The Imperial Concubine Just Wants To Be a Salted Fish Every Day

Luo Qinghan didn't wait long when a message arrived——

The concubine was banned.

It was Qingsong who came to deliver the news.

He knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"The Empress Dowager was very angry because the concubine went out of the palace without permission. Not only did she reprimand the concubine in person, but she also fined the concubine to think behind closed doors for a month, so the concubine won't be able to accompany you to eat with you for the next month."

Luo Qinghan was dissatisfied with the empress dowager meddling in his private affairs.

But he has always been happy and angry, and even if he is unhappy in his heart, he does not show it on his face, and only responds lightly.

"I know, you go down."

"Here."

Qing Song silently backed out.

Eunuch Chang carefully observed the emperor's expression and asked tentatively.

"Would you like someone to appease the noble concubine?"

Luo Qinghan said lightly: "No need."

If it were other concubines who were punished and grounded, they would definitely be sad and uneasy, but with Xixi's temperament, it is estimated that not only will they not be sad, but they will even be very happy.

She didn't like to go out in the first place, and now she was fined and grounded, couldn't she just stay in the Yunxiu Palace and not go out? !

Eunuch Chang asked again: "Lunch is ready, do you want to use it now?"

It's boring to think about eating alone.

Luo Qinghan responded with a lack of interest: "Let's talk about it later."

Eunuch Chang had to step aside and continue to quietly act as the backdrop.

Luo Qinghan continued to bury his head in reviewing the memorials.

There are fewer and fewer memorials piled up at hand, and the time is getting later and later.

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of stopping, Eunuch Chang couldn't help but reminded him.

"Your Majesty, don't you have lunch yet?"

Luo Qinghan didn't answer.

He carefully read the memorial in his hand, and wrote a note at the end, then raised his head to look at Eunuch Chang and asked blankly.

"When is it?"

Eunuch Chang hurriedly said, "It's almost time for application."

Luo Qinghan put down the red pen, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, frowned and said, "Let's have dinner."

Eunuch Chang immediately asked people to bring in the meals and put them on the table one by one.

Luo Qinghan sat down beside the food table.

The dishes are still those he often eats on weekdays, and the taste is still the same as usual.

But when he ate it in his mouth, he always felt a little less flavorful.

He ate with a blank face, his eyes always falling across the table involuntarily.

Usually Xiao Xixi would always sit across from him, chatting with him while eating, and occasionally taking some dishes from his bowl.

She just ate the lively atmosphere of a table by herself.

Now that she is suddenly missing, there is no liveliness, and the atmosphere at the dining table suddenly becomes deserted.

Luo Qinghan ate a few mouthfuls of food hastily, and put down his chopsticks before finishing a bowl of rice.

Seeing this, Eunuch Chang quickly asked, "Why do you eat so little? Is today's lunch unappetizing? The servant will let the people in the imperial kitchen redo it."

Luo Qinghan said in a low voice: "It has nothing to do with the meal, it's because I have no appetite, so remove all these dishes."

Eunuch Chang had no choice but to say, "Well."

Continue to deal with government affairs in the afternoon.

Time passed quickly, the sun went down and it was getting dark.

Cao Nuo walked in with a red lacquer tray and whispered a few words in Eunuch Chang's ear.

Eunuch Chang glanced at the tray in the other's hand, and his expression became a little weird.

Luo Qinghan had just finished reviewing the last memorial and was about to take a coffee break when he happened to see this scene.

He asked, "What's wrong?"

Eunuch Chang stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was someone from the Central Palace who sent the green-headed card. I would like to ask your Majesty which card is to be flipped tonight?"

In fact, when Luo Qinghan first ascended the throne, Eunuch Chang also asked him if he wanted to turn the green card? Luo Qinghan refused without thinking.

After rejecting it three times in a row, Eunuch Chang wisely never asked again.

Since then, those green-headed cards have been kept in the temple and eaten ashes. Now that they have been exposed to the light of the Empress Dowager, they can be considered to have a chance to see the sun again.

Luo Qinghan originally wanted to let people take those green cards back, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind.

He said, "Bring it here and show it to me."

Cao Nuo stepped forward with the tray in both hands and respectfully raised the tray to the emperor.

In the red lacquer tray, there are more than a dozen green head cards quietly placed.

They are placed in order of grade.

It stands to reason that the first place should be the brand of the imperial concubine, but Luo Qinghan glanced over and saw the brand of concubine tuberculosis in the first place, followed by Concubine Li, then Chen Wanyi, and then Min Jieyu, Yao Jieyu, Yan Cairen, Yuan Liangren, etc.

Luo Qinghan read all the green cards, but couldn't see the word "Prince Concubine".

He raised his head to look at Cao Nuo and asked displeasedly.

"What's the matter with the province in the palace? Why have you forgotten the brand of the imperial concubine?"

Cao Nuo hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty's forgiveness, no one dares to forget the imperial concubine in the palace, the reason why there is no brand of the imperial concubine is because the empress dowager has spoken, the imperial concubine must be at ease this month. After thinking about it behind closed doors, I can't sleep."

Luo Qinghan didn't expect that there would be such a crop.

He thought he was just thinking behind closed doors for a month, and even his qualifications to serve as a bedchamber were temporarily cancelled.

Luo Qinghan had only three points of dissatisfaction in his heart, but at this moment, he turned into very dissatisfied.

Not being able to have lunch with Xixi already made him irritable, and now he can't even sleep with her.

How is the day going? !

Empress Dowager, is this a punishment? Are you still punishing him? !

Luo Qinghan's rules of conduct have always been simple.

If he is not happy himself, he does not want to make others happy.

Luo Qinghan pulled out a memorial from the pile of approved memorials next to him.

This memorial is the official impeachment of the Lu family for oppressing the commoners by relying on the empress dowager as a backer.

Duke Hongguo died and the Lu family became civilians, but their kinship with the Empress Dowager was not broken, and the Empress Dowager had also sent them a lot of money in private.

The money was enough for the Lu family to buy another house and settle down.

But the Lu family was used to being extravagant. After buying the house, they had to buy servants, all kinds of clothes, jewelry, wine, and food.

Soon the money given by the empress dowager was spent.

They ran out of money, so they started taking credit.

Those merchants did not dare to offend the Queen Mother's family, so they could only agree to give them credit.

The Lu family didn't know how to control, and they had more and more accounts on credit, but they never wanted to pay back the money.

Those businesses also have to support their families. They tried to ask the Lu family for money, but they were beaten up instead of getting the money.

Those merchants were really angry, so they went to Jingzhao Mansion to complain.

Jingzhao House is still hearing the case.

After hearing about this, the speaker went to the Lu family.

This is just a trivial matter. If it were not for the reputation of the Empress Dowager, the cabinet would not have sent it to the emperor at all.

Luo Qinghan didn't take it to heart after seeing it.

At this point he changed his mind.