The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

While Concubine Zhu was arguing with Meng Ronghua and others, Xie Yuzhen decisively turned around and went back to Kunning Palace.

The emperor had not yet left. He was talking to the empress about choosing a teacher for the third prince. When he heard the palace servant report that Concubine Xie had returned, he looked puzzled, "Did she scold someone again?"

"I think Lady Xie is not the kind of person who would make trouble out of nothing. Maybe there is something important going on." The Queen said very kindly and asked the palace servants to invite Xie Yuzhen in.

The emperor sighed and shook his head: "When Wang Qing gets along with her more in the future, he will know what it means to stir up three waves even when there is no wind. Fortunately, although she made a lot of noise, she only made noises when I was the one making noise. On weekdays, she would not offend anyone unless someone offended her."

After hearing what the emperor said, the queen became more interested in Xie Yuzhen: "A woman who is so pretty, knows how to act coquettishly, and can clearly distinguish between public and private matters, even I like her a little more."

The person the empress and the empress were chatting with soon came in. Seeing that she looked exhausted, the empress, who was a little curious, couldn't help but say, "Talent, please be careful with your steps. No matter how big the matter is, you must be careful with your body and don't hurt yourself."

Xie Yuzhen subconsciously slowed down her pace. She didn't know much about the empress. No matter how arrogant the emperor was, he would not always mention his wife when he was having fun with beauties. In the few words that the emperor said to Xie Yuzhen, none of them showed dissatisfaction with the empress, which showed that she, as a wife, occupied an extremely important position in the emperor's heart.

"What's going on?" the emperor said helplessly.

Xie Yuzhen was stunned by the Queen's sudden concern, but she quickly reacted: "Your Majesty, this is not my fault. My sedan chair has not even reached Shouning Palace when I saw Concubine Zhu and Meng Ronghua fighting on the palace road. Meng Ronghua even shouted that she was asking the Queen to help her. It seemed that Concubine Zhu slapped her in the face for some reason."

She was impartial and told him what she knew in a few words: "They were making a lot of noise, and I was afraid they would get hurt, so I didn't go over. And I couldn't think of where to go for a while, so I came back."

While Xie Yuzhen was talking, he secretly glanced at the most noble couple in the Dasheng Dynasty.

The emperor frowned deeply, and seemed very impatient with the two concubines who had caused the trouble, while the queen was helpless, but this helplessness only lasted for a very short moment, and soon her expression became serious, but she still gently asked Xie Yuzhen to sit down.

Then the Queen turned around and said: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, so I will not bother you with these trivial matters in the harem."

The emperor also nodded: "Then leave it to Wang Qing to handle. I will return to the Purple Palace first."

After that, he turned his head and looked at Xie Yuzhen: "You have to take care of your pregnancy, listen to the queen more, and don't join in the fun."

Xie Yuzhen responded obediently, but somehow she felt a little guilty. After the emperor turned and left, she looked at the queen carefully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhu and Meng Ronghua will be here soon... Should I avoid them?"

The queen looked at her soft and cautious appearance, and the seriousness on her face faded a little. She said to her in a soothing tone: "What is there to avoid? It's just some ordinary little things. There are too many such little things in the palace. Everyone lives in the deep palace for a long time, and it is inevitable to be lonely. There are always those who feel unfair, and almost every day there are some things that happen. As the queen, I have the obligation to deal with these trivial matters and not let them bother Your Majesty."

The queen was nearly thirty years old. She was not stunningly beautiful, with an oval face that was the favorite of the elders. Perhaps because she had been in a high position for many years and was in charge of all matters of the harem, she looked a little serious.

But her voice was very pleasant, not crisp, but gentle and pleasant. When she spoke in a slow voice, Xie Yuzhen always felt at ease.

Thinking that she might cause a lot of trouble in the future and might even replace her as the queen, Xie Yuzhen felt more and more guilty: "I also read the palace rules before entering the palace. Even as the head of a palace, I am not allowed to punish concubines at will, let alone me..."

It's too early to think about the future throne of Queen.

Xie Yuzhen comforted herself like this, and put on a somewhat timid expression, full of trust in the queen but not daring to approach her: "What's more, I just saw that Meng Ronghua seemed to be slapped by Concubine Zhu. Girls of her age are most concerned about their reputation. Even if she accidentally said something wrong, she shouldn't be hit like this..."

She was as innocent as a little deer that had just jumped out of the fog in the mountains.

The experienced empress saw through the little tricks of the "Emperor's new favorite concubine" at a glance, and could not help but have a deeper understanding of Xie Yuzhen's boldness and stirring up trouble out of nothing, which the emperor had mentioned before. She looked at Xie Yuzhen with amusement and said, "It is common for concubines in the harem to quarrel. This time, Concubine Zhu did go too far. However, she has had a bad temper since she served His Majesty in Qian's residence. After so many years, she has not improved at all."

Xie Yuzhen looked at the queen curiously. She could not see any dislike for Concubine Zhu on her face. In her serious look, there was even a hint of regret.

Her Majesty the Queen...seems like a good person?

Xie Wei really couldn't be sure.

In fact, she was only twenty-two years old. If she were in an ordinary family, she should have been a new daughter-in-law with some experience in social interactions. Unfortunately, she fell into a quagmire when she first got married. She had to guard against the open and covert attacks of Zhou Ting and Xiang, and endure the dislike and sarcasm of the wife of Marquis Wuwei and her sisters-in-law. Even the prominent maids in the mansion looked down on her and targeted her secretly.

During those days, it seemed as if everyone was her enemy.

She was almost suffocated by the pressure.

In fact, apart from his own relatives, Xie Yuzhen had never had a normal relationship with women from other families, not to mention the ladies of the imperial court who lived deep in the palace.

She originally thought that a high and mighty figure like the Queen would be even more arrogant than the sisters-in-law in the Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion, and would be more indifferent and contemptuous of her than Zhou Ting's mother... But what she saw and heard today told her that the Queen was completely different from those people.

Especially when she secretly tried to put some harmless eye drops on Concubine Zhu in front of the Queen, the Queen's reaction made Xie Yuzhen more and more unpredictable, and the slightest bit of shame in her heart was slowly growing, but Xie Yuzhen forced himself to suppress the guilt - what if the Queen was a sweet-looking person with a bitter heart?

It is true that Xie Yuzhen wants to cling to the Queen's thighs, but what she wants is a second way out that can ensure her continued wealth and glory in the harem after she falls out of favor with the Emperor, rather than rashly relying on someone whose character she has not yet figured out, especially since she is the legal wife of the man she has hooked up with!

If you put yourself in his shoes, if you have a husband who is full of confidence and doesn't care about the feelings of a woman he is not interested in, and suddenly one day he dotes on a troublemaker... Xie Yu really feels that he does not have the heart and courage to tolerate this troublemaker, and he must find an opportunity to teach her a lesson.