The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 39

Outsiders who were not in the know thought that the Queen Mother Dong regarded Qin Liuse as her confidant and that was why she gave her such a task.

The Queen Mother Dong used a trick to divert the trouble to Qin Liuse and set him up among this group of women.

And there are probably not many people who can understand this.

For example, Concubine Dong Xian, Qin Liuse never expected that Concubine Dong Xian would find a way out for him.

"It's not on the way for Shu Yuexuan to go to Yuxiu Palace, and he has to take a long detour. Otherwise, we can just ask someone from the Shanggong Bureau to send him off, so that the Queen Mother's people don't have to make this trip." Concubine Dong is really not stupid. She knows that Qin Liuse will make a fool of himself by going there.

After all, one is Jieyushi and the other is Chongyuan. Chongyuan is of the second rank and Jieyushi is of the third rank. Although she was just delivering things for the Empress Dowager Dong, and it also implied that the Empress Dowager was visiting, but if someone of lower rank visited someone of higher rank, they could make a fuss about it if they were interested.

It's okay if it's someone who doesn't care, but if someone has a lot on his mind, I don't know how to deal with it. Concubine Dong thought that Li Chongyuan was not a carefree person, so she said this on behalf of Qin Liuse.

"It doesn't matter. Concubine Qin is young, it's good for her to go out more often. She can also convey a few words for me. She is reliable enough in doing things." The Empress Dowager Dong's words and the look she gave Qin Liuse made people think that Qin Liuse was the favored person around her.

Only Qin Liuse knew that if this was a good job, why didn't the Queen Mother ask Qin Huaijin to go? Why didn't she let Wei Lanxin go?

How could it be her turn as an outsider?

Even though Qin Liuse knew about the Queen Mother Dong's little thoughts, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Yuxiu Palace.

Princess Anle's condition has improved a lot. She is in the main room of the palace, watching the maids outside building a snowman for her.

Qin Liuse was a little surprised. Didn’t Li Chongyuan send someone to intercept Emperor Yongjia yesterday evening?

Since Emperor Yongjia was able to rush here so quickly, the news must be that Princess Anle is not feeling well... But from the current scene, Princess Anle does not seem to be seriously ill.

It seems that whether this illness is good or bad, and whether it is true or false is worth discussing.

When Qin Liuse walked in, Zhou Cairen and several concubines from Yuxiu Palace were sitting inside drinking tea.

Qin Liuse took a glance and her eyelids twitched. The two enemies were really gathered together at once.

I don’t know whether Li Chongyuan blamed her or Concubine Zhou for the resentment of Emperor Yongjia being taken away last night?

Although she thought so in her mind, she was not worried that it would get ugly. At most, she would just be sarcastic. After all, the women in this palace were best at putting on a show.

Thinking of this, Qin Liuse straightened his back and walked in.

"Oh, it's Concubine Qin. Look, Concubine Qin just walked in. I thought it was some celestial being who came to my Yuxiu Palace!"

Sure enough, Li Chongyuan immediately praised her to the sky.

But Qin Liuse didn't dare to stand so high, for if he was not careful, he would fall upside down.

Qin Liuse smiled and said, "Sister, how can I compare to your elegance and grace?"

Qin Liuse stood aside, pointed at the maid holding something behind her, and said with a stiff face, "Sister, I came here today to deliver something to you on behalf of the Queen Mother."

Li Chongyuan was overjoyed when she heard this. After expressing her gratitude, she and her sisters in the palace went to the place where the reward was given.

One of the concubines laughed and said, "Look, the Queen Mother is praising our Chongyuan for her motherly kindness."

"It's pitiful how loving a parent is. Only a mother understands a mother. Chong Yuan has been working so hard for Princess Anle these past few days. Isn't she exhausted?"

This was truly heartbreaking. The Empress Dowager Dong had no children, and all the princesses were adopted and raised. Although she was the empress of the late emperor, all the princes and princesses in the palace had to call her mother, but in fact she could not be considered a real mother at all.

Mother understands mother?

What a joke.

Not to mention the people outside Yuxiu Palace, aren’t the people inside here clear about it?

Did Li Chongyuan really put all her efforts into it?

Then how can you still have the time to serve Emperor Yongjia...

So when he said this, Qin Liuse couldn't help but hold back his twitching eyes and glanced at Li Chongyuan. Sure enough, he saw that her face looked extremely ugly.

Li Chongyuan glanced at the wet nurse and said to the sisters in the palace, "Go down and help me watch Anle playing in the snow. I want to talk to Concubine Qin."

All the flowers and plants retreated, including Zhou Cairen who had been staring at Qin Liuse.

"The Empress Dowager asked me to tell Chongyuan that she has worked hard in taking care of Princess Anle these days. Even if she is worried, she should also take care of her own body." Qin Liuse gritted her teeth and conveyed the Empress Dowager's intention.

I really offended everyone.

The Empress Dowager Dong was not greeting her, but lecturing her, saying that even when the child was sick, she did not forget to compete for favor.

Li Chongyuan blushed, not out of shyness, but out of embarrassment and awkwardness. After all, Concubine Qin was of a lower rank than her, and being "taught a lesson" by someone younger than her, even though it was just a message, did not feel good.

Qin Liuse really didn't know what to say. Let's just chat, but he didn't know what to talk about. After all, the younger one came to see the older one, and he felt uncomfortable everywhere.

But he couldn't just sit there and do nothing, so he asked, "How is Princess Anle's health? What did the imperial physician say?"

Li Chongyuan's smile was a little stiff. She had to pretend in front of Qin Liuse. After all, she represented the Queen Mother Dong. "Qin Jieyu hasn't given birth yet, so you don't know. This is the condition of this child. It is easy to relapse. I'm still taking medicine, but the imperial physician checked my pulse this morning and said that I'm much better now."

If other concubines heard this, they would definitely be annoyed by Li Chongyuan's sarcastic words, as if she was saying that the other woman was not pregnant.

Qin Liuse was not such a person. She nodded and continued awkwardly, "It's cold these days, so I need to take good care of myself for a while."

Li Chongyuan drank her tea and nodded.

Qin Liuse chatted with her awkwardly for a few more sentences, and then felt that it was enough and they had finally sat down to chat, so she immediately ran away.

After walking out of Yuxiu Palace, Qin Liuse breathed a sigh of relief. The task assigned by the Empress Dowager Dong was indeed not easy to accomplish.

At this time in Piaoxu Garden, the maid had already run back to report to Zhou Cairen that Qin Liuse had gone out of Yuxiu Palace and had been sitting there for less than a cup of tea.

Zhou Cairen stood by the window, looking at the little princess playing in the snow in the yard, and asked, "Where is the porcelain painting?"

The maid smiled and whispered, "The talented lady really guessed it right. As soon as Concubine Qin left, Li Chongyuan immediately asked her subordinates to put it in the warehouse. She didn't even want to see it!"

Zhou Cairen sneered, "Porcelain painting? Loving mother?"

What a joke.

The maid looked at the snow on the branches outside and saw that Cairen Zhou seemed to be thinking about something. "Cairen, that concubine is really pretty, but we are not inferior. The emperor left after dinner yesterday. I don't know when he will be able to..."

Zhou Cairen was not like an ordinary master who would get angry when she didn't receive favors. She smiled and said, "You don't have to comfort me. I know the gap between me and others, but I am content."

The emperor came to have dinner last night. Although he came because of Li Chongyuan, he came anyway and sat with her.

Although the emperor left in the end, he did not despise her and held her in his arms all the way.

In other words, she still has a chance.

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After leaving Yuxiu Palace, Qin Liuse went straight back to his Shuyuexuan.

After lunch and a nap, I got up to boil pear water.

When the emperor woke up in the morning, he seemed to have a cough. Qin Liuse just said a few words of concern. There was pear juice for breakfast. Emperor Yongjia tried it and said it was good, so he asked Qin Liuse to deliver it to him in the afternoon.

So after waking up from a nap, Qin Liuse immediately boiled pear juice and sent it to Emperor Yongjia.

Qin Liuse was originally planning to hand it over to Zhu Wanxi and go back, but Zhu Wanxi came out and said, "Jieyu, the emperor invites Jieyu in."

Qin Liuse blushed, not knowing why Emperor Yongjia asked her to come in.

He took a deep breath and then walked inside.

There was no heating pad in the hall, only charcoal, so Qin Liuse didn't need to take off his cloak, and he still held the hot water bottle in his hand.

Emperor Yongjia was seen sitting behind a desk, holding a pen, without looking up.

After Qin Liuse bowed, he said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongjia raised his head and looked at her, "Get up."

Seeing Qin Liuse coming over and bringing out the soup for him, Emperor Yongjia's mouth curled up slowly, "Go sit over there."

Emperor Yongjia pointed to the warm couch beside the stove.

Qin Liuse walked over as she was told. It seemed that Emperor Yongjia had not finished his work yet. He buried his head in writing or drawing, and his expression was stern, not as warm as he was at night.

After a long while, Emperor Yongjia walked over, pulled Qin Liuse into his arms, and let her sit on his lap.

"It smells so good." Emperor Yongjia leaned his head close to Qin Liuse's neck and took a sip. "Did you go to see Li Chongyuan this morning?"

Is this sudden?

Qin Liuse thought that Emperor Yongjia was indeed well-informed.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Wanxi's voice came from outside, and Emperor Yongjia asked him to come in.

Zhu Wanxi came in with his head lowered and leaned over without even looking over here. Qin Liuse thought to herself, no wonder she wanted to go down just now, but Emperor Yongjia refused to let her even though he was holding her.

Zhu Wanxi is really sensible.

"Your Majesty, there is a man outside who wants to see you."