Hidden golden branches

Chapter 5 Grievance
  When Xiao Xuan was about to leave, he saw a slim girl wearing a moonlight peony smoke embroidered skirt walking out of the Wanshou Hall. She had black hair and snowy skin, and the golden sunlight shone in from behind her, as if giving her body The shape is covered with a layer of soft golden light, and the flowers of various colors blooming all around make her skin white and pink, and her whole body seems to be covered with haze, which is indescribably soft and elegant.

Seeing that she was as tall as a willow tree, she walked gracefully in front of a few rare peonies that were placed in a conspicuous position in the middle. When she squinted her eyes in intoxication and took a deep sniff, she saw the niece and nephew of the Queen Mother who came out of the Wanshou Palace. Qi Yu was wearing a priceless peach-red brocade skirt embroidered with gold thread. She glanced around first and saw that no one was paying attention. Then she walked to the little girl's side and stepped from Peony. He pinched off the most beautiful flower in the middle of the tree. When the little girl was stunned, he took the peony flower in his hand to his nose and sniffed it intoxicatedly for a few times. A stuffed hand.

Then, Qi Yu was seen shouting in a fuss: "Hey! It's terrible, Chen Wanru picked the peonies of the Queen Mother!"

When she exclaimed, the ladies who were chatting with the Queen Mother in the main hall were immediately attracted by the exclamation and surrounded the Queen Mother and came out.

Xiao Xuan did not expect that the little girl named Chen Wanru was not panicked or stupid at all. When Qi Yu threw the peony into her hand and screamed, the little girl was stunned and quickly returned the peony in her hand. After reaching Qi Yu's hand, he quickly took a few steps back, away from the place where the peonies were placed.

Not only Qi Yu was dumbfounded by the little girl's operation, but Xiao Xuan also smiled. The little girl was really a master of operations.

My cousin-in-law is the one who 'steals the chicken but loses the rice'!

Not only that, when she heard the sound of people walking this way, the little girl named Chen Wanru stretched out her small hand to pull her lower eyelid, stretched out her pink tongue and made a face at Qi Yu.

Needless to say, Qi Yu was so angry that he stamped his feet and gnashed his teeth!
  Seeing this, Xiao Xuan, who had always been indifferent to women, couldn't help but curl his lips. For some reason, there was a string in his heart that seemed to be being pulled again and again.

Most of the concubines in the harem were beauties of various colors who were dull and polite, and none of them was his favorite.

Sharing a bed with them is just for the continuation of the heir, and has nothing to do with feelings.

When everyone came out to take a look, what was amazing was that the most beautiful peony in the middle, which was the most rare to the Queen Mother, had been picked by her grandniece.

Qi Yu, who was holding the peony flower in his hand, did not forget to frame the little girl. He freed up a hand to point at the little girl and defended with red eyes: "The Queen Mother, it was her, she pinched it The peonies were stuffed into Yu'er's hand!"

Chen Wanru didn't expect Qi Yu to be so evil-minded. She was usually jealous that she was better looking than her when they met, and she couldn't compare to her in playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. She would confront her if she couldn't win.

But she couldn't kill herself at the palace banquet!

If she was punished by the Empress Dowager today and returned home, her patriarchal mother would not skin her, and then make her a concubine to a high-ranking official and sell her daughter to get money.

After fighting Qi Yu many times and suffering losses, Chen Wanru also gained experience.

"Hey, Miss Qi, what are you talking about? The little girl just walked here and hasn't reached the peonies yet. How could she pick the flowers?" The little girl held the hem of her skirt with both hands and stepped aside to defend herself.

It’s not like everyone is blind, can’t they tell who picked the flowers?
  The Queen Mother's face darkened instantly. Speaking of which, that was her old man's favorite potted flower.

I saw that the flowers were blooming brightly and were of rare varieties, so I took them out to show off.

Who would have thought, not only could he not show off, but he was also ruined by his niece.
  The Queen Mother was so depressed that the flower-viewing banquet was halfway through and then stopped.

It's just that Xiao Xuan's heart beat like never before when he saw the little girl's smile like a little fox. Xiao Xuan, who returned to the palace, was as uncontrollable as a young man. It took a lot of effort to catch up with Chen Wanru, who was unwilling to enter the palace as a concubine.

After that, in addition to honoring his ancestors, Xiao Xuan went to the Queen's Fengzao Palace for two days every month, and did not stay overnight to chat with the Queen. After drinking tea, he turned back to Zichen Palace.

For the rest, whenever I go to the harem to stay overnight, I have always gone to Minghua Palace for the past ten years.
  It can be seen that the imperial concubine Chen Wanru has always been a favorite.

Whether others are envious or jealous.

The imperial concubine said that she was also innocent and that she could not control the emperor's feet. Besides, she did not want to.

Xiao Xuan also goes his own way.

When the palace attendants in Minghua Palace saw the emperor arriving, wearing black uniforms with rolling dragon patterns, they all knelt down and shouted: "I have seen the emperor, may the emperor be safe!"

Chen Wanru, who was wearing a mahogany palace dress embroidered with gold and peony, heard the noise and immediately walked out of the palace to greet her. Xiao Xuan, who was wearing a dress, supported her and said, "My beloved, there is no need to be polite."

Chen Wanru lowered her eyebrows and curled her lips in order not to be seen, and thought to herself: The emperor has been saying this for many years, but if he doesn't follow the rules, and someone spreads it to the ears of the censors, he will give another piece of advice from Shang Shu.
  Xiao Xuan held Chen Wanru's hand and walked towards the main hall. Then Xiao Xuan let go of Chen Wanru's hand. The two emperors and concubines sat on the red lacquered nanmu seats on both sides of the red lacquered nanmu high table with carved dragon and phoenix eyes inlaid with east beads. .

After the palace guests served tea and retired, the topic the emperor and concubine talked about must be about Sun Yi, who had taken credit in exchange for breaking off the engagement.

Chen Wanru left the red lacquered and carved nanmu chair, greeted Xiao Xuan, and said guiltily: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted because of Jiaer, and asked you to get the imperial edict to grant a marriage, and also asked you to send Sun Yi to go to Western Xinjiang to make contributions. It’s all my concubine’s fault, and I have wronged you, Your Majesty.”

Isn’t the emperor just aggrieved?

The marriage given by my emperor actually asked him to use so-called military achievements in exchange for breaking off the engagement!
  "Hey, what did Ru'er say? How can I blame you Ru'er? Get up quickly!" Xiao Xuan quickly stood up and helped the imperial concubine up.

Chen Wanru also stood up and sat back on her red lacquered and carved nanmu chair.

Xiao Xuan picked up the Jade Dragon teacup, took a sip of tea slowly, put down the teacup and said, "It's a good thing that he went to the frontier fortress and made meritorious service and came back. Otherwise, how would we know that this person is a wolf-hearted person? After Rong'er marries him in the future, he will be moved to him by his strange thoughts. If we reconcile, wouldn't it hurt her even more?"

When the imperial concubine heard this, she pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That's right."

Think about it, if after getting married, Sun Yi saw the woman he liked and divorced Chen Rong regardless of it, who would Chen Rong cry to?
  After the imperial concubine entered the palace, she also gave birth to two sons, Xiao Xuan Aiwu and Wu. Of course, these two princes were deeply loved by the emperor.

　Chen Wanru: Your Majesty, you have been wronged. The marriage you personally offered me was actually withdrawn by Sun Yi.
  　　Xiao Xuan: Huh, no problem, let him stay in the seventh-grade official position until he is old!
  　　Xiao Zi: Hee hee, the emperor’s golden words mean that Sun Yi’s future is gone.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)