C65

Chapter 65 - Jealousy

"If you go to the back and it's too desolate, you can come back." Qin Luofei stood beside concubine Ning, watching Ling Tai's sword techniques become more and more exquisite, it truly was not easy for him to be so young.

Ling Tai kept his sword, walked to concubine Ning with a face covered in sweat, raised his little face, and asked with a face full of anticipation: "Mother, do you think royal father will like me?"

Standing by his side, concubine Ning's expression changed slightly.

The palace was very complicated, and Ling Tai was the only son of the Emperor.

"Little sister, I heard that there's going to be a banquet in the palace in the next few days. Little sister is going to attend." concubine Ning said as he helped Ling Tai wipe the sweat off his face.

But concubine Ning was overthinking things, she would never do anything to Ling Tai, Ling Tai was the other person in this world who owed her, she would do his best to make up for it.

"A banquet?" The palace often held banquets to entertain the courtiers and ministers of various countries, but they did not know the purpose of the banquets this time.

The corner of the concubine Ning's mouth raised slightly as he laughed: "When Prince Jing returns, the Emperor specially gives us a feast, isn't little sister interested?"

The Prince Jing that they met was a rare handsome man, his great name had long ago spread throughout the entire Yan State. The palace was very lonely. With a banquet like this, the concubines would be able to relieve a lot of boredom.

Prince Jing returned to court? The liveliness in the palace was so great that it wasn't even quiet outside.

"I'm afraid that little sister's position will be difficult to attend this kind of banquet." Until now, Qin Luofei didn't want to show her face in front of others, so it was better to avoid trouble.

The concubine Ning waved the fan in his hands lightly, and with a flick of his foot, he smiled charmingly: "That's alright, tomorrow's palace's selection, and also a few more younger sisters. Most of them won't have too much position, so little sister can actually come with me to see the sights of the palace."

When Qin Luofei saw concubine Ning's smile as he spoke, it was as if the wind had returned to snow, and the light clouds covered the sun. He could be considered a beauty.

Otherwise, he would not have been doted on by the Emperor Ming, as it was a rare honor.

On the finger was a dark green ring. The ring had a unique shape, with flower patterns on the outside, but inside, a bright white katana emerged. What was rare was a piece of complete jade.

"Thank you elder sister for your kind intentions, the palace is lonely, if not for elder sister, I would really suffocate to death." As she spoke, Qin Luofei gave Xi Cui a meaningful glance. Xi Cui turned around and entered the house, bringing out a small black lacquer box in the shape of a sunflower with black wax inlaid on top of it.

When concubine Ning saw the warm gemstones inlaid on top of the small box, he knew what kind of good stuff was inside. She was not well-liked in the palace, and the jewelry that he wore came and went, adding the hard work of raising Ling Tai, he did not have the money to buy clothes.

In the past, when she saw that Qin Luofei's clothes and accessories were extremely good, she already felt a bit envious.

Qin Luofei took the box from Daisy's hands, her lips outlined a warm curve, and said: "Luofei knows what kind of good stuff elder sister has not seen in the palace, but I hope elder sister will not mind elder sister's care, and give her some jewelry."

These pieces of jewelry were all forged by Qin Luowei in the best jewelry store before he entered the palace. Although it couldn't compare to the palace's elegance and grandeur, it was at least as exquisite as a noble's.

"Sister, you're too kind." concubine Ning personally took the box from Qin Luofei's hands, a look of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes.

She did not expect the Fourth Miss to be so generous.

The box was glowing with a golden light that shook one's soul.

A pair of scarlet gold pearl pendants, golden cicada pearls embedded with fragrant wood, a gold bracelet with chrysanthemum pattern enamel color step shake, and a jade pendant shining with a white light.

Seeing that concubine Ning had been staring at the jade pendant in a daze, Qin Luofei knew that she knew what it was, smiled slightly, and said gently: "This is an ancient jade that came from the south. I've seen it sparkling and translucent, it is the most suitable for making jade pendants, but I'm a woman, so I can't wear this, so I'll just give it to Ling Tai! I think that's the only thing missing from his sword.

Ling Tai who was at the side was already envious, but if concubine Ning did not say anything, he did not dare to be impudent.

concubine Ning was indeed a sensible person, he taught Ling Tai manners and manners.

"Little sister, this jade pendant is too valuable." concubine Ning really liked those jewelry, but she felt that this piece of jade was very precious and didn't dare to accept it.

"Since Ling Tai is too old, he should naturally have some serious things to take care of. Big Sister, don't decline. If Big Sister feels that you really can't take it, why not let Ling Tai play around with it first. If you have something even better, then you can return it to Little Sister."

Speaking to here, concubine Ning could not reject anymore, and could only accept.

Seeing that it was getting late, the crescent moon hung in the sky. Qin Luofei brought Chrysanthemum and Zi Yuan back to rest. The palace maid, Lushui, had seen Qin Luofei act generously in the past few days, and his personality had changed as well.

concubine Ning and Ling Tai returned to the house.

Ling Tai fondled the jade pendant lovingly, causing concubine Ning to feel some heartache. Qin Yu Nu had just entered the palace and she had already shown such generosity, and was not only from a strong family, but also one that no one doted on, like him floating in the harem.

He and that person had once loved each other, but in the short span of a few months, the Empress Leng had married His Majesty, the current emperor, as his main wife.

Empress Leng and the current emperor loved each other sweetly. Empress Leng was also a jealous person, so when she couldn't bear to see the emperor and other women loving each other, she was once again kept by the empress dowager in her own palace. From then on, she would never have the chance to see that person again.

When Empress Leng died, she went to see him for a while. But when she left, she came to Imperial Consort Leng. The Imperial Consort Leng was someone who could not tolerate anyone. The Empress Leng was just jealous, but the Imperial Consort Leng attacked without mercy. These few years, many beautiful women had died in the palace.

concubine Ning sighed, he did not know when this cold girl would lose her favor, but she would probably lose her hair that day. Fortunately she had Ling Tai, so he was her true hope for the rest of her life.

Out of all the concubine, the empress dowager had only given Ling Tai to her. She recited it as' if I don't fight for it, but if I don't snatch it 'to herself, who would know the unfairness in her heart?

"Esteemed concubine, this servant feels that it would be better to stay far away from this Qin Yu Nu." The palace maid Yue'er opened the jewelry box and placed the jeweled butterfly and gold hairpin on top of concubine Ning's head.

concubine Ning looked at the jewelled butterfly golden hairpin and retracted his five fingers. A sinister look flashed past his eyes.

"You can't hide within this palace."

All these years, it was all thanks to her being cautious. It was unknown how many times she had avoided being poisoned. The empress dowager knew that the Imperial Consort Leng was jealous of her, so she often sent her old mama by her side to deliver food, allowing Ling Tai to live until now.

"Imperial Consort Leng doesn't like this Fourth Miss, and judging from Fourth Miss's looks, she is not a devastatingly beautiful woman. I'm afraid she won't be favored by the Emperor either." Yue'er said in a low voice as she combed concubine Ning's hair.

Ling Tai was outside the pavilion wiping his treasured sword with a white cloth. The glow of the treasured sword illuminated his eyes that were as lucky as the emperor's. Those long and narrow eyes looked upwards, and involuntarily drew the souls of others.

When Ling Tai grew up, he was once again a peerlessly beautiful man.

concubine Ning couldn't help but smile.

"I have my own thoughts. Watch her carefully, Consort Mo is very interested in her. Even if I don't want to intervene, I won't be able to escape this time." concubine Ning took off her clothes and slowly opened the few pieces of jewelry that Qin Luofei had given her.

What a good item. She was worried that there would be no jewelry to wear at the banquet, so she was a very considerate person.

There was news from the palace. On the first night after Qin Luoyu entered the palace, the emperor took a liking to her and immediately followed up with a raise in her position.

This was a rare honor for the palace. It was said that her Zhaoyang Hall was momentarily filled with the rare items bestowed by the Emperor. Even the Empress Du Qingcheng and Imperial Consort Leng had sent people to reward her with this, while the other concubine s had also sent gifts.

The next day, the emperor doted on Shangguan Die as well. Amongst so many concubine, the emperor immediately followed suit as he made her seem like the emperor's new pet.

In recent days, after the Emperor and the Imperial Consort Leng had a falling out in the palace, they favored the new concubine every day.

On the second day after Luo Ziyan was pampered, Qin Luofei specifically picked out two high-quality brocades and a box of hairpin rings to give to.

Others might not be pampered, but Luo Ziyan had nothing to do with her. Only Luo Ziyan had always been on good terms with her, so she sincerely hoped that she could be pampered by the Emperor.

It was just that other than Qin Luoyu, who spent two more times in service after his first day of being pampered, the other concubine s had not flipped any more tablets.

What made the empress dowager talk the most was that Queen Du Du Qingcheng did not gain the favor of the emperor after entering the palace. Even the empress dowager could do nothing about it

"Miss, do you want to see Venerable Luo?" Sunset Chrysanthemum saw that all the concubines in the palace had been spoiled, but her young mistress had not been tricked after entering the palace for the past few days.

Knowing that Miss and noble Luo were the best, where to have some fun was also good.

Qin Luoyu shook his head slightly. He was not anxious, he only watched Ling Tai practice the sword leisurely.

However, he heard Daihua's voice coming from the entrance of the hall.

"Eunuch Xiao Linzi, why are you here?"

Daihua rarely met her old friend in the palace, so she couldn't help but feel a bit more amiable.

Xiao Linzi saw that Daffodil Daydream's eyes were slightly red, and that her cheeks had become thinner after only entering the palace for a few days. On her face, there were even traces of a slap, and he knew that they had a bad life in the palace.

It seemed that he had to help Qin Yu Nu, and that would depend on her luck.

"I am here to pass on the imperial decree to you, your Imperial Majesty."

"Eunuch, quickly do it in the room." Hearing the imperial edict, Sunflower thought that the emperor had flipped his imperial daughter's green banner today, so she quickly curried favor with Xiao Linzi and let him enter the palace.

Recently, the empress dowager saw that the emperor was a little cold towards the Imperial Consort Leng, so she called for the eunuchs in the steward's room to send the empress a token every day. The son of the Emperor Ming was very thin, and the empress dowager was very worried. She especially ordered the palace to place importance on the son.

Everyone in the palace knew that the empress dowager did this mostly to suppress the Imperial Consort Leng.

Xiao Linzi's face was serious as he said: "I won't be going in to do it, the Emperor has flipped open the concubine Ning's signboard today, let her prepare well."