The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

After Taoxi helped Zhaoyue finish bathing, the sky had already darkened. The rain had become much lighter but was still falling, lingering on the flowers and leaves in the yard.

Despite the coldness, Zhaoyue kept laughing. Taoxi couldn't help but said, "My lady, what are you laughing about? You've been laughing for an hour."

"Yes, is that so?" Zhao Yue touched his lips subconsciously, and quickly regained his composure: "What does a child know? Don't ask."

"Oh." Taoxi had to shut her mouth and muttered to herself: My lady, you are only one year older than me.

She served the hot pear soup to Zhaoyue and said, "Why is little Quanzi still sleeping? I'll go wake him up." It was really awkward for him to sleep in his master's room.

Zhao Yue shook her head: "Let him sleep, go get the pattern I didn't finish embroidering yesterday."

Taoxi curled her lips: "Yes."

The young master really dotes on the young Quan, so angry!

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Yanxi Palace.

Caiyue brought in a bucket of hot water, added hot water to Concubine Gao, picked up the rose petals on the tray and sprinkled them in: "Your Majesty, you were born fair, and now your skin looks even whiter than before."

"Really?" Concubine Gao lazily lay in the tub, raised her arms and looked at her skin: "Hua Ying is honest with me, and she has brought out such a good thing. Every time I take this medicinal bath, I feel light."

Caiyue smiled and massaged her shoulders: "The queen is her support, Hua promised that she would obediently offer all the good things to her."

"Hua promised that once every three days would be fine, Madam, you should stop doing it once a day now."

Concubine Gao closed her eyes and said, "It won't be long before the birthday banquet. I can't wait. Since it's a medicinal bath, it must be harmless to the body. I don't feel any discomfort."

Caiyue nodded: "Yes."

The maid outside said, "Madam, Hua Da Ying is here."

Concubine Gao stood up and walked out of the wooden barrel. Caiyue helped her put on her clothes: "Madam, your waist is even thinner now."

She looked at the graceful figure in the bronze mirror and smiled softly, "Look, how does my dance compare to Hua's?"

"Of course it's the queen's good."

Inside the palace, Hua Ni stood with a calm expression. She waited for Concubine Gao to come out before she bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Concubine Gao hummed, and Caiyue said, "Promise to sit down first. Your Majesty has just finished bathing."

The maid brought hot tea. Compared with the treatment she had received in the previous days, this hot tea made a world of difference to her.

Hua Ni sat in her seat, looking at Concubine Gao who was dressing up through a layer of clouds and gauze. Caiyue was applying something on her cheeks.

When Concubine Gao came out, half an incense stick of time had passed. She was wearing a moon-colored long butterfly skirt. Her face was gentle, and her dimples became more obvious and graceful.

Hua Ni was a little surprised. She had fair skin to begin with, but every time they met, she discovered that her skin became more and more beautiful. Even her round nose, which she was not very satisfied with, had become much smaller.

She praised without leaving any trace: "When the queen appeared, the palace was as bright as pearls, which made this concubine dazzled."

Concubine Gao found her more and more pleasing to the eye: "Really? Hua Da Ying's words are getting sweeter and sweeter."

Hua Ni asked with a smile: "Is the facial cream used by the Empress from the Ministry of Internal Affairs? I have seen it before and heard that it is made from flower seeds and medicinal herbs."

Concubine Gao raised her eyebrows, feeling slightly proud.

Cai Yue: "The one that Hua promised to mention, our queen has long stopped using it. Now she uses the Snow Skin Gel sent by Grand Tutor Gao. It is made from natural snow mountain ice water and hundreds of dried flowers. The process is complicated and only a small bottle can be obtained in a year."

Hua Ni pretended to be surprised and exclaimed: "I am so ignorant that I have never even heard of it. Your Majesty using this thing is really the icing on the cake. When His Majesty sees it, he will definitely be fascinated."

Concubine Gao looked her up and down and said, "Forget it. I will let you take charge of me today, Caiyue."

Caiyue responded, took out the gel paste, and held it in front of Hua Ni: "Hua Ni, please take a look."

Hua Ni looked at it carefully for a while, staring at the snow-white paste inside and sniffing it. Her eyes flashed and disappeared in an instant: "It is indeed fragrant and pleasant. It is a rare treasure. Thank you, Madam, for letting me broaden my horizons today."

Concubine Gao waved her hand and said, "Can we learn today? I am very bored with those boring steps."

Hua agreed and stood up: "Your Majesty is born weak, so you can stop after taking this medicinal bath once more. Then you can learn it. Today, you should learn the steps first."

Concubine Gao sighed and said, "Okay, when the time comes, write a prescription for the medicinal bath to Caiyue. I think it's very good."

"Yes."

An hour later, Concubine Gao wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief and said, "I learned dancing before, but I never thought it was so difficult. It turns out that dancing to seduce men requires so many tricks."

She looked at Hua and agreed, her tone softened: "I feel a little distressed when I think of you dancing like this every day."

"..." Hua Ni smiled wryly: "It's getting late, Your Majesty should rest. Your Majesty is very intelligent and learns very quickly, there's no need to worry."

Concubine Gao took a sip of the hot tea Caiyue offered her: "Well, you can go down."

After Hua Ni left, Concubine Gao asked, "Your Majesty, have you turned over the cards today?"

"Your Majesty, it's raining, but His Majesty is still in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. But today, it seems that Meng Yingying has visited him."

"Meng Da Ying?" Concubine Gao frowned. "Lingpin's sister, they are really like sisters, they stick together everywhere."

Caiyue hesitated: "My lady, His Majesty still favors her during the day."

Concubine Gao paused, but was not angry: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and it is not a big deal if he loses his status occasionally. This palace is really getting more and more lively, and it has made Your Majesty indulge in sensual pleasures. It is really unruly.

Since I am temporarily in charge of the six palaces in place of the Queen, let Meng Ying kneel in the room for three hours and send her the picture of the chaste woman so that she can learn it well. "

"Yes."

"By the way, have all the palaces received the sleeping pillows that the Ministry of Internal Affairs provided last time?"

"Except for the Empress, everyone received it. But Concubine Fang didn't seem to like the smell of herbs, so she sent it back the next day."

"It doesn't matter, just take those little bitches."

Caiyue lowered the bed curtain and said, "I'll take my leave."

-

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Dingyuan threw the memorial away and rubbed his temple tiredly. "What nonsense! The floods have just subsided, but there is an insect plague in Henan again. How can there be so many locusts suddenly appear in such weather? They are not afraid of the severe cold at all."

He sighed: "Henan is where Tianzhao stores grain. If something happens, it will definitely affect the supply of the army's rear."

Zhu Dingyuan looked at the circled place names on the map and tapped his knuckles.

Huang Quan came in with a food box: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao sent the pear soup and asked Your Majesty to drink it while it's hot."

He looked away from the picture, smiled, finished the drink in one gulp, and stood up: "Huang Quan, summon the military minister to Wuying Palace for a meeting."

"Yes."