During the month that Chu Yuan waited for the slimming pills and beauty pills to take effect, she inquired more about the situation in Emperor Wei Xian's harem.

Besides the thirty concubines in Zixia Palace and the empress who gave birth to the eldest princess and held a supreme position, Emperor Xian of Wei also had three rather special concubines.

Consort Xian, the Empress Dowager's niece and Emperor Xian of Wei's cousin, served the emperor three times but never conceived or had children.

As the Empress Dowager's niece, she wasn't sent to Zixia Palace, and she usually acted obediently in front of the Empress Dowager.

Consort Fang became pregnant for the third time while serving the emperor. Emperor Xian of Wei was so pleased that he promoted her from Consort to Consort. Unfortunately, she miscarried not long after and fell ill and lived in seclusion in Rongfang Pavilion.

Since she had been pregnant, she wasn't sent to the Zixia Palace.

The last one, Consort Wan, was an old maid from the Prince's residence. She was a concubine of Emperor Xian of Wei before he was made crown prince. Later, when Emperor Xian of Wei got married and ascended the throne, she also entered the palace and received a title.

Perhaps it was because the first woman was different, so even though they didn't have children, they kept them.

However, he still received little favor.

In such a vast harem, there were only four concubines, all of whom were out of favor for various reasons. This directly led to the newly arrived young ladies-in-waiting having lofty ambitions and dreaming every day of gaining status through their sons.

Unfortunately, dreams are dreams, and reality is reality.

The reality is that Emperor Xian of Wei only did it three times. No matter how beautiful or charming you were, he was like a heartless machine.

Not only were the number of times limited, but the Imperial Astronomical Bureau also had to select the exact days and times before ordering the Imperial Household Department to wash and present the concubines.

Chu Yuan felt deeply that Xiao Changzai had no human rights.

As the saying goes: "The water may flow, but the pig's trotters remain."

Or is he just an incredibly picky, obsessive-compulsive, fake-clean perverted jerk!

Of the thirteen sisters in her batch, eleven have fallen for her in the past few months, leaving only her and Consort Xin, who had already gained considerable fame even before entering the palace.

She is said to be the most beautiful woman in the capital, with a natural fragrance. She is especially skilled in dancing, and her waist is so flexible that it seems boneless. She is so beautiful and delicate that one look at her can make your bones melt.

This stands in stark contrast to the original owner of the "fertile" title.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

Chu Yuan's personal maid, Mingyue, came in carrying a food box, looking pale and sickly. She opened it and found only a single plate of stir-fried vegetables.

Mingyue instinctively felt like gagging, but she held it in. "My lady, lunch is ready."

"Mm." Chu Yuan responded calmly and stood up gracefully.

The bulkiness on her body had completely disappeared, replaced by delicate and charming features, and a curvaceous figure with a prominent bust and buttocks.

Her skin was like snow, her eyes like clear pools, clean and bright like the rising sun.

Even though Mingyue was starving, she couldn't help but stare in amazement.

The next moment, she blushed unconsciously, "My lady, you are getting more and more beautiful."

Chu Yuan smiled.

Mingyue shook her head, forcing herself to clear her mind: "My lady, this is the last day. Now the whole harem knows you're on a diet, eating only a plate of vegetables every day. When they see you transformed into a different person, they won't be too surprised."

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "To create some buzz, I made you eat vegetables with me. Thank you for your trouble."

"This servant is not tired. This servant also feels that I was quite fat before, so I can lose weight with my mistress." Mingyue smiled, her little dimples at the corners of her mouth were adorable.

This is a loyal and reliable girl; Chu Yuan has already tested her.

He gently touched her thin cheeks with a tenderness. "Sweetie, you can eat meat tomorrow. Oh, by the way, has the Imperial Observatory been exposed?"

Since the transformation was to be astonishing, Chu Yuan bribed the Imperial Observatory to manipulate the timing of her bedchamber appointments.

Mingyue shook her head. "We've given them all our savings and the allowances we've saved. If they can't even handle this small matter, what use are they?"

Emperor Xian of Wei never objected to the results calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. Besides, Chu Yuan was fat and not particularly good-looking. The first two times, Emperor Xian of Wei had reluctantly asked for her. When he heard from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau that there were no suitable days this month, he might have breathed a sigh of relief.

At the beginning of the month, Emperor Xian of Wei favored the beautiful and charming Consort Xin.

"Is there any news about Consort Xin?"

“I secretly kept an eye on things from the beginning of the month to the end, but there was no news.”

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "That's good."

For her, the lack of news from others was good news.

At the same time, in Zixia Palace, several people were also discussing the matter of choosing a bedmate.

The palace was lonely and filled with nothing to do, so this was the only pastime they had.

It was Consort Xi who spoke, "There are two more left, I wonder if any of them will succeed!"

After so many days of adjustment, Yu Changzai's mindset had stabilized, but he was still unwilling to give up. Upon hearing this, he said sarcastically, "Success? What are you thinking?"

If it were that easy, we would both be pregnant!

That Xin Changzai, she looks so frail and delicate, like a vixen, it's hard for her to get pregnant.

As for Consort Yuan, ha, I don't even have an appetite for her. Would the Emperor possibly fancy her? Maybe… haha… maybe the Emperor will just send her out as a perfunctory gesture. Could she possibly be pregnant? Even a boar could have a litter by then!

"That's hard to say. Haven't you heard? Consort Yuan has been eating only one plate of vegetables a day to lose weight lately. She has one last chance, and she's determined to give it her all!"

"What a joke, losing weight? It's just losing a few pounds, it's not like you'll turn a chicken into a phoenix!"

Several attendants had witnessed Yu Changzai's sharp tongue before, and upon hearing this, they were still taken aback for a moment before laughing meaningfully, "Well... that's true."

The imperial harem has no shortage of beautiful women.

Putting aside everything else, among these dozens of concubines, there were all kinds of beauties, plump and slender, vying for attention and showing off their charm. What kind of beauty didn't they have?

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