The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Xie Yuzhen raised his dark-colored eyebrows, somewhat surprised: "Your Majesty, why are you here at this time?"

Even if today is the day when the new concubine enters the palace, the emperor still has government affairs to deal with in the previous dynasty. Compared with the affairs of the court, what does marrying a few concubines matter?

Xie Yuzhen actually thought that the emperor would have to wait until night before appearing in the harem.

She quickly got up and rushed out of the flower hall. At a glance, she saw the emperor in casual clothes standing at the gate of Jinghua Tower. He said something to Wen Baolin gently, causing the latter to lower his head shyly. When he saw Xie Yuzhen appear, he put away his expression, knelt down, bowed, and left.

Seeing this scene, Xie Yuzhen just stood downstairs and refused to leave.

The emperor looked at her, walked over with a helpless look on his face, took the woman's jade-like hand and pulled her into the house.

At this time, the house had been completely cleaned up, and the mess on the ground had disappeared.

The two of them sat down, and the emperor glanced at the palace servants who were obviously missing from the room, and said with a smile: "Xie Qing, are you jealous?"

Xie Yuzhen was known for her boldness and straightforwardness when she flirted with the emperor outside the palace. Now she has no intention of changing her ways for the time being. She glanced at him seductively, "Why should I be jealous? What should I be jealous of? Didn't I not interrupt you when you were talking to Wen Baolin just now?"

She gently shook off the emperor's big hand: "Why should I be jealous of them?"

they.

The emperor couldn't help laughing, and he held the woman's shoulders and turned her back to him, saying, "This is because Concubine Shu is not very steady, but since she is ill, it is inevitable that she is uneasy and her mind is a little confused..."

Good guy.

Xie Yuzhen put on a spoiled face, but his heart was calm.

Their Majesty is probably well aware of the jealousies and quarrels among the concubines, it just depends on whether he is interested in it or not.

He has always been very indulgent to the ones he likes, just like indulging a little cat with beautiful fur, which has claws that may scratch others but will never use them on himself.

Xie Yuzhen roughly understood the position of Concubine Song Shufei in the emperor's heart.

The emperor favored himself, but he also favored her at the same time. For this reason, he was even willing to condescend to personally mediate the small conflicts between the two women.

However, if this happened to a girl who was deeply in love with the emperor, it would probably make her feel even more uncomfortable and unwilling.

fortunately.

Xie Yuzhen was thankful countless times that she had never coveted the emperor's exclusive love. All she wanted was the emperor's wealth and glory, any emperor would do.

"Your Majesty." Xie Yuzhen took the opportunity to lean towards the emperor's arms, "I don't really think there's anything wrong with Concubine Shu. She has lived in the palace for a long time. I am of such a status and entered the palace with such a high profile. It's understandable that she has some concerns in her heart."

"I'm just angry at that maid who keeps mentioning Concubine Shu all the time, as if her talkback and rude words were all ordered by Concubine Shu. But even if Concubine Shu really ordered her to teach me the rules, she's not even a female official, yet she dares to yell at the concubines, as if she's the master of Jinghua Tower..."

Xie Yuzhen guessed the emperor's expression and said in a gentle voice, "You also know that I am a woman with a bad temper. How can I tolerate her bullying her? I immediately asked others to arrest her and send her back to the Shanggong Bureau."

She put all the main responsibility on Qiu He, firmly believing that this palace maid had committed insubordination, but she also did not forget to plant a small thorn in Concubine Song Shu's side - wasn't it because Qiu He had the support of her, the high-ranking queen, behind her that she dared to make trouble against Xie Yuzhen, who was a fifth-rank beauty?

"That's perfect. As a beauty, I already have the quota of palace maids serving me, so she's just one more." Xie Yuzhen said.

The emperor tapped her nose and said, "You are not honest, and you have learned to beat around the bush to complain."

"It's not the first time I've complained to Your Majesty." The first time she complained, her ex-husband's reputation was completely ruined, and he is still under house arrest.

Xie Yuzhen knew that the matter that Concubine Song Shu was annoying him was not a big deal. It was too unrealistic to expect the emperor to help her. It would be better for her to take advantage of the situation to seduce the emperor as usual. It would be best for her to stay in Jinghua Tower tonight and try to get pregnant with her future baby daughter as soon as possible.

"...I have wronged you a little." The emperor looked at the delicate figure of the woman in his arms, his heart moved slightly.

Xie Yuzhen curled his lips and said, "What kind of grievance is this? Your Majesty can come here and explain it to me in person, which shows that Your Majesty values ​​​​loyalty and deep affection for both the Concubine Shu and me. If it were someone else, I'm afraid he would be secretly happy that we women are jealous of him, and he would never be willing to bow down and carefully investigate the thoughts of girls..."

Her eyelashes trembled, and tears shone in her cat-like charming eyes: "It is my luck to be able to entrust my body to Your Majesty. It is also the most correct choice I have ever made in my life..."

Xie Yuzhen was very shy, like a young girl who had just fallen in love, but at the same time she had the charm of a woman. She raised her face and lightly touched the emperor's lips, then quickly lowered her head.

She hid her face in the emperor's arms like a little bird, her cheeks and even the tips of her ears blushing very skillfully.

Everything about her body and even every strand of her hair expressed Xie Yuzhen's admiration for the man in front of her.

She loved him so much.

Love his throne.

Love his power.

Love his wealth.

I love him even more because he can give me an emperor daughter.

Xie Yuzhen, who desperately wanted to have a daughter who would ascend the throne and become emperor, naturally was unwilling to let the emperor go. She tried her best to keep him in Jinghua Tower. Coincidentally, the emperor was still willing to indulge her temper, so she reluctantly let him stay.

In just that one night, many more porcelain pieces that were accidentally broken by palace servants appeared in other palaces in the harem.

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"Hu Meizi!"

Zhaoyang Palace, Qiulixuan.

Meng Yanshou tore the handkerchief in her hand with a ferocious look on her face. She always boasted that she came from a noble family. Her father was the patriarch of the Meng family, and her mother was the clan leader of the Meng family. She was the most powerful branch among the powerful branches, and the most legitimate daughter among the legitimate daughters.

Her father and brother were both officials in the court and were highly valued by the emperor. Moreover, she was the best among the new concubines in terms of family background, appearance and talent, but she only got a glorious position!

She could barely convince herself that she was not as good as Wen Baolin, who was born in the Yuyang Marquis's Mansion. He was a nobleman, his family was a marquis, and she was the only daughter of the marquis's family. She could barely accept that his status was higher than hers.

But Meng Ronghua couldn't understand why Xie, who had been married and had children, could surpass everyone else and become a fifth-rank beauty!

Looking back at myself, I boasted that I could get the lowest rank of sixth-grade Ronghua, but in the end I only got the rank of Ronghua.

Xie, whom she looked down upon, was not only given the title of beauty, but also lived alone in a palace. Unlike herself, she entered Zhaoyang Palace with two selected concubines who came from some unknown place. Zhaoyang Palace already had a chief concubine, Zhu, who was a second-rank noble concubine.

Concubine Zhu was not an easy person to deal with. Meng Ronghua and the two selected concubines were called over and scolded for most of the day before they had even finished packing their things. They were only released after their legs were numb from standing.

Thinking of what he had said to Liu Jindie, in which he had confidently boasted about himself and belittled the Xie family, Meng Ronghua felt embarrassed.

It’s all Xie’s fault!

It's all her fault for not being a faithful wife and seducing His Majesty. It's all her fault for using her seductive skills to confuse the Emperor!

No matter how wrong it is, it’s all the fault of that bitch Xie!

She was restless even after entering the palace and even started pestering Your Majesty on the first day!

Just wait, when the new concubine pays a visit to the queen tomorrow, I will definitely sue her!

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Unlike Meng Ronghua who felt he had lost face.

Liu Jindie, one of the two people who used to gossip behind people's backs, was staying quietly in her room.

"...I thought that although the eldest daughter of the Meng family was not very smart, His Majesty was willing to give her a good position for the sake of her father and brother. I never thought that she would only get glory." The innocent girl entangled her hair around her fingertips.

The maid beside her looked worried: "Miss..."

"Call him according to the palace rules."

"...Yes, Madam Xiaoyi."

Liu Jindie was initially granted the title of Xiaoyi from the sixth rank, which was not a high position but not low either.

"If her anger subsides tomorrow and she realizes that she is only one rank higher than me, I don't know how she will cause trouble. She is always arrogant and yet inferior to others. If it weren't for her capable father and brother, I wouldn't bother to make friends with her. Now, it turns out that she is just a show-off. I have to find a way to get rid of her." Liu Jindie's tone gradually became impatient.

The maid also looked anxious: "What should you do, my lady? Miss... Madam Shuyi just gave us a lecture this afternoon... Alas, since she can't stand others competing with her for favor, why did she insist on asking the Marquis to send you to the palace?"

"Who told her to risk ruining her body to give birth to only a princess?" Liu Jindie's eyes were deep. She had told Meng Ronghua that she came from outside the capital. When Meng Ronghua heard that Liu Xiaoyi came from such a remote place as Jingjun, he started to tremble.

Facing Meng Ronghua's uncomfortable and contemptuous look, Liu Jindie pretended to be innocent and praised her a few words, but did not continue to tell Meng Ronghua that she was not the ignorant girl from a small place as he thought, but the daughter of the Marquis of Jingjun, the kind of daughter born to a concubine, whom Meng Ronghua looked down upon the most.

Shuyi Liu, who gave birth to the fourth princess for the emperor in the palace, was her half-sister.

Because Liu Shuyi's body was damaged when she gave birth to the princess and she could no longer get pregnant, her family hurriedly sent her, the only daughter of childbearing age who was being raised outside, to come over.

Liu Shuyi wanted her belly to give birth to a child for her, but she couldn't bear to see her concubine sister being favored; Liu Xiaoyi was unwilling to be just a tool for reproduction, so she tried her best to find a backer who could help her get rid of the control of her elder sister.

Unfortunately, she found the wrong person.

"Forget it, let's just deal with Shuyi for now and think of another way... It's not that troublesome to deal with Meng Ronghua, as long as I find her a target and don't let her focus on me."

"Who should we choose as the target..." Liu Xiaoyi's innocent face revealed a sinister look that was not in line with her age. "Let's choose Xie. Meng Ronghua has long disliked her, and she herself doesn't know how to restrain herself. A tall tree attracts the wind..."

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If the fact that the emperor went to Jinghua Tower to see Xie Yu in broad daylight only made everyone in the harem feel sad, then when the news that the emperor stayed overnight in Jinghua Tower spread, those who were more impatient immediately threw the things in their hands.

However, Concubine Song Shu had always been steady. She was in poor health and was sick. Her face was a little pale, her facial features were bright and beautiful, but her expression was indifferent.

"...Your Majesty, His Majesty is staying in Jinghua Tower." Yingshuang, the maid of Concubine Shu, said carefully.

Concubine Song Shu didn't even raise her eyelids as she stirred the bitter medicine with a porcelain spoon: "Got it, where's Qiu He?"

"I've asked the Shanggong Bureau to send the pounded rice." Ying Shuang brought the candied fruit.

Concubine Song Shu put down the porcelain spoon, picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. She reached out to take the candied fruit and pressed it under her tongue. After a while, she spat it out without swallowing it.

Yingshuang promptly handed her some clean water to rinse her mouth.

Finally, Concubine Song wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief and said, "It seems that your Majesty will like her more than me soon."

"Your Highness?" Ying Shuang was surprised and puzzled. "You still have two princes. Xie... after all, she is old, a married woman with children. She was favored for a while, and your Majesty loves her and her family. When she is no longer favored, these things will be enough to drag her down."

"But His Majesty did not come to see me, but went to see her instead." Concubine Song Shu shook her head, a bitter taste different from the taste of medicine lingering at the root of her tongue, "I deliberately sent Qiu He to test her, but what about her?"

"Not only did they beat people in public, but they also sent the person I had instructed to go to the Shanggong Bureau in such a high-profile manner!" Concubine Song's chest heaved violently and she began to cough.

"Your Highness, please take care of yourself!" The palace servants handed her handkerchiefs and water, but Yingshuang stepped forward and gently patted her back, "It was Mrs. Xie who didn't know how to be polite, Your Highness, please don't be angry with her."

Concubine Song Shu covered her chest and stopped coughing: "I'm not angry with her, I'm angry that Your Majesty values ​​her more than me."

It was true that Xie Yu had suffered some injustice, but except for the queen, all the concubines in the harem had suffered injustice, and he had also lost face!

Her tone returned to calm, but the abnormal blush on her pale cheeks still revealed Concubine Song Shu's uneasy mood.

She deliberately sent someone to test Xie Ruzhen, partly to feel out Xie Ruzhen's personality and see how she would deal with Qiu He. However, Xie Ruzhen actually made a scene... That would have been fine, but who would have thought that her scene would lead the Emperor to her!

Sour, bitter, jealous, unbelievable.

All kinds of emotions were intertwined in Concubine Song Shufei's heart.

She could almost taste the blood rising from her throat.

"I will not swallow this anger. When the new concubine meets the queen tomorrow, I will take a good look at what this second-married woman is capable of. How dare she stir up trouble in the palace!"