The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 157 Uninvited Guest

When Zhou Cairen saw Qin Liuse coming over with her maid, she hurriedly walked around the stone bridge and came to greet Qin Liuse.

"How come Qin Zhaoyi has time to come here?" There was surprise in his eyes.

Qin Liuse said with a smile, "I just came out of Yuxiu Palace and happened to see you here. I came over to take a look. You are watching the fish, right?"

"That's right." Zhou Cairen smiled and walked across the stone bridge holding Qin Liuse's hand.

When they reached the small pond, the maid was holding fish feed in her hand, so Zhou Cairen gave some to Qin Liuse. The two of them leisurely fed the goldfish beside the pond.

Qin Liuse pinched the fish feed and threw it into the pond. Immediately, a large group of carp swam over, looking for food.

The water surface is sparkling and the pool water is clear. There are some lotus leaves and lotus flowers, golden and red carp, shining in the sun, like a picture scroll.

Qin Liuse couldn't help but sigh. Looking at these lively fish, her mood became better.

After hearing what Qin Liuse said, Zhou Cairen also flattered, "I just saw Zhaoyi walking over there. She really looked like a fairy walking from the garden."

Zhou Cairen admired the dress Qin Liuse was wearing with admiration. It sparkled in the sunlight, making people look at her involuntarily.

She remembered that this mud-gold skirt was not the latest style. Some people in the palace had worn it before, such as Liu Qiuniang.

But after watching Qin Liuse's set today, I finally understood what authentic means.

It makes the other concubines look like fakes.

Take the embellishment of gold mud, for example. It is a science. Qin Liuse's outfit is evenly distributed and unique, with patterns. There are more gold mud at the hem of the skirt, and it is scattered on the hem like stars.

If lit by candlelight at night, the skirt would look like a shooting star against the moon when walking.

For a moment, Zhou Cairen thought of what Liu Qiuniang had done at the Second Prince’s full moon banquet.

It was just such an ordinary outfit, but Liu Qiuniang wanted to show it off like that.

But in front of him, Qin Liuse was different. She wore such a valuable dress, but behaved as if she were wearing ordinary clothes. Her manners were generous and natural. She was really different.

Qin Liuse smiled and said, "It's just that the blue color of the lake, coupled with the embellishment of mud gold, is just right for the flowers and trees here, so you have this idea."

Cairen Zhou knew that Qin Liuse was being modest, but she also knew that she was not a person who liked to show off, otherwise the honor and favor she had received during this period would be enough for her to walk around the harem with abandon, but she didn't.

So he didn't continue talking. The two of them talked with smiles on their faces for a long time. Qin Liuse just concentrated on feeding the carp. After a while, he turned his gaze to the sachet on Zhou Cairen's waist.

She threw the last fish food in her hand into the pond and asked softly, "I heard that the emperor accepted your sachet and liked it very much. I said that you are really skillful."

Thinking of Emperor Yongjia, Concubine Zhou lowered her eyes somewhat embarrassedly.

It was because of the sachet that Emperor Yongjia remembered her and turned over her name card.

The women in the harem were like flowers that urgently needed the nourishment of rain and dew. It was like a long-awaited sweet dew finally appearing after a long drought. With the favor of Emperor Yongjia, Concubine Zhou would be happy for a while.

She smiled and nodded, "I have to thank my sister for her suggestion. If she hadn't reminded me, I would never have thought of giving such an insignificant gift to the emperor."

Qin Liuse said, "How can this be a vulgar thing? All my heart and soul is in this needle and thread."

Qin Liuse lowered her eyes, then reached out and took the sachet on Zhou Cairen's waist. She took a look at it, then glanced around. There was no one else around, and the two maids were far away.

Qin Liuse then whispered, "Although this sachet is good, you have to be careful. Is there anyone who will use the spices inside to hinder you? The spices in this world, if used improperly, can kill people and their fetuses."

Qin Liuse's words were like a bolt from the blue, making Zhou Cairen feel depressed.

She looked up at Qin Liuse, but when she saw the determination and seriousness in Qin Liuse's eyes, she knew how much meaning his words had.

Zhou Cairen was shocked, firstly because of what Qin Liuse said, which was telling her that someone might have tampered with these spices and prevented her from conceiving a dragon fetus.

It might be possible, but she usually looked at those spices and they seemed nothing unusual, so she never realized this problem.

Therefore, Qin Liuse's words made Zhou Cairen extremely surprised and frightened.

Secondly, she didn't expect Qin Liuse to say these words to her at this time.

This kind of words cannot be said to ordinary people.

A few days ago, she expressed her sincerity in Shu Yuexuan. At that time, she did not get a response from Qin Liuse. When Zhou Cairen came back, she was upset for a while, and she didn't know whether her action could succeed.

After all, there wasn't much value that he could provide to Qin Liuse, and given Qin Zhaoyi's current status and favor, he didn't need to even bother with someone like her.

But now, Qin Liuse is here, saying these words without reservation. Does it mean that Qin Liuse has accepted her stance and surrender?

At first he was shocked and slightly angry, but when Qin Liuse accepted his surrender, Zhou Cairen felt that there was some surprise mixed in with his anger.

After finally climbing up such a high branch, Zhou Cairen did not even think twice and immediately asked, "Zhaoyi means the one in my sister's palace?"

Qin Liuse heard this and grabbed another handful of bait and threw it into the pond, but she did not directly respond to Zhou Cairen's words. Instead, she said, "What kind of temper does that person have? It's not the first time that my sister has been humiliated."

Seeing the frustrated look on Zhou Cairen's face, Qin Liuse knew that it was not easy for her to be favored, so she must want to be like Concubine Zhang and succeed in getting pregnant with a dragon fetus at the first try. So if there was a problem with the spices in the sachet, it would be a big blow to her.

He comforted her, "It's good to know now. When you go back, you can change the spices in it, replace them with tea leaves or something like that, so as not to alarm her, but you also have to take care of yourself."

"As for children, they will come sooner or later." Qin Liuse has always been open-minded about the issue of children. After all, Emperor Yongjia is in his prime, so how could he lack children?

Zhou Cairen didn't expect Qin Liuse to comfort her, and smiled, "Sister, you are right. From now on, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you and not let those people do bad things to me."

Qin Liuse smiled and didn't say much. She recruited Zhou Cairen just because she hoped that she would not be fighting alone in the harem.

As for framing others and bringing others down, Qin Liuse did not want to use these tricks as long as others had not offended her yet.

It is not conducive to accumulating good karma.

But if anyone offends her, she will naturally pay it back a million times.

Since this was the border of Yuxiu Palace, Qin Liuse pretended to meet by chance and didn't want to stay with Zhou Cairen for too long. After exchanging greetings with her, she took Qingqing back to Shuyuexuan.

Qin Liuse's foot injury had only healed for a short time, so she was walking back now. It was such a long distance, so she would walk for a while and rest for a while.

When we walked back to Shuyuexuan, it was almost time for lunch.

It was cool inside Shuyuexuan, but not outside.

After returning to Shuyuexuan, the first thing Qin Liuse did was to change into clean clothes. Qingqing served her, wiped her body, helped her change clothes, and took out sachets and jade pendants for her to put on.

Unexpectedly, when I came out of the house, there was an uninvited guest for the first time.

Qin Huaijin led the maid and brought over the mung bean soup.

After a series of events that happened before, Qin Liuse actually didn't like dealing with Qin Huaijin. After all, it was too fake to be in love with each other and call each other sisters.

But in this harem, even if the sisterhood is fake, it has to be pretended.

"It's so hot today, why are you here, sister?" Qin Liuse asked with a smile, and invited Qin Huaijin to sit down at the table.

Qin Huaijin smiled and took the mung bean soup from the maid and placed it on Qin Liuse's table.