Even so, Jiang Jingheng still refused to accept it.
"Women in the harem are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. That is a rule passed down from ancient times. Besides, my sister is the empress. Even if she is, it should be my sister who stays with the emperor."
"Sister has been with the Emperor for many years. After this woman appeared, the Emperor punished Sister several times. Now, she is even forbidden to go to Sister's palace on the first and fifteenth day of every month. How will others view Sister?"
"Anyone should kill this evil concubine."
The emperor's face darkened as he listened, and he slammed his hand on the chopping board in anger, "How dare you!"
"When has a minister like you ever been able to discuss my harem? It seems the Queen has been gossiping with her family quite a bit."
"Besides, I am the Son of Heaven. I need the Queen's consent before I can favor anyone."
"How can such a jealous woman be worthy of the position of Mother of the Nation?"
Jiang Jingheng's eyes widened, he was angry and anxious.
He was a military general and was not good at speaking. Now he was so choked that he couldn't utter a word.
It looks so puffy, just like a frog.
Xu Jinyi couldn't help but laughed out loud.
With this smile, Jiang Jingheng's face with messy beard turned red and he stared at Xu Jinyi intently.
The emperor was not blind, so he sent Jiang Jingheng away immediately.
Watching the person leave, Xu Jinyi smiled widely.
The emperor had no choice but to pull her hand and let her sit on his lap, saying in a doting tone: "You, you really have been spoiled by me. Is it possible to laugh at what you saw just now?"
Xu Jinyi smiled and touched the emperor's chin, which had just been shaved and was a little prickly. "Your Majesty, don't you think that General Guangwei's angry expression just now resembled a toad in the rain?"
The emperor was stunned, and when he thought of Jiang Jingheng's appearance just now, he also smiled.
He scratched Xu Jinyi's nose and said, "You are the only one who can compare a great general to a toad."
She pouted and said with disdain: "I don't like him. He looks at me like a pervert."
Thinking of the flash of surprise and stunned expression in Jiang Jingheng's eyes, the emperor felt unhappy.
"From now on, don't let him appear in front of you. Come on, I'll take you out to relax. I heard that the peonies in the imperial garden are blooming."
The emperor has been busy with government affairs. Xu Jinyi has been in the palace for so long, but he has never accompanied her properly.
Xu Jinyi nodded, took the emperor's hand, and the two walked towards the imperial garden.
The two walked along the gravel path of the Imperial Garden, with osmanthus trees on both sides of the path taller than people.
A breeze blows, and the fragrance of osmanthus fills the garden.
"Who the hell is Concubine Xu? I don't know where she learned the art of seduction to make the emperor favor her alone."
"Yes, the Emperor now stays in Siyu Palace every night. We sisters have become decorations. I don't know when the Emperor will remember us."
"Humph, she's just a concubine. So what if she's favored by the emperor? She's still a concubine. We in the harem still have to listen to the Empress."
Xu Jinyi listened to these women chattering and saying bad things about her, raised a finger and shushed the emperor.
Then he called Xia Qing from behind and the two of them walked out.
The emperor knew that Xu Jinyi was trying to do something bad, so he smiled and let her go.
She is at such a beautiful age, and being trapped in the palace, I hope she doesn’t get bored.
Thinking about how gentle and virtuous she was after entering the palace, and how flamboyant and unruly she is now, the emperor felt that no matter which version of her she was, she could make his heart beat faster.
Seeing Xu Jinyi suddenly appear and speak ill of others, and being overheard by the real person, the concubines' faces froze.
They all bowed to Xu Jinyi and said goodbye.
"What? Weren't you just talking excitedly about whether the sisters and brothers were welcoming me?"
The concubine who was about to leave twitched her lips. This Concubine Xu was simply too arrogant.
"Princess Xu, although the Emperor dotes on you, you shouldn't be too arrogant. The sisters are only speaking the truth."
Among all the concubines, only Concubine Jiang had a higher rank than Xu Jinyi, and she happened to be the queen's cousin.
I feel the same dissatisfaction towards Xu Jinyi.
"That's right, the noble concubine is here, it's not your turn to be so arrogant here, Concubine Xu."
"I've only been favored by the Emperor for a while. What's there to be proud of? Once the Emperor's novelty wears off, I'll be abandoned anyway."
Seeing Concubine Jiang speak, the others were no longer in a hurry to leave, and were not afraid of facing Xu Jinyi.
Xu Jinyi chuckled softly, and narcissistically touched her own flawless face: "I am very beautiful, and the emperor likes me very much. I am afraid that I will not fall out of favor like my sisters."
The concubines widened their eyes. They didn't expect Xu Jinyi to be so shameless.
What made them even more angry was that she kept calling them "sister", which reminded them that they were old and not as young as her.
Concubine Jiang was even more furious, gritting her teeth. Her position was higher than Xu Jinyi's, and she also had a cousin who was the queen.
She had been in the palace for many years, but no one had ever dared to be so disrespectful to her, and her face immediately turned red with anger.
"I never thought that Concubine Xu was not only a foxy-looking woman, but also so eloquent. How dare I be so presumptuous in front of you?"
"Relying on the emperor's favor, you are so unruly and dare to offend your superiors and ridicule me. Someone, come and slap me in the face."
He glanced behind Xu Jinyi and found that she only brought a maid, Xia Qing, and the corners of his lips curled up.
"Come to me!"
Concubine Jiang waved her hand and two burly maids came forward.
The concubines covered their mouths and laughed, all wanting to see what would happen to Xu Jinyi.
Xia Qing, who was standing behind Xu Jinyi, had her eyes lit up and looked like she was enjoying the show.
Seeing the calm expressions of the master and servant, Concubine Jiang had a bad feeling.
Just as the two maids stretched out their strong arms to capture Xu Jinyi, the emperor in a dragon robe slowly walked out, staring at everyone with sharp eyes.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was at the corner, and the concubines knelt down in shock.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
With lowered brows, everyone hated Xu Jinyi so much that their teeth were itching for him to frame them like this.
The two maids who were about to attack Xu Jinyi felt as if they were facing a great enemy, and their faces turned pale.
Xu Jinyi turned to look at the man, a smile as bright as the sun on her face, and walked over to hold the emperor's hand.
"Are you scared?"
The emperor raised his hand and pushed the few strands of her hair that were messed up by the wind behind her ears.
Concubine Jiang's upper and lower teeth were grinding and she was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.
The emperor's favoritism is too obvious. He saw the whole process, but they didn't even touch a hair of that bitch.
"Your Majesty, it's a good thing you came, otherwise I would not be able to keep my beautiful face." Xu Jinyi said deliberately aggrieved.
Although he knew that Xu Jinyi was acting and the fear on her face was fake, the emperor still followed her words.
After all, one thing is true. If he hadn't come today, Xu Jinyi would not have been able to escape the slap.
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