The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 196

Chang Xi opened his eyes and saw that there were ministers from the outer court, concubines from the inner court, three princes and concubines, and well-known scholars in Tsing Yi from Chang'an City on this riverside.Chang Xi couldn't help feeling the openness of the Tang Dynasty and the noble status of women. Looking at the entire ancient times, there were few dynasties that allowed concubines and ministers to meet so easily.

After walking a few steps, I heard a clear voice from behind me, "Wu Zhaoyi!"

Chang Xi turned around and saw that it was King Xue and Li Ye, and wondered: This invisible prodigal son called himself Wu Zhaoyi in a proper manner, and stopped teasing him for being a little lady?Could it be because of Xiao Meiren's presence?Just wondering in my heart, when I took a closer look, I couldn't help laughing, even the corners of my eyebrows and eyes were smiling.

"My concubine, Concubine Xue Wang, Webster's meeting with Wu Zhaoyi!" A beautiful woman in a tulle skirt with falling flowers and tails next to Li Ye slowly bowed down.

Chang Xi hastily said a word of courtesy, and looked at her carefully, only to see that this Webster had an oval face, two eyebrows that were as beautiful as spring mountains, a small nose, and a small cherry mouth. Also a beauty.

Li Ye seemed to be very unimpressed with this concubine, he had never seen him bring Wei Shi into the palace to attend any palace banquets, and he did not often mention her, why the two of them came here side by side is surprising!Chang Xi has always regarded Li Ye as a confidant, so it's not embarrassing, but Li Ye is a little embarrassed.Seeing his bound hands and feet, the corners of Chang Xi's mouth curled up: Is he afraid of his wife?No wonder all his concubines live in other courtyards, the feeling is that this concubine is too powerful!
Seeing Li Ye standing there dumbfounded, Wei Shi smiled at the woman beside Chang Xi and said, "This must be Miss Xiao!"

"Exactly!" Beauty Xiao pulled back her clothes as a salute.

Chang Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: Did Wei Shi find out about the affair between Miss Xiao and Li Ye, and that's why he followed her into the palace?I hope this Wei Shi is smarter and doesn't make it public, otherwise not only Xiao Meiren's life will be lost, but Li Ye will also be imprisoned!
Chang Xi stared at Wei Shi closely, feeling extremely nervous, but Wei Shi held Xiao Meiren's hand and said, "I feel like old friends with the beauty at first sight, the scenery over there is just right, are you interested in traveling together?"

Xiao Meiren was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said: "It's an honor!"

Said that the two went side by side, before leaving, Wei Shi turned his head and gave Chang Xi a look that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.

Chang Xi was so surprised that Hua Cairen also took the opportunity to slip aside.Only then did Li Ye heave a sigh of relief, Chang Xi glanced at him coldly, grabbed his sleeve and said, "Come with me!"

Li Ye was led viciously by Chang Xi and walked to the weeping willow by the river, "Did you enter the palace a few nights ago?"

"Which night? The third brother asked me to play chess these days, and I entered the palace almost every night!" Li Ye shrugged his shoulders, not knowing why Chang Xi talked to him so viciously.

Chang Xi spat, "Don't talk about him! Besides going to the Palace of Eternal Life to play chess with His Majesty, have you ever been to other places?"

"Go!" Li Ye said without any concealment.

Chang Xi asked anxiously, "Where did you go!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I went to the base of the wall of Wenxin Courtyard to spy on you!"

"You!" Chang Xi waved his hand and hit him, "You're so serious! I'm asking you something serious!" He stomped his feet and looked at Li Ye with a frown.

Seeing that Chang Xi was really angry, Li Ye was very surprised. He quickly waved his hands and said, "I haven't been to any other place except the Palace of Longevity!" Looking at Chang Xi's half-believing eyes, he had to answer: "Every After playing chess with third brother, it was Eunuch Gao who sent me out of the palace, if you don’t believe me, you can ask him!”

"Okay! Trust you once!" Chang Xi said helplessly.

Li Ye rolled up his sleeves angrily, "My little lady has no heart! Tell me how many times this king has helped you! You don't trust me so much, huh!"

Seeing that his chest was heaving with anger, Chang Xi hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, it's my fault! I just want to make an apology to you! Let's go, this Qujiangchi is being watched by people with ulterior motives." It’s troublesome again if it’s passed to His Majesty’s ears!”

Li Ye said angrily: "Then you go! This king is here to calm the fire!"

Chang Xi stuck out her tongue, helped the weeping willow away, and went. When she looked back at Li Ye, he was still standing by the water with his arms crossed and angry.

Is it really not him? !Chang Xi had a little doubt in his heart. Thinking about it carefully, the conversation that night was undoubtedly about Li Ye. Could it be that someone framed him?Just wondering, when I looked up, I saw Concubine Mei standing alone by the river, wearing a white gauze dress on the upper body, and a white gauze skirt with trailing tails on the skirt. On the skirt, there was a hand-painted painting of plum blossoms in ink. Fly with the breeze.

Just as Chang Xi was about to go over to say hello, she saw Liu Mei walking over slyly, and said with a coquettish smile, "Ms. Concubine Mei's dress is really unique!"

"How unique!" Concubine Mei didn't even look at her, her eyes were still on the Oulu in the distance.

Liu Meiren's expression was stagnant, and she said embarrassingly: "This skirt is exquisitely crafted, and the ink plum blossoms on it add to the elegance, bringing out the incomparable temperament of the empress!"

"Really! Aren't you all mocking me behind your back as an ice cube that can't speak! This time, you have an elegant temperament again? It seems that Liu Meiren is still very good at changing faces in Sichuan opera!" Concubine Mei said in a cold tone. Liu Meiren's face was flushed with what she said, and she slipped away silently clutching her handkerchief.

Chang Xi laughed, causing Concubine Mei to look back and look around.

"Just dismiss her casually, why bother to make such an enemy?" Chang Xi walked to Concubine Mei and said with a smile.

Concubine Mei frowned, "Cursing me openly and secretly, but wanting to flatter me, it's disgusting to watch!"

Chang Xi smiled and said, "Everyone in the harem has a mask, and it's really normal for Beauty Liu to be like this."

Concubine Mei glanced at Chang Xi, and said calmly: "I think Qingshui Furong is the most beautiful, I don't want to wear those fancy masks!"

Chang Xi said: "Looking at the entire Xingqing Palace, the only one who can live so recklessly is Concubine Mei."

Concubine Mei said disdainfully: "Does Wu Zhaoyi also want to compliment Bengong like them?"

Chang Xi smiled and shook her head, "I'm not complimenting Concubine Mei, but the ink painting of plum blossoms on the dress!"

"You think she's good too?" Concubine Mei lowered her eyebrows and said calmly.

Chang Xi nodded, and whispered softly: "Sparse shadows slant horizontally, the water is clear and shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the moonlight dusk."

Concubine Mei had a very disapproving expression at first, thinking that Chang Xi would also say aloof and clean compliments like the other palace concubines, but she actually recited a poem.

"Sure enough, I'm not mistaken, Zhaoyi is not the same as those ordinary people!" He said with a long-lost gentle smile without arrogance, and slowly turned away, repeating the poem that Chang Xi said.

Chang Xi secretly laughed: If it is true that time travel has an advantage, I just casually recited a famous line from an ancient poet chanting Mei, and let Concubine Mei admire it so far, I am afraid she would secretly praise her talent in her heart!Thinking in my heart, seeing that it was not early, I went to the queen and all the concubines.

When they arrived at the place where the banquet was held, Li Longji was already sitting behind the table, and the queen was beside him talking and laughing happily.Looking around, the Three Kings, Concubine Li and others were already seated.And Princess Yuzhen and Xiao Yu!

Chang Xi took a deep breath, afraid that if she showed an unsteady expression again, it would be another big trouble in Li Longji's eyes. Seeing Xiao Meiren waving at her, she walked quickly to her seat, raised her head, and looked at her. Princess Yuzhen and Xiao Yu, who sat side by side behind Plum Blossom's couple, smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I saw Princess and Consort, but today I met you two, and they are still like glue. It seems that the relationship is stronger than before!"

Xiao Yu smiled lightly after hearing what Chang Xi said.Chang Xi's smile looking at him was still as unadulterated as before, but the originally clear eyes had a depth that had never been seen before.Princess Yuzhen beamed and said: "Maybe I haven't seen Wu Zhaoyi for a long time, but I'm still so good at talking! I heard that Zhaoyi got the power to assist the Sixth Palace a few days ago. I'm here to congratulate you."

"Thank you princess!" Chang Xi thanked with a slight bow.

Seeing Chang Xi's expression towards Xiao Yu, Li Longji felt relieved, and his mood improved a lot, "Cousin is indeed very capable, and the Assistant Manager Liugong has thought of many ways to save money in the past few days seeing the tension in the frontier war. !"

"Isn't that right! Sister Chang Xi also told Shang Gong Ju and Shang dormitory not to be extravagant, you see my sister doesn't dress up for a long time!" Hua Cairen covered his mouth with a palace fan and laughed.

Li Longji said warmly: "My cousin is beautiful and natural, even without makeup, she is still lovable."

Chang Xi was also very surprised to see Li Longji praising herself so selflessly in front of others, as if it was the first time since she became a palace concubine, she suddenly raised her head to meet his eyes, and saw that her eyes were full of love and no anger Anger and indifference.She didn't know that Li Longji was really happy because she talked to Xiao Yu so calmly, and she was also surprised by his change.

The Empress and Concubine Li started to eat at the same time, only to hear Beauty Liu chuckle, "Wu Zhaoyi is naturally beautiful and knows how to dress up, it's a pity." She covered her mouth and laughed, but her eyes looked at Chang Xi's. chest.

All the concubines didn't understand at first, but after following Liu Meiren's gaze, they suddenly realized, and all laughed secretly.

Concubine Li snorted and laughed unscrupulously.

Feng Lu waved her fan and watched Chang Xi embarrassed with a half-smile, while the queen and the others also watched from the sidelines.

Li Ye was angry in his heart, but he couldn't open his mouth. After all, Liu Meiren didn't speak out, and it was Chang Xi who was laughed at when the trouble broke out.

Xiao Meiren looked at Chang Xi with pity, and saw that her hand holding the cup trembled slightly. For so many years, when this scar was about to heal, it was torn open by those people recklessly, and then sprinkled with salt mercilessly. .They were laughing at nothing but the two words that could never be removed at the collarbone on their chests - cheap slaves!
"Enough!" Li Longji slammed the golden cup in his hand on the wooden table, a cold light flickered in his eyes as deep as the sea, and he looked around at the concubines, making them all tremble in fright, shrank their necks, and couldn't help it. Dare to laugh again.

The banquet was extremely quiet, and everyone was very embarrassed.

Chang Xi held back the tears in her eyes, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this wine is a bit strong, and I drank a few more glasses, and I feel a little uncomfortable. I want to go to Longchi for a walk!"

"Go!" Li Longji felt a little heartbroken looking at the weak woman in front of him.

Xiao Meiren grabbed Chang Xi's hand: "Sister, I'll go with you."

Chang Xi half covered her face with her palace fan and said, "No need, I want to walk alone!" She waved her hand and left her seat while everyone was watching.The countless gazes from behind scalded Chang Xi's back like fire, making her tremble a little when she walked, and finally insisted on getting out of everyone's sight, she staggered to a place by the Qujiang Pool Under the rockery, he burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)