"Young Master..." They both looked at me eagerly.
I glanced at them and said, "Are you two looking at me asking me to feed you?"
"With so many concubines in the harem, shouldn't I be able to eat and drink as well?" I turned a page of the storybook. "Why are you so worried just because I took two beauties with me?"
They said nothing, and I waved my hands: "I want to go to bed early, don't bother me from finishing this storybook!"
After a long delay, they finally left. Duan Xiao led the two beauties to Chengqing Palace? Alliance tactics?
I pondered for a moment, realizing there was more to this than meets the eye. I took a sip of water and continued flipping through the pages of the storybook. After reading the ending, which saw the talented scholar and beautiful woman together, I fell asleep.
A few days later, some news from the court was heard. Originally, the harem should not have inquired too much about the news of the previous court, but these two things were relatively rare and caused a lot of noise, which almost filled the entire palace like the fragrance of osmanthus.
The first was that the Emperor fined Minister Hua two months' salary. The specific reason was still unclear, but Minister Hua was a powerful figure with great influence. What on earth could have caused Song Heng to punish him directly?
The second thing was that Song Heng actually wanted to randomly check the examination papers of the provincial examinations in various places and bring them to the capital. This had never happened before and it was a grand event. It was said that Song Heng made the final decision on this matter in the court, leaving no room for negotiation.
After all, I am just a concubine in the harem, so I just listened to these things and continued to work on my own career.
But in the evening, a strange maid suddenly came to the courtyard, and she was also a messenger. I was wondering if it was the princess or my brother, and when I unfolded the note, I saw that it was signed by Duan Xiao——
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