"Don't worry, put a table of dishes and let them put a bowl of noodles. Is that soup still there?"

The emperor wanted to drink, but how could the kitchen say there was no? After giving instructions here, he rushed over. The noodles, soup, and several side dishes were ordered by the emperor.

Xie Ning asked the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao to take him to wash, and rolled up his sleeves to serve the emperor. The emperor looked at her arms that were like lotus roots that were exposed by rolling up her sleeves, and then looked at the steaming hot soup with a little bubble. I was really afraid that the soup would be splashed out. Even if it wasn't splashed out, noodles would easily splash, and the skin was so shattered that it was not enough even if it was splashed a little.

"Don't help too much, let the eunuchs attending the meal do it."

Xie Ning smiled and said, "I won't touch the hot soup, don't worry."

As expected, she only put on the cups and then took the side dishes and put them on. She was really scared of the work of serving soup and noodles. The one she had to do was not capable of doing without any leakage.

The emperor picked up the bowl and ate the noodles. Xie Ning picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of tofu and put it in his bowl. The tofu was indeed tofu, and there was no shrimp, chicken, and meat paste. It tasted very refreshing. There were also mixed grain rolls that were not much thicker than their fingers. The thin dough was covered with vegetables, melon strips, mung bean sprouts, and golden needles, which were also vegetarian.

But the soup is very fragrant, the noodles are chewy, and it doesn't feel bland when eaten.

Xie Ning was dressed casually at this moment. She wore a bead chain on her exposed neck, but her beads were only as big as rice grains. A thin string of skin seemed to flash under the light.

"No matter what matters next time, you can't miss the meal, even if you use some snacks to mat it first." The emperor said that he came to the garden to escape the summer heat, but he didn't have much spare time every day. He only had half a day to go to the lake today, but he was blocked by Princess Mingshou.

Speaking of which, what did Princess Mingshou do today?

The emperor put down the bowl, took a sip of tea and told her: "Mingshou's birthday is on the first day of next month. Please go to Changchun Garden that day to be lively."

Prince Mingshou celebrated her birthday? Xie Ning was so busy that she didn't care about these social events these days. Fang Shanggong was very thoughtful and appropriate, and would handle these etiquette transactions in advance, so Xie Ning was relieved to hand over all these things to her.

"Just for this?" I felt like a little bit of a big deal, so I just gave it a post. If I were afraid that the emperor would not appreciate this face, it would be reasonable to come and invite him in person. But no matter what, Xie Ning felt that she was a bit too much of a problem when she came to the whole garden to find someone.

Is she afraid that the emperor would lose face among the royal family and nobles?

"Then did you agree?"

The emperor asked her: "Do you want to go?"

Of course, Xie Ning didn't want to go. She looked at the emperor and didn't say anything to refuse, but it was already written on her face.

"I don't actually want to go." The emperor smiled and pulled her up, picked up the cloak that was placed on the screen and put it on for her: "Go out and go with me."

Xie Ning quickly lowered his head to look for shoes. Now these pairs of silk shoes are worn in the house, but they can't step on the gravel road outside.

Qinghe came over to serve her to change her shoes. The emperor waved his hand and asked the followers to stop. He reached out to take the lantern, took Xie Ning's hand naturally, and left leisurely.

I said I would not let the follow, but how could I really not follow? It was just that the distance between the followers was different.

Xie Ning could detect that the emperor had something to worry about.

The two walked along the gravel road, with the lights dimly lit. During the day, the dense bamboo forest seemed to be like a stretch of mountains at night, vast and quiet.

"I have never been close to Mingshou since I was a child. After she left the house, she repeatedly wanted to interfere in government affairs, arrange her confidants, and send her confidants to open a mine in private and intercept taxes. She told me two years ago that I would like to make Ying Yan the crown prince early..."

Xie Ning was extremely shocked and couldn't speak.

The emperor laughed: "Sometimes I think that this emperor should let her do it. When the empress dowager was still there, she even said that the servants beat the minister of the Ministry of Justice who dared not obey her instructions to seriously injured him, and even told him not to allow any imperial physician in the capital to treat the doctor. The man was dying for five days."

Xie Ning was so tight that he couldn't breathe.

Fang Shanggong had never told her about these things, and maybe Fang Shanggong didn't know anything about them. After all, they all happened outside the palace, and Fang Shanggong might not be able to understand everything.

Princess Mingshou's behavior is no longer domineering and arrogant, it is simply... it is crazy and outrageous.

"What about it later?" Xie Ning's voice was a little dry and trembling, but she didn't notice it herself.

Could it be that a court official was beaten to death in vain?

"Later, she casually charged someone with a crime and searched his house, and none of his wife, children and families were spared."

What Xie Ning asked later was not what the emperor said. She thought that the family would get some compensation or something else later, but she didn't think about justice. She had to avoid her sharp edge when she was humiliated in person by Princess Mingshou, let alone others. But she didn't expect that Princess Mingshou would stop her when she saw that she died, and even her family would not let go.

"With the Empress Dowager's protection, no one in the court dared to stand up for her. Mingshou's move was originally intended to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. Since then, her arrogance has become more and more arrogant."

Xie Ning felt cold sweat in his palms held by the emperor.

The emperor was very calm: "My foundation was not stable at that time, so I could only watch it. Many people went to Mingshou's path, and she also sold official positions unscrupulously, and even marked the price clearly. She could sell all the high-ranking officials from the lowest rank to second and third ranks, and could also place real jobs for others..."

"It was not until the Empress Dowager passed away that she gradually calmed down in the past few years."

"You know why this is?"

Xie Ning shook his head.

The emperor held her in his arms, and Xie Ning heard the emperor whisper in her ear: "Because she felt that the throne should be hers, and I was just stealing the throne. Not only her, but even the Queen Mother thought so."

Xie Ning's voice trembled: "Emperor..."

"Actually, to put it bluntly, the reason is very simple, because I am not the Empress Dowager's biological son."

Xie Ning's feet were unstable and his left foot slipped. Fortunately, the emperor hugged her and did not fall. She calmed down and asked softly: "How did the emperor know about this?"

"I heard from the Empress Dowager and Mingshou in person. I was just five years old that year. I heard what they said and remembered, but I didn't understand the meaning of the words. But later I gradually understood. The Empress Dowager could not give birth to a son, so she secretly brought a fake charge from the palace. Princess Mingshou also knew about this. If she was a man, the Empress Dowager naturally would not have to find another way out. Princess Mingshou had disliked me since she was a child, and always felt that I was so cheap. If the throne did not have the power of the Empress Dowager's family, and without her tolerance, I could not even touch the side."

The shocking secret Emperor said so casually, but Xie Ning couldn't be as calm as he did. She felt that she couldn't stand steadily and felt dizzy when she felt dizzy when she stood.

How could this be the case? The emperor is not the queen mother's biological son, and he and Princess Mingshou are not brothers and sisters at all...

No wonder the relationship between the siblings is so weird and bad. Princess Mingshou not only did not respect her younger brother as the emperor, but also did not even have any siblings. Since even the emperor did not take it seriously, it would be even more impossible for Xie Ning and other concubines in the harem as the emperor's vassals, it would be even more impossible for her to get her kindness.

"Don't be afraid," the emperor stood by the bridge railing with her in her arms: "Actually, this matter is nothing, and there are not a few people who know it. Mingshou acts unscrupulously and is not strict with his words. Even those who don't know the inside story can guess a little. But this kind of thing is tacit and no one can speak."

After Xie Ning's shock, he did not feel as scared as the emperor thought.

No, she was not afraid, not afraid of knowing such a secret, being suspicious or even dealt with by the emperor. After the shocking force passed, she felt particularly distressed.

Emperor, how did he get through it? How difficult and difficult was it for the years before? His dearest mother and sister were actually not his real relatives at all, but they were just using it to deceive him. The Empress Dowager indulged Princess Mingshou to take over power and acted recklessly, and the mother and daughter were simply trampling on the emperor's decency.

The deceased queen is the niece of the queen mother. It is said that she obeyed the queen mother when she was alive. Concubine Shunyi and others directly and indirectly, they were all women pointed to by the queen mother by the queen mother.

Who among these people can be caring to him? Who can the emperor say a few words to the heart of his heart?

The emperor noticed that Xie Ning was breathing rapidly and was very unstable, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

"I..." Xie Ning tried hard to clear his throat and tried to say it in full: "I feel regretful and failed to come to the emperor early."

Although she has no ability and cannot help the emperor, at least she can do her best to give the emperor some comfort.

Let him be less alone.

"Silly words." The emperor raised his hand and gently wiped her cheeks with his fingertips. He felt the wetness of his hand without surprise.

She cried.

These tears were shed for him.

Xie Ning's face was swelling and hot, and his tears were also hot, but the emperor's fingers were slightly cool.

Xie Ning came to his senses and wanted to touch the veil but realized that he had not brought it out. So he wiped his face with his sleeves and whispered: "I have lost my etiquette."

She is not a crying person, but she has been crying twice in the past few days after she came to the garden.

Could it be that the Feng Shui and Earth atmosphere of Jinfeng Garden is not suitable for her?

"This is not a loss of etiquette, I am very happy." The emperor hugged her and stood by the bridge, and the moonlight shone through the gap between the bamboo leaves on them: "I am very happy that you are by my side."

Xie Ning's voice was a little dull and his nasal sound was very heavy.

"As long as the emperor doesn't dislike me, I'll always be there."

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