Ye Yaoyao's chest ached. She silently cried as she lay on the bed. Her body was already numb to the pain, but what hurt the most was her heart.
She used to think that the emperor liked Lu Yaoyao because she was beautiful, but seeing the way the emperor looked at Lu Yaoyao today, she finally understood the difference between them.
The emperor would not look at her like that. That kind of focused and affectionate gaze … … was something she could only dream of.
She didn't understand why … …
Why did the emperor only care about Lu Yaoyao, to the point where he didn't even put other women in his eyes? She was already standing in front of him and he had touched her, could it be that … … he didn't want her at all? Was she that bad?
"Niang niang, does your chest hurt? This servant will apply some medicine for you. " Dong Mei walked in with a mint ointment in her hand. She knew that the emperor's kick just now was not light, so Concubine Yao's chest was probably bruised.
Ye Yaoyao's eyes were filled with tears. She looked at Dong Mei with unwillingness, "Dong Mei, how can ben gong not compare to her?"
Dong Mei squatted down next to her, "Niang niang, it's not that you can't compare to anyone, it's that others can't compare to you."
"Then why did the emperor only look at her?" Ye Yaoyao's heart felt a stab of pain. A bone-piercing jealousy and anger filled her heart, "Why did she come back? She clearly left, so why did she come back! "
"Niang niang, so what if Lu Yaoyao came back? She hasn't entered the palace yet, but you're already in the palace." Dong Mei said in a low voice, "You have more time to get close to the emperor than her."
Ye Yaoyao gave a bitter smile. She didn't tell Dong Mei that when she stood naked in front of the emperor, the emperor's eyes were still cold. He only said it was a pity it wasn't her and then left. How else could she make the emperor notice her?
The Emperor only had Lu Yaoyao in his heart. Other women were nothing in his eyes.
"Dong Mei, is there any way for ben gong to be reborn?" Ye Yaoyao asked in a low voice. She didn't want to be ignorant anymore. She didn't want to be a person without memories. She wanted to become stronger. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to survive in this palace.
Dong Mei raised her eyes and quietly looked at Ye Yaoyao. She was sent by Lu Lingzhi. In addition to watching Ye Yaoyao's every move, she also wanted to help Ye Yaoyao obtain the Emperor's favor. In fact, even Dong Mei herself didn't understand. Ye Yaoyao was obviously a great beauty, but how could the Emperor not be moved? Ye Yaoyao had been in the palace for so long, but she still hadn't slept with him. A concubine who didn't sleep with him, how could she obtain the Emperor's favor?
It seemed that it was necessary to inform his master of the situation in the palace.
However, his master was far away in the wilderness and he didn't know when he would return.
"Empress, if you can recover your memories … do you want it?" Dong Mei asked in a low voice.
Ye Yaoyao looks at Dong Mei in a daze. Can she recover her memory? Now, she seemed to be nothing. The entire world knew that she wasn't the person who saved His Majesty. She was just a chess piece in someone else's hands. If she could remember everything, then she would know what she had experienced in the past. Perhaps … … Perhaps she wouldn't be so clueless.
"How can I recover my memory?" Ye Yaoyao asked in a low voice.
Dong Mei said, "This servant will secretly inquire about it. If there is a way, I will tell you immediately."
"What about Lu Yaoyao?" Ye Yaoyao asked in a low voice.
"It seems … she went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity with the Emperor." Dong Mei glanced at Ye Yaoyao. Her words made her face pale again.
Ye Yaoyao showed a smile that was uglier than crying. "The Emperor never allowed the imperial concubines to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Lu Yaoyao is an exception."
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Ye Zhen sat in front of the Empress Dowager with a somewhat restrained manner. She didn't know why, but since the Empress Dowager conferred Ye Yaoyao the title of Concubine Yao, she could no longer act coquettishly in front of the Empress Dowager as before.
The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Zhen lovingly and sighed in a low voice. "Ai Jia should have guessed it long ago. You and Ye Zhen look so similar. How can there be no relationship?"
"Empress Dowager, aren't you angry? I hid it from you for so long … "Ye Zhen lowered her head slightly. At first, she got close to the Empress Dowager in order to deal with Lu Wushuang. It was only later that she treated the Empress Dowager sincerely. Thinking of her original impure purpose, she was still a little embarrassed.
"If Ai Jia were you, I would definitely do the same." The Empress Dowager said with a smile and looked at the silent Mo Rongzhan. "Your Majesty, don't you have a lot of things to do recently? Go and be busy. Yao Yao, stay here and talk with Ai Jia. "
Mo Rongzhan glanced at Ye Zhen. He didn't intend to leave her with the Empress Dowager at all. He hadn't seen her for several days. He just wanted her to come and pay his respects, and then take her somewhere else. Was the Empress Dowager planning to snatch his wife?
Ye Zhen pretended not to understand the meaning in his eyes and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, then you go and be busy. This common daughter will not see you off."
"I am not busy." Mo Rongzhan pursed his lips and said.
"Ai Jia heard that you have been busy meeting the envoys of Dongqing recently. Have they arrived? I think you have a lot of things to do. You'd better go and be busy first. "The Empress Dowager waved her hand and drove Mo Rongzhan away.
Mo Rongzhan grabbed Ye Zhen's hand under the table and gently scratched her palm a few times. Then, he stood up expressionlessly. "Mother, then I will go and be busy first."
Ye Zhen only felt the pain in her palm spread all the way to the tip of her heart. Her cheeks turned slightly red and she hurriedly bowed her head.
The Empress Dowager sent Mo Rongzhan away with great difficulty and looked at Ye Zhen with amusement. "Ai Jia has never seen the Emperor so reluctant to part with a person."
"Empress Dowager, will you be angry about the Emperor's bestowal of me … my sister?" Ye Zhen asked in a low voice.
"Silly child, how can Ai Jia be angry? Even if the Emperor does not do this, Ai Jia will persuade him in the future. Ai Jia has met Ye Zhen a few times. She is a little girl with a crystal heart like you. Unfortunately … Lu Lingzhi really deserves to die. Ai Jia will not let him go." The Empress Dowager said.
Ye Zhen smiled gratefully. Even the Empress Dowager agreed to the posthumous title. Even if the ministers in the court objected, it was estimated that they would not be able to make any big waves. "There is also the matter of my father …"
"Ai Jia has seen your father. He is a good man. I heard that you want to find him?" Ai Jia asked in a low voice. "Your father is no longer in the Jin Kingdom."
"Empress Dowager?" Ye Zhen looked at her in surprise, not understanding what she meant. Did she know where her father was?
"The Emperor hated Ye Yisong, but he showed mercy to Ye Yiqing. He sent people to send Ye Yiqing and his son away, but … the Ye family had too many enemies in the imperial court. There were too many people who wanted the Ye family dead. After Ye Yiqing and his son left the capital, they were still being pursued. I had them sent out of Jin Kingdom, but I don't know where they went after that," said the Empress Dowager.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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