Green tea was read, the villain's family begged me to be happy

In the Longgan Palace, there are carved beams and painted rafters. The golden pillars supporting the hall are all engraved with five-clawed golden dragons, which are lifelike and seem as if they will come alive and fly away at any time.

Only the faint sound of a woman's giggles broke the solemnity of the hall and made it seem a little less solemn.

The palace servants standing guard outside the palace all lowered their heads and heard nothing.

Even the eunuch Ruan, the emperor's personal servant, was standing outside the palace gate with his whisk in his hand, and did not go in to serve.

Eunuch Ruan looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky. There was no change in his expression, but he was sighing in his heart.

This Concubine Yue is so powerful that she can make the Emperor have sex with her in broad daylight in the palace. It is really a good trick. She also asks the palace servants to guard outside the door. If any word gets out, these people will be in trouble.

"Manager Ruan, something terrible has happened. I saw the imperial concubine's procession coming this way." A young eunuch came running over and reported breathlessly.

"Bah, what a big deal! It's your blessing to see the imperial concubine's procession. Go and receive your punishment later!" Eunuch Ruan looked at him with disappointment, raised his hand and patted the young eunuch on the forehead to teach him a lesson.

In this palace, you must be careful about everything and not take any wrong steps. If you say something wrong, you may lose your head.

"Yes, I said the wrong thing." The young eunuch immediately raised his hand and slapped himself twice.

"Is the imperial concubine's procession heading this way?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, so I can't be wrong."

Eunuch Ruan sighed inwardly and whispered, "Wait outside. We'll call for help, and then you go in to clean up. You must be quick and agile."

He secretly cursed his bad luck, wondering why this noble master came to join in the fun at this moment. He must not let the two noble masters see him, otherwise it would be another trouble.

"Your Majesty." He called tentatively.

The giggles of the woman in the inner hall suddenly stopped, and a majestic male voice came out: "What's the matter?"

"A noble master is coming this way." Eunuch Ruan didn't say who it was, but the two people in the hall could guess.

If it was an ordinary concubine, Eunuch Ruan would not have come to pass on the message. He would have simply stopped her outside and sent her away with a few words.

But the only noble lady who was willing to make the trip in person, risk disturbing the Emperor's pleasure, and inform the Emperor, was the Imperial Consort.

The Imperial Concubine was of noble birth, her father was the Duke of Protectorate, and had a far-reaching influence.

The two elder brothers, one a civil official and the other a military official, have also established themselves firmly in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. The three brothers, father and son, of the Xue family are all trusted ministers. Whenever they stamp their feet, the court will be shaken. It is no exaggeration to say that the Xue family controls half of the dynasty.

With such a illustrious fortune, even the emperor cannot easily touch it.

In addition, the Imperial Noble Consort was charming in appearance and was really favored by the Emperor, which further encouraged the Imperial Noble Consort's arrogance and domineering behavior. Now that this master was so imposing, even the Empress had to avoid him, let alone the palace maids like them.

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Concubine Yue in the palace seemed unwilling to give in.

"My dear concubine, there is a long time to come. Don't be in a hurry. You just rest in this inner hall. I will be back soon." The emperor was not kept by her. He just said a few words to comfort her and strode out.

"You guys come in and clean up." Eunuch Ruan gave the order immediately, and several palace servants filed in and cleaned up the hall quickly.

"emperor."

Almost as soon as the palace servants had finished packing, the Imperial Concubine appeared in Longgan Palace. She walked in quickly, bowed, and then began to scan the palace with her eyes.

"The imperial concubine is here. Why didn't you bring ginseng soup today?" The emperor sat at the desk and pretended to put down the book in his hand.

Normally, the Imperial Concubine would come to Longqian Palace to meet the Emperor under the pretext of delivering ginseng soup.

"I came in a hurry and the ginseng soup was still stewing. But I heard that the emperor would not lack soup today, and someone delivered it early." The imperial concubine did not see anything, her eyes drifted towards the inner hall, and she could not help but feel sour on her lips.

"At the order of the imperial concubine, I will only drink the ginseng soup you sent me. Who else would be so blind as to send me soup?" the emperor said jokingly, half-seriously.

The Imperial Concubine raised her eyebrows and hesitated a little, obviously planning something.

"I just want to practice calligraphy. How about you, Your Majesty, come and help me?" The emperor waved at her.

The Imperial Concubine no longer hesitated, the nervous expression on her face eased a little, and she walked happily towards the dragon table.

A muffled "crash" sound came from the inner hall. The imperial concubine's face changed, and she lifted her skirt and rushed inside.

"My dear concubine, stop!" the emperor ordered urgently.

But the imperial concubine had already rushed in. She looked around but didn't see anyone suspicious.

Just as she was about to rummage around, a cat suddenly jumped down from the top of the cupboard, meowed softly, and ran away from the concubine's feet.

The emperor also came in at this time. When he saw this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not caught.

He didn't even bother to find out where Yue Fei was hiding, he just wanted to resolve the crisis quickly.

"My Lady, you are too unruly to enter the inner palace without my permission!"

"I know I was wrong." She quickly bowed her head and admitted her mistake. When she stood up again, she immediately asked, "But I remember that the emperor doesn't like cats. Where did the cats in Longqian Palace come from?"

"What are you doing? What is in my Longgan Palace? Do I need to report to you in advance? Xue Jiahui, you are so bold!" The emperor was furious.

At this time, Ruan De quickly stepped forward and said, "In reply to the Imperial Concubine, before you came, a cat was frightened and rushed into the palace, but I don't know where it hid. I was just about to send someone to search for it. When you came, the cat came out to greet you and then left politely, saving us the trouble of searching. I thank the Imperial Concubine for their grace."

It has to be said that Ruan De was quite capable to become the chief eunuch of the imperial palace. After saying these few words, he instantly made the imperial concubine happy, and even the originally tense atmosphere dissipated.

"Your Majesty, I was mistaken. I originally thought that some fool had raised this beast and had it run wild in Longqian Palace. Now I think this little thing is pitiful and must have no owner. I will trouble Eunuch Ruan to find it later and bring it to Yuxiu Palace. I will raise it myself."

The imperial concubine's jealous expression instantly disappeared. She became gentle as water and took the initiative to bow to the emperor.

The two of them walked out of the inner hall hand in hand, looking like a sweet couple.

After they all left, Ruan De quietly walked to a wardrobe and gently touched a piece of pink clothing stuck in the gap of the wardrobe door twice.

The person inside immediately pulled it back, and the pink corner of the clothes disappeared in the gap, and the cabinet door closed tightly again.

After finally dealing with the Imperial Concubine, the Emperor didn't bother to deal with the memorials and immediately went into the inner hall to check. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Concubine Yue coming out of the closet.

"Thanks to your cleverness, otherwise there would be another fight today."

The palace servants in the hall withdrew again. After leaving, Ruan De hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, General Jiang Chengzhong sent someone to deliver a secret letter to you..."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, he heard Concubine Yue exclaim "Ouch!", which instantly attracted the emperor's attention.

"I will review it later, you go down first." The emperor sent Ruan De away and immediately helped Concubine Yue up.

***

Late at night, all the Jiang family members in the Loyalty Marquis' Mansion had their eyes wide open, and even though they were lying in bed, they could not fall asleep.

Even the carefree Li Chunlan was hugging her quilt and sighing.

She didn't know what the situation was. Jiang Chengzhong had already returned to the military camp to be on duty and it was impossible for him to come back at any time.

As for what was happening in the palace, it was even more impossible for her to know. She could only wait and find out from the artifact.

Before daybreak, Li Chunlan had already gotten up and went to Shoukang Garden, both to pay her respects and to discuss countermeasures.

As soon as she reached the door, she met Jiang Jinyu. They looked at each other and saw dark bruises under each other's eyes. It was obvious that neither of them had slept well.

"Madam Crown Prince, Miss, and Marquis's wife invite you two in." After the maid passed the message, she came out to answer.

Mrs. Cen was sitting on a chair combing her hair. At the moment, she was resting with her eyes closed. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw the appearance of these two people. She couldn't help but sigh.

"Madam, the eggs are cooked." The maid came in with a bowl of boiled eggs.

"Both of you should apply it under your eyes as well, but don't be too obvious, otherwise the third son's wife will notice." She said softly, and with a wave of her hand, a maid took an egg, peeled it, and put the tender egg white under her eyes, massaging it gently.

"Mom, when are we going to Qingxi Pavilion?" Li Chunlan couldn't help but ask.

Before Cen spoke, Jiang Jinyu couldn't wait to speak: "It's too early. Third sister-in-law always sleeps until she wakes up naturally. I wish I could have this blessing in the future."

"If you want to have this blessing in the future, you have to find a good in-law family. Otherwise, you will have to get up early to serve your parents-in-law, running around everywhere and never have a rest, and you will be blamed by many people." Cen glanced at her and said immediately.

Li Chunlan also said: "Oh, my little sister wants to get married."

"Mom, sister-in-law, I was just sarcastic about third sister-in-law, why did you team up to ridicule me?" Jiang Jinyu stomped her feet, looking dissatisfied.

Li Chunlan looked puzzled. She just said it casually, so how could it be considered as ridicule?

"Your third sister-in-law didn't provoke you, why are you jealous of her?" Mrs. Cen said with a little dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, it's okay if I don't say anything, right?"

The three of them sat in Shoukang Garden until almost noon, when a maid came to announce, "Madam Hou, the third lady has started to eat."

"Let's go."