Chapter 57: Catkins Blowing in the East Wind (2)

I nodded, Yu Guang looked at Concubine Liu, her expression of disdain and carelessness. In this month, she did not send anyone to ask about Linglong, and as far as I know, she did not make a small dress for Linglong. In her heart, she just wanted a prince who could bring her back. As for the princess, she didn't like it.
I am a little sad for Linglong. If she returns to her mother, how can she live there?
I stood up and walked to the side of Concubine Liu, took her hand, and the disgust on her face clearly appeared.
I ignored her expression and said with a smile: "This child Linglong is very good, but she likes to cry a little when she falls asleep at night, my sister will have to bother."
Concubine Liu gently shook my hand away, and the smile on my face condensed. She said nonchalantly, "It's okay, there's a grandma."
I nodded: "Although Linglong is small, she eats very little. You should pay attention to how much she eats every day, and whether she is enough."
Concubine Liu said impatiently: "I see."
I said again: "It's hot, but children can't catch colds. Although the ice sculptures are replaced with small pieces, don't place them near Linglong. Be careful."
Concubine Liu took a deep breath and nodded.
I knew she had lost patience, and smiled and continued: "Yes, there is more..."
Before I finished speaking, Concubine Liu pushed me casually. In fact, she was just impatient, but I staggered back a few steps. The silk-soled embroidered shoes slipped, and I did not stand firmly and leaned back.
A person's figure flashed in from the door amidst the exclamation of the crowd. My hand was slammed and my body fell into the arms of a person.
I looked at the bright yellow figure, and after I stood firm, I broke away gently and knelt on the ground.
"The concubines greet the emperor. Long live the emperor."
All the concubines had knelt down, but Concubine Liu stayed there. Before, Shen Xiyao ran into her when she rushed in. Although she didn't knock down, she must have hurt her.
She looked at Shen Xiyao looking at me with concern, with a gentleness in his eyes that he had never had before, when he was an emperor. Sadness appeared in Concubine Liu's eyes.
"Are you all right?" Shen Xiyao asked, taking my hand.
I shook my head: "It was the concubine who was not careful." After speaking, I looked at him and smiled and said, "My lord, let all the sisters get up."
Shen Xiyao turned his head and saw the crimson figure standing in front of him, behind which was a colorful patch.
"Get up all." His tone returned to the plain and indifferent, his eyes glanced at Concubine Liu, and without the warmth of seeing her on weekdays, he turned and sat in the first seat.
I sat down next to him, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Why did the emperor come so early? The concubine is discussing with the sisters about the banquet of tomorrow's concubine and Linglong full moon."
He turned his head to look at me with a smile in his eyes, but when he turned his head back, his face became so serious that I was scared.
"Concubine Liu, what were you doing before?" He couldn't hear emotion in his tone.
I didn't wait for Concubine Liu's answer and said hurriedly: "The emperor, the concubine herself is not careful and has nothing to do with her sister."
Shen Xiyao didn't look at me, but still looked at Concubine Liu who was standing below coldly, and looked at her.
I pulled Shen Xiyao's clothes corner: "The emperor, tomorrow's concubines want all the sisters to show their talents, and let the concubines know about your sisters. The promotion ceremony of Concubine Liu tomorrow will be more lively."
The corners of Shen Xiyao's mouth twitched, and a sneer floated up, but in this hot weather, I felt cold.
"Who said Concubine Liu will be promoted tomorrow?" His voice was cold.
The body standing underneath shook: "The emperor..." The voice was full of sadness.
Shen Xiyao looked at her with no warmth anymore: "Linglong doesn't have to be sent back to Zhaoyang Palace, she will be raised by the queen."
Concubine Liu tilted, and the maid behind helped her in time.
I saw that Shen Xiyao's eyes were loose, and he knelt in front of him hurriedly, "The emperor, Sister Liu has done nothing wrong, why is the emperor so?"
Shen Xiyao smiled lightly: "First of all, her clothes violated the rules.
Shen Xiyao stopped talking, and stretched out my hand to get up: "I won't say anything else."
He closed his eyes tired and sad: "I'm tired, you all go down."
I waved my hand, and the concubines underneath stepped back one after another, and only Concubine Liu stood still.
Shen Xiyao opened his eyes, waved his hand, and said without emotion, "You are not leaving, do you want to resist the decree?"
Concubine Liu burst into tears, her expression was the most aggrieved and gentle I have ever seen.
With a "hum" she knelt on the ground, "The emperor, the concubine can not be the fourth concubine, but ask the emperor to return Linglong to the concubine."
She cried like a pear blossom with spring rain. Even though I knew she didn't like Linglong, she was still moved. Turning her head slightly to look at Shen Xiyao, the coldness in his eyes rose little by little.
"Linglong? So you still remember that you had this daughter."
Without waiting for Concubine Liu's defense, she shouted sharply: "Go down, I don't want to see you now."
Concubine Liu was frightened. The maid beside her courageously glanced at Shen Xiyao's gloomy and angry face, and immediately pulled Concubine Liu in a whisper: "Manny, let's go, the emperor is angry."
Concubine Liu decided for a long time, but was finally taken away by Fei Ran and the other maids.
Seeing the crimson figure disappear at the end of the blue sky, I gently got up, squatted halfway in front of Shen Xiyao, and stroked his frowning eyebrows.
He opened his eyes, looked at me tenderly, and smiled hard, but he was so reluctant and so tired.
My heart tightened.
"The emperor," I said softly: "What happened to the emperor today? Concubine Liu, she..."
Before I finished speaking, Shen Xiyao put a finger on my lips: "Don't say anything, don't beg for her, I really saw her today."
I came up with a confused look, he smiled, and I smiled, no longer speaking.
Just like this for a long time, a cloud floated from the sky outside to cover the fierce sunlight, and the hall of Luanfeng became dark.
Shen Xiyao looked outside, took a deep breath and stood up: "I'm going to the Imperial Study Room. Tomorrow's full moon banquet will remain the same. Concubine Liu, send someone to look at her."
I nodded: "Don't worry, the emperor."
Shen Xiyao smiled, sincerely; "I will be relieved by handing it over to you." After saying this, he went out.
I bowed to send him away, with a smile on my lips.
Hui Ju walked to my side and helped me up: "The emperor is really weird today, why do you treat Concubine Liu like that?" She looked outside with a puzzled face.
I slowly sat in the first seat, looked at the empty hall below, and smiled slowly.
Last night, I leaned against Shen Xiyao's chest. The red candle was burning brightly. There was a rare layer of gentleness on his face, and his eyes flashed with gentle light, just like him on the remote stage of Pengdao Island.
He stroked my hair scattered on his arms, and I looked up at him: "The emperor."
He lowered his head and looked at me with a smile.
I asked with concern: "Sister Liu Fei has nothing to do. Although the imperial physicians come to tell me that she is in good condition every day, I have never seen her send someone to ask Linglong if she is very weak."
His eyebrows were raised and did not speak, only a layer of haze flashed.
I went on to say: "Tomorrow is the first time that Concubine Liu will come to please me at the end of her confinement, the concubine thought, if her health is really bad, don't come, what does the emperor think?"
Shen Xiyao said softly, "It's okay, it's what she should do to ask you for peace tomorrow, not to mention that she has always been a person of compliance."
After that, he hugged me tightly: "Stop talking about this, let's settle it."
Haoyue had already been released because of the things I said to Shen Xiyao about the Honghua thing.
But because Concubine Liu was about to give birth, before she was born Linglong, she was confined in Ye Ting until Concubine Liu's confinement was finished.
This time, I didn't say anything for her, because at that time, it was useless to say anything.
Fortunately, there will be no more accidents, but she suffers. Not long after Shen Xiyao left, Hui Ju came to inform me that Haoyue had been lifted from her footsteps, and now she is asking to see you outside.
I was swaying the exquisite cradle to coax her to sleep, and when I saw that she had fallen asleep sweetly, I got up and Haoyue was waiting in Luanfeng Hall.
I walked on the long white marble road outside the hall, and saw that the sky was still bright and infinite, and there were lots of white clouds. It was really beautiful. There is a gentle wind, which makes me very comfortable.
The silk-soled embroidered shoes made no sound when walking on the road. Because of the hot weather, I had already taken off the complicated jewelry on my head, which made me feel uncomfortable.
At this time, it was just a hairpin stuck in the hair bun behind his head, and a few grass insect heads.
The maids followed me to the outside of Luanfeng Hall, and I let them all wait and walk forward alone. The door of the hall was half open, but the inside was very dark, with a chill out.
I walked in quietly, and Haoyue was standing in the middle of the main hall, the simplest pearl gray satin dress, without embroidery, and the material was not very good. I only wore a few of the most common bead flowers on my head, and one petal was a little dim. Her dress like this is inferior to some high-ranking concubines with sturdy maids around her. It is conceivable that her life is not easy.