It was in Jingyang Palace.

The imperial doctor came very quickly. He felt Gu Yunxi's pulse, but he didn't diagnose any serious diseases. Therefore, he only prescribed some drugs to calm and comfort her.

Huanan Xin was relieved and let the imperial doctor go. He stayed alone in the bedroom to accompany his beloved woman.

"Yunxi, as for what you said in Qinming Hall, do you mean it?"

They looked at each other, and the Emperor smiled as warm as the spring breeze.

Gu Yunxi didn't avoid his eyes, but bravely looked into the eyes of Huanan Xin. She said with a smile.

"I have been lying in Jingyang Palace for a long time, and I can understand it. Now, Your Majesty, the only person who can protect me is you. Like just now, I didn't know how to get along with the sisters in the imperial harem, resulting in many misunderstandings. Fortunately, you came in time to help me, so I want to show my gratitude to you."

After saying this, she wanted to curtsey.

"Sit down."

Her delicate figure attracted the Emperor. He eagerly held her cool hands and hold her down. Then he said.

"You are weak. You must not curtsey to me when there's only you and me. Yunxi, do you know how happy I am today? One year. It has been one year. I finally got your love."

Huanan Xin couldn't get his soft eyes off Gu Yunxi's beautiful little face, and his black eyes shone the light of joy from time to time.

For a whole year and five months, he spent almost half of the country's money to find a good prescription for her to heal and sustain her life. He kept repairing the Palace and the scenic capital of Da Yi, just to save her, please her and make her fall in love with him. He fantasized that one day she would ride the imperial carriage with her, enjoy the scenery of the peaceful world.

He hugged Gu Yunxi into his arms.

Gu Yunxi smiled like a peach blossom, narrowed her eyes, looked up at the Emperor's clear jawline, and sighed.

"Your Majesty, why do you treat me so well?"

Huanan Xin's eyes became deep, and he answered lightly.

"Once upon a time, you were a palace maid, and I was a prince. It was you who protected me. When I became stronger, it was time to protect you. Yunxi, I'm here, and you will not be wronged anymore. No one can bully you."

He held her more tightly, and then Gu Yunxi felt the burning temperature of his big hands. Suddenly she felt lost.

At this moment, she couldn't even clearly see the man.

She looked aside and said in a low voice.

"I'm much better now, and I don't need those precious medicines. Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of all your people. To be a wise Emperor, you should take care of all concubines in the palace."

Huanan Xin played with the beauty's hand, full of indulgence in his eyes. He said.

"I'm the Emperor of all my people, but the husband of you. Yunxi, I chose you back then. I just want to be your husband. As for those jealous women, if they are obedient, they will be the concubines in the palace. Otherwise, the cold palace will be their destination."

Gu Yunxi's face suddenly frozen, but her tone was as calm as usual.

"Your Majesty, where is my husband?"

—

Huanan Xin woke up from his doze after a jolt. He looked at the lying leopard "Heifeng" with hazy eyes and wiped the sweat on his hair.

"Why that dream again? Who is that woman?"

He leaned back in his chair and recalled his dreams again and again.

Over the past year, he often dreamed of a woman.

She was wearing a lake blue flower long dress with graceful posture. The yellow streamers around her sleeves and waist swayed in the wind, pretty as a fairy.

She stood under the sweet-scented Osmanthus tree with falling flowers and gently called to him.

"Darling... Darling!"

Her facial features are vague. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see her face clearly, and then he woke up from his dream in anxiety.

Huanan He took a few breaths, pulled the curtain, and his head went out of the window. He asked.

"Hey, Captain Yu, have we arrived at the capital city?"

Captain Yu smiled on the horse and said.

"Your Highness, we are still far away from there. It will take at least two more days."

—

Huanan Xin's face was slightly white under the gaze of clear eyes. After a moment of silence, he made an uncomfortable smile.

"Yunxi, you finally can't help and asked me."

"Your Majesty, you have been waiting for this day. It is you who wants to know whether my decision to follow you is sincere."

Huanan Xin immediately let go of her in his arms, got up, with his hands clasped behind his back and made a deep voice.

"Yunxi, I make pet of you, but you shouldn't learn from them and try to guess my mind."

Gu Yunxi knelt on the bed, with her forehead on the soft satin quilt. She said.

"In ancient times, Yang Yuhuan, wife of Prince Shou, was favored by the Emperor of Tang. After receiving a letter of divorce from her husband, she became an imperial concubine and served as the Emperor of Tang. I'm the wife of the former Emperor's ninth son, Huanan He. Even if I want to remarry to you, I should get a letter of divorce from my husband first. I believe that you want to be a wise Emperor."

Huanan Xin lingered. His expression changed a few times, and finally turned his back to the woman and said in a cold tone.

"I'll consider your proposal carefully. There are still some things to deal with. I'll chat with you another day."

When the Emperor left, Zhiqi immediately walked into the bedroom.

"Your Grace, are you okay?"

Gu Yunxi looked serious, shook her head and said sadly.

"Zhiqi, I'm afraid he doesn't want me to meet my husband till I die."

Before she said more, Dong Zhu came in and went to the bed.

She glanced at Zhiqi and said impolitely.

"You just came Jingyang Palace for a few days. How dare you learn from others to cheat and play tricks? It's time for dinner. Why don't you go outside to prepare?"

Zhiqi looked pitifully at Gu Yunxi, nodded and stepped back.

Gu Yunxi was angry and didn't look at Dong Zhu. She said, "I asked for Zhiqi from the Laundry Hall. Do you treat her like this to embarrass me on purpose?"

Dong Zhu raised her eyebrows and made an ironic smile. She said, "Your Grace, please don’t talk like that. You don't know these palace servants better than I do. Some people look honest, but they are stupid. They are used to being lazy by the excuse of human relations. Although she always was by your side, she actually loafs on her job.

Your grace, you can believe me. I am sent by His Majesty to serve you. Naturally, I will serve you wholeheartedly and will not let you suffer."

Gu Yunxi resentfully looked aside and said nothing more.

Zhiqi was the only one who could be trusted in Jingyang Palace, but the strength of the two of them was not strong enough. They couldn't resist the people of Huanan Xin.

Therefore, it was quite necessary to preserve strength at present.

After all, the meal should be eaten one mouthful at a time. People should be dealt with step by step.

...

It began to rain a little in the morning, the sky cleared up in the afternoon, and the green bricks were dry in the afternoon.

Dong Zhu came back from her errand and said that all the golden fragrant flowers transplanted by the Emperor for Gu Yunxi from abroad in the imperial garden last year were in full bloom, and she mobilized Gu Yunxi to enjoy the flowers.

Gu Yunxi also felt curious about the golden fragrant flowers, so she took Dong Zhu and Zhiqi and the honor guards of ten people to the imperial garden.

In this season, everything is booming. After raining, The Royal Garden washed by the rain was fragrant with flowers, splendid and colorful.

Gu Yunxi heard Dong Zhu talk about how good Huanan Xin was all the way. During the year when she was in bed to heal her wounds, the Emperor sent thousands of skilled craftsmen to work day and night. He not only renovated the whole imperial garden and introduced many valuable flowers and trees from western countries, but also spent a lot of money to hire foreign florists with pink skin and blue eyes to carefully maintain those flowers and trees.

Women in the palace already gathered around the golden fragrant flowers.

The story that five concubines such as Concubine Liang were forbidden by the Emperor was known in the imperial harem. Many of them were happy about that.

There were too many conflicts in the imperial harem full of women. Concubines who looked nice secretly had their forces and formed gangs with each other. There were too many entrapments and malicious intentions.

Today, Gu Yunxi changed into a sunset-colored soft dress with butterfly flowers. The dark pattern cloak with moonlight white stand collar and East Pearl wrapped her exquisite body tightly. She was wearing the hairpin of silver pinched coral and East Pearl newly made by The Imperial Ceremonial Service and other jewelry.

A gorgeous figure stood in front of everyone, and the quiet world seemed to light up in an instant.

Lady-in-waiting Zhang realized first. She stepped forward with a kind smile.

"Zhang Ying here greet to sister Yun."

"No need to be curtsey. It's OK."

Gu Yunxi picked up the woman and smiled at her. Her voice was as soft as water.

"I haven't been out of the palace for a long time. Why do you know me?"

The woman's smile was charming and childish. She said, "I haven't seen you before, but I know Dong Zhu before and know that she is the head of servants in Jingyang Palace."

These days, Gu Yunxi appointed Zhiqi knew about the situation of the concubines in the imperial harem from some reliable servants by bribing them, and they knew their identity, background and characteristics well.

Lady-in-waiting Zhang, the daughter of the prefect of Huai County of Jiangnan, was simple and honest. She hasn't been favored by the Emperor for half a year since she entered the palace.

And she didn't care. Instead, she was happy all day and was very satisfied being fed.

Now, seeing her childlike face, Gu Yunxi liked her.

At this moment, Lady-in-waiting Zhang waved her hand in smile to greet other concubines.

"Hey, come here. Sister Yun is not only beautiful, but also easy to get along with."

Gu Yunxi felt a little funny. Only then did she know that in Zhang Ying's mind, people's contact was just a matter of feeling.

Soon enough, Lady Ying, Lady Shu, Meiren Jia, and Jieyu Zhao came around.

They greeted to each other.

According to the ranking, the highest ranking of these people was the Three Grade Minus. Therefore, no matter how old they were, they called Gu Yunxi, who was Three Grade as "sister".

Two imperial concubines were banned to go out. Without them, they naturally recognized that the Emperor's favorite imperial concubine Gu Yunxi was their new dependency.

After a few words, they were familiar with each other. Everyone accompanied Gu Yunxi to enjoy the flowers.

Those flowers were in bloom. Each one was like an oval delicate small bowl, supported by long green flower stems, straight in the thick and moist black soil.

Although this flower was called golden fragrant flower, they were not all golden. There were precious varieties of red, purple and even all black.

Gu Yunxi had a good time talking and laughing with several women, and suddenly a voice came behind the crowd.

"Please move, Commandery Princess Jingle is here."

In a moment of silence, the women turned back one after another.

The speaking person was a young palace maid wearing a yellow dress, a vest in green and silver floral patterns.

There were two maidservants on her right, younger, each carrying a bamboo basket.

On the left side of the maidservant was a girl of 15 or 16 years old. Her rose colored dress was embroidered with the rhyming picture of water lilies. The color was gorgeous. With a gold-plated insect and bird feathers glitter on her head, her facial features were clear and beautiful, and her face was exquisite. Her slightly rising lips showed her pride, which reminded Gu Yunxi of her late third younger sister, Gu Yunjin.

"Oh, Commandery Princess is here..."

"Commandery Princess Jingle, how's the life of you and Her Grace Imperial Mother in Wanming Park?"

When the women saw the young girl, they all smiled and flattered and hurried to greet her.

The girl didn't crusty to concubines. She held the hairpin on her head and said with a fake smile.

"Her Highness wanted to go for a walk, so I went with her. It was not fun. When we came back, I heard the golden flowers in the imperial garden bloom, so I brought people to pick them."

"Yuexin, go and pick back the gold, red and purple ones. The black ones were ugly. Don't pick them."

"Yes."

The girl in a green dress and yellow skirt promised and led the two maids to the flowers.

Gu Yunxi frowned. She didn't know the background of this Commandery Princess and why she was impolite. When she saw the imperial concubines, she not only didn't greet, but would pick flowers when she came.

"Beautiful flowers were also lives. Isn't it a pity to pick them when they just bloom?"

The question was a little ironic, which made Commandery Princess Jingle turn back and stare at Gu Yunxi angrily.

"Who are you?"

"Your Highness, she is Lady Yun. She isn't well, please..."

Seeing the girl was angry, Lady-in-waiting Zhang grabbed Gu Yunxi's sleeve and answered carefully.

Her intention was to say that Lady Yun was in poor health and wanted to ask the princess not to embarrass her.

Gu Yunxi was more and more confused at the moment. She was just of the title of Commandery Princess. Even the Emperor's concubines should respect her. Why?

When hearing "Lady Yun", the girl stopped. She became surprised and then made an ironic smile.

She looked Gu Yunxi up and down, and said coldly.

"No wonder I don't know her. No matter how exquisite the dress is, she is just a remarried woman."