The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

He clenched his hands.

Qian Shunyi told herself to stay calm.

That cup was originally scented tea. What's wrong with having a little more pollen in it? The imperial physician should not be able to find any Mantura pollen...right?

[Ding——The system has long reminded the host that the probability of this method being successful is extremely small.]

[Shut up! You are just a slave, how dare you speak in front of your master! ]

system:【......】

It really does.

I feel numb already.

If it had not suffered an unknown attack while traveling through time and space, leaving it with little energy left, it would have wanted to take the initiative to untie this self-important but stupid host and live out its last days with the remaining energy.

It is rare to find a host that can drive a system to the point of wanting to commit suicide.

[Besides, if you, a servant, were not so incompetent, why would you force me to take action myself? ]

Qian Shunyi was about to bite her teeth to pieces. This system actually dared to say that she was too ambitious and insisted that she first gain the favor of a mere talent... Haha, a slave is a slave, and she doesn't understand her foresight at all!

Zhao Cairen was a disgraced person, born of a slave family, and had even been reprimanded by the Empress Dowager. What was there in her that was worthy of her trying to please her?

While waiting for the imperial physician to arrive, Qian Shunyi looked at Xie Yuzhen who was being taken aside by the emperor with gritted teeth: It is more the fault of Xie that she is ignorant and does not know what is good for her. If she was smarter and understood what I wanted to express in the dream, and handed over the heir to me obediently, then I would not have to take such a risky move!

No matter what, Qian Shunyi could blame the heavens or the earth, but she would never blame herself.

[Ding——The system has long explained to the host that the system is short of energy and needs to rely on the host's actions to gain the favor and recognition of the natives of this world to convert energy. As long as the host completes the task and helps the system accumulate energy, the system can maximize its capabilities.]

[Can't you do your own thing? There is no reason in this world for a slave to tell his master what to do! ]

The system fell silent again, and began to suspect that its birth was just a casual amusement of the main god with a bad taste, and it had no meaning to either itself or the world.

The thought of taking the initiative to untie the ties and ending the unified life came to my mind again.

Qian Shunyi was still mumbling to himself: "If a useless slave like you were in my Qian's house, you would not be qualified to come before the master. Not to mention that you actually want to order the master around. If you have the slightest disrespectful thought, you should be dragged out and beaten to death!"

[Ding——The laws of this dynasty prohibit the indiscriminate killing of slaves and servants. Even if they are slaves, those who kill them indiscriminately will be punished.]

[Oh, can't you just pay money to atone for your sins? How much can a mere slave be worth?] Qian Shunyi put on an upright expression, standing among the concubines with her head held high, ignoring the occasional glances from others. However, her fixed gaze on Xie Yuzhen revealed her restless heart.

[If a poor girl like Xie hadn't always used some tricks to seduce Your Majesty and asked Your Majesty to protect her, even if I beat her to death, I wouldn't be able to pay a few silver coins! ]

She was born into a privileged class. Below her, the classes are clearly defined, and above her, well, the classes are also clearly defined, but not as strictly defined. So in Qian Shunyi's view, if someone of a lower class than her climbs over her head, that would be considered restless and unruly, and if she serves her superior, that would be considered her duty, and if her superior insists on honoring her and pampering her, then she deserves it.

She is different from Xie Yuzhen, a vixen who only knows how to play tricks. She is very honest and well-behaved. However, if the superior insists on loving her, she can't stop him!

Unfortunately, her only two superiors did not like her. The queen, even though she was kind-hearted, hated her nagging and preaching; the emperor only loved her face, but her temperament overwhelmed even that face of a natural beauty, causing the emperor to treat her as nothing.

Xie Yu was really nagged by the emperor, saying that she didn't feel tired. It was already late at night, but she still personally started to fight with Qian Shunyi. He also mentioned that he slapped the wife of Marquis of Jingjun so many times in the afternoon, blaming her for not being afraid of tiring herself and hurting the fetus.

"I'm in high spirits. Even if another wife of the Marquis of Jing County comes, I can beat her up again. Besides, I have tolerated her for so long. Your Majesty, why don't you worry that I might get hurt after being suppressed for hours?" Xie Yu really knew that the emperor was not angry with her behavior. At most, he was just annoyed that she dared to beat him because of another dispute among concubines.

But his annoyance was not directed at himself. After all, Xie Yuzhen was really doing it for him, so he suppressed his impatient, straightforward and harsh temper. He did not expose Qian Shunyi, who had attacked her first, until all the outsiders had left.

Precisely because Xie Yuzhen usually behaves in a pretentious and hypocritical manner, and always likes to target people who are mean to her, this kind of patience is particularly rare in the eyes of the emperor. A woman, and a beautiful woman who suits your taste in every aspect, is willing to sacrifice herself for you, suppress her nature, and stand on your side to think for you. How can this not be a deep love?

Anyway, in the emperor's view, Xie Wei really loved him terribly.

Let’s look at Qian Shunyi.

She talks about rules and etiquette every day. She always tells people that women should behave themselves and not covet things that do not belong to them. If they are beautiful, they should not dress up. If they are talented, they should act clumsy. This is because a pretty face and superhuman talent are things that can seduce men and are not what a good "behaved" woman like her should have.

Whenever the emperor thought of Qian Shunyi's words, his head ached and he felt like he was having a headache.

Even he, a proud straight man, has never thought that a pretty face given by parents is for the purpose of seducing men, and that women study and learn skills and dress themselves up to seduce men. So why does Qian Shunyi, who keeps talking about women's duties, think that everything she does is to seduce men?

Take Concubine Ning for example. There was no romantic relationship between her and the emperor. She entered the palace just to avoid idleness and never served the emperor in bed. The emperor only treated her as a sister, and kept her well fed, well fed and entertained. She could live a good life without seducing men. She dressed up beautifully every day to go play with the empress, recited poems, painted, played ball, fished, studied clothing styles, embroidery patterns, rouge and powder... She lived a happier life than anyone else.

When the third princess's mother died of childbirth complications, the emperor wanted Concubine Ning to raise a child so that she would have someone to rely on when she was old. But before the matter was finalized, Qian Shunyi couldn't wait to jump out and enumerate Concubine Ning's "crimes".

She accused him of marrying twice, being restless, and wearing makeup, reciting poems, and painting, all of which were signs of being a prostitute. She was very excited when she blamed others, but she didn't even look at what she had done.

Is there any comparability between dressing yourself up beautifully, writing poems, and painting, and belittling this and that over a disagreement, or even directly putting drugs in someone's tea?

This Qian is really a two-faced person, so annoying!