Yan Ling’s expression was calm. After saying these words, the surroundings were frighteningly quiet. The girls pursed their mouths as if they wanted to come up to explain themselves, but they didn’t have the courage to do so.
Snow Ying smiled. She had a lot of time today. If Ling wanted to fight her to the end, she was willing to spend some time playing with her.
Right at this moment, the First Madam supported Consort De over. She had already changed into a brown dress embroidered with peony flowers. This dress looked even more elegant than before and showed her position as the first concubine.
After she came over, she said, “I heard that the young lady from the Bai family said that she was going to hold a poem and painting conference here. I actually thought about doing it early, but I forgot that I was busy. There is still some time for the reward. How about the girls show everything they have?”
The girls lowered their heads and smiled, responding one after another.
Yan Ling stood there without moving. As expected, Consort De’s gaze fell on Yan Ling. After she sat down, she waved her hand at Yan Ling.
However, she couldn’t go against Consort De, so she quickly walked over and asked, “What’s wrong with her?”
Consort De first rinsed her mouth, then took a sip of tea. She raised her teacup and looked up at Yan Ling. Her eyes were cold, but her tone was very warm, “Yan’s girl, this tea is from Suzhou. It tastes great. Come and try it.”
Yan Ling shivered. He always felt that Consort De was hinting at him. Since this was a good tea in the imperial palace, why would she give it to him? She thought she didn’t have anything to like Consort De, so she naturally didn’t need to treat her like this. She suddenly became cold and passionate, making Ling Zhang afraid.
It wasn’t like Yan Ling had never lived in the imperial palace. Naturally, he knew the faces of these women in the palace. There were no simple women who could live in the palace, let alone Consort De, who was still favored.
The more this kind of person was, the scarier it was. Yan Ling didn’t know if he should have taken it over or refused.
Consort De was drinking the tea too. Of course, it wasn’t poisonous. After she paused for a moment, she picked up the teacup and slowly drank it.
Yan Ling really liked drinking tea and had her own understanding of tea, but for some reason, after she drank the tea, she didn’t taste anything. She just felt like she was stuck in her throat, feeling very uncomfortable.
Of course, there was no expression on her face, so she put the teacup back on the table.
When Consort De saw her, she laughed. “Yan Ling, what’s your expression?” Could it be that tea is not easy to drink?
Yan Ling raised his eyes to face Consort De’s eyes and asked with a smile, “How could that be?”
Consort De was initially very smug. She felt as though she had grasped the girl’s lifeforce, but she never imagined that the girl would return to normal in an instant, even calmer than Consort De.
“I thought you wouldn’t like this tea. After all, everyone’s tastes are different, but if you like it, go to my palace to get some tea and take it back,” Consort De said slowly.
Why?
Yan Ling couldn’t help but ask why Consort De would give her tea leaves. She was even flustered by her actions in the entire flower festival.
But she still said softly, “Thank you, Mother.”
Consort De nodded satisfactorily and looked around. Although the girls were busy writing and writing poetry, their eyes were still staring at the direction of the naturally or half unconsciously.
“I’ve bestowed my favorite thing. How do you think it’s better to repay me?” Consort De didn’t waste her breath and asked directly.
So he was waiting for her here? No wonder the tea leaves were so straightforward that they gave tribute, but all of them were just lords.
“What do you think is more suitable?” Yan Ling raised her eyes. In her mind, Consort De was just using this to achieve her goal.
Then what is impossible? After all, she was a mother, so it was normal for her to have special rights.
Consort De continued to look at her earlier as if nobody on earth could beat him and said, “Go and draw with the girls.” The paintings were left for this palace to collect.
Was he just holding on like that? Consort De noticed Yan Ling’s expression and asked, “You’re not willing?”
Her tone was already very bad, so she was just about to ask why Yan Ling was unwilling. At this moment, the First Madam seemed to have believed that Consort De was trying to embarrass her. Yan Ling was so stupid that she couldn’t even sing poetry and drawing. If she didn’t embarrass herself this time, she would be a Providence will not forgive.
When she understood what Consort De meant, the First Madam naturally had to help her, so she said, “Ling’er, be good. Can’t you do whatever you want?”
Yan Ling only took an instant to say, “Alright, I’ll do it right away.”
After he said this, he turned around and prepared to start drawing.
Consort De and Madam De glanced at each other and smiled in their hearts. Obviously, they felt that Yan Ling was finally going to make a fool of himself.
Seeing that Yan Ling was sitting there with a bad expression on his face, Consort De picked up the teacup again and said to the lady, “What can she do this time?” It should be over, right?
The First Madam lowered her voice and whispered into Consort De’s ear, “This is indeed the case.”
However, the First Madam didn’t expect that she just wanted to laugh at Ling Zhang, but she never thought that her daughter wasn’t a good person either. She didn’t know anything, but she could only watch as all the girls tried their best to show off her.
Consort De’s eyes turned cold, and she pretended to be unintentionally standing up. She walked behind all the girls, wanting to see which girl’s learning was more powerful.
It was impossible to say that Consort De didn’t have any selfish motives. Liang Yi was the prince, and in the future, there would be women who would compete for Liang Yi. Apart from the principal consort that everyone cared about, there were also many places for the side concubine.
After that thought, she became particularly attentive when she saw these girls, as if she was looking at her future daughter-in-law.
It was at this moment that a eunuch’s voice came from afar.
Consort De and everyone were shocked.