Chapter 007 Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Yan Shiyu had deep black eyes, and Ruan Yun's slender waist was pinched in her palace skirt. It would always look plain on others, but it made her look so pretty.
Wei Maoyuan had already retreated quietly upon seeing this, and he breathed a sigh of relief as he walked out of the hall. The emperor would surely be in a good mood today, but no concubine had yet served him in the Purple Palace, and he was afraid that Miss Ruan Yun would be an exception today.
Xiao Muzi stepped forward and asked, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
Wei Maoyuan glanced at him and said, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Just do your job well."
Ruan Yun walked towards the case step by step, unaware that the way she lowered her head this time, the whiteness of her neck was seen by the emperor. Her black eyes were dyed white, and her crow-feather-like eyelashes kept trembling. Her black hair fell behind her and swayed diagonally. The icy cool air in the palace could not suppress the gradually reddening of Ruan Yun's earlobes.
Standing in front of the desk, Ruan Yun took a step forward and then retracted it and paused.
Yan Shiyu bent his fingertips slightly and tapped the food box. The dull sound mixed with his low, hoarse voice, "Take it out."
Ruan Jun's chest rose and fell for a moment, and her scallion-like fingertips unconsciously dug into the palms of her hands. She moved and stood beside the table. Her hands were soft and beautiful, and her jade-like white skin was particularly dazzling. As she got closer to the emperor, the surroundings became particularly hot.
Ruan Yun put the soup steadily in front of Yan Shiyu and was about to take it back, but a strong hand on her snow-white wrist restrained her from moving. Before Ruan Yun could be shocked, she raised her eyes and the world was spinning. She was about to scream in fear, but her white teeth bit her lower lip hard to stop her panic.
Yan Shiyu's eyes were deep, meeting Ruan Yun's clear almond eyes. He raised Ruan Yun's chin with interest, forcing her to look up, "Look at me."
Ruan Yun's eyelashes trembled violently. When she opened her eyes, she met Yan Shiyu's boundless eyes. He rubbed Ruan Yun's face lightly with his rough and thin fingertips. Maybe her skin was too delicate, and this action left a red mark on her face.
Yan Shiyu never let go of her hand, but only said lightly, "So coquettish."
Ruan Yun's fragility was fully visible in Yan Shiyu's eyes. She lay on Yan Shiyu's legs with her back tensed and her weak calves straining as if she was afraid of really falling on the emperor.
"What's your name?" Yan Shiyu asked her slowly, with no intention of letting her go.
He wanted to see how long she could hold on.
Ruan Yun's voice was trembling, "Ruan Yun."
Yan Shiyu suddenly grabbed her neck with his big hand. The contact of their flesh made her shiver. She didn't know if it was because the velvet blanket under her feet was too slippery, but she accidentally fell straight onto Yan Shiyu's legs.
Linghua felt aggrieved when her ears were hit, and her eyelashes covered the tears in her almond-shaped eyes. Ruan Jun was anxious to get up, but she didn't realize that the force on his hand had already loosened and moved to her slender waist.
Before Ruan Jun could stand up, Yan Shiyu placed her on the table. Her clothes were already in disarray, and the pearl flowers on her hair fell silently to the ground.
Immediately, the two of them changed directions. Ruan Yun sat on the table, and Yan Shiyu held her neck and waist tightly with his palms. The desk behind him blocked all of Ruan Yun's ways. Yan Shiyu stood up and saw her timid look. He turned his palm downwards and rubbed her rosy lips with his fingertips.
Yan Shiyu's fingertips were not stained with red. He rubbed Ruan Yun's lips casually a few times until they turned red as if bleeding, and then he let go of them.
Ruan Jun's lips were in great pain. It was not that she did not understand the emperor's intention, but she did not know how much the emperor knew about her thoughts. However, no matter what the reason was, she could clearly tell that her lips must have been red and swollen, and they were itchy and painful when touched.
Yan Shiyu didn't intend to let her go, and his fingertips soon reached Ruan Yun's ear. Seeing that her hair was loose and her long black hair was hanging down, he lifted a strand of her hair and tucked it behind her ear. Not sure if it was intentional, but after touching Ruan Yun's earlobe, he gently stroked it, and saw her earlobe turn red before he let go with satisfaction.
Everyone has bad qualities, and Yan Shiyu is no exception. Now that people can get things so easily, he actually feels that it has lost the fun.
The little palace maid in front of him had always appeared in his dreams inadvertently since he saw her in Hanyu Palace. However, it was just scratching the surface. It would be better to hold her hand in his palm at this moment.
The big hand rubbed Ruan Jun's palm casually, and Yan Shiyu suddenly felt a little disappointed.
Ruan Jun looked at the clepsydra in the Zichen Palace and did not forget Yu Ronghua's words. There was only a quarter of an hour left until noon. If she could not go back in time, she did not know how Yu Ronghua would punish her.
Like a fluttering deer, Ruan Jun's almond eyes also met Yan Shiyu's eyes, and the amusement in her heart diminished a lot. Before Ruan Jun could speak, she saw the emperor take a step closer. She subconsciously grabbed the front of Yan Shiyu's clothes, turned her face to the side, and lowered her voice for fear of being heard outside:
"Master, please invite the emperor to have dinner."
Her arm was stretched between her and Yan Shiyu. As soon as Yan Shiyu stopped moving, Ruan Jun took advantage of this moment to push him away without hesitation and jumped off the table.
She moved too much and accidentally knocked over the bowl of lily and mung bean soup on the table.
Wei Maoyuan heard the sound of broken porcelain pieces exploding. Little Mu Zi looked at his master and saw him push open the door of Zichen Palace.
Ruan Yun felt Wei Maoyuan's gaze on her, and at this moment she could feel the emperor's unreasonable pressure and his cold gaze.
Wei Maoyuan saw that Ruan Yun's dress was no longer as neat as when she first entered the Zichen Palace, and her hair was much looser. She stood aside. If it weren't for the soup spilled all over the floor, it would seem as if nothing had happened in the inner hall of the Zichen Palace just now.
Ruan Jun had been feeling nervous. What she had just said was a rejection of the emperor, but she absolutely could not accept his favor at this moment. Not to mention the difficult road ahead, by the time Yan Shiyu came to his senses, she would probably have been eaten alive by the concubines in the harem.
I didn’t dare to go see Yan Shiyu again, nor did I dare to leave suddenly.
Yan Shiyu's face darkened. He changed his casual attitude and swept across the leftovers on the ground, "Clean it up."
Some people didn't know how they walked out of Zichen Palace. Ruan Jun only felt that he was sweating a lot.
Wei Maoyuan personally escorted Ruan Yun out of Zichen Palace, secretly smacking his lips. He had thought that there would be a new master in the harem today. The emperor looked unhappy, and Miss Ruan Yun was so scared. It was a pity. However, he always thought that the emperor had been waiting for Miss Ruan Yun for many days, and it would not be easy to let her go. "Goodbye, Miss Ruan Yun."
Ruan Yunhun left the Zichen Palace, but halfway through she remembered that her dress was not very neat. She hurriedly tidied it up and touched her hair. Only then did she realize something was wrong.
The beads fell off.
Yan Shiyu held the pearl flower that Ruan Yun dropped, looked at it thoughtfully, rubbed it gently in his hand, and then placed the pearl flower next to the memorial. No one knew what his plan was.
Yu Ronghua glanced at Ruan Yun and noticed at first glance that the pearl flower she gave to Ruan Yun was gone. She also saw the red mark hidden behind Ruan Yun's black hair. She sipped the fruit in the ice cup and asked, "Did the emperor say anything?"
Ruan Yun immediately knelt down, her eyelashes trembling with fear, "I did not do my job well, but the emperor did not say anything."
Yu Ronghua's eyes were extremely cold. "The cicadas outside are making me feel annoyed. Go and catch them all away."
The afternoon sun made people dizzy. Ruan Yun was sweating profusely and her face was abnormally red. Tingxu was standing under the corridor. Qingling looked at the scene in front of her coldly. When Tingxu was anxious to help Ruan Yun, Qingling said at the right time, "You have to think clearly. If you go today, the master will be angry for more than just this."
Tingxu's face was full of anger. No matter what Sister Ayun did, Yu Ronghua would not be satisfied!
Cicadas are difficult to stick to, and Ruan Yun's almond-shaped eyes were covered with a layer of water droplets. The sun was so bright that she could hardly open her eyes.
Yu Ronghua got up after a break and sat in front of the dressing table in a bad mood. Chen Lu looked at Yu Ronghua worriedly, "Master, I have already found out."
Opening her beautiful eyes, Yu Ronghua was struggling, and then smiled bitterly and said, "Go ahead."
Chen Lu didn't dare to look at her master's sad face, "That lowly maid was in for a long time, and was sent out by Eunuch Wei himself. When she left the palace, her clothes were not neat. Your Majesty did not care about your face at all!"
Yu Ronghua shouted, "Shut up!"
She had known that this would be the outcome today, but she still let Ruan Yun go, simply because she wanted to see if the emperor was really ruthless. However, when things really happened, she didn't dare to go down.
Yu Ronghua's hand trembled as she moved forward. Chen Lu held Yu Ronghua's hand in her palm. Yu Ronghua burst into tears. "She is in Hanyu Palace. The emperor will have one more person to worry about. I can see the emperor more often and I will definitely get pregnant. Then... then Ruan Yun will be useless."
Chen Lu advised: "Master, you are very lucky. With the medicine from Doctor Jiang, you will have a son. Master, don't worry about this worthless person. It is best to be more relaxed."
Yu Ronghua wiped away her tears and said, "Go and make medicine for me. Make sure to always have it ready."
Chen Lu left the inner hall and walked to Qing Ling's side, and asked coldly: "What's wrong?"
Qing Ling pursed her lips, "That look is annoying just by looking at it."
Chen Lu said, "The master needs to take medicine, you and I will go and make the medicine and wait for her here."
Qingling and Chenlu left together. Tingxu found the right time and walked quickly towards Ruanjun. Seeing that Ruanjun was about to fall, he supported her and said, "Be careful!"
Ruan Yun propped herself up by listening to the sound of the voice, "Did Yu Ronghua embarrass you?"
Tingxu's head shook violently, "No, I'm fine in the outer hall."
Ruan Jun breathed a sigh of relief. At least Tingxu was not implicated. Yu Ronghua must have had a plan when she asked Tingxu to serve her, and she couldn't let Tingxu get hurt again.
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Fengyi Palace.
The queen swallowed the last morsel of bitter medicine, and Ran Xia took the bowl and presented a pile of honeyed fruits from Jiangnan as tribute, "Yu Ronghua is not very usual today."
The queen had a faint smile on her face. She took a book from the side and leaned on the couch. "She has been feeling unwell recently, so it is normal for her to be in a bad mood."
Ran Xia presented the fresh honeydew melon, "Yu Ronghua sent a maid to Zichen Palace to deliver soup. The maid... stayed in Zichen Palace for a quarter of an hour."
The Queen paused while turning the pages of the book. Her eyes fell on the book and then quickly moved away. She smiled slightly, "It seems that the person Yu Ronghua chose this time is very much to the Emperor's liking."
Since she was able to enter the Zichen Palace and stayed there for a while, it is unknown whether it was because the emperor was hesitant or because the palace maid did something.
But the emperor would never let go of someone he wanted easily.
The queen placed her hand on the book and took a sip of tea. "Yu Ronghua is quite capable."
Ran Xia asked, "Aren't you curious about who that maidservant is?"
The Queen put down the teacup and said, "If she is capable and can defeat Yu Ronghua, I will be able to see her. Why rush now?"
Looking at the invitation list on the corner of the table, "Have all the concubines been arranged to enter the palace? Has Concubine De seen it?"
Ran Xia combed the empress's hair, "Don't worry, your majesty. Just like before, it was all approved by the Empress Defei before being sent to the Emperor."
"Hmm." The Queen pressed her hand on her temples, "De Fei did a good job."
"What happened in Zichen Palace today must not be spread outside. No matter where you heard it from, you must pretend that you don't know."
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