Song Dynasty female artist

The corners of Zhao Rui's mouth couldn't help but rise.

He got it.

Why bother with what you say? What you say can be deceiving.

Feel it with your heart.

Zhao Rui returned to his seat and began to worry.

Why did he agree to take a concubine in such a sudden decision? What should he do with all the beauties in the harem now?
Zhao Rui returned to the palace and was still thinking.

Fudge's voice sounded at the right time: "Your Majesty, Lady Ye requests to see you."

Zhao Rui was about to say no, when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "Let her in."

When Concubine Ye heard that His Majesty agreed to let her in, she was surprised.

In the past two years, she requested to see His Majesty so many times, but His Majesty never agreed once. Although she was not agreed, His Majesty would occasionally reward her with something after she returned.

Therefore, even though no one was seen, the people in the harem did not dare to laugh at her.

Some even followed her example and often came to His Majesty's Funing Palace, but they were not as lucky as herself to receive rewards from His Majesty.

She is the first person in the harem to be summoned by His Majesty.

After getting up, Lady Ye began to ask the maidservants beside her: "How do you think my makeup looks? Does the dress look good? Is my hair messy?"

Eunuch Shouhai, who was leading the way, said: "..."

It's normal to be excited.

This is the first time for Concubine Ye in several years.

Maybe the emperor has come to his senses and started to favor these concubines. How could Concubine Ye not be happy when she got the top spot?

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Zhao Rui didn't even raise his head, but just raised his hand for her to stand up.

Concubine Ye stood up a little uneasily, not knowing whether she should move forward and get closer to His Majesty.

"Why are you standing? Sit down."

Concubine Ye carefully sat down next to His Majesty.

The hall was very quiet for a while. When Zhao Rui looked up from the book, two quarters of an hour had passed.

Zhao Rui looked Concubine Ye up and down and said, "I remember that you are the granddaughter of Ye Qingchen?"

"Your Majesty has a good memory."

Every time she talked about her identity, she would mention her grandfather. In fact, her father was indeed much inferior to her grandfather. Now he was only a local governor, a fifth-rank official.

My grandfather, however, was a famous official of the same period as Fan Gong and an official during the reign of the previous emperor. He was commended by the previous emperor several times.

Their Ye family has survived to this day thanks to the reputation left by their grandfather.

"Mrs. Ye, are you interested in cooperating with me?"

Ye Qinglan thought he had heard wrongly.

What did your Majesty say?
Want to cooperate with her?
The key is that she doesn't know anything!
"Lady Ye didn't say anything, don't you want to?"

"No, no, no." Ye Qinglan waved his hands quickly, "How could that be? I was just too shocked just now. Your Majesty, tell me how we can cooperate."

"I will give you one year to clear out your harem. Then I will personally find a suitable husband for you and grant you marriage. How do you think?"

Ye Qinglan thought he was hallucinating.

And such a good thing?
She had not come to participate in the betrothal ceremony willingly. She had wanted to attract the emperor's attention before, but that was only because she had the lowest status among the concubines who entered the palace, and those people ganged up on her to isolate her.

She is the type of person who will do whatever she wants if she doesn't agree.

If you isolate me, then I will find another way. As long as I am favored by His Majesty more than you were before, the position in the harem will be determined by His Majesty's wishes.

When she gets a higher position, she won't be afraid of anything. It's a pity that his Majesty doesn't buy into her fighting spirit, which makes her laugh.

If His Majesty had not occasionally given her some rewards starting last year, she really would not have been able to hold on.

"Your Majesty, does what you said count?"

Zhao Rui finally raised his eyes and glanced at Ye Qinglan: "I am the emperor, do you think it counts? I just want to ask if you dare to agree. There are so many people in the harem, few of them are good people, and I dare not guarantee whether you can survive."

"Okay, I'll take this job." Ye Qinglan said, "But I have one condition. If someone plots against me, you must protect my life."

If you can't protect it openly, you can at least do it secretly.

She didn't want to make enemies and then be killed for no reason, as that would be a thankless task for her.

"That's easy. I promise you."

When Ye Qinglan returned to Huilan Palace from Funing Palace, she was in high spirits, and Zhao Rui's rewards continued to flow into Huilan Palace.

Everyone knew that Ye Qinglan was outside the Funing Palace, and they were all waiting to see Ye Qinglan being rejected again.

What they never expected was that Concubine Ye was actually summoned in by His Majesty and stayed in the palace for more than half an hour.

For more than half an hour, anything could happen.

In addition, Concubine Ye returned to Huilan Palace in a very high-profile manner, and His Majesty immediately rewarded her with so many treasures.

This made the other concubines in the harem think more.

Your Majesty was not so generous in the past.

Concubine Liu couldn't sit still and immediately went to find Concubine Li: "Madam, Concubine Ye was summoned by His Majesty and stayed in Funing Palace for more than half an hour. Have you heard about this?"

"Such a big thing, the entire harem should know about it by now."

Liu Cairen smiled awkwardly and said, "Among these sisters, the Queen has the highest status. Now, that bitch, Concubine Ye, has walked in front of the Queen first. My sister is worried about the Queen."

Li Jieyu looked at Liu Cairen with a half-smile: "There are not many fools in this harem. I won't say these polite words. You came to me, do you have any countermeasures?"

Liu Cairen was a little restless.

The purpose of her coming was to make Concubine Li take action to deal with Concubine Ye in a fit of rage.

Asking her now if she has any countermeasures clearly shows that he wants to be the vanguard himself, but Liu Cairen doesn't want to do that.

Li Jieyu's mind was as clear as a mirror.

"Liu Cairen, from now on, you should focus on others. If you want something, you have to do it yourself."

"Your Majesty is right. I will not disturb your rest and will take my leave now!"

As soon as Lady Liu left Yufu Palace, she heard the palace servants scolding her in a sarcastic tone: "She thought she was the only smart one, and she wanted the queen to take action so that she could take advantage of it later."

Liu Cairen's face turned blue and red.

He gritted his teeth and left with the palace maid.

She followed Concubine Li in a humble manner, thinking that Concubine Li would think she was timid and easy to control. Unexpectedly, she was bold and careful, and had already understood her intentions.

In the past one or two years, he was just teasing her on purpose.

From now on, she will never set foot in the Yu Fu Palace again.

"My Lady, if Concubine Ye is the first to receive the Emperor's favor, will the first person she targets be the Yufu Palace?"

Li Jieyu stood up slowly and said, "Why are we in such a hurry? We should be happy. Your Majesty is willing to personally marry Concubine Ye, so we have a chance. As for whether we are the first or not, what does it matter?"

"Liu Cairen can't sit still, and the others will be here soon. Just wait. There will be something interesting to watch later."

"Your Majesty is still the one who can hold on."

She was able to stay calm because she had someone to back her up. (End of this chapter)