Chapter 166 The plum blossoms on the peak are blooming
After tasting the "candied" flavor in Yunqin's mouth, Huo Jinchi left with a satisfied look on his face.
Yun Qin was lying on the couch with her back resting on the pillow. It was not until Rong Xin came in that she came to her senses.
"Why did the emperor leave?" Rong Xin was puzzled. "It looks like he went to the harem."
But he became a human being.
Yun Qin was complaining in her heart, but she couldn't say it out loud, so she just said, "Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the emperor should rest in the harem."
"You drove the emperor away?" Rong Xin was shocked.
Yun Qin turned over and said helplessly: "How dare I."
She said calmly, "He left on his own, saying that he understood my situation and didn't want the Queen Mother to make things too difficult for me."
After hearing this, Rong Xin suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
She naturally knew that the Empress Dowager and her maid had come to invite the Emperor. Since the Emperor had not left, she was not without worry about Yun Qin. She even blamed the Emperor for being too willful.
But everyone in the palace is like this.
I am afraid that the emperor will not leave, and I am also afraid that the emperor will leave.
As soon as she saw the emperor leaving, she couldn't help but worry.
Rong Xin couldn't help but teased: "The emperor really loves you the most."
Yun Qin's expression was a little indifferent. She propped up her head and flipped through the book on the table. "He feels sorry for me."
Seeing that she had no girlish shyness at all, Rong Xin felt helpless. Sometimes she didn't know whether Yun Qin just didn't understand or just didn't have the nerve to do it.
But this is indeed a good thing in the palace.
Rong Xin didn't tease him anymore, nor did she give any advice. She just said, "Since the emperor is going to stay in Fengyi Palace, you should also go to bed early."
"good."
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In Fengyi Palace.
When the queen heard the voice of "The Emperor has arrived," she thought she had heard it wrongly, but when she heard the sound of courtesy outside, she was sure that the Emperor had indeed arrived.
She quickly put down the book in her hand and went out to meet him.
As a result, before I walked out of the veil, Hawking Chi walked in.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Huo Jinchi said nothing, but walked past the empress who was paying her respects, lifted his coat and sat on the couch, then looked at her and said calmly, "Get up."
The Queen then straightened up and glanced at the Emperor, wondering why he came here.
But she certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to ask this question out loud, otherwise it would be no different from chasing the emperor away.
"Your Majesty, have you had your dinner yet?" She pretended to be ignorant and sat down on the other side of the short stool while asking.
Huo Jinchi looked at her sarcastically and asked, "When did the Queen learn how to exchange pleasantries?"
Upon hearing this, the queen's expression immediately paled a little, and she said coldly, "You can't just ask the emperor what he wants, right?"
"That's like you to ask." Huo Jinchi picked up the tea brought by the palace maid and took a sip before speaking.
The queen's face completely sank, "Your Majesty, did you come here just to make fun of me?"
"I'm not that free yet."
The two of them confronted each other so sharply when they met that no one in the palace dared to raise their heads. Lan Ying immediately led everyone away and did not forget to close the palace door.
Huo Jinchi also put away the joking expression on his face and said, "I plan to let Xi Daying move to another palace, and it's time to renovate Yanning Palace."
"Your Majesty, have you finally given up?" This time it was the Queen who sneered, "It's just a matter of your Majesty's words. Why bother making such a trip in person?"
She said so, but she might not know it in her heart.
Of course, it was to shut the Queen Mother up. He really wronged himself for the sake of a palace maid.
Huo Jinchi glanced at her, not paying attention to her attitude, and just said, "One more thing."
"The positions of many people in the palace have not been changed for a long time. Let's take advantage of the Queen Mother's birthday to promote them all." Huo Jinchi said in a calm voice.
The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly. She spoke in a high-sounding manner, but for whom only he himself knew.
"What are the emperor's plans?" She looked at the emperor and asked coldly.
Huo Jinchi looked at her again, and then said, "Don't move, Concubine De. Lady Liu will be promoted to concubine, and Lady Shen will be promoted to Lady." He paused, and then said, "Lady Xi will also be promoted to Lady."
It is true.
The queen was not surprised, but she still said, "Isn't Xi Danying's promotion too fast?"
"Is it fast?" Huo Jinchi asked with his lips curled.
Seeing the ambiguous light in his eyes, the queen's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he meant that Xi had agreed, and this was not the end, and things would only get faster from now on.
She pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said reluctantly, "No, I will obey the emperor."
Huo Jinchi retracted his gaze and said, "Don't worry. I know you are busy with the Queen Mother's birthday. You can't handle so many people taking the throne. Just prepare slowly for now. It won't be too late to issue the decree after the Queen Mother's birthday."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."
It was a rare thing that he could come and talk to her. Perhaps she had done a good job in renovating the Yanning Palace and satisfied him.
The Queen Mother was right when she said that if she followed the Emperor's temper, her life would not be difficult.
The Queen's words made Huo Jinchi slightly stunned, because Yun Qin had said the same thing to him not long ago.
Seeing the empress's insincere expression, he felt that Yun Qin might not be sincere. Maybe she really felt a little uncomfortable because of his coming to the harem?
He quickly pulled himself back to his thoughts. He had come to see the queen today, but he had not yet finished what he wanted to say.
Huo Jinchi's eyes sank slightly, he glanced at the dripping water in the corner, and whispered: "Three days later, it will be the anniversary of my eldest brother's death, right?"
These words instantly turned the queen's face cold as ice. She clutched the handkerchief tightly, and after a long while she managed to utter a word, "Yes."
"The plum blossoms on the peak should be in bloom. If you want to go and see them, I can let you leave the palace."
The queen raised her head suddenly, but then suppressed her emotions and whispered, "Aunt, the Queen Mother won't..."
"Just say whether you are going or not?" Huo Jinchi interrupted her.
"Go, I want to go and take a look." The queen was excited, but there were tears in her eyes.
Huo Jinchi didn't look at her again, but said calmly: "When that day comes, I will let you leave the palace in the name of praying for the Queen Mother's blessing. You just need to be prepared."
"Thank you..." The queen hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry."
Huo Jinchi glanced at her again and chuckled, "Just say more good things about me and don't let him hate me."
He said coldly, "Since I allowed you to enter the palace and have achieved this, I have no intention of deposing you. You don't need to make things difficult for her."
The queen knew exactly who this "she" was. She was secretly surprised but also relieved.
After all, she targeted Yun Qin because of pressure from the Queen Mother and because she felt threatened.
After all, she is not worthy of the title of queen.
The queen stammered for a while, and finally whispered, "I'm sorry." Then she hurriedly said, "I was the one who insisted on entering the palace. Even if he hates me, he should hate me. You just kept your promise and didn't let me be forced to death by them."
Huo Jinchi looked at her for a while before saying calmly, "You still remember him, which is good enough for him."
He then stood up and left.
It was a long time after Hawking Chi left that a sad sound was heard in the hall.