Imperial Garden
Concubine Li was spinning in circles, saying, "Your Majesty, look! I am glowing."
The palace maid beside Concubine Li looked at her concubine's coquettish appearance and covered half of her face, unable to bear to look at her.
Su Man clapped her hands and cheered, "The Imperial Concubine Li's move is simply as graceful as a startled swan and as graceful as a swimming dragon."
Concubine Li became even more excited, "This is nothing, I have learned the Huxuan dance, Your Majesty, please take a look."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Li turned into a rapidly spinning top.
Su Man silently added the background music for her, and she kept spinning and jumping without stopping.
She was afraid that Concubine Li would develop some problem, so she stopped her and said, "Sister, you must be tired after spinning for so long. Take a break."
Concubine Li was always competitive. When she heard Su Man say she was tired, she immediately said, "I am not tired. I can spin for a cup of tea without stopping."
Su Man was stunned.
Originally, she wanted to establish a good relationship with Concubine Li, but if something bad happened to her, the two families would become complete enemies.
So she simply did it herself, wrapping her arms around her waist and doing it in one go.
Concubine Li was forced to stop, still feeling dizzy. It took her a while to see Su Man's face clearly. "Empress? What are you doing?"
There was already some annoyance in his words.
Su Man remained calm, "Sister, you were so ethereal when you spun. I was afraid you would spin any further and fly to the heavens to become a goddess. I was in a hurry and stopped you."
“.......”
The corners of Concubine Li's mouth began to twitch again.
To laugh or not to laugh, that is the question.
After spending this morning together, Concubine Li was no longer as aggressive towards Suman as before.
Perhaps because he was too soft-hearted, he even bowed when he left.
Su Man looked at the impetuous Concubine Li and couldn't help laughing.
No wonder Murong Hong supported Concubine Li to ascend to the throne. She was flamboyant and easily showed her emotions, making her too easy to manipulate.
On the way back, Tao Yuan was a little dissatisfied, "Your Majesty, you took that string of beads from Concubine Li. Didn't you dislike Concubine Li's domineering and disrespectful behavior towards you? How could you give it to her so easily?"
Su Man held the crown and carefully shook her stiff neck.
"Respect is not determined by snatching things away, but by making people submit willingly and sincerely."
Tao Yuan seemed to understand, and sighed, "The way the Queen handles things is really different from before."
Suman remained silent.
Guman's love for criticizing the concubines under him was also instructed by Murong Hong.
He always told Guman to help him take care of his harem without any hesitation and not to be lenient with her or become arrogant due to her favor.
Even when Concubine Li was assisting in the management of the six palaces, Murong Hong told her with great grievance that it was because he needed the support of Concubine Li's family that he had to favor Concubine Li. He made himself sound so pitiful that Guman disliked Concubine Li even more.
Now that I think about it, Concubine Li's domineering behavior was inevitably condoned by Murong Hong. What he wanted to see was for both families to be used by him and to check and balance each other.
Haha, what a great emperor trick.
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It is spring, and the tender green leaves are trembling, supporting the delicate flowers on the branches, which are colorful and lovely.
Su Man strolled in the imperial garden and felt that everything was excellent.
Suddenly, the sound of stringed instruments came from afar, the melody was graceful.
Su Man looked in the direction of the sound and said, "There's no banquet today, so why is there music playing?"
Tao Yuan glanced in the direction of the voice and said, "Your Majesty, the Fragrant Palace of Concubine Shu is ahead. It is said that she was depressed after losing her child, so the Emperor asked the musicians to entertain her."
Su Man chuckled.
Murong Hong was really put in a difficult position. Even to find musicians to entertain her, she had to find an excuse.
It was obvious that Shu Meir was the one he loved in his heart, but he pretended not to like her.
She lost her child, but her belly was empty, so there was no child to lose.
But during this period of time, Murong Hong even forgot to pay his respects to Concubine Shu on the grounds that Concubine Shu's health had not recovered yet. He really doted on her.
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Fragrance Hall
"My lord, don't you like this song?"
The palace maid sent the singer away and carefully asked the woman leaning on the couch.
Concubine Shu was wearing a light pink palace dress with a peach blossom painted between her eyebrows. Her skin was as white as ice and her bones were as delicate as a jade. Her brows were slightly furrowed, giving her a delicate look.
"You're making so much noise, it's getting on my nerves. Where's the Emperor?"
"The Emperor summoned Prime Minister Gu to discuss matters today, so I'm afraid he won't be here."
Shu Meier murmured, "Why did the emperor release the queen so quickly?"
The maid could hear her displeasure and could only say something nice, "It's just that the Emperor has pity on the Empress and has dispensed with the formalities of greeting, saving the Empress the trouble."
Shumeier shook the Luo fan lightly with her bare hands.
Only if she replaces the queen can the problem be solved once and for all.
She thought for a moment and said, "Go, take the menthol oil in my room to the emperor."
The maid was puzzled, "Your Majesty, there is only half of the menthol oil left in our palace."
Shu Meier chuckled. "What do you know? You'll have to use half of the land. When you go, tell me a message."
"What?"
Shu Guiren leaned over and whispered a few words into the palace maid's ear.
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When the palace maid arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Prime Minister Gu had just left.
She went in and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu asked me to bring you menthol oil, saying that the state affairs are busy and it will help your mind to relieve worries."
"Mei'er is thoughtful."
Murong Hong picked up the bottle of menthol oil and opened it to take a look. "Half?"
"The Queen said that she will worry about the other half for you."
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