Yan Fu put the person back on the bed and did not call anyone in to change clothes, fearing that he would disturb the mischievous ghost again. He changed his clothes with ease and familiarity.
"Have Concubine Xue wait outside. Once the Imperial Concubine wakes up, ask her for instructions. I will come over after court."
"promise."
Today's incident reminded Yan Fu that there was such a person in the palace. Instead of letting Xue Chenglan, a weasel, come and pay New Year's greetings and disturb Lan'er's peace, it would be better for him to simply cut off the unnecessary thoughts of certain people.
Xue Chenglan had been turned away for several days in a row. Today he was finally invited into a side hall. After waiting for two hours, he still didn't see anyone and felt a little annoyed.
She came before breakfast, and it was almost noon.
Finally, just before my patience ran out, I saw a beautiful figure. The woman dressed in a simple blue dress and looked extremely ethereal and gorgeous.
Today, Xue Chenglan finally understood why the emperor had not summoned her since she entered the palace, and even the empress dowager did not pay much attention to her.
Because Concubine Lan was a powerful weapon just by virtue of her beauty, Empress Dowager Xue invited her in just to be on the safe side. Xue Chenglan suddenly felt very inferior.
"I'm sorry, Concubine Xue, I haven't been feeling well lately and I didn't want to let you down with my illness, so I left my sister out in the cold."
This world is so unfair. A woman is given a beautiful face, a voice like an oriole, a noble birth, and the love of all...
Why do all the good things happen to this woman?
Xue Chenglan felt a little sad, and even her words became a little petty:
"What are you talking about, cousin? Cheng Lan is thick-skinned and tough, so how could she be so easily infected? Cousin, please don't let Cheng Lan hurt you, as you are so precious."
Qiao Yu did not respond immediately but looked at the woman in front of him without any hesitation. After all, she was also a pitiful person. As long as she behaved herself, he would not bother to fight with her.
"There's no need to put yourself down so low. If you behave yourself, the Emperor will naturally miss you."
It was originally a harmless suggestion, but to someone like Xue Chenglan, who was so deeply inferior, it became like Qiao Yu showing off.
"Cheng Lan is not blessed enough to share her love with her cousin."
Seeing the other party's timid attitude, Qiao Yu was afraid that he had misunderstood something again. Since he couldn't explain it clearly, he didn't want to say anything more and didn't want to waste his breath.
Just as I was about to see him off, I heard Xiao Quanzi shouting outside the door:
"The Emperor has arrived—"
When Xue Chenglan heard Yan Fu coming to laugh, his originally dull and indifferent eyes suddenly lit up, but he subconsciously glanced at the expressionless woman sitting at the top of the table.
It turns out that there is no truly magnanimous woman in this world. She talks a lot of nice things, but now she doesn't even want to see the emperor?
We are all pawns of Queen Mother Xue, so what's wrong with helping each other? Besides, I didn't ask her to help me.
"I pay my respects..."
Since there were outsiders present, Qiao Yu naturally would not lose face for the man and would follow the etiquette of a concubine.
However, the other party will not really ask you to salute. The wife gives the man face, and the man should also know how to be considerate of his wife.
"Didn't I tell Lan'er that there's no need to follow these etiquettes, huh?"
Yan Fu still prefers Qiao Yu, who plays rogue with him. He is well-educated and well-mannered, but there is always a sense of alienation between them.
The extremely doting tone made Xue Chenglan dazed for a moment. It turned out that this was what the favored concubines could enjoy. Would the emperor treat her so gently one day?
"Lan'er will obey the emperor."
The two of them were chatting intimately with each other, which made Xue Chenglan, who was standing beside them, seem particularly upset. She knew that if she didn't say anything, these two people would probably pretend that she didn't exist.
"Your concubine Xue Chenglan pays respect to the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed with good health and happiness."
A concubine who has not been favored by the emperor is not qualified to meet with the emperor in private. Instead of taking the initiative to ask to leave, she attracted the emperor's attention.
It was also a case of breaking the rules, but when the person breaking the rules was someone other than Qiao Yu, Yan Fu felt disgusted no matter how he looked at it:
"You said your name is Xue Chenglan?"
Xue Chenglan, with her head lowered, couldn't see the other person's expression. She just thought Yan Fu was interested in her, so she asked her name.
"That is my concubine's name."
The kneeling woman had a rosy face, and her slender neck could be clearly seen from above. Little did she know that she was deliberately showing off her beautiful posture, but the man was too lazy to even glance at her.
"Orchid is the most elegant and virtuous of all herbs, and it's also one of the characters in the Imperial Concubine's maiden name. It would be better for Concubine Xue to change it, lest people think that the person chosen by the Empress Dowager is so ignorant of etiquette."
The cold tone revealed a certain unyielding majesty of the emperor. The girl's face turned pale and she quickly denied it.
"I don't mean to offend my sister by using my name. I..."
"Alright, from today on, you will be renamed Cheng Rong. Those who haven't turned over the name card are not fit to see the emperor. Concubine Xue, please step aside."
Xue Chenglan... no, Xue Chenglian, even though she was trembling with fear under the emperor's pressure and being humiliated by her beloved husband, even when she felt wronged, she still endured it:
"It's all because of my anxiety that I neglected my sister's health. I, Xue Chengrong, will pray for the Buddha's protection every day in the ancestral hall for my sister. I will take my leave."
He really knew when to advance and retreat. Qiao Yu didn't know when she was pulled into the man's arms. She leaned on the man's shoulder and watched Xue Chengrong's departing back.
At this moment, Qiao Yu didn't know that the man was looking at her with a somewhat gloomy and unhappy look:
"Lan'er likes this cheap sister so much that even I don't want to look at her anymore?"
Such childish words coming from a man over 1.8 meters tall were simply adorable. Qiao Yu leaned over and put her arms around Yan Fu, stroking his back as if stroking his fur.
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