Chapter 83 From then on, the king no longer held court early
In the pavilion, gusts of wind blew slowly from the sparkling lake. Everyone was admiring the colorful koi swimming around in the lake while chatting over cold tea and iced fruit. At this time, Concubine Xian pointed at a figure on a tree-lined path about ten feet away from the pavilion and asked in confusion, "Who is that sister walking over there? Why do I feel that she looks familiar, but I have never seen her before?"
Hearing this, everyone looked over and saw a beautiful lady with a slim figure, thin shoulders and waist, wearing a plain skirt with a hundred butterflies floral pattern, walking towards her slowly. She looked like she was surrounded by hundreds of butterflies when she walked, which was extremely beautiful. The waist-hugging tube top made the fullness of her chest stand out, and her fair and delicate skin glowed alluringly in the sun. Her two jade arms were only loosely covered with a slightly transparent wide-sleeved coat, which dragged on the ground. Because she was fanning herself with a round fan, her snow-white wrists were exposed in front of people, which made people couldn't help but imagine.
Before they could see the visitor's appearance clearly, the concubines already felt a great sense of crisis. Concubine Gao's face was particularly gloomy. She slowly clenched her silk handkerchief with her hands on her legs, and her almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of gloom.
Everyone in the pavilion had their own thoughts, but Xi Helan, who was walking slowly, heard a long-lost system notification sound in her ears -
[bite! Please note, please note that it has been detected that the host has attracted a lot of attention and jealousy. The corresponding rewards have been distributed, please check them. ]
Xi Helan's eyes lit up, he raised the round fan in his hand and covered his mouth with his hands and smiled, and asked in his heart: "System, I want to check the details."
[bite! Concubine Gao’s dislike value: 30, Concubine Hui’s dislike value: 10, Concubine Xian’s dislike value: 25... The bonus points are 56 points, please keep up the good work, host. ]
Xi Helan quickly glanced through it, but her brows slightly frowned. She rolled her eyes thoughtfully and asked, "System, why is there no information about the emperor and the queen?"
[The Emperor and the Empress' likes and dislikes have not changed, so there is no information. ]
No changes?
Xi Helan became confused, how could there be no changes? She dressed up so carefully, but there was no change in either of them. The queen's attitude towards her has always been lukewarm, and it seems reasonable that there is no change. But the emperor, that stud scumbag, has not changed either. This is too strange.
There must be something wrong here.
She wanted to ask more, but before she knew it, she had already walked to the pavilion. Xi Helan knelt down and saluted, saying with a charming smile, "I greet the Emperor, the Empress, and all the sisters."
Everyone was looking at the beautiful woman standing at the foot of the stairs, her skin was as white as jade and smooth as silk, her body was squatting with graceful posture and good figure, her jet-black hair was tied into a popular flowing cloud bun, and in the bun she wore a simple hairpin with flowers and butterflies flying around and a tassel necklace hair accessory, the jingling of her rings and pendants made her face look even more beautiful, and the plum blossom mark painted on her brow made her every frown and smile seem more charming and vivid.
Concubine Xian looked at the pretty plum blossom between her eyebrows, lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly, and took off the flower ornament on her forehead without leaving a trace. Then she looked at Xi Helan with a forced smile on her face, a trace of sadness flashed through her eyes, and she said to everyone in a sour tone: "Sisters, look, this sister is really beautiful, but I think she is unfamiliar. It seems that there is no such person in the six palaces? Otherwise, with such a pretty appearance, how could the sister be unknown? Is there something unspeakable?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone could hear the malice in her words. They couldn't help but glance at Xi Helan at the bottom of the stairs, and smiled secretly with ill intentions behind their mouths covered with a silk handkerchief. As the emperor's woman, if she was ill, she could never serve the emperor. Those with serious illnesses might even be imprisoned in the cold palace forever, and could not take a single step out of their lives.
Xi Helan rolled her eyes in disdain in her heart, she didn't think much of these vulgar women at all. If it wasn't for the mission, she would not bother to compete for favor with such a group of stupid women. In her heart, she was not on the same level as these women, they were parasites who only knew how to revolve around a man and rely on a man's favor to survive, but she was different, she was a woman of the new era in the 21st century, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-loving, with ideals and ambitions, so she would not take what they said to heart, nor would she feel angry or jealous.
But she was somewhat unwilling to accept that as a graduate student of a prestigious university, she had to kneel down and pay respects to a stud scumbag and his group of jealous women. If she had not been afraid of those two ferocious nannies, she would not have done so. At most, she could have gained a good reputation.
She just wanted to do her task well and didn't want to cause trouble, but this virtuous concubine wanted to provoke her. If she didn't teach her a lesson, she would really be outrageous.
Thinking of this, Xi Helan immediately asked the system about Concubine Xian Guipin's weakness in her heart. After a few breaths, she raised her head slightly and glanced at Concubine Xian Guipin, squinting her eyes and smiling: "Thank you for your compliment, but I'm afraid that you are old, not only your eyesight is not good, but also your memory is not very good. I toasted you at the marriage banquet between Da Qi and Dong Hu more than two months ago, how come you don't recognize me?"
The words "old age" simply pierced Concubine Xian Guipin's heart. When she entered the palace, she was the oldest among all the concubines. She paid great attention to her appearance on weekdays. Not only did she ask the palace maids to collect morning dew to make tea and food, she also searched everywhere for beauty secrets to apply on her face and bathe, and even drank those bitter anti-aging Chinese medicines every day. With all kinds of maintenance, she was actually younger and more beautiful than most people in the harem, but... her age could not be concealed.
Everyone in the harem knew about Concubine Xian Guipin's knot in her heart, and while they were surprised, they also knew the identity of the person in front of them. It turned out that she was the princess of the small country on the western border.
It’s just… She didn’t seem to be this pretty in my memory?
Did I remember it wrong?
However, the people of Donghu are good at witchcraft, and perhaps they have some secret techniques for maintaining beauty.
Although everyone still had some doubts in their hearts, they did not care too much. In fact, the sense of crisis in their hearts was suddenly relieved. A princess sent from a foreign country for marriage, no matter how beautiful she was, at most she could only be given the title of the last concubine.
However, Concubine Xian Guipin was not in as good a mood as the others. A little foreign girl dared to laugh at her. If she didn't respond well to her today, how could she gain a foothold in the harem in the future?
She stared at Xi Helan fiercely, clenched her hands in her sleeves, and said sarcastically with contempt, "I didn't expect that Concubine Lan was so eloquent. She is indeed worthy of being a foreign princess. She doesn't know the etiquette of respect and inferiority, she is so vulgar and rude. She has a pretty face for nothing."
These twelve words were really harsh. Everyone looked at Concubine Xian Gui in surprise. Seeing that her face was unfriendly and there was no smile in her eyes, they knew that she was also very angry, so they all took their tea and sipped it in silence.
Jiang Zhen knew who Xi Helan was the moment she saw her figure. The reason she didn't speak was that she was secretly observing everyone's reactions with the corner of her eye, especially Xie Fei's expression. After all, this was the sweetheart he secretly protected. Although the emperor didn't seem to have been to Xilan Palace recently, who knew when he would change his mind?
Besides, she hadn't figured out what the emperor was thinking after watching for a long time, but it wasn't a bad thing to buy a favor, so Jiang Zhen smiled and said to smooth things over when everyone was silent, "It's hot, Concubine Lan's face is sunburned, let's let her in first, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xie Fei was sipping the herbal tea. Hearing this, he hummed and seemed to be thinking about something.
Gao Baoxi on the side suddenly widened her eyes. She had been very displeased with Xi Helan's outstanding appearance before, but she had refrained from saying anything because of the presence of the Emperor. However, after hearing Jiang Zhen speak, she finally couldn't help it.
This Jiang Zhen is really scheming. Her appearance is already the most beautiful in the harem, and now she even knows how to form an alliance. If the two of them are really allowed to join forces, wouldn't her chances of winning be even slimmer?
Therefore, Gao Baoxi immediately interrupted and said, "Empress, what you said is wrong. If you make a mistake, you have to bear the consequences. How can you not punish them just because the weather is hot? This is unruly. If everyone in the harem follows suit, it will be a mess. How can the concubines manage the servants?"
After finishing speaking, Gao Baoxi felt relieved and even raised his eyebrows with a hint of pride.
Jiang Zhen was stunned and looked at the complacent Gao Baoxi with some confusion, not understanding what she was so happy about.
But she didn't say anything more. After all, she had already expressed her good intentions. It was enough for the emperor to know her good intentions. As for how he would decide, that was none of her business. It was just... this was a good opportunity to test whether he still had feelings for Gao Baoxi.
Everyone looked at Xie Fei calmly to see how he would decide. Xi Helan, who was standing at the steps, also knew that this matter was of great importance, as it concerned the future attitudes of the concubines towards her. She quickly spent 50 points to exchange for a temporary "Affectionate Eyes", and then stared at Xie Fei with a pair of tender and affectionate eyes.
Xie Fei keenly noticed that Xi Helan's eyes had changed, and he instantly realized that it must be the system's fault. However, he didn't understand the system very well at the moment, and didn't dare to use his spiritual power to probe it rashly. But he remembered that the trader said that the ultimate goal of this system was dragon energy, so could he do something about the dragon energy?
It seems that I still need to support Xi Helan, let her think that I have been tricked by her, and then take advantage of her inattention...
Xie Fei's slender fingers tapped the table rhythmically. After a while, the corners of his mouth curved and he said with a smile: "Lady Lan was born in a foreign country and has only been in Daqi for more than two months. She still needs to learn the etiquette and respect. My beloved concubines are generous and considerate, so there is no need to bother with her."
When everyone heard this, no matter how unhappy they were in their hearts, they nodded with smiles on their faces. Gao Baoxi wanted to speak again, but saw Xie Fei glanced at her indifferently. She immediately remembered that she had not known the difference between the upper and the lower and offended the emperor and the queen before, so she pouted and stopped talking.
Xi Helan was delighted when she heard this. After thanking the emperor for his grace, she went into the pavilion and sat down with the help of Roufeng. Before she could say anything, Xie Fei took Jiang Zhen's hand and stood up and said, "I have stolen half a day of leisure from my life. I am a little tired after sitting for an afternoon. The queen will accompany me to walk around. My beloved concubines, please do as you please."
Everyone felt disappointed when they heard this. They had finally met the emperor, but he was leaving before they could say a few words. However, everyone did not dare to express their dissatisfaction. They could only suppress their inner sadness and stand up to see the two off.
Xi Helan looked at the two people holding hands and bit her lip unwillingly, but she didn't notice that Gao Baoxi's eyes, which were looking at Jiang Zhen behind her, turned to her at some point, with a deep gaze.
A little noble lady Lan dared to slap her in the face by relying on Jiang Zhen. She didn't dare to offend Jiang Zhen for the time being, but it would be no problem for her to offend a noble lady.
Gao Baoxi snorted disdainfully at Xi Helan's back, then took Xiangtan's hand and followed him away.
The author has something to say: Xi Helan blinked her "affectionate eyes" and said: Your Majesty, if I call you, will you dare to answer?
Xie Fei: Haha:)~Where are the Black and White Impermanence?
Black and White Impermanence: Hey! Xi Helan, if Ben Wuchang calls you, would you dare to answer?
Xi Helan cupped his hands and said: Goodbye!
Gao Baoxi: Jiang Zhen, I will never let you get what you want. Just wait, Xi Helan will have a hard time!
Jiang Zhen: You... think too much (⊙_⊙)
Xie Fei: I didn't mean it, but who knows that an unintentional act will lead to a bright future. Xi Helan, you're on your own╮(╯▽╰)╭
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