Xuan Ling raised the corner of his mouth slightly and sneered, "Announce that Concubine Jia will come to the Yangxin Palace to sleep with you tonight."
Eunuch Fu quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey your order right away."
Xuan Ling called out again, "Ask the Imperial Hospital to send the best medicine to Concubine Sheng."
"I understand." Eunuch Fu bowed.
Inside the Xunkun Palace, the atmosphere was warm and everyone's face was filled with joy.
As soon as the order to sleep with the emperor was issued, the entire palace seemed to be bathed in a festive atmosphere, and people couldn't wait to decorate the palace with lights and colors and celebrate in a grand manner.
Su Yunluan sat in the exquisite mahogany bathtub, the warm water wrapped around her body, the steam rising, making her thoughts drift to tonight's bedchamber.
I couldn't help but start imagining the upcoming moment, my heart filled with anticipation and excitement.
When she stood up from the water, she inadvertently revealed a noticeable scar on the back of her shoulder.
The scar has a unique shape, like a blooming plum blossom, with several round petals that are particularly eye-catching.
Su Yunluan also asked the palace maids to put on more seductive makeup.
Facing the mirror, she carefully examined her face and smiled with satisfaction: "Doesn't it look more beautiful than that little bitch Shengpin?"
The maid beside her quickly echoed, "Your Highness, you are so beautiful! The Emperor will surely like you."
Finally, everything was ready. Su Yunluan was wrapped in a gorgeous brocade quilt and carried onto the Fengluan Chun'en carriage, which slowly drove towards the Yangxin Palace.
Along the way, the night breeze brushed against her cheeks, and an indescribable joy surged in her heart.
This feeling reminded her of her aspirations and dreams when she first entered the palace, and she firmly believed that she would become the most favored concubine, sit on the position of noble concubine, and might even ascend to the throne of queen.
Since she was little, Su's mother had taught her, "Yunluan, you are not an ordinary woman. You are going to enter the palace and become the most noble woman!"
As the car moved forward, Su Yunluan's heartbeat gradually quickened. She couldn't wait to see the emperor, show her charm, and make him fall in love with her.
As night falls and the lights come on, the sleeping palace on the west side of the Hall of Mental Cultivation is where the concubines who are chosen by the name of the emperor sleep.
The hall was filled with a deep and rich aroma.
Ambergris and agarwood slowly rise in the gilded censer, curling like wisps of smoke.
Su Yunluan was carefully carried onto the dragon bed. This was her first time stepping into the Yangxin Palace, and everything she saw amazed her.
The beams above are finely carved and magnificent, and the surroundings are antique, solemn and elegant.
After waiting for a while, Emperor Xuanwu did not show up.
Su Yunluan couldn't help dozing off, but when she thought that the concubine only had half an hour to serve in the Yangxin Palace and would be carried away if she exceeded the time limit, she became more and more anxious, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
After all, as the head of the four concubines and the niece of the empress dowager, wouldn't it be a disgrace to return home at this moment?
Finally, a steady sound of footsteps was heard. Su Yunluan turned her head anxiously and saw a pair of deerskin boots with dragon patterns.
She was overjoyed. Thinking of what Concubine Liang had said, she became bolder and decided to be coquettish. She asked in a seductive and charming tone, "Your Majesty, why did you come so late?"
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