Wanruo didn't think much about it for a moment, nor did she nod: "This is not good."
He fell silent.
She suddenly reacted, and her dazed head bumped into his gloomy eyes, which were already filled with murderous intent.
She suddenly shuddered and her scalp went numb.
"What did you say?" he asked her.
She swallowed and said, "I said I won't go."
"I see you seem quite eager to go."
“…”
She was so fascinated by him that she could no longer sit still. She reached out and slipped her hand into his palm, holding his hand that was resting on his knee. She shook it gently and whispered, "I want to eat roasted lamb."
A blatant change of subject.
Think he is a fool?
But she shook his hand and looked at him eagerly, but she couldn't refuse him.
A whole lamb was being roasted outside the palace. It was all game hunted today, and the aroma was fragrant. A palace servant just happened to bring a leg of lamb to their table.
Xie Xianyu took the little girl with a cold face and sliced a few slices of mutton for her, then put them on a small plate.
Wanruo picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, her eyes sparkling: "It smells so good."
He snorted softly. Who could make such a fuss about eating roasted lamb? His hands were numb as he cut a few slices of lamb for her.
Wanruo was hungry and was satisfied with the food she ate one bite at a time.
Qing'an bent over and walked over, whispering in his ear: "Master Su is here."
He responded and cut a few more slices for her, placing them on her plate. "That's all you can eat. Eating too much at night is hard to digest. If you like, I'll have someone bring two wild goats and we'll roast them for you back home."
Wanruo nodded: "I understand."
"Wait for me here, I'll be right there."
He put the phone down, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and got up to go out.
Su Yan was already waiting outside the hall.
"What is it?"
Su Yan's expression was solemn: "After meeting His Majesty today, the Prince of Zhennan went to pay his respects to the Queen. He stayed for quite some time, and the Queen also gave him a valuable gift, which the Prince of Zhennan accepted. It seems that the Prince of Zhennan really chose Prince Xuan."
Xie Xianyu was not surprised. He said coldly, "He didn't choose King Xuan. He thought King Xuan was easy to control."
The ambition of the Prince of Zhennan was such that he was unwilling to be inferior to others. Now that Prince Xuan had lost power, the Prince of Zhennan was more likely to be helping himself than the Queen, and it was not certain who would ultimately hold power.
Su Yan frowned: "The Queen should also know the ambition of the Prince of Zhennan. How dare she try to get something from the tiger?"
"You think the Queen is stupid. She's afraid of the Prince of Qi taking the throne. She's just afraid of the bad things she's done."
Choose the lesser of two evils. In the Queen's view, anyone who succeeds to the throne is better than the Prince of Qi.
"The Prince of Zhennan is willing to help the Queen, so he must have received some benefits. Let's wait until we get to the capital to investigate in detail, just in case." Xie Xianyu said.
"Okay, then what about the Imperial Guards..."
"We'll discuss this another day when we have free time."
Su Yan was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you free now?"
He just wanted to ask why they had to stand at the door of the hall to talk, when they could obviously discuss matters in the big tent.
"Wanruo is still waiting for me to accompany her."
Su Yan: ???
When did they become so close? The last time they met, he was still poking her.
"She wants you to accompany her?" he couldn't help but blurt out.
Xie Xianyu glanced at him coldly: "What do you, a lonely man, know?"
“…”
At this time, inside the palace, the emperor smiled and said, "The palace has also brought in tribute wine from the vassal states. It is sweet and delicious. I heard that this wine is most suitable with roasted lamb. Why don't you all taste it together?"
While the husband was talking, the palace maids came in one after another, holding wine jugs.
The atmosphere in the hall became lively, and everyone raised their glasses and toasted each other.
Wanruo picked up the wine jug that was placed on her table out of curiosity, poured herself a glass, and sniffed it. It was indeed sweet, with the fragrance of grapes. She took a sip and found it was not bitter at all, but sweet and could also relieve the greasiness.
Chen Qinghan stood quietly beside the queen, feeling a little uneasy.
The queen poured a glass of wine from the jug and handed it to her: "You have worked hard in serving the imperial concubines these past two days. You should try this wine."
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