Chapter 101 Mid-Autumn Festival Family Dinner
After saying this, the side hall fell silent.
Pei Tingyue couldn't stay any longer and fled with her inner clothes in her arms.
Xie Chen suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, took a deep breath, walked out of the pool, hurriedly wiped off the water droplets and returned to the bedroom.
Returning to the palace, he glanced around but didn't see the figure. Just as he was about to ask the palace attendants, he noticed a bulge under the quilt, still moving. He sneered and sat down on the edge of the couch.
"Come out quickly, you'll be bored."
The quilt was silent and Pei Tingyue huddled inside and refused to come out.
Fearing that the girl might be suffocating, Xie Chen reached out and lifted the quilt a little, revealing the little head underneath. He looked down at the blushing little face and asked softly, "Tingyue is brave enough to do and say what she wants, but she's too scared to see anyone?"
Pei Tingyue was really ashamed.
I could only blink my watery eyes and beg him to stop talking.
Xie Chen didn't say anything more about this, but only sighed and said, "Are you really that inseparable from me?"
Pei Tingyue nodded.
Xie Chen's heart throbbed, and his sharp expression softened. He stroked the little face with his fingertips and asked softly, "So what should we do during this time?"
Pei Tingyue took the initiative to put her face in his palm: "Haven't I thought of a way? Your Majesty, can you let me take the clothes back to the palace?"
Xie Chen felt the softness in his hand and chuckled softly: "You stole this, you decide."
Pei Tingyue added, "Then the Emperor is not allowed to make fun of me."
Xie Chen agreed immediately, "I won't make fun of you."
This time Pei Tingyue dared to come out. She folded the snow-white inner garment with auspicious cloud edges and placed it on the bedside, then ran to his arms again.
"I will stick to the emperor tonight."
"good."
The two of them slept for a long time during the day, and Pei Tingyue also slept for a while at night, so they were not very sleepy at this time.
Xie Chen asked her gently, "Want to play chess?"
She was a good student. Since he taught her how to play chess, her skills had improved greatly, and she could even compete with him. However, she couldn't hold out for long and was quickly defeated.
"No." Pei Tingyue disagreed with this proposal, "I have to stay in the emperor's arms tonight, and I can't play chess in the emperor's arms."
Xie Chen laughed, holding her tighter, and lowered his head to kiss her hair: "You're such a clingy person."
Pei Tingyue curled her lips and held his fingers tightly, "I will stick to the emperor and make sure he can't leave."
Xie Chen sighed: "My heart is falling here, how can I leave?"
Pei Tingyue looked up at him, and as she looked at him she began to search for his thin lips.
In between breaths, Xie Chen put his hand to her nose and said, "You did that to seduce me, and I let you go. Now you are trying to seduce me again without knowing what's good for you. This time, I won't let you go easily."
Pei Tingyue came forward fearlessly.
After lips and teeth touch and ears rub against each other.
Pei Tingyue's mouth was swollen.
Xie Chen wasn't much better, with a cut at the corner of his lip. He touched the wound and narrowed his dark eyes, "You're getting bolder and bolder, you even dared to bite me."
Pei Tingyue felt a little guilty: "Your Majesty has been kissing me for too long, I can't breathe."
"There are quite a few reasons."
Pei Tingyue smiled flatteringly: "Let me apply the medicine to the emperor."
There was a supply of ointment in the bedroom, and Pei Tingyue brought it over quickly.
The wound was not serious, so she used her fingertips to dissolve some ointment and carefully applied it to his lips. She also applied a layer on her own lips, and said regretfully, "After applying the ointment, you can't kiss me anymore."
Xie Chen said, "You can kiss me if you want."
Pei Tingyue didn't respond. It would be unbearable to kiss her mouth again, and she didn't want to be unable to breathe.
After applying the medicine, Pei Tingyue took the storybook and read it in his arms. Xie Chen followed her for a while.
Seeing that the person in his arms was reluctant to turn the page, he looked down and asked, "Don't you want to read it anymore?"
Pei Tingyue closed the storybook and said coquettishly, "My eyes hurt."
Xie Chen frowned and asked the palace maid to wring out a hot towel and put it on her eyes. "Didn't you listen to what I said during the day? Why do your eyes hurt when you rest so often?"
Pei Tingyue rested her head on his legs and lay down with a towel on. She deliberately changed the subject and talked about other trivial matters.
Xie Chen could naturally see through her little trick, but he didn't expose her or mention it anymore. He just hugged her, listened to her talk, and replied to her from time to time.
There was warm laughter and conversation in the hall until late at night.
*
Since this day.
Pei Tingyue really never saw the emperor again.
After paying respects at Fenghe Palace every day, she would return to Changle Palace and not go out. She would play chess with the imperial concubine and pet the cat every day. Her life was so comfortable.
The days passed in the blink of an eye and it was Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because today was a big day, Empress Cui had to bring the concubines above the rank of mistress to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Qin, so Empress Cui quickly dismissed the morning greetings.
Those below the main position like Pei Tingyue don't need to go with them. They can just go back to their own palaces and wait to attend the family dinner in the evening.
The sun was getting colder and summer palace dresses were no longer wearable. Yun Shu and Yun Zheng found a few autumn palace dresses and asked Pei Tingyue to choose one.
Pei Tingyue picked out a lavender long dress embroidered with butterfly-loving flowers.
In the evening, Pei Tingyue put on her clothes and sat in front of the dressing mirror, asking Yunshu to comb her hair into a simple double bun. This time she did not wear gold, jade and pearl hairpins, but inserted a few lavender velvet flowers in her bun. In order to avoid being monotonous, she also wore a light purple glass pendant.
In addition to the clothes, the makeup today is also very different.
Pei Tingyue did it himself without asking anyone else to do it.
She had a good complexion, so she didn't put on too much makeup. She only applied a thin layer on her face, then drew her eyebrows and put some crystal pink lip balm on her lips.
After doing all this, Pei Tingyue picked up a small box filled with purple pollen. When he opened it, he could smell a faint fragrance.
She had been grinding this out these past few days, using the calyx of the purple rivulets. This non-toxic flower blooms in three colors, and can be used for makeup. The concubines in the six palaces often mixed them together, but Pei Tingyue eliminated the white and pink colors, leaving only the purple.
Without any suitable tools, Pei Tingyue just started working. She carefully spread the pollen on her eyelids and then dyed the light red mole at the end of her eye purple.
This kind of dress is completely different from usual and is refreshing.
Yun Shu looked at her after putting on makeup and said in amazement, "Although Jieyu doesn't look as bright and elegant as usual, she looks more lively and playful. She's very pretty."
Pei Tingyue tilted his head and smiled.
"Let's go, it's almost time."
This Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner was still held at Mingyuetai.
Pei Tingyue arrived early this time. There were not many people there when she arrived, but Concubine Li arrived early.
When she saw her, Concubine Li was the first to greet her.
Pei Tingyue smiled and nodded, then sat down beside her.
Sitting closer, Concubine Li could see her makeup clearly and said with a smile, "Concubine Pei put a lot of effort into it tonight."
Pei Tingyue's eyes were calm, and she smiled faintly as she said, "It's no use trying harder. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Emperor will definitely stay at Fenghe Palace. How can anyone else have a chance? I'm just taking advantage of this auspicious season to please myself."
Li Jieyu sighed and said, "That's true."
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