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◎Keep up the good work, my lady◎
"Madam, do you think that bracelet belongs to Cui Rumei?" Rong Pan asked.
Rong Qianyu nodded, "I checked the files. His Majesty ordered the Sizhensi to create that bracelet as a gift to her a month ago. So, Ruhua must be hers."
This time she was clearly plotted against and she wanted to seek justice but had no place to do so. To outsiders, it seemed that the queen had beaten the palace maid to death, but who would have thought that Concubine Cui, who had stayed indoors, was involved in this matter.
She did go a little too far this time, all because she was furious at the time. But when she calmed down and thought about it, she realized that there was no need to be so extreme, making everyone in the palace feel that the queen was very unapproachable and had to make things difficult for a concubine who was originally a palace maid.
From then on, An Moru was considered to be at odds with her, and Cui Rumei had gained a good helper for nothing. These days, she had been sleeping and wandering around, and no one came to pay her respects even when she took sick leave.
After dinner, I walked around the yard by myself. When I thought about my behavior a few days ago, I felt that it was very inappropriate.
But it has already happened, there is no point in regretting it.
"Why don't you keep it for yourself, Her Majesty? You'll have something else to hold against her. Why bother causing trouble for the Queen Mother at this time?"
She had thought this matter through clearly. Since the palace maid had been dealt with in a high-profile manner, Cui Rumei must have known about it. She didn't want to have any more involvement with this woman.
Even if this bracelet is beneficial to her, if Fu Hua helps her, it will be overwhelming evidence, and all of these will become sharp blades stabbing her.
She was a bit brainless but not completely out of her mind.
"Keeping this bracelet with me will only bring greater trouble. I'll tell the Queen Mother about this and make a big fuss about it. This will prevent her from finding fault with me and becoming even more rampant after getting pregnant."
She knew that it was futile to try to hit a rock with an egg. If she wanted to attack, she had to kill the opponent and never give him a chance to breathe, otherwise she would be the only one to die in the end.
Rong Pan thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is right."
"I don't want to be bothered with this these days. Just be at peace. Tao'er's matter is difficult to handle, but there's still room for maneuver. We can't make the final decision by worrying about it. It all depends on how His Majesty arranges it. No matter how wicked he is, he won't really allow his own sister to marry."
The cause of this matter was the Queen Mother's oral order. Now that the matter has been dealt with, there is no need to worry about anything else.
On the bed, Rong Qianyu had a peaceful sleep face and was breathing evenly. Her long brown hair spread on the pillow, making her look even more peaceful. Her skin was fair. The afternoon sun slanted down and shone on her body, making her look even more childish. She even frowned slightly in her sleep, which made people want to reach out and smooth her eyebrows.
Half of her face was buried in the quilt, with her eyes closed. She had been worried and unable to sleep these past few days, but today she lit some incense and fell into a sound sleep, pouting her lips, which was inexplicably cute.
The jade hook gradually rose, she was still sleeping soundly, her lavender dress slipped away, revealing her white shoulders faintly under the thin satin.
Xue Ji's movements were gentle, for fear of waking her up. Following the dim light in the room, he walked closer and saw the quilt bulge, slightly curly long hair scattered on the pillow, curled up like a kitten.
He walked over, half squatted down, and stared at her face which was half covered by the quilt.
When she was asleep, she didn't look like a queen at all, she just looked like a pretty little girl. Maybe she had slept enough, or maybe she sensed someone. She slowly opened her sleepy eyes and saw Xue Ji looking at her from less than an inch away.
She was not surprised, but very natural, "You are here!"
Ever since Fu Hua asked her to use the beauty trap to seduce Zhang Yin, Rong Qianyu also specially opened an unknown side door for Xue Ji in Fengyi Palace.
Sometimes when the two met, Xue Ji would enter through that side door without anyone knowing.
Xue Ji stood up and sat on the bed, holding the person in his arms, and asked softly: "What's wrong? Do you look uncomfortable?"
"Isn't it the same day when the war broke out..."
In front of outsiders, she is the queen and her words are final. But in front of Xue Ji, she immediately changes her behavior and becomes delicate and weak, and likes to complain.
Xue Ji still likes her like this. He likes her domineering look, and he also likes her pretending to be good.
He held her in his arms, patting her back as if to coax a child. "Little fox, your true form has been revealed. Stop pretending. You're so majestic during the day."
She blinked her eyes delicately and acted pitifully, "My skirt is dirty." As if she had not beaten anyone to death that day, but was being bullied.
"I'll make you a new one tomorrow?"
She suddenly hugged his arms and cried, "They all bullied me..." It was a pity that her acting skills were not very good, and Xue Ji was a little uncomfortable with this sudden behavior.
"Are you scared?"
The corners of her eyes turned red, and she murmured and cried, "A little."
Xue Ji patiently comforted her, "I'm here with you, do you want to sleep?"
In the past, Xue Ji was terrified of women crying and hated trouble. Rumors abounded in the capital that he favored men, but he never imagined that one day he would be controlled by this young woman. Simply coaxing her to sleep wasn't enough; he also had to use sweet words to cheer her up. All his previous ability to read people's expressions was now being used to please Rong Qianyu.
But what surprised him was that he had changed a lot without realizing it, and he was completely unaware of it.
"I just want to see you, don't you miss me?" Rong Qianyu pestered him. If it were in the past, he would have pushed her away, but now he could still hug her and coax her.
"Do you think His Majesty will allow Tao'er to marry?" she asked.
"What do you think?" Xue Ji asked back.
He knew that this question was not directed at him, but was just an attempt to find some relief and persuade her, so his thoughts were not important.
Rong Qianyu pondered for a moment and said, "Of course I don't want her to go. The Queen Mother and I share the same idea. If the Xia Kingdom were to marry, it would be impossible for them to sincerely humiliate their orphan and widow."
Xue Ji frowned, "I think... considering His Majesty's temperament, it's hard to say."
"Do you think His Majesty will agree? She's his own sister!"
He knew Fu Hua much better than Rong Qianyu. Fu Hua's personality was such that he would clear himself of all charges and rest easy. As for others, he would take advantage of them to the fullest extent possible.
"Fu Hua is not the kind of person who cares about these things." Xue Ji said coldly.
"Is my own sister like this too?"
Xue Ji held her in his arms, and repeated the same gesture as before, coaxing a child, patting her gently.
"You are the sister-in-law of Her Highness the Princess. This matter was originally a matter of the previous dynasty, a matter of mediation between the two countries. You have done your best, and I understand your intentions. However, this matter still depends on God's will. If God's will is fulfilled, you can spend the New Year in peace. If God's will is not fulfilled, I am afraid Your Highness will be sad. Moreover, the victorious soldiers have just returned to the court. I hope Your Majesty has made some plans in mind."
Rong Qianyu stood up and put on the coat that had been hanging on her body. She tilted her head to look at Xue Ji, "You look a little hot."
Xue Ji was stunned at first, then smiled knowingly, "Didn't you say you were sick?"
"I'm just claiming to be sick." Rong Qianyu's hands couldn't rest as she spoke, slowly touching from her chest to her abdomen, but the two of them had a tacit understanding and stopped when they reached the limit.
She never forced Xue Ji to do anything. She knew that he was afraid to face some things, and Xue Ji also understood it.
"Okay, pretend to obey but secretly disobey?"
"Just like you said, I can't make the decision. If I can't provoke you, can't I just hide from you?"
She lowered her head and fiddled with a few strands of hair on Xue Ji's chest, glancing at him from time to time while feigning composure. Her tone was much softer than before. "This is a perfect opportunity for me to cultivate my relationship with the Chief Seal. Isn't this what His Majesty intended?"
Xue Ji suddenly pulled her into his arms and asked, "Did I teach you a bad lesson?"
Their eyes locked, and for a moment, it felt like one could hear their heartbeats.
"Deal with that palace maid or..." Rong Qianyu pretended not to know, "or something else?"
He stared at her for a long time, "She must have learned something else."
"Do you like the palm print?" She whispered in his ear, her warm breath seemed particularly numbing on his cold neck, and her fingers stroked the back of his hand.
He chuckled, unable to do anything to her, and lowered his head to kiss her forehead, "Keep up the good work, my lady!"
Xue Ji didn't want to just stop there. His eyes scanned her body. He moved closer to kiss her, but Rong Qianyu suddenly turned her head away.
The flame that she had just ignited was extinguished in an instant. Fortunately, he was a eunuch, otherwise he would have been ruined if he had been tortured like this over and over again.
"Why are you unhappy again? Who has offended you again? This time I will help the Queen deal with it?"
She pouted and murmured, "My good sister is coming soon, so I'm not happy."
"Is she related to your mother's death?" Xue Ji asked.
"She's younger than me, how is that possible?" Rong Qianyu always felt that this statement was inappropriate. After thinking it over, she added, "But they say that a son pays for his father's debts. Neither He Wanrou nor she can easily get rid of it. They won't give me a way out, so I don't need to save face for them."
Xue Ji listened to her plan and said, "I'll follow your instructions on whatever you want to do."
Rong Qianyu was puzzled, "Don't you think I'm too resentful?"
She thought that such a major event concerned the friendship between the two countries, so he should have tried to persuade them, but instead he fanned the flames.
"You just need to tell me what to do, and I will trust you."
Rong Qianyu's attitude suddenly changed, and she said a lot of strange things in a sarcastic tone, "My sister is very stunning, and my stepmother is a famous beauty in Rong Country. Otherwise, how could my father be so obsessed with her? You will know when she comes. She is the most outstanding one in the crowd."
Xue Ji looked at her poor acting skills and asked seriously: "Why are you telling me this?"
"Nothing," she covered her chest, wanting to cry but unable to, "I'm just a little sad. What if His Majesty likes her and you like her too?"
Xue Ji didn't wait for her to finish, he turned over and pressed her under him and asked, "Why are you so heartless?"
Rong Qianyu seemed to have not acted enough. Seeing him anxious, she added more to deliberately anger him, "Brother Xia Qing proposed to me at that time, but it's a pity that we are not destined to be together."
She really couldn't learn to be a foxy girl. These few words backfired and she wasn't as cute as she was when she was acting coquettishly just now.
"You heartless little thing, why are you trying to pick a fight with me today, huh?"
Rong Qianyu hooked the corner of his clothes and slowly put her hand into his clothes to test, "Don't worry about the palm print."
Xue Ji rolled over and got out of bed, then fell to his knees and began sobbing, looking exactly like Rong Qianyu when she was complaining just now.
Crying as she spoke.
"I am such a pitiful person. I can never please Your Majesty. I should just learn what Your Majesty likes. Why are you so heartless? I warm Your Majesty's bed and serve her. I work hard during the day and you don't even let me rest at night. Your Majesty, please don't be so ungrateful!"
This nonsense left Rong Qianyu at a loss. She had never heard him speak like this before and was a little uncomfortable with it.
She cleared her throat, lifted Xue Ji's pretty face with her delicate jade fingers, and invited him into the tent. "Then why don't you leave today, my lord? I can't stay alone in an empty bed."
About five days later, Fu Tao's matter remained unresolved. Rong Qianyu kept claiming to be sick and could not go out, so Bai Yi had no choice but to go alone to force Fu Hua to change his mind.
Unfortunately, I hadn't seen him for a few days. Today, I waited behind the temple and finally found him.
As soon as she saw her son, she didn't hesitate at all and asked directly, "It's been six or seven days. How are we going to deal with the envoys from Xia? Have you figured out a plan?"
This time, Fu Hua didn't use many ambiguous words as before, and answered directly: "I am incompetent. There is really no other way. Tao'er must marry." Then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Bai Yi to admit his mistake.
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