The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Another day passed.

The memorial of apology from Marquis of Jingjun was finally delivered to the emperor's desk at full speed.

Xie Yuzhen has visited all the places he could visit these days. When he felt bored, he remembered that he could still go and disturb the emperor and share his boredom with him.

She has always dared to think and act, and rarely hesitated. As soon as this idea came up, Xie Yuzhen asked Xia Zhi to pack the snacks on the table into a box and took them to the imperial court.

The Dasheng Palace covers a very large area. It takes at least half an hour to walk from the inner palace to the Lizheng Hall where the emperor works. However, Xie Yuzhen is much stronger than the average pregnant woman, and she likes to walk around on weekdays. Therefore, she just walked all the way with her bulging belly, and the sedan chair and sedan chair followed behind, which did not play any role at all.

When he arrived in front of the Lizheng Hall, he happened to meet the eunuch Wang again.

Xie Yuzhen greeted him familiarly and explained his purpose. Then the eunuch Wang went inside to report. Xie Yuzhen looked at his slightly hunched back, although he was not very old. He felt that this man appeared in front of him too frequently. Maybe he had some other purpose...

Not long after, Eunuch Wang came out with a smile on his face and invited Xie Ruizhen in.

Xie Yuzhen thanked him politely as usual, and without saying anything more, he walked into the Lizheng Hall with steady steps.

When she entered, the emperor was just reading the memorial of apology from Marquis of Jingjun. Knowing that it was Xie Yuzhen who came in, he waved at her without hesitation, motioning Xie Yuzhen to sit next to him.

Xie Yuzhen held the cakes and sat down next to the emperor without any hesitation: "Your Majesty has been busy for so long, please have some snacks to fill your stomach."

She did not look at the contents of the memorial in the emperor's hand, but Xie Yu could really see that the emperor was in a pretty good mood, and the contents of the memorial should be very much to his liking.

I don't know what I wrote...

Although she was very curious, Xie Yuzhen told herself to keep her distance. At least so far, the emperor was not tolerant enough to let her get close to the government of Dasheng. She put the snacks on the table and raised her hand to touch the teacup beside her: "It's cold in late autumn. The tea has gone cold. Why don't you bring some hot ones?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Zong stepped forward, bowed his body and apologized: "It is my fault for not taking good care of you."

The emperor closed the letter in his hand and threw it aside, interrupting Li Zong's words of apology, and waved his hand nonchalantly, saying: "It is because I want to drink cold tea that I don't allow them to change it."

"Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache after drinking cold tea..." Xie Yuzhen pouted, "Change to hot tea."

She picked up a piece of cake from the plate and coaxed the emperor in the tone of a child: "This kidney bean cake is best eaten with hot tea. If your majesty can't spare a hand, then let me feed you."

"You are the only one who has so many reasons. Li Zong, also pour a cup of hot water for the talented lady." The emperor smiled, lowered his head and took a bite of the kidney bean cake from Xie Ruizhen's hand, his eyes slightly curved.

Xie Yuzhen also showed a satisfied smile.

She had long discovered that the emperor had a preference for sweets. The sweetness of the kidney bean cake was a bit too sweet for Xie Yuzhen, and it made her mouth feel so greasy that she couldn't stand it. But the emperor loved it very much. Although he didn't say it explicitly, every time he went to Shouning Palace, he would take the initiative to pick up two pieces to eat.

Regarding this, Xie Yuzhen pretended that she didn't know. Every day, the types of snacks in her room would be changed. She didn't like to touch these sweet snacks, and in the end, they all fell into the mouths of the palace servants.

The emperor took two bites of the cake before he remembered to ask her, "Why did you think of looking for me today?"

Although it was Xie Ruizhen who took the initiative to seduce the emperor, she seldom took the initiative to show her courtesy to the emperor. Instead, she was more likely to throw tantrums. The emperor had just eaten the soup she had lovingly cooked from the imperial kitchen two days ago, and not long after that, he ate the kidney bean cake she had personally delivered. While he was very happy, he was also a little confused.

Xie Yuzhen certainly wouldn't tell the emperor that she only thought of him because she was bored and had nothing to do. Instead, she said in a soft voice, "The ancients said that a day without seeing you is like three autumns. I haven't seen your majesty for half a day, so it can be considered an autumn, right?"

The emperor had just accompanied her to rest in Shouning Palace last night. When he got up to attend court in the morning, Xie Yuzhen was still sleeping... The emperor thought about it and found a seemingly reasonable excuse for Xie Yuzhen's attentive attitude in the past two days: "Are you thinking about me or my horse ranch?"

Xie Yuzhen blinked innocently: "Your Majesty, are you saying that you want to give each of us a horse farm?"

The emperor knew that she was always bold and straightforward, but her words were too straightforward, and even he was choked for a moment. He poked the tip of the beautiful woman's nose with a smile and said, "How come after not seeing her for just half a day, my Lady Xie has become a money-grubber?"

"Who in this world would complain about having too much money?" Xie Yuzhen answered jokingly. She didn't really want to continue asking the emperor for money and property - she had only asked once. If she asked again, it would not be sincere, but would be asking for more.

She leaned on the emperor's strong shoulder and said, "Your Majesty treats me well, so of course I will treat Your Majesty well too."

"I know what you mean." The emperor certainly never lacked people who cared for him. He was the youngest son of the late emperor. Although his mother died early, the empress dowager raised him as her own son and took care of everything for him personally. The late emperor also loved this youngest but most intelligent son. He loved him so much that he bypassed his older brothers and directly handed over the entire Dasheng to him.

He was born into the royal family and was the center of public attention. Even the right to care for him was a reward given by the emperor to those close to him.

The emperor and his concubine were affectionate for a moment.

The emperor suddenly remembered something and took the memorial he had just put down and gave it to Xie Yuzhen.

Xie Yuzhen was quite surprised. She raised her thin eyebrows in surprise: "What is this?"

"Take a look."

She tried her best to keep her expression natural, took the letter from the emperor and opened it gently.

The memorial was filled with the Marquis of Jingjun's words of self-blame and apology.

He blamed Liu Hong for the fact that Xu Xiaoyi's name was changed and she was sent to the palace to participate in the election. He even claimed that he knew nothing about what happened to Xu's mother. He admitted his negligence, but kept saying that he was far away in Jing County and did not know the real situation in the Marquis' Mansion in Kyoto. He hoped that the emperor would forgive his sins because of his family's generations of loyalty.

For this, he was willing to use his title to atone for his crime and apologize to Xu Xiaoyi.

The Marquis of Jingjun was not a very good person, but he did have some literary talent.

The content of the memorial was full of quotations from classics and written in a gorgeous style. Xie Yuzhen had some difficulty reading it through: "Using a title to atone for one's crime can be considered as sincere repentance."

Xie Yuzhen carefully observed the emperor's expression and saw that he was not dissatisfied after he said this. Instead, he seemed to agree with it. He knew that the emperor was very satisfied with the Marquis of Jingjun's attitude of knowing how to deal with current affairs.

It was impossible to really strip the title. The emperor would most likely take into consideration the Marquis of Jing's ability to see the current situation, and would take back his fiefdom, fine him some silver, and reprimand him, and the matter would be considered settled.

As for Liu Hong, who was pushed out by the Marquis of Jingjun to take the blame, her ending would probably not be a good one.

Xie Yu really wanted to see them both suffer misfortune, but unfortunately... She thought for a moment and said in a light-hearted manner, "It's just a pity for Madam Xu. She raised Xu Xiaoyi with great difficulty, but now she has to suffer such misfortune in her old age. If the Marquis of Jing County has any intention, he should treat her well."

She smiled slyly: "But compared to being treated kindly, Xu Xiaoyi and the others probably want a letter of commitment more. Xu Xiaoyi is filial to her mother, so she probably doesn't want to be the only one to receive an apology from the Marquis of Jing County."

Looking at her fox-like smile, the emperor suddenly understood what Xie Yu was really thinking: Marquis of Jingjun did not mention a word about giving birth to a daughter for him, and Xu's mother, who suffered the most, was really treating him according to the situation, being rude at first and respectful later, which made her - unhappy.