“Don’t cross the line.”

The four words came out of his mouth without thinking, sharp and painful.

The expected silence fell. The Queen was silent.

Wu Qing glanced sideways uneasily and saw that the queen said nothing and her expression did not change much, as if she had no reaction to the emperor's words.

After the emperor finished speaking, a trace of regret flashed through his heart, realizing that his words were too harsh.

But the Queen's attitude remained unchanged, and the Emperor's subtle guilt gradually dissipated.

The Queen didn't seem... angry at what he said?

The emperor paused, and reaffirmed his determination to discuss Zhu Hanfei's stay or departure with the queen.

[The Queen...is not someone who will just accept things as they come. Why is she silent? ]

Wu Qing thought about it and showed a worried expression. […It’s over, the queen must be injured.]

Thinking of the queen being bullied by the emperor, a surge of anger surged in Wu Qing's chest.

[In the past two months, I have seen it clearly. Yes, the emperor has done a good job on the surface and given the queen enough respect as his wife. But what about the reality? ]

[——Some of the power will be given to the Imperial Concubine, and she will be completely hands-off in the trivial matters of the harem. If she sees a beautiful woman, she can directly ignore the Queen's opinion and take her as a concubine.]

[It's so funny, what's that? 'Empress, your power is given to you by me'...]

Wu Qing imitated the emperor's tone and made some sarcastic remarks.

[Your Majesty, how much power did you give me? Why are you just yelling? Let me ask you, did you agree to let the Queen have a male concubine, or did you acquiesce to her private collection of armor and weapons? ]

[What is the truth? The queen is busy looking at the account books, disciplining the servants, and cleaning up the mess you left in the harem.]

[Zhao Changzai was giving birth, and the Empress and Consort Shu were busy from beginning to end. Where was the Emperor? He didn't know anything.]

[It's exhausting for a full-time housewife to manage a household, but the queen is in charge of such a large harem. It's good enough that the queen didn't get angry and quit. Does the emperor think it's a gift to the queen? 】

[The Emperor selected Concubine Lin to enter the palace in order to check and balance the Liu family and weaken the power of the Empress. The Emperor turned a blind eye to the ever-expanding authority of the Imperial Household Department and allowed it to far surpass the Shanggong Bureau.]

[The queen also wants to govern the harem well, but what can she do? With the power diluted by you? ]

Wu Qing's words dispelled a lot of the Queen's depression.

She sighed silently, feeling somewhat relieved. —— Lady Ji was simply her "mouth replacement".

There were so many things she wanted to say to the emperor, but she couldn't say them for various reasons.

The queen felt comfortable, and the emperor... he began to take deep breaths.

The Emperor kept reminding himself that all this was just a test in the long river of life... a test of his will by the goddess.

[The emperor acted very well at first, I almost thought I had a stereotype and blamed him wrongly.]

[Seeing Sister Fei, the Emperor's true nature can no longer be concealed, right? ]

[Haha, I guess the queen didn't agree with his approach, and he got angry and lost his usual composure towards his most "respected" wife, and spoke harsh words.]

Wu Qing screamed in his heart: [In modern times, this is called breaking the defense! ]

"you……"

The emperor finally couldn't hold back and pointed his finger at Wu Qing, his movements trembling, "Why are you still here?"

Wu Qing's voice was cut off, and she looked back at the emperor in confusion: "Your Majesty, why can't I be here? Is there anything wrong with that?"

Everything is wrong!

The emperor glared at her.

The Queen suppressed her upward lip and spoke for Wu Qing: "Your Majesty, Concubine Ji also made an invaluable contribution this time."

The emperor questioned, "Didn't the queen just say that it was Zhu Hanfei who performed the suturing technique? What does she have to do with it?"

The Queen explained, "Miss Zhu's treatment required some herbs and tools that had never been heard of, and only Concubine Ji knew about them in the palace. If Concubine Ji had not prepared them in advance, it would have been difficult for Miss Zhu to accomplish such a miracle alone."

"Besides, Your Majesty, you have often said that Concubine Ji is blessed with great fortune. The fact that Concubine Zhao was able to turn danger into safety this time can be attributed to Concubine Ji's blessing."

What he had said before became a stumbling block for the emperor at this moment.

The emperor didn't want to embarrass himself, so he had to perfunctorily say to Wu Qing: "...I will find another time to reward you generously. You can leave first. The queen and I have important matters to discuss."

Coupled with the advice of the censor in the court today, the emperor has heard enough scolding and doesn't want to hear any more.

[You think you can easily get rid of me with just a few empty words? ]

[Also, why did you ask me to leave first? What are you going to do? ]

Wu Qing was horrified, [Could it be that... the emperor thinks that I am in the way and can't teach the queen a lesson? ... No way, no way, isn't he too mean? ]

The Emperor: "...Don't you have to eat dinner on time every night? Why don't you return to Linhua Palace? The Imperial Concubine must be waiting anxiously."

Unexpectedly, his words accidentally exploded Wu Qing's mood.

[Shen Jin, am I the only one present? Where did you put the queen? She didn't have dinner either, okay? ]

Wu Qing looked at him in disbelief, as if he was the most heartless man in the world.

[You feel bad when the imperial concubine gets impatient. You don’t feel bad when the queen gets impatient? You’re so heartless. ]

emperor:"……"

That's not what he meant.

His original intention was just to find an excuse to ask Concubine Ji to leave temporarily, but why was it so difficult?

In front of Ji Guiren, it seemed that everything he did was wrong.

Wu Qing rolled his eyes: [Alright, Your Majesty, please take Sister Fei into your harem. ]

[In this way, Sister Fei will focus all her attention on studying how to gain favor. ]

[If the Emperor can really adopt the Empress's suggestion and let Sister Fei become a female official in the Imperial Hospital, she might work hard to research a miraculous prescription to cure the Emperor in order to get promoted.]

[It’s impossible now~]

The emperor was very surprised when he heard this.

When did he fall ill?

The imperial doctors clearly said that he was in good health and could live another thirty or forty years without any problem.

[The emperor is still taking the elixir now, but he should only try it briefly. Although there are heavy metal elements accumulated in his body, it is only to the extent that it affects the reproductive system. ]

[If you continue to take the elixir for another three or four years, even if the emperor stops taking it, it won’t make up for it. ]

[By then, not only will it be difficult for the concubines to get pregnant, but the emperor's hair will also fall out. ]

[Sister Fei also ordered a wig hat for the emperor, which was very thoughtful. The original book wrote that the emperor looked very unhappy when he received the hat, but he couldn't express his dissatisfaction to Sister Fei, so he could only accept it reluctantly...hahahaha.]

[Let me take a look... Your Majesty, actually, being bald is not something that is unacceptable. You don't have much hair now anyway, hahahaha.]

Wu Qing thought of that scene and amused himself for a while.

[But the emperor is right. The imperial concubine must be getting impatient waiting for me, so I'd better take my leave first.]

[Anyway, the Third Prince will not die for another half a month, so there is no need to rush.]

The emperor hurriedly said, "Wait a moment."