Lan Shuang: "Got it."
She leaned on the edge of the couch, her figure cast by the candlelight on the window paper, and could be seen clearly from outside.
She was holding the jade bracelet and looking at it, and her eyes turned red as she looked at it.
"Why? How unfair is God? Even liking someone has to go through so many hardships."
She sighed softly, feeling indescribably sad and mournful.
Nangong Yi, who was eavesdropping outside the window, felt his heart tighten.
"Zhili, tell me, does His Majesty really like me?"
Zhili agreed and said, "Your Majesty, why are you asking nonsense? Looking at the entire harem, when has His Majesty ever been so gentle and considerate to anyone except you? All the good things, except for the Empress, are yours."
"But I haven't given His Majesty a child. Will His Majesty get tired of me over time? I envy Concubine Xiao so much. She has a healthy body. Even if she doesn't have His Majesty's heart, she has His Majesty's child. And as for me... when my beauty fades and my love fades, I won't even have a thought for her."
She leaned over the low table and started crying, "I also want a child with Your Majesty, but I'm afraid I won't be able to have one in this lifetime."
Zhili sighed, but could only comfort her: "Don't worry, my lady, take good care of yourself, there will always be something."
"Really?" Lan Shuang looked at her with tears in her eyes. "But His Majesty didn't come tonight. I was just mad at him and jealous, and he really didn't come. Am I wrong?"
"If your majesty is worried, why not send someone to invite His Majesty tomorrow? His Majesty likes you so much, he will definitely not make a fuss about it."
Zhili used a handkerchief to wipe her tears. Lan Shuang said angrily, "I don't want to. Don't I want to save face? Can't he just comfort me?"
"Your Majesty, is your face more important or His Majesty?"
Lan Shuang was silent, as if she was stumped by the question. Nangong Yi outside couldn't help but lean forward and pricked up his ears in anticipation.
After a while, Lan Shuang said angrily, "Of course, Your Majesty is more important."
Nangong Yi's eyebrows suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but point at the people inside through the window paper and whispered to Su Ming: "Look at the concubine's temper, only I can stand it."
Su Ming nodded and bowed, "Isn't it because the Imperial Concubine knows that His Majesty has feelings for her? If it were an ordinary concubine, how could she dare to be so presumptuous?"
Nangong Yi felt relieved and said with a smile: "She is just arrogant because of her favor. However, the concubine's coquettish behavior does not make people feel annoyed."
Su Ming smiled cooperatively.
Isn't it because the imperial concubine is beautiful? If she were ugly, would you be annoyed if she acted like a spoiled child towards you?
"Let's go in and scare her."
Nangong Yi smiled and pushed the door open. Lan Shuang in the hall didn't react at first. She lowered her head and looked at the bracelet in her hand. "Zhishu? I said I don't want to eat, so don't try to persuade me."
The bracelet gleamed with a moist luster under the candlelight. Nangong Yi recognized at a glance that it was the jade bracelet he had admired before. The imperial concubine was reminded of someone by the sight of the object.
His heart softened. Without a word, he walked up to Lan Shuang and asked in a low voice, "What don't you want to eat? Dinner?"
When Lan Shuang heard the voice, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of surprise, followed by joy and excitement, but then turned into resentment and grievance.
The emotions progressed layer by layer, making people feel so soft-hearted that they wanted to hold her in their arms and comfort her.
888 was amazed and clapped his hands. "Host, your performance is absolutely perfect. It can be included in textbooks."
Lan Shuang: "Low-key, low-key. Nothing else matters. After so many worlds, I believe my acting skills are still perfect."
888 agreed, "Yeah! When you retire, you won't starve if you become an actor. Really, you'll definitely become a huge star."
"Forget it, I don't want to live under the surveillance of others all day long. I'd better do something else."
Nangong Yi took the bracelet from her hand and pulled her hand to put it on her. "Bracelets are for wearing, not for looking at. If you miss me, why do you say one thing and mean another?"
Lan Shuang was so disgusted that she leaned against the wall and vomited violently.
She struggled and whispered, "I don't want to wear it. Your Majesty, please give it to Concubine Xiao to celebrate her pregnancy."
Nangong Yi sat down beside her, turned his head and glanced at Zhishu and the others, "You all leave."
"yes."
Zhishu and Zhili looked at each other with relief in their eyes, and smiled as they retreated.
Only Su Ming watched multiple plays in one day, but he couldn't laugh and his mood was very complicated.
There were no outsiders around, so Nangong Yi simply hugged Lan Shuang in his arms. Lan Shuang's face changed and she let out a low cry of pain.
Nangong Yi reacted and asked quickly: "Did I touch your wound? Are you okay?"
Lan Shuang turned away from him in anger, "I'm fine."
"Stop making trouble, let me see."
Nangong Yi held her down, carefully checked the clothes on her shoulders to make sure there was no blood seeping out, and breathed a sigh of relief, but then his face stiffened again, "Don't be willful, your injuries haven't healed yet, why are you so careless about your body?"
Lan Shuang stopped talking.
Nangong Yi sighed helplessly and turned her face back, "Don't you know how I treat you?"
"Why do you have to say these things to hurt me? Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Lan Shuang's eyes were red again, tears welling up in them. "I feel bad. Although it is a happy occasion for Your Majesty to have a child, I can't feel happy at all. Am I too narrow-minded?"
"You're jealous because you care about me. If you didn't, you wouldn't react like this."
Nangong Yi held her hand and coaxed her softly, "I didn't expect Concubine Xiao to be pregnant so soon. If you don't want me to have her child aborted?"
"Nonsense!" Lan Shuang covered his mouth with her backhand and looked at him disapprovingly. "That's your Majesty's own flesh and blood. Concubine Xiao has done nothing wrong. How could you treat her like this? Although I'm jealous, I'm still happy for your Majesty. I was destined not to have my own children, but now that your Majesty has someone to succeed him, I have nothing to worry about."
Nangong Yi saw that her eyes were clear and she didn't seem to be lying. He sighed and said, "How can you be so kind? If I didn't protect you, how would you survive in the harem?"
"Yes, without Your Majesty, I would have died long ago. Your Majesty, please do not abandon me."
"I won't, don't worry."
Nangong Yi touched her belly and asked, "Did you miss dinner?"
Lan Shuang blushed, "Yeah."
Nangong Yi gave her a disapproving look and said, "Even if you're angry, you can't harm yourself. Come on—"
Su Ming walked in quickly, "Your Majesty."
"Serve the food."
"yes."
Lan Shuang tugged at Nangong Yi's sleeve and asked expectantly, "Your Majesty, will you eat with me?"
Looking at these eyes, Nangong Yi couldn't refuse, he nodded, "Okay."
Lan Shuang smiled.
The two of them had dinner together. It was getting late, so Nangong Yi simply rested in Hanyu Palace.
Little did they know that this action would be seen by others as the Imperial Concubine still being in favor, while Concubine Xiao was in a hopeless situation.
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