" Little Huan…" Xie 'er's face was filled with worry. She was led into the inner hall by a few palace maids of the Fushou Pavilion. After pulling the curtain, she saw Liu Huan resting on an embroidered couch with her eyes closed.
"Xie 'er!" When Liu Yan heard Xie 'er's voice, she quickly opened her eyes and struggled to get on the bed.
" Don't move, don't move." Xie 'er was shocked. She rushed to Liu Huan's side and gently helped her sit up. She said strangely," You have an injury on your leg. Why are you being so polite to me?"”
"Xie 'er, you must have been busy recently, right? " The selection is in three days…" A trace of worry flashed across Liu Yan's face, but she quickly covered it up and smiled." Haha, you still have time to visit me…Xie 'er, you treat me so well."”
"Look at what you're saying. The election or not really has nothing to do with me. The most important thing now is still you. How is your leg injury?" Xie 'er sat on the side of the bed and pulled Liu Huan's hand as she asked with concern.
"His Majesty ordered Doctor Duan to take care of me. Doctor Duan is very skilled and it doesn't hurt anymore.”Liu Yan stroked her leg that was wrapped in white cloth and tried to squeeze out a smile. Suddenly, it turned into anxiety as she looked out of the window.
"Little Yan, why do you look like this?”Seeing that she did not speak for a long time, Xie 'er's expression suddenly changed and she quickly probed.
"It's nothing." Liu Yan shook her head slightly, a lingering sorrow still lingering between her brows.
" Is it His Majesty…" Xie 'er saw the loneliness of a woman in the palace in her eyes and asked quietly.
"Xie 'er, I won't hide it from you. " Ever since the last time I fell from the swing, His Majesty carried me all the way back to Fu Mou Villa. He hasn't stepped into my bedroom for a long time…" Liu Yan looked sadly at the two pots of blooming white begonia by the window sill. Suddenly, he said in a daze," Could it be that…I was seen through? Sometimes, when one reached this stage, one really couldn't tell if the feelings were real or fake. Sigh.”
"A lie that can never be seen through is the truth.”Xie 'er said thoughtfully," I didn't know before, but if I have feelings for you in the future, I'm sure you won't be willing to part with me."”
" But he is the emperor after all…" Liu Huan's lips trembled.
" Xiao Yan, the Emperor is busy every day. There will be times when he can't get away. Don't worry too much…" Xie 'er comforted her.
"Sigh, Xie 'er, you don't have to comfort me. "My mother said that if you want to be a woman in the palace, the first thing is to be able to endure loneliness…" Liu Yan seemed to have made up her mind, and her brows furrowed.
Seeing Liu Huan like this, Xie 'er felt extremely sad. She didn't think that the once heartless little girl would change after being favored.
"Xie 'er, you said you would help me!”Liu Huan saw Xie 'er lowering her head and not saying anything. She grabbed her hand in panic and looked at her in a daze as she begged. Her hair was messy and her lips were pale, adding a trace of sadness to her originally haggard and sickly face.
" Don't worry..." Xie 'er couldn't bear it and nodded with a smile." Little Jiang, I will."”
" Yes, I knew it. Xie 'er, you're the only person I can rely on in the palace…" Liu Han's eyes were clear." They saw that I was favored, so they were jealous. They wanted to harm me…Xie' er, without His Majesty's favor, I'm nothing…And who does His Majesty love, me or you?”Liu Yan suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Xie 'er blankly, which made people feel cold.
"Little Yan…don't let your imagination run wild. His Majesty will definitely come. His Majesty loves you so much…He treats you so well. Think about it, who was the one who announced to everyone at the banquet that he would make an exception and make you a noble? Who was it that had built a separate and exquisitely decorated golden house to hide a mistress? Who is it that entrusted the meaning of longing with red beans and green parasol trees? Who was the one who swore that he would only take a ladle from the weak water?”Xie 'er put her arm around Liu Yan's soft shoulder and gently patted her delicate shoulder. She said sincerely," Little Yan, I treat you as my best sister. Please believe me, okay?" Xie 'er has someone else in her heart and has no intention of becoming a concubine. If possible, let me stay by Liu Gui Yi's side and be a servant girl. Then I can smile, hehe.”
"Puchi!" Liu Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard that. She shaved her face and said," Bah! It's the New Year's Eve. What are you talking about? I was overthinking, Xie 'er. "I'll accompany you…" Liu Yan knelt on the bed.
"Haha! Liu Guiyi's gift was enough to kill this servant!”Xie 'er smiled when she saw that Liu Huan no longer had any doubts.
" I'll tear your mouth apart…" Liu Yan covered her mouth and was also happy.
"Tear it slowly. I've brought you something good.”Xie 'er smiled and quickly took out some embroidered patterns from her sleeves.
"Xie 'er, I knew you were skilled.”Liu Yan was delighted and quickly took it, saying," A few days ago, the emperor only praised my body for its unique fragrance. It was really good, thanks to the sachet doctor Duan gave me." It's just that although this sachet is good, the embroidery color isn't fashionable. I want to take advantage of my illness to embroider it myself. I think the emperor will like it more when he sees it.”
"As expected of a woman, she thinks of her husband in everything. I wonder how much effort I spent embroidering a few patterns overnight.”Xie 'er pretended to be angry.
Liu Yan blushed and said shyly," Good Xie 'er, I know you have the best heart. Quickly tell me in detail, what tricks do you have?”
Xie 'er covered her mouth and pressed her lips together. Then, she laid out the embroidery patterns one by one and said in detail," Lotus pattern, Honeysuckle pattern, Cloud Qi pattern, Flame pattern, Water Ripple pattern, Beast Face pattern, Double Dragon pattern, Hanging Horn pattern, Pearl Union pattern, Three Rabbit pattern, Winged Lion pattern, Pegasus pattern, Horse Pairs pattern, Hunting pattern, Crouching Lion Soaring Phoenix pattern, Ring Pearl Union pattern, Life Transformation Child pattern, Flying Jiyue pattern…"
"Ha! Xie 'er, you're really an orchid in heart, you can actually embroider so much.”Liu Yan was dazzled by the intricate embroidery and was overjoyed.
"Although these lines are complicated, they train one's eyesight and calm one's mind. As he embroidered, he sometimes felt that the flying needle was like a person's palm print and fingerprint. It was all born from one's heart. Where the heart line went, the embroidery line would go. It was embroidered at different times and places, and it was different. Wasn't it interesting?”Xie 'er smiled.
"You, ah, you really put the painstaking embroidery into your blood and bones. There's actually such a twisted logic!" Liu Yan pursed her lips and smiled.
" Why is Attendant Liu Xuan so happy today? It's really rare, rare…" Just as he was laughing, he heard a man's voice outside the door. It was clear and distant, like a harp playing at night.
Xie 'er and Liu Yan quickly covered their mouths and stopped laughing. Xie 'er tidied up the embroidery, then turned over from the bed, straightened her clothes, and stood beside Liu Huan. Liu Yan smiled and pulled Xie 'er over to sit beside her. They exchanged glances and smiled.
The person carrying the medicine box was the suave and elegant doctor Duan.
"This humble subject pays his respects to Liu Xuan, Liu Xuan is auspicious.”Doctor Duan came forward and bowed.
"Doctor Duan, you're early today.”Liu Yan smiled and asked the palace maid to give him a seat.
"Hehe, so the servant is counting the time for this lowly official every day. "This makes me very afraid…" Doctor Duan's lips curled up slightly. His charming arc looked slightly tipsy under the occasional reflection of the sunlight through the window.
"You are still so talkative." She didn't know when Liu Yan had become so familiar with Duan Linfeng that he could tease him as if no one else was around. Xie 'er was slightly startled and worried for Liu Yan.
And he seemed to be trying to get close to her.
"Attendant Liu Xuan, come." Doctor Duan took out a red velvet pillow and Liu Huan closed her eyes.
Xie 'er found it boring, so she stood up and walked to the side of the white begonia. She picked up a flower and placed it under her nose to gently smell it. It was cold and fragrant. The breeze that occasionally sifted in through the window made Haitang tremble slightly, making her look even more shy. She turned her head and saw Doctor Duan's slender white jade fingers firmly resting on Liu Yan's frosty wrist, like the white buds on a jade branch. Time seemed to have stopped flowing for a moment, slowly and densely sliding across the river bank of life.
For a moment, Xie 'er was engrossed in the scene, and her hand that was holding the flower stopped in front of her nose.
"He's already recovered and will recover soon. Liu Xuanshi could try to get out of bed and walk around. It should be fine.”Chief Physician Duan slowly retracted his hand and lowered his head to tidy up the medicine box. He then looked up and said," You can ask that person…That person is the Selection Attendant, right? Hehe, let her support the Selection Attendant and let her walk around the imperial garden more often to breathe in the fresh air. She will be bored to death in this secluded inner hall every day."”
"Can you really get out of bed and walk?”Liu Yan was excited." Then the election in three days…"
"No!" Imperial Physician Duan didn't wait for Liu Yan to finish and replied firmly.
" Sigh…" Liu Yan's expression turned gloomy again. She sighed," I just wanted to be justified. I didn't expect God to treat me like this. Fortune and misfortune are really intertwined…If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have expected the Emperor to favor me in advance…"
"Why are you so sad? In the past years of the election, they only needed to stand there and wait. The Emperor, the Empress, and the Grand Empress Dowager would draw a circle and mark the jade archive. Liu Xuanshi's leg injury is not serious. I can guarantee that he will be able to get out of bed and stand up in three days.”Doctor Duan looked at her in confusion.
"Doctor Duan, you might not know this, but this year's election is different from the past. "The Emperor doesn't like ordinary women, so the Empress and Concubine Tong thought of a way to compete in calligraphy, poetry, painting, zither skills, and dance…" A clever servant girl came up with tea and happened to hear Doctor Duan's question. She served tea and answered on behalf of Liu Huan.
"Oh? "There's such a thing…" Doctor Duan took the tea and sipped it.
"We're choosing our attendants. We're worried about that dance.”the girl continued.
"Group dance?" Doctor Duan put down his teacup and asked with a frown.
"The so-called group dance is when the servants of each household gather together to organize a dance. When the election is held, they will dance for the emperor to see…Actually, it is better to say that it is to dance for the emperor to choose a concubine, but it is to please the emperor. "Who in the palace doesn't know that Concubine Wan performed a full dance 'Curly Xi' before she received great favor…" Before the servant girl could finish her sentence, Liu Huan immediately coughed a few times. The servant girl understood and pursed her lips. She then lowered her head and retreated with the plate.
"Ke ke, this little girl is very clever, unlike the girls in the other palaces who are all wooden and stiff.”Chief Physician Duan smiled playfully.
" What a talkative girl…" Liu Yan muttered to herself, but she still smiled apologetically." Doctor Duan must be joking." This little girl is insensible…"
"How could that be?" Doctor Duan suddenly stopped smiling and asked seriously," So, that dance is very important to the selection of attendants?”
"Yes." Liu Yan nodded worriedly.
" However, in order to prevent Liu Xuanshi from getting sick in the future, I would like to advise him not to go on stage…" Doctor Duan stood up and bowed.
" This..." Liu Huan saw him bow so respectfully and with such a serious expression. She was also flustered. She did not want to fall into a cripple. No matter how beautiful she was, the Emperor would not like a cripple.
" You have to think twice before choosing a servant…" Doctor Duan bowed sincerely again.
This made Liu Yan even more conflicted. Her expression flickered as she looked outside the door and pursed her lips.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door." Concubine Tong has arrived…"
Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and became flustered. Everyone knew that ever since Liu Huan was favored, she had made the concubines in the harem jealous. When they got the chance, they all wanted to take revenge. Concubine Tong, who was known as the number one concubine in the harem, had come to join in the fun at this critical time…She used to treat Liu Huan very well and was suspected of trying to rope him in, but she did not say it out loud. However, she had personally come to meet him today, which made people feel uneasy.
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