Xiao Yu hasn't been to Yikun Palace for a long time.
Ever since Shu Guipin became his favorite, he has never set foot in the Yiku Palace again.
When she got off the sedan chair, she couldn't help but look around.
Compared to its prosperity in the past, the Yikun Palace now seems much more desolate.
It was quiet all around, not even a single person was around.
Xiao Yu looked around and couldn't help but frowned.
"Your Majesty, shall I go and find a palace maid to ask?" Lin An saw Your Majesty's reaction and went forward to find a little palace maid.
"Where is your queen? The emperor is here, why doesn't your queen come out to welcome him?" Lin An asked a palace maid to come forward and stand in front of the emperor.
The palace maid looked at the Emperor in front of her and was unable to react for a while.
After waiting for a long while, and confirming that the person in front of her was indeed His Majesty, the little palace maid's face turned pale, and she kowtowed and knelt down: "Slave, this servant greets His Majesty."
The palace maid banged her head on the ground.
"Where is your master?" Xiao Yu walked past the palace maid and headed towards Fang Qianqian in the main hall.
The palace maid knelt on the ground, watching His Majesty's actions, her face turned pale with fear.
"Your Highness..." The maid got up from the ground and trotted forward: "Your Highness, the queen is taking a nap inside. I will go and tell her."
The little palace maid said this and without waiting for a reaction from behind her, she trotted towards the inner room.
"Mother, Mother..." As soon as the door opened, the little palace maid ran towards the inner room.
The crabapple-colored curtains were embroidered with cloud patterns in silver thread. When the curtains fell, the shadows appeared to be carrying ripples.
The little palace maid knew that the queen was inside.
The Empress takes a nap in there at this time every day, and keeps the surroundings clean so that no one is allowed to get close.
When the little palace maid saw the tightly closed curtain, she knew that the Emperor was behind her, and she didn't care whether she would be scolded by him.
Without saying anything, he ran straight to the bed and said, "My queen, the emperor is here!"
Within the curtain, the person lying there suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.
Concubine Shu was wearing her nightgown, and her snow-white body was covered with blue and red marks. She lay on the bed, her body tilted to one side, with the quilt half covering her and revealing her exquisite figure.
Hearing the sound, she opened her eyes and waved away the hand on her waist: "What did you say?"
A muffled groan came from within the curtain.
However, the sound was not loud, and the little palace maid was far away and obviously did not hear it clearly.
She looked anxiously at the curtain in front of her, pointed her finger behind her and said tremblingly:
"Your Highness, His Majesty is here, right behind us."
"How dare you!" When Shu Guipin heard the three words "Your Majesty", her heart trembled.
After a moment, she came back to her senses: "What do you mean His Majesty is here? If you lie to me, I will have you dragged down and have your mouth smashed!"
These words frightened the palace maid so much that her face turned pale. She knelt on the ground and looked behind her.
Seeing that His Majesty was about to enter the room, the little palace maid was so scared that she stammered but still said, "My Lady, I am not talking nonsense."
"Your Highness, the people are outside..."
Shu Guipin's hand fell on the curtain, and she pressed so hard that her fingertips were tingling.
Her fingertips trembled, and she used force on her wrist but did not dare to open it.
Shu Guipin didn't know whether this was true or false.
But when I thought that this was true, my throat couldn't help but churn. The blood disappeared inch by inch from his already pale face.
The hands placed on the curtain were shaking uncontrollably.
Until a hand reached out from behind and fell on her shoulder, and a hoarse voice fell into her ear: "You go down first."
Shu Guipin didn't know how she moved.
He stiffly opened the curtain and walked down. Xue Yi was wearing an outer coat over her pajamas, and she heard footsteps just as she got off the bed.
Qia Tulinan stood at the door and shouted, "His Majesty has arrived!"
As these words fell, Concubine Shu's knees softened and she knelt down: "Knock, kowtow to Your Majesty."
Shu Guipin's knees went weak and she kowtowed on the ground.
His throat was dry and hoarse, but no one could see because he was kneeling on the ground.
Xiao Yu was standing at the door and saw the embarrassed figure of Concubine Shu.
Xiao Yu stood at the door, his brows furrowed involuntarily, and he stopped in the distance: "Shu Guipin?"
His Majesty's voice was low and hoarse, and the sharpness in his tone frightened Concubine Shu so much that she stepped even lower.
"Princess, concubine..." Shu Guipin's throat was hoarse, and she was so scared that she knelt on the ground and couldn't help shaking.
But because they were far away, Xiao Yu couldn't see Shu Guipin's expression clearly.
I thought she was just scared.
He hadn't been to Yiku Palace for a long time, so naturally he didn't notice the fear and terror on Concubine Shu's face.
Xiao Yu just glanced at her lightly.
Seeing how thin she was wearing, she was unwilling to lose face in front of the servants: "I will wait for you for a cup of tea, and come to me when you are dressed properly!"
Shu Guipin was lying on the ground, and after hearing that, the tense string in her body completely relaxed.
She knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and only after she saw the figure at the door completely disappear behind the door did she feel relieved.
"Your Majesty, let me help you up." The little palace maid came forward, placed her palm on Concubine Shu's body, and subconsciously wanted to go over to help her.
But as soon as he put his hand on it, he found that Concubine Shu was covered in cold sweat under his palm.
"Mother, Mother," the little palace maid was so frightened that she dared not move.
Shu Guipin subconsciously loosened her hand, and she stood up tremblingly, holding on to the table beside her. He withdrew his gaze from the doorway, and his phoenix eyes lowered and fell sharply on the little palace maid.
The moment she was seen with that look, the little palace maid felt her throat tighten.
But before she could react, she heard the noble concubine above her head ask, "What's your name?"
The little palace maid raised her head and found that her eyes, which had just been lowered, had softened. It seemed that the murderous intent she had just sensed was fake.
She breathed a sigh of relief and replied obediently: "My servant Ziyuan."
"Ziyuan." Concubine Shu murmured these two words, then lowered her eyebrows and spoke lightly:
"You step back first!"
Zi Yuan trembled, lowered her head and was about to leave tremblingly.
It was not until the door closed that Concubine Shu's knees went weak.
But before her body fell, a hand reached out from behind and fell on her.
"Be careful."
The hand fell on Shu Guipin's waist, but released it after a moment.
Only the low breath fell on Shu Guipin's face, and the voice was hoarse:
"Your Majesty is waiting for you, hurry over."
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A brocade screen of blue sea pine tea with embroidered landscape ink paintings.
There was a faint scent of tea in the house.
When Concubine Shu saw the figure through the screen, she felt her heart tighten.
Even the hands in the sleeves couldn't help but tighten a little.
She took two deep breaths, waiting for her beating heart to calm down, then bit her lip and stepped forward: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Shu Guipin stood beside the screen, slightly bent her body and knelt down to salute.
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