Feng Yin held back her laughter, "Master, quickly get up, you’ve been accused again."
Again?
Li Yuyu opened her eyes, looked hazily at Feng Yin, "Who is it this time?"
"Han Guiren."
"Oh, her." Li Yuyu yawned lazily, "What’s up with her?"
"Han Guiren fainted in the garden and was carried back. The Imperial Physician is already at Zilan Pavilion, Princess Consort De has also hurried over, along with Noble Lady Ying, Noble Lady Jing, and Noble Lady Zhao..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Li Yuyu’s head was spinning from hearing this, so many Nobles, just how ’noble’ are they?
Isn’t it just Yan Xiu’s top concubine leading a bunch of minor concubines to see that fainted concubine, and taking the chance to play weak and aggrieved to accuse her again?
This palace intrigue is so low level, it’s low enough that she almost wants to fly over there for some fun.
"Quick, get me that light-colored dress, the pale pink one, and do a simple bun, oh right, take out the pearl powder Yan Xiu gave me, I need to dust a lot on my cheeks to look pale."
Feng Yin opened her mouth and, after a long pause, finally said, "Master, you can’t refer to yourself as ’I’, and you must not call the Emperor by his name."
"Got it." Li Yuyu rolled her eyes, muttering softly, "I’m shouting in my own bedroom, who would know?" Li Yuyu rolled her eyes.
Feng Yin: ?
What is a bedroom?
Hua Yin and Feng Yin assisted Li Yuyu with washing and dressing. In the end, Feng Yin hesitated for a moment but still styled Li Yuyu’s hair into a lily bun, and adorned it with lily-shaped hairpins and hair tassels for decoration.
"Ah, I initially wanted to keep a low profile, but alas, my beauty is too overwhelming to be understated."
Li Yuyu admired her appearance in the bronze mirror, becoming more delighted the more she looked, throwing a flirty glance at her reflection, she picked up her handheld fan and, waving it, strutted out of Luaxin Pavilion.
At Zilan Pavilion, women dressed in various splendid palace attires made the not-so-spacious room feel even more cramped.
Princess Consort De sat in the main seat, while Beauty Zhou sat at her lower left.
Beauty Zhou had been ill for several days and had not yet recovered. Upon hearing that Han Guiren had an accident, Princess Consort De led the sisters over to visit. Naturally, she couldn’t stay in her room to rest, so she struggled to stay strong and wait with everyone for the Imperial Physician’s diagnosis.
"Lady Li has arrived."
Upon hearing the eunuch’s announcement, everyone in the room, except Princess Consort De, rose to greet Lady Li.
Li Yuyu was being greeted by so many people for the first time, and for a moment, she felt a bit uncomfortable, but she managed to hold her composure and gracefully raised her hand slightly, "Please rise."
She waved her fan and walked towards the seat Beauty Zhou just vacated.
"This concubine greets Princess Consort De." Li Yuyu smiled and bowed, and before Princess Consort De could speak, she had already seated herself where Beauty Zhou just sat.
Beauty Zhou lightly bit her lip, her delicate face pitiful, and silently moved to the lower seat.
"Sister Zhou, where are you going? Sit here, with your younger sister," Noble Lady Ying pulled Beauty Zhou, offering her seat.
According to order, Beauty Zhou indeed should sit in her seat.
As she moved, Noble Lady Jing also had to move, and the remaining nobles and talented ladies shifted their positions accordingly.
Li Yuyu raised her eyebrows and thought, well, ancient houses are really big. If this were in modern times, an ordinary two-bedroom apartment wouldn’t even fit Yan Xiu’s concubines.
She roughly counted, not including herself and Princess Consort De, there were already six people inside, along with Han Guiren lying there.
Below Beauty Zhou sat Noble Lady Jing, who lived with Noble Lady Ying in Yunmo Pavilion, and her father was Vice Minister Guo from the Ministry of Revenue.
As for Noble Lady Zhao, she was probably the one sitting next to Noble Lady Ying. The other two talented ladies stayed by the door with their heads down, and Li Yuyu had no interest in getting to know them.
"What a spectacle Lady Li makes, being the last to arrive when Luaxin Pavilion is the closest."
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