Empress Zhang was not embarrassed by her own annoyance and continued, "I remember that the Marquis of Qingping and my nephew's husband are from the same hometown. We should interact more often in the future."
The emperor frowned as he listened. Why would he associate with that playboy Zhang Shaoqi?
He was also worried that Zhang Shaoqi would lead Han Xiao astray, so the emperor said coldly: "Queen, let the young people handle their own affairs. Whether to interact with them or not depends on whether they are willing or not. Don't meddle in their affairs."
There were no outsiders in the tent, but the emperor did not give Empress Zhang any face at all.
As expected, after the emperor finished speaking, Empress Zhang's expression turned much uglier, and the handkerchief she was holding between her fingers was almost torn to pieces.
I could only force a smile and say, "Your Majesty is right. Didn't I see that the Marquis of Qingping and the others were all young? I am the one who is meddling."
"Humph, you are indeed meddling in other people's affairs. Take care of your good nephew when you have time."
The affair between Zhang Shaoqi and He Xiangdi caused a sensation in the capital, and some officials even reported it to the emperor.
The emperor was so annoyed that he fined Zhang Yuanzhong a few months' salary and asked him to reflect on how he had taught his son.
Zhang Yuanzhong is now in a state of great difficulty. If he only had this one legitimate son, he would have kicked the two of them out of the house long ago.
The Zhang family was no longer the same as before. They had to be extremely cautious in front of the emperor, not daring to anger him again. Therefore, Empress Zhang immediately softened her voice, "Your Majesty is right. I have overstepped my bounds. However, I saw that Marquis Qingping and his husband had a good impression of each other, and I felt a close rapport, so I wanted to ask a few more questions."
After pausing for a moment, she looked at the young master and continued, "Also, I see that the relationship between the Marquis of Qingping and his husband is very good, and it is a good story in the capital. Your Majesty also knows about my useless nephew, so I want the Marquis of Qingping to teach Shao Qi more."
The emperor waved his hand and didn't want to discuss this matter with Empress Zhang anymore. Seeing this, Empress Zhang could only shut up and stop talking. She just looked at Han Xiao and the young master with a hint of coldness in her eyes and said, "Hmph, I'll let you be proud for a few more days."
The Emperor didn't even look at the Empress. He stretched out his hand and called to Eunuch Dexi to put the roasted game and snacks in front of the young master.
Ruanruan must not have eaten well after running around outside all day. She should eat more at night to replenish her body.
The young master thanked her softly, seemingly not affected by Empress Zhang at all.
But there was too much barbecue on the table. The young master had already eaten a lot of musk deer meat at noon, and now he felt a little nauseous when he saw all this barbecue. However, the emperor also sent some snacks.
These snacks are what the young master likes to eat. Although I am not very hungry now, I don’t know when Chu Jinglin and the others will come back, so I might as well eat some snacks to fill my stomach first.
Han Xiao carefully wiped the pastry crumbs from the young master's lips. The young master raised his head and cooperated with Han Xiao's actions. The atmosphere between the two was filled with pink bubbles.
But this sweet atmosphere made the Fourth Princess feel very uncomfortable, and every look and movement of Han Xiao made her feel heartbroken.
Did Han Xiao love him so much? Why didn't he even look at her?
The fourth princess bit her lower lip fiercely, and the jealousy in her eyes frightened Concubine Li who was standing beside her. She could only gently pull the fourth princess's arm and said, "Jingyu, stop looking."
The fourth princess turned her head in despair and looked at her mother and whispered, "Mother, why doesn't he even look at me?"
After all, she was her own daughter, and she felt very sad seeing the Fourth Princess so sad.
If it was someone else, it would be fine. With the power of their Li family, they would definitely be able to make the Fourth Princess get what she wanted, but it happened to be Han Xiao.
How could the emperor, who values Han Xiao so much, allow anyone to destroy his relationship with Ruanruan?
In the emotional entanglement of these three people, the fourth princess is destined to be the most redundant one.
"It's okay, it's okay. Mother will find you the best man in the capital, okay? Jingyu, you forgot about him. You two are really not suitable..."
Every word Concubine Li said was like a sharp knife stabbing into the Fourth Princess' heart. She knew that Concubine Li was right, but she was unwilling to accept it. How could she be willing to give up the person she loved to someone else?
But... the fourth princess looked at the emperor again. The emperor was high above her, and his eyes never left the young master.
The fourth princess was now even more jealous. Why did he get all the good things?
Han Xiao dotes on him, and his father also dotes on him. He, Ruan Zhu, is his father's son, so isn't she?
Am I not even as good as a bastard who came from nowhere?
The fourth princess was now so envied that she could only drink glass after glass of wine mechanically.
Concubine Li wanted to stop her, but the Fourth Princess refused to listen.
Concubine Li was worried that the noise they were making would attract the emperor's attention, so she could only let the Fourth Princess continue drinking, thinking that she would send her back after she drank too much.
Fortunately, she knew the Fourth Princess's alcohol tolerance. Usually, she would just fall asleep when she was drunk. The more Concubine Li thought about it, the more it made sense, so she simply let the Fourth Princess continue drinking.
The emperor sitting above had already seen what was happening on Concubine Li's side, and he was also very clear about the Fourth Princess's thoughts about Han Xiao.
However, the emperor did not want to get too involved in this matter. He would never let the Fourth Princess be with Han Xiao. But the Fourth Princess was indeed his daughter whom he had doted on for more than ten years. If he really punished her for this, the emperor would not have the heart to do it, so he pretended not to know.
I just hope that Concubine Li can persuade the Fourth Princess to give up this unrealistic idea. Maybe it’s time to find a marriage for the Fourth Princess.
The fourth princess was not young anymore. When Han Xiao had not yet come to the capital, the fourth princess did not want to get married and the emperor doted on her and let her go.
Things are different now. The young master is soft-hearted, and the emperor doesn't know whether Han Xiao can control himself. After all, there is no man who doesn't love beauty and power.
Everyone in the tent had different thoughts, but Han Xiao didn't care what they thought. He just had to feed the young master first.
There was singing and dancing outside the tent, and the atmosphere inside the tent was also harmonious. As long as Empress Zhang didn't act up, the emperor would talk to her nicely.
They were talking about some unimportant things. In order to please the emperor, Empress Zhang even called beauties to dance to entertain him.
Han Xiao took a look and saw that they were all beauties sent as tribute by the Northern Di. He guessed that the emperor would hand them over to the empress for handling. If these beauties were lucky, they might be favored by the emperor and become a pawn of the empress.
So Han Xiao lost interest after taking a few glances and continued chatting with the young master.
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