On this day, a new member arrived in the East Palace - Pei Yao.
She was the daughter of Prime Minister Pei Qing and the niece of the Empress.
Due to her special status, she was named a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, and her position was prominent.
In Kunning Palace, Pei Yao, wearing a peach-colored palace dress, saluted and greeted Empress Xiao tenderly: "Yao'er greets aunt, may aunt be blessed with good health!"
Empress Xiao smiled and asked her to stand up, and affectionately pulled her to sit beside her.
After the two chatted for a while, Empress Xiao reminded: "Yao'er, today is your first time to enter the palace, remember to go to Penglai Palace to greet the Crown Princess."
Pei Yao nodded obediently to show that she understood.
After leaving Kunning Palace, Pei Yao did not go directly to Penglai Palace, but first came to Zichen Palace.
However, when she wanted to enter, she was blocked by the guards.
"Princess Ruo, His Highness is not in the palace at the moment, no one is allowed to enter without permission."
Helplessly, Pei Ruo gave up and turned away.
Feeling depressed, she led her maid to the Penglai Palace.
Walking to the palace gate, Pei Yao gently stroked her hair and asked the maid beside her: "What do you think of my makeup today? Can it compare to the little stutterer?"
The maid said: "Don't worry, my lady, you are definitely the most beautiful in the East Palace today. His Highness can't take his eyes off you when he sees you!"
Being stopped in the garden, Xuelian went in to report to Xu Mian, "Crown Princess, Miss Yao is here."
"Miss Yao?"
Xu Mian thought of what the Queen had someone tell her yesterday, and curled her lips and said: "Another... lackey!"
From childhood to adulthood, Concubine Lan was known as Shi Yan's number one lackey, and Pei Yao was known as an obsessed lackey, all of them revolved around Shi Yan.
Of course, they bullied Xu Mian a lot.
"Let her in."
Pei Yao was watching Penglai Palace critically outside the palace, with a jealous look on her face. She found many things that she envied, such as this bedroom was much larger than the Caiyun Pavilion where she lived, and there were swings, flower gardens, water wheels, and wine cups flowing on the winding stream...
She whispered, "Why does the little stammerer live in such a good place?"
Xuelian said, "Please let Miss Yao enter the palace."
Pei Yao entered the palace and saw Xu Mian lazily leaning on the beauty couch reading a book, folding her legs, and not paying any attention to her coming in.
"Little stammerer, didn't you see me coming in?"
Xu Mian gestured to Xuelian.
Xuelian said solemnly: "Miss Mie, you should greet the Crown Princess first when you come in. You can
only sit if the Crown Princess allows you to sit. If not, you need to stand and serve." Pei Mi was upset, and remembered Empress Xiao's instructions, so he had to do as she said and pretended to greet her.
"I have seen the Crown Princess."
Xu Mian slowly moved the book away and instructed: "You should say, concubine, concubine, you are the concubine."
Xuelian said: "Yes, Concubine Mie should say, concubine greets the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess is blessed with good health."
Pei Mi did it again in a rage, and his voice was as small as a mosquito.
"What's so great about it? One day I will seize the position of Crown Princess!"
Pei Mian threw down a sentence and prepared to leave. Just as she reached the door, she heard the announcement outside the palace: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
She immediately arranged her hair and clothes, raised her head and looked forward, and finally saw a tall man walking in. She
immediately went to greet him and saluted, "Your Highness, Yao'er has entered the palace!"
With an excited face, she met Shi Jun's cold face.
"Your Highness, are you tired? Let's go to Yao'er's bedroom and sit for a while?"
Why did Xu Mian think that the person who came to see her would be intercepted by her?
She got off the beauty bed, ran out to the door quickly, looked at him with amorous eyes, and said sweetly: "Your Highness..."
Shi Jun saw that she didn't even have time to put on shoes. She ran out in a hurry because she cared about him, and a warm feeling rose in his heart. He
walked straight to Xu Mian, picked her up, and walked into the palace.
"Ah?" Pei Yu screamed, his eyes widened, and he stood there in disbelief.
It was obvious that Shi Yan and Xu Mian had been at odds since childhood, and the two often fought each other.
"Why don't you smile at me? Why do you smile so sweetly only at Pei Yu?"
One cried loudly, and the other yelled and kicked over the tables, chairs and benches.
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Inside the palace.
"You don't even wear shoes and socks, be careful to keep cool."
Shi Jun put Xu Mian on the couch and carefully put on shoes and socks for her.
Xu Mian's face flushed, and she lowered her head shyly.
She secretly glanced at Pei Yao beside her, and was secretly happy in her heart, "You lackey, I'm going to piss you off to death.
" Shi Jun completely ignored Pei Yao beside him, and said to Xu Mian tenderly: "I just finished dealing with government affairs and came to see you."
"Well..." Xu Mian replied softly, "Your Highness...are you tired?"
"Not bad." Shi Jun smiled dotingly, sat down beside her, stretched out his slender arms and gently embraced her.
Pei Yao stood aside, stamping his feet in anger, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, today is Yao'er's first time to enter the palace, you must serve tea to the little stutterer, no, to the Crown Princess."
Xu Mian heard this, what bad thing is this guy planning?
But she had to pretend in front of Shi Yan, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you, sister."
Xuelian brought tea, Pei Yao took it, smiled and walked to Xu Mian, "Sister, please."
She handed it to Xu Mian, and just when she touched the edge of the jade cup, Pei Yao let go, and the jade cup fell, and the hot tea burned Xu Mian's hands and legs.
Pei Yao pretended to shout, "Ah! Crown Princess, I didn't mean it, are you okay?" Shi
Jun quickly took Xu Mian's hand and saw that several fingers were half burned red.
She hurriedly shouted, "Quick, bring some ice water!"
Pei Miao looked very pleased with herself. Xu Mian knew she did it on purpose after taking one look at her. She sobbed with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, Sister Miao...didn't mean it..."
Shi Jun immediately said sternly, "Concubine Miao, how could you be so careless? Did you intentionally burn the Crown Princess?"
Pei Yao argued cunningly, "Your Highness, I didn't. Don't listen to her nonsense."
Xu Mian leaned delicately in Shi Jun's arms and sobbed, "Your Highness, it hurts."
Shi Jun wiped her tears lovingly and blew on her red fingers.
Xuelian and the maid brought a basin of ice water. Shi Jun pulled Xu Mian's hand in to soak it. "Do you feel better? Not so hot anymore?"
"Yeah."
Pei Yao was unwilling to give in. She squatted beside Shi Jun, pulled his robe, and begged, "Your Highness, today is my first day in the palace. Can you go to Yanyun Pavilion to accompany Yao'er?"
"You go back first." Shi Jun said coldly.
Pei Yao remembered what Pei Qing told her before entering the palace, "Yao'er, when you enter the palace, tell His Highness that your father believes that His Highness will definitely treat you well."
Pei Yao tried, "Your Highness, your father said that you will definitely treat Yao'er well." Shi
Jun's eyes froze, as if attracted by something, and he held Xu Mian's hand in the ice water for a long time.
He said gently, "Mian Mian, take good care of yourself, I will go to Yanyun Pavilion to see you."
Xu Mian nodded and saw Pei Yao's proud face.
Pei Yao left with Shi Yan's arm in his hand, and when he left, he turned back and glared at Xu Mian fiercely, as if he was swearing his sovereignty.
Xu Mian was somewhat envious of Pei Yao. Her father knew that before entering the palace, he told her this and that, but her own father only told her to read more books and didn't care about anything else.
Xu Mian thought, Shi Yan still couldn't bear to part with his lackey!
She almost believed his lies that he liked her because of his recent changes.
Xu Mian, wake up: don't get involved in emotions, be a free and easy person, your heart only belongs to yourself.
Men, let him go!
At this time, she remembered that Pei Yu once confessed: "Mian Mian, marry me, I promise not to take concubines in this life, and only be with you for the rest of my life."
What a beautiful vision, but she must obey the imperial order to marry Shi Yan.
Brother Pei must be a loyal and good man, unlike Shi Yan.
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For several days, Shi Yan was planning how to get close to Xu Mian, and finally found a valuable Persian cat.
Xu Mian was reading on the swing in the garden, and suddenly heard the sound of meowing.
Turning around, he saw a cat with snow-white fur and a wisp of yellow hair on its head, running towards him happily with two big eyes.
"Huh? Where did this cat come from?"