Yuqiongyin

Lu Daixi sat in his palace in a daze, holding a silk handkerchief tightly in his hand, his delicate face slightly distorted with anger.

There was a raging fire in her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to burn everything to ashes.

"What is so charming about that woman? How dare she seduce Your Majesty!" Lu Daixi said gritting his teeth.

Her voice was sharp and piercing, filled with deep jealousy.

The palace maids around her were so frightened that they dared not even breathe, for fear of angering the bad-tempered imperial concubine.

Lu Daixi stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in the palace, her heart filled with resentment and resentment.

"As a noble concubine, how can I tolerate a little girl taking away His Majesty's favor?" Lu Daixi slammed the table hard, smashing everything in the hall to the ground.

After calming down, she dressed up carefully and came to the imperial study in a graceful manner.

She walked into the study room with light lotus steps, bowed slightly, and said in a tender voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that you intend to take a woman as your concubine. I wonder which family of woman is so lucky?"

Lu Daixi's face showed just the right amount of confusion and curiosity, but there was a subtle jealousy in his eyes.

Wei Ming frowned slightly, looking somewhat unhappy, and said calmly: "I know how to handle this matter, and the noble concubine does not need to ask any more questions."

It seems that the emperor cares a lot about this woman. Lu Daixi felt nervous, but he was unwilling to give up.

She moved lightly, approached Wei Ming, and gently placed her soft hand on Wei Ming's arm, "Your Majesty, there are so many beauties in the harem, why do you need to take in a new concubine? I am worried that it will cause unrest in the harem, otherwise..."

Wei Ming shook her hand off impatiently, "You don't need to question my decision. Imperial Concubine, please leave."

Lu Daixi bit her lip, a hint of hurt flashed across her eyes, but was quickly replaced by anger.

She suppressed her anger and bowed again, "I'll take my leave."

The moment she turned and left the study, she secretly vowed to make that woman pay the price.

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That night, everything was silent. A bright moon hung high in the sky, casting a cool light.

At this time, the Kunning Palace was filled with a faint mist and the fragrance of flowers.

Xie Chenning had just finished bathing and was wearing a loose white robe. She was sitting quietly on a rocking chair in the courtyard, tilting her head slightly, letting the breeze gently blow through her wet hair, allowing it to dry slowly.

The moment Wei Ke stepped into the courtyard, his eyes were instantly attracted by Xie Chenning.

Xie Chenning was seen lazily leaning on the rocking chair, with her long hair falling on her shoulders like a waterfall, wanton and smooth. A strand of her black and shiny hair curled down and gently touched her fair neck.

In her hand she held an exquisite peony fan, with bright and juicy peonies embroidered on the fan.

As she gently shook her wrist, the fan fluttered up and down like a dancing butterfly.

The wind caused a few strands of hair on both sides of her to flutter in the wind, adding a bit of agility and charm.

At this moment, Xie Chenning was completely immersed in this tranquility and comfort, as if all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with her.

"came back?"

Hearing footsteps, Xie Chenning opened his eyes. It turned out to be Wei Ke.

"Yes, I'm back."

At this moment, Eunuch Zhao, who was left by the Queen Mother to be with Xie Chenning, came with a little eunuch. The little eunuch was holding a bowl of steaming medicine steadily in his hand.

Eunuch Zhao looked up and found that Xie Chenning looked sleepy with his eyes slightly closed, as if he could fall asleep at any time.

Seeing that Xie Chenning looked sleepy, he quickly lightened his footsteps, came closer, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, you need to rest. Take the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhang first."

Xie Chenning's mind was as clear as a mirror, she knew exactly what this was.

Or perhaps, the real reason why the Queen Mother specifically asked Eunuch Zhao to stay by her side was to ensure that she would drink the bowl of contraceptive soup obediently.

Thinking back to what the Queen Mother said today when she earnestly explained to her the necessity of taking contraceptive soup, all of it was said under the banner of caring for her health.

Although there was no need to drink, Xie Chenning could only nod.

Then, she stretched out her slender jade hand and took the porcelain bowl of contraceptive soup from Eunuch Zhao.

As soon as he put it close to his nose, a strong and disgusting smell instantly hit his nose. Xie Chenning couldn't help but frowned slightly, looking embarrassed.

Seeing Xie Chenning's reaction, Eunuch Zhao, who was standing aside, thought to himself that he had to step forward and help in person so that this delicate lady could finish the medicine smoothly. In this way, he could complete the task as soon as possible and go back to report to the Queen Mother.

Just as Eunuch Zhao stepped forward and was about to reach out to take the medicine bowl from Xie Chenning's hand, he suddenly heard Xie Chenning's red lips slightly open and said lightly: "Let him come."

As he spoke, Xie Chenning elegantly raised the fan in his hand and pointed lightly towards another corner of the room.

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a figure standing there quietly. It was Wei Ke.

However, today Wei Ke was ordered to go out of the palace to do some work. In order to hide his whereabouts, he deliberately disguised himself.

At this time, he was wearing a loose eunuch's costume and a eunuch's hat on his head. The brim of the hat hung down low, just enough to cover his face tightly.

If you don't look closely, it would be hard to realize that this seemingly ordinary little eunuch is actually the former Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Wei Ke himself.

"Yes." Eunuch Zhao nodded respectfully without any hesitation, and then silently stepped aside.

Wei Ke took a step forward and walked towards Xie Chenning step by step.

He reached out and took the bowl of medicine that was still steaming from Xie Chenning's hand.

The moment their fingertips accidentally touched, Wei Ke's heart trembled.

Although his heart was in turmoil at the moment, Wei Ke's face still maintained a calm expression.

He held the medicine bowl steadily in his hand. The medicine liquid swayed slightly in the spoon, emitting a strong herbal aroma.

With gentle and skillful movements, he scooped up a spoonful of medicine, brought it to Xie Chenning's slightly opened mouth, and fed Xie Chenning the medicine mouthful by mouthful.

Xie Chenning drank the first mouthful of the contraceptive soup and couldn't help but frown slightly. It was obvious that the contraceptive soup tasted very bad.

Wei Ke secretly watched Xie Chenning, watching her slowly swallow every mouthful of the bitter contraceptive soup, his eyes filled with heartache.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the courtyard. It turned out that several eunuchs who were moving flowers were busy passing by.

Wei Ke took advantage of Eunuch Zhao's inattention and poured the remaining half bowl of contraceptive soup on himself without hesitation.

Fortunately, the eunuch's uniform was dark in color, and although the brown liquid instantly soaked the clothes, no trace could be seen.