Chapter 427 Hello, hey, hey! I'm the Queen Mother. Who are you?
In Chengyang Palace, the palace maid and Shi Li looked at each other in bewilderment.
Confused on both faces.
Finally, Shi Li couldn't hold it back, so she lowered her voice and pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Are there no honeydew melon cakes?"
If hints aren’t an option, she can make it clear.
The maid suddenly realized what was going on and coughed awkwardly.
"Your Majesty, the fillings for the melon cakes...I'm afraid we don't have any in the palace right now."
After saying this, the maid looked out the window at the snow-covered area.
Honeydew melons can be found everywhere in modern times, but this is ancient times. Even in the imperial palace, you might not be able to find honeydew melons in the coldest days of winter.
Shi Li was a little disappointed.
The Queen Mother's life was not as easy as imagined.
I had a boring breakfast.
However, they didn't know that everything that happened here was carefully recorded by someone and spread outside the palace.
"Melon?"
The man standing in front of the window turned around slowly, his brows tinged with a hint of frost like snow.
He glanced at the woman standing below him with a stern expression, "Selection of female officials..."
"It's over. Later..."
Qi Changchuan listened to the woman's voice in silence, and finally nodded slightly, "Okay."
After the woman left, he turned around and took a scroll from the bookshelf behind him.
After opening it, it turned out to be a detailed map...
After noon, the weather became slightly cold and light snow began to fall outside the window.
There seems to be a lot of snow this year.
After Shi Li had eaten and drunk her fill, she leaned back on the chaise longue, hugged by a warm fox fur coat, and admired the snow, while chatting with the commentators.
[Host, you can't do this. You have to make some effort. Hurry up and order all the good men in the imperial capital to come to the palace to pay their respects~]
[Yes, yes, yes, pick a few that you like and keep them by your side~]
Shi Li: ...
"Are you guys sick?"
"I wore a few golden hairpins yesterday, and Qi Changchuan acted as if he had a grudge against me. I even dared to choose a concubine. Do you think I'm not dying fast enough?"
[You can’t do this or that! You are such a damsel in distress~]
"Isn't this your fault? If I had changed the Queen Mother, I wouldn't have..."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is here."
Shi Li was interrupted by a palace maid while speaking angrily. He collected himself, stood up and looked outside the door.
I don’t know what kind of wind is blowing today. The little emperor actually braved the snow to see her?
When Zhou Chenghao walked in, there was a little light snow on his body. He seemed to be in such a hurry that he didn't even use a sedan chair and just walked straight over.
People who don’t know him might really think that he is very filial to the empress dowager Shi Li, who is only five years older than him.
"Queen Mother, I will send you a female official."
Zhou Chenghao stood below, looking at Shi Li with a smile.
Female officer?
Shi Li sensed a conspiracy in his words and glanced secretly at the palace maid beside her, wanting to politely refuse.
"Empress Dowager, this female official was sent to Chengyang Palace on special orders from General Qi." Zhou Chenghao could see the resistance on her face and quickly added.
Shi Li closed her mouth, which had just opened, with a sullen look on her face.
"Oh, then let someone come over."
What can she do?
Risk offending Qi Changchuan and refusing his surveillance?
It’s not that I hate longevity.
"Okay, I won't disturb the Queen Mother's rest. The maid will be here soon."
Zhou Chenghao achieved his goal and did not stay in Chengyang Palace for even a quarter of an hour. He came and went in a hurry, waving the sleeves of his dragon robe.
It took him at most a quarter of an hour from the time he arrived to the time he left.
Although she and the Queen Mother are a fake mother and son, isn't this too perfunctory?
Shi Li glanced speechlessly at the palace maid beside her and found that the maid's expression was exceptionally calm.
Girl, aren’t you worried about losing your position?
"You don't have to panic. I still trust you the most." Considering the bowl of thoughtful date soup she had given him yesterday, Shi Li decided to give the palace maid a reassurance.
The palace maid probably didn't expect Shi Li to see through her inner hesitation. She was stunned for a while before kneeling down to salute.
"I thank you, Your Majesty... The new female official, I think, should be able to serve Your Majesty better."
Uh... I don't know if this girl is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
Shi Li saw that she was still speaking for others and shook her head secretly.
Deep in the palace, not only was there fierce struggle between concubines, but the competition between palace servants was no less intense. She had seen a lot of this when she was a eunuch.
However, in this kind of situation, if the person involved cannot see clearly, it is useless for others to remind them.
Shi Li didn't say much. She picked up a cup of freshly brewed tea and continued to look at the snow.
The female official appointed by Qi Changchuan was very ambitious. Not long after Zhou Chenghao left, she arrived and stood outside Chengyang Palace waiting to be summoned.
Shi Li called the person in with the idea that she had to accept him no matter what.
A slender figure came closer and closer through the curtains, and gradually it became clear that it was a pretty girl.
but! Yes!
Who can tell her what it means when this girl holds a melon in her hand?