I can't afford it, it's super fierce!

Concubine Xian came out of Yuming Palace, and her personal maid followed her all the way and said kind words to comfort her, but Concubine Xian had a calm demeanor, with a bit of smug charm rippling on her lips.

"Concubine Xiang is pretty, but so what? She has a good skin but no brains."

The maidservant followed closely: "What do you mean by your empress, this maidservant can't understand."

"It's just a concubine, arrogant and domineering. If she is so ignorant, how can she be so easy to mess with in the palace. Now she is very prestigious because of His Majesty's favor. But what about the future?" Concubine Xian sneered: "The empress is pregnant. There is an eldest son, who was canonized as the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. The concubine Xiang has just arrived, and she has only one son and a half daughter under her knees, so what can she do?"

The maid listened humbly.

"What's more, His Majesty likes her..." Concubine Xian had a cold light in her eyes, full of sarcasm: "It's just that skin."

As everyone expected, the emperor went to Yanle Palace to visit Concubine Xiang the next night.Concubine Xiang felt angry, and complained to the emperor, who was also willing to comfort her, and rewarded her with some jewellery, brocade and satin.

"Aifei isn't angry anymore?"

"Your Majesty treats the courtiers and concubines so well, how can the courtiers be wronged?" Concubine Xiang nestled in the emperor's arms, and the bursts of magnolia fragrance intoxicated the weak-minded emperor.He embraced Concubine Xiang's slender waist, indulged in indulgence.

When Concubine Xiang woke up early the next morning, she found that the bed beside her was empty, so she tried to call out: "Your Majesty?"

"Concubine Xiang, I'm here." The emperor lifted the curtain of the bed, and the strong morning sun shone in. Concubine Xiang stretched out her hand to shield her eyes, and saw the emperor's handsome face through her fingers.Just as he was about to smile and say something nice to amuse the emperor, he suddenly saw two young eunuchs walking in outside the hall, holding a guqin at one end and the other at the end.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Xiang asked in confusion, "This is..."

The emperor said: "This is the famous qin that the late emperor bestowed on the favorite concubine. Although it cannot be compared with the famous Xiaofeng, it is still a rare good qin in this world."

Concubine Xiang became more and more confused. She got up and walked to Qin with slender feet. She is not a person who loves the piano, and she is not good at rhythm. Is the qin given to the concubines?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Of course."

Concubine Xiang's eyelids twitched a few times: "Your Majesty, my concubine is not good at piano music. If Your Majesty wants to listen to the piano, there are excellent musicians in the palace to perform for Your Majesty."

"I just want to hear you play the piano." The emperor smiled very gently. He stood up and took Concubine Xiang's slightly cold hands: "You are not good at playing the piano. It doesn't matter. You can learn. I want to hear you play the piano. Come on now." Play a song for me."

As the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Xiang would never refuse.Of the three thousand beauties in the harem, none of them tried their best to please His Majesty.But Concubine Xiang is good at dancing, but she doesn't know how to play the piano. She is a little embarrassed, for fear that her poor performance will annoy the emperor.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Xiang still wanted to intercede, but the emperor had already put on a posture of waiting to hear, leaning comfortably on the soft couch with his eyes closed.

Concubine Xiang bit her lower lip lightly, walked up to the guqin bravely, stretched out her hand to caress the body of the guqin, before the music started, Concubine Xiang's heart was already beating wildly.

Concubine Xiang plucked the strings with light white jade fingers, and Concubine Xiang held her breath while carefully examining the emperor's expression. Seeing that there was no difference in his expression, Concubine Xiang was slightly relieved, calmed down and plucked the strings again, making a low-pitched vibrato .

It is worthy of being the famous piano given by the first emperor to my concubine, the sound quality is extraordinary.Although Concubine Xiang didn't like musical instruments, she really appreciated the beautiful sound of the piano. With a smile on her lips, she tried to play a piece.

The syllables fly out and connect together, which can be called a "miao" word.Concubine Xiang was worried and tried hard not to make mistakes, her back was straightened, the middle finger of her right hand was stiff, and her index finger slipped. There was a trembling sound of "clang", which made Concubine Xiang tremble all over.

In such a tense environment, the jarring tremolo of this mistake is no worse than the effect of a cannon exploding overhead.Concubine Xiang's face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at the emperor with his eyes wide open on the soft couch in panic.

Not daring to delay, Concubine Xiang hurriedly rolled her sleeves and got up, went to the emperor and knelt down and said: "I am a humble concubine, I really don't deserve to play this famous piano. I have insulted His Majesty's ears. Your Majesty will make amends."

The emperor frowned slightly, and the maids serving around him trembled in fear.He just looked at Concubine Xiang like that without saying anything. He looked at Concubine Xiang for a long time, as if he had to see some similar phantom from the kneeling woman before he would give up: "You are not good at rhythm, I know. But I want you Can you play the piano well?"

Concubine Xiang shook her body like a frightened bird, and hurriedly fell on the ground and said, "I can do it. Since it is what His Majesty wishes, I will definitely do my best."

The emperor nodded in relief, but that joy was quickly replaced by loneliness. He turned his eyes away from Concubine Xiang and looked at the vast clear sky outside the window: "It doesn't matter how hard you try, when it comes to piano skills , who can compare to him?"

Concubine Xiang was slightly moved, and couldn't help but look up at the emperor.

The emperor noticed the sight, and looked down at Concubine Xiang, Concubine Xiang's heart trembled, she hurriedly lowered her eyebrows and focused her eyes, waiting for the holy words.The emperor didn't speak any more, but he couldn't contain the disappointment that slowly flowed out of his eyes.Concubine Xiang is very good and very similar, but no matter how hard she tries... she is just a substitute.

"You rest, I'm leaving." The emperor only left a lukewarm sentence, and left without looking back.Concubine Xiang still knelt on the spot, she didn't know why, in just a short moment, the king who laughed and was fascinated by her changed his attitude.

"Your Majesty, where are you going next?" Eunuch Tang followed all the way, and the emperor walked alone on the cobblestone road in the imperial garden, looking aimlessly at the vast pavilions ahead.

"In front is Concubine Xian's Yongluo Palace, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor was thoughtful: "Mingxia is one year old, right?"

Eunuch Tang was about to answer, when a few childish babblings suddenly came from a distance.The emperor subconsciously took a few steps closer, and saw the old mother helping Princess Mingxia in a pink jacket to learn to walk, and gently teaching the little princess how to speak.

Mammy: "Father."

"Father, royal father..."

"Long live."

"Wan, long live..."

"Long live the emperor."

The little princess moved forward clumsily with her sausage legs, she was extremely cute.The round eyes glanced forward, and immediately shouted cheerfully: "Father, father... Huang, ten thousand, old..."

The nanny looked forward, and hurriedly pulled back the little princess who was trying to run over, knelt down in fear and fear: "Your Majesty, my servant."

The emperor took a few steps forward, and hugged the little princess affectionately. The giggles and giggles were endless, and the emperor who was originally in a gloomy mood pushed aside the clouds and showed a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and it's getting darker."

"Royal father, imperial concubine, elder brother of the prince." The little princess's small cherry mouth popped out and called out, regardless of whether the person calling was present or not, she kept repeating it endlessly.

"The princess just learned how to speak, and she is still fresh." Eunuch Tang beside him said with a smile.

The emperor nodded, loving this daughter more and more.Mammy retreated silently, and Eunuch Tang wisely walked a little further to give the father and daughter some time to spend alone.

"I haven't seen your mother and concubine for quite a while."

"Xiang, Xiang..."

"What?" The emperor looked at Princess Mingxia and said, "Concubine Xiang is disrespectful to your concubine mother?"

Princess Mingxia blinked her big innocent eyes and giggled.

The emperor's face was a little displeased: "Your concubine mother is a first-rank concubine, and Concubine Xiang is one level lower than her no matter how you say it, how can she be so ignorant of etiquette?"

The little princess was keenly aware that the emperor was unhappy, and her little faces were wrinkled together, looking like she was about to cry.When the emperor saw her, he hugged her and coaxed her: "Yun Nuan is good, since Concubine Xian has been wronged, I will comfort her well."

"Father, love..."

"I naturally like your mother and concubine." The emperor caressed the little princess's head.The little princess blinked: "I love..."

"Concubine Xiang?" The emperor stared at the blue sky reflected in the clear pupils of the little princess, feeling peaceful in his heart. He didn't say anything for a long time, but looked at the princess's immature face for a long time, and sighed: "She looks like Jiang Li, what do you think?"

Maybe the little princess's head is full of sugar crisps, and it's because she is still young and doesn't understand anything.Only when the emperor had accumulated some heavy words in his heart could he confide them without any scruples.

"It doesn't look like it?" The emperor held the princess' baby hand and said, "I don't think so either. There is no one in this world who can make Jiang Li so perfect. It is because of this that I think it is precious."

"You must be very strange. I am the emperor of Dayu, the lord of the world, and possesses supreme power. I love that Young Master Jiang in my heart, but why didn't I recruit him into the palace and keep him in my pocket? A substitute similar to him to deceive himself." The emperor stroked the little princess's bangs, and said with a wry smile: "You have never seen Jiang Li's stubborn temper, I know it. No one can force him to do what he doesn't want. Even if I use some means to force him to submit, I am afraid that the result will be either that he commits suicide first, or that he will kill me..."

The emperor's broad hands gently covered the little princess's cool face: "Furthermore, after all, he is the only blood left by the teacher in this world. Jiang Li already has someone else in his heart, so what's the point of me forcing him. Not to mention that My sweetheart is not a commoner, nor is it any other high-ranking officials, but my younger brother. Jin knows that he... has been sensible since he was a child, and he will let me do everything, so how can I snatch the love of his life?"

The little princess let out a breath, and snuggled into the emperor's arms, drowsy.

The emperor gently patted her on the back: "Besides, Jin Zhi won't let me snatch Jiang Li away easily."