It was late at night, and the two returned to the palace, washed up, and fell asleep together.
At this moment, Concubine Zhen in the Weiyang Palace was pouring wine for the emperor: "Your Majesty, you haven't come to see me for a long time. In recent days, I went to the Yangxin Palace to bring you supplements, but you didn't seem to welcome me!" Concubine Zhen pouted slightly.
"That's not the case, my dear, don't think too much about it. It's just that I've been very busy with government affairs lately," the emperor coaxed.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhen immediately showed an aggrieved expression and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty always says this. I know you are busy, but I still hope to spend more time with you." As she spoke, she gently handed the wine glass to the emperor.
The emperor took the wine glass and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my dear concubine. I will try my best to make time to accompany you." After that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
"Oh, so that's the case. I thought Your Majesty had fallen in love with another beauty and forgot about me!" Concubine Zhen looked at the emperor with a face full of grievance, tears glistening in her eyes.
When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he said unhappily: "Okay, I still have important things to deal with. I will come to visit my beloved concubine another day." After that, the emperor stood up and strode out of the bedroom. Eunuch Gao followed closely behind him, and before leaving, he made a "hush" gesture to Concubine Zhen.
Concubine Zhen swallowed the words she had not said, suppressed the dissatisfaction and anger in her heart, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell!" After the emperor walked away, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of anger.
Concubine Zhen turned to look at the nanny beside her and said angrily, "I don't know what's wrong with the emperor lately. He's always so distant towards me. This has never happened before. Nanny, please send someone to the Yangxin Palace to find out if the emperor has taken a fancy to some little bitch again."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will arrange for someone to find out the news right away." The nanny nodded respectfully, then turned and walked out.
As soon as the emperor entered the Imperial Garden, he turned to ask Eunuch Gao beside him, "I want to test you. Has anything unusual happened in Prince Gong's Mansion recently?"
Eunuch Gao quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I haven't heard of any unusual happenings in Prince Gong's Mansion. However, I have heard that something is amiss in Prince Tuo's Mansion. It's said that Prince Tuo brought back a beautiful maid from the Imperial Concubine's Weiyang Palace. This has caused jealousy and fighting among the many concubines in Prince Tuo's Mansion, making the entire mansion restless and chaotic. It's truly a mess!"
The emperor listened expressionlessly, without commenting. Instead, he continued to stride forward, heading directly towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He wondered to himself, "Is Yan Jiao'er a worthless person?" If I want to get this beauty, I can't remain so indifferent. Then, an idea suddenly occurred to the emperor.
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