Finally, when the day of the banquet arrived, Tao Yao was still the most conspicuous one, but today's queen looked particularly confident, looking at her from time to time.
Tao Yao is indeed a beauty, but after looking at a beautiful woman for a long time, isn't that just the way it is? It's time to feel a little fresh.
After a few glasses of wine, Emperor Duxuan felt a little dizzy. It was rare that the queen sitting next to him was not as busy as usual.
Today's birthday was a happy one. Just when I was about to get up and take Tao Yao away, I didn't expect that the queen beside me actually spoke again.
"Your Majesty, I have a great gift that I want to give to Your Majesty. Please stay and watch it."
As the queen spoke, she kissed and held Emperor Xuan's arm. Today, he was no longer as arrogant and indulgent as before, but he looked much softer.
Emperor Xuan didn't mind giving the queen a little face, and sat down again, waiting to see what new and interesting gifts there were.
The queen clapped her hands gently, and several dancers walked over with light steps. A group of people formed a circle in the middle, waving colorful ribbons and dancing.
Emperor Xuan squinted his eyes slightly, feeling that these were nothing more than that, and it was not like he had never seen dancing before. It seemed that the gift from the queen was just mediocre, and could not please him.
Tao Yao watched all this with interest. It was actually quite sad. The queen obviously didn't want to do this.
How could he be willing to let another woman share Emperor Xuan's love, but he had to do this anyway. Do you want to make yourself suffer, or do you want to make her heart more painful?
After watching for a long time, the group of dancers were still circling around the middle. The colorful ribbons they were waving were really beautiful. At the beginning, they were still a bit interesting, but after seeing them, they felt a little tired.
Emperor Xuan rubbed his forehead. He drank too much wine just now and felt a headache. He thought it was time to leave, but he didn't expect that the next second a shocking scene appeared.
The group of dancers suddenly retreated one by one, and at some point, there was a lotus shape surrounded by layers of gauze in the middle.
The outer layer of lotus gauze blooms layer by layer, like a flower that blooms just right, and finally reveals the beauty in the middle.
The concubines were all stunned. It turned out that the highlight of the show was not the group of dancing girls, but the beauty in the middle. It seemed that there would be another beloved concubine in the palace in the future!
The eyes that watched the show turned to Taoyao, as if they wanted to see her reaction now.
And Tao Yao was watching with interest. It seemed that the beauty prepared by the queen was indeed very beautiful. Such heaven-shaking wealth would indeed be indispensable in the future.
The queen secretly glanced at Emperor Xuan and found that his eyes were staring directly at Yue Rao. In addition to a little bit of pride, there was also a bit of sadness and jealousy.
It was such a ridiculous thing to send other women to His Majesty, but I had no choice but to do this. Otherwise, how could I suppress Taoyao's limelight?
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's all worth it, as long as Yue Rao can surpass Tao Yao in the future.
Yuelao had been preparing for this moment for a long time. When he actually stood in this place, he realized that his heart was beating fast.
Especially when I see a pair of eyes staring directly at me, I feel a little happy and a little scared. I don't know what my future destiny will be like. I don't know whether it is right or wrong to enter this palace.
"Your Majesty, this is the gift I prepared for Your Majesty. Does Your Majesty still like it?"
The queen was the first to speak. She couldn't wait for this moment and had been preparing for this moment for a long time.
After many days of training and training, I believe that Yue Rao has been trained very well by him, and she will definitely become a beloved concubine who does not belong to Tao Yao.
The concubines looked at each other, probably understanding that maybe this was what the queen meant, and for a moment they really didn't know what to say.
But anyway, it has nothing to do with them. Even without this beauty, His Majesty is doting on Taoyao. He would not dote on them anyway. Anyway, they only need to watch the show from the other side of the river.
"Yuerao pays your respects to Your Majesty."
Yue Rao is also a good judge of expressions. When he said his name, he performed a very standard and nice etiquette.
The lavender dress she was wearing swayed slowly, swaying under the candlelight, which was very beautiful.
Whether it's the skirt she's wearing or the various movements, she's been preparing for it for a long time, and there's no room for failure.
Emperor Xuan's eyes were fixed on Yue Rao, and he was obviously fascinated by her movements.
He even stood up and walked down to help her up, holding her tender hand for a long time, unwilling to let go, greedily smelling the fragrance of her body.
It's really beautiful.
Yue Rao just lowered her head shyly, not daring to look into Emperor Xuan's eyes.
In fact, so much preparation has been made for everything today, and it is already expected to be liked by Emperor Xuan.
"It seems that Your Majesty likes this gift from my concubine very much."
The queen said in a low voice, it seems that all these days' efforts have finally paid off. Yue Rao has indeed been favored by His Majesty. It seems that he likes her more than just a little bit!
"Concubine Rong, tell me, am I right?"
The queen looked at Taoyao proudly again, wanting to see if there was any loneliness or jealousy on her face, but unfortunately she was disappointed, as if there was nothing there.
"She is indeed a very beautiful beauty. Where did the Queen find this? It seems that this gift is indeed in line with His Majesty's wishes!"
Tao Yao smiled happily. Instead of seeing jealousy on her face, the queen wanted to look at her eyes. The sour jealousy could no longer be concealed.
She is always narrow-minded, and this time she has to personally send a beauty to His Majesty. This is what really makes her feel sad.
"Okay, it's a good thing that Concubine Rong can think like this. Everyone in the harem must live in harmony. This is the duty we should fulfill."
The queen smiled and said, she believed that Taoyao would never care, she was just pretending to be calm and calm.
Then just wait and see, the days in the palace will be long in the future, then let’s see who is better than who.
"I see that this beauty is no worse than Concubine Rong. It seems that she will become more of a favorite concubine in the future! If Your Majesty likes her, will there be a place for Concubine Rong in the future?"
Concubine De was watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously, but she started to add fuel to the fire and fan the flames.
Anyway, this is the scene she loves to see the most. She has already forged a feud with Tao Yao, and she will definitely step on her as soon as she finds the opportunity.
"What are you talking about, Sister De Fei? Why are you worried that there will be no place for me in the future? Does it mean that in my heart, Your Majesty is just a person who is greedy for beauty, and will be fascinated by any beautiful woman he sees?" Live?"
Tao Yao pretended not to know how to ask questions and went back. At this time, there was nothing to argue about. Didn't you see that Emperor Xuan was completely fascinated by Yue Rao? He couldn't keep his eyes away from her.
"This is not what I mean!"
Concubine De was stupid and could never speak. After being choked, she became extremely angry. However, she couldn't think of anything to say in reply, so she could only vent her anger on herself.
The queen kept smiling as she watched all this, OK, very good, this is everything she imagined and planned.
This Yue Rao is indeed quite useful, but he was fascinated by His Majesty as soon as he came out. He is worthy of being someone who has been trained so seriously.
But I still couldn't help but feel a little sour in my heart. It would have been great when His Majesty's doting gaze could be on me, but it always pointed at other women.
Under everyone's gaze, Emperor Xuan directly took Yue Rao's hand and left on the spot. I'm afraid everyone understood what this meant.
Tao Yao glanced at the queen again. She didn't seem that happy either. She had tied another knot for herself that she couldn't untie.
After Taoyao went back, she didn't expect that Jing Zhao was still awake and sat obediently on the chair waiting for her to come back.
"I heard the news just now. It was said that the queen had prepared another beauty. She also said that my father liked that beauty very much and just took her hand and left. Could it be that my father will not like you in the future? "
To be honest, Jing Zhao is a little worried. Everything he has now is all obtained by relying on Taoyao. If Taoyao doesn't like his father, won't he have no choice but to be bullied by others in the future?
But now he is still too young and has no chance to get what he wants.
"Why do you think your father will dislike me?"
Tao Yao asked in a funny way. It felt like everyone looked at her like this. Those people just looked at her with gloating eyes.
Maybe in their eyes, if Yue Yuelao appears, then they are nothing.
"I didn't expect the news to spread very quickly. Even you know this. Why do you feel like everyone is watching my joke overnight, waiting for me to be abandoned?"
Tao Yao really felt helpless and regretful. It seemed that everyone in this palace was like this. They obviously didn't like her, but they also hoped that she would fall from the clouds into the mud.
I can feel this feeling keenly, this feeling of being watched by others.
"These news always spread very quickly. When I heard this news, I was very worried about your Majesty. No matter what happens to my father or those people, am I only worried that your Majesty will be sad?"
Jing Zhao raised his head and looked at Taoyao, and felt a little relieved when he saw that there was no unhappy expression on the other person's face.
In fact, it's right to think about it. She is such a powerful and mysterious woman, how could she be trapped by such trivial things?
"If I feel sad about these things, wouldn't I be just like the queen? Think about what a terrible person the queen is. Why should I become like her?"
As Taoyao spoke, she sat down next to Jing Zhao and patted his little head. Sure enough, it was a good thing to have a child by her side. It was also good to have someone to talk to when she came back.
As for the queen, even if she doesn't have to do anything, her own jealousy can kill her. I hope she won't regret everything tonight.
"I hope your empress can be happy, and I don't want your empress to be affected by these things in the harem. It would be really bad if this happens."
Jing Zhao's words were filled with uncontrollable worry. Obviously, when he heard the news just now, he was initially worried about whether Taoyao would be unhappy.
