Chapter 75 The Master of Nirvana Yikun Palace Has Changed

Xiu Yu was held in Xuanye's arms and sat on his lap. She sat sideways, looking at him with her eyes, and said with a smile, "Do you know that I know?"

"Yes, I know you know." Xuanye said helplessly, "I knew Liang Jiugong was unreliable. He was as talkative as he could be when it came to your little Tao."

Xiu Yu placed her right arm on Xuanye's shoulder and said, "Yu'er thought you were letting him tell Xiao Tao."

"What do you mean?" Although Xuanye was asking, there was always a smile between his eyebrows.

Xiu Yu said, "You brought me out because you didn't want me to hear all that nonsense, but that...that live spring palace does exist, and I'm bound to hear about it sooner or later. So, hearing it from others is naturally not as good as hearing it from your servants, right?"

Xuanye hugged Xiuyu's waist and said, "Yes, and no. I heard it first, and I can think of a way to comfort you. But now..."

"What's going on now?" Xiu Yu pursed her cherry lips into a single line.

"Now I feel like I'm the one who needs comforting." Xuanye actually looked aggrieved. "I've been accused of something for nothing, and I really don't like it. So, let's just confirm the rumors about the harem! I won't lose anything, and neither will you."

"You!" Xiu Yu almost doubted whether the man before him was the same emperor who had done great things in the previous dynasty. "You, don't you have any shame?"

"Those people they're talking about don't feel ashamed, and I, a man of integrity, certainly don't feel ashamed either." Xuanye said as he lifted Xiu Yu up by the waist and walked towards the inner room of the warm room. "You haven't seen pornographic paintings, but I've had some experience with them. It's not easy for you to act, so I brought you here to act, and I absolutely cannot let you get stained with this dirty water for nothing."

It was nearly nightfall, so the drama in the warm room wasn't inappropriate. Of course, Xuanye's words about acting according to the erotic paintings didn't count. After all, one was the emperor, the other the empress, and both had their dignity to protect. They were also afraid that if they went too far, the noise would reach the ears of the servants outside, which would be embarrassing for the master.

About an hour later, Xiu Yu sat in front of the peep show, combing her long hair. Xuan Ye stood behind her, looking at her rosy cheeks in the peep show, and finally said, "My wantonness has wronged you."

"What else?" Xiu Yu looked at Xuanye on the Western clock and asked, "What else, the emperor is going to treat everyone equally? That's right, the emperor has always treated everyone equally."

"Are you unhappy?" Xuanye held Xiu Yu's hand that was combing her hair.

"I dare not." Xiu Yu was telling the truth: "After all, you are the emperor, and your family has a throne to inherit." As soon as she said this, she remembered that the dynasty was different now, and the throne was a taboo in the royal family, not to mention that the current emperor had appointed a crown prince.

Xuanye's expression changed slightly, but he still smiled and said, "You are right. I am the emperor after all. So... are you ready? When you return to the palace in a few days, if you hear these nonsense..."

"Don't worry." Xiu Yu stood up and faced Xuanye. "I'm not a petty person. I'm not pretending to be innocent now that I've taken your person. I'm just being overbearing. What can I do about it if I take your person?"

Xuanye was stunned by Xiuyu's reaction at first, but then he laughed out loud: "As expected of a princess from the Guoluo family, she grew up on horseback. She's really different from what others think."

"You've already confirmed what they said. If I don't, I'll be at a disadvantage." Xiu Yu also began to make crooked arguments, then she took Xuanye's hands in hers and stared at him. "With your people, I'm not at a disadvantage at all."

Xuanye laughed out loud, obviously very satisfied with Xiuyu's statement: "Yes, you have my people, let them say whatever they want!"

By the end of December, when Xuanye returned to the Forbidden City with Xiu Yu, the concubines in the harem could clearly sense that the head of the Yikun Palace had changed. How was she different? In Su'er's words, she exuded an unapproachable coldness, yet she was confident and radiant.

In fact, Xiu Yu was originally a person who shone from head to toe, but she originally wanted to live a relaxed life in the harem, so she restrained her edge and made herself as mediocre as possible. Since even today, restraining her edge would still attract jealousy and gossip, why should she continue? She might as well show off her charm. Some people are afraid of the spotlight.

Tong Jia Zifu, the head of Chengqian Palace, was naturally not afraid of Xiu Yu's radiance. Instead, she admired her: "Yipin, maybe she is just like this. It's hard for her to hold it in for so long."

Wu Yazelan, the future head of Yonghe Palace, was afraid of Xiu Yu's radiance. She had always prided herself on being gentle and considerate, and in front of the emperor, she always presented herself as sensible and sensible. She also felt that someone like the emperor, busy with important matters in the previous dynasty, would want a gentle and considerate woman by his side. She had once believed that Guo Luoluo was a gentle woman like herself, but now it seemed that she was clearly wrong.

As for the eldest prince's mother, Huipin, and the third prince's mother, Rongpin, they were shocked to see Yipin, who seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person. They didn't know whether to praise her on the surface or scold her in secret. They just clenched the handkerchiefs in their hands, confused for a moment.

Back at Yikun Palace, Xiao Tao finally let out all the words he had been holding back all the way, like pouring out beans: "Master, did you see that? They were all stunned when they saw you! This is how you should be, radiant with confidence and radiant with light. No matter how gorgeous your clothes or how precious your jewelry, they will only make you shine even more."

Xiu Yu touched the armor on her right pinky finger with her left hand and said, "Xiao Tao, do you know why I always wore such dazzling clothes at the company's year-end summary meeting?" She didn't wait for Xiao Tao to answer, and said directly, "Because many people in this world are bullies. If you want to compete with those male chief engineers, you must not only be technically proficient, but also have to be proficient in everything! Otherwise, they will think you, a woman, are easy to bully. I originally thought that the harem was full of women, and why should women make things difficult for women, but women just have to make things difficult for women! If that's the case, then I will make things difficult for them too."

"Master, that's right!" Xiao Tao practically clapped his hands at Xiu Yu. "This harem is a place where people are eaten alive without leaving any bones. Now that the Emperor indulges you in everything, those rumors naturally can't hurt you. However, things change, and people change too. Rumors may mean nothing to you today, but they may become sharp swords tomorrow! Only when you look down on them like a queen, leaving them afraid to even move, can you be truly invincible."

Xiu Yu laughed and said, "I've said that already. I don't want to be invincible, but I also don't want to hear about those messed-up live pornographic stories. If they want to act out something, then they can act out it themselves. Don't be afraid to throw dirty water on others."

Xiao Tao suppressed his laughter and said, "Master, this live pornographic scene, in my opinion, is only a little exaggerated."

"You've become quite bold lately!" Xiu Yu said with a vicious look, "How dare you make up stories about your master? Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid." Xiao Tao said with a smile, "They must have been shocked by the master just now, but I know the master. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the master would rather not interfere with each other."

On New Year's Eve, at the royal family banquet, Xiu Yu changed into a rouge-colored palace dress and wore a complete set of jewelry made of green mutton-fat jade. Not to mention others, even Tong Jia Zifu's eyes were filled with surprise. If she guessed correctly, that set of jewelry was probably made from a whole piece of mutton-fat jade, which was much rarer than the yellow jewelry.

"Concubine Yi has become more and more beautiful since entering the palace." Even the empress dowager, who has always been aloof from worldly affairs, could not help but praise her: "It is true that after following the emperor for a long time, her temperament has changed." She actually said the latter sentence to Xiaozhuang and Xuanye.

Xuanye held the wine glass in his hand, smiled faintly and said nothing.

Next to her, Concubine Hui came to offer her head again: "You are right, Queen Mother. The rest of us sisters are not as lucky as Concubine Yi, who can always be with the Emperor. Later, we sisters will go to the Yikun Palace to learn from her how Concubine Yi can please the Emperor, and share the burden with her. Don't exhaust her."

Xiu Yu smiled and said, "Sister, you're joking. It's the Emperor's business to decide whose name to turn over. I wouldn't dare to contradict him no matter how brave I am. As for what the Emperor likes, wouldn't it be much easier to ask him directly than to ask me?" She looked at Xuanye and asked, "Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"

It was rare for Xiaozhuang to see Xiu Yu so eloquent, and she couldn't help but look at Xuanye, wanting to hear how her grandson would respond to Xiu Yu's question.

Xuanye glared at Xiu Yu with a smile, then turned to Huipin and said, "Yu'er knows how to play chess. Why don't you ask Mingzhu to send you a few chess manuals to read first? I often go to Yikun Palace to play chess. If you are interested, you can also learn it and cultivate your sentiments."

Huipin wanted to say something else, but Uya Zelan, who was sitting next to her, tugged at her sleeve and shook her head slightly.

"My cousin has certainly been a bit partial lately." Tong Jia Zifu, as Xuanye's cousin, didn't share the same mindset as Huipin and the others, but she still felt the pain of being 'lower than them'. "Zelan and the others are also your women, and they have all continued the Aisin-Gioro family's bloodline."

"Today is New Year's Eve." Xuanye didn't want a nice family dinner to turn into a show of taking credit and being criticized for not being fair enough: "Let's all stay up together. If there are any unhappy things, put them aside for now and talk about them after the New Year."

Xiu Yu picked up the wine cup and took a sip. Although his expression remained calm, he knew deep down that the "pig's hoof" was acting up again. Xuan Ye noticed the slight change in Xiu Yu's expression from the corner of his eye and thought to himself that something was wrong.