Empress, she is rising step by step

There was a long, beautiful hand with clear joints in front of him. Cao Wenxi looked up along the hand, and his shy eyes fell on Shen Que's face.

Shen Que wore a Western-colored robe with pearls and lions and brocade. He was extremely handsome, with graceful grace and handsome features, his eyes were like stars, and he smiled lightly.

"Get up, what are you doing standing around? Do you want me to help you get up?"

There was a smile in his voice, and Cao Wenxi's face felt hot. She shyly looked away and stood up slowly.

"Concubine, that's not what I meant, it's just..." She stopped talking and raised her eyes slightly. A pair of dark apricot eyes fell on Shen Que's face like a deer.

A pink blush spread down her neck and onto her cheeks, "It's just that the emperor suddenly appeared and startled the concubine."

"Listen to what you mean, does it mean it's my fault?"

Shen Que had just come in a long time ago, only to see the beauty standing alone in front of the window, looking up at the moon. In the dark night, the swaying flower branches, and the evening breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers were blowing her long hair. The bright and cold moonlight shone softly on her, as if it would be gone in the next moment.

He couldn't bear to interrupt her until she started reading the poem.

"What you just read was Chen Liang's Poppy. I also like it quite a lot. Who were you thinking about just now?"

Cao Wenxi did think of a person. He once folded an armful of pear blossoms for her on the moon, and subconsciously recited it, but Shen Zhen heard it.

"I'm not afraid of the emperor's jokes. I don't know many poems. The only one I know is this one. I just saw how beautiful the moonlight was, so I blurted it out subconsciously. I'm stupid and didn't carefully understand what this poem was. mean."

Shen Que just asked casually, and seeing Cao Wenxi being so open-minded, he had no doubts anymore.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking you casually. Women don't need to protect their family and country, and they don't need to take the imperial examination. They just need to read a little bit, understand some truths, and don't be too stupid. Who is your father?"

Cao Wenxi replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, my concubine's father, Cao Huaian, is the sixth-rank Cheng Yilang."

Shen was indeed a little surprised. He knew that Cao Huaian wrote good articles, was talented, and was quite tactful.

What about his daughter?

Shen Que was confused for a moment, but soon understood. It seems that she was born from a concubine and her father did not like her, so Cao Huaian neglected her a lot.

"I have seen your father. He writes well and speaks well. Your sister is married to Lu Shaoqing, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. She is a model of conjugal love in Chang'an City."

"Yes. My concubine's eldest sister Lanzhi Huixin and her brother-in-law Qinse are harmonious. They are a golden boy and a beautiful girl."

Cao Wenxi felt a slight pain in his heart. The eldest sister is the pride of her father, and he made every possible effort to get her married, so she found this good match.

She could have had a good marriage, it was just fate.

"I'm so jealous of my concubines."

"A good match is hard to find, and sincerity is rare." Not only was she envious, he was also envious.

"But I will treat you well."

Shen Que took a step forward and stretched out his hand. Cao Wenxi saw that his palms were covered with a thick layer of calluses, and there was a Hetian jade ring on his index finger.

Cao Wenxi put his hand on Shen Que's palm. Shen Que held it. Her hand was cold and smooth, as if she was holding a piece of jade.

"Why are your hands so cold? How are you lately? Do you still get sick often?"

Cao Wenxi shook his head, "Only when cold and heat alternate, I like to get sick. My hands have been cold since childhood, and I am used to it." "Cold hands and feet are mostly due to Yang deficiency and insufficient Qi and blood. We will wait for the future. Ask the imperial doctor to take care of you."

Shen Que rubbed the back of Cao Wenxi's hand carefully, and after staring at Cao Wenxi for a long time, he said in a deep voice.

"It's getting late, let's take a rest early."

Cao Wenxi's heart started to beat chaotically again after she had calmed down. She bit the soft flesh in her lips and nodded her head in a depressed manner. Her earlobes were as red as if they were dripping blood.

"Then concubine, please serve the emperor and change his clothes."

Before coming, a female official who specialized in teaching sleeping arrangements carefully explained to Cao Wenxi, including what the emperor liked and what he didn't like and what the taboos were.

When she heard it, she thought it was nothing. She just thought that there was so much to pay attention to in this kind of thing. But now her hands seemed to be busy, and the hot sight above her head seemed to burn two holes in her.

Cao Wenxi put his hand on Shen Que's belt and untied it for a long time but could not untie it. She didn't know what was going on, but she obviously did what the female officer said.

She couldn't help but feel anxious and panicked, fearing that if Shen Que was angry because of this, everything she had done would be in vain.

Thinking like this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on my back.

Shen Que's patience was somewhat exhausted, but seeing the beauty in front of him panicking, he couldn't be too serious.

"Didn't the female officer of the Shang Bedroom Bureau teach you how to serve the bedchamber?"

"I taught you it, and I taught it very carefully. It's my concubine who is stupid and hasn't learned it yet."

Cao Wenxi couldn't tell whether Shen Que was angry or not, and looking up at the look on his face, he couldn't tell why.

She was uneasy, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to slowly raise her hands to take off her gauze skirt.

The candlelight flickered, her snow-white skin was as delicate as a newly peeled lychee, her lips were pink and her cheeks were pink, and her apricot eyes were swaying like spring water as she stared at Shen Que.

Shen Que breathed heavily and said nothing. The dark color in his eyes was surging, and his fiery gaze was wrapping around her like a thread.

Facing Shen Zhe's calm gaze, Cao Wenxi was so embarrassed that she almost subconsciously picked up her clothes, put them on, and rushed out the door, but she stopped him abruptly.

She only had this chance to succeed, and the consequences of failure were beyond her imagination.

The wind blew, and Cao Wenxi couldn't help but shiver, "Your Majesty."

Before she finished speaking, her vision went dark, and the tip of her nose was filled with the refreshing breath of the man in front of her. As the world was spinning, her back was pressed against the smooth pillar behind her. The sudden coolness made her tremble all over, and she subconsciously leaned into the arms of the person in front of her.

Cao Wenxi didn't know when she fell asleep. She only knew that she had been dreaming all night. There was everything in the dream, which gave her a splitting headache.

When she woke up again, it was already dark. It was quiet all around, and the moonlight filtered in through the window lattice, slanting the outline of the window on the wall.

Cao Wenxi moved cautiously, feeling sore all over as if he had been run over. She turned her head slightly and saw that Shen Que was still asleep and breathing steadily.

This is her husband, the only man in her life. He was the one who could give her glory and wealth, and he was the one who could kill her in an instant.

She obviously got what she wanted, why wasn't she happy? No, to be precise, she was happy and excited.

She can finally stand proud in front of those who bullied her in the past. When her father learns about her current situation, he will also look at her with admiration.