Chapter 19 Under the throne

After Xue Zhen ascended the throne, he was busy with state affairs every day, and only had dinner with Shen Xuanji in the evening. Shen Xuanji felt distressed for him regardless of his body and ordered the imperial dining room to make more soup to nourish him. She will also cook some delicious dishes in the small kitchen behind the "Fengzhao Hall" and wait for Xue Zhen to come to make him eat more comfortably.

Unconsciously, in winter, the ground dragon in the palace burned warmly. There were still many brass charcoal basins in the "Fengzhao Hall". However, Shen Xuanji was still wearing a thick fox skin jacket and nestled on the couch and did not want to come down.

"Oh, no!" She suddenly exclaimed, and the palace people in the hall were shocked and quickly gave up their orders.

"The emperor discussed things with the ministers in the study at noon today, and the lunch must not be good. Lan Qing, you ask the small kitchen to go to the next rice noodles. There is no need to put ham. Lan Qing took the order, and Shen Xuanji got off his bed. He cleaned his face and put on a large box. He asked Lan Qing to carry the food box and go to the study to deliver food to Xue Yu by himself.

As soon as he stepped into the imperial study, a heating came to his face. Shen Xuanji was about to speak, but the atmosphere was strange. The palace people serving in the imperial study did not dare to make a sound. A celadon tea cup was broken on the ground, and a young eunuch was kneeling on the ground to clean up.

"What's going on?" Shen Xuanji came in with a smile and saw Xue Zhen sitting in the middle chair with a strong face. Shuangchi on one side did not dare to persuade her, but lowered his head to salute her.

Xue Zhen saw that it was her, and his face was slightly better. Shen Xuanji called Shuangchi up, "Who made the emperor angry? But you son of a monkey are messing around again?"

Shuangchi looked bitterly, "Oh, my queen, you have wronged me this time..."

What else did he want to say? Xue Zhen cleared his throat with a cough, "You go down first."

Shuangchi looked back at the warning expression on Xue Zhen's face and wisely chose to shut up. Shen Xuanji knew that there was something different, but he still took the food box in Lan Qing's hand with a smile and secretly gave Lan Qing a wink.

Lan Qing agreed and retreated with Shuangchi while Xue Zhen didn't pay attention.

Shen Xuanji didn't ask why Xue Zhen was angry. Since he refused to tell himself, it was useless to ask. She put the food box on the table, and as soon as she opened it, it flowed ~ a fragrance. Xue Zhen was angry at noon and was indeed not full. At this time, when he smelled the fragrant chicken soup rice noodles, his index finger naturally moved.

Shen Xuanji took out a small bowl of bone porcelain, first picked up half a bowl of rice noodles, poured some chicken soup, and finally sprinkled some chopped green onions and shredded coriander. A small bowl of rice noodles, green or white, green or white, looked appetizing.

Xue Zhen took the bowl in her hand and was full. Although it was still difficult to calm for a while, at least she looked much better.

Shen Xuanji accompanied him to walk a few steps in the small garden behind. He still remembered the affairs in the study, and she did not stay to hinder him, so she and Lan Qingyuan returned to the "Fengzhao Hall" by herself.

"Have you made it clear?" Shen Xuanji returned to her bedroom and asked Lan Qing. She had always had a way to deal with Shuangchi, and she must not hide anything from Shuangchi.

Lan Qing's face was not good-looking. She ate Ai Ai and said, "Ask and ask clearly, but the maidservant said, don't be angry."

Shen Xuanji's heart sank, and his face still smiled, "You said that's right, I won't be angry."

Lan Qing now opened the chat box and poured out the news he got from Shuangchi:

It turned out that Xue Zhen was angry because there were noble ministers in the court and advised him to open branches and leaves for the heavenly family as soon as possible. It was best to start selecting show girls after the Spring Festival to enrich the harem.

When it comes to this story, it is the Duke of Ning, the former father-in-law of the Eighth Prince. Although his character is bad, he holds some real power, and there are quite a few children under the door. Xue Zhen has just ascended the throne and has not yet developed its wings. When his strength has not been cultivated, he still has to rely on these old ministers.

The Duke of Ning is very thick-skinned. He has many concubines and more than a dozen children. In addition to a direct daughter who failed to invest and married the Eighth Prince, there are considerable resources behind him. He doesn't know anything about the new emperor, but after thinking about it, men love beauty in addition to fame and fortune, which is an unbreakable truth. Xue Zhen is already the son of heaven. His fame and fortune are not attractive to him, so he has to give it to a beauty. Anyway, there are still three or four legitimate daughters in the house, all of whom are shy. As long as they enter Xue Zhen's eyes, their wealth will still last for a long time.

He was complacent, but ignored the coolness that flashed in Xue Zhen's eyes.

"I just ascended the throne, and the queen is also in Shaohua. Don't worry about this matter. Let's wait until next year." Xue Zhen replied faintly.

The Duke of Ning is still unrelent, "The empress's mother is in the world. Naturally, she knows the truth that the emperor's family should be full of luxuriant leaves, and she must not object."

Wei Han was also sitting, and his face grew after hearing this. Isn't this clearly that his nephew's daughter is jealous and doesn't call the emperor Nafei? Such a woman can't afford it! He argued righteously, "The Empress is graceful and generous, how can she be jealous? What's the intention of Ning Guogong's words?

The Duke of Ning and the Duke of An have always been at peace. Hearing his words, they smiled and said, "The queen is naturally graceful and generous, but now there is only Princess Rong Hua under the emperor's knee. It is reasonable to choose more women with good-looking women to enter the palace to receive favor."

Wei Han's face changed because he was so angry that he changed his face. What he said was that Shen Xuanji promised to choose a concubine. It's not a big deal, but if he didn't agree, he was very stingy and didn't deserve to be the queen. He was about to refute when he heard Xue Zhen say coldly, "Let's discuss this matter later..."

Before the words fell, another person was not afraid to die and said, "Your Majesty, I think what the Duke of Ning said is reasonable."

Xue Zhen's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, but he couldn't scold the man in front of him. Speaking was Chu Wenming, the teacher of the ancestor and an old minister in his 90s, who has always been highly valued and a symbol of the world's clear figure. When he opened his mouth, Xue Zhen naturally had to reject it mercilessly. After listening to him, his face was already ugly.

Fortunately, at this time, Shangshu Lu Wenyan was a sharp middle-aged man. He came out lightly under three waps of jaws and took the old man Chu back to his seat. "Lord Chu, you are tired. Take a rest!"

Old Chu was indeed tired. While he was drinking tea, Xue Zhen cleared his throat and expressed his attitude, "This is my family matter. I will discuss it later."

Finally, no one continued to talk without long eyes. The emperor's face was almost twisted out of water, and Duke Ning also secretly regretted that he was quick-mouthed for a moment, but how could he let go of this opportunity if he expected benefits to be so attractive?

"Shuangchi said that the emperor finally finished the discussion and sent the adults away. As soon as he was so angry that he dropped a cup, the Empress arrived."

Lan Qing was articulate. At the beginning, he still looked at Shen Xuanji's face when he spoke. After that, he couldn't take care of it. He said everything in one breath, and then he saw that there was no smile on Shen Xuanji's face.

She sat on the chair, her shoulders were straight, and the wind hair on her neckline gently rubbed against her face, setting off her face and her eyes were clear.

In fact, the Empress is still young and beautiful. I don't know why those adults are in a hurry to let the emperor choose a concubine? Lan Qing was an annoy.

"So according to what you mean, if you are old and pale, should you choose a concubine early?" Shen Xuanji asked leisurely.

Lan Qing was shocked and quickly knelt on the ground, "No, slave, slave maidservant didn't mean that!"

"What the maidservant means is that the emperor and the empress should grow old with each other all their lives. Whoever gets mixed up in it, they all feel strange..." Lan Qing was anxious and said what was in his heart. She looked up uneasily at Shen Xuanji and saw a smiling look on her face, "Is it a couple in a lifetime? What's the easy way to talk about it?"

What I don't want to face is finally coming. Shen Xuanji didn't expect that on this day, her mood would be so calm. That's not right. After all, I'm just saying that maybe she won't be so calm when she sees it with her own eyes.

"It's quite boring for others to force this kind of thing." Shen Xuanji smiled faintly, "Since they want the emperor to enrich the six palaces so much, I can't take their kindness too much."

"Lan Qing, if you pass the decree, it will be said that on the ninth day of next month, the palace will hold a 'group banquet' in the imperial garden. Today, the girls of the ministers' house who agree with the Duke of Ning must be on the list and let the subordinates prepare well. Go."