"The three palaces and six courtyards were built for him. He may like it today and dislike it tomorrow... How can we ask him to follow our will?" I didn't know if I was talking to myself or to Concubine De.
"Sister Mu," Concubine Liu De advised softly, "We, we should call you 'Your Majesty'..."
Oh, I've been tired of this set of rules for a long time.
"I'll help you get on the sedan chair," I said, pretending not to hear. "Also, please don't interfere in my affairs with him anymore."
"Sister Mu...I wanted to..." Concubine Liu De looked aggrieved and self-blaming.
My heart softened. "I'm not mad at you, sister. I'm just mad at myself. It's okay, sister. Go back and have a good rest. If I have any good ointment, I'll send it to you later."
"Sister Mu..." Before getting into the sedan chair, Concubine Liu De glanced at me with concern, and finally whispered to me, "This is how it is in the three palaces and six courtyards... It will be much better if you can look at it more positively..."
I nodded.
But he sneered in his heart.
This is the way it is in the three palaces and six courtyards.
What about outside the three palaces and six courtyards?
Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered that Empress Hua wanted to burn the harem, and hurriedly pulled Concubine De to my side and said, "Sister, I have another request of yours."
Empress Hua is still under house arrest, and it's Concubine De who's managing the harem. Since Song Heng refused to see me, I asked Concubine De for help: "Please, sister, send someone to keep an eye on Fengming Palace during this time."
Concubine Liu De looked troubled: "What do you mean, sister?"
"Nothing..." I said casually, "I just need your help."
It was just a chance encounter, and the people in these three palaces and six courtyards didn't deserve to die.
"That's not much help," Concubine Liu De smiled. "At present, His Majesty has given orders, so he will naturally take good care of it. Since my sister said so, I will send some new followers to take a look."
"Yeah." I pursed my lips. More people could always stop Queen Hua.
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