The host is not good at acting

Chapter 71, His Majesty's courtiers are too tired ([-])

Xia Zhitong and Yan Qiu entered Ci'an Palace one after the other.

"Come here, take this demon girl to the Ai family!" As soon as she entered, the empress dowager became angry.

Immediately afterwards, two men came to tie up Yan Qiu.But Xia Zhitong blocked Yan Qiu's side, and retreated the two guards who were about to attack: "The one in front of you is the Concubine Yan who I just named, who dares to attack? Step back?"

The two guards stood where they were, neither retreating nor not retreating.Who would dare to disobey the Queen Mother's order?But given them ten guts, they wouldn't dare to directly attack the emperor.What's more, this emperor is still the palm of the queen mother, who grew up doting on her since she was a child.If you really want to offend the emperor, you will definitely offend the two biggest people in the palace.

Seeing that the two guards did not dare to move, the empress dowager pointed at Yan Qiu with trembling fingers, and asked Xia Zhitong: "My lord, you have been bewitched by this enchantress. How can a majestic emperor let a little court lady do it?" What about the princess concubine? The Ai family will never agree to it no matter what."

Xia Zhitong looked at the empress dowager's attitude that seemed tough, but obviously cared about the original body, and said: "You all step back first, I have something to say to the queen mother."

Yan Qiu knew that "you" definitely did not include her, so she stood still, looking very cute.

This made the queen mother even more angry, she said directly: "Let this demon girl get out of Aijia, Aijia doesn't want to see her."

"Empress!" Xia Zhitong pulled Yan Qiu closer to the Empress Dowager, and said, "Empress, after listening to what I have to say, can you decide whether to punish Concubine Yan?"

"Then you tell the Ai family, the Ai family wants to see if you have any fallacies." The Queen Mother dismissed it.

Xia Zhitong said: "My mother must know that I met an assassin in this subdued tour, and I almost couldn't come back. And Yan Qiu has been by my side, and even saved me at the cost of her own life. I just made her a concubine It's not an exaggeration, right? Mother, think about it, with such a person by my side, will I have a caring person in the future?"

These words touched the Empress Dowager a little, after all Xia Zhitong was her darling, someone sacrificed his life to save Xia Zhitong, she was grateful to Yan Qiu in her heart.But this kind of gratitude is not enough. She said: "You have done a great job in saving her. You can reward her. Even if you want Aijia to recognize her as a righteous daughter, it is not impossible to make her a princess. You are both daughters, why bother?" Do you have to make her the first concubine? Doesn’t this make people in the world laugh at our royal family?”

The empress dowager's meaning was very clear, if Xia Zhitong was a man, she would be happy to accept Yan Qiu as his concubine.However, Xia Zhitong was a daughter, and if she wanted to spread her wings for the royal family, the Queen Mother would naturally not agree.

"As a daughter, why can't I make Yan Qiu a concubine? Mother, don't you forget that there was a man who was a male emperor in the previous dynasty, but he was once a male queen. In contrast, the son-in-law only made a small one. Concubine." Xia Zhitong first expressed his affection, and then began to reason, "Furthermore, do you think my mother's assassination is just a coincidence? I ascended to the throne of God as a daughter, although the name is justified, but how many people Convinced from the outside but not convinced from the heart? Civil and military officials, apart from Lord Shen and a few veterans, who else can I trust? The reason why I want to make Yan Qiu a concubine is not only because of my friendship with her, but also to let those Ambitious people show their feet."

After hearing this, the queen mother remained silent.She has always only thought of her daughter as an ignorant urchin, but she never thought that after her daughter became the emperor, her mood would change so much.What Xia Zhitong said was very reasonable, and the empress dowager, who was originally very firm, shook her heart of opposition.

"You really think so?" If Xia Zhitong didn't have true feelings for Yan Qiu, the queen mother would have no reason to object, "Then you can figure it out yourself. Anyway, you have grown up, so let's talk about it." It doesn't matter anymore."

"...Mother, in that case, do you have any objection?" Xia Zhitong asked mischievously.

"You—!" The queen mother patted her head, "What can Aijia do? You are the emperor, and what you say, as long as it makes sense, Aijia will not object."

"Is the queen mother not angry now?" Xia Zhitong asked again.

The queen mother said: "Come on, come on, the queen mother is not angry. If you have something to do, go down first, and leave Concubine Yan for the Ai family to take a look at."

"The queen mother, I'll go first!" Xia Zhitong knew that Yan Qiu would have no problems, and it didn't matter if she stayed, so she chose to leave.

After Xia Zhitong left, Yan Qiu still lowered his head, looking very cute.

"Raise your head and let Aijia take a look."

Yan Qiu raised his head slightly, although he complained wildly in his heart: You really think you are looking for a daughter-in-law and still look up?

"You look like a human being. Why did you save the emperor so quickly?" The queen mother suddenly said, "But Meng Zhan (the chief of the dark guard) thinks that you shouldn't be cured so quickly. This matter , give Aijia an explanation."

"Back to the Empress Dowager's words——" Yan Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, and the Empress Dowager really asked this question, "The servants come from humble backgrounds, and when they were young, they learned some boxing skills from the old people in the palace, so they are more resistant to fighting than others."

"How long have you been with the emperor?"

"As far as the Empress Dowager is concerned, the servants have been serving His Majesty since childhood." Yan Qiu said.

"Then do you like the emperor?" the queen mother asked again.

"..." Yan Qiu thought for a long time and decided to answer with the safest answer, "I have always admired His Majesty, and now I am lucky enough to be favored by His Majesty."

The queen mother was satisfied now, although she didn't want Xia Zhitong to like a woman, but if this woman fell in love with Xia Zhitong, it would be perfectly normal for her.So it is a double standard for everyone, and my children will always be the best.

"In this case, then you should stay with the emperor." The queen mother pretended to be calm and said, "Although you have no destiny with the emperor's heir, but with the friendship between you and the emperor, she will definitely not treat you badly." yours."

"I understand." Yan Qiu said.

"It's good if you know." The Queen Mother suddenly sat down on the couch and said, "I've stood with you for so long, and my family is getting old, but I can't hold it anymore."

Yan Qiu approached the Empress Dowager very discerningly, and said, "Your Majesty, my servant can squeeze your shoulders for you. Although this servant is a little clumsy, it can somewhat relieve the pain."

Yan Qiu was so flattering, the queen mother was even happier, and said: "Concubine Yan, you are good at serving people, no wonder the emperor likes you."

In this way, the two won the Queen Mother's support even after coaxing them, and Yan Qiu also won the Queen Mother's favor.

The author has something to say:

I got up at 10:30 today qwq, I want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, I feel like a waste