Chapter 137 Chapter 137 "Such a blessing should be given to...
Having guessed wrongly about the truth behind the dark circles under Concubine Tong's eyes, both mother and son were very embarrassed.
But thinking about it carefully, Li Shuyao felt that she didn't do anything. Unlike the kid in her family, she just used a little strength in her wrist, and he couldn't wait to shake off her hand and ran straight to his mother Tong Gui's knees.
She even tilted her head back and used her soft, baby voice to act cute and coquettish...
The more Li Shuyao recalled, the more she wanted to laugh.
But she still knelt towards Concubine Tong with a very restrained expression, "I understand."
After she finished speaking, she showed a bit of her motherly love and waved to the little girl at Concubine Tong's feet, "Yinzhen, stop messing around and come here, mother."
Good, that’s really good.
He's been "nonsense" again...
Little Yinzhen stood at Concubine Tong's feet and bit a few soft little teeth in his mouth.
Just as he was about to turn around and walk back to his mother, his round body suddenly flew into the air. It was Tong Gui's mother who picked him up.
Li Shuyao was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.
That was... Yinzhen, who was fed by her Nanny Yan until he became as fat as two people.
Concubine Tong just picked him up with one hand?
It doesn't seem like it takes any effort at all.
The concubines behind her took their seats one after another, and Li Shuyao quickly came to her senses and sat down in her own seat.
After Concubine Tong picked up Yinzhen, she did not use anyone else's hand, but directly placed Yinzhen horizontally on her knees.
While gently asking about the recent situation of other concubines, she gave instructions on the arrangements for this period one by one. Her hands were not idle either, feeding Yinzhen snacks and honey water.
Soon the kid was coaxed into smiling.
I almost forgot who my biological mother is.
Even after Concubine Tong finished her morning meeting with all the concubines and put him on the ground, his head was still dizzy.
He just followed Concubine Tong happily, step by step, wherever Concubine Tong went, he followed.
Li Shuyao pouted her lips and followed Concubine Tong into the study of Chengqian Palace. She pushed the little follower aside with disapproval, then took the rice paper handed to her by Concubine Tong and looked at it carefully with frowns.
Yinzhen was pushed back half of his sanity by his mother's actions.
He raised his head to look at his mother, then at Tong Gui's mother, and scratched the braid at the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.
Li Shuyao quickly read Concubine Tong's steps to solve the problem.
Some are impressed.
This is actually not a very difficult question, but only students who are taking the college entrance examination can solve it without thinking with the help of formulas.
After leaving the environment of the college entrance examination, the IQ levels of many people will basically experience a cliff-like drop.
When she looks back at the questions she has done, she often wonders, is this a question she can solve?
Li Shuyao just wrote it casually that day, and was not even sure whether the topic she wrote was correct.
After Concubine Tong finished calculating an account book, she glanced at the topic she had written on the rice paper and showed great interest.
After only asking Li Shuyao for some basic theories, he let her leave.
Li Shuyao put the rice paper after the imperial concubine's answer back on the table, picked up another blank piece of rice paper, picked up a brush and applied a few formulas on the rice paper. The conclusion she came up with was exactly the same as that of Imperial Concubine Tong.
She looked at Concubine Tong with a slight surprise.
Concubine Tong was more interested in the formulas she wrote on the paper.
Li Shuyao: "..."
Wow, a natural born mathematical saint.
It’s such a pity that Concubine Tong was born in the Qing Dynasty.
If it were a different era...
Li Shuyao just thought about it and immediately ruled out this possibility in horror.
Forget it, she should thank Concubine Tong for being born in the wrong era and the wrong time and space.
If this happened in my own world, I'm afraid the amount of questions that students would have to practice would continue to increase.
While thinking, Concubine Tong had already finished reading the formulas written by Li Shuyao, and she understood the logic behind them without even having to deduce them.
He raised an eyebrow at Li Shuyao and said, "Sister Shuyao, you actually have such a way of simplifying things. I'm really surprised by you."
Li Shuyao quickly waved her hands: "No, no, no, the Imperial Concubine Sister is even more amazing. She only relied on those basic formulas and an abacus to calculate the correct answer."
It's a bit embarrassing to say.
Even though she has been doing the accounting for Concubine Tong for several years, she still can't even use an abacus.
But Concubine Tong was able to complete such complex and tedious calculations with just an abacus...
Li Shuyao said: The imperial concubine is worthy of being the imperial concubine.
She was truly convinced.
The little kid on the ground didn't understand what the two mothers were praising each other.
With his butt sticking out, he tried very hard to crawl onto a chair, supported himself on the edge of the table with both hands, and stared at the rice paper with his big black eyes.
My eyes were dazzled by a bunch of incomprehensible symbols.
I could only vaguely make out a few numbers.
The kid silently climbed down from the chair again.
Well, compared to the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, Buddhism is more interesting.
*
When the emperor was not in the Forbidden City, the entire harem was peaceful and harmonious.
But this peace was soon broken.
Just one month later, Concubine Tong suddenly learned that the emperor had returned to the capital.
The news came at the same time as the emperor's carriage set off.
Even if the emperor's carriage is slow, it will reach the Forbidden City in just two days.
So the harem soon became a mess again, with palace servants cleaning everywhere.
Two days later, the imperial carriage arrived in Beijing and reached the palace gate in the afternoon.
Concubine Tong and a group of concubines welcomed them at the palace gate.
While the emperor was still in the sedan chair, Li Shuyao quietly hid herself behind Qingyao.
This caused Qingyao to look at her curiously.
Li Shuyao reached out and pinched her sleeve, and said a little embarrassedly: "It seems... I've gained a little weight recently."
Qingyao looked at her carefully for a moment, then shook her head calmly, "No, you're not fat at all. I can't really tell."
Li Shuyao hooked her hand, and with the help of her sleeves, she placed Qingyao's hand on her lower abdomen. "Feel it and see if there's a big bulge."
"And my face. Yinzhen said that my face has become a lot rounder." She lowered her head again and guided Qingyao's hand to touch her cheek.
Qingyao moved her fingers slightly, pinched twice, and then realized, "It seems that... there is indeed a little more flesh on your face."
Her eyes gradually showed some doubt, "Are you... pregnant?"
Li Shuyao immediately shook her head. "No, no, I've already asked the imperial physician to check, and I'm not pregnant. Besides, the emperor has been gone for a month, and he only turned over my name card once before he left. We didn't do anything that night..."
She calculated that it had been about fifty days since she last received favor.
If she was pregnant, she would have been at least two months pregnant, and the imperial physician would have been able to detect it.
She didn't have an affair, so it's impossible for her to be pregnant for a month but the imperial physician couldn't tell if she was pregnant.
Then there is only one conclusion: she really got fat.
This realization made her feel a little guilty. After all, it was last night when she was holding Yinzhen to sleep that Yinzhen's joke reminded her that the emperor had told her before he left that he must think of him.
Not to mention that I miss him to the point of being unable to sleep or eat, but at least I think about him seven or eight times a day.
And the way she looked, there was no sign that she had ever missed him at all.
It would be more accurate to say that she forgot about him as soon as he left.
...How can I not feel guilty?
Li Shuyao thought about it all night before coming up with a clever idea.
When welcoming the emperor, she would hide behind Qingyao so that the emperor would not see her face clearly.
The emperor basically went to the imperial concubine's palace on the first night he returned to the palace.
The second night I would either go to Huipin's palace or come to her place.
She would not eat from this moment on. She would starve herself to make herself look more haggard so that she could report to the emperor.
Li Shuyao told Qingyao her plan truthfully.
She didn't say anything sweet like the emperor asked her to think about him, she just told him about her own plans.
After Qingyao heard this, she gave her an indescribable expression, covered her lips with her hands, and asked Li Shuyao in a low voice: "What kind of method are you using to win favor? Why have I never seen it before?"
Li Shuyao: "..."
It’s unfair, Master Qingtang.
She doesn't want to win favor at all.
Li Shuyao remembered that her cheeks had turned red. Just as she was about to explain to Qingyao, she heard a commotion coming from the front of the crowd.
Amidst the chaotic surroundings, a deep and magnetic voice stood out: "Princess Ling, come here."
...Oh no, it's over.
She's probably going to die.
Without even pressing the mute button, Li Shuyao could already hear the sound of her own heartbreaking.
She walked out from behind Qingyao reluctantly, lowered her head, and moved step by step to the front of the crowd, in front of the bright yellow figure.
The emperor had already seen Li Shuyao when he was on the imperial carriage.
He had good eyesight and could tell at a glance that Li Shuyao's figure was different from what it was a month ago.
I was also confused and worried. Is Concubine Ling... pregnant?
In an instant, great joy surged in my heart.
However, when he got off the imperial carriage, he saw with his own eyes that Li Shuyao shrank behind Concubine Yi in front of him without realizing it.
The joy disappeared in an instant.
With a gloomy face, he figured out the reasons behind Li Shuyao's series of reactions without even a moment's thought.
This little girl, I'm afraid she hasn't missed him for even a quarter of an hour in the past month?
He was thousands of miles away, dealing with state affairs while worrying about her. What would he do if she really couldn't adapt to life without him?
...You won't hide under the covers and cry secretly in the middle of the night, will you?
It is like this.
Only then did he hurriedly meet with many princes and ministers, and after deciding on the matter of pacifying the Dzungar Khanate, he set out for the capital without even a quarter of an hour's delay.
But she gave him such a... big surprise.
Li Shuyao didn't know yet. In just a few minutes from the time she got off the sedan chair, bowed to everyone, to the time she was summoned forward, so many thoughts had already quickly emerged in the emperor's mind.
She thought that if she stuck her head out, she would be cut by the sword, and if she withdrew her head, she would also be cut by the sword. After paying her respects, she raised her head with confidence and showed the person in front of her a very bright smile, "Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
Her smile made the man feel uncomfortable humiliating her in front of so many people.
So he just nodded and held out a hand to her.
Li Shuyao quickly shook it.
Suddenly she felt a chill on her back, as if someone was staring at her.
Li Shuyao thought about it and said, "Oh, it's probably Hesheli."
She was used to it. After all, since Hesheli entered the palace, she had been glared at at least eighty or ninety times.
But what can I do about it?
It's not like she'll lose a piece of flesh.
...No, it would be better if she could really lose a piece of meat, then she wouldn't have to hide like a little mouse crossing the street.
The emperor held her hand with one hand and Concubine Tong with the other, and walked slowly into the palace gate under the gaze of all the concubines.
*
When the emperor returned to the capital, there were naturally countless ministers to meet with and countless memorials waiting to be reviewed.
So the emperor quickly let go of their hands, glared at Li Shuyao first, then looked at Concubine Tong on the other side and said softly: "You have worked hard during this period. You can go back with the other concubines first. I will visit you in the evening."
Li Shuyao guessed that this was the case and did not look surprised at all.
Concubine Tong smiled, covering her lips with her hands, and then playfully said to the emperor, "It's not hard. It's all my duty." After a pause, she continued, "Cousin, please go to Changchun Palace tonight and see Yinzhen on my behalf."
The emperor did not agree immediately, but looked puzzled.
Concubine Tong explained to him, "Cousin, have you forgotten? These past few days at the end of the month, it's the time to settle the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Her status no longer needed to be reflected by the emperor turning over her name card.
My interactions with the emperor are usually like this, relaxed and casual, and I can say whatever I want to say.
When Li Shuyao heard this, her pretty face immediately turned bitter. She carefully moved to the side of Concubine Tong and took her hand, "Concubine sister, no, it's not possible."
She didn't dare to think about how much gossip she would have to face tomorrow if the emperor really came to her tonight.
The imperial concubine was stunned, and couldn't understand why Shu Yao refused such a great favor?
This is only Shu Yao. If it were someone else, she might not be willing to give up this opportunity.
Li Shuyao didn't say much, just blinked her big watery eyes at her. The emperor on the other side quickly understood what she meant and pinched his eyebrows with a headache.
He never thought that a dignified emperor would be reduced to being pushed around by two concubines.
Are you not taking him seriously enough?
He wanted to criticize her, but as soon as he opened his eyelids, he saw the deep dark marks under his cousin's eyes. He knew at a glance that they were caused by long days of hard work and sleepless nights.
Thinking of how his cousin had diligently managed palace affairs for him for many years, he found it difficult to utter any harsh words.
So he could only look at the two people in front of him with a gloomy expression, and flicked his sleeves, "Forget it, I will rest in the Palace of Heavenly Purity today."
Li Shuyao and Concubine Tong exchanged a glance and knelt down to salute his back. "Your Highness, I respectfully bid you farewell."
*
That night, Qingyao learned from Li Shuyao that she had rejected the emperor, and she was so scared that she couldn't even hold the fan.
The first thing he did after coming to his senses was to give Li Shuyao a thumbs up and said, "You are so brave."
Li Shuyao hummed twice and continued to struggle with the purse in her hand.
Qingyao came over to look at her, "Also, why did you think of embroidering a purse?"
Li Shuyao sighed, "Give it to the emperor as an apology."
"Apologize?" Qingyao raised an eyebrow. "Did you say something wrong?"
Li Shuyao: "It would be more appropriate to say that I did something wrong."
Qingyao was a little confused, so Li Shuyao had to explain the whole cause and effect.
After all, it was just a private conversation between her and the emperor. At the end of it, she was still very embarrassed, and her cheeks were as red as the sunset.
Qingyao listened quietly and sighed, "Speaking of which, the emperor still favors you more."
She didn't mean to be jealous by saying this. After all, if she was a jealous person, she would not have recommended Li Shuyao to work in the imperial tea room.
Li Shuyao heard her words and suddenly stopped what he was doing. He leaned towards Qingyao stealthily and asked, "Do you want it too?"
She was referring to the emperor's partiality.
Qingyao also stopped fanning herself and thought about what Li Shuyao had said.
The emperor's favor is illusory, and she is not a person as broad-minded as Li Shuyao. If the emperor really treats her like this, she might really fall into it one day.
By then...
Qingyao shook her head decisively, "Forget it, I'll give you this blessing."
Li Shuyao: "..."
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