Work overtime

Chapter 674

Concubine Fang pondered for many times what Chanjuan meant by her look.

After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't come up with a name. He simply greeted the emperor and sighed with Concubine Zhen about Concubine Yi's short life. He also listened to Concubine Zhen's instructions to be cautious and careful and not to cause trouble outside, so he left immediately.

Be frugal with words, for fear of saying something wrong.

Chanjuan felt relieved when she saw that Concubine Fang was a smart and sensible person.

It's easy if you're smart.

If Concubine Fang did something stupid outside and was as vicious as before to other concubines, she might bring disaster upon herself. The emperor might take the opportunity to hold her accountable.

It just so happened that the young lady reminded Lady Fang not to cause trouble, which was a blessing in disguise.

Fang Guiren is of course a smart person. She planned all of this. She climbed to the position of Guiren so quickly, which was beyond many people in the same batch.

She used to be a sharp-tongued person in the hope of attracting the attention of a powerful and ambitious master, who would choose her as a mouthpiece and thug. She had no family background, so apart from flirting with the emperor and using her skills in bed to attract him, she could only be useful as a lackey to climb up the ladder.

It’s not easy to come by, so of course we should know how to cherish it.

Look, there are people in the same batch who have not had a chance to sleep with the emperor, and have never even touched him.

For example, Su Changzai.

Although the emperor granted her a separate courtyard to live in because of her family's meritorious service, he never summoned her again after her period was aborted the last time he summoned her.

At this moment, she was sitting in the yard, fanning herself in the cool air, staring at the starry sky in a trance.

The little palace maid Mixiang was sitting beside her, fanning her.

Liuxiang peeled the grapes and fed them to her.

"Master, why don't we go hang out over at Emerald Lake? The Emperor might be fishing with the Prince someday, so we might run into him by chance, right?"

"There are too many mosquitoes by the water and the sun is too hot, so I won't go." Su Changzai said calmly.

"But……"

Liuxiang originally wanted to say that my lady, if you don’t show your face actively, there are so many beauties in the harem, especially so many pregnant concubines, that the emperor has forgotten about you.

"I know what you want to say. No rush." ​​Su Changzai said calmly.

She just wanted to prove herself and attract the emperor's attention without relying on anyone else.

"Master, you don't know how harshly people outside say these things." Mi Xiang couldn't help but feel sorry for the young lady.

The last time the master went to bed with the emperor, he was sent back and became a joke.

They hoped that their master would be favored as soon as possible and live a good life. They didn't say it, but they were anxious in their hearts.

Although those people did not dare to neglect the young lady's share and expenses, they were always ridiculed and felt very uncomfortable.

Su Changzai said disapprovingly, "They say what they like. If you love to gossip about your master, you will lose your life sooner or later because of your bad mouth."

Mi Xiang said aggrievedly, "I just feel sorry for my master."

"That's not necessary. There's plenty of time. No rush." ​​Su Changzai said slowly.

She thought about it secretly and came to terms with it.

Within three months of entering the palace, five or six concubines had miscarried and were all in confinement and could not sleep with the emperor. The high-ranking concubines were all pregnant and the competition was fierce. It would not be too late to wait for them to have a few more miscarriages before they could compete for the emperor's favor.

Besides, the emperor doesn’t have a special fondness for anyone. He favors this one for a few days and then that one for a few days.

There are opportunities.

Lan Da Ying, who was serving the emperor, was eager to seize the opportunity to sleep with him.

She was eagerly hoping that the emperor would stop writing with his brush, hold her in his arms, and then...

She had already taken a shower anyway.

But the emperor didn't seem to even look at her and was always busy.

A few days ago, he was in a bad mood every day and had no mood to review memorials. Li Beichen did not want his personal emotions to affect national policies. It was better not to review than to review randomly, so a large number of memorials accumulated.

He was so busy that he had to eat dinner in the imperial study. After eating a bowl of fish noodle soup and some fruit, he started to fight again. He was surprisingly energetic.

He waited until the hour of Xu to finish reviewing the urgent and important memorials. The rest would be left until tomorrow. If he could return to this state, he would soon be able to finish all the backlog of work that had been left for the past few days.

"I'm such a model worker!" Li Beichen put down his pen, stretched, and said to himself.

what?
The emperor said he was an old mother?

Linglan didn't understand, but she wisely put her doubts aside and gently handed the tea to Li Beichen, "Your Majesty, please have some tea."

After Li Beichen took it, Linglan took the initiative to ask obediently and considerately, "Your Majesty, would you like me to rub your shoulders for you?"

"Okay." Li Beichen answered casually.

He had been sitting all day and was feeling back pain. He didn't think too much about it, thinking it was just a normal shoulder and neck massage.

Liang Xiaobao secretly sighed on the side, he was so good at observing people’s expressions, could it be that he fainted before because he was playing hard to get, or was pretending?

Li Beichen closed his eyes and rested for a while.

When Lily of the Valley placed her boneless hand on Li Beichen's shoulder, both of them trembled.

Linglan was because of the bone-chilling coldness of her skin, and also because of excitement. Li Beichen was because Linglan's touch was too gentle, very arousing, with long, slender fingers and warmth.

In fact, Lily of the Valley did touch Li Beichen with a strong desire, so it had a teasing meaning.

Li Beichen had a physiological reaction.

After being stunned for a moment, he frowned and said, "Call Doctor Feng over. Ask him to bring the medicine box and do a cupping for me. You go and send Lan Chenchu ​​back."

Linglan's mind went blank for a moment. She put down her hands awkwardly and stood aside, feeling uneasy and her face flushed.

She knelt down and saluted, then asked softly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was your servant...did I do something wrong to make you angry?"

Li Beichen waved his hand, "I'm tired."

"Miss Lan, please." Liang Xiaobao came over in time and said with a smile.

Although Linglan was very unwilling to see the duck fly away, she did not dare to act rashly. She had no choice but to kneel down and bow, and quickly followed Liang Xiaobao out of the house.

When they were outside and walking far away, Liang Xiaobao turned cold and reprimanded Linglan, "Be more careful, Linglan. You should do whatever the emperor says. The emperor only spared your life because you are still useful."

Linglan's face turned pale instantly, and her lips trembled. The originally surging desire turned into a kind of suppressed pain.

Even though I'm the master, I'm still looked down upon.

She was indignant in her heart, but she said softly, "Thank you for your advice, eunuch. I just want to serve the emperor well, and I'm afraid of making him unhappy."

Liang Xiaobao said with a fake smile, "The young lady is kind-hearted and considerate, so how could she displease the emperor? I'm afraid she will be promoted step by step."

Linglan was delighted to hear this and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Liang, for your kind words."

She wanted to give him a reward, but she had nothing to offer. She gritted her teeth, took off the pearl earrings from her ears, and handed them to Liang Xiaobao, "Eunuch Liang, I come from a humble background and have nothing to offer. I will thank you again when I get promoted."

Liang Xiaobao smiled and accepted the pearl earrings in public, "Good luck to you, young lady."

He understood the emperor's thoughts very well, so he fanned Lily of the Valley himself along the way and sent her back.

Naturally, it attracted everyone's attention along the way, causing the ladies to break several sets of teacups.

Liang Xiaobao gave the earrings to the owner on his way back. What did he want the earrings for?

Li Beichen recited some π for a while to reduce inflammation and swelling, then turned around and went to Yonghe Palace to sleep with Jiang Yuebai.

He felt particularly calm and clear-headed today, and he attributed it to Jiang Yuebai's efforts.

When she saw Jiang Yuebai, she was sitting on a lounge chair in the yard looking at the stars.

Incense was lit around to repel mosquitoes, and the aroma was lingering.

"Are the stars beautiful?" Li Beichen asked with a smile.

Jiang Yuebai turned around and asked with a smile, "Why is the emperor here? Didn't he just confer the title of Grand Concubine Lan today?"

"What nonsense. I'll just think you're jealous."

Li Beichen smiled and lay down on the recliner beside him, then picked up the bayberries from the plate and started eating.

He waved his hands around him, "Everyone, step back. Stay away."

Jiang Yuebai ate a mulberry and asked with a smile, "Do you have anything shameful to say?"

"It's important. Feed me a bayberry and I'll tell you." Li Beichen leaned over and said.

"Then let's just stop talking." Jiang Yuebai put the bayberry into his mouth.

Li Beichen threatened shamelessly, "If you refuse to feed me, I will kiss you and eat the bayberry in your mouth."

Jiang Yuebai reluctantly stuffed a bayberry into his mouth, feeling disgusted.

She is allergic to sweet talk.

The emperor is a scumbag, otherwise he wouldn't have slept with all the concubines in the harem and made all of them pregnant.

She only listened to Li Beichen's words, and didn't believe that the emperor only said these to her, and didn't believe how special his feelings were for her, otherwise he wouldn't live in this palace today and live there tomorrow. This one was promoted and that one was given a title, a professor-level master of balancing.

Fortunately, she felt that this was the emperor's position.

I never expected Li Beichen to be loyal.

He is the partner and the father of his children.

So she was more concerned about his health, her reputation, their company, and the country's operations.

"How do you feel today?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

"It's OK. It's rare that I'm not anxious. I've been reviewing documents all day. I'm exhausted. And you didn't even come to comfort me."

"It's not easy to be a good emperor." Jiang Yuebai took a bayberry and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty." Li Beichen said jokingly.

Jiang Yuebai said hurriedly, "I dare not. Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me."

"You love acting so much, aren't you tired?" Li Beichen rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"Of course saving my life is the most important thing. What if you suddenly turn against me and sentence me to death?" Jiang Yuebai said sincerely.