Tears quietly crept into Shangguan Ning Yun's eyes. She lived alone just for revenge. The road to revenge is lonely and resolute. She can be weak occasionally, but she must never give in.
Shangguan Ningyun gave Ouyang Wu an answer without hesitation: "In order to avenge my parents, I can do anything, not only to enter the palace selection, but also to let me be a slave. But my identity..."
"Don't worry, I will find a way to do these." Ouyang Wu handed her a set of skin care products and taught her how to use them step by step: "In just three days, your skin will become more delicate and fair. During this time, you just need to rest and recuperate, take care of your body, and maintain a good attitude."
Shangguan had never seen such a thing before and was curious for a long time. But when she came back from her curiosity, she still looked at Ouyang Wu with a little worry. Ouyang Wu looked at her calmly: "Just wait for my good news."
When Ouyang Wu returned, she saw Ye Chonghua sitting on the stone table in the garden with his back to her in a green shirt. The soft breeze blew, and the tassels under the jade belt fluttered and danced freely in the wind. Ouyang Wu rarely saw him come back so early, so she walked over quickly and sat opposite him.
Ye Chonghua elegantly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ouyang Wu. She took a sip. This was a top-grade tea with a refreshing fragrance. Ouyang Wu leaned forward and whispered, "I want Shangguan Ningyun to enter the palace and become the emperor's concubine."
Even if Ye Chonghua was calm, he frowned: "Absurd!"
"She is the daughter of the former right prime minister, and she was born in a brothel... Can you give her a fake identity? Chonghua, I know it's easy for you to do such a thing."
Ye Chonghua frowned even tighter, but saw Ouyang Wu's serious face and turned away indifferently. Seeing Ye Chonghua's serious expression and unwilling look, Ouyang Wu couldn't help but reach out and pull his sleeve, and his voice was even more obedient: "Chonghua, you won't not help me, right?"
In the past, Ouyang Wu didn't rely on him like this, but now she had something to ask him, her expression was so obedient, her voice was soft and sticky, and there was a bit of coquettish taste, which made Ye Chonghua very happy.
Ouyang Wu saw that his cup was empty, so she stood up and filled it for him. She held the cup with both hands and brought it to his lips, smiling even more: "Please have some tea."
Ye Chonghua snorted, and Ouyang Wu put the cup on the stone table, holding his sleeve and shaking it: "Help me, help me."
Ye Chonghua looked at Ouyang Wu like this, and laughed in his heart, but he didn't want her to succeed so quickly: "What good will it do you if you help her like this?"
Ouyang Wu replied: "You know it well! The Queen has been looking for opportunities to deal with me. If I create trouble for her, she won't have time to spend on me."
"Then I have to think about it." Ye Chonghua's eyebrows were shining, and a wicked smile appeared on his handsome face. Ouyang Wu was a little scared by his eyes.
It was dark at night. Ouyang Wu was leaning against the bedside reading a book. Suddenly, a shadow appeared on the book. She looked up and saw Ye Chonghua standing in front of her bed with long, smooth black hair. He had just finished bathing and exuded a faint scent of white flowers. His collar was slightly open, revealing his smooth chest. A naughty drop of water slid down his neck, passed through his sexy collarbone, and then disappeared silently. Ouyang Wu thought to herself, isn't this tempting?
She glanced at it and quickly lowered her head.
Ye Chonghua saw her little action, his dark eyes were clear and bright, and his warm lips were smiling. He sat down on the bed: "Why didn't you ask me for help before, but now you don't even look at me?"
Ouyang Wu hummed, raised her head and stared at Ye Chonghua's face boldly. His handsome face was unrestrained and handsome. Hey, staring at him all the time will really be tempting, okay?
Ye Chonghua met Ouyang Wu's clear eyes and said in a gentle and persuasive way: "I've thought about it. It's not impossible to help you, but you have to show some sincerity."
Damn it! Ouyang Wu looked at his malicious eyes, gritted his teeth, threw away the book, opened his arms and hooked his neck, and quickly touched the corner of his lips. After doing this, looking at Ye Chonghua's stunned look, he turned his head awkwardly and coughed lightly.
"That's it?" Ye Chonghua stretched out his slender fingers, lifted Ouyang Wu's chin, and made her turn her head, "Isn't it too perfunctory?"
Ouyang Wu slapped his hand away and snorted: "Your Highness Prince Ning, this is not enough? Let me tell you, don't expect me to marry you!"
Ye Chonghua looked at the woman in front of him. In the candlelight, there was a strong sense of vigilance on her palm-sized face, and her almond eyes were wide open. It was obvious that she had something to ask him for, but now it seemed like he was forcing her. Ye Chonghua couldn't help laughing, and brought her to his arms, his voice low and a little dark: "Whether it is enough or not, it is up to this king to decide."
Ye Chonghua didn't allow any explanation, and kissed Ouyang Wu's bright red lips deeply. As soon as Ouyang Wu reacted, she wanted to get away. But Ye Chonghua's kiss was persistent and passionate, and she didn't allow her to resist at all. Ouyang Wu's consciousness gradually blurred, she wanted to move away a little, but she felt his hot body closer to her, pressing her on the soft couch behind him, ambiguous kiss, masculine breath, Ouyang Wu's hands were on his chest, trying to push him away, but he didn't move at all.
Ouyang Wu's lips were stained with red clouds, and she almost couldn't breathe!
Suddenly, a slender and powerful hand reached out and landed on her chest. Ouyang Wu was startled and quickly pressed his hand: "No, you are not allowed to move!"
Ye Zhonghua's eyes flashed with a trace of annoyance, and then he looked at her with a smile: "Princess, do you want me to move or not by pressing my hand like this?"
Shameless, scoundrel! Ouyang Wu bit her lip in annoyance, and felt the hot blood rushing to her head. She quickly pushed him away, hurriedly tidied her clothes, and huddled in the innermost.
Ye Zhonghua looked at her petite girl, and the smile in his eyes became stronger. He hugged her and held her in his arms: "Sleep." His little Wu'er was so cute.
Ouyang Wu felt that she could hear his heartbeat through the thin underwear, one by one.
Shangguan Ningyun was soon given a perfect identity - An Xinran, the daughter of An Guozhong, the county magistrate of Jincheng County. His youngest daughter had a serious illness when she was ten years old, and then her right leg was disabled and she had difficulty moving. Then she hid at home and never came out on the pretext of recuperation.
It was not a glorious thing, so few people knew about it except An Guozhong and his wife. What's more, An Xinran happened to be somewhat similar to Shangguan Ningyun.
Shangguan Ningyun was overjoyed when she knew she had a new identity.
But after not seeing her for a few days, Shangguan Ningyun's previous decadence had completely disappeared. I don't know if it was the effect of the skin care products she used, or her mentality had adjusted. At this time, she had a neat makeup and a smile on her face, which made her hair look like ink, her skin like jade, her eyebrows and eyes bright, as if she contained the glory of the sun and the moon.
Ouyang Wu looked at her for a long while and said, "Although you are from a small family, you can't compare to the honorable family background of other girls in the selection, but you are also very safe, so you won't attract attention. With your talent and appearance, it will not be difficult for you to be selected." Shangguan Ningyun was born with a stunning appearance, and with a new identity, it was like adding wings to a tiger. With her talent and appearance, she easily passed the first few levels. The selection ceremony officially began, and Ouyang Wu followed Ye Chonghua. She couldn't help but look at the girls in the same class. Although there were also people with outstanding beauty, extraordinary talent, and outstanding family background, no one had Shangguan Ningyun's unique charm. She had a refined temperament and graceful manners. She stood aside gracefully, and she also had an elegant charm on her body, which made people involuntarily focus their eyes on her and couldn't help themselves. Ouyang Wu felt that the people around her were all mediocre and vulgar compared to her. Shangguan Ningyun glanced at Ouyang Wu from a distance, with a hint of nervousness in her eyes, and Ouyang Wu gave her a calm look. The emperor had not arrived yet, but the princes had already taken their seats around, and dozens of girls stood below, with faint smiles on their faces. Few of them spoke, and each of them just focused on whether their makeup and clothes were in place or curiously peeked at the nearby beauties.
Ouyang Wu sat beside Ye Zhonghua and asked in a low voice: "What do you think Ning Yun has a chance of winning?"
Ye Zhonghua did not speak either, and gently flicked the tea leaves with the tea lid, took a sip of tea, with a faint smile on his lips.
Just then, Ouyang Wu suddenly heard a voice: "The Queen is here!"
Ouyang Wu raised her head in disbelief. Didn't the Queen claim to be sick before, hiding in Zhongcui Palace all day and not coming out?
She thought she was poisoned, and her black hair was plucked out. She couldn't appear in everyone's sight for the time being. It seemed that her plan didn't work. But she saw the queen's grand ceremony behind her. She walked dignifiedly, looking graceful and elegant. The queen wore a crimson long skirt, her hair was combed into a horse bun, she wore a red gold comb inlaid with rubies, two red gold inlaid lapis lazuli pearls inserted side by side, and two red gold earrings on her ears.
At this moment, a strong wind blew. The weather was hot, and such a cool breeze was very happy for everyone. Ouyang Wu saw a trace of panic on the queen's face, and she tried her best to protect her temples with her hands, as if the wind would blow away something.
A smile flashed across Ouyang Wu's lips, and then she felt a vicious look shot at her body. Ouyang Wu met her gaze from a distance, her expression calm and unperturbed.
"See the queen!" The concubines saw the queen and saluted with the most beautiful posture. The queen looked at the many women below, their young faces, full of youthful breath, and a touch of jealousy flashed through her heart.
Her sight inadvertently fell on the face of a woman in the middle, who was Shangguan Ningyun. She had a cloud-like radiant hair, and her lake green skirt was fluttering in the wind. Her snow-white face was made up in a simple and bright way, and she looked clean and elegant. She stood straight, with an extremely mysterious feeling. Especially her pair of black and white eyes, as long as you look at them, you will seem to be attracted and fall into her vortex.
The queen felt that when she saw her, the jealousy in her heart grew bigger and bigger, like a poisonous snake eating away at her heart. She waved and called Madam Liu, who was training the concubines, over: "Who is that woman?"
Madam Liu followed the Queen's line of sight and gestured: "That's An Xinran, the daughter of An Guozhong, the county magistrate of Jincheng County."
The Queen's lips curled with a hint of mockery: "It's just that she was born in a small family, it's rare to raise such an outstanding woman."
Madam Liu looked quite happy: "Yes, Miss An's talent and appearance are both top-notch, especially her painting and superb pipa..."
"Slap your mouth!" The Queen's voice was flat, just looking coldly ahead, with displeasure, "Did I ask you a question?"
Madam Liu kowtowed repeatedly to admit her mistake, but was soon taken away. The Queen's eyes were cold: "Go and invite An Xinran over."
Shangguan Ningyun was soon brought to the Queen's side. Shangguan Ningyun felt her heart beating wildly, and her hands were clenched into fists. Queen, the daughter of the Li family, Li Xianyao killed her whole family, and everyone in the Li family is her enemy. When the Queen saw Shangguan Ningyun coming in, she said coldly, "Look up."
Shangguan Ningyun looked up, and the Queen felt that her eyes were emitting a bright and quiet light like the moonlight. She was cold in her bones, and she seemed to be able to feel the strong hatred emanating from her.
"Come closer." The Queen ordered, and Shangguan Ningyun walked in front of her involuntarily, only to hear the Queen say again, "Pour me some tea."
Shangguan Ningyun did not dare to disobey the Queen's order, and gracefully poured a cup of tea for the Queen, but she did not expect that! When she handed it to the Queen, the Queen did not hold the teacup firmly, and all the hot tea poured on the Queen's skirt.
"How dare you!" The queen was furious and slapped Shangguan Ningyun. The long armor scratched a bloody mark under her ear. Shangguan Ningyun frowned in pain and knelt on the ground in a hurry, "Please spare my life, Queen!" "Come here, drag her away!" A trace of ferocity flashed across the queen's face. Ouyang Wu's chest was beating violently, and she unconsciously clenched her fists, but tried not to show her anxiety on her face. The emperor hadn't come yet, and the queen dragged Shangguan Ningyun away like this? When Shangguan Ningyun left, she unconsciously glanced at Ouyang Wu, and Ouyang Wu gave her a comforting look, saying that things would always turn around. This seemed to be just a small episode, and no one cared except Ouyang Wu. Ouyang Wu's sensitive ears even heard the gloating laughter of other concubines below. "An Xinran actually relied on her beauty to ignore the Empress, she deserves it!"
"One less rival, isn't it great!"
With the sound of "The Emperor has arrived", everyone stood up to greet him, and saw the Emperor in a bright yellow formal dress with a Kuilong pattern walked in. He sat on a high chair, turned around and flicked his sleeves at everyone, and said casually: "Everyone, get up."
The beauty pageant is held every three years, and the girls selected from the layers are used to fill the harem and continue the offspring. Now he takes care of his body and does not pay attention to beauty. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at them coldly, without much interest. He asked Cao Gonggong standing beside him: "Are these the only ones?"
This year, there is an outstanding beauty girl, An Xinran, but she did something wrong just now and was dragged away by the Queen. He was about to consider his words, but he saw the Queen glanced at him coldly, and Cao Gonggong shut up at the right time.
At this moment, the queen looked at the emperor with a gentle expression on her face. She pointed at one of the women and said, "Your Majesty, look at that woman. She is pretty, beautiful, dignified and virtuous."
The emperor looked in the direction of the queen and saw a woman in a pink shirt. It was just as the queen said, but she was too dignified and looked a little rigid: "Oh? What's her name?"
Eunuch Cao said, "She is the daughter of Minister Zhong, Zhong Xianhui."
Speaking of which, the wife of Minister Zhong is the queen's cousin. The queen likes to be related to her relatives, but he doesn't like it! The emperor had a sneer on his lips, waved his hand without much interest, pointed to the woman behind Zhong Xianhui and said, "Let's pick her."
The woman the emperor pointed at had a light makeup on her face. She looked pretty, but not extremely beautiful. She was wearing a new apricot-colored palace dress, which was tailored according to the rules. She was not outstanding at all. She was a woman with no identity or background.
The Queen was rejected by the Emperor, but she was not giving up and said, "In my opinion, Zhong Xianhui is a rare woman. It is better to give her to Feibai. There are too few people in Feibai's mansion."
Ouyang Wu has been paying attention to her every move since the Queen drove Shangguan Ningyun away. She watched the Queen's mouth move, and the little unicorn in her mind repeated her words. Ouyang Wu sneered, "She is really bored and wants to stuff women into Prince Ning's mansion all day long. It seems that I have to make trouble for her. I want Shangguan Ningyun to become the Emperor's concubine."
The Emperor and the Queen did not have a very harmonious relationship. He was a very opinionated monarch and would not allow others to manipulate him in anything. At this time, the Queen interfered with his selection, and his expression was a little cold. He said lightly: "I heard that Yunfei has rabies and can't go out? How can this be possible? Feixi has no one to take care of her now. Why not give Zhong Xianhui to Feixi."
The Emperor said this and looked up at Eunuch Cao. Eunuch Cao congratulated the Queen and said loudly: "Zhong Xianhui from Shangshu Zhong's family is dignified and virtuous. She is given to the Fourth Prince as a concubine."
Ouyang Wu couldn't help but applaud the Emperor. It seems that she will prepare a rich and generous gift for the Emperor's birthday in a while. The Queen vowed not to give up until she achieved her goal. She wanted to say something, but she felt a gust of wind coming, and she was so scared that she covered her hair.
"What do you want to say?" The emperor saw that the queen hadn't spoken for a long time, and a trace of fatigue flashed across his face: "Okay, I'm tired."
Ouyang Wu quickly found out that Shangguan Ningyun was locked up in the woodshed behind the cold palace by the queen. The door of the woodshed was locked with an iron chain and could not be opened no matter what. Ouyang Wu had never been afraid of this, so she took the master key from the space and opened the woodshed. But she saw Shangguan Ningyun hugging her knees and locking herself aside, silently shedding tears. Her face was not much powdered, and now it looked even paler.
Shangguan Ningyun saw Ouyang Wu and said in a hoarse voice: "Wu'er, did I mess everything up? Is the talent show over?" Ouyang Wu half-crouched beside her. Half of her face was swollen because of the slap. She quickly took out ice from the space to apply to her face, and then took out ointment to apply on her small wound: "This ointment is the best for wounds. Your face will recover soon." After doing all this, Ouyang Wu took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears: "You have survived for so many years, so what if you can endure it a little longer?" "Endure it a little longer. It is revenge that has supported me to this day. Now I see hope, and I watch hope shattered with my own eyes. I am unwilling to accept it. I really am unwilling to accept it!" Shangguan Ningyun's face showed a trace of unwillingness and deep resentment. She grabbed Ouyang Wu's hand and almost pinched her hand. Shangguan Ningyun in front of him looked even more pitiful at this time. Ouyang Wu had thought that Shangguan Ningyun would definitely be selected due to her talent, but the Queen intervened and the Emperor would never see her again.
Ouyang Wu smiled coldly: "Since the Queen has made you lose the chance to participate in the selection, we might as well find another way."
Shangguan Ningyun's eyes were suddenly full of hope: "Can I?"
Ouyang Wu took a jade flute from the space and gave it to her: "Can you?"
Shangguan Ningyun has been proficient in music since she was a child, and there is almost no instrument she can't play. She nodded.
"I will find a way to welcome the Emperor here. What you say and do next depends on you." Ouyang Wu knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so she left quickly. When Ouyang Wu came here to find Shangguan Ningyun, she exchanged glances with Ye Chonghua. Ye Chonghua seemed to know what she was going to do. He half-opened his phoenix eyes, smiled evilly, and opened his mouth to her, clearly saying the word "help". Ouyang Wu was angry in her heart, and he was clearly trying to take advantage of her again.
Not long after Ouyang Wu left, Ye Chonghua led the emperor here. He bowed to the emperor and thanked him: "Your son thanks you, father!"
"Oh?"
"Your son understood the queen's lip language, but there is only Wu'er in my heart. Thank you for your help."
The emperor laughed out loud. His son was always indifferent to him. This time he actually thanked him. It was really interesting!
At this moment, a flute sound was suddenly heard, and the sound was melodious and gentle, like sobbing. The emperor said: "Fei Bai, did you hear the flute sound?"
Ye Chonghua was stunned and silent for a while: "Your son didn't hear it clearly."
"I rarely hear such a gentle song." The emperor closed his eyes slightly, seeming to be very interested. Ye Chonghua didn't seem to be listening to the whisper in his heart, and his expression was slightly anxious. The flute sound suddenly stopped. The emperor opened his eyes and saw Ye Chonghua's face looking away. He couldn't help but smile, "Since you are thinking about Wu'er, go."
"Thank you, father." Ye Chonghua got the pardon order and left in a hurry, leaving the emperor standing there alone.
The flute sound gradually died down, and then sounded again. The emperor felt that the flute sound was soothing, so he couldn't help but take a step and walked towards the direction where the flute sound came from. When he followed the flute sound to the door of the firewood room, the flute sound stopped again.
The emperor looked at the iron chain wrapped around the door of the firewood room and was very curious. When he got closer, he heard a low cry from inside, which was tender and distressed. The emperor clenched his hand into a fist and knocked on the door, and the crying inside stopped abruptly.
The emperor asked, "Who are you?" Shangguan Ningyun was delighted when she heard the mellow voice, and her voice became softer and more charming: "I am this year's beauty queen An Xinran, who are you?" The emperor felt soft just by hearing the voice, and was very surprised to hear that she was this year's beauty queen. He did not answer her question, but just asked, "If you are a beauty queen, why are you here?" "Today is the anniversary of my late mother's death. I was a little uneasy early in the morning and offended the queen. I am willing to be punished." Shangguan Ningyun spoke slowly, and her voice became softer. Her soft and pleasant voice seemed to tickle the emperor's heart. He was not on good terms with the queen. At this moment, thinking that the beauty queen who was supposed to let him see was locked up here by the queen, he felt a little angry, and he liked the woman on the opposite side even more. "Your flute sounds very nice."
"My late mother was proficient in music, and I only inherited three-tenths of her. I am not talented, and I am afraid that I will pollute your ears." Shangguan Ningyun said this, thinking of her mother who was murdered, and sighed leisurely. The sigh was gentle and low, and the emperor felt a little distressed for the woman on the opposite side.
The sound of the flute gradually rose, and the sobbing sound seemed to break into the emperor's eardrum. He felt that the woman inside was very calm, and she could remain calm no matter how bad the environment was. Her flute sounded leisurely, and it seemed like tears were falling. He stood quietly, and just saw a guard passing by, so he asked someone to open the door.
Shangguan Ningyun was still playing, and suddenly saw the door in front of him opened, and then saw a middle-aged man in a bright yellow robe standing in front of him. This man was tall and must have been a handsome man when he was young. He had a terrifying temperament, which made people feel afraid involuntarily. Shangguan Ningyun was stunned and forgot to play for a moment. She slowly put down the flute in her hand and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
"Are you An Xinran?" The emperor helped her up involuntarily. The woman in front of him had a pointed chin, red lips and white teeth. Her black and white eyes under her long eyelashes exuded a cold and clear light. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, like a fairy descending to the earth. The emperor looked at her face with a flash of obsession in his eyes. He subconsciously held her hand and took her out of the woodshed.
The breeze blew over her lake green long skirt, and the hem of the skirt was blown up into a beautiful arc.
The news that An Xinran was named Concubine An by the Emperor soon reached the Queen's ears. The Queen was so angry that her face turned red and she smashed many exquisite porcelains: "What kind of magic did this bitch use!"
At this time, the Emperor was painting with Shangguan Ningyun in the Imperial Garden: "Ran'er, what do you think of this painting of flowers I painted?"
"Of course it's excellent." Shangguan Ningyun snuggled up to him, smiling lightly, neither flattering nor pretentious, and her words were extremely sincere. The emperor was in a good mood and put the brush in his hand into her hand, "I heard that Ran'er is very good at painting, why don't you show me your skills."
"Then I will show you my skills." Shangguan Ningyun spread out the rice paper and took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom, saying softly, "I have a habit when painting, I only use the ink I developed myself. Now I want to use it to paint peonies and compete with the emperor, okay?"
The emperor laughed loudly: "Okay! I want to see how my beloved concubine competes with me."
Shangguan Ningyun's painting skills are superb, but at this time she didn't want to overshadow the emperor. She just painted a peony, with a large stamen, all with a medium-long tip. Wherever she painted, there was no carving, and the stems and leaves were also painted with a lot of ink. The emperor couldn't help but smile after reading it, "It's very good, but there's only one peony, right..."
As the emperor was talking, he saw many bees and butterflies flying over and staying on the painting. The beautiful butterfly wings fluttered, and the buzzing of the bees added a vivid beauty to the painting. If the emperor thought that his painting of flowers was more lively at first, he couldn't help but change his mind now. He couldn't help but say, "My beloved concubine is really a master of painting. It's so realistic that it attracts butterflies and bees! It seems that I have got a treasure!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind!" Shangguan Ningyun's fair face exuded a soft luster under the sun. Her smile was still very light, and her eyes were slightly curved, which made people want to kiss her.
Shangguan Ningyun couldn't help but thank Ouyang Wu in her heart, and admired her more. In fact, no matter how good her painting skills were, how could she attract bees and butterflies? She relied on the ink prepared by Ouyang Wu for her, which was mixed with thyme, and the effect of attracting bees and butterflies was very good. After she was made a concubine, she met Ouyang Wu again. Ouyang Wu gave her a lot of gold, which was a large sum for her, but for Ouyang Wu, it was just a little food for Xiao Qilin.
Ouyang Wu told her: "Although money is not everything, it is difficult to move forward in the palace without money. These people are fence-sitters who only know how to curry favor with the powerful. You don't have a noble background. If you don't have money, how can they do things for you? How can they speak for you?"
And Shangguan Ningyun relied on the money Ouyang Wu gave her to manage the servants around her.
Because Shangguan Ningyun was not flattering, did not compete for favor, was unique, and had talent and wit, the emperor loved Shangguan Ningyun more and more. As long as Shangguan Ningyun wanted something, the emperor would immediately call someone to find her. If she was a little uncomfortable, the emperor would order the imperial physician to serve her at any time, and even arranged the most skilled imperial physician Song in the palace to Shangguan Ningyun. The degree of favor was incomparable to the previous concubines.
Naturally, some were happy and some were sad. Shangguan Ningyun was so favored that the queen could not sit still. She allowed the emperor to favor a woman, but she did not allow him to favor a woman alone.
It was unknown what kind of magic potion Shangguan Ningyun had given the emperor. For several days, the emperor turned over Shangguan Ningyun's card and stayed at Shangguan Ningyun's place. Not to mention his own place, he did not even go to the other concubines' places.
The queen sat in front of the dressing mirror, the flickering candlelight made her face look even gloomier, as scary as a ghost.
Ziyuan walked in from the door, moving cautiously: "Queen."
The queen looked up at her and just said: "How did you find out?"
Ziyuan's face was a little ugly, and her tone was very hesitant. When she saw the queen's livid face, she boldly said: "Reporting to the queen, I pretended to be friendly with the servants in the palace of Concubine An, and wanted to find out if Concubine An did anything wrong when chatting with them. But I didn't expect that all the servants in the palace of Concubine An praised Concubine An, saying that the queen was gentle, virtuous, kind and generous. I..."
"Shut up! What Concubine An, is she worthy of being called Queen? She is just a foxy woman, a slut born to seduce men!" The queen's chest rose and fell violently. She must be very angry. Now she can't find any faults with her?
Recently, the Queen has been moody and often angry. Seeing the Queen's expression, Ziyuan kneeled down involuntarily and whispered, "I heard that the Emperor has been feeling unwell recently."
The Queen's face showed a hint of viciousness when she heard this. She ordered Ziyuan to dress up and go to the Emperor's study with midnight snacks. She had just inquired and the Emperor was in the study. The Emperor was dealing with the memorials of the courtiers, but he was thinking about the beautiful woman, his current concubine, and he felt a little itchy. Just as he was about to get up, he heard outside that the Queen wanted to see him. When the Queen came in, she saw the Emperor standing beside the desk, so she stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "Get up."
Seeing the Queen standing up, she continued, "What's up, Queen?"
The Queen took the food box from Ziyuan's hand, stepped forward, put the food box on the table, and said, "I heard that the Emperor was not feeling well, and thought that the Emperor was still dealing with affairs tonight, so I asked the Imperial Kitchen to prepare some food for the Emperor."
While the Queen was talking, the Emperor couldn't help but cover his lips and coughed a few times, and after listening, he said, "The Queen is thoughtful." The Queen smiled more gently, saying, "This is what I should do, but..."
"But what?" The Emperor, who had already sat back in his seat, asked.
"But Concubine An is really something. Why can't she serve the emperor well?"
When the emperor heard this, his tone turned cold: "This has nothing to do with Concubine An."
"As a concubine, I should try my best to take good care of the emperor, but Concubine An used her seductive tricks to damage the emperor's yang body and make him lack of energy..."
The emperor's face was a little gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "What did you say?"
The queen wanted to step on Shangguan Ningyun at this time, and continued: "Even if the emperor favors Concubine An, he should also take care of the dragon body!"
"How outrageous!" A roar came out of the emperor's mouth.
The queen felt that she was here to comfort the emperor, and the emperor always listened to her in the past. She was about to say something else, but she heard the emperor say, "Kneel down!" The queen knelt down with a plop, and the emperor continued, "You are the queen of a country, and you should be the mother of the country, but you said such inappropriate words, which is really a loss of national dignity!" The queen's face turned pale, and she realized that she was so angry that she said those words just now. How could she say that the emperor was short of energy? This is an insult to any man, let alone the emperor, the most noble man! The emperor's face was livid and he was very angry. He said, "Kneel here for an hour and reflect on yourself!" After that, he left the imperial study by himself and ignored the queen on the ground. Compared with the queen, he now felt that Concubine An was more gentle and generous. The queen has become more and more petty recently. She didn't bother with Concubine An for locking her up in the firewood room before, but now she is trying to sow discord between her and Concubine An. It's really outrageous! The queen fell to the ground in despair. Ziyuan, who was standing beside her, stepped forward carefully to help her, but was thrown to the ground by the queen. The queen roared, "Get out!"
After kneeling for an hour, the queen sat in front of the mirror with red eyes. Her long fingers almost sank into her flesh, looking at her hair in the mirror. Her hair was so beautiful before, but now it's gone. She stretched out her hands to rub the numbness in her knees, and she threw everything on the dressing table to the ground in hatred. All of this was caused by those two bitches, An Xinran and Ouyang Wu!
The queen naturally couldn't swallow this breath. She got up early the next morning. Ziyuan helped her to do her makeup carefully. It took her a whole hour to dress up. As soon as she stepped aside, she heard the queen say: "Go and invite Concubine An."
The queen looked at herself in the mirror and was radiant, but there was a hint of viciousness in her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was even more terrifying.
In just a quarter of an hour, Shangguan Ningyan was in front of the queen. She walked to the queen and bowed gracefully, then knelt on both knees and said: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
"I heard that the emperor has been staying at your place every day recently." The queen did not let her get up. She sat on a high chair and drank a sip of tea leisurely. Her movements were elegant and dignified, and the pearls on her head did not move at all.
Shangguan Ningyun replied in a low voice, and said no more.
In the quiet air, only the sound of teacups and tea lids colliding could be heard.
The queen sat quietly drinking tea, and did not ask her to stand up. Shangguan Ningyun could only kneel like that. The ground was cold, but her knees felt very painful after a while.
About a quarter of an hour passed before the Queen continued: "Do you know you were wrong?"
Shangguan Ning Yun still replied in a low voice, her expression neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't know, I don't know."
The queen's face was very ugly, and she reprimanded: "The emperor is the king of a country, and the dragon body is very important. You pester the emperor every day, causing damage to the dragon body. What kind of crime should this be?" The queen paused and continued: " This is one. Second, there are so many concubines in the emperor's harem, but they stay in your palace every night, causing disharmony among the other concubines. "
Shangguan would rather raise his head, look at the queen with firm eyes, and say: "I am wronged."