Chapter 17: The Dark Emperor vs. the Delicate Concubine
I heard that the emperor was coming.
The three people showed different expressions.
The noble concubine was shy and expectant, Chu Li avoided it, and the court concubine was trembling with fear.
And the situation of the three people at this time.
Chao Fei was kneeling on the ground with red cheeks, Chu Li Hun was standing aside, weak and pale, and only Gui Fei was looking down at them with a rosy face and a condescending demeanor.
Hearing that the emperor was coming, the concubine hurried to greet him pitifully, and directly held the emperor's hand, crying: "Your Majesty, I finally see you. You have punished me these days, and I know where I am wrong. Your Majesty, I want to tell you something."
When the emperor entered the main hall, he saw Chuli and Chaofei in such a state, one was in a terrible state and the other looked like a sick person.
He never even looked at Chao Fei.
Sitting in the middle seat, he said calmly: "My beloved, you speak."
The noble concubine sat aside like a child, and said in a sharp voice: "This concubine Chao seems to be very good to the people in the palace on weekdays, but in fact she is just pretending. I just came to look for Chu Li, and the concubine Chao insisted that Chu Li was not with her. As a result, the concubine deliberately said that she was searching for people, and she released her right away, and even tortured her like this. Your Majesty, look..."
Seeing Chu Li's pale lips, messy hair, and even tattered clothes, Shen Yan felt pain in his heart.
He said coldly: "Really? Isn't this maid the one you love the most in your palace? I remember you called her your sister a few days ago. How come she has offended you so much that you are punishing her?"
The concubine's face turned pale, fearing that everything she had done would be exposed, but she pretended to be calm, "Your Majesty, servants must be punished if they do something wrong, not to mention that they are family members, what do you think?"
Chao Fei had planned everything, but she was mainly worried that the surrogacy would be discovered.
Shen Yan found the sudden question a little funny.
Just as she was about to answer, the Imperial Concubine spoke first: "It is wrong for you to torture her privately. How dare you say that, Imperial Concubine? You used to brag about how good you were to the palace maids, but now it seems that you are no better than that."
After being interrupted, Shen Yan was about to speak again, but the imperial concubine spoke first: "Besides, the emperor will not care about what happens in your palace. It's just that I can't stand you being so superficial in front of me."
The emperor gave up and said nothing.
There's nothing to say to a woman who interrupts like this!
He just kept his eyes on Hatsuri.
Sudden!
He noticed that the person he had sex with that night always had a scar on his neck, and he touched it for a long time that night.
The moment he looked at Hatsuri, he seemed to understand something.
He smiled, a warm breeze blew past, the corners of his lips curled up, leisurely and shallow.
"Princess Chao, when I stayed at your place that day, was it you?"
Chao Fei knew what the emperor was asking.
This sentence also made Chu Li stunned. She raised her head and met the emperor's gaze, as if she was not trying to conquer him, but had walked into the emperor's strategy.
"Princess Chao, look into my eyes and answer me!"
The concubine's eyes dodged everywhere, but she had a strong resistance, and she argued cunningly: "Your Majesty, I am your bedmate, why do you ask such a question?"
At this time!
The system suddenly rewards Hatsuri with a fake pregnancy skill.
"Su Su! As an apology to you that night, this system has decided to help you!"
Before Hatsuri could react, she fainted in an instant.
Good, good system, why are you so unprepared?
This fainting frightened everyone on the scene.
"Quick, someone come!"
Then, a piece of good news came from the imperial concubine's palace.
A palace maid is pregnant, but unfortunately no one knows whose child it is. The palace maids and concubines are all talking about it.
And in such a huge harem, such a happy event must be a good thing.
Asahiko was terrified. She was afraid that the child, Hatsuri, would be discovered, and she was also afraid that her carefully planned plan would fail.
At this time, the emperor still disliked him.
The imperial concubine didn't take it seriously and began to doubt herself: "How come the palace maids can give birth? I can't."
The emperor was the happiest one.
Only he knew that the child was his.
The three of them stood outside and did not disturb Hatsuri's rest, but instead started discussing.
The imperial concubine spoke first: "Your Majesty, this palace maid must be pregnant with the child of some eunuch, do you want to investigate?"
When he heard the word "eunuch", Shen Yan couldn't imagine how dark his face would be.
The concubine did not dare to express her opinion.
Seeing that no one was saying anything, the imperial concubine decided to return to the palace. She didn't have the leisure time to watch the affairs of a palace maid here.
"Then I will go back first, Your Majesty."
Before the noble concubine even stepped out of the door, she heard the emperor say from behind: "Pass on my oral order. The maid Chuli of the imperial concubine has become pregnant and has made great contributions in sleeping with her. She will be given the title of Li Changzai."
These words shocked the two people present.
Then Shen Yan continued, "Concubine Chao, I know you have worked hard for the dragon seed, so I will not pursue it. I will write it off. I also hope that you will not do anything weird again in the future. I know very well who slept with me that night, and I also know why you planned this. But you did something wrong after all, so I will punish you with a month of house arrest. But you have also made contributions by cultivating this good palace maid, so I will make you a noble concubine. Have a good rest."
The imperial concubine was promoted to the rank of imperial concubine. When the imperial concubine heard this, she was furious. She hurried to the side to ask for an explanation and complained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, how can you be sure that the child in the maid's arms is yours? What if she had an affair with someone else?"
"I know everything. I think Concubine Chao Gui knows best whether it is mine or not."
Chao Fei's face turned pale, and all her plans went to waste.
She worked hard and originally thought she could become a phoenix, but now she was slapped to death by the person she loved.
Without children, where does she get the confidence from?
And Hatsuri got all the benefits for free.
Hatred and disgust suddenly arose in her heart.
The most infuriating person was the Imperial Concubine. Who dared to share the same position of concubine with her?
Let’s not talk about the fact that they seduced the emperor.
One's position must be higher than theirs.
The imperial concubine walked aside, took the emperor's hand and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, since this is a happy event, I also want a good position."
Due to her status, the emperor had to agree.
He knew the character of the Imperial Concubine. She was enough to keep her at bay in the harem. He also knew that the Imperial Concubine would only challenge her own people, so he agreed.
"Pass on my oral message. The noble concubine is promoted to the imperial noble concubine. The canonization ceremony can be held immediately."
When this news came out, it not only shocked the imperial court, but also the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother was extremely delighted. Although she was favoring a palace maid, she herself was born as a palace maid and rose to power.
The harem finally got pregnant.
The royal family has continued to succeed.
When Hatsuri woke up, she felt like the sky had fallen.
The maidservant beside him said respectfully: "Master, you are awake now. The emperor has specially ordered us to take good care of you."
? Did she wear it again?