Jiang Yan cried softly, her voice becoming choked with sobs: "Your Majesty must have been entangled. He said that the imperial concubine was my shield, and that he was paving the way for me."
Jiang Yan hated why she was born in the family of an eighth-rank county magistrate with no power or influence.
If she had a family background like the imperial concubine, she would have been the queen by now.
Although the emperor dotes on the imperial concubine, it is all a facade. He does not love the imperial concubine.
But she was actually afraid that one day the emperor would spoil her so much that she would lose her original intention.
I fell in love with it as I pampered it.
I'm even more afraid that he will turn his fake behavior into reality.
In fact, she was not happy at all about what he said about using the imperial concubine as her target.
He was indeed touched that the emperor was willing to remain chaste for her and stay in her Changqiu Palace every night.
But she was also afraid that this relationship could never be exposed and put out in the open.
Whenever she saw the emperor and the imperial concubine standing together, she wished she could replace them.
Now, is what she feared really going to happen?
Looking at the secret passage that was completely silent, Jiang Yan was very sad.
On the other side, Xu Jinyi watched the emperor leave in a hurry and did not stop him, because she knew that the emperor was destined to be unable to comfort his sweetheart tonight.
After taking a look at the furnishings in the hall, Xu Jinyi ordered his men to take all of them back to the warehouse and put out all of the things he had looted from the emperor's private treasury.
All the things she has on display now were obtained by fleecing her parents.
Let’s see how to compensate it back. Isn’t the dog emperor feeling the pain?
She would put all these things on the table so that he would feel pain every time he saw them.
"My queen, where should we put your two favorite vases?" Xier asked.
It was a pair of glass vases. Under the sunlight, they shone differently from every angle. They were rare objects.
"I don't look down on things that have been touched by other women, but they are good for annoying people."
"Put it in the hall. When the sisters come to pay their respects, they can also look at this glass vase and admire it."
Xu Jinyi stood by the window, looking at the beautiful moonlight, feeling fortunate that he still had another chance to live again.
Fortunately, it is not too late to mend the situation.
Xu Jinyi took out pen and ink and wrote three letters in total, one to her uncle, one to her brother, and one to her father.
Because of her, her uncle and brother in the army continued to promote the emperor's men.
Now, we must not let them go down the same path of no return as in their previous life.
The same goes for his father. He must not continue to oppose the regent in the court for the sake of the dog emperor.
Isn’t the dog emperor afraid that the regent will become too powerful and take his position away at any time?
In this life, everything he fears will happen one by one.
The emperor was anxious to see his beloved Jiang Yan, but when he returned to the Yangxin Palace, he found that the ministers had been waiting for a long time for important matters.
These two ministers are his confidants. If it weren't for something important, they would definitely not look for him at this time.
After taking a look at the Yangxin Palace, he was afraid that he would not be able to comfort Jiang Yan through the secret passage tonight.
He sighed and led the ministers to the Qinzheng Hall, thinking only of waiting until tomorrow to compensate Jiang Yan.
For the entire night, Jiang Yan watched the secret passage from dusk till dawn but the emperor never showed up.
The tear marks on his face had dried and stuck to his face, and his face looked even paler because he hadn't slept all night.
Jingqiu felt distressed when she saw this: "My lady, we should prepare to pay our respects to the imperial concubine."
"I'm injured like this, and I still have to pay my respects? I'm the one favored by the emperor, and I should be the highest-ranking person in the harem."
"I should be the one with a prominent status and awe-inspiring majesty."
Jiang Yan felt aggrieved when she thought about having to pay her respects to the imperial concubine early in the morning every day.
The imperial concubine was arrogant and domineering, and she had already issued an order that no matter what the reason, as long as the person was not dead, they had to pay their respects.
I remember that there was a concubine named Ling who didn’t go to pay her respects because of a high fever, and was eventually sentenced to death.
Jiang Yan had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure the pain of the torn wound to get up.
Because of the slap in the face yesterday, Jiang Yan's face was swollen terribly at this time, so she simply put on a veil and went there.
In order to make it convenient for the emperor to have sex every night, Changqiu Palace is located in the most remote place.
Only concubines and above could enjoy the privilege of riding in a sedan chair when going out.
Now she had to walk to the Imperial Concubine's Palace with injuries all over her body. Not only was the journey long, but every step was so painful that she gasped.
The face beneath the veil was pale and bloodless.
When she arrived at the imperial concubine's palace, the concubines all gathered around the two vases and praised them highly, each of them complimenting the imperial concubine.
"Your Majesty is so blessed that the Emperor has sent such a beautiful vase."
Jiang Yan looked over and her fingertips almost crushed her palm.
That was her vase, a gift from the emperor.
Looking at the lazy and unfocused imperial concubine at the top, with her eyes half-closed, she looks like a noble and lazy cat.
Jiang Yan was filled with hatred, believing that the imperial concubine had snatched away her vase, her favor, and even her position that was rightfully hers.
For a moment, his feelings for Xu Jinyi reached an unprecedented intensity.
Xu Jinyi raised her eyebrows and curled her lips slightly, looking at Jiang Yan who walked in and bowed to her with a suppressed and forbearing attitude.
"Get up. My sister is injured today, so I understand you're late. Someone please give her a seat."
Jiang Yan's face froze when he heard that, and his body was shaking as he looked at the chair being carried over.
The concubines covered their mouths and laughed. Everyone knew that Concubine Jiang was beaten with a stick yesterday. She must have a bruise on her buttocks now.
There's not even a cushion on this hard bench. The Queen is clearly seeking revenge.
Rong Da Ying laughed the happiest, after all, it was Concubine Jiang who wanted to harm her yesterday.
If it weren't for the Queen's wisdom, she would have been the one who got beaten with a stick yesterday.
With a happy smile, she said, "Your Highness is so generous and considerate of my sisters. Why isn't Concubine Jiang sitting down yet?"
Jiang Yan was extremely angry, knowing that if she didn't sit down today, the imperial concubine would definitely make trouble.
Panting, Jiang Yan sat down with a deathly look on his face.
Xu Jinyi smiled even more happily.
"This vase was given by the Emperor yesterday. What do you think of it, Sister Jiang?"
Meeting Xu Jinyi's half-smiling eyes, Jiang Yan felt inexplicably frightened, as if the imperial concubine had become different.
"The rewards His Majesty bestows upon the Empress are naturally the best." Jiang Yan's heart bled as he said this.
"It's indeed good, but I find things that have been used by others dirty. I wonder which bitch His Majesty gave this as a reward before?"
"If I knew about this, I would definitely make her suffer!"
Jiang Yan's heart trembled. Fortunately, the vase was secretly sent to her palace by His Majesty, and no one knew about it except Jingqiu.
Jiang Yan lowered her brows, fearing that Xu Jinyi would notice something, and tried to minimize her presence.
Looking around at the concubines who were all afraid of her, Xu Jinyi was satisfied.
When she was in trouble in her previous life, these people often went to the cold palace to laugh at her.
Of course, this was also because of his previous attitude towards them, so Xu Jinyi did not hate them, but he also did not intend to make friends with them.
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