Chapter 75: Demanding Palace Power
When He Yanchen came back, he saw Yueli lying listlessly on the windowsill, her round almond-shaped eyes staring towards the palace gate. When she saw him, her drooping eyelashes suddenly stood up.
He unconsciously raised a smile on his lips and walked in.
"Your Majesty~" Yueli ran out before he even stepped into the bedroom, threw herself into his arms, and asked him with her little face tilted up, "Didn't Your Majesty say that I could see you when I woke up? It's almost noon now."
She complained dissatisfiedly.
He Yanchen put his arm around her waist and led the group towards the palace: "I thought Jiaojiao would sleep until noon, it seems I wasn't working hard enough last night."
Yue Li glared at him. It turned out that this was his plan to pester her at night so that she couldn't wake up in the morning.
"What did you do today?"
He Yanchen changed the subject, and Yue Li's attention was immediately diverted. She immediately remembered Le Yue's words and said indignantly, "Isn't Your Majesty already well? Why is that Saint still staying in the palace? I don't want to see her at all!"
The two entered the inner hall. He Yanchen held her and sat on the couch, asking, "How did she offend you?"
"Since she helped me remove the poison, I agreed to let her stay in Dazhao. I kept her in the palace for a while because I wasn't sure if the poison would have any hidden dangers. I asked her to help Court Judge Xiao study the chronicle more carefully."
After hearing his explanation, Yueli snorted, "I heard her talk about me behind my back, saying that I only serve men with my beauty and am not as noble as the concubines with power in the palace."
After talking for a long time without He Yanchen responding, Yueli hugged his arm and rocked him back and forth: "Your Majesty, please speak! Do you think the same of me?"
He Yanchen was dizzy from her shaking, and quickly grabbed her shoulders: "Jiaojiao, just tell me what you want, and don't play dumb with me."
Yueli blinked, then snuggled into his arms and hugged his waist, acting coquettishly: "I also want the power of the palace..."
"Your Majesty, please let me play with you for two days. I will return it to you after I have vented my anger."
He Yanchen was almost amused by her. She wanted to play with the palace power for two days? She was really something.
"Jiaojiao is already a Zhaorong, and Shen Zhaoyi can both assist in managing the six palaces. It's not impossible to give you palace power."
Yueli's eyes lit up: "Really?"
He Yanchen lowered his eyes and looked at her: "But the power of the palace is not for you to play with. If you want it, you must do it well. If you don't understand, I will find a nanny to teach you."
Yueli didn't understand He Yanchen's good intentions, and only thought about going out and showing off tomorrow.
Since she had received benefits, she naturally did not hesitate to give He Yanchen some benefits, so she pestered him and kissed the corners of his lips a few times: "Your Majesty, you have worked hard in court today. I will reward you."
He Yanchen fell onto the couch under her force and looked at her leisurely: "Jiaojiao, how do you want to reward me?"
Yue Li kissed his jaw, followed the man's well-defined jaw down, and gently bit the protruding Adam's apple.
He Yanchen hissed softly, and the slight pain was accompanied by endless pleasure.
His fingers around the woman's waist suddenly tightened, and his tone was filled with warning: "Stop making trouble, I have things to do."
Yueli ignored him and continued kissing him.
Refusal was basically ineffective, and the two of them spent the whole afternoon on the couch.
*
After a few days of living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in Linde Palace, Yueli finally began to feel bored.
It was really because He Yanchen was too busy every day and could only accompany her at noon and in the evening. Yue Li was unwilling to go to the imperial study after going with her a few times. When those ministers saw her, they acted as if she were a jackal or a tiger, and wanted to drive her out in words and deeds.
Yueli snorted and said, "If you don't want to go, then don't go."
Today she plans to go to Fengyang Palace to show off... no, to pay her respects.
Having gotten up early on purpose, Yueli woke up Lianqiao, who was still drowsy, and said, "Your Majesty, it's already three quarters past midnight. His Majesty has gone to court. Aren't you going to pay your respects?"
Yueli woke up instantly and sat up quickly.
The power to assist in managing the six palaces has been handed over to her for a few days. Yue Li has been learning from the old nanny for a few days and it is really a headache for her, but it does not stop her from going out and showing off.
For the first time, she went into the bathroom to wash up without Lian Qiao urging her, then sat in front of the diamond-shaped mirror and put on some delicate makeup, making her already beautiful face even more dazzling.
"What would you like to wear today, Your Majesty?" Lian Qiao and several palace maids stood in a row to show her the clothes.
Yueli picked and chose, and chose a dazzling royal color: "This one."
She was born with fair skin, and this bright color made her skin look even more radiant and creamy.
Yueli boarded the ceremonial procession, and the group headed towards Fengyang Palace in a grand procession.
She had not forgotten the month she was under house arrest. She didn't know how many people pretended to pass by the Zhuoyu Palace every day, just to take advantage of her misfortune and ridicule her.
The Queen even sent Dongxu to tell her to copy the palace rules and reflect on herself during her confinement. Yueli was so angry that she tore up the palace rules immediately.
What the hell are these uterine rules? Go to hell with them.
If the imperial guards had not strictly guarded the Zhuoyu Palace, I would have definitely been bullied by these people!
Now that I think about it, He Yanchen must have warned the Central Provincial Hall at that time, otherwise how could no one have deducted her things for that month.
Yue Li now has the power in the palace, and her back is straighter.
*
Fengyang Palace.
The morning meeting had already begun, and when the queen came out, she glanced at the still empty seat as usual.
But she looked away in an instant, thinking, out of sight, out of mind, she would have someone remove that place tomorrow.
The Queen had just sat down and said a few words to the other concubines when Qiu Ying walked in quickly and whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty, Yu Zhaorong is coming to Fengyang Palace."
The queen’s first reaction was, have you provoked her recently?
Realizing what she was thinking, the Queen's expression changed suddenly. When did she fall to the point of being afraid of a little Zhaorong?
Even if she got the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, she was only in charge of a clothing bureau. With her personality, it would be strange if she didn't cause some trouble.
Shen Zhaoyi, who was sitting below, saw that the queen's expression was unpredictable, and she sensitively noticed that the queen looked at that place in the hall several times, and she had a vague guess in her heart.
She glanced at Yueli's position and sighed softly.
Jiang Ronghua, who was sitting next to her, noticed it immediately and followed her gaze, a hint of annoyance in his eyes: "Yu Zhaorong didn't come to pay her respects, nor did she come to see me, so why do you always miss her?"
Jiang Ronghua's voice was loud enough that everyone else in the hall heard it.
Concubine Jin sarcastically said, "I remember when Yu Zhaorong first entered the palace, she was just a little beauty and needed the protection of Shen Zhaoyi, but now she is on equal footing with Shen Zhaoyi."
Concubine Zheng was quite jealous: "I don't know how she, with no family background and no children, could be worthy of being the head of a palace."
Taking advantage of Yue Li's absence and the Queen not caring, everyone started to make sour remarks.
Shen Zhaoyi took a sip of tea and said at the right time: "Sister Yu is favored by His Majesty. His Majesty likes her and that's what matters most. It's just the position of Zhaorong, so why can't I take it?"
Concubine Jin lost the eldest prince in a previous conflict with Yueli, and Yueli then surpassed her to gain the power of assisting the six palaces. She has now lost her composure: "A skinny horse of low birth has now become the right-hand man of the Empress."
Concubine Jin glanced at the Queen with a half-smile: "The Queen is truly virtuous."
The Queen took a deep breath and maintained a smile: "The ultimate power of the palace lies with Your Majesty. If Concubine Jin is appreciated by Your Majesty, I would be happy to have Concubine Jin assist me in managing the palace."
What it means is that Concubine Jin herself is incompetent and should stop being so sarcastic.
Shen Zhaoyi said, "Once Yu Zhaorong entered the palace, she became His Majesty's concubine just like us. When Concubine Jin belittled Yu Zhaorong, she was also slandering His Majesty."
"You!" Concubine Jin didn't understand why Concubine Shen was going against everyone for Concubine Yu every day.
When Yueli arrived, the palace was already in chaos.
She stopped outside the palace and listened for a while, and happened to hear Concubine Zheng and Concubine Jin scolding her, while Concubine Shen was speaking well of her.
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