Xiao Yuanzhao did not think that Chu Xiang actually wanted to change the palace servants. Then his punishment was actually helping her. But his words were golden, he could not take back his order. He could only watch as Chu Xiang leaned into his arms with a sad expression, and then praised him in his heart.
It was rare that she would praise him. It was a pity that he did not feel happy about it. So he became a bad person. No palace servant would hate Chu Xiang.
Xiao Yuanzhao's mind moved and he revealed a faint smile. He held Chu Xiang and said gently: "Zhen will not feel at ease letting other people serve you. It's better to let Liang Zhong pick some people over. They will definitely do things properly."
Liang Zhong specially picked people. That was the people who originally served the Emperor. Then wouldn't Taihe Palace become the Emperor's informants? Chu Xiang thought about it. That was fine. It was better than the messy informants of the four imperial concubines. Anyway, she did not want to do anything that the Emperor would not know. The Emperor's people did not need to be trained. It was easier.
So Chu Xiang pretended to be happy and raised her head to smile at Xiao Yuanzhao. She grabbed his sleeves and said happily: "Chenqie thanks the Emperor for his grace."
Xiao Yuanzhao lowered his head to look at her. Her smile was gentle and her voice was soft. If he did not hear her thoughts, he would definitely be fooled by her. He suddenly rejoiced that he had this ability. It was not that the matters in the imperial court were much smoother, but in the inner palace, if Chu Xiang wanted to trick him, he would most likely be fooled.
However, Chu Xiang's trust and calmness towards him made him feel very comfortable. Even though he sent his own people over to see Chu Xiang get angry, he found that Chu Xiang was not afraid of him sending informants over. This made him even happier. It seemed that other than his own palace, there was another place he could be at ease in.
His mood was better. Xiao Yuanzhao also put away those thoughts and said with a smile: "Zhen can treat you even better. Your brother is outside. In a while, we'll eat together. I'll call you and your brother to talk."
Chu Xiang said in surprise: "Really? Why didn't you come earlier? I haven't seen Big Brother for a long time! "After saying that, she left Xiao Yuan Zhao, lifted her skirt and ran out.
At the last moment before she left him, Xiao Yuanzhao heard her inner voice and realized that she was deliberately not following the rules to make him unhappy. He suddenly felt that it was funny. In all his life, this was the first time he had met a concubine in the harem who didn't want to serve him in bed. She didn't want to be doted on and wanted to be forgotten by the Emperor. She hid in the palace and didn't go out, and the reason was that the Emperor had too many women.
Could it be that marrying someone outside the palace could guarantee that the man would not take concubines? What kind of weird idea was this?
Xiao Yuanzhao hadn't fallen in love yet, so he just thought that Chu Xiang's idea was interesting. He didn't think much about it and followed Chu Xiang out. He noticed that Chu Xiang was looking at him from the corner of her eyes, so he deliberately smiled to show that he wasn't angry. In fact, he liked her "liveliness".
Chu Xiang only cared about talking to Chu Ze and almost ignored Xiao Yuanzhao. When they were eating, she kept asking people to put food in Chu Ze's bowl, looking very happy to finally see her family. But when she personally scooped soup for Xiao Yuanzhao, she accidentally spilled it. She was clumsy and timid as she nervously begged for mercy.
After a meal, as long as it was a normal Emperor, he would feel annoyed.
Xiao Yuanzhao already knew her plan. Although he didn't touch her and didn't know what she was thinking, he still showed a doting attitude. He didn't care about her rudeness at all and even cared if she was scalded. This made everyone in the palace see his love for the imperial gui fei.
Even Chu Ze was fooled by him, thinking that he liked Chu Xiang. After all, they had saved each other's lives, and it was easy to be moved in times of danger. This made him very happy for his sister. At the same time, he was sweating in his heart. When his sister was at home, she was very obedient and sensible. How did she become so rash and unruly after entering the palace for a year? He must let his mother enter the palace later. She must grasp the Emperor's love.
After the meal, Chu Xiang sent the two men away with a smile. She went back to her room and started to think. Could it be that the Emperor liked her rash appearance like a white rabbit? He didn't get angry. Could it be that the white rabbit was his dish?
Chu Xiang quickly rejected this idea. She didn't believe that Xiao Yuanzhao would like her because of such a small thing. That was something a fatuous Emperor would do. Even if Xiao Yuanzhao had a good impression of her because of saving the Emperor, he would be annoyed to see her so rash. The Emperor was so busy. How could he have time to play with love?
Xiao Yuanzhao was so patient because he was determined to pretend to be in love for the first time and make the Regent lower his guard. The Emperor was very patient.
Chu Xiang sat in front of the dressing table and played with the hairpin she took off. After thinking for a while, she smiled slightly. Since Xiao Yuanzhao wanted to support the Chu Family, then she would take the opportunity to let the Chu Family rise. Since they had already provoked the Regent, then it was better to assist Xiao Yuanzhao and let the Chu Family benefit from this dispute.
The original owner's only wish was to not implicate the family. The people of the Chu Family were really good to her. She was willing to do this. It just so happened that her cultivation was very slow. She couldn't leave the palace for the time being. She would take advantage of this cultivation time to plan for the Chu Family.
If Xiao Yuanzhao wanted to use the Chu Family, he wouldn't just let him use it casually. He had to give him enough compensation. Didn't he spoil her? Didn't he have feelings for her and want to give her all the good things? Then she should let the Chu Family rise. She also had to show off her status as a spoiled concubine.
Chu Xiang made the decision. She got up and prepared to cultivate. She turned around and saw Qing Zhu and Hong Rui who were guarding the door. They looked distracted. She asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you two?"
The two looked at each other. Hong Rui lowered her head: "This servant is just a little scared. I didn't think that the Emperor would let us go and not punish us."
Qing Zhu said in fear: "Those palace servants who were replaced … … Will something happen to them?" She looked outside the door and said very quietly, "The palace is really scary. The Emperor changed all the palace servants in Taihe Palace with just one sentence. This, isn't this too childish?"
Chu Xiang also felt that it was childish. Who would change all the palace servants of a concubine like this? But when she thought that the Emperor might want to put spies around her, she felt that it was reasonable. Now that the Emperor and the Regent were at a critical moment in the battle, it was right to be cautious. Maybe they would keep an eye on her and the Chu Family. This way, they could put the Chu Family in an important position.
Thinking like this, Chu Xiang still felt that this change was strange. She didn't know that Xiao Yuanzhao just happened to hear her thoughts and teased her to make such a request. How could Xiao Yuanzhao guess that she would agree? Coincidentally, Xiao Yuanzhao felt that her place was a place where he could relax and be at ease. This arrangement was also very good, so he didn't change his mind.
So changing all her palace servants to Xiao Yuanzhao's people was just a coincidence. Of course, they would feel strange. Qing Zhu and Hong Rui didn't think as much as Chu Xiang. They thought about it and felt that Xiao Yuanzhao definitely doted on Chu Xiang very much and wanted his own people to serve her to be at ease.
So Hong Rui showed a bit of a smile and congratulated Chu Xiang, "Niangniang has been waiting for the clouds to open and the moon to see the moon. When the four concubines finish copying the sutras and come out, niangniang must have taken root in the Emperor's heart."
Chu Xiang smiled carelessly and waved her hand, saying: "I'm going to rest. You go guard the outer hall. Right, go back and see where the palace servants who were replaced went. You don't have to be too afraid. The Emperor isn't a tyrant. I'm guessing that they just changed places to work. "
"Yes, niangniang."
Hearing her words, Qing Zhu and Hong Rui relaxed a bit and left together, closing the door.
Chu Xiang took the time to cultivate. In any place, strength was respected. If one didn't have enough strength, they wouldn't have the capital to be free and unrestrained. She, an imperial gui fei, wanted to fake her death to leave the palace. No one would help her. She had to arrange everything herself before she could leave without leaving a trace.
In the next few days, if Chu Xiang wasn't cultivating, she was teaching Qing Zhu and Hong Rui how to manage the shops behind closed doors. She taught them the methods of making money and finding people that she had thought of. Xiao Yuanzhao came to eat dinner with her every time. She took the opportunity to "strengthen" her courage and started to become spoiled.
For example, when she saw a pot of red peonies in the room, she sighed and said to Xiao Yuanzhao: "I used to like wearing red robes at home. I didn't think that now that I've entered the palace, I can't wear it anymore."
In this dynasty, only the Empress could wear red in the inner palace. Chu Xiang's words clearly showed that she was interested in the position of Empress. Xiao Yuanzhao's eyelids jumped and he took the opportunity to hold her hand: "Beloved consort doesn't like other colors?"
"I don't like red as much as red." Chu Xiang thought, if the Emperor wanted her to be a favored consort, then she should put out the prestige of being a favored consort. Otherwise, how could she show that she was special? Everything about a favored consort should be different.
Xiao Yuanzhao was a bit confused. Didn't she dislike him for not fighting for favor? Why did she suddenly put out the prestige of being a favored consort? And what did she mean by letting her be a favored consort? He only came because he thought she was interesting. Who wanted her to be a favored consort?
Xiao Yuanzhao thought for a while and didn't agree, "Zhen thinks that beloved consort looks good in anything. Zhen also wants to indulge you, but your father is the Minister of Rites. Etiquette cannot be abolished. You should pay more attention to etiquette than others so that people won't gossip."
Chu Xiang was also a bit confused. What was the Emperor doing? He wasn't even willing to do something so out of line, and he still wanted to confuse the Regent? Her expression became colder, "The Emperor won't even grant me such a wish. Fine, who asked my father to be in the Ministry of Rites? It would be good if he was in another position. Why would I need to avoid so many taboos? "
I'll give you a ladder. If you favor a consort, then promote her father.
Xiao Yuanzhao immediately understood what she meant. He was angry and amused. It turned out that she thought he wanted to confuse the Regent and deliberately set up a target. He wanted to use the Chu family in the name of saving the Emperor and let the Regent lower his guard. But it wasn't to the point of pushing the Chu family out to block the arrow. What did she think he was?
However, he was very surprised that Chu Xiang could think of this and was willing to cooperate with him. He felt that this was a bit of the Chu family's intention to surrender, so he wasn't angry. He pulled Chu Xiang and said with a smile, "Your injury hasn't healed yet. Don't think about these trivial things. Zhen got some interesting things. Zhen will send them to you later."
Xiao Yuanzhao felt that Chu Xiang's original intention was to help him confuse the Regent, which was worthy of praise. He rewarded her with a lot of things when he went back. After that, he seriously considered it. Since Chu Xiang and the Chu family were willing to cooperate with him, then could he follow Chu Xiang's intention and be "muddle-headed" for a while? This way, the court and the imperial harem would have a reason to take action.
He summoned the secret guards and got a list. It was all the Regent's henchmen that needed to be eliminated. In this way, he could still complete this matter in advance if he was muddle-headed on the surface. Xiao Yuanzhao decided. He immediately adjusted the plan and gave the order.
Chu Xiang saw his arrangement through the Heaven and Earth Mirror. She knew what to do and decided to cooperate well. He would seize power, and she would profit. It was a win-win situation!
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