Chapter 85: Is this some kind of bewitching demon?
After resting for a few days, Yue Li's menstrual period was over, and she stayed in Linde Palace for a few more days. Seeing that He Yanchen had no intention of driving her away, she continued to occupy his bed with peace of mind.
In October, after an autumn rain, the weather became completely cool.
Yueli woke up early today. He Yanchen had already gone to court. She was bored and played with his pillow for a while, then called Lianqiao in.
"What time is it?"
Lian Qiao hung up the bed curtains and helped her to her feet: "It's almost noon."
"It's still so early." Yue Li grumbled. Today was a grand court meeting, and He Yanchen would not leave for at least an hour. If those court officials kept chattering, he would not be back until noon.
It was so boring that Yueli took Lianqiao to the lotus pond to feed the fish after breakfast.
But when they were almost at the lotus pond, they ran into Shen Zhaoyi and Jiang Yunu on the road.
Yue Li felt a little guilty when she saw Chen Zhaoyi, because she had promised He Yanchen not to play with her. She had rejected all of Chen Zhaoyi's invitations recently. Yesterday, Chen Zhaoyi even sent someone to ask her if she wanted to come out to appreciate the flowers today. He Yanchen was there at the time, and Yue Li refused without hesitation.
Who knew I would meet her here.
Shen Zhaoyi didn't seem to mind Yueli's distance at all. She walked over with a smile and asked, "Is Sister Yu feeling better?"
"Better."
Shen Zhaoyi was relieved and said, "Jiang Yunu and I met on the road and were planning to go sit in the lotus pond. The chrysanthemums planted by the lake are in bloom this season. The flower house cultivates a variety of varieties every year. They are very beautiful. Would you like to join us?"
Jiang Yunv had a low position and was not favored. Yue Li didn't have much impression of her. She just remembered that she was always timid. But it seemed that when she had an argument with Li Cairen before, Jiang Yunv had spoken to her.
Yue Li vaguely remembered this matter. If it were in the past, she would have agreed, but now when she saw Shen Zhaoyi, she remembered He Yanchen's words and began to think of an excuse to refuse.
The three of them were standing in a plum grove by the lake. The plum blossoms had not yet bloomed in the autumn, and only green leaves were swaying in the wind.
Just as Yueli was about to speak, a palace maid came over from a forest path nearby. She was holding a tray with several teapots on it.
As if she didn't see anyone in front of her, the palace maid ran straight towards Yueli.
"careful!"
Shen Zhaoyi, who was standing beside her, hurriedly reached out to pull her, and the teapot on the tray fell on Shen Zhaoyi, the lid was overturned, and the tea also spilled on Shen Zhaoyi's arm.
The maid seemed to have just come to her senses. Seeing three concubines in front of her, she was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die! I was in such a hurry that I didn't see anyone in front of me. I deserve to die!"
Jiang Yunv quickly asked Shen Zhaoyi to roll up her sleeves. Fortunately, the tea was not boiling hot, and Shen Zhaoyi's arms were only slightly red.
"Go get the doctor quickly."
"No need." Shen Zhaoyi stopped her and shook her head, "The water is warm, just apply some medicine."
Yueli looked at Shen Zhaoyi with a strange and complicated look. She helped herself again, otherwise the water would have been splashed on herself. Shen Zhaoyi said it was not hot, but the teapot was smoking, so how could it not be hot?
What was she after? Perhaps because He Yanchen had been telling her so many things, Yueli now felt that Zhaoyi Chen's actions were not pure.
"Help Sister Zhaoyi sit in the pavilion over there for a while, and then ask the imperial physician to come and take a look." Jiang Yu'nu ordered her palace servants.
Yueli lowered her eyes and looked at the palace maid kneeling beside her. She thought that the tea was originally going to be poured on her. What should she do if she got burned and left with scars?
She suddenly became angry: "She can't even walk properly. Come, take her to the prison and discipline her properly."
Shen Zhaoyi hurriedly stopped her: "Forget it, it was an unintentional mistake on her part."
"An unintentional mistake?" Yue Li got angry just thinking about it. She only protected her own people, and she wanted to beat up anyone who almost hurt her.
"Sister, don't be angry. I'll let Yindie take her to the Central Provincial Palace for punishment." Shen Zhaoyi comforted her and led her to the pavilion.
Yin Die led the maid away from the lotus pond. When no one was around, she took out a bag of silver and gave it to her: "Watch your mouth."
The maid was extremely grateful: "Thank you, sister. I will definitely not say anything nonsense."
Lotus pond.
The imperial physician came to see me and said that it was nothing serious and that I just needed to apply some ointment.
Yue Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she felt that Shen Zhaoyi's behavior was a burden to her.
But if she hadn't stood in front of him, he would have been burned and it would have been even more painful.
Yueli's heart was as tangled as a ball of twine.
"Sister, if you have anything to do, please go back first." Shen Zhaoyi said considerately, "I'm not in the way here, I'll go back after a while."
Jiang Yu Nu also agreed: "I can also stay here with the queen."
Yue Li didn't feel comfortable leaving them like that, so she just said, "Zhuoyu Palace has excellent burn medicine. I'll have it delivered to Yihua Palace later."
"Sister, you are so thoughtful. I thought you and I had become distant these days."
Yueli hurriedly shook her head: "No, I just can't get away..."
Shen Zhaoyi smiled sympathetically and said, "Sister, you are working hard to serve the emperor. I know that if I have upset you in any way, just tell me directly."
She sighed, "I have been in the palace since His Majesty was still a prince. Five years have passed in a flash. I know how rare it is to have sisters in the palace, so I want to maintain every relationship and don't want to alienate anyone."
Yueli nodded perfunctorily, "I know my sister means well."
She thought to herself that if she didn't want He Yanchen to be unhappy, she would not take the initiative to go play with Shen Zhaoyi in the future.
However, if Shen Zhaoyi came to see her, she would only respond once every three times, which was not too frequent.
Both sides are taken care of.
*
The court meeting ended early today, and when He Yanchen returned to the Linde Hall, he did not see anyone running out of the hall and throwing himself into his arms.
His eyes darkened and he asked, "Where is Yu Zhaorong?"
Ji Ming replied, "Your Majesty, Xiao Dezi just said that Yu Zhaorong went to the lotus pond after getting up this morning."
"Go to the lotus pond."
He Yanchen changed into casual clothes and walked out, thinking of picking her up at the lotus pond and taking her back together.
But when he arrived, he saw Yueli and Shen Zhaoyi talking and laughing in the pavilion from afar.
He was truly puzzled. Was Zhaoyi Shen some kind of bewitching demon? How could Yueli disobey him and insist on associating with her?
He didn't like her associating with Concubine Lin Jiade. She had never seen those people since then. But Concubine Shen Zhaoyi got involved with them again in just a few days.
He Yanchen was puzzled.
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