The emperor narrowed his eyes as he studied Murong Qingyun, who, despite lowering her head, couldn't hide her similarities to the empress's. The more he looked at her, the more disgusted and angry he became.
"Your Majesty, I was just delivering some information to the palace for my father when I ran into Xiao'er, who was about to pay her respects to the Empress. The Empress knew how much I missed my sister, so she asked me to stay and talk."
The emperor nodded: "So that's how it is. It's noon now, Qingyun, you can have your meal here. Serve the meal." Without waiting for Murong Qingyun to speak, the emperor had already ordered the chef to serve the food.
With the emperor in charge, the women in the harem had to behave themselves. After the dishes were served, everyone could only eat in silence.
"Why is everyone silent? Do you think I'm getting in the way?" The emperor spoke coldly while eating the dishes that the eunuchs had already tasted.
Such a cold voice, one can tell that he is in a bad mood, who would dare to speak?
At this moment, the imperial concubine was very tactful and kept her mouth shut, without saying a word.
"Empress, what did you say to the Crown Princess and Qingyun just now?"
"We're just chatting about family matters." At this moment, the queen's heart was entirely on Murong Qingyun. If the emperor dared to be rude to Murong Qingyun, as a mother, she would never let her child suffer.
"Oh? Can you tell me about it?"
"They are just stories about Xiao'er and Qingyun growing up together. They are nothing special. I just made a place for the two siblings to talk."
"It seems that you are doing a good job as a mother-in-law."
The Queen smiled and said, "Who made Xiao'er so lovable?"
The emperor also ate with a smile, but his eyes were fixed on Murong Qingyun, which made the other person feel cold in his heart.
"By the way... Xiao'er and Qingyun are born from the same mother, right?"
The emperor's words made Murong Qingyun's heart skip a beat, but the queen and Murong Xiao beside him remained calm.
"Replying to Emperor Father, Xiao'er and Big Brother are indeed born of the same mother."
The emperor nodded and asked, "Your mother's surname is Xu, right?"
"Yes."
"I have seen Madam Xu. When Lord Murong got married, she was pregnant. So... that child should be Qingyun, right?"
"Your Majesty, yes." Murong Qingyun responded respectfully.
The Imperial Noble Consort on the side sneered, "I didn't expect Lord Murong to have such a romantic history."
"My beloved concubine doesn't know, but Lord Murong was once the most handsome man in Nanyue, and there were countless women who liked him." After saying this, he glanced at the queen vaguely, and after seeing her calm eyes, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.
"To win the heart of Marshal Murong, Xu must have been a great beauty back then."
"She is dignified and virtuous, but not a great beauty."
"How is that possible? I've seen that the Crown Princess and Young Master Qingyun are both incredibly beautiful, even more so than the Grand Marshal. If Xu wasn't a great beauty, how could she have given birth to such exquisitely beautiful children?"
Seeing that the emperor was not angry because of her words, the imperial concubine immediately stepped on the queen's sore spot.
"One? If Your Majesty hadn't mentioned their appearance just now, I wouldn't have noticed it. Speaking of appearance... I think that although the Crown Princess and Young Master Qingyun are both handsome, they look completely different.
You see, the Crown Princess has big eyes and double eyelids, but Young Master Qingyun has narrow and long phoenix eyes and a different nose.
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