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

He Quan changed into clean clothes and came back. Seeing Zhao Yue still sitting in front of him enjoying the rain, he refilled the cup with hot tea: "Qiu Yuhan, my lady should go in."

Zhao Yue didn't raise her head: "Did anyone give you trouble when you went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"No, I just ran into Eunuch Yuan who is beside the Imperial Concubine."

The father-in-law who had conflicts with him before?

Zhao Yueming took a sip of tea: "This is not like your temper, you can endure it."

"Hahaha, my lord, what kind of character do I have? Will I take revenge for any slight?"

"At least I won't be bullied for no reason."

He Quan looked at her, his eyes flashing with an incomprehensible light: "A tall tree attracts the wind, and I can't cause trouble for you, my lady."

Zhao Yue was delighted when she heard this. She put down her tea and wiped her lips. Someone came in from outside. Tao Xi poked her head out with a smile on her face: "My lady, it's Eunuch Huang who is here."

Zhao Yue moved a little, only to feel a pain in her waist, and endured it to see him: "Why is the father-in-law here?"

Huang Quan bowed to her and said, "It's nothing else. Your Majesty is just asking if the young lady received the gift."

"I like it very much. Please go there, sir."

"Oh, his majesty also said that he would come to see my lady at dinner, so my lady can dress up." Huang Quan's eyes were full of relief, as if he had finally found a treasure that could make his majesty happy.

"Okay." Zhaoyue smiled slightly: "Taoxi, escort Eunuch Huang out properly." She gave him a look.

Taoxi understood what he meant, took an umbrella and sent Huang Quan out, and stuffed a small bag of golden melon seeds into his hand at the palace gate. Huang Quan refused several times but finally accepted it: "Your young master, good days are ahead."

Zhao Yue stood in the hall and sighed: "Come and help me."

He Quan took her hand and said, "What's wrong, young lady?"

He helped her to the couch, and seeing that Zhao Yue looked unhappy, He Quan's face inexplicably turned red.

"Nothing, my waist hurts a little." Zhao Yue glanced at his cheek and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you? Why is your face red? Do you have a fever?"

After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "Go down and take your medicine. You don't need to serve me here."

He Quan coughed lightly and said softly, "I'm fine."

Then he suddenly put his palm on her waist: "I have learned some massage techniques, my lady, lie down."

His palm was so large that it almost covered half of her slender waist. Zhao Yue looked at him doubtfully: "Can you do it?"

But she was very uncomfortable, and she lay down as if a dead horse was alive: "Be gentle."

He Quan hummed, massaging in circles with his palms. His slightly cool palms rubbed for a while and gradually heated up, and the numb places gradually became comfortable. Zhao Yue's eyebrows relaxed, and she hummed comfortably: "Not bad."

He sat on the edge of the couch, lowered his head to glance at Zhaoyue's figure, his amber eyes were knowing, and looking closely he saw that his palms were still trembling slightly, and the slight red under his eyelids had not dissipated.

Zhao Yue groaned a few times and felt that something was wrong. His palms were getting hotter and hotter. Even though he was wearing thick clothes, they could not withstand the gradually burning temperature.

And it was so quiet. So quiet that you could hear the sound of raindrops hitting the ground outside.

She couldn't help swallowing and felt even more uncomfortable.

Taoxi saw this scene at the door, frowned slightly, and then left quietly.

Zhao Yue was suddenly awakened by the voices of Qiu Ju and the others outside, and quickly sat up from the couch: "Okay, okay, I feel much better now, no need to rub it."

"Well, then, let me go out and sweep the floor."

"Okay, okay."

He Quan responded very quickly, taking big steps and almost tripping at the threshold. Zhao Yue chuckled softly and his back stiffened slightly.

That’s not right. It’s raining... why are we sweeping the floor?

The rain stopped for a while in the afternoon, and Ningzhu Pavilion, which was seldom visited, welcomed a guest.

Concubine Fang was wearing a light blue skirt embroidered with willow leaves, which made her look much brighter than before. Although her face was still a little haggard, she seemed to have gained some weight.

"Sister, are you taking a rest?"

Zhaoyue was a little surprised: "Taoxi, hurry up and serve tea to my sister."

"No need to be so distant." Concubine Fang sat down and looked around: "Although the place where my sister lives is not big, it is elegant and quiet."

"It's fine as long as it's habitable. I don't care about these things." Zhao Yue smiled good-naturedly.

"Are you feeling better, sister? You came out today even though it rained. I want to take a look." Zhao Yue said playfully, "Sister seems to have gained some weight. She is more beautiful than before."

Concubine Fang covered her lips and smiled: "You, after my miscarriage, I stayed in the palace doing nothing but eating and sleeping to take care of my body. How could I not get fat?"

"Not fat, it looks good this way. I don't like those skinny beauties."

"I was really bored staying in the palace, so I came out for a walk. I thought you lived here, so I came to see my sister."

Concubine Fang's eyes were somewhat teasing, but without any ill intentions: "Congratulations, sister, on your first night with the emperor. With your beauty, sister will definitely be the apple of your eye in the future."

"No flower lasts forever, so please stop teasing your sister."

Hearing Zhao Yue say this, Concubine Fang sighed, her eyes a little sad, and she touched her belly: "Yes... the emperor is unfeeling..."

"Sister, no."

Zhao Yue was shocked. She didn't expect him to be so bold as to speak ill of His Majesty.

But Concubine Fang laughed: "Why are you so nervous? This is my sister's personality. Look at you."

She took off a beautiful orchid-shaped white jade hairpin from her hair and said, "I left in a hurry and didn't bring anything with me. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you as a gift to congratulate you on your successful service to the emperor."

"You are too polite, sister." Zhao Yue accepted the hairpin without any pretense: "Since you have accepted this gift from sister, please do me a favor and have some food here. Of course, it is definitely not as good as Qin Yi's cooking."

Concubine Fang laughed again: "I couldn't ask for more."

Concubine Fang was a very straightforward person and she spoke very directly. Zhaoyue felt a liking for her and the two chatted for a long time until she left when it was time to take her medicine.

"My lady, there won't be any problem with this hairpin, right?" Taoxi asked cautiously.

"Just keep it. Look at how cleanly she took it down today. It should be fine."

When the emperor was about to arrive, Zhaoyue changed her clothes. Her delicate face was full of spring without any makeup. One look at her charming eyes could make one's bones melt.

"The young lady is so beautiful." Taoxi never hesitates to express his obsession with the young lady.

"The rain is about to stop. Let's go and make some Longjing tea, which your Majesty loves to drink. It will warm you up when you come in."

"Yes." Taoxi went down obediently.