Chapter 10, Heat
Chapter 10, Heat
"My lady, these gifts sent by Concubine Liang are so precious and rare."
The Fanghua Palace is filled with jewels and precious stones.
The gifts sent by Concubine Liang, ranging from large screen ornaments to small round fans and jewelry, almost filled the entire front hall.
A sandalwood carved and embroidered screen, a gilded incense burner with silver flowers and winding branches, a set of emerald jade tea sets, and priceless floating brocade... In addition, there are three sets of precious jewelry with different styles but equally high prices.
Dragon sons and grandsons are really valuable!
Shen Qingtang picked up a red gold hairpin with kingfisher feathers. The kingfisher feathers on it were bright and beautiful, and it was extremely exquisite.
When Shen Qingtang saw the other gifts sent by Concubine Liang, he was even more moved.
...As expected of a daughter of a marquis, she is truly very wealthy! !
Without mentioning her background, and only considering her personal income, although she could afford those so-called luxury goods, if all her gadgets were added together, she would probably only be able to afford this red gold and kingfisher-inlaid diamond-shaped hairpin.
And this red gold and kingfisher-inlaid diamond-shaped hairpin is just a small hairpin in the kingfisher-inlaid jewelry set...
Hey!
Shen Qingtang gently put down the hairpin in his hand, "Indeed, they are all rare treasures. I can't use them at my current level. You can register them in the warehouse first, and add them one by one when you have the chance in the future."
If I have the chance in the future, I will pay you a proper visit.
After all, compared to someone who repaid kindness with enmity, Concubine Liang really gave too much.
She couldn't even imagine how she would survive if she took these things back!
……
Huff!
Huangji Palace, the emperor’s majestic power.
As the young emperor was writing quickly and reviewing memorials, he suddenly felt an itchy sensation in his nose. A soft sound immediately spread throughout the solemn and dignified Huangji Hall.
Jiang Quan, who was serving the emperor, hurriedly fiddled with the ice basin.
As soon as he left, the young emperor frowned slightly.
Is this his handwriting?
Looking at the twisted strokes on the memorial, Emperor Yuji felt it was an eyesore and threw it away.
The strong and slender hand took another memorial, glanced at it and found nothing unusual, then waved the purple gold wolf-hair imperial brush in his hand, and when he was about to finish the word "read", he trembled again...
...?
Emperor Yuji frowned, "Jiang Quan!"
"Your Majesty, this servant is here."
Jiang Quan put down the utensils in his hand, hurried back to Emperor Yu Ji, took the cloak and was about to put it on him, but Emperor Yu Ji waved his hand and lifted it away.
"Today is the 19th, where is Lady Shu?"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has never left Fanghua Palace since she entered the palace."
Jiang Quan, who had received the news a long time ago, was not panicked at all. He gently put down the cloak in his hand and quickly served a cup of West Lake Longjing tea.
Seeing his own emperor put down the imperial pen in the lingering aroma of tea, he recounted every detail of what happened in Fanghua Palace in the afternoon.
"…When Li Changzai was leaving, Miss Ping'er, who was with Concubine Liang, happened to be giving a thank-you gift to Concubine Shu."
Emperor Yuji raised his eyebrows slightly, "So, isn't it true that Lady Shu's heroic performance today was seen by everyone?"
"By now, I'm afraid it has spread throughout the harem."
Ha~
Emperor Yu Ji curled the corner of his mouth without commenting.
He took the memorial from the side and frowned as soon as he opened it.
Jiang Quan's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was wondering whether some blind local official had displeased the emperor, he heard a voice of impatience in his ears.
"Please bring the ice basin closer."
……Is it hot?
Didn't you just sneeze because you were cold? !
"I'll move it closer." Jiang Quan quickly ordered the eunuch to move all the ice basins in the hall.
After these actions, the young emperor, who was feeling hot both physically and mentally, suddenly felt cool and pleasant.
but……
Emperor Yuji held the imperial pen in his hand and read the memorial carefully, but the image of the cat slave showing his claws brazenly appeared in his mind inappropriately, making it difficult for him to continue handling government affairs for a while.
Snapped!
Emperor Yuji dropped the memorial in his hand, pursed his lips, and uttered a soft sound. "He acts on impulse, and is very eloquent. He is as wild as a cat."
Jiang Quan said that Li Changzai's maid's face was swollen from being beaten, which shows how straightforward and interesting the new noble lady Shu is.
Thinking of the pair of sparkling eyes when asking him for reward, Emperor Yu Ji suddenly became interested. He strode away without waiting for Jiang Quan.
"Jiang Quan, head to Fanghua Palace!"
……
The emperor went to Fanghua Palace, Chenglu Palace and Wensi Residence, and the ground was again littered with broken porcelain slag.
Crackling!
"waste!"
Li Changzai lost face in Fanghua Palace. When she returned to Wensiju, she didn't even sit on the stool. She waved her hand and knocked all the new tea sets on the table to the ground.
"Please calm down, my lady. I never thought that she would be such a mean person. She doesn't even think about your kindness and care for her..."
Broken pieces of porcelain flew onto Xia Zhi's face. He knelt on the ground without daring to move. His face was even more swollen and congested than when he was in Fanghua Palace.
"Shut up!" Li Changzai's eyes were sharp, "If you weren't useless, how could I be humiliated by her like this?!"
"Slave, slave—"
Under Li Changzai's sinister gaze, Xia Zhi lowered his head in silence.
...When Fanghua Palace embarrassed Shen Qingtang, it was clear that you, my lady, also approved of it, didn't you?!
Xia Zhi felt aggrieved and blamed himself for being stupid and ignorant of the current situation.
Today's Shen Qingtang is no longer the little palace maid in Wensiju who could be humiliated and beaten by them to vent her anger. She is the Concubine Shu who was personally appointed by the Emperor.
Did she eat the ambitious leopard?
How dare she, a mere servant, boss around a noble lady and act like a boss. Is she crazy?
Xia Zhi now regrets her decision, but Li Changzai, who is also the emperor's woman, hates herself for being too soft-hearted and not ruining Shen Qingtang's face during the palace selection.
Looking in the direction of Fanghua Palace, Li Changzai's eyes were cold.
"I went to congratulate you on your entry into the palace with good intentions, but you ignored our sisterly love and trampled on my dignity. In this case, don't blame me for being cruel in the future..."
……
In the Fanghua Palace, a refreshing fragrance floats in the air.
Shen Qingtang brought the lotus flowers picked from the pomegranate back to the carved window and placed them on the table to take care of them carefully.
A gentle breeze blew, the girl's waist seemed to be restrained, her hands were as soft as catkins, and even though footsteps were heard behind her, she remained unaware and continued to skillfully and gracefully tend to the flower bud in her hands under the sun.
On the table, in a glass vase, a green lotus leaf stood alone. With a slight lift of her white hands, a green flower bud appeared on the lotus leaf.
When Shen Qingtang picked up the pretty pink lotus bud from the table, a strong hand suddenly covered her fair hand with just the right amount of force, leading her to place the lotus steadily into the glass vase.
The flower arrangement was completed, but his hands were not loosened.
The sound of hot breathing lingers in my ears, causing a slight itch.
"Beauty makeup is like a lotus palace, and lotus leaves are used as clothes in the wind."
Shen Qingtang turned around and saw a pair of phoenix eyes looking at her with a smile.
"Looking at flowers enlightens the mind, my beloved concubine has a refined taste."
It's the emperor!
Being embraced in the arms filled with ambergris, Shen Qingtang suddenly became like a frightened little rabbit, blushing and biting her lips lightly.
"I didn't know that the emperor was coming, and I was unable to receive him in time. I beg your forgiveness."
Shen Qingtang wanted to bow and greet, and swayed her slender waist, but unexpectedly her body was lifted into the air and was hugged by someone.
Ah!
"Emperor~"
With a soft cry, Shen Qingtang's soft, boneless hands clung tightly to the emperor's strong and muscular body.
The beauty in my arms is so beautiful that it makes people feel itchy just by looking at her.
Emperor Yuji's eyes were gloomy. "My beloved concubine, are you throwing yourself into my arms like this, asking for my mercy?"
(End of this chapter)