Chapter 7: The Dark Emperor vs. the Delicate Palace Maid

Hatsuri had never thought that her random idea would be recognized.

"My Queen, you must not be greedy."

After hearing what the emperor said, the empress dowager finally shut up.

The Queen Mother developed a liking for Hatari Osamu. In the past, there was no one in the palace who was so bold, they were all flattering.

She asked, "Which palace are you from?"

Chu Li was about to answer when Rong Mama spoke first: "Your Majesty, this servant is from the palace of Consort Chao. She didn't know the rules of the palace, so she asked me to teach her. She is a complete idiot. Now she has acted rashly and embarrassed the Queen Mother. I hope the Queen Mother will not take it to heart."

The Queen Mother seemed to be thinking: "Chao Fei?"

At this time, the Queen Mother wanted to recall who Chao Fei was.

"Emperor, you should go to the harem more often and check the cards more often. The harem cannot be without a queen. This concubine really takes good care of her maids. This shows that she is magnanimous and a good master."

These words seemed to be a hint to Shen Yan, telling him to establish a queen as soon as possible, and Chao Fei was a very good candidate.

The Queen Mother praised Chu Li again, "You are a smart person, and you know how to think about the master. I am very happy with this meal today. Whatever you want, I will give it to you."

Chuli didn't expect that this trick of hers would actually win the favor of Asahi.

Her goal was to benefit herself, but ended up helping others.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager. I don't want anything. I just felt that I didn't prepare it well enough, so I found a way to make up for it. If you want to eat it in the future, you can let Madam tell me and I will prepare it for you."

The Queen Mother began to admire this palace maid. Although she was a person of humble status, she was so knowledgeable and decent.

It is rare.

Suddenly, I became wary of her again.

Why do the imperial concubines go to so much trouble?

Is it the position of Queen? Or is it that what I said before threatened them?

The Queen Mother pretended to be calm and said that she was going to the temple to burn incense and then left.

Chu Li also withdrew from this, and when she left, the emperor's eyes fell on her again, with indescribable emotions and resentment in his eyes.

He touched the teacup, still not satisfied with what had just happened, and uttered, "Interesting."

Then he instructed the personal eunuch beside him: "Go check and find out what his background is."

"Yes."

After returning home, Chu Li was slapped on the palm of her hand by the nanny.

"Look at you. If it weren't for your quick thinking, the situation wouldn't have been so serious. I really need to teach you a lesson!"

Chu Li only saw the nanny taking the ruler and slapping her hand!

The little hands turned red instantly.

"I have taught you so hard these past few days, but you really scared me to death. Just now I almost thought you were going to be dragged out by the Queen Mother and beaten to death. Hurry up and put your hands out!"

Chuli pouted and said pitifully, "Mammy, I will never do that again next time!"

She was reluctant to stretch out her hands, but seeing that the nanny was determined to punish her, she had no choice but to stretch out her hands and accept the beating.

At night, Chu Li was forced by the nanny to deliver dinner to the emperor.

At this time, the emperor was having dinner in the imperial concubine's palace.

Hatsuri really felt that she was the luckiest person chosen by the system. The noble concubine had disliked her for a long time, and she was afraid that she would make trouble for her again this time.

His fingers were red and he felt unsteady even when holding the food.

She followed the palace maids in one by one, keeping her head down for fear of being recognized.

When it was her turn to deliver the meal, a voice came from above her head:

"Being bullied?"

At the same time, she looked up and met the emperor's eyes. Shen Yan's eyes fell on her red hands. Although Chu Li deliberately blocked them, Shen Yan still saw them.

"I did something wrong today and I deserve to be punished."

Shen Yan probably guessed what was going on.

Shen Yan was wearing a blue robe with dragon embroidery today. He looked solemn and respectful, someone who should not be provoked.

Chu Li was nervous and scared. This dog emperor had plotted to harm me before, and now he was concerned about me in front of the woman he loved the most.

Isn't this just digging your own grave?

I can only say that this is fate.

I really want to ask the system to change the male lead...

On the contrary, the imperial concubine standing by felt jealous when she saw the emperor caring for a palace maid.

"Your Majesty, I am just a lowly servant. How can I be worthy of your concern? I specially ordered the kitchen to prepare this for you. Come and taste it."

The imperial concubine is charming and seductive. Today she is wearing pink and delicate makeup. She dresses differently every day and always looks gorgeous and fresh.

Shen Yan said nothing, but just watched Chu Li retreat quietly.

But Concubine Guisi, who was standing by, didn't notice his strange emotions at all.

"Your Majesty, I have just learned a new dance today. Do you want to see it?"

"As you please."

"I have learned a lot of songs today, and I want to sing them for you!"

"random."

"Your Majesty, I still want to play the game of playing hard to get and pretending to be willing with you..."

"Whatever."

The imperial concubine obviously sensed his perfunctory attitude, and she, who was always outspoken, suddenly said, "Isn't it that the emperor is attracted to that little palace maid just now?"

Only after hearing these words did Shen Yan regain his composure.

The man raised the corners of his lips and kept tapping his fingers on the table.

Indeed, what the noble concubine said is correct.

He was not attracted to Hatsuri, but he felt that such a woman had a lowly status in the deep palace, but was still favored by the masters.

She always gave Shen Yan a different feeling, that he was just a pretender who was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, and Chu Li gave him the same feeling.

Ever since he was born as a prince, he has been a good emperor according to the wishes of the empress dowager and the court. He has never complained and lives like a puppet being pulled by strings.

He knew that the Queen Mother loved him, but this love was so heavy that it made him feel suffocated.

Including the fact that the death of the previous emperor was caused by the Empress Dowager, and his position as emperor was obtained by stepping on his father's blood.

He wanted to see what Hatsuri looked like. He was attracted to her from the first moment he saw her.

"My beloved concubine, why do you speak like that? Are you teasing me?"

The noble concubine became a little anxious because of jealousy. She obviously did not believe what the emperor said, and acted coquettishly, with a hint of playfulness and dissatisfaction on purpose.

"Is it possible that Your Majesty thinks she is prettier than me, so whenever she appears, your eyes are no longer on me? I have prepared so much food for you, but you don't even look at it, and you are still concerned about my hands. If that's the case, I will let her come in and serve you."

Said that he was looking forward to the emperor's reaction with great joy.

I even felt that he would definitely comfort me.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's patience had reached its limit.

“That’s enough!”

Then a burst of shattering sounds rang out in the hall.

Hatsuri was standing outside and almost froze when she heard the voice.

The emperor was angry.

"How long are you going to make such a fuss, Concubine? I took time out of my busy schedule to come to your place to relieve my boredom and take a break, but you kept questioning me and speculating about me. In that case, you should take a good rest first, and I will come to see you again after a while!"