Hearing the Empress mention her, Liu Zhihua unconsciously straightened her back but her eyes did not dare to look over.
The empress dowager looked at Ye Zhen coldly. "Yes, Ai Jia likes her very much and is planning to keep her."
"Miss Liu is really good. Imperial Mother took her with her when she went to the Autumn Hunt. Obviously, she can't leave Miss Liu." Ye Zhen was not angry with the Empress Dowager's protection, but she looked at Liu Zhihua with a more gentle expression.
"Yes, so she must stay," the Empress Dowager said firmly.
Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Since mother likes Miss Liu so much, she will naturally stay and accompany you often in the future."
The Empress Dowager frowned and looked at Ye Zhen. She thought that the Empress wanted to stop Liu Zhihua from entering the palace. Now that she was willing to let Liu Zhihua stay, people had to wonder if she had any other intentions.
Liu Zhihua also felt suspicious, and could not figure out what the Empress wanted to do.
Hu Yue 'er, who had been silent all this time, looked up at Ye Zhen and the Empress Dowager. She felt that it was better for her not to do anything. No one knew what the Empress Dowager and the Empress were going to do next. If she was not careful, she might become a scapegoat.
"Mother, let's continue the selection." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
"Yes." The Empress Dowager nodded indifferently and decided to wait and see. Since Lu Yaoyao did not oppose her, she also wanted to know what Lu Yaoyao wanted to do.
Ye Zhen did not come to oppose the Empress Dowager today. She praised all the beauties the Empress Dowager took a fancy to, and then followed the Empress Dowager's wishes to keep the beauties. This made the Empress Dowager a little suspicious, wondering what Ye Zhen wanted to do.
"This year's beauties are really good. Mother, what do you think?" After selecting twenty beauties, Ye Zhen turned to look at the Empress Dowager with a smile.
The Empress Dowager squinted at Ye Zhen. Today, she felt that Lu Yaoyao was more pleasing to the eye. "It's good. Let the Emperor have a look at it in a few days, and then the conferment will be settled."
Ye Rou nodded, "Mother is right."
"Now that all the beauties have been chosen, Ai Jia will go back." The empress dowager had already chosen the beauties she liked. Naturally, there was no need to stay here to socialize with Ye Zhen.
"Farewell, mother." Ye Zhen stood up and saluted.
Hu Yue 'er bowed, "Niang niang, this concubine will also take her leave first."
Ye Zhen nodded with a smile, "Wan Pin, you have worked hard during this time."
"This concubine does not dare to bear the burden of the Empress. This is what this concubine should be doing for you." Hu Yue 'er hurriedly said.
On the way back to Pure Flowers Palace, Hong Ying finally couldn't help but ask, "Niang niang, why did you leave that Liu Zhihua behind?"
"The Empress Dowager likes her so much, can I not let her stay?" Ye Zhen asked faintly.
Hong Ying said in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager just wants to make life difficult for you. By keeping Liu Zhihua, who knows how she will confuse the Emperor in the future."
"What does the Empress Dowager's liking of Liu Zhihua have to do with the Emperor? In the future, let Liu Zhihua stay in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful as a female official. She will be able to accompany the Empress Dowager every day. This is also a show of filial piety to the Emperor." Ye Zhen's voice was faint and her eyes were cold.
"Pfft." Hong Ying covered her mouth and laughed. So this was what the Empress meant. If the Empress Dowager knew, wouldn't she be so angry that she would vomit blood?
Ye Zhen looked at her, "Isn't this my filial piety?"
Hong Ying hurriedly said, "Naturally, it is the Empress's filial piety to the Empress Dowager."
"Let me be the manager of the medical workshop?" Hou Peidong looked at Ye Chunnan in surprise. "Are you kidding? Me, the manager of the medical workshop?"
Ye Chunnan glanced at him, "This is not my idea, it is the Empress's idea. The medical workshop was founded by the Empress. She wants you to be the manager of the medical workshop. Naturally, she has her own ideas."
Hou Peidong leaned in front of Ye Chunnan, "It's really the Empress's idea, not you speaking for me!"
"You know nothing about medicine. I'm worried that you will ruin the Empress's medical workshop. How can I speak for you? Don't think too much." Ye Chunnan pushed him away with one hand, "Are you willing or not? Just say it, I have to go back to the Empress."
"I'm used to being an idle person, I'm really not used to having errands." Hou Peidong said with a smile.
Ye Chunnan stood up, "Well, I'll go back to the Empress and tell her that you can't."
Hou Peidong immediately grabbed Ye Chunnan's arm, "Can't you let me be unreasonable?"
"You're like this, you're still unreasonable." Ye Chunnan laughed and scolded, "If you agree to this errand, then do it for the Empress with all your heart. There can be no mistakes."
"Why do I feel that you are better to the Empress than to Ye Zhen's sister?" Hou Peidong asked with a smile.
Ye Chunnan snorted, "She is, isn't she my sister?"
Hou Peidong laughed. He should have known that Ye Chunnan had always been a protective person, especially to his sister. It was a pity that his sister, who he had cared for so much since childhood, was not blessed. On the contrary, his sister, who had been separated from him since childhood, was loved by him. "Well, then I will accept this errand and will not fail the Empress's trust."
"Then come with me to the palace tomorrow to talk to the Empress." Ye Chunnan patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"Yes, General Ye." Hou Peidong bowed respectfully and cleanly.
Ye Chunnan patted him on the shoulder, "Then I'll go back first."
"You're going back to the barracks?" Hou Peidong asked.
"Yes, if you don't go out of the city, there will be a curfew." Ye Chunnan said as he walked outside.
Hou Peidong asked with a smile, "Where's your female deputy general? I haven't seen her for many days."
Ye Chunnan's face sank, "Don't have any ideas about her."
"I didn't say anything. Why are you so angry?" Hou Peidong cried deliberately in an exaggerated manner.
Ye Chunnan was too lazy to talk to him and strode out. He urged his horse to leave the city gate and go straight to the barracks. Just as he got off the horse, he saw Jin Shanshan training the soldiers. Under the setting sun, her body was slender and straight. Although she was not as gentle and beautiful as other girls, she had a valiant and formidable-looking beauty.
He walked towards her. In the past, before he led troops into battle, he also liked gentle and beautiful women. He always felt that they needed to be protected. But now, he felt that only women like Jin Shanshan could truly move his heart.
His sister said that he didn't know how to please a woman at all. He curled his lips. He had never done such a thing before. How could he know how to please her? Moreover, Jin Shanshan was an extraordinary woman.
"General." The soldiers saluted when they saw Ye Chunnan.
Ye Chunnan nodded lightly and walked towards Jin Shanshan.
Jin Shanshan saw him and said to the soldiers who were training, "We'll stop here for today. All of you can rest."
With that, she turned and left.
Ye Chunnan looked at her back and could only grit his teeth in anger. How could he treat her well with such an attitude?
(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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