Chapter 181: The gossipy imperial concubine
"Hey! Where are you and Ru Yue, Tao'er? How many days have it been and why is there no news at all?" The imperial concubine couldn't help but shed tears when she thought of the two of them whose lives were uncertain.
"Empress, don't be sad. There is a saying that goes well! No news is the best news!" Xiaolan walked into the west wing carrying a bowl of hot porridge. When she saw the imperial concubine wiping her tears again, she hurried out. He comforted her, "His Royal Highness King Qi and Miss Snow have their own destiny. Maybe they are on their way back now."
"What you said is indeed correct, but I can't help but worry, aren't you worried?" The imperial concubine lay on the soft bed and wiped her tears sadly, "Taoer loves you so much, you heartless person Girl, you’re not worried at all.”
"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. How could I not be worried!" Xiaolan's eyes were filled with sadness, "But what's the use of worrying? If something really happens, there's nothing we can do."
"Oh, oh, oh, my poor Tao'er!" The imperial concubine cried even more sadly.
"My dear, please stop crying and eat something quickly. You haven't eaten for a whole day."
"Take it for me! Tao'er will come back later, and I will eat later. Anyway, Tao'er is gone, so what's the point of me being alive? Just let me starve to death."
Seeing that the imperial concubine insisted on doing this, Xiaolan reluctantly picked up the hot porridge and left.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" As soon as she reached the table, Xiaolan couldn't help sobbing, tears dripping down her cheeks.
"Xiaolan, why are you crying too?" The imperial concubine raised her head and looked at Xiaolan, who was sobbing and wiping away tears.
"I think of the prince. If the prince knows that Xiaolan has not served the queen well, he will definitely teach Xiaolan a lesson." Xiaolan picked up the hot porridge and turned around. She bowed and left with tears in her eyes. "Have a good rest, the queen. I'll let you go to the kitchen." Keep this porridge warm until you feel hungry in the evening, and then ask someone to bring it to you."
As Xiaolan left, the room fell into silence, with only the imperial concubine wiping her tears alone.
"Tao'er! Where have you been?" The imperial concubine wiped away her tears while picking up a bottle of Miaolian and drank it in a big gulp regardless of the image. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! How can I live without your mother-in-law! Even Miao Lian has no taste anymore!" He said and took a big sip again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Shortly after Xiaolan retreated, there was a noise outside the door, and the housekeeper shouted loudly, "My Majesty, please come out and take a look! King Qi is back!"
"Tao'er!" The imperial concubine heard the butler's call, quickly put on her shoes and ran out in a hurry.
"Tao'er! It's really Tao'er, you're finally back! Woohoo!" The corners of Huang Guifei's wet eyes were wet again, and she looked up and down, "Let me see if you are okay?"
"Mother, the baby is okay!" Seeing the imperial concubine's concern for him, Bi Yuntao once again felt her concern and motherly love for him, which made him deeply moved, and his eyes were wet with tears unconsciously.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu do do There is no news about you, but there is no news at all.”
"The child has made the concubine worried." Bi Yuntao patted the imperial concubine on the back and comforted him, "Okay, concubine, get up quickly. Sister Xue is still here. Don't let anyone see the joke again."
"Ru Yue?" The imperial concubine was startled and quickly got up from his arms wiping her tears and looked behind her. Only then did she find Xue Ruyue standing behind Bi Yuntao. She happily pulled Xue Ruyue over and looked at her carefully. "Ru Yue, you're okay too, that's great!"
"My little daughter, Ruyue, meet your empress!" Xue Ruyue was looked at by the imperial concubine's strange eyes, and a shy blush appeared on her face.
"Get up!" When the imperial concubine saw Xue Ruyue saluting her, she quickly supported her and stopped her from saluting. "Good boy, I've really suffered a lot for you. Let me see it quickly." With that, she pulled her. She was going to her room.
"Mother!" Bi Yuntao stopped the imperial concubine's behavior at this time. "We are all back. You have plenty of time to talk to Sister Xue. Get some food quickly. Sister Xue and I have been walking for a day and we are almost hungry. died."
"Yes, yes, yes! You see, I forgot whether you had eaten or not when I was so excited." The imperial concubine suddenly understood, slapped her forehead in annoyance, and ordered to the housekeeper, "Hurry up to Zuixian Tower and buy the Zuixian Duck, and then come back. Let the kitchen prepare wine and food, I am very happy today and want to have a good drink with Taoer and Ruyue."
"Don't go to so much trouble!" Bi Yuntao said helplessly when he saw his mother-in-law making such a big move, "Just make some tonight, and it won't be too late to reward us tomorrow. I just want to finish the meal quickly and go early." Take a shower. These days in the mountains, I stink!"
"That won't work!" The imperial concubine now regained her original dignity. She straightened her clothes and smoothed the wrinkles on her body. "It's a great blessing that you and Ru Yue came back safe and sound. There was no gong. The drummer has already restrained himself, and he will listen to me no matter what today."
"My dear, I think the prince is right." The housekeeper persuaded from the side, "Prince Qi and Miss Xue probably haven't eaten well these days, so it would be better to let them eat some porridge. The big fish and meat may cause them to Feeling unwell."
"This..." After hearing the butler's persuasion, the imperial concubine hesitated, "Then let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"Ah? Only porridge is allowed?!" Bi Yuntao's face immediately collapsed when he heard that he was not given any oil or water, and his happy expression disappeared. "I don't want to drink porridge, I want to eat cooking cakes!"
"Bah!" Xue Ruyue blushed and took a sip. When she heard the Chubing, she understood what Bi Yuntao meant and couldn't help but yelled, "I've been looking at the Chubing all day long, and tomorrow I'll let you eat the Chubing for the whole day! Let you Eat enough!"
The conversation between the two of them was not only heard clearly by the imperial concubine, but also watched carefully. Especially when Xue Ruyue was right next to him, he could see the rosy color on her face clearly.
His eyes became a little ambiguous, and the gossip in his heart lingered. It seems that it is necessary to talk to Xue Ruyue about the whispers between women at night, and by the way, interrogate them to see where they have gone. Having made up his mind, he stood aside with a smile and watched the two of them flirting.
"Hee hee!" Bi Yuntao smiled playfully when he heard her coquettishness, "Concubine! You don't have to listen to the housekeeper. We are not hungry these days. We have plenty of fish and meat every day. Apart from no wine, our life is quite comfortable."
"Thank you, housekeeper, for your trouble. Go and follow the instructions just given by the mother and concubine. Come back and get a tael of silver from the accountant. This is a reward for your words that are for the sake of my king."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The housekeeper was embarrassed by the Prince. He was still a little uncomfortable at first, but when he saw that he had money, he was overjoyed and quickly thanked him.
"As a kid, I went to Zuixian Tower to buy Zuixian Duck. I got there late but they were all sold out."
"Mother concubine! Hurry up and have someone prepare hot water for us. I haven't taken a shower these days and I'm sweating all over. Sister Xue always dislikes me. Even when she sleeps with me, she stays far away from me. I can't even touch it. No touching."
"What are you talking about, you bastard!" Xue Ruyue raised her foot and kicked it towards him angrily, "Who is sleeping with you?!"
"You all slept together?" The imperial concubine was startled, looking back and forth at each of them with an incredulous look in her eyes.
"That's not the case!" Seeing that the imperial concubine had misunderstood, Xue Ruyue explained anxiously, "The imperial concubine, you have misunderstood, it's not what you thought! In fact, we..."
"Oops!" Before Xue Ruyue could continue to explain, Bi Yuntao suddenly exclaimed, interrupting her next words, and blinked ambiguously at Xue Ruyue, "I'll tell you, my concubine, we have been Sleep together.”
"Bi Yuntao, shut up!" Xue Ruyue yelled, "If you are talking nonsense, I will reveal all the good things you have done these days!"
Only then did the imperial concubine realize that there was something intriguing going on here. This made her want to gossip even more, and curiosity tickled her heart like a kitten.
"I'm not talking nonsense, everything I said is obviously true." Seeing that Xue Ruyue was really angry, Bi Yuntao shrank his neck in grievance and muttered in a low voice.
The imperial concubine's ears moved. Although Bi Yuntao's muttering voice was small, it still reached her ears clearly.
The happy smile gradually changed, and you could vaguely see the special meaning hidden under the smile.
"Okay! I'll leave it at that for you two!" The imperial concubine stopped the bickering between the two of them and lovingly pulled Xue Ruyue toward the main hall.
"If you have any questions, let's talk about it tomorrow. I haven't eaten anything all day today. Ru Yue will spend time with me today!"
"Eh? Why haven't you eaten all day, concubine?" Bi Yuntao hurriedly chased after her, "People are like iron rice. If you don't eat one meal, you'll be starving! You have to eat on time!"
"It's all your fault!" The imperial concubine glared at him, "You've been missing for three days, how can I still be in the mood to eat?"
The imperial concubine seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, talking non-stop, "Peng Xun, the commander of the Suwei Envoy, is also a drunkard. I have searched the back mountain of Hanfeng Temple and still can't find your whereabouts. I really don't know what you are doing for food!" "
"You can't blame him!" Bi Yuntao explained to him, "That day, Sister Xue and I were attacked by assassins. In desperation, we jumped into the river and didn't know where we were washed away by the river. The only thing we knew was that we were still in the mountains. inside."
"Well?" The imperial concubine paused, "That's not right. Since you are in the mountains, why have I found no news from you for three days?"
"I don't know!" Bi Yuntao shrugged, "We stayed at the place where he woke up for a whole day, but we didn't find anyone searching for or rescuing him."
Bi Yuntao's words made the imperial concubine fall into deep thought. At that time, there were many people with mixed eyes, and it was inevitable that there would be no one with ulterior motives. Thoughts flashed by, and a chill flashed across his eyes.
