If Shangguan Lie has nothing to do, he usually comes to Kunning Palace to pay a visit to Shangguan Cheng at this time in the evening.

This time when he came, when he entered, he saw Zhai Hanjing holding Shangguan Cheng in his arms, teasing him to call him "Mother Concubine" with a smile. When he saw Shangguan Lie coming in, Zhai Hanjing smiled and touched Shangguan Cheng's nose: "Look, father.

coming."

Shangguan Chengfen's little pouty mouth murmured a few times, as if he wanted to speak, but still only two bubbles came out.

Shangguan Lie couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly, but from the corner of his eye, he saw Zhai Hanjing frown quickly.

She handed the baby to the wet nurse as if without any trace, stood up and saluted Shangguan Lie, but Shangguan Lie still saw that the finger she had just touched Shangguan Cheng's nose was stretched out somewhat stiffly.

Recalling that Lin Qingluan squatted down to talk to the eldest princess and wiped the cake crumbs from the child's lips, Shangguan Lie felt a little dissatisfied.

Why do you still dislike it when you gave birth to it yourself?

Maybe it was a misunderstanding, but Shangguan Lie was no longer in the mood to explore further. He asked the wet nurse a few questions and found out that the eldest prince was eating well and sleeping well, so he nodded and left the palace first.

"Your Majesty!" Zhai Hanjing hurriedly chased her out. Shangguan Lie looked back at her coldly, only to notice the handkerchief appearing in her hand. The finger holding the handkerchief was the same finger that had just touched Shangguan Cheng's nose.

Shangguan Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked into Zhai Hanjing's eyes: "Is the queen looking for me?"

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, why not stay at Kunning Palace for dinner tonight?" Zhai Hanjing asked cautiously.

Shangguan Lie looked at her calmly and smiled after a moment: "Okay, I happen to be hungry too."

Zhai Hanjing was overjoyed. The emperor came to Kunning Palace to see the eldest prince every day. She had not invited her, but the emperor basically refused every time. Later, Zhai Hanjing had something to do and did not go to see the eldest prince, but the emperor came over that time.

Zhai Hanjing slowly realized that whether or not to stay for dinner depends on Shangguan Lie's own mood and has nothing to do with her invitation or not.

But she really had something to ask today, so she tried to ask, but she never expected Shangguan Lie to agree. Dang even happily urged the palace servants to see if the meals in the small kitchen were ready, and shared them with Shangguan Lie with a smile.

Some interesting stories about the eldest prince.

Shangguan Lie always had a smile on his lips. He seemed to be in a good mood and had quite a lot for dinner.

All these gave Zhai Hanjing a lot of encouragement. She made several drafts in her mind. After removing the meal and serving tea, she finally said: "Your Majesty, the matter of the imperial concubine's promotion to the throne..."

"Huh?" Shangguan Lie raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes seeming to encourage her to continue speaking.

Zhai Hanjing continued: "As soon as the noble concubine was promoted to the throne, she punished the good concubine... There were only four people in the concubine position. The good concubine was driven crazy by her, and the good concubine was grounded by her. This..."

She carefully looked at Shangguan Lie's face and said, "I am worried about the reputation of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine is the first in our prosperous dynasty. If there is any criticism, the emperor will be affected.

"

"Well, what you said makes sense." Shangguan Lie responded calmly.

These words greatly increased Zhai Hanjing's confidence, and he couldn't help but say: "The emperor wants to punish the noble concubine lightly, she has no intention..."

"Of course she did it unintentionally." Shangguan Lie interrupted her, "The concubine Xian committed her own sin and almost harmed Qiu Baolin's child, but she couldn't even take care of Hu Jieyu in her own palace. She was so scared that she went crazy.

What does it have to do with the imperial concubine?"

Zhai Hanjing didn't come back to his senses for a moment, he just looked at Shangguan Lie with his mouth open: "Your Majesty..."

"As for the good concubine, she has been extremely neglectful of the eldest princess. The eldest princess is my child! But she doesn't even have warm clothes, and she doesn't eat at the right time!" Shangguan Lie suddenly smashed his cup, and the coldness in his tone became more and more serious.

Even more, "She can't even take good care of my child. She just punished her with a grounding for a few days. I really blame the imperial concubine for being so tolerant!"

"Your Majesty!" Zhai Hanjing was startled by his sudden temper. He subconsciously stood up and knelt on the ground, "I am just, I am just worried about your concubine..."

"The imperial concubine." Shangguan Lie bent down and looked into Zhai Hanjing's eyes, "My decree has been made. Even if the canonization ceremony has not been performed, she is already my imperial concubine."

At this moment, Zhai Hanjing stared at the man in front of him with his mouth shut, unable to say another word.

But Shangguan Lie wanted to stab her heart: "Speaking of which, when I was in the mansion that day, although the imperial concubine entered the palace only as a concubine, she was also the concubine who was being married by the matchmaker according to the decree of the late Emperor Feng. Now the imperial concubine's status is just right.

It’s worthy.”

Is it worthy of her status?

The strings of reason in Zhai Hanjing's mind suddenly cracked, and she almost shouted what was in her heart: "The imperial concubine who took charge of the Sixth Palace in the previous dynasty and the deputy empress were both temporary successors after the death of the empress! Your Majesty, this is

When I established the Lin family, did I urge my concubines to die?"

Shangguan Lie also stood up and looked down at her kneeling on the ground.

Zhai Hanjing didn't want to cry, but the tears still flowed out. She looked at Shangguan Lie with choked eyes: "I, I have been married to the emperor for more than ten years, and they gave birth to the eldest prince. I take care of the affairs of the late emperor and his wife, and serve the queen mother with filial piety. I have since

I admit, there is nothing wrong, why would the emperor treat my concubines like this?"

After holding back the words for a long time, she no longer wanted to endure it. She could tell everything in one sentence. She looked at Shangguan's cold and indifferent eyes in pain and couldn't help but ask: "I am a queen, but I can't manage the Sixth Palace."

, then what does this concubine mean to me? Now the emperor has established a royal concubine, and the power of the six palaces has been handed over to her. Your Majesty! Do you really want to force me to death? "

She choked up several times, crying so much that she could hardly speak a coherent sentence. After saying this, she had almost exhausted all her strength. She lay on the ground, unable to stop crying, but she was still trying to ask: "Why,

Your Majesty, why... What did I do wrong? I can change it. Your Majesty... I am your wife! Could it be that our white-headed promise... is all fake!"

These questions she asked were really ridiculous. There was no such thing as a white-headed promise between the emperor and the empress.

Shangguan Lie looked at her coldly, but in his mind he couldn't help but think of the girl standing under the redbud flowers more than ten years ago.

He was sitting on the wall, a little embarrassed, and a little nervous about doing such a thing for the first time, but the girl standing on the ground suddenly raised her head and smiled sweetly, and he felt that it was worth it.

That was the first and almost the only time in his life that he was tempted.

The girl back then was lying on the ground crying without the manners of a queen. Shangguan Lie was in a daze for a moment, then finally sighed and bent down to help Zhai Hanjing up.

"Your Majesty..." Zhai Hanjing grabbed his arm, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, but he didn't dare to have too much hope, fearing that it would lead to more despair.

Shangguan Lie sighed, and finally said something heartfelt to her: "You are the queen, and Cheng'er is our eldest son. You... are different from others after all, so there is no need to care about it."

"Your Majesty, my concubine..." Zhai Hanjing couldn't help but want to laugh, but tears fell again.

She turned away, feeling really embarrassed.

Shangguan said in a gentle voice: "Jing'er, I treat you differently from others in my heart. You should know that."

Zhai Hanjing's heart trembled at the familiar call. She lowered her head and wiped her face hastily, not wanting Shangguan Lie to see her like this.

It was rare that the emperor was willing to bend down to coax the queen, and Jin Ru didn't want to break this moment. She asked someone to wet the veil, and then wiped Zhai Hanjing's face lightly.

It's just that there's no time to put on makeup. Fortunately, Zhai Hanjing is only twenty-nine, and he has taken good care of himself over the years. When he raises his face now, except for a slightly mature look, he is almost the same as the girl under the redbud flowers.

Shangguan Lie sighed softly and took Zhai Hanjing into his arms.
Chapter completed!