The two people on the bed opened their eyes at the same time.
It was already broad daylight outside, and the palace maids responsible for serving the two of them had been waiting outside the door for quite some time.
The two stared at each other silently, their feelings somewhat complicated, and neither spoke first.
The peace between the two was broken by the knocking of a palace maid outside.
"Have the two fairies awakened? Would you like us to go in and help them change their clothes?"
Lian Yao came to her senses first and said to the outside, "You're awake, come in."
The door was pushed open, and a senior palace maid led in four junior palace maids carrying clothes and toiletries.
The head palace maid saw that the two of them were still lying in bed at this hour, wrapped in the same quilt, and slightly pursed her lips.
Even if she's stunningly beautiful, what good is it? She's still just a country bumpkin who doesn't know a thing or two about manners.
Lian Yao lifted the blanket, and the two of them had already transformed back into their female forms.
They had previously met the Purple Star in female form. If they were to transform back into male form, it would easily cause a commotion. Since they were both people who disliked trouble, they simply decided not to change.
"Greetings, fairies. This servant is Cuixin, and these four are Hong'er, Huo'er, Deng'er, and Yue'er, who are maids responsible for serving you two fairies."
After bowing to the four people behind her, Cui Xin stood up and said.
Then, Hong'er and Huo'er stepped forward from behind her. Cui Xin raised her hand to indicate the two gorgeous and elaborate palace dresses and two sets of precious jewelry that the two were holding, and said, "These were specially prepared by the Imperial Concubine for the two fairies."
Lian Yao sat on the edge of the bed and said, "My senior sister and I are both Taoist practitioners who live outside the secular world, so we don't wear these things."
Cui Xin frowned slightly and said, "His Majesty instructed the Imperial Concubine to prepare this for you two. It's a token of His Majesty's goodwill. Even if you two fairies don't give the Imperial Concubine face, you should at least give His Majesty face, right?"
Lian Yao asked curiously, "It's not like we asked him to prepare these clothes, so why should we wear them?"
"Besides, it's just a piece of clothing. If you don't want to wear it, you don't have to. What does it have to do with face? If this is what it means to lose face, then your emperor must be constantly losing face. Isn't that exhausting?"
Cui Xin and the palace maids were all quite surprised; this girl was so bold!
In the end, seeing his resolute attitude, Cui Xin stopped trying to persuade him and let the two of them take the clothes and jewelry away.
Have Deng'er and Yue'er bring up the toiletries so they can help them wash up.
Lian Yao refused again.
"My senior sister and I have already achieved minor success in our cultivation, and we can remain untainted by worldly dust without needing to wash."
Cui Xin paused for a moment before saying, "Well, it's getting late, you two fairies, please have your meal."
Lian Yao shook his head again, "No need, I'm abstaining from grains."
Cui Xin: "..."
The four palace maids behind her also looked at each other in bewilderment.
What are we here for?
Suddenly, Cui Xin took the lead and knelt down before Lian Yao, saying, "His Majesty ordered the Noble Consort to arrange for people to serve the two fairies. The Noble Consort then selected us servants to serve you. We know that we are clumsy and incompetent, and we beg the fairies to point out any shortcomings in our service. Please, fairies, do not take your anger out on yourselves. If your health is harmed, His Majesty will surely feel distressed and blame you. Fairies, you are compassionate, please have pity on us servants."
As Lian Yao listened to her words, he began to feel something was off.
Although the words praised them highly, it still made people feel uncomfortable.
Lian Yao said, "You have served me well. Get up. If the emperor blames you, I will speak to him."
"Yes." Cui Xin stood up and asked cautiously, "Fairy Lian Ye, if the breakfast prepared today is not to your liking, may I bring you something else?"
Lian Yao shook his head. "I already said that we have stopped eating grains and don't eat these acquired grains. You can eat them yourselves."
Cui Xin and the palace maids were stunned.
At first, they thought Lianyao was just joking, or that she was upset and didn't want to eat because of something, so she said it on purpose.
Now, hearing him repeat it again in a serious tone, the palace maids finally understood that he meant exactly what he said.
Several palace maids couldn't help but secretly glance at the two of them. Could they really be immortals?
Ye Chen's impatient gaze swept over them, immediately frightening the palace maids into lowering their heads.
"This servant, Cuixin, will be on duty in the courtyard. If you two fairies have any instructions, just call me."
Despite saying that, Cui Xin had already made up her mind to stay outside and not leave for a moment. She didn't believe that the two of them would really not eat!
"good."
After Cui Xin and the palace maids withdrew, Lian Yao immediately changed back to his original form.
"It's exhausting to talk to these women in the palace."
Ye Chen changed back to his original form, smiling as he put his arm around his waist and leaned in to kiss him, saying, "If you don't like it, we can just leave."
Lian Yao instinctively made a dodging motion, avoiding his lips.
Ye Chen: "?"
Lian Yao: "I..."
He said "I" and then stopped. Lianyao grew up in a simple and clean environment. He was good at coaxing people, but it was difficult for him to make up a big lie.
After a moment, he said, "I'm sorry."
Ye Chen asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"nothing?"
"You're lying." Ye Chen suddenly picked him up. "Lian Yao has been acting strangely since just now."
Lian Yao looked at him, raised her hand to stroke his face, and said, "Ye Chen..."
His voice was filled with tenderness, and Ye Chen's heart fluttered. He picked him up and carried him to the bed.
As she walked, she couldn't help but kiss his lips.
The two rolled onto the bed.
“It’s daytime now, I’m shy…” Lian Yao said softly, pushing him away with a blush on her face.
Ye Chen grabbed the blanket and covered both of them completely. His deep, husky voice carried a coaxing tone: "It's dark now."
Lian Yao finally couldn't help but laugh, "How can you be like this..."
...
Cui Xin paced back and forth restlessly at the doorway.
It's been a whole day! She's been waiting at the door all day!
What are those two doing inside the house?
Not eating, not drinking, not wearing clothes is one thing, but not even leaving the house?
Several times, Cui Xin wanted to push the door open to see what was going on inside, but each time she restrained herself.
She waited until the sun was setting in the west before Cui Xin finally couldn't resist any longer and went over to knock on the door.
There was no movement inside. Cui Xin stood at the door and said, "My two fairies, the Imperial Concubine invites you to come for a chat."
"Two fairies?"
"No time!" came a cold female voice from inside.
Cui Xin was taken aback.
She remembered that the Lotus Night Fairy's voice was soft and sweet, very pleasant to hear, so this cold voice could only belong to the Radiant Star Fairy who never spoke.
This woman, relying on her stunning beauty, doesn't even respect the Imperial Concubine!
He dared to refuse the Imperial Concubine's invitation before even entering the palace to receive the Emperor's favor. If he were to enter the palace, what would become of him?
You must tell the Imperial Concubine!
Having made up her mind, Cui Xin said to the person inside, "Yes, this servant will go and report to the Imperial Concubine right away."
She waited for a while, but no one inside responded.
Cui Xin was furious, thinking to herself that these people from remote and impoverished areas had no manners or rules!
She spat lightly at the door, then turned and walked towards the Imperial Concubine.
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