Chapter 5: The Dark Emperor vs. the Delicate Maid

"Don't worry, Madam. You saved me from being a wolf and taught me these things. I will always be loyal to you and will never let you down."

Only then did the concubine nod in relief.

For so many years, she had pretended to be weak and sick in the palace just to protect herself. Now that the emperor had no children, the empress dowager and the court were extremely anxious.

She is not without ambition. She is also eyeing the position of queen. As long as she has a dragon seed, she can rest assured.

But she doesn't trust anyone after all. No matter how Hatsuri expresses her inner feelings, she still has to be on guard against Hatsuri climbing over her head one day.

She smiled slowly, got on the sedan chair and left for Yangxin Palace.

Hatsuri followed beside him.

She was thinking about finally getting to see the emperor, and she was also thinking about having babies, babies, and babies.

Of course, she knew what the concubine was planning.

After arriving at Yangxin Palace, Hatsuri followed Chaofei in.

The emperor was seen wearing a golden robe embroidered with dragon patterns. His sharp eyes were looking at the memorials in his hands, and his slender fingers were holding one roll after another.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."

The emperor nodded in tacit agreement, but when he raised his eyes, he noticed the little palace maid next to Concubine Chao.

It's her.

Today, Hatsuri was dressed simply, not as gorgeous as last time.

"The concubine is here, please sit down."

The concubine sat on the couch and asked someone to bring in the best snacks.

"Your Majesty, please try it. I have learned this skill specially in the past few days. Although you are punishing me, I know that you must be worried about me, otherwise you would not have called me here."

The concubine spoke softly and gently, neither too slowly nor too slowly, which made Shen Yan feel comfortable and happy listening to her.

"The imperial concubine has good intentions, but the noble concubine is a bit cunning and arrogant. You should not take it personally."

But Shen Yan didn't touch the snack at all, he just picked it up and put it down.

The concubines smiled at each other and said, "I understand. Your Highness actually has a good heart. I will not argue with you."

Shen Yan nodded, but his eyes occasionally glanced at the palace maid beside Chao Fei.

Inquiring: "You are a very unfamiliar maiden. Your eagerness to protect you last time was indeed admirable. From which palace did this message come to you?"

The concubine saw what the emperor was thinking, but she didn't expose it.

"Speaking of Chuli, I can say that I have a great affinity with her. That night, I caught a cold and felt unwell. When I was talking to Xiaohua, I found her outside, her body wet and pitiful. So I took her in and asked her to stay in my palace to serve me. She was smart and quick-witted, and she learned the palace rules in just a few days."

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows, took a sip of the teacup in his hand, and said casually: "Really? Then you must thank Chao Fei and do your best for the master."

Shen Yan said this to Chu Li.

This was also their second chat.

Chu Li bowed her head and expressed her gratitude: "I will be grateful to the queen for her cultivation for the rest of my life."

Seeing the emperor's eyes looking at Chu Li with intent and without words, the concubine said, "The emperor has specially remembered you, why don't you quickly pour tea for the emperor."

Chu Li followed the instructions, walked over, picked up the teapot quietly, and poured a cup into the emperor's cup. At this moment, she raised her eyes for a few seconds and met the emperor's eyes.

Such clear and meaningful eyes.

It seemed like he was sizing me up, but also like he had other intentions.

Then step back.

The next second, I heard the imperial concubine sigh: "It's a pity that I can't share the emperor's worries. No one in the harem is pregnant. It's also my fault that my belly is not good enough for the emperor to have his own child. When I talk about these things, I feel upset."

The emperor disagrees.

He had never thought about having his own child, but now it saves him a lot of trouble, as the child is what the Queen Mother wanted.

It’s what the court wants.

He was just pretending to need the child.

But he himself doesn't know why he has no children in all these years. Maybe God has not given him this opportunity yet.

Seeing the concubine blaming herself, the emperor should also comfort her with a few words: "My beloved concubine, it's okay. There are still opportunities and a long time to come."

The concubine took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I have already treated Chuli as my own sister. Would you be so kind as to let her learn from Rong Mama, who is by your side? No one in my palace is as experienced as Rong Mama. She is also from the older generation of the palace."

The intention behind these words was so obvious that Shen Yan couldn't possibly fail to hear it.

Everyone in the palace is plotting for the position of Empress, and they thought that the position of Concubine would be a little different.

I didn't expect that they were all the same kind of people.

"That's right. You treated the maid very well. You even let her study under the nanny, which was a good choice for her. Chu Li, please don't let down the Empress Chaofei's painstaking efforts for you."

Since Chao Fei has such intention, he wants to see how Chao Fei will use this chess piece placed on him.

Chu Li didn't know who Rong Mama was.

But the name of this man made her shudder.

There is a familiar and timid feeling.

But Chu Li only heard that one sentence: Rong Mama who is beside the emperor.

Chao Fei is helping herself.

"Thank you, Empress Chaofei, thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your expectations and study hard! I will serve you well in the future."

Seeing her happy expression, Shen Yan, who usually didn't eat snacks, picked up the snack and took two bites.

Since when did he become so happy to see the palace maids?

In this way, Chu Li was introduced to Rong Mama and began to learn the rules of serving the master in the palace.

She also moved out of Chaofei's palace, and she was somewhat reluctant to leave.

After all, it was fortunate that the person I met at the beginning was Chao Fei.

She would get up early whenever the emperor got up.

So at night, she complained to the system.

"Oh no, I'm not going to meet the same Rong Mama from My Fair Princess, am I?"

[Susu, go bravely! The system will always be with you! For you to complete the task, for me to get promoted! Come on Susu! ]

Hatsuri: ...

The nanny specifically took care of her one-on-one, but she knew in her heart that it must be the emperor's intention to put this palace maid in her care.

Nor dare to overstep the line.

But I never thought that this little palace maid had an exceptionally strong learning ability.

She had finished reading the book before I even got up.

Before I could teach her the etiquette of serving others, she had already taught herself.

This was the first time she had seen such an ambitious palace maid.

"Mammy, Mammy, what are we going to learn today?"

Chu Li started to make a fuss again, asking Rong Mama to teach her.

She also didn't expect that this nanny was different from the vicious old nanny she had imagined. She was so amiable, gentle and patient.

During this time, Hatsuri seemed to have completely integrated into the life of a palace maid.

She listened to the nanny's teachings and instructions and learned a lot.

Aunt Rong saw that she was arguing with her about studying again.

He had no choice but to give up: "I, your old slave, really have nothing to teach you. Why don't you follow me and serve the emperor for once?"

What!!

Can I serve the Emperor?!