"What are you laughing at?" She looked up and saw him teasing her, but she ignored him.
The sky was getting dark and red clouds filled the sky. Magpies landed on the parasol tree at the side and chirped.
At this moment, a majestic aura filled the entire palace. The guards stood motionless on both sides. The eunuch led the way. We walked to the place where kings receive guests. The golden wall inside was illuminated by the candlelight, and it hurt his eyes. I wonder if the gold ornament on my head is the same.
The eunuch led us into the main hall and arranged for us to sit on the west side. The monarch's table was placed at the top, the empress's table was slightly lower, and the concubines 'table was placed on the east side. There's only a table for the two of us on the west side.
Sitting cross-legged on a soft cushion, the eunuch shouted,""The emperor and empress have arrived!"
I followed Shui Xuanyue and stood up. He did not bow, but I had to lower my head and bow."My daughter Hong Ying welcomes the emperor."
" He sized me up with his charming eyes."It's really beautiful. Have a seat."
We only sat down after the emperor and empress took their seats and his concubines were seated.
I saw Bi Ru's surprised expression and Xue Ning's panicked expression. I secretly laughed in my heart. Bi Ru knows that I'm alive, but Xuening doesn't.
"Zhen has always wanted to see Ji 'er in red, so I specially gave you this set of clothes.”He narrowed his eyes and sized me up.
" Your Majesty," Shui Xuanyue said," Have you never seen Ji 'er in red?"”
He knew that Shui Xuanyue had fallen out with the Emperor.
"Hmph, ever since my Ji 'er entered your Ice Mystic Sect, she has been wearing either your black coat or your gold coat! Now, the woman beside you can also help me wear clothes for once, haha.”
" If Your Majesty likes to see it, Hong Ying can show it to you anytime…" She smiled slowly as she looked at Li Xijue's expression.
His smile gradually disappeared, and his eyes slowly narrowed.
She pretended to be terrified and lowered her head.”
The atmosphere sank for a while before Bi Ru spoke,"Your Majesty…may I know who this is…?”
"She's the lord's servant girl. Don't you think she looks like Ji 'er?”Li Xijue looked at Bi Ru with a smile.
Before Bi Ru could speak, Xue Ning spoke,"Ruoran looks very much like Miss Xia, but when I saw Miss Xia back then, I felt that she was a heavenly being. Her temperament and appearance are both 30% better than others. It's just that this Miss Hongying…is lacking in temperament.”After saying that, she rolled her eyes at me.
She was secretly helpless. She was still so shallow. Why hadn't she been tortured enough after staying in the harem for two years?
Shui Xuanyue looked at me with a half-smile but did not say anything.
Bi Ru respectfully asked,"Your Majesty, shall we pass on the meal?"”
Li Xijue waved his hand, and palace maids immediately came up with all kinds of food plates, filling the table. There's actually my favorite pea cake!
After two years of not seeing each other, Li Xijue's harem already had as many as fifteen people. Their appearances were all different, and Xue Ning was probably tired of dealing with them.
" My lord, try the one on the small porcelain plate." He pointed at the yellow pea cake on the plate." This is Ji 'er's favorite. In the past, she would crave it and go to the kitchen to ask someone to make some for her."”
Shui Xuanyue picked up a spoon and scooped some into her mouth before nodding slightly.
I was worried that he might get jealous.
"Emperor, Ji 'er really likes yellow pea cake. When we were at Ice Mysterious Sect, the chef also made it for her. However, the yellow pea cake here isn't her favorite.”He smiled slightly and moved the plate of yellow pea cake a little further away.
Li Xijue's expression immediately changed. He waited for a while before asking,"Then may I ask, Grand Lord, which type does Ji 'er like the most?”
" The yellow pea cake is a little greasy. When we were at the Ice Mystic Sect, I specially asked someone to add lotus seeds and locust flowers into it. It's light and delicious, and it's not easy to detect other flavors." He smiled and raised his wine glass." Your Majesty, I toast you."”
Li Xijue held the wine glass in his hand and seemed to be using force."I see."
I ate the entire meal in trepidation. Other than paying attention to Li Xijue and Shui Xuanyue's conversation, I also had to think of a way to ignore Bi Ru's doubtful gaze and avoid the killing gazes of the other imperial concubines. It was very tiring.
Suddenly, he heard Li Xijue say," Brother Mystic Moon, I don't have anything else. It's just that I have many official positions. I think since you're already in the capital, why don't you leave?"”
This would not do! If he stays, I have to stay too. I don't want to be like this every day!
" Thank you for your kind intentions, Your Majesty. However, if I don't want to become an official, I don't want to end up like the Xia family…" His words were sarcastic, and even I felt uncomfortable hearing it.
He thought that Li Xijue was going to be furious, but he was silent for a long time before saying,""I'm sorry, Ji 'er. If you don't want to enter the court, I won't make it difficult for you…"
"Thank you for your help, Emperor." Shui Xuanyue took a sip of wine.
It was amazing that he could always use the least amount of words and the fastest way to push people back.
Li Xijue hesitated for a moment before he said something that made people vomit blood,"I want to ask you for something."
"Your Majesty, feel free to speak." Shui Xuanyue stopped eating and listened quietly.
I also became vigilant. What did he want? Now that the Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice was in his hands and the Purple Melting Jade was also in his hands, what else did he want? He couldn't possibly ask for a lord's token, right?
"I want Hong Ying." His words stunned the four.
Shui Xuanyue glanced at me and said,"Let me think about this."”
He was also magnanimous." You can ask someone to call me back tomorrow. I know you can't bear to part with her. After all, there's probably no one in the world who looks so alike."”
I heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't insist that I stay in the harem. If I stayed in the harem this time, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a possibility of faking my death. Even if I still had pills, he wouldn't have buried me in water like he did two years ago. He would have found a place to bury me. However, if he didn't fake his death, he would definitely be schemed against.
I can pretend to be Hong Ying for a while, but as time passes, I will definitely give myself away.
Anyway, I'm still young! I don't want to get married so early and take care of someone else's child!
At the end of the drink, Li Xijue's mind seemed to be a little unclear. He pulled Bi Ru and kept talking, clamoring to see Consort Ji's child. Only then did I know that he even had a child. He was only in his twenties, and he was still a child, yet he became a father. It was too terrifying!
Li Xijue was supported by Bi Ru as they walked down. Before Bi Ru left, she turned around to look at me, her eyes filled with unease.
Tonight, the emperor didn't send us out of the palace. He found a place in a corner of the palace for us to stay. I turned the cup and watched all the palace maids leave. I asked him,"When are we leaving? If he didn't leave now, he might really not be able to leave.”
He sat down beside me and held down my hand that was spinning the cup."Ji 'er, you want to enter the palace."
He actually made me enter the palace to be his concubine!
Shui Xuanyue actually decided to let me enter the palace to be a servant and swallow my anger!
Why should I?
"You want me to enter the palace and be Li Xijue's mistress?" What? Shui Xuanyue…I…You…"
" Ji 'er," he smiled," this is a good opportunity to get back the Purple Melting Jade."”
" Uh…" So he didn't really want to give me to Li Xijue. Luckily, he had a conscience." Tell me, tell me…"
"Emperor, you won't mind Hong Ying following you, right?”She raised her head and smiled at Li Xijue." Your Majesty…"
I was kneeling in Li Xijue's bedroom, thinking hard about how to escape tonight. I could only act completely different from my usual behavior in the summer to annoy him.
"You want to be by my side so much and don't want to be by the Lord's side?”He lifted my chin and looked at my face.
" You're the emperor…No matter how much he's the lord, he still has to listen to you…" She smiled coquettishly and leaned towards him. Just as she was about to lean against him, she missed.
He stood up and turned his back on me.”
He was secretly happy, but he still pretended to be disappointed." Hong Ying will take her leave…" He slowly walked out of his bedroom. When he saw that there was no one around, he immediately lowered his head and walked towards the Empress's harem.
He couldn't find the Empress's bedroom even after walking around. Finally, he saw a young eunuch.”
He rolled his eyes at me.”
Seeing that he was looking at the sky with a sullen face and his hands were trembling non-stop, she could only take out a piece of broken silver and stuff it into his hand."Eunuch, I have an urgent matter to discuss with the Empress. I hope you can make an exception.”
He smiled and pointed at the brightly lit hall opposite him."Then no." With that, he left.
I'm so angry that this eunuch has no lower body! Otherwise, there would be no bottom!
Before he could reach the courtyard, he was stopped by someone."Miss Hong Ying…is she here to visit our Empress?”A palace maid seemed to be of a high rank. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and raised her nose to look at me.
Tsk, the dog looked down on him, but he still said respectfully,"I hope elder sister can inform me."
" Tsk…" She rolled her eyes at me." Why should I report it?!" Our Empress is asleep. If you want to see her, come again tomorrow.”
His heart was burning with anger. No matter if it was modern or ancient times, he had to restrain himself!
" If you don't report it today, if the Emperor blames you," he said slowly and emphasized," you won't even have a place to die!”
When she heard me mention the emperor, she instantly panicked. She stomped on the ground and ran into the room. After a while, he came out and said,"Our Empress wants you to go in."”
Tsk, he walked into the bedroom with his head raised.
Bi Ru was sitting on a chair. She immediately stood up when she saw me enter, but when she saw that the palace maid had also entered, she immediately said,"Get out."
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