When Chu Ze heard the Regent's words, his expression changed slightly. Minister Chu had already confessed, "Etiquette cannot be abolished. It was this official who missed his daughter and almost broke the rules. It is this official's duty to share the Emperor's worries. I dare not ask for more. The Emperor is injured. This official and my son will not disturb the Emperor's rest. This official will leave. "
Chu Ze was unwilling, but he could only leave with his father. After Xiao Yuan Zhao allowed it, the Chu father and son left the palace.
When they were far away from the palace, Chu Ze lowered his voice and said unhappily, "He didn't come earlier or later. He came when we were about to see my sister. It's really …"
"Shut up." Minister Chu's face darkened and he sighed, "Father is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. If there is any delay today, the Regent will punish father for not abiding by etiquette. Now the situation is unclear. We can't make the slightest mistake. If something happens to us, your sister will have no one to rely on in the palace. How will she survive? "
Chu Ze held his anger for a while before saying, "I can't bear to spoil the plan. Father, I was impatient."
Minister Chu didn't say anything, but in his heart, he cursed the Regent 800 times. The Regent had been waiting to catch him. He wanted to protect himself, but he couldn't lose his official position. Otherwise, how could he protect his family? Today, he could only admit that he was unlucky and missed the opportunity to see his daughter. He only hoped that the Emperor would remember one or two favors and let his daughter have a better life in the palace.
Chu Xiang didn't know that there was a chance for the family to reunite. She talked with Chu furen for a long time before letting people take a lot of things to send Chu furen back.
Qing Zhu sent people out. When she came back, she happily reported to Chu Xiang, "Niangniang, this servant just heard that the Emperor ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare vegetarian food for the four imperial concubines. It's the same as the imperial temple. He also ordered that no one should disturb them to copy the scriptures. He wants to enshrine the scriptures they copied in the imperial temple!
The Emperor must know that they disturbed niangniang. This is to help niangniang vent her anger. After this accident, the Emperor treats niangniang differently! "
There was no one else in the room, so Chu Xiang casually said: "Maybe he doesn't want to see the four imperial concubines. Furthermore, His Majesty wants them to focus on copying sutras and praying for blessings, not punishing them. If you don't say this again, if other people hear it, how can I protect you?"
Qing Zhu hurriedly agreed with a solemn expression, "It was this servant who spoke without thinking. There won't be a next time."
Chu Xiang took the opportunity to tell her about her arrangement. "You've been by my side since I was a child and grew up with me. Naturally, our relationship is not ordinary. If there are no accidents, you will marry with me. After we get married, you will be by my side as a housekeeper mother. You will be with me for the rest of your life. But no one expected that I would enter the palace as a concubine … "
"Your Highness!" Qing Zhu knelt on the ground with a thud. Her eyes were already red. "Niang niang, this servant will not dare to speak nonsense again. This servant will definitely not cause trouble for niang niang. I beg niang niang not to chase this servant away."
Chu Xiang helped her up and frowned. "What are you doing? How am I blaming you? I'm not afraid that you will cause trouble for me. I'm afraid that you will cause trouble for yourself. In this palace, if you don't know how to scheme against each other and can't be cruel and merciless, how can you live peacefully? You and I have been friends for many years. How can I let you have the possibility of being in danger? "
Qing Zhu followed her strength and got up. Her heart was filled with anxiety.
Chu Xiang patted her hand to comfort her and smiled. "Your personality is too kind and straightforward. You're not suitable for the imperial palace. So I've arranged another job for you. You and Hongrui will leave the palace together and help me take care of two businesses. In the future, when you earn money, give it to my mother. She will naturally send it to me. This is a very important job. I'm giving it to you because I trust you, not because I'm sending you away. Do you understand? "
Qing Zhu naturally understood. Those who could take care of the businesses for her master must be her master's trusted aides. Otherwise, there would be many cases of corruption and deception. Her master valued them. But she didn't expect that even Hongrui would want to go with her. They were the only two trusted personal palace maids by her master's side!
She anxiously said, "Hongrui is more intelligent than this servant. How about letting her stay in the palace to take care of niangniang? This servant will go out and do things for niangniang. This servant's aptitude is slow, but for niangniang, this servant will work hard to learn. If niangniang doesn't have a single useful person by her side, what will happen in the future? "
Chu Xiang looked at her and gently smiled. "I know you're worried about me. Don't worry, I've already asked my mother to choose reliable people to send into the palace. There won't be no one to use. I don't feel at ease letting other people take care of my businesses. If I let my mother worry about these things, I'm afraid that she will be too tired. In addition, my older brother is already engaged. In the future, there will be a sister-in-law at home. It's easy to have conflicts with how much of the family's income is given to me. It's better for me to arrange it myself.
I know you haven't done these things before. Don't be afraid. Mother taught me. I'll teach you these days. After you leave the palace, follow my instructions and buy a few useful people to help you. It will go smoothly. "
Perhaps it was because Chu Xiang's smile and words had the power to comfort people. The uneasiness in Qing Zhu's heart gradually dissipated and was replaced by determination. She vowed to take care of the businesses for her master.
Chu Xiang was still injured. Qing Zhu didn't dare to talk too much with Chu Xiang. She advised her to go rest in bed. Chu Xiang wanted to cultivate, so she had her go find Hongrui. She hid behind the bed curtain and focused on cultivating. She had the Heaven and Earth Mirror stand guard in Taihe Palace. This way, as long as there was anything wrong in Taihe Palace, she would immediately know.
Just as Qing Zhu said, Hongrui was smarter than her. Therefore, Chu Xiang had something to do with Qing Zhu these days to avoid Hongrui discovering that she was different from the original owner. It just so happened that she was recuperating and didn't spend much time with them. By the time she recovered, the people around her had almost all changed.
During dinner, the Heaven and Earth Mirror reported that the Emperor had arrived. Chu Xiang opened her eyes. Through the Heaven and Earth Mirror, she saw that Xiao Yuanzhao's expression was heavy. He seemed to be in a bad mood. This was a bit strange. Logically speaking, if the Emperor had the time to care about the affairs of the inner palace, he should be in a good mood and have some free time. Why did Xiao Yuanzhao look like he was in a bad mood?
Xiao Yuanzhao knew that Chu Xiang was sleeping, so he told them that there was no need to report. He asked Qing Zhu about the results of the taiyi's diagnosis. He softly walked into the inner room, wanting to see Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang had just returned to the palace. The more he cared, the more the people in the palace would value Chu Xiang. This was something he had to do.
Chu Xiang wasn't interested in pretending to sleep, so when he entered the room, she asked: "Qing Zhu? Help ben gong get up. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yuanzhao strode forward and lifted the bed curtain, "You're awake?"
Chu Xiang pretended to just know that he was here. She quickly sat up and revealed a flattered smile, "Emperor, why are you here? Are your injuries better now? Does it still hurt? "
Xiao Yuanzhao paused. He thought that if he didn't know that she didn't care about him, he would really think that she liked him a lot. He smiled as he sat by the bed and held Chu Xiang's hand, "Zhen is fine. Once beloved concubine returned to the palace, zhen wanted to see you. But due to the busy state affairs, I only have time now. Zhen heard that you summoned a taiyi? Did Xi Fei and the others disturb you? "
Chu Xiang blinked, 【How can you ask that? Shouldn't you ask if she was uncomfortable from the bumpy journey?】
Xiao Yuanzhao looked at her on purpose. He wanted to know what she thought of the four feis.
Chu Xiang smiled naturally and said: "Meimei is concerned about chenqie, how could they disturb chenqie? Chenqie saw that they were sincerely concerned and was very touched. Thus, chenqie wanted them to pray for Emperor. With meimei's intentions, Emperor will definitely recover soon. "
【It's all thanks to Emperor adding fuel to the fire. Those four restless women are probably angered to death. Emperor is still very cute.】
Xiao Yuanzhao's expression was strange for a moment. He was a dignified son. Who would call him "cute"?
He looked at the gentle and touched expression on Chu Xiang's face and heard her attitude towards those women. He suddenly felt happy. It turned out that there were still hidden dragons and crouching tigers in his harem. He had made a mistake and never paid attention to his imperial gui fei.
Xiao Yuanzhao followed her performance and praised the four feis. Then, he had Qing Zhu help her change her clothes.
Thinking of something, he stood by the bed and didn't leave. He reached out and stroked Chu Xiang's long hair, sighing, "Zhen originally wanted to bring Minister Chu and Chu Ze to Taihe Palace to let your family have a reunion dinner and have them accompany you. Unfortunately, the Regent happened to meet them. This is against the rules, so they are not allowed to come and see you. Otherwise, you would have seen your father and brother by now. "
Chu Xiang was stunned and subconsciously thought: 【Why does the Regent always find trouble with the Chu family? She saved Emperor, so it must be disadvantageous to the Regent. It seems that I have to warn my family to be more careful and not get involved in the battle between the Regent and Emperor.】
Xiao Yuanzhao thought that mentioning her family would make Chu Xiang a little sad or miss her. Who knew that Chu Xiang actually thought of letting her family protect themselves. He narrowed his eyes slightly. They were indeed a family. Their thoughts were so similar.
But as officials, why didn't they assist the Emperor and only wanted to protect themselves? Were they afraid of trouble or did they not think highly of him?
Xiao Yuanzhao's relaxed mood sank again. He took back his hand and turned to leave, "Since my beloved concubine is fine … …"
Coincidentally, a palace servant came to report that the meal that Liang Zhong ordered had been delivered.
That was the meal that Xiao Yuanzhao wanted to eat with the four members of the Chu family. He changed the topic, "Eat with zhen."
"Thank you, Emperor." Chu Xiang had already put on her outer robe. She stood up and bowed.
Xiao Yuanzhao helped her up and happened to hear her heart: 【I'm hungry. How can the Emperor eat here?】
Xiao Yuanzhao raised an eyebrow slightly. He was being disliked again? Other people were eager to eat with him, but when it came to Chu Xiang, it became trouble.
He understood after thinking for a bit. There were many rules when eating with him. If he didn't move, others couldn't move. If he didn't speak, others couldn't speak. Words and actions had to be proper. How could it be as satisfying as eating in his own room?
He knew that he really only wanted to show that he valued Chu Xiang and stayed to eat. But even though Chu Xiang disliked him, he still insisted on staying.
It was the first time in Xiao Yuanzhao's life that he felt disliked so straightforwardly. His interest was piqued and he purposefully waited for Chu Xiang to tie up her hair before holding her hand to walk out.
"Beloved concubine, walk slowly. Be careful of pulling on your wound." Xiao Yuanzhao was excited and lowered his head to whisper in her ear, "How about zhen carry you over?"
Chu Xiang looked speechlessly at him. She shyly lowered her head and said: "I don't dare to trouble Emperor. Chenqie is much better, it doesn't hurt that much."
【You're pretty good looking and have a good figure. But there are so many women, forget it.】
Xiao Yuanzhao almost choked on his saliva. What kind of personality did this woman have? Why did she judge him in her heart? Even though she was praising him, but was it good to be good looking and have a good figure?
And what did she mean by forget it if there were so many women? Could it be that she didn't want to be close to him because he had other concubines? Did she not plan on sleeping with him in the future?
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