Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

Chapter 143 Uninvited Guests
What an abrupt turn.

Yao Jinse muttered something in her heart, but she moved quickly. She quickly stood up from her seat and bowed to the queen, trying her best to speak without making any mistakes.

"I would like to thank the Empress for her concern on behalf of the princess. The Emperor also said yesterday that if it weren't for the busy affairs of the court this year, the princess' title should have been decided long ago. Now that it is done before the end of the year, it is also to bless the joy of the new year."

There is not a single true word in these words. It seems to make sense at first glance, but it does not stand up to careful scrutiny. Yet no one has been able to refute it.

The emperor cares about the harem and naturally cares more about his offspring. If Yao Jinse is lying now, it means that the emperor has never said these words and that the emperor does not care about his daughter at all.

After all, most of the concubines in the palace are new concubines. Even though everyone is not clear about the situation in the harem, they all know that there are only two princesses in the harem now. In addition to Princess Dongyang of Concubine Lin, the other Princess Gaoyang is the real legitimate daughter of the queen.

Anyone who dares to say that the emperor does not value his daughter would be like stabbing a thorn in the queen's heart, making her impatient with life.

Therefore, when Yao Jinse said these words, she was particularly confident. At this time, Concubine Rong came to her senses and added, "Speaking of your contribution in giving birth to the princess, the emperor often talked to me in private, saying that he would reward you with something, but it was difficult to decide at the moment, so it was delayed until now. Now that the emperor has given you a new title, Concubine Lin, you must not disappoint the emperor's expectations of you."

What Concubine Rong said was extremely strange.

Logically speaking, the Queen was talking to the concubines now, and there was no place for Concubine Rong to interrupt. Besides, if the Emperor wanted to reward the concubines, that should not be discussed with Concubine Rong in private. Concubine Rong was also one of the concubines, and these things should be discussed between the Queen and the Emperor.

But it was normal for Concubine Rong to say this. Almost everyone in the harem knew Concubine Rong's character. If she was a little domineering, others would not be able to say anything.

The same is true for the queen.

If she were to vent her anger on the imperial concubine because of such a small matter, she would inevitably be branded as a jealous person. As a virtuous queen, she could not bear such a stain.

So I can only bear it.

Once or twice, one or two things, after enduring it many times, you get used to it. However, even though it is a habit, you still feel angry.

After entering the palace, everyone came to a new environment, and Concubine Rong lived peacefully for a while at first.

It was also the time when Yao was giving birth. Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong were in the unfamiliar environment of the harem. Even if they wanted to stir up trouble, they couldn't do anything.

For Shen Qingyin, although these days were busy, she felt much better without the imperial concubine around to bother her.

The affairs in the harem are busy, but she has received a good education since childhood and has been trained in the palace for many years. She can do these things effortlessly.

This good life lasted until after Yao gave birth. The imperial concubine had a military advisor by her side to give her advice and suggestions. When it came to doing whatever she wanted and making the empress angry, she was so outstanding that no one could catch up with her.

However, even if the Queen was angry, she couldn't really do anything. She could only argue with the Imperial Concubine when things were safe. Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine didn't care about anything. Otherwise, based on her usual performance in Kunning Palace, the Queen's random words would be enough to put a big hat called "spoiled by favor" on the Imperial Concubine's head. Shen Qingyin was thinking about what to say next when Imperial Concubine Rong intervened. On the other side, Yao Jinse had already followed Chen Yimiao's rhythm, stretched her arms, saluted, and then sat back down.

——These slaves who are in cahoots with each other.

Shen Qingyin glanced at Yao Jinse casually, then turned around and went to talk to Concubine Zhuang. Although Yao Jinse breathed a sigh of relief, she was not completely relaxed in her heart.

To be honest, what she feared most was the Queen's nonchalant look, as if nothing had happened, and the way she looked at everyone was full of sisterly love.

Because this often means that the queen will not target her openly.

This targeting will become covert.

It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Yao Jinse has never had as much confidence as the imperial concubine. The so-called virtuous queen may be described as such on the surface, but as for what happens in secret, she, who knows people's personalities well, absolutely does not believe it.

But if Yao Jinse was asked what means the Queen would use to deal with her, Yao Jinse couldn't guess.

Every woman who can gain a foothold in the harem is a master.

Crying, laughing, getting angry and cursing, it's hard to tell whether what they are expressing at this moment is true or false. Many times, even the people who are expressing their emotions can't explain it clearly.

In comparison, the straightforward Concubine Rong is easier to figure out. At least her thoughts are clearly laid out on the table. Even when she does evil things, at least she does them openly and blatantly, without ever hiding her thoughts.

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Thinking of this, Yao Jinse subconsciously glanced at Concubine Rong twice more.

Chen Yimiao was talking to Concubine Zhuang with the corners of her lips slightly raised. It seemed that she had taken advantage of Concubine Zhuang with her mouth. However, Concubine Rong looked down on other people in the room and only joked with Concubine Zhuang and the Queen. After taking advantage of her, Concubine Zhuang no longer spoke to her, which inevitably made her look a little lonely.

However, Yao Jinse knew Concubine Rong's personality well. The apparent loneliness was not really loneliness. If Concubine Rong was really uncomfortable, she would have left by now.

After all, even if Concubine Rong did not give face to the Queen, the Queen could not say much. What's more, Concubine Rong would always think of a good excuse. She would not just leave directly. She would definitely use the excuse of being unwell.

And now, the fact that Concubine Rong can be so self-admiring here must be because she has other plans, but the time has not come yet.

Because the Queen took the lead, the people below gradually began to relax. A few close people gathered together in groups of three or four to chat. It was inconvenient for Yao Jinse to leave the table to find the Imperial Concubine, and naturally she could not talk to Concubine Zhao. She could only greet Concubine Qin and Concubine Chen through them, and also talk to Concubine Qin at the same time. Although the two had no relationship, they were at least acquaintances and would not be too distant.

At this time, Chunju, the senior palace maid beside the queen, was boiling water and making tea on the stove in the pavilion according to the queen's instructions. The tea stove was placed in the middle. When the hot water boiled, the fragrance of the tea surrounded the whole pavilion along with the hot steam, which made people particularly look forward to it.

"The Queen's tea is indeed fragrant. It seems that I have come at the right time."