Madam Zou: "I never thought that Concubine Wan would drink it. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Nanny Zou was dragged away by the guards, leaving a trail of blood on the ground. Lin Zhiya was filled with wonder, how did Zhao Chen know this?
Zhao Chen knew it last time, and he knew it again this time!
Fortunately, Yuan Cainv asked Lin Zhiya first, with eyes full of admiration: "How did the emperor know her thoughts?"
Zhao Chen smiled meaningfully, his cold voice seemed to strike at everyone's nerves, and he raised his lips, "I am the Son of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven naturally knows everything."
Lin Zhiya praised him and said, "The emperor is so powerful, he is simply the reincarnation of Justice Bao."
[It must be Zhao Chen who planted some spies.] 】
Lin Zhiya is no longer the young person who believes everything she is told. She looked left and right and suspected that there were Zhao Chen's spies around her. Fortunately, she was innocent.
This is the emperor, even the concubines in the harem are not spared.
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Lai Xi was just asking about the punishment for Madam Zou when he heard Zhao Chen say, "Behead her at the door with a stick to serve as a warning to others."
After a while, Zhao Chen was heard saying, "All the palace maids present today will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. Yuan Cainu failed to discipline her properly, and her salary will be cut for half a year and she will be confined for three months. If she fails again, she will be demoted to the laundry department."
Yuan Cainü’s face was even paler than before, and she leaned weakly on the palace maid.
Ma Cainu opened her mouth to say something, but quickly turned angry and cold, "I never cared that you didn't stand up for me."
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"Majesty value +5."
Lin Zhiya calmed down and said to everyone, "Put out all the fruits and vegetables."
The Qiqiao Festival had to go on, and despite everyone's deliberate oblivion, the Xuanzhu Hall soon returned to its laughter and joy. The lanterns in the courtyard were bright even at night, and the dark shadows of the trees were tied with a few colorful ribbons dancing in the wind.
The fragrance of melons and fruits flowed in the courtyard. The palace maid half-knelt with her queen's brocade box and placed it on the table.
The lucky spider is to put a special little spider on fruits overnight. Whoever has the most webs on the fruits the next day is the lucky one.
Before leaving, Zhao Chen took a look at Lin Zhiya's fruits and vegetables. There were four luminous pearls inside, emitting a faint light that shone through the gaps between the fruits and vegetables, making it seem extremely obvious.
Zhao Chen was silent for a moment, then he closed the box for Lin Zhiya.
Lin Zhiya was startled when she saw this, but she felt relieved when she found out that no one else saw it.
She looked at Hemei with a blaming look. What happened? She almost got exposed.
[Look at Yuan Cainu, she is pressed down so tightly that you can't see her at all. And you still asked me to rest assured. I almost got embarrassed. 】
He Mei confessed, "My queen, I had prepared some grapes to cover it, but I didn't expect the Fifth Prince to eat it. I am so ashamed."
When Lin Zhiya heard that it was Zhao Xiaoxiong who ate it, she immediately lost her temper and said, "Forget it, forget it. Just keep an eye on them and don't let anyone open the box."
He Mei: "I will definitely do it! I will make the most nets for you tomorrow."
Zhao Chen, who was walking away, heard the conspiracy between the master and servant and had a thought that his IQ was worrying.
Zhao Chen raised his lips and suddenly had an idea: "Lai Xi, bring all three night-shining pearls in Wanpin's hand to me tomorrow. I want to put them in the study for lighting."
Lai Xi thought that the emperor was too cruel. Would Concubine Wan agree?
The next morning, Yuan Cainü, who was destined to be absent, sent a palace maid to check on the web-making. Indeed, there were quite a few webs, distributed on the fruits and vegetables, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Hemei who was picking up the night pearls outside. Hemei put the night pearls in her arms, a total of four.
Yuan Cainu's maid was stunned. Her own maid had to use up all her private money to buy one, but Concubine Wan actually hid four!
Looking at Lin Zhiya's fruits again, there were even more webs on them. In comparison, Yuan Cainu's were nothing.
Some concubines' fruits and vegetables didn't even have webs on them, but without much thought, you knew that the first one must be Concubine Wan's.
Yuan Cainü's maid subconsciously pressed the brocade box against her abdomen, hunched over and walked away. Yuan Cainü was still waiting for her in the palace.
In the early morning, more concubines gathered in Xuanzhu Palace, all looking in front of Lin Zhiya's brocade box.
"Empress Wan is indeed clever and skillful. She is favored by the Weaver Girl. No wonder she is the highest-ranking among us."
"I've never seen anyone who can make so many webs. If I could only be half as good as Concubine Wan... I wouldn't be just a small talent now."
"I still can't accept it. I beg the Weaver Girl to look at me next year."
A group of concubines with radiant faces were standing in front of Lin Zhiya's door, enjoying the breeze, their expressions more or less filled with resentment.
At this time, Lai Xi came out holding three night-shining pearls. Lai Xi also scolded a young eunuch who almost bumped into him, "Be careful, this is something the emperor wants. If something goes wrong, can you afford to pay for it?"
The concubines said: "It's Eunuch Lai Xi, what are you holding so early in the morning?"
Lai Xi saw that it was them, and he saluted properly, pinching his throat with a sense of reserve, "My ladies, you may not know that this is the Night-Shining Pearl presented to the Emperor by Concubine Wan, a specialty of Liuli Country!"
The concubines were in an uproar, with horror on their faces. Was Concubine Wan offering something again? Why does she have so many things?
If this continues, will there be a place for me?
"This thing must be worth a lot of money. Concubine Wan is really willing to spend it. Why is Concubine Wan so rich?"
"I didn't even know that the emperor liked night-shining pearls. If I had known, I would have asked my family to prepare them. I missed the opportunity."
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Three night pearls were placed in Zhao Chen's imperial study, and the other one was given to Zhao Xiaoxiong by Lin Zhiya.
After Zhao Chen left the court, he felt that the night-shining pearl was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it. He specially called Lai Xi to place it in front of him, admiring the night-shining pearl that Lin Zhiya generously "presented" to him all the time.
Three night pearls were lined up in a row, reflecting a ray of sunlight that almost blinded Prime Minister Liu's eyes.
Prime Minister Liu stepped into the imperial study with one foot, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and then stepped in with the other foot tremblingly, only to see Zhao Chen reading a book behind the night pearl.
What was that book he was reading... Prime Minister Liu was old, and his eyesight had deteriorated, so he couldn't tell it at a glance, and Zhao Chen closed the book.
It seems that there are two words about hegemony.
Prime Minister Liu asked Lai Xi who was standing by, "Eunuch, why did the emperor get three night-shining pearls?"
Lai Xi: "The emperor likes this kind of night-shining pearl from Liuli Country very much, and he must put it in front of him."
Prime Minister Liu thought about how his colleagues had recently accused him of lacking motivation, so with the intention of trying to understand the emperor's mind, he remembered the night-shining pearls from the Liuli Kingdom and planned to purchase a few of them as soon as he returned to display them in a way that would match the emperor's interests and hobbies.
Although it is a bit expensive, Liu Cheng believes that the Queen of Buddha is pure-hearted and does not care about such things. Money, after all, is something outside of the body.
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