The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Xie Yiming said solemnly: "Your Majesty has taken great pains, all out of consideration for the reputation of the Marquisate."

In the minds of the world, the queen was born in Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, so the Marquis's Mansion is closely connected with the queen, sharing honor and disgrace. In the eyes of many people, canceling the selection is most beneficial to the queen. In this way, Yongchang Marquis's Mansion will also benefit greatly. If the queen is the only one in the harem who enjoys the emperor's favor, then Yongchang Marquis's Mansion will be the only one in power, and it is inevitable that people will envy and hate it.

Even if he didn't deliberately inquire, Xie Yiming could guess that there would be rumors spreading in the next few days that were unfavorable to the Queen and the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. After all, in the eyes of some people, the Queen has never been a virtuous Queen, and does not meet the secular standards.

In the past, being jealous could be considered a minor matter, but this time it has escalated to the point of preventing the emperor from selecting concubines. The censors in the Censorate will probably be busy again, and they probably have already written a thick pile of impeachment memorials.

Although Xie Yichen only holds an idle position now, it does not mean that he knows nothing about the affairs of the court. After a little guidance from his brother, he quickly came to his senses and couldn't help but sigh.

Regardless of the queen's true inner thoughts, whether she really hopes that the talent show can continue, the Yongchang Marquisate cannot remain silent and must make its own attitude clear. It also represents the queen's position and shows everyone that the queen is not a narrow-minded and jealous person. After all, as the mother of a country, she should have a broad mind and broad mind.

Yongchang Hou made a quick decision: "In that case, let's do as the queen says. When we go to court tomorrow, we must show our attitude and not give way to gossip."

……

The next morning.

As soon as the sky brightened, Feng An arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace. In his hand was an exquisite food box, which contained Xie Yaoqing's favorite lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake.

These lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cakes had just come out of the pot, steaming hot and emitting an alluring aroma. Feng An gently opened the lid of the food box, and a sweet smell hit him in the face.

Xie Yaoqing had just woken up, and when she saw these delicious cakes, her mood suddenly became happy. However, when she heard Feng An mention Xiao Chengxu, the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"The Emperor has always remembered that the Empress loves to eat lotus root starch and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. Now, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in the Dangui Garden are in full bloom. The osmanthus flowers covered with dew in the early morning are the most tender and fragrant. The Emperor knows that the Empress loves the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, so he specially went to pick them early even though the Saint is feeling unwell..."

Xie Yaoqing's face turned cold.

"These cakes are indeed mouth-watering. However, regarding the emperor picking osmanthus flowers, I really cannot agree with it."

Xie Yaoqing's voice was filled with anger. "Is there no one left in the palace? Even a trivial task like picking osmanthus flowers has to be done by the emperor himself."

"According to what you said, shouldn't I kneel down and thank you profusely, with tears of gratitude, for the emperor's grace? In that case, I am not worthy of enjoying this lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake. I will take it back to where Eunuch Feng'an got it from."

Xie Yaoqing turned around and instructed Zhiyu, "Zhiyu, ask the imperial kitchen to make another portion of lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake. Remember, don't bother the emperor to pick osmanthus flowers again. With a monthly salary, don't you even have the manpower to pick osmanthus flowers? I think someone is slacking off. It's time to conduct a strict investigation and rectify the atmosphere in the palace, and find out those who are sneaky and lazy and are just sitting there doing nothing."

Did she ask Xiao Chengxu to pick osmanthus flowers?

It was obviously him who wanted to pick it, so what does it have to do with her?

It would have been fine if she just picked them, but she actually asked Feng An to go and tell her about it.

Oh, he thought he was an emperor of gold and jade, and he condescended to pick a sweet-scented osmanthus. Is that a big deal? What's there to show off?

She did like to eat lotus root starch and sweet-scented osmanthus cake, but there was no need for Xiao Chengxu to pick sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. Were the people in the imperial kitchen just decorations? Couldn't they arrange for someone to pick sweet-scented osmanthus flowers themselves?

It's simply baffling.

Do you still expect her to be moved by Xiao Chengxu picking osmanthus flowers? Do you think she is a three-year-old child? She will happily follow him if you give her some sweet treats.

Feng An was so frightened that he knelt down immediately, sweat pouring down his forehead. He said quickly, "Your Majesty, calm down. I was the one who said the wrong thing. Please don't hold it against me. Please accept the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake."

In fact, Feng'an is also feeling very sad.

Before he came, the emperor repeatedly told him to personally deliver the lotus root powder and sweet-scented osmanthus cake to the empress. If he took the lotus root powder and sweet-scented osmanthus cake back intact, he would not be able to explain to the emperor. When the emperor got angry, he would definitely punish him severely, and he would not be able to escape a beating.

Alas! It's hard to be a slave! Especially being a slave around the emperor is even harder! Feng An sighed silently in his heart, and could only hope that the two masters could reconcile and make peace as soon as possible. Only when the masters above are happy, the lives of the slaves serving below can be better.

Xie Yaoqing hesitated.

To be honest, she really liked the lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake. Even if she asked the imperial kitchen to make it now, it would still take some time. But she had already smelled the fragrance, and her appetite had been aroused. If she couldn't eat it, she would definitely feel very uncomfortable.

Besides, why can't she eat it? Even if the osmanthus flowers in the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake were picked by Xiao Chengxu himself, so what? Doesn't she have the right to eat it? Why is she not worthy of eating it?

In her past and present lives, she had eaten lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake countless times, but how many of them had the osmanthus flowers picked by Xiao Chengxu himself? Only a few times, pitifully few.

However, in stark contrast to this, she once cooked for Xiao Chengxu and carefully prepared so many bowls of lotus seed and white fungus soup. She prepared it every year, so even if there were not thousands of bowls, there must be at least hundreds of bowls, right?

After a careful calculation, it was obviously she who suffered the loss. The loss was huge, and she had to get it back. Who knew if Xiao Chengxu was just in a spur of the moment manner, and if he did it this time, he might not do it again?

Besides, even if she ate these lotus root powder and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, what would happen? Could it be that just because of this plate of cakes, she would be completely devoted to Xiao Chengxu again and fall in love with him to death? That was absolutely impossible.

So why should she be so hard on herself? Even if she was upset, she couldn't joke with her appetite.

After figuring this out, Xie Yaoqing nodded slightly and signaled to Feng An to leave the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake.