The emperor frowned slightly when he saw the slaves kneeling at the door. In the past few days, every time he summoned the concubines in the harem and went to their bedrooms, the scene was like this. Everyone felt like they were facing a formidable enemy, which made him feel unhappy all over.

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He still didn't remember that they were not like this back then. The emperor couldn't help but miss Wei Ning'er in his heart. Now he could only feel at ease and feel at ease only by going to her Zuixin Garden.

"Get up!" The emperor's faint voice came to the imperial concubine's ears. When she stood up, she realized that the emperor had already entered and quickly followed her.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea!" The imperial concubine entered the back of the palace, took the tea from the maid, and presented it to her.

"Your Majesty, please try how it tastes. This is the dew that I picked in the lotus pond early in the morning. I heard that the aroma of the West Lake Longjing tea is even worse when lotus dew is used to brew it!" the imperial concubine said with a smile.

How could the emperor not know that the imperial concubine was deliberately trying to please him? Although the tea was good, the person was not the person he wanted to meet. The emperor put down the tea cup impatiently and said: "Not bad!"

The imperial concubine knew that the emperor was perfunctory with her, and she felt infinite sadness in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, please have your meal first!"

But the emperor waved his hand and said: "No need, I already had dinner at your concubine's place when I came!"

When the imperial concubine heard this, she was slightly startled. She felt endless humiliation welling up in her heart, but she did not dare to show anything strange in front of the emperor. She smiled reluctantly and said: "Concubine... Concubine..."

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

She never imagined that she had been looking forward to it for so long, worked hard all day, and worked hard to prepare everything, but it turned out to be in vain.

For several months, she had never served the emperor. Seeing the emperor becoming more and more disgusted with her, she was so anxious that she regarded today as her only chance. She never thought that the emperor would not take her into his heart like this.

When the emperor saw her standing there at a loss, he felt a little unbearable, and his tone was not as stiff as before, so he whispered: "You go to eat first!"

"I'm not hungry!" The imperial concubine shook her head gently.

The emperor suddenly felt extremely bored and uncomfortable staying here. Then he stood up and said: "You are also tired today, so take a rest!"

"Your Majesty!" The Imperial Concubine looked at him in disbelief, then stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I am my concubine..." The Imperial Concubine stopped talking.

The emperor's face darkened, and then he sat down and said helplessly, "Pass the meal around!"

"Yes!" The imperial concubine composed herself before letting others prepare.

The emperor did have a meal in Wei Ning'er's Zuixin Garden. The imperial concubine did not dare to persuade the emperor because she was depressed and the meal was tasteless.

After dinner, the emperor saw that it was still dark, so he stood up and said to Wu Shulai beside him: "Come on, I will go for a walk with the imperial concubine."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She knew that if she continued as she did just now, the emperor might not stay with her tonight. Since the emperor said he wanted to go out for a walk, that was the best thing.

"The sunset is quite unique!" The emperor looked at the sunset on the horizon and said with a smile.

"Yes!" The imperial concubine agreed with a smile.

When the emperor saw her following him step by step, he couldn't help but think of what Wei Ning'er had said to him before Yi Mengxuan.

She was right, he was the emperor, the most powerful person in the world, so it was reasonable for the concubines in the harem to be very cautious in front of him. After all, if they had not been summoned for several months, they would be frightened and uneasy.

Originally, going to the concubines in the harem was all based on his own preferences, but in recent days, he spent too much time visiting Wei Ning'er, and the Queen Mother interfered too much, which made him feel very unhappy, and he was even more dissatisfied with the lucky concubine.

After thinking about it carefully, it was not their fault, so they suppressed their unhappiness.

"Your clothes are very elegant today!" The emperor suddenly turned around and looked at the imperial concubine and said with a smile.

The imperial concubine was a little surprised when she heard this. She thought that the emperor would never pay attention to her. Unexpectedly, the emperor noticed her clothes. She was delighted and said with a smile: "These clothes are from when I was still in the palace.

The emperor gave it to his concubines."

"No wonder it's a bit old. I see that you look very good in such a color!" The emperor said and looked at Wu Shulai beside him and said: "The next day, I will send the Suzhou embroidery brocade pattern that Suzhou weaving will pay tribute to this year to the imperial concubine for selection.

"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Shulai responded in a low voice.

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty!" The imperial concubine was overjoyed, not because she liked the Suzhou embroidered satin, but because of the emperor's sincerity. At least the emperor did not completely ignore her.

"You are tired, go sit in the pavilion for a while!" After walking for a long time, the emperor saw that the imperial concubine seemed a little tired, and then smiled.

"Your Majesty, I am not tired!" The imperial concubine shook her head and smiled.

However, the emperor walked directly into the pavilion on the side. It was already getting late and the fish in the water could not be seen clearly.

After the imperial concubine sat down, she was about to talk to the emperor when she heard a burst of laughter coming from not far away, which immediately attracted her and the emperor's attention.

"Who is making the noise in the distance?" the imperial concubine asked in a low voice.

"Ms. Qi, it's your concubine and Mr. Lu!" Mu Yun on the side took a few steps forward. After taking a closer look, he came back and reported.

When the imperial concubine heard this, she remained silent. She still had a smile on her face, but her heart was full of anger. She finally accompanied the emperor for a walk, but she never thought that she would meet your concubine. It was really unlucky.

"Go and invite them over!" the emperor smiled.

"Yes!" Wu Shulai responded, followed the order and left.

In the afternoon, after the emperor left, Wei Ning'er changed her clothes and went to Ruchu Terrace to find Lu Yunxi. The two of them played in the garden together, but she never expected to meet the emperor and the imperial concubine here.

If Wu Shulai hadn't personally sent the message to the two of them to say hello, Wei Ning'er would have really wanted to drag Lu Yunxi away.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned you, you have to go!" How could Wu Shulai not see the helplessness in Wei Ning'er's eyes.

"Yes, I understand!" Wei Ning'er responded softly.

"It's just... Madam, the clothes you are wearing today are the same color as those worn by the imperial concubine, and even the patterns on the collar and cuffs are not much different!" Wei Ning'er just took steps to walk forward, but Wu Shulai

whispered behind her.

When Wei Ning'er heard this, she stopped abruptly and was about to walk back when the emperor and the imperial concubine actually came out of the pavilion. She had to bite the bullet and kneel down with Lu Yunxi to say hello: "Good luck to the emperor, good luck to the imperial concubine!"

"

The emperor was slightly startled when he saw Wei Ning'er in lake green clothes, and a weird smile slowly appeared on his lips. Obviously, this was the first time he had seen such a situation.

The imperial concubine's face turned pale instantly. Almost the same clothes looked completely different on different people, and she happened to be the one who was mercilessly compared.

"Your Majesty, I'm scared, I'm leaving!" Wei Ning'er was frightened, but she knew that she couldn't stay for a moment longer.

The most taboo thing for concubines in the palace is to wear the same clothes. Therefore, the steward aunts and maids in the embroidery room of Guangchusi are extremely careful and will never make the same clothes for the ladies, and... everyone

They are also very particular. On weekdays, it is almost impossible to see two concubines wearing the same color of clothes, let alone exactly the same.

The imperial concubine might get angry, so she could only leave at this moment to avoid the danger for the time being.

"It's just a piece of clothing, so why be afraid? Now that you've met it, just accompany me and the imperial concubine for a walk!" The emperor smiled disapprovingly.

When Wei Ning'er heard this, she couldn't help but raise her head and look at the emperor. However, it was getting late and she couldn't clearly see the emperor's expression at this time, nor could she guess what the emperor meant.

"Your Majesty, although it is just a piece of clothing, it is of great significance to me. It was given by the emperor personally when I was still in the palace more than ten years ago. I gave it to you a few days ago.

The people in the palace packed it up and put it on this morning. The concubines in the palace would ask each other about what others were wearing today, so as to avoid being embarrassed.

Sorry, my concubine has also asked people to inquire. Today, your concubine is obviously wearing a water-blue dress. Why is it the same as my concubine? Is it possible that your concubine deliberately wants to embarrass me?

"The imperial concubine finally couldn't bear it any longer. She would never allow anyone to challenge her authority again and again, not to mention that the person in front of her was the biggest obstacle to her obtaining divine favor.

From this point of view, your concubine definitely wanted to humiliate her deliberately and let the emperor know the true face of this woman, so that he would not be so infatuated with her in the future.

Wei Ning'er stared at the angry imperial concubine who was blushing and thick-necked, with a wry smile on her face: "I'm afraid I may have misunderstood. The clothes on my concubine are made from the Su embroidery given by the emperor last year. This color and style

It was also decided by the people from Guangchusi. After the clothes were made, they were kept in the cabinet for more than a year.

Okay, this is the first time I have worn it today. As the empress said, I did wear a suit of aqua blue clothes today, but... when I dined with the emperor in the afternoon, I accidentally got them dirty, so after the emperor left

The concubine asked someone to take a random one and put it on, it’s not that the concubine deliberately wanted to wear the same clothes as the empress!"

"You..." The imperial concubine was about to speak, but the emperor shouted impatiently: "That's enough. It's just a piece of clothing. What's the big deal? Why are you so fussy about it, my concubine? She has no intention.

of."

"Your Majesty!" The imperial concubine couldn't help shouting loudly, but she didn't believe that Wei Ning'er was doing it unintentionally.

"Your Majesty, I will go back to the palace and change out of these clothes. I will never wear them again in the future!" Wei Ning'er's words were full of grievances. It was an unintentional mistake on her part, but the imperial concubine pressed hard and refused to give in.

That's all she can do.

"Since the Imperial Concubine cares so much, then I will accompany you back to Zuixin Garden. After all, your clothes were stained by me!" After the emperor said this, he gave the Imperial Concubine a cold look, took Wei Ning'er's hand and raised it.

And go.
Chapter completed!