Chapter 165 Great Disappointment
Looking through the clear mirror, I saw a hibiscus hairpin inlaid with peach tourmaline and gilded with gold inserted in the side of her black hair.
The peach-red tourmaline is elegant and charming, and the hibiscus gold hairpin is luxurious and eye-catching. Under the candlelight, it is like the flowing moonlight, making her gorgeous face even more breathtaking.
Only then did Pei Tingyue see what Xie Chen was wearing around his waist.
It is a tourmaline pendant of the same color.
They were clearly made together.
Pei Tingyue hooked the pendant on his waist, hugged his waist tightly, and said with her face raised, "I like it very much."
Xie Chen ran his fingertips across her face without saying a word.
The two of them just looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
I don't know who made the first move, but the two of them kissed.
The dim light illuminated the intertwined figures of the two people, and the atmosphere in the hall was ambiguous to the extreme.
When they stopped, Pei Tingyue's lips were already a little red and swollen.
Xie Chen took the lip balm, picked up a little with his fingertips, and applied it carefully to her.
His eyes were too scorching, and Pei Tingyue's face was hot under his gaze. However, he was too slow and it took him a long time to cover it up. He only finished applying it until Pei Tingyue's ears turned red.
"I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare longevity noodles. Tingyue, please enjoy them."
Xie Chen took Pei Tingyue out of the bedroom.
The palace maid brought the noodles in due time.
Not much, just a very small porcelain bowl, and it smells very fragrant.
Pei Tingyue picked up the chopsticks and started eating slowly. Xie Chen looked at her patiently and wiped her mouth from time to time.
Pei Tingyue ate the whole bowl of noodles.
Although tomorrow is New Year's Day and there are a lot of things to do, the two of them did not rest and just hugged each other on the warm couch.
Most of the time Pei Tingyue was talking out loud, while Xie Chen just listened quietly.
Listening to her chattering, Xie Chen's lips curled up unconsciously, and there was a nostalgia in his eyes that he had not noticed.
*
At the beginning of the new year, the affairs of the palace became more complicated.
Only Pei Tingyue was in Chengming Palace, and he didn't have to worry about anything. He was extremely free.
Although Xie Chen is busy, he always makes time to accompany her.
Life is very comfortable.
Until the 16th day of the first lunar month, the day Xie Chen started writing, Pei Tingyue finally returned to Changle Palace after a long absence.
Since mid-November till now.
She spent two full months in Chengming Palace.
As soon as I returned to the palace, I felt a sense of strangeness as if I had been away for a long time.
Yun Shu and Yun Zheng received the news early in the morning and waited at the palace gate, helping her inside.
After the Chinese medicine banquet, she was in a "bad mood", so Xie Chen specially asked the two of them to go to Chengming Palace to serve her for a while.
Later, when she calmed down, Xie Chen let the two of them come back.
If I count it up, I haven’t seen you for almost a month and a half.
The two were very excited and seemed to have a lot to say.
Concubine Song was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun. When she saw her, she smiled and said, "You're back."
Pei Tingyue nodded: "I'm back."
She sat beside the imperial concubine and teased Tuantuan for a while, then returned to the back hall.
Pei Tingyue asked someone to put the things away and left Yun Shu and Yun Zheng alone in the hall to talk.
Pei Tingyue's face was filled with doubt: "I see why they are in such a bad mood. Did something happen?"
They refer to the four little palace maids Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Although he was happy to see her coming, there was obvious awe in his eyes.
Yun Shu pinched her waist and said complacently, "Last night, knowing that the Majesty was coming back, this servant specially beat them up."
Pei Tingyue smiled.
Yun Shu is becoming more and more capable of standing on his own two feet.
It's a small growth.
It would be just right to give a few young palace maids a beating.
She had heard that during the New Year, Xie Chen gave them a monthly allowance, and the imperial concubine also received a reward. There was also her birthday and the New Year festivals in the palace. Roughly speaking, she could receive dozens of taels of monthly allowance this month alone. Isn't that flattering?
After Yun Shu finished laughing, she calmed down and asked, "I've learned the identities and backgrounds of the two new concubines who entered the palace on the tenth day. Your Majesty, would you like to rest first, or get to know them better?"
Two, not one.
Concubine Chen made a terrible fuss, turning the Empress Dowager's palace upside down and threatening to commit suicide.
She said she felt sorry for her adopted daughter and her only wish was to give her a good home.
In the end, blood was seen.
Therefore, there were two new concubines entering the palace.
Pei Tingyue was not sleepy. Even if he rested, it was after lunch. He rubbed his brows and said, "You go on."
Yun Shu cleared his throat and spoke carefully.
"Of the two new concubines, one is from the royal family and has a higher status than the previous Consort Xian. When she was a young lady, she was a county lady. This young Xie was given the title of Third Rank Xiuyi upon entering the palace, and she was given residence in Yichun Palace and raised the Second Prince."
"I heard that she has a cold personality. In the past few days since entering the palace, she has only spoken with the Empress. She has ignored others and has not made friends with anyone."
Pei Tingyue sighed, "The more such a person is, the harder it is to guess their thoughts. It's no small feat for Xie Xiuyi to be chosen to enter the palace."
Yun Shu nodded: "Yes, we must be careful of her in the future."
"What about the next one?"
Yunshu said,
"The other new concubine's surname is Luo. Her father was a third-rank official, serving as a clerk in charge of government affairs. She came from a good family. Because she was the adopted daughter of the imperial concubine, her status was greatly improved and she was given the rank of fourth-rank imperial concubine."
"However, I heard that the Empress Dowager originally gave Luo the rank of Fifth Rank Beauty. After Concubine Chen heard about this, she went to the Empress Dowager and begged her to give Luo the rank of a mistress. The Empress Dowager did not agree, but later, unable to bear Concubine Chen's crying and making a fuss, she gave her the rank of Concubine."
Pei Tingyue nodded slowly.
This Luo family member will never be favored, and in this life she can only be a concubine at best. Unless she endures for a long time, she can be promoted to a higher position.
Looking at it this way, life seems hopeless.
There's a chance she might have other ideas, so we have to be on guard.
"Since the birth is only three months away, we should be extra cautious and careful."
Yun Shu and Yun Zheng responded, "Yes."
Yun Shu lowered her voice again, "I also heard something, but it's just hearsay, I don't know if it's true or not."
Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "Just treat it as gossip."
"I heard people say that Concubine Li in the imperial palace has been spotting frequently and seems to be about to give birth."
Pei Tingyue raised her eyebrows: "Is she going to give birth?"
If she remembered correctly, Concubine Li became pregnant only half a month earlier than her, which means she was only pregnant for more than seven months.
Is she going to give birth soon?
Although the saying goes, seven lives and eight lives.
But that was under good conditions, and we don’t have such good conditions now.
This pregnancy of Concubine Li is difficult.
Yun Shu frowned. "Although it was just idle talk, there are some clues that reveal the truth. Several of the imperial physicians have been missing from the Imperial Hospital these past few days. They must have been sent to the imperial palace by the Empress."
Pei Tingyue sighed: "If it's true, we'll know after some time."
*
Pei Tingyue's first night back in the palace.
The concubines were eagerly waiting.
After waiting for such a long time, Pei Zhaoyi finally recovered from her injuries and moved out.
The emperor should summon his concubines tonight, right?
Even if misfortune befalls the old one, these two new concubines must be summoned, right?
But when it got dark, there was still no news of the emperor setting foot in the harem.
Go and ask.
The emperor rested in Chengming Palace alone.
The concubines were greatly disappointed.
Originally, the concubines in the six palaces thought that the emperor was too tired tonight, so he did not summon him.
Unexpectedly, the emperor did not visit his concubines in the next few days. He only entered Fenghe Palace once and had a meal with Queen Cui.
The concubines were now getting restless and were planning how to test Queen Cui's attitude the next day.
But something big happened during the night.
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