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The Empress Dowager only felt anger rushing from her chest to her brain. She was so angry that her hands trembled. She glared at Ye Zhen angrily, "Aijia does not agree. Who dares to read the decree?"
Good! Good! It's really good! Her good son was really captivated by Lu Yaoyao, this fox spirit. So many beauties, how are they worse than Lu Yaoyao? He didn't want any of them to marry, he didn't keep any of them!
Before, he didn't say a word, but at the last moment, he set her up! What a good son!
"Mother, this … this is what the emperor asked this concubine to read. If this concubine doesn't do this job well, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain." Ye Zhen looked at the Empress Dowager awkwardly, as if she couldn't do anything.
The Empress Dowager shouted angrily, "Don't pretend in front of Aijia! Aijia doesn't believe that you didn't know about this beforehand! It's clear that you instigated the emperor! Lu Yaoyao, you jealous empress!"
Ye Zhen knelt down in horror, her eyelashes stained with crystal tears. "Mother, how dare this concubine instigate the emperor? The emperor has always been a man of his word. How can others change his mind? Please calm down, mother. If you don't like the emperor's decision, this concubine will kneel and beg the emperor … "
"Shut up!" The Empress Dowager shouted, "Today, Aijia will make the decision. Eunuch Fu, take back the emperor's decree!"
"Mother, what do you want to do with the emperor?" Ye Zhen asked in shock, "Now the emperor is discussing with the generals about the expedition. You let Eunuch Fu take back the emperor's decree. Where will the emperor's face be? If you are angry or resentful, you can direct it at this concubine. Please give the emperor some face. "
Eunuch Fu said in fear and trepidation, "Empress Dowager, the emperor's decree … has been distributed to the cabinet. I'm afraid it is now on its way out of the capital."
The Empress Dowager's face turned green and white. Lu Yaoyao's words were too heavy. No matter how angry she was, she could only swallow her anger. Otherwise, if she really swept the emperor's face, she was afraid that in the future, the mother and son would really be estranged. Who knows what the court ministers would say about her?
She was not of high birth, and if the court officials criticized her, no matter what she did or said in the future, no one would listen to her.
Liu Zhihua's face was pale. She could already guess what had happened. She looked expectantly at the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager did not help her, she could be sent out of the Palace. She had worked so hard to get to this step, how could she be willing to marry someone else? Especially after seeing the emperor, she was even more unwilling to make do.
"I can leave the others to Your Majesty, but Liu Zhihua must stay." The Empress Dowager looked at Liu Zhihua and said in a low voice.
"This …" Ye Zhen looked at the register in her hand in embarrassment and finally said, "This concubine will make the decision to keep Liu Zhihua. If the Emperor blames her, this concubine will bear everything."
Liu Zhihua could not help but smile. The Empress Dowager also felt the anger in her heart dissipate a little.
"Then confer the title of Liu Zhihua as …" The Empress Dowager opened her mouth to confer the title of Liu Zhihua. She had long thought about it. With Liu Zhihua's qualifications, she could become one of the four imperial concubines. Otherwise, how could she compete with Lu Yaoyao?
Ye Zhen interrupted the Empress Dowager's words. "Just confer the title of a third-rank female official. In the future, she will help the Empress Dowager manage the Palace of Benevolence and Peace and serve the Empress Dowager well."
The smile on Liu Zhihua's mouth froze, and she looked at Ye Zhen with a pale face.
The Empress Dowager was even more angry. "Lu Yaoyao, you … you …"
"Mother, Liu Zhihua has served you for a long time. Don't you like her very much? In the future, with her by your side, this concubine will feel more at ease. "
She wanted Liu Zhihua to stay, not to make her a female official, but to confer the title of a concubine! The Empress Dowager was so angry that she could not breathe. She pointed at Ye Zhen and could not speak for a long time.
Liu Zhihua knelt down with tears in her eyes. "Empress Dowager, please help this concubine!"
Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows and looked at her coldly. "Liu Zhihua, do you think this concubine should not confer you the title of a female official?"
"This concubine did not enter the palace to be a female official." Liu Zhihua hated the Empress in her heart. She knew that the Empress would not be so easy to talk to and let her stay. From the beginning, the Empress had calculated all this.
"Then what did you enter the palace for? This is the first time this Empress has heard that a concubine can enter the palace and make her own decisions. "Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Liu Zhihua's heart was aggrieved to the extreme. She could only look at the Empress Dowager eagerly. The only one she could count on now was the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she could not speak. When she heard Ye Zhen's words, she only felt her eyes darken and fainted.
"Empress Dowager …" Jin Ping screamed in fright.
There was chaos in the hall.
Ye Zhen stepped forward to take the Empress Dowager's pulse and confirmed that it was just a heart attack. She was a little relieved, and her heart, which had almost been shaken, became firm again. "Come, send the Empress Dowager back to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. Hong Ying, go to the Medical Officer Qi."
Eunuch Fu asked Ye Zhen worriedly, "Your Highness, what should we do?"
"The Empress Dowager is fine. This Empress will send her back first. You read the decree. If these concubines are dissatisfied, they will ask the Emperor to change his decision." Ye Zhen glanced at Liu Zhihua and said coldly.
"Yes, Your Highness." Eunuch Fu saluted.
Liu Zhihua watched helplessly as the Empress Dowager was carried out. She did not know who could make the decision for her. A third-ranked female official? Why did she bother to do so much? This was not what she wanted!
"Sister Liu, what should we do?" Other concubines who were equally unwilling asked Liu Zhihua in a low voice.
"I don't believe that this is the Emperor's intention. Let's go and ask the Emperor." Liu Zhihua's eyes were full of determination. She felt that the Emperor must have been deceived by the Empress to make such a decision.
Eunuch Fu had just walked to the door when he heard this. "Miss Liu has a big tone. If this is not the Emperor's decree, who do you think dares to make this arrangement?"
Liu Zhihua gritted her teeth and looked at Eunuch Fu. "Did the Emperor really not leave a single concubine in the palace?"
How could she believe that the Emperor would not have a concubine in the future for the sake of the Empress?
"That's natural." Eunuch Fu smiled faintly. "Miss Liu, you should behave yourself."
Liu Zhihua's eyes were red, and she felt extremely unwilling.
"Sister Liu, let's accept our fate." Someone whispered.
"Yes, the Empress is a peerless beauty. It is normal for the Emperor to look down on others."
How could it be normal? Liu Zhihua thought angrily. So what if she became a female official? She must have a way to make the Empress lose her favor!
Today's hatred must be avenged!
"Ladies, you should disperse!" Eunuch Fu smiled faintly.
Liu Zhihua glanced at him, turned her head and left the hall.
The future was long, and she was still young. There were plenty of opportunities.
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