OBS Chapter 117 Heading to Fengyi Palace
Chapter 117 Heading to Fengyi Palace
"Look at you, nothing has happened yet, why are you panicking?" Shen Zhiyao teased.
"According to what Lu Wanyi said, you have really offended the Queen this time. No matter how magnanimous the Queen is, she still has a temper. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get away with this!"
Qiuyue looked at Shen Zhiyao worriedly. She was really impressed by her master, who could be so leisurely even in such a critical situation.
"This level is indeed not easy to pass, but..." Shen Zhiyao paused and looked towards Fengyi Palace.
The lintel of Fengyi Palace is engraved with an exquisite phoenix pattern, which is vivid and delicate, as if it is a real phoenix about to spread its wings and take off. On both sides of the lintel, a pair of huge copper door knockers shine brightly in the sunlight.
Qiuyue saw Shen Zhiyao staring at the door in a daze, and was afraid that she had said something too harsh, which would only increase her master's worries, so she hurriedly comforted him in a soft voice: "Master, when you go in to see the queen later, if you admit your mistakes with a better attitude, the queen may not be so angry!"
Shen Zhiyao came back to her senses and looked at the maid in front of her who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She felt that she was warm and lovely.
"I just think that leaving us here on purpose is not the Queen's style. Stop having these random thoughts. Remember, I'm here for everything!" Shen Zhiyao smiled and touched her head.
Qiuyue's face immediately turned red with shame. She was Shen Zhiyao's personal maid brought in from the general's mansion. She was supposed to share her master's worries. But now, she was so old, but she still needed her master to coax her. How could she let others know about this!
But compared with other maids, being able to follow Shen Zhiyao is indeed very happy.
"Master..." Qiuyue's face turned red, as well as her eyes.
"Okay, you're an adult now, stop crying..." Shen Zhiyao smiled gently and used a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of Qiuyue's eyes.
When Shijin ordered his men to open the palace gate, he was stunned when he saw such a heartwarming scene.
The master wiped the tears of the maid. This scene was extremely rare, not to mention in the palace, even in an ordinary mansion.
Shijin once thought that only her queen would treat her like this. Now that she saw Qiuyue was also treated like this, it touched the softest part of her heart.
How could someone who is so gentle to his personal servants and has the same considerate behavior as the Queen be a treacherous villain?
Shijin couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
Shijin subconsciously touched his nose, and finally felt a little guilty for deliberately leaving Shen Zhiyao alone for so long.
When she reported to the Queen just now, as expected, the Queen asked her to take Shen Zhiyao in personally without any hesitation. It can be seen that the Queen was really willing to give Concubine Jin a chance to explain.
"Jin Jieyu, the Queen invites you in. Please follow me." Shi Jin bowed respectfully.
"Okay." Although Shen Zhiyao agreed, she still insisted on wiping away the tears on Qiuyue's face and said softly, "Just wait for me at the side door. Remember?"
"Yes, master." Qiuyue followed Shen Zhiyao obediently.
"Thank you for all your efforts." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.
"You are welcome, Your Majesty. Please come this way." Shijin bowed and led the way.
Although they had not met very often, Shen Zhiyao knew Shijin's character. She was a protective person who hated evil, but she was a little surprised that she did not give him the cold shoulder at this time.
So, Shen Zhiyao started to have a bad taste again. Everyone around Gu Yunran was just like her and was very easy to tease.
"Assorted..." Shen Zhiyao called her with a smile from behind.
"Your Majesty, please speak." Shijin thought she had something to say, so he stopped and bowed in response.
"Do you know...your name sounds...delicious!" Shen Zhiyao looked at Shijin's puzzled face and smiled happily.
Shijin's face immediately turned red because of her teasing. He was speechless. He finally realized the helplessness of his master when he was teased by this eccentric queen. He stammered, "Your Majesty, you... you are really... Let's go quickly, the Queen is still waiting!"
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly. We can't keep the Queen waiting for too long."
Otherwise, I'll be in trouble... Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but complain in her heart.
Shen Zhiyao followed Shijin through the courtyard filled with the fragrance of flowers, and walked around a small rockery, then arrived at the study, where she saw the queen still concentrating on copying the "Chronicle of Zhao State".
The queen is very diligent and spends about one-third of her time here every day. Sometimes it is difficult for Shen Zhiyao to understand why a queen who has no worries about food and clothing would like to do such idle things.
"Your servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen. Long live the Queen." Shen Zhiyao saluted.
"No need to be so polite." The queen stopped writing, stood up, and looked at Shen Zhiyao while holding the pen.
The Queen looked her over for a moment and asked with a smile, "Jin Jieyu, how many outfits are you going to change today?"
Shen Zhiyao found it difficult to judge the Queen's true emotions from her expression and reactions. The Queen was always like this, always remaining elegant and calm regardless of whether she was angry or not.
Fortunately, Lu Wanyi told her the details in advance, otherwise she would be disappointed if she came rashly.
Shen Zhiyao smiled and said, "At that time in Renshou Palace, the Empress Dowager praised me for my sweet mouth and insisted on rewarding me with a set of casual clothes. She also wanted me to try them on right then and there. I couldn't refuse, so I agreed. But I still couldn't get used to them. You see, the clothes made of the cloth you rewarded me are more suitable for me to wear!"
The queen pursed her lips and smiled, lowered her head and continued copying a few more words before she said, "I can't compare to the taste of my mother. The casual dress I gave you today looks very suitable for you."
The queen's tone was light, and she was concentrating on copying the book. When she lowered her head, her long and thick eyelashes cast a faint shadow under the light, adding a bit of mystery to her deep phoenix eyes.
"I am not used to wearing it, which is not good. I must wear what the Queen gave me!" Shen Zhiyao said coquettishly.
The queen did not respond to her, as if she was completely immersed in the contents of the book she was transcribing.
Shen Zhiyao did not feel embarrassed. Instead, she skillfully took off the jade bracelet on her wrist, washed her hands in the copper basin at the door, then walked directly to the table, took the ink stick from the palace maid Huayun, and began to grind the ink.
Hua Yun, who had her job taken away for no reason, felt at a loss as to what to do, and did not dare to snatch the ink stick from Concubine Jin.
She subconsciously glanced at the Queen, but saw that the Queen had no reaction. She then looked at Shijin, but saw that Shijin was staring at the ceiling with his eyes rolled back.
For a moment, she was almost speechless and could only stand there stupidly.
Huayun had never seen anything like this before. Even Concubine Zhuang, who was very close to the master, had never been able to serve so comfortably in the master's study!
The Empress always complained that Concubine Zhuang was restless and noisy, and rarely let her stay with her in the study.
But this Concubine Jin has been going back and forth so many times!
"Jin Jieyu is indeed full of energy. Even at this moment, she still has the energy to rush to Fengyi Palace to serve with writing materials. Isn't... she tired?" The Queen suddenly stopped writing and looked at her, as if she had just realized that she was grinding ink.