Chapter 239 Praise Well
"Liu Anyu is a restless girl. Dad only wants to marry off a daughter to maintain the relationship with the Second Prince. Why doesn't Mom choose someone who is quiet and obedient?"
Liu Anyao twisted the handkerchief in her hands angrily.
If it weren't for the huge age difference between her and her cousin, the Emperor would have been impatient to find him a principal wife, and the position of Second Consort would have never been given to anyone else.
Originally, relying on her distinguished status as the daughter of the prime minister and the favor and favour of Concubine Shu, she could choose any noble family in the capital city, but she didn't expect to fall into Lu Xiang's trap.
When she thought of this, Liu Anyao hated Lu Xiang so much that she wanted to vomit blood.
Her noble life was ruined by that bitch.
"Mom, if you don't do it, I will. I will make Liu Anyu pay when we enter the palace tomorrow."
"Don't do anything reckless." Madam Liu said hurriedly, staring at her seriously, "Don't do anything, otherwise if something happens in the palace, it will be a slap in your aunt's face. Do you want to lose the favor of the Concubine Shu?"
The Prime Minister chose Liu Anyu as the Second Prince's concubine, which meant he was raising another daughter who could be used. He was not giving up Yao'er, but he definitely did not value her as much as he did in the past. The slander against the Liu family was still hot in the capital, and there could not be any mistakes at this time.
"But I can't swallow this."
Madam Liu drank her tea leisurely and chuckled, "What are you holding back on? Take your sixth sister to the palace tomorrow. Her appearance is her advantage. Praise her more in front of the Empress."
Liu Anyao looked at Madam Liu as if she had seen a ghost: "Mom, are you okay? It's good enough that I didn't punish her, and you're praising her?"
"Come here..." Madam Liu waved at her and whispered a few words in her ear.
The more Liu Anyao listened, the more suspicious she looked: "That's it?"
"Just do as you are told. I will take care of the rest. In fact, don't say you are unwilling, I am not willing either, but I can only do what your father tells me to do, and I have to do it beautifully."
"I understand, mother." Liu Anyao curled her lips and responded in a compromising manner.
The next day, the weather was fine.
Liu Anyao brought Liu Anyu into the palace. The two sisters sat in the carriage. Liu Anyu sat aside with an awkward look on her face, being very cautious along the way.
After entering the palace, he took a sedan chair to Chuxiu Palace.
"Aunt, I'm here to see you." As soon as Liu Anyao stepped into Chuxiu Palace, she held up her skirt and called out tenderly, running into the main hall. The word "Aunt" was full of affection, silently warning Liu Anyu that she had a different relationship with Concubine Shu.
When Concubine Shu heard Liu Anyao's voice, she immediately laughed: "You are asking for a beating. You haven't come to the palace for a long time."
"Hello, Madam." Liu Anyao stood in front of Concubine Shu and bowed to her obediently, then smiled and said, "Aunt knows that they are getting married next month and are busy preparing for the wedding. I miss you so much, but I just can't spare the time."
Today she was wearing a light blue jacket and a white skirt with crabapple blossoms scattered all over it, which was not ostentatious.
"Just try to make me happy." Concubine Shu smiled and tapped her forehead lightly.
As he was speaking, another pretty girl slowly walked into the hall.
Compared to Liu Anyu's low-key outfit today, she was dressed up, and as soon as she stepped into the hall, people's attention was involuntarily drawn to her.
She wore a round-neck, double-breasted skirt with a peach pink satin pattern and a long skirt with red and gold thread of acacia flowers. She had her hair in a bun with two red gold peach blossom rubies pinned on her hair, one on each side. She was very gorgeous and eye-catching.
Liu Anyu walked slowly and gracefully to the center of the hall, then knelt down.
"Your humble servant Liu Anyu pays respect to Her Majesty Shufei. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and good health."
The rules are good and the etiquette is sufficient.
Concubine Shu asked her to stand up in a lukewarm tone and allowed her to sit down.
"Aunt, this is my sixth sister. Don't you think she is pretty and charming?" Liu Anyao praised sincerely.
Liu Anyu looked at Liu Anyao with some surprise, as if she had not expected that her proud fifth sister would one day praise her appearance.
Concubine Shu looked at Liu Anyu for a long while, then smiled and nodded: "She is indeed a good-looking girl."
It is true that she is beautiful, but there is a hint of coquettishness between her eyebrows and eyes, which cooled the expectations of Concubine Shu.
Beautiful looks are certainly pleasing to the eye, but Concubine Shu doesn't like those who are coquettish, because their every frown and smile seems to be seducing.
Her son is going to achieve great things in the future, so how can he be obsessed with gentleness and fragrance?
She is also a concubine's daughter, and is not as dignified and stable as a legitimate daughter. And she looks like this...
But the girl was chosen by Prime Minister Liu, and Concubine Shu thought that maybe she was just a little bit charming, but her character was still good.
"Fifth sister, you are too kind. I don't deserve it." Liu Anyu said fearfully.
Liu Anyao smiled: "Sixth sister, don't be modest. Among all the sisters, you are the most beautiful." Then, she looked at Concubine Shu and said with a smile: "Aunt, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I rarely take Sixth sister out because she is too outstanding. I'm afraid that she will steal the limelight when standing next to me. Looking around the capital, I dare say that there are no more than five young ladies who are more beautiful than Sixth sister. Aunt, you haven't seen Aunt Qiu, she is really a great beauty."
Liu Anyu listened with surprise to Liu Anyao's words praising her and her aunt, and she felt excited and proud.
Fifth sister praised Concubine Shu so hard in front of her today. Is this a gesture of kindness?
Considering that she did not cause trouble but helped her, he would never treat her unfairly after she marries into the Second Prince's mansion.
Concubine Shu smiled faintly and nodded: "I don't know if what you said is an exaggeration, but there are not many people like Sixth Miss in the palace."
At that time, Queen Yao was the most beautiful woman in the harem. She made all the other concubines look like scum in comparison, and the emperor loved her to death.
It can be seen that a woman's beauty is her greatest weapon. Because of this, Concubine Shu looked at Liu Anyu with a little disgust in her heart.
"How dare a humble servant like you compare with Your Majesty?" Liu Anyu suddenly stood up and bowed nervously.
Liu Anyao held the tea and drank it quietly.
My mother said that she knew Concubine Shu, and that she didn't dislike pretty women, but she didn't like those who were too flamboyant.
Liu Anyu's charm was not vulgar, and her appearance alone might not make Concubine Shu reject her. But as long as she praised herself in front of the Empress, the Empress would naturally think more about her.
With these three points, the rest will be easy.
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