Zhao Ji lazily looked at the scenery in the imperial garden. As night fell, it was pitch black here and there was not much scenery to see.

Hu Rou hesitated, and looking at Zhao Ji like this, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Instead, Zhao Jidan smiled and said, "Now that you have become the emperor's concubine as you wished, I believe you have already thought about your life in this palace."

Zhao Ji's tone was a statement.

Hu Rou's face darkened, and a trace of resentment flashed across her eyes.

In fact, there is no question of willingness or unwillingness. It is just the mission of the mission. The ending can be seen from the beginning. What is there to resist?

Hu Rou suddenly felt that under the moonlight, the wine she drank at the banquet took effect.

She felt her head was a little groggy and didn't want to think about her future life in the palace. She just wanted to stare at the moonlight tonight for a while.

Zhao Ji next to him was tall, and Hu Rou knew very well that Zhao Ji was a real man.

It was because of this that Hu Rou felt herself even more drunk in a trance. Her soft hands caressed Zhao Ji's shoulders, and her gentle breath was in her ears.

"I am the pearl of the grassland. This harem cannot trap me..." Hu Rou's voice was soft, like a feather brushing against the ears.

At this time, Zhao Ji heard Hu Rou's thoughts.

[The old emperor is in poor health, but he insisted on asking me to marry such a man... I am so beautiful, but in the end I became a tool of my brother! ]

[If I had another chance to choose, I would rather marry a heroic man like Zhao Ji! ]

[In fact, I will never reveal Zhao Ji's fake eunuch identity. This palace is too boring. Let's just treat it as a show! ]

[I don't know how the third brother arranged it. They'd better move quickly. If things really succeed in the end, I hope I can return to the boundless grassland. If Zhao Ji is sensible, it won't be impossible to run on the grassland with him! ]

Zhao Ji smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and grabbed Hu Rou's hand from his shoulder: "Princess, your behavior is inappropriate. Now that you are the emperor's woman, you must keep your distance from me!"

Hu Rou didn't want to use her brain tonight, and subconsciously said, "Now that you are a eunuch, so what if I cuddle with you? In the eyes of others, you don't have that ability!"

Zhao Ji laughed in silence: "The princess is indeed bold and magnanimous, but I am afraid I can't control myself, or maybe the princess still didn't enjoy it enough last time?"

When he said this, Zhao Ji's head was already next to the princess's head.

The hot breath brushed over the princess' ears, and her ears turned red all of a sudden.

Although Hu Rou seemed bold and cheerful, she was, after all, still a little girl who had just learned the ways of the world. When Zhao Ji teased her slightly, the little girl's face turned red with embarrassment.

"My Lady, I wonder who is better, me or the Emperor?"

When Hu Rou was usually aggressive, Zhao Ji would want to stay away from her, but now seeing Hu Rou being shy, Zhao Ji wanted to tease her instead.

Under the moonlight, the cherry blossom garden had a secluded environment, and because the emperor was holding a private banquet tonight, there were fewer people patrolling.

This area in the Imperial Garden is the cherry blossom garden, and on weekdays, not many concubines and servants come here.

This made it convenient for Zhao Ji. He moved his knees and pulled Hu Rou to hide behind the rockery in the yard.

Hu Rou didn't resist at all, or perhaps she was just going with the flow.

The Queen and the Emperor entertained everyone at the banquet. The Queen was given another glass of wine, but this time it was offered by the envoy, so the Queen could not refuse it.

The emperor standing by was already drunk, but his hands and mouth were never idle.

His hands were busy clinking glasses with others, while his mouth was saying some unreliable words.

For example, let the north grow rice and then promote it throughout the country.

Let everyone have rice seeds.

Unfortunately, these thoughts were not heard clearly by the important officials in the court who were also drunk.

Without the queen, he can still maintain some clarity of mind.

This was mainly because the Queen had roughly guessed today's situation from the route map, so she specially asked the nanny to get some hangover pills.

The queen noticed that Zhao Ji had been away for too long, and that Concubine De, who had been in the limelight just now, had also disappeared.

All the guests had a great time at the banquet, and the third prince also drank a lot of wine.

Although the wine in the palace is not as strong as the wine on the grassland, it is very smooth and makes people want to drink more.

If we don't check, the three princes will drink a lot.

However, the third prince has always been a man who grew up on horseback on the grassland, and he usually drinks such strong liquor to keep warm in winter.

So even though he drank a lot of alcohol, he was actually far from being drunk to the point of being unconscious.

Even the envoys were not very drunk, after all, they all came from the grassland.

In addition, this time, they deliberately did not get drunk. They were not like the ministers in the court who only cared about pleasure.

Entering the palace this time was originally part of their plan.

They definitely didn't come here just to attend the banquet and drink.

Some envoys have disappeared.

Zhao Ji's men had sent back countless lost envoys tonight. It could be said that these envoys seemed to have lost themselves on purpose.

Now that the moon was high in the sky, the emperor ended the banquet reluctantly and invited Gutali and others to spend the night in the palace.

The reason why the emperor can be so relieved now is because he feels that these envoys must be here to negotiate peace.

It can also be said that the emperor was satisfied with Defei's service, which made the emperor feel that the foreign countries were full of sincerity.

Gutali pretended to be drunk and allowed the palace servants to take him into the palace to rest.

The queen also forced herself to let the maid take her back to the palace, but she looked worried.

Because she had already discovered that Zhao Ji and Defei had been missing for too long tonight.

Perhaps the emperor did not notice this situation, but the queen was keenly aware of it.

"Send someone to find Concubine De and tell her that I rewarded her with a pair of night-shining pearls tonight! Tell her to serve the emperor well!"

The night-shining pearl is just a cover.

The Queen's fundamental purpose was to let everyone in the palace search for Concubine De.

However, they didn't need to look for her, because at this time, the flushed-faced Concubine De had already returned to her palace.

The intense exercise had made Concubine De conscious again and she was almost sober.

"Your Majesty, why don't you wash up early? You are already exhausted from attending the banquet today. You should rest early!"

Because Concubine De is the new favorite recently, the palace maids and eunuchs are very respectful to her.