"Princess, you have done your best!"
Nina comforted her.
Dolando shook her head, "No, there is still a way, there must be another way!"
Xiao Yuqi's serious and cold face appeared in her mind.
He always wore a black robe and looked tall and mighty.
If she...
Dolandra's bright red nails dug deep into the flesh of her palm.
She grabbed Nina's sleeve as if she had found a life-saving straw.
"Go, prepare a portion of milk cake for me and boil a pot of milk tea. I'm going to go find His Majesty."
"Princess, but you..."
...
...
Dolando looked down at herself.
Sitting down on the ground, describing a miserable state.
"No, I'm going to change my clothes."
The dark blue Hu clothing made her skin look flawless and fair.
The belt woven with silver thread and inlaid with colorful gems highlights the slender waist.
In the bronze mirror, the woman was applying rouge and doing the makeup that northern Hu women loved most.
The forehead ornament made of jasper falls perfectly between the eyebrows, revealing beautiful eyes and brows.
Nina was holding a food box in her hand.
He said anxiously, "Princess, are we really going?"
That Majesty is not someone you can easily mess with.
Tianyu is not as good as Beihu.
The etiquette is strict.
How can the princess, as the consort of the previous emperor, be compared with the current emperor...
"Nina, you know I have no way out."
Her mother is still in Husile's hands.
If she failed to complete the task, her mother would be in great danger!
Nina didn't say anything else, but just held the food box tighter in her hand.
Dolando stood up from the dressing table. Her two long black braids were tied with colorful ribbons, entwined with her satin-like hair, hanging straight in front of her chest and falling to her waist.
Nina followed her out.
The people living in the six western palaces are all concubines.
Most of them are older and have no children, so they spend their remaining years in the harem.
It's terribly quiet here.
Now that the late emperor was gone, they were no longer as hostile as before. They would gather together when they had nothing to do, brew tea, enjoy the scenery, listen to music and watch plays.
Dolando took Nina out of the palace. Although they tried to avoid people along the way, there were many people in the deep palace and there were many eyes and ears.
They had just stepped out of the door, but in the blink of an eye, her whereabouts spread to the ears of all the masters of the West Six Palaces.
The courtyard of the Nian Concubine has always been a place where many concubines come to enjoy flowers and chat.
Under the gray eaves, between the purple-red columns.
There was charcoal fire burning in the clay stove and an iron plate on top.
On the iron plate, there was steaming tea, with dried fruits such as chestnuts and pine nuts in their shells placed next to it, and a few plates of warm and soft cakes.
It snowed here yesterday and it was completely white outside.
Icicles hung all over the treetops and eaves, creating a unique scene.
Concubine Shu picked up a piece of cake and took a sip.
She sat on a cushioned ottoman with a fluffy rabbit fur blanket on her legs.
When the young eunuch came to report the news, she happened to be sitting next to Concubine Nian and heard exactly what the young eunuch said.
"Madam Dowager, the owner of Haitang Garden has gone out with her maid, and she is holding a food box in her hand. Judging from the direction she is heading, she should be heading towards your Majesty."
Toffee Nian was peeling a round, yellow chestnut with her beautiful fingers.
Chestnuts that have been opened are easier to peel. In order to pass the time, she has been willing to do everything by herself in the past two years.
The plump chestnut fell into her palm.
Hearing this, she was stunned.
"How long have you been gone?"
"I'm afraid he has already left the West Six Palaces by now."
Concubine Shu sipped the sweet cake in her mouth and said with a smile, "After all, she is a foreign woman. After all these years, we still can't get along well."
The concubines sitting below also started talking.
"She can only blame herself. She kept chattering with her maid in a language we couldn't understand. She scolded us in front of us, but we couldn't understand her. Who would want to deal with her?"
"Isn't it? When she first entered the palace, she lived with me. I saw that she was young and had to leave her hometown, so I took care of her. But she was a person who didn't know how to appreciate kindness. She repeatedly ruined my feelings. Why should I rush to support her?"
"Over the years, I've noticed that she doesn't seem to be a quiet person. A few days ago, she was very close to a Yulin Guard. Today, she went to see Your Majesty again? Does she really think that she has the title of the most beautiful woman in the Northern Hu, and all the men in the world have to bow down to her?"
"She has a beautiful idea!"
Everyone was talking at once.
Concubine Nian said, "Our Majesty is not an easy person to deal with. No matter what she wants to do today, she won't be able to accomplish anything."
The Concubine Nian was certain.
The others were suddenly silent.
Concubine Nian used to be a very capable person, but now that she is a concubine, there is nothing to fight for, so she has become more gentle over the years.
Now, her brows suddenly became fierce, and the people sitting down suddenly felt their hearts tighten, and no one dared to respond.
Concubine Shu turned to ask, "How is the Empress Dowager doing?"
Two days ago, the Queen Mother and the Regent had a big argument over the Regent's marriage.
I heard that on that day, with a cold look on his face, he brought people and searched the Queen Mother's bedroom until he found the princess.
He didn't care about the Queen Mother's face at all, and carried the princess all the way from Ci'an Palace back to the Regent's Palace in full view of everyone.
Even now, rumors among the people are talking about the deep love between the Regent and the Princess.
In this way, the romantic secret between him and the Queen Mother was exposed.
Concubine Nian had a close personal relationship with the Empress Dowager, so they did not dare to ask the Empress Dowager, and only dared to ask Concubine Nian during casual conversation.
"That's all!"
Concubine Nian didn't want to say more.
The Queen Mother was really sad this time.
They were reluctant to open the palace gates during the New Year.
As a result, Concubine Nian has been looking listless these past two days and has no energy to do anything.
"Lutan, deliver the New Year gift that I prepared for His Majesty."
The maidservant of Concubine Nian bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your command."
The emperor was a smart man, she only needed to give him some pointers.
At this time of day, Xiao Yuqi was still in the imperial study discussing matters.
But now, the year is not over yet.
The morning court has not yet resumed.
He would not summon any official unless it was an extremely urgent matter.
Today, Yue'er said that she only had time to spend with him in the first half of the day because she had to film in the evening.
Xiao Yuqi simply stayed in his bedroom and did not go out.
Not long after Yue'er left, Duofu came in and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Duo wants to see you."
Xiao Yuqi was reading the seal script version of "The Art of War" that Yue'er bought for him.
Hearing this, he pressed the book in his hand with a bamboo slip and said, "Take her to the side hall."
"yes."
Dolando was still feeling nervous when she stepped into the side hall.
Nina lowered her head and waited outside the hall.
When Xiao Yuqi walked in.
Dolando's body softened...
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