Chapter 482: Fighting for Favor
Li Yao gently stroked her abdomen and looked at Dong Lanxin innocently, as if she was really waiting for an answer.
That’s right, she hated Dong Lanxin, even more than she hated Qin Yuwei!
Qin Yuwei's current position as a noble concubine was won through competition for favor.
But why does Dong Lanxin do that?
On weekdays, she was neither seen fawning on His Majesty nor competing with the concubines in the harem for favor. She even took the initiative to help His Majesty select beauties and admit new people into the palace.
She doesn't fight or compete. Just because she is a noble lady of the Dong family and her aunt is the current empress dowager, she can sit firmly on the throne of the empress!
The most hateful thing is that the more magnanimous and virtuous she is, the more His Majesty feels that she has the demeanor of a queen. Although his majesty does not favor her as much as Qin Yuwei, his trust in Dong Lanxin is unmatched in the harem.
But when it comes to love matters in this world, are there any saints?
It's all just pretend!
I just want to use my favor to test her and stimulate her. As long as she starts to get jealous, she will make a mistake, and I will have the opportunity to pull her down from the position of queen.
Replace it!
As for Qin Yuwei...haha, although her position is higher than his for the time being, she has no clan support in the court after all.
No matter what, it would never be her turn to sit in that seat.
The more Li Yao thought about it, the happier she became, as if she had already obtained the Queen's Book and was being worshipped by thousands of people.
Unexpectedly, Dong Lanxin just said in a light tone:
"Your Majesty likes to eat Chinese toon sprouts, and now is the season, you can prepare some.
Sister Rongfei, please go back first. I am a little tired and don’t like to hear people talking nonsense.”
When Li Yao heard the last sentence, her gloomy mood brightened up again.
Sure enough, Dong Lanxin ordered me to leave, which means she still cares about what I say!
She is jealous!
Li Yao was ordered to leave, but she left happily.
His Majesty is coming to accompany me tonight, so I must prepare well!
Only Qin Yuwei saw clearly that Dong Lanxin's reaction was indeed that she was annoyed with Li Yao.
But he just simply disliked her being noisy.
There was a hint of inquiry in those extremely beautiful phoenix eyes.
…
As soon as Li Yao left, news came that Yan Xiuyun had returned from hunting, and everyone immediately went out to greet him.
Dong Lanxin has always been respectful and obedient towards Yan Xiuyun and never does anything that oversteps the line.
Everyone saluted Yan Xiuyun. Li Yao stepped forward with her bulging belly. Just as she was about to ask Yan Xiuyun to have dinner with her, she saw another figure take a step ahead of her and snuggle into Yan Xiuyun's arms.
"Your Majesty, the luminous glass lamp you gave me on my last birthday... was a lie!"
"Huh? How could I lie to you?" Yan Xiuyun smelled the faint sweet fragrance on Qin Yuwei and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
Qin Yuwei said somewhat unhappily:
"You said that the glass lamp would glow in the dark for a long time.
But after only a few months, it no longer lit up and became no different from an ordinary glass lamp.
You've made me happy for nothing. Isn't that deceiving me?"
Yan Xiuyun was a little surprised and said:
"That luminous glass lamp was originally a tribute from the southwest. When it was delivered, it was indeed said that it could stay lit at night. How come it suddenly stopped lighting up?"
"I don't know, but I have thought of a good idea."
"oh?"
Qin Yuwei smiled and said briskly:
“It rained last night, so I guess there must be a lot of fireflies popping up in the autumn mountains.
If we put fireflies in a glass cup, wouldn't it be possible to watch them at night?"
Yan Xiuyun thought for a moment and said, "That's a good idea. I'll send someone to help you catch him."
"That won't work." Qin Yuwei pushed him away and said unhappily.
"Your Majesty has caused me to be so happy for nothing, you should be punished.
I want Your Majesty to personally accompany me to catch fireflies!"
Li Yao, who was standing next to him, became anxious when he heard this:
"Your Majesty, you promised to come visit me today..."
Qin Yuwei lowered her eyes, looking pitiful.
"Your Majesty, I heard that fireflies are only easy to catch after a rain.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you tomorrow.”
Yan Xiuyun felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and he only heard Qin Yuwei sighing beside him:
"Sister Rongfei has a distinguished family background. I am able to gain a foothold in the harem because I have nothing but your majesty's favor, so I dare not compete with her.
Forget it, Your Majesty, please go and accompany your sister Rong Fei. I will take Jing'er to catch insects.
If Concubine Rong starts making a scene, I’m afraid the people in the Li family will be unhappy again.”
When Yan Xiuyun heard the word "Li family", his face darkened slightly.
Could it be that in the eyes of the concubines in the harem, he is so afraid of the power of the Li family?
absurd!
He looked at Li Yao and said:
"Princess Rong, I promised to have dinner with you today, and I will not break my promise.
However, today's tour has yielded a lot of harvest. It is better to share the joy with others than to enjoy it alone. How about I, the Queen, and my beloved concubines enjoy the game together?"
After saying that, he looked at Qin Yuwei again, his tone a little softer:
"After the banquet, I will accompany you and Jing'er to catch fireflies. Are you satisfied?"
He took a few steps forward and laughed softly:
"It's my fault. I apologize. Okay, stop making trouble. There are so many people here."
"Your Majesty, this..." Before Li Yao could finish his words, Qin Yuwei had already bowed to express her gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yan Xiuyun said so, so Li Yao had to swallow her words and glared at Qin Yuwei hatefully.
Where Yan Xiuyun couldn't see, Qin Yuwei also raised her eyebrows and smiled at her.
Their eyes met, like the soundless swords.
Yan Ning always stood beside Dong Lanxin. Although he could not fully understand the adults' affairs, he could feel the subtlety of the atmosphere.
Seeing that Qin Yuwei and Li Yao were both vying for the emperor's company, he couldn't help but look up at his mother.
Dong Lanxin, however, just watched from the sidelines with a faint smile on her face, without any intention of competing for it.
Yan Ning lowered his head in despair.
…
After dinner, Yan Xiuyun took Qin Yuwei and Yan Jing, and the family of three happily went to the front mountain to catch fireflies.
Many new palace maids were shocked by this.
"Did I hear correctly? The Imperial Concubine actually asked Your Majesty to... apologize to her?"
"Your Majesty didn't get angry, and actually went to catch bugs with a net bag himself!?"
"This, this, this... How come this is different from the rumored Majesty?"
"So His Majesty likes this. Let our queen try it later."
An experienced old maid passed by and scolded:
"You guys are allowed to discuss these things? Watch your tongue!"
After saying this, he lowered his voice again:
"Don't dare to learn this. There is only one master in the whole palace who dares to make demands and get angry with His Majesty.
Previously, there was a noble who envied the imperial concubine's favor and learned to show his displeasure to His Majesty, which ended up directly angering His Majesty.
Alas, I am afraid this master will never have the chance to see the emperor in the rest of his life..."
…
Li Yao returned to her villa in the palace and looked at the various snacks and singing and dancing props prepared for Yan Xiuyun. She was immediately furious.
"Jade, why don't you put all your things away? Aren't they an eyesore here?"
Li Yao vented her anger on her personal maid, but still felt depressed, so she decided to go for a walk outside.
Feicui immediately took out the cloak and said, "My Lady, I heard that the scenery in the front mountain is very beautiful..."
"What are you going to do in the front mountain? Are you going to see His Majesty playing with the imperial concubine to catch insects?
You brainless thing... go to the back hill!"
Li Yao glared at Feicui, thinking that the girl was stupid and made her feel annoyed.
"Don't follow me, I'll just walk by myself."
Feicui said worriedly: "Madam, this is in the mountains after all..."
"There are guards patrolling everywhere here. Not even a mosquito from outside can fly in. What is there to worry about?"
Li Yao threw away Feicui and walked along the path to the back mountain alone.
…
Qiushan was not that big, and Li Yao knew she was pregnant, so she walked extra carefully.
She strolled slowly along the gentle path, which was lit by stone lanterns at intervals on both sides.
The unique scent of the mountains and fields blew over her face, finally relieving a little of the depression in her heart.
Li Yao looked at the road ahead and saw that there was a dense forest ahead.
There were no stone lamps there, only moonlight, and it would be troublesome if you accidentally fell.
Li Yao was ready to turn around and return along the same route.
Just then, she seemed to see something moving in the forest. Upon closer inspection, she found it was a child.
She was surprised and moved closer carefully. With the weak light, she finally saw clearly -
It turned out to be Yan Ning.
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