"No! Can't be discovered!"
This thought quickly flashed through Chen Keyao's mind.
If the imperial sister were to find out that she had sneaked in secretly, the imperial sister would definitely deal with her, and maybe even tell her father and mother.
The father and mother were fine, and they could get by by acting coquettishly and cutely, but the emperor's sister had a hard time... Who was she most afraid of? It must be none other than the royal sister Chen Keyan!
In a state of panic, Chen Keyao searched around. Was there an exit to the secret passage? By the way, you can return via the secret passage exit.
But then she shook her head, no, the exit of the secret passage is quite complicated, and it takes a long time to open and close, so there is no time at all.
Da da da!
The footsteps outside the house are getting closer.
Through the semi-transparent doors and windows of Zhihu, one can clearly see the figures of two women, walking slowly and approaching the door of the house.
One of the beautiful figures said: "Your Majesty, the fragrant bathing soup is ready. Can I help you bathe and change your clothes?"
Empress? What kind of empress... Chen Keyao couldn't think too much and turned around to look around, her big eyes full of anxiety.
She had to find the hiding place before the door opened.
She must not be discovered sneaking in here!
Finally, Chen Keyao's head settled, and his eyes fell on the... bottom of the luxurious bed.
This is it.
At the moment, she didn't care about anything else and hurried over. When the fragrance was approaching, she leaned down on the ground and crawled into it quickly with her petite body.
Like a small insect(g)豸(zhi).
The bed is hung with a bright red bed curtain, which is semi-transparent and drags to the floor.
Before Chen Keyao got under the bed, she could vaguely see through the bed curtain that the bed was covered with a bright red mattress, and a bright red brocade quilt was neatly folded on the inside... So is this a wedding bed?
For a moment, Chen Keyao had this question in her mind.
The semi-transparent bed curtain that was dragged to the floor completely blocked the bottom of the bed. Due to the dim light, the semi-transparent curtain became opaque. No one would notice Chen Keyao hiding inside.
Squeak!
Chen Keyao had just hidden himself when the door of the room was pushed open at the same time.
Two women entered the house one after another.
The footsteps were light and almost inaudible.
Chen Keyao was lying on the bottom of the bed, still holding the bed curtain tightly with both hands. She was so scared that she didn't dare to move. Her eyes were bright and she even held her breath, observing the scene in the room through the semi-transparent bed curtain.
Among the two women, the one in the back dressed as a maid, closed the door and said:
"My Lady, let's go. Her Highness the Princess has specially prepared many fresh flower petals, as well as beautiful changes of clothes. By the way, the Princess also sent people to send various jewelry and makeup..."
The woman walking in front, the "empress" in the maid's mouth, was obviously much taller in temperament and appearance, and had an alluring appearance.
Chen Keyao, who was hiding under the bed, couldn't help but be stunned after seeing clearly... What a beautiful woman!
It is a pity that this beautiful woman called "Empress" has not washed herself, put on makeup or jewelry, and even wears a nightgown, looking a little decadent.
As a result, her overall charm dropped by fifty-six percent!
It's a pity that her charming beauty was really lost.
While Chen Keyao shook his head, he couldn't help but wonder: So, who is this "empress"?
Although she is not very old, she is recognized by all the concubines in the palace, and there is no such "empress" among them!
What's even more strange is that this strange "empress" appeared in the imperial sister's house and was so closely protected that even she didn't know...who is this beautiful woman?
When Chen Keyao was confused, the "empress" finally spoke:
"Don't mention the bathing matter again, I won't do it!"
"..."
That's right, this beautiful "empress" is none other than Zhang Meiniang, the noble concubine of Shu Palace!
After all, she set off from Shu Kingdom and arrived at Nanchen after several days of bumpy journey.
Of course, the purpose of her coming here was not, as Chen Keyan said in her letter, "Mr. Su is greedy for your body," but... she wanted to tell Su Xian what happened that night in person!
That night was too rushed and many things were not explained clearly. In order to avoid misunderstandings, she felt it was necessary to meet Su Xian.
So, she came...
After coming to Nanchen, she temporarily lived in Chen Keyan's princess mansion.
While Chen Keyan was "treating" her, he also kept tricking her into bathing, bathing, dressing up, and dressing up, hoping that she would regain her former glory as Concubine Zhang.
Zhang Meiniang knew in her heart what Chen Keyan meant by this move.
Isn't it just to dress her up beautifully and welcome Su Xian's arrival?
No!
She repeatedly emphasized in her mind:
"I'm not here in Nanchen... I just want to meet Su Xian, explain what happened that night, and then we can all be well."
Therefore, Zhang Meiniang deliberately did not bathe, bathe, dress up or make up. She had been in Nanchen for two days. In these two days, not to mention bathing and make-up, she did not even wash her face!
Under the bed.
Chen Keyao became more and more puzzled and filled with doubts. What on earth is going on?
But soon, she put these doubts behind her and sighed silently: "Hey, it seems that today's trip was in vain. The distinguished guest in the imperial sister's house is indeed not Brother Su!"
Dongdong!
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Zhang Meiniang, the maid, and Chen Keyao, who was hiding under the bed, couldn't help but look sideways at the closed door.
"Who?" the maid asked.
"Your Majesty, this servant is Bi'er, the princess's maid. The princess sent her here to convey something to her."
"come in."
The door opened, and the person outside was indeed Bi'er.
Bi'er entered the room, closed the door and saluted Zhang Meiniang again: "I have seen the imperial concubine."
"No need to be polite, you just said that your princess brought a message to me? What message?" Zhang Meiniang's expression was a little cold.
"Back to the imperial concubine, the princess said: Mr. Su Xian is here! He will come to see the empress in a moment." Bi'er replied.
"..."
After these words, the whole room fell into a brief silence.
Zhang Meiniang's body seemed to have been hit by a sharp arrow. She staggered back half a step. Fortunately, she stabilized her figure in time. She hurriedly looked at Bi'er and asked:
"What did you say? Su Xian...he...he's here?"
Before Bi'er could answer, Zhang Meiniang suddenly realized that her words and actions just now seemed inappropriate, so she took a deep breath, straightened her body, and asked again:
"Who is Su Xian? Why are you telling me this?"
As Chen Keyan's personal maid, Bi'er knew a lot about things, including the relationship between Su Xian and Zhang Meiniang.
Seeing Zhang Meiniang's behavior, she understood what was going on in her heart, but on the surface she did not waver at all, and calmly replied:
"Back to the imperial concubine, I don't know about this slave. It's getting late, and I can't disturb the imperial concubine's rest. I'll leave."
"Well, go ahead."
Zhang Meiniang stood up from Emei's grave and waved her hand gently.
When Bi'er opened the door and left, she still frowned, silently walked to the table and sat down, put one hand on the table, and slowly fell into deep thought...
Under the bed.
Chen Keyao was already overjoyed.
Brother Su...Brother Su is indeed here!
It seems that my trip today was not in vain.
In happiness, she tightly grasped the bed curtain with both hands and moved uncontrollably, causing the bed curtain to shake as well, as if being blown by the wind.
Oops!
The secret is revealed!
Chen Keyao was startled, and hurriedly let go of her hand, breathing heavily and slowly. She lay under the bed and did not dare to move again.
If someone discovers it, the imperial sister will definitely take care of her!
Fortunately, both Zhang Meiniang and the maid had their backs to the bed and did not notice the shaking bed curtain.
Chen Keyao slowly breathed a sigh of relief, it was so dangerous...
Winter winter winter!
At this time, the knock on the door started again.
The maid went to open the door, and the person who came was also a maid, but this maid was not looking for Zhang Meiniang, but only came to be Zhang Meiniang's personal maid.
Since it had nothing to do with Zhang Meiniang, the two maids walked outside the house: "The fragrant bathing soup is ready. Do you want to go or not? If you don't go, it will be cold!"
Zhang Meiniang's personal maid heard this, sighed with a wry smile, and said, "It's down."
"Poured? That was the fragrant bathing soup carefully prepared by Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
"I have tried to persuade you, but... you still won't wash yourself."
"Oh well."
The two maids had just finished talking and were about to leave.
Suddenly, a sudden voice came from behind: "Don't fall!"
The two maids were startled. When they turned around, they saw that it was Zhang Meiniang who had walked to the door and eavesdropped on their conversation.
"What did you say, Madam?" Frightened, the two maids were stunned again.
"Add some more hot water, it should be piping hot. I'll clean up before going to take a bath." Zhang Meiniang was serious, but her words and deeds were completely different from those just now.
"But...but didn't the empress just say..." The personal maid was at a loss.
Zhang Meiniang suddenly changed her mind. She was already feeling guilty, but when she saw that this maid didn't know how to read her words, she became angry and scolded her with a straight face:
"What are you talking about? Go and get ready. I will take a bath soon. By the way, the clothes, jewelry, makeup, etc. sent by the princess are also ready."
After saying this, Zhang Meiniang turned around and entered the house, slamming the door.
The two maids were left messy in the wind outside, unable to react for a long time.
They didn't understand why the empress suddenly changed her mind.
What's the reason?
In the end, the two maids shook their heads, suppressed the doubts in their hearts for the time being, and went to prepare fragrant bathing water, change of clothes, jewelry, makeup, etc. together...
In the boudoir.
After Zhang Meiniang closed the door, all her strength seemed to have been drained away. She leaned against the door and exhaled loudly.
"The reason why I changed my mind is because..."
Just listen to Zhang Meiniang whisper:
"It's because... Su Xian is an outsider after all, and at the same time, he is a guest. It is the most basic etiquette to receive guests after dressing up."
"Absolutely, absolutely, it's not because... I expect something to happen with him! Absolutely not... I definitely don't have that intention!"
After comforting herself, Zhang Meiniang felt much better.
She walked to the table and sat down, silently waiting for the maid to come and invite her to take a bath.
…
Under the bed.
Chen Keyao's mind was filled with thoughts of Su Xian. As expected, Brother Su had arrived in Nanchen. She was waiting for the opportunity, waiting for a chance to leave here.
As for Zhang Meiniang's sudden change of mind, she had no time to pay attention to it, nor did she think there was anything weird in it...
About half a quarter of an hour later, the maid came to invite Zhang Meiniang to take a bath. Zhang Meiniang got up and went out. At this time, Chen Keyao was the only one left in the room.
She poked her head around, got out from under the bed, looked around, and found that no one was in the room. Then she got up and headed straight for the exit of the secret passage.
However, standing at the exit of the secret passage, she suddenly remembered a question——
Just now, Bi'er seemed to have said, "Master Su is here and will come to see the empress in a moment."
In other words, Brother Su will come here?
Chen Keyao hesitated and decided not to leave yet, but continued to hide under the bed and peek.
First, you can see Brother Su earlier.
Secondly, she became more and more curious about the identity of this "empress" and why Brother Su came to see this "empress".
The plan was decided, Chen Keyao got back under the bed again, motionless, and waited quietly.
…
I don’t know how much time has passed.
The door opened again.
Accompanied by light footsteps.
Chen Keyao, who was hiding under the bed, quickly cheered up and looked through the semi-transparent bed curtains. Sure enough, it was the "empress" and the maid just now. They were back.
The empress had changed into bright, well-fitting clothes, her hair was a little wet, and her skin was white, tender and rosy. Even in the dim light, her skin gave people a crystal-clear and dazzling feeling!
This is so radiant!
Chen Keyao glanced at it twice, then withdrew his gaze, and moved his petite body slowly back to avoid being discovered.
"Your Majesty, the sun has set and it's getting late. Please help your Majesty go to bed first." The maid turned her head and looked at the door and window, which was filled with hazy lantern light, making her dizzy.
"Going to bed?" Zhang Meiniang was walking towards the dressing table. When she heard this, she couldn't help but stop, looked at the maid and asked in surprise: "It's still early, why are you going to bed so soon?"
The maid looked excited:
"Is it possible that your Majesty has forgotten that in the past, you would go to bed as soon as it got dark? For this reason, I also told your slaves to remind you every day!"
"Yes... is there?" Zhang Meiniang was a little embarrassed because she also remembered this incident.
The habit of going to bed as soon as it gets dark was gradually formed after she became "ill", because she stayed in the same room all day long, which was really boring...
But tonight, she was planning to have something happen with Su Xian... Oh no, it wasn't that something was going to happen. She was also planning to meet Su Xian. How could she go to bed early?
"Yes, your Majesty, please wait for your Majesty to go to bed."
Without saying a word, the maid pulled Zhang Meiniang towards the red incense stick.
"I don't want to sleep yet." Zhang Meiniang hurriedly shook off the maid's pull, pursed her lips, resolutely walked to the dressing table aside, and ordered:
"Come here to dress me up. Are the jewelry and makeup prepared by Her Majesty the Princess ready?"
"Ah? Your Majesty, are you... still dressing up so late?" The maid looked shocked and puzzled.
Zhang Meiniang had already sat down in front of the dressing table, pursed her lips again, her face flushed, and she said angrily: "Why are you so long-winded? Just do whatever I tell you to do. Why are there so many problems?"
"Yes, slave, come right away." The personal maid immediately realized that she was just a maid, and there was no benefit in thinking too much.
"..."
In this way, Zhang Meiniang quickly became a super beauty under the maid's skillful hands!
Under the bed, Chen Keyao accidentally saw Zhang Meiniang standing up and walking around in makeup. Her breathing suddenly stopped, so...so beautiful! This woman is on par with her imperial sister!
