C31

"The position of empress has hung in the air for many years, has the emperor …"

Meng Qianzhong glanced at the official who spoke, and interrupted him coldly, "We are not interested in setting you up, next."

"Your Majesty, if the empress is here, then the imperial harem …"

"Aren't our harem peaceful?" A layer of frost formed on the corner of Meng Qianzhong's eyes. "Do I still need you to enlighten me with your love?"

The minister knelt down uneasily, "This humble subject doesn't dare, it's just that my seat is empty …"

Meng Qianzhong threw the paper roll onto the table heavily, "We have only heard of nations that do not have kings for a day, and never heard of countries that do not have lords for a day. There are also many soldiers that are lacking in the north-west of the country, beloved one, do you want to fill in the empty space?"

The Minister kowtowed in panic. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This humble subject is a civil servant and is unable to go to the battlefield to defend the emperor."

Meng Qianzhong knocked on the table impatiently, his sharp eyes swept across the entire room, "The empress is not able to stand up anymore, do you have anything else?"

Inside the Huayang Palace, Su Rushuang gently patted Meng Qianzhong's shoulder. Seeing his furrowed brows, he immediately asked, "Your majesty, you have just gone to court, is there anything troubling you?"

Meng Qianzhong sighed, "Our subjects are really bored to death, not mentioning the position of consort, and even bringing up the latter."

A ripple appeared in Su Rushuang's heart, and she smiled sweetly: "The ministers who are anxious about the Emperor's sons are originally responsible, but with their mouths always hanging, it will inevitably cause the Emperor to be upset."

"It's really annoying." Meng Qianzhong turned his head and looked at her deeply.

Su Rushuang was flustered by his gaze, "Your majesty, why are you looking at chenqie?"

"Why? Weren't you always coveting the last position?" Meng Qianzhong suddenly grabbed her hand tightly.

Su Rushuang pinched her slender and white fingers until they turned red, then she gritted her teeth in pain: "Your concubine doesn't dare."

Meng Qianzhong laughed disdainfully, "Why would you not dare? What are you unable to do for the sake of the position of Empress?"

Su Rushuang was afraid that Meng Qianzhong would attack her again, so she immediately kneeled down and said, "Chenqie …"

"But don't think too much about it," Meng Qianzhong sighed faintly. I won't put it up again. "

The vase in Chen Xiang's hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

Su Rushuang was extremely shocked. She did her best to restrain her trembling body and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty …" Her lips parted and closed, but nothing came out.

"Just calmly sit in the position of Noble Consort Ru. This should be the highest ranking position in the harem, you should be satisfied." Meng Qianzhong walked out of the Huayang Palace without looking back.

Su Rushuang was stunned for a moment, her body was as soft as paper as she laid on the ground.

Chen Xiang immediately went forward to help Su Rushuang up, "Empress, are you alright?"

Su Rushuang leaned onto Chen Xiang helplessly, there was no trace of blood on her face. "What did I do wrong?

Chen Xiang comforted, "Empress did nothing wrong, but His Majesty …"

Tears rolled down Su Rushuang's face as she spoke, her eyes slowly filled with hatred, "Mu Langhua, it must be that Mu Langhua."

Chen Xiang pressed onto her hand and softly said, "Empress, Mu Langhua has already died. She has already disappeared from this world.

Yeah, she also understood that Mu Langhua was already dead, but why was she even more afraid of him than when she was alive?

Su Rushuang shut her eyes tightly, she was already so tired after conversing with Meng Qianzhong for just a few times, "Forget it, why don't you help me go to bed first, we can discuss this matter tomorrow."

"Lang Hua!"

Meng Qianzhong suddenly woke up from his dream. In her dreams, Mu Langhua was still lying within the Donghua Palace, looking like a million arrows piercing his heart. Scarlet blood flowed out from her body, as if it was going to flood the entire Donghua Palace.

Consort Xian was awoken by his shrill cries. Seeing Meng Qianzhong so scared that his soul left her body, she immediately took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Meng Qianzhong looked at her, still in a daze, "Did I shout something just now?"

"Ugh …" Consort Xian pretended to be calm as she replied, "The Emperor didn't shout, he just woke up from his sleep."

Meng Qianzhong's agitated heart gradually calmed down, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, I've overdone it these past few days."

The Consort Xian hurriedly said, "The emperor has been busy with government affairs all day long. Chenqie will have the people in the kitchen boil some millet and red date porridge tomorrow. The emperor has taken a sip to calm his mind."

"I don't like red dates. Rice porridge is fine."

Consort Xian laughed, "Although millet porridge is simple, it is extremely useful. Every time the emperor drinks a bowl of porridge for dinner, he won't have a nightmare."

Meng Qianzhong looked at her strangely. "How did you know I had a nightmare?"

Consort Xian was momentarily at a loss for words. She smiled apologetically: "When chenqie saw the emperor's forehead full of sweat, she thought it was a nightmare."

"I see." Meng Qianzhong composed himself and asked: "You just got promoted, Su Rushuang didn't cause you to stumble, right?"

The scene of the Jade Maiden Palace burning to the point of collapse appeared before Consort Xian's eyes, but she gently replied, "Noble Consort Ru treats Chenqie very well. When the Jade Maiden Palace was in trouble, she specifically came to visit Chenqie."

Meng Qianzhong sighed, "Although the Noble Consort Ru is arrogant and unreasonable, she is still young in the end. You are five years older than her, and entered the palace before her.

Consort Xian's heart was aching, but she still had to reveal a smile. "Noble Consort Ru is fine, she's the only one who's in peace with the harem."

Meng Qianzhong mumbled an answer and went back to sleep.

The sky was overcast and a light drizzle fell. Xue Ronghua had nowhere to go, so she could only sit at home and play dice with Little Zhui.

After Little Zhui lost the thirtieth round, she finally lost all hope, "Miss, why are you so good at playing dice? It's been so long since this servant has won a single round."

In the past, there was no man who was her match in terms of Mu’s Army, what's more, Little Zhui, the young maid who had just learned how to play before.

"Playing dice is my current skill, how can I let you win so easily?"

"Miss, how is it going with you and the Prince? Are you making any progress?"

Xue Ronghua looked at Little Zhui's eyes that were filled with anticipation, and said snappily: "You're not my matchmaker with Prince Duan, why would you be so concerned?"

Little Zhui timidly said: "Miss, this servant is just curious, this servant still wants to know how the Prince fancies Miss."

Xue Ronghua was startled, even she did not know about this matter, so she could only explain: "Of course …. Of course it's because I'm such a beauty. "

Little Zhui burst out laughing, "Young miss is really courting death, bragging only to yourself."

Xue Ronghua smiled and knocked on her head.

"Then, Miss, if you marry into the Prince's Mansion in the future, will you bring me along?"

Xue Ronghua lovingly stroked Little Zhui's head, "Of course I will take you there, you are the only person in the Xue Residence that I can talk to."

Little Zhui was ecstatic, "Thank you young miss."

Xue Ronghua hit it again, the dice bounced off the wine cup and rolled towards the window.

A figure suddenly jumped in through the window. Xue Ronghua jumped in shock as her right hand subconsciously slashed at the figure.

"It's me," Chu Zongge smiled as he held her hand and gently lowered her hand. "Why are you connecting me to you?"

Xue Ronghua angrily hit him, "Why did you come in from the window, you don't even know how to walk through the door."

Chu Zongge said: "I saw that Xiao Yu was here today, and I didn't expect that you would guess that I would come find you, so I wanted to give you a surprise."

Xue Ronghua could not help but stare at him in shock and delight.

Little Zhui smiled and saluted Chu Zongge: "This servant greets Master Duanwang."

Chu Zongge looked at Little Zhui, and laughed: "This servant looks like a clever one, what's her name?"

"Little Zhui."

Chu Zongge said: "It was your young miss who gave you this name, you do have a girl's taste."

Seeing that he was looking at Little Zhui, Xue Ronghua laughed secretly: "If you think Little Zhui is not bad, then why don't you put her in the palace too."

Little Zhui quickly waved her hands: "Little Zhui does not dare to climb higher, as long as I can serve young miss, I will be satisfied."

Chu Zongge was amused: "Your Young Miss has a good temper. She doesn't allow me to take her as a concubine."

Xue Ronghua looked at him. "What, you came over in the rain just to talk about taking me in as a concubine?"

Chu Zongge let Little Zhui leave the room first, and said: "My spy has sent some news, saying that Xue Liuhua is in close contact with the Young Miss of the Residence today."

Xue Ronghua said unconcernedly: "I know, she wanted to urge all of the palace's daughters to surround and attack me on Hundred Blossom Banquet."

"Didn't you not go to Hundred Blossom Banquet?"

"I wasn't planning on going, but somehow the empress invited me."

"Do you have any plans?"

"No, let her go. I have seen too many of these petty tricks in Meng Qianzhong's harem, and it is not considered a good idea at all."

Chu Zongge looked at her with a dubious gaze, "Do you still remember Meng Qianzhong?"

Xue Ronghua said word by word with a cold face, "My goal in life is to destroy him, so naturally, I have to remember him even if I turn to ashes."

"You remember Meng Qianzhong, Meng Qianzhong also remembers you."

Xue Ronghua was suspicious: "What do you mean?"

Chu Zongge smiled mysteriously, "Do you know that your cute and lovable cousin, Su Rushuang, has become a Noble Consort?"

"Even if you didn't say it, I would have guessed it already. Su Rushuang is ambitious and ruthless, becoming a Noble Consort is something that happens every day, she probably wants the position of Empress as well."

Chu Zongge shook his head: "It's easy for her to become the Noble Consort, but not the Empress."

"There are only a few beauties in the harem, which concubine could possibly be a match for her?"

"When Su Rushuang fell, there were no enemies, but your majesty Meng Qianzhong," Chu Zongge suddenly approached, "I don't know if he still cared about her predecessors, she actually said that she would never be able to stand up in front of the ministers."

"Meng Qianzhong was able to kill me with his own hands, and was even forced to keep it in his heart for no reason. It probably isn't that Meng Qianzhong didn't set it up, but that he didn't have the qualifications to be a queen."

Chu Zongge's eyes were so deep that no emotions could be seen, "Don't you feel that Meng Qianzhong is too …"

"I don't think so," Xue Ronghua said coldly. "I only have one goal in my life, and that is to make this pair of sluts, Meng Qianzhong and Su Rushuang, pay with their blood."

Chu Zongge smiled silently and did not speak any further.

Little Zhui saw that there was no activity in the room for a long time, so she knocked the door and entered.

"Master Duanwang has left."

"Yes, he went back in advance." Xue Ronghua's face was still stiff. She sat in front of the table without moving, and when she thought back to what Chu Zongge had just said, her heart was a mess.

The pain of the arrow piercing through her throat was still lingering around her neck. She felt her limbs weakening, and even her breathing had gradually quickened.

"Little Zhui, my body isn't feeling well, I will first go to bed and rest. After the rain stops, you can call me."

"Where is Miss going?"

Xue Ronghua sighed lightly, "Naturally, I'm going to prepare for the Hundred Blossom Banquet in a few days."