"Beloved Consort is right. Zhen is leaving."
Shangguan Chen left in disappointment. Liu Xue looked at his back and made a big face.
Little Mei quickly pulled her clothes, and Liu Xue stopped.
"Let's continue playing. Don't stop.”
Seeing that he had walked far away, Liu Xue called out to them again, and they returned to the happy atmosphere.
After playing a few more rounds, it was almost time to pack up.
Liu Xue was covered in the smell of sweat. Little Mei filled the bath water and even deliberately put some flower petals in it. Liu Xue looked at these flower petals and secretly prayed that they would not attract any bees.
After washing up, Little Mei either helped Liu Xue put on the red palace dress or the green palace dress. Liu Xue was so angry that she glared at her. Did she really ignore her words?
There were many things on her waist, and they were extremely heavy. When she walked, it made a tinkling sound. What Liu Xue could not stand the most was Little Mei's makeup skills. When she was done, Liu Xue opened her eyes and saw it. She was so scared that she cried out loud. Her cry scared Little Mei and the others out of their wits. Fortunately, Liu Xue was usually gentle to them. Otherwise, they would have knelt down and kowtowed.
"Alright, alright, don't stick anything in my head, I don't need it.”
Liu Xue finally couldn't help but shout.
"No, the Empress must be dressed very beautifully today. We can't be shabby.”
"That's right, that's right."
"Alright, if I say no, then no, don't you understand what I'm saying?”
When everyone heard that Liu Xue was angry, they didn't dare to say anything else. They just stood there and looked at Liu Xue.
Liu Xue angrily pulled out the pearl hairpin on her head, took off the flower, and also took off the golden step.
"Little Mei, warm water."
Xiao Mei obediently brought in the warm water. Liu Xue did not think about it and directly washed off her makeup.
" Xiaolan, blue ribbon."
Xiao Lan passed the ribbon to Liu Xue. Liu Xue picked up the comb and combed her hair. She tied a braid at the back of her head and tied it with the ribbon. Then, she brought the braid to the front.
"Yan, white palace dress."
Yan picked out a white palace dress from the crowd and handed it to Liu Xue. Liu Xue immediately put it on.
"Concubine Yin, Concubine Yin, if you aren't colder, how can you be like Concubine Yin?"”
A chill swept over everyone, and they couldn't help but shiver.
"Xiaolan, did you put the box away? Later, we'll act according to the situation. If you don't let me perform, then we won't get any food. If you let me perform, then everything will be mine. Little Mei, take out the cotton."
Little Mei gave the cotton that she had prepared in advance to Liu Xue. Liu Xue tore it off bit by bit and gave each of them two pieces. She said to them,"When I play the piano, remember to plug your ears and go as far as you can.”
"Empress, you're amazing. Truly amazing."
Little Ding praised her sincerely. He was extremely impressed by this Empress.
"Alright, stop flattering me. It's almost time. Xiao Mei, Xiao Lan, Xiao Yao, Xiao Ding, let's go. Xiao Yan, Xiao Xiong, you guys stay here and wait for us to come back.”
"Yes."
The small group set off valiantly and in high spirits for the banquet.
All the concubines had arrived because their palace was close to the Myriad Fragrance Palace. Even Shangguan Ling had arrived, but Liu Xue had not arrived. If she did not arrive, would she have to come with the Emperor?
All the concubines were so angry that their teeth were itching. What an ungrateful girl.
"Concubine Yin has arrived."
Following the eunuch's shout, everyone present felt a gust of cold wind blow over, so cold that they trembled.
They all thought of that rumor and the chill in their hearts grew even stronger.
When Shangguan Ling first heard the rumor, he was so angry that he wanted to kill the person who spread it. Unfortunately, he couldn't find out after investigating for a long time. Later, when he saw her, she didn't seem to care about the rumor at all. After thinking about it carefully when he went back, he soon understood that if he didn't guess wrongly, she had spread the rumor herself. Her purpose was to prevent other concubines from having any ideas about her.
Liu Xue walked in with small steps, and everyone unconsciously sucked in a breath. When they saw her, every part of their body was emitting cold air, and they felt gloomy. Consort Du Shu, who had wanted to go up and greet her, immediately dispelled this thought when she saw this.
Liu Xue walked in front of them and bowed,""Consort Yin pays her respects to Consort Li and Consort Du Shu.”
"Sister…Sister, get up. Your body is not good, so you don't have to bow.”
Imperial Concubine Li felt cold when she heard her voice. Out of courtesy, she could only reply.
"Thank you, Noble Consort Li."
Liu Xue stood up. Noble Yang, who was standing at the side, bowed to Liu Xue and said,""Noble Yang greets Concubine Yin."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Concubine Yin."
Liu Xue's eyes searched for Shangguan Ling's shadow in the crowd and finally saw him in a corner. Just as she was about to walk over, she heard the eunuch's voice,""The emperor has arrived, the Empress Dowager has arrived.”
Liu Xue had no choice but to give up. She knelt down with the other concubines and shouted,"Greetings to the emperor and Empress Dowager."
"Everyone, get up. Today is the New Year, so there's no need to be so formal.”
"Thank you, Emperor."
Shangguan Chen helped the Empress Dowager to sit down. He looked around the crowd and immediately saw Liu Xue, who was sitting in a daze at the furthest seat from him.
The other concubines were all dressed up. Why was she so casual? She didn't even put on any rouge.
"Concubine Yin."
Liu Xue was shocked. She stood up and looked at Shangguan Chen, who was smiling on the seat of honor.
"Beloved Consort, why don't you dress up a little? Did Zhen not reward you enough?”
As soon as Shangguan Chen spoke, everyone looked at Liu Xue. Liu Xue immediately became embarrassed.
"What? No, that's not it. It's ChenQie who doesn't like rouge.”
"What about the Pearl Flower? Don't tell me you don't have one."
"Yes, ChenQie doesn't like to dress up and is used to it.”
"I see. Have a seat."
Phew, that was close. If he said something wrong here, that would be bad.
Liu Xue quietly comforted her badly frightened heart while looking at Shangguan Ling from the corner of her eyes.
Shangguan Ling was different from his usual self today. He looked even more heroic under his clothes. His signature smile was on his face, and his eyes would drift to her from time to time.
Their eyes accidentally met and immediately separated. Liu Xue lowered her head shyly, her little face flushed red.
Also, Liu Xue was sitting far away, so Shangguan Chen couldn't see clearly. Otherwise, he really didn't know what would happen.
"Pass the food."
With the Emperor's order, the maids began to get busy. They went in and out, making people's eyes dizzy. Liu Xue took the opportunity to take a few more glances at Shangguan Ling, and so did Shangguan Ling.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little tipsy, but Liu Xue was very sober. She did not drink a single drop of wine. When the Emperor toasted, she secretly poured it out. It was good that her sleeves were big. With a cover, nothing could be seen.
Royal Concubine Li clapped her hands three times, and a group of dancers came in and started dancing. They toasted again.
Liu Xue sat there feeling like an idiot, bored to death. Just as she was about to doze off, she heard a sweet female voice. If she guessed correctly, it should be Noble Consort Li,""I heard that Consort Yin's younger sister is proficient in the four books and five classics. Why don't you let her perform?”
When Liu Xue heard her name, she immediately perked up.
Consort Du Shu and Noble Yang who were standing at the side also chimed in. Seeing that everyone was happy, Shangguan Chen didn't want to dampen their spirits and said,"We have to ask Consort Yin if she agrees to this. If she agrees, then it's allowed.”
Royal Concubine Li and the others looked at Liu Xue complacently. It seemed that they were doomed.
She stood up elegantly and said softly," Sister, you think too highly of me. I know everything. Since Sister and Sister have already said so, it would be too disappointing if I didn't agree. How about I play a song?"”
"Alright."
"Little Mei, get ready."
"Yes, Empress."
Little Mei brought the zither over. Liu Xue signaled them to get ready with her eyes. Little Mei nodded slightly and then left. No one knew what Liu Xue was up to.
"Emperor, ChenQie has a request."
"Speak."
"Chenqie played well, please applaud. If it wasn't good, please don't blame the emperor.”
"Alright, I promise you."
With this sentence, let's see what those concubines dare to say about me, Liu Xue.
He walked to the front of the zither and gently plucked a few notes. Following that, a demonic tune resounded throughout the entire Myriad Fragrance Hall. Almost everyone who smelled it fainted.
"Xiao Mei, Xiao Lan, Xiao Yao, Xiao Ding, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and install it."
"Oh, oh."
The five of them swept the untouched dishes and pastries on the table. Liu Xue was overjoyed. This New Year was really special.
"Little Xue, your zither music is simply a death charm.”
Liu Xue was shocked. She turned around and saw that it was Ling Ling. She heaved a sigh of relief and could not help but say coquettishly,""Little Ling Ling, are you trying to scare me to death?”
"Xiao Xue, you're really smart. You blocked those people's mouths in advance.”
"Alright, Little Ling, why don't you sit at my place for a while before leaving?”
"No, another day."
"Alright, I'll do it. Hurry up, they will wake up soon. We have to leave before they wake up.”
Liu Xue suddenly thought of a very serious problem. She turned around and asked Shangguan Ling,""Little Ling Ling, why didn't you faint?”
Shangguan Ling spread out his hands and said,"I have this and my internal energy, so I avoided your demonic sound."”
Liu Xue looked at the thing in Shangguan Ling's hand. That's right, it was cotton. How could he have it?
"Your servant girl gave it to me."
Shangguan Ling could tell what Liu Xue was thinking and said it out loud.
"Oh, I see."
Liu Xue left in a hurry as she watched Little Mei and the others finish cleaning up.
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