The next morning, Gao Yang did not sleep for a while, so he went to the morning court.
Xue Zu'e, who was worried all night, didn't want the concubines in the palace to see any clues. She asked the maid Xiaodie to pounce on her thick powder and make her look brighter. She went when she saw her energetic appearance.
I met the concubines who came to pay tribute to the palace.
There were not many concubines in the harem, not to mention that Gao Yang stayed in the palace of Empress Xue Zu'e on the day he was officially enthroned. The concubines in the harem naturally thought that the emperor and empress had a deep relationship and dared not neglect the matter of paying peace.
When Xue Zu'e arrived at the main hall of the bedroom, several concubines had arrived and were sitting according to the level of concubines, and they had a great time talking.
As Zhaoyi, Xiao Yurao seemed to have become the backbone of several concubines, and almost everyone was joking around her.
Xue Zu'e saw this situation at a glance, and a cold light that was not easy to detect flashed in her eyes quickly.
Humph, what a Xiao Yurao, you will know how to win people’s hearts so quickly!
The palace maids and eunuchs had already served the best tea. When several concubines who had a happy conversation saw Xue Zu'e coming, they quickly stood up and said in unison to Xue Zu'e: "I wish you a blessing to the Empress..."
Xue Zu'e's eyes fell on Xiao Yurao, paused, waved her hand and smiled, "Forget it, all sisters are all sitting down to have a tea!"
After the concubines sat down, they savored the tea silently. The young woman sitting in the bottom of her seat said first: "Empress, the tea tastes so good. I have never tasted such tea before!"
The young woman was the newly-appointed Concubine Yuan, the youngest among the concubines in the palace. In addition, her father was Yuanzhong, the right general who was trusted by Gao Yang. She was lively by nature and her words were not bound by the rules in the palace!
Xue Zu'e smiled slightly, and seemed not caring about the lively words of the Concubine Yuan. She stroked the teacup and explained: "Pin Yuan, it is not surprising that you have never tasted this tea, because it came from Dayin's distance.
The wonderful tea, Snow Mountain Lotus. I heard that this Snow Mountain Lotus is a tribute from Dayin. I cherish it very much. The emperor specially rewarded it to me. I will take it out for my sisters to try it out!"
Xue Zu'e deliberately emphasized the words "it was specially appreciated by the emperor", and her eyes seemed to float towards Xiao Yurao, who was located at the bottom right of her, with a look of pride in her eyes.
Xiao Yurao looked calm and did not show any jealousy because of her words. When the other concubines heard that they were good tea from Dayin and tribute, they couldn't help but sigh and tasted something strange.
"The emperor really loves the Queen and gives all such rare good tea to the Queen!" Wang Pin sighed with a smile.
"Yes... I heard that the emperor stayed at the Empress last night. The emperor and the Empress were deeply in love!" Another Concubine Zheng nodded and agreed.
"Looking at the empress's radiant look today, isn't it because she has a deep relationship with the emperor?" Wang Pin added with a smile.
The flattery of several concubines made Xue Zu'e slowly appear on her face. The concubines naturally didn't know what was going on between her and the emperor, but hearing these words made her mood improve a lot after being angry all night.
Seeing Xiao Yurao silent, Xue Zu'e flashed in her eyes, and then smiled and said, "Xiao Zhaoyi, what do you think of this tea?"
Xiao Yurao knew that Xue Zu'e was deliberately saying what she said just now, but she was not annoyed. She smiled faintly and said, "Snow Mountain Lotus is indeed a good tea!"