C188 Delightful

After three rounds of drinking, Su Zeyi suddenly stood up.

The moment he sat down, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

Su Zeyi looked around, and laughed: "Bring the thing up."

From this tone, it was obvious that it was a birthday present for Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu raised her head in anticipation. The expressions on the other people's faces were all different and very interesting.

The Zhong Miao Yi felt a little more or less of anticipation. Su Zeyi was not a person who spent a lot of effort into thinking about things, and whenever she thought of the things that he had given her, she would gift them as she pleased.

This time was no exception, Zhong Miao Yi saw someone carry over a pair of crystal carved coral. It was transparent and beautiful.

Zhou Xu was overjoyed, no matter what Su Zeyi wanted to give her, she would be overjoyed.

Zhong Miao Yi only took a glance at this item and shifted her gaze. Inside the warehouse, there were some servants who picked this rare item, so she might not even know that she had chosen this item while talking.

Being correctly guessed by the Zhong Miao Yi, Su Zeyi was indeed just asking the Eunuch Wu to go to the warehouse to select a rare and beautiful one to send over. He really did not have any thoughts on painting, but seeing Zhou Xu smile, she was happy.

He intentionally glanced at Zhong Miao Yi and saw that he was smiling with his eyes downcast, as if he had seen through his thoughts.

Su Zeyi sighed helplessly. The person who understood him the best was the Zhong Miao Yi, but the person who didn't understand him the most was the Zhong Miao Yi as well.

If it were not for the fact that it was Zhou Xu's birthday today, he would have kept some of the reasons of not wanting to let her down. Otherwise, he would have been able to get rid of everyone here, and drag her along to walk around and talk.

Zhou Xu liked this thing very much. It looked crystal clear, and felt cool to the touch. Even if one did not know what it was, one should know that it was something valuable.

From this, it could be seen that Su Zeyi was very concerned about her.

However, Zhou Xu did not understand. A man's heart was not in it, and was not on top of these things in the first place.

When she turned to look at Su Zeyi, she realised Su Zeyi was frowning as he was looking at the Zhong Miao Yi. She felt awkward, and her smile had turned stiff.

This kind of feeling really wasn't comfortable at all. There was a feeling like the Zhong Miao Yi had snatched away all the limelight even though it was clearly her birthday.

Fortunately, Su Zeyi did not look for long, and he quickly composed himself and retracted his gaze. Seeing Zhou Fu looking at him with a smile, he also smiled at her: "Do you like it?"

Zhou Xu nodded, but did not have her previous mood. "I like it. Thank you, your majesty."

Yun Mengqi did not speak the whole time, she only took in the scene before him. Bao'er was standing behind her, and upon seeing Yun Mengqi suddenly reach out her hand towards the side, she quickly went forward to support him. "Empress?"

Yun Mengqi held Bao Er's hand tightly and exerted some energy, "Tell me, is it a good thing or a bad thing for me that the emperor can't let her go like this?"

Bao Er had always been Yun Mengqi's brain, and many things that she couldn't understand, Bao Er would mention something about them.

But sometimes she couldn't control her temper, she couldn't even persuade him. It was much better now, as long as it was something Bao`er said, she would more or less listen.

"From the looks of it, it is a good thing for the Empress." Bao`er replied softly as she glanced in the direction of the Zhong Miao Yi. "The Imperial Consort X's aura is too powerful, so it's not really a good thing for the Empress."

That's right, Zhou Xu's arrogance was just too great, it had truly annoyed her for a long time.

"Moreover, if the person suppressing the Imperial Consort X is Noble Zhong, the Empress can also be a bit more at ease." Bao Er smiled slightly. She knew what Yun Mengqi was worried about and how unhappy she had been these days.

If she had never tried to persuade Yun Mengqi in such a manner, it was because she was the same as the Zhong Miao Yi;

But it was different now. What did Zhou Yicheng count for? It was just a concubine, so it wasn't worth her trouble.

Yun Mengqi did not say anything. Today, she was actually already feeling very good in her heart. Even if Su Zeyi wasn't so protective of her, he was no longer so focused on her.

The Zhong Miao Yi shared some of Su Zeyi's attention, and became a result that everyone was happy to see.

This birthday feast was indeed not considered complete, Yun Mengqi was already more at ease than before, knowing that Zhou Xu was not the only one who was favored by Su Zeyi, he was more at ease.

If one must choose a person to be Su Zeyi's concubine, Yun Mengqi would rather be the Zhong Miao Yi.

At least, if it was the Zhong Miao Yi, she would not have anything else to compete against other than that tiny bit of kindness.

After she accepted the items, Zhou Xu looked a little depressed, she started to frequently observe Su Zeyi, and became a little absent-minded, and very quickly she found out that what she was worried about, seemed to be true.

Su Zeyi had always been involved with every move of the Zhong Miao Yi. When she ate, he frowned slightly, and Su Zeyi would also be very nervous. When she drank tea with a smile on his face, Su Zeyi would also be very relaxed.

Zhou Xu had never seen Su Zeyi like this before.

He never thought that things would turn out like this.

However, these Zhong Miao Yi did not have the energy to care about him. She filled her stomach to make herself more comfortable, then wiped her hands and looked up at Zhou Xu.

When she looked over, she noticed that Zhou Xu's gaze was a little off. Moving to the side, she saw Su Zeyi looking at her and saying something to the Eunuch Wu.

Logically speaking, today's birthday banquet should only last until a little more in the afternoon before ending, and then Su Zeyi should have properly accompanied Zhou Xu alone.

But at this time, the Eunuch Wu came around from Su Zeyi's side, and whispered into her ear: "My Lord, the Emperor asks you, are you willing to go to the pond to watch the fish?"

The Zhong Miao Yi raised her eyebrows, she did not know what Su Zeyi's intention was for suddenly doing this. If she agreed, Zhou Yu would probably hate her from now on.

"I'll have to trouble eunuch to tell the emperor that I have to go back to the palace later to drink medicine. I'm afraid I won't be able to." Zhong Miao Yi was surprised when she heard Zhong Miao Yi's rejection.

Every single woman in this palace wanted to be alone with Su Zeyi, and the only one who could push him away was truly only Zhong Miao Yi.

He did not say anything more and just pushed it away after a brief moment of astonishment.

Zhong Miao Yi took a deep breath. No matter what, she understood the principle that there would be a long wait in the future. She and Su Zeyi had plenty of time.