Chapter 28 Jin Ling 28
Over half a month had passed, and when Li Yi had nothing to do, he spent almost the entire day with her. Both their bodies and souls were closer than ever before.
Perhaps because his admirer in this life is Jin Ling, and they are "in love with each other", Li Yi has more spirited humanity than the emperor in the TV series who is like a "virtuous monarch".
At least when facing Jin Ling, his emotions are extremely rich, which is far from the restrained attitude when he had a crush on Sanhao in the original drama.
In Chenghuan Palace, Jin Ling finished copying the last set of palace rules.
Li Yi, who insisted on sharing a seat with her, immediately applauded and praised her handwriting, which could only be described as "mediocre": "Your handwriting has really improved a lot. If you practice for another three to five years, you will be on par with Wang Youjun."
Jin Ling: ...
Jin Ling: "Are you laughing at me?"
"Puff... cough, no, no, I... hahahaha!" Li Yi laughed as he grabbed her ink-stained hand and pulled her down on top of him: "I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me, your Majesty, hahaha, please forgive me."
Jin Ling raised her hands in anger, determined not to let him off this time: "Every time you bully me, you're wrong, and I've never seen you change. Today, I'm going to show you what happens when you offend me!"
As he spoke, he pressed his whole body forward and raised his hand to touch his chin. In an instant, a layer of black beard appeared on Li Yi's smooth chin.
This time it was Jin Ling who fell on him and laughed, and she forgave him with a refreshed look on her face.
Li Yi waved and asked Xiaoxiao, who had prepared clean water, to come over. He took a handkerchief, wet it with water, and helped her wash her hands bit by bit.
Jin Ling lazily lay on him, and waited until he was clean before sitting up. She also took a handkerchief to help wipe the beard on his chin.
Li Yi looked down at her, her eyes full of smiles, and then he slowly said, "Go pay your respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow. I'll go with you."
Jin Ling looked up at him suddenly, and saw that every word the man said hit her heart hard: "I will not let Concubine Xian humiliate you again."
Jin Ling looked at him again, and this time she lowered her head and hid in his arms, and contrary to her usual behavior, she said nothing.
Because of Li Yi's words, the system was loudly shouting in her head some nonsense like "CP is coming true, get married immediately" and so on.
Jin Ling just lowered her head and looked at the big word "Complete" on the system's main line four [Favored Concubine].
【System, mission prize.】
[Wooo ...
[Nonsense! Could it be that I worked so hard for this month just so he could get it for free? Hurry up and give it to him!]
[Ding—Mainline Stage 4 has been completed, and stage rewards have been sent.]
Jin Ling glanced at a small chip in her sea of consciousness. It read: Drug and Poison Identification Encyclopedia.
It can be placed on any non-living object. It can not only sense anything within a radius of one mile that may cause harm to the subject, but also provide solutions.
Although they were of little use in this world, these rewards would follow her through all the worlds until she used them up. In those palace dramas, these kinds of things obviously played a big role.
Although she couldn't use it now, she accepted it with satisfaction.
The next day, the two of them arrived half an hour early. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered, the usually domineering Concubine Xian was already sitting on the right side of the Empress Dowager, and no one knew what she was talking about.
Before Jin Ling and the emperor came in, she was looking very proud and opened her mouth to say something, but when she turned around and saw them coming together, her face instantly fell, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire as she stared at Concubine Zhao, who was half a step behind the emperor.
"Your son/your concubine pays respects to your mother, the Queen Mother."
"Everyone, get up." The empress dowager was so happy to see that the emperor and the concubine were getting along so well that she waved her hand and called her son to her side. Jin Ling sat obediently at the bottom, facing the virtuous concubine.
Jin Ling smiled at her gently and generously, as if they were close friends. As expected, Concubine Xian was convinced that she was provoking her and could not help but feel secretly annoyed.
She turned to look at the royal mother and son who were having an intimate conversation, and suddenly jumped up from her seat and said loudly, "Empress Dowager, I have remembered your previous teachings in my heart, and today I specially present the palace rules I copied."
The Queen Mother was a little dissatisfied with being interrupted, but she nodded lovingly: "It would be great if you could understand my good intentions."
The virtuous concubine nodded with a smile, waved to Wanhua to come over, picked up the top copy of the pile from her hand, walked up to the empress dowager and spread it out.
"This is the palace rules I copied. My writing skills are not up to par. I have been working day and night for the past few days, but I have only barely written it thirty times."
"Thirty times! But... didn't mother say that we only need to write it five times?" Jin Ling, who was sitting at the bottom, showed anxiety on her face and fidgeted with her handkerchief.
Xian felt she had won back a point, and before the Queen Mother could speak, she took over the conversation: "Your Majesty, your majesty is so kind, I am ashamed to say that I am inferior to you. I am grateful for your good intentions, so I copied more. My sister, you are very busy, so it is understandable that you only copied five times."
Then he saw that she and the maid beside her were empty-handed, and exclaimed as if he had just discovered something: "Sister... you haven't even finished copying five times in this month, have you?"
Jin Ling immediately turned around and looked at the emperor and the empress dowager with a pleading look.
Seeing this, Li Yi called Eunuch Bao in, only to see that he was holding the five copies of the Palace Rules neatly in his hands.
"Zhao Fei painstakingly wrote this for a month, and fearing something might go wrong on the way, she specifically asked me to bring it to her."
As he spoke, he handed the palace rules to Zilan, but had no intention of opening them.
Seeing this, Concubine Xian decided that the emperor was partial to Concubine Zhao, so she picked up something at random to make up for her. She even took a book from the book when Zi Lan passed by and said, "I also want to communicate with my sister..."
"This word... I really can't compliment you, sister." The virtuous concubine seemed to have caught her handle, and she couldn't suppress the smile in her voice:
"But it's no wonder. You were born a palace maid, so it's understandable that your handwriting is like this."
Oh wow, it hit the mark.
Jin Ling immediately glanced at the Queen Mother's expression, and it was indeed visibly bad.
The virtuous concubine didn't know what she had done yet. She still maintained her cheerful mood and looked at Jin Ling provocatively.
"It seems that my teacher's level is indeed not good enough." Li Yi suddenly laughed out loud, breaking the dull atmosphere. "I taught her carefully for a month, but I didn't expect that she would not be able to catch the eye of Concubine Xian."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager also picked up a copy and opened it. Honestly, it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad enough to earn Concubine Xian's disapproval. In particular, it did have a touch of the Emperor's calm and majestic charm. To Concubine Xian, a young lady with a penchant for elegant and graceful writing, it naturally seemed dull and unsightly.
"It's indeed the Emperor's style. Concubine Zhao has made such progress in just one month, which shows how much hard work she has put in."
Li Yi also laughed and said, "It took a lot of hard work. I wasted hundreds of pages, and my hands were in so much pain that I couldn't even lift them. Only then did I pick out these five. Otherwise, why would she treasure them so much and even ask me to bring them to her?"
"Your Majesty! Why are you exposing my shortcomings in front of me?" Jin Ling glared at him coquettishly, followed the empress dowager's wave and walked to her side, and she and the emperor supported the empress dowager on her left and right.
"I know how hard Concubine Zhao has worked. Although practicing calligraphy is a good thing, you must take your time and don't be impatient. If you injure your hands, it will be bad, understand?"
"I will keep this in mind."
"The Emperor, too. Seeing Concubine Zhao working so hard, he didn't try to stop her. What if she hurt her hand?"
Li Yi smiled bitterly, and did not refute that he knew what was going on. He nodded and said, "The Queen Mother is right."
The virtuous concubine standing aside saw the three of them getting along so well, like a family of three. She stood there stupidly, feeling like an outsider who didn't fit in, and she felt angry and aggrieved.
Without even waiting for the empress dowager to speak, he said he was not feeling well and wanted to leave.
The words that the Empress Dowager wanted to say to comfort the Emperor were suddenly stuck in her chest. She could only wave her hand and tell her to leave quickly to prevent her from saying anything more stupid. She was so angry that she didn't care anymore.
The Empress Dowager only breathed a sigh of relief after the Concubine Xian left. She didn't really want to be the villain; she was the first to dislike the Concubine Xian's arrogance, not to mention the Emperor. But the Empress Dowager, having lived through years of ups and downs in the palace, couldn't accept such exclusive favoritism. Maintaining the harem was ingrained in her.
Jin Ling noticed that the Queen Mother seemed to have something to say and immediately guessed what it was about. She tactfully withdrew as well, leaving the space for the mother and son.
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