"There is no need to worry about setting up a table with dishes and asking them to order bowls of noodles.
Is there any soup?"
The emperor wanted to drink, so how could the kitchen say there was no drink?
He ordered it here, and he hurriedly sent it over there.
The emperor ordered noodles, soup, and several side dishes.
Xie Ning had the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao taken to wash themselves, and he rolled up his sleeves to serve the emperor.
The emperor looked at the pink lotus root-like arm she had rolled up her sleeves, and then looked at the steaming and slightly bubbling hot soup.
He was really afraid that the soup would spill out.
Even if it doesn't spill out, things like noodles are easy to splash, and the skin looks so broken even if it splashes even a little bit.
"Stop being a disservice and let the eunuch who serves the kitchen do the work."
Xie Ning smiled: "I won't touch the hot soup, don't worry."
Sure enough, she only set out the cups, and then took over the side dishes and put them on the table.
She was really a little frightened by the task of serving soup and noodles.
It was not something that she, an amateur like her, could do in a watertight manner.
The emperor picked up the bowl to eat noodles.
Xie Ning picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of tofu into his bowl.
This tofu is indeed tofu.
There is no shrimp paste, chicken mince or meat paste added into it.
It tastes very refreshing.
There are also multigrain rolls that are not much thicker than a finger.
The thin dough is filled with vegetable melon strips, mung bean sprouts and daylily.
They are also completely vegetarian.
But the soup is very fragrant, the noodles are chewy, and it doesn't feel bland at all when you eat it.
Xie Ning could not be dressed more casually at the moment.
She wore a duck egg blue blouse and a bead chain on her exposed neck.
However, the beads she wore were only as big as a grain of rice.
The thin strings lined her skin as if There was also a layer of soft pearlescent light shining under the lamp.
"Next time if something important happens, you can't miss your meal, even if you have some snacks first."
The emperor said that he came to the garden to escape the summer heat, but he didn't have much free time every day.
I only had half a day to go to the lake today, but I was blocked by Princess Mingshou.
Speaking of which, what on earth did Princess Mingshou do today?
The emperor put down the bowl, took a sip of tea and told her: "Mingshou's birthday is on the first day of the next month.
Please go to Changchun Garden to have fun together that day."
Xie Ning was so busy celebrating Princess Mingshou's birthday that she didn't pay attention to these social events these days.
Fang Shanggong was very considerate and handled all the etiquette matters in advance, so Xie Ning could rest assured and leave all these matters to her.
"Just for this matter" feels like it's a bit of a fuss, so just send me a post.
If you are afraid that the emperor will not appreciate this honor, it makes sense to come and invite him in person.
But no matter what, Xie Ning felt that she had gone too far today by blocking the door and searching for people in the garden.
She was afraid that if the emperor didn't go, she would lose face among the royal family members.
"Then do you agree?"
The emperor asked her: "Do you want to go?"
Of course Xie Ning didn't want to go.
She looked at the emperor and her rejection was not spoken aloud, but it was already written on her face.
"I actually don't want to go."
The emperor smiled and pulled her up, picked up the cloak hanging on the screen and put it on her: "Come with me for a walk."
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Xie Ning quickly lowered his head to look for shoes.
The silk shoes he was wearing were for indoor use, but they couldn't stand on the gravel road outside.
Qing He came over to help her put on her shoes.
The Emperor waved his hand to the followers to stop.
He reached out to take the lantern, naturally took Xie Ning's hand, and walked away leisurely.
It is said that he is not allowed to follow, but how can he really not follow?
It is just that the distance of following is different.
Xie Ning could sense that the emperor had something on his mind.
The two walked along the gravel road, with dim lights.
During the day, the dense bamboo forest looked like a long mountain forest at night, vast and quiet.
"Myself and Mingshou have not been close since childhood.
After she came out of the cabinet, she repeatedly tried to interfere in government affairs, installed cronies, sent cronies and eunuchs to privately mine mines, and intercepted taxes.
In the past two years, she even told me that I should be established as the crown prince as soon as possible."
Xie Ning was so shocked that he was speechless.
The emperor laughed: "Sometimes I think that the emperor should let her do this.
When the Queen Mother was still there, she even accused the slaves of severely injuring the minister of punishment who dared not obey her orders, and even said that he would not do it.
Any imperial doctor or doctor in the capital could treat this person and he was still alive for five days."
Xie Ning's chest was so tight that he could hardly breathe.
Fang Shanggong didn't tell her about these things, and maybe Fang Shanggong didn't know about them either.
After all, they all happened outside the palace, and Fang Shanggong might not be aware of everything.
Princess Mingshou's behavior can no longer be described as domineering, it is simply heart-rending and outrageous.
"What happened next?"
Xie Ning's voice was dry and shaky, but she didn't notice it herself.
Could it be that a court official was beaten to death in vain?
"Later, she casually laid a charge on someone and ransacked his home.
His wife, children, and family members were not spared."
The later that Xie Ning asked about was not the later that the emperor mentioned.
She thought that the family would get some compensation or something later, but she didn't think about justice.
Even when she was humiliated by Princess Mingshou in front of her, she had to avoid the sharp edge for a while, let alone others.
But I didn't expect that Princess Mingshou would not take action when someone was dead, not even their family members.
"With the Queen Mother protecting her, no one in the court dared to stand up for her.
Ming Shouzhi's move was originally to scare the monkeys.
After that incident, her arrogance became more and more arrogant."
Xie Ning felt cold sweat on his palms held by the emperor.
The emperor was very calm: "My foundation was not stable at that time, so I could only watch helplessly.
Many people followed Mingshou's path, and she also unscrupulously sold officials and titles, and even clearly marked the price, from the lowest grade to the second and third grade high-ranking officials.
If you sell it, you can also find people with practical jobs.”
"It wasn't until the death of the Queen Mother that she gradually stopped in the past few years."
"You know why" Xie Ning shook his head.
The emperor held her in his arms, and Xie Ning heard the emperor whisper in her ear: "Because she feels that the throne should be hers, and I am just stealing the throne.
Not only her, but also the Queen Mother thinks so."
Xie Ning's voice trembled: "Your Majesty" "Actually, to put it bluntly, the reason is very simple, because I am not the biological son of the Queen Mother."
Xie Ning was unsteady on her feet and her left foot slipped.
Fortunately, the emperor held her so she didn't fall.
She calmed down and asked softly: "How did the emperor know about this?"
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"I heard what the Queen Mother and Mingshou said personally.
I was just five years old that year.
I listened to their words and remembered them, but I didn't understand what they meant.
But I gradually understood them later.
The Queen Mother could not give birth to a son.
He secretly brought a baby from the palace and pretended to be his own child.
Princess Mingshou also knew it.
If she were a man, the Queen Mother would not have to find another way out.
Princess Mingshou has always disliked me since she was a child, and she has always felt that I would get the throne for nothing without the power of the Queen Mother, and without her.
I can’t even touch the edge of your tolerance.”
The emperor said this shocking secret so lightly and calmly, but Xie Ning couldn't be as calm and calm as him.
She felt unsteady and felt dizzy.
How could this be the case?
The Emperor is not the biological child of the Queen Mother, so he and Princess Mingshou are not siblings at all.
No wonder the relationship between these siblings is so weird and bad.
Not only did Princess Mingshou not respect her younger brother as the emperor, she didn't even have any sibling affection.
Since even the emperor doesn't take her seriously, then as the emperor's vassals, Xie Ning and other concubines in the harem are even less likely to gain her goodwill.
"Don't be afraid," the emperor held her in his arms and stood by the bridge railing: "Actually, this matter is nothing, and there are many people who know about it.
Mingshou acted unscrupulously and was not strict with his words.
Even people who don't know the inside story can guess it.
A few points.
It’s just that this kind of thing is tacitly understood and no one talks about it.”
After Xie Ning's shock, he didn't feel as scared as the emperor thought.
No, she is not afraid, she is not afraid of being suspected or even punished by the emperor if she knows such a secret.
After the shock passed, she felt particularly distressed.
Your Majesty, how did he come here?
How difficult it was for him in those years before.
His mother and sister, who were supposed to be the closest to him, were not his real relatives at all, but they had been using and deceiving him.
The Queen Mother allowed Princess Mingshou to seize power and act recklessly, and the mother and daughter trampled down every bit of the Emperor's dignity.
The deceased empress was the niece of the Queen Mother, and it was said that she was obedient to the Queen Mother when she was still alive.
Shu Fei, Xian Fei Gao Jieyu, Shi Shunyi and others were directly and indirectly the women pointed out to the Emperor by the Empress Dowager.
Who among these people can be considerate to him?
With whom can the emperor express his innermost thoughts?
The emperor noticed that Xie Ning was breathing heavily and was emotionally unstable, so he asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"Concubine" Xie Ning tried his best to clear his throat and said the words completely: "Concubine, I feel regretful that I could not come to the emperor earlier."
Although she has no ability and cannot help the emperor.
But at least she could do her best to give the emperor some comfort.
So that he can be less lonely.
"Silly words."
The emperor raised his hand, gently wiped her cheek with his fingertips, and unsurprisingly felt the moisture in his hand. she cried.
These tears were shed for him.
Xie Ning's face felt flushed and hot with tears, but the emperor's fingers were slightly cold.
Xie Ning came to his senses and tried to touch the handkerchief but realized that he had not brought it with him.
He wiped his face with his sleeve and whispered, "I have lost my decency."
She is not a crybaby, but she has cried twice in the past few days since she came to the garden.
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Could it be that the feng shui of Jinfeng Garden is not suitable for her?
"It's not a disgrace, I'm very happy."
The emperor hugged her and stood by the bridge.
The moonlight shined on them through the gap between the bamboo leaves: "I'm very happy that you are by my side."
Xie Ning's voice was a bit muffled and nasal.
"As long as the emperor doesn't dislike me, I will always be here."
"Okay, then it's settled.
I will remember what you said today
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