When Wuyan came back, he was holding a bloody head in his hand. The head belonged to no one else but the female guard who had just left and had delivered a message to Xuan Tianhua on behalf of Chun Yuqing.
Chun Yuqing glanced at the man's head, waved his hand in disgust, and whispered: "Handle it quietly, and never let a third person know. Especially for the Chunyu Mansion, it must be kept secret. If anyone asks, just say that the man went out of the palace to do something for me and never came back."
Wuyan nodded without saying a word, and immediately disappeared. When he returned to the hall again with strange light skills, he stopped being silent and said in a loud voice: "Hey, Madam, why are you angry with Concubine Wu? Concubine Wu is just like that. Look, the emperor favored the newcomer tonight, and I just heard that she was venting her anger by smashing cups in her own courtyard!"
Chun Yuqing was very satisfied with Wuyan's ability to respond. The two chatted for a while, and Wuyan went out of the main gate of the hall again, and the maid Ruohong came in. Ruohong had just heard Wuyan's words outside, and when she came in, she took the initiative to say: "The emperor stayed at the place of Fang Jinse, a new concubine who entered the palace tonight. After hearing about it, Concubine Wu sent someone to ridicule Fang Jinse. The emperor also knew about this, but he didn't say anything to her."
Chun Yuqing smiled and said indifferently, "She is just that kind of person. She was arrogant and domineering in the palace before. If I didn't have the support of General Chunyu's Mansion behind me, I'm afraid she would bully me! Speaking of the new concubine Fang Jinse, I seem to have some impression of her, but is she the one who wore a light green dress on the day of the selection?"
"Your Majesty has a good memory. It was that young lady." Ruohong said, "Not only did she wear green clothes that day, but she has been wearing green since she entered the palace. She is very fond of that color. When the emperor heard about this, he was curious and went to see her. This is the first newcomer to be favored since she entered the palace!"
"Hmph." Chunyu Qing snorted coldly, "What do you mean by preferring green? It's just that I heard more before entering the palace, and the information is more accurate. Our emperor likes to see people wearing green, but after all, the people in the palace are all old people, and they are tired of seeing it. Now that a new person suddenly wears green, he will naturally favor her. That concubine seems to be beautiful, which is good. The emperor doesn't like people who are too bright and beautiful. Beauty is the best. Just wait and see! Once she is favored, Concubine Wu will have something to do again."
Ruohong listened to her and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, aren't you angry? Since the emperor entered the palace, he has often come here, but he rarely stays overnight. Your Majesty, aren't you angry..."
"There's nothing to be angry about." Chunyu Qingwei looked up and said calmly: "Common men have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that the man I'm marrying is the emperor of a dynasty. He is not only my husband, he is also the emperor of Sui Dynasty. As an emperor, he naturally has to have children for the royal family. I hope that the newly selected beauty can give birth to children as soon as possible, so as to avoid those old guys in the court gossiping all day long." She heard someone say that she occupied the position of the main wife but had not given birth to a legitimate son, or even a legitimate daughter. This person was secretly dealt with by her father, but the words had already been said, and it was inevitable that other people would have the same idea.
Chun Yuqing was also anxious. No matter who she loved, she was already married, and married to the empress of Zong Sui. So, she would never allow anyone to give birth to a child before her. No matter whether it was a boy or a girl, the one in her belly must be a legitimate son, and the eldest legitimate son. This was related to her future and the future of the Chunyu family.
Just as Ruohong and Wuyan said, Concubine Wu was furious tonight because Li Jian went to Fang Jinse's place. After she heard the news, she sent people to Fang Jinse's place to humiliate her verbally, but what did the people who came back say? She said Fang Jinse just knelt down and listened, saying something like "I am terrified", but there was no fear on her face. Damn it! Are the newlyweds now so ignorant? When she first entered the palace, Chun Yuqing also sent people to humiliate her before her wedding night with the prince. She knew the situation very well and pretended to be sick at that time and refused Li Jian's wedding night. She did that so that she could survive in the palace and not be at odds with the main wife as soon as she entered the palace. She doesn't have a big backer like the Chunyu family behind her. Once she goes against Chun Yuqing, she won't get any benefits.
"Fang Jinse!" Concubine Wu was so angry that her teeth itched. "Don't think that you can rise to the top in this palace just because you are favored. You actually don't take me seriously. Sooner or later, you will regret it."
Seeing that she was angry, the attendant around her quickly advised: "Your Majesty, calm down. The emperor is just looking for something new for a while, and he will lose interest in a few days. Everyone in the harem knows that the person the emperor cares most about is you, your Majesty! Even the queen can't compare to your favor! According to this servant, the emperor favors the newcomer because he was forced by the ministers of the previous dynasty. After all, the royal family needs to expand, and the emperor is also for the future of Zong Sui."
"Having children?" Concubine Wu laughed. "What a pity! With Chun Yuqing around, who can give birth to a child? Well, there's no need to dirty my hands. Let's wait and see. Once the concubine gets pregnant, our honorable queen will definitely take action."
"Your Highness is right." The maid echoed, and then said, "Reporting to Your Highness, the investigation you ordered last time into why the Queen lost her composure after hearing the secret report has also yielded results. The secret report was about the military intelligence of Dashun, and it said that the one who led the troops this time was the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua."
"That's all?" Wu Fei was stunned. "Is that all the secret report says?"
"Yes." The maid nodded. "All of the Queen's information came from General Chunyu's Mansion. What she knew about the military situation was absolutely correct."
"But it doesn't make sense!" Concubine Wu thought about what the secret report said, and then thought about the day when she heard that the Queen lost her composure after hearing the secret report. No matter how she thought about it, it was very strange. "What is there in this secret report that is worth her losing her composure?" She was puzzled, but she also made her own reaction. "Keep watching, I want to see what tricks that old woman is playing."
Concubine Wu liked to call Chunyu Qing an old lady, but in fact Chunyu Qing was half a year younger than her. It was just that since she sat on the throne of the queen, she always seemed a little heavier. Whether it was her daily posture or the steadiness in her speech and deeds, she seemed relatively mature, so much so that people always forgot her age.
As for Fang Jinse, she was none other than the woman who was secretly sent to the palace by Duanmu Anguo during the rookie election. In fact, she didn't like the color green at all, but before entering the palace, the man in black who claimed to be sent by her biological father told her that the current emperor liked women wearing green, especially the light green, which was the most appealing to his eyes. Of course, in addition to this, he also told her a lot about the emperor Li Jian's preferences. For example, Li Jian liked women who didn't talk much, and Li Jian liked women who didn't take the initiative to please. Li Jian was a vicious person, but he liked sweets very much. If a woman's room was often equipped with his favorite sweets, he would often go there for that bite of food.
Fang Jinse thought that since she had entered the palace, she must make every effort to please the emperor, because only if she had a certain status in this world would she have a greater chance of rescuing her adoptive parents and prevent them from being controlled by her so-called biological father.
So, when Li Jian sat in front of her bed, all her behaviors, including fear and shyness, were for her goal. She even rubbed a kind of spice with a faint sweet smell on her body. The sweetener was given to her by Duanmu Anguo. Different from ordinary spices, the one she used smelled like freshly baked snacks. It was not only fragrant, but also sweet, which made people very appetizing.
Li Jian was intoxicated by the smell on her body. In Li Jian's words, "The fragrance on you is enough to make me jump to the level of the harem and directly promote you to a noble lady."
Fang Jinse was shy and said nothing. She just lowered her head, her face almost hiding in the quilt. She didn't thank him or say anything, but just listened silently, which made Li Jian love her infinitely.
The next day, an imperial edict shocked the harem. After a night of favor, the new beauty Fang Jinse jumped directly from a show girl to the position of noble lady, skipping the intermediate positions of Cai Nu and Jie Yu, and directly became a noble lady, able to live in a side hall of the palace.
When Concubine Wu heard the news, she was so angry that she almost went crazy. If there were no one in the palace to hold her back, she would have rushed over and slapped Fang Jinse in the face. Even though she was persuaded by the servants, she was still unwilling to give in and cursed in her own palace, and even cursed the Queen Chun Yuqing. She said that Chun Yuqing was pretending to be noble and pretending to be a decent person, but in fact, who knows how jealous he was in his heart! She just wanted to see how long Chun Yuqing could pretend, and wait until one day Fang Jinse got pregnant, and see if Chun Yuqing could still pretend!
Unlike Concubine Wu, Empress Chun Yuqing prepared many gifts after hearing the news, and asked the palace maids and eunuchs to carry them to Fang Jinse. She also personally selected a jade hairpin with orchid flowers, and told someone to pass on that it would look best with Fang Jinse's light green outfit, and hoped that Fang Jinse could give birth to a dragon child for the emperor as soon as possible.
According to the theory, Fang Jinse should come to kowtow and thank the Empress in person, and she should open the palace gates to welcome the Empress to show her favor after being favored last night. But she did not do so. Not only did she not thank Chun Yuqing, but she also refused to accept gifts from the Empress and several concubines who were already in the palace. None of the newly-arrived concubines like her could curry favor with her. The reason for this was that the rumor spread that Concubine Fang was aloof, did not like dealing with people, and was not good at speaking. She hoped that the ladies would bear with her.
When Li Jian heard this, he was even more satisfied. Over the years, the women around him were from the Chunyu family, which held military power, and the Wu family, which was a civil official family. Even women without any background or power fought for favor. He hated women like that and always wanted to have someone to care for him. If Fang Jinse could continue like this, it would be good.
He asked the chief eunuch Zhou Da beside him: "How did the Queen react to Concubine Fang's matter?"
Zhou Dayin said, "The Queen was very generous. Not only did she send gifts, she also told Concubine Fang that she hoped she could give birth to a child for the Emperor."
"Humph!" Li Jian snorted coldly, "Offspring? Sooner or later, I will settle the issue of offspring with the Queen."
As he was speaking, a eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Duanmu is outside asking to see you. He said he brought a great gift for your Majesty."
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