The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

【doom】.

It's not just bad luck, it's just that everything goes wrong.

It will make people unknowingly become more and more obsessed with trivial matters, make the most wrong and out-of-control choices, and push themselves into a situation of no return with extreme thinking.

Earlier in Lefu Palace, seeing that Liu Shuyi was still able to maintain her rationality and function normally, Xie Yu really thought that [bad luck] had no effect on her at all. Now it seems... in the heart of Liu Shuyi, who does everything to win favor, the most important and most concerned thing is not winning favor at all.

really interesting!

Many times, many people don’t know what they really want deep down in their hearts. They just live according to the common sense honed by life and interpersonal relationships, and think that is the way of life they need and want most.

Some people live without realizing it until the end of their lives, while others can vaguely sense it, and are constantly torn between the two, as confused as an ant trapped in a glass cover.

Xie Ruizhen discovered such an ant.

So I decided to be kind and let it obey its truest desires for once before crushing it to death.

Lizheng Hall.

Palace ladies and court officials came and went constantly.

There is no rule in this dynasty that prohibits the harem from participating in politics. It's just that emperors and ministers of all dynasties have tacitly tried to avoid letting the ladies in the harem have direct contact with political affairs.

But theoretically speaking, concubines in the harem can submit memorials to the emperor, and some favorite concubines can directly influence the emperor, asking him to promote someone who has given them money or benefits, or simply ask for official positions and titles for their family members.

During the reign of the previous emperor, Empress Dowager Hu took the lead in submitting memorials to stop the construction of palaces several times, which dissuaded the previous emperor from doing so. However, it was precisely because Empress Dowager Hu repeatedly opposed him that the previous emperor became more and more fond of Concubine Yuan, and tried to use the fact that Empress Dowager Hu was not favored as his wife to strike back at her.

However, Empress Dowager Hu turned around and adopted the emperor, not caring whether Concubine Yuan was a favorite concubine or not. She herself occupied the righteousness and etiquette, and many court officials were willing to follow her. She also often showed kindness to her subjects and did many things that benefited the people. Compared with the previous emperor who was addicted to women and enjoyed luxury, the kind, rational, and well-known Empress Dowager Hu was more popular with the people.

In the later period, on the surface, it was a contest between Concubine Yuan's line and the Empress Dowager, but in fact it had turned into a secret confrontation and tug-of-war between the Emperor and the Empress.

The late emperor thought that as long as he showed favoritism to his youngest son Lu Yesheng and hinted that he was his favorite heir, he could alienate his relationship with his adoptive mother. However, this instead made Concubine Yuan and her son feel extremely uneasy, and they made one stupid move after another. In the end, the original "shield" really became the apple of the late emperor's eye, the most favored youngest son, and the most legitimate winner in the battle for the throne.

Let’s not talk about the past for now.

Xie Yuzhen brought Liu Shuyi to the Lizheng Hall openly, and no palace servant dared to stop him. Only the eunuch Feng Xiang who was on duty that day came forward to ask his intention.

"Empress Shuyi has important matters to report to Your Majesty, but she was embarrassed to come here alone. I happened to pass by Yanzhang Palace and heard about this, so I shamelessly accompanied Empress Shuyi here." Xie Yuzhen opened his mouth and made up a very flimsy excuse.

Feng Xiang felt sweat on his back after hearing this: "......This."

"Just report to His Majesty as I said. I'll take Empress Shuyi to the back hall and wait." Xie Yuzhen said with a friendly smile, words that made Feng Xiang extremely embarrassed.

Feng Xiang wiped the cold sweat off his forehead: "My Queen..."

“If His Majesty doesn’t come, I will strangle Sister Liu to death first and then burn the back hall.” Xie Yuzhen, who was originally smiling and talking, suddenly frowned.

Feng Xiang was so frightened that he staggered and nodded repeatedly, with cold sweat running down his temples.

Seeing this, Xie Yuzhen finally stopped bothering a mouthpiece. He turned around, pulled the stunned Liu Shuyi and went to the back hall.

Liu Shuyi didn't understand why this crazy woman was so favored, and couldn't help but start to wonder if the emperor had any special hobbies...

When they arrived at the back hall, Xie Yuzhen regained her smile and said, "Sister, please don't be angry. What I said just now was just a joke. How could I set fire to the palace? Don't you agree?"

"......" Liu Shuyi was silent.

The burning of the palace was fake...so the story of strangling me to death is true?

Now Liu Shuyi no longer has any doubts about whether Xie Yuzhen can do such a horrific thing.

only......

Liu Shuyi thought about what would happen to her and didn't care what nonsense this crazy woman said. She just let these words become dust and go with the wind. She had more important things to figure out.

Not long after.

The emperor arrived.

Entering the back hall, he first glanced at Liu Shuyi, frowned at the familiar plum blossom hairpin in her hair, turned around and smiled at Xie Yuzhen again: "Xianming has just taken over the affairs of the Shanggong Bureau, how come he is still so free?"

"Nothing is more important than your Majesty's affairs. Since this concerns your Majesty, no matter how busy or tired I am, I will put aside the things at hand." Xie Yuzhen said frankly and passionately.

The emperor was helpless - he did like Liu Shuyi, and always remembered that she gave birth to a daughter for him, but this woman had caused too many troubles, and now he was a little tired of seeing her again.

And Xie Yuzhen... The emperor didn't believe that she couldn't understand his attitude, but she still chose to bring the person who had fallen out of favor to him and make things difficult for him. She was indeed... angry.

The emperor did not care about the slight malice hidden behind Xie Yuzhen's beautiful smile. Instead, he felt that Xie Yuzhen was worthy of being the woman he loved the most.

He simply had too many things.

He wanted the most special, the most unusual, the best... unique, the like of which had never been seen before and would never be seen again.

So what if a woman is ambitious?

Looking at such a beautiful flower filled with poisonous juice blooming in front of him, he wished he could cut his own flesh and bleed it to feed the flower raw, so that it could bloom more gorgeously.

"Since Empress Shuyi has something to say to Your Majesty, I will not disturb you any further." Xie Yuzhen said as she stood up and prepared to leave.

The emperor raised his hand to stop her and said, "We are not strangers. It is good to be attentive. However, there is no need to be so troublesome. You can just go behind the screen. I think Liu Shuyi doesn't care about this."

He saw the determination to die in the eyes of this woman whom he had tired of. It was just like some people, before they die, like to ask unreasonable questions like whether others cared about them or loved them.

If it can please your lover, then what's wrong with making her laugh at yourself?

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Xie Yuzhen went behind the screen, and the emperor raised his chin coldly towards Liu Shuyi.

Even though Liu Shuyi had already given up hope, she couldn't help but feel a little unwilling and heartbroken about this scene. She slowly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I just want to... ask about my mother's death."