The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

[Attack?] Xu ​​Xiaoyi was shocked.

She subconsciously looked into Shen Xiaoyi's eyes. The woman opposite seemed to have used all her life's acting skills at this moment. She had a joyful smile on her face, but a hint of gloating in her eyes.

At this moment, the Crow's Mouth System let out a helpless sigh in Shen Xiaoyi's mind.

It reminded Shen Xiaoyi countless times that if it could not obtain enough energy, it would soon fall into hibernation or even collapse.

Although these systems are not serious systems, they are still very different from those unscrupulous systems that come from wild sources. They cannot punish the host at will, nor can they use all kinds of rhetoric to stimulate the host to continuously sacrifice their souls to provide energy.

The energy of a person's soul is enormous.

The Crow's Mouth System was actually a little tempted. Shen Xiaoyi's brain... was really not up to the task. If it weren't for a lock on its own core program that would self-destruct once it devoured the host's soul, it would have just swallowed this idiot and run away.

To be precise, Shen Xiaoyi is not someone who is hopelessly stupid. She is just too obsessed. Even though she knows that her behavior may be wrong, she just wants to commit to it and cannot be pulled back.

Just like now, the second time he used the Crow's Mouth system's function on Xu Xiaoyi, he still wanted to intercept her favor, rather than taking the opportunity to gain Xu Xiaoyi's favor and trust... Shen Xiaoyi knew very well that doing so was just wasting the system's energy, but she still couldn't help it.

She couldn't bear to see another woman being favored in front of her, especially when this woman was in a similar situation to hers. They were also familiar with each other. Shen Xiaoyi even had a certain affection for Xu Xiaoyi... But why... why did the Xu family have such an opportunity?

Why would His Majesty favor her instead of me? !

…True love…

...The emperor’s true love!

What tempting words!

Shen Xiaoyi looked at the woman who had no idea that she was about to get into trouble again, and a sneer appeared in her heart.

Since it is a shooting star, just turn into ashes honestly. And this time, Your Majesty and I will not misunderstand each other or miss each other!

Xu Xiaoyi took in all her emotions.

[System, she only attacked me, right? ]

[Ding——The system is running low on energy and cannot detect the other party's behavior logic. However, based on system analysis, the other party's energy should not be sufficient either, and the number of times the ability can be used is limited.]

Xu Xiaoyi smiled and said a few perfunctory words, then went inside with the help of the palace servants to wash and dress.

Shen Xiaoyi watched her back disappear behind the beaded curtain, the fire of jealousy and a feeling of gloating boiling in her chest mixed together.

Be proud, but soon you won't be able to be proud anymore.

Her fingers unconsciously picked at the tassels that decorated her skirt. Two small jade beads were strung on the tassels. The clicking sound was particularly obvious in the suddenly quiet room.

But Shen Xiaoyi was completely unaware of this. She found herself looking forward to seeing Xu Xiaoyi in trouble. Whenever she thought about how she could continue to take advantage of her misfortune and replace her to serve the emperor, Shen Xiaoyi could not help but almost laugh out loud.

She completely ignored the dissatisfied looks of the palace people in Yuchunju and sat firmly on the chair without any sense of shame. Only the personal maid standing behind her blushed at the sight and could not help but shrink her head.

"How come that person has no sense at all?" In the inner room, Shuang Yi's face was full of indignation, "She can still sit still when she sees that the master is going to the bedchamber and needs to bathe and dress, and she doesn't know how to avoid suspicion at all."

She untied Xu Xiaoyi's long hair, her deft hands constantly flying through the black hair, and used a scarlet silk ribbon to tie Xu Xiaoyi's long hair into a pretty yet gentle style.

According to the rules, concubines of the Da Sheng Palace were not allowed to carry any sharp objects on their bodies when they served the emperor in bed. This was because there was an emperor in the previous dynasty who was too licentious and violent, and was stabbed to death in bed with a hairpin by a concubine who could no longer tolerate the emperor.

Since then, the rules for concubines to sleep with the emperor have been changed again and again. After Emperor Dasheng overthrew the previous dynasty, many rules were changed, but this one has been retained.

But in the final analysis, rules are dead, people are alive.

The current emperor likes his concubines to dress themselves up in rich and bright colors. Only new concubines who are serving him for the first time, or concubines whom he doesn't care about or like very much, have to abide by this rule.

When those concubines who were loved or treated well by him went to meet him, it didn't matter if they hung ten kilograms of gold on their bodies - as long as the concubine was strong enough to hold it up.

Shuangyi had disliked Shen Xiaoyi from a long time ago. In her opinion, Shen Xiaoyi asked for satin and intercepted the master's favor, and then came up to her as if nothing had happened. It was obvious that she had no good intentions!

"...Don't be thinking about replacing you again..." Shuangyi complained in a low voice.

Xu Xiaoyi braided the hair that hung on the right side of her cheek into a thin braid. Hearing what Shuangyi said, she smiled and said, "Who knows? Maybe your wife is not lucky enough to sleep with you."

Shuang Yi quickly said “Puh, Puh, Puh” a few times: “My lady, please don’t say such discouraging words again. My lady will surely be happy and satisfied.”

Xu Xiaoyi smiled at her and said nothing more.

[Ding——The system is about to release the next stage of tasks for the host. Please choose one of the following three people to complete the task of obtaining favorability. 】

[1. Selecting Wang Xiaoyu as a concubine]

[2. Xiaoyi Shen Nanliu]

[3. The Pickpocket Chen Yigu]

[Why can't there be a mission to win Sister Xie's favor?] Xu ​​Xiaoyi frowned slightly.

[Ding——She cannot be conquered by the host. 】

Xu Xiaoyi suddenly opened her eyes wide. The Miraculous Medicine System had told her that even the Queen and the Emperor were targets that could be conquered. It was just that the system lacked energy now, so it was unable to initiate their related tasks.

[Why?] Xu ​​Xiaoyi felt uneasy.

[Ding——Empress Dowager Xie of Renxuan is the target that you need to replace and defeat. Please do not be blinded by emotions.]

However, Xu Xiaoyi's subconscious reaction was: [Sister later became the Queen Mother? ] After feeling relieved, she clenched her fingers and asked: [Is it because sister later gave birth to a prince, and that child became the Crown Prince, and sister and the Queen Mother became the Queen Mothers? ]

[Ding——Empress Zhangde died in the 19th year of the Qiyuan reign. Because it was rumored that she had committed a crime of disrespect to Emperor Qiyuan before her death, her successor did not confer the title of Empress Dowager on her.]

Xu Xiaoyi almost jumped up: [The 19th year of Qiyuan?!]

This year is already the fourteenth year of Qiyuan!!!

Although Xu Xiaoyi was closer to Xie Yuzhen, the Queen had also been very kind to her. She had never imagined that the Queen, who seemed serious but was actually kind and tolerant, would only live for five years!

[System, is the Queen not feeling well? Your medicine...]

[Ding——The death of Empress Zhangde is a mystery in history. In addition, the system would like to remind the host to complete the task as soon as possible to accumulate energy. The energy obtained by the system in the last task has been completely consumed by blocking this attack. If the host fails to complete the task within seven days, the system will fall into a dormant state and close the exchange mall. ]

The energy that Xu Xiaoyi had obtained from the previous mission had been completely exchanged for that pill, and the system used its own energy to block the attack for her.

This realization made Xu Xiaoyi feel mixed emotions.