Su Liluo glanced at Xiao Ye and asked softly, "What's going on?"
Why was Consort Yao sent to Emperor Wenjian by Xiao Ye in this life?
Xiao Ye reached out and grasped Su Liluo's hand, "To share the emperor's favor."
He was favored by Consort Liu.
Lian Yao was someone he had been cultivating for many years. As early as when Consort Liu gradually gained favor in the harem and was able to secretly plot against him without Emperor Wenjian's knowledge, Xiao Ye had already begun preparations.
He hadn't originally planned to send the woman away today, but he was angered by Consort Liu's intention to send her a beauty, and decided to make Consort Liu fall out of favor as soon as possible.
He knew that his mother could no longer gain his father's favor, so he could only start training other people.
The moment Emperor Wenjian saw Lianyao's face, he was completely captivated and speechless for a long time.
At this moment, Xiao Ye said, "Father, it has been several years since the Empress has taken in any new concubines. Moreover, Father is in his prime and full of vigor. This Miss Lianyao is actually a gift that I specially prepared for Father. I hope Father will accept it with pleasure!"
Emperor Wenjian was delighted to hear this and praised him for being in his prime, saying, "Who wouldn't like that?"
Moreover, Lian Yao in front of him was indeed very much to his liking. Thinking about it, he realized that in recent years, he had only favored Consort Liu and occasionally visited other concubines, but had not introduced any new women.
So he smiled and said, "Then let's bestow upon her the title of Yao Beauty and have her reside in the Lotus Palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lianyao thanked her gently and then withdrew.
Consort Liu glared fiercely at Lian Yao's departing figure, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
This person cannot be allowed to live.
She must never allow anyone to steal her favor.
Seeing this, Su Liluo roughly understood that Lian Yao was actually someone Xiao Ye had been cultivating, and that Xiao Ye must have arranged it in her previous life as well.
It turns out that Xiao Ye had been lying low since his previous life, and was not as he appeared on the surface.
However, this is also a good thing. Since Consort Yao is on their side, it will be much easier to deal with Consort Liu in the future.
After the banquet, Su Liluo and the others did not leave the palace immediately, but instead went to the Empress's Phoenix Palace.
Upon entering the Phoenix Palace, Xiao Ye went straight to the Empress and bowed his head in apology.
"Mother, I'm sorry."
Although he knew that sending beauties to his father, the emperor, would not only steal Consort Liu's favor, but also his mother's.
No matter what, his mother is still the Empress. What woman in the world would want her husband's favor to be taken away by another woman?
He originally thought the Empress would be angry, but to his surprise, she only sighed softly.
"You don't need to apologize. Your mother knows you did this to deal with Consort Liu. Your mother is not angry. Even without this Consort Yao, your father would not be here with me. I am happy to have some peace and quiet."
"Mother..."
"What your mother said is from the bottom of her heart. All your mother wants now is for you and Luo'er to be well and to be able to sit on that throne smoothly. Only then will your mother be at peace."
The Empress looked at Xiao Ye seriously, her eyes revealing no falsehood.
Xiao Ye couldn't help but suspect that his mother truly had no feelings for the emperor anymore.
He felt that perhaps his father had really hurt his mother's feelings too much over the years, to the point that his mother was completely disappointed in him.
But he didn't know that after he and Su Liluo left, the Empress withdrew her gaze from them and went alone to a hidden room in her house.
Then, the Empress lit an incense stick towards one of the memorial tablets inside.
"Lan'er, Ye'er has found a good Crown Princess, and he is becoming more and more outstanding!"
*
The night Lianyao was bestowed the title of Beauty, Emperor Wenjian began to favor her.
For the next half month, he stayed overnight in the Lotus Palace every day, which infuriated Consort Liu.
Originally, she had been looking for an opportunity to punish Consort Yao, but because of Emperor Wenjian's favor, Consort Yao was exempted from paying her respects for half a month.
It wasn't until half a month later, when Consort Yao began her period, that Emperor Wenjian stopped visiting her palace.
On this day, Consort Yao finally followed the rules for imperial concubines and went to the Empress's palace early in the morning to pay her respects.
"Oh, we finally get to see Consort Yao come to pay her respects today! Anyone who didn't know better would think that Consort Yao doesn't even acknowledge the Empress!"
Consort Liu sat in the Empress's palace, surrounded by a group of concubines. She looked down at Consort Yao, who had entered first, and mocked her.
Her words were a double entendre, both meant to mock Yao Meiren and to stir up hatred for her.
But to her surprise, the Empress didn't fall for her trap at all.
Instead, he politely addressed Consort Yao, saying, "Consort Yao has worked hard serving His Majesty these past few days. Naturally, she is not as leisurely as some others. As the mistress of the harem, I can understand that."
"Hehe, Your Majesty the Empress is so generous!"
Consort Liu could only manage a dry laugh, thinking to herself, "What is the Empress pretending to be so magnanimous about!"
I heard that when I was so favored, the Empress was furious, but now she's acting like nothing happened. She must be faking it!
Consort Yao naturally noticed Consort Liu's hostility. She wasn't angry; instead, she politely greeted the Empress first, and then greeted the other concubines of higher rank.
Consort Liu was naturally unwilling to let Yao Meiren suffer because she hadn't managed to make things difficult for her at the Empress's place. After leaving the Empress's palace, Consort Liu directly stopped Yao Meiren.
"Little sister, you've just entered the palace, and I had some gifts I wanted to give you, but I forgot to bring them. Would you like to invite you to my palace for a visit?"
Consort Liu looked at Beauty Yao with a smile.
Yao Meiren smiled slightly, "Then I shall respectfully accept your offer."
Then, he went to Consort Liu's palace with her, and when Consort Liu wasn't looking, he secretly gave a wink to the palace maid beside him.
"Oh dear, Yao Meiren, no, my stomach hurts so much!"
The palace maid suddenly clutched her stomach, looking as if she was in pain.
"Then you should go back first. Qiu Fu can stay with me."
Consort Yao took the opportunity to send another palace maid away. Consort Liu didn't care about this and was only thinking about how to make Consort Yao look bad later.
Before long, Consort Yao followed Consort Liu to her palace.
"Little sister, you are truly beautiful and young. I am so envious of you."
After Consort Liu sat down, her eyes, like those of a venomous snake, stared at Consort Yao's face, and she said sourly.
"Your Highness flatters me. Lianyao's beauty is not even half as good as Your Highness's. When it comes to beauty that surpasses all others, Your Highness is the one."
Lian Yao said modestly.
Consort Liu scoffed at her flattery and gave a wink to the maid beside her.
A moment later, a palace maid came up with a cup of hot tea.
Lian Yao observed the palace maid's movements out of the corner of her eye. Just as the maid was about to reach her side, she suddenly slipped, and a cup of hot tea was about to be spilled on her.
She tried to dodge, but she was still a step too slow, and the scalding tea spilled all over her.
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