The next day, the gloomy weather lived up to expectations with heavy snowfall.
Jiang Xinyue wrapped herself tightly and nestled in front of the charcoal basin to warm herself up.
"Empress..."
Grandma Li sighed: "I almost turned into a snowman when I looked at the emperor."
It's snowing heavily today, and the ladies in the harem are all cooking wine around the stove in the warm pavilion, admiring the snow and plum blossoms at the same time. When they feel up to it, they have to make wine orders.
The empress sent someone to invite the emperor, but the emperor still declined politely because he was busy with government affairs and would wait until he had time.
After rejecting the offer, the Empress suddenly came to Hexi Palace and asked Wang Dequan to knock on the palace door, saying that the Emperor wanted to invite Concubine Zhen to enjoy the snow.
Their mother-in-law didn’t say yes or no. After taking a nap, Nanny Li couldn’t help but remind her: “Mother, the emperor is waiting for you outside!”
If I don't go, I'm afraid I'll be cut off by other empresses.
Jiang Xinyue stretched out: "I said that I would not see you at the beginning. I will not see him. He waits as long as he wants. I can't control how many times he comes. I just don't want to see him."
"Mother, you..."
"Mommy Li, stop talking. Magpie and the others are building snowmen in the courtyard! If you really have nothing to do, just go play with them!"
Jiang Xinyue touched her bulging belly and took out a book from the table: "No matter what, you can tell our Xiaoliu a story."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little guy in her belly kicked her hard several times. Although it didn't hurt, she still gasped.
No wonder so many women have stretch marks after giving birth. The belly has grown so big, and the fetus is still kicking and kicking in the belly. It’s amazing that the belly doesn’t explode. How many stripes are there? It's so normal.
The child in his belly was still kicking, as if protesting that his mother-in-law had not told him a story today.
Jiang Xinyue smiled, stretched out her fingers to gently grasp his restless little hands and feet: "Mother Li, look, Xiao Liu is not happy anymore."
Grandma Li's heart was so cute that she quickly sat on the couch at Jiang Xinyue's feet, holding a storybook and clearing her throat: "Okay, okay... Grandma will tell our little master a story~"
There was a sound of laughing and playing in the courtyard, which made Emperor Xuanwu and Wang Dequan outside Hexi Palace look even more miserable.
The bright yellow canopy was already piled with snow, and it took two eunuchs to lift it up.
From a distance, a lilac and graceful figure slowly walked towards her. When he got closer, Emperor Xuanwu realized that this figure was not someone else, but Concubine Li from the Washing Lotus Palace, the former Concubine Li.
When she went out, she was always surrounded by servants and chariots. How often had she been so down and out, with a palace maid and a eunuch following behind her, without even a chariot?
Her black hair was styled into a bun, with only a small red plum in her hair, making her look beautiful and enchanting.
Such a simple dress did not make her inferior, but revealed a charming, weak and pitiful beauty.
She raised her head suddenly and saw Emperor Xuanwu. She wanted to turn around and leave, but as if she was afraid of the emperor's blame, she moved her steps to greet him: "I have seen the emperor."
Cold, like an ice cube beauty.
The emperor said "Yeah": "Get up!"
Li Guifei's clothes were thin, and her exposed jade hands were red, swollen and purple from the cold. If you looked carefully, she seemed to have two frostbites.
The emperor frowned: "Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs give you charcoal and warm clothes? If you go out dressed like this, won't you be infected with the cold?"
At that time, those ministers will continue to gossip, saying that he killed Song Shofu and abused Song Shofu's only granddaughter.
Concubine Li thought the emperor was caring about her, so her eyes were filled with water and she shook her head.
The maid behind her knelt down with a plop: "Please, Your Majesty, please save my wife! Jiang Zhaoyi in the Lotus Washing Hall bullied Concubine Li very hard. The silver charcoal wire sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be snatched, and the Secretary of the Clothing Room We also have to grab the warm clothes that were sent to us, but whenever our empress gets better, she will come to make things difficult. Your Majesty, if this continues, our empress will..."
"Xia He!"
Concubine Li shouted: "Stop talking."
This routine again.
Zhenbi said that if you don't want others to say something about you, you will cover that person's mouth when you notice it from the beginning, instead of waiting for others to finish talking and then pretending to tell others to stop talking.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Xia He's eyes turned red: "Are we just going to let Jiang Zhaoyi bully us like that?"
Emperor Xuanwu frowned even more tightly.
Concubine Li's face looked so dull and boring at this moment.
Snowflakes melted on Concubine Li's shoulders, making her so cold that she couldn't help but sneeze and shiver all over.
Emperor Xuanwu touched the cold-proof cloak on his body, turned around and said to Wang Dequan: "Take off your cloak and give it to Concubine Li, and then take two people to the Lotus Washing Hall to beat Jiang Zhaoyi. Don't go too far."
This sentence is very interesting...don't go too far...what do you mean by not going too far?
It means that a little bullying is okay.
Wang Dequan's face was full of embarrassment, but the emperor had spoken, how could he not listen?
Concubine Keli leaned back to avoid Wang Dequan. She clearly didn't want him, but only wanted the emperor.
Emperor Xuanwu touched his nose, pretending not to see Concubine Li's eyes asking for help, and tightened his cloak even more.
no! Absolutely not!
Concubine Zhen will be unhappy if she knows about it...
Why?
Something seemed to explode in the emperor's mind, and the expression on his face was very wonderful.
Is he... afraid that Concubine Zhen will be angry?
Is he afraid of Concubine Zhen?
Why should he, the majestic king of a country, be afraid of a little concubine?
This is so unlike him.
"Hey...emperor..."
The cloak on her body was full of the stench of Wang Dequan's dog slave. Li Guifei suppressed her nausea and followed Wang Dequan's body. While resisting, she wanted Wang Dequan to take people to the Lotus Washing Palace to vent her bad breath.
Who is Jiang Yuan?
A vicious dog that used to be under his command dared to come to his master and barked incessantly.
Isn't it just bullying that she now has no family support behind her?
Emperor Xuanwu was a little panicked now.
The emperor's ceremonial guard took a few steps forward, then turned around and took two steps towards Hexi Palace. Then he thought about returning to Chengqian Palace. He repeated this six or seven times before gritting his teeth and quickly returned to Chengqian Palace.
After entering his dormitory, he kicked everyone out and sat quietly behind his desk, slowly clearing his thoughts.
First of all, after seeing Li Guifei, he no longer had any sympathy for her. He was just afraid that her appearance would ruin his image of being a wise and powerful woman.
Secondly, he really didn't want to wear the cloak on his body. The first thing that came to his mind at that time was Zhen Bin's angry face. He was really afraid of Zhen Bin's anger.
In the end, it can be concluded that he seems... seems... to be sincerely attracted to Concubine Zhen.
