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Emperor Today, I wore a light gold-colored outfit and changed my lower garment to Hu pants for convenience. Standing on the courtyard bricks, I unconsciously moved my arms, dispersing the thin mist in front of me without showing any discernible expression. " Emperor, they have been salvaged, please come inside and sit," said the dripping wet attendant as they carried the box ashore. Cao Rongyue took the rouge paper handed to her by the maid Xiao Liu and lightly applied it to her lips, like sucking on a piece of candy. "The concubine has prepared a pot of ginseng tea, waiting for you to drink together." She was too careless and the rouge was unevenly applied to her lips, only in the middle, not at the corners. With a smile, her full lips became a thin layer of lychee red. She turned and entered the room, disregarding whether the Emperor responded.
She seems to have figured out that the Emperor will come in with her. The maid silently stood on both sides, tying up the curtains between the pillars to let the morning breeze in. The Emperor is not a man of few words, but in recent years, he has spoken less and less to her. He asked, "Since when did you start liking ginseng tea?"
Cao Rongyue said, "During this period of time, the concubine has been a bit tired. Here, use this cushion."
As she sat down, she personally held the teapot and tidied the table, like an ordinary beautiful wife. The guard walked step by step to the front, lifting the silver box that had dropped water to them. Cao Rongyue focused on pouring tea, as if she hadn't seen the flickering shadows of eyelashes and water.
The guard knelt down and reported, waiting for instructions: "Your Majesty."
Emperor placed the cushion by his side, glanced at the dripping wet box, and held Cao Rongyue's delicate wrist. Cao Rongyue didn't expect him to pull her down, and she happened to sit on the cushion, leaning against his side, the damp scent of osmanthus covering her face. His fingers pressed on Cao Rongyue's pulse: " Noble Consort, just sit. Open the box." When he was in a bad mood, he exerted more force. Cao Rongyue winced in pain, unable to break free, so she leaned towards him and asked tentatively, " Emperor, what are you nervous about?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the force on the wrist loosened. Emperor's fingers touched her lips, smearing the vermilion. His eyes were brown, fixed on her face without moving for a moment. He said, " Noble Consort has always enjoyed teasing... If the informant is also sent by you, I will not spare you." Cao Rongyue had a gentle smile on her face, and she took the opportunity to embrace his neck, shrinking into his arms, saying, "A concubine would never do such a thing."
She intentionally sells her charm, but fortunately her body and voice are both made of Jiangnan water, which is not only not surprising, but also very suitable.
"With a clang," the guard opened the box, inside were all rouge boxes, hairpins, necklaces, pouring them out and counting, but found no other items.
Cao Rongyue looked at the busy guard with a smile and said, "There is a concubine inside that I forgot to take out, it's soaked in water now, can the Emperor send it to me again?"
Emperor said, "Even if you don't value it, you shouldn't let it go to waste."
Cao Rongyue said, "But if no one suspects me, I wouldn't have angrily thrown the thing. I have a bad temper, it's all my fault, I admit it."
He wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and Emperor knew she was being clever, but he was undoubtedly pleased, satisfied that his woman was getting angry for him.
He almost effortlessly sat Cao Rongyue on his lap, pushed aside the teapot and teacups on the table, and ordered, "Bring all the documents here and continue the investigation. I will handle state affairs with Noble Consort Cao here."
Emperor was present, and all the guards performed their actions quietly. The maidservant Xiao Liu and other ladies-in-waiting followed closely behind them, tidying up the items and occasionally reminding them, "My lord, you just checked this area, go over there."
Tao Hong Standing in front of a pillar, her face pressed against it, she tightly tied the curtain above, forming a knot, then untied it, and tied it again. It wasn't until her feet became numb that she tentatively lifted her neck, and slowly raised her dark, sunken eyes to quietly look at the figure on the mat.
It was an overly intimate lover's posture, which made the young girls in the palace blush when they saw it. Noble Consort sitting in the Emperor's arms, only someone with Noble Consort's delicate figure could be completely embraced by a man. What would that feel like?
Tao Hong heard some maid say that Consort Cao was light as a swallow, so would her weight be like a flower, or a drop of dew?
Cao Rongyue yawned and absentmindedly said, "Emperor, have you been practicing Zhang Zhi's calligraphy again recently? It seems like there's been some change in your brushwork."
Emperor held her waist and pinched her hip bone, "Is that so? When did Noble Consort see Zhang Zhi's work?"
Cao Rongyue held his broad hand and loosened it, smiling, "I may not have literary talent, but I still enjoy reading various books. If you say that, concubine might just have to laugh at you, Emperor."
Emperor did not smile, he lowered his head and met her eyes: " Noble Consort, your self-proclamation today is quite intriguing."
"Emperor..." Cao Rongyue propped herself up and leaned close to his ear: "You've taken in many new concubines, how can I not feel aggrieved? Even if Emperor has long forgotten about me, how can you be so excessive?"
Emperor seemed to be amused by her, but his smile was tinged with coldness: "Plant another pot of Western Region poppies, and Noble Consort's grievance will disappear." Facing this chill, she kissed Emperor's stern face: "Then grant it. Send me another pot."
Her eyes were filled with tender affection, and inadvertently collided with the gaze of the maid. The maid immediately retreated behind the pillar, the curtain in her hand thrown into a panic, dancing gracefully. Cao Rongyue glanced outside the palace, the sky was clear and the eaves were clear. She said, "The fog has cleared, it's going to be sunny. I'll call Xiaoyu to go with us another day, the three of us will go to the lake together, what do you think, good?" Tao Hong's cheeks flushed for some reason, her heart couldn't control its beating. She shouldn't have listened, but Consort Cao's soft and sweet voice seemed to linger in her ears like silk. The light curtain brushed against her sleeve, she dared not move her eyes, forcing herself to only look at the decorated tapestries, the colors of the patterns from the Western Regions were orange-red, grape green... The maid still needed to prepare the items for the midday meal, so the group left the palace in formation. At this moment, Noble Consort Cao spoke: "Tao Hong, if you want to come, come to my palace at any time, I like you very much."
Tao Hong spent the whole day in a state of anxiety and unease. Noble Consort was accused of having an affair, and the news spread to every corner. The maid s chattered with widened eyes and open mouths, all showing expressions of worry and shock. Tao Hong was not feeling well, and at noon, she returned to her dorm and lay on her bed. When asked, she only said she was sick and feeling uncomfortable in her chest. Closing her eyes, she sat up quietly after a while, leaning against the window for some fresh air, looking at the unremarkable elm tree outside.
At that moment, a new maid entered the room with bedding and clothes, followed by several others. They called out, "Your name is Xing'zi, you used to be in The Noble Consort's Palace, they said you should go and talk to them!"
Tao Hong turned to look, and the maid called " Xing'zi " had red lips like a ripe cherry, and her eyes were wide and fierce as she glared at the other maid s, saying, "What did I say?"
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