"Yeah." Nuan Si agreed lightly, with no expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, in order to keep the Emperor, all the palaces are trying their best now. I don't think it's better..." Belle reminded kindly.
But he was interrupted mercilessly by Nuan Si: "I don't know how to do it. This thing is originally a matter of mutual consent between you and me. If you don't want to, some unscrupulous means are mixed into it. If you can even get love by means of means, then
Isn’t it very humble?”
Belle didn't know what the love the empress was talking about. She only knew that the empress didn't bother to use means to win favor. But if she couldn't get the emperor's favor, how would she live in the harem in the future?
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent word that a banquet will be held at Yuxiang Pavilion tonight to welcome General Yu. Please come on time, please?" The little eunuch who spoke is called Xiao Quanzi, and he is a newly transferred manpower a few days ago.
"Oh? General Yu, which General Yu?" Nuan Si was puzzled.
"Reply to your Majesty, it's General Yu Guodong who is guarding the border." Xiao Quanzi replied respectfully.
"Oh, it's him. I'm a little impressed by this." Nuan Si remembered that on the eve of her conferment ceremony, the Queen Mother married Zhongli Caiwei, the eldest daughter of Grand Scholar Zhongli, to Yu Guodong with just one sentence.
"Your Majesty, which dress will you wear tonight?" Belle asked the Queen considerately.
"Bring me the moon-white peony flower brocade dress." Nuan Si used to wear light pink, but since the concubines rushed to imitate it, she didn't wear it much anymore. After all, the feeling of matching clothes is really not very good.
Looking around, it is all pink. How can the emperor tell who is who?
Women are all selfish, and everyone wants to be the most unique one, and Nuansi is no exception. Since others are imitating her in wearing light pink, she should dress more plainly.
Sure enough, Nuan Si was the most special person that night. Everyone else was dressed in bright colors. Even Concubine Qiu, who always dressed in white, wore a luxurious rose-red brocade robe today, but Nuan Si looked so different among them.
Although the white dress is simple and elegant, the peonies printed on it set off her luxury and beauty.
Mo Yu Wuhuan couldn't help but look at her a few more times when she was next to Nuan Si...
"Ahem... Your Majesty." Mrs. Lan on the side reminded the Emperor with a slight cough, and the Emperor calmed down and looked away from Nuan Si.
"Today's banquet is specially held to welcome General Yu who has returned from a long journey." The emperor's words were sonorous and powerful.
At this time, a young soldier wearing black armor immediately stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Yu Guodong, would like to thank the Emperor for his warm hospitality."
"General Yu, please sit down. We, the king and the ministers, will have fun together today." The emperor was obviously very happy.
Nuan Si noticed that sitting next to General Yu was a woman dressed in purple, with a pretty face, dignified and generous, so she should be Yu Guodong's wife Zhongli Caiwei.
Sure enough, following Zhongli Caiwei's eyes, what he saw was indeed Zhongli Cuiwei. Judging from her concerned eyes, the relationship between the two sisters must be very good. The Zhongli family finally found someone like them.
Suddenly, Nuan Si discovered a problem. Concubine Wan, who was sitting next to Zhong Li Cuiwei, had a blushing face and glanced at General Yu from time to time. General Yu also looked in that direction from time to time. Others might not be able to tell, but Nuan Sihe
We have a good relationship with Concubine Wan, and we get to know each other somewhat. Concubine Wan has always been known in the harem for being knowledgeable and sensible. Duan would not make such a mistake. Even when she saw the emperor, she never blushed. Today...
Could it be that she...? Just as he was thinking about it, he was suddenly interrupted by Yu Guodong's voice.
"I would like to offer a glass of wine to the Emperor and the Empress. I wish the Emperor and the Empress a long-lasting love, and wish the Nanyu Kingdom peace and prosperity." Yu Guodong's eyes were sincere, and although the wine was too strong for his warm thoughts, he couldn't refuse, so he had to raise his glass reluctantly: "Thank you, General Yu, for your kind words.
"
After finishing the glass, other ministers also raised their glasses and followed suit. On such occasions, the emperor and the queen will always be the heroes and heroines, and the other concubines will stand aside. At the critical moment, the queen has the most face, otherwise why would there be so many women trying to do it?
The queen used all means to gain the throne, even staining the harem with blood.
After three rounds of drinking, the monarch and his ministers began to chat about household affairs. Nuan Si was a little overwhelmed by the alcohol, so he gently leaned on the chair to rest for a while.
"General Yu, why don't you see your sister-in-law?" the emperor asked curiously. He knew that Yu Guodong had no father or mother since ### and only had one sister, who was sixteen years old, and he had always taken care of him.
"Speaking of my sister-in-law, do you want to take the liberty of inviting the emperor to watch a performance?" Yu Guodong said with a smile.
"Oh? Could it be that a martial artist like Aiqing would come up with something new?" the emperor said jokingly.
Yu Guodong smiled and said nothing, stretched out his palm, and tapped three times. As the candlelight dimmed, a giant moon rose in the sky. The moon slowly separated into two parts. In the middle, a woman in white began to play the piano, and the sound of the piano was melodious and sweet.
When she heard the familiar melody, Nuan Si was shocked. She was familiar with this piece of music. On the day of the late Emperor's rebirth, on his birthday, Nuan Si's song "The Moonlight in the City" shocked the audience. Later, it spread to the people and the streets.
The alley is widely spread.
Unexpectedly, today someone would imitate her old dress and play her old songs. However, things have changed and people have changed. There is an unspeakable memory in my heart, remembering the late emperor, and even remembering the sweet time between her and him...
Although this woman imitated everything that Nuansi did at that time, her methods were old-fashioned, but they were very effective. The emperor was looking at the woman in white intently, his eyes were deep, as if he had recalled too many memories...
At this moment, Nuan Si's white clothes looked eclipsed, and the faces of the concubines sitting down also changed slightly. Concubine Yu knew in her heart that this woman wanted to seduce the emperor. Looking at the emperor's expression, the plan seemed to be half successful...
Mrs. Lan was angry in her heart, but she couldn't show it directly on the outside, so she said mockingly: "I wonder where this singer is from? Whose last name is she? I will also invite her to play on the Queen Mother's birthday the next day."
Hearing her mocking tone, Yu Guodong's face changed slightly, but he didn't say anything. However, the emperor gave Bai Ruolan a cold look. When Mrs. Lan saw it, she immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything more.
It was just a song. The woman in white stepped forward and knelt down gently: "My daughter Yu Manxue pays homage to the emperor, the empress. Long live the emperor, long live the empress. May the empress live a thousand years before me."
"I didn't expect Manxue to be so charming. Let's get down." The emperor's eyes were soft.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The woman whispered.
Then, the emperor ordered someone to sit down again, and everyone began to whisper and guess the identity of the woman. At this time, the emperor laughed and said: "Don't make random guesses. Let me introduce it to you. Miss Yu Manxue is the compatriot of General Yu.
sister."
Suddenly the whole place was in an uproar. It turned out that she was not a geisha and a dancer. It turned out that she was a general, similar to Shangguan Qiushui.
No wonder Mrs. Lan made fun of her and was treated coldly by the emperor. That's it.
"My daughter had the courage to play the Queen's song which was very popular at the time. Your Majesty won't blame her," Yu Manxue said softly.
Before Nuan Si could speak, the emperor took over: "Absolutely not. The queen is the mother of a country, how can she care about these things? What do you think? Queen?"
Nuan Si smiled calmly: "It has always been imitated, but never surpassed."
Once again, the whole audience was in an uproar. They already knew the identity of this woman. The Queen's statement was too arrogant. The Emperor's face changed, but he didn't say anything.
Yu Manxue immediately knelt down and said, "I don't mean to imitate your Majesty. Your Majesty is talented and intelligent and has superb piano skills. She is really a role model for little girls to learn from. If you disturb your Majesty for this, please punish me."
Nuan Si had long been tired of hearing such high-sounding words, so she chuckled: "Sister Xue, don't panic, I don't have any other intentions. Sister Xue is also good at playing the piano. She and I have their own merits. Why are you guilty? Hurry up."
Please get up?"
Shangguan Qiushui lowered his head and said nothing. She knew women like Yu Manxue very well. This kind of small tricks could only be played for fun and could not be used on the big stage. If the emperor had special feelings for her, it was only because she was
Yu Guodong's sister.
Yu Guodong is the number one warrior in Nanyu and the emperor's confidant. Now he has replaced General Shangguan to take over the border and holds military power. This shows that the emperor has great trust in him, so he will not treat his sister lightly.
Gradually, not only Shangguan Qiushui but also Concubine Yu discovered that things were not as simple as they thought, because they found that the woman's movements were very similar to the queen's. She must have deliberately imitated her for a long time to achieve such results, otherwise she would not have achieved such results.
Even every frown and every smile feels like a god.
Yu Manxue is beautiful, but she is not stunningly beautiful, nor does she have the world-famous appearance of the Queen, but she controls her temperament very well, and her words sometimes reveal innocence and cuteness, as well as Nuansi's unique domineering and childishness.
.
This not only surprised Nuan Si himself, but also made Mo Yu Wuhuan lose his mind several times, as if he saw Nuan Si again when he was the princess.
Sure enough, she is indeed a strange woman, and she is indeed a scheming woman...
Only Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Cuiwei knew very little about Nuan Si, so they couldn't tell any clues.
It was just a banquet, and Mrs. Lan started acting coquettishly and pretending to be drunk again: "Your Majesty, I can't walk anymore. I feel dizzy. I want the Emperor to take her back."
The emperor said calmly: "My beloved concubine is too drunk. I will send guards to escort her back. I still have memorials to approve, so I won't go there."
He refused directly, and the reason for the memorial made it impossible for other concubines to open their mouths to persuade the emperor to stay.
Concubine Yu sighed secretly. If she guessed correctly, the emperor would favor this woman named Yu Manxue tonight.
And this woman was also bold. Her eyes never left the emperor from the beginning to the end. Even a blind man knew what her intentions were.
Nuan Si quietly stepped away, not wanting to stay in such an occasion. On the way back, Nuan Si asked softly: "Belle, have I passed my time?"
Belle was shocked. She didn't expect her master to ask such a question, so she hurriedly denied: "No, your Majesty, you have conquered the country..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Nuan Si: "Stop saying these superficial words. I know that I am now the flower of yesterday. Have you heard this sentence, Belle?"
"Your Majesty, please speak." Belle carefully supported the Queen.
"A man cannot refuse a new love, and a woman cannot refuse an old love."
Bei'er felt sour in her heart, knowing the pain in her heart. She could understand that the first sentence was talking about Miss Yu tonight, but she didn't understand the latter sentence and didn't ask. She just thought that the queen was venting her inner feelings.
But others may never understand Nuan Si’s thoughts. The last sentence refers to Wan Concubine. If Nuan Si guessed correctly, there should be an unknown story between Wan Concubine and General Yu.
But no matter what there is between them? It is all in the past. The past can only be wiped out. For example, tonight I am the first of the four concubines, and General Yu is the famous General Zhenguo. The relationship between them is like two people.
It's like two parallel lines without any intersection.
That night, the emperor did not favor Yu Manxue. Unexpectedly, he had a secret conversation with General Yu in the imperial study room all night. No one knew what he said. They only knew that the next day, Yu Manxue suddenly became the sixth rank of the harem.