Lu Yunying didn't know that someone had already started investigating her because of Xue Yan. She was just surprised that Chu Xiu Niang had been away for more than half an hour, why hadn't she come back yet?
problem occurs?
Thinking of this, Lu Yunying became a little restless, and immediately followed the path Chu Xiu Niang had left, and happened to bump into a palace maid carrying snacks at a fork in the road.
"Snapped!"
The dishes were broken and the snacks in them were scattered on the floor. Lu Yunying was immediately grabbed by the wrist by the little palace maid who hit her:
"Hey, how do you see the road!"
"Okay now, if the pastry falls, how can I get back to life with my empress? No, you can't leave, follow me to see your empress."
Lu Yunying felt something bad when she saw the broken horseshoe cake on the ground. Then she heard what the palace maid said about the empress, and her eyelids twitched immediately, knowing that something was wrong.
She wore an azure-colored dress today, which was not too eye-catching. She was not much different from the most ordinary palace maids. The only hairpin that looked more expensive was given to Xue Yan not long ago. She looked more plain and was recognized as a palace maid. Not surprising either.
But the palace maid obviously had some discernment. After the initial anger passed and Lu Yunying didn't retort, her mood eased a bit.
Then she realized something was wrong. The girl in front of her had a beautiful and unfamiliar appearance, and her clothes were a little different from those of ordinary palace maids. Thinking about the talent show not long ago, she immediately realized that she had misunderstood.
"Show girl?"
"yes."
Humph, so what about the show girl?
This palace maid is the first-class palace maid next to Zhen Zhaoyi, and she thinks she is highly valued by Zhen Zhaoyi. As we all know, the eldest palace maid in front of the favored empress is more respectable than ordinary concubines.
So after knowing Lu Yunying's identity, she was not afraid, but clicked her tongue a few times and said:
"The Queen Mother and the Empress are generous and let you learn the rules in Chuxiu Palace. Now it seems that your rules are not very good, young master?"
"Even if my rules are not good, it's not something you, a slave, can judge."
"What a sharp mouth."
Hearing this, Yuhuo became angry. Not only was this beautiful girl in front of him a stranger, but she was dressed in such a shabby way. She didn't even have a hairpin on her head. She didn't know where she came from. Such a guy actually dared to attack her:
"Then come with me to see Empress Zhen Zhaoyi."
"I want to see how you explain the pastries that I want, but you throw them away, and..." Yuhuo said in a long tone: "I can't judge, Your Majesty can."
Your Majesty is there too?
Lu Yunying's heart gradually sank. She was indeed outstanding in appearance, and she was also the best among the beautiful women. Under normal circumstances, it was indeed possible to attract the attention of His Majesty because of her appearance, and thus get a good start.
But it's different now. The beloved concubine Zhen Zhaoyi is here, and she has offended her maid again. No matter how she looks at it, she will not be let off lightly.
It's just that she didn't want to give in. It was obvious that the two of them didn't pay attention and bumped into each other. The palace maid preemptively blamed herself and wanted to put all the blame on her. She didn't want to suffer this loss.
Thinking of this, Lu Yunying felt calm. Anyway, she had been offended. She had thought about the worst outcome. She shook off the maid's hand, straightened her clothes, and said:
"Then go ahead. Your Majesty knows everything and will not wrongly accuse a good person."
Her unhurried look made Yuhuo a little surprised, and then he became a little suspicious. So when he saw the emperor and his entourage, he knelt down and saluted first, and then said:
"Your Majesty, I am here to see you, Your Majesty, Empress Zhen Zhaoyi. How can I be your concubine?"
Then she looked at Zhen Zhaoyi and said:
"My slave is useless. I was hit by someone. The cake you asked for was dropped on the floor."
She finished speaking in one breath, but no one answered her until Lu Yunying came in, bent her knees, lowered her hands and said:
"Your Majesty, Lu Yunying, is here to see you. Your Majesty is safe and well. I have seen Empress Zhen Zhaoyi, how can I be so precious to you as your concubine?"
Lu Yunying didn't get any response from the three people sitting there. For a long time, it wasn't until Lu Yunying's knees started to feel a little sore that she heard a male voice say:
"Get up."
"Two beloved concubines, do you like it? Let's choose, who is Zhenzhen and who is He He?"
Lu Yunying: Huh? what's the situation?
Su Min was a very active person. Since he said he would give each of his two beloved concubines a swan cub, he couldn't wait for a moment and led a group of people to the pavilion by Mingyue Lake.
Looking at the three, no, two gray-haired cubs and a yellow-and-black cub following the swan, everyone fell silent.
There are cubs of different colors in the same nest, right? Obviously, the yellow and black one was adopted, but the emperor seemed not to notice.
So the pressure came to the two beloved concubines.
"Both of you are my beloved concubines. Since I promised one for each, you can choose on your own."
Not to mention that Zhen Zhaoyi and He Guifei did not want such an honor, just these three cubs were enough to put pressure on people.
It doesn't matter if they are exactly the same. You can't resist by pinching your nose and choosing, but now the three are different.
Choose two grays and keep one for adoption. Did you deliberately leave the bad one to His Majesty?
Choose the one that is black and yellow, well, the love rival and His Majesty will get both swans, she will be a clown, and the rest of the harem will laugh at her forever if they find out.
Therefore, the two beloved concubines had no intention of focusing on Yu Huo who came in to complain. However, the appearance of Yu Huo gave Zhen Zhaoyi inspiration. She was extremely glad that her status was higher than that of He Gui and she could ask the above two questions to He Gui. The concubine was confused, and she immediately said:
"I want the gray one in the middle."
"The eldest son stands at the top of the family, the younger son is favored by his parents, and the concubines want the one in the middle."
"Oh? My beloved concubine is actually kind-hearted."
Su Min clapped his hands, Zhen Zhaoyi pursed her lips and smiled, while He Guibi secretly scolded Zhen Zhaoyi for being shameless, but then the emperor spoke again:
"But how do I know that the middle child is just the middle child of the swan? What if it just swims slowly? Or maybe it is the younger one, but it swims faster."
Zhen Zhaoyi:......
Her face froze, but she still had to speak:
"Concubine, I just think so."
"Oh, that's it. Then you don't know how to talk about my concubine like that casually?"
"...I know I was wrong."
"Oh, why are you so nervous? Although my beloved concubine may not be right, she has a good heart. It doesn't matter. I don't blame you."
Lu Yunying felt that this emperor's taste was not right. Aren't those two beloved concubines? Do you talk like this to your beloved concubine? A bit doggy...ahem.
But it was still not Lu Yunying and Yuhuo's turn to appear next. Su Min looked at He Guibi and said:
"Has your concubine been selected?"
He Guibi: ...She can't choose.
It’s so difficult to not want to be a clown but not dare to leave that yellow and black cub to His Majesty. There is no more difficult choice in the world.
But He Guifei was naive, and a more difficult choice soon came:
"Speaking of which, that cub seems different. Why is it yellow and black when the other two are gray?"
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have you finally discovered something is wrong? Your Majesty! ! !
He Guibi almost cried with joy, and then Su Min said:
"Could it be some kind of auspiciousness? My beloved, what do you think?"
Su Min looked at Zhen Zhaoyi with gentle and caring eyes, but this did not prevent Zhen Zhaoyi from feeling that she should not come. It was indeed not a good thing to cut off other concubines, but she would still do it next time she had the chance.
The cub that meets the yellow and black, most of the concubines were born from noble girls, so I have no idea what it is, but it does look very similar to a swan cub.
Suddenly Zhen Zhaoyi thought of something. I heard that some animals are different from ordinary species when they are born, such as white tigers and white peacocks. Although this cub is not white, it may not be the case. The more she thought about it, it made sense. In addition, she was used to following the emperor's words in daily interactions, so:
"Yes."
"Your Majesty is here in Dalin, and God is blessing us in Dalin. Doesn't this bring about auspiciousness?"
He Guibi secretly hated Zhen Zhaoyi for being cunning and stealing her words, but this was also beneficial to her, so she immediately agreed:
"Then I want another gray one."
"Such precious auspiciousness can only be possessed by Your Majesty."
After saying that, she felt completely relieved. What was auspicious and unlucky, she just wanted to have a step down.
But Su Min just nodded without saying a word, and turned to look at Lu Yunying and Yu Huo, who were standing aside like transparent people, and said:
"What's going on with you? Did you drop my concubine's pastry?"
Yuhuo didn't expect His Majesty to suddenly ask them. He was stunned for a moment, but Lu Yunying took the lead:
"It was at a fork in the road. Neither I nor the aunt noticed that there was someone on the other side, so they bumped into each other, and Madam Zhen Zhaoyi's cakes were also broken."
"My daughter made a mistake, and I am willing to personally apologize to Empress Zhen Zhaoyi."
Without waiting for anyone's reaction, she immediately knelt down. Lu Yunying learned the palace rules very well. Ten years of life after time travel have made her less repulsive to kneeling down. People are very adaptable.
She said so, after all, it was just a plate of pastries. In addition, after solving the problem of the swan cub, Zhen Zhaoyi was in a good mood, waved her hand and said:
"It doesn't matter, I'll just ask Yuhuo to get another plate."
That was the end of the matter. Yuhuo's eyes were almost blazing with anger, but she didn't have a chance to speak.
Things took a turn for the worse in the next second, because the aloof Emperor spoke again:
"Since you apologized, the palace maid was also at fault, so just punish her with ten strokes. By coincidence, you met me and my two beloved concubines."
"Tell me, is that cub auspicious?"
Lu Yunying, who was suddenly burned by the fire, fell silent.
She didn't dare to look up from the beginning. Lu Yunshui's example was still hanging in front of her, but from the conversation between these people, she also knew that it was definitely not auspicious.
The yellow and black cub should look very similar to the gray cub... Lu Yunying almost knows what it is.
Before time travel, her parents were also born in the countryside, and they would take her back to her grandparents' house every summer and winter vacation. She was familiar with the goose babies, and the geese were annoying, so:
"My lord, can I take a look?"
"It's okay, just take a look."
Lu Yunying then boldly looked at the surface of Mingyue Lake not far away. Well, it was indeed it, the familiar goose cub.
The one who was in trouble now was Lu Yunying. He directly said that the empress who had just called the cub Xiangrui would be slapped in the face by her. Not to mention... if the cub grew up and the emperor knew the truth, the two beloved concubines After all, she could still tolerate him if she had affection, but who was she?
"What's wrong? You seem to have other ideas."
Lu Yunying closed her eyes, then spoke, her voice decisive:
"This is not auspicious, it is a goose, a goose's young."
Turning around, Lu Yunying met His Majesty's gaze. He had an exceptionally young, clear and handsome face. He had obviously reached his crown, but he still had a youthful air. No wonder she heard the words even when she was outside the palace. I have said that His Majesty is very generous in his actions.
However, Lu Yunying knew that was not the case. She had just used the telepathy in the novice gift pack.
Heart-to-heart connection: At this moment, we have a heart-to-heart connection. (Designate one person and have a heart-to-heart bond with him, lasting five seconds.)
Naturally, the one she designated was His Majesty, and she heard it - "What would their expressions be like if they knew that Xiang Rui was a goose? It's really interesting. I have decided to eat goose stewed in an iron pot today."
