"Hurry up, we have arrived at Chuxiu Palace. Let's go in quickly, otherwise it will be terrible if we get wet and catch the cold."
In the hazy mist, a group of beautiful girls showed moving postures, lifting their skirts, shielding themselves from the rain, or running...
When they ran to the verandah, they saw Emperor Xuanwu and Jiang Xinyue beside them. The girls knelt down in panic: "I have seen the emperor and the good concubine!"
The crisp sound is also pleasant to the ears.
There were a few faces among them that looked familiar, but Jiang Xinyue was not too impressed by them.
Tang Shiliang stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian, these are the noble masters who were drafted into the palace together with Concubine Xian."
Jiang Xinyue was shocked. She had been in the palace for two years, and these beautiful ladies were still living in the Chuxiu Palace, which meant that the emperor had never favored them even once.
A total of six beautiful ladies looked at the emperor with bright eyes, completely ignoring Jiang Xinyue's existence.
"My concubine, Liu Xiaoxiao, the daughter of the magistrate of Jiangnan, and her sisters were feeding koi carps in a nearby koi pond when they were suddenly hit by heavy rain. I didn't expect that the emperor and the concubine Xian were also trapped here, so why not go to Chuxiu Palace to rest together? , it’s better than standing here.”
The girl was wearing an apricot-colored dress embroidered with birds, fish and insects. It was as fresh as a white-green magnolia flower in May. The rain washed her hair around her ears loosely, and strands of hair hung down beside her cheeks. The clean and refreshing temperament is eye-catching.
She is very bold. Others dare not take this risk for fear of being targeted by Jiang Xinyue, but she dares to take the lead.
Either he is stupid or brainless, or he has enough confidence in himself.
After Emperor Xuanwu saw the beautiful woman's face clearly, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
She lowered her head to look at Jiang Xinyue: "Yueer, you are also wet. You have to wait until they come back with clothes. Why don't you go inside and let them find a new piece of clothes for you to change into."
Jiang Xinyue nodded: "Then please agree to it."
The six beautiful ladies who have not been favored so far all have very humble family backgrounds, otherwise they would not be left alive until now.
Meeting the emperor this time may be their only chance in this life.
Otherwise, when there is another triennial draft next year, a large number of young, beautiful, fresh and innocent girls will live in the Chu Xiu Palace. These show girls who have not been favored by the emperor for three years will be sent to the palace maids. , became a lowly palace maid serving others.
They entered the palace to be empresses. If they wanted to do the job of serving others, it would be better not to participate in the draft in the first place. Their families were not high-ranking officials at all, but they were still official ladies who had nothing to do with it and lived in luxury. Being pampered is not for the purpose of entering the palace and becoming a maid.
So when Emperor Xuanwu entered Chuxiu Palace, it was like Tang Monk entering Pansi Cave. Everyone tried their best to beg the emperor to remember them.
Liu Yingyi, who came from the Jiangnan water town, even performed a soft-spoken ditty by Wu Nong who played the pipa to Emperor Xuanwu when Jiang Xinyue went to change clothes.
When the eyes are flowing, there is infinite tenderness and sweetness.
Jiang Xinyue listened to Liu Wenwen's sweet and soft singing at the door that made half of her body melt, and she stopped enjoying herself.
However, Magpie and Shuangjiang thought that their mother-in-law was secretly feeling sad when they saw that the emperor was fascinated by what he heard. They both showed some angry expressions.
Although I know that the emperor already loves his mother-in-law very much, it is impossible for his mother-in-law to be the only woman in this life, but...but...
All in all, very angry.
After the song ended, Liu promised to step forward softly: "Your Majesty, in fact, all the sisters in Chu Xiu Palace have special skills. An agreed to play the flute, Ye agreed to dance, Wang promised to be a good swordsman, and Bai agreed to write poems very well. , when Cheng agreed to play the piano, even the butterflies in the imperial garden would fly around her!"
"oh?"
I don't feel anything else. This butterfly flies around people, which sounds very strange.
Emperor Xuanwu had never seen it before, and he was quite eager to try it. It happened that the rain stopped at this time, and the eunuch Wang Dequan had ordered to get the clothes finally came back and bumped into Jiang Xinyue at the door.
The sound of saluting sounded, and Emperor Xuanwu found her standing outside the door. He was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he quickly got up, walked past the beautiful ladies, and walked to her: "Yue'er, Liu promised that Cheng promised to play the piano to attract butterflies, do you want it? look?"
There is nothing new in this palace day after day. Emperor Xuanwu does not feel bored because he has to deal with so many state affairs every day and has no time to feel bored.
But the concubines in the harem are different. They wait for the emperor to favor them day after day. They can't leave the palace and have nothing to enjoy. Most of them find it boring.
The emperor looked at these beautiful ladies today as if they were having fun and didn't take them to heart at all.
If they can make the Concubine Xian smile, it means they still have some real abilities.
Liu Wenxing was just an instigator. It seemed that Cheng Wenxing, who had caught the emperor's attention, was the real master.
She didn't even say a word to the emperor alone from beginning to end, and she compared all the other five show girls.
The emperor was only interested in her ability to play the piano and attract butterflies.
But Jiang Xinyue looked at the expression on Emperor Xuanwu's face. Although he tried his best to hide it, it was too abnormal because he laughed too many times. He was not that much of a laughing person.
The third prince was poisoned and fell into coma. He must have felt very uncomfortable. How could he be in the mood to watch these showgirls competing for favor?
She shook her head: "I just got caught in the rain and my head hurts a little. Let's go back! When the weather gets better, if the emperor still wants to see it, how about I invite them to perform at Hexi Palace?"
"I didn't think carefully."
Emperor Xuanwu supported her, turned around and left without any nostalgia, not forgetting to ask the magpie to go back first: "Let the small kitchen cook a pot of ginger soup."
From the corner of Jiang Xinyue's eyes, Liu promised to be unconvinced and was held down by the other ladies to prevent her from speaking out.
But after the emperor's guard of honor walked away, Liu Xiaoxiao still threw away the sisters' hands unhappily: "I finally saw the emperor and showed my face in front of him, but I still couldn't keep him. Are you really willing to do this?" A palace maid?"
Cheng Nianhe sighed: "We are unlucky. If the Concubine Xian is not here today, the sisters' beauty will surely keep the Emperor."
"It's all the fault of Concubine Xian. She is so favored. She seems to not recognize the sisters who learned the rules with her in Chuxiu Palace in the past. She doesn't care if she doesn't help us say a few nice words in front of the emperor. Not letting Sister Cheng perform is obviously because I am afraid that Sister Cheng will stand out and take away her favor."
Liu Xiaoxiao snorted coldly: "She can hold on for a while, but how can she hold on for a lifetime? I don't believe that the emperor is alone."
She seemed to have a countermeasure, and her burning eyes were full of determination.
