Xuan Ling's eyes gleamed with tenderness. "Miss Yanyan's beauty is more beautiful than flowers... I want to say that from the moment we met, we were already soulmates. With charming eyes and tender hands."
Reaching out and gently holding her hand, the feeling was so wonderful. Xuan Ling felt more satisfied and happy than ever before, and his heart was flowing like a warm hot spring.
The two of them sat on wooden chairs holding hands and talking in low voices. Xuan Ling was knowledgeable and insightful, while Sheng Xiyan listened attentively and gazed at him with admiration.
When he was dating Qi Yan in the past, he was a military general, witty and humorous, with outstanding manners. The two of them were always chattering and laughing together.
Qi Yan would sometimes tease her, and the two of them would chase each other and play around.
But when they were with Xuan Ling, the two were peaceful, or perhaps they were not yet familiar with each other deeply.
Eunuch Fu walked into the garden carefully. He really couldn't bear to disturb this beautiful moment, but the emperor said that state affairs were important and could not be delayed.
He stepped forward and said respectfully with a smile, "Your Majesty, Master Liu and Master Li are waiting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
Xuan Ling gently stroked Sheng Xiyan's hair, "Yanyan, I'm going to take care of some things. I'll accompany you during dinner."
"Your Majesty, I have noticed that the Empress has not been looking well these past few days. Would you please go and see her tonight?"
Xuan Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I understand. Then you can sleep with Jiang Jiang tonight."
Sheng Xiyan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have good adaptability and I won't be scared tonight."
Xuan Ling slowly let go of her hand, looked at her, and then left the imperial garden.
It wasn't until he got on the imperial carriage and left that Hua Xia ran over from the side road and said with a smile, "My lady, how was your date with the emperor?"
Sheng Xiyan covered her face with a fan and chuckled, "It feels wonderful. The emperor is elegant and majestic. Being around him, I feel very powerful."
Thinking that it was almost time for afternoon snack, I stood up and said, "Let's go back."
"My lady, will the Emperor come to Guanju Palace to accompany you tonight?"
"I suggest that the Emperor go to see the Empress tonight."
Hua Xia curled her lips and said, "My lady, you are really good."
Sheng Xiyan smiled gently and asked, "Let me ask you, what's the most interesting thing about a relationship at first? ...It's trying to guess what's in each other's minds. I just had a date with the Emperor. Do we need to separate and let our feelings turn into longing?"
"Oh, I understand. A day without seeing you feels like three years, right, my lady?"
Sheng Xiyan nodded, and the two of them walked back slowly while enjoying the scenery.
Two concubines were coming towards him. Upon closer inspection, they were Yun Guirong and Lian Guiyi.
Sheng Xiyan bowed slightly, "I greet my two sisters."
The two men looked her up and down. The huge pink peony was really dazzling.
Lian Guiyi sneered, "What beautiful peonies! But aren't peonies the exclusive flower of the Empress?"
The peony flower symbolizes that the queen is the true master of the harem, and implies the queen's grace and dignity and her status as the mother of the country.
When Xuan Ling put the flowers in her hair just now, Sheng Xiyan didn't think too much about it. Now she felt that it was indeed a bit inappropriate, but she didn't take it off. She just smiled politely.
Yun Guirong had her green card taken away from her because she said a few bad words about Sheng Xiyan when they were sleeping together that day, and she secretly hated her.
He Lian Guiyi had just seen Sheng Xiyan and the emperor dating over there, and said with a fake smile: "This is the hairpin the emperor gave to sister Sheng, so you wear it naturally. The peony is so beautiful with its national color and natural fragrance."
Lian Guiyi said, "Sister Sheng is quite capable. She has earned the Emperor's respect. What seductive tricks did she use?"
Sheng Xiyan gently waved a silk fan decorated with cassia flowers, chuckled but did not answer.
Yun Guirong took Sheng Xiyan's hand, stroked it calmly, and said with a smile: "I haven't even spoken to my sister yet, and I've been wanting to meet you for a long time."
Sheng Xiyan didn't know that Yun Guirong was stripped of her green card because of her, so she was not on guard. "I have always wanted to meet Sister Yun."
The two chatted for a few words indifferently, and then Yun Guirong and Lian Guiyi left.
Sheng Xiyan didn't feel anything was wrong when she returned to Chuxiu Palace, but an hour later, her hands suddenly started to itch, and she saw small red spots on them.
Hua Xia came in with a cup of tea and was startled. "My lady, what's wrong? Are you allergic?"
Sheng Xiyan recalled that when Yun Guirong held her hand and talked to her in the Imperial Garden, there was a floral scent. Now observing the allergic symptoms on her hands, she guessed that they might have been smeared with the stamens of hydrangea, five-color plum or geranium.
He quickly wrote a prescription for treatment and said, "Take it to the Imperial Hospital and get these herbs to boil. Also get some purslane to boil in water for me to soak my hands."
"Yes, my lord."
Sheng Xiyan wondered why Yun Guirong wanted to harm her. It seemed that the struggle in the harem didn't require too many reasons?
"My lady, Yun Guirong is so mean. Do you want to complain to the emperor?"
Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "I can take revenge on my own. There's no need to bother the emperor. Please ask Xiao Zhuozi to come in."
Xiao Zhuozi was called in, "Master, what do you want?"
Sheng Xiyan applied some ointment to the red spot on her hand and instructed, "Xiao Zhuozi, take a basket and pick some tulips and mimosas. Ten of each."
"Don't worry, my lady. I know where the tulips are in full bloom in the palace, and where the mimosas are."
Hua Xia asked in confusion, "My lady, can these two flowers and plants really take care of Yun Guirong?"
Sheng Xiyan said confidently, "Is it Sister Gao who invited me to her place the day after tomorrow to celebrate my promotion? Is she living in the same palace as Yun Guirong?"
"Yes, my lady. Do you want to...?"
After dinner, Sheng Xiyan soaked her hands in boiled purslane water.
Jiang Jiang ran in and put his chubby little hands in to play.
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