When Wu Yan returned, he held a bloody head in his hand. That head isn't anyone else's, it's that female guard who just left, the one who helped Chunyu Qing pass a message to Xuan Tianhua.
Chunyu Qing glanced at that head and waved her hand in disgust, instructing in a low voice: "Clean it up, don't let a third person know. Especially towards the Chunyu fu, keep it a secret, if anyone asks, just say that person left the palace on my behalf and never came back. "
Wu Yan nodded, not saying a word, he disappeared in a flash. Until he used his strange qinggong to return to the hall, he didn't stay silent anymore, raising his voice to ask: "Aiyo, niang niang, why are you getting angry with that Wu Fei? Wu Fei is just like that, look, the emperor is favoring the newbie tonight, this servant just heard that she was smashing a cup in her own palace courtyard to vent her anger! "
Chunyu Qing is very satisfied with Wu Yan's ability to adapt, the two chatted for a bit and Wu Yan went out from the main door of the hall, the maid Ruo Hong came in. Ruo Hong heard Wu Yan's words from outside just now, when she came in she took the initiative to say: "The emperor is staying the night at the newbie beauty Jin Se's place, Wu Fei niang niang even sent someone to taunt Fang Jin Se when she heard about it. The emperor also knows about this but he didn't say anything about it. "
Chunyu Qing smiled and said nonchalantly, "She's just like that. In the past, she was arrogant and despotic in the Prince's residence. If not for the fact that This One has General Chunyu's residence as a backing, I'm afraid that she would also bully This One! Speaking of that newbie beauty Jin Se, I seem to have some impression, isn't that the one who wore a light green dress on the day of the consort selection? "
"Niang niang's memory is very good, it's that beauty." Ruo Hong said, "She didn't just wear green that day, after entering the palace, her clothes have always been mainly green, she's very partial to that color. Hearing that this reached the emperor's ears, the emperor felt it was a novelty, that's why he went to her place. This is the first newbie to be favoured after entering the palace! "
"Humph." Chunyu Qing snorted coldly, "What do you mean by favoring green, it's just that before entering the palace, the information is a bit more accurate. Our Emperor likes to see people wearing green clothes, but in the past, the people in the palace were all old people after all, so they were tired of looking at it. Now that there was a new person wearing green clothes, naturally, they had to be pampered. That beauty seemed to have delicate features. Very good. The Emperor didn't like people who were too bright and beautiful. Delicate and pretty girls were the best. Just watch! Once she is favored, Concubine Wu will have something to do. "
Ruo Hong listened to her words and asked in confusion, "Niang niang isn't angry? Ever since His Majesty entered the palace, although he often comes here, he rarely stays overnight. Niang niang, why don't you … "
"There's nothing to be angry about." Chunyu Qing raised her head slightly, saying calmly: "Even common men have three wives and four concubines, moreover, the person This One is marrying is the Son of Heaven. He is not just This One's husband, he is also the Emperor of Zong Sui. As the Emperor, he naturally has to produce offspring for the imperial family. This One hopes that the newly chosen beauty can give birth to a child earlier, so that those old fellows in the court won't gossip all day long. " She heard someone say that she was occupying the position of the main empress but was unable to give birth to a di son, and didn't even have a di daughter. This person was secretly dealt with by her father, but the words were already said, so it was inevitable that other people would have the same thoughts.
Chunyu Qing was also anxious, regardless of who she loved, she was already married, and married to become the Empress of Zong Sui. Then, she definitely would not allow anyone to have a child before her husband. No matter if it was a boy or a girl, in the future, the child in her stomach must be a di son, and it must be the eldest di son. This concerns her future, as well as the future of the Chunyu family.
Just as Ruo Hong and Wu Yan said, Concubine Wu was furious tonight because Li Jian went to Fang Jinse's place. After she heard the news, she sent someone to Fang Jinse's place to humiliate her verbally, but what did the person who came back say? She said that Fang Jinse only knelt on the ground and listened, saying that this concubine was terrified, but there was no fear on her face. Damn it! Were the newbies nowadays so undiscriminating? Thinking back to when she just entered the palace, Chunyu Qing had also sent someone to humiliate her before she and the Prince entered the bridal chamber. She was very sensible, pretending to be sick at that time, rejecting Li Jian's bridal chamber joy. Doing that, it was for the sake of being able to survive in the palace, and not to the extent that she would not be at odds with the main wife the moment she entered the palace. She did not have a strong backer like the Chunyu family behind her, once she went against Chunyu Qing, she would not be able to gain any benefits.
"Fang Jinse!" Concubine Wu was so angry that her teeth itched, "Don't think that you can ascend to the Heavens in one step in this imperial palace just because you obtained favour, to actually not respect This One, there will be a day when you regret it."
The attendant beside her saw that she was angry and quickly advised: "Your Highness, calm down, His Majesty is just looking for something fresh for a while, after a few days, he will lose interest. Who in the inner palace does not know that the person His Majesty cares about the most is you, Your Highness! Even Her Highness the Empress cannot compare to your favours! Based on what This Servant says, His Majesty favours the newbies, it is most likely because he was forced by those ministers of the previous court. After all, the imperial family needs to have children and leaves, His Majesty is also thinking about Zong Sui's future. "
"Have children and leaves?" Concubine Wu laughed loudly, "What a pity! With that Chunyu Qing around, who can give birth to a child? That's good, there is no need to dirty This One's hands, let's wait and see, once that beauty is pregnant, our noble Her Highness the Empress will definitely make a move. "
"Your Highness is right." The attendant agreed, saying again: "Replying to Your Highness, the last time you ordered us to investigate why Her Highness the Empress lost her composure after hearing the secret report, there are results. That secret report is related to the military situation in Dashun, it said that the one leading the troops this time is the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua."
"Just this?" Concubine Wu was stunned, "The secret report only said this?"
"Yes." The attendant nodded, "Her Highness the Empress' information all comes from General Chunyu's manor, what she knows about the military situation is definitely correct."
"But it does not make sense!" Concubine Wu thought about what the secret report said, then thought about how she heard that the Empress lost her composure after hearing the secret report, no matter how she thought about it, she felt that it was quite strange. "What is there in this secret report that is worthy of her losing her composure?" She could not understand after much thought, but she also made her own reaction, "Continue to keep an eye on her for This One, This One wants to see what tricks that old woman is playing."
Concubine Wu liked to call Chunyu Qing old woman, but in reality, Chunyu Qing was younger than her by half a year, it was just that sitting in the position of the Empress, she would always appear a little more serious, no matter if it was her usual attitude and appearance or the steadiness in her words and actions, they all appeared relatively mature, to the point that people would always forget her age.
Speaking of that Fang Jin Se, it was none other than the girl who was secretly sent into the palace by Duanmu Anguo during the new talent selection. Actually, she did not like green at all, it was just that before entering the palace, that person in black who claimed to be sent by her biological father told her that the current Emperor liked girls who wore green, especially that kind of faint green, it was the kind that could enter his eyes the most. Of course, other than that, he also told her many things about Emperor Li Jian's likes and dislikes. For example, Li Jian liked girls who did not speak much, Li Jian liked girls who did not take the initiative to flatter him, Li Jian was a sinister person, but he liked sweets very much, if the girl's room was often paired with the sweets that he liked, he would often go there for the sake of that food.
Fang Jin Se thought, since she had entered the palace, she had to do everything she could to curry favour with that Emperor, because only when she had a certain status in this world, could she have a greater chance of saving her foster parents, allowing them to no longer be controlled by that so-called biological father.
Therefore, when Li Jian sat in front of her bed, all of her actions, including fear and shyness, were all done for her goal, she even rubbed a type of fragrance that had a faint sweet smell on her body. That sweet ingredient was given to her by Duanmu Anguo, it was different from normal spices, the one she used actually smelled like a dessert that had just come out of the pot, not only was it fragrant, it was also sweet, causing people to have a great appetite.
Li Jian was intoxicated by this smell on her body, using Li Jian's words: "This fragrance on your body is enough for Us to jump over the ranks of the imperial harem, directly promoting you to noble lady."
Fang Jin Se was shy and did not speak, only lowering her head, her face almost shrunk into the blankets, she did not give thanks for the grace, nor did she speak, only listening silently, causing Li Jian to dote on her even more.
The next day, an imperial decree shocked the imperial harem, after a night of favours from Jin Se, the new female candidate jumped from the position of Noble Lady to the position of Noble Lady, skipping over the position of Talented Lady and Noble Lady in the middle, directly becoming a Noble Lady, and could live in a side hall of the palace.
When Imperial Concubine Wu heard this news, she was so angry that she almost went crazy, if it was not for the people in the palace holding her back, she really would have rushed over to slap Fang Jin Se. Even if she was stopped by the servants, she was still unwilling to accept this and started cursing in her own palace, even including the Empress Chunyu Qing. She said that Chunyu Qing was pretending to be noble, acting like a person, but who knew how jealous she was in her heart! She just wanted to see, how long Chunyu Qing could continue acting, when that Fang Jin Se became pregnant one day, would Chunyu Qing still be able to continue acting!
Different from Imperial Concubine Wu, after the Empress Chunyu Qing heard this news, she made arrangements to prepare many gifts, having the palace maids and eunuchs in the central palace carry them over to Fang Jin Se. She even personally chose an orchid jade hairpin, having someone pass on a message saying that Fang Jin Se's light green attire was the most beautiful, hoping that Fang Jin Se could give birth to a dragon child for the Emperor soon.
Logically speaking, being favoured so highly by the central palace, that Fang Jin Se should have personally come to kowtow and thank the grace, adding that she was favoured last night, she should have opened the palace gates to welcome the Empress, showing off her grace. But she did not do that, not only did she not go to thank Chunyu Qing, other than the gifts from the Empress and the few concubines that were already in the palace, she did not accept anyone else's gifts. Not a single one of those new female candidates that had just entered the palace like her was able to successfully curry favour with her. The reason was: Noble Lady Fang has a cold personality, does not like to interact with people, and is not good with words, hoping that the concubines and young mistresses will be more forgiving.
When these words reached Li Jian's ears, he was even more satisfied. After so many years, the few women by his side were from the Chunyu family that had military power, and also from the Wu family that was a civil official. Even if they were women without any background, they would all fight until their heads were broken and blood flowed for the sake of gaining favour. He hated that kind of woman, always wanting to have someone to complement him by his side, if this Fang Jin Se could continue like this, it would also be pretty good.
He asked the Head Eunuch Zhou Da beside him: "Towards Noble Lady Fang's matter, what is the reaction from the Empress' side?"
Zhou Da Yin replied: "Her Highness the Empress is very magnanimous, not only did she send someone to send gifts over, she even told Noble Lady Fang that she hopes that she can give birth to an heir for the Emperor."
"Hmph!" Li Jian snorted coldly, "Heir? Sooner or later, We will settle the matter of having an heir with the Empress. "
Just as he was speaking, a Eunuch came in from outside to pass on a message: "Reporting to the Emperor, Lord Duanmu is outside requesting an audience, he said that he brought a big gift for the Emperor — —"
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