Chapter 23 Stay Overnight
"Changqiu Palace?"
The lights in the Palace of Heavenly Purity were on. A young eunuch was kneeling on the carpet that was a tribute from Persia.
"It's Changqiu Palace." The young eunuch nodded and knocked his forehead on the carpet: "I followed them on purpose and saw them enter Changqiu Palace with my own eyes."
His hands tapped lightly on the table, and Xiao Yu leaned back on the dragon throne.
He had been to Changqiu Palace quite often recently, but had never heard Concubine Xiang mention any new palace maids.
Besides, he was absolutely right. That zither was definitely not an ordinary item. I'm afraid that ordinary concubines would not be able to afford it.
How could such a person, with such a temperament, be just a little palace maid?
Seeing that His Majesty looked puzzled, Lin An stepped forward with a teacup in hand and reminded him, "Since we are in Changqiu Palace, then His Majesty, please give us your orders?"
Seeing that His Majesty did not respond, Lin An's eyes flashed, and he said, "How about Your Majesty, go and see it yourself?"
This is the imperial palace. If we want to find it, isn’t it just a matter of a word from His Majesty?
Lin An stood by and waited. Xiao Yu slowly loosened his rubbing fingertips when he remembered something.
He remembered that there was indeed a palace maid when he went to Shen Ronghua a few days ago. She could be seen at a glance in the crowd. Although he didn't see her face clearly at the time, she was still fresh in his memory.
Is she really a palace maid?
He raised his eyebrows, dropped his legs from the low table, and said directly: "Let's go to Changqiu Palace."
Lin An immediately bent down and followed behind him, his eyes flashed with thought, it seemed that the Emperor had summoned Concubine Wang to sleep with him tonight.
Wang Ruer has been enjoying great success in recent days.
Before she entered the palace, she had heard that there were many concubines in the harem and that the Emperor was not a loyal person.
We often pamper one thing and forget about that.
Unexpectedly, she, a little girl, caught the Emperor's attention before the selection even ended. Not to mention being doted on for three days in a row, even dinner had to be served by her.
Zhou Shuyun, who was conferred the title of beauty together with her, has never seen the Emperor!
When she thought of this, Wang Ruer couldn't help feeling proud.
She was sitting in the sedan chair, and as soon as she got off, she saw the Emperor leaving the house. Her eyes lit up and she said in surprise, "Quick, quick, quick, put me down."
Before the sedan chair came to a complete stop, Wang Ruer hurried down.
She was dressed up formally today, and the Emperor had been calling her names repeatedly in the past few days. The entire harem could see how favored she was. The people in the Imperial Household Department were very discerning and presented her with several sets of clothes, jewelry, and other traditional Chinese attire.
Today, His Majesty summoned her to sleep with him again, so Concubine Wang naturally dressed up carefully. She wore a pink coat with a long skirt embroidered with peonies. Her entire body was outlined with silver silk threads, which made her look dazzling and luxurious under the moonlight.
Wang Ruer didn't care about the palace servants behind her and hurried to the Emperor.
She didn't expect that the Emperor would dote on her so much. She hadn't arrived yet, but the Emperor came out to pick her up.
This... This is the treatment that can be found in the entire harem. Even the most favored Concubine Shu may not receive such treatment.
When Lady Wang thought of this, her heart began to beat rapidly.
Seeing His Majesty looking at her, she blushed and quickly knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, your concubine greets you."
The deliberately softened voice seemed artificial, and even the opening voice seemed to be strangled and unable to release.
Xiao Yu frowned, stopped, and glanced at Lady Wang: "Why are you here?"
The surprise on Lady Wang’s face froze in an instant.
"Princess...Princess." Didn't His Majesty come out to pick me up? When Lady Wang thought about how she had just been too sentimental, she felt embarrassed.
Fortunately, she lowered her head and no one could see the expression on her face.
It doesn’t matter if His Majesty doesn’t come out to pick me up. Fortunately, Concubine Wang always knows how to comfort me. She felt a little sad for a while, but then she figured it out.
At least His Majesty had the honor of sleeping with me.
"My concubine." Concubine Wang bit her lower lip and looked at His Majesty shyly. Her delicate voice sounded like it contained water.
Looking at His Majesty eagerly, "Your Majesty, please turn over the concubines and sleep with me."
Xiao Yu looked at the shy person in front of him and suddenly felt a headache.
The reason why he doted on Lady Wang before was simply because she was good at playing the piano. Although she was not as good as the person in the bamboo forest, at least it was better than nothing.
Lady Wang plays the piano well and is also good-looking. He then flipped the cards for several days in a row.
But now... Xiao Yu raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows.
She stood in front of him holding a zither like a beauty, but her temperament, figure, and even her carefully made-up face were not even a bit inferior to those of the woman in the bamboo forest.
How could he have favored such a person before? Xiao Yu completely lost his patience and turned to look at Lin An: "Send Lady Wang back."
Lin An understood immediately and raised his hand to command the eunuch behind him: "Lady Wang, shall I escort you?"
Wang Ruer was still holding the zither in her arms. The smile on her face immediately turned into tears. She stood shaky at the bottom of the stairs, looking extremely pitiful.
She watched with her own eyes as His Majesty turned around and got on the dragon sedan chair without even looking at her.
The tears accumulated in the eyes could not stop and rolled down.
Wang Ruer's face was ruined in an instant. The makeup she had spent the entire afternoon putting on was now ruined and unsightly.
She stood there trembling slightly. The eunuch, with a forehead covered in cold sweat, said timidly, "My lady, I will take you back."
Who wants to go back!
Wang Ruer suddenly turned her head and vented her anger on the eunuch beside her: "Didn't His Majesty turn over my card tonight?"
"Which bitch seduced His Majesty?"
Concubine Wang had only been favored for a few days, but she was already so rampant. Hot sweat rolled down the little eunuch's forehead, and he stammered, not daring to speak.
"This...I don't know this." So what even if I knew? Where the Emperor goes is not something a little beauty like you can influence.
However, Wang Meiren was in a bad mood and dropped the piano in her hand to the ground with a thump.
She stared at the place where the Emperor disappeared with a face full of jealousy.
Who dared to take away her favor?
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Lady Wang was so angry that she almost went crazy.
However, Shen Qingru in Changqiu Palace was also terrified. She was about to wash up and fall asleep, but she didn't know why the Emperor suddenly came.
Wasn’t Concubine Wang summoned to sleep with you today?
Shen Ronghua held the teacup and carefully handed it to His Majesty: "Your Majesty."
Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze from the palace maid, took the teacup and took a sip: "Thank you, my beloved concubine."
Shen Qingru felt uneasy seeing His Majesty's absent-minded look.
I don’t know why the Emperor suddenly came, and whether he will stay overnight.
Shen Qingru thought of the last time Shen Fu rejected her, and a trace of distortion flashed across her face.
Her hands were almost healed, but before that she had to find a way to make Chen Fu willingly play the piano for her.
Besides, Chen Fu’s piano skills are so good, why did she hide it and refuse to help me?
"Your Majesty." Shen Qingru raised her hand and looked at the person on the couch. She subconsciously imitated Shen Fu's behavior, acting coquettishly and timidly.
"Your Majesty, would you like to stay overnight?"
Xiao Yu came here to look for someone, but after looking around he couldn't find anyone and was about to get up and return to the Qianqing Palace.
When his eyes fell on Shen Qingru's face, he was suddenly stunned.
In that stunning glimpse in the bamboo forest, the woman's eyes were so delicate and timid.
Now, I don’t know if it’s because the moonlight is too beautiful, but Shen Ronghua’s gaze also looks a bit similar.
His throat rolled, Xiao Yu coughed dryly, and subconsciously said, "Stay overnight."
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