The First Empress - Chapter 38

Chapter 38 Meet a Lady by Chance
The Empress said goodbye and then walked out. She felt that the autumn light outside was slowly unfolding in front of her like a picture. It was as beautiful as a paradise on earth, and her mood was much better.

She picked the chrysanthemum from her head and handed it to Pei Lan. “Help me throw it away. I don’t like chrysanthemums.”

Pei Lan took it, saw a pile of decaying flowers beside him, and threw it away casually.

At this time, the two palace maids started to fight because they swept the floor. One said that they swept too much and shouldn’t be like this. The other said that they swept too much without any reason and needed to do more work. Thus, the two of them started to clamor. After all, it was the inner courtyard of the deep palace. Both of their voices were depressed.

If he knew that the Empress was here, he would naturally be completely silent.

Pei Lan stomped his feet and prepared to go over to Shen Chi to take a look at the two palace maids, but before he could leave, the Empress grabbed them.

A woman walked out of the Qihe Palace. She wore a jade-green smoke robe like a cloud of smoke. Her loose flower mist dress was dragging on the ground. This woman was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, and she looked innocent and innocent.

She walked to the front. There were no maids or servants following behind her. She had probably just entered the palace not long ago. There were too many girls in this year’s show. The Empress actually did not remember who this was.

He couldn’t help but glance at it a few more times.

Just as she was about to leave, the woman suddenly walked to the side of the two palace maids and said, “What’s worth it? Scream out loud. You did more than she did. If the imperial concubines or eunuchs in the palace hear about it, wouldn’t it be a trivial matter? At that time, you won’t talk too much.”

“Little Lord is teaching me a lesson.” After saying this, the two palace maids lowered their heads and pondered for a moment.

They were scrambling to scout more.

The woman only smiled and walked to the front.

‘”This palace has forgotten which palace this woman is from. She is very cultured. Looking at the way she does things, people feel that she is very good. Although these trivial matters do not require the little lord to take care of, she can actually help others happily …”

“What’s so difficult about this? Wait a moment, this little master will come over. The Empress will ask him, and he will know where she is.” Perrin carefully dragged the Empress’ wrist. The two of them arrived under the big tree in front of them. This was the only way for the woman to pass through.

Ji Zhuhua stared at the green figure and slowly walked over. After a while, she also stood there gracefully.

“This concubine greets the Empress, Empress Jin An.” The woman caught the Empress off guard and bowed a little, but she quickly calmed down.

The Empress stretched out her hand in understanding, wanting to help this woman but before she could, she said, “Raise your head and let this palace have a look.”

The woman slowly raised her eyes and looked at Ji Zhuhua timidly. She felt that Ji Zhuhua was like a bright moon in the sky. Her eyes fell on Ji Zhuhua again. As she looked around, Ji Zhuhua saw the beautiful face of the woman.

“Get up.” She still reached out her hand.

The eyelids on her eyes flapped like butterflies. The Empress was afraid that she would frighten this woman. She asked warmly, “Which palace are you from? I don’t see you very often. What’s your name? How old are you this year?”

“This concubine is from the sixth grade, and her name is Li Luling. She is eighteen years old this year, and her father is the governor of Yunzhou State,” Yu Yan said as he steadily landed on Ji Zhuhua’s face as if he was about to pounce on a dew drop.

Her eyes were like ripples in a lake. She didn’t dare to look at the Empress. The Empress smiled and held Li Chongyuan’s hand, saying, “It’s strange that I don’t see you in the Dao Palace. It’s because you live in seclusion. Why isn’t your good character so close to the Emperor, so that the Emperor can know about you?”

Li Chongyuan lowered her head. Deep black eyes flashed with disappointment. “I … it’s not that I don’t want to get close to the emperor, However, it was because there were too many women beside the Emperor. “There are all kinds of warblers and swallows. This concubine, Wu De and Wu Cai, is completely useless. Why bother to compete for favor? Furthermore, this concubine heard that there is a slight fluctuation in the favor competition in the harem. There are things that harm her. This is why this concubine does not want to compete for favor.”

Ji Zhu Hua frowned and pulled Li Chong Yuan to the front. “Those things are only done by evil-hearted women. The women of the Dali Dynasty are all sensible. Don’t be afraid, let alone I think you’re not bad.”

Li Chongyuan turned her head around and looked behind her. Then, she timidly said, “Can the Empress help me?”

As she spoke, she knelt down. The Empress hurriedly extended her hand to support her. Then, she smiled. “It’s good. In the end, it’s good. There’s no need for you to say that this palace will help. If it’s not good, this palace can only helplessly help.”

“This, this concubine knows.”

“Why didn’t you bring your maidservant? This palace doesn’t have Lord who is alone in this palace. You are the first one, right?” The Empress looked at Li Chongyuan and said with admiration, her eyes filled with admiration.

Li Chongyuan smiled and said, “Your Highness doesn’t know. I have never liked to order people around since I was a child. Although my family is average, there are at least 200 maids and wives. However, everything I do is done personally. Unless I really can’t do it, I always try to do it myself.”

After saying this, the Empress sighed, “You have a lot of personality.”

It was as if Li Chongyuan’s heart was suddenly stirred up. She continued to laugh and said faintly, “To be honest with the Empress, this concubine has been a timid and kind woman since childhood. She was even afraid of stepping on ants. Once, my mother told me that Ling’er, don’t turn around and walk. As long as you don’t intend to step on ants, the ants won’t step on them. This concubine naturally did it. Guess what, Empress?”

She looked at Ji Zhuhua happily. Ji Zhuhua didn’t know what to say. After a while, he smiled and said, “I guess you lowered your head to look at the ant. So what?”

Ji Zhu Hua felt that this story was very interesting. Sure enough, the interesting part was still to come. The smile on Li Chongyuan’s face deepened a lot. “Your Highness, it’s like this. This concubine saw the ants under her feet, but she didn’t step on any of them. This concubine is very happy.”

“That’s right. As long as you don’t deliberately do bad things, there won’t be any natural or man-made disasters. This palace will also chant Buddha for you.” After Ji Zhuhua finished speaking, he looked ahead and saw that the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of Kunde Palace.

Li Chongyuan seemed to have something else to say. She felt that the Empress was amiable, just like her sister. The Empress’s gaze was like her benevolent mother. Compared to her, she felt that their figures were slowly overlapping. She couldn’t help but feel a little reluctant to part with the Empress.

The Empress waved her hand. Perrin was already ready to go. The two of them stood at the entrance of the palace.

“Since we met, that’s fate. You haven’t been here before. It’s good to come in and have a seat. This palace would like to hear your childhood story. It sounds interesting.” It was as if she was filled with interest in Li Chongyuan. Li Chongyuan saw that Ji Zhuhua had no one to help her. He walked over and held her back steadily. Although he had never done anything like this before, when he did it, he felt like he was familiar with his own car.

Empress Xining smiled and said, “You’re very well.”

“Your Majesty’s words are too heavy–”

The two of them walked as they spoke. They had already arrived at the palace.

She said something about her past. The Empress had already called for Pei Lan to bring the food over. Li Chongyuan was shocked. “This is arrogance. After all, concubines and concubines are still sentences from the Heavenly Abyss. Concubines shouldn’t be like this. Concubines are terrified …”

Empress Ji Zhu Hua’s eyes sparkled as she personally handed over the chopsticks. “What’s there to be afraid of? Master Ben Gong likes you the most. Just accompany Ben Gong to dinner. What do you have?”

Li Chongyuan lowered her head and helped the Empress to set up the vegetables while eating. The two sat and talked about many things. After a long time, it seemed that the sky had already darkened. The Empress had already understood all the details of her information. She also knew that this woman had no castle on her chest, so she nodded her head.

Li Chongyuan looked a little aggrieved. “Then, I’ll leave. If I have time, I’ll naturally come over to see the Empress. However, I’m afraid I won’t be able to come here often.”

The Empress did not move like a mountain. She raised an eyebrow and was slightly dissatisfied. “Why are you saying these words? It is fate that I am able to meet you today. It’s just fate. You have to come here often in the future.”

A trace of surprise flashed through Li Chongyuan’s black eyes. It was said that the Empress was approachable, but she never thought that the Empress would be so easy to talk to. Even someone who had only met her once could chat for such a long time without caring about her. Immediately, she had a score in her heart and nodded. “I will naturally come here often, but don’t be bored, Your Highness.”