Chapter 203 Is the Dust Settled?

Who would believe the slander? When Xu Lanshan sheds a few tears in front of the emperor, the emperor will only feel more distressed for her.

Concubine Shu, who thought she had seen through Xu Lanshan's true face, had different thoughts in her mind.

She suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

How would she know? If it weren't for the cold task assigned by the palace fighting system, Xu Lanshan would not have bothered to care about the talent show or the newcomers. What does it have to do with her!

She didn't really care whether she was favored or not.

When the queen received the report, she was furious.

Those concubines in Chuxiu Palace are really noisy.

Where have we even started yet? Are they already starting to scheme against each other so soon? You know, at this point... they haven't even gotten a ticket to the scheme yet!

The Queen had no way of handling such a big matter on her own, so she had to call the Concubine Shu, who was in charge of the harem, to report it to Emperor Yuan Yong.

Emperor Yuan Yong's face darkened instantly.

That chilling look made the Queen and Consort Shu feel a little numb subconsciously...

"How ridiculous! Although the concubines of Chuxiu Palace are not yet considered as members of the harem, since they have entered the palace to be selected, you should take good care of them. Now that they have made such a fuss, it is really embarrassing!"

"I am guilty!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Hmph, I don't want to hear that again!" Emperor Yuan Yong said coldly, "All the ladies involved in this matter should be expelled from the palace! There is no room for such people in my harem. To prevent future trouble, expel them completely."

The Queen and Concubine Shu were startled and looked at each other subconsciously.

Neither of them expected the emperor's attitude to be so resolute.

They thought that someone would definitely be sent out of the palace this time, but they didn't expect that the emperor would kill everyone at once.

You should know that there were sixteen showgirls involved, both actively and passively!

Concubine Shu remained silent.

The Queen was the Queen after all, and giving advice was her duty. She smiled thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, this... isn't the punishment a bit too harsh? In my opinion, we should just expel the culprit. This, this-"

Emperor Yuan Yong sneered, "The Empress is indeed kind and generous, but it's a pity that I'm not so generous! None of these people who stir up trouble out of nothing are innocent. What's the point of keeping them around? Even if they are innocent, it means they are stupid! I have no room for fools in my harem! No need to say more, kick them all out!"

The Emperor was furious, and the Empress and Consort Shu were too afraid to try to persuade him. Besides, why would they? They were hoping that all the concubines would be rejected.

The Queen smiled and said, "Yes, it is my humble opinion. I haven't thought it through carefully enough. I will obey your order."

"Back off!"

"yes."

The Queen acted decisively and expelled the sixteen concubines involved from the palace that same day. Among these sixteen concubines, three were the most outstanding among the concubines.

The Queen also ordered Nanny Yan to go to Chuxiu Palace in person to take this as a warning and give the remaining concubines a good scolding.

The remaining ladies lowered their heads and listened respectfully. It was the first time they had encountered such a thing, and they were all a little frightened. Many of them turned pale and their bodies trembled slightly.

However, after returning to their rooms, many people gradually recovered, their eyes were shining, their moods were surging, and their fighting spirit became even higher.

Suddenly, sixteen competitors disappeared, three of whom were strong rivals. This is a great thing!

It would be nice if there were more accidents like this! As long as I'm the only one left, the more people are driven away, the better!

The more people are driven away, the greater the chance that you will stay!

Although the ladies seemed to have calmed down on the surface, the fighting behind the scenes became more and more intense.

Xu Lanshan was also a little surprised by the result and was secretly shocked. The emperor was really bold. He drove away sixteen people at once?

He really doesn't feel sorry at all!

Although full of doubts, Xu Lanshan did not mention a word about this matter when Emperor Yuan Yong came.

Emperor Yuan Yong couldn't help himself and asked her with a smile, "Have you heard about the farce in Chuxiu Palace, Lan'er?"

Xu Lanshan nodded and said "hmm". Since the entire harem knew about this, there was no reason for her not to know about it.

Emperor Yuan Yong sneered: "What a bunch of careless fools!"

Xu Lanshan: “…”

"Since you are an idiot, Your Majesty, please don't be angry. You still have your concubines!"

Emperor Yuan Yong smiled and sighed, "Yes, fortunately, there is Lan'er!"

Xu Lanshan thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "This matter, to be honest, is all caused by the fact that the places for the flower viewing banquet have not been decided. It's no wonder. Now that the concubines have moved into the Chuxiu Palace, who wouldn't want to stay? There will inevitably be some open and secret fighting. If the places for the flower viewing banquet were already determined, there would be nothing to fight about. I don't know if what I said is right, I'm just saying it casually to Your Majesty at this moment!"

Xu Lanshan looked at Emperor Yuan Yong eagerly, with an expression that said, "Look how much I care about this matter! I'm giving the emperor some advice!"

Emperor Yuan Yong couldn't help but chuckle.

He didn't think so.

Xu Lanshan said that if the quota was fixed, there wouldn't be so much to fight for, but Emperor Yuan Yong thought the opposite.

The quotas have been allocated, and those who get them will definitely become thorns in the eyes and bones in the flesh of others, and will definitely be targeted and calculated.

Once something happens to them, this position will naturally become vacant.

Wouldn’t other people have a share of the vacant spots?

Although Emperor Yuan Yong thought so, he still thought Xu Lanshan's idea was good.

Don't they love to argue and fight? So, why not make it more intense?

He wanted to see what the final result of this draft would be!

"Lan'er is absolutely right! This idea sounds good to me."

Xu Lanshan was so delighted to receive his praise that her eyes and eyebrows curved with joy: "I was just saying it casually. If it can really help the emperor, it will be a blessing for me!"

Emperor Yuan Yong laughed heartily and had no choice but to follow her lead and praise her: "Isn't it my blessing that Lan'er can help me?"

Xu Lanshan giggled and snuggled intimately in Emperor Yuan Yong's arms, feeling very proud.

Emperor Yuan Yong chuckled softly. Lan'er is truly easily satisfied...

The next morning, Emperor Yuan Yong ordered Dong Zhi to go to Fengwu Palace and ordered the empress to finalize the list of beauties who would attend the flower-viewing banquet in the morning and inform Chuxiu Palace.

When the dust settled, the concubines naturally stopped thinking about fighting.

The Queen was stunned...

The emperor is the emperor after all. He doesn't understand the fights between the women in the harem at all!

Did he actually think that once the list was finalized, everything was settled?

The finalized list is nothing more than putting these people on the fire, making them sitting ducks! Just wait and see, it would be strange if the others don't tear them to pieces...