At night without Nangong Lie by his side, Zhenliang slept very uncomfortably, tossing and turning in an unaccustomed manner. In his daze, he even imagined that Nangong Lie would suddenly open the door and get into bed...
Two days later in the morning, Zhenliang got up early. As before, the first thing he did was wash up.
Because today is the day when Nangong Lie returns to the palace, although Zhenliang doesn’t know when he will come back, she is ready to dress up well. Although her appearance is not beautiful, because Nangong Lie always looks at her when he faces her alone.
She likes to take off the mask she wears on her face, so she thinks that she should at least clean her face and apply a light layer of skin care powder.
Thinking of Nangong Lie occasionally staring at her face intently, and as he watched, he would not rush to kiss her mouth, but kiss her cheeks with brown spots, which was the same feeling every time he endured it.
, it was so cold that my nose felt sore, and I had an urge to cry.
Although she felt that Nangong Lie liked to kiss her brown-spotted cheeks, which was definitely a sign of becoming too old, but the more times he stared at her, the deeper his gaze became. She could not deny that he was actually the most normal man, and at the same time
A special but unchangeable man.
When he kissed her on the cheek, he probably liked her, cared for her, and cherished her, right?
The answer has not been confirmed, but she thinks it should be, the eyes cannot deceive, and she can see the meaning of love in Nangong Lie's deep and complex eyes every time.
Even once, she couldn't help but joked, "Is the emperor tired of seeing too many beautiful women's faces, so he has a special feeling for the ugly faces of his concubines?"
This is also what modern people often call aesthetic fatigue.
At that time, the corners of Nangong Lie's mouth twitched violently, and then he said in a deep voice, "I don't know what other men are like. When I look at women, I value women's eyes more."
Of course, when he talks about eyes, he does not simply mean whether the eyes are pretty or not, but what is contained in the eyes.
He had to admit that the first time he saw Zhenliang, he was attracted by her bright and discerning eyes. The clarity, firmness, agility and innocence in them made his heart move.
Zhenliang deliberately misinterpreted his meaning and said, "So, if my eyes are not beautiful and the whites of my eyes are covered with black spots, the emperor will definitely keep away from me."
Hearing this, the corner of Nangong Lie's mouth twitched again, and then Banli said in a teasing way, "You should be lucky that your eyes are beautiful, otherwise, you will be the first person to fall out of favor in this harem."
But Zhenliang took his words seriously and couldn't help but sigh, why didn't those black spots grow to the whites of her eyes? Otherwise, she wouldn't be involved with Nangong Lie, and she wouldn't be in such a crisis in this palace.
Uneasiness arises.
While recalling the conversation with Nangong Lie that night, Zhenliang carefully cleaned her eyes many times. Although her cheeks were not beautiful, her eyes were extremely beautiful in both shape and look.
Therefore, she had to take care of her eyes to make them more lively and attractive to him, so that her eyes would be the most favored and remembered in his mind.
Immediately, Zhenliang stopped washing his face, frightened by his own thoughts.
Since when did she plan to accept the fact that Nangong Lie had so many women, and she had the same thoughts as those women, not expecting to be the only one in his heart, but the best one?
Shaking his head vigorously, Zhenliang felt that his idea was outrageous.
Although she has decided to give him a try, she must not be completely captured by him psychologically, otherwise, she will be the only one hurt in the end.
Zhenliang immediately comforted herself. The reason why she wanted to dress up well in order to welcome his arrival today was not because she fell in love with him, but because she was simply a female guard who liked her appearance.
After washing his face, Zhenliang sat in front of the dressing table.
She counted with her fingers and found that she had not looked at her face for a long time. Since the last time she noticed that the brown spots on her face had become larger, she asked Jin Ye to hide the bronze mirror, and Jin Ye and the others seemed to
Knowing that she cared about her appearance, she never made any comments about the brown spots on her face.
Just once, Zhenliang accidentally asked, "Are the brown spots on my face getting bigger again?"
The girls around them all shook their heads and said in unison, "No."
Because she didn't particularly care about this matter, she didn't have any doubts about the reactions of the girls.
In fact, it was Yinye who told the other three girls how they should answer once the empress asked about the brown spots on her face.
Because she suddenly wanted to take a look at her face, Zhenliang suddenly discovered that there was no bronze mirror in Nangong Lie's bedroom. She vaguely remembered that she seemed to have seen the bronze mirror in the bedroom when she came to feed him medicine.
There is a bronze mirror, and it is not a small side, but a large, standing side.
Zhenliang stood up and walked around Nangong Lie's bedroom, even looking for hidden places in every corner, but could not find the bronze mirror.
She rarely wanted to look in the mirror today to see how she looked, especially to see if her eyes were really attractive to men. Therefore, the less bronze mirrors there were, the stronger her desire for bronze mirrors was.
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So, Zhenliang put on the mask, opened the door of the palace, and said to the guard, "Go and get a bronze mirror for me."
When the guard heard this, his expression changed and he said respectfully, "Reporting to Concubine Liang, the Emperor has ordered that bronze mirrors are not allowed to appear in the Nine Dragons Palace. I forgive my subordinates for being unable to do so."
"Why?" Zhenliang asked puzzledly. If there had been no bronze mirror, she would have thought it was Nangong Lie's quirk, but she had clearly seen it, so how could she not allow it to appear?
The guard replied respectfully, "This is the emperor's order, and my subordinates don't know the reason."
Zhenliang knew that it would be very difficult to force these guards to do things they couldn't do, but today before Nangong Lie came back, she had to take a look in the mirror.
After a while, Jin Ye and others had arrived at the Nine Dragons Hall.
Zhenliang secretly said to them, "Which of you will go back to Qiongyu Palace and secretly bring a mirror?"
Hearing this, except for Yinye, the other three girls' expressions changed slightly. They all shook their heads and said, "My Lady, mirrors are strictly prohibited in the Nine Dragons Palace."
"Coward, who knows if you brought it here secretly?"
Tong Ye said, "Your Majesty, you can't hide anything from the Emperor, so it's better not to take it with you. When you return to Qiongyu Palace, you can take as many photos as you want."
Zhenliang rolled his eyes, "The key point is that I want to take the photo right now."
Several girls still shook their heads and disagreed. Zhenliang looked at the boldest Yinye and said, "Yinye, you go."
Yinye spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you have not been living in Qiongyu Palace recently. I have been infected by them to be timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Is this the rhythm of refusing to carry a bronze mirror for her?
Zhenliang said angrily, "Since you are so timid and fearful, please go back and don't come again unless you bring the bronze mirror."
The four girls looked at each other in confusion, knowing that Zhenliang was unhappy and that her angry words were serious. Under the signal from Yinye's eyes, they all turned away.
Yinye walked a few steps, turned back to Zhenliang and smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, it's impossible to bring the bronze mirror. If your Majesty misses us, she must send someone to call us."
Zhenliang glared at them hatefully, snorted coldly and returned to the palace.
A man was sitting on a chair sulking, sulking, Zhenliang suddenly thought about something unusual, and the more he thought about it, the more strange it became.
First, the ban on bronze mirrors in the Kowloon Hall is related to her?
Secondly, a while ago she asked some girls if the dark spots on her face were getting bigger, and they all said no. Could it be a lie?
Thirdly, secretly bringing her a bronze mirror can usually be done quietly and Nangong Lie will never discover it, and none of the girls are so timid that they dare not even bring a bronze mirror. Therefore,
What is the real reason why several girls, especially Yinye, also rejected her? Could it have nothing to do with Nangong Lie's ban, but to do with herself?
A sudden and ominous thought arose in his mind, and Zhenliang suddenly stood up from the chair and strode outside the palace.
Even if there is no mirror in Jiulong Palace, she can still see her face in other ways, right?
The more they refused to show it to her, the more she insisted on seeing it clearly!
No matter how much more miserable the outcome would be if she looked at it than if she didn't look at it, she still wanted to live a clear life.
There is a pond in the backyard of Jiulong Temple. Although the water in the pond is not crystal clear, the beauty is that it is dark green in color. Compared with clear water, it has a more mirror-like effect. When she was standing by the pond before, she inadvertently looked at the water.
, you can always clearly see your figure wearing a mask.
For her safety, there are always two guards not far behind Zhenliang.
When he stood by the pond, Zhenliang said loudly to the two guards, "I plan to take off my shoes and socks and sit by the pond to soak my feet. If you are not afraid of being blinded by the emperor, you can come closer."
Who makes her feel bad? So whoever follows her is unlucky and deserves to be teased by her.
With a lot of confusion and confusion, the two guards immediately turned around and walked away, but they still stared at where she could be seen.
For them, they must not look at places where they shouldn't look at the woman whom the emperor loves, but they must not neglect the emperor's instructions to protect Concubine Liang.
As for why the empress wanted to soak her feet in the pond during this not-so-hot season, that was beyond their control.
Zhenliang turned his back to the two guards in the distance and slowly squatted down. However, he did not actually sit by the pool and take off his shoes and socks. Instead, he put his hands on the edge of the mask and slowly lifted the mask.
Remove from face.
After taking off the mask, Zhenliang crumpled the mask into a ball and held it in his hand. Then, with an uneasy mood, he looked towards the mirror-like sleep.
Seeing his face at this moment, Zhenliang's body shook violently and he almost fell into the water.
She instantly understood the answers to the questions she had questioned before.
It turns out that all the reasons are really related to her, because her face has been covered with brown spots at some point, and no part of her face has the original normal skin color. The whites of her eyes also seem to be covered with brown spots and become...
Even more strange.
A few days ago, when she stood by the pool and looked into the water, she probably ignored such a big change because she was far away and didn't look carefully.
