bookcurios Chapter 175: A wisp of pure soul
Chapter 175: A wisp of pure soul
Chapter 175: A scent of pure soul
Ling Xiang, I have really neglected you by following me for so many years.
Concubine Hua looked coldly at the dancer dancing in the center of the dance floor.
When Songzhi, who was standing behind Concubine Hua, saw the dancer's face clearly, her pupils dilated and she clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. Songzhi didn't even realize how tightly she was clenching her back teeth.
In addition to An Lingrong, Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang also discovered who the dancer was.
Although Concubine Qi was slow to react, she finally figured out something after watching for a long time.
Concubine Qi felt that Concubine Hua was capable of killing someone at this moment.
After the dance, the sound of stringed instruments and the tail end of the music were still playing at the banquet.
Ling Xiang stood in the middle, leading the other four dancers to greet the Emperor and the Empress respectfully.
"Good!" The emperor couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Then the emperor walked towards the dancer.
"Your Majesty, can you tell who she is?" The Queen followed the Emperor and walked to the dancer.
The emperor personally reached out his hand to help the dancer up. The dancer raised her eyes slightly and met his gaze, then lowered her eyes again. The emperor felt that the woman in front of him looked familiar, but was not sure for a moment.
"It is a blessing for Ling Xiang who is beside me to be favored by the Queen~"
Concubine Hua didn't even stand up, but spoke slowly from her seat.
When the emperor heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He held Ling Xiang's hand with some hesitation but did not let go.
Just now when Ling Xiang was dancing in the snow, Yongzheng felt that it was a wisp of Chun Yuan's fragrant soul that transformed into a plum blossom fairy and came to find him.
Ling Xiang's eyes were no longer as gentle and delicate as before. Instead, there was panic and uneasiness in the depths of her eyes, and even the muscles in her body tensed up.
"The plum blossoms are blooming with fragrance. Concubine Hua really gave you a good name." The emperor tried to pull himself onto Concubine Hua.
"That's right. I saw that this girl had been working in your palace for a long time and had become quite pretty. She came to me for help, so I gave her this opportunity." The Queen smiled and looked at Concubine Hua.
"Hua Fei, you have to be more generous. I heard that you are usually the most generous to the palace maids, but you have to listen to the palace maids' concerns."
The queen is seeking death.
"Your Highness, you have lived with me for many years and you know that I am not only jealous but also petty. Your Highness, have you forgotten Shilan's nature because you are old?"
"In short, the emperor likes Ling Xiang's dance, so why not keep her in the Yangxin Palace to serve him." The queen simply ignored Concubine Hua's sarcasm.
The more Hua Fei ridiculed her, the more it proved that her move was right, which made her feel proud all night. Now Hua Fei was furious, which was exactly what the Queen wanted.
"I obey your command." Ever since Ling Xiang decided to take this path, she had been prepared to be disapproved by Concubine Hua.
As long as the Queen protects her and the Emperor likes her, she will definitely go further than Yu.
She had not worked in Yikun Palace all these years for nothing.
She also knew the emperor's preferences very well.
Why didn't the Empress want Fu Zi to go to the Yangxin Palace to deliver things to the Emperor again and again when she didn't want to be favored?
Ling Xiang believes that her appearance is outstanding in Yikun Palace. Since Concubine Hua wants to train more people, why doesn't she see her?
"You use your feet to dance, and your hands to grind ink. If you twist your waist to grind ink in the Yangxin Palace, how can the emperor concentrate on reviewing memorials?"
Chang Xin couldn't bear to see Concubine Hua being bullied, so she scolded this ungrateful person.
"Xin Changzai, be careful about your words and actions as a palace concubine. You need to know what you should say and what you shouldn't say!" Xin Changzai's voice was neither light nor heavy, and it just fell into the ears of everyone present.
After hearing what Concubine Xin said, Ling Xiang lowered her head with a hint of shame and sadness, trying to gain the emperor's favor.
The emperor looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. Although he knew that Concubine Hua was angry, he could not bear to give up the beauty in his arms.
After thinking it over, he said, "There is no need to move her to the Yangxin Palace. Just make her an official lady and move her to the Zhongcui Palace where Yu lived before."
"Your Majesty, this palace maid was promoted before she even slept with him. This is not in compliance with our ancestors' rules." Concubine Qi suddenly spoke up. Why couldn't the emperor take his eyes off young and beautiful women?
"Whatever I say is what it is." The emperor began to exert pressure. He actually wanted to warn Concubine Hua to be more magnanimous and not be so aggressive.
Hua Fei: I am angry about nothing to do with you, old bitch! There is only one way for those who dare to betray me, and that is death!
In fact, the emperor also felt that it was against the rules. He wanted to let Ling Xiang move back to Yikun Palace and wait for him to summon her to sleep with him tonight. However, Concubine Hua was now extremely jealous, and it was inappropriate to force anyone in front of her.
Besides, under Ling Xiang's gorgeous attire, the dance of red plum and white snow really looks a bit like...
The emperor can't wait any longer.
"I have never seen the Queen love the Emperor so much. She is really willing to send other women into the Emperor's arms just to make him happy." Shen Meizhuang said to Zhen Huan in a low voice.
Zhen Huan's heart also ached at this moment.
Although the emperor dotes on her and loves her alone, the emperor's heart does not belong to her alone.
Zhou Ninghai stood at the back and observed all this. It was winter and he was sweating profusely on his forehead. First, the news from Concubine Wan was bad, and then there was a fire in the backyard of Yiku Palace. The days ahead were not going to be easy.
When the emperor spoke, the queen felt something was wrong. She had wanted to arrange for Ling Xiang to serve in the Yangxin Palace first, and after she had served him in bed, she would issue an imperial decree to appoint Ling Xiang as an official lady.
But looking at the emperor's attitude today, I'm afraid he can't wait any longer.
The Queen gritted her teeth secretly, tonight was New Year's Eve, and it was the ancestral custom for the Emperor and Queen to sleep together.
Last year, Yu got the upper hand, so is this lowly palace maid going to get the upper hand again this year?
The Queen gave Ling Xiang a look, hoping that Ling Xiang could be more sensible.
Ling Xiang just pretended to be timid and cowered beside the emperor, pretending not to care about the queen's expression.
If she could successfully sleep with him tonight, then she would be the new master on the first day of next year. Ling Xiang couldn't wait any longer.
If she didn't climb up quickly, Ling Xiang felt that Concubine Hua would find an opportunity to throw her into the well.
There is no time left, seize every opportunity.
Ling Xiang's dance of walking in the snow to find plum blossoms was the last song. Seeing that the emperor was no longer interested in the banquet, everyone dispersed.
The current queen is indeed very capable. It takes some skill to make both the host and the guests happy at the beginning of a banquet, and to make everyone feel bad at the end.
How could the mother of a country only know how to poach men and send women to the emperor?
In the eyes of this queen, is it true that nothing else matters except the emperor's happiness?
Before the Tenth Master and his wife left the table, his wife rolled her eyes at the Tenth Master. The Tenth Master took his wife's arm in a flattering manner, as if to say:
Don't worry, Madam Fu Jin. This prince doesn't like anyone else except you.
The emperor's brother really implicated him, and he had to go back to coax his wife late at night.
Before leaving the table, Prince Guo glanced at Zhen Huan. Although Zhen Huan looked calm, Prince Guo could still feel that she must be disappointed and unhappy.