"Are you okay? Why are you so careless?" Concubine Tang instructed the maid beside her to help the other woman up.
"Yo, Concubine Yan has been in the emperor's bed for so long that she can't even walk properly?" Noble Lady Lin looked down at her haughtily. Seeing her frowning in pain but still looking like a seductive vixen made her furious.
Yan Qingshu's palm was scraped, and blood mixed with dust and gravel oozed out. It was a pity that such fair skin now had a wound on it.
"Sister Lin, your words are a bit too harsh. It was you who bumped into Concubine Yan just now," Concubine Tang frowned.
"Concubine Tang, don't be so eager to show your kindness to a low - born commoner girl. You might lower your status as a legitimate daughter," Noble Lady Lin said disdainfully, glancing at the two of them.
"Thank you, Sister Tang. I'm fine," Yan Qingshu's tears welled up in her eyes. Just now, while the two were talking, she had exchanged a Peach - Blush Pill from the system and taken it.
At this moment, the tears lingered in her amorous eyes, about to fall but not yet. Her eyes were red, and her skin was as smooth as凝结的 fat. In the imperial garden full of spring scenery, she stood out.
Yan Qingshu raised her hand to wipe away her tears, making sure that this pitiful and innocent look would fall into the eyes of the emperor, the Son of Heaven.
Concubine Tang was closer to her and was secretly amazed. She had had contact with Yan Qingshu before and only thought her beautiful.
Now, however, she felt that Yan Qingshu exuded an aura that made people couldn't help but get closer. Her face, which was originally as pure as a snow lotus, now seemed as charming and alluring as a peony, tempting people to pick.
The concubines watching the drama in the front cast their gazes at her like knives.
This Yan Qingshu really had a beautiful face and a captivating figure. Even women couldn't help but feel pity for her.
Such a face made her the enemy of all the women in the harem.
Yan Qingshu was about to get up with the support of Zhu Yao when Noble Lady Lin seemed to accidentally step on the hem of her skirt.
Yan Qingshu pretended to be tripped. Her slender and delicate body swayed. She closed her eyes, her heart pounding. Finally, as she had expected, she fell into a broad embrace.
A pleasant sandalwood fragrance filled her nostrils.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
All the beauties in the imperial garden spoke in unison, their voices soft and melodious. They curtsied gracefully with their skirts fluttering.
Yan Qingshu's slender waist was held tightly by the man's long arm, and a strong hand was across her waist.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in panic. Her tears fell like broken pearls from her fair face under the cold gaze of Di Yunjian.
It was the peak of spring. Yan Qingshu was wearing a light cyan gauze dress today. At this moment, the front of her dress was in a mess, revealing her snow - white skin. Her full breasts seemed to break free from the restraint.
With such a face, even the full spring scenery in the garden couldn't compare to her.
What a wonderful woman this was.
Di Yunjian's originally cold eyes darkened a bit.
"Greetings to Your Majesty," her slender body trembled slightly. She touched her injured hand and didn't dare to look up.
She had been holding back all the time, but now seeing him, she couldn't help but shed tears. This appearance of pretending to be strong softened Di Yunjian's heart.
Di Yunjian helped her up and looked at the concubines with a solemn expression.
"All of you, rise."
After he said that, the concubines were helped up by the maids beside them.
Di Yunjian's cold eyes fell on Noble Lady Lin.
"You, kneel."
Noble Lady Lin, who was about to get up, froze and obediently knelt back down.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yan dared to speak rudely and act disrespectfully to her superiors relying on your favor. I was just too angry and wanted to teach her a lesson," Noble Lady Lin began to defend herself.
"Do you think I'm blind?"
"Noble Lady Lin has a sharp tongue. It's really a pity that you're only a noble lady. You should go to the court to compete with the civil officials for me."
"Your Majesty, I..." Noble Lady Lin still wanted to defend herself, but when she met the cold eyes of the person in front of her, she swallowed her words.
"Noble Lady Lin has a flaw in her virtue. She is to be confined to her quarters for two months."
"You said Concubine Yan acted disrespectfully to her superiors. Then I'll promote her to a noble lady. Now you two are on equal footing. I'd like to see how you still have the reason to bully the weak in my palace!"
"Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong!" Noble Lady Lin finally panicked and began to kowtow.
She had been spoiled since childhood and was used to being arrogant. Even after entering the palace, she still spoke her mind when she saw someone she didn't like.
She was just angry because her favor had been taken away. Why did she have to be confined for two months? Would the emperor still remember her after two months?
"Your Majesty..." Yan Qingshu was secretly delighted. Her slender fingers timidly tugged at Di Yunjian's sleeve.
"My hand hurts."
She frowned and stretched out her palm. It was a pity that such fair skin now had a hideous wound on it.
Di Yunjian frowned. Then he heard the soft words from the person in front of him. The voice was too soft, but Di Yunjian, with his sharp hearing, caught the extremely ambiguous words.
— My legs and waist hurt too.
Di Yunjian's eyes suddenly darkened. Memories of the extremely charming and passionate night came back to his mind. The woman's body was extremely soft.
He had tossed and turned with her, loving her dearly.
Coming back from the desires of that charming night, Di Yunjian looked at the wound and frowned tightly.
"Li Dahai, send Noble Lady Yan back to her palace and invite the imperial physician to bandage her properly."
Noble Lady Lin, who had been left aside, still wanted to say something, but was directly sent back to her palace by Li Dahai.
"I still have matters to attend to in the imperial study. Let Li Dahai send you back."
Di Yunjian happened to pass by after the morning court. There were still officials waiting for him in the imperial study.
Yan Qingshu nodded shyly. At the same time, the voice of the system sounded in her mind.
[Host, your favored - concubine value has increased by ten points.]
After the emperor left, seeing what had happened to Noble Lady Lin, the other concubines didn't dare to say anything sarcastic. They glared at her a few times and then left the imperial garden in groups.
"Thank you, Sister Tang, for just now," Yan Qingshu thanked her when Di Yunjian's back was out of sight.
"It's okay. It's just a small thing," Concubine Tang smiled faintly.
"Now that you're a noble lady, calling me sister makes me a bit uneasy."
"My boudoir name is Tang Yinmian. If you don't mind, you can just call me by my boudoir name."
Tang Yinmian's smile was as gentle as the spring breeze. She looked like a very kind - hearted person.
Yan Qingshu wasn't quite used to it. She just nodded with a smile and found an excuse to return to the Guanghan Palace.
The harem was a dangerous place. There was no such thing as a groundless act of kindness.
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As soon as Yan Qingshu and Zhu Yao arrived at the Guanghan Palace, the imperial physician invited by Li Dahai came.
Sitting on the warm kang, the imperial physician examined her wound, prescribed some Jinchuang medicine, and carefully bandaged it for her.
"Your wound is not deep, Your Highness. Don't eat spicy or cold food to irritate the wound. As long as you change the dressing every day, there will be no scar."
"Thank you, Imperial Physician. Could you please feel my pulse?" Yan Qingshu said gently.
Her body had suffered a lot of torture in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. Even with the help of the system pills, she still needed to take good care of her body.
Moreover... the emperor's personal eunuch was here. Presumably, he would report this to the emperor after going back. Why not do it?
The imperial physician, with white whiskers, nodded and took out a cushion from his medicine box and placed it on the table. Zhu Yao took out a handkerchief and put it on Yan Qingshu's fair and slender wrist.
The imperial physician began to feel her pulse and frowned slightly.
"Your Highness, did you fall into the water when you were young?" the imperial physician asked.
"Yes, Imperial Physician. You're really skilled. I did fall into the water in winter when I was young," Yan Qingshu nodded.
"Your Highness, your pulse is slow and deep. You have a cold constitution and poor blood circulation. You will suffer a lot during your menstrual period. I'll prescribe a prescription for you. Taking a few doses will make you better."
As if thinking of something sad, Yan Qingshu lowered her eyes slightly, and then smiled gently, "Thank you, Imperial Physician."
Li Dahai on the side quietly took in Yan Qingshu's expression.