"Hmm~"
Originally he was just pretending to sleep, but the emperor was very gentle afterwards and actually let Jiang Xinyue fall asleep in a daze.
Early the next morning, the emperor was going to the morning court. Jiang Xinyue, who was sore all over, did not get up. Instead, she was sitting on the bed disheveled in a white coat, waving her white and pink feet and looking at him with a smile.
Really seductive like a fairy.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
After the emperor was fully dressed, he sat on the edge of the bed again and tucked her exposed feet into the warm quilt.
Jiang Xinyue hugged his strong waist and nuzzled into his arms lovingly: "When I think of the emperor leaving me for so long, I feel so sad that I can't sleep."
It was obviously an inappropriate act of coquettishness, but her eyes were red and her tone was a little choked.
One can't help but guess that she was really reluctant to let go, but she just didn't dare to express her true emotions, so she pretended to be coquettish and said it in a joking tone.
Emperor Xuanwu felt a pain in his heart and pressed a kiss on her forehead: "Fool, I will come with you again tonight, don't be sad, okay?"
The beauty in her arms had slightly bright eyes, shining with countless youthful flowers. She was overjoyed and said for a moment: "This is what the emperor said yourself. That concubine will be waiting for the emperor in the evening."
The emperor laughed and pinched her nose: "Okay, I said so."
This nobleman Jiang was so courageous that he dared to ask for a promise from the emperor.
Wang Dequan had served the emperor all his life, and he had never seen a concubine who took a different path like her.
If you don't master this speed well, you'll run into the emperor's minefield, and you'll definitely be stuck in the cold palace for the rest of your life.
How could Jiang Guiren be able to jump back and forth within the emperor's baseline so accurately?
The emperor was going to court, and the women in the harem had no leisure. Early in the morning, before it was fully light, they had to go to Yikun Palace to pay their respects to the empress.
The fragrant clothes and shadows on the temples are all as beautiful as Concubine Li.
Concubine Liang touched the begonia on her temples, her eyes fell on Concubine Li's fingertips, and she suddenly smiled: "I heard that the emperor held a lamp to wash the Lotus Palace yesterday. It's really strange."
What's strange is that in the past years, there were always young upstarts who challenged Concubine Li, but they were all thrown into the cold palace by the emperor. Why is it different for Concubine Jiang?
Or is it that Concubine Li has fallen out of favor with Shengqian?
Concubine Li didn't even raise her eyelids. Jiang Zhaoyi, who was lowering her head, replied: "It's nothing strange. Jiang Guiren is the most beautiful among these new concubines. Concubine Liang was also as beautiful as a flower and jade at the beginning. She is quite worthy of her." What a favor!”
and after?
As I get older, my beauty is cut off before I get old, and I sit leaning against the smoked cage until dawn.
Liang Fei gritted her teeth in anger, but sneered: "Who in this palace is not as beautiful as a flower? Is Jiang Zhaoyi ugly?"
Jiang Zhaoyi's appearance is not outstanding. In a harem full of beauties, she can only be regarded as a little girl. She is most taboo about others using her appearance to attack her.
Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, Empress Zhu held the tea cup and said: "Okay, it is a good thing to have another favored concubine in the palace. An extra sister will help the royal family flourish as soon as possible, and I can also explain to the Queen Mother. Those of you who have been in the palace for a long time should also work hard and not let the royal heirs wither."
Concubine Li smiled coldly, the queen herself had no children, yet she was still saying some high-sounding words.
I'm afraid the one in the harem who least wants a concubine to have children is Empress Zhu!
The emperor was in his prime, and in the palace there were the eldest princess who was a good concubine, the third prince and the second princess who were virtuous concubines, and the fourth prince whose biological mother died young.
In the early years, when the queen was still the fifth prince's concubine in Qiandi, she did have the eldest prince and the second prince. I don't know if she did too many bad things, but the two princes fell ill and died young one after another.
The concubines dispersed, and the scent of sandalwood appeared in Yikun Palace. Fenyun helped Queen Zhu change out of the heavy palace clothes: "My Lady, do you want to find out the true identity of the person who washes the Lotus Palace?"
Empress Zhu looked at her face that was no longer childish in the bronze mirror. More than ten years of harem life had worn away the light in her eyes, making her look a bit old.
She frowned and hid a piece of white hair in her hair: "That concubine of the Jiang family got carried away after being favored for a few days. She thoughtlessly acted as an assassin after being provoked by others. Is there any truth to be discovered? Send someone to send some congratulatory gifts. That’s it, I’m afraid there will be another Empress Jieyu in the Yikun Palace tomorrow.”
Fenyun quietly gathered up the fallen hair and stuffed it into her sleeves: "Although it's not very impressive, it's still possible because of Concubine Fenfenli's favor."
Empress Zhu chuckled: "Concubine Li made her kneel in the imperial garden for so long. She lost all face. She was not sure why she was holding her breath. Sooner or later she would have to pay it back."
Xihe Hall, which attracted the attention of the entire harem, received a large wave of rewards and canonization decrees shortly after the emperor left.
"Zhen Ronghua, get up quickly! This servant is going back to Yangxin Hall to resume his life."
"Excuse me, Your Majesty."
Jiang Xinyue stood up, not looking at the silks, satins, gold and silver jewelry, but clasping her smooth fingers a little shyly: "Eunuch Wang, will the emperor really come at night?"
She asked so openly and honestly, Wang De didn't know whether to call her stupid or ignorant of the world.
"The emperor promised my little master, he should come."
He didn't dare to say it too harshly. After all, the emperor had favored her many times, and he wasn't sure whether the emperor would change his mind that night.
Concubine Li was the only concubine in the entire harem who could make the emperor turn over green cards for three days in a row.
but……
The emperor was also very interested in Zhen Ronghua.
Yesterday, Chu Jieyu came to wash the lotus hall to show her authority. When the emperor found out, he wrote the word "zhen" on Jiang Guiren to express her preciousness.
Wang Dequan thought that the emperor was afraid that Chu Jieyu would bully Jiang Guiren, so after naming Jiang Guiren as Jieyu, he would give her a title.
Jieyu who has a title is more noble than Chu Jieyu who doesn't have a title.
Unexpectedly, the emperor changed his mind early this morning and directly promoted Jiang Guiren to the sixth rank of concubine Rong Hua, which was a whole level higher than Jie Yu.
Emperor Xuanwu was coming in the evening. Jiang Xinyue was eating the fresh dishes delivered from the imperial kitchen, but she was thinking about how to keep the emperor's interest in her fresh.
Shuangjiang lit the mugwort incense sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said: "My dear, the weather outside is very good today. Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Jiang Xinyue shook her head: "I am a living target now. Instead of going out and letting people plot against me, it is better to stay in the palace and wait for the emperor to come."
"Your Majesty, you are right to think so."
Magpie brought another cup of ice bowl with a cute shape: "Your Majesty, please try it. This is the milk tea ice product newly developed by the Imperial Kitchen Room. It was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to honor your Majesty."
The mellow milk tea is different from the instant milk tea with various flavors added in later generations. It tastes like pure dairy products.
Jiang Xinyue sighed happily and worked hard to defeat the emperor, just to live a life of eating and waiting to die!
"Wow!"
In the Changchun Palace, Chu Jieyu smashed a Ru kiln tea set.
