Now that a new person has entered the harem, the queen will inevitably start to pick up Qiao again. Who among the ladies in the harem doesn't know this.
Ning Xi, who had planned to be lazy in the palace, had to get up early and dozed off in front of the mirror, letting forsythia rub randomly on her face.
When Ningxi was about to fall asleep, Poria cocos whispered in her ear, "Mother, we should go!"
It's time to go!
Ning Xi then pinched her thighs with her hands and prepared to stand up. She glanced at herself in the mirror and couldn't help but be amazed. She raised a smile on her lips and praised: "Forsythia's skills are getting better and better." Come on, your master has dressed up so much that he can hardly recognize himself!"
Forsythia rolled her eyes to the sky. She is really not good at her craftsmanship. Don't you think you are naturally beautiful?
"Hey, the fifth sister came quite early today."
As soon as the Ningxi people stepped into Yong'an Palace, the people sitting in the seats couldn't help but say something.
wipe!
Although the two of them came from the same family, the feud was no secret in the harem.
I'm afraid there are quite a few people who know this among those who have just entered the palace.
"The queen is really joking. In the past, I used to take advantage of my young age, but from today on, I don't dare to do that."
Ningxi said with a serious look on her face. Poria behind her couldn't help but twitch her lips, "My Lady, are you serious?"
serious?
She just followed Chen Lexuan's words. Whoever takes it seriously will lose.
Fortunately, there were only two sisters from the Chen family in the main hall. Just like this, the look of surprise on Concubine Liu Xian's face when she arrived was covered up in a flash, but Ning Xi still saw it.
The acting skills of the people in the harem are all excellent. When Ningxi was in college, she followed her classmates to work as a bit player on the set and acted as an extra in order to make living expenses. Fortunately, she also played a prominent character in a costume drama. maid!
But the old man found out and was ordered not to set foot in the entertainment industry. Since then, the old man has been calling three times a day during holidays. Alas, thinking of this, Ningxi really misses the old man at home. After so many years, I don’t know what happened to him. So done.
Ningxi's sadness did not last long, because Concubine Liu Xian had not even exchanged a few words with the queen when she arrived, but the newly promoted concubines from yesterday arrived in force.
Ningxi was sitting on the right side of the Queen's Empress. She glanced at sixteen from the corner of her eyes.
Only a dozen people were selected out of the number 100. Xiao Chengyan must be too picky!
Hey, but this harem will have more than ten more sisters to spend money on.
"The Queen Mother always enjoys peace and quiet there. We only go to see her on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Let's leave today."
When Ning Xi came back to the palace, she took off her bulky palace clothes and her method was quite cruel.
"emperor!"
The person he hadn't seen for more than half a month ran to his palace without saying a word, and even watched him take off his clothes.
Fortunately, I only started to take off my clothes after entering the inner palace, otherwise I would have been scolded for lack of etiquette.
Ning Xi looked at Xiao Chengyan who was bending down to undress her. How could she have such a big face? The emperor was undressing her himself.
"Your Majesty, do you want to have lunch at my concubine's place?"
"Well, I have already told your eldest maid, please accompany me to have a rest first."
Xiao Chengyan handed the saved coat to Fuling, who was waiting aside. Fuling took it and stepped back wisely.
"Now?" Ningxi was not sure. She was the only one in the huge palace, lying on the bed and eating sunflower seeds while doing nothing during the day.
Xiao Chengyan said nothing and took her hand towards the dormitory with a clear goal - the bed.
Ningxi didn't care anymore. She had originally planned to lie down on the couch outside to greet An. It would be better to go to bed now.
There was someone else beside her, someone else's breath. Ningxi had been used to sleeping alone in bed these days, but suddenly there was this person, and Ningxi's nerves became tense again.
After she and the queen had been fighting each other for three days or two, Xiao Chengyan didn't come to her much. He stopped coming to her in the first half a month, then a month, and in the end. It wasn't that he didn't come to her on purpose, Yun Zhi said. He came to the harem only rarely.
The last time Xiao Chengyan stepped into the harem, it was because there was a new person entering the harem.
"Your Majesty, can't you sleep?"
Xiao Chengyan wanted to laugh when he heard his noble concubine say this. He turned sideways and happened to look into his eyes.
"I guess you can't sleep!"
Well
Ning Xi's eyes began to wander after someone exposed her secrets.
Xiao Chengyan stretched out his big hand and pulled the person into his arms, "If you can't sleep, just close your eyes and stay with me."
See, this man was determined not to let her get out of bed.
Ning Xi lay quietly in his arms, and Xiao Chengyan tightened his arms. This little girl had been pretending to be stupid for him for most of the year, so she was really good at playing tricks on him.
The two of them had their own thoughts and looked at An Yi.
Maybe Xiao Chengyan was really tired in the court, so the two of them slept soundly while hugging each other.
The man who couldn't sleep slept until noon, the sun was high in the sky, and there was still no sign of waking up.
In this huge harem, the one that Xiao Chengyan wanted to go to most was Yongfu Palace, and the other place was Changxin Palace of Concubine Liu Xian.
One is always trying to push him towards other women, and the other is the woman who has been by his side since before he ascended the throne.
However, not many emperors can get what they want, not to mention that he has just sat on the throne and knows that most of the power in the court has not been taken back yet, and he still needs to favor the women in the harem.
"Does the emperor want to wake up the empress?"
"Let her sleep for a while, and I'll wake her up later." After that, he waved his hand gently and asked Forsythia and others to retreat.
Looking at Ning Xi's sleeping face, Xiao Chengyan couldn't help but pinch her fair and tender face.
This pinch didn't matter, it woke up the imperial concubine.
Ningxi's charming eyes in the past now looked a little lazy because she had just woken up. The most bold time for Fuling and others waiting around her was when their mother-in-law had just woken up.
Ning Xi at this time doesn't look very lethal.
The two pairs of eyes collided again. This time, Xiao Chengyan looked away first, feeling a little embarrassed. His ears turned red and he coughed twice, "I'll ask someone to come in and serve you."
Forsythia had been waiting outside the room for a long time. She heard the movement inside the room. When the emperor came out of the inner hall, he knelt down and went in to wait on him.
After knowing that the two masters had rested, lunch was set outside.
Most of the lunch dishes are Ningxi's favorites, and Xiao Chengyan specially ordered them.
Yesterday, when Xiao Chengyan was resting at Beauty Wang's side, looking at that face, he thought of her in Yongfu Palace for some reason. He lost interest and rested early.
The selection of Wang Meiren into the palace was an exception. It was an exception to his characteristics. At that time, I only thought that the gorgeous smiling face was very beautiful, but after looking at it a few more times, I felt it was boring.
The dishes are all what he likes, and there are people who pick them up for him during the meal. After the meal, Ningxi is very happy. He holds his round belly and follows behind Xiao Chengyan, looking like he has no future. , was bribed in one meal.
"Would you like to go to Qingxin Palace to eat?"
Ning Xi touched her stomach and nodded.
Qingxin Hall is the place where the emperor handles government affairs and rests. The concubines are not allowed to go there without summons.
This is not the first time I went to Ningxi. The last time was because of my dad. This time I can have a good visit.
Xiao Chengyan was afraid that she would accumulate food, so he gave up and chased her away. The two of them walked left and right along the way.
Walking from Yongfu Palace to Qingxin Palace, Ningxi almost collapsed. Last time, it was because she was worried about her father. This time, she walked slowly, which did not tire Ningxi to the point of doubting her life.
To be honest, it was rare for her to walk such a long distance in one go, both in her original form and now.
Xiao Chengyan looked at the wrinkled little face and remembered Honghui talking about his cousin and how she hated walking.
Regarding Ningxi, except when Xiao Chengyan was a child, the other time was when she went to the northwest. Everything related to her so far came from his second cousin Ning Honghui. Ning Honghui seemed to like to show off that he had a younger sister.
The Ning family, a scholarly family, and all the emperors of the Xiao family were educated by the Ning family.
However, only one person from the Ning family can serve as an official in the court. Whenever the next generation of princes is enlightened and a suitable person is selected, the previous one will take the initiative to resign.
Not greedy for power or power, this is what the Xiao family feels most at ease about.
"tired?"
Before Ning Xi could nod, Xiao Chengyan picked him up.
Because Ning Xi didn't feel embarrassed in the hall, she hugged Xiao Chengyan's neck tightly with both hands, fearing that he wouldn't be able to bear his weight and would throw him out.
Not to mention that the man had good physical strength, he walked into the inner room in a few steps and said, "I will go outside to deal with political affairs. Come out and find me after you have rested."
Before going out, he thoughtfully covered Ningxi with a quilt.
However, Ningxi never liked covering herself with quilts when sleeping. When Xiao Chengyan went out, Ningxi kicked the quilt off her body and straddled her thighs on top of the quilt.
In her previous life, she had to be forced by the old man to go up and down the mountain to collect herbs. In this life, she was really happy. She ate when she was full and slept when she was full. When she was bored, she looked at medical skills to pass the time. If she was really bored, she just did something in the house. Aerobic exercise.
Ningxi was doing some exercise when Xiao Chengyan came in. Because she didn't expect that she was in the Qingxin Palace, Xiao Chengyan suddenly appeared. Ningxi clearly heard the crackling sound of her bones and felt like crying without tears!
Xiao Chengyan also didn't expect that his noble concubine would be squirming around in the inner room. He just saw that she hadn't come out for a long time and was afraid that she had overslept and affected his sleep at night.
Ningxi held her twisted waist and asked guiltily, "How long has the emperor been watching here?"
"Ahem, it didn't take long. Is your waist okay? Do you want Dr. Xuan to come and see her?" Naturally, Xiao Chengyan couldn't say that he was watching her as soon as she started twisting, so he had to change the subject.
"Imperial doctor? Don't bother me. Just go back and ask Forsythia to rub it for me later." It was just a twist inadvertently, and now it doesn't hurt at all.
Ning Xi grimaced. She was worried not because of her back pain, but because the emperor's pink ears showed that she had seen him outside the door from the beginning. Wouldn't this be mistaken for being immoral?
Ningxi was a little worried about her character in the eyes of the emperor. Although there was no love between the two, she needed his care to survive in the harem.
However, the emperor is already in his twenties. According to ancient customs, he should be the father of a whole family of children. Why is he still acting like an innocent little virgin, always getting red ears?
Ning Xi thought that there was only one prince in the harem. Isn't this the kind of prince who looks up to him but doesn't use him?
Thinking of this, Ningxi pursed his lips.
