Xiao Chengyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the chessboard where the outcome was decided. He had played a few games with the imperial concubine in the past few days, and he had lost so badly in all the games. It made Xiao Chengyan doubt whether his chess skills, which were recognized by the teacher, were mixed with water. , after all, when he was young, his best skill was to play chess with the teacher. However, it was clear that the imperial concubine taught her how to play chess by herself. Except for the few days when he had time to teach her, he was no longer her opponent after that.
Now I accepted the teacher's suggestion. After a few times, I probably understand what it means to be better than the old. I think he was not the same as the teacher's defeat at the beginning!
Ningxi still has some interest in playing chess, otherwise she wouldn't have been coaxed into becoming his disciple by the emperor's words. Later, she slowly started to become a disciple. The so-called master's guidance to practice cultivation depends on the individual. Anyway, Ningxi Xi will never allow his strength to be lower than others.
It was easy to see that Xiao Chengyan was feeling a bit happy because he had won several games in a row. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Ning Cheng wanted to take this opportunity to mention to the emperor about retiring from old age and returning home, but before he could speak, Xiao Chengyan had already seen through him. thoughts.
Ning Cheng retreated from Qingxin Palace and sighed with regret until he reached the palace gate, "The Prime Minister is now thinking of leaving the court and returning home. Back then, the old gentleman waited for you to stand firm in the court before resigning!"
As soon as the emperor said this, Ning Cheng, who was already worried about his face and his love for him, could no longer speak easily.
Last year, the Liu family withdrew from the capital, and then the Lin family began to keep a low profile. Of course, it only seemed to be restrained on the surface. After all, the Lin family has never been a heroic group.
In the Chen family, Xiao Chengyan put down the memorial in his hand. He was already accustomed to the crimes committed by the Chen family in the relevant memorials. Compared to the anger he felt when he first learned about it, he now only found it ridiculous.
Xiao Chengyan thought of the daughter of the Chen family who had just entered the palace recently, and couldn't help but feel disgusted. The Chen family was really willing to give up. The Lin family, which had always only used their daughters as bargaining chips, were not so eager for quick success and quick gain. Instead, the Chen family knew that the queen would not be favored, and the noble concubine would not be favored. The empress did not agree with them and immediately sent another one in. Are they sure that this one will be favored?
Xiao Chengyan is tired. No one likes to be speculated on their thoughts all day long. Who among the high-ranking people in the court is not good at observing words and looks? It is not just his looks that are being looked at, but now it has become worse. Even what kind of woman he likes. It's really a bit too much to have a foot in the game.
They should have a say in the court affairs when they get involved in political matters. This is what they should do as ministers. They should put forward constructive opinions and seek for the common people. But in the harem, it is considered his family matter, and no one must like it. Outsiders are pointing fingers at your own home.
The previous draft had already made him very depressed. Filling the harem was used to balance the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, but it was just a superficial maintenance. The faces some people showed towards power were so ferocious that it made people feel terrible!
That night, Xiao Chengyan went to Yuxiu Palace.
The emperor had not been to the harem for more than half a month, and now he went to Yuxiu Palace. As soon as the news came out, some people became jealous again.
Even Ningxi was enjoying eating melon seeds when he accidentally bit the meat on his cheek and burst into tears on the spot.
When Poria saw her master dropping the golden beans, she heard a buzz in her head for some unknown reason, "Mother, please don't cry. The Emperor has always cared about you!"
Forsythia's half-open mouth hurriedly closed, but after closing it, she couldn't help but murmur, although the master's thoughts are very different from the past after having a little master, but according to the master's temperament, he should not like the emperor to this extent!
The two of them had different thoughts. Ningxi scattered all the melon seeds in his hands on the desk and said: "What expressions do you two have? I just bitten a bit and it was too hard. Go and pour me a glass of water to rinse my mouth!" "
This bite was so severe that Ning Xi could taste the blood in his mouth. It really hurt!
Poria hurriedly ran to pour a cup of herbal tea and served her master to rinse his mouth.
Forsythia breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that she accidentally bit her cheek. She just said that the master has always been broad-minded.
Ever since she met her master, Forsythia has never admired anyone else. She had chosen her future husband at a young age, but the old lady of the Chen family deceived the general and they came to the capital. Now they have been in the capital for more than two years. The emperor has left his master alone from the beginning. Unfortunately, the master is still here. Watching from a distance, reluctant to add more sincerity to his thoughts.
Forsythia sighed softly, Master, when will you be able to let go of your guard, let alone pretending to be the Emperor? If you give half of your heart to the Emperor, then the Emperor may be much happier.
It's a pity that our little master is about to be born now. The little master's mother still treats the little master's father as dispensable as before, tsk~
Ning Xi had no intention of observing the thoughts of the people around her at the moment, so she said, "Your master, I am not so small-minded. Besides, the emperor of such a huge harem cannot go where he wants to go. How could your master try to stop him?" ?”
What I'm afraid of is your indifferent appearance. Forsythia and Poria looked at each other and shook their heads invisibly.
Fu Ling stepped forward to help her master up, but she still couldn't stop thinking in her heart, Master, if I encounter this problem in the future, you have to pretend to be good. Fortunately, the emperor is not here, otherwise your indifferent appearance will be caught by the emperor. It must have been sad to see it.
In fact, Ning Xi felt a little uncomfortable when she heard it, otherwise she wouldn't have reacted so much. It was just an emotion that came up in an instant, and she didn't even know why it came from, so she quickly He adjusted his mood.
"Forsythia, please tell me about the situation outside the palace~"
The day Ning Honghui came back from outside the city, the emperor came to Yongfu Palace to sit there. Days passed by and many days passed by. Ningxi wanted to know what was going on outside the palace and kept telling Forsythia to pay more attention.
Forsythia knew that it concerned her master and mistress, so she was very concerned about it.
Things have been progressing steadily without any deviation. Ningxi would naturally foresee that someone would take advantage of her, but she was relieved. Maybe she would have been worried about the child's gender before, but now she has diagnosed through her pulse that the child in her belly is definitely a daughter.
Ningxi immediately put her heart back in her stomach after hearing the news outside the palace. All in all, her main task now was to take good care of her baby and wait patiently for the birth of her baby princess.
Compared with Ningxi's relaxed life, the Ning family behaved as if they were facing a formidable enemy, not least because of the frequency of giving birth to sons in recent generations of the Ning family. They always felt that the concubine's birth was There is no doubt that he is a son!
