After the divorce, my ex-uncle fell in love with me crazily

Chapter 123
Gu Changqing didn't stay long and left quickly.

Tao Yao asked people to move the litchi he brought to Tao Ling's yard.

In the scorching summer, Tao Ling sat by the window to enjoy the cool air, while Tao Shu and Tao Lian talked with her.

Seeing Tao Yao bring the lychees in, Tao Shu and Tao Lian stood up happily, "Yaoyao (fourth sister), where did you get the lychees?"

Tao Yao conveniently picked two lychees from the basket, handed them to the two, and said with a smile: "Borrowing from the second sister, we can have a full meal of lychees. These are all sent by Mr. Gu."

"Wow!" Tao Shu and Tao Lian opened their mouths wide, and looked at Tao Ling deliberately and jokingly.

Tao Ling heard what Tao Yao said, frowned slightly, and stopped talking.

"Did the second sister want me not to accept it?" Tao Yao saw it and asked with a smile.

Tao Ling bowed her head and remained silent.

"Master Gu sent people all the way to bring these lychees, how sad would he be if I refused for you?" Tao Yao said, took a few lychees from the basket and put them on the small table in front of Tao Ling, He even peeled one off and fed it to her lips.

"This Lingnan lychee is really different from other places. It is very sweet. Second sister, eat it quickly. I will send someone to take the rest to the well water to freeze."

Tao Ling couldn't hold her back, so she opened her mouth to eat.

"Second sister, isn't it sweet?" Tao Lian held back his saliva and looked at her expectantly.

Tao Ling paused for a moment, then nodded, with a smile on her face, "Well, since I've accepted them all, you can eat too."

Tao Shu and Tao Lian waited for her words, cheered, and sat aside to eat lychees.

Tao Yao also ate a few.

She prefers watermelon to lychees, especially chilled ones.

In the hot summer, eating iced watermelon is not to mention how refreshing it is.

So when Xi'er brought the watermelon chilled with well water, she was very happy.

She ate half of it by herself.

"This watermelon is cold, don't eat too much, be careful not to spoil your stomach." Tao Ling persuaded.

Tao Yao just couldn't eat anymore, so she nodded, "Okay."

Thinking of the palace banquet tonight, she sat for a while and then went back to the Duke's mansion.

I thought that Lu Jiuyuan had already returned, but Uncle Chen told her that after Lu Jiuyuan went out last night, he never came back.

This made Tao Yao very puzzled.

"Where did the Duke go?"

"The old slave doesn't know, even Wu Ze hasn't come back." Uncle Chen shook his head.

Tao Yao was very puzzled.

There was a palace banquet today, and Lu Jiuyuan was also going to the banquet. It was almost evening, but he hadn't come back yet.

She suppressed her doubts and went back to Tingfangyuan.

Not long after, someone came from the palace to take her into the palace.

She felt a little uneasy, but she still tidied up and followed the visitor into the palace.

The visitor sent her all the way to the imperial study and met the emperor.

"Mrs. Jiuyuan, Jiuyuan is ordered by me to leave Beijing for a period of time. If something happens, please tell me." The emperor looked very gentle.

When Tao Yao heard the words, she suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Lu Jiuyuan hadn't come back. It turned out that he had left the capital...

She suppressed the disappointment in her heart, saluted and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor raised his hand in vain, and said to the eunuch beside him: "Zhao De, take Mrs. Lu to sit with the imperial concubine. The dinner starts, and there is still a while."

"Yes." The eunuch Zhao De responded, and took Tao Yao respectfully to Xiyue Palace.

Xiyue Palace is Rongniang's bedroom.

When Tao Yao followed Zhao De, Heng'er was playing in the courtyard with a few young eunuchs.

Seeing Tao Yao approaching, Heng'er immediately left them behind and ran towards Tao Yao happily

"elder sister!"

Tao Yao hurriedly bowed her knees and said, "My wife has seen Your Highness."

Heng'er pursed her lips, took her hand and said, "Sister, you don't need to salute."

"Your Highness, etiquette cannot be revoked." Tao Yao said calmly when she saw that there were palace people staring at her.

Zhao De said with a smile on the side: "Madam Lu is here, to accompany the empress to talk, we have something to do at home, so let's go first."

"Thank you, Eunuch Zhao." Tao Yao nodded.

As soon as Zhao De left, Tao Yao followed Heng'er into Rongniang's bedroom.

When she entered, Rongniang was dressing up under the service of the palace servants.

"The minister's wife has seen the empress." Tao Yao stepped forward to salute.

Rong Niang saw it through the mirror, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite, sit down quickly, Heng'er, and play with your elder sister Yaoyao for a while."

"Understood." Heng'er said childishly, took Tao Yao's hand, sat aside, then picked up the cakes on the plate, and fed Tao Yao.

Tao Yao refused, but reached out to take it, "Thank you little prince, my wife can eat by herself."

Heng'er knelt on the chair, looked at her with her chin in her hand, "Why is sister different?"

Tao Yao paused while eating the pastry, "What's the difference?"

Heng'er pursed her lips and said, "I've become more polite..."

Tao Yao felt ashamed when she heard the words, but even more helpless.

She also likes Heng'er, but he is the prince, no matter how much she likes him, she has to be careful, otherwise she will be criticized by caring people.

But seeing Shang Heng'er's beautiful clear eyes, she finally softened her heart.

Taking advantage of others not noticing, he raised his hand and gently touched his head.

Heng'er was very happy, and stuffed her another piece of pastry, "This is Heng'er's favorite pastry, sister eat more."

Tao Yao looked helplessly at the stuffed pastry, she said softly, "You are the prince, we have different identities, so you can call me Mrs. Lu from now on."

Heng'er was very sad when she heard that, she lowered her head and said, "I don't want to..."

Seeing him like this, Tao Yao softened her heart again, and was about to say something to appease him, when she suddenly saw Rong Niang, who was dressing up, looking at him.

She paused, finally hardened her heart, and said nothing more.

Rong Niang quickly finished her makeup and changed into a luxurious dress.

She was good-looking herself, and she looked even brighter and more charming with such a well-dressed dress.

Tao Yao glanced at it, then lowered her eyes.

No wonder she was canonized as an imperial concubine as soon as she was taken into the palace. This lady Rong really has the capital.

"It's almost time, let's go to Qionglu Hall." Rong Niang came over, took Tao Yao's hand and said.

Tao Yao withdrew her hand calmly, "Yes."

Rong Niang glanced at her, didn't pay attention, and went to hold Heng'er's hand instead.

As soon as a few people walked outside, the emperor strode over.

He came here specially to pick up Rongniang and go to Qionglu Hall together.

Tao Yao deliberately lagged behind a few steps, she didn't want to walk into the Qionglu Palace with the emperor and imperial concubine, that would be too eye-catching.

On the way to Qionglu Hall, I met several concubines who were waiting for the emperor.

Among them was Concubine Zhang.

When Concubine Zhang saw Rongniang, disdain flashed across her eyes, "Concubine Huang is really a peerless beauty, I really feel ashamed of myself."

This is to say that Rongniang got her position because of her beauty.

Rong Niang was not a cheap lamp either, she held the emperor's arm, and smiled softly: "Let Concubine Zhang laugh, I dare not be a peerless beauty, but fortunately this face will not stain the emperor's holy eyes."

When Concubine Zhang Guifei heard this, she almost couldn't maintain her smiling face.

Rong Niang, this bitch, is saying that she looks unsightly.

The other concubines were also somewhat resentful.

Because many of them are old and no longer look as beautiful as they were when they were young.

Seeing the glamorous Rongniang, they all feel dazzling.

"Speaking of a peerless beauty, Mrs. Lu really lives up to her name!" At this moment, Concubine Zhang's eyes suddenly fell on Tao Yao.

(End of this chapter)