SFS Chapter 108: Can’t I like plum blossoms?
Chapter 108: Can’t I like plum blossoms?
The old eunuch didn't even have time to react to what Yan Wan had said to him in the greenhouse before he was knocked unconscious by a hammer.
"Don't fool around with the people that Eunuch Li Yu wants to deal with."
Jinzhong kicked the old eunuch on the ground to confirm that he was dead.
"I will definitely take care of it. As my father-in-law said, from now on the rough work in the flower room will be done by the eunuchs, and the palace maids will do the light work.
Everyone is grateful to Eunuch Jinzhong."
A young eunuch replied and Jinzhong nodded.
The young eunuch was holding a branch of fine red plum blossoms in his hand and handed it to Jinzhong.
"My father-in-law asked me for the red plums a few days ago."
Jinzhong sniffed the red plum blossom and it was really fragrant.
"It's still not good enough. You should look for it carefully. I will go on a tour to the south in a few days. I think the air in the south of the Yangtze River is nourishing and the flowers are better."
Jinzhong felt very happy thinking about the red plum blossoms and Yanwan's beauty.
So time came to a month later.
The emperor toured Hangzhou.
This day.
Jinzhong came to Yanwan's residence holding a branch of red plum blossoms.
"If I am lucky, I will marry someone like you."
As soon as Jinzhong arrived, Chunchan saw the plum blossoms that Jinzhong was holding.
Chunchan thought of the sunflowers that Jinzhong gave to Yanwan. But it wasn’t just sunflowers. Jinzhong always gave Yanwan some flowers and small gifts from time to time.
I heard that Jinzhong spent more than a month carefully selecting the red plum blossom in his hand.
Chunchan retreated jokingly, and Yanwan also went to see the red plum blossom.
"Chunchan said you love me."
Yan Wan said this directly without beating around the bush.
Yan Wan thought about the last time she teased Jin Zhong, this guy was still shy. Let's see what he is like now.
Jinzhong smiled shyly.
"I see, it doesn't hurt enough."
Jinzhong touched Yanwan's cheek when she was completely defenseless.
Yanwan never expected that Jinzhongxue would become so bold.
Jinzhong's boldness stimulated Yanwan.
"is it?
How does Eunuch Jinzhong intend to love me?"
As the two talked, their eyes met and their faces leaned on each other.
An hour later, Yanwan and Jinzhong came out of the house.
"Take that plum blossom."
When Yanwan came out, she asked Chunchan to take out the red plum blossom.
"Why are you going to take it out? Aren't you going to..."
Jinzhong didn't understand why Yanwan wanted to take out Hongmei at this time.
"Didn't Chunchan just say that Rong Pei went to get cakes for the Queen? The Queen must be informed that she has taken away her favorite red plum."
"Oh."
Jinzhong said "oh" and understood what Yanwan meant.
Yanwan and Chunchan held plum blossoms and walked around the place where Rongpei passed by.
"Chunchan, go back and take good care of this red plum blossom. The Queen Mother will hold a palace banquet tonight, and I must dance for the Emperor.
The emperor hasn't come to my place for some time.
Now that I’ve come to Hangzhou, I’ve always been with the Empress.”
Rong Pei heard every word Yanwan said to win favor, and reported it to Ruyi.
"Lingpin is indeed a restless woman."
When Ruyi heard that Yanwan was trying to find a way to seduce the emperor, she immediately became anxious.
"That's right. I don't know what kind of seductive tricks Lady Lingpin is using. She even took the Lady's favorite plum blossom.
I heard that Lingpin seduced the emperor back then."
Ruyi was shocked.
"You've heard it too, which shows that she is a restless person."
Ruyi always felt that Yanwan was restless, but she had no evidence. After Rong Pei said this, Ruyi felt like she had found a like-minded person.
"Then does Her Majesty the Queen want me to warn Her Majesty Lingpin and ask her to behave herself?"
Rong Pei only regretted that she couldn't teach Yan Wan a lesson immediately on behalf of Ruyi.
Ruyi shook her head, looked outside, and asked Rong Pei.
"Where's Ling Yunche?"
Rong Pei knew about Ruyi's care for Ling Yunche, and said with a smile:
"Ling Yunche is not on duty right now. He is taking a rest. The palace banquet will be here in the evening."
"Well. Then let's wait until tonight. Ling Yunche has always believed that Lingpin is innocent. I will give him a chance to see how Lingpin seduces the emperor."
Rong Pei didn't think there was anything wrong with what Ruyi said, and agreed with a smile.
at night.
Yanwan came to the place where she had once danced the Plum Blossom Dance.
This time she still wants to dance.
When Yan Wan appeared in front of everyone dancing, the Queen Mother was slightly surprised.
"Fujia, what happened to Concubine Qing and Concubine Mei?"
The Queen Mother had clearly arranged for Concubine Qing and Concubine Mei to play the pipa and sing on the water. Somehow it became Yan Wan.
Fuga whispered:
"Don't blame Concubine Ling, it was our arrangement that went wrong. The boat we arranged for Concubine Qing broke down for some reason and couldn't make it across.
It just so happened that Concubine Ling had prepared a performance herself, so she was allowed to go on stage first.
But by the time Lingpin is done, I’m afraid there will be no chance for Concubine Qing and Concubine Mei.”
The Queen Mother frowned and sighed.
"But someone has tampered with it?"
The Queen Mother said this and looked at Yan Wan. The Queen Mother always felt that the ship broke down at the wrong time.
Fuga shook his head.
"I was also afraid that this might be the case, so I asked someone to check it out. It turned out that there was indeed something wrong with that boat. In order to prevent other people from getting on board, I moved all the other boats away."
The Queen Mother was helpless.
"Never mind. It's just their bad luck. Let's just wait and see."
The Queen Mother frowned as she watched Yan Wan perform, but as soon as the song she was performing started, the Queen Mother looked surprised.
When Yanwan finished her performance, the Queen Mother had fallen silent.
"Lingpin. I haven't seen you for a while. So you've been busy with these things?"
The Queen Mother's attention was drawn back by Ruyi's voice blaming Wei Yanwan.
She could tell that Ruyi was not happy with Wei Yanwan dancing to win her favor.
"Yes, Yan Wan wanted to win the emperor's favor, so she was busy practicing dancing these days. It's a pity that the queen didn't see me."
Facing Ruyi's accountability, Yanwan replied politely, and there was a smile in Yanwan's eyes when she looked back at Ruyi.
Well, she just wanted to seduce the emperor. What can Ruyi do?
Ruyi doesn't like Yanwan like this, but the emperor likes it.
The emperor smiled and said to Yan Wan:
"Princess Ling, you danced very beautifully today. I have never seen you dance like this before."
Yanwan came to the emperor and Ruyi holding plum blossoms.
"Your Majesty. Today I am dancing not only for Your Majesty, but also for the Empress.
I heard that the Empress loves plum blossoms the most, so I found this branch of red plum blossoms specially to present to the Empress."
Yanwan handed the plum blossoms to Ruyi.
Yanwan was competing for favor with Ruyi in this way, and Ruyi originally wanted to confirm that Yanwan was more charming than her.
He glanced at Ling Yunche, stared at the red plum blossom and said:
"Isn't Lingpin fond of plum blossoms?"
"Still dancing like this on a night like this?"
Ruyi thought Ling Yunche should understand how despicable it was that Wei Yanwan not only seduced the emperor, but also imitated her to like plum blossoms.
"Queen, what do you mean by this?"
"What is this kind of dance?"
Ruyi was waiting to see how Yanwan would respond, but the Queen Mother spoke first.
Everyone went to see the Queen Mother.
Fu Jia, who was standing beside the Queen Mother, explained:
"Empress, the dance performed by Lingpin is the Jinghong Dance, and the one given to you is the Red Plum, which the Empress Dowager also liked."
Ruyi was shocked.
The Queen Mother did not give Ruyi a chance to explain. She asked Ruyi instead.
"Why? Does the Queen think that I cannot like plum blossoms?"