Beauty and Beauty: Adopted Daughter Becomes Concubine

Chapter 23 Choosing a Son-in-Law (2)
"Oh, Chang Ning is so beautiful in this outfit, after all, she looks beautiful no matter how young she is." Kang Xinya couldn't help praising, and Concubine De also echoed her praise in due course.

"The empress is beautiful."

"Either Chang Ning doesn't open his mouth to praise others, but if he opens his mouth to praise others, I feel very comfortable no matter what I hear." Kang Xinya smiled, and while Li Xuan went down to serve tea, she whispered to Lian Yingtong, "Choose a son-in-law Before the banquet, the Empress Dowager held a small banquet and invited a few nobles of the royal family whom her old man liked, you have to watch carefully, if there is anyone you like, just tell me, and the Empress Dowager will help you decide."

Lian Yingtong groaned inwardly, it turned out that the purpose of the little banquet was for this.

"Empress, can I not go?"

Since the Empress Dowager held a banquet and it was about her, Murong Yuchi would definitely attend, thinking that the deadline he said for her would be in the year of the son-in-law banquet, and he would announce her as a concubine in public, even Yingtong's hands and feet felt cold from fright.

It just so happened that the sudden move by the Queen Mother made her heart flutter, and her heartbeat almost burst out of her chest.

Kang Xinya was very embarrassed, "I'm afraid this is not very good. The Queen Mother specially selected it for you. You have to go to see me if it works. Your uncles are all here, and there are some royal families in some countries. You can't refute it." Empress Dowager."

As soon as he heard that his uncle was there, then Xuanzhi would also be there, and Murong Yuchi would meet Xuanzhi...

After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go."

After she made a decision, her eyes inadvertently touched Concubine De, who was staring at her for a moment, noticing Lian Yingtong's puzzled eyes, Concubine De hurriedly lowered her head to cover up her gaffe.

Among the four concubines, Concubine De has the gentlest and quietest personality, and she doesn't like to move around, they don't meet much and rarely talk, and it's rare that she talks a lot, Concubine De listens.

At the small banquet that night, Lian Yingtong chose the most inconspicuous seat, and it happened that the person next to her was Concubine De.

Seeing Lian Yingtong, Concubine De first smiled, then lowered her head and sat quietly, not giving her a chance to ask questions.

Lian Yingtong looked at the people lined up around her, the empress dowager, empress, Concubine Xiao, and Murong Yuchi's three concubines...

Strange, Murong Yuchi always loved Concubine Xiao the most, many times the two of them appeared together, but today Concubine Xiao sat alone next to the Empress Dowager.

After a while, Murong Yuchi appeared, and the woman beside him today was a woman Lian Yingtong had never seen before.

Wearing a sky blue long dress, like the blue sky after the rain.

The woman is tall and slender, her skirt is swaying in the wind, and her pretty face is slightly powdered. In fact, she doesn't need to dress up deliberately, and her inherent cool and luxurious temperament is better than all other decorations.

Few people wear sky blue well, especially if they look good, but she wears that elegant and ethereal color, which not only adds color, but also takes away the brilliance of all the concubines present.

Today's Murong Yuchi also made Lian Yingtong feel that there is something different, he looked at the woman with gentle and quiet eyes, the woman gently held his hand, the two did not talk, they looked at each other, as if they could know each other with just a look and a smile Thinking in my heart, words seem to be superfluous.

The woman didn't seem to see the concubines, she just saluted the queen mother, and then sat down next to Murong Yuchi, the woman's hand was always held gently by Murong Yuchi, and she smiled at him from time to time.

"Sister Mei, long time no see, are you feeling better?" Kang Xinya greeted the woman instead of surrendering her status as a queen.

A slight smile flickered across the woman's lips, and she nodded slightly to Kang Xinya, then she glanced at Lian Yingtong, and then turned to look at Murong Yuchi.

"Chang Ning, come here." Murong Yuchi instructed her.

When Lian Yingtong got up, she accidentally noticed that Concubine De's gaze was moving from the woman to her, with a hint of pity.

She couldn't help but look at the woman a few more times, in fact she was not similar to the woman next to Murong Yuchi, why did Concubine De look at her so much?

"Mei'er, this is Princess Changning." Murong Yuchi called the woman affectionately.

The woman stared at Lian Yingtong carefully for a while with cold eyes, then she smiled at Murong Yuchi, spread his palm, and wrote on his palm.Only Murong Yuchi said with a fond smile, "You."

Even Yingtong didn't understand what the two of them said so funny, Murong Yuchi seemed to have forgotten that she was standing in front of him, he only cared about what the woman wrote on his palm, or if it was the woman's eyes that made him realize her.

"Why are you still standing there, go back, you are such an old man, you still don't know how to behave." With a simple sentence, he was completely different from the previous him.

Lian Yingtong didn't know what she did wrong, and saw that the two behaved intimately as if no one was there. When she was called over, she was scrutinized without saying anything, and then he said something inexplicably, she felt really uncomfortable.

Unhappily returning to her seat, Concubine De stretched out her hand to pat her, and whispered: "She is Concubine Xin, and her boudoir name has the word Mei."

Xin Mei, Xin Concubine, and Jiu Concubine have seen each other before, but her face is unfamiliar, and she should have been in the palace for some years, but I have never heard of it, and even Queen Kang Xinya respects her a lot.

She looked at Murong Yuchi again, the woman's eyes flicked over Lian Yingtong, her eyes were cold, and then she smiled and leaned on Murong Yuchi's shoulder, a cold person with a sweet and happy appearance.

Xiao Tingfang felt uncomfortable for a long time, and the Empress Dowager Xiao calmly warned her not to lose her manners.

"Today is a good day. No matter how much you don't like Xin Mei, you have to bear it. You have to know how important she is to the emperor. Do you want Chang Ning to stay in the palace forever and wait for one day to sit in your seat?!"

Xiao Tingfang gritted her teeth secretly, and looked at Kang Xinya again, she had a calm expression, even though she was angry, she had to hold back.Xin Mei is not to be feared, but it is Chang Ning's shameless little fox Meizi, because she left Nanming and went to the desert, and maybe she will never return, because of her, Xiao Tingfang lost the prince innocently, and the little fox Meizi became more and more beautiful after many days. , the ecstatic eyes haunt the emperor without hesitation.

Empress Dowager Xiao was really disappointed with Xiao Tingfang, and when she saw someone approaching from a distance, she showed a meaningful smile.

"Bi Xiao, Huai Xiu."

Lian Yingtong was taken aback, and first carefully peeked at Murong Yuchi, who was not far away, who was affectionately, and saw that his mind was still on Xin Mei, and his eyes couldn't wait to see the person with a stern face, so he naturally ignored the person who was following him. Murong Huaixiu, she only has Xuanzhi in her eyes.

He lost weight after not seeing him for a few days, there was a dark blue under his eye sockets, the two people's eyes met, Murong Bixiao's eyes showed tenderness, and then he quickly avoided her gaze, his expression was cold without a smile.

Unexpectedly, a series of her movements could not escape Murong Yuchi's eyes, and her black pupils suddenly narrowed, like a wild beast staring at its prey, ready to pounce at any time.

Xin Mei lightly squeezed his clenched palm, a hint of pleading appeared in her cold eyes, she turned to look at Lian Yingtong who was obsessed with eyes, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Murong Huaixiu was also shocked, he couldn't help but take a step ahead of Murong Bixiao, and sat in the seat closest to Lian Yingtong, deliberately blocking her gaze towards the person behind her.

"Little niece, look at your little uncle's face is going to turn red." He raised his eyebrows as if to warn her to restrain herself.

While speaking, several nobles from other countries invited by the Empress Dowager came in one after another.

Lian Yingtong was startled and didn't dare to look back at Murong Yuchi, but grimaced at Murong Huaixiu who kindly reminded her, "You have such thick skin, no matter how red you are, you won't be able to tell."

The last one was Qi Beiyao. When he came in, he overheard Lian Yingtong talking. Following the voice, her delicate and elf appearance overlapped with the image in his heart. For a while, Qi Beiyao stood where he was, staring blankly at Lian Yingtong.

At the same time, the two pairs of pupils in the field became sharper, and they looked at Qi Beiyao, who was staring at Lian Yingtong, and his face became extremely ugly.

Empress Dowager Xiao saw it and smiled slightly, "Prince Qi?"

Qi Beiyao returned to his senses and blushed slightly. Lian Yingtong didn't care that it was him when she turned her head and saw him.

The Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes seemed to have inadvertently glanced at the two brothers Murong Yuchi and Murong Bixiao beside her, and she smiled meaningfully.

Everyone knew the queen mother's original intention of arranging a small banquet. The royal family and nobles that the queen mother had taken a fancy to in advance were in front of Lian Yingtong, and Kang Xinya carefully selected them on time several times. Apart from smiling, the others didn't even remember their faces.

Xin Mei shied away because she felt unwell and left early. Although the queen mother was not happy, she seemed to be used to doing her own way. Murong Yuchi stayed at the banquet for a while, and then got up and left quickly.

Lian Yingtong lowered her head and played with the hem of her clothes, he hurried past her, she heard Concubine De beside her sigh softly.

Sure enough, Concubine De looked at her with that pity look again.

Murong Bixiao drank one cup after another, looked at Qi Beiyao and her several times, Lian Yingtong could hardly sit still, Xuanzhi seemed to be angry.

"Chang Ning." The Empress Dowager Xiao got drunk, invited her to sit down beside her, and said in a low voice, "Talk to Ai's family whoever you like."

She bit her lip and cheeks were hot, just shook her head.

"Prince Qi didn't catch your eye?" The queen mother asked even more quietly, seeing that she still bowed her head and said nothing, "The Ai family likes him the most, you might as well think about it again, Prince Qi seems to care more about you."

Lian Yingtong could hear the Queen Mother's voice expressing the hope that she and Qi Beiyao, the country of Qi, would be thousands of miles away from Nanming, so she wanted her to marry as far away as possible.

"I……"

A woman's gentle and clear voice came from outside the hall, so familiar that Lian Yingtong almost shed tears.

"My son is late, I hope my mother will forgive me."

"Lan Xin?" Her appearance made Empress Dowager Xiao startled.

In Tianyi Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned on the beauty couch and looked at Murong Lanxin, "Why are you back?"

"Chang Ning chooses a son-in-law. Lan Xin should come back no matter what. Fortunately, I can still make it in time."

"The emperor said that you were in poor health and needed rest, but Aijia didn't inform you."

"The queen mother didn't inform Lan Xin, because she was worried that Lan Xin would prevent Chang Ning from marrying into Qi if she found out."

Empress Dowager Xiao's eyelids twitched slightly, "If you don't marry to Qi, why don't you keep her in the palace?" She opened her eyes, squinting at Murong Lanxin who was standing in front of her with a tough attitude. "Or wait for the emperor to accept her as a concubine, and call you a mother?" Empress Dowager Xiao sneered with disgust.

Murong Lanxin's face turned pale suddenly, and she said calmly, "You don't need to provoke Lan Xin, the emperor's affairs are his own, but the queen mother only wants Changning to marry Qi Beiyao, you are not really thinking about her, but have other plans Back then, you also traded Lan Xin's happiness for the power you wanted, you can do anything to Lan Xin, but you can't hurt Lan Xin's daughter!"

"You are so protective of Lian Liyang's little evil, you don't deserve the love of the Ai family. If she doesn't marry to Qi, she will just wait to become the second Xinmei in the future."

Murong Lan's heart trembled, "Xin Mei?!"

"She has returned to the palace. She has suffered those crimes before, which made people feel distressed and flustered. Fortunately, the emperor has always been reluctant to part with her. She has survived until today, which can be regarded as compensation."

"Chang Ning will not become the second Xin Mei, she has no feelings for the emperor at all, and they can't be together!"

The queen mother sneered, "It's not that important whether she has feelings for the emperor! Why do you think the emperor hid her identity and brought her into the palace? At that time, the emperor didn't know that she was his niece, right? What made the emperor spend a lot of time? There is only one reason, Lan Xin, do you want to continue to talk about it? "

Outside the Tianyi Palace, Lian Yingtong hid behind the pillars and listened to the conversation between the Empress Dowager and her mother, and finally she realized that her hands and feet were getting cold.

She has never understood why Murong Yuchi bought her to keep by her side, she asked more than once, his answer almost made her drown in his tenderness.

He said that he would spend his whole life to answer her question, what he said was so sincere, even Yingtong's heart trembled for a moment.

Why would he be so nice to her, the criminal's daughter?All these are good, what is the reason?
Is it really because of Sim Mae?Doesn't she have the slightest resemblance to Sim Mae?

If it wasn't for Xin Mei, why would Empress Dowager Xiao say that to her mother?

Since Xin Mei's appearance, Murong Yuchi's attitude towards her has indeed changed in an instant, she seems to have become transparent, dispensable.

This huge gap affected Lian Yingtong, and she walked around the palace in a daze, her head was full of doubts, just wandering around aimlessly, when suddenly a familiar voice came from a courtyard.

Lian Yingtong's footsteps faltered, and she involuntarily moved closer.

A pergola was erected in the courtyard to cover the bright sun, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard were fragrant. She wore a sky-blue long dress that swayed with the owner's light steps, elegant and ethereal, and her handsome and cool face was full of smiles, especially because of the doting eyes of the man beside her.

The man grabbed her and hugged her lightly. The woman raised her head and kissed him on the cheek. With a rolling look, the man smiled and hugged her fiercely and circled around the courtyard a few times.

The skirt fluttered like a dancing butterfly. She put her arms around his neck, lowered her head and stared at him for a moment, and the two eyes met, as if only he and she existed in the world.

Lian Yingtong stood there in a daze, the feeling in her heart couldn't be explained clearly, her heart was stuffy, her mouth and nose seemed to be blocked by something, she was a little out of breath.

The same smile, the same pampering look.

She is afraid of the dark, afraid of thunder and lightning in rainy nights, and he always stays by her side without making a sound; because of her wounds that could not heal for a long time, he calls her baby and little boy over and over again, and when she is sick, he hugs her and takes care of her all night The cook makes food for her, feeds her like a child, he knows everything about her better than her.

He is her real uncle, but he wants her to be his woman. He even said he loves her. He taught her the taste of love between a man and a woman. He also said that he would make her a concubine and stay by his side forever. He would pamper her. .

Why does she care about this?She doesn't like Murong Yuchi, not at all, he is so bad, he always bullies her to the point of crying...

"Why are you here?"

Lian Yingtong realized that Murong Yuchi was talking to her, he was slightly surprised at first, but then his tone was more cold, she wanted to laugh a little.

Yes, why is she here?What are you doing here?
Xin Mei stood beside Murong Yuchi, seeing Lian Yingtong stretching out her hand towards her, but Lian Yingtong stepped back a few steps, Xin Mei's outstretched hand hung in the air in embarrassment.

She froze for a moment, didn't care much about Lian Yingtong's avoidance, Murong Yuchi frowned slightly, held Xin Mei's hand as if she had suffered a great grievance, and said apologetically, "Chang Ning's childish temper, don't take it for granted. I usually dote on her too much."

"Uncle Emperor, Madam Xin Concubine didn't blame me." She raised her head to Murong Yuchi, looked at him, her body trembled inexplicably, but her mood was strangely excited.

She just avoided Xin Mei's extended hand, but Murong Yuchi said that Xin Mei should not be offended by her childish temper.Even Yingtong didn't understand what was wrong with her for a while, anyway, she didn't like to hear Murong Yuchi say that about her in front of Xin Mei.

"Go back." Murong Yuchi said coldly.

"Why should I go back? Didn't Madam Xin just mean to invite me in, Uncle Huang, the new Aunt Huang enters the palace, and it's also appropriate for my niece to come to see her."

As if back to the beginning, she smiled half-truthfully and raised her pointed chin to look at him, expressing her dissatisfaction pretending to be indifferent and childish despite being clearly unhappy.

Xin Mei tugged Murong Yuchi's sleeve and smiled, made a few gestures to Lian Yingtong and she turned back to the room.

When Murong Yuchi looked at Lian Yingtong again, he frowned, "What do you want to say before she comes out, finish quickly."

"Uncle, why are you so nervous?" He was ready to accept her as his concubine in front of everyone in the world, so why was he nervous about her speaking in front of Xin Mei.

"Why are you so angry?" Murong Yuchi asked back.

angry?Lian Yingtong smiled for a while, and said softly, "Why does uncle think I'm angry?"

Murong Yuchi narrowed his black eyes, stared at her intently, leaned over and breathed in Lian Yingtong's ear, "Then tell uncle, why are you so angry?"

(End of this chapter)