"Yes, sir! ChenQie obeys the decree." The concubines bowed to the Empress Dowager. Everyone could see that the Empress Dowager was on the Empress's side. No matter how dissatisfied they were with Mu Xiyan, they did not dare to pluck the hair from the tiger's beard.
After dealing with the trivial etiquette, Mu Xiyan dragged her tired body back to the Empress's bedroom, Phoenix Palace, which she had just moved in today. Before she could sit down, she was pushed by Xiaoling to take a bath. He heard from Xiaoling that today was the Empress Ceremony and that the Emperor would definitely come to Feng Xi Palace tonight.
Tsk! What does it have to do with me? Mu Xiyan thought so. However, soaking comfortably in the hot water still relieved a lot of his fatigue.
"Niangniang, the emperor is here." Mu Xiyan had just finished bathing when she heard Xiaoling's report.
"Got it. You can go down first!" Mu Xiyan took a sip of tea and stroked her almost dry hair. She then stood up and went out to welcome him.
"ChenQie pays her respects to the Emperor." Mu Xiyan had learned her lesson this time. In order not to attract Situ Chengyan's attention, she instructed Xiaoling to make a pair of silk pajamas with mid-sleeved trousers according to her drawing.
"Get up." When Situ Chengyan entered Feng Xi Palace and saw Mu Xiyan's attire, he asked curiously,""What kind of dress is the Empress wearing?"
"Nothing much. ChenQie wanted to ask, can you find out about Lord Hong's case?”Mu Xiyan changed the topic. She wanted to know how Situ Chengyan dealt with them.
"I couldn't take the punishment, so I confessed everything. I've already executed Hong Liang's entire family. As for the people of Muchi Country, they've all been sent to the borders to work hard for Nan Yu.”Situ Chenyan replied.
Mu Xiyan pondered for a moment and said,""Your Majesty is wise." Indeed, if they questioned Mu Chi Kingdom, Hong Liang was already dead, and only Mu Xiyan knew English. They brought a woman to negotiate, and it was the woman who exposed them! It was not a wise choice. Instead, she might lose her life in Muchi Country because of this. She would not risk her life for Situ Chengyan's country.
"Beloved Consort, are you still blaming Zhen?" Situ Chengyan could clearly feel that Mu Xiyan was distancing herself from him. He walked up to her and asked in a low voice. She didn't know why she hit Xia Lan.
"ChenQie does not dare. Noble Zhuang is pregnant and the emperor should accompany her more. ChenQie is not feeling well and does not want to mistreat the emperor.”Mu Xiyan did not look at Situ Chengyan at all. It would be strange if she did not care!
"Yan 'er is still blaming Zhen? That day, I was in a moment of anger, plus Lan 'er was pregnant, so I hit Yan' er by mistake. It was my fault. Zhen is also extremely regretful!" Situ Chenyan hurriedly explained.
Tsk! Extremely regretful? What a joke! She felt that Situ Chengyan had used all his strength in that slap. How could this be called a mistake? What kind of joke was this? Ever since she was beaten up, other than Ye Mingjin who rushed over to apply the ointment for her, did Situ Chengyan ever give her ointment or ask anyone to ask about it?
"ChenQie respectfully sends off the Emperor." Mu Xiyan was unmoved by Situ Chengyan's words. If she could, she would have kicked him a long time ago!
Situ Chengyan saw that it was hopeless and that he was in the wrong again. Mu Xiyan had also helped him to eliminate the hidden danger of the previous dynasty. There was really no reason to be angry with her. He could only endure it and leave Fengxi Palace to go to Xia Lan's Clear Water Pavilion.
"Emperor, tonight is the night of your and the empress's joyous union, why have you come to this concubine's palace? If the Empress knew, she would hate ChenQie.”Although Xia Lan said so, she still followed Situ Chengyan into the palace.
"Zhen is thinking about my beloved consort and prince, so naturally I have to come to my beloved consort's palace!”Situ Chengyan smiled and touched Xia Lan's flat belly. He enjoyed Xia Lan's pandering, unlike Mu Xiyan, who was cold to him.
"Emperor, ChenQie and HuangEr were just thinking about the emperor when the emperor came.”Xia Lan said sweetly.
"It's late at night. Zhen and my beloved consort should sleep together!”Situ Chengyan smiled and walked towards the bed with Xia Lan in his arms.
The next morning, Mu Xiyan sat on the main seat of the Phoenix West Palace with two big panda eyes, accepting the kneeling of the concubines.
"Get up." Mu Xiyan waved her hand and took a sip of tea.
"ChenQie saw that Niangniang seemed to be in poor spirits. Did she not sleep well last night?”Noble Su asked with concern.
"ChenQie heard that on the night of the emperor and the empress's union, the emperor went to Noble Zhuang's place. Relying on the emperor's favor, he didn't even come to the empress's morning worship. She actually dared to be so disrespectful to the Empress. The Empress must punish her properly.”Zuo Yan said.
"Yes, yes! Empress, please make the decision!" Shangguan Zining agreed.
Mu Xiyan glanced at Xia Lan. Xia Lan was indeed not here, but she was also very curious. Why was Shangguan Zining standing with Zuo Yan?
It turned out that on one hand, he was making fun of her, and on the other hand, he was using her to suppress Noble Zhuang.
The corner of Mu Xiyan's mouth curled up and she said calmly,""It was bengong who asked the emperor to go to the Clear Water Pavilion. Noble Zhuang is pregnant and it's already tough. The child in her womb is the first prince of our Nan Yu Nation. The emperor especially values her and it's only natural that he favors Noble Zhuang.”
Mu Xiyan also knew how to be a good person.
"Empress! Noble Zhuang, a mere palace maid, actually dared to bully the Empress. Even if he gave birth to a prince, he would still have a lowly body. He hadn't even given birth yet. If he gave birth to a prince, his status would be comparable to the Empress!”Shangguan Zining said unwillingly. She was the number one beauty in Nan Yu Nation. Although the Emperor doted on her, she was still not as good as Noble Zhuang who was pregnant. This made her unable to swallow her anger.
"Rou Pin, in terms of love, you and Noble Zhuang can be said to share the rain and dew equally. The Emperor dotes on you far more than the other sisters. Rou Pin is the daughter of the Prime Minister, so she should understand the virtues of a concubine.”Mu Xiyan said with a headache. What was going on? As a concubine, people would find trouble for no reason. As an empress, people would find trouble for her. He thought that the empress was very free and could just send her subordinates to do whatever she wanted. He did not expect that so many jealous things would come to him.
Mu Xiyan inexplicably thought of Ye Mingjin. With his aloof personality, he shouldn't be so fickle, right? He really regretted his actions. It would have been better if he had stayed in White Jade Palace.
Rou Pin glared at Mu Xiyan and didn't say anything.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave." Mu Xiyan really wanted to get away from this place. It was true that a place with many women was full of trouble.
"Chenqie and the others will take their leave." Everyone bowed and then left the Phoenix Palace. Mu Xiyan changed her clothes and went out to play. Now that she was the Empress, she was no longer afraid of being deliberately lectured by the concubines or concubines. She could go and play with ease.
"Big Brother Flowing Maple? Big Brother Liu Feng?" Mu Xiyan shouted twice, but strangely, Flowing Maple did not appear. Strange? Was he on vacation?
Don't worry, don't affect my mood for a walk.
"Xiao Ling, accompany bengong out for a walk.”Mu Xiyan called Xiaoling over. Although she had become the Empress and the Emperor had given her many palace maids and eunuchs, she was still used to looking for Xiaoling for everything.
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