There was a spacious carriage parked at the door.
Tai Shuqi went up first and then stretched out his hand towards Xie Wanyu.
Xie Wanyu held up her skirt and knew that this outfit was too complicated and it would be difficult to get into the car by herself, so she held his hand and walked into the car.
The carriage was covered with thick animal skins, and there was a low table in the middle. There was even an incense burner burning on the low table, which was quite atmospheric.
After Xie Wanyu sat down, Tai Shuqi slowly spoke, "My biological mother, the Concubine, is currently practicing in the Fengshui Mountain Buddhist Hall on the outskirts of Beijing. You pretend to be my sweetheart. As long as you make my mother and concubine happy, you will not You owe me nothing."
His eyes were only fixed on the incense burner, and he did not pause for a moment on Xie Wanyu.
Although Xie Wanyu felt that this was a bit inappropriate, she agreed when she thought that no one knew about it anyway, and Tai Shuqi couldn't talk about it everywhere like a big mouth.
After all, Tai Shuzhen had a special status. It was because of him that Sun Mofan died unexpectedly. His mother-in-law was probably too eager for his marriage, so he still had no choice but to make this move.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of Sun Mofan's matter?" After gradually getting to know Taishu Ai, Xie Wanyu knew that he was not the kind of person to let things go, but she wanted to know what happened to such a quiet and beautiful woman. What is the result?
Tai Shuyi lowered his eyelids, "The Queen Mother found out the murderer. A few months ago, Miss Sun had a dispute with a palace maid. The palace lady had a grudge, so she knocked Miss Sun unconscious and threw her into the water. The Queen Mother had ordered someone to kill her. The murderer was beaten to death with sticks."
He spoke very calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, and was very indifferent.
Xie Wanyu looked at him deeply, "Does the prince believe it?"
Tai Shuqi then looked at her, and then said calmly, "This is not your concern." Now it is not a question of whether others believe it, but even if they don't believe it, who dares to question the current Queen Mother.
The carriage slowly drove into the mountains and began to bump.
Fortunately, the carriage was padded with thick animal skins, so Xie Wanyu was spared the pain.
After about a quarter of an hour, the carriage slowly stopped.
Tai Shuqi got off the carriage first, and then calmly extended his hand.
Xie Wanyu didn't use him this time, but jumped out of the carriage with her skirt in hand, which made the coachman exclaim in surprise.
"When you heard the sound of the carriage, you knew it was Qi'er coming." The vermilion door gradually opened, and a woman with a round face and big eyes walked out of it. She looked to be in her thirties and was very beautiful, but her hair was all Hidden in a nun's hat, it feels a little more solemn.
She held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand and looked at Tai Shuqi kindly.
Tai Shuqi stepped forward with a smile, "Why did mother come out in person? It's windy outside."
"It doesn't matter."
Xie Wanyu was surprised. It turned out that this was the imperial concubine. She was so young and her appearance was not inferior to that of the current empress dowager.
She couldn't help but look at Tai Shuqi, how could he be an ordinary person who could give birth to such a stunning son.
The imperial concubine looked at Xie Wanyu and couldn't help but smile, "It's windy outside, come with me into the house." She waved.
Xie Wanyu immediately walked over and said, "Xie Wanyu, please give my regards to the noble concubine." She bent her knees slightly, and then her expression changed instantly. How could she tell her real name?
But it has been blurted out and cannot be corrected.
The noble concubine has been practicing here since the death of the late emperor, so she doesn't know much about things in Kyoto, so she doesn't have much reaction to Xie Wanyu's name, "Miss Xie, follow me in quickly."
The group of people entered the house and felt an instant warmth.
Tai Shuyi gently untied Xie Wanyu's fox fur, "Are you tired?"
"It's okay." Xie Wanyu was a little uncomfortable with his gentleness and could only answer with lowered eyes.
"Sit down." The imperial concubine said, "I heard from Qi'er early in the morning that I would bring you here, so I made tea early. Please give it a try, miss, and see if it suits your taste."
Xie Wanyu looked at the tea cup at her hand, picked it up and took a sip, "It tastes mellow and has a pine scent. Could it be that the tea was made by the noble concubine using snow water on the pine and cypress trees?"
"Miss Xie is really amazing. I have always heard Qi'er mention you before. When I see you today, you are really an instant person." The imperial concubine said with a smile.
Xie Wanyu smiled and said, "The noble concubine is overly praised."
Taishu Ai sat next to Xie Wanyu, put his hand on her arm, and smiled at her. Those affectionate eyes made Xie Wanyu feel in a trance, as if she was really the sweetheart he had been thinking about for a long time.
"By the way." Xie Wanyu seemed to have remembered something, so she took out her arm as an excuse, and then took out a sandalwood box from her arms, "This is my first time meeting the noble concubine, and I don't know what to give her. A small object. Let’s express our feelings.”
The imperial concubine was very surprised, and even Tai Shuqi showed a surprised expression.
Although Xie Wanyu was asked to pretend to be his sweetheart, he couldn't let her prepare gifts by herself, so he had already prepared some. Unexpectedly, she actually prepared them in secret.
After all, she is the daughter of the Xie family, and she is never bad at things.
The imperial concubine was very surprised. After taking it and opening it, she found that it was a string of white jade beads, which looked very delicate.
"The origin of this string of Buddhist beads is a coincidence. My father was similar in age to the late emperor, so he often made bets. This string of Buddhist beads was my father's bet. It is said that the late emperor particularly liked this string of Buddhist beads and chanted about it for a long time." Xie Wanyu said.
The Xie family has many royal things. This string of prayer beads is the least valuable, but it must be the concubine’s favorite.
Sure enough, after the imperial concubine got the Buddhist beads, she couldn't put them down. She put them on her fingertips and rubbed them. She didn't know when her eyes filled with tears.
Tai Shuyi said nothing, knowing that she was thinking of the late emperor at this time.
After a while, she came back to her senses and gently wiped away her tears, "This thing makes me more happy than rare treasures. Thank you, Miss, for your thoughtfulness."
"As long as your concubine likes it." Xie Wanyu said with a smile.
The imperial concubine carefully put the beads into the box, "I also have something to give you." She said, opened the cabinet next to her, and then took out a large box.
Putting it directly in front of Xie Wanyu, "This is the headdress I wore when I married the late emperor, and there are some dowry items from my natal family. Now I can't wear these things."
Looking at such a large box, Xie Wanyu knew that there must be a lot of jewelry inside, and the head and face of the imperial concubine were probably also rare treasures. After all, the emperor's favorite was Tai Shuqi's mother.
She couldn't help but look at Tai Shuqi.
Tai Shuyi said with a smile, "Since my mother and concubine insisted on giving it to you, just accept it. We can always use it when we get married in the future."
He spoke in an intimate yet casual manner.
Even if Xie Wanyu knew it was fake, she still made a big blush.
The imperial concubine chuckled lightly, "I haven't seen Qier smile like this for a long time." She couldn't help but hold Xie Wanyu's hand, "I will leave Qier to you."
