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Chapter 202: Humiliation
Chen Fei naturally understood the meaning of her words. She was mocking her dress and identity today.
Concubine Yu compared herself to a night-blooming cereus and Concubine Chen to a weed.
Her face darkened. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.
At this moment, a clear and pure voice like spring water sounded: "The night-blooming cereus withers in just a moment, and it can't last as long as the grass. The grass never dies, but the night-blooming cereus must have turned into ashes several times."
Tang Wanru bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, aren't you degrading yourself by comparing yourself to others in this way?"
Concubine Yu: ...
Turned into ashes?
"Are you cursing me?" Concubine Yu's face darkened.
"Your Highness has misunderstood." Tang Wanru replied, "I just heard from the servants that the night-blooming cereus will be picked and burned to ashes after it withers tonight, so I want to remind your Highness not to make random comparisons, lest -" She bowed, glanced at her bulging belly and said, "It's not auspicious."
"You!" Concubine Yu felt something was not right, but she didn't know how to refute.
Standing there stiffly.
But Chen Fei understood.
She thought to herself that Tang Wanru was really clever. She couldn't hide her smile and said to Concubine Yu, "My Lady, the Epiphyllum is about to bloom. Please stop standing here and come in and sit down."
Concubine Yu had nothing to say.
She had no choice but to lift up her skirt and walk coldly into the Qihua Pavilion.
Tang Yue'er also came in last and stood behind Concubine Yu. Tang Wanru sat next to Concubine Chen again.
She gritted her teeth silently.
At this time, the night-blooming cereus is about to bloom, and a long table has been set up in the pavilion, making it lively.
At this time, a male voice came: "The Bai family's powder cream is really useful. I looked much better after applying it today."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Bai Yanli walked beside Emperor Zhou and bowed to answer, "This powder cream has been brought into the palace not long ago, and many ladies in the palace have also used it."
Emperor Zhou was surprised when he heard this: "So, I can't recognize their original appearance anymore?"
"Yes." Bai Yanli said with a smile, "If you don't use a special water mist to scrub, Your Majesty won't be able to see the original skin color."
"Exaggerated! Exaggerated!" Emperor Zhou laughed. "You businessmen are so quick-witted that you can come up with something like this!"
After hearing what he said, the people behind him also laughed in agreement.
Among the group of people, there was only one person with a sullen face.
It’s Zhou Ziyue!
His brows were slightly furrowed.
Today, the emperor called several ministers to the palace to discuss matters, and he was one of them, but he didn't expect that when he came.
Bai Yanli was actually also in the palace.
People in the palace said that the emperor looked unwell recently. After hearing that there was a powder cream in the capital that could hide his haggard look, they asked Bai Yanli to come to the palace to deliver the powder cream.
But he could see that the relationship between Emperor Zhou and Bai Yanli was not just a business relationship.
Emperor Zhou liked Bai Yanli very much.
This also explains why Li Bo was able to arrest him at Xu’s house that day!
Because of the King of Wei, Bai Yanli gained the emperor's favor!
The King of Wei came to power too quickly. His Majesty likes his subordinates so much, not to mention himself!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziyue clenched his hands gently.
The prince doesn't have much time left.
No, he has to suppress Bai Yanli!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziyue took advantage of the relaxed atmosphere and walked out. He responded to Emperor Zhou's joke and said, "Your Majesty, although this businessman has a sharp mind, his mind is not on the right path. He does things in a way that is true and false, and it is hard to tell them apart."
"You're only talking about this powder. After the woman put on a layer of it, it was like she was wearing a mask. Her original appearance could not be seen. Isn't that very fake?"
"Compared to this kind of false feelings, I think it is better to be sincere." Zhou Ziyue said, "Be sincere to His Majesty and be sincere to the country."
Ok!
The palace maids who were standing in the yard and listening to his words were all stunned.
It was just a powder cream applied on the face, but he elevated it to the level of hypocrisy of the young master of the Bai family.
Several palace officials were speechless. Who wouldn’t wipe that thing?
What does it have to do with how Mr. Bai behaves and does things?
They silently rolled their eyes at Zhou Ziyue.
Bai Yanli listened quietly, with an indifferent expression and did not refute.
On the contrary, Emperor Zhou thought his idea was quite novel. As he was thinking about it, he suddenly discovered a problem.
"Hey, Ziyue, you're here today too?"
Zhou Ziyue: ...
Well, it turns out that during the half-day meeting today, Emperor Zhou didn’t even see him.
Zhou Ziyue suddenly felt embarrassed.
Zhou Ziyue said: "Your Majesty, I——"
"Now that you're here, please sit down. The night-blooming cereus will soon bloom." Emperor Zhou didn't want to say more on this topic. He waved his hand and walked towards the pavilion first.
Bai Yanli followed behind Emperor Zhou, raised his eyebrows and smiled at Zhou Ziyue, then followed Emperor Zhou.
Zhou Ziyue was stunned. He suddenly remembered that the emperor had also put on the powder cream. By saying that, wasn't he indirectly calling the Emperor Zhou, who had put on the powder cream, fake?
He must be regretting that he was only thinking about suppressing Bai Yanli and forgot about this for a moment.
Emperor Zhou led a group of people to the pavilion. Concubine Yu, Concubine Chen and others immediately bowed and greeted them.
"Wanru, you are here too?" Although Tang Wanru was standing at the back, Emperor Zhou still saw her at a glance.
"Your Majesty." Tang Wanru knelt down and bowed.
"No need to be polite." Emperor Zhou was in a good mood today. He had no other intentions. He was just surprised to see Tang Wanru here, so he said, "I heard that you visited the palace and the garden a few days ago. Do you like the decorations in this palace?"
"Your Majesty, the pavilions and corridors in the Imperial Garden are very elegantly decorated. I like them very much."
"That's good. I'll visit the garden more often when I have the chance."
Tang Yue'er's face turned green as she stood behind and listened.
Concubine Chen took the opportunity to laugh and said, "Your Majesty, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered it. I slipped and fell into the water a few days ago, and it was Wanru who saved me. I feel very compatible with this child, so I asked her to come to the palace often."
"Well, very good." The Emperor Zhou had a very good impression of Tang Wanru in the previous few times. He did not look at Concubine Chen, but only looked at Tang Wanru and said, "This child is smart. It's good to have you to relieve her boredom on weekdays."
Concubine Yu couldn't help but laugh when she saw all this.
She thought that given the emperor's attitude towards Concubine Chen, no matter how she dressed up, she would have no chance.
After saying this, Emperor Zhou withdrew his gaze and prepared to sit down.
He originally wanted to sit anywhere. There happened to be a seat next to Concubine Chen. As soon as he lifted up his clothes, he saw Concubine Yu biting her lips lightly, looking at him with a pair of watery eyes.
Emperor Zhou's heart skipped a beat and he put down his clothes. He stood up, walked around the table, and sat down next to Concubine Yu.