Lu Yuan sat alone on the edge of the large ebony dragon-carved royal couch, her fingers gently sliding over the bright yellow brocade quilt woven with gold threads. Under her feet was the scarlet carpet, which was soft and dense, with layers of thick curtains and bead curtains.

Lightly shaking, a purple-gold incense burner with the head of a green dragon was burning with ambergris, slowly emitting light smoke, and the aroma was dense. Lu Yuan could clearly feel her heart beating, and her cold fingers felt

Cuo Di gently rubbed the yellow silk gauze curtain with its folded edges and high hanging edges.

There was a sound of footsteps coming from far away, and Lu Yuan felt flustered inexplicably. She got up and hid in the wide curtain. Yu Lin walked in, but saw no one. He was confused for a moment, and when he was about to ask a question, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint smile under the tassels of the curtain.

Revealing a pair of slender feet, she laughed dumbly and said, "Yuanyuan wants to play hide-and-seek with me? Then let me find her!" She gestured as she flipped the curtains.

Lu Yuan nervously closed her eyes slightly and clasped her hands on her chest. Suddenly the gauze curtain in front of her was lifted, and Yu Lin stood in front of her with a smile. Just as Lu Yuan knelt down to worship, Yu Lin pulled her into his arms and hugged her to the imperial couch.

With a wave of her hand, the gauze curtain floated shut, and in the dim light of the red candle, she gently untied the silk belt around her waist.

Lu Yuan was slightly stiff. She didn't know how to cater to her instinctive shyness and lack of experience. Yu Lin's eyes showed a soft light and he said softly: "Don't be afraid, I will be gentle." As he said this, he felt it with his lips and hands.

With her soft body, she shyly felt his caress. The curtain was deep, the fragrance was floating in her mind, and everything melted into the deepening and distant mist.

After a night of lingering, it was already three o'clock in the morning when Lu Yuan woke up the next day. The emperor had already left, and she was the only one on the large royal couch. She was so embarrassed that she didn't want to sleep until this hour, and she didn't even notice that the emperor had gotten up to go to court.

While he was thinking wildly, a pair of palace maids guarding outside the palace heard the commotion and filed in holding clothes and toiletries.

After washing up, according to the rules of the harem, the concubine must kneel down and pay her respects to the queen the next day, so Lu Yuan took Biluo to Kunyi Palace.

The queen just gave some instructions to live in peace with the concubines in the harem and serve the emperor wholeheartedly. After chatting for another half day, she said goodbye and returned to Jingxi Palace.

In the afternoon, the emperor's rewards were delivered to the Yurun Hall. Boxes and cages took a dozen small eunuchs to lift them, and the entire hall was full. Li Zhong hurriedly opened the lids of the boxes.

Cover, please check it with Lu Yuan. There are sixteen pieces of fashionable palace satin of various colors, twenty pieces of trinkets from foreign lands, a pair of blue-glazed plum vases with dragon patterns, a wooden begonia-style pot of green bamboo bonsai, and agate osmanthus.

There is a bonsai, an amber Hanshan round sculpture, a screen of Fortune Changchun, as well as various pens, inks, paper and inkstones, the four treasures of the study, pearls and jewelry, everything you need.

Along with the emperor's reward came the reward from the queen and the concubines in the harem. For a time, the small Yurun Hall was filled with gold and silver. Lu Yuan felt a little uneasy. She knew that the more holy the family was, the stronger it was.

Being in the limelight will attract people's attention.

Afternoon time was always boring, so she ordered Chunhua to come to Chunhe Palace holding a jasper dowry. As soon as she was announced to go in, she saw Liangchang hurriedly came out of the side hall, Cao Wanyun, the pearls in her hair swaying because of

Walking fast and shaking.

She walked up to him, bent her knees and bowed, bowed her head and said, "I often see Mr. Ying at Cao's. Mr. Ying is a good person."

Lu Yuan hurriedly put her hands on each other and said, "Sister Cao, please get up quickly. This doesn't have to happen between you and me." After saying that, they walked into the side hall together.

A good person usually has a healthy body, slightly plump skin, fresh cheeks, and a greasy nose, making him look friendly.

Sitting on the armchair, Lu Yuan smiled and said, "The magpie climbing sachet sent by Sister Cao is very delicate. The magpie is as lifelike as if it were alive, which shows that Sister Cao has profound embroidery skills."

Liang Chang Zaiqian said: "I'm not good at anything. I'm just passable in needlework and embroidery. My sister doesn't mind it. I'll embroider something better for my sister to play with in the future."

The maid Ruizhu brought tea, and Liang Changzai took it and poured it with his hands on his sleeves. He inadvertently revealed the red garnet bracelet on his wrist. Lu Yuan looked familiar and suddenly remembered the gift the queen had given her.

That one is very similar.

Seeing that she was paying attention to her wrists, the noble man put his bracelet in his sleeves as if by pouring tea, and invited her to drink tea with a smile.

Lu Yuan took a sip of tea gently and said: "The day before I entered the seal, the Queen Mother specifically told her to have more contact with my sister in the future, and also praised her for being an honest and honest person."

Liang Changzai said: "Thanks to the Empress Dowager for thinking highly of me. I think I used to be just a little girl in Ci'an Palace who was often bullied by the big ladies. The Empress Dowager saw me as pitiful and transferred me to serve around me, and later recommended me.

It was only by serving the Emperor that I achieved my current status. The Queen Mother has been extremely kind to me." As she spoke, her eyes were slightly red, and she lifted up her sleeves to wipe her eyes.

Lu Yuan held her hand and said: "Sister and I are under the care of the Queen Mother together. We must work together to support each other in the future."

When I came back from Chunhe Palace, I saw the little eunuch who had come to announce the decree to be laid to bed waiting in Yurun Hall. Bi Luo, Chun Hua and Ming Qing hurriedly cleaned her up, with joy on their faces. However, Lu Yuan

I couldn't feel happy, it felt like there was a stone weighing on my heart.

On the third day, Fengluan Chunen's carriage still appeared on time in front of the stone steps of Yurun Hall.

For three days in a row, Lu Yuan was invited to sleep with her, and with the constant stream of rewards, she knew that there were already rumors in the palace, especially when Rui Guiren, who was also promoted to the imperial title, even paid his respects to the queen in front of everyone.

He teased her with a sour face. The other Yigui man didn't say anything, his face was calm.

On the fourth day, Lu Yuan got up in the morning and after dressing up, she went to greet the Queen Mother and the Empress as usual. Returning to Yurun Hall, she took out a piece of scented paper from the bookcase, dipped it lightly in pen and ink, and wrote down two sentences from Qin Guan's "Magpie Bridge Immortal":

If our love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?" He folded it, gave it to Xiao Yunzi, and ordered him to take it to Chengming Palace and hand it over to Li Zhong to present to the emperor.

That night, the emperor did not announce that she would be sleeping with him, but instead summoned Zhang Lanxin, a noble nobleman, and then Ji Wushuang, a noble nobleman.

In the afternoon of this day, Lu Yuan had just taken a lunch break. She was only wearing homely clothes, with a jade hairpin loosely tied into a bun, which made her hair like clouds and her skin like snow.

A bag full of crystal balls, like white chrysanthemums, was collected from the courtyard behind and inserted into the Ru kiln flower bag. Use small silver scissors to gently trim the branches and leaves.

Yu Lin walked in without letting anyone know. He saw her with loose hair on her temples and her blouse with draped belt. She looked like she was holding her heart while sleeping in spring. He smiled and said, "Yuanyuan's appearance is better than Xizi holding her heart."

Lu Yuan smiled and replied: "My concubine is just like Puliu, but I'm just imitating her."

Yu Lin said: "If you are Dongshi, then all my harem will be my concubine, and there will be no salt."

Lu Yuan smiled and said nothing. Yu Lin gently picked the hairpin on her head with his hand and said: "I have already relied on you and attracted others. Aren't you jealous? Are you willing to push me into the arms of another woman?"

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Lu Yuan said shyly: "Your Majesty is not serious." Then she said with a bit of mischief: "I believe that Your Majesty is not a person who changes his mind when seeing things different, and likes the new and hates the old. I also believe that I am the one who will end up with me, and I will not be the one who ends up with me."

go."

Yu Lin raised his head and smiled and said: "I am the one who will end up with me, so can I be lucky enough to have Yuanyuan tonight?"

Lu Yuan said nothing, turned around and took out a wild goose kite from the study, and said to Yu Lin: "What do you think of the painting of this kite, your Majesty?"

Yu Lin looked at it carefully and said: "The painting is good, lifelike, even the feathers are clearly defined. It's just that this wild goose is gray and not as bright as other birds' feathers. Yuanyuan likes wild geese?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said: "The wild geese are kind-hearted. In a team of wild geese, there are always old, weak, sick and disabled people who cannot rely on their own abilities to make a living. The rest of the wild geese in their prime will never be abandoned.

It is the heart of a benevolent person to support a child until he is old and to see him die. Geese are not only benevolent, but also affectionate. Male and female geese mate, and they always stay together until the end. No matter whether the female or the male geese dies, the remaining geese are alone.

A lonely goose will never find another partner until death, so the wild goose also symbolizes the loyalty of love. Therefore, I like the wild goose."

Yu Lin smiled and said, "After listening to Yuanyuan's words, I learned something again!"

Lu Yuan smiled playfully: "Your Majesty, guess who painted this wild goose?"

Yu Lin said: "Of course he is the painter in the palace."

Lu Yuan said: "Your Majesty guessed wrong. This concubine asked Sister Xian to draw it. That day, I saw that the kite my sister painted for Princess Qingning was very vivid, and I realized that Sister Xian was an excellent painter."

Yu Lin nodded and said: "Concubine Xian's paintings are indeed good, but the people are always bland and lack a lot of interest."

Lu Yuan Yingying smiled and said: "This is the virtue of Sister Xian. My sister is afraid that if she favors too many concubines, it will damage the emperor's body, so she imitates the ancient concubines and takes care of the emperor's holy body without competing for the rain and dew."

Yu Lin said happily: "It seems that Concubine Xian is quite concerned about me."

Lu Yuan smiled and said: "That day I went to the palace of Concubine Xian and saw Concubine Xian brewing osmanthus wine with her own hands. I tasted a cup. It was sweet and sweet but not intoxicating. Your Majesty would like to try it.

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Yu Lin heard the words and said with a smile: "You said it, I really want to try it, and I haven't seen Qing Ning for some days. Then I will go and sit in Concubine Xian's palace, and you can come early tonight

Rest."

"Concubine, I respectfully send you off to your Majesty!" Lu Yuan leaned over to salute and watched Yu Lin leave.
Chapter completed!