Chapter 17 Lotus Lantern
Concubine Mi frowned and said to Concubine Ming beside her, "Look at her! The Empress is here, yet she's crossing the line like this."
Mingpin's eyes were like two sharp blades, stabbing straight at Yufei's bright face. She said to Mifei, "Just watch me."
Mi Fei picked up her handkerchief and smiled. She knew that the fool Mingpin would stand up.
Mingpin is the granddaughter of Xiao Heng's third maternal grandfather, and also calls Xiao Heng her cousin.
She has a quick temper and starts to argue at the slightest disagreement. She is not good at vying for favor, but her most powerful skill is her mouth.
Mingpin puffed her cheeks and walked to Xiao Heng's side, saying coquettishly: "The emperor is partial! Although Yufei has done a good job, we sisters have also worked hard."
As she spoke, she took the emperor's hand and placed it in her own palm, "Your Majesty, please feel it. My hands have become quite rough from making this lotus lantern!"
As she spoke, she slowly rubbed Xiao Heng's palm with her fingertips.
Although Mingpin has a strong personality, she can be very charming when she acts coquettishly.
Xiao Heng said "Oh?"
With a look of concern, he shone Mingpin's hand in a well-lit place.
"Ten fingers flow like jade, as fine as solidified fat."
Receiving such praise, Mingpin lowered her head shyly, but soon the smile on her face suddenly froze with Xiao Heng's next words.
"These hands are so tender that they are shining. Do you know what rough is? If you don't know, you can come to the Qinzheng Palace tomorrow and work as a maid for a day."
The emperor gave her a candy and then slapped her in the face.
Mingpin stamped her feet and shook Xiao Heng's hand, "Your Majesty!"
Concubine Yu chuckled: "Sister Mingpin has been spoiled for a long time. I'm afraid she can't do the work of a palace maid, right? Hehehe~"
The concubines laughed when they heard this.
The Queen maintained a dignified expression and persuaded the gloomy Mingpin: "Okay, the Emperor was just joking with you."
Mingpin looked up at the emperor's half-smile, then smiled and muttered, "Your Majesty loves to make me happy."
"Oh~ Why is there a moon on the lake?" A concubine in the crowd suddenly said in surprise.
The concubines all looked towards the water.
I saw a lotus lantern like the bright moon floating on the glittering water.
What is even more surprising is that the jade plate is rotating steadily on the water, reflecting the light and emitting a warm luster, which is exactly the same as the moonlight in the sky.
"Who has such a clever idea?" Concubine Chu muttered to herself in a daze.
The Queen nodded in surprise and satisfaction. "It really takes a lot of ingenuity to be able to apply the production method of the revolving lantern to the lotus lantern."
"This allows me to witness the real moon in the water." As she said this, she raised her head and looked at Xiao Heng.
Mingpin was still a little unwilling at first, but when she saw Yufei's dark face, her mood became much better. "Isn't it? Once this lamp appears, everything else becomes a foil."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yu's expression became even uglier, and she snorted softly.
When the lantern floated in front of everyone, Xiao Heng discovered that there were words on the lantern.
Xiao Heng took a step forward, and the Queen followed beside him, slowly reciting: "May your wish come true, and may you be at peace every year."
Concubine Yu leaned over to look at the words, her eyes squinting as she gritted her teeth and said, "Which vixen is trying to seduce the emperor again?"
Although her voice was low, it fell clearly into the ears of Queen Ke.
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that this woman is not only clever and skillful, but also talented."
Looking at the poem, Xiao Heng couldn't help but think of the sentence: The best thing in the world is pure joy.
He had a vague feeling that the person making the lotus lantern was most likely the woman in the plum garden that day.
"He Yunzheng, go check who made this lotus lantern."
After checking, everyone knew that the lantern maker was the woman they had never met before.
And it was undoubtedly her who would sleep with him tonight.
The Queen then ordered that the Lantern Festival was over and that the concubines return to the palace to sleep.
But how could Concubine Yu be willing to lose to someone whose face had never been revealed?
"Your Majesty, that lantern is not a lotus lantern, so it doesn't count."
The Queen opened her red lips slightly and said, "So-called lotus lanterns are also river lanterns. They float on the water, so why don't they count?"
The Queen thought that Concubine Yu was foolish. Even if the lantern was not a river lantern, it would be a lotus lantern as long as it caught the Emperor's eye.
Why should a concubine question who the emperor wants to favor?
Concubine Yu was so blocked that she couldn't say a word. Her face flushed and she bowed: "Then I will take my leave first."
Before leaving, she looked up at Xiao Heng, but found that his mind and eyes were not on her at all.
Yu Fei was so angry that her heart was raging with anger and she stared ahead with blazing eyes.
"I want to see who this demon is that dares to steal my favor."
He Yunzheng, as an imperial guard, has always been efficient and decisive in his work.
Not long after Xiao Heng got on the dragon chariot, he found the owner of the lotus lantern.
"Your Majesty, I have found the owner of the lotus lantern and have ordered someone to send that young lady to the Purple Palace."
Xiao Heng was closing his eyes to rest.
"Well... well done."
He Yunzheng was silent for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "Your humble servant... I wonder if I saw it wrongly, but that young lady doesn't seem very happy to go to the Purple Palace."
Xiao Heng was slightly stunned, and his eyes slightly opened.
"It's not that you're mistaken, it's that you don't understand women."
There is no woman in this world who doesn't covet fame, wealth and glory.
He grew up in the palace and has seen all kinds of women. How could he not know the minds and methods of these girls?
There are countless women who want to get close to him. Some pretend to be innocent and stupid, while others play hard to get. No matter which face they use, they are all acting for the favor and power he gives them.
As long as they don't cross my bottom line, I'll just treat it as a show for entertainment.
Purple Palace.
Liu Yuetang stood in front of the bright and flickering candlelight, the candlelight making her beautiful face glow and her eyes like clear springs.
As the saying goes, looking at a beauty under the lamp makes her look even more beautiful than usual.
She naturally wanted to find the best angle so that the person would remember her at first sight.
Liu Yuetang knew it when she heard the faint sound of footsteps coming from far away.
The fish is coming and she is about to cast the line.
She lowered her eyes, picked up the silver hairpin beside her, and fiddled with the candle wick as if she was bored.
Xiao Heng handed the cloak to the eunuch, and when he stepped into the hall, a touch of apricot dress came into view.
The person in front of me had a delicate figure with soft and delicate curves, and her slender neck was as smooth as jade in the candlelight.
Her delicate hands were fiddling with the candle flame, and she had no idea someone had come in.
"Which palace are you from?"
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