"Your Majesty, however, they said that if they cannot remarry, they will remain on their knees forever."
"They dare to threaten me!"
Zhou Beichen's eyes turned cold, and Deshun immediately knelt on the ground.
After thinking about it, it has been two months since Prime Minister Li returned from Huaibei. According to Doctor Zhong, Prime Minister Li is quietly transferring troops to the capital and dispersing them in the city and the countryside. In the past few days, he also heard that after Li Zichu went to persuade her last time but failed, Prime Minister Li has been going to Tutor Du's mansion every day to beg Du Ruolan to come back, and he has been sending gifts to the mansion as if they were free.
In the end, somehow, after Prime Minister Li knelt down again and again to admit his mistakes and repent, Du Ruolan agreed to go back with him, which led to the scene just now.
Recently, Concubine Li has become more and more favored in the harem. She not only visits Chen Nian'an frequently, but also visits Concubine Liang even more frequently.
Zhou Beichen closed his eyes and said lightly.
"Forget it, Deshun, go tell them that if Du Ruolan is willing, I can withdraw my order and let them return home happily."
Deshun glanced at Zhou Beichen carefully, not knowing what he was up to, and walked away slowly.
A few days later.
Pepper Room Palace.
Shufei, Xianfei, Chen Nian'an and Yingpin sat together. Yingpin crossed her legs, ate melon seeds, and listened to her three sisters talk.
"Speaking of which, the Emperor has been treating the Li family even better lately. Look, a few days ago, Concubine Li was officially promoted to Imperial Concubine because she raised the Second Princess. Now, she's become incredibly arrogant, controlling everything. It seems like the entire harem is practically hers."
The virtuous concubine's eyes were heavy, and there was a hint of worry in her tone. The virtuous concubine added a sentence from the side.
"But it doesn't matter. There's no queen in the harem, let alone an imperial concubine. So what if she's a concubine? At least, we still have Concubine Hui. Anyway, she can't bully us."
"That's right, sisters, let me tell you, Concubine Li has been very respectful to us recently, but she's just not friendly to the concubines of lower rank."
Yingpin cracked a melon seed and grabbed another handful casually, while Xianfei smiled angrily.
"That's right. Fortunately, the harem is not just for Concubine Li. However, I always feel that Concubine Li has no good intentions. If you ask me, there is no such thing as a visit without a reason. Haven't you noticed that the emperor has been visiting Concubine Li more often recently, which makes her feel very proud."
"Don't be angry, sisters. No matter what, let's take it one step at a time. However."
As Shen Nian'an spoke, his expression became serious. "What I'm most afraid of is Concubine Li's belly. You said she sleeps with me so much, what if one day she really gets pregnant? What should I do?"
“No… No way!”
Yingpin spat out a mouthful of melon seeds.
"The Emperor is so shrewd, how could he possibly let her have a child? Back then, when the Empress's family held great power, the Emperor did everything he could to prevent her from having a child."
Concubine Shu glared at her and said, "Yingpin, walls have ears. Can you please control your mouth? It's almost leaking like a sieve."
Shufei's face looked unhappy, and Yingpin also felt that she had gone too far and hurried to correct her.
"I know there are so many people watching outside. If someone comes in, I have to inform everyone. That's why I dare to make such a fuss. Sister Shufei, why are you scolding me?"
Concubine Shu: “…”
She said Yingpin didn't even know what swearing was.
As they were talking, Aunt Xu rushed in. Seeing the people sitting there, Aunt Xu looked disgusted as if she had eaten a fly.
"My dear ladies, I have just received news that Concubine Li is pregnant. The Emperor is overjoyed. Also, because Prime Minister Li was instrumental in suppressing the bandits a month ago, Concubine Li has now been promoted to Imperial Noble Concubine Li. The Emperor has also specially appointed Concubine Li to manage the affairs of the six palaces."
"What???"
Yingpin was the first to stand up, making a fuss. "This means that from tomorrow on, not only the concubines in the six palaces, but even I will have to go and pay my respects to her. Instead of going to pay my respects to her, I might as well kill myself."
“Puff!”
Shen Nian'an couldn't help but laughed. Yingpin became even more angry. She looked at Xianfei and Shufei and twisted her body.
"Three sisters, what should we do? Now, even if we don't want to kneel down to that guy, we have to kneel down. After all, a higher-ranking official can crush someone else. Alas, to be honest, our emperor is really bad at choosing people. He previously chose a queen with a heart of a snake and a beast in human form, and this time he chose a harem leader who is evil in both open and ingenious ways."
Shen Nian'an, Xianfei, Shufei: "..."
Several people were stunned, completely unable to follow Yingpin's words. Then, they saw Yingpin walking on the ground like an ant on a hot pan.
"No, no, absolutely not. No matter what, I have to find a way to make Concubine Li fall out of favor as soon as possible. No, tonight, I have to find a way to sleep with you."
As she spoke, Yingpin ran away like the wind.
Inside the palace, several people stared at each other for a long time, but none of them understood Yingpin's train of thought.
What does Li Fei's loss of favor have to do with her being a concubine? Even if she was favored, Li Fei might not have lost favor.
Yingpin was running in a hurry and didn't notice Nuannuan, who was looking very happy, entering the hall. As soon as Nuannuan looked up, she saw Yingpin rushing towards her like a wild bull. She wanted to hide, but it was too late.
Yingpin knocked Nuannuan upside down. Looking at little Nuannuan lying on the ground with her hands and feet facing the sky, looking confused, Yingpin suddenly reacted.
He immediately ran towards Zhou Zhaonuan who was trying to get up at lightning speed.
"Oh my god, Nuannuan, why is it you? Tell me why you didn't say anything when you came in. Come on, let me see if anything is broken or not."
As she spoke, Yingpin picked up Zhou Zhaonuan, checked the back of her head and legs, and then tried to pull up her pants.
Nuan Nuan: “…”
The little man took a step back, hugged himself, and looked at Yingpin strangely.
"Empress Ying, what are you doing? You're trying to pull up Nuan Nuan's pants in broad daylight."
Yingpin smiled embarrassedly, knowing that she was shy, and teased her.
"I'm just afraid of hurting you. Look, it's safe. Come, Hao Nuan Nuan, let Queen Ying take a look."
Yingpin shook her sleeves, stepped forward, and was about to pull up Nuannuan's pants, completely forgetting that this was in the main hall.
Nuan Nuan: “…”
The little guy's face turned even paler with fear than before. Nuannuan rubbed his aching little butt, waved his hand and backed away.
"Empress Ying, Nuannuan is fine, you don't have to worry, I'm a martial artist."
"That won't do. You have to let me see it. It made a noise when it fell just now."
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