"So what are you going to do?" Lu Qingyan immediately became alert.
Jun Jiuxian curled the corners of his mouth: "Although Zongzheng Shen is wary of the Lu family, you are the eldest daughter of the Lu family and you have become the empress. This one position has brought the Lu family a lot of wealth and honor."
"So, if Yan Yan is unwilling to become empress herself, then I will keep the position of empress by my side for you, so that the Lu family can prosper as before."
His meaningful gaze swept over Lu Qingyan's chest, abdomen, and legs until he saw her face turn pale and then he smiled and withdrew his hand from the pool: "No matter how good the country is, I have ways to get it. But in my eyes, Yan Yan is a priceless treasure. If I'm not careful, she will escape from my grasp."
After he finished speaking, he winked at Lu Qingyan, hugged her, patted her back, and then gave her a cool kiss on the forehead. Jun Jiuxian jumped out of the bathroom through the wide-open window and considerately closed it again before leaving.
This was different from before. Jun Jiuxian made Lu Qingyan worry for a long time, and she had a whole night of messy dreams.
Lu Qingyan tossed and turned on the big bed, muttering, "So annoying, can't we just have a normal relationship?"
The next day, news of several ministers who had made mistakes was announced in the imperial court, and the news even spread throughout the inner palace.
"Your Highness, everyone in the palace has come to pay their respects." Huixiang whispered in Lu Qingyan's ear as she helped her get up, "Except for Consort Li, almost everyone has come."
Because Lu Qingyan had always been out of favor in the harem, the Empress's palace was very quiet, with no one coming to pay their respects except on the first and fifteenth of the month. Today was neither the first nor the fifteenth, nor any festive occasion, yet this group of people had all come, indicating that something must have happened.
Consort Li naturally wouldn't come; after seeing Bai Li that day, she was banished to the Cold Palace by Emperor Zongzheng.
Bai Li disliked Consort Li, who resembled her by a large margin, and lashed out at Zongzheng Shen, throwing a tantrum. Zongzheng Shen wouldn't consider that he had done anything wrong; he would only blame Consort Li for everything.
Haha, how one's face looks isn't determined by Consort Li in the womb. Zongzheng Shen's reasoning is also refreshingly bizarre.
In Chang Le Palace, a group of concubines sat in the palace, talking all at once about what had happened that day. Emperor Zongzheng Shen had been staying in the so-called Imperial Noble Consort's palace recently, and now everyone knew who that Imperial Noble Consort was.
Taking another man's wife is a disgrace, and many people who dared not have such thoughts before are now having them. Not only is the court in chaos, but the harem is also in chaos.
The affair with the white oriole caused quite a stir in the palace. People were saying all sorts of hurtful things behind each other's backs, but they maintained a facade of peace and no one dared to expose the truth.
"Does Your Majesty know that this morning, His Majesty found an excuse to reprimand General Lu?" Everyone could sense that the situation was about to change. Although the women in the harem usually didn't concern themselves with court affairs, they were no less adept at intrigue and scheming than anyone else. From this small matter alone, they had gleaned a great deal of information. Rather than saying they had come to pay their respects to Lu Qingyan, it would be more accurate to say they were there to discuss and prepare for cooperation with her.
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