"Chengbi, please wait for me here for a while. I'll go change and be right back." After An Yiran finished speaking, he went to a nearby palace.
"See you, Your Majesty." The eunuch guarding the door saluted her.
"I would like to borrow your wife's room to change clothes." Even the two guards didn't respond and let her in.
It is next to Qianli Pond, and it feels like spring all year round. It is an elegant and unique place.
There are two large sycamore trees planted opposite each other at the entrance. There is a stage set up under the sycamore trees. It looks like a theater troupe has just arrived.
Even though the sycamore leaves were falling in the wind in the courtyard, no maid came out to clean them.
"Go and get me some water. I need to take a bath and change clothes." The maid in charge of sweeping the palace looked at each other and communicated with their eyes.
Have you seen this girl?
Dressed up so gorgeously, she must be the prince’s sweetheart!
I have indeed never seen it, but anyone who can come and go here at will must have a good relationship with the prince!
"No." The maid Yingying knelt down, one maid went to fill the soup pool, and the other went to prepare a change of clothes.
The water vapor was evaporating. In order to maintain the fresh and natural fragrance, the maid cut fresh flowers from the back garden and placed them in the water. There was a faint floral fragrance in the water.
An Yiran didn't have the habit of waiting for others to bathe, so he invited the two maids out without any hesitation.
"Who is the empress who lives in this palace? It is a quiet and leisurely place, and she is a master who knows how to enjoy herself." She stirred up the water with her hands, causing ripples to appear.
"Who's in there?" A male voice suddenly sounded outside.
An Yiran felt a chill on her back and turned around to see someone coming in.
"Qin Zhi! How brave are you!" An Yiran quickly grabbed the bath towel next to her.
"Your Majesty, you are in my palace, why are you speaking so confidently to me?" He looked at An Yiran with a half-smile, and opened the folding fan.
"You can change your clothes, I won't watch."
"get out!"
"This is my palace."
She glanced back and found that he had indeed completely covered his face, and quickly pulled up the twilight tent behind him.
Qin Zhi shook the folding fan in his hand and slightly opened his lips: "What do you think of the advice I gave you last time?"
"Or the queen can just move to a palace, like mine."
She had just put on her coat and was still decent. He reached across the tent and held her wrist. She struggled, and the two of them stepped on the water and fell into the pond.
Qin Zhi picked up her waist and lifted her up, and the two of them got out of the water.
"How dare you, a little prince, have sex with the emperor's concubines..."
"Imperial brother? Where are you?" It was Qin Wenchang's voice.
"Why is he here?"
"Your Majesty, it's better not to say anything, otherwise I won't be able to explain the unreasonable things."
"Brother Emperor, I'm here!"
An Yiran was shocked: "What are you doing!" She quickly hid in a dark corner.
He dragged his wet body out and said, "Brother, don't be surprised. The maid accidentally wet the floor of the soup pool that was just prepared, and the brother accidentally fell into it."
"You! Your favorite folding fan, you are always so careful, but now it's ruined by an accident."
Qin Zhi looked at the folding fan made of sycamore wood at his waist. The surface of the fan was just wet, and he had found the person who was accompanying him to draw the scroll.
"Nothing, if the old doesn't go, the new won't come. Why don't you accompany the emperor to finish yesterday's mess?"
"This is exactly what I meant."
The two left here talking and laughing, and the maid prepared a new change of clothes for An Yiran, which was her favorite color.
"You two will suit each other well." She quickly changed her clothes and remembered that Liang Chengbi was still waiting for her by the pool, so she hurried back.
"Chengbi! I've been waiting for a long time!"
"It's okay. Do you still want to feed the fish now?"
"Hey!" She threw the fish food into the water. Even though Liang Chengbi had already fed them once, they were still eager to grab it.
In about the time it takes to touch a cup of tea, the fish food has bottomed out.
The servants on the side brought clean water. After they washed their hands, An Yiran said, "Let's go back."
"good."
Things were so peaceful these past few days that it was hard for her to get a good night's sleep. After receiving the letter from home, she realized that there were so many things going on in the previous dynasty, so she ordered someone to request a decree and planned to go back tomorrow to take a look around.
In the Yangxin Hall, Wei Guiren is sharpening ink.
"This servant has come to see the emperor and noble Wei. Concubine Shen has requested permission to return to her mother's house for a visit." The chief eunuch beside the emperor came to deliver the message.
"Nonsense! Does she know what it means for the concubine to return to her mother's house without me accompanying her? She doesn't want to be a human being in the future?"
The people on the side listened to these words, and Guiren Wei always felt that the emperor was not focused on her, so she pretended to be generous and helped An Yiran: "There have been too many changes in the An family recently, and the imperial concubine is also impatient, so why not just agree to it?" Alright?"
....The emperor thought for a moment and then agreed, "Since Wei'er said so, let the imperial concubine go home with the order, saying that I asked him to visit An Aiqing and the general."
"Your Majesty is very considerate. If the Imperial Concubine knew His Majesty's thoughts, she would be very moved." Before the eunuch could speak, Lady Wei began to flatter him, mouthing a string of flattering words.
The eunuch wisely withdrew and spoke to the servant waiting outside, and the man returned to Fu Xin Palace to resume his life.
"Your Majesty is also tired. I ordered the kitchen to prepare dinner a long time ago. How about Your Majesty..." Wei Guiren's thoughts were already obvious, but after the Emperor finished the meal in the Imperial Concubine's palace, he felt that everything he ate was a little bit a bit too much. Food does not taste good.
"No, tomorrow the imperial concubine will return to her mother's house. I will go and see how she is doing."
"That's good." Even though there were millions of unhappiness in her heart, she didn't dare to let it out. The emperor just liked her to be knowledgeable and considerate.
So she must make full use of her advantages.
I don’t know what delicious food the imperial concubine made in the palace.
The great eunuch listened clearly to the conversation inside. When he saw the emperor put down his pen and stood up, he shouted outside: "Show off to Fu Shen Palace!"
"Master, it seems that the master of this harem is still Concubine Shen. The Emperor just talks more with Concubine Wei. That's right. Concubine Shen's appearance, family and talents are all impeccable, and she has a true temperament, unlike this one. Mr. Wei, you dress elegantly and elegantly, but behind your back you laugh at us for being eunuchs."
The little eunuch who was following the big eunuch complained to him about a lot of Wei Guiren's faults, but the big eunuch didn't stop him even though he didn't speak.
Seeing that the little eunuch was enjoying what he said, the big eunuch finally spoke: "Everyone in the palace knows this, but if you dare to spread the word to the emperor's ears, be careful with your head! But even though the An family is losing power now, there is no guarantee that it will not happen. Make a comeback." His words awakened the little eunuch, and the little eunuch also decided that he must follow this noble concubine to enjoy the hot and spicy food!
"The Emperor has arrived!" A group of accompanying eunuchs arrived at Fu Xin Palace.
"The Emperor is here? Why didn't anyone notify me?"
"I thought the imperial concubine was going back, so I came to take a look."
"Then I won't let the emperor use Wanshan Road."
Qin Wenchang: ....
"I've been approving the folds for a day, and I didn't eat much at noon. I'd better use some in the imperial concubine's palace."
"please."
An Yiran always had to put some hypnotic drugs into the dishes herself, so every time Qin Wenchang came to visit, she would cook the food herself, just so as not to go to bed.
Qin Wenchang feasted heartily. Because he lost a game of chess, he really didn't eat much at noon.
