Chapter 454: A Look at the Demon
"Your Majesty, this bitch is so bold and presumptuous, she disrespects the palace. Not only does she not take me seriously, she also does not take you and the Queen seriously! I beg Your Majesty to punish her severely!" Concubine Xie stubbornly ignored Concubine Yu's words and continued to complain.
Regardless, it was Chu Liuzheng who struck first, so she was right. With the facts before her, she didn't believe the emperor would still side with the Chus!
But reality slapped her in the face.
"Shut up!" Xiao Jingfan shouted in a deep voice, lowering his eyes to look at the woman at his feet, his brows slightly furrowed, "She has a name."
Xie Jieyu was confused: "Huh?"
Everyone: ? ?
Is this the point?
Only Concubine Yu couldn't help but let out a "puff" sound, and Mianmian quickly reached out to cover her mouth to prevent her own princess from laughing too loudly.
Queen Zhong glanced at everyone and spoke to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, please sit down and talk. We should get to the bottom of what's going on."
Xiao Jingfan nodded and pulled Chu Liuzheng to sit in the main seat.
Queen Zhong paused in her steps and her face turned ugly for a moment.
Chu Liuzheng is now sitting in her seat.
Xie Jieyu had originally stopped crying, but now that she saw Chu Liuzheng sitting on the throne of the Queen, she immediately exploded, "Your Majesty, this lowly... Chu is of no rank and no status, how can she sit with you?"
Concubine Shu also said: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules."
Chun Zhaoyi looked at the emperor, then at the empress, fiddling with the silk handkerchief with her slender fingers, without saying a word.
Concubine Yu felt that she really needed a plate of melon seeds, and regretted not calling Shao Liyi over to watch the fun.
Xiao Jingfan habitually pulled Chu Liuzheng to sit with him, forgetting that the Queen was also there. He casually pointed to the first chair on the lower left, indicating that the Queen should sit there.
The left was considered the most honorable seat in the Great Sheng Dynasty, but no matter how honorable it was, it was not as honorable as the main seat. The emperor's gesture shocked everyone, and even Empress Zhong felt a sense of crisis for the first time.
The hall was suddenly filled with an eerie silence, and Chu Liuzheng was practically pierced by everyone's gazes. But he couldn't possibly give up his seat; she had come here to cause trouble in the first place.
[Since everyone says I'm a demon concubine, then I'll try to be a demon and see how it goes.]
She sat steadily, and even deliberately handed the sour plum soup on the table to the emperor under the gaze of Concubine Xie.
The tea bowl was the same one she had just used, with half a cup of sour plum soup left.
Xiao Jingfan had rushed all the way here and was indeed feeling a bit hot. He took the drink and drank it, which made everyone's eyes widen, suspecting they were hallucinating.
That was the tea bowl that Chu had drunk from, and it was left over!
Your Majesty actually drank it like this!
Zhou Yuande, who was standing by, looked straight ahead, not surprised at all.
It was common for the two of them to eat and live together in the Yangxin Palace and drink a cup of tea together. Chu Liuzheng even dared to feed the emperor the leftover snacks and supplements.
The concubines in the palace, except for Concubine Yu who was concentrating on watching the show, did not look good.
Even when the emperor favored Concubine Wen and Concubine Rong, he never allowed them to be so presumptuous. It was as if in front of Chu Liuzheng, the emperor was no longer an emperor, but just an ordinary man.
Queen Zhong had some difficulty breathing.
The silk handkerchief in Chun Zhaoyi's hand was punctured by the sharp armor at some point.
Concubine Shu lowered her eyes, and there was a darkness in her eyes.
Xie Jieyu felt as if she had been hit on the head with a stick, and stared at the emperor with dull eyes.
Concubine Yu...Concubine Yu wants to drink sour plum soup.
Xiao Jingfan drank two sips of sour plum soup to cool off. He looked up and saw everyone staring at him as if they were possessed. He couldn't help but frown, "What are you all standing there for?"
Only then did everyone move.
Queen Zhong walked to the first seat on the lower left and sat down, and the rest of the people took their seats in order.
Chu Liuzheng ordered: "Bring the person up."
This "people" naturally refers to the three palace maids who were gossiping behind the rockery. During the melee just now, Chen Xing threw them out, and she quickly ran out and brought them in.
The three palace maids huddled together, constantly looking at Concubine Xie for help.
Xie Jieyu didn't care about these things at the moment. Her eyes moved back and forth between the emperor and Chu Liuzheng. Her fists clenched tighter and tighter, and she didn't even feel any pain when her nails pierced her palms.
It was during this moment of distraction that the three palace maids could no longer withstand Zhou Yuande's interrogation and gave her away.
The palace maids cried and begged for mercy, asking Concubine Xie to save their lives.
Xie Jieyu didn't even have time to distance herself from the matter, so how could she save this group of losers who couldn't even get their job done and betrayed their master?
In the end, the three palace maids were dragged away and beaten to death. Concubine Xie was fined a year's salary and confined to the palace for three months to reflect on her actions.
Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, Empress Zhong spoke up: "Your Majesty, Chu has caused a disturbance in the palace. According to palace rules, she should—"
"There's a reason for that." Xiao Jingfan interrupted her before she could finish, and pulled Chu Liuzheng up and walked out, clearly showing his favoritism and partiality.
Concubine Yu smacked her lips. The emperor's protective attitude meant that things in the harem were about to change.
Chu Liuzheng followed the emperor out and couldn't help but turn his head to look, feeling a little complicated.
"While I'm right, I did violate palace rules by causing a disturbance in the Yihe Palace. Given the tyrant's temperament, I should at least be punished, right? Even with the bet, there's no punishment at all. Does the tyrant really like me?"
Xiao Jingfan paused, then continued walking forward as if he hadn't heard anything.
Chu Liuzheng's mind was not on this and he didn't notice anything unusual about him.
She was still analyzing it in her mind.
"Speaking of which, having lived and eaten with Tyrant for so long, it felt like we were in love, but why did Tyrant suddenly fall for me?"
This was a question Chu Liuzheng had never figured out, but she didn't want to ask the emperor. Otherwise, it would be like a couple in love asking each other why they liked each other and whether they were the only ones in their life. She believed that she had some feelings for the emperor, but it was not to the point where they had to be together. Asking it would only make it more embarrassing.
She pondered it in her mind.
[A tyrant is paired with a voluptuous concubine, but the voluptuous concubine either has stunning beauty, a distinguished family background, remarkable talent, or a gentle and considerate temperament. What do I have? An impressive bust?]
She lowered her head to look at her chest, not noticing that the emperor's gaze also drifted over, glanced at her very quickly, and then retracted it very quickly.
[Hmm... I'm definitely better developed in this life. If I were a man, I'd also like big breasts and thin waists. Uh... Wait, is the Tyrant really that superficial?]
Xiao Jingfan: ...I am not superficial!
[Or is it that the Tyrant, like those brainless overlords, just enjoys going against him, and that's more refreshing?]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
He led the people into the sedan chair and lowered the curtain to block the view from inside.
The sedan chair was just right for one person, but it would be too crowded for two people. So Xiao Jingfan held the person in his arms and lowered his head to cover that hateful mouth.
Chu Liuzheng subconsciously put his arms around his neck, his lips and teeth cooperating, but his eyes were confused.
No, where on earth did the emperor get the interest from?
With the passage of time, could it be that his impotence is almost cured?
The sedan chair swayed towards the Wenhua Hall, and the people in the Yihe Hall gradually dispersed.
The Empress left first, followed by Consort Shu and Consort Chun. Consort Yu stayed a little longer, looking at the bump on Consort Xie's head and asking, "Should I call a doctor for you?"
"No, no need!" Xie Jieyu's face turned pale and the words came out from between her teeth.
Concubine Yu shrugged, pulled her senior palace maid away, and went to find Shao Liyi to share the excitement here.
(End of this chapter)
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