Chapter 16 Shut up, Ninth Princess! Give them some privacy

Compared to the death of Concubine Xian, the people present were more concerned about Lu Li's words, "Only if my father's kingdom is still there."

No way, no way, the emperor’s kingdom is not really going to be lost, right?

If it was lost, what would happen to the concubines in the harem?

Although Qu Zhiwei was full of doubts, she didn't want to stay in front of Lu Li for too long, so she left slowly.

The next one to appear was Miao Zhaoyi An Miaoyi, the leader of the three Zhaoyi.

All other concubines were given titles using their surnames, but she was the only one given a title with a character, so her status was the highest among the Zhaoyi, second only to the four concubines.

She was generous and gave Lu Li a golden scale and a weight.

"Then I wish the Ninth Princess a happy life." An Miaoyi stared at Lu Li with interest.

She wanted to know what the Ninth Princess would say to her.

The next second, that cute little baby voice came out.

[As expected of Miao Zhaoyi, who is rich enough to rival a country, your every move is like a golden weight. Ahhhhh, I love you so much. 】

[It's so rich, so rich. How much money can so much gold be exchanged for? 】

Lu Li's eyes were sparkling.

The concubines behind who wanted to add basins suddenly realized: the Ninth Princess likes gold.

They silently exchanged the things they had prepared earlier for gold bracelets, gold hairpins, and various gold trinkets.

But when Lu Li took a look, she found that it was all gold. She lost her previous excitement and felt a little bored, yawning repeatedly.

[This party is so boring, let me see if there is anything to eat. ]

The concubines were a little confused. Melon? Where did the melon come from in such a winter?

The Ninth Princess is just one month old, so she can’t eat melons.

[Wow, is Concubine De so powerful that she has placed her people in every palace.]

[Afu, who is beside my mother, is also her man? ]

Lu Li was stunned when she heard the long list of names broadcast by the system.

[The little paths of Shouxi Palace, the beauty of Yanxi Palace, the jade screen of Huacui Palace... Oh, there are still so many people. Concubine De is indeed a master of palace fighting. ]

Everyone's eyes turned to Concubine De.

Concubine De was a little puzzled. Why were these people looking at her? The protagonists today were clearly Xia Shuyi and her daughter.

Shufei of Shouxi Palace, Xianfei of Yanxi Palace, and Miao Zhaoyi of Huacui Palace all silently memorized the names of the spies in their own palaces, planning to go back after the banquet to deal with those dogs and slaves.

Those concubines whose names were not called were extremely anxious.

Your Highness, could you please report the names of the other spies as well?

[De Fei looks ordinary, but I didn't expect her to be so scheming. ]

Lu Li couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone nodded.

They all thought that Concubine De was a good person, but they didn't expect that she was actually a smiling tiger.

[How boring! Let's see if there are any big news in other palaces.]

Now the concubines finally understood what the Ninth Princess meant by "eating melons".

They all cried out in their hearts: Shut up, Ninth Princess!

Give them some privacy, they don't want their secrets to be exposed.

[Eh, there are still beauties in this palace who are not favored? ]

Lu Li was attracted by this gossip.

Now everyone knew who she was talking about without her having to remind them.

In the Man harem, there are only Yu Shutong and Yu Meiren.

She entered the palace at the age of 15 and had never had her period, so the emperor never touched her. I don't know if the emperor had forgotten about her, or if the deceased Concubine Xie had interfered, so she was never allowed to sleep with him.

[Oh! It's not that the emperor doesn't favor her, it's that she doesn't want to be favored, so she deliberately finds excuses to avoid him.]

[It turns out that she wanted to remain chaste for her childhood sweetheart. ]

[Does this count as stealing my love? 】

These three short sentences made Yu Shutong break out in a cold sweat.

Her face turned pale, and the concubines looked at her with expressions of sudden enlightenment.

[You know what, she didn't fall in love with the wrong person. Because of her, her childhood sweetheart has not married or had children until now. ]

What a fool.

Everyone laughed at Yu Shutong in their hearts, but they also envied her a little.

Yu Shutong burst into tears. She didn't expect that Jing Luobai would actually not marry because of her.

Lu Yanshi came at this time.

Everyone stood up and saluted.

[Father is finally here. I wonder what gift he has prepared for me.] Lu Li became interested and waited for him to bring out the full-moon gift.

Lu Yanshi took off the jade pendant he was carrying and handed it to her.

"Take this thing well, and I will ensure that you will have a safe, smooth, happy and worry-free life." He took to heart the words that his little daughter kept repeating every day.

She was afraid that one day he would lose his kingdom and would not be able to survive.

So he gave her the jade pendant.

This is the symbol of the Dark Guard leader.

In this way, even if Da Xia really disappeared in the future, those secret guards would be able to protect her and provide her with food and clothing, allowing her to live her life in peace.

[No way, just a jade pendant? Father, could you please not be so mean.]

[Forget it, the jade pendants can be exchanged for money. If Da Xia is gone, I can use these gold and jade pendants to resist, and I can also exchange some money to take my mother and brother away.]

After saying that, she yawned and fell asleep.

Lu Yanshi: ???

The jade pendant he gave is not as good as the vulgar gold given by others, right?

Also, why did they only take Xia Shuyi and Lu Heng with them when they ran away? Why didn't they take him with them?

Is his father really so worthless?

He was so angry that he wanted to pick up this little debt collector and spank him hard, but he couldn't.

He had no choice but to pretend nothing had happened and said, "Since Xiaojiu has rested, let's take her back to rest."

The concubines who had heard Lu Li's inner thoughts earlier did not dare to breathe.

Oh my God, if the emperor heard what the Ninth Princess said, even exterminating all nine clans would not be enough.

However, they looked at the emperor carefully and found that he had no expression on his face, as if he had no idea what the Ninth Princess was saying in her heart.

If the Emperor knew about the Ninth Princess's rebellious thoughts, he would definitely not have this expression.

The concubines looked at each other, as if they had discovered something big.

All the concubines in the harem can hear the Ninth Princess's thoughts, except the Emperor. How pitiful.

They must keep it a secret from the Emperor.

"Let's have a feast."

With Lu Yanshi's order, the quiet banquet became lively again.

In order to prevent Xia Shuyi from being reminded of the past, the emperor did not allow the princes and princesses to attend the banquet today.

After all, her own son was still lying in bed.

Moreover, he didn't want Lu Heng to feel that he was the only one who couldn't attend the banquet, so he simply banned the concubines in the harem from bringing their children.

I plan to wait until Lu Li grows up a little and then let the children meet her at her first birthday party.

Anyway, the child is still young, so there is no need to rush.

The main reason was that he didn't want others to occupy too much of Lu Li's time. He had a lot of questions waiting for Lu Li to answer.

After the banquet, the masters of each palace began a thorough search, uncovered the spies planted by Concubine De, and sent them away with various excuses.

Defei found that there were suddenly fewer spies in the harem and she felt confused.

What happened?

How come all her people disappeared overnight?