Hearing this, Mr. Huang finally smiled and said, "It would be great if this were true, otherwise it would be really boring."
"Don't worry about what happens to the Queen. In short, let's do what we should do and don't let her have the opportunity to make mistakes." As she said that, she pinched the bridge of her nose and said a little tiredly: "While it's still early, let's stick to it.
According to the Queen's wishes, we will discuss the location arrangements."
Mrs. Huang said with concern: "I'd better make arrangements for you, my concubine. I'm tired after working hard for so many days. It's time to take a rest."
Xianyue shook her head and said, "I know you have good intentions, but if you don't get the New Year's Eve dinner done well, I won't be able to rest peacefully."
Seeing what Xianyue said, Huang had no choice but to obey, and discussed with Xianyue how to arrange several seats, as well as the tricks that the juggling troupe would perform at that time, etc. After they were all listed one by one, it was already the end of the month.
Kong, after sending Huang away, Xianyue didn't even have the strength to speak.
, after signaling A Luo to change his clothes, he lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. He waited until three o'clock in the morning before waking up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Hongli sitting beside the bed. His sleepiness disappeared without a trace.
He stood up and said, "When did the emperor come? Why didn't you wake up my concubine?"
Hongli said warmly: "Not long after I came here, I saw you sleeping deeply, so I didn't wake you up. You have been very tired recently, haven't you? I have never seen you sleeping so late before?"
Xianyue put on a piece of clothing and said, "Fortunately, it's the same as usual, it's just some arrangements for the family banquet. It's all because of my own fault. I went to bed very late last night, which caused me to be discourteous in front of the emperor.
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Hearing her words, Hongli sighed and said, "It's rare that you are willing to take the overall situation into consideration so much. Don't worry, I will keep every bit of your grievances in my heart."
Xianyue put her hand on Hongli's chest and said softly: "Your Majesty's heart should be remembering the important affairs of the country. There is no need to remember such trivial matters as my concubine. Besides, I don't think it's anything."
It’s so aggrieved.”
"You!" Hongli held her hand, feeling warm in his heart. He used to like to go to Kunning Palace the most, but now he likes to go to Yanxi Palace the most.
While Xianyue was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair, Hongli looked at the face that was more beautiful than flowers even without makeup, and suddenly said to Aluo: "Give me the eyebrow pencil."
A Luo was startled, and then quickly handed the eyebrow pencil to Hongli with both hands. After the latter took it, he leaned over and carefully painted Xianyue's eyebrows. He painted crescent eyebrows. Xianyue had never painted eyebrows before, and now
It seems that it is quite beautiful, and it adds to the elegance.
Hongli put down his eyebrow pencil, looked at the crescent moon in the mercury mirror and said, "Do you like it?"
Raising her hand, she stroked her eyebrows, and a bright smile appeared on Xianyue's face, "I like it very much, I wonder if there will be a chance for the emperor to draw his eyebrows in person in the future?"
Hongli laughed and scolded: "Are you saying that you want to hit a snake with a stick? I just painted it for you once, and you are thinking about doing it a second time?"
Xianyue pursed her lips and smiled: "Yes, I wonder if the emperor is willing?"
Hongli held her shoulders and whispered in her ear: "The imperial concubine has made a request, so how can I refuse? If I have time, I will come and help you paint. But if the painting is broken, you can't blame me."
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Xianyue smiled and knelt down and said, "I'd like to thank you first, my concubine."
Hongli pulled her up, looked at her for a moment, and said with emotion: "It has been sixteen years, but the imperial concubine seems to have not changed at all. She is still as young and beautiful as when we first met her."
Every woman likes others to praise her appearance, and Xianyue is no exception. While she was happy, she said deliberately: "In a short time, it will be time to draft again, and then more than a hundred young and beautiful girls will be appointed as emperors."
If you choose, the emperor will no longer think that I am beautiful."
Honglixuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Xiayue, are you jealous?"
"I don't dare." Listening to Xianyue's sour voice, Hongli laughed loudly: "You girl, this is not your first time in the draft. Tell yourself, when did I favor a newcomer more than you? And again?
Which newcomer has a higher status than you? He has never even been treated as an equal.
Yes, you are so jealous for no reason. Furthermore, even if there is someone as beautiful as you, she doesn’t have the relationship that I have had with you for more than ten years, don’t you think? But..." He deliberately did not go on, attracting the attention of the audience.
Xianyue couldn't help but ask: "But what?"
"But..." Hongli protracted and waited until Xianyue's appetite was satisfied before saying: "If there is someone more beautiful than you in this draft, it's hard to say. Maybe I will also ban her.
There’s a noble concubine.”
Xianyue knew that he was deliberately teasing her, and said coquettishly: "The emperor can make her a concubine if she wants, let alone a noble concubine. Even if she is an imperial concubine, she has nothing to do with my concubine."
Hongli said with a half-smile: "Really? I am planning to discuss with you the canonization of the imperial concubine?"
Xianyue was startled and looked up at Hongli. However, from his eyebrows, she couldn't tell whether the words he just said were true or false. She asked, "Does the emperor really intend to canonize the imperial concubine?"
"Yes." After hearing Hongli's affirmative answer, Xianyue suppressed her complicated emotions and said, "Why did the emperor suddenly decide to canonize the imperial concubine?"
"Since I ascended the throne, the imperial concubine has been waiting in vain. If this continues, I feel that something is wrong, so I want to select a person with both ability and political integrity among the concubines to be canonized."
Xianyue glanced at him quickly and said, "I wonder who the emperor intends to appoint as the imperial concubine?" Among the harem, the only ones who are qualified to be appointed as the imperial concubine are her, Yi Fei, Yu Fei, Jia Fei, and Hong.
Li Ji came to discuss with her,
Obviously, there was no intention to make her the imperial concubine, and Concubine Yi was not very favored, so the only ones left were Concubine Yu and Concubine Jia. Among these two, Concubine Yu could not be favored, but she had a "natural abnormality".
The fifth elder brother has a greater chance.
Hongli raised his eyebrows and looked at her and said, "How about Concubine Yu?"
Xianyue didn't notice the smile in Hongli's eyes. She thought for a moment and said: "Concubine Yu suffered a lot when she gave birth to the emperor's fifth brother. It is not impossible for her to become the imperial concubine now, but... she jumped twice in a row.
I'm afraid there will be dissatisfaction in the palace. Furthermore, Concubine Yu's father and brother just submitted their resignation not long ago. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the emperor might as well make her a noble concubine first, and then later make her a noble concubine."
Hongli struggled to hold back the smile that had reached his lips, coughed lightly and said: "So, the imperial concubine agreed?"
Xianyue forced a smile and said: "As long as the emperor likes it, I am fine..." Before she could finish her words, she heard a burst of laughter. The source of the laughter was Hongli. She asked strangely: "Why is the emperor laughing?
Did my concubine say something wrong?"
Hongli barely held back his laughter and said, "It's not that I was wrong, but you actually... actually took my joke seriously, thinking that I really wanted to canonize Concubine Yu."