Empress and Empress

On the second day, Emperor He came to Yuan Xingye's place after he came down to court. Yuan Xingye was practicing swords, but when he saw Emperor He arrived, he stopped and put away his long sword and asked Luoyan to bring tea and cakes.

"Well, what do you think of this Concubine Tea?" He Di asked.

Looking at the crystal clear leaves in the tea bowl, Yuan Xingye lowered his eyelids and said. "This tea is very good, thank you for your concern." Most concubines like to drink refreshing drinks, but Yuan Xingye prefers to drink tea.

"You Yuan family like to drink tea." He Di said softly. He reached out his hand to touch Yuan Xingye, but he withdrew his hand midway.

Yuan Xingye looked at the lotus in the pond, "These lotus have bloomed before, and we will have to wait until next year to see the lotus."

"What's so difficult about this, I ordered someone to make you a few jade lotus flowers and put them in the courtyard. Wouldn't it be more pleasing to the eye if the jade lotus flowers are paired with white snow in winter?" He Di said. Waved and called the chief eunuch.

Yuan Xingye looked at the unattractive chief eunuch next to Emperor He. He had been the chief eunuch since Emperor He came to the throne. After so many years in the palace, it was not easy for him to be stable enough to meet this person.Although he couldn't participate in the affairs of the court, he said that the person He Di trusted the most was none other than him.

"Zhang Ping, pass on my will, servant of the Propaganda Department."

Yuan Xingye has never had any objection to this foolish behavior, and Zhang Ping smiled as always, leading the way.After Zhang Ping left, Yuan Xingye said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you don't need to spend a lot of trouble, and my concubines feel uneasy."

"It doesn't matter." He Di shook his head, "I am the Son of Heaven, how can I let my concubine feel sad for these things."

"The concubine thanked His Majesty for the reward." Yuan Xingye got up and bowed down.

"My concubine is flat." He Di didn't come over to support her. "Since my concubine loves lotus, why not go to the Taiye Pond for a walk."

"Yes."

Regarding Yuan Xingye's liking for lotus, He Di seemed to be very happy. He was in high spirits along the way, and when he arrived at the Taiye Pool, he asked someone to prepare a banquet, and the two sat down in the pavilion.

At that time, Taiming Palace was built around the Taiye Pond. The pool was so deep that its bottom was not visible. There were three mountains in the pool, which symbolized the three fairy mountains in Penglai overseas. Every year, Emperor He ordered people to plant lotus flowers in places where the pool was not deep. , At this time, the breeze blows through the water and the waves are not happy, plus the willows on the shore, the whole is a fairy picture.Although there are no lotus flowers in late autumn, the scenery is still pleasant.

Zhang Ping stood behind He Di, helping He Di prepare vegetables from time to time.Yuan Xingye didn't like someone helping to prepare the dishes, so he always picked up the dishes by himself. Naturally, he was powerless for the dishes that were farther away.He Di looked at her gently, and even walked over to pick up a plate of green bamboo shoots that Yuan Xingye was looking at but couldn't reach, and put it in front of her.

Zhang Ping still had a smile on his face, as if he was not surprised by what was happening in front of him.Yuan Xingye was a little surprised. She knew that although Emperor He was gentle with his concubine, he had never done this. She was about to stand up to thank her but was held back by Emperor He.

"It's okay, don't worry about these little things."

Yuan Xingye had no choice but to sit down. She knew that the guards around her were also He Di's confidantes, so she definitely wouldn't talk too much. She only wore her face, so she was afraid that someone in the palace would see it.When people talk too much, she will inevitably become the target of public criticism.But think about it, this place is actually safer than her bedroom. Apart from the soldiers she brought, the bedroom is all the eyeliners placed by her side.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xingye didn't think too much, so he could eat with peace of mind.He Di seemed to find it fun to pick up vegetables, so he began to serve Yuan Xingye with vegetables from time to time.His eyes were soft with a touch of doting.Even with Yuan Xing's firm ambition, he was a little at a loss.

At this time, a sentence suddenly came from the side, "Concubine sees Your Majesty." It was Xia Zimo, Concubine De, and Mei Xiurong.He Di put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "So it's the three concubines."

Concubine De is one of the four concubines, Mei Xiurong and Xia Zimo are favorite concubines, Emperor He ordered people to add more bowls and chopsticks, and the three of them also sat down.Yuan Xingye originally sat on the left side of Emperor He, and the highest title of Concubine De was naturally seated next to Emperor He, so he sat on Emperor He's right, and Mei Xiurong sat on the lower head of Concubine De.Xia Zimo sat down under Mei Xiurong.

Although the stone table in the pavilion was not small, it was not too big, and it was still roomy for five people to sit on. However, Xia Zimo suddenly realized that she and Yuan Xingye were next to each other if the distance in between was not counted.

Just now, she saw He Di serving Yuan Xingye with vegetables, and she also saw Yuan Xingye's expression at that time. For some reason, she suddenly felt jealous, and after the jealousy, there was a pain in her chest.She was afraid that the other two would find out, so she hurried forward to see her.

Yuan Xingye looked at Xia Zimo and found that Xia Zimo was just watching his heart. Although he was joking with everyone, he was absent-minded.

Concubine De was wearing a dark pink gauze dress today, with a thin chain around her neck, adorned with a red agate, and a simple bun on her head, tied with a pearl-encrusted headband. Plug in the onyx step shaker.Simple and elegant, but also give birth to infinite style.

Xia Zimo looked around. Although Mei Xiurong didn't like to compete for favor, she was dressed brightly and had exquisite makeup.I also carefully groomed and dressed in the morning, only Yuan Xingye still wore a simple ponytail and wore lavender palace clothes, but the style was more similar to men's clothes.But even so, his appearance and posture were a hundred times better than others.

Thinking of the jealousy in her heart, Xia Zimo was a little startled---she told herself not to think about it, and then took a drink from the glass in front of her.

At this time, He Di's thoughts were all on Concubine De, although Concubine De's dress was gorgeous and the things she used were all hard to buy, but it was normal in the harem, but Concubine De had a faint fragrance, which smelled very distracting. outside nostalgia.

Emperor He focused on talking to Concubine De, and after dinner he said, "I haven't been to Concubine De's place for some days, so I'll go and see it today." Several others bowed down to see Concubine De, and Concubine De was overjoyed and left happily .Only Xia Zimo, Yuan Xingye and Mei Xiurong were left behind.Mei Xiurong is good at playing the qin, seeing that the atmosphere is dull at this time, she suggested playing the qin to relieve the boredom.

After a while, the waiter set up the qin and incense. The qin is something that Mei Xiurong often used, and it was given by Emperor He. It was named "Chunlei".The word "Spring Thunder" is engraved on the bottom and neck of the piano.The sound of the qin is thick and clear, and it is a famous qin in the world.Xia Zimo is also a famous teacher and professor, so he has heard about this piano for a long time, so he stopped thinking about it and concentrated on listening to the sound of the piano.

Mei Xiurong's technique and artistic conception can be called everyone, and her face is like peaches and plums, even the palace people almost forget what they are doing and concentrate on listening to the piano.The sound of the piano is like complaints, endless grief, it seems that you can see the scene of the woman anxiously waiting for her husband to return.At the end of the last song, Mei Xiurong ended with a vibrato.

"Its environment is profound and its meaning is long." Yuan Xingye said.

"Compared to my sister, what Zimo played before is really insignificant." Xia Zimo also laughed.

Mei Xiurong stood up and smiled lightly, "I'm just kidding, I just have nothing to do to relieve my boredom."

Yuan Xingye looked at Mei Xiurong indiscriminately. It could be seen that she was not happy in the palace.But they didn't ask too much, the three of them chatted and laughed for a while, and then went back to the palace.

In the next few days, Emperor He went to Concubine De's place almost every day, but he neglected the former favorite concubine, but everyone in the palace said that Emperor He was in a state of mind, and it was not uncommon for Emperor He to suddenly favor concubines who had not been favored for a long time. Well, no one was surprised.Although he knew that Concubine De was likely to be back in favor for a short time, but Concubine De's bedroom, which was empty for a while, became lively again.

Concubine De has been in the palace for many years, her mind is naturally calm, and she still goes to the queen's bedroom to pay her respects every day, and she doesn't change much except for her gorgeous makeup.If Concubine De is favored, Concubine Li and her family will naturally not be reconciled, but they thought that the emperor would not linger for too long, so they didn't take any action at first.

But who would have thought that Emperor He went to Concubine De's bedroom every day for more than half a month.