Chapter 134 Chapter 134 She is worthy of being a royal concubine!

She insisted on listening, and the emperor had no choice but to drive her out of the East Warm Pavilion in a tough manner. He looked at her helplessly several times, and his thin lips were pursed into a straight line.

Concubine Tong pulled her arm out of Li Shuyao's grasp. Without waiting for her reaction, she took her hand back and patted it twice soothingly. Then, she asked her gently, "Do you really want to hear it?"

Li Shuyao nodded vigorously.

Qingyao helped to adjust the trembling hairpin in her bun, then said helplessly, "If you want to listen, just sit still."

Li Shuyao puffed up her cheeks in displeasure. How could she be restless? It was just that when she listened to Liang Jiugong talking, she took a few deep breaths and rubbed her arms a few times.

With this in mind, she tightened her already straight back even more.

On the other side, Liang Jiugong finished speaking, raised his hands and clapped twice, and someone came in from outside holding a tray.

"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, this is the Western spice those people purchased at a high price. I've already had the imperial physician examine it. Originally, this spice was intended to aid sleep, but later, driven by greed, the person who created the formula followed the wishes of Prince Chun's wife's concubine and added several purified spices. This is what gives it the hallucinogenic effect..."

Li Shuyao poked her head out curiously, her eyes darting around restlessly.

Concubine Tong looked at the contents on the tray, pondered for a few breaths, and asked, "Can you find out the origins of the person who made the recipe?"

Liang Jiugong bowed and replied, "We've already investigated. This man is just an ordinary merchant who has been doing business between the capital and the Western Regions for over twenty years. Prince Chun's concubine's sister met this merchant by chance over three years ago..."

Hearing this, Li Shuyao and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

I hope there's no bigger conspiracy.

However, the emperor did not think so.

A mere fight between a few women almost cost the life of his seventh brother's youngest son. How despicable!

He immediately spoke with a stern face - all accomplices in the Prince Chun's Mansion and the Prince Consort Heshuo's Mansion who helped to murder Prince Chun and the little prince shall be sentenced to death; those who neglected to take care of Prince Chun's wife and the little prince shall be exiled with their entire family; those who sold Western spices and harmed people shall be charged with treason and beheaded immediately.

At the same time, people were sent to search and confiscate the spices inside and outside the capital, and no one was allowed to sell such spices again.

The Heshuo Efu was arrogant and extravagant, and did not manage his household properly, which led to his daughter's poor education. He was ordered to be directly imprisoned in the clan prison and would be sentenced after an investigation to determine whether he had committed any other crimes.

However, it was not easy to punish the concubines of Prince Chun's wife openly, after all, it involved royal privacy. So the Emperor sent someone to pass a message to the Grand Empress Dowager, who summoned the ladies of the concubines' families into the palace. Li Shuyao did not witness what was discussed in detail, but she only knew that after the conversation in the Cining Palace that day, the concubines of Prince Chun's wife had accidents one after another within half a month.

If they contracted a serious illness, they would be sent to a farm in the suburbs to recuperate; if they committed a serious mistake, they would be sent to a temple to pray and reflect.

The concubine who proposed the plan and bought the spices suffered the most tragic fate. She was caught having an affair with her lover by her husband's family and, after receiving a severe flogging, was locked in the woodshed and deprived of food. It's unclear whether she died of starvation, blood loss from her injuries, or was eaten by some small animal...

The fates of the above-mentioned people were specifically inquired about by Concubine Tong who sent people from her mother's family.

After hearing this, Qingyao was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Shuyao was also very scared, but she traveled back in time from the modern era after all. Before she traveled through time, she had seen all kinds of tragedies when watching short videos, such as dismemberment, Hannibal, annihilation of entire families, murder of wives and so on.

So I recovered quickly.

Not only did she not take it to heart at all, she was even able to comfort Qingyao calmly, saying that the man's death was not unjust. Think about Xiao An'er, think about Prince Chun's wife who was still unconscious in the Cining Palace, and some palace maids who were severely harmed by Prince Chun's wife because of her actions, and her husband's family who had been deceived by her until now.

Li Shuyao said angrily, "Fortunately, Madam Liu realized it in time and secretly complained to the old ancestor, otherwise Xiao An'er would have been killed."

As the whistleblower, Madam Liu and several palace maids who secretly took care of and protected Xiao An'er were praised and rewarded by the ancestor, and each received generous rewards.

Among them, Matron Liu was the most meritorious and even benefited her family. The emperor specially allowed Matron Liu's son to enter the palace and take up the position of Blue Feather Guard, which could be considered a meteoric rise to prominence.

In terms of completion, it was the turn of Li Shuyao and others.

Li Shuyao still looked a little bit unbelievable, because she felt that she hadn't done anything.

I just sent a box of toys and played with An'er for an entire afternoon and day. The next day, little An'er was taken away by Concubine Tong. After that, for a long time, An'er either lived in Chengqian Palace, Huipin's Yanxi Palace, or Anpin's Jingren Palace...

——Perhaps it was because she had gained experience from taking care of Yinzhen before, so this time Li Shuyao didn't even need to say anything, and several concubines who were on good terms with her silently arranged the order for her.

You take care of her today, and I'll take care of her tomorrow. If time is insufficient, we can give Concubine Tong two more days to take care of her.

So harmonious.

Sometimes Li Shuyao would wonder if she was wearing something from a serious palace fighting novel.

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw her surprised expression. He raised his hand and scratched her straight nose. "Why, you don't want the reward anymore?"

Li Shuyao quickly and flatteringly nestled herself in his arms, resting her head on his arm, and asked him in a charming voice, "Then how does the Emperor plan to reward me?"

The emperor showed a pensive expression.

An'er had been taken care of by the concubines in his harem for so many days, and his health had improved day by day. His little face was no longer pale, and his appetite was no longer as small as that of a newborn bird. His little hands and feet gradually grew stronger. The last time I saw him, he could climb the entire staircase of the Yujing Pavilion independently.

Her temperament also became much more lively and cheerful. She dared to join Yinzhen and Yinzhi in hugging his legs and asking for toys.

There is no sign of premature death as before.

The emperor became more and more pleased the more he looked at it. During this period, the private treasury was opened wide, and every concubine in the palace received rewards of varying sizes.

But in the emperor's heart, the one who made the greatest contribution was only Concubine Ling.

If the toys sent by Concubine Ling had not touched the heart of Prince Chun's wife, and if An'er's cautious posture in playing with the rattle had not been so heartbreaking, Nanny Liu would have finally been unable to bear it and would have revealed all the secrets to Su Malagu. Later, because of Concubine Ling, she pointed out the direction of the investigation.

I'm afraid we may not be able to find a result until now.

After all, under such circumstances, who would suspect that Tianran and Prince Chun's wife's mother's family were on the same side?

Although it was a coincidence, An'er was finally blessed by Lingpin.

The other concubines had already been rewarded, but he had made other arrangements for Concubine Tong, who had been busy for him for nearly two months.

Now Li Shuyao is the only one who has not been praised.

He originally wanted to promote her to the position of concubine, but he was afraid that she would be promoted too quickly and lack the foundation. If she suddenly became the first to stand out, what would she do if she was attacked by endless attacks in the future?

Therefore, he could only take his time to pursue the position of concubine. This time he came here to ask Li Shuyao if there was any other special reward she wanted.

Li Shuyao listened to the emperor's words quietly and was deeply moved.

She has never been in love.

Before traveling through time, she was a good girl. Although she was curious about love, she had never met anyone she liked in reality. She also felt that she was still young and should focus on her studies.

In her nearly twenty years of life, the most daring thing she had ever done was to become the concubine of the man in front of her just to live a safe and wealthy life.

To put it bluntly, it means to act according to the circumstances.

To put it in a more pleasant way...

Well, there was nothing nice to say. The best and most stubborn explanation she could think of was that she also wanted to try what "marriage first, love later" meant.

But expecting the "love" of an emperor...

She often felt that it would be better to expect gold to fall from the sky.

So she spent three years like this heartlessly. During this period, she could actually vaguely feel the care and love shown to her by the emperor, but she regarded those as sunk costs due to her obsession with "cultivation".

Only at this time.

The night was silent, and he and she were the only two people in the room. She nestled in his arms quietly and obediently like a cat, distractedly listening to the occasional tapping of the candlelight, counting the time, and listening to his low-pitched explanations. Every word he said was for her benefit, and he even naggled on, paving the way for her in the future.

What if after a few years, when Yinzhen is older, she will be made a concubine? If she doesn't like the word "Ling" at that time, she can choose a nicer word as her title.

The character "Zhao" is a good choice. He had hesitated about using this character when he was conferring the title of concubine. He was just worried that the character had too heavy a meaning and she would not be able to control it.

After a while, she said that she hoped she could give birth to a little princess as beautiful as her and with a gentle personality, so that the title of Zhao Fei would be more legitimate.

As he spoke, he stretched out his dishonest big hand and touched her soft belly. Before Li Shuyao could protest or speak, the man suddenly changed his tone and said, "But actually, if you don't want to, you don't have to give birth."

To avoid being like when she was pregnant with Yinzhen, when she was unhappy because her face and figure became rounder, refused to eat, and secretly dropped the little pearl behind his back.

In short, his concubine Ling had already given birth to a child for him, and her heart and eyes were all devoted to him. No matter what request he made, she never refused.

Even after this achievement, she never thought of asking him for anything for her poor mother's family.

Be well-mannered and follow the rules.

She was filial to her ancestors, took care of the young royal heirs, and got along well with other concubines.

The emperor held the beauty in his arms and thought briefly in his mind for a moment. The more he thought, the warmer his heart became.

He felt that his Concubine Ling was as if she was tailor-made for him by God. If her family background was higher, and if he had met her a few years earlier, she would have been qualified to be a noble concubine!

So he hugged Li Shuyao, who looked clueless, a little tighter in his arms, and held her hand with his other hand, interlocking their fingers. His tone was filled with the excitement and excitement of a young boy, and his voice was as loud as thunder: "Why don't we just not delay any longer? I will make you my concubine tomorrow!"

Li Shuyao's eyes suddenly widened: "Huh?"