frivolous princess

Chapter 191

The horse-drawn carriage bustled through the red-walled and green-tiled corridors, and the first sun shone dimly over the palace in the distance. The overlapping pavilions seemed to be inlaid with gold, which looked solemn and mysterious.

When the carriage stopped here, an elderly eunuch came up and raised the curtain, and smiled warmly at Nangong Lieyan: "The son came early today, and the empress has just returned from the Changle Palace to greet you. On the way, I was thinking about the arrival of the son. , I told my servants to come pick you up right away!"

"Yo!" Seeing that there was still someone sitting next to Nangong Lieyan, the old eunuch was taken aback for a moment, then quickly regained the enthusiasm just now, while sizing up Shangguan Fuxue, he asked Nangong Lieyan, "My lord, where did you come from?" Beauty?"

"Eunuch Ming, this is General Shangguan's third daughter—Miss Shangguan Fuxue."

"Yo!" The old eunuch looked surprised, "This is the famous 'Miss Shangguan' who moved the capital at the Lanting Yahui! It's really 'better to meet', this real person is much more beautiful than the rumored one!"

Unknowingly, the old eunuch looked at Shangguan Fuxue twice, muttering in his mouth, always felt that he had seen Shangguan Fuxue somewhere, but couldn't remember how.

"Eunuch Ming?!" Nangong Lieyan immediately became impatient when he saw that he was always secretly looking at Shangguan Fuxue.

Eunuch Ming hurriedly withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, lowered his head embarrassingly, there was still a trace of unnatural flush on his face that couldn't be concealed.He seemed to be unable to figure out some things, so he was stunned for a while, then quickly moved aside, continued to use the tone he spoke just now, pretending that nothing happened, and said calmly: "My lord, Third Miss Shangguan, the empress must be waiting for the two of you in the Jiaofang Hall at this time. Hurry up and go in with the slaves!"

Nangong Lieyan gave him a cold look, and Eunuch Ming's head lowered instantly.

Eunuch Ming led the two of them into the corridor, and outside the corridor was a winding lotus pond with patches of duckweed, fields of lotus leaves, and clusters of newly blooming lotus flowers. Under the sun, there seemed to be a lingering mist. There are thousands of amorous feelings.

Shangguan Fuxue was just looking at it with fascination, when he suddenly heard someone yelling: "Imperial Concubine Liang is here!"

At the end of the veranda, a group of court ladies suddenly approached a woman in purple palace attire, scaring the court ladies and eunuchs who were on the veranda to avoid.

Nangong Lieyan went up and gave a salute, "I've seen Concubine Liang!"

Danfeng raised her eyes, but her gaze fell on Shangguan Fuxue who was behind him. Shangguan Fuxue felt that she looked familiar, so she hurriedly bowed, "I have met the empress of Liang Guifei! May your empress be blessed and safe!"

Concubine Liang casually shook the palace fan in her hand, and looked at her carefully, "Where did we meet before?"

"If you go back to your mother, you have met your mother at the Lanting Yahui." Shangguan Fuxue bowed again, "My daughter is Shangguan Fuxue!"

There was a slight tremor at the end of the raised eyes, Concubine Liang's face returned to normal, "The last time I saw you, you didn't look like this. Why is it so different when I see you today?"

"If you go back to your mother, the minister's daughter's face has been healed."

"Healed?" Concubine Liang looked at her in disbelief, but there was no wave in her eyes, she just remained silent for a long time. "How is it possible? I heard from my sister earlier that your face is as if it has been burned, and there is no possibility of healing! Even if there is a cure, the scars will fade away at most. How can you look so good?!"

Concubine Liang looked at her face in disbelief, slowly stretched out her finger, and the slender armor lightly brushed Shangguan Fuxue's cheek, she let out a breath slowly, "It's even more tender and flawless than that fresh tofu! "

Concubine Liang suddenly pinched her jaw, "Do you have any secret recipe that cannot be disclosed?!"

Shangguan Fuxue was taken aback, "Ma'am, what are you talking about? What secret recipe? The scar on my daughter's face is caused by illness. As long as the right medicine is used, it can still be cured!"

Concubine Liang wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back. She just looked at her bitterly, curled her hands tightly, and then turned her head to Nangong Lieyan and said lightly: "Master, come to see the empress again today? Why? Bring Miss Shangguan with you?"

Nangong Lieyan smiled calmly: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. The Queen's Majesty had mentioned the third Miss Shangguan to this eldest son earlier, and wanted to meet her. So, I brought her here specially today."

"Really?" Concubine Liang raised her eyebrows, "This child is truly blessed." After finishing speaking, Yan Ran smiled and walked past the two of them.

Shangguan Fuxue glanced sideways inexplicably, why does this Concubine Liang look so weird?

"I heard that Concubine Liang has some troubles with her appearance recently." Nangong Lieyan explained from the side, "After all, she is getting old, and sooner or later her appearance will fade."

"No wonder she just asked about the secret recipe or not." Shangguan Fuxue suddenly realized.

"Anyone who is interested in sex will have a day when his luster fades and he falls in love." Nangong Lieyan said, "Recently, a new batch of beauties have entered, and I heard that they are in the limelight. Concubine Liang is probably worried about this." Having said that, Nangong Lieyan couldn't help raising her eyebrows, "She rarely loses her composure like this."

The two of them were talking, and they arrived at Jiaofangdian before they knew it.Eunuch Ming led the two of them to the inner hall, and informed the mother who was waiting at the door.

Empress Nangong was dressed in a scarlet phoenix robe, with a nine-feather cloud-patterned phoenix hairpin inserted into a high bun on her temples, and a ruby ​​on her forehead hanging down to the center of her eyebrows.She has always had a good face, even though she is in her early fifties, she can't see the slightest trace of aging, and her skin is as moisturized and shiny as a girl in her early twenties.Her eyebrows and eyes are tactful, but she does not lose her demeanor.When you look closely, although there is a bit of dignity, the face is friendly and easy-going.Compared with Concubine Liang, the Empress is more noble, generous, graceful and dignified; Concubine Liang looks a little more seductive, even though she is well restrained, the thin eyebrows and eyes can't hide that seductive temperament no matter what.

As soon as we met, the Queen smiled and said, "But did you bring Miss Shangguan?"

Nangong Lieyan brought Shangguan Fuxue forward to salute, and said with a smile, "This is the 'Miss Shangguan' that the empress was reading."

The queen then smiled and waved to Shangguan Fuxue, "Miss Shangguan third, come to the front of Bengong, let Bengong take a closer look."

Shangguan Fuxue obediently walked in front of her, the queen looked her up and down, her beautiful face couldn't hide her surprise, "It's lovely just looking at it." She smiled, "Yan'er used to often Mentioned you to me, although some people who came back from the Lanting Ya meeting also reported to me the scene of that day truthfully, but they were not as touching as what Yan'er said. Even though he told me again and again, you don't have a flawless appearance , but every time he talked about you, there was a kind of brilliance on his face that couldn't be hidden. I couldn't help being curious, so I asked Lie Yan about it. Unexpectedly, when this child talked about you, the expression on his face Just like Yan'er, she was beaming with joy."

The queen glanced at Nangong Lieyan with a funny look, and Nangong Lieyan's face couldn't help but darken.

"I was still wondering how attractive that veiled woman with a half-faced ugly face can fascinate my grandson and nephew." This kind of warm maternal radiance makes people feel very cordial, "Now that I have seen the real person, I finally understand."

As she spoke, she couldn't help being taken aback, "But what's the matter with your face? Both Yan'er and Lie Yan said that you wear a veil all day because you are worried that the scar on your face will scare people. Why do you look like that now? , are there no traces at all?"

Shangguan Fuxue said with a slight smile: "Empress, this face of this minister's daughter was indeed unable to be shown to others before. The face of this minister's daughter was caused by a serious illness when she was a child. Now, after a period of treatment, my minister's face The woman's face has returned to normal."

Thinking that a face that had been destroyed beyond recognition would be restored to such a perfect state, the queen couldn't help but secretly amazed.

The queen smiled and said: "I heard that Lie Yan came to see me today, and he has something to tell me? What kind of thing is it? He even brought Miss Shangguan along with him?"

"Your Majesty, my nephew is here to share her worries." Nangong Lieyan smiled.

"Worries?" The queen raised her eyebrows, "The thing that worries me the most now is the queen mother's birthday." She couldn't help sighing, and pressed her forehead with a headache.

"Your Majesty, my nephew is here today to help your Majesty solve this problem."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty, you have heard about Miss Shangguan's outstanding performance in dancing. If she can participate in the performance, she must shine brightly at the birthday banquet."

The queen looked at Nangong Lieyan, was silent for a moment, and said in a manly voice: "Although I have heard about the performance of the third lady at the Lan Ting Ya meeting, I have not seen it with my own eyes. Look at Miss Shangguan's dance." She said, beckoning to the female officer next to her, "Yingtong, go and call the musicians from the palace."

"Your Majesty, are you all calling?" Yingtong lowered her eyebrows and stood in front of her.

"No need, just pick anyone who can do it." The empress responded, then turned to look at Shangguan Fuxue, "Miss Shangguan, how about doing an impromptu dance in front of Bengong later?"

"Everything is up to your mother."

The queen chatted with them for a cup of tea, and saw a slim woman in a moon-white dress holding a pipa, following Yingtong gracefully.

"See empress empress!" The woman curtsied.

The queen laughed and said, "You can choose a more tactful tune and let this girl dance impromptuly."

"Just play "Dancing Danqing" for Miss."

Yingtong had already led Shangguan Fuxue out in a change of dance clothes, the woman plucked the strings with her bare hands, and Shangguan Fuxue's wide sleeves flung away gracefully with the music.Like a banished fairy floating in the wind, she has a faint smile on her lips, her eyes are as clear as water, not stained with dust.Her figure seemed to be kneaded in the rhythm, her slender waist was twisted slightly, and even the hem of her skirt was rippling like a blooming water lotus, with every frown and smile, there was infinite charm, so beautiful that people couldn't feel it. In a trance.

Everyone was watching intently, when they suddenly heard someone report from the door: "Empress Empress, His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, has come to greet Empress!"

(End of this chapter)