Liu Qinglan is a Feifei, a little goblin with a snow-white tail, shaped like a civet cat. In the ancient text "Classic of Mountains and Seas," he is described as follows: "Forty miles further north is Huoshan, where trees and grains abound. There is a beast there, shaped like a raccoon cat, but with a white tail and a mane. It is called Feifei. Raising it can relieve your worries."
Liu Qinglan, who had cultivated into a spirit, lived freely in Huoshan for many years, until one day, the royal hunting team captured her and brought her before the emperor.
When he was caught, Liu Qinglan was in human form, and in a hurry he remembered to press his exposed cat ears back into place.
The handsome and sinister emperor narrowed his eyes, looked up and down at the half-naked girl in front of him, and a plan came to his mind.
"Bring her back to the palace and confer her the title of Consort Liu."
The palace maids followed the order and brought the confused Liu Qinglan to the palace. They dressed her up, dressed her in brocade clothes and pearl hairpins, and treated her with delicacies from land and sea, and served her like an ancestor.
Liu Qinglan had never lived in the human world and did not understand these human behaviors, but she knew that if she followed these people, she would have good food and clothes, and company, so she happily settled down.
But what is Concubine Liu?
"Your Highness, being a concubine means you are now the Emperor's woman, which is what every woman in the world dreams of."
"So what's a woman to do as an emperor?"
The palace maids looked at each other, covered their faces and smiled, a little shyly, "We regard His Majesty as our God, taking care of him and serving him."
"But I have never served anyone before, so I don't know what to do." The little girl asked humbly.
The inexperienced young palace maids had no idea how to serve others, so they could only perfunctorily explain, "Your Majesty, there is no need to do anything special. Just listen to His Majesty and do whatever he tells you to do."
Liu Qinglan kept it firmly in mind.
He did whatever the emperor told him to do.
On the first night back in the palace, the emperor summoned the young woman he had picked up from the mountains to his bed with great fanfare.
Liu Qinglan was washed and sent to the dragon bed.
Suddenly she began to get scared, not knowing what would happen next.
The handsome emperor, wearing only his undergarment, reached out his hand from behind the luxurious gauze curtain and helped her up.
The girl in the gauze has fair skin and a slim figure. She is so beautiful sitting in the quilt that I feel pity for her.
But the emperor was indifferent and had no feelings at all, because he was fond of men and had no interest in women.
But he was the emperor and had a throne to inherit. The civil and military officials in the court made suggestions every day, so he had no choice but to take in several concubines.
Before this, there was only one queen in the harem.
Then trouble came. The harem was in turmoil and unrest. Several male favorites kept by the emperor became jealous and started fighting with the concubines.
The Empress, the queen consort, held the Phoenix Seal. Once, she ordered the death of a male beauty whom the Emperor had favored for only a few days because the treacherous minister had offended several concubines.
Unfortunately, the queen had a prominent family background to support her, and the emperor was furious but could do nothing about her.
The emperor looked at his remaining few stunning male beauties, thought hard, and decided to find a shield.
Willow the Little Shield sat in the quilt, shivering. When he got nervous, his white tail was exposed.
If the emperor came any closer to her, she would have been instantly transformed into her original form. Fortunately, the emperor simply helped her up, then sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her with deep eyes.
Liu Qinglan blinked and tried hard to suppress his nervousness.
"Do you want to be rich and powerful, and have everyone follow your orders?" asked the emperor.
Liu Qinglan didn't understand, but she could sense that the emperor wanted her to nod, so she nodded hesitantly.
It must have been the right one, because the emperor in front of him smiled.
"Then you just listen to me. Here are some paintings, take a look."
Seven or eight paintings of beauties were spread out on the bed, some plump and some thin, each with their own unique characteristics.
One of them was particularly beautiful and dazzling, almost as if she had walked out of a painting.
The emperor pointed at her and said, "This is my queen, and the most difficult one. You must be more careful in the future."
"Is she fierce?"
"Extremely cruel." The emperor gritted his teeth.
Liu Qinglan looked at the beauty in the painting again. She had big eyes, a high nose bridge, and red lips. She was an absolutely stunning beauty. "She doesn't look fierce at all."
"She's just a beautiful woman with nothing to show for it." The emperor's eyes were full of disdain and disgust.
If it weren't for her family's influence, why would he marry this fierce woman for show? Now that he has ascended the throne, it's time to get rid of this evil woman.
Liu Qinglan cautiously reached out and pulled the blueprint in front of him. "Can you give it to me?"
The emperor didn't care about these pieces of waste paper. He waved his hand and stood up. "You sleep here and are not allowed to go anywhere. Someone will take you back tomorrow."
Is this the end of my service? Liu Qinglan felt relieved and nodded vigorously.
Seeing that she was so easy to fool, the emperor felt relieved. It seemed that he had chosen the right person!
He stood up and pushed open the screen door. Inside was a huge hot spring pool. The male favorites who had been prepared for a long time had their hair loose and their clothes open, revealing their snow-white flat chests. They were lying by the pool waiting for the emperor to visit them.
The emperor was satisfied, and he could hang out with them without restraint. After all, there was Concubine Liu to protect him, and after a few months, he could consider promoting her to the rank of Imperial Concubine.
If she covered it well and didn't make any mistakes.
On the dragon bed outside, Liu Qinglan rolled up the drawings one by one and placed them beside the pillow, planning to take them back tomorrow.
She lay in the soft bedding for a while. It was so quiet that she found it difficult to fall asleep.
Because he grew up in the mountains, Liu Qinglan usually falls asleep to the sound of insects chirping.
The moonlight shone into the courtyard, and a small, snow-white animal that looked like a civet cat ran out.
It first pricked up its ears alertly, and only after making sure that the patrolling guards were far away did it jump onto a branch and use the momentum to jump onto the eaves.
Liu Qinglan squatted on the ridge of the golden-tiled roof and looked around.
The palace, with its layers upon layers, was hidden in the night. Only the octagonal lanterns hanging under the eaves emitted a faint light, illuminating the long corridor.
From Liu Qinglan's perspective, these palace lanterns looked like stars in the sky, twinkling and spreading across ten miles of prosperity.
It turns out that the palace is so beautiful. No wonder the palace maids all said that this is the place that women in the world dream of.
Liu Qinglan squatted on the eaves and watched quietly for a while, then spread out his feet, stepped on the eaves, and walked around.
Before she knew it, she had arrived at the six gardens of the harem.
This area is where the concubines in the palace live, including Liu Qinglan's Yuefei Palace.
Because the master was carried away to sleep with the emperor, most of the palace maids in Yuefei Palace were not there, and only a few were left to look after the house.
These palace maids were young and were sitting on the cold stone steps chatting.
Liu Qinglan landed lightly on a sycamore tree in the yard, curled up his long tail, and curled himself up into a ball of fur. He then curled up safely on a branch, pricked up his ears and eavesdropped.
"Our queen is truly beautiful. No wonder His Majesty fell in love with her at first sight and immediately brought her back to the palace. This is truly a case of a crow turning into a phoenix."
Liu Qinglan twitched her ears, feeling delighted. This must be a compliment on her beauty. She tucked her head into her neck and changed her lying position. As for the phoenix, it was a divine bird. These human girls really looked up to her.
"But now she's in the limelight, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future. None of the ladies in the harem are vegetarians."
Liu Qinglan: I'm not a vegetarian either. I eat meat. It seems there are a lot of people who share the same interests.
Someone echoed, "Yes. Especially the Empress, the daughter of a general, with ruthless tactics. Our new master is definitely no match for her."
Liu Qinglan stretched out her snow-white little paw and licked the hair on it, thinking, "I'm not going to fight this Queen." But she looked really fierce, otherwise why would everyone say she was so powerful?
"Think about that handsome man who was beaten to death not long ago."
Several palace maids shuddered, apparently thinking of a bad scene.
"But I heard that this treacherous minister relied on the emperor's favor and was extremely bold. That day, while His Majesty was out of the city hunting, he sneaked into the back garden and seduced Concubine Kang. That's why the queen ordered him to be beaten to death." The palace maid covered her mouth and gossiped in a low voice.
"I heard from the maid sweeping the courtyard that day that the sycophant grabbed Concubine Kang's hand and humiliated her, saying that since the emperor wanted her to be a widow, she might as well let him serve her. Pah, pah, it was disgusting."
"Shh, stop talking nonsense and don't talk about this anymore." Someone spoke up to end the topic.
Be a widow? Serve? Liu Qinglan didn't understand. She scratched her hairy head in confusion.
The palace maids started gossiping again.
"It was horrible to see that treacherous minister lying dead in front of the palace, his flesh and blood a mess."
"But the ladies in the palace all felt very happy and were especially supportive of the Queen."
"The Queen is indeed powerful and has helped Concubine Kang to vent her anger."
"I heard that after that incident, Concubine Kang went to Chenxin Palace every day to keep the Empress company and relieve her boredom, and she changed her previous arrogant attitude."
"But the Queen always kicked her out."
Several palace maids trembled in unison again, it was obvious that this was not a simple "drive out".
Liu Qinglan listened with great interest. Ever since she saw the portrait of the empress, she had become curious about this beautiful lady.
The emperor said she was extremely cruel, and these palace maids also said she was powerful, but later they praised her for her might, as if they were not really afraid of the queen.
Liu Qinglan now can't wait to see the queen's true appearance and see what kind of person she is.
"Ah, it's getting late. Isn't it time for our master to finish his bedtime service?"
Several palace maids suddenly mentioned her again. Liu Qinglan's ears pricked up and her whole body stood up.
At this time, a eunuch's slightly shrill voice came from outside Yue Fei Palace, "Your Majesty has granted permission for Concubine Yue to return tomorrow. You don't need to go to greet her."
"Yes." The palace maids saluted politely and then closed the gate of Yuefei Palace as instructed.
Liu Qinglan only just remembered that if the emperor returned and saw that she was not in the dragon bed, he would probably be angry. So she pulled herself together, spread her legs, and quickly jumped back to the bedroom along the way she had come.
She had just turned back into human form and lay in bed when the emperor came out with a satisfied and refreshed look on his face.
It looked like he had a hearty meal.
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