The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Yaochun Palace is where three concubines live, namely Concubine Qing, Concubine Yun, and Concubine Xue. Concubine Qing lives in the main hall.

These three of them were the highest-ranking among the eighteen concubines, and they all happened to have problems with their hands. Concubine Qing had no fingers on her left hand, Concubine Yun had lost her palm, and Concubine Xue had lost half of her arm.

When Gu Beihuai and Shen Qingyan arrived, Concubine Yun and Concubine Xue were arguing.

Concubine Xue was very plump, and she was angrily saying to Concubine Yun, "I wonder how my eating has bothered you, Concubine Qing? Why did you put out the brazier and stove in my room?"

Concubine Yun snorted coldly, her slightly heroic face showing a bit of coldness and hardness, "This Yaochun Palace is not yours alone. Not only do you eat roasted sweet potatoes during the day, but you also eat roasted pig's trotters at night. The greasy smell makes people unable to sleep. Do you still have a sense of public morality?"

Xue Fei was not convinced and argued, "So what? Everyone has to eat. I just ate a little too much. You are just looking for trouble!"

Yun Fei was immediately furious, "You are talking nonsense! It was obviously you..."

"The Emperor has arrived~The Empress has arrived~"

Concubine Yun and Concubine Xue had to stop arguing and join everyone in paying their respects.

"what happened?"

Gu Beihuai's majestic voice rang out above everyone's heads. Several concubines, even while kneeling, secretly raised their eyes to look at Gu Beihuai.

In their hearts, the emperor's willingness to take them into the palace was a blessing they had earned in several lifetimes, and the emperor was like a banished immortal, the god who saved them.

They admire and love the god-like men in their hearts, and naturally, they also have a glimmer of hope.

Concubine Yun was angry and spoke first, "Your Majesty, it was Concubine Xue..."

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted coldly by Gu Beihuai.

"Why, are you the master of Yaochun Palace?"

Concubine Yun was choked and felt very embarrassed.

Fortunately, Concubine Qing spoke up in time to rescue her and explained what had happened.

It turned out that Xue Fei had been eating late at night for several days in a row, often roasting pig's trotters, roasting sweet potatoes, and roasting fish...

The smell of fireworks and the aroma of food mixed together and spread throughout the Yaochun Palace. Concubine Yun had a light sleep and did not like meat, so she got angry and took people to put out Concubine Xue's stove and brazier with water.

The two of them had a huge argument over this.

It was the first time that Shen Qingyan encountered conflicts between concubines in the palace, and she suddenly felt a headache.

"Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Hehe, if you have troubles, go find the emperor and let Gu Beihuai solve them.

Gu Beihuai's expression froze. Let him come? He could handle state affairs easily, but he didn't want to interfere in matters between women.

Even seeing so many women kneeling on the ground gave me a bit of a headache.

So he took the ball back.

"Ahem, let the Queen handle this matter."

Shen Qingyan: “…”

Okay, you're just trying to pass the buck to each other, right?

Afraid that people would see that neither of them wanted to take responsibility, Shen Qingyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Yun Fei, Xue Fei, if you think about it carefully, both of you are wrong. One is too impulsive, and the other is too greedy. Tell me, don't you?"

Concubine Yun and Concubine Xue both felt guilty and said quickly, "The Queen is right."

Shen Qingyan nodded, and her tone involuntarily became a little more majestic.

"In that case, then each of you should reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors and be fined one month's salary. As for Concubine Xue, you are not allowed to smoke or roast anything in Yaochun Palace anymore. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Just like that, a small conflict was easily resolved.

Only after Shen Qingyan and Gu Beihuai's procession left did the concubines dare to stand up.

Everyone had different expressions, especially Concubine Yun and Concubine Xue. Neither of them was convinced by the other. They each snorted and went back to their rooms.

After returning to Zhaohua Palace, Shen Qingyan sighed and leaned against the couch.

"Your Majesty, it's so tiring to be in charge of the harem~"

Although power is tempting, it also comes at a price.

Gu Beihuai lay down beside her, playing with her soft hair, and said softly: "If Yan'er doesn't want to deal with these trivial matters in the future, I will let Su Peichang take care of it."

Shen Qingyan shook her head and said, "Forget it. After all, I am the head of the harem. If I am lazy and idle all day long, it would be unworthy of my position and make it difficult for Your Majesty to do his job."

Gu Beihuai chuckled and hooked her nose.

"Okay, okay, Yan'er, whatever you say is fine, but you have to promise me that no matter what happens, you must protect yourself."

"it is good."

In the following days, Shen Qingyan's life became much busier.

One is to take care of little Yuxuan, and the other is to deal with all matters big and small in the harem.

If the concubines were not exempted from the morning and evening inspections and only had to come on the first and fifteenth days of the month, she would be even busier.

Alas, it is difficult to be a woman, and it is even more difficult to be the emperor's woman.

Today was the fifteenth day, and early in the morning, the eighteen concubines came to pay their respects again.

Shen Qingyan was pestered by Gu Beihuai all night last night. Her whole body was sore and there was an ambiguous red mark on her neck. She could only force herself to get up and asked Qingmei to find a high-necked dress for her to wear.

main hall.

The concubines arrived one after another. When Shen Qingyan sat on the main seat, she found that only one person was not there.

Snow Queen.

But Concubine Xue's maid came and reported tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue is not feeling well and cannot come to pay respects today. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Shen Qingyan was a little surprised. Although Concubine Xue had become a little plumper, she looked very flexible and healthy, and her temperament was cheerful. How could she suddenly fall ill?

Out of concern, Shen Qingyan asked one more question.

"What's going on? Can we call a doctor?"

The maid stammered, "Not yet. The master just, um... suddenly felt unwell. An old illness flared up. She recovered quickly..."

Her eyes were evasive and her speech was stuttering, her guilty conscience was too obvious. It was obvious that this palace maid could not lie.

"Old illness?" Shen Qingyan frowned slightly. "I know the physical condition of everyone before they enter the palace. How come I have never heard of Concubine Xue having any old illness?"

At this time, Concubine Yun suddenly said, "Empress, I don't think Concubine Xue is suffering from an old illness. It seems more like she is gluttonous, right?"

After these words were spoken, the palace maid visibly shrank back, and then hurriedly explained.

"No, no, that's not the case. Empress Xue Fei is just sick..."

Her face turned red, but she could no longer find a decent excuse.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Yun immediately asked Shen Qingyan for instructions.

"Empress, since Concubine Xue is ill, how about I and my sisters go to visit her?"

She was certain that Xue Fei was not sick and was either pretending to be sick or eating secretly. She wished she could catch her in the act right now.

Shen Qingyan thought for a moment and said calmly, "In that case, I will go with you."