The last ray of rays of light was hidden by the clouds, and the lights gradually became brighter.
Since Concubine Jin left the palace, it was like a small pebble falling into the deep pool of the harem, causing thousands of waves. Now that it was clearly stated that it was about visiting relatives, everyone just accepted it and believed it.
Only those waiting in front of the emperor knew that Concubine Jin had abandoned her and left.
After all, he is a king with great power. Apart from throwing a cup last time and inexplicably dragging the young prince of Prince Yu's palace to the temple, his emotions are not shown at all.
After Ruan Yuyi left, no one was in charge of the harem. Although Xu Bin was in the name of co-managing the harem, she actually took on most of the complicated and trivial tasks, which was thankless.
As soon as the bright moon sets, those active minds in the palace are ready to take action again.
The trend of imitating Concubine Jin was prevalent in the palace, from dressing up to talking and behaving. She especially loved to enjoy flowers in the imperial garden, being arty and elegant, while constantly looking at whether there was someone in Xuanyi coming.
When Concubine Rong heard about this in the palace, she sneered. The skin is easy to imitate, but the bones are hard to imitate, so she took it as a joke.
But what displeased her was that the emperor clearly knew about this, but turned a blind eye and allowed it to flourish. He even occasionally gave some rewards.
She went over to take a look with the intention of watching a play. Oh, isn't it the imitation of some charm?
The new emperor didn't know what to do, she was so disgusted. If she caught one, she would tempt that person to make a mistake, beat him and give him a fine, until he vented his anger for sister Yi and the person no longer dared to show off.
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She was so angry that she didn't restrain herself at all, almost acting under the eyes of the new emperor. What was even more strange was that he didn't stop her at all.
Among them, the one who imitated the most closely was the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother, named Bai Hua. She had a round face and round grape-like eyes, which looked nothing like Ruan Yuyi.
Because she concentrated her energy on her bones, sometimes a sudden glance could easily lead to the illusion that Concubine Jin was right in front of her.
Therefore, Rong Bin hated her the most. Every time she came to visit, she would always find a reason to bully her. Bai Hua was so afraid that she kept looking for her every day. Rong Bin thought about it for a long time and understood that she wanted to create a false impression on others.
An illusion that two people have a good relationship.
So he simply stayed behind closed doors.
On this day, Bai Hua went to Chonghua Palace without giving up, and was rejected again.
The little palace maid guarding the door glanced at her and spat, "Who dares to think of replacing Concubine Jin?" Rong Concubine couldn't tell her directly, so she let the little palace maid talk.
Bai Hua's face turned pale again and again, "Auntie, I don't know what you are talking about." She wanted to step forward and take the other person's hand, but the other person avoided her with a look of disgust.
She retracted her hand angrily, and then thought about the person who would not show such timidity, so she stretched her shoulders back and put on her usual flattering look, "Is your queen still asleep?"
This is of course just an excuse to avoid showing up, making random nonsense, which is almost the same as not covering up.
The little palace maid looked her up and down as if she were a fool, and before she opened her mouth to say anything, she saw a big eunuch in brocade clothes coming not far away, with long and narrow eyes, and lips that looked like a smile but not a smile, like a mask.
The palace maid hurriedly bowed politely and said, "Eunuch Wen."
Bai Hua was so frightened that she almost leaned down, but fortunately the maid on the side held her arm, reminding her that she was the master now.
Wen Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Miss Bai, Your Majesty invites you." As he spoke, there was a smile on his face, even the curvature of his face did not change.
She was stunned for a moment, then a smile slowly appeared on her rosy face, and she confirmed in a soft voice, "Seriously?"
Naturally, the answer was in the affirmative.
She ignored the coldness in Wen Zhi's eyes and was happy. She held her hands on her hair and shook her beads, turning her head to ask the maid on the side, "Can you take a look for me. Is everything okay?"
"Don't worry, miss, everything is in order." The maid was also full of joy and did not forget to glance at the maid in the Chonghua Palace. There was no concealment in her eyes, and the maid was so angry that she almost didn't bite her.
Bai Hua smoothed down a few locks of black hair hanging down on his shoulders.
Is she finally going to get through it? She can live in the huge Lin Palace without anyone's orders, and everyone below will call her "Empress" respectfully.
She learned some inside information about Ruan Yuyi's departure from the palace from the Queen Mother.
Maybe--
Maybe she can replace that one and take charge of Chang'an Palace.
"Miss Bai, Miss Bai?" Wen Zhi broke her thoughts with a voice.
She suddenly came back to her senses, responded, and then followed him to the direction of the Yangxin Hall. She had seen the new emperor, and his eyes were so bright that they would make people blush just thinking about it.
She suppressed her racing thoughts and couldn't help but speed up her pace.
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Jiang Huaiyang stood by the window with his hands behind his hands. He saw a figure in a snow-green skirt in the distance. Pingpingtingting came towards her. She was clearly looking like a lotus. But the closer she got, the more strange he felt in his heart.
There was a bit of displeasure in his eyes, and he sent someone to ask Bai Hua to stand where he was.
The woman not far away, even if she was paying extra attention, would still inadvertently pull her shoulders forward slightly. There was a shy shyness on her face, which made people irritated for no reason.
When you get closer, it doesn't look like it anymore.
Dong Shi's imitation made the longing in his heart become more intense.
It's not that he hasn't thought about returning her to the Ruan family. He won't bother her anymore. It doesn't matter if she marries a new husband or he accepts a harem. He is a noble person. What kind of looks are not easily available, so why bother to be attached to one person?
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The love of the country is more important than the beauty, and this is how it should be.
That's how it should be.
But he found that he couldn't do it. In Yuan Ying'an's mind, he could always uncontrollably picture those loving eyes and the bells on her delicate wrists.
The bell rang through his bones, making him itchy and uneasy.
He indulged himself in the palace and imitated her graceful figure, but it only made him want to see her more and more. Maybe it was because the young lady was so good at seducing people that he considered himself defeated.
Bai Hua stood there, the heat on his face was blown away by the cool breeze bit by bit, but the doubts in his heart came up bit by bit.
His Majesty clearly summoned her, why didn't he let her get close?
She vaguely felt the disdainful gazes of the guards nearby, as if they were laughing at her, but a dispensable substitute who could even stand on the platform of the Heart Cultivation Hall was a great gift to her.
The figure of Xuan Yi walked hurriedly and got closer. She didn't dare to raise her head and could only stare at the forged boots under his clothes.
She heard her heart come to life again, beating like a drum.
He passed her side, bringing with him a gust of cool breeze.
Bai Hua stiffened up and thought blankly, didn't he come to find her? What on earth did she do not do enough?
"Miss Bai, please don't hold me back. Please go back to where you came from."
She suddenly woke up, tears welling up in her eyes.