Chapter 40 Why must I be a favorite concubine?
The next day, before the morning court session, Prime Minister Su brought Su Nan into the palace.
In ancient times, attending the morning court was a very tiring task.
During the morning court session, ministers had to get up at midnight, cross half of the capital to the Meridian Gate, and wait outside it at 3 a.m.
Then, when the drum on the Meridian Gate tower sounded, all the ministers lined up together and entered the palace gate.
Around 5 a.m., all officials entered one after another, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and lined up in the square, waiting for the emperor to come for the morning court.
So Prime Minister Su brought Su Nan to the Emperor to plead guilty before the morning court session. It was one in the morning!!!
It was still pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
A small carriage drove to the palace gate.
Then two people got off the car. Prime Minister Su was wearing a purple court robe, and Su Nan was wearing a light green gauze skirt.
The two got off the car at the palace gate and walked into the palace.
On this side, Zhao Miaomiao was sleeping soundly.
No. 99 forced his way into Zhao Miaomiao's consciousness, talked to her, and woke her up.
[Host, wake up! The heroine, Su Nan, has entered the palace! She's in the palace right now. Hurry up and give her a warning!]
"Ah...what time is it now..."
Zhao Miaomiao felt a little hungry, so she turned over and continued to sleep, mumbling.
No. 99 continued to chatter: [Host, get up quickly! Get up quickly!]
Zhao Miaomiao was sleeping on her stomach, not moving at all.
Seeing this, No. 99 had no choice but to use his "ultimate move".
[Host, this time, the heroine, Su Nan, came to the palace and brought a box of jujube and yam cakes to the emperor as an apology. This is the heroine's family heirloom, and you can't find it anywhere else.]
Date paste yam cake?
Zhao Miaomiao slowly opened her eyes, but still lay there motionless. She was thinking, very seriously.
This morning, I ate yam cake with date paste, which seemed a bit dry.
No. 99 is now in Zhao Miaomiao's consciousness, so he knows what Zhao Miaomiao is thinking.
No. 99 was speechless and added: "Host, you can first go to the hostess and trick her into giving you some cakes. Then come back and cook some lotus seed soup or some sweet porridge."
Um?
Date paste yam cake with lotus seed soup?
That seems pretty good.
So Zhao Miaomiao smiled, got up, and started to put on his clothes, "Let's go, I'll just do the task symbolically."
No. 99: …………………
Forget it, forget it. At least I got up.
Wu Zhanjun, who received the news from Prime Minister Su, did not sleep all night and waited in the imperial study for Su Nan to come.
Prime Minister Su and Su Nan walked into the corridor outside the imperial study.
Prime Minister Su asked Su Nan to wait here for a while while he went in first to inform the emperor.
Su Nan said obediently: "Daddy, you go ahead. I will wait right here and will never run around."
Prime Minister Su nodded and left.
Immediately, Su Nan heard someone's voice in a small path nearby, as if calling her.
Su Nan immediately forgot what he had said to Prime Minister Su about not running around, and turned to walk towards the path.
Seeing this, Zhao Miaomiao said to No. 99, "See, that's what I said. One of the characteristics of a heroine is that she will never just stand there and wait."
No. 99: [Here they come, people are coming, hurry up and do the mission, do the mission! ]
Su Nan crossed the path and walked into a small garden, then saw Zhao Miaomiao sitting on a stone bench.
"You are...Su Lan?"
Su Nan could hardly recognize Su Lan's appearance.
Zhao Miaomiao was wearing a dark blue dress, with her hair casually tied up and fixed with a gold hairpin.
The whole person's temperament has been elevated to three levels.
From the weak, pitiful, timid illegitimate daughter of the prime minister to the generous, luxurious, and slightly domineering concubine of the emperor, this person feels different.
Not to mention, Su Lan's entire body had a new core and a new soul.
I don’t know why, seeing Su Lan like this.
Su Nan was actually a little jealous.
In the past, she had always been prettier than Su Lan, had a higher status than Su Lan, and had better food, clothing and other expenses than Su Lan. She had always been better off than Su Lan.
But now it seems that she is no match for Su Lan...
When this thought came to his mind, Su Nan lowered his head, feeling a little annoyed and a little regretful.
Why should we give such a good opportunity to Su Lan!
If it weren't for her, Su Lan would never have been able to enter the palace in her life!
Zhao Miaomiao didn't know that Su Nan had so many messy thoughts. She kept staring at the basket in Su Nan's hand.
The question was very direct.
"What's in your basket?"
When Su Nan heard what Zhao Miaomiao said, she thought, now when Su Lan sees her, she doesn't even call her sister?
Moreover, she spoke to me in such a domineering tone. What right did Su Lan have to do that?
But Su Nan said nothing on the surface. He just lowered his head slightly and said softly: "It's some jujube and yam cakes for the emperor."
Zhao Miaomiao: "Oh, jujube and yam cake. It's too late now, the emperor won't eat it, you should give it to me, I will help you solve it."
No. 99: [Host, do the mission! Humiliate her! Show her your power! Bully her! Quick!]
Upon hearing this, Su Nan leaned slightly to the side, put the cakes behind him, and said, "Whether the emperor eats it or not is not up to you. I will know after I meet the emperor."
She didn't even give me the food?
Zhao Miaomiao frowned, feeling a little unhappy. She got up so early just for this jujube and yam cake.
Can't go back empty-handed.
So Zhao Miaomiao thought about it and lied to Su Nan, "Don't you know that the emperor is allergic to yam? Do you think you're going to kill him by giving him this cake?!"
Su Nan was shocked and immediately shook his head, "No, I don't know! I absolutely have no intention of murdering the emperor."
Zhao Miaomiao: "That's why. Because you're Su Lan's sister, I came here specifically to stop you because I'm afraid you'll get into trouble."
Although Su Nan was still a little reluctant, he had no choice but to nod and hand the basket to Zhao Miaomiao, "Okay."
Zhao Miaomiao was very happy when she got the basket, and turned around to leave.
Let’s go back and eat something delicious.
Number 99 roared: [Host! Mission! Humiliate the heroine! Embarrass the heroine!]
Zhao Miaomiao pretended not to hear.
At this time, Su Nan called her from behind.
"Su Lan, do you regret entering the palace?"
"ah?"
Zhao Miaomiao turned around and said, "No, what's wrong?"
Su Nan's eyes seemed to be somewhat unwilling, and she added: "You entered the palace as a concubine because of me.
I feel bad seeing you like this, so I want to help you leave. Are you willing?"
Zhao Miaomiao: "You're crazy! Why should I leave? And I can leave if I want to."
Su Nan listened to Zhao Miaomiao's tone and knew that she was scolding him.
Her eyes immediately turned red as she said, "I was kind enough to help you escape from the palace, why are you blaming me?"
Zhao Miaomiao was speechless. This heroine's train of thought was a little different.
"But I never wanted to leave the palace."
Zhao Miaomiao calmed down and spoke to Su Nan, "It's good that you want to compensate Su Lan.
But you can't force me to leave the palace. I don't want to leave at all. I'm quite happy staying here."
Su Nan thought Zhao Miaomiao was showing off, and she felt even more unwilling, so she said, "Yes, you are now the emperor's favorite concubine, and you can have whatever you want in the palace, so naturally you don't want to leave.
I misjudged you. I didn't expect you to be such a vain person."
Zhao Miaomiao was very serious, "Correction, it's not a favorite concubine."
Su Nan: "That's not important... What's important is that you've become successful, so your mood has changed. You want to abandon your mother and enjoy life alone in the palace!"
Zhao Miaomiao: ???
What does this have to do with Su Lan’s mother?
Zhao Miaomiao couldn't quite understand Su Nan's train of thought, so she finally said, "Don't impose your thoughts on me.
I don't want to leave the palace, and you have no right to make me go. Do you understand?"
There is absolutely nothing wrong with what you said.
But to the arrogant Su Nan, it sounded like Su Lan was humiliating her in person!
She's saying she's not qualified! She's mocking me for being less prestigious than her!
Su Nan's eyes and face were red, she was angry.
She pointed at Zhao Miaomiao and said angrily, "Su Lan, remember, glory and wealth are only temporary. People must always be kind and pure in heart! You will definitely suffer retribution in the future for what you did today!"
After saying that, Su Nan ran away crying with red eyes.
Zhao Miaomiao, who remained where she was, said: "??? What did I do? Why do I have to suffer retribution?"
Number 99, who detected Su Nan's anger level, was also speechless.
How come the mission is completed when the host didn't do anything?
[Oh, never mind, just complete the mission.]
And Zhao Miaomiao also said, "Oh, never mind, I'm going back to eat jujube paste yam cake."
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