Qiao Yu slowly stepped forward and saluted, saying insincerely:
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I am unwell and am late. I hope you will forgive me."
Although the apology was fake, Qiao Yu did not lie about not feeling well.
"Hurry up and take your seats. Yu Yuanting, please add a soft seat for the Imperial Concubine."
It has been five years, and the person he has been thinking about day and night for five years is right in front of him. Yan Fu wants to hug her in his arms immediately, but Lan'er is not as enthusiastic as he imagined when she sees him.
Lan Er hasn't forgiven herself yet...
Qiao Yu's seat was arranged very close to Yan Fu's, almost at the same table, and even the queen's seat was on the next level.
The people at the table looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling more and more that the Imperial Noble Consort would still be the one who had the final say in the palace in the future, and that those who should take sides or change sides had to think carefully about it.
"I haven't seen Lan'er for a long time. How come she looks thinner and thinner? Is it because the servants in the palace are not serving her well, or do those slaves just not know who their master is?"
Although the woman's appearance was better than before, she looked visibly more haggard.
Yan Fu's words seemed to be directed at Qiao Yu, but in fact he was secretly warning Chen Fuwei that if she didn't have that fate, she shouldn't covet what didn't belong to her.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame Sister Lan. It's not that you don't take care of yourself. I've arranged for many imperial doctors to take care of your health, but it hasn't improved. You must be getting thinner and thinner because you're worried about Your Majesty."
Yan Fu didn't take to heart any of the "good words" Chen Fuwei said for Qiao Yu. He knew that Lan'er didn't become ill because she missed him, but it was not Chen Fuwei's turn to play the good guy.
"When did I ever blame the Imperial Concubine?"
The distant and indifferent tone instantly choked Chen Fuwei, and she didn't know what to do for a moment. Chen Fuwei's eyes, as clear as autumn water, misted up, looking so pitiful. Even though she was wronged, she still remembered to think about the other person:
"It's my fault for not taking good care of my sister."
Unexpectedly, Yan Fu didn't want to respond to her at all. He turned around and looked at Qiao Yu wholeheartedly. When he wanted to hold her hand, Qiao Yu avoided him.
Yan Fu's eyes darkened, but he didn't say anything:
"Hold a banquet at the nobles' house."
Su Yu's eyes had never left Qiao Yu since the moment she came in. Yan Fu had been looking at Qiao Yu and naturally didn't notice. Others just thought that the Prime Minister was dissatisfied with the Imperial Concubine's arrogance due to her favor.
After all, this gentleman has impeached the imperial concubine many times.
Qiao Yu didn't like such occasions and couldn't stay there for a while. What's more, three pairs of eyes on the bony hands were staring at her. If she didn't find an excuse to leave, she would be stared into a hole.
"Your Majesty, I feel unwell and would like to return first."
Qiao Yu said such indulgent words very naturally, as if it was natural to say so.
In the past, the people present would have been waiting to see how she would be punished, but after what happened just now, they knew that the Imperial Noble Consort's status in the Emperor's heart would only increase.
As expected, when Yan Fu heard that Qiao Yu was not feeling well, he no longer had the heart to hold a celebration banquet. His slender hand rested on Qiao Yu's cheek. Due to years of fighting on the battlefield, the man's palm was a little rough, but he touched her very carefully.
"Why do you look so bad? Yu Yuanting, please tell the emperor..."
The roughness of the palm of my hand against my skin was not as uncomfortable as I had imagined. Instead, it was itchy and tingling, which was not unpleasant.
But Qiao Yu pretended to dislike the man's approach and frowned slightly. It was a subconscious reaction. Yan Fu quickly took his hand away for fear of annoying her.
As expected, as soon as the hand opened, the woman's frown finally relaxed:
"There's no need to call the imperial physician. It's just that there are too many people and I feel annoyed just looking at them."
Yan Fu was not angry at such straightforward arrogance, but he felt sorry that he could not accompany Qiao Yu back. After all, today's celebration banquet was to reward and commend the soldiers.
"Zhu'er, take good care of your master. I'll come over to accompany you later, okay?"
Without waiting for Qiao Yu to answer, Yan Fu continued speaking:
"Yu Yuanting summoned Imperial Physician Jiang to the Lanchao Palace to wait and examine the Imperial Concubine."
Yu Yuanting: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Qiao Yu didn't say much, and his eyes were reluctant to stay on Yan Fu for a moment, and he did not hide his obvious alienation from Yan Fu.
When Su Yu saw Qiao Yu leave the table, he didn't care about anything else. He asked Yan Fu for permission and went back home, but in fact he was going to follow the woman.
When Su Yu walked out of the banquet hall, he could no longer find the other person. Was he still a step too late?
Su Yu was in a state of despair, and unknowingly walked to the place where they met that night. It was her!!!
Su Yu's gaze passed through all the people serving the woman, staring at her closely, waiting for her to give him an explanation.
Why did she deceive me so badly? How could she be so cruel? Why did she look at me with such calmness and without any ripples when we met again?
Zhu'er was the first to notice Su Yu approaching. She saw that his eyes were red and bloodshot. Even with such a good appearance, the hatred in his eyes made people feel frightened:
"How dare you! Lord Su, even though you are the Prime Minister, you cannot look directly at the Imperial Noble Consort in such a rude manner!"
"Imperial Consort? Ha."
The corners of the man's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile, like a ripple on the water that quickly passed through the corners of his lips, condensed into two sparks in his eyes, and disappeared in the depths of his eyes in an instant.
Qiao Yu listened to 404 reminding her that the man's favorability had dropped to 30. In just one night, Su Yu's favorability dropped from 98 to 30. This rapid decline showed that Su Yu hated her very much.
"You all go down first. I have something to say to Lord Su."
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