He was such a domineering and cold man, yet he was shamelessly saying "I miss my wife" for Qin Yining. The Empress couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this. In her heart, she envied Qin Yining.
Not to mention whether Qin Yining's virtue as a woman was lacking, in Pang Xiao's eyes, Qin Yining was always the wife who had gone through trials and hardships with him. Not to mention, she was so beautiful and had given birth to twins for Pang Xiao. Later, she lost her children and even her family because of Pang Xiao.
Pang Xiao was a hot-blooded man who valued relationships. For a woman who was so beautiful and had done so much for him, not to mention the feelings between a man and a woman, just the kindness was enough to bind him for a lifetime. Not to mention, if a man felt guilty towards a woman, he would treat her even better.
But the Empress also understood that all these feelings had to be built on a man who was affectionate and had a sense of justice. If he was a fickle person, not to mention the distant, just the Son of Heaven, there was nothing she could do about it.
The Empress's thoughts turned quickly and she suppressed the sourness in her heart. She smiled and said: "It's only been a few days and you miss your wife so much? When we were on the battlefield, I didn't see you only thinking about your wife. "Her tone was relaxed and intimate, like an elder sister-in-law talking to her younger uncle.
In the Empress's heart, what left the deepest impression was when Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu called her sister-in-law.
Pang Xiao smiled and said: "Who said this subject didn't miss her? Even if this subject did, there was nothing this subject could do. Now that the Empress is here, there is room for discussion. This subject is thick-skinned to come. Empress, please understand this subject. At such a young age, this subject has been separated from my Sister Yi more often than not. Can you lend her to this subject for a few days? If you miss her, she can accompany you during the day and go home at night. "
If the Empress didn't agree, it would be like bullying a young couple.
Moreover, Pang Xiao was smiling so brightly with his handsome face, as if he was acting shamelessly with his closest sister-in-law. This kind of request was really hard for the Empress to refuse.
Seeing Qin Yining standing on the side gently and Pang Xiao looking at Qin Yining affectionately from time to time, the Empress felt more and more envious. Thinking of her quiet palace and Li Qitian ignoring her, the Empress felt sour and jealous of Qin Yining.
But soon, a thought flashed through the Empress' mind.
She was just an outsider, and if Zhong Yibo saw how much Pang Xiao loved Qin Yining, and if Qin Yining saw how much Bian Ruohan loved Zhong Yibo, they would feel even more jealous. At that time, they might stop thinking about each other. This way, she would have completed her mission. No matter what the result was, as the Empress, she wouldn't turn a deaf ear to Zhuang Pin and Bian Ruohan's request.
Thinking of this, the Empress felt much better. She smiled and said: "Alright, you two are young married. How can ben gong always be 'Wang Mu'? In a moment, ben gong will have them prepare a vegetarian feast. After everyone eats, you can take wife back. "
Pang Xiao knew that the Empress would agree, but he still bowed with joy: "Many thanks, niangniang!"
His silly appearance made the Empress laugh. She turned and called Sun mama to her side and whispered a few words.
"Yes, nubi will do it now." Sun mama bowed and quickly retreated.
Everyone thought that the Empress was ordering Sun mama to prepare a vegetarian feast.
When the Empress ordered them to sit, Qin Yining finally noticed that Zhuang Pin had silently followed them in. Zhuang Pin had been standing in a corner and followed without being summoned by the Empress. It wasn't good for her to go directly to the Empress' side. But based on her status as an imperial concubine, she couldn't sit at the end of the table.
Seeing Zhuang Pin take the initiative, the Empress naturally guessed her thoughts and was very displeased.
Because Concubine Zhuang had brought Bian Ruo Han to complain, it had already put the Empress in the middle of other people's family matters. She had been troubled for so long. Just now, she had finally thought of a solution and she still had the nerve to chase after her?
If there weren't any outsiders present, the Empress would have scolded Zhuang Pin. But in front of Pang Xiao and Qin Yining, she couldn't not give Zhuang Pin face. She glanced warningly at her and said in a warm voice: "Zhuang Pin, sit next to ben gong."
Zhuang Pin felt a chill down her spine from the Empress' glare. She regretted following them in. But the Empress didn't embarrass her on the spot, so she was slightly relieved. In addition, she also wanted to see how the Empress was going to deal with Qin Yining's matter, so she meekly saluted and thanked her. Then she sat down next to the Empress.
The Empress didn't pay any more attention to Zhuang Pin. She only chatted with Qin Yining and Pang Xiao about family matters.
The Empress and Pang Xiao had known each other for a long time. In their early years, they were like a family. At this time, Li Qitian wasn't present. The two didn't have to consider so many political disputes when they talked. They reminisced about the past and chatted animatedly.
Seeing such familiarity, Zhuang Pin unconsciously pressed her lips together.
The Empress and Pang Xiao had such a good relationship. Would she punish Pang Xiao's wife? If she couldn't punish the Qin Clan on the spot, where would the Bian Family put their face?
Zhuang Pin unconsciously looked towards Qin Yining.
Qin Yining was very sensitive. The awareness he had developed from surviving in the mountains was still there. He was very sensitive to the gazes of people and animals. He immediately detected Zhuang Pin's gaze and looked back with a smile.
Because Zhuang Pin was thinking about something, she unconsciously looked away when she met Qin Yining's gaze. When she looked away, she realized that she hadn't done anything wrong. Qin Yining should be the one with a guilty conscience. What did she have to hide?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Pin confidently glared back. Who knew that she would see Pang Xiao casually shove a handful of peeled peanuts to Qin Yining. He then grabbed the peanuts on the table and chatted with the Empress as he peeled them. His attitude was natural, as if it was a matter of course for him to serve his wife fruits.
Zhuang Pin had never received such preferential treatment. For a moment, she was envious and jealous. Pang Xiao felt even more sorry. He treated the Qin Clan like this, but the Qin Clan had already cheated on him!
"Niangniang, Zhong Yibo and Madame Zhong Yibo have arrived." A palace servant suddenly came to reply with a smile.
The Empress unconsciously glanced at Qin Yining out of the corner of her eye, "Let them come in."
The Empress's gaze wasn't very friendly. There was a bit of suspicion and inquiry. Qin Yining immediately detected it.
What was going on today? Both Zhuang Pin and the Empress were looking at him with this kind of gaze!
Qin Yining's heart immediately became angry. But because of his status, he couldn't do anything.
Pang Xiao's relaxed expression as he chatted with the Empress turned serious. His incomparably handsome face was tense and showed extreme displeasure. He casually threw the peanuts back into the plate. The peanuts, along with the skin, made a crisp sound as they landed on the disk. It was like knocking on one's heart.
The Empress looked at Pang Xiao and pursed her lips.
Just now, they had been chatting so happily, but now it had dropped to a freezing point. This kind of drop really made people feel suffocated.
The Empress glanced at the culprit, Zhuang Pin, and her heart felt even more suffocated.
Lu Heng and Bian Ruohan walked forward one after the other and bowed together.
"This subject (subject's wife) greets the Empress."
"No need for formalities. Have a seat." The Empress came back to her senses.
A palace servant brought over chairs. Lu Heng and Bian Ruohan sat on the other side according to their status, facing Pang Xiao and Qin Yining.
Bian Ruohan was wearing a light pink robe embroidered with grape branches and a red pomegranate string of palace flowers in her hair. She was dressed beautifully.
She knew that she would see Qin Yining at the residence. In order to avoid losing the battle, she specially dressed like this. Qin Yining was wearing plain clothes, so she specially dressed in the opposite way. She didn't want to lose to Qin Yining in front of anyone.
Especially when the Empress already knew that Qin Yining's female virtues were not good.
On the way here, she had been wondering if the Empress had specially called the husband and wife here to punish Qin Yining.
If that was the case, then she couldn't lose to her in terms of appearance!
After Lu Heng and Bian Ruohan arrived, the relaxed atmosphere of the Empress chatting with Pang Xiao and Qin Yining completely disappeared. The Empress and Lu Heng mostly talked about the local rain and the problem of the people's food.
With these topics, it was inevitable that the atmosphere would become heavy.
The Empress was very worried. These days, natural and man-made disasters occurred frequently. Ji Zeyu had fought off the Tatan with great difficulty. The world had just stabilized not long ago, and now there was another disaster. The Empress had suffered before, so she didn't want the people to continue to suffer. She was very worried about the people and prayed for the people.
So when she talked about this, her mood became more and more depressed.
Because the atmosphere was tense, Bian Ruohan wanted to secretly ask Concubine Zhuang how things were going, but seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he didn't dare to go forward.
Fortunately, Sun mama came in with a smile at this time, "Niangniang, the vegetarian feast has been prepared. You're ordering people to bring the meal? "
"En." The Empress smiled and nodded.
Qin Yining was thinking about where to eat when he saw Sun mama lead the palace servants in and move several tables in.
One table was placed in front of the Empress, one in front of Concubine Zhuang, and the other two on the left and right. Qin Yining and Pang Xiao were on one table, and Lu Heng and Bian Ruohan were on the other table.
Soon after, palace servants and maids carried black boxes of food, and soon, the table was filled with delicious vegetarian dishes.
The Empress smiled and said: "It's a rainy day. My bones are very sore, and I'm too lazy to move. We're not outsiders, so let's eat here together."
Lu Heng and Pang Xiao both smiled and said: "This subject is fortunate."
Sitting like this, men and women were not allowed to sit separately. Qin Yining was happy not to have any contact with Bian Ruohan alone. Just as she picked up her chopsticks, Pang Xiao had already put many dishes on the plate in front of her.
"You've lost a lot of weight these days. Eat more."
Qin Yining's heart warmed. He smiled and said: "You should eat more too."
Pang Xiao smiled and nodded.
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