Gu Yunxi's sudden decision drew Leng Qingtang's attention, but he didn't act. He leaned sideways and propped his head with one hand with distressed eyes lingering on the girl's pleading face.
"Have you made the decision?"
He asked gently. The tone was deep and a little hoarse, very grinning.
Gu Yunxi was even shyer and hummed.
Leng Qingtang straightened her face and asked her to look at him,
"It will be painful just for a while, but I'm not willing to..."
He was really impatient just now. Once he looked at her faint eyes, he regained his sanity.
Gu Yunxi's little red face was instantly wrinkled with disappointment and grumbled,
"Can it be... more painful than the feeling that you bit me?"
Anyway, she was an innocent girl who took the initiative to ask and was rejected by him. Where did she put her vanity down?
Leng Qingtang frowned and looked at her affec
Hearing Wan Yuyao's sarcastic reply, Empress Qian sneered without even a glance at her. Instead, she toyed with the wine glass and spoke calmly,"I'm in charge of the imperial harem and dislike the dominance of His Majesty's favors. It's only right for all the beauties to bloom together."Neglecting Wan Yuyao, Empress Qian raised her head and announced to Emperor Jingxiao below the golden steps,"Your Majesty, that girl is Sun Shengsheng, the daughter of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Sun Min. Now in great peace, she dedicates a dance to the autumn festival banquet.""Well, Sun Shengsheng..."Emperor Jingxiao muttered to himself as his scorching eyes still lingered on the girl's delicate face. Overjoyed, he studied her affectionate eyes and thin lips. Offset by the fiery gown, her delicate face blushed with charm.The Emperor expanded his arms and smiled."Shengsheng, come and sit by my
Under the Baohe Palace, Gu Yunxi was also unpleased. She thought that she could successfully promote Sun Shengsheng with the help of the family banquet, but Gu Yunjin became the spotlight and overshadowed Sun Shengsheng.It seemed that the situation was about to reverse again tonight...Concubine Xu quietly turned her head with a ray of complaint in her eyes. She looked at Gu Yunxi from the side and then turned her head again. When Gu Yunxi noticed it, she hurriedly nodded, feeling restless.Gu Yunjin on the platform was proud. She stood in front of the Emperor gracefully, and kept leaning and twisting. She looked around the Emperor's table in pretense.In the eyes of the Emperor, only Gu Yunjin's graceful figure existed, which was half-covered and half-exposed. He could not notice Sun Shengsheng and other concubines.Gu Yunjin took the opportunity to sit on the Emperor's couch, where Sun Shengsheng sat just now. She c
The autumn wind rustled, and the moonlit night was sultry.Lu Qiange was wronged for no reason, and his angry white face suddenly was like being cooked. He hugged Gu Yunxi and retorted in a deep voice,"I didn't do anything evil. Be cautious about your words!""Oops, you are a bastard! You are still so arrogant after being caught!"The girl's face suddenly changed, and she waved to the side as she scolded.The maids next to her immediately threw down the palace lantern, and leaped forward to the opposite side of Lu Qiange. With the fierce momentum and body skills, it seemed that she could play Kungfu.The maid looked at Gu Yunxi, who was unconscious, and the sack on the ground. She turned her head and shouted to the girl in the pink cloak,"Princess, this guy is really not a good person. The sack on the ground is proof!"Princess?Lu Qiange frowned when he heard the v
Yongning Palace—Two black shadows hurried into the side palace hall and knelt on the ground upon meeting Wan Li, the Shenle Marquis."Your Highness, our failure is punishable by death—"Seeing their bruised noses and swollen faces, Wan Li immediately understood and screamed,"You're well-trained. Why can't you even handle a little girl?"Knocking his head on the floor, one man covered half of his face imprinted with a purple shoe print and explained,"We've bagged the target, yet an Honour Guard showed up out of nowhere. He was really good!""Pathetic cowards—"Cursing, Wan Li smashed his palm on the table, which immediately broke into pieces.Wan Li held a grudge because he lost face before Gu Yunxi.It so happened that his Eldest Sister Wan Yuyao had been loathing Gu Yunxi because of Leng Qingtang. Thus she had ordered several eunuchs who were skilled
Zhanxing Tower—The eunuch head Lord Hu anxiously watched in a daze when Emperor Jingxiao and Jieyu Sun went away in the imperial carriage.What a big joke tonight!Jieyu Jin, who had been chosen by the Emperor himself, was still lying nakedly on the dragon bed at Tailuan Palace. A fire caused His Majesty to turn his affection to Jieyu Sun at Hanxiang Residence.After this mishap, the only people who would get in trouble were the servants.Lord Hu turned around with a bitter face to whisper to a little eunuch, who then hurried away after the Emperor.On the top of a corner at the west side of Zhanxing Tower, Gu Yunxi wore all black and hid behind the jade fence on the terrace, closely watching the happenings under Zhanxing Tower with her flickering eyes.When the fire was completely put down, the crowd dispersed. Only then did she stand up and smile behind her black mask.Gu Yunji
The night in Hanxiang Residence was sensual.The Emperor originally meant to stay the night with Jieyu Jin. But then he changed his route and went to Jieyu Sun's palace as a result of the unexpected fire.The news spread quickly in the imperial harem, stirring up jealousy and mockeries.Empress Qian nodded pleasantly after learning about it, praising Sun Shengsheng for being resourceful.The night of Zhanxing Tower's fire seemed longer than usual, while people with different minds mentioned nothing about what happened.Gu Yunxi returned to Chuxiu Palace to report back to Concubine Xu but mentioned nothing about Yu Xuanji.Then she stood on the side room porch, studying the cold night for a long time.The chilly autumn wind swung the palace lanterns. In the cold night, the dim yellow light was like fireflies, weak and sad.By now Gu Yunjin should have been carried back to Weiyan Ch
"Stop!"By the Jinli Lake, Emperor Jingxiao went completely mad out of the chaotic scene in front of him. Then his furious scream silenced all the people here."What, what are you doing here?"Striding forward, the Emperor pointed at Gu Yunxi, whose hair was dishevelled. He was angry with a sulky face and then looked around the concubines with sharp eyes.The concubines in colorful dresses bowed their heads and prostrated themselves, their delicate figures trembling.Beside Empress Qian, Duchess Min's eyes widened, and the light in her eyes flickered and became complicated then. She seemed to look at Gu Yunyao's body coldly with astonishment, joy, and heartache. Then her eyes turned to her face slowly, and she kept looking at her face lingeringly.Gu Yunxi lay on her back on the ground. When her half-open eyes caught a glimpse of a yellow dress, she felt delighted, knowing that her strategy had succeeded a
At midday, in the Yongning Palace—The fine wind ran through the window lattices, and the gold gauze curtains hanging from the Main Hall were wafting. The pendants of the crystal chandelier swayed under the inlaid blue carved beams. Just as it made a subtle and crisp sound, it was brutally obliterated by a roar and beating from below.Wan Yuyao was so angry that she lifted her hand and overturned the jade wine cup. She frantically ripped away the Hunan embroidery satin from the four-sided table and threw the cups, plates, and delicacies on it all over the place.Wan Li, the Shenle Marquis was silent and his face was black and blue. Ming Lan and other palace maids lifted their robes and knelt down one after another.At this moment, Wan Yuyao's beautiful eyes were sharp and red, and two fierce rays of light were revealed dazzlingly."Gu Yunjin is really a good-for-nothing. It was a waste of time for me to train her for a