Chapter 56

She straightened her thin back and pursed her lips tightly. Tang Xia stepped out of Imperial Study step by step elegantly under Chu Tiankuo’s cold eyesight and Lengmei’s irony observation.

Though she had lost in this battle, she still needed to keep elegant. Why should she expose her weakness in front of others? About all the wronged feelings she experienced today, she would take revenge from Lengmei someday.

Chu Tiankuo’s eyes were gloomy while his finger touched his lips. He wore a smile quickly and it faded away slowly.

“Your Majesty!” Lengmei twisted her slender waist, and held Chu Tiankuo’s waist with her arms. Her tender breast touched his strong back, while her voice was showing out the vague charm.

A piece of disgust passed by Chu Tiankuo’s eyes fast. He had no time to care about whether he would hurt Lengmei. He put forth his strength and got out of Lengmei’s arms.

“Ah…” Lengmei stepped back, trembling and falling on the ground. “Your Majesty, it hurts.” Lengmei’s eyes were full of tears. She blinked her eyes and looked at Chu Tiankuo wrongly.

Stepping back to his emperor chair and sitting down, Chu Tiankuo picked up a memorial. After a while, a sound of crying burst out suddenly. Chu Tiankuo frowned without patient, while cold words “get out” coming out from his mouth.

Lengmei trembled and stood up embarrassedly under Chu Tiankuo’s indifferent eyesight. Then she ran away and held her handkerchief in her hands.

Riding the carriage back to her palace, Tang Xia wiped her face. Then, she asked all the maids to leave and lay on the bed quietly. She thought Chu Tiankuo must hate her indeed…

“Well, well, well, I could stay away from him from now on.” She sighed in her mind and fell into sleep in the quilt.

On the first day, Tang Xia went to the Royal Garden by Anran’s persuasion. But just for a while, when she heard the news that Chu Tiankuo would come here soon, she was stunned and took Anran back to her palace.

On the second day, Tang Xia stayed at her palace for a whole day.

On the third day, there was a feast that all the imperial concubine needed to come, so did Chu Tiankuo. Tang Xia excused herself that she was sick and stayed at her palace.

On the fourth day, the fifth day…

“Your Grace…” Anran took a bowl of White Fungus Soup with Lotus Seeds to Tang Xia. Her tender face was bulging, showing her helplessness to Tang Xia.

Tang Xia Putting down the book in her hands and pinched Anran’s face. She took a spoon of soup and blew it cool. “What happened? Why do you behave so angrily?”

“Since the day you come back from the emperor’s palace, you nearly go outside. Don’t mention to send meals for our emperor.” Anran puckered her mouth and continued to say, “These days, Lady Lengmei would send something to our emperor’s palace every day, but you…”

Holding the spoon, Tang Xia’s hand paused, and then, she wore a faint smile. “It’s her luck to look after the emperor, but she could not overpass me. What are you worried about?”

She pointed at the soup. “Anran, take it out. I’m tired and hope to take a nap.” A piece of frustration passed by her eyes. Tang Xia turned around and stepped inside.

While on the other side, Lengmei was sent out by Little Orange politely again, so were the cakes she made for the emperor.

When she reached a secluded corner, Lengmei threw the food box onto the ground heavily. Her nails were stabbed into her palms. These days, everything she sent for the emperor would be sent back by Little Orange. She did not even see the emperor’s face. Damn it. Damn it.

“Your Grace…” A little maid kneeled by Lengmei’s side, while her eyes were full of impatience. Lengmei pointed at the trash on the ground and ask the maids to clean it up. Then, she went forwards the direction of Tang Xia’s palace with a maid.

“Hum, even though she could not see the emperor, a piece of news that she was the favorite concubine of Chu Tiankou had spread in the harem. How couldn’t she share this good news with the queen?”

Ignoring Anran’s blockade, Lengmei broke into Tang Xia’s palace directly. The jealousness in her mind broke out at once when she saw the scenery in front of her.

Tang Xia was on the bed and one of her hand held her head. Her delicate eyebrows slightly frowned, while her eyes were watery as if she didn’t sleep well.

Her rosy lips were slightly open, while her long hair slipped on her shoulders, covering her tender skin. This charming appearance made Lengmei jealous.

Lengmei recovered her consciousness quickly and wore a proud smile. She stepped towards Tang Xia elegantly. “Sister, you really like to sleep. I also hope to have a good sleep, but the emperor always does not allow me to sleep, which makes me worried and tired.” When she was saying, she pretended to frown worriedly.

Tang Xia looked at Lengmei for a while and wore a bright smile. “Lengmei, are you showing off to me? I don’t care about what you have mentioned.”

Holding her hair back to her ears, Tang Xia yawned and got down from the bed slowly. Shen stared at Lengmei with doubt. “Lady Lengmei, you have to care about your body condition. What if you have renal weakness someday?”

“What? How could she behave like this? Shouldn’t she be angry and furious?”

Lengmei was stunned and opened her mouth slightly. Then, she wore a cold smile. “You don’t have to care about my body condition. Talking about this, I feel worried these days. I don’t know what I should make for the emperor. Do you have any suggestions, my sister?”

Lengmei pretended to be shy and lower her head. Her pink cheek showed her really cute. “I only know how to make a few foods. I think the emperor must be tired of them. If you have time, would you mind teaching me some more?”

This woman was really insatiable, which made Tang Xia angry in her mind. She even cursed Chu Tiankuo secretly.

Tang Xia tried to wear a suitable smile on her face and looked at Lengmei. “Only a little progress could make you so proud of yourself like this. You’re really a good servant around Chu Tiankuo.”

When she said, she was nodding her head to emphasize her words.

Lengmei’s proud smile changed became embarrassed. She tightened her fists. “Are you smelling? The sour taste of this room is really heavy. Talking about this, I remembered that I have a little sister who always dreamed of my things before I got in the palace.”

“You always make a complaint about this or that. I rethink about your behaviors. I think it’s a kind of psychology that you would be jealous of the things you could not get. How do you think, Yue Ji?”

It was barely an irony. Tang Xia could not bear it and blamed her in a cold voice, “Lengmei, don’t forget I am the queen. How dare you disrespect me?”

Hearing this, Lengmei touched her face with her hand and wore a proud smile. “I have never disrespected you, Your Grace. I just tell the truth, right? Well, are you going to attend the feast tonight? Our emperor will come there.”

Tang Xia was furious because of Lengmei’s words. She waved her hand. “Yes, of course, I will attend. I’d like to see how you are favored by our emperor. Don’t let me go there in vain. Come on, send Lady Lengmei out.”

When she noticed that she had reached her purpose, a piece of calculation showed up in Lengmei’s eyes. She returned to her palace elegantly.

When it turned to afternoon, Tang Xia threw the book in her hands onto her legs. Sh*t, should she go to the feast tonight? If she went there, she would meet Chu Tiankuo; if not, Lengmei’s arrogance would be enhanced.

Anran picked a red palace outfit, putting on the bed neatly. When she got out, she found Tang Xia was staying on the reclining chair. She shook her head helplessly and pushed Tang Xia to dress her up.

The woman’s face in the mirror was delicate. The red palace outfit set her more elegant. Tang Xia touched her face and rode the carriage to the feast.

Most people had already arrived. Tang Xia looked directly and sat by Chu Tiankuo’s side. She was eating fruit seriously and watching the dance.

Chu Tiankuo by her side took a sip of wine, glancing at Tang Xia gloomily. This woman was trying to cause him to die of anger. She did not come to admit her mistake, but dare to ignore him!

“Lengmei, come and feed me.” Chu Tiankuo held his head with one of his hand and wore a faint smile. Then, he waved his hand to Lengmei.

Lengmei was happy and made a bow to Chu Tiankuo. She stepped to him elegantly and kneeled by his side. She peeled a grape and fed Chu Tiankuo. Then, she softly leaned in Chu Tiankuo’s breast.

The emperor treated her different indeed. Lengmei felt happy in her mind, but when she was thinking of Tang Xia’s indifferent face, she wore an innocent smile. Lengmei grasped Chu Tiankuo’s cloth and said to Tang Xia who was looking at them. “Your Grace, you lost the favor of our emperor.”

Tang Xia saw Chu Tiankuo’s movement clearly. When she saw Lengmei’s mocking face, Tang Xia hit the table heavily. “Lengmei, this is a palace feast. How could you behave like this?”

“Yue Ji, I…” Lengmei was wronged and lowered her eyes. At the moment when Chu Tiankuo looked at Tang Xia, she threw an ironic smile to Tang Xia. “Yue Ji, I’d like to remind you that anger would make you become older.”

Looking at Lengmei’s mouth opening and closing, Tang Xia showed out a piece of coldness in her eyes. “Lengmei, are you looking for death?”

It was silent under the platform. The eunuchs and maids all kneeled down, while all the other concubines lowered their heads, but cared about the situation over there.

“Yue Ji, you’re really thinking wrong of me. It should be you, the queen, to serve our emperor, but he only calls me to do this for him. I… I hope you can ease your anger.”

Tang Xia tightened her teeth. Lengmei suggested that she was jealous and deliberately made trouble for the other imperial concubines. Lengmei was really playing a good trick! If this issue could not be settled properly, how could she deal with the other things in the harem?

Chu Tiankuo looked at Tang Xia’s angry face and felt happier. He pushed the disgusting woman in his arms, while his cold eyesight made Lengmei shocked.

Did the emperor find something strange? Hiding the calculations in her mind, Lengmei kneeled by his side quietly.

Not looking at Lengmei, Chu Tiankuo frowned. “Leave fast!” How dare she play tricks in front of him? Was this woman stupid or foolish?

Raising his hand to indicate the songs and dances to continue, Chu Tiankuo leaned on the chair lazily. He blinked his amorous eyes and pointed at Tang Xia.

“So, you come here and spoon-feed me.”