The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The emperor, who had suffered from the trouble of being childless, could not understand why Xie Yu was really happy. In his opinion, most of the concubines in the harem, as well as the wives of ordinary officials and common people, hoped to give birth to a boy: "I thought Xie Qing would say that he dreamed of the prince."

The pretty girl was obviously stunned for a moment, and then complained with a little dissatisfaction: "I am not a virtuous person, but Your Majesty, you have known me for a long time. Have I ever told a lie even once? I always say what I mean..." She turned away and did not look at the emperor.

The emperor thought about it carefully and found that Xie Yuzhen really never did anything false. Even though she hated the Wuwei Marquisate so much that she wanted to pick on that family at night, she never framed anyone or spread rumors. Instead, she just begged him to lend her people to verify everything Zhou Ting had done before going to the court to make a scene.

It was because she was so strict in doing practical things, but always showed some cunning when she was with him, that the emperor loved this woman so much, so he begged for mercy: "It's my fault, thank you for not being angry."

Xie Yuzhen was very easy to coax and forgave the emperor: "It's not that I always lose my temper, I'm just afraid that my daughter will think that we, as her parents, don't like her..."

This is her darling, precious daughter, the emperor!

If the person who said that before and suspected him was not the emperor's daughter's emperor father, Xie Yu really wanted to slap him in the face.

"Yes, yes, what Xie Qing said is right. Daddy apologizes to his precious daughter." In the eyes of the emperor, this was just a flirtation between Xie Yuzhen, a beautiful woman who always had a bad temper, and himself. He didn't realize that the woman in his arms was seriously apologizing in a low voice to the child in her belly.

He gently touched Xie Yuzhen's soft and flat belly, but still didn't quite believe what she said - the emperor was indeed sincere to this woman at the moment, and according to his usual thinking, Xie Yuzhen was worthy of having a son. It was because, in this era, a son who knew how to be filial was a woman's last guarantee.

But he didn't dislike the princess, and at the same time he approved of Xie's mother's way of educating Xie Yuzhen: "The last time I mentioned giving your father a sinecure, you refused; the last time I mentioned finding a position for your brother, you said you were ambitious to take the imperial examination yourself; now that you are pregnant, why not give your mother an imperial decree so that she can pass a sign into the palace to see you?"

Xie Yuzhen was a little hesitant.

She had no foundation in the palace. If it weren't for the emperor's protection, she would have been completely passive. She wanted to see her mother, but she was afraid that her mother would be plotted against if she entered the palace. So she shook her head and said, "My mother is just an ordinary woman in the market. I should... wait for some time, let her get used to having a daughter who is a concubine in the palace, and then meet her."

The emperor was not a fool. He understood almost immediately what Xie Yu was really afraid of. However, he could not help but feel pity for the beauty because of her regretful expression, so he did not expose her. "I will ask my subordinates to draft an imperial edict and send it to Xie Qing's mother."

He had always been a generous emperor. All the concubines he had loved were granted titles or rewards with gold and silver. However, Xie Yuzhen's family was simple, and she made it clear that she was not on good terms with her father. She bluntly said that Xie's father was a fool, and it would be fine for him to be a guest, but he would be a disaster if he really became an official. Although her brother had a poor talent for studying, he was also a hardworking, motivated and down-to-earth person. The official position awarded was different from the one he got through the exams, and the emperor had no intention of being a bad person who ruined people's future. As a result, he wanted to reward the Xie family several times, but was bluntly rejected by Xie Yuzhen.

Now that the reward had finally been given, it was clearly a gift to the concubine's family, but seeing Xie Yuzhen finally accept the reward, the emperor was the happiest one: "Have you been well in the palace these few days?"

Xie Yuzhen blinked: "Of course everything is fine, oh, by the way."

"Hmm?" Seeing that she looked like she had something to say, the emperor nodded his chin to signal her to continue.

Xie Yuzhen said: "Shen Xiaoyi, who fell into the water earlier, almost got into trouble again while recuperating."

She recounted everything that happened on the day of the visit, and then said that she was curious and caught up with Liu Xiaoyi and said something to her: "I think Liu Xiaoyi is very different from Empress Shuyi, not only in appearance, but also in temperament. Empress Shuyi..."

She looked at the emperor's frown, and pursed her lips: "I don't want to say anything, but Liu Xiaoyi is really pitiful. It was clearly someone else's fault, but in the end she had to bear the consequences. It would be fine if that person treated her better, but it's a pity. I think Liu Xiaoyi's life is not easy either."

The emperor frowned and did not comment on Liu Xiaoyi's behavior. Instead, he said to Xie Yuzhen, "Liu Shuyi's personality is a little biased. If you meet her in the future, don't get carried away and provoke her."

It's like a good owner is warning the new kitten in the house not to touch the dog that loves to tear up the house.

Xie Yuzhen naturally appeared to be well-behaved and expressed gratitude and flattery for the emperor's concern. After making the emperor feel relaxed both physically and mentally, he happily sent him out of Jinghua Tower.

Since she got pregnant, Xie Yuzhen gradually became lazy. After seeing the emperor off, she yawned and said, "Xiazhi, ask Baolu to see which direction His Majesty's imperial carriage is going."

Although it was not very straightforward, Xie Yuzhen did say some good things about Liu Xiaoyi. Based on her understanding of the emperor, if nothing unexpected happened, Liu Xiaoyi would definitely be the one sleeping with him today.

Unfortunately, an accident still happened that day.

As Xie Yuzhen had expected, the emperor did go to Yanzhang Palace, but he did not go to see Liu Shuyi, who was implied by the empress to be confined to her room for reflection, which made the latter so angry that she kept throwing things around in the palace.

That night, the emperor summoned Liu Xiaoyi to sleep with him, but the next day for some reason it was Shen Xiaoyi who walked out of the emperor's bedroom with a happy face.

After hearing the news, Xie Yuzhen, who was very quick-witted, took a while to come to his senses: "Did Liu Xiaoyi give it up on her own initiative, or?"

Chunfen, who heard the news, shook his head and said, "I heard that it was originally Liu Xiaoyi's. She had dressed up, but she sprained her ankle when she went out, and then she became Shen Xiaoyi."

Xie Yuzhen felt it was very strange: "Can Shen Xiaoyi's body withstand it?"

Regardless of whether Shen Xiaoyi's body, which had just recovered, could withstand it, Liu Xiaoyi felt that she was about to be unable to withstand it. After completing Shen Xiaoyi's task, she happily changed to a miraculous medicine that could increase her chances of pregnancy. However, she sprained her ankle while she was out.

Faced with Shen Xiaoyi who came to visit her with an apologetic look on her face, she couldn't show any complaints, but pretended to be very happy and congratulated her.

However, after Shen Xiaoyi returned to her room and sent the palace servants away, she could not help but said happily: "This 'Crow Mouth' system is so effective. If it is not possible to curse only once a month, and if you have to have close contact with the cursed object and make the other party unprepared, then wouldn't I be..."

She muttered to herself, regretting her feud with Wen Baolin: "I should have dealt with her first, and waited until she completely believed in me before making her suffer!"

As she muttered this, Shen Xiaoyi couldn't help but feel happy again: "I died so early in my previous life, but in the end I became the woman that Your Majesty loved and cared about the most. In this life, I must make up for this regret and stay with Your Majesty forever, so that bitch Shen Huiwan will have a good taste of what it's like to be in the cold palace!"