The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Chapter 159: King Huai'an's Marriage

In the early morning, the winter Northern Dynasty Palace was bathed in warm sunshine.

The winter sun was weary, shining mistily on the branches of the trees in the courtyard of Yanxi Palace. The brightness of the sunlight became blurred, reflecting the thick ice and snow, making it sparkle and dappled with light and shadow.

The four new concubines finally experienced the extra coldness of the Northern Dynasty Palace.

That is the loneliness and sadness that cannot be dispelled even by the warm sun.

Qin Liyao in the Zichen Palace had a hint of fatigue under her eyes.

She waited all night last night but there was no news that the emperor had called her name.

This is only the first night, how difficult will it be after this?

She couldn't help but wonder, was her charm really that bad?

After a while, the maid who had gone out to get news came back slowly in the cold wind.

"But what did you find out?"

"My lady! The Emperor was at the Imperial Concubine's place last night."

The maid fell silent immediately after she finished speaking, and glanced at her cautiously.

When Qin Liyao heard this, she seemed to be unable to help herself and suddenly smiled with her chin lowered. Her voice was a little muffled and even a little helpless.

"I understand. You can leave now."

After saying that, she immediately fell on the bed exhausted and weak, with a look of confusion and complex emotions in her eyes.

The newly-arrived concubines in other palaces were also feeling sad at this time.

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Yanxi Palace.

Nanxiang woke up at 11:00 a.m., dressed herself up, and ordered the servants to bring her breakfast.

Since she became pregnant four years ago, she has never received food directly from the imperial kitchen. She always orders the servants to carefully select the ingredients and have the palace maids and eunuchs in charge of the kitchen prepare them.

These people were undoubtedly those whom Nanxiang had assessed for three years.

Every year she would examine the palace maids and eunuchs in the kitchen in different ways. Those who performed well would be rewarded, and those who performed poorly would not be rewarded, but they would not be blamed either.

But in most cases, the rewards are too high.

The advantage of doing this is that the food prepared in the kitchen will be more delicious and palatable.

After a while, Chunyue came to Nanxiang's table with a bowl of soy milk, some fried dough sticks and a sandwich.

"Wake them up at Chenshi."

Nanxiang said this casually and began to eat gracefully.

"Yes."

The harem is different from the outside world. There are strict restrictions on work and rest. Of course, Nanxiang can completely not follow this, and she can also ask the two little ones not to do so.

But the two children are princes and princesses after all, and they must be trained with this kind of schedule from childhood. She cannot break the rules. They were originally supposed to get up at the hour of Mao, but she gave them one more hour.

There was no new concubine to serve the emperor last night, so naturally no one came to greet him. So after finishing her breakfast, Nanxiang walked towards the Yangxin Palace.

However, Gu Junshen did instruct her to go to the Yangxin Palace today, saying that he had something to discuss.

It’s okay for Nanxiang to go there at 7:00 p.m., no need to go too early.

But Nanxiang had no say in this. She also had to check the various account books in the harem to rationally plan the expenses of each concubine's palace...

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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After attending the morning court, Gu Junshen sat in the hall and began to review memorials on taxation and other matters from various places.

After a while, Liu Sheng came over slowly and quietly to report.

"Your Majesty! The Imperial Concubine is already outside."

Hearing this, Gu Junshen raised his eyebrows, his dark eyes gleaming with joy.

"Xuan!"

After Gu Junshen finished speaking, he stood up, walked to the couch in the hall, and began to serve the tea on the table.

The tea in the teapot that is steaming and emitting a refreshing tea aroma is Duyun Maojian tea.

It is freshly picked tribute tea, and it tastes sweet in the mouth.

After a while, Nanxiang came slowly towards the hall with lotus steps. She wore a jade hairpin on her head, decorated with thin silver beaded tassels. She had a smile on her face, and her two dimples bloomed like lotus flowers.

"I pay my respects to His Majesty!"

"My beloved, please don't be polite. Come and try this Duyun Maojian!"

Gu Junshen said casually, his eyes lingering on Nan Xiang for a while.

Her pretty figure turned into a beautiful scenery, deeply fixed in his eyes, revealing a joy that was difficult to conceal.

After hearing this, Nanxiang slowly stood up, walked towards the couch and sat opposite him.

"Your Majesty, did you summon me here today just to taste tea?"

Nanxiang looked slightly doubtful. She gently turned the teacup on the table and pursed her lips.

The tea was indeed very fragrant. As soon as she walked into the hall, she smelled the extremely fresh aroma, and her whole body and mind immediately relaxed.

"Haha, there is indeed something. But this tea is one of them."

Gu Junshen smiled slightly and looked at Nan Xiang casually.

Upon hearing this, Nanxiang didn't ask any more questions, but picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

The tea tasted slightly bitter at first, then sour and sweet, and was no less delicious than the Junshan tea she had been drinking these days.

"Your Majesty! This tea is really good."

Nanxiang nodded slightly in praise.

"As long as my beloved concubine likes it, I'm glad. I have ordered Liu Sheng to send some to Yanxi Palace."

Nanxiang was not surprised at all. Gu Junshen always shared good things with her first. Over the years, she had always received some fine tributes by accident.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Nanxiang put down the teacup and smiled, with a soft and charming look in her eyes.

After a while, after sipping tea, Gu Junshen finally told her the purpose of calling her here today.

It turned out that Prince Huai'an Gu Jintang was going to get married soon. As his royal brother, Gu Junshen was determined to hold the wedding in a grand manner so as to be worthy of Prince Huai'an's status.

After hearing this, Nan Xiang's eyes were filled with autumn water. She glanced at Gu Junshen gently, and a smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

"I wonder which family she is from. How could she be so honored to marry into the royal family?"

"Speaking of which, this daughter is somewhat related to the queen."

As Gu Junshen spoke, he couldn't help but look at Nan Xiang.

Nanxiang just smiled and showed no unusual emotion, so he began to speak slowly.

"This daughter is the second daughter of the Chen family, and the Queen's biological sister."

Nanxiang was a little surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect that Gu Jintang could not escape the fate of being arranged into a marriage by the Queen Mother.

In the past few years, he had been avoiding marriage, but now he has accepted his fate.

Speaking of which, it seems that Gu Junshen was in the same situation. The Queen Mother directly arranged the marriages of the two brothers.

However, Nanxiang seemed to have heard that the Queen's younger sister is only sixteen years old now, and was only twelve four years ago.

Is the Queen Mother so impatient nowadays?

The good girl had not even had time to enjoy many years of leisure before she became a tool for a marriage.

Nanxiang couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and her eyes flashed with some excitement.

"My beloved, do you think it's inappropriate?" Gu Junshen looked up at her, with some doubt in his eyes.

"How dare I? This is the order of the Queen Mother. I am just thinking about how to make this marriage better."

Nanxiang's red lips of moderate thickness immediately revealed a dazzling smile.

"I will discuss this matter with my beloved concubine."

Gu Junshen didn't want to be a casual shopkeeper, he just wanted to deepen the relationship between him and Nan Xiang through Gu Jintang's marriage.

He always felt that Nan Xiang's mind was no longer on him since she became pregnant.

If Nan Xiang knew what Gu Junshen was thinking at this moment, she would only say that her mind had never been focused on a man.