Jian Xiao looked at Zhang Qin's passionate eyes and refused one after another, "Zhang Qin, you promised me..."
Zhang Qin suddenly let go, "You want me, Zhang Qin?"
Could it be that everything he just said was a lie? Jian Xiao hurriedly changed her words, "Your Majesty..."
"Don't change it!" Zhang Qin's face showed the same gentle smile as when they first met, "Just call me Zhang Qin so you can rest assured. I keep my word. Even if I am the real emperor, I still can't bear to play and sing every night!"
Jian Xiao smiled with relief. She always felt that Zhang Qin seemed to be much more complicated than Tuo Jinglie. Sometimes he was domineering and strong, and sometimes he was gentle and considerate. He seemed to be a multi-faceted person unlike Tuo Jinglie who only thought about himself.
"I haven't heard your Yao Qin for a long time. Why don't you play a song after the meal?" Zhang Qin randomly picked up some vegetables and put them in Jian Xiao's bowl.
Jian Xiao nodded, "But it's been a long time since I've played a piece with His Majesty. I wonder if your flute music will come to mind?"
Zhang Qin deliberately pretended to be angry, "You called me Your Majesty again?"
Jian Xiao laughed, "I was wrong!" She raised her glass, "I'll punish myself with one drink!"
As expected, Zhang Qin kept his word. Although he stayed in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he and Jian Xiao only played the piano and discussed matters before going to bed. After Jian Xiao helped him fall asleep, he and Wan Yun went back to another room to rest. This continued for several days.
During the day, Jian Xiao read and played the piano in Xiaoxiang Building. Occasionally, she and Wan Yun played chess and walked in the yard when they were tired. By the way, she thought about her mission. Now that it was spring, Jian Xiao planted a patch of soil in her yard.
Occasionally, Zhang Qin would send his little eunuch Tianjiao to deliver some memorials to flowers and plants, and Jian Xiao would also help to take a look at them.
In the evening, Zhang Qin would have dinner at Xiaoxiang Tower, where he would talk about national affairs and listen to Jian Xiao's opinions. Occasionally, they would write poems together and listen to Qin Night, then rest in Xiaoxiang Tower.
Seeing Zhang Qin running to Xiaoxiang Tower day by day, feeling refreshed day by day, the harem was almost in chaos. Jian Xiao was such a special favorite. Jian Xiao, on the other hand, ignored what was going on outside the window and only thought about herself.
If you can figure out what the "boundary of the sea of clouds, under the Cangmu" mentioned in the book is, you may be able to return to modern times earlier.
And Jian Xiao's behavior has already provoked one person - Yue Zhaoyi
She is currently pregnant with Liujia, and the imperial doctor said that it is Longzi again. Everyone knows that according to the rules of the palace, anyone who gives birth to a child will be given a title. This Longzi may be the future prince, and everyone is fawning over it, right?
Everyone went to Yue Zhaoyi to show their faces, and even the queen would send people to greet her from time to time.
Only Jian Xiao was not seen in person or courtesy. In addition, everyone said that Jian Xiao was favored, Yue Zhaoyi felt that her future was not guaranteed.
There were also many concubines who came to see Jian Xiao, but they were either reading or going out for a walk, and they could not be met. As time went by, people stopped coming, and Jian Xiao didn't care.
Today, after Jian Xiao greeted the Queen, she and Wan Yun left early. In the past few days, Biga Kingdom was holding the imperial examination. She had to listen to reports from the ministers every day. She did not come to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion specifically. She just asked Tianjiao to deliver some to her every day.
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There are two new guests in the imperial garden of Biga Kingdom. They are a pair of Persian cats sent in by merchants from the Western Regions. Jian Xiao has loved cats since she was a child. Today she and Wanyun are going to have a look at them.
"Empress!" Wan Yun followed Jian Xiao, "I'm afraid it's not good for us to do this."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"We don't interact with others either. If we continue like this, we may easily offend others."
Jian Xiao shook her head, "There are serious factions in the harem. No matter which team I stand on, I will be in danger. I might as well just ignore everything and protect myself wisely."
"But the status of the empress is not suitable for this method." Wan Yun picked a few fresh willow branches and made a garland. "If the empress is not favored, it is a good thing to ignore it, but how your majesty treats the empress, you can see it.
If you don’t interact with them anymore, you will be the first to be harmed by them.”
When Jian Xiao turned around, Wan Yun had already knitted the garland and Jian Xiao put it on her head, "Wanyun, I found that you are well versed in the ways of the harem!"
There was a hint of helplessness in Wan Yun's smile, "I was also forced to do so."
Jian Xiao didn't say anything. In the cat garden, a yellow cat and a white cat were lazily basking in the sun. When they saw someone coming to see them, they just called out "meow". The maid who was looking after the cats was holding a comb and giving the yellow cat a comb.
comb hair only
Jian Xiao walked over, and they didn't hide from her. She reached out to touch the white one. Those blue eyes were so beautiful. The kitten squinted and enjoyed Jian Xiao's touch. Suddenly, the white cat was frightened as if it wanted to see something, and screamed,
The yellow one hurriedly ran away, and the yellow one also broke away and ran inside. The little maid held a comb and stood there with her head lowered and her teeth clenched, looking aggrieved.
"Hey, why are you running away? I won't eat you?" Jian Xiao muttered.
Jian Xiao got up and said hello, "Yue Zhaoyi Jin'an"
She didn't even look at Jian Xiao, but looked at the maid, "Catch the yellow one out for me! I want to play with you."
The maid was extremely reluctant and said, "Madam, the cat is so agile that I can't catch it with my clumsy hands!"
"Hmph! Last time you took out something to eat, these silly cats came out."
"It's... it's not feeding time yet. If the emperor finds out, I'm afraid he will be blamed!"
"You're so stupid!" Yue Zhaoyi shouted, "Shuangxi, take out the small fish I prepared!"
Shuangxi put the small fish on the plate. The cat smelled the fragrance of the small fish. He came out of the house and took a tentative look. The white one took a few steps forward. It sniffed and slowly came closer.
"Empress, hurry up! It's coming!" Shuangxi called in a low voice
"I know! Do you have to tell me?" Yue Zhaoyi said dissatisfiedly, taking out a stone from his sleeve and throwing it at the cat
Just as Jian Xiao was about to stop him, the cat had already been hit, and it screamed and returned to the room. Yue Zhaoyi laughed, "Wait a little longer, and that stupid cat will come out again!"
Jian Xiao was a little angry. She couldn't blame the cats for running away when they saw Yue Zhaoyi. It turns out they were mistreating them like this. Jian Xiao stepped forward and Wanyun pulled her. Jian Xiao waved her hand and walked over.
"Empress Zhaoyi is about to give birth to a baby? In what month?" Jian Xiao went up and asked.
"May!" Yue Zhaoyi was still immersed in the fun of torturing the cat just now
"Oh, my lady, please take care of yourself now."
Yue Zhaoyi glanced at Jian Xiao and said, "I would like to thank Jian Jieyu."
"My Lady, I heard that there is a parasite in this cat. Regular contact with the cat will be bad for Longzi. For the sake of the descendants of the Biga Kingdom, my Lady, we have to be careful," Jian Xiao said.
Yue Zhaoyi sneered, "Are you feeling unhappy watching me beat this cat and deliberately made up some lies to tell me?"
Jian Xiao shook his head, "This is serious, I hope Empress Zhaoyi will learn from it!"
"Bah! You little Jieyu, you dare to pick on me and glare at me? You don't care what kind of person you are? Does a girl from a brothel deserve to be with me?" Yue Zhaoyi raised her eyes and cursed.