Novel website. The Virtuous Consort.

This is an extremely high rank.

She rose to become one of the four imperial concubines.

For Yue Qingyin, this was an unparalleled honor.

Most women in the palace rose through the ranks step by step. In the past, many women in the previous emperor's palace, even after having children, never reached the rank of Jieyu.

The news that Yue Qingyin had been personally conferred the title of Virtuous Consort by the Empress Dowager before even entering the palace caused a sensation throughout the entire palace.

In every nook and cranny of the palace, all sorts of rumors and speculations circulated.

"I thought that the highest rank for the newly selected ladies-in-waiting was Jieyu, but I never expected that someone would be promoted to the rank of Consort. So, the Empress Dowager promoted Miss Yue to the rank of Consort Xian because of the Empress?"

"No, I heard that the Empress Dowager doesn't like the Empress because of what happened last time. This time, she is using the selection of concubines to find a suitable person to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly. Didn't you hear? During the selection of concubines, the Empress Dowager said in public that the Empress was not as good as Miss Yue."

"I see, no wonder!"

Such rumors circulated widely in the palace, and even the deposed emperor had heard of them.

He threw down the book, feeling agitated. He didn't quite understand why the situation in the palace had turned out this way; he just felt extremely uncomfortable being caught in the middle.

The chief eunuch Zhou Yuan'an hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Jun Zhe remained silent, wandering aimlessly through the palace. Zhou Yuan'an, who had served the late emperor, was an expert at reading people and immediately took a eunuch with him, following Jun Zhe at a distance. He watched Jun Zhe walk to the Empress's Suning Palace, stand outside the gate for a while, but did not go in.

Zhou Yuan'an jogged forward and said, "Your Majesty, the magnolias in Suning Palace are probably in bloom this season. Would Your Majesty like to go in and take a look?"

Jun Zhe raised his head and looked at the gold-plated plaque of Suning Palace, wanting to climb over the high wall to see the magnolias inside.

The purple magnolia can't grow that high, so naturally it's not visible.

He shook his head. "I don't like looking at flowers and plants." How could a magnolia compare to her beauty?

Zhou Yuan'an remained expressionless and smiled, "The Empress has been extremely busy with the selection of concubines recently. Why doesn't Your Majesty go and visit her?"

These words seemed to strike a nerve with Jun Zhe, who blushed and said, "I'm not the imperial physician. If the Empress is unwell, do you think I can cure her? If she's unwell, why don't you go and summon the imperial physician?"

Linghu Lan, who was just coming out of the door, happened to hear this sentence, and a dark cloud immediately appeared above her head.

A true, straight-laced man.

This is a very typical straight man's answer. Luckily you're the emperor, otherwise you could stay single for ten thousand years.

Linghu Lan smiled and said, "Although you are not a royal physician, you are my good medicine. Seeing you makes me feel at ease."

"You, you, you, you're talking nonsense."

The emperor's blood rushed to his head, and even the tips of his ears turned red.

Linghu Lan's heart was instantly melted by the adorable, soft, and tender little red ears.

Holy crap!

I really want to reach out and touch it; it must feel incredibly soft.

Without hesitation, she reached out and pinched it. "So what if I'm lying nine times, ten times? Are you really going to refuse to see me?"

Linghu Lan's hands were soft and delicate, and Jun Zhe felt as if the hairs on his body were about to stand on end. The feeling of panic startled him.

He immediately broke free from Linghu Lan's hand and ran away quickly.

Zhou Yuan'an stared in surprise at the unrestrained empress and the shy emperor, a strange feeling welling up inside him.