Rebirth: The imperial concubine is no longer jealous, and the emperor panics

Seeing Shen Yao's tears, Lu Lingchuan panicked completely.

He clearly saw that those big eyes that were stained with peach blossoms today, at the moment of tears, once again returned to indifference and loneliness.

Lu Lingchuan silently raised his hand to wipe her tears.

His gloomy eyes were like broken ancient wells, filled with tears that he could not wipe away.

Later, he clenched his fists, but could only look at her who was crying silently.

I don't know how long it took, but there was silence in the palace. The Queen Mother and Princess Liaodong got up and left.

And all the restlessness has subsided.

Lu Lingchuan quickly untied the jade belt that tied Shen Yao's hands and said without confidence——

"Yao'er, I can explain..."

Seeing the coldness, brokenness, and distrust in her eyes, he could only swallow the rest of his words.

Explain to her? What can be explained at this time?

All excuses are pale.

In the past, the late emperor objected, saying that he loved Shen Yao too much, but as a king, he could not show any preference or selfishness towards everything in the world.

In order to marry her, he indeed promised the late emperor that Shen Yao would never be his queen.

But in order to marry her, he told Shen Yao that making Wang Yunling the crown prince was only a temporary measure.

A gentleman does not lie.

Today he reaped the consequences of his own misfortune, which can be regarded as a kind of retribution.

Now that the Queen Mother had left, Shen Yao sat up. She straightened her bun and put the hairpin back in place.

Then he opened his lips lightly and said to Lu Lingchuan,

"Whether your Majesty believes it or not, I, the daughter of the Shen family, have always been innocent."

"If Your Majesty is still worried, please issue an edict to let me live in Changxin Palace forever for the rest of my life."

"Tell the public that I am not in good health and need to rest."

"In this way, father and all the ministers in the world will still help and be of the same mind as the king."

Shen Yao said a lot in one breath, and every word was considered for Lu Lingchuan.

She straightened her skirt again, bowed to him and left.

Lu Lingchuan quickly held her hand and said with a hint of supplication, "Yao'er, I have always regarded you as my wife!"

"Your Majesty, you'd better say these words to the Queen."

Shen Yao pushed him away, boredom and impatience flashed across her eyes.

"Even if the vows made in the past cannot be fulfilled, you are still my noble concubine!"

Lu Lingchuan gritted his teeth, almost going all out and being shameless.

"Your Majesty is right!"

Shen Yao replied coldly, "Then your majesty needs my concubine to serve you, then I, Shen Yao, will undress and take off my belt. If your majesty gets tired of it one day and wants to kill my concubine, then I, Shen Yao, will obediently kill me!" "

"My Shen family has always been the most loyal ministers of the Xihe Dynasty!"

Shen Yao paused for a moment and then said,

"Your Majesty, at the Queen Mother's palace banquet, it is inappropriate for us to hang out here. Now, can I please leave?"

Lu Lingchuan said angrily, "Why are you always so stubborn? Why don't you believe in my sincerity?"

"Your Majesty's sincerity?"

Thinking of the broken scenes before his death in his previous life, Shen Yao laughed miserably, opened the palace door and left.

Lu Lingchuan only saw the bright afternoon sun, which cast a golden shadow on Shen Yao's retreating back.

In the light and shadow, she went further and further away.

Lu Lingchuan sat dejectedly on the brocade couch. Amidst the endless heartache, he felt that everything was full of irony!

Just now, he actually held Shen's slender waist, showing off to Xue Yue that he had found the greatest treasure in this life.

Lu Lingchuan thought bitterly, what kind of invisible hand was manipulating the two of them to drift apart?

Shen Yao walked alone on the palace road, letting the breeze roll up the skirt of her imperial concubine's uniform, but her heart felt desolate.

She and Lu Lingchuan had been entangled in the side hall of Biqi Palace for so long. There was no ice there, and the heat made her feel tired all over.

She simply took a detour back to Changxin Palace along the small gardens and corridors filled with flowers and colorful flags.

The scenery along the way made her sadness and anger subside little by little.

When she was a child, her father was congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday in the palace. Chun Nong took her little girl in hand and watched the performance at the Jinshui Bridge.

From Xihua Gate to Jinshui Bridge outside Xuanwu Gate, more than ten miles of road are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, bringing together folk opera, acrobatics, singing and dancing and other performances.

The civil and military ministers gathered in the palace city, lined up in groups, and looked at the palace to salute.

The birthday of the Queen Mother has always been attended by complicated etiquette, grand celebrations and large-scale celebrations.

Chun Nong also teased her, saying that one day, she would have such a grand ceremony to celebrate her marriage to the prince.

She was still very angry at that time.

Shen Yao loved Lu Lingchuan, and she thought that if he died first, she would be the first queen in the history of the Xihe Dynasty to sacrifice her husband.

"Where have you been? Why are your eyes swollen and you are sweating?"

Seeing Shen Yao step into the palace door, Chun Nong came up to her with distress and quickly ordered someone to get hot water.

"I'm fine. I need to change my clothes. I have to go to the birthday banquet to accompany the Queen Mother in the afternoon."

Having said that, Shen Yao was exhausted after soaking in the warm water, so she closed her eyes in the tub and slept over a cup of tea.

Since she and Lu Lingchuan have reached such an embarrassing situation, Shen Yao doesn't want to lose to her in a show where noble ladies gather and concubines compete for beauty.

At this time, the beauty in the diamond-flowered bronze mirror had a reserved and arrogant look on her face, revealing her graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone.

She wore a thin smoky emerald green gauze with wide sleeves and flowing sleeves, and the folds of the skirt behind her were like moonlight and frost flowing all over the floor.

Chun Nong's eyes were filled with eagerness, and she raised her voice, "Prepare a sedan for the imperial concubine!"

Shen Yao took out a double-sided embroidered fan made of civet cats and butterflies, held it in his hand, and walked slowly towards the door of the palace.

The emperor accompanied the queen mother and sat at the head of Hanyuan Hall.

For the Queen Mother's birthday this year, the Ministry of Etiquette came up with an ingenious idea, allowing the female relatives of the noble families who had not yet left the palace to perform various talents in singing and dancing.

Shen Yao stepped into the hall, saluted the superior from a distance, then randomly picked up an empty table and sat down.

She held up a round fan with her jade-like fingertips, half covering her beautiful face, and with a pair of eyes like autumn water, she casually glanced at the girl dancing in the hall.

If Shen Yao guessed correctly, this was the young princess of Liaodong Prince's Palace, and the person whom the Queen Mother wanted to choose to enter the palace this time.

"Your Majesty, the Ai family has made the decision to include the noble girl you have fallen in love with into the harem for you."

The Queen Mother was very interested. Looking at these girls who were in their prime, she seemed to see the lively scene of children and grandchildren gathered around her knees in a year's time.

"Mother!"

Lu Lingchuan said impatiently. He was secretly angry with the Queen Mother. If she had not gone to Biqi Palace to reminisce about the past, why would he and Shen Yao break up on bad terms again?

From the corner of his eye, Lu Lingchuan followed the slender figure sitting in a corner of the hall. Her every frown and smile, her lazy glances, all fell into his eyes.

Seeing that the emperor was really distracted, the Queen Mother let out a long sigh.

After the song and dance, the little princess of Liaodong Palace walked to the palace with light steps and saluted the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

This girl with passionate eyes was wearing a flying red dress, and her big deer-like eyes looked directly at Lu Lingchuan.

"Your Majesty, tell me, did your daughter dance well today?"

"Very good!"

Lu Lingchuan said expressionlessly, "The number one scholar who won last year is not married yet. If your father agrees, I can grant you a marriage!"

"I don't want the emperor's brother to grant me a marriage. Fang Nian came to Beijing this time because he wanted to stay with the Queen Mother and fulfill his filial piety."

The little princess replied with a smile, not worried about the emperor's indifference.

Princess Fangnian came from Liaodong County, which was the most vast and fertile land of the Xihe Dynasty. Emperors of all generations treated the Huo family with great courtesy.

Lu Lingchuan said tiredly, "Then I will give you a place to live in Qiu Fang Residence, a side hall of Cining Palace."

The Queen Mother used the same excuse to let Bai Wanzhu enter the palace.

When Bai Wanzhu saw that the princess of the Liaodong Palace would follow her same path in the future, her eyes rolled around and landed on Shen Yao.

During a pause in singing and dancing, she stood up and raised her glass and said,

"The palace is so lively today. It reminds me of the old days when the dance of the imperial concubine and sister was truly stunning and stunning."

Bai Wanzhu's words were obviously causing trouble for Shen Yao.

Sure enough, the little princess looked at Shen Yao unconvinced and said proudly, "Really? Then Fang Nian is brave enough to ask the imperial concubine to dance a song."

Shen Yao held up the round fan without getting up. She raised the corners of her lips and smiled charmingly.

"My little princess, unfortunately, my waist was sprained a few days ago. I think it's because I'm older and my waist is not flexible enough."

Shen Yao shook the fan in her hand and pointed at Bai Wanzhu from afar.

"It's my sister, Concubine Shu. Your Majesty loves to watch her dance the most. He also specially invited the dancers from the Jiaofang Division to teach her personally."

Although the dancers in Jiaofangsi are the best in the world, most of them are the wives of criminal ministers or actresses bought from the world.

At this moment, whispers resounded in the hall.

The female relatives attending the Queen Mother's birthday today are all from the wealthy families in Beijing. Who could fall for this low-grade means of fighting for favor?

Shen Yao added, "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. You might as well ask Concubine Shu to perform a dance for everyone. I am also very fascinated by it."