Emperor Jingren just wanted to warn Concubine Shu about her status. He had no intention of shaking the Queen's position in the harem, nor did he intend to punish a concubine for such a small matter of seeking favor. Only when everyone understands their status and does not try to desire things that do not belong to them, can the harem be truly peaceful. He did not want to face the intrigues of a group of women in the harem after returning to the harem after finishing state affairs every day. The Queen is very good, and he will not let anyone have the honor and favor to surpass the Queen.
Concubine Shu's face was stiff for a while, and when she saw that Emperor Jingren did not blame her, she breathed a sigh of relief, took the food box from the palace maid, and said boldly: "I know that my cooking skills are poor, but this skill of making soup was taught by my grandmother, and I can barely show it to others. I heard that the emperor has just recovered, so I made some nourishing soup. I hope that your majesty can be healthy, and I will be relieved."
As she spoke, she looked at Emperor Jingren with her peach blossom eyes, as if giving away her whole sincere heart, and took the soup bowl out of the food box and carefully placed it on the desk. The soup bowl was very hot, and Concubine Shu's hands were shaking a little, but she kept holding it in until she put the soup bowl on the desk, then she gently blew on her scalded fingers, her cherry lips slightly raised, and if you look closely, you can vaguely see the pink tip of her tongue. Every move was a subtle temptation, and any man could not help but push this peerless beauty down.
But Emperor Jingren was not an ordinary man. He glanced at the soup bowl and asked, "Was it made in the small kitchen of Jiaolan Palace?"
Shufei lived in Jiaolan Palace and had her own small kitchen. Although the daily meals were provided by the Imperial Kitchen, the meals in the Imperial Kitchen were served at certain times. If she needed something else occasionally, she would still have to use the small kitchen. Not many concubines had small kitchens. Apart from the four concubines, only one of the most favored concubines had one. The rest of the concubines still had to look at the Imperial Kitchen's mood.
Concubine Shu nodded and said shyly, "I'm sorry that your majesty has made a fool of me with my cooking skills."
Subtly point out that this was done by one's own hands.
But Emperor Jingren frowned again and asked, "Hasn't it been checked by the Imperial Kitchen?"
Concubine Shu: “…”
The food in the palace, especially the food served to the emperor, must be inspected by a special person. If the emperor stays overnight at a concubine's place and wants to have a midnight snack, it must be prepared in the imperial kitchen. Even if it is prepared in the small kitchen, it must be specially inspected by the imperial kitchen. The food that has been inspected by the imperial kitchen and has no problems has a special label in the food box. It is related to the safety of the nobles, and no one dares to reduce this procedure. This is common sense for the concubines, so why didn't Concubine Shu know about it
Emperor Jingren glanced at Concubine Shu and pushed the soup bowl. A young eunuch came up and put the soup bowl back into the food box and took it to the imperial kitchen. As for whether he could get it back and whether Emperor Jingren would drink it after getting it back, it was unknown.
Concubine Shu's gentle expression was almost unable to hold back. She lowered her head quickly, stepped back from the desk, and said aggrievedly, "Then, then I will not disturb the emperor from handling state affairs. I will take my leave now."
"Well, go down." Emperor Jingren did not try to persuade him to stay.
After Concubine Shu left, Emperor Jingren said to the secret guards hiding in the dark: "Follow her."
The mistake that Concubine Shu made today was too obvious, which made people suspicious. Sending someone to follow her might not necessarily produce any results, it was just a precaution.
The secret guard returned after dinner and reported the situation of Concubine Shu to Emperor Jingren.
Concubine Shu almost flew back to Jiaolan Palace with her footsteps flying, and her steps did not look like a lady from a noble family at all. Even if the concubines in the palace had no upbringing before entering the palace, they would be taught etiquette by the maids after entering the palace. Even if they were angry, they would not lose their etiquette in front of outsiders.
After returning to the palace, Concubine Shu did not throw cups and teacups in a rage, but picked up a round and soft pillow and threw it hard, messing up her hair, but the pillow was still intact. She did not take her anger out on the palace maids, but paced back and forth, muttering something like "The original book didn't mention the procedure", as if she was angry about a book, which had nothing to do with what happened in the palace before.
Emperor Jingren was slightly stunned after hearing this, but he actually felt a little favorable towards Concubine Shu.
How many nobles in the palace took the lives of palace maids and eunuchs lightly, beating and scolding them at the least, and even lynching them at the worst. Every year, countless palace maids died because of "making mistakes", and those who disappeared didn't know where to find their bodies. Emperor Jingren never liked this kind of thing. But the power of life and death of servants in each palace was basically in the hands of the master. As long as they found a reason to accuse them, even if it was the emperor, it would not be good to accuse the concubines of disregarding human lives because of a servant who "made a mistake".
Today, Concubine Shu was obviously very angry, but she didn't hurt anyone at all. Instead, she threw a harmless pillow around, which was quite cute. Emperor Jingren was not a soft-hearted person. He would never tolerate those who deserved punishment. Similarly, he didn't like women who took their anger out on others. Now Concubine Shu was doing this, which was a good way to vent her anger.
With this in mind, when the cards were turned over at night, Emperor Jingren directly turned over the card of Concubine Shu and went to Jiaolan Palace. After receiving the message from the eunuch, Concubine Shu was still a little bit unbelieving, she thought she had no chance.
"That's great, that's great!" Concubine Shu walked back and forth in the palace, clenched her fist and said, "Maybe I'll be the first person to succeed!"
She began to bathe and change clothes, and then put on a light gauze, which was faintly visible and more tempting than not wearing anything. After preparing everything, she took out a piece of incense from the box beside her pillow. She didn't know what kind of incense it was. She put the incense into the incense burner, but didn't light it. This thing was precious and would be used after Emperor Jingren arrived. It couldn't be wasted now.
Emperor Jingren arrived at the Jiaolan Palace very quickly, and when he saw the gorgeously dressed Concubine Shu, he couldn't help but feel excited. However, he was not a hasty person, and he still paid attention to the mood when doing things. He couldn't ask for sex right away, so he asked Concubine Shu to dance for him.
The Shufei's dancing skills were so exquisite that even the masters of the country were ashamed of themselves. The first time Emperor Jingren saw the Shufei was in the back garden of Guang'an Marquis's mansion. At that time, the Shufei, who was still a young girl, wore a veil to cover her beautiful face, walked on the water, and danced on the lake.
Of course, there were wooden stakes in the lake, so it was impossible for Concubine Shu to float on the water. But the wooden stakes were very thin, and they were a little unstable in the mud at the bottom of the water. If you were not careful, you would fall into the water. But Concubine Shu danced lightly, as if she were on flat ground. No one at the banquet was silent at that time, and all eyes were focused on the girl in the lake.
As graceful as a startled swan, as elegant as a swimming dragon, it was as if the goddess of Luo River really appeared in the world occasionally and danced in the center of the lake. The dreamlike scene made people dare not make a sound, as if they were afraid of scaring away the goddess who had fallen into the world.
Emperor Jingren remembered that he had not seen Concubine Shu dance for a long time. When he entered the harem, this beautiful woman was like a canary locked in a cage. She no longer had the spirit she had in the past. He missed that feeling very much.
"Dance, dance?" Upon hearing Emperor Jingren's request, Concubine Shu almost shouted out loud, asking her to dance!
"Hmm?" Emperor Jingren looked her up and down and asked, "Is my beloved concubine not feeling well? I won't force you."
She said she was not forcing herself, but Concubine Shu looked so energetic. If she was said to be unwell, then did Emperor Jingren, who had just recovered, have a serious illness
The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed. Even if Concubine Shu doesn't want to dance, she has to do it anyway.
Her two maids, Luhu and Cuihu, were brought into the palace. They were good at playing musical instruments and often accompanied Concubine Shu. When Luhu and Cuihu heard the emperor's order, they immediately took out their flutes and lyres. There were only four of them in the palace. When the music started, Concubine Shu waved her arms with a bitter face.
She twisted her waist stiffly, and her body moved rhythmically, her arms sometimes stretched out and waved, sometimes clenched her fists and drew circles; her feet sometimes stamped and stomped, sometimes tiptoed and turned in circles. Occasionally, she pinched her waist with both hands and twisted back and forth, and occasionally she pinched her waist with one hand and waved her arms with the other.
It's... a very creative dance.
Not to mention Emperor Jingren, even the two palace maids who were loyal to her were stunned by Concubine Shu's dancing. The music changed from soothing and gentle to full of rhythm and impact.
Emperor Jingren: “…”
He calmly drank a sip of tea, only to find it bitter and tasteless. The thoughts in his mind were successfully dispelled by Concubine Shu's dancing, and he felt as if he had just listened to Buddhist teachings and was free from all worries.
"I... remembered that there are still some memorials that I haven't finished reviewing. Concubine Shu, please go to bed."
After saying this, he took Eunuch Lian and a group of young eunuchs and left Jiaolan Palace, leaving Concubine Shu alone kneeling on the ground crying.
She, she only knows how to square dance, is there anything wrong with that