The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Xie Wei really wanted to force the Emperor and the Duke of Yingguo’s Mansion to stand on opposite sides completely.

After one hit.

Concubine Deng, who was always dignified, gentle and graceful, lay on the ground, unable to cry out in pain, and soon she closed her eyes and passed out.

Xie Yuzhen's action of drawing his sword and injuring people without any warning made everyone present want to roll their eyes and faint.

All along, we have only heard of concubines in the palace making verbal taunts with each other, and then turning their backs to set up fights with each other. Where have we ever seen such a fierce man who draws his sword and chops at the enemy's neck?

For a moment, all the concubines headed by the Queen were stunned where they were, and the palace servants stopped at the same time and turned to look at the person standing at the top, this country, and the real master of this harem.

The emperor, who was the focus of everyone's attention, just stared at Xie Yuzhen blankly.

The woman in plain clothes, without any makeup, stood majestically with a long sword in her hand. The murderous aura on her body made her face bloom even more passionately against the plainness of her clothes, as if she was not in a solemn palace, but on the top of a snowy mountain where snow had been piled for thousands of years. She was the only beautiful banshee in the snowfield; it was also as if the blood of her enemies was dripping on the blunt sword. She was surrounded by murderous intent but was not stained by sin. The bones of thousands of soldiers were under her feet, and she wanted to make a fortress of bones for her success.

sudden.

The emperor felt ashamed of himself.

He felt his chest was filled with an unknown substance, as soft and dry as cotton, yet as sour and bitter as newly born green plums, filling his heart completely, and then, when the woman put away her sword and looked back with a smile, sweet and fragrant honey seeped out.

"Your Majesty." Xie Yuzhen lightly put the blunt sword taken from the emperor's waist back, "If the wall is old, full of cracks, and shaky, and may collapse at any time, hurting the owner's life, then why not completely tear it down, dismantle it and rebuild a new one, so that it can continue to protect its owner?"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and together with Yunrong, half-carried and half-supported the queen to the inner room to rest.

The emperor, who was left behind, finally let out a long breath. He glanced at Concubine Chen, who was also looking shocked. He could no longer blame her, but instead instructed Li Zong, "Didn't the Queen Mother say during the Fifth Princess's full-month banquet that she wanted to meet the ladies of the Duke of Ying's Mansion?"

The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion intended to divide the relationship between the Jun and Xie families, and adopted the most common method used by the noble families of that era - pairing up young people from their own family with the people they needed to win over.

However, this matter was exposed by the mother and daughter of the Jun family at Lu Weiyuan's full moon banquet, and Jun Yuexin even used the excuse that her brother was a homosexual to completely shirk the marriage.

Empress Dowager Hu was in a good mood and wanted to smooth things over, so she said that she would personally act as a matchmaker for the young ladies of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, that is, the younger sisters of Concubine Deng.

"Go and tell my mother what happened in this palace today. Then, send a message to the Duke of Ying's Mansion and tell her that Concubine Xian worked too hard for the funeral of Concubine Huaijing. She was so exhausted that she caught a cold and is bedridden." As the emperor said this, he looked at Concubine Xian Deng who had fainted on the ground. There was no affection in his eyes, but instead they were full of disgust.

At the same time, there is a sense of relief.

After making these two arrangements, the emperor ordered another eunuch, Feng Xiang, to secretly send Liu Shuyi and Chen Guipin back to their own palaces and put them under house arrest immediately. Many palace maids present were also to be imprisoned. Fang Fei and Jia Qi, who were involved in the incident, were immediately beaten to death.

"...they said that Liu Shuyi was too harsh on her subordinates, and that these two palace maids were resentful of her and deliberately plotted to sow discord between them, which led to Concubine Xu losing her child. Before Concubine Xu recovered, she should not be moved, so they told her to temporarily stay in the side hall of Lefu Palace. As for the palace maids in Yuchun Residence, they should all be brought here."

"No word of what happened today can leak out!" The emperor's eyes gradually became stern, and all the palace servants were trembling with fear. "All matters in the mourning hall will be taken over by Concubine Li. She is on good terms with Concubine Xian... That's all. Concubine Chen does not need to be confined to her house."

He called out to Concubine Chen, who was about to be sent away, and said, "Concubine Xian is ill, so you and Concubine Zhao will take over her affairs."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen turned around and bowed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

She stood up and continued, "The error in the memorial from Concubine Xu was intentionally done by He Shangyi, who was a close confidant of Concubine Shu. Before Concubine Shu passed away, she had already noticed Concubine Xian's unusual behavior, but she was powerless to change the situation. The reason why I am here today is to help her make this happen... You know it yourself, but Your Majesty, don't worry, neither I nor my mother's family have any ambitions for the wealth and honor in this huge palace. When Concubine Zhao Guipin takes charge of the palace affairs, I will return to the Buddhist temple and continue to pray for my child who died in vain."

She finished.

He took Liu Shuyi, who was in mourning, with him.

The emperor stood there for a while with a sullen face, then turned and walked into the inner room of the east hall and called out Xie Yuzhen.

Inside the empty room.

The emperor and his concubine stood face to face in silence.

Xie Yu was really unsure of the emperor's mood at the moment, so she started the conversation tentatively: "Your Majesty, after seeing my appearance today, do you think that I am too fierce and lack the virtues that a woman should have?"

As soon as she said this, the emperor's tense shoulders suddenly relaxed. He looked at the indifferent woman and said self-deprecatingly, "How can I have the qualities that a gentleman should have, as admired by the world?"

Xie Yuzhen's heart also relaxed: "Your Majesty is of course a gentleman. At least in my eyes, he is a unique gentleman... I don't know what those bad guys used to restrict you in everything you do, but even if I have to sacrifice my own flesh and blood, I am willing to be a pioneer for you and get rid of this cancerous cyst as soon as possible, so as to prevent people's greed from getting worse in the future and causing an irreversible crisis!"

The emperor's eyes were filled with various emotions. Finally, he took a step forward and hugged Xie Yuzhen, then buried his head tiredly on the woman's shoulder: "I know you have a strong temper, so I don't want you to know... Well, it's because as the lord of a country, I can be threatened by a minister, and by the wife of a minister. This is really embarrassing, so I can't lose face and tell you the truth."

"Oh?" Xie Yuzhen asked inquiringly, "You saw my fierce appearance, and I have lost all my dignity. But you still care about this."

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "It's my fault... Obviously, one of the daughters of the Duke of England holds a strange object. As long as I...if I do something to Concubine Deng that makes her feel bad, she will use that object to give me, the emperor, a 'bad review'. It would be fine if this 'bad review' was only directed at me, but she is..."

"Last time, because I intended to give the eldest princess to Concubine Ning to raise, and Concubine Deng Xian also wanted to be the eldest princess's adoptive mother, I was given a 'bad review' by an unknown sister. After that period of time, any concubine who became pregnant would inevitably have a miscarriage. The Jiangnan area was clearly enjoying a good year with good weather and good harvests, but it was inexplicably hit by a flood, and people's lives fell into a difficult situation!"