Sheng Xiyan stepped onto the ceremonial procession, her chest heaving and tears falling.
It was after noon, and the palace was bustling with people.
She took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her tears and found that her left sleeve was heavy.
She carefully took out a small pink cloth bag that she had used when she was in the palace.
Inside were seven or eight candies wrapped in brown paper.
Did Qi Yan take the opportunity to stuff it into his sleeve when he was helping her?
It was a triangle, and Sheng Xiyan knew it was a rice dumpling candy at first glance.
It is made of cane sugar, rose flowers, malt sugar and pine nuts, and is shaped like a triangular rice dumpling.
At that time, after Qi Yan went out of the city to train troops, he would often go to Daolongtang to buy various candied fruits and candies for her.
Her favorite food is the sweet triangular rice dumpling candy.
Sheng Xiyan stuffed the small cloth bag back into her sleeve and calmed herself down.
They were all looking at Concubine Chen. I couldn't cry because crying would mean I would lose favor and be bullied in the palace.
Take the fact that she was summoned by Emperor Xuanwu to have lunch at Suzaku Hall, for example. This news has spread throughout the palace.
The imperial palace is a battlefield of power and wealth, and everyone is watching the emperor's changing preferences.
Sheng Xiyan had never been so scared before. Since entering the palace, she had never been afraid of losing the emperor's protection.
But just now his eyes were cruel and ruthless. He said that he would never love her again and would stop loving her.
I am not joking, this is true.
The usually lush greenery and beautiful scenery with blooming flowers has turned into a field littered with corpses.
The autumn wind is cold and silent, and everything is bleak.
Return to Guanju Palace.
Sheng Xiyan locked herself in the hall.
He took out a long wooden box, which contained thick sheets of drawing paper, all of which were portraits of Xuan Ling.
And put the candy bag next to it.
Lost in thought.
Originally Xuan Ling's concubine, she never thought of renewing her relationship with Qi Yan.
But she was confused by what Xuan Ling said just now. Who does she love?
She needs to look within herself.
I took out Xuan Ling's portrait and stroked it gently. Do I love him?
When she first entered the palace, she only wanted to serve him sincerely in order to survive, and had no intention of loving the emperor.
Later, I got used to his favor and gradually fell in love with him.
Pick up the candy bag again.
Qi Yan was the one she lost and the one she never had a perfect love for.
God knows how surprised she was when he came back suddenly.
I care whether he is safe and whether he is sad.
Could it be that Xuan Ling was right, she still loved Qi Yan?
Sin, sin.
Sheng Xiyan stuffed the small cloth bag into the drawer and warned herself:
I am a traditional good woman and should not be so fickle as to like two men. From now on, I will stop having anything to do with Qi Yan and be Xuan Ling's woman wholeheartedly.
Her mind was filled with Xuan Ling glaring and scolding her.
I feel so sad and bitter.
Sheng Xiyan opened the drawer like a thief, quietly took out a small cloth bag, and took out a rice dumpling candy.
Peel off the paper and put it in your mouth.
Sure enough, the sweetness of candy can make people feel better and relax their red eyelids a little.
This is not right, never eat it again.
She tied the string of the cloth bag again and stuffed it into the drawer.
At noon, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
In the gilded censer, agarwood is slowly rising.
Xuan Ling was reviewing memorials. He wrote a line of comments and threw it into the golden basket.
Eunuch Fu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Li and the Empress have been waiting outside for a long time."
"Xuan."
Outside the palace, the Minister of Rites said humbly, "Your Majesty, please come in first."
Empress Duan walked slowly into the palace, wondering what instructions Emperor Xuanwu had for her today.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I have seen you."
Xuan Ling took a sip from his thin lips and drank half a cup of ginseng tea.
He picked up two memorials from the dragon table and opened them. They were portraits of two noble ladies.
"The Wang and Cui families have petitioned many times, hoping to offer their daughters to the palace. I have seen their portraits and they look pretty good.
Li Aiqing, you will be responsible for handling their entry into the palace. They will enter the palace in five days."
"I obey your order."
"Empress, you are responsible for arranging their bedrooms, palace servants, and allowances."
Empress Duan smiled respectfully and said, "I understand. I wonder what rank the Emperor has given them, so I can have a clear idea of what to do when I'm about to make arrangements."
"Fourth-rank Concubine."
"I will take care of it."
Li Daren, the Minister of Rites, took the opportunity to flatter him: "Your Majesty, the Empress's Thousand-Year-Old Birthday is in two days."
Empress Duan said humbly, "Lord Li is kind, but frugality is paramount in the palace. I will not be holding the Qianqiu Festival this year."
Xuan Ling said coldly, "The Queen doesn't need to be so modest. Li Aiqing, please arrange things according to the Queen's preferences."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I don't have any special preferences, but the fireworks banquet last time was so colorful and splendid that I will never forget it."
Empress Duan boldly tested the situation, thinking that Emperor Xuanwu would reject her proposal, but she heard him say:
"Lord Li, prepare a spectacular fireworks banquet as the Queen instructed. It should be no less spectacular than the one we held for Concubine Chen's birthday, but even higher."
"Yes, I obey your command."
Empress Duan left the Yangxin Palace, feeling overjoyed. She walked to the tuberose flowerpot at the door and stared at it for a long while.
Then he got on the phoenix chariot and left.
Everywhere she looked was a flourishing and prosperous world. When she passed by the Imperial Garden, she ordered, "Stop, I want to pick some peonies."
Qingdai helped her get off the phoenix chariot.
"Your Majesty, the daughters of the two great families of Cui and Wang were given the title of Concubine as soon as they entered the palace. I imagine the Emperor is very pleased with their appearance."
Queen Duan looked at the flower garden. Every flower was blooming with all its might, trying to vie with each other for beauty and to stand out from the crowd.
"This harem is full of colorful beauties, and only the most beautiful ones can be so pretty."
As the legal wife, she would rather Emperor Xuanwu treat everyone equally, because that is in line with the emperor's nature and she will not feel heartbroken.
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