205. The Queen’s Favorite Husband
205. The Queen’s Favorite Husband
It's impossible to remove makeup. It's impossible to remove makeup in front of so many love rivals in this life.
The idea was very strong, but under the pressure of reality, several concubines still felt aggrieved and allowed the servants to take their clothes from Yan Chu, and then carried clean water and fragrant vinegar into the back cover of Chenxiao Palace. Go to the hospital, change clothes and make up.
Chenxiao Palace was originally an ordinary palace, but since the time of the late emperor, no concubines had moved in, so it had always been vacant.
Feng Zhao ordered the Chenxiao Palace to be rebuilt and its front yard turned into a small martial arts arena. However, the back courtyard was still preserved and was used as a place for Yan Chu to cleanse and change clothes after practicing martial arts.
There are not many concubines in the harem now, so the empty rooms in the back courtyard are more than enough for each person.
The originally dazzling concubines changed their clothes, took off the makeup on their faces, and simply put their hair in a bun, looking much cleaner and neater.
Yan Chu looked at the coquettish concubines and finally felt quite satisfied.
"Don't think I'm cruel. In fact, the Queen likes me to be clean and fresh. How can you please the Queen with the way you dressed before?"
Yan Chu looked at the reluctant people and threw some bait in front of them. After hearing his words, the concubines who covered their faces with sleeves or scarves opened their eyes wide and turned slightly red after listening to Yan Chu's words. His eyes looked at Yan Chu as if to verify whether what he was telling the truth was true.
With a complexion that is not fair at all and an overly strong figure, isn't it just that the dress is simpler, so that it can be called clean and refreshing?
The concubines were pondering in their hearts, thinking about it carefully, it has been more than half a month since the Queen ran to Fengyi Palace as soon as she entered the harem. In the past, she would go to Zhang Deqing and Liu Huiqing to sit there. For more than half a month, even that The two of them couldn't get a share of the pie. Could it be that the Queen really fell in love with Yan Chu's model?
Except for Zhang Ruyi, who thought he had seen through the truth, everyone else was like Liu Lin, thinking wrongly, and the resistance in their hearts was not that great.
"Okay, let's do some preparatory activities to warm up, otherwise you won't even be able to get up early tomorrow morning."
Yan Chu finally smiled when he saw these concubines, and he felt relieved. Otherwise, he would have felt like he had bullied a child when these people looked at him with resentment.
"No, I can't run anymore. I can't run anymore."
"How many laps have it been? How long will it take? I can't do it anymore."
The martial arts arena is not big, only two hundred meters long in one circle. However, these monarchs and concubines are pampered at home. They go in and out in sedan chairs, and whatever they want will be brought to them. There is no need to use their legs at all, just two legs. Once the circle is closed, a group of people can no longer run away.
Only then did Yan Chu realize that he had overestimated them. Let alone twenty laps, running ten laps today was enough.
The speed at which he was leading was already considered slow, no different from walking at a brisk pace, but even at this speed, it was still too difficult for them. It seemed that they had to take it step by step and not become fat in one bite.
He took the lead in running with his face calm and his heart not beating. He estimated the physical fitness of these people and thought about how many laps he should run today.
Following closely behind Yan Chu were Zhang Deqing and Liu Huiqing. They seemed to be holding back their strength, and they could hardly hold on anymore, just to prevent others from getting ahead of them.
Liu Huiqing was concerned about the Queen's preference. Since he had decided to sacrifice his stunning appearance, he must do his best and strive to become the Queen's favorite look as soon as possible.
Zhang Deqing guessed that today was their first day of training with Yan Chu. Maybe after the morning court, the queen would come to visit. Only by performing well would the queen see them.
The two of them had their own concerns and the same idea. Neither wanted to be outdone by the other. Even if their legs were filled with lead, they were unwilling to stop.
With the two of them taking the lead, how could the other concubines dare to be lazy? They followed behind each other, running and gasping that they could not survive. They hoped that Yan Chu, a man with a heart of stone, would hear the words of so many of them. After expressing my opinion, if I can let them go, I will let them go after two laps.
The ones who regretted the most at this time were the concubines who secretly did not take off their makeup. One by one, including Zhang Ruyi, wiped off the conspicuous lipstick, and then wiped the rouge with a wet handkerchief. It looked like To be more natural, just treat it as makeup removal. In fact, this makeup is not completely removed at all.
Today's cosmetics are not waterproof. When you sweat or get oily, those white/pink and luozidai will start to appear mottled with sweat and the oil secreted on the face, especially those luozidai. When it slipped off, it was dark gray and spread over the eyebrows. The originally delicate willow-leaf eyebrows turned into a dark mass, and some even flowed onto the eyelids, almost like a panda.
Now everyone was focused on running away, and didn't bother to pay attention to what other people's faces looked like. They didn't notice it for a while. Only the palace attendants standing by had their heads lowered, and part of them was She couldn't bear to look at the miserable state of her master, and part of her was holding back her laughter, fearing that she would burst out laughing when she saw the faces of those concubines.
Looking at the concubines who wanted to lie on the ground after running, Yan Chu suddenly felt a sense of responsibility. Maybe in this world, he could become a great physical education teacher. The first class of students were the delicate group in front of him. The princes and concubines.
It was a coincidence that Feng Zhao came here, just when a group of people had finished running six laps, and Yan Chu asked them to rest for a while before starting to practice their guns again.
"Your Majesty Jin An."
As soon as they heard that the Queen was coming, a group of tired concubines who just wanted to lie down seemed to have their blood pumping. Their waists were no longer sore, and their legs were no longer hurting. They all wiped their faces with handkerchiefs. They sweated a lot, trimmed their hair, and stood in various postures, striving to look their most beautiful in His Majesty's eyes.
Because the Queen was caught off guard, the people brought by the Concubine could not remind them of their current appearance, especially after they wiped their faces with a handkerchief, the black snails were wiped to other places, one by one. The east part of his face is black and the west part is white. He is as funny as he wants.
The only ones who were doing better were Liu Lin and others. After six laps of running, their cheeks were red and their hair was sticky to their foreheads with sweat. They definitely couldn't be called particularly beautiful.
However, they still thought that they were themselves after being dressed up carefully. They all looked at the queen affectionately and secretly gave her a wink.
This was what Feng Zhao saw when she came in. She looked at her "beautiful" concubines and wondered if the way she came in was wrong. She didn't know who these people were.
In comparison, Yan Chu, who ran six laps without turning red or out of breath, without even a drop of sweat, looked much more refreshed against the backdrop of this group of red faces, black faces, and black and white faces. It was also at this time, Only then did Feng Zhao understand why there is a saying that beauty also needs to be compared.
It seemed that she still underestimated her Feng Jun. He was not careless, but he was focused on fighting for favor.
Seeing how he tormented all the concubines, those who were originally 70% beautiful were now only 23% left. I am afraid that when she sees their appearance after they are dressed up in the future, she can't help but think of today's scene.
Feng Zhao's eyes were dark, and he glanced at the man who stood in the middle of the crowd and saluted her.
He succeeded and caught her eye.
"Huiqing performed well just now. Jiang Liu, I remember that the south sent a box of fine deep-sea white beads. I will send them to Huiqing when the time comes."
When Feng Zhao first arrived, he vaguely saw Liu Lin following Yan Chu, and Zhang Deqing was also very close. However, he violated Feng Zhao's taboo by spreading news outside the palace in private, and this time he was also beaten. .
Liu Lin's face was red at first, but now he was as red as a freshly boiled lobster. He guessed correctly. Your Majesty really has abnormal aesthetics and likes Yan Chu's style. Now His Majesty has realized his determination, so he went out of his way to reward him.
Liu Lin couldn't help but feel a little excited. It was just about his face. He risked it all. In the harem, His Majesty's favor is always the most important thing.
There are many people who think like Liu Lin, and they are all secretly annoyed that they didn't perform better before, otherwise they will be remembered by His Majesty.
Only Zhang Ruyi lowered her head, wondering what she was thinking.
Obviously his performance was similar to that of Liu Lin, but His Majesty missed him when he rewarded people. This was obviously unreasonable.
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The training program for men in the harem led by Yan Chu is in full swing. With Feng Zhao hanging in front of them, everyone is full of motivation. Moreover, with this first experience, those who returned to their own palace only to find out that they are evil Such a concubine, after being sad for a day, would consciously change into suitable clothes and not apply any makeup when she came back to Chenxiao Palace.
Zhang Ruyi, in particular, was so regretful that his intestines were turning green. Whenever he thought about the day when he was wearing that grimace and making secret glances like the queen, he wanted to beat himself to death.
He also thought he had found the reason why the Queen did not reward Liu Lin for being such a fool last time, and he felt half relieved.
But in the days that followed, no matter how positive everyone was, the Queen never came to Chenxiao Palace again.
As the days passed, the Queen's coming-of-age ceremony, which the entire Tianhuang Kingdom had been looking forward to, finally arrived.
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