The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"......I dreamed of a huge black dragon, so big and long, no smaller than the mountains outside. It flew over, grabbed me and flew into the sky. I was scared to tears!" Xie Yuzhen's scream in the early morning not only scared the entire Jinghua Tower half to death, but also woke up the queen who had already gone to bed.

I heard that it was Concubine Xie who was crying in the middle of the night because of a nightmare. She was also pregnant. The empress no longer wanted to see pregnant women in the palace get into trouble. She hurriedly brought a group of clothes and people over, and also sent someone to pass on the news to the emperor.

When the emperor left Concubine Zhang, who was sleeping with him tonight, and ran over, he saw Xie Yuzhen nestling in the queen's arms, sobbing and stammering as he described what had happened in his dream.

The emperor, who was well versed in distinguishing whether a beauty was crying for real or just pretending to be coquettish, was once again defeated by Xie Yuzhen's superb acting skills.

Her black hair cascaded behind her, with only a few strands of hair curled on her cheeks, against her snow-white skin and red eyes. Her increasingly charming demeanor highlighted her pitiful fragility, just like the sharp edge of broken glass. It looked pitiful, but was actually dangerous. If someone really let down their guard and reached out to pick up the fragile glass, they would definitely be scratched.

But the emperor preferred to provoke such dangers, even though his hands were covered in blood... Perhaps the broken pieces of glass embedded in the flesh and blood would become more dazzling after being nourished by human blood.

He walked over, and Xie Ruizhen just controlled the rhythm of his crying and talked about how scared he was, implying how much he needed pity and comfort. The voice sounded like an oriole that was about to die. In short, the queen couldn't bear to let go of Xie Ruizhen, who was nestling in her arms like a frightened little animal that had finally found its mother.

Seeing the emperor coming, he just made way for him and said, "Your Majesty is here, don't be afraid."

Like coaxing a child.

But it made Xie Yu really feel safe.

Talking to such an existence beyond imagination, all the suppressed emotions in Xie Yu's heart burst out the moment she opened her eyes, which led to her uncontrollable scream.

Tiandao's departure also made Xie Yuzhen feel as if an important part of his heart had been taken away, and his whole body couldn't stop shivering.

After the scream, all the thoughts in her mind tangled and danced like snakes, making it impossible for her to come back to her senses in time. She could only sit on the bed in a daze, swaying and gasping for breath. This frightened Xia Zhi, who was on duty at night, and he quickly called the palace servants to come over, light up all the lights in Jinghua Tower, and Chunfen went to invite the queen. Xiaoxi was young, but she ran fast and strong, and rushed towards the direction of the Imperial Hospital like a gust of wind.

When Xie Yuzhen finally struggled out of his confused emotions, the queen had already arrived at the gate of Shouning Palace. She forced herself to calm down again and quickly made up a story about dreaming about a black dragon, which happened to be connected with the dream she had previously woven for the emperor.

Although she was somewhat attached to the warm and soft embrace of the Queen, she still had to give the Emperor enough respect as she was under his roof. Xie Yuzhen wiped her tears and sat up from the Queen's arms: "It's my fault. I just had a nightmare and disturbed Your Majesty."

"I've always thought you were brave, but how could you be so scared by a dream?" The emperor affectionately brushed back the strands of hair that were stuck to Xie Yuzhen's face, then turned to the queen and said, "This is really worrying. It's tiring for Zi Tong to make this trip."

"As the queen, it is my duty to look after the concubines in the palace." The queen breathed a sigh of relief. "How can you say it's tiring?"

When Liu Yu Nu fell into the water, the emperor's sudden move to decentralize power not only made the queen start to be wary of her husband, but also made her feel disheartened.

Over the years, she had managed everything from the palace to the harem, and had never dared to slack off or be biased, but her body could not bear it anymore. The emperor's desire for power was growing stronger day by day, and although he still respected the empress, he could not suppress his desire to centralize power.

The queen was not a power-hungry person, otherwise she would not have shared power with several concubines.

But the fact that the emperor wants the Lizheng Palace to interfere in the harem is different. If the queen really gives in, then she, the young lady, and the ladies in the harem will have to be suppressed and controlled by the eunuchs in the Lizheng Palace in the future, won't they?

Most eunuchs have no descendants, and therefore are greedy for power and money. They are good at bullying the powerful and flattering the weak, and they also love to embezzle and extort money from their subordinates. In the previous dynasty, there were even examples of powerful eunuchs bullying, embezzling, and even forcing the unfavored palace concubines to death!

The Queen would never allow them to take charge of the harem, or else the stable situation she had worked so hard to build up over the years would be destroyed!

Therefore, since that day.

The queen became somewhat indifferent to the emperor.

Seeing him treating Xie Yuzhen so tenderly and affectionately at this moment, her heart was not moved at all. Instead, she was too lazy to look at it, or to figure out whether there was any deeper meaning behind his action. After holding Xie Yuzhen's hand and giving him a few careful instructions, the queen left first.

While waiting for the imperial physician to arrive, Xie Yuzhen recounted the dream she had fabricated. Based on the information provided by the dream-making system, part of which came from later generations, she vividly described the appearance of the black dragon and the various scenes she saw after being caught and flown away.

It must be as true as possible so that the emperor can connect this black dragon with his previous dream of Xuannv.

As Xie Yuzhen spoke with great emotion, the emperor's expression gradually changed from frivolous at the beginning to serious. He touched his chin thoughtfully and said, "Xie Qing, do you still remember what I told you before?"

"Of course I remember..." Xie Yuzhen pretended to be surprised, "Is that what Your Majesty meant?"

"I'm afraid that the child was playing with his mother and didn't expect to scare you." A proud look appeared on the emperor's face.

Xie Yuzhen turned his head and rolled his eyes secretly: "Why does this child like her father so much? He treats you with good wine and food, but for a mother like me, he suddenly does something like this. Sigh..."

The emperor laughed a few times and pulled Xie Yuzhen into his arms: "A daughter will resemble her father..."

Xie Yuzhen buried his head in his chest and rolled his eyes even more unscrupulously.

Ah.

However, the emperor was thinking that he should be the reincarnation of the Purple Star in the sky, and his unborn daughter was Xuanpin, so his beloved concubine must also have a history, and might even be related to the dragon in the sky. So Xuannv transformed herself into a black dragon and came into her dream to greet her, but perhaps something went wrong when she was reincarnated, and instead of remembering it and saying it, she was scared.

While talking.

Xiaoxi came with the imperial physician.

The person who came was the Imperial Physician Lin, whom he had met several times. He was very young among the old men in the Imperial Hospital, so he was on duty the most at night.

He followed Xiaoxi and ran here, carrying a medicine box. At this moment, his face was just a little red. After entering the palace, the emperor allowed him not to greet others. When he looked up, he saw Xie Yuzhen sitting on the bed with his hair loose, leaning in the emperor's arms.

Imperial Physician Lin was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head. When he spoke, his breath was still a little unstable: "Your Majesty, please tie this rope around Madam's wrist, and I will go to the outer room to diagnose Madam."