Just as everyone was looking at Lu Yanluo and the newly promoted virtuous concubine with strange expressions, Chu Xuan spoke.

Chu Xuan stood up from his seat and joked to Lu Yanluo, "I told you that the Imperial Concubine would like our child. You are afraid of disturbing her. My sixth brother has been raised by the Imperial Concubine since he was a child. Now he is a teenager, but he still laughs and plays all day long. He is soft-tempered, like a child, and has a simple mind. This is enough to show how well the Imperial Concubine takes care of him. If you have nothing to do in the future, let our child come to the palace to talk to the Imperial Concubine more often."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian was a little unhappy. Chu Xuan's words sounded nice, but everyone knew that the Sixth Prince was weak in character and was a hopeless person.

Chu Xuan was openly mocking the Sixth Prince, and then mocking her for being a loving mother who often spoils her son!

When Concubine Xian was unhappy, Lu Yanluo was happy. She bowed with her head lowered and looked like she knew she was wrong. "I know I was wrong. I was narrow-minded. I will send the child to the palace another day."

Concubine Xian gritted her teeth secretly, snorted and stopped making things difficult for Lu Yanluo. She knew that she would not get any benefits from Lu Yanluo and Chu Xuan today, so she simply turned a blind eye and ignored them.

Seeing this, Lu Yanluo nodded slightly, walked to her seat and sat down, glanced at Chu Xuan sideways, and smiled.

[Well said, let her be arrogant, our prince is really great! It feels so good to confront her! ]

Chu Xuan’s eyes never left Lu Yanluo, and the two smiled at each other.

A burst of music suddenly sounded, and a group of dancers tiptoed into the hall. Among them was a pretty girl in a bright red dance dress. She danced gracefully against the backdrop of everyone else, with a soft, charming and alluring posture.

At the end of the dance, Consort Xian clapped her hands in satisfaction and praised the emperor, "Qin's dancing is so beautiful and moving. Is your majesty satisfied?"

The emperor nodded and said with great satisfaction: "Not bad, reward!"

This question made Lu Yanluo raise her eyebrows. Concubine Xian's meaning was too obvious. Could it be that she wanted to help the emperor find a woman at the banquet? That would be really interesting.

Xiao Ran, who had been standing behind Lu Yanluo, whispered, "This Qin was originally the personal maid of Concubine Xian. After Concubine Xian was canonized a few days ago, she specifically mentioned this Qin to His Majesty, and His Majesty then conferred her the title of an official girl, and she was freed from slavery."

Lu Yanluo listened with her ears tilted, and couldn't help sneering in her heart. This virtuous concubine was really impatient. She was eager to build up her own power in the palace and find helpers for herself right after she came to the throne.

I saw that Concubine Xian was still praising Qin Shi without any effort: "Qin Shi has always been thoughtful and considerate. She specially mentioned choreographing this dance and wanted to present it to Your Majesty on New Year's Eve. She was very thoughtful."

Most men like women who are submissive and humble. As expected, the emperor was obviously pleased and kept staring at Qin.

When Concubine Xian saw this, she was secretly delighted, knowing that the opportunity had come.

"Qin, why don't you bring the medicinal food you made for His Majesty!" She then explained to the emperor hypocritically, "This child heard me mention that Your Majesty has been having trouble sleeping lately, so I made a medicinal food for you to help you recuperate. I put a lot of thought into it. Your Majesty, please try it!"

The emperor smiled brightly after hearing this and praised Qin: "Good, not only does she dance beautifully, but she is also very clever and skillful. She is a good dancer."

Staring at the fawning look on Concubine Xian's face, Lu Yanluo felt completely disgusted and felt full in an instant.

Qin's expression, as if she wanted to kneel down and lick the emperor's feet, was even more annoying.

Xiao Ran leaned over quietly and whispered in Lu Yanluo's ear: "Princess, this Qin was probably presented to Your Majesty by Consort Xian. She is clearly trying to build up her own power in the inner palace. I'm afraid she has already planned to support the Sixth Prince to ascend to the throne. We must be careful and vigilant in the future."

Lu Yanluo picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and complained secretly in her heart.

[What's the point of a virtuous concubine? The old fox, the emperor, is the one we need to be on our guard against! ]

As soon as Concubine Xian was promoted, she couldn't wait to promote the people around her. No matter how dumb the emperor was, he could understand the meaning of this. He was just going with the flow.

Chu Xuan had military merits and held military power, which made the emperor wary of him. But Prince Ning was defeated, and there was no one in the court who could check and balance Chu Xuan. The emperor wanted to cultivate a second "Prince Ning".

Lu Yanluo curled her lips to hide the sneer in her eyes. These people came here just to make Chu Xuan unhappy, so no one would be happy!

Qin presented the medicinal meal carefully, lowered her head and looked towards the emperor, shy and charming.

The emperor seemed to have shown interest in this Qin, and said in a gentle tone: "You are so thoughtful. Open it and let me taste it!"

Qin blushed and slowly opened the box. A faint medicinal fragrance filled the air. It was indeed a medicinal food.

Lu Yanluo sniffed, then snorted and laughed, and said, "What a coincidence. When I have nothing to do in the mansion, I like to study medicinal food the most. I didn't expect to meet a soulmate today. I wonder if Qin..."

Lu Yanluo looked at Qin with an embarrassed expression, obviously worrying about how to address her, because she was just an official's daughter and had no rank yet, so she could not be called "Empress".

Lu Yanluo seemed a little embarrassed. Under Qin's aggrieved gaze, she asked, "When you cook medicinal food, what temperature do you usually use? What pot do you use? What ratio do you put in the medicinal materials and food?"

Qin's face suddenly turned very strange, turning pale and red, and she had no idea how to answer Lu Yanluo's continuous questioning.

Lu Yanluo secretly found it funny. Qin naturally couldn't answer because this medicinal food was not made by her at all. Not only that, Lu Yanluo was sure that Qin didn't know how to make any medicinal food at all.

And... Lu Yanluo looked at the bowl of medicinal food in front of the emperor's desk. The emperor had trouble sleeping at night, but there was not a single ingredient in the medicinal food presented by Qin for regulating sleep. Instead, there were two herbs in it, safflower and angelica, which were obviously for women to regulate menstrual disorders.

Presumably, Concubine Xian was anxious, so she asked the imperial physician who was treating her to prepare a medicinal meal for her. The imperial physician had no idea of ​​what she was thinking, so he just casually prepared a portion of her daily meal. Unexpectedly, she brought the meal to the emperor.

The more Lu Yanluo thought about it, the funnier it became.

Although Concubine Xian had the luck to be promoted to a higher title, it was clear that her brain was not working very well.

"What's wrong? I asked the most basic questions about medicinal diet. Qin is known to be proficient in medical theory and can make medicinal diet, so how come he can't even answer such a simple question?"

Qin became even more panicked upon hearing this. After all, she was just a slave before. Although she was promoted a little and escaped from slavery, she was still a hopeless case.

Qin was hesitant and speechless, her eyes were evasive, and she looked at Concubine Xian for help.