Kunning Palace.

Queen Jiang drank the medicine, but she was still in a bad mood and leaned on the couch, drowsy.

Fanghua walked in from outside, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, and waved her hand to signal the maids serving inside to go down. Then she walked to the bed and whispered, "Madam, I have ordered someone to send Concubine Liu to the Xiaotangshan Palace as you ordered."

"It's just...just..."

Queen Jiang opened her eyes tiredly and said weakly, "Just what?"

Fanghua lowered her head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's just that... Your Majesty is not going alone this year, but is bringing Concubine Rou with him..."

"What did you say?!"

Queen Jiang's eyes widened, her pale face full of surprise: "Who told you this? How could His Majesty bring someone else with him on this day!"

Fang Hua said respectfully, "I dare not lie. This matter has spread throughout the harem, and many people saw Concubine Rou get on His Majesty's carriage. It cannot be false."

Queen Jiang lay on the couch with a complicated expression on her face, like a bitter smile, like a sneer: "That noble lady Rou is indeed different in your majesty's heart. No one has made your majesty make an exception for so many years, but your majesty actually took the initiative to break the habit for her..."

"Alright...Alright... Concubine Liu regards Concubine Rou as a chess piece, and wants to use her to balance my power. I want to see how Concubine Liu will react when her favor is taken away by the chess piece she personally chose!"

Fanghua said worriedly, "Your Majesty, does Concubine Rou really hold such an important position in His Majesty's heart? After all, over the years, women around His Majesty have come and gone, but no one can shake Concubine Liu's position. What's more, she now thinks that Concubine Zhou's heir is in her pocket."

Queen Jiang stared into the distance with an unfathomable look on her face: "Just wait and see, Concubine Rou is definitely not an ordinary person. Even if I am no longer fit and can't see that day, she will sooner or later become Concubine Liu's greatest rival. Maybe I can't defeat Concubine Liu, but she can!"

Fanghua really wants to ask, why does His Majesty go to the Xiaotangshan Palace alone to stay for a short time after his birthday every year?

Why did the Empress feel that Your Majesty had a special place in his heart when she saw that His Majesty made an exception and brought Concubine Rou with him this year?

However, before she could open her mouth, Queen Jiang fell asleep due to exhaustion. Fanghua could only sigh and tuck in the quilt for Queen Jiang.

……

Although Nangong Xuanyu and Shen Zhinian made a low-key trip this time, when the emperor leaves the palace, the ceremony cannot be small.

The carriage they were riding in was very luxurious, with a large interior space. Even with a soft couch and a small table, there was still plenty of room.

Shen Zhinian sat on one side, opened the curtain and admired the scenery outside.

She never regretted entering the palace, and she also liked to use her own means to get a luxurious life. The struggles between the concubines in the palace often made her feel excited. But as a person, it is inevitable that there will be times when she wants to relax.

Although the flowers and plants have withered in winter and most places are bare, it is a rare opportunity that Shen Zhinian does not have to deal with the intrigues in the harem. He enjoys this hard-earned relaxing atmosphere very much.

She didn't wear complicated palace clothes today. Instead, she wore a goose yellow skirt and a velvet flower of the same color on her head. She looked fresh, beautiful, and charming.

Especially with her natural charm, any man who sees her will be attracted by her.

Even emperors are no exception.

However, Nangong Xuanyu, who was sitting on the other side, gradually became gloomy.

This little girl is really heartless! There are so many women in the harem, but he made an exception just for her. But she was just looking at the scenery all the way and seemed to have forgotten him.

Of course Shen Zhinian felt the gradually decreasing air pressure in the carriage, but he continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way as if he hadn't noticed anything.

After all, there are too many women around the emperor who flatter and curry favor with him. If Shen Zhinian wants to really get into his heart, it is useless to coax him with sweet words.

She wanted Nangong Xuanyu to always have emotional fluctuations when he was with her, to stir up ripples in his heart again and again, to make him happy, to make him delighted, to make him angry, and even to make him sad!

In this way, he will feel deeply for her and his emotional connection with her will grow deeper and deeper.

This is the real way to win people’s hearts!

Of course, the degree of this is not so easy to grasp. After all, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and the heart of the emperor is like an abyss. If you make a mistake in a small place, you may offend the emperor at the least, or even lose his favor completely and be crushed to pieces!

When facing Nangong Xuanyu, every word Shen Zhinian said, every expression he showed, and every thing he did were carefully designed.

Seeing that Shen Zhinian didn't notice his displeasure, the emperor felt annoyed, but he didn't get angry with her. He just put the teacup in his hand on the table with a little force.

Under normal circumstances, Shen Zhinian would definitely stop while he was ahead and immediately rush up to ask His Majesty what was wrong to show that he cared about him.

But today, she suddenly wanted to test how much favor and patience the emperor had for her. This would determine her next steps and how to deploy them.

So Shen Zhinian continued to look out the window intently, as if he was mesmerized by the scenery outside.

The emperor was moody, because everyone had to look at his face to survive, he didn't need to suppress himself in front of anyone. If other concubines made him unhappy, he would not tolerate them at all.

But for some reason, he couldn't harden his heart towards Concubine Rou.

He didn't know how long he would have to wait for this little girl to notice his emotions. In the end, the emperor was the first to give in and personally walked over to pull Shen Zhinian into his arms.

"ah……"

Shen Zhinian cried out softly and glanced at Nangong Xuanyu shyly: "Your Majesty, what are you doing..."

When she lowered her head, the corners of her lips curled up in a satisfied arc.

The emperor was more tolerant of her than she had imagined.

Nangong Xuanyu was satisfied only after he held her in his arms. He pinched her charming face unhappily and said, "How dare you ask?"

"I took you out of the palace on purpose, but since you got on the carriage, you have been staring outside, as if I am nothing in your eyes."

"Other concubines accompanying me are all very cautious. They become terrified when I give them a look. You are so bold that you dare not take me seriously!"

If the emperor said this with a cold face, Shen Zhinian would immediately kneel down and plead guilty. But at this moment, although there was dissatisfaction on his handsome face, there was no anger.

Shen Zhinian smiled coquettishly, and her soft arms climbed up Nangong Xuanyu's neck.

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