Chapter 44: All Vixens
On the koi pond, inside the water pavilion.

Luopin took the hand of Qiu Shui, the maid who came with her dowry, and walked gracefully towards Shen Qingtang who was kneeling to greet her and Wan Jieyu.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten days. Is your health better now, Miss Shu?"

"Empress Luo is probably worrying too much. If Concubine Shu was not well, why would she come out to seduce others? Look at the way she is dressed. If you and I were men, we would probably be seduced away as well." Concubine Wan said sarcastically.

Does Shen Qingtang look good in this outfit today?

Luopin looked Shen Qingtang up and down. She was wearing a plain moon-white dress, and her long black hair was tied up with a jade hairpin. She clearly had no trace of any makeup, but she was breathtakingly beautiful...

All I can say is that good-looking people can’t hide their stunning beauty even if they are wearing a sack.

Shen Qingtang, who was repeatedly accused of being a seductress, showed no sign of shame on her face, and her relaxed expression made her look more relaxed.

"I didn't know that the Concubine was such a humorous person." Shen Qingtang narrowed her eyes slightly, "According to what you mean, can I understand that the people who come and go in the Imperial Garden today are all vixens?"

When being called a vixen, Luo Bin's eyes flickered for a moment. Before she could say anything, Wan Jieyu jumped out first in a rage.

"Shen Qingtang, who are you calling a vixen?!"

"If you like to take it personally, Your Majesty, then there is nothing I can do about it." Shen Qingtang spread her hands, feeling helpless.

As he spoke, Shen Qingtang looked at her for a moment and immediately smiled bitterly.

"You think I am going to take your soul away, but why don't you look at yourself in the water? You only need to look at yourself, and then you will know what it means to be flamboyant. Compared with you, I am not even a little bit inferior."

Look at that colorful silk dress and the towering bun that looks like a vase, making her look like a peacock. Who is trying to seduce people?
Shen Qingtang's words were blunt and impolite. Not only was Concubine Wan confused, but even Concubine Luo and Concubine Li, who always looked down on her, were stunned by what she said.

Shen Qingtang's mouth is not only sharp-tongued, but also sarcastic and mean.

but--

When Concubine Luo glanced at Concubine Wan, she immediately felt some pain in her eyes.

Compared with Shen Qingtang in the past, Wan Jieyu, who is now dressed in jewels and precious stones, is simply vulgar.

However, Luo Bin, who loved to watch the fun, started to fan the flames with a flickering look in her eyes, wishing that the koi pond would be more lively.

"Oh my~ Lady Shu, you are born with a beautiful appearance, so you naturally don't understand Wan Jieyu's shortcomings, but..." Seeing Wan Jieyu's increasingly dark complexion, Concubine Luo smiled, "I see that Wan Jieyu's outfit is not as ethereal as yours, but she is still a beautiful and noble woman in the world after all."

"Li Changzai, don't you think so?"

Li Changzai: ...She is just a minor concubine, does she have the right to speak?
Li Changzai was terrified. If possible, she really wanted to leave.

but--

Whatever she feared came true. Unable to withstand provocation, Wan Jieyu became even more furious under the teasing gaze of Luo Bin.

"Shen Qingtang, you are so outrageous!"

As soon as he said "insolent", Wan Jieyu raised her hand and hit him.

Snapped!
However, before she could land the slap, Shen Qingtang easily grabbed her wrist.

"Who is so presumptuous?" Shen Qingtang's eyes flashed coldly, "I didn't know that the Concubine Jieyu could slap the concubines without restraint!"

"Shen Qingtang, let me go!"

Wan Jieyu struggled in frustration, but the more she struggled, the more Shen Qingtang refused to let go.

The coldness and ruthlessness in her eyes made Wan Jieyu inexplicably timid and afraid. "If I have done anything wrong, the Queen will punish me, and you—" Shen Qingtang squeezed Wan Jieyu's wrist and said in a dangerous tone, "Wan Jieyu, are you trying to take over my job?"

After saying that, Shen Qingtang suddenly shook Wan Jieyu's hand back.

Caught off guard, Wan Jieyu was frightened and staggered when she was thrown to the ground.

"You!" Wan Jieyu pointed her finger at Shen Qingtang angrily. From her trembling fingers, it was obvious that she was very angry with Shen Qingtang.

However, she was so angry that she was half dead, but Shen Qingtang slowly bent her finger back.

"I am fine, so please do not worry about me, Lady Concubine Jieyu. The scenery on the koi pond is very beautiful, so I will not disturb you and Lady Luo from feeding the fish. Goodbye!"

She shook her sleeves and turned away, leaving Wan Jieyu stamping her feet in anger on the waterside pavilion.

"Mrs. Luo, look, Shen Qingtang is really vicious!"

To say that she is stepping into other people's business is to say that she has sinister intentions.

If the powerful Empress Ye knew about this, she would be punished at the very least, or even expelled from the harem at the worst.

This Shen Qingtang was clearly sending her to her death!

……

However, Luo Bin was not interested in her impotent rage.

clap clap-

Wonderful!

Luopin clapped her hands lightly, and said with a smile on her face, "As expected of Lady Shu, you are very interesting."

However, the fun she mentioned made Wan Jieyu angry but unable to speak out.

She could only watch as Luo Pin took a handful of fish food from the maid Qiu Shui, while she leisurely admired the colorful koi playing in the pond, and smiled as she criticized her outfit for the day.

"I think what Lady Shu said makes sense. Your outfit today is indeed too ostentatious. Not to mention that the emperor cannot appreciate your beauty, even I feel uncomfortable looking at you. Your glittering golden hairpins are so dazzling that they hurt my eyes."

"...I like gold jewelry, so I wear too much." Wan Jieyu's face turned red and white, and it took her a while to find her dry voice.

It’s all Shen Qingtang’s fault!
If it weren't for her, how could Luo Bin trample on her face!

Wan Jieyu was unhappy, but she couldn't stop glancing outside the water pavilion.

"Isn't the Emperor going to not come to feed the fish today?"

They had all inquired about it. When Emperor Yuji accompanied Concubine Zhengui to visit the Imperial Garden, he came to the koi pond to feed the fish for several days in a row. But today, he was nowhere to be seen. Could it be such a coincidence?
"If you can't wait any longer, you can leave on your own." Luo Bin sprinkled the fish food in her hand onto the water, attracting large and small koi to scramble for the food in the water.

That’s right, the purpose of their coming to the Koi Pond today was to see Emperor Yu Ji.

It was not known how long Luo Bin fed the fish. It was not until Wan Jieyu was drowsy from the wind that Luo Bin took a handkerchief and slowly wiped her delicate hands.

"The fish are almost dying from being fed by me. It's time to go back."

No matter how long you wait, someone who won't come will never show up.

Fortunately, today's trip was not completely fruitless.

(End of this chapter)

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