Gao Xianyue frowned slightly. She naturally didn't want Yan Qingyu to go with her.
However, the other party was one of the four concubines of the same rank as her mother, and she had to call her "Empress Hui" and had no reason to refuse.
Yan Qingyu was only one year older than her, but she had to behave like a junior, which really made her unhappy.
Gao Xianyue felt a little unhappy, but she had to smile and said, "I didn't expect that Madam Hui and Miss Yu knew each other. Then let's go together."
No one asked Yu Tanqi's opinion. Gao Xianyue didn't think Yu Tanqi would reject her and Yan Qingyu.
The girl seems to have a weak and easily controlled personality.
Yan Qingyu had the highest status, so he naturally stood in the middle, separating Yu Tanqi and Gao Xianyue.
Yu Tanqi lowered his eyes, his face calm and reserved.
Gao Xianyue wanted to walk over to Yu Tanqi and said to Yan Qingyu with a smile, "Empress Hui, I want to talk to Miss Yu."
She walked to Yu Tanqi's side naturally.
Yan Qingyu didn't say anything, just looked at her.
The girl sandwiched between them looked a little terrified.
The legitimate daughter of a second-rank local official who had just arrived in the capital for less than a year was caught off guard and favored by the favorite concubine and princess of the dynasty. Naturally, she would be at a loss as to what to do.
Last night was just too lucky.
Gao Xianyue's eyes flashed with a cold light. She looked at Yu Tanqi with a bright smile and said intimately, "Miss Yu, you and I are of similar age. Can I call you Tanqi? You can also just call me Xianyue."
Yu Tanqi lowered her head and said timidly, "Princess, you can call me by my first name, but I am too frightened to call you by your first name directly."
"It's okay. I think you're very approachable and I want to be good friends with you. You've been in the capital for almost a year now, and you haven't really been out and about, have you? Next time there's a banquet, you can come with me. With me around, I'll help you integrate into the circle of noble ladies in the capital as quickly as possible."
"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. However, I am weak and the doctor told me to rest and recuperate. He asked me to stay at home and recuperate as little as possible."
She covered her chest with her hands. Even though she was wearing a thick coat, her figure was still slender, and her delicate appearance made me feel pity for her.
Gao Xianyue asked worriedly, "Have you had your body examined by the imperial physician?"
She held Yu Tanqi's hand as if she were a close older sister, extremely serious and enthusiastic.
Yu Tanqi was not used to such close contact with others, but due to her status and the occasion, she couldn't just pull her hand away. She sighed inwardly, she didn't really want to make friends with anyone.
Socializing is really tiring, she prefers to be alone in peace and quiet.
"When the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital came to the Marquis's residence to treat the prince, he also took my pulse and said that my pulse was weak and I needed to rest well." So I declined the appointment.
"Is that so? But you've been taking good care of yourself since you were a kid, so you should be well again soon, right? Staying at home all day would be boring, so maybe going out for a walk would help you get better faster."
"Princess, that's true. But I was frightened yesterday. Even though I took the medicine, I still couldn't sleep well last night. I also didn't feel well when I woke up this morning..."
Yu Tanqi portrayed the image of Lin Daiyu very realistically, with a soft voice and no strong breath.
After all, she is really a sickly person and the injury on her shoulder has not yet healed completely.
Although her complexion was much better and she had more flesh on her body than before, her skeleton was thin and she still looked much frailer than an average girl of sixteen or seventeen. She was so delicate that she seemed like she would fall down with a slight breeze.
She said she wanted to lose weight before, but it was just because she was afraid that if she ate and drank without restraint she would eventually become fat, not because she had actually started to gain weight.
Just take precautions before it happens.
Yu Tanqi estimated that he now weighed about 90 kilograms, about ten kilograms heavier than the 70-odd kilograms when he first came here.
The original owner was really weak. She was just over five feet tall and looked like a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.
Yu Tanqi has taken good care of herself now. Not only has she grown taller, but her appearance and complexion are also getting better and better. If the Xie family saw her current appearance, they would probably be shocked.
Yan Qingyu watched them quietly from the side, his eyes falling on Yu Tanqi.
The girl's face is pink and sweet, like a begonia that slowly blooms and becomes more and more beautiful.
The girl in front of him was even more beautiful and delicate than when he first met her in Prince Yun's Mansion last April.
Yan Qingyu was a little dazed, recalling the scene of Jiang Shi taking extra care of Yu Tanqi.
He would notice the crooked jewelry on her hair, what she ate, and would put the clean handkerchief she wore back on her after letting her use it.
Jiang Shi is a very gentle and meticulous person.
The reason why Yan Qingyu noticed him and fell in love with him was because when she was young, she saw him handing a clean white brocade handkerchief to a wounded and crying palace maid.
He said to the maid gently, "After crying your heart out, wipe your tears and stand up. Remember this painful lesson, and you will do better."
Although she was just a palace maid of low status, he did not look down on her. Instead, he encouraged her earnestly. In him, one could see equality and gentle humility.
Jiang Shi was only ten years old at that time. Although he was weak and thin, he was more graceful than other boys of the same age. He had a straight back, gentle eyes and a smile. What attracted people to him was not only his fair and handsome face, but also the gentle charm that he inadvertently revealed.
Yan Qingyu was one year older than Jiang Shi. She was eleven years old that year. Although she had been calm and sensible since childhood, at that moment she was hopelessly attracted to a boy who was one year younger than her.
He was so gentle and beautiful that she forgot he was only ten years old, even one year younger than her.
She mustered up the courage to approach him and talk to him. He was gentle and polite, treating her as he did other noble ladies, so tenderly that she couldn't help wanting more.
But in the end, she still remembered the rules and reserve engraved in her bones.
She couldn't pursue him as boldly as Princess Yun.
Moreover, she was one year older than him, and his health was not good, so there was absolutely no chance for them.
Yan Qingyu could only hide this feeling in his heart and dared not let anyone know.
She was like a person who was afraid to show herself in public, secretly watching him.
She was delighted that he had never shown different tenderness towards a woman, but she couldn't help but wonder what kind of woman he would like?
He said that he had a fiancée who was betrothed to him since childhood, and he kept his promise that if his fiancée was willing to marry him, he would only have one wife in his life.
Later, his fiancée came to the capital. She was a beautiful girl who made me feel pity for her.
His fiancée is delicate and frail, a fragile beauty who needs careful care.
And he took good care of her.
Yan Qingyu was stunned for a moment.
It is like raising a fragile and beautiful flower. It requires hard work and careful watering every day to make the flowering period last long and colorful.
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