The day when I returned to Beijing was a sunny day. The sun shone on the curtain and threw it into the car. The two gauze curtains could not stop the heat. The second prince still had to take her with me. The wet nurse wanted to take him away and he was furious. His face turned red and he was sweating all over the head. Xie Ning looked at it and felt distressed, so he sent the wet nurse back by herself and left her son in his car.

Fortunately, her car is spacious, with ice on a few shorts, and the car is not too hot.

Xie Ning took a piece of cake to tease him. The second prince should be about to grow teeth and saliva more than before. The cake was soft, and he had no teeth and grinded a piece. He didn't eat much, but his face, hands and body were sticky. Xie Ning served the little ancestor for a while, wiped his hands and face clean, and then found a dress of dry clothes to change it to him. The second prince struggled for a while, then fell asleep in Xie Ning's arms.

Xie Ning twisted his little nose: "Little grinding."

The second prince was sleeping soundly, and he didn't know how his mother praised him at all.

Xie Ning waited for him to fall asleep, put him beside him and blocked him with a bamboo pillow. Qinghe put away the clothes that the second prince changed, washed it after going back, and said softly: "The Second Prince is so generous. He eats and sleeps everywhere. I heard that some children are making trouble when they change places and don't eat, which makes people worry."

"He has enough food and drinks and someone has to accompany him to play. He is not easy to serve him if he lacks it."

Qinghe poured half a cup of tea to Xie Ning: "Often you have the eldest prince accompanying you, your master will worry. Even if your princess looks at him, he likes to fight for the first time. If your master hugs your princess, the princess will not be very happy."

"Is that true?" Xie Ning didn't care much at all. Now, when Qinghe said it, it seems that it is true."

The horse's hooves outside were clamoring. Qinghe stood up and pulled the curtain apart, looked out, turned around and smiled, "Master, it's the man in front of the emperor. Eighty-most of the emperor summoned you..."

Before she could finish her words, the two riders had already rushed past their cars.

Qinghe was stunned and immediately regretted her words. Xie Ning didn't take it seriously: "It's probably the one who sent the message. Put down the curtain and look at the ashes."

Qinghe put down the curtain awkwardly, and she still remembered it in her heart.

The emperor is not the emperor who is calling someone to accompany him, right?

Fortunately, after a while, she didn't hear anything else, so she felt at ease for the time being.

Xie Ning wore a silk-embroidered peony gauze dress with a pink underwear. If the emperor summoned her to accompany her, this outfit would be suitable, but the second prince just now had several watermarks on it. Although the emperor didn't mind, it would be a bit inappropriate for others to see it.

Besides, the emperor is not free on the way, and he has a lot of serious work, so he may not have enough time to meet the people in the harem.

But when I stopped eating at noon, Qinghe heard something.

The emperor did summon someone to accompany him.

Not her master, nor is she a concubine Gao Jie, Chen Jie Li Zhaorong and others who follow him, but she has always been inconspicuous Shi Shunyi.

Shi Shunyi was not good-looking and had never been favored. Everyone in the harem regarded her as a slutty Bodhisattva, but she was just a decoration. I never expected that the emperor could not remember her on the road, but she could still think of her?

No, no. Qinghe thought, the emperor must have something to ask Shi Shunyi about Princess Mingshou or Virtuous Concubine? After all, there are not many people in the palace who have been there since then, and Gao Jieyu barely counts one, but his qualifications are still inferior to Shi Shunyi. Shi Shunyi entered the palace with the previous queen back then. In addition, Shi Shunyi was born in the empress's family, and this time, Princess Mingshou's rebellion, the emperor may have something to ask her.

As for others, they are similar to Qinghe's thoughts. The emperor doesn't have that kind of taste. Shi Shunyi is old and inconspicuous. No one can think of her.

Princess Mingwei came here during the meal and gave Xie Ning two dishes from her home. The ham was dried and cut into diced pieces. Both were simmered on the fire for a long time. The soup was collected. It tasted fresh and fragrant, very chewy, and a little spicy from the salty and fresh. The other was pickled vegetarian fresh, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc., which made it very refreshing to eat.

Princess Mingwei smiled and said, "This is the secret recipe of the prince-consort and their family. After making it, it was sealed with wax and it could be taken with you for a long time. The prince-consort brought a lot of it when he went to Beijing to take the exam. I asked him if he was not only preparing to eat on the road, but also saving money on vegetables after he arrived in the capital. What do you think he said?"

Xie Ning followed her words and asked, "What should I say?"

"Before walking halfway, I let the people on the same road snatch it all up." She laughed after saying that.

Xie Ning also smiled.

"I heard that Shi Shunyi went over to accompany him?"

Xie Ning glanced at her: "You are well-informed, I haven't heard of it."

"Don't look at me, I'm afraid you're unhappy and come to tell you. The emperor has never liked Shi Shunyi before, and has never seen her directly. It is said that the queen thought that Concubine Shunyi was a big threat, and she had no good news for a long time, so she wanted to find someone to be favored and show her reputation as a virtuous person. I guess she might want to use Shi Shunyi's belly. She was worried about making a beautiful woman. Shi Shunyi was promoted after seeing her good cares, but how could the emperor like her like that?"

"I heard that Shi Shunyi was brought by the queen's family?"

"Yes, everyone knows this."

Xie Ning asked in a flash: "Where are her parents and relatives? Are they also servants of the Hou Mansion?"

Princess Mingshou thought for a while: "I don't know this, it should be. You also know that what I bought from outside is not as trustworthy as having a child, but Shi Shunyi's parents should have been gone long ago. I haven't heard of her taking care of her relatives outside for so many years."

After saying a few words, Princess Mingwei took the maid back after delivering the vegetables.

In the evening, the imperial guards entered the palace gate, and Xie Ning took the child back to Yong'an Palace.

After more than a month of separation, I felt a little touched when I came back.

Although the garden is beautiful and spacious, when you return to Yong'an Palace, you can feel at ease if you have a place in your heart. The eldest prince was carried off from the car by the eunuch. He took the medicine to learn about the heat in advance, but he was so drowsy that he was not energetic all the way. Princess Yuyao was also exhausted, and her eyelids fell down.

Xie Ning ordered someone to take the two children to wash their faces and change their clothes, so that Hu Rong didn't have to worry about anything else. It was important to ask the imperial physician to come over to show the two children. After a day of the car, she was not very comfortable and had no appetite for dinner. When Qingmei asked how to arrange it, Xie Ning raised her hand and said, "Let them pick up fresh, make some light things, and prepare some refreshing midnight snacks. The emperor may come here at night."

Qingmei responded and left.

Fang Shanggong sent Xia Hong and Xia Yue to settle their luggage and clean up the house. These two girls were indeed given by Bai Hongqi. They were clever and diligent, and they were quick-witted. They did come in handy at this time.

Xie Ning originally planned to eat a few bites to the evening and sent the children to rest early, but she expected something wrong. The meal box mentioned here, and the emperor came to Yong'an Palace.

A moth flapped its wings beside the stone lamp in the yard. Xie Ning led the child out of the house and saluted at the edge of the corridor. The emperor walked up to her and stretched out his hand to her. Xie Ning took his hand to stand up.

"I thought the emperor was not coming, we were about to have a meal."

The emperor seemed to be very tired today: "If you add me a pair of bowls and chopsticks, you won't need food."

It is said that there is no additional food, but it is actually necessary to add it. The kitchen staff also brought the side dishes prepared for the late night snack.

Seeing that both children were not energetic, the emperor could not help but ask more questions.

"Li Chuling said he would take a break earlier and he would be fine tomorrow. It's nothing big, he's just tired of traveling."

The emperor nodded.

After dinner, Xie Ning accompanied the emperor to the small study.

The emperor brought a lot of notes, much more than in the garden.

Xie Ning still helped to sort out the tea and grind it ink. When he was about to retreat aside, the emperor called her.

"Sit down, I have something to say to you."

Xie Ning couldn't tell what he was going to say from the emperor's expression, and sat down on the round stool beside him in obediently.

"Look at you, don't listen to the words like you want to listen to a scolding when you hear them." The emperor pulled up one hand and asked her to sit closer: "It's two things. One thing is the joint letter from King Wei and King Yue. Please kill Mingshou."

Xie Ning understood the meaning of the joint letters of these princes in the royal family, especially King Wei was over 70 years old and had been in charge of Zongzheng Temple for many years, so his meaning was almost the same as the entire Li family.

In other words, Princess Mingshou must die.

"What's the other one?"

"I met Shi Shunyi today. I don't need to hide it from you. She has made contributions to Mingshou's affairs. Before Mingshou launched a rebellion, she reported the news to me and identified several of Mingshou's confidants. She should be punished for guilt, and even if she has merits, she should be rewarded. However, how to reward needs to be considered."

Both of these things are considered political affairs, and the harem cannot interfere in politics. But at the same time, these two things can be considered as imperial family affairs. Mingshou is a princess after all, and Shi Shunyi is even a concubine in the harem, so it is not considered a violation of the palace rules that the emperor told her about the matter.

There is nothing to say about the previous one. Since Princess Mingshou is bound to die, Xie Ning has no objection to this matter. Princess Mingshou is not in harmony with her, but Xie Ning does not want to influence the emperor because of her personal love and hate.

The latter item is intended to discuss with her.

Xie Ning asked: "How do the emperor want to reward Shi Shunyi?"

Rewarding a minister means promotion, and rewarding a harem is the same. Just advance to the throne.

Shi Shunyi was promoted to the next level and became the concubine.

"When I saw her today, she begged me. She said that she was just a slave and did not dare to be arrogant. I am afraid that everyone in the harem would not be convinced. If I really want to appreciate her, she said that she was lonely in the deep palace for many years and wanted to raise a child."

Xie Ning's hands trembled.

So that's it. No wonder the emperor wanted to tell her about this. It turned out that Shi Shunyi made such a request.

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