"Isn't it best to be forgetful? Only when you see someone often will you be annoying, and only when you see him less will you be affectionate." Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and smiled, then raised her head to look at Lu Qingtang.
Lu Qingtang thought about her words, "What should I say?"
Concubine Shu covered her face with her hands and said with a smile: "If nothing else, let's take you and your prince as an example. You see, it will take at least three to five days after you live in the palace. When you return to the prince's palace, what will your prince do? How did I treat you?"
Lu Qingtang could see that Concubine Shu was making fun of him, so he said, "But the prince and I have a close heart. It's probably a bit difficult for your majesty to have that kind of feeling towards my mother-in-law."
"So you have to have that feeling of being far away." Concubine Shu looked at the half-informed look on Lu Qingtang's face, and simply said, "You don't understand, this man likes this kind of mysterious feeling, the more she pesters him If you stick to him, he won’t care about you anymore.”
Lu Qingtang said "Oh", "The fragrance is far away and the smell is close, distance creates beauty!"
"That's right." Concubine Shu agreed, and added, "The queen will hold a flower festival in the new garden in two days, and everyone will be dressed up like flowers. I will be responsible for helping your mother-in-law. Dress up, you are responsible for connecting them.”
Lu Qingtang smiled and said nothing, and extended his palm to Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu also gave her a high-five in tacit agreement.
With a "pop" sound, the two of them laughed.
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Beautiful flowers of various colors bloomed in the garden, but compared with the concubines in the harem, the flowers seemed pale and colorless.
Concubine Shu wished she could put all her hairpins on her head, just to stand in front of Wang Cairen and make her look pure and charming.
Even Lu Qingtang put a flower flower on his forehead, which looked more colorful than usual.
All the concubines were like this, but the king was the only one who was plain and elegant, wearing a simple flying fairy bun with only a pomegranate flower hairpin on his head.
As the saying goes: If you want to be pretty, be filial.
Concubine Shu chose a moon-white dress for Wang Cai, embroidered with blue cloud patterns, and paired with a silver-red shawl. A pearl flower chain hangs from her slender waist, making her waist appear even slender.
This outfit is in line with the calmness that she should have at her age, while still being playful.
Lu Qingtang looked at Concubine Shu's bulky headdress and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
If in modern society, a person like her who lives a transparent life can also become a beauty blogger and no longer need to rely on imperial power to live.
It's a pity that she doesn't have such a good life, and she has to cater to a bad old man at a young age.
Lu Qingtang asked her why she wanted to help her mother-in-law fight for favor. Aren't she afraid that she would fall out of favor?
Her answer was that if she had one more person to share her favor with, she would have the energy to take care of the child. She would have the security of having a child and would not have to devote herself to the emperor.
In fact, she was very unwilling to serve His Majesty. If she didn't want to have a good future for herself, why would she do something against her will?
Lu Qingtang stepped forward, took Concubine Shu's arm, and said to her, "Thank you very much for today."
"Thank you for what. Who among us is following the other? Besides, hasn't this been successful yet? It's not too late to thank you after it's done!" Concubine Shu said generously.
The two of them were holding each other's arms, just like a pair of sisters, which made Wang Cairen on the side couldn't help laughing. She said: "You are young after all, standing next to an old woman like me is immediately obvious."
"Where is it? Wang Cairen is beautiful. No matter how young we are, we can't compare to her." Concubine Shu immediately pulled Wang Cairen and said.
At this time, the queen came, and everyone bowed to the queen. After some polite remarks, they chatted and enjoyed the beautiful scenery in the garden.
Concubine Shu held the child in her arms, teasing him absentmindedly and looking around, becoming anxious, "Lu Xiaotang, do you think the Emperor will not come?"
"She should be coming, but she had a lot of things to do in the past, so she might still be busy." Lu Qingtang sat with Mo Mo on his lap. Mo Mo kept stroking Lu Qingtang's belly, giggling happily.
Lu Qingtang felt the fetal movement in her abdomen, and the area touched by Mo Mo was itchy. She couldn't help laughing and asked Mo Mo: "Mo Mo, is the baby in your belly a younger brother or a younger sister?"
Mo Mo couldn't speak and could only babbling, making everyone present laugh.
Especially the Queen, who reached out to hug Mo Mo. Mo Mo was not afraid and raised her arms in response to the Queen.
The queen laughed so hard that she gave the jade ruyi she had found to Mo Mo as a toy, and Mo Bao on the side also got one.
Since these two little guys came, Lu Qingtang has gained a lot of glory. The gold, silver and jewelry alone can be said to be piled up like a mountain, and she has become a little rich woman.
After everyone followed the praise for a while, the emperor's holy chariot arrived.
Concubine Shu quickly winked at Lu Qingtang, then took Wang Cairen's hand and went to a secluded place.
Lu Qingtang understood this and led Mo Mo and Mo Bao forward to kowtow to the emperor.
The emperor was naturally happy to see his grandchildren. After taking turns holding the two babies, he admired them when he saw how exquisitely they were dressed.
"I wonder which embroiderer in the palace is doing such a good job." The emperor laughed, "Look at this goldfish, it looks real!"
Lu Qingtang was just about to mention clothes through the babies, and then mentioned Wang Cairen, but unexpectedly the emperor took the initiative to speak.
She quickly replied: "Your Majesty, these clothes are made by the talented person of the king, not some embroiderer in the palace."
"Which Wangcairen?" the emperor asked, confusion appearing in his eyes.
Lu Qingtang said: "It's the one who has been sick all year round. I didn't expect her craftsmanship to be so good."
The emperor nodded immediately, he remembered.
A few days ago, in the queen's palace, he saw a concubine whom he had not seen for a long time. She seemed to be ill and only smiled lightly at him. He just smiled and turned around, and a beautiful image was imprinted in his mind.
He said that he was still sick and was taking medicine. He was afraid that he would not be able to see her again after the illness passed.
"I didn't expect it either." The emperor couldn't help but sigh.
Then he felt a little strange, "Are Princess Chen familiar with Cai Ren?"
Otherwise, how could I make clothes for two babies that fit so well and are so delicate? It seems like they put a lot of thought into them.
Lu Qingtang leaned forward and said, "To answer your Majesty's question, Wang Cai has no children, but he likes children very much, so he often makes clothes for his two children. These are normal things."
"Really?" The emperor couldn't help but laugh, "Besides, my two grandsons are really lovable."
Lu Qingtang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, "Thank you very much, father, for the compliment."
After the emperor laughed, he kept shaking his head and sighing. Lu Qingtang hurriedly asked what was wrong, and he said: "A talented person who is not related by blood is so kind to two children, but your mother-in-law, Concubine Ning, is ignorant. From now on. When two children were born, I’m afraid they never even gave them a piece of copper foil. Huh! I don’t have any eyesight at all. I know how to pretend all day long, but I pretend to be annoying in every way. It’s so embarrassing to teach a princess like that. Crying and crying in front of me, now I feel upset when I see Concubine Ning."
The emperor became more and more angry as he talked. If Concubine Ning were present, he would probably kick her.
