The weather was good. There were many people walking around in the imperial garden. Jiang Rui and others had just arrived at Wanchun Pavilion to rest and they saw a group of people walking out of the peach blossom forest behind.

“Niangniang, it’s the Noble Concubine.” Hanyan reminded her.

Jiang Rui nodded slightly, still sitting.

“Oh, who should it be? It turns out to be our Empress Dowager. Niangniang is sick these days, is her body getting better? If it is not well, she has to rest in the palace and not meet the wind again.”

The woman who spoke out had a graceful figure, a beautiful appearance, and was stunning to see. Empress Dowager Xie is also a dignified and beautiful person, but compared with her, she looks a little overshadowed.

The person who came was the most favored concubine of the first emperor, Noble Concubine Xiao, who entered the palace at the same time as Empress Dowager Xie. But because of her slightly lower origin, she had to condescend to the concubine position.

She was unwilling to do so. She has been favored over the years and has a prince standing by her side. She has never looked at this childless queen with a gentle personality in her eyes. Now Lu Xingzhou is in power, Empress Dowager Xie and the Little Emperor are like paper tigers. She is even more reluctant to do the politeness on her face.

“Noble Concubine is worried.” Jiang Rui said.

Noble Concubine Xiao laughed, and without waiting for her invitation, she went straight into the pavilion and sat down.

Jiang Rui raised her eyes to look at her. In the end, she was not young, she looked amazing from afar. When she got closer, she could see a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes, her skin was not as smooth and delicate as that of a young woman, and the powder on her face was a little thick.

At the same time, Noble Concubine Xiao was also looking at her. The more she looked at her, the more surprised she became, and the more she looked at her, the more unpleasant it became.

It stands to reason that the person who has just recovered from a serious illness will look haggard and have a sallow complexion. The Empress Dowager Xie is not a beautiful posture in the first place and such a toss must be even more unsightly.

She came here deliberately just to ridicule a few words. Where did she expect that the person in front of her had fair skin, a ruddy complexion, and no fine lines on her face? She could not even find small freckles and her complexion was better than that of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. Where is there a little sickness? It is clearly rejuvenating!

Noble Concubine Xiao’s eyes are about to burst out with acid. Thinking about when she gets up in the morning to make up, facing the aging years in the mirror, almost wanting to smash all the mirrors in the palace. This woman in front of her was inferior to her everywhere. Just because of her good birth, she has pressed her for most of her life. Now she is going to lose to her even her proud appearance, how can she be reconciled?

“Could it be that I remember wrong, Niangniang was not sick during this time, but she avoided people and took the miraculous pill, otherwise, how could I watch it become more tender day by day?” Noble Concubine Xiao said sourly.

Jiang Rui smiled lightly: “Noble Concubine is joking, how can there be any miraculous pill? It’s just a serious illness. After thinking about some things, people will naturally be lighthearted and their complexion will be better.”

“Niangniang is really wide-hearted.” Noble Concubine Xiao said sarcastically, “If I am in the position of Niangniang, I will definitely be sitting on pins and needles and I will not be able to sleep peacefully day and night. I heard that His Majesty kept crying and making trouble again yesterday? In the end, he is the king of a country, this is too much of a joke.”

Jiang Rui nodded and seemed a little helpless: “The Noble Concubine and I want to go to the same place, but Lu Gonggong thinks that His Majesty is suitable to sit in that position. Why doesn’t the Noble Concubine persuade him to change for another person? The Noble Concubine and Lu Gonggong have always been close, so he will definitely be willing to listen to your words.”

“You—” Noble Concubine Xiao’s face turned red with anger.

It turned out that when the first emperor was still there, the power of the imperial government had gradually fallen into the hands of Lu Xingzhou, so Noble Concubine Xiao intended to curry favor with him. She thought that after the death of the first emperor, it should be her son to ascend the throne. Where did she expect that Lu Xingzhou was kind on the surface, but in fact, he did not buy her account at all and pushed a little doll out as soon as he turned around.

This incident made her a laughing stock in the palace, but she did not dare to find trouble with the initiator. Not only did she not dare to find trouble, but she was more careful about her flattery. Because she had already understood that what Lu Xingzhou wanted was a puppet, what he wanted was to hold the world firmly in his hands, lest her growing son get in the way of his eyes.

“Oh, Niangniang’s disease is really wonderful. Not only does she look great, but she also speaks a lot more eloquently than before. I think it’s better to have a few more sessions for this kind of illness!”

“This is not for the Noble Concubine to worry about.” Jiang Rui took a piece of peach blossom cake.

Noble Concubine Xiao sneered and walked away.

Hanyan frowned and looked at her back. When people walked away, she was dissatisfied: “The Noble Concubine is too much, why is she cursing your sickness.”

“Ignoring her, it is just one or two innocuous words.” Jiang Rui finished eating the peach blossom cake and drank half a cup of tea, “Let’s go, let’s go back to the palace.”

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