The female supporting role is crazy about the male lead

This is indeed the most beautiful garden in Yunchao, with clusters of flowers in all colors, colorful and transported from all over the country, competing for splendor and beauty.

The air is filled with various charming and intoxicating floral scents, and butterflies are dancing in it.

They arrived not too late, but the Imperial Garden was already crowded with groups of people, mostly court officials and their wives.

Where there are many women, there will definitely be small groups and all kinds of gossip.

The emperor hasn't arrived yet, but the women who are dressed up beautifully have already started chattering.

"Have you heard that Empress Dowager Su has taken in a new male favorite, his name seems to be Master Ji." A girl in purple clothes covered her mouth and gossiped vividly with the girl in red clothes next to her.

"Really? Really?"

As soon as the topics of "Empress Dowager Su" and "male favorites" came up, a group of young girls gathered around.

The girl in red widened her eyes in shock, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. This new one is so beautiful that she is like a fairy. I heard that she is very much to the liking of Queen Mother Su."

"He's only been here for a month, but his little trick, tut tut tut, has seduced Queen Mother Su to not even go to other green leafy areas. She has only stayed in his Langfeng Pavilion every day for the past month."

The girl in purple raised her face proudly as she spoke, feeling smug about having first-hand knowledge of the Empress Dowager Su's secret.

"Tsk, you sound like you've seen him before. He's pretty, but can he be as pretty as Master Yue?"

A girl in green pointed disdainfully at the man who was walking in nearby.

Lord Yue is the most handsome man in Yunchao, okay!

The purple-dressed girl rolled her eyes. She and the green-dressed girl had never gotten along. "No matter how handsome she is, she's already taken. How can it be your turn?"

You really don't know who you are. You are a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

The girl in green snorted, and muttered in dissatisfaction, "That Xia Ran is not worthy of Master Yue."

Xia Ran, whom she said was not worthy of Lord Yue, was hanging out among a group of ladies who were a generation older than her.

The wife of Minister of Justice Liu Qing, Mrs. Li, is getting close to Xia Ran.

"Madam Yue, Master Yue is young, promising, and infatuated. You and he are truly a perfect match!"

Xia Ran also smiled politely, "No, Madam Liu and Master Liu are a perfect match."

"Especially you, Madam Liu. I think you are not much different from a newly married girl."

The woman had a serious expression on her face, and spoke to Mrs. Liu, who had a greasy and wrinkled face, with a sincere look in her eyes.

There is no one who doesn't like to be praised. Madam Liu was so happy that she covered her lips and laughed, "Madam Yue, no wonder Lord Yue loves me so much..."

Xia Ran smiled and nodded, but her ears were listening to the gossip of the group of little girls next to her.

She is about the same age as the girls next to her, but she seems to live in two different circles from them.

Among the girls' endless topics, the most exciting one was about Queen Mother Su and her new adopted son "Master Ji".

The Queen Mother Su of the Yun Dynasty was not an ordinary woman either.

When she became the empress of the previous emperor, she was only 28 years old, while her emperor husband was already nearly 70 years old and very old.

Not long after she was crowned empress, the old emperor also died suddenly and mysteriously.

Su, who was in the prime of her life, became the world-renowned "Empress Dowager Su" of the Yun Dynasty.

The Empress Dowager Su, who was second only to the emperor and above everyone else, had a hot-tempered personality, was arrogant and domineering, and was extravagant and licentious.

In her study in the Linhua Palace alone, the treasures collected there are too numerous to mention, from dazzling gold and silver to exquisite porcelain, from famous paintings and calligraphy to sparkling jade.

Moreover, she not only loves treasures, but also beautiful women.

Her secret backyard is filled with beauties from all over the world, each of them has a fair complexion and is beautiful in her own way.

"Prince Ji" is the Queen Mother Su's latest favorite.

In their words, this Master Ji's appearance and demeanor really were like a fairy from the mountains and forests, and he was so attractive that the Empress Dowager Su, who had seen countless men, was so obsessed with him that she didn't want to leave.

Xia Ran was actually curious about this mysterious male favorite.

The first day of the flower-viewing banquet ended just like that. Xia Ran was exhausted both physically and mentally after a whole day of socializing.

She was so tired that she didn't talk much to the hero on the way back in the carriage. She just sat aside and closed her eyes for a nap.

This situation was rare when the two were alone, and it was so strange that Yue Yushu couldn't help but look at the woman a few more times.

Feeling the man's gaze, Xia Ran stood still like a mountain. She also needed to take a break before starting to work!

The distance between the imperial palace and Yue Mansion is neither far nor near, and it takes about an hour to drive there by carriage.

Xia Ran leaned against the wall of the carriage, listening to the noisy voices of people on the street, and slowly fell asleep to the creaking sound of the wheels.

When she woke up, she saw the man lifting his robe and walking out. She opened her mouth but still said nothing.

When he wanted to get up from the carriage, he found that there was a small quilt covering his legs. It was neat and square, and even the length of the left and right sides was the same.

Xia Ran touched the small quilt that was originally placed next to the man's seat, feeling complicated.

Without love, what is the use of these empty rituals?

The highlight of the second day was the flower-viewing banquet in the back garden of Linhua Palace.

In the original plot, this is where the hero and heroine first met.

Thinking that she might meet the heroine for the first time, she dressed up very seriously.

She was wearing a brocade robe with dark patterns and gold weaving, which was intricately crafted and delicately made. It was a reward given to the original owner by the emperor.

There is nothing wrong with the style of the dress, but the problem is the color, which is a vulgar bright red, which is too mature and steady for her.

Coupled with the serious makeup she had specially asked Jinfeng to put on, she looked more than ten years older.

"Madam..." Jin Feng looked at the lady who was still satisfied with her outfit, frowned slightly, and was about to say something.

But Yu Lu stopped her in time. Yu Lu also looked at the woman who was still "adding oil and exaggeration" on her face in front of the mirror and sighed, "I think it looks pretty good. As long as the madam is happy, that's all."

But in his heart, he secretly decided that after today's flower-viewing banquet, he would take his wife to buy some nice clothes.

If Xia Ran heard the two maids' complaints, she would definitely sneer at them. What do they know?

She is constantly pushing the plot between the male and female protagonists for her own liberation!

When the Minister of Rites and his wife arrived at the Empress Dowager's Linhua Palace garden in silence, there were many more people crowded in that small garden than yesterday.

The emperor has a gentle temperament. If his subordinates behave in a slightly out-of-line manner, he usually just laughs it off and does not take it seriously.

But Queen Mother Su was different. She was a vengeful person who could not tolerate even a grain of sand in her eyes.

So those who attended her party did not dare to be negligent at all, even though Xia Ran and his friends arrived relatively late.

This was taken advantage of by some people.

Xia Ran had just separated from the male protagonist who was destined to meet the female protagonist and walked down the stone bridge when a group of beautiful girls from aristocratic families walked towards her.