Chapter 20 Encounter

In the afternoon, the sunlight was bright and soft, pouring into every corner of the bedroom.

Su Jingyao was lying quietly on the couch taking a nap, her long black hair casually scattered on the pillow, her fair face was faintly haloed in the sunlight, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly like a small fan.

After finishing his dinner, Jun Zechen came to Xiyan Palace from Yude Palace. Without informing anyone, he walked into the bedroom quietly.

He came to the bed, took off his robe, lifted the quilt and held the sleeping woman in his arms.

When Su Jingyao was embraced in his arms, she woke up in a daze, moaned softly, "Hmm..." and continued to sleep.

These days she could feel Jun Zechen's intimacy with her, but she didn't think that Jun Zechen liked her deeply.

It's just the joy of first sight.

After all, how could it be easy for a man who could become a crown prince and possibly an emperor in the future to give his feelings to someone?

After Jun Zechen held Su Jingyao in his arms, he couldn't help but rub the skin on her waist with his big hands.

Her skin was so delicate and smooth that it looked as if water would come out of it if you pinched it lightly.

Smelling the faint fragrance on her body, Jun Zechen gradually fell into a deep sleep.

After about half an hour, Su Jingyao's biological clock woke her up naturally.

After all, her daily routine and schedule are fully arranged.

Su Jingyao moved slightly, and Jun Zechen opened his eyes.

Su Jingyao hugged Jun Zechen's waist tightly and put her face on his chest.

"What? You won't let me get up?" Jun Zechen's voice contained a hint of teasing.

In the past two days, every time the little woman woke up, she would get up without any greed and do her own things, such as reading, writing, flower arranging, and painting. Her hobbies are quite wide.

Su Jingyao rubbed his chest, raised her head, looked at him with moist eyes, and said coquettishly: "Your Highness has treated me very well these days, I can't bear to leave."

"I'm not not coming, why are you so clingy today?" Jun Zechen chuckled and reached out to pinch her cheek.

Su Jingyao got up from him, still looking at him with her watery eyes, pouting her lips and acting coquettishly.

"I heard that the five sisters will all go to the East Palace this afternoon. I am afraid that I will not be able to see Your Highness for several days, so I want to stick with Your Highness today."

Jun Zechen liked her clingy and coquettish appearance, and also admired her undisguised vying for favor. In his opinion, she was real and lovely like this.

He sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and looked at Su Jingyao with a teasing look.

"I will go to the study to discuss government affairs with my father in a while. You can come to Yude Hall for dinner tonight. Are you satisfied?"

Su Jingyao felt a little shy when he looked at her. She lowered her head, her eyelashes trembling, and bit her lips lightly, not daring to look at him.

Jun Zechen chuckled, reached out and pinched her delicate face, then got up and got out of bed.

After Jun Zechen went out, Su Jingyao slowly got up from the bed.

She stretched lazily, and her slender waist like a willow branch swayed gently, showing her charm.

Afterwards, she casually used her hands to gather her hair that fell like a waterfall. The hair entangled around her fingertips, making her skin, as white as snow, look even more radiant and attractive.

"My lord, the five beauties have already entered the palace, and the empress's decree of enthronement has also been announced to the Eastern Palace." Miaoyun reported softly from the side.

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly, seeming a little nonchalant.

"Oh? What kind of position was given?"

"The one with the highest rank is An Jinyan, the daughter of Marquis Pingyang. She was named a third-rank Liang Di. Bai Mengli, the daughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, was named a fourth-rank Liang Yuan."

Miaoyun spoke in an orderly manner.

"The other three beautiful ladies are all from other cities. Shen Biwan and Shangguan Yi have better family backgrounds and were granted the rank of seventh-rank recruits. The last show girl, Tang Suxi, is said to be the daughter of a county magistrate and was granted the rank of ninth-rank minister. "Miaoyun continued to report.

Apart from An Jinyan, the female supporting character who played an important role in the novel, Su Jingyao did not have much impression of other women.

"Where do they live in the East Palace? Was it arranged by the Empress or the Crown Princess?"

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly and asked.

"An Liangdi is the bedroom given by the Empress Dowager. She lives in Xiyun Palace, which is not far from the Prince's Yude Palace. The other masters are arranged by the Crown Princess."

"Bai Liangyuan lived in the main hall of Yufu Palace, Shen Zhaoxun lived in the side hall of Yufu Palace, Shangguan Zhaoxun lived in Xingyun Pavilion, and Tang Fengyi lived in the most remote Shuyuxuan."

Su Jingyao nodded slightly, "Think of a way to send someone to Xiyun Palace."

"Yes, master." Miaoyun replied.

Although she didn't know why her master cared so much about An Liangdi, she knew very well that her master's orders all had profound meanings.

An Liangdi has a good family background and was given a bedroom by the Empress herself, so it seems that she is quite favored by the Empress.

If An Liangdi becomes pregnant with the royal heir again, she might really be able to climb above the master.

Su Jingyao naturally had to take precautions against all potential enemies in advance. She couldn't just sit there and wait for others to plot against her, at a loss like a headless fly.

What's more, the people she placed in the palace had basically no connection with her. They were all secretly sent into the palace by Li Jin.

Most of these people entered the palace when they were seven or eight years old, and they didn't know her at all, they only recognized the token of trust.

It was even more impossible for Su Jingyao to reveal even the slightest sign of her identity in front of these people.

"We are going to have dinner at Yude Hall tonight. Miaoyun, please make me a kodan."

Su Jingyao gently placed her slender fingers in front of her and looked at them carefully. Her fingers were long and white, as if they were carved from white jade.

Then, she opened her lips and said, "Try a pinker color."

When Miaoyun heard this, she was slightly stunned at first, and then a look of surprise and joy appeared on her face for a moment.

She originally thought that with so many new masters entering the East Palace today, His Highness would definitely choose someone to sleep with him among them, especially An Liangdi, who would probably be the first one to sleep with him.

But I didn't expect that His Highness would ask his own master to accompany him for dinner today, so naturally he would not summon other women at night.

"Okay, Master. I just mashed up some phoenix flowers yesterday and have them ready for use. I will definitely dye your slender fingers beautifully. Your Highness will definitely like it when he sees it."

During this afternoon, Su Jingyao sat there leisurely, letting Miaoyun paint her nails.

From time to time, she stretched out her fingers, admiring the nails that were gradually dyed pink, with a faint smile on the corners of her mouth.

After painting her nails, Su Jingyao carefully put on her makeup and dressed up.

She was wearing a pink and white dress that trailed the ground like flowing clouds. The sleeves were wide, perfectly showing off the slender lines between the woman's shoulders and arms.

The wide embroidered robe extending from the elbows down appears graceful and ethereal, swaying gently with her movements, as if a fairy has descended to earth, so beautiful.

Su Jingyao walked out of the palace slowly. At this time, the sky outside had been dyed colorful by the red glow.

She walked with light steps, and not long after, she unexpectedly met a woman in a light yellow dress.

Su Jingyao's gaze fell quietly on the woman. Her makeup was impeccably delicate. She was beautiful and bright, and she exuded an air of nobility with full confidence.

An Jinyan had never expected that after entering the East Palace today, she would rest in Xiyun Hall for an hour or so, thinking of going out to relax and get familiar with the environment of the East Palace.

I unexpectedly ran into Concubine Su here.

She walked forward, bowed slightly, made a shallow salute, and said softly, "I pay my respects to Concubine Su."

"Get up." Su Jingyao's voice was gentle but with a subtle sense of alienation.

An Jinyan stood up slowly, and her heart sank the moment she looked at Su Jingyao.

She had always believed that she was extremely beautiful, and after entering the East Palace, she was even more convinced that she would be favored by the prince.

However, Concubine Su was so stunningly beautiful that she did not pay much attention to her at the tea party. After all, the only person who had been following the Empress was the Crown Princess.

When An Jinyan first met the Crown Princess, she never regarded her as an opponent.

In her eyes, the Crown Princess's appearance was just ordinary.

Although she had heard some gossip and knew that the Crown Prince had deep feelings for the Crown Princess, An Jinyan was proud of her extraordinary beauty and firmly believed that the Crown Prince would not be indifferent to her appearance.

But……

An Jinyan glanced at Su Jingyao calmly again. She heard that Concubine Su was not favored in the Eastern Palace. It was only one month after she married into the Eastern Palace that His Highness began to favor her.

Is it true that Your Highness and the Crown Princess are in love with each other and have no interest in beauty at all?

A glimmer of darkness flashed across An Jinyan's eyes.

She would never let a crown princess become a stumbling block on her road to progress.

Despite her numerous thoughts, An Jinyan's face remained calm as usual, and she even had a slight smile on her face.

"Sister Concubine is so beautiful. When I saw you, I was so embarrassed."

"Don't be so modest, An Liang Di. You are also very beautiful. However, it is getting late. I have to go to Yude Hall to have dinner with His Highness. I will not exchange pleasantries with you. We can have a good chat tomorrow morning when I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."

Su Jingyao's voice is still gentle.

"Yes, Sister Concubine, take care."

An Jinyan nodded slightly and watched Su Jingyao's leaving back, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Isn't Concubine Su unfavored?

How can I go to Yude Hall to have dinner with His Highness?

What's more, today is the day when the five beauties enter the East Palace. Will His Highness not summon them to his palace?

An Jinyan always felt that among these five beauties, she would definitely be the first to sleep with the emperor.

She had seen all the other concubines before, and except for Tang Suxi, who was pitiful, pretentious, and had an ordinary family background, her appearance was comparable to hers, she didn't care about the appearance of others.

An Jinyan frowned, stamped her feet lightly, and said angrily: "Humph, go back!"

Bai Zhi, who was standing aside, followed her master back helplessly, sighing softly in her heart.

She knew that her master was probably going to lose his temper again.

An Jinyan was spoiled by her family and became arrogant and willful.

However, she was not completely stupid. Her arrogance seemed cute in front of the old master and his wife, but was scary in the eyes of the maids who served her.

Bai Zhi was An Jinyan's personal maid in the palace, and she also went into the palace with him this time. Although An Jinyan had a bad temper, she was still nice to her.