The Queen looked at the Emperor and was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, why are you here at this time? You are just in time. Please bring the Great Dongzhu over."
The emperor was devastated. He had said that he would give it to Dadongzhu and treasure it up. But now Yin'er was throwing it on the ground for fun.
The feeling of heartache was so great, but the queen didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She just looked at the emperor motionless, a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, bring me the Dadong Pearl!"
The emperor handed the Dadongzhu to the queen speechlessly, and then saw the queen give the Dadongzhu to Yin'er: "Come on, Yin'er, do you still want to play?"
Yin'er held the big Dongzhu and threw it to the ground. He watched the big Dongzhu roll for a long time before he started laughing. The emperor was helpless when he saw this.
But after thinking about it, it doesn't matter. It's just a big Dongzhu. He has a lot of them. If Huang'er likes it, he can like it! He walked to Yin'er and said, "Yin'er, do you like the big Dongzhu?"
"Father, there are many here."
Yin'er glanced at the emperor, then ignored him and just looked at the queen, calling her mother, and asked for the big Dongzhu. The emperor was thus abandoned by the mother and son.
The head palace maid Si Yin came over and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. Does the emperor want to eat here too?"
Si Yin thought, if it wasn't for the fact that the emperor looked so pitiful standing there, she would definitely not ask. The emperor thought, finally someone can see him.
He just nodded and said, "I'll have lunch here."
From today until the next three days, the Emperor would stay overnight and eat at the Queen's place. This would make the harem lively again.
The concubines were puzzled. What on earth did the emperor want to do? He used to favor the imperial concubine, but now he favors the queen. They were so upset about this emperor.
Have you never known what it means to treat everyone equally? Concubine Han and Concubine Liu were walking in the imperial garden in boredom. Of the two, only Concubine Han was favored.
Then, she and Concubine Liu hoped that Concubine Han would be pregnant with a dragon seed. No matter whether it was a prince or a princess, giving them a child would be enough.
As expected, it has been more than a month since she was favored by the emperor, and her period has not come. Concubine Liu looked at Concubine Han and said, "I think you should be more careful during this period."
"If she is really pregnant, we must protect her no matter what. By the way, I think things are going to get unsettled in the palace soon. We must not get involved."
"Even if the time comes, I will jump out and you can just stay by my side."
Because the two of them lived in the same palace, even after they became concubines, they specifically requested not to be separated. So now that they are the masters of a palace, they still live together.
Concubine Han listened to Concubine Liu's words and sighed, "But the two of us are always so active, and if we keep quiet now, wouldn't that be just a confession?"
"Besides, as soon as I'm sure I'm pregnant, I'll tell the Queen Mother and the Empress immediately. They will definitely protect me and the child. After all, our strength is too weak."
Liu Fei sighed: "That's what I thought. Why is it so difficult to have a child?"
As they were talking, they saw Concubine Chen walking over from the side. They stopped talking for a moment. Concubine Chen came over only after she saw the two of them.
To be honest, in this palace, the presence of Concubine Chen is not low. After all, she is the niece of the Empress Dowager, but she has never been pampered and is even a joke.
Every time she thought of this, she felt particularly disgusted with those women whom the emperor had slept with. Unfortunately, Concubine Han was one of them, and she walked over and looked at the two of them.
"I see you two are quite carefree all day long."
Concubine Han and Concubine Liu looked at each other. Although they had the same rank, since she was the niece of the empress dowager, they could only stand up and greet her: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Concubine Chen."
Seeing the two of them perform the ceremony, Concubine Chen felt a little better: "Alright, alright, why do sisters need to perform so many formalities? Hey, I thought that after entering the palace, I would enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future."
"Who knew that once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. The emperor didn't even look at us. He used to treat the imperial concubine as a treasure, but now he treats the queen as a treasure."
"No matter how I think about it, I always think this is a conspiracy by the Emperor to kill him. He is afraid that we will embarrass the Imperial Concubine, so he pretends to be nice to the Queen for so many days."
"Then you can protect the imperial concubine in secret. Isn't that what the late emperor did?"
The more Concubine Chen spoke, the more she felt that it was true. Speaking of the relationship between the Queen and the Imperial Concubine, she definitely wished the Imperial Concubine would die. Concubine Han and Concubine Liu looked at each other.
I thought to myself, could this really be the case? The Queen is really pitiful. The two of them have stayed in the palace as long as the Queen.
I have clearly seen the Queen's sincerity towards the Emperor and know how hard she has worked for so many years. If the Emperor really did this for the Imperial Concubine.
Pushing the queen directly to the opposite side of the crowd was really chilling! After the Concubine Chen finished speaking, she stopped talking, but she still saw the sympathy on the faces of Concubine Han and Concubine Liu.
"So you guys think so too. In that case, the Imperial Concubine is still more threatening! By the way, when we go to pay respects to the Queen tomorrow, let's make things difficult for the Imperial Concubine."
"You have been bullied by the Imperial Concubine many times, so you must be happy about it!"
Concubine Han and Concubine Liu looked at each other without saying anything, but they didn't object either. However, the content of the conversation between the three of them spread throughout the harem within an afternoon.
The emperor knew nothing about this until Eunuch Su came and asked him to turn over the cards: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to turn over the cards!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about? As usual, I will stay at the Queen's place tonight."
Eunuch Su looked at the emperor strangely today, then knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, there is no order without rules. This is the rule set by the Empress."
"The Emperor has disobeyed for three days. Today is the day to turn the tables!"
When the emperor heard this, he was immediately furious: "Eunuch Su, how dare you! I go wherever I want to go. When is it your turn as a eunuch to make the decision?"
Eunuch Su was quite tough, looking at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I still say the same thing, there is no order without rules!"
The emperor laughed angrily and looked at Eunuch Su: "You are loyal. Is this what the queen wants?"
Eunuch Su lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress is not aware of this! It was the Empress Dowager who asked for this. Your Majesty, you must turn over the cards tonight and stop putting the Empress in an unfair position!"
Eunuch Su had wanted to say this for a long time, but he didn't dare to. This time, the rumors reached the Empress Dowager's palace, and the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to Eunuch Su.
Tonight, the emperor must turn over the cards and abide by the rules. He is not allowed to use the queen as a substitute to protect that woman! When the queen mother heard a rumor.
But she was very angry! If the nanny beside her hadn't stopped her, she would have wanted to find the imperial concubine and give her a good beating! But in the end, she still considered the emperor's face.
The emperor was so angry that he said helplessly: "You are fine!"
Although Eunuch Su was afraid, he still said calmly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is the will of the Empress Dowager. If Your Majesty does not turn over the card tonight, I will lose my head."
The emperor frowned and was very angry, but thinking that Eunuch Su was a capable eunuch in the Queen's palace, he thought about it and decided not to make things difficult for him and just flipped a card.
The name card he turned over was that of Lady Jade, and Eunuch Su was delighted: "Since the emperor has already turned over the card, I will take my leave and go to inform Lady Jade to come and receive him."
Eunuch Su quickly left, and the emperor became even more unhappy when he saw Eunuch Su's reaction. Although he knew it would be difficult for him to win back the queen.
Those women in the harem would definitely cause trouble for him, but the emperor did not expect that the first ones to cause trouble for him would not be those concubines.
It was his biological mother, the Empress Dowager. Eunuch Xiang looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, are you okay?" He coughed twice.
The emperor glared at Eunuch Xiang and said, "Which eye of yours can see that I am doing well? You said that I just want to win back the queen's affection, why is it so difficult for you?"
Eunuch Xiang showed hesitation on his face. He looked at the emperor, not knowing whether to say it or not. The emperor saw the expression on Eunuch Xiang's face and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. When did you start hesitating?"
Looking at the emperor, Eunuch Xiang finally spoke: "Your Majesty, there are rumors in the harem that the reason why you didn't turn over the cards, didn't go to other concubines, and only went to the queen was because..."
In the end, she told the emperor all the speculations about the harem. After listening to it, the emperor slapped the table and said, "This is simply outrageous!"
"But you need to find out for me where this matter came from. These women are simply despicable!"
Only then did the emperor realize how wise Mu Yexiao was. One woman was much easier to deal with than a group of women! And it was also much simpler.
The Emperor was about to vomit when he thought of this. Eunuch Xiang had of course already found out everything: "It was Concubine Chen who guessed it. Concubine Han and Concubine Liu were both present at the time."
"This rumor can spread throughout the entire harem, and it's all the Queen Consort Chen's idea. In addition, the Queen Consort Chen is planning to embarrass the Imperial Concubine when she pays respects tomorrow."
Eunuch Xiang didn't know what the emperor thought of the imperial concubine, so he said it first. If the emperor really cared about the imperial concubine, he would definitely not be able to control himself tomorrow.
The emperor frowned, and was also considering whether to have someone embarrass the imperial concubine tomorrow. Eunuch Xiang saw that the emperor had fallen into silence and didn't want to disturb him. But after looking at the sky, he had to speak.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Do you need to go to Lady Jade's palace?"