But when she returned to Qixiang Palace and saw the food box that Manxia brought from the imperial kitchen, Susu became discouraged again. There were a few cold vegetarian buns, a plate of crispy lotus root and black fungus salad, and a bowl of very light white porridge. There was not even a trace of meat.
Even though her stomach was rumbling, Susu lost her appetite. She didn't touch the buns, but drank a bowl of porridge with some side dishes. She put down her chopsticks and asked the palace maid to clear the food away.
The little girl Manxia was indignant. Among the six beauties who entered the palace through the selection, only her master and Lady Jiang from Yulin Palace did not sleep with her. The people in the palace were the ones who flattered the weak and looked down on the powerful. Seeing that her lady was not favored, they dared to be so perfunctory. Well, her lady was so beautiful, they were just waiting for her lady to be favored!
Manxia clenched her fists. Susu saw that she was fine, but her little maid's eyes turned red with anger, which she found inexplicably funny.
He tilted his head and looked at her mischievously: "Manxia, what's wrong with you? Did someone bully you?"
Seeing her mistress's teasing expression, Manxia blushed and said indignantly, "It doesn't matter if this servant is bullied, it's the mistress... who has been wronged."
Nanchun saw that Manxia was angry and was afraid that Susu would be sad, so she comforted her a few words and let her go.
Turning around to see his master smiling, he thought: The master doesn't seem... in a hurry.
It's not that Susu is not anxious, but the system tells him that Emperor Xuan Jing, the male protagonist Li Yuan of this world, is currently worried about the severe drought in the northwest. After he is done with this, he will naturally come to the harem.
Before meeting the emperor, Susu was learning about Li Yuan's life with the system, making sure to know both himself and the enemy so that he could win every battle.
System: "The previous emperor had thirteen sons in total, and the current emperor is the sixth. Although he is neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, he inherited the throne thanks to Li Yuan's iron-blooded tactics. It can be said that he won the throne by fighting his way through blood.
His brothers, except for his tenth brother, Prince Bao, who was on good terms with him, and his thirteenth brother, Prince Dun, were either dead or imprisoned.
Su Su listened to the system quietly, then sighed in her heart, what a ruthless person.
System: "A general's success is built on the sacrifices of thousands of men. This is unavoidable, but the current emperor is diligent and cares for the people. During the eleven years of his reign, he has governed the Daqing Dynasty well, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. In the fifth year of Tianyuan, the emperor personally led the army, directly intimidating the small country of Luobu and expanding its territory, preventing the Hu people from invading for ten years."
"In short, the current emperor is a man of both civil and military talents. His only shortcoming is that he has no son."
Su Su coughed and asked in surprise, "No one? How old is he?"
System: "The current emperor is thirty-one years old and has only one daughter and no other children."
Su Su's expression was somewhat intriguing: "Is he not capable?"
The system argued, "After checking with the system, Emperor Xuan Jing is in good health, but why he is having trouble having children, the system does not know. Of course, the imperial physician is also helpless. Some people say... it is because the emperor has killed too many people, but they only dare to discuss it secretly. After all, the current emperor's thundering methods are feared by everyone."
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