Lijin was obvious on her face.
I just wanted to go for a walk.
She condescended to go to Su Lijin's tent but found nothing. How could the empress dowager not be angry?
He was so angry that he broke the string of the Buddhist beads in his hand.
Looking at the beads scattered all over the ground, Xiao Shengxing lowered his eyes and glanced at them without saying a word.
"I guess the Queen must have encountered something, so she went out to take a look. Besides, it is her duty to maintain harmony in the harem. Maybe she went to visit other concubines."
Although he was speaking to the Queen Mother, his eyes were distracted.
Su Lijin, who was hiding in the closet, couldn't help but laugh secretly. This was obviously just a perfunctory response.
There is no need to guess, you know that Xiao Shengxing must have just ignored it.
The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly stern when she heard this, looking at the puppet emperor she had supported.
Seeing that he still had a smile on his face as usual, I didn't think much about it.
Just treat it as a coincidence.
Would he still oppose her in the palace?
wishful thinking.
Then the Queen Mother pretended to be sad and complained: "How can a dignified Queen be virtuous? If there is an urgent matter to deal with in the harem, it will be delayed because of her alone."
In the closet, Su Lijin couldn't help but complain that there were so many people in the harem who were fleecing her, why did they pick on her alone?
He kept saying that if there was any urgent matter in the harem, he would deal with it.
She might wait in the palace for three or two months but nothing like this might happen. Was she supposed to just sit there like a Buddha statue?
Xiao Shengxing, who was sitting opposite the Queen Mother, naturally saw the calculation in her eyes.
"Perhaps the affairs of the harem are too complicated for the Queen to handle. She should choose someone to assist her in the future to prevent improper handling."
Assist?
A dark glint flashed across Xiao Shengxing's eyes. It was not difficult to see the Queen Mother's intention. She wanted to support another person to take the throne and marginalize the Queen. She wanted to take control of the harem and unite the front court with the backyard. He, the emperor, only needed a thought to make it happen.
The best candidate is Concubine Shu, who is already pregnant.
Although he smiled when he heard this, his attitude of refusal was firm.
"The Empress's control over the harem has remained unchanged throughout history. Moreover, in my opinion, the harem is already managed very well and does not require any interference from others."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother slammed the table and stood up.
She glared at the man in front of her and scolded him without hesitation, not caring at all about the emperor's status: "Rebellious son, your mother is doing this simply because she hopes you will have many children and don't let those with ulterior motives interfere. You have had few children since you ascended the throne. Your mother has devoted herself to you, yet you are rejected like this and even called a bystander. Your Majesty, you are truly a filial and good son!"
I wanted to make Xiao Shengxing give in, but this punch was like hitting cotton.
Instead of nodding in agreement, he said it righteously.
"It is true that matters concerning the harem require long-term consideration. If someone were to stir up trouble there, the dynasty would be in turmoil. I am doing this for the sake of world peace."
Put the whole world on display to shut the Queen Mother's mouth.
The excuse is high-sounding.
The person opposite immediately turned pale in the face. He never expected him to say this.
If I continue to talk about this, wouldn't I be a disaster to the country?
"Okay, okay! I'm in your eyesore, I'll leave now!"
The Queen Mother was so angry that she said yes and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Xiao Shengxing quickly stopped the man and tried to persuade him with kind words. After practicing a few rounds of Tai Chi, she was able to calm down her rising anger, although she was still dissatisfied with being rejected.
But the people around me have already used the excuse that the blessing is too great and the child is too young to bear it.
He speaks in a very convincing manner under the pretense of being a master.
Finally, the Queen Mother was frightened and the matter was temporarily shelved.
"Okay, it's getting late. I'll leave first. If you have time, please visit Concubine Shu more often and take care of the baby in her belly."
Xiao Shengxing nodded upon hearing this, but said nothing as the footsteps gradually faded away.
At this time, Su Lijin also walked out of the closet. She looked at someone standing there silently, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the harem is really messy.
Not only are the young ones competing with each other for beauty, but even the old ones are unwilling to be lonely.
As the queen, I have to ask myself honestly that I have not handled many matters. Most of the time, I just bypass her and complain to her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh out loud.
"It seems that having three thousand beauties is of no benefit. If there was only one person in the harem, the queen would not be surrounded by wolves, and you could rest in peace and sleep with a beautiful woman."
Without blushing or panting, she compared herself to a beauty, implying that they would be together for life.
Xiao Shengxing, who was standing opposite him, had a slightly changed expression before he smiled and said, "Being an emperor also has its own troubles. Having too many beauties is indeed a bit of a headache."
He understood what Shiqi meant, but he was surrounded by enemies and was powerless even if he wanted to.
Only by eliminating all the tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves around can we feel at ease.
Little did he know that it was because he said this with a smile that Su Lijin misunderstood him. She felt a surge of anger as she looked at the person in front of her. Could it be that she had been wishful thinking and had misunderstood Xiao Shengxing's thoughts before?
It turned out that she was just worrying about nothing.
"I see, Your Majesty is right. Being in the royal family means having no say in one's own affairs. I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for the Queen to be second only to the emperor."
It's obvious that he is angry.
Although Xiao Shengxing knew who Shiqi really was, he didn't want to expose her just yet. His words of explanation caught in his throat before he finally managed to utter, "The prince has had a personal maid serving him since he was young. This was a decision made by our ancestors, and it's not something that can be easily changed. Even if he wanted to keep himself clean, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible."
Otherwise, if others knew about it, he would probably be taken to see the emperor for impotence in no time.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sneer.
But in Su Lijin's view, all this was just sophistry, as if she had heard that he had made a mistake that all men in the world would make.
I suddenly felt a chill in my heart.
"Shiqi doesn't understand the affairs of the royal family. These are not my concerns. It's not too late for me to take the initiative."
After saying this, he turned and flew outside, disappearing in the blink of an eye without even saying goodbye, nor leaving Xiao Shengxing any room for explanation.
He looked helplessly at the direction where Shiqi disappeared, and his outstretched hand froze in mid-air.
Take it back in disappointment.
For the first time, I felt powerless.
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