He curled his lips in satisfaction. Chu Jiaoli may not know that what he likes most is not the way she looks with heavy makeup, but the way she is now. The simpler she is, the more she can show off her otherworldly and fresh temperament. p>
He looked away without any trace, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Chu Jiaoli showed a faint smile and handed the brocade box to Linglong, who then sent it forward.
Opening the brocade box, Hua Yue Brocade's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was so fascinated by the purple pearls of excellent color that she couldn't take her eyes away.
Chu Jiaoli nodded slightly and said: "I will give the treasures in my collection to the princess and sister. I wish the princess to have a son soon and spread the branches and leaves of the palace."
Hua Yuejin glanced at Chu Jiaoli who was sitting down. She was dressed plainly and unremarkably, and she was given expensive gifts. There was really nothing wrong with her.
She nodded with satisfaction, accepted the pearl, and responded perfunctorily: "The concubine is interested." After finishing her words, she turned her eyes to Xu Qingqian again, her voice was obviously much lower, "Aunt Xu, do you have it?"
What does it mean?"
Xu Qingqian showed a faint smile, asked the maid to take a brocade box, and said: "Sister Princess, this is the jade bracelet that I specially selected for you. Please accept it."
The maid opened the brocade box, and Hua Yuejin took out a pair of jade bracelets from the box. They were in good condition and could not catch her eye at all.
She looked at Xu Qingqian, snorted coldly, and said, "Very ordinary."
As she finished speaking, Xu Qingqian's smile froze, she frowned slightly in panic, lowered her head and said, "I'm just a little aunt, I only have a little money..."
Hua Yuejin narrowed her eyes slightly, and became even more angry when she looked at her gorgeous clothes. She interrupted her words: "Is all the money used to buy clothes?"
Chu Jiaoli ate the jujube cake on the table with an expressionless expression, looking elegant.
It seems that Hua Yuejin has successfully taken the blame away from her.
Xu Qingqian bit her lip nervously and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "Concubine..."
"The clothes are a gift from me." Beigong Tengxiao said coldly.
Hearing this, Hua Yuejin's heart couldn't help but "thump". She turned to look at Beigong Tengxiao in surprise and said: "Your Highness..."
Beigong Tengxiao took a sip of tea slowly, then put down the tea cup, looked at Xu Qingqian with a faint smile, and said: "Qingqian, you are very beautiful today."
Hearing this, Xu Qingqian's cheeks turned red and her heart was filled with excitement. She smiled a little shyly and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty..."
She couldn't help but snicker in her heart. It seemed that Bei Gong Tengxiao finally thought of her. What did she say? With her beauty, there was no reason for Bei Gong Tengxiao to ignore her and favor the princess alone. It was just a rumor.
Hua Yuejin suddenly clenched her fists, and her slightly narrowed eyes showed unkind anger.
Then, the fist on the table was covered by a warm palm, and she was immediately frightened and relaxed her grip, looking sideways at Beigong Tengxiao.
Beigong Tengxiao smiled softly and said: "Aunt Xu's monthly salary is meager, but the courtesy is light and the affection is heavy. It's all about what you feel."
Hua Yuejin held back her anger, forced a smile, and said: "Your Majesty is right..."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "But my beloved concubine has reminded me of this."
Hua Yuejin looked at him puzzled: "Huh?"
Beigong Tengxiao shifted his gaze to Xu Qingqian and said: "Aunt Xu's monthly gift is still too little. My beloved concubine will make arrangements and give her more silver every month."
Hua Yuejin almost broke her white teeth. She swallowed her saliva and smiled uglier than crying: "Your Majesty, this concubine also had this intention..."
Beigong Tengxiao removed his hand from the back of her hand without leaving a trace, and said to Xu Qingqian: "Qingqian, I heard that you live in the concubine's palace. I feel wronged to you. If you want, you can move to the west wing.
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Hearing this, Xu Qingqian raised her eyes and glanced at Chu Jiaoli. It was obvious that she was the only one left out in this family dinner.
She had already regretted following Chu Jiaoli, but now that Beigong Tengxiao was finally paying attention, she naturally wanted to leave the side concubine palace.
After thinking about it, a trace of disgust flashed across her eyes, and then she smiled gently at Beigong Tengxiao and said, "I am willing to move to the west wing."
As she finished speaking, the corners of Chu Jiaoli's lips raised slightly, but she remained silent.
So stupid.
At night, Chu Jiaoli was wearing a white bathrobe. She had just finished bathing and changing clothes. She lay lazily on the beauty couch, and Linglong wiped her long wet hair.
"Mother, I heard that the prince went to Aunt Xu's place to play chess tonight." Linglong muttered dissatisfied.
"Well, the princess must be furious, right?" Chu Jiaoli closed her eyes lightly and spoke in a leisurely tone.
Linglong sighed softly and said in a strange tone: "Of course, as the prince's concubine, if she doesn't get the prince's favor, she should naturally be angry!"
Chu Jiaoli chuckled lightly and said: "You girl, you are still too impetuous. Don't you want your master to become a harem?"
"Of course I don't hope!" Linglong frowned and said, "But I also hope that...my queen, you can work hard for it, right? This great opportunity was snatched away by the new aunt, she is really a white-eyed wolf.
The empress took care of her like this on weekdays. Within half an hour after returning from the family banquet, she packed up her things and immediately moved to the west wing without saying a single hello! It’s really annoying... The empress, she didn’t even take care of her.
You take it seriously!"
Chu Jiaoli smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, since you have followed me, I will not let you be wronged."
Linglong pouted. She couldn't understand whether the master had become smarter or stupider...
Late at night.
The servants have already retired, but the lamps are still burning on the table.
Chu Jiaoli lay on her side on the beauty's couch and took a nap, her smooth black hair looking translucent in the light of the candlelight.
Feeling her cheek being gently caressed by a big hand, Chu Jiaoli slowly opened her eyes and looked at Beigong Tengxiao, who was sitting on the beauty's couch.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Why don't you, Your Majesty, go to the west wing to sleep in peace?"
Beigong Tengxiao was stunned for a moment, then frowned in a slightly complicated manner and said, "Are you chasing me?"
Chu Jiaoli slowly moved her eyes away and said: "I heard that the prince has been blessed with Aunt Xu. It's a spring night, shouldn't the prince be affectionate with her?"
Hearing this, Beigong Tengxiao's heart skipped a beat, and a trace of panic flashed across his eyes. He explained solemnly: "It's just a game of chess."
"Really? But it's been a while since Aunt Xu came to the house. Due to emotions and reasons, the prince should reward her with a night of rain and dew, so that she can have peace." Chu Jiaoli said slowly and calmly.
As he finished speaking, a dark look flashed across Beigong Tengxiao's eyes. He lowered his head and his voice became a little sentimental: "You... really think so?"
Looking at her again, he saw that she was looking away, with a playful curve on her lips. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, leaned down and pecked her lips hard, and said, "How dare you?"
Are you kidding me?"
Chu Jiaoli opened her bright and penetrating eyes and said innocently: "How dare I, my concubine?"
Beigong Tengxiao raised his hand to restrain her wrist, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "What are you afraid of?"
