Chapter 266 My Beauty
He went to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat in early May this year, so he returned to the palace in mid-July.
First, the King of Lanyue Kingdom will come in person to discuss important matters.
Secondly, a promotion ceremony for Liu Yuetang, Ningpin, Mingpin and others will be held in early August.
The first person to learn of the emperor's return to the palace was the Empress Dowager. She had been praying to the Buddha, but when she heard Xiao Heng had returned, she paused twirling her Buddhist beads and opened her eyes, saying, "The emperor is back? Does that mean my little granddaughter is back too?"
"That's right, Queen Mother, haven't you always been thinking about the Second Princess? Would you like me to send someone to fetch her?"
The smile on the Queen Mother's face suddenly froze. "Forget it. The Emperor loves Concubine Xi and the Second Princess so much right now. If I rush to bring them here, I'm afraid he'll think I'm going to do something to his daughters again."
Even though she said that, there was still some anticipation in her eyes: "I heard that girl is very cute?"
Nanny Zhu smiled and said, "Yes, the Emperor is handsome, the Imperial Concubine is stunningly beautiful, and the Second Princess must be as pretty as a painting."
The Queen Mother sighed slightly: "It's a pity that it's a princess. If it was a prince, it would be even more perfect."
"Empress Dowager, the princess is also very good. Don't you always praise the princess for being well-behaved and sensible? The emperor currently has three princes, but only one princess. Now that there is a princess, the atmosphere will be more lively." Nanny Zhu advised.
The Queen Mother nodded and smiled faintly: "Indeed, alas, I am old now, and now I just like to see the hustle and bustle in this palace, and see those children jumping around in front of me."
Invite the Moon Palace.
Amber, Xiaokangzi, Xiaozhongzi and others surrounded Xiyue and kept looking at her as if they were looking at the Fuwa.
Xiao Zhongzi said, "The second princess looks like a snowball."
"The princess has beautiful eyes, too, black as grapes."
Amber smiled and said, "And these eyelashes, they are like little fans, just like the queen."
Several people chattered non-stop, and Amber held her in her arms and refused to let go.
Only after Xiao Zhongzi begged for a long time did Amber let him hold her for a while.
Wan Qiu smiled and shook his head: "These people are still like they haven't grown up yet."
After hearing this, Xiao Kangzi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and said, "We have been looking forward to the return of the Empress and the little princess to the palace for two whole months. Now that the Yaoyue Palace has added such a lovely child, shouldn't we be delighted?"
Liu Yuetang picked up the lid with her jade fingers and slowly skimmed off the foam. "Has anything happened in the palace in the past two months?"
Xiao Kangzi explained one by one: "It's nothing serious, it's just that Concubine Zhao is ill, and it seems to be quite serious. Yaohua Palace has been providing medicine for the past two months."
"The rest is just the concubines' little quarrels."
"Oh, right!" Xiao Kangzi thought of something and raised his eyebrows.
"The girl Ji from Fuyaoxuan and the girl Tao had an argument in the Imperial Garden. Tao hit Ji, but she hit her so hard that she fainted. This incident became known to everyone in the harem. I wonder if Ji will confront the Emperor now that he has returned."
Liu Yuetang slowly put down the teacup: "She won't."
"She wouldn't do anything so uncertain."
Ji Yunu is out of favor, and if she reports this to the emperor, not only will she not win sympathy, but she will be even more despised by Xiao Heng.
Such impulsive behavior is not her style.
She has always been secretive, stirring up trouble in the dark.
Wan Qiu pondered for a moment, "I remember that when the Madam first entered the palace, Jiang Shi, You Shi and others repeatedly made things difficult for her. She was the one behind the scenes fanning the flames, but she always managed to escape unscathed. She's no simple person."
"Yes." Liu Yuetang smiled meaningfully, gently waving the round fan, and the tassels hanging from the mutton-fat jade handle were like flowing rays of light.
"You've reminded me that there are some old scores. It's time for me to settle them."
"It just so happened that the first fire started by the one in charge of the harem was set on those ignorant people."
Wan Qiu's eyes turned: "My Lady, what do you mean?"
Liu Yuetang's eyes flashed with cold light, and she smiled faintly, "I don't need to do anything, just wait and see, Ji Yunv has a backup plan."
In the past, she had benefited from currying favor with Jiang and You. Now, after three years in the palace, she is still relegated to the position of a concubine. I think she can't sit still anymore.
He will definitely win favor with this matter.
Sure enough, there was movement in the afternoon of the next day.
At that time, Xiao Heng lifted Xiyue high above his head and said, "Fly, fly, little Yueyue has grown wings."
Xiyue was not afraid at all. Instead, she slightly curled the corners of her lips and narrowed her eyes, which were like clear water.
Liu Yuetang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please put her down quickly. Be careful or she'll have a nightmare and cry in front of you."
Xiao Heng said, "How could my child be so timid? Look how happy she is."
"If she really cries at night, I will comfort her myself."
At this time, Zhou Defu said at the door: "Your Majesty, Ji Yunu and Tao Yunu are outside asking to see you."
Xiao Heng pondered for a moment, but couldn't remember who these two people were. He just felt that they sounded familiar.
Liu Yuetang asked the wet nurse to carry Xiyue away, and then said, "Your Majesty, Miss Tao entered the palace during the first selection after you ascended the throne, and Miss Ji entered the palace with me."
Liu Yuetang rarely saw Tao Yu-nu.
After all, she was of low rank and was not qualified to pay respects or attend the banquet.
I only met him once when I was visiting the Imperial Garden. There was a hint of heroism between his eyebrows and eyes, and on the surface he didn't look like a scheming person.
Xiao Heng seemed to remember some of Ji Yunu and frowned, "What are they doing here?"
Zhou Defu bowed and said, "These two young ladies have been at odds for a long time, and today they had another dispute. Ji Yunu fell into the water, so they came to ask the Emperor and the Empress to make a decision."
Xiao Heng was most annoyed by this kind of concubine, who spent the whole day arguing with her over a flower or a piece of silk.
"Miaomiao, take care of the harem for me."
As he spoke, he was about to walk behind the beaded curtain, but Liu Yuetang stopped him: "What about you, Your Majesty?"
When she raised her head, the coral pendant on her temple shone brightly. "Could it be that the Emperor wants to imitate the fisherman who watches the fire from the other side of the river?"
Xiao Heng lowered his eyes to look at the stars flickering in her eyes, and suddenly chuckled.
He grabbed her wrist with his backhand and pulled her into his arms: "Of course I will go..."
He deliberately dragged out the ending of the word, and the tip of his upright nose gently brushed her red earlobe. "Find the best position and see how my Miaomiao manages the six palaces."
Liu Yuetang placed her fingertips on his chest and said in a delicate voice, "Then, I will punish your beauty later, please don't feel bad."
Xiao Heng chuckled when he heard that, and clasped her restless fingertips with his bony fingers, holding her tighter in his arms.
"My beauty? My beauty is right now pressed against my chest. She deserves to be punished."
"I will punish you later."
He raised his hand and patted Liu Yuetang's plump buttocks, then walked behind the bead curtain with a deep smile.
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