The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Madam, this... is not a little too much..." Holding on to the last glimmer of hope that Xie Yuzhen could not see anything unusual about Huacha, Huizhu said cautiously.

Xie Yuzhen looked at her with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty will only be happy to receive the tea I sent you, and will not blame me at all."

"But the other ladies..."

"You have been with me for several months, how come you don't know that I only care about whether His Majesty is happy or not. What other people feel has nothing to do with me?" Xie Yuzhen knew in advance that Qian Shunyi was going to do something bad to her, but she never thought that Qian Shunyi would use such a stupid method.

She now really wanted to pry open Qian Shunyi's head and see what this self-proclaimed noble girl was thinking about.

She got a magical system. Although its functions were a bit useless, if it could be used well, it would still be a miracle weapon. But what did she do with it?

She appeared in Xie Yuzhen's dream and showed her taking care of the baby.

Three times in a row!

Xie Yu really wanted to pull the system out of her head, snatch it away and show Qian Shunyi how to maximize its function.

At this point, she finally couldn't help herself and took action against herself, but what method did she use?

He asked a maid who didn't even know his daily clothing and eating habits to blatantly put drugs in the tea that he would never drink!

Such idiots...

Xie Yu really felt that if he didn't make a big fuss for her, he would be letting down Qian Shunyi's pitiful IQ. It must have been so difficult for her to come up with such a little "conspiracy"!

"What? You don't want to go? Well, then let Chunfen go." Xie Yuzhen admired Huizhu's anxious look with sweat all over her forehead. Of course, she just said that deliberately to scare the other party.

The tea was mixed with unknown ingredients. Even if it was not mixed by her, it was made by her after all, so Xie Yuzhen did not dare to serve it to the emperor.

"My wife!" Huizhu was so anxious that she wanted to kneel down in front of her.

Xie Yuzhen was still calm and composed: "What's wrong? I just sent a cup of flower tea to His Majesty. You are like this... Did you do something shameful without telling me?"

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced towards Qian Shunyi's position.

Qian Shunyi was quite conspicuous among the many beautifully dressed concubines. She had a charming face, but deliberately put on yellowing makeup to make her complexion look dull. She also wore clothes that were very dignified in terms of material, pattern and style - in fact, they made her look older - and she was out of tune with the other women around her.

Xie Yuzhen's look made Huizhu completely panic. Her mind was filled with the fact that Xie Cairen had seen through the abnormality of the tea, and even knew that the tea was arranged by Qian Shunyi... Her body swayed, and she was instantly caught by Chunfen, so she did not fall down.

Chunfen twisted Huizhu's arm hard, causing her to come back to her senses.

Xie Yuzhen had a kind smile on his face, but in Huizhu's eyes, he looked like the Jade-faced Demon who would eat children in the story: "Do you want to send it off, or do you want Chunfen to go?"

Huizhu spoke with great difficulty: "Madam, you know very well that this tea..."

"So what?" Xie Yuzhen smiled, looking very caring for the maid. He took Huizhu's hand, which was completely cold from fear, and patted it affectionately. "It's so boring to drug me. Why don't we have something big~"

Xie Yuzhen usually treated the palace maids in Jinghua Tower very kindly. Except for the incident with Qiuhe, she never beat or scolded them. She also did not secretly deduct the monthly wages of the palace maids like some concubines of lower positions did. She even often gave them rewards...

Huizhu also felt guilty when she agreed to help Qian Shunyi plot against Xie Yuzhen.

But there was nothing she could do. Her family were all in the capital, and her father had become addicted to gambling and had his hand broken. Only her frail mother and young brother were left at home. If it weren't for the wealthy family that lent money to help pay off the debt, her father might have been beaten to death, and her mother and brother might have been captured by the casino people and sold for money.

Moreover.

If she is unwilling to help, but knows that Qian Shunyi has evil intentions towards Xie Cairen, then will the Qian family outside the palace...let her family go?

Regardless of whether she was willing or not, Huizhu finally got on Qian Shunyi's pirate ship.

The friendly smile she used to smile at the palace maids in the past startled Huizhu into feeling fear. She finally understood why she occasionally heard the palace maids serving other concubines discussing in private that Concubine Xie from Jinghua Tower in Shouning Palace looked glamorous on the surface but was actually a crazy woman on the inside.

"I have grown up but still haven't been able to count the number of people in my nine clans. Huizhu, have you ever counted them?" Xie Yuzhen said affectionately with a somewhat innocent tone, "It's not too late to count now."

"My wife!" Huizhu finally collapsed. Chunfen was small and could not bear the weight of more than 100 pounds, so she could only let her lie on the ground.

The concubines sitting on both sides of Xie Yuzhen all looked over. On Xie Yuzhen's left was Zhao Cairen from Jiangyun Palace. This talented person was already in her thirties, with an indescribable look of misery on her face. She was usually very silent when paying respects. After she spoke, Xie Yuzhen realized that Zhao Cairen's voice was even more bitter than her face: "What's wrong?"

The sound of Huizhu falling down was quite loud, and many people looked over here. Even the emperor and empress who were sitting at the top were startled.

Xie Yuzhen answered Zhao Cairen's question first: "Maybe he was scared."

Zhao Cairen was confused by this answer. Just when she was confused, she heard the emperor's question from above: "Why did Xie Cairen's maid faint?"

The emperor leaned forward slightly and pretended to stand up. He knew that Xie Yuzhen had sent the female official she relied on most to take care of Xie's mother, and he began to worry that the palace maid who was replaced now was not appropriate.

Xie Yuzhen stood up before the emperor, without any timidity, and answered loudly: "I saw a beautiful flower tea on my table, so I wanted to ask this maid to bring one up to your majesty to see. Who knew she was so timid, and she just listened to what I said and left."

"I don't need this cup of flower tea, but you like to play tricks on me!" The emperor scolded with a smile that seemed to be both angry and happy, "Since you are so timid and scared, let someone help her go down and rest first."

Although they were a little far away, Xie Ruizhen had excellent eyesight and could still see the emperor's expression clearly. His smile was the same as usual, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He should have understood that there was something wrong with the tea on Xie Ruizhen's table, but it was obvious that the emperor did not want to let her make a fuss in such an occasion.

Xie Yuzhen curled her lips in her heart, but her face showed a happy expression: "Then I will thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of this useless servant."

It's not worth losing the emperor's favor just to vent your anger.

Although he really wanted to flip the table, Xie Yuzhen still held back.

She looked at Qian Shunyi with an unfriendly look - just wait, when the banquet is over and all the foreign officials have left, you will be in trouble!