The moment Xiao Rui saw Xu Yinshang, he instantly understood why the Queen Mother had called him over.

His face was a little more unhappy, and he said to Xu Yinshang, "Get up, why are you here?"

Before Xu Yinshang could speak, the Queen Mother spoke first, "Noble Lady Xu is a filial person. After entering the palace, she always accompanies me! She comes more often than your own son!"

Xu Yinshang said coquettishly, "Empress Dowager~"

When Xiao Rui saw Xu Yinshang like this, he not only did not have any good feelings towards her, but on the contrary he felt disgusted. In his eyes, Xu Yinshang was now like a dead green tea girl.

"Yes, I will come more often in the future."

Then the Queen Mother said, "That's more like it. Concubine Xu has been in the palace for some time. Why hasn't she been summoned to the bedchamber yet?"

Hearing this, Xu Yinshang's cheeks turned red. Xiao Rui said, "I have been busy with government affairs recently and have not set foot in the harem."

The Empress Dowager knew in her heart that the Emperor was just speaking nice words. After all, people around the Emperor had said with their own mouths that the Emperor had gone to Yufangzhai.

"That's good, Rui'er, you have to understand that you can't favor her exclusively. Now that you've taken her into the harem, you have to treat her well!"

Xiao Rui couldn't help but think that the Queen Mother was blaming him for favoring Song Qingwan and not allowing Xu Yinshang to sleep with her.

"I understand, but does your Majesty have anything else to say?"

Hearing Xiao Rui say this, the Queen Mother's face darkened instantly, "Emperor, I just said a few words, and you are impatient to leave, right?"

Xiao Rui quickly explained, "No, it's just that the government is busy. If there is nothing else important, I will take my leave first!"

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Rui with an unhappy face, "You kid, you talk nicely, but you're still in a hurry to leave!"

Xu Yinshang came out to help, smiling, "Aiya, Queen Mother, the Emperor is already thirty years old, but in your eyes he is still a child~ After all, the mother and son have a deep love! Queen Mother, don't worry, the Emperor is busy with government affairs, just let him do it first~ There is a long time to come, and the mother and son will have so much to say~"

Xiao Rui said nothing.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother said, "Look at Yinshang, she is very good at making me happy, and she also knows how to smooth things over for you and protect you! Unlike you, you have been stubborn since you were a child, and you always make me angry."

After hearing this, Xiao Rui said calmly, "Then I will leave first. Lady Xu will stay and accompany the Queen Mother for a while."

"Wait a moment." The Queen Mother stopped him.

"Noble Lady Xu protected you so much, yet you abandoned her. It really makes me feel sad."

After hearing this, Xu Yinshang pretended to be generous and said, "It's fine, Queen Mother. If it weren't for the emperor being busy with government affairs every day, Daqing wouldn't be as prosperous as it is now, and the people wouldn't be able to live and work in peace and contentment!"

After hearing what Xu Yinshang said, the Queen Mother's face wrinkled with laughter. "You are such a sweet-mouthed girl, you speak well!"

"Emperor, since you are leaving, let Concubine Xu accompany you. I am also tired and want to take a rest..." The Queen Mother deliberately said this to create an opportunity for the two to get along with each other.

Xu Yinshang understood and said, "Yes, I'll take my leave~"

"Your Majesty, let me accompany you out." After saying that, Xu Yinshang put her arm around Xiao Rui's arm.

Xu Yinshang approached him. Xiao Rui could not help but frown when he smelled the pungent fragrance on Xu Yinshang's body. He began to miss the fragrance on Song Qingwan's neck...

In front of the Queen Mother, Xiao Rui didn't say much.

"Mother, I will take my leave now!"

Looking at the two people leaning against each other, the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile, "Go, go. Seeing you two being so affectionate, I am satisfied~"

Xu Yinshang said shyly, "The Queen Mother is always making fun of me~"

The Queen Mother looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Hahaha, go ahead."

Just like that, the two of them walked out of the inner hall together.

As they walked, Xu Yinshang tried to get close to you by saying, "Your Majesty, I think Yinshang should be your cousin~"

Xiao Rui said perfunctorily without blinking, "Yes, I held you in my arms when you were a child!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Yinshang thought that the emperor said this to get closer to her, so she pretended to be shocked and asked, "Really? Your Majesty! It turns out that this concubine and Your Majesty have such a fate~"

Xiao Rui said lightly, "It's fake."

Xu Yinshang pretended to be angry and said, "Ah~ Your Majesty is annoying~ You are teasing me! I don't want to pay attention to you! Humph"

As they were talking, the two of them walked to the gate of Shoukang Palace.

Hearing Xu Yinshang say that he should ignore him, Xiao Rui instantly felt refreshed, "Really? That's great, I'll leave first!"

After saying that, Xiao Rui got on the sedan chair and rode away at full speed, disappearing from Xu Yinshang's sight.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty…” Xu Yinshang shouted in anxiety and frustration.

Xu Yinshang said in despair, "Wait a minute, concubine..."

On the other hand, Concubine Shen found out that Concubine Lan would go to Lingxiao Palace to see her two children recently.

Then he said to Su Xin hypocritically, "I heard that the emperor will go to Lingxiao Palace tomorrow to see the princes and princesses."

After hearing this, Su Xin said happily, "Really? Is the news reliable?"

Concubine Shen said carefully, "What the eunuch who served tea to the emperor said should be reliable, unless the emperor changed his mind at the last minute, then it is not certain. But if there is no special situation, there is no need to worry."

Hearing that Shen Guiren's words were not absolute, Su Xin said anxiously, "Ah, what if the emperor doesn't go at the last minute? Wouldn't it be a wasted trip for me..."

Concubine Shen said, "Look at what my sister said. How come it's a wasted trip? If the emperor will go, it would be great~ But if the emperor doesn't go, it doesn't matter. On the way to the Lingxiao Palace, there are fun things everywhere to cater to the princes and princesses!"

"Oh? So, even if the emperor is not here, I can still treat it as a trip for fun!" Su Xin's face showed some joy.

Shen Guiren continued to instigate, "That is to say, it would be best if you have it, but if you don't have it, you won't lose anything!"

I saw Su Xin was hesitating and not sure whether to go or not.

Lady Shen deliberately went against her own will and said, "Forget it. Since you are worried that the emperor won't go, then don't go. I'll go tomorrow. It's been a long time since I last saw the emperor!"

When Su Xin heard Concubine Shen say that she wanted to go too, she quickly stopped her and said, "I'll go! I'll go! Don't you already have 'that one'? Don't go and join in the fun."

Shen Guiren sighed and said, "Well, well, I'll give it to you..."

But his eyes were secretly watching Su Xin's reaction, and when Su Xin heard Shen Guiren sigh, her determination to go became stronger, which was exactly what Shen Guiren wanted.

Su Xin emphasized, "It's agreed that I will go!"

"Okay, okay, you're going to see the emperor tomorrow, have you decided what to wear?" Concubine Shen asked tentatively.

Su Xin said without thinking, "I'll just wear the one you gave me!"

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