Gu Yu, who was standing to the side choosing an outer robe for Shu Yun, saw this and shouted, "What are you doing? Let go right now!"
Xiao Ying realized what was happening and quickly let go, "Miss Wan Yang..."
Shu Yun glanced at the dressing table, picked out a ribbon from the vanity case, and casually gathered her hair and tied it up.
Xiao Ying stepped forward, knowing she would be punished if Young Master Yan found out she hadn't served her properly. "Let me fix Miss's hair."
"No need, let's leave it like this." Shu Yun shook her head, glancing out of the corner of her eye as Gu Yu picked out a light blue dress and came over.
She glanced at the clothes hanging to the side, which Jiang Yan had just ordered a maid to bring in. She pointed to one of the peach-colored dresses and said, "That one will do."
Didn't the master say that this young lady likes cyan?
Although she was puzzled, Gu Yu did not show it on her face. She immediately put the blue robe back and went to get the cloud-embroidered peach dress to help Miss Wan Yang, whom her master had suddenly brought back, to change into.
When Shu Yun went out, Jiang Yan was already waiting at the table.
Seeing her come out, his gaze lingered on her red dress for a moment, then he looked up and asked with a smile, "Is everything prepared for you suitable?"
Shu Yun sat down at the table and said, "It's good. Your master will be very happy to know that you are living a good life now."
Hearing her words, Jiang Yan did not continue the conversation on this topic. He stood up and ladled a bowl of bird's nest for her. "This chef was originally an imperial chef. This bird's nest with sake is the Empress Wang's favorite dish. Miss Yang, please try it."
A chef who can serve as a royal chef must have excellent culinary skills.
Shu Yun tasted it; it had a refreshing, slightly sweet flavor. She nodded and praised, "It's really good."
Jiang Yan's gaze swept over her hair, which was simply tied up with a ribbon, and his dark eyes looked past Shu Yun at Gu Yu and Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying, stared at by those eyes, turned pale instantly, bit her lip unconsciously, and her body trembled slightly.
Even though the man quickly looked away, Xiao Ying couldn't help but feel afraid, her hands tightly clasped together.
Shu Yun looked up and saw Jiang Yan staring at the spot behind her. "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yan shook his head. "It's nothing. I was just wondering how Miss Wan Yang, who is so young, could be on good terms with my master?"
"Friends across generations can become confidants if they share similar interests and insights; a large age difference is not unusual," Shu Yun replied fluently.
Jiang Yan added another bowl for her, her eyelashes slightly lowered, "That's true."
The most prosperous and luxurious place in the Lan Dynasty was the imperial city, and the most prosperous and luxurious place in the imperial city was the palace where the Lan Dynasty emperor lived.
As the mother of the nation, above all others, and the head of the harem, Empress Wang had not slept well for several nights.
Although the destruction of her maternal family did not implicate her, and the Emperor continued to favor her as always, staying in her palace nine out of ten times he entered the harem, she clearly sensed that after the Wang family's property was confiscated, the Emperor seemed to be increasingly preoccupied with other matters.
She had subtly inquired about it, but His Majesty simply told her to rest assured and not worry about it.
Although the women in the harem continued their open and covert struggles as always, with her keeping things under control, they couldn't stir up any trouble.
If he's not worried about matters of the harem, then he's worried about the affairs of the court.
The rule that the empress must not interfere in politics has been in place since ancient times. Moreover, as the head of the empress, she should not knowingly violate the law.
Empress Wang rested her hand on the table, wearily rubbing her forehead. Her cold and luxurious nail guards rested on her ruby-encrusted headband, the glint of the tiny gems on the nail guards echoing the pigeon-egg-sized ruby on the headband.
Under such light, her delicate and graceful face appeared even more tender and charming, incomparably beautiful. No wonder she had been favored by the emperor since entering the palace, cherished and protected by him until she ascended to the position of empress.
Peiju took the cloak and stepped forward to drape it over her shoulders. "Your Majesty, please don't worry and harm your health. The Emperor is the Son of Heaven and is protected by the true dragon. It must be a trivial matter that I don't want to trouble Your Majesty."
Empress Wang's eyebrows were still slightly furrowed, and her delicate face was filled with worry. Even Peiju, who was used to wearing Empress Wang's clothes, would be lost in thought from time to time when she saw Empress Wang's beautiful face.
"The arrogant and conceited royal family has fallen. What is His Majesty still worried about? As the Empress, I am unable to share his burdens..."
She directly referred to her maternal family as the Wang family. If others heard this, they would inevitably suspect the relationship between Empress Wang and her maternal family. It is likely that there was no deep affection between the Wang family and the empress, or that the empress had to change her way of speaking in order to distance herself from the Wang family.
The servants in the palace, however, took it for granted and did not find anything wrong with it.
Peiju gently comforted her, "It's the rule that no one in the inner palace should interfere in politics. After the Wang family incident, His Majesty is also particularly wary of this. Your Highness, please don't ask His Majesty about it."
Empress Wang sighed, "How could I not know..."
Peiju thought for a moment and said to Empress Wang, "Although Your Majesty cannot interfere in court affairs, Your Majesty can still do some things within your power for His Majesty."
Empress Wang withdrew her hand from her forehead and looked at Peiju with her beautiful eyes. "What else can I do within my power?"
“Master Xuanmu has recently emerged from seclusion. Jiaxing Temple is an imperial temple. Why don’t you choose some days to visit the temple often to pray for His Majesty’s well-being, and ask Buddha to bless His Majesty so that he can resolve his troubles as soon as possible?”
"That's all we can do..."
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