Hongye and Qiuhe brought delicious food and a jar of good wine.
Shen Mingyue poured a glass of wine and offered it to Yan Xi with both hands: "I've asked the kitchen to make a few dishes temporarily to fill your stomach. Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll ask the regular chef in the kitchen to make it tomorrow."
"There's no need to be polite between us. I'm just staying with you for a few days just for the sake of novelty."
Yan Xi took the wine handed to her by Shen Mingyue and drank it all in one gulp.
He looked so cool and open-minded that Shen Mingyue couldn't help laughing when she saw him.
"Forget it, my prince, you and the imperial concubine should entertain this young lady well. It's getting late, so I will return to the palace first."
The Queen Mother held Su Qiqi in her arms and stood up.
She felt a little reluctant to leave, and gently kissed Su Qiqi on the right side of her cheek: "Dear, come to Shouning Palace often when you have time. I asked someone to make a jade bowl for you. It's warm in winter and cool in summer. It's beautiful and practical."
[As expected, the Queen Mother is truly the most generous. This jade bowl, how much must it be worth!]
[Wow, love it! This bowl is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, perfect for sweet soup!]
Su Qiqi clenched her fists in excitement, with a silly smile on her face.
The Queen Mother looked bewildered, staring blankly at Su Qiqi, momentarily dazed.
She seemed to... hear some strange noises.
[Ah, the food on the table smells so good! I want to eat it!]
[Damn it, can't my teeth be more sensible? Can't they all grow out overnight? They're taking so long, it's infuriating!]
[I want to eat chicken legs, ribs, skewers, and drink milk tea...]
No one else can have such a childish accent and cute voice except Su Qiqi.
But, she could actually hear Su Qiqi's inner thoughts? And...
The Queen Mother glanced at the Emperor, then at Shen Mingyue...
Everyone in the room looked calm.
so……
She's the only one who can hear it?!
No wonder this girl is so close to her, no wonder she likes this girl so much.
Could it be that because she has been burning incense, worshipping Buddha, and doing good deeds for decades, God has bestowed a special fate on her?
Buddha said: It cannot be said.
No matter what, this matter must not be made public.
After thinking for a while, the Queen Mother came to a conclusion.
"Mother, mother? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Lu Qingyuan looked at the empress dowager in confusion.
The Queen Mother came back to her senses, looking confused: "Huh?"
Lu Qingyuan smiled and reminded: "Sister-in-law asked you to give Qiqi to her. You can't be reluctant to let Qiqi go, so you are pretending to be confused here?"
Shen Mingyue said respectfully, "I will bring Qiqi to Shouning Palace tomorrow to pay my respects to you."
"We've been apart for so long, I miss you so much. My dear concubine, please let Qiqi sleep with me for one night."
Without waiting for Shen Mingyue to reply, the Queen Mother held Su Qiqi and walked out contentedly.
Lu Hongxuan chased after her: "Grandma! I haven't held Qiqi yet today!"
The Queen Mother freed a hand and patted Lu Hongxuan's little head. "You should also accompany me back to Shouning Palace. I have found a lot of interesting things. It's a good opportunity for you to pick them out and see if there is anything you like."
"good!"
Lu Hongxuan didn't hesitate at all, and jumped up and down, following the empress dowager away.
"What, what's going on?" Now it was Shen Mingyue's turn to be confused.
The emperor comforted her, "Don't worry, your mother will take good care of Hongxuan and Qiqi."
Yan Xi stretched her head with her hands, looked up at Shen Mingyue, and said jokingly: "I've heard that the Queen Mother and you are not on good terms. Looking at this situation, she won't attack your children, right?"
"The Queen Mother..."
"No."
The emperor wanted to explain, but Shen Mingyue gave the answer first.
"The Queen Mother is kind and tolerant, and she loves the younger generation. She has never deliberately made things difficult for me. Those rumors outside are just fabrications by those with ulterior motives."
Yan Xi stopped worrying and turned her gaze towards the emperor: "I remember you said that you would definitely marry Shen Mingyue as your legal wife with three letters, six betrothal gifts and eight sedan chairs. How come Hongxuan is still a concubine now that she's so old?"
She was full of aura, speaking righteously, and looking like she was going to punish someone, not afraid of offending anyone at all.
"My position as Queen will always be reserved for Mingyue. But things are complicated, so I can't rush."
The emperor was a little embarrassed.
There was no way he could tell the truth to Yan Xi.
The Queen Mother threatened to commit suicide to prevent him from making Shen Mingyue the Queen.
If this royal secret were to be leaked, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?
But the three of them have been good friends for many years and have a life-long friendship, so they would not get unhappy over a few words.
Therefore, he could only hide the truth and be vague in his words.
"You are responsible for the oath you made. If you let Shen Mingyue down, I will kill you!"
Yan Xi raised her hand and made a gesture of wiping her neck.
No one except her, the young lady of the Rebirth Pavilion, would be so bold as to openly threaten and provoke the emperor of a country.
"This matter is complicated and cannot be forced. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so why not have a good drink? Why dwell on those boring trivialities?"
Shen Mingyue poured another glass of wine for Yan Xi, filled her own glass as well, and then clinked glasses with her.
Yan Xi had no choice but to pick up the wine, raise her head and drink it all in one gulp.
After drinking, she slammed the glass on the table and sighed, "All men are bad!"
emperor:"……"
Mo Yunchi: "..."
Yan Xi laughed and cried, shaking her head: "If you can trust them, even pigs can climb trees. I'd rather believe in ghosts than trust a man's mouth."
Mo Yunchi tugged at Yan Xi's sleeve: "Mom, you are drunk."
"Nonsense! I can drink a lot! Come on, keep drinking!"
Yan Xi was in high spirits.
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