Concubine Shu had no idea that several people were starting to be wary of her.
After the Leaf Card incident, she really didn't plan to continue taking action in the palace.
But now that she is in the harem, it is indeed difficult for her to reach out of the palace.
Moreover, the Qingyuan Marquisate and the Mo Family were extremely cautious in their actions, and her attempt to interfere was like finding fault with something.
"come out."
Xiao Shize knelt on the ground. Worried that his hands would reveal his identity, he deliberately covered his body with his hands today.
The person in front of him was too familiar with his hands, so in order not to be discovered, he tried hard to change his previous habits.
Fortunately, Concubine Shu only called him out for questioning when there was something. Otherwise, given how obsessed this person was with him, the more times he came out, the greater the possibility of exposing his identity.
"My Lady."
Concubine Shu glanced at his hand, then slowly looked away.
"Give me a written list of the personnel relationships between the Qingyuan Marquisate and the Mo Residence."
Xiao Shize understood Concubine Shu's methods, so he was prepared early. He took out the prepared list and handed it to her.
"I have already written it down, Your Majesty, please review it."
Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows imperceptibly and said, "Step back."
After the people disappeared from the room, she sat on the chaise longue with the list in her hand, and carefully looked at the relationships between the characters on it.
"Toffee."
There was a knock on the door. Concubine Shu put the list in her hand into her sleeve and said, "Come in."
Lu'er pushed the door open with a happy look on her face, holding a cup of hot tea, put the teapot on the small table next to Concubine Shu, poured a cup and handed it to her.
"You look so happy, is there something interesting you want to tell me?"
Lu Er grinned, "The Concubine Dowager really understands me. I heard that the annual ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods will be held in a few days, and all the concubines in the harem and the families of ministers can participate."
The minister’s family?
Concubine Shu stroked the cup in her hand, and the smile on her face became even wider.
"If you want to go, I'll tell the emperor."
Hearing this, Lu Er stared at Concubine Shu with sparkling eyes, "Thank you, Concubine. The Emperor will definitely let you go with him. It would be good for you to go out and get some fresh air."
…
In the imperial study.
The Emperor, the Prime Minister, Lord Su, and the Crown Prince were discussing the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods.
I can't believe the tyrant actually believed this. I remember in the book, a flower thief appeared during the ceremony and abducted one of the tyrant's concubines.
Yu Yiluo rolled her big, round eyes when she said this.
[Would it be more exciting if this flower thief kidnapped Concubine Shu?]
[Concubine Shu must be scratching her head and trying to figure out how to stir up trouble right now, so she absolutely must go to the temporary palace to hold the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods.]
[But she's old now, so I don't think these flower thieves will pick her. But mother and Aunt Defei and Aunt Shufei need to be more careful.]
emperor:"……"
The prince: “…”
"Your Majesty, the list of ministers for the grand ceremony has been drawn up. I wonder if Concubine Shu will also be attending?"
Eunuch Cao presented the list to the Emperor, who flipped through it and glanced at it. He said, "Concubine Shu is now well. Your Highness, please include Concubine Shu in your arrangements for the sedan chair. Whether she goes or not is another matter."
[The tyrant's subtext is that Concubine Shu's illness has been cured, so she can start to stir up trouble again, right?]
The prince suppressed his smile and said gently, "Your son obeys your command."
"Lord Su and the Prime Minister, please withdraw first. The Crown Prince will stay."
After the two men left the imperial study, Eunuch Cao walked in holding a portrait.
"Your Majesty, the painting is finished."
Eunuch Cao greeted the prince, walked to the long desk where the emperor was sitting with a smile, and unfolded the painting in his hand.
[Eunuch Cao's eyes are almost gone from laughing. Let me see what good stuff he got.]
Yu Yiluo stretched her neck and her eyes fell on the unfolded painting. The painting showed a woman dressed in white. Her posture alone gave people a feeling of being pure and sacred and inviolable.
[Could this be the person the tyrant likes? She seems quite charming.]
Yu Yiluo muttered and looked up. The woman's black hair was flying, but her face was hazy and her facial features could not be seen clearly.
[Still being mysterious, I can't see her face clearly, but why does the peach tree behind her look so familiar?]
【I remember now. Isn't this the peach tree I saw in my dream? Strange.】
The emperor held his forehead and waved to the prince.
"Prince, what do you think of the goddess the painters have painted this time?"
[Good fellow, the tyrant actually asked the Crown Prince to come and watch.]
[No, what did he say, goddess?]
The Crown Prince knew that the Emperor wanted to explain to Yu Yiluo, so he stepped forward and looked at the woman in the portrait. "This minister sees that the goddess in this portrait is more sacred than the one in last year's."
Yu Yiluo curled her lips.
[It's sacred even without a face.]
[Is there such a goddess in the book? ]
Yu Yiluo racked his brains and finally came up with an introduction about this goddess.
[You misunderstood the tyrant. It turns out this is the Goddess of Resurrection, who expended all her divine power for the benefit of the people of the world, and ultimately burned her own soul to restore vitality to all things in the world.]
[It is said that goddesses love the world, and it seems to be true.]
[It's quite sad that after making so many sacrifices, the world still doesn't even know what she looks like.]
"It's really good. Give me a reward." The emperor ordered Eunuch Cao to put the portrait away. Seeing that the prince was about to speak, he waved his hand and asked Eunuch Cao to leave.
"Prince, do you have anything to say?"
The Crown Prince looked solemn, "Father, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods is approaching, but the sacred flowers have yet to bloom."
In previous years, the sacred flowers had already bloomed before the ceremony, and then they were taken out for everyone to see at the end of the ceremony.
【Is it because of the plot change? 】
Yu Yiluo frowned.
[The storyline doesn't mention the divine flower not blooming. The previous plot has changed, but the unchanged plot continues. What's the problem?]
The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Wait and see."
The prince nodded.
"Your son obeys your order. If the divine flower moves, I will report it to your father immediately."
After letting the prince leave, the emperor took Yu Yiluo to Concubine Shu's Heyuan Palace.
The grand ceremony of worshiping the gods is approaching, and the fact that the sacred flowers have not bloomed can be a big deal or a small matter.
The reason why Tianqi was able to make the other two countries surrender was not only because of its national strength, but more importantly because the divine flower bloomed in Tianqi.
This means that Tianqi is blessed by the goddess.
If the sacred flower does not bloom on the day of the ceremony to worship the gods, they can only use the flower thief that Luo'er mentioned to cause chaos and prevent people from paying attention to the sacred flower.
"The Emperor has arrived."
Concubine Shu was not at all surprised by the emperor's arrival and guessed his purpose.
"My aunt looks much better."
The emperor walked in with a smile and asked the people kneeling on the ground to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
"What are you talking about, aunt?" The emperor sat on the armchair and put one hand on the table next to him.
"Now that my aunt is well, let's go together to the imperial palace to hold the grand ceremony to worship the gods."
The concubine sighed and looked embarrassed, "I won't go."
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