The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Thinking of this, Liu Shuyi showed a friendly expression to Xie Yuzhen: "I have been under house arrest for a long time, and I haven't had time to congratulate Concubine Zhao on the birth of her daughter. I wonder when the Fifth Princess's full moon banquet will be scheduled, so I can prepare in advance."

She smiled appropriately, and her tone was gentle and calm. When she said this, most of the concubines in the palace turned their heads to look at Liu Shuyi - this made Liu Shuyi wonder: Was there something wrong with what she said before?

Before Xie Yuzhen could reply, Concubine Li frowned and spoke quickly, "A newborn baby's full month is a great joy, and it's most taboo to have someone who is in mourning bump into it. By the way, has Shuyi's mother been in mourning for half a year?"

"In our dynasty, one has to observe three years of mourning when one's mother passes away. Even though Hong died for a crime of disrespect and she deserved to die, but Shuyi...how can she not even observe mourning?" Concubine Li disliked every concubine favored by the emperor equally.

She was a gossipy and mean person. Except for the Empress and the Virtuous Consort, there were few concubines in the palace who had not been criticized by her.

Concubine Li saw that Liu Shuyi's mother's family had committed such a big mistake, but she herself was only under house arrest. Now, not only can she be released under house arrest because of her daughter, but she has also attracted the emperor's attention... For all these reasons, Concubine Li has disliked her for a long time. Now that she has finally found her fault, how can she not hit Liu Shuyi hard?

Liu Shuyi only felt her head buzzing and fell into silence. For a moment, she couldn't understand what Concubine Li was saying.

Hong.

her mother.

died?

impossible......

how so......

Seeing her stunned look, Xie Yuzhen suddenly realized: "...Did the palace servants serving Madam Shuyi not inform Madam Shuyi about this?"

No wonder Liu Shuyi was so calm. It turned out that she had no idea that her mother, Hong, had been convicted and died.

"......Didn't my family...just have their titles stripped......" Liu Shuyi's eyes were lifeless, her gaze was scattered, and two lines of clear tears silently slid down her cheeks.

That day, she learned that Concubine Xu changed her name and moved out of Yanzhang Palace after breaking off relations with the Liu family. She also suddenly heard that the Marquis of Jingjun was demoted to the Earl of Shunyi and his fiefdom was taken back. She subconsciously thought that the fact that Concubine Xu entered the palace under someone else's identity was exposed and her family was punished.

At that time, Liu Shuyi was still thankful that she was only stripped of her title. As long as she was still in favor, the defeat would only be temporary.

She never thought that her mother would be convicted and sentenced to death for this matter, and since she did not take the initiative to ask about Hong, Cui Liu was afraid of being angered and punished by her, so naturally she did not dare to bring it up.

At the same time, Liu Shuyi was thinking about waiting until she regained favor and then summoning her mother into the palace in a grand manner, so that she could avenge her previous humiliation. So she just handed a letter to her parents' home and didn't think about it anymore.

However, knowing his daughter's true nature well, Shunyi Bo had been worrying about how to reply after receiving the letter - if he replied truthfully, he was afraid that Liu Shuyi would go crazy in the palace and do something bad like her mother, which would implicate the whole family again; if he did not reply truthfully, Liu Shuyi would know the truth sooner or later. He had lied to her this time, and when she realized it, she would probably go even crazier.

As a result, Liu Shuyi only learned about Hong's death now.

Xie Yuzhen looked at Liu Shuyi who was in an abnormal state and grabbed the fruit plate beside her, ready to hit her with the plate if she went crazy. However, she suddenly felt as if her eyes were blurred, and she saw another phantom of "Liu Shuyi" covering Liu Shuyi.

It was as if Liu Shuyi was frightened out of her body by the news...

Xie Yuzhen blinked several times quickly and found that what he saw did not seem to be an illusion... The Heavenly Dao once said that He would give him a pair of eyes that could see through abnormalities. Could it be...?

【system! 】

【Woof! 】

Xie Yuzhen has now learned that when he encounters something beyond his understanding, he will first ask this strange thing from the future.

After listening to Xie Yuzhen's description of the vision he had seen, the Dreaming System was silent for a while before saying: [Ding - I also disassembled the database of the Counterattack System. It is the most powerful and most valued system among all the systems. Master, please wait a moment. Tongzi will connect to its database and check it out.]

Liu Shuyi, who suddenly learned the news of her mother's death, trembled slightly all over and tears could not stop flowing.

"how so......"

It was indeed a crime of disrespect to send someone else to be selected as a concubine, but Liu Shuyi could never have imagined that her mother would end up dying in prison. She did not link the cause of her mother's tragic death to the Jingjun Marquis' Mansion, which the emperor had long wanted to deal with, and she did not know that before Hong's actions were exposed, she had committed the crime of disobedience by slapping a concubine in the face.

All Liu Shuyi is thinking about now is that Concubine Xu deliberately slandered the emperor in order to win his favor, which led to severe punishment for her entire family.

All...

It’s her fault!

[Ding - Report to the master, Tongzi found some possibly relevant information. ]

[The Lord God has many simulated universes inside itself. Sometimes it will tear apart the souls of the natives of the world that is about to be invaded, leaving one part in the body and throwing the other part into the simulated universe, letting the natives experience some things in the simulated universe and then sending them back, making them think that they have traveled to another world and now have traveled back again, so that the soul will occasionally leave the body when the emotions are too intense. ]

[Indigenous people in this situation usually carry some special products from the simulated universe, such as the cultivation methods of the martial arts world and the cultivation world, and the supernatural powers produced in the doomsday world.]

[Although such natives are not souls from another world, they can also become anchors for the invasion of the Lord God. They have residual energy of the Lord God. If the master allows, Tongzi can use the dream-making function to connect with their consciousness and confirm her experience in the simulated universe and what special products she carries by observing her dreams.]

It really makes things a lot easier to have a helpless system. Otherwise, even if these monsters and goblins are under the influence of the world's consciousness, most of them don't have good brains, and it would be troublesome to deal with them by myself.

Xie Yuzhen: [I allow you to connect to Liu Shuyi. ]

[Woof! Tongzi promises to complete the task! When Liu Shuyi falls asleep tonight, the master will know her details! ]

Xie Yuzhen, who was confident, did not put down the plate of snacks, but continued to be on guard against Liu Shuyi, who was obviously out of control.

And it was at this time that Concubine Xu also arrived.

Liu Shuyi's eyes were filled with hatred almost instantly, and she swept her glare sharply towards Concubine Xu.

Lady Xu was slightly stunned, then she stepped forward and saluted slowly: "I pay my respects to all the ladies."

After saying that, she looked at Liu Shuyi provocatively, curled the corners of her lips sarcastically, but said nothing.