My Lady is well

Chapter 125: Beauties

In spring, flowers are in full bloom and the air is filled with sweet fragrance.

Since becoming pregnant, Shen Yueyao's sense of smell has become extremely sharp.

The queen's health was gradually improving, and Luo Zhong said that the concubines had already started to pay their respects to her in Yong'an Palace.

Now that Shen Yueyao is a beauty, according to the rules, she has to pay her respects to Yong'an Palace every day.

Even though the Queen wouldn't show any dissatisfaction if she didn't go now, but when the child was born in the future, he would have to live in the palace after all, and she would not be able to avoid dealing with these people.

So she followed the crowd to Yong'an Palace. On the way, she met several beauties, including the two who had arranged her yesterday.

Shen Yueyao greeted them with a smile: "Hello, beautiful sisters."

"Hello, Miss Shen." Miss Shu responded with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Shen Yueyao had long noticed that they were whispering here. Lady Cao, who had sworn yesterday that she would keep her mouth shut, was the most heatedly discussing at this moment.

Judging from the sad expressions on their faces, one can guess without asking that they are probably speculating on how the emperor will deal with her then?

Should I give you a cup of poisoned wine or a white silk?

She had no intention of depriving them of their right to enjoy themselves.

After all, palace life is really boring, so one has to find some ways to entertain oneself.

In this regard, Lady Meng never treats herself badly. I heard that she recently taught a few beauties how to play Mahjong.

She always spares no effort in teaching people how to play Mahjong, and even played until five o'clock last night.

Shen Yueyao saw that she had two dark circles under her eyes, like a panda, and almost didn't recognize her. Zheng Cairen beside her also looked listless.

This was the first time that Shen Yueyao came to Yong'an Palace with other concubines to pay respects. She wanted to ask Concubine Meng if there was anything she needed to pay special attention to.

But looking at her appearance, I probably won't be able to get anything out of her.

It is better to improvise, listen more, watch more and talk less.

She moved to the side of Concubine Meng and saw her move to the right. Shen Yueyao then realized that there was a tall Concubine Wu standing in front of her. She was hiding behind her with her head down, and she was almost invisible from the front.

Lady Meng yawned repeatedly and muttered softly, "Sister Shen, please shield me for a moment. I want to take a short rest."

Sleep? Sleeping while standing?!

This Lady Meng's ability to take a break has reached new heights.

She turned her head to look ahead and saw that Li Ning and Wen Xueshu were both there, with seats available on their sides.

Shen Yueyao then realized that not all concubines could sit down and talk with the queen. Only those concubines with high positions were qualified, and those below the rank of imperial concubine had to stand and answer.

Li Ning glanced at her sideways as a greeting, and Shen Yueyao responded with a faint smile.

Everyone in the hall glanced at her vaguely.

After a while, the queen appeared from behind the pearl curtain, supported by two palace maids.

Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be trying hard to hold on despite his illness, and his face was as pale as paper.

Li Ning once said that she was poisoned, and the only people who had the opportunity to poison her were probably those standing in front of her at this moment.

Shen Yueyao bowed with everyone else and said, "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

The queen's breath was weak, and she said intermittently, "Sisters, please don't be polite."

The queen's eyes swept over her, the look in her eyes was dark and unreadable.

"Sister Shen is here too?"

Shen Yueyao bowed and said, "As a concubine in the harem, I am obliged to come to Yong'an Palace to pay my respects every morning and evening."

She has not forgotten her identity, nor has she been blinded by the emperor's favor.

"My sister is pregnant, please take a seat quickly."

"Thank you, Queen."

Shen Yueyao glanced at Lady Meng who was already asleep beside her, and couldn't help but sigh again.

She is really amazing. From her skillful postures and movements, it is obvious that she is a repeat offender.

She sat down next to Concubine Song Rong, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and gave her a look with a half-smile. Seeing her, Concubine Song Rong felt a little guilty and subconsciously turned her head away.

The You San who smashed her window in the middle of the night last time had his hands chopped off and was sent back to Lihua Palace. This frightened Concubine Song Rong so much that she couldn't sleep for three days.

She ran to Yong'an Palace to seek comfort. When the Queen found out, she rarely said anything or blamed her and just let her cry.

Concubine Song Rong went back and pondered for two days, wondering why her cousin didn't attack her this time?

Finally I came to the conclusion that I had been abandoned.

Without the Queen as her support, she felt a little lost for a while, so she thought about staying quiet for two days to win back the Queen's heart first before making any plans.

Then the Queen said, "Princess Mingxuan said she wanted to stay in the palace for a while. I have arranged for her to stay in Mingqiong Garden. We will be sisters in the future, so we can visit each other more often."

Mingqiong Garden, Shen Yueyao remembered that when she was brought back to the palace by Jing Ruzhang, the Queen wanted to arrange her in Mingqiong Garden.

That place is not far from the Zelu Palace. I think it was intended to allow her to have closer contact with the emperor.

Concubine Wen Shu picked up the teacup, stared at the tea quietly for a moment, and said meaningfully.

"The crabapple trees in Mingqiong Garden are gorgeous, but they are not as beautiful as the two peach trees in Zelu Palace. Don't you agree, Sister Shen?"

Shen Yueyao didn't expect that the usually quiet Concubine Wen Shu would speak in such a sarcastic tone, so she responded in a calm voice.

"The crabapple blossoms have their own beauty, the peach blossoms have their own tenderness, and spring is beautiful only when all flowers bloom."

The queen was very happy to see them competing against each other like this, and then she would come out to show her presence as the queen.

"Sister Shen is right. It is good for the palace to have a hundred flowers blooming. Now that my sister is pregnant, it is inconvenient for her to serve the emperor. She should persuade the emperor to treat everyone equally."

"Your Majesty is right. I have tried to persuade His Majesty, but His Majesty is too determined to be swayed by a few words from me. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will have to persuade him personally."

"..."

If she can be persuaded, you don't need to say anything!

The queen gave her a displeased look.

Shen Yueyao is becoming more and more skilled in Tai Chi.

Concubine Wen Shu hid the embarrassment and unwillingness in her eyes with her long eyelashes. She knew that the man who was willing to appreciate poetry and discuss chess with her before no longer had any place for her in his heart. Even if he was right next to her, he was unwilling to touch her again.

When did he become like this?

She had no intention of vying for favor, because most men are only fascinated by beauty. As long as a woman has a pretty face, it is enough to make them surrender to her. If she has a gentle personality, it will be icing on the cake and enough to secure her favor.

If Princess Mingxuan could really leave some good impression in his heart, she could only say that she was incompetent.

If not, he would really be bewitched by this enchantress.

Everyone in the hall had their own thoughts and was speechless for a moment.

Only then did Lady Meng shout loudly in her sleep.

"Dongfeng, it's Hu!"

"..."