Lu Tianyun wore a goose yellow brocade long dress, had her hair styled like a fairy, wore a step-shaking flower hairpin, and her fingers were stained with nail polish. She had a graceful figure and unparalleled bright features, especially her phoenix eyes that were bright and shining, and the flower ornaments on her forehead made her look even more charming and elegant.

The autumn colors in the garden do not have half of her charm.

The Queen was very pleased with Lu Tianyun's appearance and smiled gently, "Sister, your makeup looks really good. I have a pair of new ruby ​​pendants that complement you perfectly. I'll have them delivered to you later."

Lu Tianyun bowed and thanked the Queen for her reward.

The autumn scenery was just right, and a noble lady suggested playing the zither and composing a poem to complement the beautiful autumn scenery. The queen readily agreed and said that she should play a flying flower song with the word "chrysanthemum" and let the noble lady start it.

The lady thought for a moment and then chanted, "Chrysanthemums hang down like autumn flowers, and the stones bear the ruts of ancient wheels."

The Queen continued, "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, I leisurely see the southern mountains."

Listening to this line of Tao Yuanming's poem, Lu Tianyun suddenly thought of Qin Yi's calligraphy, "leisurely", which means leisurely seeing Nanshan.

A girl of fifteen or sixteen took up the Queen's order and chanted, "Wait till the chrysanthemums turn yellow and the wine is ripe, so that we can get drunk together and be intoxicated."

Lu Tianyun followed with a line, "I bid you farewell while watching the yellow chrysanthemums, and now I return while listening to the cicadas."

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When the drinking games were almost over, the Queen asked Lu Tianyun to play the zither. Lu Tianyun obeyed and played the piece "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix". The sound of the zither was clear and melodious, like crying and complaining.

After the song ended, there were voices of praise, "Yun'er played this song beautifully, it's something you don't hear often in this world."

The person who came was Zhao Zixu. He looked at Lu Tianyun. He always knew that Lu Tianyun had a good reputation. When he saw her today, he really felt that she was the fairy Shegu who had fallen into the mortal world from the ninth heaven.

If it wasn't Shegu who came down to earth, how could there be such an unparalleled beautiful person?

Zhao Zixu asked Lu Tianyun to play another song, and his eyes did not move away from Lu Tianyun until the chrysanthemum viewing banquet was over.

The news of the chrysanthemum viewing banquet spread throughout the palace and also reached the Empress Dowager's palace, especially the emperor's attitude towards Lu Tianyun.

The nanny reported everything about the Imperial Garden to the Empress Dowager, emphasizing His Majesty's attitude towards Lu Tianyun. "His Majesty's eyes never left Miss Tianyun. He kept looking at her as if she were his beloved. Even when His Majesty and the Empress were in love, His Majesty never looked at the Empress with such deep affection."

The Queen Mother was slightly displeased when she heard this. "This girl is so beautiful, she's like a modern-day Daji. Your Majesty has seen all kinds of beauties, yet you were completely captivated by this girl. How can you keep her by your side?"

The nanny sighed, "Miss Tianyun has a peerless beauty. Even I can't take my eyes off her. Looking around the palace, I have never seen a lady or concubine who can compare to Miss Tianyun's beauty."

The Queen Mother thought of Lu Tianyun's peerless beauty. Even though she was a girl, she was somewhat moved, let alone a man?

According to Madam Huaping, Lu Tianyun bears some resemblance to her biological mother, but is even more beautiful than her mother. Although the Queen Mother has never seen Lu Tianyun's biological mother, she can imagine how stunningly beautiful Lu Tianyun's biological mother is, otherwise she would not have been so obsessed with her Shangshu Ling's brother, and would have been so cold to his wife and only favored a concubine who resembled Lu Tianyun's biological mother.

What is beauty?

The book says that her hands are as soft as catkins, her skin is as white as solidified fat, her neck is as smooth as a cicada, her teeth are as white as white rhinoceros horn, she has a beautiful forehead and eyebrows, a charming smile and eyes that are full of longing.

The book also says that when viewed from a distance, it is as bright as the rising sun in the morning glow; when viewed from close up, it is as dazzling as a lotus emerging from the green waves.

The book also says, "There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent. One glance from her could captivate a city, another could captivate a nation." Wouldn't she know that she could captivate both a city and a nation? Such a beauty is hard to find again.

Lu Tianyun is such a beauty, stunningly beautiful and independent.

What disaster?

The Emperor of Han was obsessed with beauty and wanted to conquer the whole country, but he could not get her after ruling the country for many years.

A horse gallops through the red dust, and the concubine smiles. No one knows that it is the lychees coming.

This is the root of the trouble.

Lu Tianyun also seduced the king in this way and brought disaster to the country.

The Queen Mother smiled faintly, "Tianyun is my niece after all. I can't say I like her too much, but I don't dislike her either. If she can't stay with Your Majesty, I will arrange a place for her."

The nanny responded, "Your arrangement, Queen Mother, will surely be very beneficial to Miss Tianyun."

Ever since he met Lu Tianyun and listened to her music that day, Zhao Zixu could not forget it for a long time. He summoned Lu Tianyun to Xiangning Palace to play the piano for several days in a row, which alarmed the imperial palace.

Before he was canonized and before he had an audience with the emperor, he was summoned to Xiangning Palace. Lu Tianyun was the first one since Zhao Zixu ascended the throne!

What is Xiangning Palace? That is the emperor’s bedroom!

At the same time, news came out that Zhao Zixu wanted to enthrone Lu Tianyun as a noble concubine, and when she gave birth to a prince, he would be made the crown prince!

Rumors were flying everywhere, spreading throughout the entire palace and even outside the palace. The Lu family and the Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion had heard the rumors. The impatient Wenyuan Marquis wanted to rush to the Lu Mansion to ask the Shangshu Ling for an explanation, but was stopped by his wife, Mrs. Tao.

Madam Huaping had also heard the rumors, but unlike her father, Marquis Wenyuan, who was impatient, she was remarkably calm, even feeling a bit more at ease. She spoke to her personal maid, Mama Yun, saying, "Yinli has had a difficult time conceiving and is unable to bear a prince. The Empress Dowager chose Tianyun to enter the palace simply because she wanted a prince of Lu blood to maintain the Lu family's honor. However, no matter how important the Lu family's honor is, it is not as important as Your Majesty. Tianyun has caused such a big commotion, and the Empress Dowager will definitely not allow such a vixen to remain by Your Majesty's side and seduce him. Tianyun's chances of becoming a noble concubine are probably over. And that's just as well. A beauty like that would sooner or later threaten Yinli's position as Empress Dowager if she stayed in the palace. After Tianyun leaves the palace, it won't be easy for her to stay at home. As her mother, I owe it to her to find a good marriage for her."

Madam Yun said, "Madam, please ask this old servant to tell the old lady to choose a good family for Miss Tianyun."

Madam Hua Ping said calmly, "No rush. Let's wait until Tian Yun returns home and then slowly make plans. It's been delayed for several years, so there's no need to rush."

Mother Yun recalled what Yunchu had told her this morning, and she said to Madam Huaping, "Madam, there was a big scene in Concubine Chen's courtyard yesterday. Concubine Chen made Third Madam behave properly, and she nearly upset her pregnancy. Everyone in the courtyard was saying that Third Madam was disrespectful to her mother-in-law, and she was made to kneel for over an hour. If Third Young Master hadn't pleaded for her and sent for a doctor in time, Third Madam's pregnancy would have been lost."

Madam Huaping was really surprised. Ever since Wang married Lu San, Aunt Chen had become arrogant. In addition, with her nominal daughter Lu Tianyun about to become a royal concubine, she became even more disrespectful and even stood up for her daughter-in-law who hadn't even taken the baby into her uterus. Wang was of noble birth, and the Wang family was willing to marry their legitimate daughter to a bastard's son. It was really that Lu San was marrying up. Aunt Chen did not treat Wang well, but bullied this daughter-in-law.