Xiao Yan's eyes gradually darkened, his pupils reflecting the dark fire. His big hands firmly grasped Ning Yu's soft waist, kneading and twisting it gently. A warmth immediately spread from the skin around her waist.
Ning Yu seemed to have had his bones pulled out, and he leaned softly against Xiao Yan's chest, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty, don't be like this..."
A pair of watery eyes seemed to be startled by Xiao Yan's actions, and she looked up subconsciously, her eyes shining brightly, as if hiding the beauty of lakes and mountains, with beautiful ripples that were captivating.
Xiao Yan is the emperor. Even if he disliked this queen in the past, now that he is tempted by her, he will naturally not compromise himself.
The red waves are rolling, and the spring light is suddenly revealed.
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The next day.
When Ning Yu woke up, the emperor had already gone to court.
Ning Yu moved slightly, and an indescribable sourness surged up. He frowned slightly and couldn't help cursing in his heart, "You dog emperor, have you never touched a woman?"
Li Xiang saw that the empress's snow-white skin had almost no healthy flesh, and was covered in bruises and purples. As she applied the medicine, she said, "Your Majesty is too reckless. The empress's skin is prone to bruises, and now you don't know how to make it go away?"
Ning Yu originally wanted to ask the system to exchange the pills, but was afraid of revealing the flaw, so he didn't do it.
She let Lixiang apply medicine on her.
Lixiang said again, "My Lady, the ladies from the other palaces are waiting outside. How about I send someone to send them away?"
Ning Yu had originally intended to take this opportunity to look at the concubines in the harem, so she shook her head and said, "No, please serve me."
Lixiang nodded slowly, "Yes."
Lixiang tied Ning Yu's black hair into a phoenix bun and dressed her in a milky white skirt with a pattern of butterflies, flowers and smoke-like phoenix tails. Lixiang originally wanted to change Ning Yu into an apricot yellow cloak with a dragon pattern and dark flowers, but Ning Yu didn't want to be so ostentatious. She even took off most of the pearls and jade on her head, leaving only a golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with gems and holding a pearl.
In order to prevent the other concubines from laughing at the Queen, Lixiang tried her best to dress Ning Yu up radiantly, making her look like Qingnv Su'e, showing the Queen's style.
Outside the palace.
The masters of each palace had already arrived. When they saw a figure appear on the high platform, they knelt in unison and said, "Your servants pay their respects to the Empress."
Ning Yu sat in the main seat and did not see the original heroine Chen Zhu. This was expected because her position was only that of a concubine and she was not qualified to come and pay her respects.
Ning Yu lowered her eyes slightly, almost able to capture the expressions of the concubines below, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Queen."
At this moment, a proud and complacent voice came from the door, "Isn't this concubine late?"
Concubine Xu walked in slowly, supported by a palace maid. She had her hair styled like a flying cloud, and was covered in pearls and jade. She was wearing a pomegranate-red brocade dress with a "Four Joys and Auspiciousness" cloud pattern. She bowed lightly and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."
Concubine Xu took a seat without waiting for Ning Yu to speak.
A charming voice came, full of concern, "The Imperial Concubine must have slept too late last night and woke up so late. The Empress should not blame her."
Ning Yu looked over in the direction of the voice. The person who spoke was Concubine Li, who was charming and had the same appearance as Concubine Xu. In addition, Concubine Li had an extraordinary family background, so she was naturally not afraid of Concubine Xu.
When everyone heard this, their eyes exchanged quickly.
Everyone in the harem knew that His Majesty rested in Kunning Palace last night, and the candles were not extinguished until midnight.
It was obvious that Concubine Li was poking at Concubine Xu's lungs.
Concubine Xu's expression suddenly changed, becoming extremely ugly. She had thought that His Majesty would take into consideration the injustice she had suffered and let her stay in Changle Palace last night.
But he ended up staying at the Queen's place. Isn't that a slap in her face?
Concubine Xu was furious at the thought that she still hadn't gained control of the palace. She smiled brightly, "I've heard that if a child drowns in the water, their soul will be captured by the water ghosts in the river, and they will never be reborn. I do know of an extremely powerful master, but could you recommend one to the Empress?"
The original body's resentment surged to the sky, and Ning Yu almost couldn't control it, so he hurriedly comforted her in his heart.
At this moment, the system's mechanical voice rang in Ning Yu's mind, "Xiao Yan will be at Kunning Palace soon."
Ning Yu knew the system's intention. She needed to use this opportunity to establish her authority in the harem. With a cold face, she said, "Lixiang, slap your face!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned and looked at Ning Yu in disbelief. Is this still the dignified and majestic queen from before?
Concubine Xu looked at Ning Yu in disbelief, then at Xiang Li, "How dare you? I'm the Emperor's personal consort, and how dare a mere slave be so presumptuous?!"
Ning Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he shouted coldly, "Hit him!"
Lixiang raised her hand and slapped Concubine Xu's beautiful face hard, and a red slap mark suddenly appeared on her face.
There were bursts of salutes coming from outside the door. When Concubine Xu saw Xiao Yan's tall and straight figure, she saluted aggrievedly, deliberately showing the half of her face that was beaten.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly, "What happened?"
Although Concubine Xu was slapped, she could not hide her graceful demeanor. Her voice was even more light and graceful as she choked out tears, "I just said a few words to the Empress, and the Empress suddenly got angry and asked the maidservant beside her to slap me in the face. I beg the Emperor to help me."
The other concubines were waiting to see the joke, so naturally they didn't say anything. Whether the Queen or Concubine Xu was punished, it had nothing to do with them.
Xiao Yan looked at Ning Yu, only to see that she was frail and her face was still slightly pale, as if she had not yet recovered from her grief. He couldn't help but feel distressed, "Queen, I want to hear what you have to say."
Concubine Xu bit her lip, but thinking that His Majesty had always favored her, it didn't matter if the Queen told the truth, and she was indeed slapped, His Majesty would definitely stand on her side!
Ning Yu raised her eyelids, a faint light appeared in her eyes, her back was straight, her voice was slightly trembling, but she said nothing.
In the end, it was Lixiang who repeated Concubine Xu's original words.
Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his voice was indifferent, "Proclaim my decree. Concubine Xu is arrogant and rude, and has repeatedly offended the Queen with her words. This is a crime of great disrespect. As punishment, you must copy the palace rules thirty times. I hope you will sincerely repent in the future."
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