When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Qiu Lian entered the palace, holding the box, and hurried towards Zhilan Palace where Xu Baiyu lived.

She was thinking about how to describe it in order to please Xu Baiyu and give her some reward. He didn't ask for much, just a slight increase in the monthly allowance.

Just as she was imagining that Zhilan Palace was in front of her, a man turned around the corner and bumped into her face.

Qiu Lian was startled, and the box in her hand shook. She was a little angry. Now that she was the head aunt of Zhilan Palace, who would be so blind as to dare to offend her?

He opened the box, took a look at the jewelry to see if it was damaged, and without even looking up, he scolded, "What a bastard! You don't even watch your way around! You've damaged the Imperial Concubine's jewelry. You deserve to have your head chopped off!"

A little palace maid came forward, also holding a box, with her head down and her knees on the ground begging for mercy: "Aunt Qiu Lian, please spare me, this slave did not mean it."

Qiu Lian thought she looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before, so she asked casually, "Which palace are you from? Look up!"

The little palace maid hesitated and raised her head timidly. Her hair was disheveled and stuck to her forehead. Her eyes were wet as if they had been washed with water. Her eye sockets were slightly red and swollen, and the left cheek was as swollen as a steamed bun.

"What the hell is wrong with you? How can you serve the master with this look on your face?"

The little maid replied, "Aunt, it was a 'reward' from the Imperial Concubine. I was delivering headgear for the Sizhenfang today, and because it was not to the Imperial Concubine's liking, she 'rewarded' me with a few slaps in the face."

Qiu Lian looked at her cheeks and estimated that Xu Baiyu was a little angry today, so it seemed that she should be careful. Although Qiu Lian was her personal maid and a head aunt, in Xu Baiyu's eyes, there was no difference, they were just lowly maids.

Qiu Lian put aside her little plan, sent the little palace maid away, thought about her words again, and walked towards the main hall of Zhilan Palace with steady steps.

There were still a few steps to the main hall entrance when Qiu Lian could already hear Xu Baiyu's scolding, accompanied by the sound of porcelain breaking: "What are you doing! You can't even wear a hairpin properly, all of you get out of here!"

As soon as she finished speaking, three or four young palace maids lowered their heads and fled out of the palace gate and left Zhilan Palace.

Qiu Lian was no longer surprised by this scene. Xu Baiyu was always moody, so even she had to be careful with her words and actions and be careful to please him.

"My lady, I have brought back the headgear from the Hua Cai Pavilion. Please have a look."

Qiu Lian softened her voice and walked carefully towards the dressing table in the inner room. In the past, if Xu Baiyu was given a new headdress, he would always try it on first.

"Bring it here for me to see. Why did you take so long to come back? Have you been slacking off and wandering around again?"

Qiu Lian couldn't figure out whether Xu Baiyu was joking or questioning, and she didn't dare to answer casually, so she just said, "It's my fault."

But she seemed to be quite satisfied with her hair. Qiu Lian nimbly lifted a hairpin for her. Seeing that her face in the mirror had eased a lot, she whispered, "Madam, I heard something in Huacai Pavilion today."

Xu Baiyu was immersed in her own beauty, stroking her hair with her slender hands, comparing whether the jade hairpin in her hand was more harmonious or the gold hairpin on her bun was more delicate. She casually replied, "What's the matter?"

Qiu Lian told her in detail what she had heard today.

When Xu Baiyu heard the words "no one can bear the responsibility except the Phoenix's fate", she was obviously interested and said, "Phoenix's fate? Interesting. In the current imperial palace, besides me, Xu Baiyu, who else dares to say 'Phoenix's fate'?"

When Qin Zhaolie first ascended the throne, he had not even had time to expand his harem. There were several concubines in his original palace, but they were only beauties and not a cause for concern.

It is no exaggeration to say that she is the most powerful person in the harem today.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Qiu Lian also complimented her a few words: "Yes, now that the queen has a say in the harem, who dares to say no?

Your Majesty has ascended the throne. I heard that some old ministers have petitioned Your Majesty to appoint a queen as soon as possible. The one who is qualified now is you, Your Majesty."

Xu Baiyu was so amused by Qiu Lian that he chuckled and straightened his posture, as if he was wearing a phoenix robe. "Of course. So I have to choose a phoenix crown carefully. Qiu Lian, Huacai Pavilion said that they will send the crown to Wanbao Pavilion the day after tomorrow?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you want to summon that host to the palace?"

Xu Baiyu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need, I will go there myself."

"Your Majesty is the Imperial Concubine, why would you need to come here in person? Just give the order and they will not dare not bring it."

"You have never seen Guan Zi, so how do you know he is not deceiving me? I want to visit him and see something that requires a 'phoenix life' to bear.

If they dare to deceive me, or if that thing is not so outstanding, I will arrest them on the spot! Punish them!"

"Your Majesty is indeed very thoughtful."

"Go to the treasure room and see if there is any picture album with pictures of golden stone and lapis lazuli. I want to take a look to avoid being cheated tomorrow."

"I'll go right away." Qiu Lian was about to leave when she heard Xu Baiyu say, "If this is true, you have done a great deed. I will not treat you unfairly when it is accomplished."

Qiu Lian was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Well, let's go."

*

Sure enough, the next morning, Xu Baiyu arrived at the gate of Wanbao Pavilion with a group of people in a grand manner.

The carriage is made of top-grade cinnabar red lacquered nanmu wood, as bright as agate. The top of the carriage is covered with purple velvet, and the golden bells hanging on the four corners jingle as the carriage body sways.

Several dark-skinned men, about a dozen in number, were accompanying the carriage on both sides.

Xu Xinyue guessed that he should be a plainclothes guard or something like that.

The carriage stopped in front of the Huacai Pavilion, blocking the main entrance tightly.

Xu Baiyu was helped by Qiu Lian to get off the golden-roofed carriage. His every move and gesture was elegant.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to look up.

Judging from the situation, we can't underestimate him. If anything goes wrong today, I'm afraid I'll lose my life here.

Xu Xinyue didn't feel anything. Xu Baiyu was just a little arrogant because he had gained power overnight.

I don't know how long she has been learning this kind of manners, but now she has learned it to be like a model for the country.

Xu Xianyue was still dressed as a man today. She was calm and unhurried, and bowed: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"The Imperial Concubine is here today to see if your Huacai Pavilion has any new gold and jade jewelry. Why don't you lead the way quickly!" Qiu Lian spoke for her.

The customers in the store had already left when the plainclothes guards surrounded the door. There was a big event going on in Huacai Pavilion today, and they didn't want to get involved in this mess.

Xu Xinyue led Xu Baiyu into the store, pretending that she didn't know why she was there today. As usual, she asked the clerk to bring the latest styles for her to choose from.

Xu Baiyu glanced at them and saw that they were all exquisite jewelry such as jade bracelets and rings, which were quite unique. However, there was no crown that she wanted to see, which made her feel unhappy.

She secretly cursed the shopkeeper and owner of Huacai Pavilion for being so tactless. She was a noble concubine and had come in person, but they still treated her to such trivial gold and jade jewelry.