Fast through the cannon fodder of the mission to counterattack

Chapter 717
Concubine You Gui sat at the front, she pinched the handkerchief and smiled at Meng Li:

"My sister seems to be in good spirits recently, is it because the prince is happy about choosing a concubine?"

Meng Liduan sat at the head, heard what Concubine You said, and turned his head to look at Concubine You slightly.

Said:

"Why do I think that Concubine You Guifei is happier than me when the crown prince chooses his concubine?"

"Look at you smiling, the fine lines around your eyes are exposed."

It is true that Concubine You is beautiful, but she has been in the palace for so many years, and the years have left marks on her face.

Meng Li said with a blank face, but the people listening below couldn't help gloating.

I also thought it was funny, the more courageous ones, the ones with higher grades, directly held the handkerchief in front of their mouths.

Concubine You's face froze for a moment, she didn't know whether to maintain the false smile on her face.

"The prince's choice of concubine must be a matter of universal celebration, and the concubines are naturally happy."

Concubine You Gui said with a nonchalant smile.

Meng Li didn't answer, but continued:

"Sister, you can see that the fine lines around your eyes are a little more obvious. I have a box of beauty cream here in this palace. It works well after using it. Can I give it to you?"

Concubine You Gui couldn't hold back her anger, she said:
"Empress, it seems that you are relatively old."

Meng Li raised his eyebrows:

"how?"

She touched her face with her hands, and said to Concubine You Gui:
"If you didn't smile in front of Bengong all day long, Bengong wouldn't say that about you. I don't want to listen. You really take it for fun, don't you?"

Concubine You Gui stared at Meng Li, but stopped smiling.

Meng Li said:

"Yes, that's it, it looks better this way, like a cold beauty."

Meng Li didn't want to listen to talking about something every day, but she didn't like the client who was willing to gossip with Concubine You, and could bear Concubine You's smile hidden in a knife.

I would rather Concubine You Gui saw her put on a dirty face.

In the plot, when the client was down and out, it was Concubine You who stepped on him the hardest.

Concubine You is even more arrogant in private, and she is the only person in the palace who dares to speak to the queen like this, all these actually come from Qi Qicheng's connivance.

The commissioner has the means to deal with this imperial concubine, but Qi Qicheng refuses to let her.

In fact, Qi Pingcheng also knew that the two palaces were fighting each other, but the emperor also had feelings for the second prince, and the palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. It didn't mean that he only loved Qi Youyang's son.

Meng Li felt that Concubine You Gui was quite successful as a stand-in.

After all, now Qi Qicheng is almost treating the fake as real.

"The Empress really..."

Concubine You gnashed her teeth, but she didn't finish her sentence.

The atmosphere in the entire hall condensed, and those who covered their mouths and laughed before did not dare to laugh anymore.

Meng Li said lightly:

"Okay, it's okay, everyone go back and rest."

The concubines left.

Zhiqiu, the most popular female officer in front of the client, came over.

She said to Meng Li:

"Master, all the portraits have been collected, it's time to show His Highness the Crown Prince."

Those following her were dragging trays with portraits in them.

Zhiqiu said:
"Master, why don't you give His Highness a look first?"

If the queen doesn't like a woman, just pull it out.

Meng Li nodded and said:
"Okay, let Bengong take a look."

Zhiqiu asked people to arrange the portraits one by one, and Meng Li looked at them one by one and asked:

"Is the prostitute's daughter-in-law in there?"

The eunuch next to him froze for a moment, bowed and replied:

"Yes, ma'am."

Meng Li hummed and said:
"Find out that girl and show me."

The chief eunuch was in charge of this, and Men Qing quickly found a portrait of the secretary's young eunuch's prostitute.

Meng Li held the portrait and looked at it for a while, then said:

"There is no need to send this to the prince."

The eunuch asked:
"But what's on your mind?"

Meng Li shook his head and said:

"No, you don't want to do something on your own." Meng Li's eyes were sharp.

The eunuch's body fell even more, even saying that he knew it.

Meng Li looked at the woman in the portrait for a while. This is the client's biological daughter. The portrait is not real. I don't know if it is because of preconceptions.

He didn't even give the prince a chance to see it. Although the child was not selected in the plot, Meng Li cautiously withheld her portrait.

Can't help but sneer, after all it's his own daughter, Qi Pingcheng is willing to put it outside to be raised by others.

Another female official came in, she saluted Meng Li, and then said:
"Your Majesty, the emperor came up and down the court, saying that he was waiting for his empress at the gilt pavilion, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be there at that time. The emperor asked your empress to prepare the portrait."

Meng Li nodded and said:

"it is good."

She went back to the dormitory to tidy up, and headed towards the Gilded Palace.

When she arrived, Qi Pingcheng hadn't arrived yet, but Qi Youyang had.

At the age of 15, he looked quite immature. When he saw Meng Li, he quickly saluted and said:
"Greetings, Queen Mother."

He bowed.

Meng Li didn't even mention getting up, but asked:

"How is your Highness doing in the Prince's Mansion?"

"Thank you mother for your concern, everything is fine."

"Have you studied well with the Taifu?"

"My son dare not slack off." The prince said hastily.

Meng Li let out a cry, and said:
"Get up, the queen mother sees that you are very tired."

The prince responded and started to chat with Meng Li. Meng Li's attitude was cold, which made Qi Youyang wonder why his mother's attitude towards him was so cold today.

He asked cautiously:
"Queen, did my son do anything wrong?"

Meng Li looked at Qi Youyang kindly and said:
"Where is the prince thinking? The queen mother thinks that the prince will grow up in the blink of an eye, and now he is going to choose a concubine. This is a happy event, but..."

Meng Li sighed.

Hearing what Meng Li said, Qi Youyang looked a little shy, and then said:

"The queen mother, no matter what the children are, they are all the queen mother's children."

Meng Li pulled out a standard and dignified smile.

Qi Qisheng is here.

He walked into the pavilion, Meng Li glanced at Qi Qicheng.

The current Qi Qicheng is no longer the high-spirited boy he was back then.

Instead, he turned into a middle-aged mature man with a little beard.

The whole person has a majesty, which is the temperament immersed in the emperor these years.

Although Qi Pingsheng didn't have many great achievements, he didn't make the country miserable either.

For the job of the emperor, Qi Qicheng did a good job.

When Qi Qicheng walked up to him, Meng Li bowed slightly, Qi Qicheng gave Mengli a little help, and said:
"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Meng Li said softly.

Qi Pingcheng was not talking to Meng Li, but looked at the prince and said:

"Do you have someone you like?"

The prince's expression immediately became tense, and Qi Qicheng knew that the prince already had a lover, so he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"I will designate whoever I like as the future princess."

Qi Qicheng didn't even ask who the prince liked, what his family background was, or what he looked like.

Just so capricious.

(End of this chapter)