dognovel Chapter 164 Breaking in
Chapter 164 Breaking in
"My Lady Concubine Yu, I hope you are well!"
"Your Majesty, are you done with your work? I specially asked someone to stew some red dates, barley and white fungus soup." Yu Sheyue signaled Shuang Xu to bring the food box forward and hand it to Zhang Deli.
"Your Majesty, I will go and inform you right away." Zhang Deli moved away and did not take the food box from Shuang Xu.
If she took the food box without notifying His Majesty, not only would she not be well received by His Majesty, but she would also lose the reason for Concubine Yu to stay and serve the soup personally, which would also make her disliked.
But,
He felt that Concubine Yu might not be happy to stay. His Majesty was having a hot affair with Concubine Shu. If he went in and saw them...
Zhang Deli shook his head secretly.
I hope Concubine Yu has a better temper.
"Thank you, Eunuch Zhang."
"I dare not. Madam, please wait a moment."
Zhang Deli stood outside the palace gate, lowered his head, gently knocked on the half-open door, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yu is waiting outside with a food box."
Should he send her away or call her in?
It was December, but Bai Liangyu was dressed very thinly. She had just taken off her heavy cloak to keep warm and was about to dance for His Majesty. When she heard Zhang Deli's voice, she was a little stunned.
"Your Majesty?" Bai Liangyu stared at Qin Zhi blankly, with a pleading look in his eyes.
"Ask Concubine Yu to leave the soup and tell herself to go back first." Qin Zhi looked at Bai Liangyu slowly before giving the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away." After getting the OK, Zhang Deli turned around and left. He kept his head down the whole time, afraid that he would see something he shouldn't see.
Bai Liangyu's worry turned into joy, his eyes sparkling with tears as he looked at Qin Zhi tenderly.
"How can I go back on my words? Since I have promised Yu'er, I am the only one who can appreciate Yu'er's graceful dance, so I will not let others have the opportunity to insult your status."
If Yu Sheyue came in and offered soup, and stayed, and asked to watch her dance with Qin Zhi, Bai Liangyu thought that from now on he would probably become a lowly dancer in the eyes of others.
Dancing for one's husband is a pleasure in the boudoir; if one dances for the enjoyment of others, her reputation will be ruined.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Bai Liangyu leaned her head on Qin Zhi's chest tenderly, speaking silently.
Qin Zhi pushed her gently.
"Yu'er, aren't you going to dance for me? You're wearing thin clothes and you're not dancing. Aren't you cold?"
"Your Majesty, hold me, and I won't feel cold."
Qin Zhi opened his hands, indicating that he was not making any movements.
"Has Your Majesty ever secretly painted a portrait of me?"
"How did you know that?"
"It was my cousin who told me, but after she told me, she didn't give me the painting. I felt itchy."
Of course, it wasn't Li Xihua who said this on her own initiative. Li Xihua didn't want Bai Liangyu to have another bargaining chip to show off in front of her.
"So what do you do?"
"Your Majesty, please paint me another picture of me dancing, and give it to me alone?"
Bai Liangyu's eyes were charming, and she looked up at Qin Zhi intently.
"Please, Your Majesty, please? Your Majesty!" Bai Liangyu rubbed Qin Zhi, his voice sweet and melodious like the chirping of an oriole.
"I don't want to draw." Qin Zhi said indifferently.
What portrait did he paint last time? It doesn't matter.
Qin Zhi summoned Li Xihua to his side and made Li Xihua misunderstand that Qin Zhi was painting a picture for her, but it turned out that he was painting her cousin Bai Liangyu.
It was simply to see how Li Xihua would react when she saw the emperor painting a portrait of her cousin in the palace after she had framed her cousin.
Drawing portraits properly is the painter's job, but he is not interested in drawing portraits.
Hypocritical.
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"Madam Yupin, His Majesty asked me to bring the soup you sent over. Please go back first."
"Your Majesty, isn't your work done by now? Why do you want me to go back?"
"To reply to your Majesty, these are all your Majesty's intentions. How dare I question them?"
Yu Sheyue leaned over and looked out, and saw the figure of Bai Liangyu's maid Danzhu looking at her furtively outside the palace gate.
Yu Sheyue reacted instantly and realized that it was Bai Liangyu who was harassing His Majesty again.
She snatched the food box and rushed into the palace gate. The guards didn't dare to touch her, and in a moment of confusion let Yu Sheyue cross the threshold of the palace gate.