"I am used to taking a nap at noon, and I am sorry to have kept you ladies waiting for a long time." As soon as Su Mengyan came in, she explained the reason why she failed to show up in time, which was also an explanation to these ladies.
These ladies were all smarter than monkeys. When they heard Su Mengyan say this, they immediately stood up and saluted Su Mengyan: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. If we delay your rest, we will be damned."
When they said these words, those people had smiles on their faces, which clearly meant to please them.
But it was just a polite remark to please everyone, so Su Mengyan didn't take it seriously. She waited until she sat on the platform before she started chatting with these women.
These ladies only said that they came to the palace this time to pay their respects to the Empress, the head of the harem, so they came to disturb her.
However, Su Mengyan was well aware of what these ladies were planning. However, she didn't think what they were doing was out of line. It was human nature to want to save face, and even she couldn't say anything.
What's more, these ladies were very polite and did not disturb her, so Su Mengyan naturally smiled more towards these ladies.
"I heard that Master Li recently took in a third beautiful concubine!" A lady suddenly changed the subject and mentioned this matter.
"That's right. I don't know what's going on recently, but the wealthy families in the capital have started to accept concubines one after another." Another lady in a sky blue top and a dark blue horse mask immediately agreed.
Hmm? Hearing these people discussing in groups of three or four, Su Mengyan, who was in a high position, couldn't help but become more serious.
If she remembered correctly, she had just heard Situ Yao say in front of her this morning that ministers in the capital were taking concubines without limit.
She originally thought that some people just took two concubines. When her enemies in the court found out, they wrote a memorial to impeach him on this basis.
That was why she looked so absent-minded that morning. She was so used to seeing men with three wives and four concubines that she didn't feel anything when she heard such talk.
But now even these ladies who wanted to please him mentioned this matter, which shows that this is probably not an ordinary concubine.
She thought about it carefully and remembered that what Situ Yao said in the morning was not just the word "taking a concubine", but "taking concubines without limit". "Without limit" means that these people take concubines without restrictions.
So how ridiculous must it be for someone to write a memorial and submit it to the court?
So at this time, Su Mengyan also took this matter to heart. After the ladies left, Su Mengyan called Biyun and said, "I heard that some ministers in the capital have been taking concubines without restraint recently. Go and investigate this matter."
Biyun has always been obedient. After hearing Su Mengyan give her this order, she bowed to Su Mengyan and left Feng Palace to investigate.
At this time, she thought of the celebration banquet tonight. She thought that as a general who fought in the Tubo war, Chen Yalan would naturally attend this banquet, but there was an issue of excessive concubines in the court, and Situ Yao would probably bring it up. So she wanted to remind Chen Yalan and let her stay out of the limelight.
So there was the incident where Chen Yalan left the palace and encountered Bixia.
"Empress, Empress Chen is here." When Su Mengyan was still thinking about this matter, a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting her thoughts.
When Su Mengyan came to her senses, she looked up and saw Bixia leading Chen Yalan standing in front of her.
"No need to be polite, please sit down. I have something to tell you." Seeing Chen Yalan bowing to her, Su Mengyan exempted her from the formalities, asked her to sit down, and then told Chen Yalan everything about the matter.
"Originally, I wanted to remind you before the banquet so that you could stay out of the spotlight, but I didn't expect that I was too late and you had already attended the banquet." Su Mengyan couldn't help but frowned when she said this.
Although this matter had nothing to do with Chen Yalan, she was a woman after all. If she heard people in the court discussing men taking concubines without restraint, she would naturally feel a little embarrassed.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I left early because I found that the Emperor and the ministers were discussing this matter." Chen Yalan didn't expect Su Mengyan to think of this matter. She couldn't help but give Su Mengyan a sincere smile and said.
At this moment, a palace maid suddenly came in and said to Su Mengyan, "Your Majesty, please help Concubine Liu to see you!"
In fact, Fu Liu came here at this time not for any other reason, but because she was not feeling well, so she did not have time to come and pay her respects to Su Mengyan this morning. Now that she felt better, she wanted to come and apologize.
Su Mengyan was unaware of this matter. She only knew that Fu Liu, who always came to pay her respects every day, did not come to pay her respects today. She thought that she was delayed by something, and when she heard Fu Liu asking to see her, she hurriedly let her in.
Not long after the palace maid left, she saw a thin woman slowly coming towards her.
"Your servant greets the Empress and pays her respects to her, cough..." While paying her respects, Fu Liu felt like coughing, so she tried to hold it back. However, the cough was muffled in her chest, causing her chest to vibrate constantly.
Seeing her like this, Chen Yalan felt so distressed that she hurried forward to help her up. At the same time, Su Mengyan also said, "No need to be so polite. Sit down and have a rest."
Chen Yalan helped Fu Liu sit in her previous seat. Because Fu Liu was holding back a cough, his cheeks were a little red at this time.
Her health had been getting worse since that incident. Su Mengyan felt a little sorry for the two women, but since she was born in ancient times, there was nothing she could do.
Seeing Chen Yalan standing beside Fu Liu, patting her chest and back constantly, and asking from time to time if she was feeling better, Su Mengyan felt a little choked up.
It is rare to find a true friend in life. Su Mengyan still feels very sympathetic towards the two people in front of her who are deeply in love.
"I'm fine, Sister Chen, there's no need to be like this." Fu Liu swallowed her cough and said to Chen Yalan with a smile. Then, she turned her head and looked at Su Mengyan embarrassedly: "I came to apologize to Her Majesty today. I didn't come to pay my respects to Her Majesty in time this morning. It was because I was not feeling well that I missed it."
But just as she said this, she couldn't help but want to cough again.
"Okay, I'm just paying my respects. I told you that you don't have to come every day. But you are very particular about rules. You should take good care of yourself." Su Mengyan naturally didn't care about this issue, so she said.
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