Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 14 Greetings (2)

Bai Xinrui carefully sat down while protecting her lower abdomen, and Zhu Ci also sat in her seat.

Liu Yan put a goose down cushion in the armchair to make his master more comfortable.

Bai Xinrui glanced around at the concubines sitting there before her eyes fell on an empty seat, her eyebrows slightly raised, her expression half-smiling but not smiling.

"It's not like Lu Cai, who is delicate and frail, and takes three steps to catch his breath. I can't imitate that pretentious look."

Since Lu Zheng was diagnosed with a happy pulse, she said that she was vomiting day after day and couldn't eat a grain of rice, so she used a different method to get the emperor to see her. Later, as I got older, I started to feel pain here and there, like a porcelain doll, and I couldn't bear any bumps.

Therefore, the emperor specially allowed her not to go to greet the queen every day until she gave birth to the emperor safely.

Xu Tingyue's face darkened immediately when she heard this. Who didn't know that Lu Cairen was her cousin. When Bai Xinrui said this, it didn't mean he was slapping her in the face in public.

"Your Majesty, your words are wrong. Everyone's physique is different. Your Majesty, you are so strong and healthy that others cannot compare to you."

Her tone was a little cold, "Lu Cairen has been vomiting very badly since she became pregnant. She can't eat and has lost weight all over. How can you be so broad-minded and fat as the imperial concubine? If you don't pretend to be in trouble, you will be useless. I'm worried. The imperial concubine is about to become a mother-in-law, so even if she can't empathize with her, she still has to keep her word."

"Oh, really?" Bai Xinrui's voice was drawn out in a long, lazy tone.

"Lu Cairen is almost five months pregnant, and she is still vomiting all day long? She knew she was pregnant with a child, but those who didn't know thought she was seriously ill."

Bai Xinrui gently raised her eyelids and glanced at Xu Tingyue, with a vague smile on her lips. She reached out and rubbed a huge ruby ​​ring on her left index finger. Her finger was as white as the moonlight.

"Concubine Shu and Lu Cairen are good sisters from the same clan. Lu Cairen became pregnant just one year after entering the palace. Why, sister Concubine Shu, is there still no movement in your belly?"

Xu Tingyue's expression changed, and she bit the soft flesh in her lips with some hatred. She has been childless since entering the palace, which has been her long-standing worry.

It was obvious that she had been favored for many years, and the emperor was in her palace for five or six days in a month, but there was still no movement in her stomach.

It turned out that Bai Xinrui was with her, and they all had a tacit understanding not to mention this matter. Now Bai Xinrui has it, and he pokes her heart in public.

Zhu Ci looked at Xu Tingyue secretly. Her eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Lu Zheng's, but Lu Zheng's facial features are small and delicate, while Xu Tingyue's facial features are more relaxed and majestic.

She wore a light crimson flowered chest-length skirt, a half-updo, and a pair of bright eyes as bright as pearls with delicate makeup. The flower-shaped flower pattern on the forehead is embellished with finely divided pearls, making it look even more tranquil.

No wonder she has been able to compete with Bai Xinrui for many years. They are both equal in terms of beauty, figure and talent.

"Sister Concubine Shu, won't you be annoyed? We are all sisters. If you can't even joke like this, then I won't dare to joke with you in the future."

Bai Xinrui covered her face with a round fan. The fan is made of organza and embroidered with graceful green willow branches. Under the willow branches stands a woman in red. Although there are only a few strokes, it is extremely expressive, and there is a poem attached next to it.

"But then again, Lu Cairen is Shu Fei's sister's cousin, so her child will naturally be your child as well."

"That's natural. No matter which concubine the child is born from, as long as it is the emperor's flesh and blood, the concubine will treat it as his own child."

Xu Tingyue's hands held the armrest tightly, and her fingers turned white from too much exertion. His face was calm, as if he didn't care about it. "Sister Concubine Shu is really good at joking. If it weren't for the emperor, it would be a big deal. That would be a serious crime that brings trouble to the palace!"

Xu Tingyue didn't mean this at first, but Bai Xinrui deliberately misinterpreted it. Her face suddenly turned as red as blood, and she opened her mouth to tell the difference.

Hua Jingyun saw that the situation was not right, and the two of them were likely to quarrel, she said helplessly.

"Okay, you two should say less." Hua Jingyun turned to look at Bai Xinrui, her tone slightly stern.

"You are about to become a mother-in-law. You must not speak so openly. And you cannot say some inappropriate words just because the emperor loves you. If you do it next time, I will not spare you."

Bai Xinrui nodded perfunctorily, "What the Queen said is that I must listen to the Queen's teachings."

After that, he fiddled with the hairpin in his hair.

Hua Jingyun looked at Xu Tingyue again, "Concubine Shu has always been outspoken and outspoken, and some of her words were unintentional. I hope that for the sake of this palace, Concubine Shu will not get angry with Concubine Bai."

Seeing what the queen had said, Xu Tingyue had no choice but to endure it no matter how dissatisfied she was.

"How can I dare to be angry with the imperial concubine? It would be nice if the imperial concubine didn't deliberately find fault with me. I am clumsy and clumsy with my tongue. I just wish I didn't have a eloquent mouth that can speak lotus flowers."

Hua Jingyun felt a headache and pressed his forehead. Concubine Shu and Concubine Bai had never dealt with each other. Whenever they met, they would quarrel after saying a few words, just like today.

Hua Jingyun glanced at Zhu Ci and said gently: "I think this is Princess Zhu, right? She is indeed the person who served beside Concubine Bai. She is truly a natural beauty."

Zhu Ci looked at the people around her and all their eyes fell on her again. Her cheeks turned red and she stood up helplessly.

"Thank you, the Queen." She muttered for a moment, then turned red and couldn't say anything else, so she just stared at her toes nervously.

She was originally just a palace maid doing rough work in Yongfu Palace. She had never met the queen before, so she didn't know what to say. It was normal for her to feel awkward. Being too smart and alert makes people suspicious.

Someone sneered, it was Imperial Concubine Yang Yunxi, "Mrs. Zhu is now the master. It's not okay to be so timid."

"Mrs. Zhu is originally a palace maid, so it is reasonable for her to be petty in her words and deeds."

Zhuang Xiaoxiao covered his mouth and snickered, glancing at Zhu Ci up and down with carefully painted eyebrows, full of contempt.

"But Imperial Lady Zhu will also serve the Holy Master from now on. This bad habit must be changed as soon as possible. Oh, but Imperial Lady Zhu is so lucky. Since ancient times, palace maids have started their career as maids. Zhu As soon as the royal maid goes to bed, she becomes the royal maid, which shows how satisfied the emperor is."

"Even if the Emperor is satisfied, this background cannot be changed." Xu Tingyue wrapped the handkerchief around her finger, loosening it and wrapping it again.

"Since the founding of the dynasty in Dayan, there have been no palace maids who have slept with them. I thought I could fly up a branch and turn into a phoenix, but in the end I ended up spending my whole life serving people. I have never seen any concubines who were born as palace maids. Those who can survive as long as Jieyu or even above."

(End of this chapter)