Chapter 2 Meet Again
The Queen didn't seem to notice the arrogance in Concubine Yu's tone at all. She smiled politely and said, "You have worked hard in serving the Emperor. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Yu bowed slightly and sat down.
Compared to the Queen who had no children, Concubine Yu, who had given birth to two children, a boy and a girl, was at the peak of her career. After all, there were only a few princes and princesses in the palace, especially the Queen, who didn't even have a legitimate son.
There was really no more episode after this one. The queen just said what she was supposed to say, and then there were rewards and expressions of gratitude.
After everyone left Fengyi Palace, they went their separate ways. It is said that people are divided into groups and things of the same kind gather together. Chen Qing is outstanding in appearance but her position is too low, and she lives too far away. Those who live nearby have already kept in touch with each other, but she was the only one who watched them go back to their own palaces in groups. She followed the palace maids to Zhaohua Palace.
When they were halfway through the journey, they saw the group of people they had just met from afar.
Isn't this a coincidence? It's our emperor again!
Happened twice in a row.
The second time Xuanyuan Ling saw Chen Qing, he had the same thoughts as Chen Qing. What a coincidence. When he glanced at this woman before, he remembered the time of the selection. Now he remembered that she went to pay a visit to the queen. After today, he could sleep with her.
The thought only flashed through Xuanyuan Ling's mind for a moment, and he quickly put it behind him.
When the imperial carriage passed by, Shen Qing stood up, Chunhua patted her skirt, and the two walked back.
Chunhua was a little excited: "My dear is obviously a lucky person. He can meet the emperor every time he comes and goes."
If you encounter this, you will be blessed if you kneel down.
Chen Qing stopped complaining and went back to Zhaohua Palace where she lived and had some lunch. Chunhua and Qiulu were serving her there, and Qiulu had to fetch lunch. After all, the other palace maids and eunuchs were responsible for routine cleaning on weekdays, and Qiulu was responsible for the chores related to her, otherwise the two of them would be too busy to handle it.
After a few uneventful days, different news came from outside.
After paying homage to the empress that day, the new lady in the palace was able to sleep with the emperor. Chunhua told her who in the harem would be serving the emperor today. Today it was Concubine Lin, and tomorrow it would be Concubine Li. Chunhua was anxious because she was wondering why the young lady didn't go to sleep with the emperor in her condition.
Shen Qing himself was very calm.
This is fine, mainly because she doesn't like being the first to stick out, and she actually likes the male protagonist's character of not being interested in beauty.
Just a little.
Chen Qing really couldn't stand it any longer, it's been a week or so.
Every day in Zhaohua Palace she was either standing or lying down and getting moldy, and there was no entertainment. In fact, it was not without entertainment for concubines, but her position was low at the moment, so she could not have it. She felt that if she continued like this, she would really get moldy within two years.
The next best thing is to go out for a walk and see some new scenery. Zhaohua Palace is not far from the Imperial Garden.
She found a pavilion to sit in and watch the fish below, and fed them with some cakes. They looked pitiful. But seeing a live fish swimming around she felt it was at least interesting. It was just that the weather was hot, and after feeding them for a while the hot wind made her sleepy and she began to yawn.
The third time Xuanyuan Ling saw her, he saw her yawning.
It reminded him of the white cat kept in the Empress Dowager's palace. It was very lazy and would just lie on the glazed tiles, yawning and basking in the sun in the winter.
Chunhua saw Xuanyuan Ling first. She was shocked and knelt down immediately: "Your Highness."
Shen Qing looked back as if she was awakened, and for a moment she seemed to be so scared that she forgot to perform the formalities, but then she came to her senses and knelt down in front of Xuanyuan Ling: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at her expression.
Accident?
It is true that there were concubines who met him by chance in the Imperial Garden.
Thinking of this, I didn't shout.
He could only kneel without calling Chen Qing, not daring to show any emotion on his face. He waited for a while and looked up carefully, only to see that Xuanyuan Ling ignored her.
Chen Qing lowered his head again, and ten "fuck" words floated through his mind. But thinking about the original hero's moody personality, who knows what he might be thinking at this moment. What else can he do? It's better to be honest.
Then she knelt down and listened to Xuanyuan Ling feeding the fish with the pastry crumbs that she had just fed the fish.
This feeding lasted for a long time, and then Shen Qing became numb from kneeling.
Xuanyuan Ling rubbed his fingers and looked down at Shen Qing, who was very honest, with his head down and no words. A beauty is beautiful no matter how you look at her, and she looks quite honest at the moment.
Just be honest.
"Get up."
When Shen Qing heard this, she looked up as if to confirm but did not get up. Xuanyuan Ling narrowed his eyes, and Shen Qing immediately lowered her head with a panicked look on her face: "My legs are numb and I can't get up by myself."
My legs are numb. It feels like an ant crawling when I move. How can I get up just like that?
Chunhua came to help him and finally stood up. Xuanyuan Ling stood up, obviously wanting to leave, so she could only kneel down again.
What else can we do? We have to see the emperor off respectfully.
This time, Shen Qing didn't stand up again until Xuanyuan Ling walked away, but Chunhua was so scared that she didn't dare to say much.
Shen Qing cursed the perverted emperor in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, because he was the emperor.
Actually, it’s hard to say, is there any intentional punishment?
She herself felt that this was too much of a coincidence. She ran into the emperor every time she went out. Maybe Xuanyuan Ling thought that she came to the Imperial Garden and met him by chance. Wasn't that what she did just now a test and warning?
But no matter what, she was very well behaved just now, so it's okay. She shouldn't be punished for an accidental encounter, right?
Chen Qing's legs were so sore from kneeling that he couldn't walk around the Imperial Garden. Chunhua helped him back to Zhaohua Palace. Qiulu was shocked when she saw Chen Qing's appearance: "My dear, what happened to you?"
Chunhua told Qiulu about what happened to Xuanyuan Ling. Qiulu took the ointment and applied it to Shen Qing. His knee was red before, but now it was a little blue, looking really embarrassed.
When Chen Qing was resting inside, Qiulu pulled Chunhua out and they talked privately: "We thought this beloved man of ours was good-looking and could be favored, but now he has offended the emperor with this one mistake. What will happen to Zhaohua Palace in the future?"
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