After leaving Yaoguang Hall, Lingyun looked around and couldn't help asking, "Master, didn't you say we should keep a low profile? You didn't act low-key at all just now."
Fu Qianyu smiled and said, "Silly girl, I will keep a low profile when I should, but if you lower your head when you shouldn't, others will think you are easy to bully."
Ling Yun pondered, "Qi Zhaoxun is superficial and arrogant, so we don't have to be afraid of him. But Liu Liangyuan's position is higher than yours after all. Why are you making fun of her today?"
Fu Qianyu chuckled, turned her head and asked Lingyun, "In your eyes, what kind of person is Liu Liangyuan?"
Lingyun said without hesitation: "Master Liu is dignified and virtuous, and has a good reputation. She is a good person."
Fu Qianyu sneered after hearing this.
It’s true.
Lingyun saw that Fu Qianyu's face was not right, and asked cautiously, "Did I say something wrong?"
"Women from ordinary families would fight to the death for favor, power, and glory, let alone the women in the harem? There are no absolutely good people in this world, nor are there absolutely bad people. People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. How can you be sure that what you see is necessarily true?"
Lingyun was stunned and didn't say anything.
Fu Qianyu added, "Liu was the daughter of a merchant, yet she was able to give birth to a princess, becoming a noblewoman second only to the rank of Consort Liang. If she were to say she had no ulterior motives, who would believe it?"
"I've taken note of your words, Master. I'll be more alert in the future."
Thinking of the prince coming over after the court session, Lingyun couldn't hide her excitement: "Master, the time for the court session is almost up, let's go back and get ready."
"No need to prepare, the prince won't come."
Lingyun was slightly startled, "How did you know?"
Fu Qianyu raised her eyebrows and said meaningfully, "Even Gao Liangdi is ill. Do you think the prince will come?"
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Not long after returning to Yunyan Pavilion, Haining came in to report that the prince had gone to Zhaoyang Palace.
Fu Qianyu nodded when she heard that, and Haining quietly retreated.
Just as she was about to go back to sleep, Haining walked in again, his face full of joy, "Master, Eunuch Zhu is here."
"Please ask him to come in."
When Zhu Yu came in, he was followed by a long line of eunuchs. "This servant pays his respects to Master Fu."
"No need to be polite, eunuch." Fu Qianyu gave him a false hand and smiled, "Why are you here at this hour?"
"In reply to Master Fu, I was ordered to deliver something to you."
Zhu Yu clapped his hands, and the eunuch standing outside the door immediately bowed and walked in. "These jewels were sent by His Highness for your daily enjoyment. And this is the high-quality silk that Anguo just paid tribute to, worth a thousand gold coins. It was specially left for you by His Highness."
Fu Qianyu stroked the silk, her face filled with joy, "Thank His Highness for me."
"You're welcome. His Highness also said that he would come to Yunyan Pavilion for dinner tonight, so please prepare it early."
Fu Qianyu nodded, raised her head and gestured for Peirong to take the reward money, "Thank you for taking this trip, eunuch."
Zhu Yu took the purse and put it into his sleeve. "If you have no other instructions, I will take my leave."
"Take care, eunuch. Haining, please escort Eunuch Zhu out."
Haining bowed and gestured to Zhu Yu, "Please come this way."
Watching Zhu Yu leave, Fu Qianyu couldn't help but yawn. "You can replace the treasures given by His Highness in the room. As for the others, register them all and put them into storage. I'm tired, so I'm going to sleep for a while."
Lingyun looked at the time and woke Fu Xiyu up, then continued with the words she had just passed on. "My Lord, there's news from the palace that the Emperor just fainted, and the Crown Prince is staying in the palace to tend to him. I'm afraid he won't be able to come."
Fu Xiyu, who had just woken up, was a little confused. She remembered that the emperor's health was getting worse day by day because of his obsession with women. It was still a question whether he could survive until the beginning of next spring.
If the emperor dies, the prince will become the next emperor, needless to say, and the identities of these people will also change accordingly.
Fu Qianyu is just a small Chenghui now, and even if she is made a concubine in the future, her position will not be very high.
Just like according to the concubine system of this dynasty, only the fifth-rank concubine can be considered the master of a palace. As for those below the rank of concubine, they are only noble in appearance. If they have children in the future, they cannot raise them under their own name.
No matter what, she had to get the position of a concubine before the old emperor passed away.
As the Crown Princess, Su naturally had to enter the palace to serve the emperor when he was seriously ill. However, Su was pregnant and the fetus was unstable, so the empress naturally would not let her serve the emperor closely. She was just there to keep the emperor company.
As the end of the year approached, the old emperor finally woke up on the eve of the New Year's Eve dinner.
Perhaps in order to bring good luck, the New Year's Eve dinner of the 35th year of Qiyuan was held as usual, and was even more lively than in previous years.
Fu Qianyu was ordered to enter the palace for a banquet. After washing and changing her clothes, she ran into Qi and Xia as soon as she came out of Yunyan Pavilion.
Qi was dressed very pretty today, with delicate features like a painting and skin as delicate as snow. Even if she didn't speak, she could be considered a great beauty.
In contrast, Xia beside her was dressed as usual, simple yet elegant, neither ostentatious nor dull, just like the lady walking slowly out of the ancient painting, with a touch of casual grace.
Xia took the eldest princess's hand and bowed to Fu Qianyu, "Yan'er, meet Aunt Fu."
Zhao Yiyan was only five years old. Although she looked pretty, she was very timid and afraid of people. At the moment, she was hiding behind Xia, her dark eyes full of anxiety.
In her original life, Fu Qianyu also had a niece who was about the same age as Zhao Yiyan. She was at the age when she was lovable. She loved Zhao Yiyan and felt a little happy in her heart.
"Yan'er is meeting me for the first time, so she's a little shy. Please don't blame me."
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