Zhuang Yuyan approached with a smile on her face, stopped beside Qian Guiren, and said to Concubine Rou and the others with a smile: "Sisters, you are in a good mood. Come here for tea."
Concubine Shugui stood up and walked to Zhuang Luoyan's side. She personally helped Zhuang Luoyan walk to the pavilion and chuckled, "We thought that my sister was pregnant and it was not suitable for her to drink tea, but we forgot that my sister would be bored alone in the palace. I was not considerate enough."
"Your Highness, your words are too polite," Zhuang Yuyan was about to bow, but when she saw that Shu Guifei was holding her, she stopped insisting and sat down to the right of Rou Fei. She looked at the cheese that the maid had specially brought to her and smiled at Shu Guifei, "Your Highness, please give up."
Concubine Rou watched the two of them talking back and forth, holding her teacup in silence. After the two of them finished their polite conversation, she asked, "Concubine Zhao is out today, too?"
Pointing outside, Zhuang Yuyan said with a smile, "It's a rare day with such a nice view, it's good to go out for a walk."
Concubine Rou nodded and said, "Walk a little and get some sun. It's good for the baby, too."
"I didn't expect that Concubine Rou knew how to take care of the baby even though she was never pregnant," Su Xiuyi said with a sarcasm on her face, "She is much better than the concubines."
Concubine Rou pulled her eyelids and didn't even look at Su Xiuyi, she said indifferently: "Although I am not a smart person, I also know some things that ordinary people know. Su Xiuyi is overestimating me."
Does this mean that she is not smart enough? Su Xiuyi's face changed slightly, but she could not show it due to her status. She could only look at Concubine Shu Guifei and wait for her cousin to vent her anger.
Concubine Shugui deeply hated Su Xiuyi for her thoughtless actions. She had to suppress her dissatisfaction and just smiled and said, "My sister is simple-minded and speaks without thinking. Please don't mind it." After that, she looked at Su Xiuyi gently and said, "Why don't you apologize to Concubine Rou."
Although Su Xiuyi was not a calculating person, she still listened to Concubine Shugui's words and pleaded guilty reluctantly, but she was still somewhat unwilling in her heart. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer concubines with high positions in the palace, and she is now a figure that other concubines in the harem fawn on. Now she feels somewhat embarrassed to plead guilty to Concubine Rou.
"Forget it. Everyone in the palace knows Su Xiuyi's temper. I'm not one to be unreasonable," Concubine Rou said casually. Although she said she didn't mind, her actions showed that Su Xiuyi was nothing in her eyes.
Seeing Su Xiuyi's face getting uglier and uglier, Zhuang Luoyan had a higher opinion of Concubine Rou. She could be so direct in not giving face to the Su sisters, and still sit firmly on the throne of Concubine Rou. It was obvious that she still had a place in the emperor's eyes. She smiled and said, "It rained a few days ago, and I thought it was going to be cold, but it was sunny today."
Concubine Rou looked at Zhuang Luoyan with a smile, twisted a prune and put it into Cherry's mouth, "No matter how cloudy the weather is, there will always be a sunny day." Her eyes fell on Qian Guiren who was kneeling on the ground, "I am a straight-tempered person. , Anyone who offends me will never be able to bear his fiery temper."
"Sister is easygoing, which makes me jealous." Zhuang Yuyan agrees with Concubine Rou. Although Concubine Rou's title is "Rou", her behavior is not gentle. Such a person is a rare happy person in the harem. Fortunately, she has the emperor's favor, otherwise this happiness would not have continued until now.
"Life is only a few short decades long, so don't waste the time you have to enjoy yourself," Concubine Rou raised her eyebrows with an indescribable charm.
Lady Qian listened to the conversation of the four people in the pavilion, biting her lower lip tightly, and she did not relax even if she bit her lip. She had never hated as much as she did now. She hated the cruelty of the women in the harem, hated her parents for sending her to the harem, and hated the emperor's indifference to her. She never prayed for the most favored woman in the harem, but only for a loving man to stay with her until old age. But after entering this harem, she no longer belonged to herself. The emperor was also gentle and affectionate to her, but why did he change in the blink of an eye?
The emperor was ruthless, she should have known it long ago, why did she wait until today to understand that the emperor had many women besides her. Although these women were vicious, they were good at acting, which made the emperor linger on them.
Thinking of this, her eyes couldn't help but turn red. Her true heart was not as good as the hypocrisy of these women.
After they had a cup of tea, Zhuang Yuyan glanced at Qian Guiren who was still kneeling. She didn't have much interest in Qian Guiren, but she didn't know why. She didn't like her at all. Maybe it was the legendary aura conflict. Sometimes, she would rather argue with a woman like Concubine Rou than have much contact with a woman like Qian Guiren.
She stood up with boredom, and Yun Xi, who had been standing quietly behind her, hurried forward and carefully supported her. The two maids appointed by the emperor also stepped closer. As for the other palace maids and eunuchs, they were on guard even more.
Su Xiuyi raised her eyebrows in displeasure when she saw this, but as she was the one with the lowest rank, she just stood up.
Before she could even open her mouth to resign, Zhuang Yuyan heard a few clapping sounds coming from not far away, followed by an eunuch singing loudly.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Everyone's face changed. Concubine Rou's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, then she put the teacup down and stood up to greet the emperor.
Qian Guiren, who was kneeling on the ground, swayed slightly and buried her head even lower. A tear fell on the bluestone slab, which was particularly conspicuous and shimmering.
As Feng Jian approached, he saw Zhuang Yuyan holding the hand of a palace maid standing on the stone steps of the pavilion. He took a few big steps forward and held her with one hand: "How are you standing on the stone steps? What if you accidentally fall?" After saying that, he said to the two maids he had assigned, "I asked you to serve the queen well. Is this how you serve her?"
Seeing the two maids kneeling down in fear, Zhuang Yuyan said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, how can I go out in the future if you are like this? Why should I be so careful? The two maids have served me very attentively. I originally wanted you to reward them, but why do you scold me as soon as you come?"
The two maids knew that Concubine Zhao was pleading for them, and the fear in their hearts was relieved when only Jing'er apologized. After serving Concubine Zhao for these days, they have seen the emperor's attention to Concubine Zhao, and they are grateful for her plea.
"That's enough," Feng Jin saw her speak, waved his hand to let the two maids stand up, and helped Zhuang Yuyan sit down on the stool. Turning his head to see the others still bowing, he said lightly: "No need to be polite, the three of you can sit down too."
Concubine Shu Gui felt upset. When had the emperor ever ignored her like this? She forced a smile and thanked him. She sat down aside, but her eyes were a little dim.
Concubine Rou was no different from usual. After sitting aside, she continued to drink a cup of hot tea intentionally or unintentionally. She wanted to know whether the emperor was passing by unintentionally or came specially to support Concubine Qian.
Feng Jian has been in a good mood recently. He played with Zhuang Yuyan's hand and said with a smile, "I don't often see you guys drinking tea together."
"The emperor is so busy, how could he know when we sisters play together?" Concubine Shu Gui smiled and brought a bowl of red robe to Feng Jin. She saw Feng Jin and Zhuang Yuyan holding hands from the corner of her eye, smiled faintly, and sat back in her seat, "The weather is good today, let's all go out for a walk."
"It's good to go for a walk," Feng Jin nodded, and handed the teacup to Zhuang Yuyan. Before Zhuang Yuyan could reach out to take it, he took his hand back, "I forgot that you can't drink tea now." After saying that, he put down the teacup and placed a pile of exquisite peanut and walnut cakes in front of Zhuang Yuyan, "I heard from the imperial physician that eating some walnuts and peanuts every day is good for you."
The pastries were made very delicately. After Zhuang Luoyan swallowed one in one gulp, he picked up another one and handed it to Feng Jin's mouth. "It tastes really good. Your Majesty should try it too."
Feng Jin smiled, opened his mouth and swallowed the cake, then said with a smile: "It's really good. If you like it, ask the people in the kitchen to learn how to make it." He didn't have much interest in such greasy things, but Zhuang Yuyan's taste had changed recently. Yesterday she liked spicy food, today she likes sour food, and tomorrow she likes sweet food. As a result, he also started to eat a lot of things with different flavors.
Concubine Rou looked coldly at the emperor and Concubine Zhao's affection as if no one was around. She turned her head to glance at Concubine Qian who was still kneeling on the ground with mockery in her eyes. What was a mere Concubine Qian? In the eyes of the emperor, who else could he see except Concubine Zhao?
It's a pity that the most favored concubine in the six palaces can only sit and watch now, right?
Su Xiuyi saw that the emperor had no one else in his eyes except Zhuang Luoyan, and her expression became uglier than anyone else's. But while her cousin was talking, she could only sit aside with a sullen face.
Qiangui, who was kneeling on the ground, felt increasingly cold-hearted. Listening to the emperor's caring words to Concubine Zhao, she felt more and more embarrassed. She was such a living person kneeling there, but the emperor just turned a blind eye and only cared about chatting and laughing with Concubine Zhao. What was she in the emperor's heart?
"I think the walnut and peanut milk made by the kitchen last time is good. It's okay to eat this snack occasionally, but it will get boring if you eat it every day," Zhuang Yuyan smiled at the emperor. Recently, she liked to persuade the emperor to eat things he didn't like. Unexpectedly, the emperor was patient enough to accompany her to eat.
The emperor understood what she meant and could only smile helplessly and said, "In that case, I will accompany you for a meal next time." This man's habits were really terrible. He was not like this originally, but he indulged her day after day, and even he himself did not understand why he had become so obedient to her.
After a long while, Feng Jin seemed to have just discovered a person kneeling outside the pavilion, and he spoke casually, "Isn't this person kneeling the noble lady Qian? What did she do wrong?"
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