The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 9 Painting Skin and Bones [-]

There were still five days before the New Year, and Concubine Meng Hui was unhappy when she heard that the emperor had dinner in Concubine Liu's Weiyang Palace.

The emperor was busy with government affairs and rarely entered the harem. In the past, when he had dinner in the harem, he always came to Yong'an Palace. Since Liu Qingshu was born, the emperor has repeatedly broken the precedent for her.

Concubine Meng Hui seemed to hear people talking behind her back about her falling out of favor and losing her glory. The more she thought about it, the more unhappy she became.

Aunt Qin struck while the iron was hot: "If Xin Wei goes over to see the emperor now, it will surely dampen Concubine Liu's spirit."

If we say she is like Jiang Qingyue, who can be more like her than Xin Wei?
Concubine Meng Hui thought about it, even if Xin Wei fell in the emperor's eyes in the past, so what, the emperor didn't care about her anymore, so she might as well get Liu Qingshu's favor.

"Let her go."

Winter is cold, and the breath you breathe out can turn into fog.

Wearing a thin palace dress, Xin Wei waited outside Weiyang Palace from dusk to the willow trees above the moon. Her cheeks were numb from the cold, and her hands were so stiff that she could hardly hold the tray in her hands.

"Please." Someone finally came to send a message and allowed her to enter.

Xin Wei was taken into the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

Liu Qingshu, wearing a jade-colored gold-embroidered orchid gauze gown, stood quietly in the main hall. Behind her was a splash-ink landscape painting screen, creating a beautiful scene of its own.

In Xin Wei's memory, Liu Qingshu was as pure and proud as an orchid, free from the worldly world. Now she is surrounded by wealth and wealth, and she is as beautiful as a peony among the flowers.

Liu Qingshu looked at the purple clay stew pot she was holding up, and said a little funny: "Send the cup?"

Send to the end.

Xin Wei said: "Concubine Hui is very considerate, please don't turn her down."

Liu Qingshu stepped forward and took the stew pot, put it aside, and helped her stand up with both hands: "If I push it away, it will make it difficult for you to do business. Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. It's just a gift. I Just accept it."

This stew pot did not make her angry, but she thought that Concubine Meng Hui was really childish.

She entered the palace together with Xin Wei and Chu Ying, and spent several months together in the Biluo Palace. From longing to anxiety, and panic about the future, they comforted each other and survived the days when no one cared about them.

It can be considered that we share weal and woe, and there is a bit of friendship.

Xin Wei looked at her with watery eyes.

Liu Qingshu pulled out a wish-fulfilling purple jade hairpin from Lingxu's bun and handed it over: "Take this, sell it, and tidy it up. It will make your life easier."

Xin Wei lowered her eyes and looked at the slightly cool jade hairpin in front of her. It was crystal clear and really excellent.

But she couldn't accept it and let Concubine Hui see it. If she was bribed by Concubine Liu, her life would be really difficult.

She didn't pick it up.

Xin Wei said sincerely: "You can keep it to take care of the people in Weiyang Palace. People's hearts will always be won over with vulgar things."

"The emperor rewarded you a lot, which is enough," Liu Qingshu smiled softly, looked into her eyes and asked, "Concubine Hui called you here today, does she want you to meet the emperor?"

Before Xin Wei could answer, Liu Qingshu added: "The emperor heard reports that Concubine Meng sent someone here and did not let him see her."

Xin Wei frowned slightly, almost invisible.

Would the emperor really deny Concubine Meng Hui face like this?Since you didn't let her see you, why not just let her go and let her wait outside?
Xin Wei said: "Concubine Hui randomly pointed out someone to do this errand, but the maids in Yong'an Palace pushed each other away. No one wanted to go through this, so they pushed it on me."

Her words also stand up to scrutiny and are reasonable.Coming to Weiyang Palace to "send a cup" is definitely not a good job, so naturally you can shirk it as much as you can.

Xin Wei asked garrulously: "Where is Chu Ying? Why can't I see her?"

Chu Ying risked her life to leave Yong'an Palace, and was granted by the emperor to live in Weiyang Palace.

But I didn’t see her today.

"Of course she is fine," Liu Qingshu held her hand and said, "I want to catch up with you, but the emperor just rested here, and I have to go and take care of him. It's not good to stay here for too long." Xin Wei Say goodbye quickly.

If you don't leave now, you won't look very sensible.

As soon as she left, Liu Qingshu walked around behind the screen and lowered her eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui is only here to deliver a stew pot."

The man wearing a dark robe embroidered with gold dragon patterns sat on an armchair. He said "Hmm" in a deep voice, rubbed his temples, and looked at her with a pair of bright eyes like clouds.

"Do you have any friendship with Concubine Hui's maid?"

"Yes," Liu Qingshu said, "she was originally a woman selected by the queen to enter the palace. However, her family background was not satisfactory, so she was appointed as a maid to Chu Jieyu, and now she remains in Yong'an Palace. "

It turned out there was another one.

Shen Xiao thought to himself that the queen must have spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to search for a few similar women in such a wasteful way. It was really a waste.

He was silent for a moment and praised: "Your father is good, brave and good at fighting. He is a rare talent in Daxia."

Liu Qingshu's face was filled with surprise as she put on some makeup. She knelt down in panic and thanked her: "Thank you for your Majesty's appreciation. My father will be loyal to you and serve the country, and I will do your best for your Majesty."

"You and I have a casual chat, there is no need to give this big gift," Shen Xiao stretched out his hand to her and praised, "Liu Mansion's education is very good, you are a rare woman."

Liu Qingshu put her hand in his and stood up delicately, her cheeks unknowingly burning hot.

This was the first time she had skin-to-skin contact with a man.

She didn't know what to say, so she said: "The Emperor is in Weiyang Palace tonight..."

"It's getting late. I still have a bunch of books to read. I'll see you another day."

Shen Xiao cut off her words, let go of her hand, stood up and walked around the screen outside.

Liu Qingshu escorted the emperor to the palace road, watched him go away, and then returned to the palace.

Cai'er removed the pearls from her head and was happy for her from the bottom of her heart: "Your Majesty is so kind to your empress."

Liu Qingshu looked at the beautiful face in the mirror and was fascinated.

"Is he nice to me?"

If not, he was special and gentle to her.If you say good...this good is like flowers in the water or the moon in the mirror.

"Of course, the emperor summoned Cai'er into the palace to accompany the empress after just one word from the empress. Who else but the empress can have such treatment? The emperor has the empress in his heart."

Cai'er was Liu Qingshu's maid in the boudoir. Just because she said she was not used to being served by people in the palace, the emperor sent someone to the Liu Mansion to fetch Cai'er.

"I don't care if he has someone in his heart," Liu Qingshu bit her lower lip and said duplicitously, "He has so many concubines and pretends to be so many people in his heart. Do you want to come here? I don't want to go with so many women. Compete for a man’s affection.”

Cai'er smiled and said, "But my dear, you are already expecting him to stay!"

"Nonsense! Smelly girl, I told you to talk nonsense!"

Liu Qingshu reached out to pinch her face, Cai'er dodged, and Liu Qingshu chased after her.

There was a lot of fun and laughter.
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Xin Wei truthfully reported that she was stopped outside the palace and waited for a long time, that Concubine Liu accepted the stew pot, and that she did not see the emperor.

Aunt Qin said decisively from the side: "Concubine Liu must have deliberately kept our people from Yong'an Palace in the dark, and specifically did not let the emperor know about it. Otherwise, how could the emperor not summon the empress's people?"

Concubine Meng Hui gave a cold tut.

Concubine Liu refused her summons before, but this time she ignored the people she sent. She really never took her seriously.

She asked Xin Wei to step back and asked Aunt Qin: "Did father bring any message?"

(End of this chapter)