Phi-Fic Chapter 117 The show is about to begin
Chapter 117 The show is about to begin
As soon as Qi Yan entered the room, she saw Concubine Li drinking porridge from a large bowl, and Concubine Rou eating buns in small bites.
Qi Yan paused, hesitated for a moment, and then went in.
Concubine Rou looked at Qi Yan's dress and narrowed her eyes.
Qi Yan was wearing a light pink dress today with a belt around her waist, which highlighted her slender waist that was not even as thin as a hand.
Her black hair was combed into a gorgeous bun, which was exquisite and luxurious. The pearls inlaid on the jade hairpin were all round and smooth. A seven-treasure coral hairpin was pinned in her hair, which made her face look like a lotus.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Qi Yan had put a lot of thought into her outfit, and her purpose was self-evident.
Concubine Rou snorted inwardly. Her own mother had just died, and now she couldn't help but dress up and attract men?
Facing Qi Yan's salute, Concubine Li was so absorbed in drinking her porridge that she didn't even raise her head, and Ziran ignored her.
The baby in her belly is the most important thing now, no one can stop her from eating.
Concubine Rou smiled and said, "Princess, you are here so early. Have you eaten yet? If you don't mind, can we eat together?"
Qi Yan nodded. She came here just to have a free meal.
As soon as her mother died, the palace servants in Zhuyu Palace stopped doing their jobs properly. Most of them had already been assigned jobs. Except for her personal maid, almost everyone in Zhuyu Palace had left.
It's a pity that she, a princess and the emperor's daughter, has to cook for herself.
Without a mother in this palace, even the princesses and the palace maids don't have a good face.
Even if my mother is not favored, the people below will regard her as the emperor's woman and serve her carefully. If she is favored by chance, it will be a step to success.
Qi Yan didn't care about it before, but now she understands.
However, when she found out the reason, the first thing she did was to complain that Concubine Ning was not strong enough to take a beating and died so easily.
If Qi Wuyou knew Qi Yan's thoughts, she would want to go back and see if she had entered the wrong book.
Qi Yan sat down and looked at the table full of vegetarian dishes without any oil or water. She couldn't help but lose her appetite.
She was a little confused. Did Concubine Li usually love meat? Why did she eat so lightly today?
Even if Qi Yan racked her brains, she would never have thought that Concubine Li was pregnant and needed to avoid certain foods.
Zui Xiang was very considerate and served Qi Yan a bowl of white porridge.
Qi Yan looked at her own bowl, then looked at the bowls in front of Concubine Rou and Concubine He Life, and always felt that the food in their bowls was different.
Of course it was different. The porridge in their bowls was made by her removing fish bones for an hour and boiling it for three hours.
From the outside, nothing can be seen, but Qi Yan's bowl contains pure rice, while Roufei and the others' bowls contain delicious fish meat, so the rice soup can even be called fish soup.
There was no other way, Qi Yan could only pick up the chopsticks and force the food into her mouth.
On this side, Qi Wuyou felt sleepy again after dinner and asked to take a nap. Xuan Yelan took this opportunity to move his bedding back.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Mei Xue and Liu He went in to wake the two up.
"What time is it?" Qi Wuyou was confused.
"It will be the afternoon in a quarter of an hour," Mei Xue said as she was dressing Qi Wuyou.
Qi Wuyou nodded. It was okay, she still had time. With her current status, no one would blame her even if she was late.
Mei Xue moved quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, Qi Wuyou was in the carriage. After swaying for more than an hour, they finally arrived.
Qi Wuyou cheered up, because the show was about to begin.
Just like last time, she and Xuan Yelan attracted everyone's attention as soon as they entered the hall.
Qi Wuyou's face turned red. Why did he feel like he was looking at them like monkeys?
At the same position, Qi Wuyou looked around and found many empty seats around. There were two tables behind them and below. They should be for the concubines and princes.
Qi Wuyou calculated that the person sitting behind her and Xuan Yelan should be the concubine.
Qi Wuyou raised his eyebrows, wondering if it was Concubine Rou or Concubine He Lifei.
Several concubines also arrived one after another. Qi Wuyou had never even met them before. They must have entered the palace in the past few years since she left.
Concubine Li and Concubine Rou brought Qi Yan in. Qi Yan couldn't help looking around. Concubine Rou saw it but didn't care.
She brought Concubine Li and walked straight to the position behind Qi Wuyou, and the two of them bowed to Qi Wuyou one after another.
Qi Wuyou attended the birthday banquet as the queen of Xuan State, so she nodded as a return gesture.
It didn't seem like a big deal to others. After all, as Empress Xuan, she had been received by Concubine Rou twice when she entered the palace, so they were relatively familiar with each other.
Qi Yan, who was standing by, saw Concubine Li and Concubine Rou walk to their seats and sit down, then she looked away and followed them.
When they got closer, they saw Qi Wuyou sitting in front of them, and Qi Yan was furious.
The bitch who relied on men to get to the top actually sat in front of her. If she had known this, she should have let her drown in the water.
The man sitting next to Qi Wuyou suddenly looked up and met Qi Yan's gaze, the resentment in her eyes evident.
Qi Yan was surprised by the man's appearance and did not notice the murderous intent in Xuan Yelan's eyes at all.
Concubine Rou looked at Qi Yan's stunned expression and frowned. She didn't expect that Qi Yan would dare to set her sights on her master's people.
Just as she was about to stand up to stop them, she felt someone tugging at her sleeve. She looked down and saw that Concubine Li did not look very well.
She leaned close to Concubine Rou's ear and said, "Go and hit her twice. Can't you see that her eyes are about to stick to the master husband?"
Househusband? What kind of title is that? But now is not the time to dwell on this. She should really remind Qi Yan.
Concubine Rou stood up and walked to Qi Yan's side. She inadvertently met Xuan Yelan's murderous gaze. She felt that she had to save her, as she couldn't do anything if she didn't listen.
She pulled Qi Yan's arm and brought Qi Yan back to her senses, "Yan'er," This was Concubine Rou's sudden idea.
She always felt that calling her a princess now was not a good idea. Didn't Qi Yan want to recognize her as her mother? It was a good opportunity to try out what it felt like to pick up such a grown-up girl for free.
When Concubine Li heard Concubine Rou calling her like that, she couldn't help laughing. It sounded like it was true.
Qi Yan couldn't help but frown. No one except her mother called her like that, but now, she could only bear it.
Concubine Rou smiled and introduced her, "This is Empress Xuan. You didn't come when she entered the palace, so why not pay your respects now?"
Qi Yan's eyes widened. She was asked to salute that little bitch Qi Wuyou. Was she sure about that?
Concubine Rou winked at her, and while the palace was noisy, she turned her back and whispered, "Princess, no matter what happened before, she is now the queen of a country, and now she has a close relationship with His Majesty Emperor Xuan. We still have to rely on her for support, so don't make His Majesty angry."
That word of deep affection hurt Qi Yan deeply. If it weren't for her mother, she would be the wife of this handsome man in front of her.
Not only that, maybe Concubine Yin also has to look at her face. How could her mother be so stupid as to give away such a good opportunity.
Here, Qi Wuyou just noticed Xuan Yelan's expression. She held Xuan Yelan's clenched fists and said with a smile, "Don't forget that we are here to watch a show today."