Empress, she is rising step by step

Bai Xinrui gave Wen Yuanyuan a hard look and forced a smile.

"I understand, I would like to listen to the Queen Mother's teachings!"

The Queen Mother nodded, and her eyes fell on Zhu Ci, "I think this is Zhu Baolin, right? The Ai family really looks good when we see him today, and he is worthy of being someone who comes from the imperial concubine's palace."

Zhu Ci had no choice but to stand up, "Concubine Baolin, Mrs. Zhu has met the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is Ji Kang."

Seeing the Queen Mother looking at her with a smile, but with deep inquiry hidden in her eyes, Zhu Ci felt an invisible pressure on her heart, making her uneasy.

She had long heard about the Queen Mother's thunderous methods when she was the late emperor's favorite concubine, and her ruthlessness and resourcefulness were no less than those of men, otherwise she would not be in her current position.

Talking too much will make mistakes. If you don't say a word well, you will step on the opponent's thunder and lightning. She should talk less.

"Your Majesty, you are too generous. My concubine is just barely able to see through it. She is not as good as you said."

"Zhu Baolin has always been very humble. Although he is a noble family member, he is never arrogant. It is also comfortable to talk to Zhu Baolin."

Hua Jingyun turned around and looked at the Queen Mother, her bright eyes filled with a bright smile.

"Would you like to see the princess? Grandma is here to carry her."

As he said this, a nanny came forward from the corner holding a pink and jade-carved female doll.

As soon as the princess saw the Queen Mother, she burst out laughing and her dark eyes turned into two crescent moons.

The Queen Mother looked overjoyed and took the princess from her nanny's hand and kissed her again.

"The princess seems to have grown a lot taller, and she is not afraid of birth."

"Children always grow up faster, and the newly made clothes no longer fit them."

Hua Jingyun also laughed along with her, affectionately and tenderly, "You are Rou'er's royal grandmother, and the concubine and the others are Rou'er's elders. They all like the princess. Naturally, the princess will not be afraid."

The Queen Mother was tired of hugging her, so Shen Que took it over and hugged her for a while, then asked her grandma to take her down and take care of her.

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. I, the Queen, and the Queen Mother made rice dumplings with our own hands. You guys can try them together."

Zhu Ci followed the crowd and shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother."

Li Quan clapped his hands, and the maids in red and green filed in and placed rice dumplings in front of each lady's table.

Bai Xinrui only glanced at it and curled her lips with no intention of eating, but Yan Qingshu couldn't wait to peel off the rice dumplings and eat them.

After the delicacies were served, there was singing and dancing, and then the concubines presented their talents.

The first two are dances, with fairy clothes fluttering, and the smell of makeup and wine on the beauty's body mixed together, blown by the warm wind, making people intoxicated.

Dressed in tulle, a graceful dancer walked in with brisk steps and fluttering clothes.

The vague drumbeats sounded, and the dancers played with their rouge in accordance with the music. Between the fluttering water sleeves,

Zhu Ci noticed out of the corner of his eye that one of the dancers was dressed completely differently from the others.

She was wearing a red dress, revealing her delicate white waist and shoulders, and she had a sapphire blue shawl on her jade arms. She is wearing a fairy bun with double rings, and her oval face is covered with gauze, revealing only a pair of charming eyes.

Bai Xinrui also noticed this and frowned, "Who is that woman? Why does she dress like this? What do you want to do by wearing such revealing clothes?" She couldn't help but look up at Shen Zhe, who was immersed in it. In the graceful dance, there was no time to take care of her emotions.

Bai Xinrui pulled the handkerchief fiercely. Humph, it must be another dancer who has some evil intentions and wants to take the opportunity to seduce the emperor!

Zhu Ci looked around at everyone and found that except for Yang Yunxi and Bai Xinrui, everyone's expressions were normal.

The drums suddenly became louder and more intense, and the dancing girls suddenly dispersed.

Zhu Ci saw that three drums had appeared on the main hall. The woman in red jumped up and stood on the drum with her bare feet. She used her right foot as a pivot and danced her long sleeves lightly. Her delicate body also rotated faster and faster. , full of power and tenderness.

Yu Jieyu said doubtfully: "This person is really good at dancing, but why does she look so unfamiliar? Is there a new person here? Her face and eyes look very familiar to me, as if I have seen her somewhere."

Zhu Ci smiled slightly and only said, "Maybe he is an old friend."

After the dance, the woman in red leaned over and bowed.

Shen Que couldn't help but clapped his hands and locked his eyes tightly with her.

"'With the sound of the string drum, both sleeves are raised, and the snow is fluttering and turning around.' I haven't seen anyone dance the Hu Xuan dance for a long time. I look strange to you, but I feel inexplicably familiar. Am I here? Where have I seen you?"

The woman in red looked at Shen Que lovingly, raised her head and slowly took off the red gauze on her face.

After everyone saw the face of the woman in red clearly, they were surprised.

Zhu Ci had already seen that it was Cao Wenxi, so he was not surprised, but others were not expecting it, and the expressions on their faces were very exciting.

Wen Yuanyuan gritted her teeth secretly. She could tell that Cao Wenxi was restless, otherwise he wouldn't have deliberately targeted her. Sure enough, today I was dancing specifically to try to seduce the emperor.

Zhuang Xiaoxiao was also really surprised. When he saw the emperor looking at Cao Wenxi, his eyes lit up. It was obvious that the emperor was attracted. She remembered the humiliation Cao Wenxi had suffered in Chunse Garden, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Bai Xinrui and Xu Tingyue never thought that the other party would be Cao Wenxi. No wonder they looked so familiar just now. They turned out to be old acquaintances.

I had never heard that she could dance the Hu Xuan Dance. It was really a blockbuster. Although it is said that there is never a shortage of women in the harem, looking at the emperor's expression, I still feel uncomfortable.

Amid everyone's surprised gazes, Cao Wenxi bowed to Shen Que again.

"Concubine Baolin Cao wishes Your Majesty. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, may you be happy and healthy during the Dragon Boat Festival."

"It's you, it's you!" In Shen Que's few impressions, Cao Wenxi always liked to be quiet and silent, not eye-catching, and not memorable.

Now I looked carefully and found that although she was not as gorgeous as the imperial concubine, Zhu Baolin was not as charming as the queen, nor was she as gentle and quiet as the empress.

But it is also as beautiful and refined as the hibiscus after the rain, which is endearing and has a different kind of beauty.

"I didn't know you could dance. You seem to be a lot thinner than the last time I saw you. I guess you have suffered a lot in order to dance this way."

Of course Cao Wenxi suffered a lot. She is already nineteen, and her body is no longer as soft as it was when she was a child, and has begun to become stiff.

Moreover, this dance has extremely high requirements on the body shape, so that it can look beautiful regardless of body or shape. But for this moment, all the suffering I had endured was worth it.

"Returning to the emperor, I have liked dancing since I was a child, so I have not suffered anything. It's just that I haven't danced for too long and I am unfamiliar. If there is anything wrong, please bear with me."

"You dance very well. I remember that you seem to be in poor health. Go down quickly and change your clothes to avoid the cold."

Shen Que clearly didn't remember that there was a concubine named Cao Wenxi in the palace, but now he remembered it all. He even remembered that she often fell ill.