Emperor Yan allowed himself to relax briefly in the woman's arms; since becoming emperor, he had not had a single peaceful night's sleep.
I don't know how many calming and mind-soothing medicines the imperial physicians prescribed. In the early stages, I could barely fall asleep, but in the later stages, I could stay awake all night.
After Di An Yan fell asleep again, he woke up the next morning and stared at Dou Shiliu on the edge of the bed, his lips still twitching slightly, probably dreaming of something delicious.
A hint of inquiry flashed in Di An Yan's sharp eyes. The eunuch outside the door called out to Di An Yan softly. He simply turned and left, thinking it wouldn't be too late to come back and see this woman after he finished court.
When Dou Shiliu woke up, she was still in Di'an Yan's palace, Yan Han Palace, Di'an Yan's exclusive territory.
She was dressed and made up by the maids, and served a sumptuous breakfast, which was many times better than when she was a concubine.
After finishing her breakfast, Dou Shiliu spent the long time looking at the flowers in the garden and the fish playing in the lotus pond, while her maid prepared a zither for her.
Dou Shiliu sat in the pavilion, enjoying the cool breeze. The sweltering weather finally showed some signs of rain.
“Zhen…”
Slender fingertips brushed across the strings, and a broken note fell, sounding rather jarring and disconcerting.
Dou Shiliu withdrew his hand and looked at the center of the lotus pond from under the pavilion. He was really bored. There were no modern TV dramas in ancient times, so the group of people could only stare blankly.
As a palace maid, it was extremely disrespectful to not meet the gaze of one's master.
Plop, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, leaving small, circular drops on the dry ground before being absorbed by larger raindrops.
"Miss Suxiu, it's raining. This maid will go get an umbrella."
Dou Shiliu nodded, and the palace maid lowered her head and turned to go to the steward to get an umbrella.
Dou Shiliu lowered her eyes slightly, looking down from beneath her delicate eyelashes. Ripples spread across the water's surface from the raindrops, and the fish below were startled and fled in panic.
"hehe……"
Dou Shiliu smiled broadly, knowing that fish only have a 30-second memory and wondered if they would surface again soon.
Then a maid came up with two flower umbrellas. Dou Shiliu turned her gaze to her wet hair, but said nothing.
After entering the room, Dou Shiliu was still splashed with a few drops of water, and then a maid pushed her to take a bath.
Yes, the palace is incredibly troublesome; I have to take a bath about three times a day.
At lunchtime, a father-in-law said that Di An Yan would be coming, so Dou Shiliu could only wait for Di An Yan to come and eat.
Dou Shiliu watched indifferently as the food on the table grew colder and colder, then casually picked up his tea and took a few sips.
Emperor Yan Cai arrived late, and Dou Shiliu and the servants stood up and greeted him, "May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings!"
Dou Shiliu slightly raised her eyes, gazing at Di Anyan with a neither warm nor cold expression, "Your Majesty, is dinner ready?"
She's a little hungry.
Everyone fell silent, heads bowed low, not daring to look up at their two masters.
Di Anyan looked at Dou Shiliu with his dark eyes, those amber-like eyes stirring something within him. "Okay."
Dou Shiliu then smiled and went straight up to grab Di An Yan, wanting to sit down with him.
The followers were startled. Seeing that Emperor Yan was not angry, they swallowed silently, feeling apprehensive for this young lady.
Dou Shiliu sensed the murderous intent flashing in Di An Yan's eyes. How could she hold the emperor's hand as she pleased? However, as a flower fairy, she wasn't afraid of what Di An Yan would do to her.
You have the ability to escape anyway, right?
Dou Shiliu happily pulled Di Anyan to sit down, and palace maids and eunuchs came to set out chopsticks, and there was even a special eunuch to test for poison.
Dou Shiliu couldn't possibly serve chopsticks to Di An Yan. Of course, she didn't even think about serving him food, since the cannon fodder was now the emperor and was very wary.
Di'an Yan ate very little, nothing much. He ate delicacies every day, but when he was leading troops into battle, there was nothing to eat. He even gnawed on tree bark.
Eating and sleeping are considered taboo, so Dou Shiliu quietly buried her head in her food. She didn't try to maintain a ladylike image in front of Di Anyan; she felt that wasn't the right way to win a man's heart.
After the meal, the rain stopped, and Emperor Yan Yong hurriedly left to discuss state affairs.
Dou Shiliu, who wanted to show off: "..."
Well, she knew perfectly well how busy being an emperor was.
Dou Shiliu reluctantly forgave Di Anyan and spent the time with her maid admiring the flowers in the courtyard, which were among the finest in the imperial garden.
Di'an Yan's private garden was being cleaned and watered by many eunuchs.
As a flower fairy, Dou Shiliu could naturally hear the whispers of the flowers blooming in the midst of their beauty.
Passing by the delicate purple peony at my feet, the queen of peonies.
"Flowers~"
Dou Shiliu stopped walking and looked down at Kui Zi beside her. Was that "Hua Hua" calling her?
"Hua Hua, these servants watered too much, and with the rain earlier, I feel like I've drunk too much water. I'm going to drown!"
Kui Zi twisted her body in a pitiful manner, and by sheer coincidence, the wind brought her close to Dou Shiliu's legs, causing tiny water droplets to seep out from her large, layered flower.
Some water droplets splashed out, wetting the hem of her skirt.
Dou Shiliu said softly, "This one has lost its purple luster."
The palace servants behind her were startled. They lowered their heads and cautiously glanced at Kui Zi. The water droplets were soaking inside the petals, and it was indeed about to wilt.
"Thank you for the reminder, my lord..."
The palace servants knelt down, feeling grateful to Dou Shiliu. This peony was transported from a distant region by Emperor An Yan, and it was extremely precious.
Fortunately, this observant lady saw it, otherwise she would have definitely received dozens of lashes.
The purple flowers swayed in the air, their large, layered blossoms towering like a crown, giving off an exceptionally festive appearance.
"Thank you, Flower~"
Dou Shiliu nodded casually, raised her slender eyes, and walked towards the various flower varieties.
Perhaps because of the rain, a faint glimpse of the sun appeared, and a rainbow materialized.
The colors of rainbows curve gently within the flowers, and a few butterflies emerge from the shadows.
Dou Shiliu was right in the middle, like a fairy among flowers, with the fragrance of flowers wafting from her body, and tiny butterflies fluttering their wings and flying little by little to Dou Shiliu's head.
"My lady..." the maid murmured in amazement, "a butterfly in her hair."
Dou Shiliu's eyes flickered slightly, she smiled and then reached out her hand. The maid originally thought this would disturb the butterfly, but to her surprise, the butterfly flapped its wings and flew to Dou Shiliu's slender fingertips.
Dou Shiliu put it down, and the butterfly gently fluttered its wings on its slender fingertips.
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