Chapter 151 The personal maid was hiding a secret affair?
Xiao Xingyuan looked at her trembling appearance in front of him and snorted with some dissatisfaction: "Weren't you smiling happily before? Why can't you smile when you see me?"
"This humble woman dares not." Meng Yanzhi said she dared not, but she still felt very strange in her heart, wondering what kind of temper this person was throwing.
Everything was fine before, so why does it seem like she's a completely different person now?
Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Xiao Xingyuan snorted, then sat down on the swing and looked at her, asking, "What are you eating?"
Meng Yanzhi immediately knelt down in front of Xiao Xingyuan. After thinking for a moment, she crawled forward and lay on Xiao Xingyuan's lap, opening her palms: "It's candied lotus seeds, Your Majesty, would you like to try some?"
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi picked up a candied lotus seed and popped it into Xiao Xingyuan's mouth, looking at him with a smile: "Your Majesty, is it delicious?"
"What...are you doing?"
Suddenly a woman screamed, and then a richly dressed young woman strode towards them.
Meng Yanzhi took a deep breath, then hurriedly withdrew her hand and bowed again: "This humble woman, Meng Yanzhi, greets Consort Li."
This Consort Li is the daughter of the Great General. She has a fiery temper and a possessiveness towards Xiao Xingyuan that is hard to describe.
She had heard that there was something strange between Xiao Xingyuan and Meng Yanzhi, but she didn’t act rashly at the time. She waited until Consort Liu hit a wall before she came to see for herself. But she never expected to see such a scene.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she strode forward, pointed at Meng Yanzhi, and asked Xiao Xingyuan, "Your Majesty, what were you doing just now? She is only a third-rank female official, while I am your concubine. How could you be so intimate?"
Consort Li really couldn't understand why Xiao Xingyuan seemed to have become a completely different person after Meng Yanzhi entered the palace.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi felt extremely embarrassed and inwardly cursed herself for being so careless as to have been caught.
Xiao Xingyuan remained expressionless, coldly looking at her: "Get down!"
Consort Li stood there stunned, never expecting that she wouldn't even be given a single explanation.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she gritted her teeth: "Your Majesty, I just want to know, what exactly are you doing!"
"Your Majesty, I am serving you candied lotus seeds."
"If Consort Li likes it, she can also try it."
Meng Yanzhi stood up, opened her palms, and looked at Consort Li openly, as if there was really nothing between her and Xiao Xingyuan.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi putting on a show of peace in front of outsiders, as if she couldn't wait to distance herself from him, Xiao Xingyuan felt a surge of dissatisfaction.
He snorted, gave Consort Li a cold look, and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Consort Li was initially furious, but upon seeing the candied lotus seeds, she immediately reached out, took one, and popped it into her mouth. The sweet taste, mixed with a faint bitterness, spread throughout her mouth.
The initial anger vanished almost instantly.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she looked at Meng Yanzhi: "You... don't think that I'll forgive you just because of this!"
"Yes, it's all my fault," Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, then went into the small kitchen, took out a box, handed it to Consort Li, and said softly, "There are some snacks inside. I only ask that Your Highness forgive me a little."
This Consort Li's personality is exactly the same as Zhao Bailu's; to be precise, she seems to be even more irritable than Zhao Bailu.
However, she was also easier to coax than Zhao Bailu.
Although Consort Li said she was arrogant, she actually made the people around her accept the gifts without any politeness.
"Since I've accepted your gifts, I'll tell you one thing: the Emperor is the Emperor, and the rules of the palace are the rules. You must not do anything you shouldn't!" After saying this, Consort Li snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Looking at Consort Li's back, Meng Yanzhi thought she was incredibly cute.
For some reason, Xiao Xingyuan's harem seems a little different from other people's harems.
These ladies even made Meng Yanzhi think that the harem might not be so terrible after all.
She smiled, sat on the swing, and continued playing.
Mingchu was both amused and exasperated by Meng Yanzhi's relaxed demeanor. In desperation, she could only remind her, "Miss, this Consort Li has a fiery temper. Be careful and don't let her hold a grudge against you."
"Don't worry, she's a girl who likes to eat, so she shouldn't hold a grudge against me." Meng Yanzhi smiled and looked at Ming Chu: "You don't need to be so nervous, it's no big deal. They are empresses, I am a lady-in-waiting, we are different."
Upon hearing this, Mingchu sighed helplessly and then gave Meng Yanzhi a push from behind.
Meng Yanzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud; her clear laughter carried far and wide.
Wang Huanhai stood aside, silently watching Xiao Xingyuan, who was sitting there sulking.
The emperor is becoming more and more demanding, and Wang Huanhai really doesn't understand what's going on.
They were so happy when they went out, how come they've changed like this now that they're back?
The key point is that Meng Yanzhi was clearly laughing very happily and loudly!
Now, whenever Xiao Xingyuan hears Meng Yanzhi's carefree laughter, he feels a surge of anger. His eyebrows furrow tightly, and he grits his teeth as he says, "Is she really that happy?"
Having just been made difficult by Consort Li, are you now acting so heartlessly and making a scene?
What's wrong with this woman?!
Thinking of this, Xiao Xingyuan became even more furious and immediately told Wang Huanhai to tell Consort Li that he would be going over that night and would also give Consort Li many, many rewards!
Consort Li found it very strange and couldn't understand why Xiao Xingyuan would give her so many rewards.
The news quickly reached Zhaoyang Palace and reached Consort Liu's ears.
Seeing Consort Liu's state, Fuling became anxious: "Your Highness, the Emperor is currently doting on Consort Li so much, what should you do?"
"What do you mean, what should we do?" Consort Liu looked at Fuling with some helplessness: "Why do you get so agitated at the slightest disturbance in the palace? It seems you care about His Majesty more than I do!"
As soon as she said that, Consort Liu immediately realized what she meant. Her eyebrows furrowed as she stared at Fuling: "You... like His Majesty?"
"This servant wouldn't dare!" Fu Ling immediately knelt on the ground: "This servant really wouldn't dare!"
Consort Liu's expression changed upon seeing her nervous demeanor. She had only asked casually, but now she was certain.
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