Favored Concubine

  Rui Cheng walked behind the emperor, taking advantage of the moment when the emperor turned around to quickly pull Yuanyu's braid. She didn't notice at first and let out a startled cry, causing the emperor and Jingfei to turn around and look at them in confusion. Frightened, Yuanyu hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands, staring wide-eyed and looking very innocent.

  Ruì chéng then felt a bit awkward, glared at Yuwen with anger and whispered: "Really stupid, still so stupid at this age."

  Her eyebrows kept twitching, her sparkling eyes stared back fiercely, and she pouted her mouth. You're the stupid one! If you hadn't suddenly pulled my braid, I wouldn't have shouted out in embarrassment. It's all your fault!

  "Haha! These two kids, as soon as they meet, it's like a pair of fighting cocks." Jing Fei shook her head with a smile.

  The emperor looked at them with a faint smile, his eyes seeming to hold some deeper meaning. "Rui Cheng, don't bully girls, this is not the behavior of a gentleman."

  Rui Cheng had grown into a young man, wearing a red changshan with a golden belt around his waist, his hair tied up with a jade crown, full of energy; his face was gradually opening up, similar to the emperor's by 40% or 50%, with thick black eyebrows, deep and bright starry eyes, high nose bridge, moist and ruddy lips, and a tall and slender figure that showed off his elegant and handsome appearance, with a calm and composed demeanor that exuded stability and cunning.

  "Who made her so stupid?" Rui Cheng muttered discontentedly.

  The emperor shook his head and stopped paying attention to the children's affairs, but instead moved his gaze to the lotus painting on the desk. The lotus painting depicted a green lotus standing upright in the gentle breeze, elegant and enchanting, yet with a hint of loneliness and desolation.

  "Hmm, is this painting done by you?" The emperor asked, his eyes slightly surprised.

  Wan Yu looked embarrassed with a red face and nodded slightly, "I drew it just for fun."

  Rui Cheng knew she was a bit afraid of her father, so she took the initiative to take a look, "Hmmm, it's not bad! It's much better than the peony painting last time. Little rabbit, did you get someone to help you with this?"

  Wanyu is a rabbit, when she was young, she liked the little rabbit that Rui Cheng gave her. Moreover, she was timid and had thin skin, always uncontrollably blushing, so Rui Cheng gave her a nickname, Little Rabbit.

  "I didn't get anyone to help me with the painting, I did it myself. Wang can be my witness. And Auntie Rui Cheng's brother bullied me again." Yuanyu had had enough and ran off to find Empress Jing to arbitrate.

  Jing Fei couldn't help but laugh, she thought her son's personality was quite strange. Whenever he didn't see Wan Yu, he would always be thinking about it and asking why he hadn't brought Wan Yu into the palace yet. But when he saw her, he would bully her until she cried, only stopping when her eyes were red.

  "Alright, Auntie will take care of it later. Don't give him dinner today, let him go hungry." Jing Fei patted Yuwen's back and comforted her with a smile.

  "Mother, why are you being so stubborn?" Rui Cheng helplessly rolled his eyes.

  The emperor praised: "This painting is very good and has a lot of artistic conception."

  Wan Yu's face turned slightly red with excitement, and she looked at the emperor with some shyness, "I don't deserve your praise."

  "Look at your smug face, does Father Emperor encourage you to know that?" Rui Cheng immediately poured cold water.

  Wanyu hummed and turned her head away like a little kid, "You're jealous that I got praised." She proudly lifted up her small face, with a bright and radiant smile, just like the pear blossoms on a clear spring morning, fresh and elegant.

  "Hahaha!" The emperor was also amused by their childish words.

  "What delicious dish is Jing Fei making today? I'll join in the fun, how about that?" The Emperor looked at Jing Fei's lively and warm scene and couldn't help but want to stay for lunch.

  "Great, there's flavorful lamb chops and braised pork belly with rock sugar for lunch." Jing Fei was naturally delighted that the Emperor would stay for lunch, this being a symbol of imperial favor.

  During lunch, Rui Cheng and Wan Yu amused themselves by teasing the Emperor and Jing Fei, making them laugh heartily. Meanwhile, Wan Yu took advantage of the opportunity to secretly inhale a breath of dragon energy.

  After lunch, Rui Cheng took Yuanyu to see his own little dog, leaving space for the empress.

  "Run, little rabbit, I've also prepared a gift for you." Rui Cheng took a box from the servant's hand, which was a complete set of agate headdress ornaments, carved with lotus patterns.

  Wan Yu took one look and immediately fell in love with it, fondling it lovingly, overjoyed, and looked up at him with a surprised expression on her face, "Thank you, Brother Biao, I really like it."

  Rui Cheng saw her so happy, secretly let out a breath of relief, his ears slightly red, but still maintained a straight face, lightly coughed and said, "As long as you like it."

  Wan Yu clutched the box and refused to let go, "Can Rui Cheng gege send me some other accessories?" She saw Rui Cheng's momentary surprise and confusion.

  "Hurry up and say: 'I really like this set of jewelry, but I rarely enter the palace, if I don't bring any gifts to my sisters, it's too cold. I don't want to take apart this set of jewelry, so I want to give them other palace jewelry...'. She said to the end, her face turned red, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Rui Cheng again."

  Rui Cheng pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth rising high, and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes. "Wait until you go back, there will be jewelry rewards to give away. This set of things can't be given to you yet, wait until tomorrow to send it with the reward."

  If she takes things out of the palace like this, it will inevitably lead to gossip. There are many people in the palace and they have loose tongues. After all, she is a girl and it's not good for her.

  "Really?" Yuanyu's bright eyes sparkled as she looked at Rui Cheng, meaning how did you know so much? In the end, she still returned the jewelry box to Xiao Xizi, the eunuch beside Rui Cheng.

  Wan Yu has Danfeng eyes, with a hint of charm and elegance. However, her personality is transparent and pure, adding a touch of innocence and liveliness to her spirit, which suppresses the flirtatiousness. The combination of these two aspects is perfect, giving off an ethereal aura. If I had to say which feature of hers stands out the most, it would be her eyes - lively and sparkling.

  "You're really silly, that painting of yours is great, Father Emperor will be delighted, and when you return, he'll definitely reward you. With the victory in the northwest war, it's not hard to guess that the Murong family will be rewarded." Rui Cheng's voice was clear and cold, but with a hint of certainty.

  Wan Yu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded, "So it's because of my dad's face, not bad." She thought for a moment and smiled again, anyway, as long as she got the gift, who cares whose face it was.

  As they walked and chatted, Rui Cheng asked Yuanyu about her courses and what she did at home. Yuanyu told him everything in detail. Finally, she couldn't help but ask with a cold face: "Did you bring me a gift?"

  Rui Cheng asked for half a day, but didn't see Xiao Yatou making any expression, and suddenly his face turned black. This girl is so stupid, everyone knows to bring gifts to the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, how could she forget mine?

  Wan Yu covered her mouth and secretly smiled, causing Rui Cheng's face to turn as black as a pot bottom. She then took out a fan from her sleeve and handed it over, "Here, take it. My mother didn't want me to bring it, saying that when you're older, you have to be careful about the boundaries between men and women." She pouted, complaining in a seemingly genuine yet fake manner.

  Rui Cheng gazed deeply at her, his eyes gleaming like a dark pool, with an enchanting depth. He raised an eyebrow and retorted, "I'm your cousin, not an outsider."

  Wan Yu hugged Rui Cheng's little white dog, playing with it excitedly, and her silvery laughter kept ringing in Rui Cheng's ears, making his mood unconsciously brighten up, and the stuffiness in his chest also disappeared.

  Rui Cheng watched her play happily, grasped her arm and said with a piercing gaze, "I'll come to find you in a few days. I'll bring some delicious food for you?" Looking at her delicate face and sparkling eyes, he couldn't help but lose his mind.

  Wanyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll make soup for you to drink. In a few days my dad will be back, and my sister will also return." She muttered unconsciously, not knowing if this sister was easy to get along with, she was a bit worried, her social skills were just average.

  Rui Cheng thought for a while before remembering that she also had a younger half-sister, "Is it the one in Northwest?" She couldn't recall her name.

  "Uh-huh, it's Yun Shu." Wan Yu wasn't too happy about it. After all, Lin Niang had been spending a lot of time with her father lately, and she was afraid that Li Shi would lose favor or something.

  Rui Cheng naturally understood her little thoughts, smiled and rubbed her head, hey, the soft and flexible hand feeling is really good.

  "Don't worry, with Empress Dowager and me here, no one dares to bully you." Rui Cheng's unusually solemn promise.

  Wan Yu stole a glance at him, then quickly lowered her head, nodding slightly, "Mm, you mustn't deceive me, I've heard people say that Yun Shu is even more beautiful than me, and when the time comes, you'll forget about me." She was a bit sulky, like a child who couldn't get any candy, pouting her mouth, wanting to get some kind of guarantee.

  Rui Cheng's lips curled up in a sly smile, and he nodded solemnly, "Really? How good-looking is she? I'll definitely go take a look." A hint of teasing color appeared on Jun Ye's face.

  Still pretending to be very interested, she suddenly made Wen Yu so angry that she stomped her feet and immediately stretched out her claws to scratch him. "You're not allowed to be good with her, you're not allowed."

  Rui Cheng covered his mouth with one hand and laughed loudly on the other, "How can there be someone as stupid as you? Haha, so stupid to death!" He pointed at Wan Yu and laughed very happily, his bright laughter spreading throughout the small dog circle.

  Wan Yu's temper flared up and she turned her back on her, feeling wronged and her eyes reddening. The old lady wanted to please him, but couldn't understand what was going through his mind. She felt that she couldn't put down the knot in her heart, yet being too eager would be overly flattering. Not taking the initiative would also be inappropriate, so she often found herself at a loss for what to do.

  Rui Cheng saw that she was really angry and ran over to pull her sleeve, shaking it back and forth, holding back a smile as he said: "Foolish girl, how could I abandon you?"

  Wan Yu felt even more wronged, "You don't know what I'm thinking at all. You're angry and turned your head away, 'You don't understand, you don't understand anything.'"

  Rui Cheng held her hand in his, comparing their sizes, gazing at her slender and pale wrist, the corners of his mouth lifted high, his eyes filled with more doting and tolerance. "Foolish girl, I understand, I get it." A low sigh seemed to carry a hint of regret.

  Wan Yu stared at him blankly, Rui Cheng suddenly leaned close to her ear and gave a domineering order, "Stay home obediently, you will be mine sooner or later, don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

  This remark made Yuanyu's face flush with shame, and she stomped her foot in annoyance, scolding: "Don't talk nonsense, I...I won't play with you anymore." She ran towards the direction of Jingfei's palace.

  Rui Cheng gazed at her back, a warm smile spreading across his face. His eyes grew increasingly resolute, feeling that it was all worth it to have managed to get Li Ge out of the way. It seemed his efforts hadn't been in vain after all.

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