Liu Yanyan, sitting next to the Queen Mother, had never imagined that Yuwen Ran would actually take her into the palace. Furthermore, he had directly conferred her the title of Consort, ranking first among the four concubines. Wouldn't this bring her one step closer to becoming Yuwen Ran's Queen?
Liu Yanyan had been waiting for this day for far too long. The moment Yuwen Ran finished speaking, she couldn't wait to walk out, kneel before him, and bow to him. She automatically acted like a concubine in the harem when she addressed him: "Your Majesty, I thank you for the reward!"
Seeing Liu Yanyan, newly appointed as a concubine and already eager to act like a harem concubine, Gu Yanyue couldn't help but snort coldly. This snort was not only about her dissatisfaction with Liu Yanyan's acting like a concubine, but also about Yuwen Ran actually taking Liu Yanyan, a white lotus in the golden age, into his harem!
After finally being able to enjoy a few days of peace and quiet, another person, Liu Yanyan, entered the palace, and she was a White Lotus. From now on, life in the palace will probably continue with intrigue and intrigue, right?
After issuing the decree, Yuwen Ran had been observing the expression on Gu Yanyue's face. When he saw that Gu Yanyue's expression was getting worse and worse, Yuwen Ran subconsciously took a breath and thought to himself: This is probably the end...
Yu Wenran hadn't heard clearly what Liu Yanyan had just said to him, nor had he thought about remembering it. He just said lightly, "Well, get up."
Yuwen Ran carefully observed Gu Yanyue's expression until the palace banquet ended, when he finally had the chance to coax her. Of course, the price of coaxing Gu Yanyue was not small. Yuwen Ran knelt in such cold weather for an entire night before Gu Yanyue even said a word of concern.
But at least Gu Yanyue finally stopped ignoring him with a sullen face and was willing to talk to him. Apart from his legs which had long lost feeling from kneeling, Yuwen Ran felt that it was still worth it. At least he had coaxed Gu Yanyue into a good mood.
However, what Yuwen Ran didn't expect was that just after he coaxed Gu Yanyue to go to court, the concubine Liu, whom he had newly appointed yesterday, sent someone to look for Gu Yanyue.
When the maidservant serving Liu Yanyan came in, Gu Yanyue had just finished combing her hair and was now putting the hairpin on. After putting it on, Gu Yanyue felt that she had too many things to wear today and it was a bit heavy, so she took off two more herself.
Only after Gu Yanyue had tidied herself did she have time to ask about the maidservant serving Liu Yanyan. By then, the maidservant had been kneeling on the ground for a long time. Gu Yanyue acted as if she had just seen her coming and said indifferently, "Get up. What does Concubine Liu want you to come to me so early in the morning?"
"In reply to the Empress, Concubine Liu said the plum blossoms in the palace have been blooming beautifully these past few days, and she wants to invite you to enjoy them near Yanxi Palace." The palace maid replied, "And Concubine Liu has already prepared breakfast and is waiting for you in Yanxi Palace."
"Oh? She invited me to appreciate plum blossoms?" Gu Yanyue raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why would Concubine Liu invite me to appreciate plum blossoms for no reason?"
The palace maid continued, "In response to the Empress, Concubine Liu said that because of some conflicts and misunderstandings with the Empress yesterday, she invited the Empress to appreciate the plum blossoms and talk it out."
"Alright." Gu Yanyue stood up from her chair and said to the maidservant serving Liu Yanyan, "Since Concubine Liu sincerely invited me to appreciate the plum blossoms, how could I refuse? Lead the way."
As she spoke, Gu Yanyue glanced at the palace maid. The palace maid immediately understood what Gu Yanyue meant, and walked ahead to lead Gu Yanyue to Yanxi Palace.
Compared to Gu Yanyue's Fengqi Palace, Yanxi Palace was a bit out of the way, but it had the advantage of having beautiful scenery. Before the master moved in, many concubines would go there to enjoy the flowers or the scenery all year round. Now that someone had moved in, it would depend on whether Liu Yanyan was popular enough and whether the concubines would still be willing to go there to enjoy the flowers and scenery.
When Gu Yanyue went over, Liu Yanyan immediately came out from Yanxi Palace to greet her. She bowed to Gu Yanyue in a pretentious manner and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Empress!"
Gu Yanyue first looked around Yanxi Palace and found that the decoration here was not as good as her Fengqi Palace. Then she turned her gaze back to Liu Yanyan and said calmly, "Get up."
Liu Yanyan maintained her bowing posture in front of Gu Yanyue for so long that by the time Gu Yanyue told her to stand up, she was already feeling a bit numb. Although her smile remained, Gu Yanyue could still see a hint of anger mixed in with her.
After Liu Yanyan "served" Gu Yanyue to finish breakfast, the sky had already brightened. This was the best time to go out and appreciate the plum blossoms.
Liu Yanyan led Gu Yanyue along a small path, passed through a short corridor and came to a place not far from Yanxi Palace to appreciate the plum blossoms.
In this season when all flowers are withering, only the plum blossoms in the palace are still full of vitality. It has been snowing since this morning, and the plum blossoms are blooming in the cold wind amidst the snowflakes.
Gu Yanyue stood there admiring the plum blossoms for a while. Not long after arriving here, Liu Yanyan started to act up.
Instead of enjoying the plum blossoms, Liu Yanyan came over to Gu Yanyue to brag about the Yanxi Palace that Yuwen Ran had given her yesterday. She added, "I'm afraid there aren't any beautiful plum blossoms to admire in the Empress' Fengqi Palace. I see the Empress really loves plum blossoms. Why doesn't His Majesty specially give you a palace where you can enjoy plum blossoms and ask you to move in during the winter?"
"It's too far. His Majesty has to get up half an hour earlier just to attend court." Gu Yanyue explained to Liu Yanyan indifferently, "It's enough to go over and take a look occasionally."
Of all the flowers, she had always loved the plum blossoms, which bloomed only in the cold winter. As Liu Yanyan had mentioned, Yuwen Ran had even gifted her a palace so she could move there during the winter and enjoy the plum blossoms. Gu Yanyue thought it was too far from the palace where Yuwen Ran held court, and if she moved there, Yuwen Ran would definitely move with her.
Yu Wenran didn't have much time to sleep to begin with. If he spent the time that could have been spent sleeping on the way to court, Gu Yanyue felt that there was little point in moving there.
The maidservant accompanying Gu Yanyue saw Liu Yanyan's surprised expression and then explained to her, "Empress Liu, this is totally different! There are thirteen palaces in this palace, all of which were bestowed upon you by His Majesty."
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