Chapter 108: Being the Villain in Your Own Novel

After Xue Youli received the imperial edict, he personally handed a bag of golden melon seeds to Wang Defa, "Eunuch Wang, thank you for taking this trip. I'd like to invite you to have some tea."

"Madam Xue, you are too polite. The Emperor asked me to come here because he was afraid that you would have wild thoughts after hearing about the memorials submitted by the censors. That is why he drafted the imperial edict on the spot to reassure you."

Wang Defa had served the emperor for such a long time, but this was the first time he saw the emperor go against his ministers for the women in the harem.

Concubine Xue's future is truly immeasurable!

Xue Youli sent Wang Defa away and gave bonuses to all the palace people. Everyone in Shuiyuexuan was happy.

Chu Xinyue looked at the rewards piled up like a mountain in the hall, and felt relieved. "Oh my! When Xue Qingyao hears the news of your promotion, won't he be so angry that he will vomit blood? Just thinking about it makes me happy!"

Xue Youli smiled and said, "Qiao Cairen was used by her, and he must be very upset."

"She deserves it. There's nothing wrong with wanting to advance in the harem, but it's a pity that she's stupid and wants to advance at the same time! In the end, not only will she get herself killed, but she will also bring trouble to the family."

Chu Xinyue came up to her and asked, "Ali, are you up to something bad again? If you want to do something bad, remember to count me in. It would be so cool to be the villain in the novel you wrote and ruin the plans of the hero and heroine!"

Xue Youli never takes the initiative to harm others, but she will not quietly swallow the loss after being harmed by others.

"The emperor kept Xue Qingyao alive to expose Murong Ye's true colors, so she won't die for the time being. It's pointless to deal with her, so it's better to directly destroy the prefect Xue behind her."

Prefect Xue is Murong Ye's man. If he is gone, Xue Qingyao will be an orphan in Lingzhou. If she doesn't get the emperor's favor for a long time, will she become a discarded pawn in Murong Ye's hands?

"What did you say? The emperor promoted Xue Youli to a higher position?"

Xue Qingyao was so excited when he heard the report from the palace maid Bitao that he stood up from the couch.

After Lian Xin died, Xue Qingyao picked the smartest one among the palace maids, Bi Tao, to serve her closely.

"...Yes, all the servants in Lingyun Palace received a reward from Concubine Xue, and they are all sharing in the joy."

After hearing Bi Tao's reply, Xue Qingyao was so angry that her heart ached and her body was shaking. "The emperor actually ignored the opposition of the court officials and favored her to this extent?"

"My Lord, be careful!" Bi Tao stepped forward to hold her arm and gently advised, "Men love the new and hate the old. Concubine Li was so favored before, but it's only been half a year, isn't she old? So just wait patiently, and when the emperor gives up on Concubine Xue, your chance will come naturally!"

No!

Xue Qingyao's intuition told her that the emperor treated Xue Youli and Concubine Li completely differently.

Xue Youli's story had just begun, and she seemed to see herself in her past life in this woman.

She can't wait any longer!

By the time Xue Youli climbs all the way to the throne of empress, it will be too late!

She needed to think calmly about who else in the harem could be of use to her.

Before she came up with a foolproof plan, she would not leave any handle for Xue Youli.

There are so many beauties in the harem, who doesn't want to compete for favor?

But not everyone is destined to compete for favor.

Those concubines who died young are the best examples.

In the fight for favor, three parts depend on beauty and seven parts depend on hard work.

Before, neither she nor Lian Xin were a match for Xue Youli. Now that Lian Xin is gone, if she wants to hit Xue Youli with one strike, she must plan carefully before taking action.

Xue Qingyao paced back and forth in front of the couch, glancing at Bitao's pretty face. In a flash, a person suddenly came to her mind.

In his previous life, that man was a third-class eunuch who was assigned to tend to the flowers and plants in her yard. At that time, she did not take the young eunuch seriously and did not pay too much attention to him.

Later, he was caught for stealing Bitao's handkerchief. Xue Qingyao then learned that the young eunuch had always been secretly in love with Bitao, but in the end he was beaten to death by her.

After her rebirth, many things have changed. The little eunuch is no longer with her, but has been assigned to work at Shuiyuexuan.

Xue Qingyao glanced at Bitao and said after a moment's hesitation, "Bitao, there is something I need you to do for me."

…

The women in the harem are the best at changing their attitudes according to the situation. Upon learning that Xue Youli had been promoted to the throne, everyone wanted to take the opportunity to come to Lingyun Palace to congratulate her under the pretext of visiting the sick and get close to her.

However, Xue Youli rejected all of them using the excuse of recuperation.

Qiao Cairen was also among the concubines who came to congratulate.

After being rejected by Xue Youli, she glanced down at the sandalwood box containing calming incense in her hand and gritted her teeth in hatred.

This Xue Youli is so insidious and cunning!

She tampered with the calming incense, intending to send the gift out when there were many people around, so that Xue Youli would never get pregnant in the future.

As a result, the calming incense with added ingredients couldn’t be delivered!

Inside Shuiyuexuan, Xue Youli made two temporary targets and was learning archery from Chu Xinyue.

After Banxia sent away the concubines who came to visit the patient, she came to report, "Master, I asked those concubines to go back, and I also confiscated the gifts they prepared."

Chu Xinyue pulled the bow to its full length and glanced at Xue Youli. "Ali, is there something wrong with their gift?"

When she was writing novels, she had written many such plots, in which some foolish people directly poisoned people with real names in order to win favor.

"Smart, some of them want to mix in something harmful to the human body. Although it won't kill anyone, it can hurt the body. How can I give them the opportunity to harm me?"

While Xue Youli was speaking, he had also fully pulled the bow in his hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two of them aimed at the target at the same time, and the long arrow left the string and hit the center of the bull's eye accurately.

Chu Xinyue looked at the arrow stuck in the target that was still trembling slightly, and gave Xue Youli a thumbs up, "Ali, congratulations, you have graduated!"

"A good teacher produces good students. Thank you Master Chu for your careful teaching." Xue Youli has been staying indoors recently, but he has not slacked off. Instead, he learned archery from Chu Xinyue before she got married.

"It's your own hard work and diligence. As expected, people with good brains can become bigwigs in any field."

In Chu Xinyue's eyes, Xue Youli is a hexagonal warrior who can learn anything and has no shortcomings at all.

"I'm preparing for the autumn hunt." Xue Youli said, taking out a long arrow from the quiver and putting the bow on.

Chu Xinyue remembered what she said, "When autumn comes, General Yu will lead the army back to the capital in triumph, and your elder brother will also be back by then."

In the novel, Xue Youli's elder brother Xue Wuji was plotted against by Murong Ye. In order not to implicate his family, Xue Wuji not only surrendered his military power, but also abandoned all his martial arts skills.

This time, she will never let Murong Ye succeed!

Thinking of this, Xue Youli shot the arrow in his hand again, and actually shot the arrow directly off the center of the bull's eye.

…

Time flies, summer goes and autumn comes, and it seems like August is here in the blink of an eye.

During the two months that Xue Youli was recuperating in seclusion, in addition to learning archery, Chu Xinyue also taught her many life-saving techniques.

After this period of training, she clearly felt that she was more agile than before.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. According to the tradition of Jiuzhou Kingdom, a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet will be held in the palace, and all the concubines in the harem will gather together for a reunion dinner.

This dinner was a grand one. Murong Che had to set up an incense table with his ministers during the day to welcome the cold and worship the moon, so he left the Mid-Autumn family dinner to Rong Qingyue and Yin Xuaner.

Rong Qingyue has been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces since she entered the palace. She is already very familiar with organizing banquets, and with the help of Yin Xuaner, there were no mistakes.

In the evening, Chu Xinyue couldn't wait to come to Lingyun Palace and pulled Xue Youli to go to Yu Garden with her.

"Crabs are at their juiciest during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard that several dishes tonight are made with crabs. I must eat a few more!"

Xue Youli's eyes lit up when she mentioned crabs, so she deliberately reminded her, "Crabs are cold in nature, so don't be greedy."

"Oh! I can't eat them normally, so it's no problem to eat two more tonight. It's okay to say a few words now, but don't spoil my fun when I eat later."

"I'm just kidding, you greedy girl! I guess everyone at this kind of dinner has a limited number of crabs. If you like, I'll save mine for you."

Chu Xinyue didn't bother to be polite with her, "Okay! One is definitely not enough for me!"

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace was decorated with many rabbit lanterns of various shapes, and the lights flickered along the way, which was brilliant and spectacular.

Xue Youli and Chu Xinyue admired the night view all the way and arrived at Yu Garden.

The concubines of lower rank arrived earlier and saw the two of them bowing to them.

Many people wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Xue Youli, but she blocked them all.

After Chu Xinyue sat down, she thought for a moment and spoke seriously, "Ali, I'm getting married and moving out of the palace at the end of the month. I'm worried about leaving you alone in the palace. Since someone is showing goodwill to you, would you like to pick one or two smart people as allies? In case Xue Qingyao wants to frame you one day, you'll have a helper."

Xue Youli shook her head. "Having you as a friend is enough for me."

Seeing her decisive refusal, Chu Xinyue asked again, "You really don't want to consider it?"

Xue Youli calmly replied, "Cows and sheep travel in herds, but tigers walk alone. Making friends with these hypocritical people will only slow down my sword-drawing speed."

Chu Xinyue listened to her domineering speech and said, "That's right, not everyone is as smart as me. If you make a stupid teammate, he will drag you down every minute."

The two were chatting when Murong Che and Queen Mother Yin arrived.

When everyone was gathered, Murong Che looked around and announced the official start of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.

There was singing and dancing at the banquet, the sound of stringed instruments could be heard, and people were toasting each other, and the atmosphere soon became lively.

Chu Xinyue was eating happily. She waved to Xiao Anzi who was standing behind Xue Youli and said, "Xiao Anzi, pour some wine for this princess!"

"Yes!" Xiao Anzi hurried forward and filled her glass with wine. "Princess, please enjoy your meal."

Chu Xinyue patted his shoulder, seeming to admire this little eunuch very much, "Not bad, not bad, he is a smart one."

Xiao Anzi was very happy to be praised.

"Ali, this crab-brewed orange is so delicious, you should try it too!"

Chu Xinyue was eating enthusiastically when suddenly a little palace maid ran over and said to Rong Qingyue in a panic, "Empress Rong, it's bad! The little princess is vomiting blood!"