"The Emperor has arrived."

It has been a long time since I set foot in the Xiangqing Palace, and I walked inside.

The palace maids knelt in a row, but I didn't see the Imperial Concubine.

Just as I was about to ask, a dirty woman with a dirty face walked in through the door, her clothes splattered with mud, and she carried a basket of vegetables in her hand.

She looked surprised to see me, and her gesture of greeting was a bit stiff: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

I looked her up and down, and if it weren't for her voice, I would have thought she was a playful maid in the palace.

Nothing like my pampered cousin, the Imperial Concubine.

【What wind blew this big Buddha here! Is my greeting appropriate, without any flaws...】

It's that inexplicable voice again.

I looked at her appalling greeting.

Full of flaws.

If I guess correctly, this voice is probably their inner voice.

"Where did you come from, all dirty like that?"

She pushed the basket of vegetables she was carrying towards me: "The Concubine and I got some vegetables to eat."

【Stole some vegetables to eat.】

Concubine Jing, yes, she has always liked to grow her own fruits and vegetables.

I asked suspiciously, "Didn't you used to hate her the most before?"

"In the past, it was all because I was ignorant..."

【The world is ever changing, be humble and low-key.】

【I am no longer who I used to be!】

I frowned, "Go wash up."

When she cleaned her face and changed her clothes, I faintly felt that it looked somewhat decent.

But the stiffness in her movements and her ostentatious posture still seemed strange.

As my cousin, she was raised by the Empress since she was young, and her etiquette was taught according to that of a royal princess, and it wouldn't be like this.

I suppressed my suspicion and gestured to Shen Qinghai.

He immediately ordered people to bring in the boxes outside the door, one by one, and opened them, smiling respectfully: "These are all specially selected by the Emperor to surprise the Empress."

The boxes were filled with gold, silver, jewels, and precious fabrics.

Her eyes lit up, but she still maintained a reserved posture as she bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

【The child died and you know to come and nurse me!】

【It's a pity that the original owner committed suicide, and I can't see it anymore...】

【But this emperor is really generous, the museum doesn't deceive me! Instead of competing for favor, just lie down flat!】

I frowned again, looking coldly at her.

Original owner?

Then what is she? Her words are also confusing.

【Why isn't he leaving, is he going to sleep here tonight? No, I don't want it wahhh.】

【Good thing I got vaccinated against rabies.】

My face became even more grim.

"Is the Emperor not feeling well?" Qiqing cautiously asked, her eyes full of concern.

If I couldn't hear her inner voice: 【Why show such a miserable face, I am protected by the Empress Dowager!】

I clenched my fist and looked at her in the face of the Empress Dowager: "In the future, I will instruct the Internal Affairs Department not to bother you with trivial matters... and make today's situation befitting of your position."

She obediently nodded, with admiration in her eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Empress will remember."

【I was wrong, I won't dare next time.】

【The vegetables in Concubine Jing's palace are as good as elixirs, it would be foolish not to eat them.】

【？？？】

I was stunned for a while, and finally left with a flick of my sleeve.

"Your Majesty, please don't go!"

【Emperor dog, hurry up and leave.】

I could feel the veins on my forehead throbbing, and I left without turning back.