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Chapter 592: Compliance with Concubines
The concubine frowned and said warmly, "Sister Meng, you don't know something. Sister Shunbin was caught in the rain when she returned to the palace from Qinzheng Palace the night before and got cold. The emperor ordered her to have a good rest, and she has been exempted from greetings recently. Thank you, noble sir, You and sister Shun are in the same palace, will she feel better today?"

Everyone sighed in their hearts, Concubine He really knew the Spring and Autumn style of writing. The key words "evening", "Qinzheng Palace" and "returning to the palace" are all mentioned, and the connotations are self-evident.

Xie Guiren hurriedly went out to salute and replied: "Back to your Majesty, I went to greet Sister Shunbi before I came. My sister said that since the Emperor and your Majesty visited me yesterday, my illness has been mostly cured. I asked my concubine to come and thank you for your concern." .”

Everyone sighed again, this person also knows how to attract hatred.

Duancai sighed, "Your Majesty treats Sister Xia Bin with great care, which makes people envious."

Attendant Lin Xuan said, "I heard that Concubine He was in poor health before, and the Emperor was so caring and considerate to Concubine He."

The concubine smiled gently.

Everyone looked at Meng Jieyu who was sitting high without leaving any trace. Yesterday when you entered the palace, the emperor went to visit other women first to see if you were worried.

Unexpectedly, Meng Jieyu's expression remained unchanged, as calm as water, and she could not see any emotion or anger.

The concubine said softly, "Thank you, sister, go back and sit down and talk. But let's talk about some common things, you don't have to be polite."

After thanking the gentleman, he returned to his seat obediently.

The concubine turned to look at Meng Jieyu, "If sister Shunbi knew that you cared about her so much, she would be very touched."

Meng Jieyu took advantage of the situation and asked, "Can I follow my concubine to visit my concubine sister?"

Just as he was talking, the imperial edict arrived, conferring the title of Zhaoyi on Meng Jieyu.

"Congratulations to Sister Zhaoyi. Sister Zhaoyi is so beautiful and enviable." Duancai said enviously.

Xie Guiren then sighed, "Sister Zhaoyi is not only beautiful, her beauty and family background are both enviable."

People from Fangcai who always like to pour cold water all cheered, "Sister Zhaoyi is as beautiful as a hibiscus in plain clothes. I wonder how luxurious the concubine Feng will be in the future when she wears gorgeous clothes."

After hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Meng Jieyu's usually plain face.

Everyone knows that no woman can resist being complimented on her beauty.

The concubine smiled slightly and ordered Mo Yu to bring the reward, "Congratulations to sister Zhaoyi. You are now the emperor's concubine. From now on, you must remember your duties, abide by the palace rules, serve the emperor well, and flourish for the royal family as soon as possible."

Meng Zhaoyi quickly thanked her and said that she would strictly follow the concubine's teachings and abide by the rules.

Everyone talked for a while and got ready to leave. But I heard an announcement from outside the door that the emperor was here.

After Li Beichen strode in, everyone stood up and bowed in salute.

Today I heard that a new person entered the palace, and everyone dressed up in a beautiful way, not wanting to lose the first impression. So today everyone is more beautiful and moving than usual.

After being dismissed without courtesy, everyone eagerly hoped that the emperor would look at them one more time.

Li Beichen's eyes fell directly on Meng Zhaoyi, and he called softly: "Zhao Zhao."

Meng Zhaoyi then raised her eyes to look at Li Beichen, with a pink blush on her face and affectionate eyes. After this first time, a woman's instinctive reaction to seeing her sweetheart is deeply engraved in human genes and cannot be changed by reason.

"Come here." Li Beichen paused and said warmly, "I will take you to the Royal Garden."

Everyone looked at Meng Zhaoyi with half envy and half jealousy.

This is the difference between the Hou Mansion girls.

Never had he seen any concubine being picked up by the emperor and taken out for a ride after they clocked in from get off work.

Li Beichen looked at Concubine He again and said, "Concubine He, I will come over for dinner tonight. Let the young prince review his homework, and I will test him in the evening."

"Yes." He Fei smiled softly.

Facing the emperor's expectant eyes, Meng Zhaoyi looked at the concubine hesitantly, then knelt down in front of Li Beichen:
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I heard that my sister Shun is ill, and I have just agreed to go to Jingyang Palace with my concubine to visit my sister. Your Majesty, please let the other sisters accompany you."

Everyone exclaimed in their hearts, "Let me go, this Meng Zhaoyi actually came up and applied eye drops in front of the emperor."

When the concubine heard this, she realized that this person had done enough homework before entering the palace. Nothing in what I just said mentioned that Concubine Shun lived in Jingyang Palace. This Meng Zhaoyi has a clear family.

Li Beichen looked at He Fei, "He Fei?"

The concubine smiled slightly, "The emperor has given orders. Sister Zhaoyi, you can accompany me with peace of mind. I will definitely take care of your concern for my sister Shun."

Meng Zhaoyi lowered her eyes and said, "How good is it that I broke my promise to Concubine He for the first time. Concubine He will not blame me for this."

The concubine instinctively wanted to say, "Of course not." But he immediately realized that as he was in charge of the Sixth Palace, this reply was obviously inappropriate.

The concubine was stunned. Oops, I don’t seem to know this question. It would be nice if Concubine Jianing was here. She would definitely be able to think of something to say back.

I didn't know what to answer for a moment, so I looked at Li Beichen.

Seeing that everyone was still watching, Li Beichen smiled slightly and said, "In that case, I will go with you to visit Concubine Shun, and then take you to the Imperial Garden."

Li Beichen sat on a chariot, and Concubine He and Meng Zhaoyi sat on the same chariot.

Everyone respectfully sent the three bosses off.

"The emperor really loves Meng Zhaoyi." Duancai sighed.

Xie Cairen looked at the direction where the bosses were leaving, "I think she favors Concubine Shun more. Yesterday when Meng Zhaoyi entered the palace, she went to visit Concubine Shun first and gave Concubine Shun some medicine."

"You actually asked the emperor to give you medicine?" Lin Xuan couldn't help but asked in surprise.

Xie Cairen smiled and said jokingly, "If you have a concubine's family background, it might be possible."

Anyway, she lives in the same palace as the concubine Shun, so the people who eat melons will at least believe her words. Also living in Jingyang Palace is Xiao Yaosheng.

But Xiao promised to have disappeared long ago. Just now, the big guys left the table, and she drifted away instantly like a cloud. One person went to the Queen Mother Funeral Palace to pray for blessings.

She seems to be particularly interested in chanting Buddha's name and praying for blessings. When I have nothing to do, I just twist the beads and mutter something. Not only that, but he also manually widened the waist of the clothes and wore them loosely.

It doesn't look like someone who entered the palace to be a concubine, but like someone from outside the world came here to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. Of course, it may be too hot and wearing loose clothes will keep you cool.

All in all, the plain clothes are fluttering and the breeze blows, like an immortal.

He ran away so fast that no one could find anyone even if they wanted to gossip.

When Xie Guiren talked about his family background, he lost the conversation. Everyone immediately fell silent.

Waiter Fang Xuan curled his lips and fiddled with the red cinnamon pill on his fingernails, showing disdain, "So what if you have a family background, you can't change your background as a concubine. Can you compare with the status of the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, Empress Zhaoyi?"

Xie Guiren was neither salty nor indifferent: "It's hard to say. As long as the emperor likes it, it doesn't matter whether he is a concubine or a concubine."

Fang Xuanshi: "Ha~ Just say it clearly if you are envious."

Xie Guiren smiled and stopped answering. It would be boring to talk about it any more.

Prime Minister Meng is now in full power and has unlimited glory. Meng Zhaoyi is not only the legitimate daughter, but also the only daughter. Who dares to challenge on the spot and say that his status is more noble than Meng Zhaoyi.

As soon as this conversation came out, everyone felt more and more that there was nothing they could talk about today. Even the other party's attendants looked up at her, a little more wary, fearing that she would stir up trouble in front of Meng Zhaoyi in the future.

slip away.

Even Lin Xuanwen ran away. Not even beforehand, he made an agreement with Fang Xuanshi to "never forget each other even if we are rich or noble". After all, the empress in charge of her palace will be in competition with Meng Zhaoyi in the future.

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Li Beichen had arranged for someone to notify Ye Suhua in advance that the three of them would come to visit.

Therefore, Ye Suhua was picked up in the yard in advance by two little palace ladies.

Wearing loose clothes, her figure is slim and slim, making her appear slimmer and thinner. What Jiang Yuebai knew, she also learned from Putao. You need to let the man see that he has suffered because of pampering, is weak and lovable.

When the emperor arrived, she was already standing unsteadily and her head was dizzy.

I quickly knelt down and saluted, but when I got up, I was dizzy due to hypoglycemia, my eyesight turned black, and I could see stars. Just when he was about to fall, Li Beichen held him with one hand and held him in his arms.

He reproached with concern, "You are so sick, why did you come to the yard?"

Ye Suhua's lips were pale and his eyes were hazy, and he said softly, "Concubine, I'm much better today, I can't lose my etiquette."

At this moment, the chariot with Concubine He and Meng Zhaoyi sitting behind happened to arrive.

The audience has arrived. Of course you have to work hard to perform.

Ye Suhua is not the only one who thinks this way.

She looked carefully at Meng Zhaoyi standing next to He Fei. The other person's beauty and graceful and wealthy temperament were so moving that she couldn't help but lower her eyes.

But Meng Zhaoyi just looked at Ye Suhua indifferently, reserved and arrogant, without jealousy or anger, only a condescending indifference.

This indifference is like the way a human looks at an ant.

Meng Zhao's stunning beauty and magnanimity bred from his high position and wealth are breathtaking.

In comparison, her appearance and temperament were completely different.

Ye Suhua felt a deep sting in his heart, and a familiar emotion filled his heart.

It was the feeling of inferiority and faint jealousy when facing the first wife of the family.

Ye Suhua struggled in Li Beichen's arms and wanted to leave.

Li Beichen frowned, "What are you doing?"

Ye Suhua put his hand on Li Beichen's chest, seemed to be struggling hard, and said urgently, "I want to pay my respects to Sister He Fei and Sister Meng."

Concubine He: "My sister is sick, so there is no need to be polite."

Meng Zhaoyi's expression remained as usual, but she stood silently beside He Fei, reserved and did not speak. The lips were half-smiling, and there was a hint of mockery in the eyes.

Ye Suhua squeezed out a weak smile: "When I saw Empress Zhaoyi today, I realized that there is such a beautiful and noble woman in this world. The daughter of the prime minister's house really has an extraordinary temperament."

He said beautiful words, but his expression also showed a bit of timidity.

Meng Zhaoyi said calmly: "Thank you, sister."

Concubine He smiled and looked at the palace maid Putao standing aside, "Why don't you help your master into the room to rest? The master is sick, and no servant knows how to persuade him. I'll go to Gongzhengsi to get the board later."

Ye Suhua hurriedly begged for Pu Tuo weakly: "Sister, it's none of Tao's business. I heard that the emperor came to visit and insisted on coming out to greet him. It was a mistake not to greet him yesterday. How can we not be polite today."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "If the emperor wants to punish me, let me punish my concubine."

Li Beichen looked at Tao Tao coldly, "Help your master go back to the house to rest. After your master recovers from his illness, he will go to Gong Zhengsi to pick up the board."

Ye Suhua was reluctant to let Tao Tao get beaten up, but he didn't dare to continue to plead for Tao Tao, so he had no choice but to "Thank you Lord for your kindness" obediently, glanced at Meng Zhao with a complicated expression, and walked into the house holding Tao Tao's hand.

When she turned around to look, she saw that the emperor was speaking softly to Meng Zhao, and Meng Zhao's silhouette was so beautiful that she captured her soul.

When she saw Meng Zhao looking towards her unintentionally, she subconsciously turned her face away, unable to describe the jealousy on her face.