Chapter 457 This woman is so scheming!
In order to stop herself from having any more wild thoughts, Concubine Li decided to go out for a walk. If she was lucky, she might even run into the prince and have a romantic encounter.
As a result, he did not meet the prince, but met Yao Zhaoxun instead.
Concubine Li clicked her tongue and said, "Where are you going?"
Among the four concubines, Concubine Li seemed to be the most difficult to mess with. Yao Zhaoxun did not dare to hide it from her and answered truthfully: "I will go find Concubine Xiao."
If you ask who Concubine Li hates the most in the entire Eastern Palace, besides Qin Fengyi, it would be Concubine Xiao!
Qin Fengyi has been imprisoned in Lengxiang Tower, so he is not to be feared. But it is different for Concubine Xiao. This woman is favored, and Concubine Li feels full of resentment and jealousy whenever she thinks of her.
Concubine Li's eyes suddenly turned unfriendly when she looked at Yao Zhaoxun.
"Why did you go to see Concubine Xiao for no reason? Could it be that you saw Concubine Xiao was favored and wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor with her?"
Yao Zhaoxun did have this idea.
After all, she was just a little Zhaoxun, her natal family was unreliable, and the prince had no interest in her. If she wanted to make her life easier, she could only curry favor with high-ranking concubines.
Among the four concubines, Concubine Xiao seemed the easiest to talk to, so Yao Zhaoxun naturally made her his first target for currying favor with him.
The fact was indeed as she expected, Concubine Xiao was easy-going and kind to others. Yao Zhaoxun visited her several times in succession, and from the initial nervousness, she gradually relaxed.
Yao Zhaoxun was somewhat embarrassed by Concubine Li's words and replied in a low voice, "Sister, you misunderstood. I just wanted to go and have a chat with Concubine Xiao."
Concubine Li sneered, "You are just a little Zhao Xun, what can you talk about with Concubine Xiao? I think you are just trying to curry favor with Concubine Xiao. I have seen many people like you who curry favor with the powerful. Today, Concubine Xiao is in favor, and you are eager to stick to her. When she falls out of favor one day, you will run away faster than anyone else!"
Yao Zhaoxun's face turned red after hearing what was said, but he didn't dare to refute and could only endure it.
Concubine Li: "Why aren't you talking? Are you mute?"
Yao Zhaoxun whispered, "Sister, you really misunderstood me. I just went to talk to Concubine Xiao. It's not as complicated as you think."
Seeing that she still refused to admit it, Concubine Li's mocking expression became more intense: "Okay, since you don't want to admit it, then I will accompany you to find Concubine Xiao. I want to see how Concubine Xiao treats you, a lapdog who wags its tail and begs for mercy?"
Yao Zhaoxun was shocked. She didn't expect that Concubine Li also wanted to go to Qingge Palace. She wanted to refuse, but Concubine Li didn't give her the chance to refuse. After she finished speaking, she walked towards Qingge Palace.
Concubine Li took two steps and found that no one had caught up with her, so she turned to look at Yao Zhaoxun and sneered.
"Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Do you really need me to help you walk?"
Yao Zhaoxun hurriedly shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I'm leaving now."
She followed him reluctantly.
When they arrived at Qingge Palace, Xiao Xixi had just finished her breakfast and was eating a big bowl of cherries.
Xiao Xixi was quite surprised to see Concubine Li and Yao Zhaoxun coming together. When did these two get together?
Yao Zhaoxun greeted him nervously.
She explained in a low voice, "I happened to meet Concubine Li on the way here. She learned that I was coming to see you, so she came with me."
She was making it clear that she didn't have much contact with Concubine Li, so as to avoid Concubine Xiao from thinking too much.
Concubine Xiao didn't think much about it. She even asked, "Would you like some cherries? The prince sent them yesterday. They are very sweet!"
When Concubine Li heard this, she felt so jealous.
She knew that there were cherry trees planted in the Linde Hall, and that the trees would bear a lot of cherries every year, but the prince had never sent cherries to the concubines in the Eastern Palace.
When no one has it, no one cares about it.
But now, seeing Concubine Xiao holding such a big bowl of bright red cherries, Concubine Li felt jealous so much that she couldn't suppress it!
They were both concubines, so why was it that only Concubine Xiao received the cherries given by the Crown Prince? And she didn't even see the shadow of the cherries!
This is too biased!
Baoqin brought a large bowl of washed cherries and put it on the table.
Xiao Xixi asked Concubine Li and Yao Zhaoxun to try it.
Concubine Li looked at the rosy and plump cherries in the bowl and her eyes turned red with jealousy.
She thought to herself that Concubine Xiao must be showing off on purpose. This woman is really too scheming!
Concubine Li was slow to move, and Yao Zhaoxun did not dare to take the lead. He could only stare at the cherries.
Now Concubine Xiao is in charge of the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace. She has never withheld daily necessities from the concubines, but she cannot resist the people below who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. People in the palace always find ways to make money from them.
Concubines like Yao Zhaoxun, who came from ordinary backgrounds and were not favored, were naturally the first targets for plunder.
Yao Zhaoxun had a hard life. She had very few fruits and snacks to eat on a daily basis. The cherries in front of her looked really delicious, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva quietly.
Xiao Xixi asked: "Why don't you eat?"
Concubine Li smiled wryly: "I don't like eating cherries."
Even though her heart was boiling with anger, she still had to keep up appearances.
Yao Zhaoxun wanted to eat, but he was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he could only whisper, "I had breakfast before I went out, so I'm not hungry now."
Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "Then eat it later. These cherries are really sweet. It would be a pity if you don't try them."
Yao Zhaoxun was grateful in his heart: "Thank you."
She can eat cherries soon!
Xiao Xixi asked someone to put out the mahjong tiles, and she invited Yao Zhaoxun and Concubine Li to come over and play mahjong.
Concubine Li frowned and asked, "What is Mahjong?"
Yao Zhaoxun helped introduce the rules of mahjong and said at the end.
"Yesterday, I played mahjong with Sister Xiao for the whole morning. It was fun!"
Concubine Li sneered, "I thought you were running to Concubine Xiao for what? It turns out you wanted to play mahjong with her. I'm not interested in this kind of thing. You can play it slowly by yourselves."
After saying this, she turned and left.
Xiao Xixi quickly stopped her: "Since you're here, what's the harm in playing two games? You don't have anything else to do anyway."
Concubine Li immediately retorted loudly: "Who said I have nothing to do? I am very busy every day! I am not like you two who have nothing to do, no pursuits, and only know how to indulge in fun!"
Xiao Xixi asked: "What are you busy with?"
Concubine Li was unable to answer immediately and her face turned red.
It took her a long while to utter a word.
"I'm busy reading!"
Xiao Xixi: "What book are you reading? Is it the Lotus Sutra?"
When Concubine Li heard the words "Lotus Sutra", she jumped up as if someone had stepped on her sore spot and said, "Don't mention those three words to me!"
Having copied the Lotus Sutra four hundred times, whenever she hears these three words, she will be reminded of the fear of being dominated by copying the book.
(End of this chapter)
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