When Gu Yinwei got up, the emperor had already left. Before leaving, he told Chuchu that he would come back in the evening to have dinner with her.
Chuchu lay on the bed and smiled foolishly, "Master, we have finally made it through. Next we must work harder and give birth to a few more big fat boys for the emperor."
Bian Tao ordered Chuchu to go outside to get some hot water. She personally helped Gu Yinwei with her makeup. "We still have to go see the Empress. We can't be late today. Chuchu, when we leave the Pepper Room later, you must keep your mouth shut and don't say anything nonsense. The harem is not like the outside of the palace."
Chuchu was very impressed and immediately put away her smile and got busy with her work.
Gu Yinwei sat in front of the mirror. The black line on her palm that extended to her chest had disappeared, and she felt refreshed all over.
Luck is a good thing, you need to take a few more breaths.
"Master, what kind of hairstyle do you want today?" Bian Tao asked respectfully.
"Just keep your hair style simple and choose some plain hairpins."
"Yes." Bian Tao took out a set of light-colored hairpins and rings from the box and helped Gu Yinwei put on makeup.
Her skin is fair and delicate, and her eyes are full of affection.
Bian Tao is a skilled makeup artist, but Gu Yinwei's face does not need too much decoration.
Her face shape and facial features are very outstanding, and the light makeup further highlights her beauty.
It takes Bian Tao at least an hour to put makeup on Chuchu, but it takes less than half an hour to finish Gu Yinwei's makeup.
Gu Yinwei went to Qiwu Palace to pay her respects. Concubine Yi had just picked up a new waist-length skirt from the Shanggong Bureau. The two of them met. Concubine Yi served Gu Yinwei from her sedan chair. Gu Yinwei knelt and greeted, "Hello, Concubine Yi."
Concubine Yi glanced at Gu Yinwei's face and sighed silently, "You are the most blessed person in the entire harem. You are like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally without any decoration. You are beautiful and smart."
"I'm busy going back to the palace, please go and pay your respects to the Empress."
Chuchu originally thought that her master would be given a hard time after meeting Concubine Yi, but Concubine Yi didn't seem to have any ill intentions.
Gu Yinwei arrived at Qi Wutong Palace without any obstruction. Xia Chan asked Gu Yinwei to wait first, saying that the queen would come out in half a minute.
The queen sat with her hair disheveled in front of the dressing mirror. The mirror was polished very smoothly, and every wrinkle on her face was clearly reflected.
No woman is willing to admit the fact that she is old, not to mention that everyone who comes to pay respects to the queen is younger and more beautiful than her.
"Xia Chan, am I getting old?" The queen touched her face with her hand, her tone sad.
"The Empress is in the prime of her life." Xia Chan answered tremblingly.
"No matter how beautiful and charming I am, the Emperor still doesn't like me."
Xia Chan didn't dare to respond casually. She brought a cup of strong tea to the queen. While the queen was drinking tea, she gently advised, "Gu Gengyi is still waiting."
There are so many annoying women in the harem. They are all bad people who come to steal her favor, but she has to greet them with a smile.
"Go out and meet him."
The queen held Xia Chan's hand and slowly stood up. The palace maids lifted the pearl curtain. The queen was as cold as ice one moment and as passionate as fire the next.
"I, the concubine Gu, have changed my clothes and come to see Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years."
"If I really lived to be a thousand years old, wouldn't I become an old witch? I don't have anyone to talk to. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. When you have time, come and talk to me more often to relieve my boredom."
Xia Chan was already accustomed to the Queen's behavior. She was a fiery figure in front of people and a knife behind their backs. In the past, the Imperial Noble Consort and Concubine Yirou had suffered a lot at her hands. Gu Gengyi was young and was afraid that he would be deceived by her hypocritical appearance.
Gu Yinwei maintained a proper smile and said, "As long as your Majesty doesn't mind, I will come here every day."
The Queen's smile froze as soon as she said this. She changed the subject, "I just got two pieces of pine soot ink and want to write a few words for fun. Does Gu Gengyi know how to grind ink?"
Gu Yinwei replied openly, "I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."
It seems that the queen wants to use her as a maid. So let her use her, and it would be better for her to stay with the queen more and take the opportunity to absorb all the luck from her.
The desk was spacious, covered with a thin blanket made of pure white snow fox fur, and a piece of rice paper on the blanket.
This thin blanket is used to absorb ink, but even a little ink was stained on it. Gu Yinwei guessed that this stack of paper must be priceless.
The queen took off her armor, Xia Chan rolled up her sleeves for her, and Gu Yinwei stood beside her grinding ink.
"I used to like writing on rice paper, and later I liked writing on Japanese paper. Men are easily bored with the old and easily changed, and so are women."
Gu Yinwei ground the ink carefully, and the fragrance of ink filled the room.
Chu Chu secretly complained that the ink was good, the paper was good, but the queen had a stinky mouth, a mouth full of foul odor.
Bian Tao noticed Chu Chu's strange look and gave her a warning look. Chu Chu quickly hid her emotions.
A goat-hair brush was placed near the inkstone, the tip of the brush dipped in ink, and the queen used the tip of her nose to fill the inkstone.
She held the pen in her hand and wrote with her wrist suspended. Gu Yinwei glanced at the pen in the queen's hand. The ink was evenly distributed and the workmanship was exquisite. It must have been made by a famous artist.
"This was made for me by Your Majesty personally on my wedding day." When she said this, a happy smile spread across her face. Gu Yinwei also smiled, and the smile lit up her face. The queen felt her heart shaken and her spirits were dazzled.
As a woman, she was so bewitched, so it's no wonder that the emperor couldn't control himself.
The Queen's smile gradually faded, and she turned her head away. "Change the ink. I don't like this ink."
Gu Yinwei raised her wrist, waiting for Xia Chan to replace the inkstone. The Queen accidentally turned around and found that her wrist was empty. She grabbed her hand and asked, "Gu Gengyi, where is your toad blood?"
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