Loyang Jin

That night, the emperor rested in Jiaofang Hall.

The emperor has not stayed in Jiaofang Hall for a long time. It was rare to stay, and in fact, I didn't have the energy to do anything between men and women. I just had dinner with Queen Xu, chatted for a while, and then went to sleep.

Empress Xu was in the prime of life, and she secretly kept several handsome servants by her side to "relieve her boredom". This is also a tacit secret in Jiaofang Palace.

Princess Changping maintained a well-educated servant in the princess's mansion.

The rules in the palace are strict, and Queen Xu does not dare to be too arrogant. The servants around her are indeed handsome and castrated men.

Princess Changping lives alone in the princess's mansion, so she doesn't have so many worries. They pretend to be chamberlains, but in fact they are all real men.

Because of this incident, Queen Xu privately reprimanded Princess Changping several times. Princess Changping was not a good-tempered master either. She would argue with Empress Xu after just a few words, which made Empress Xu angry. But there is nothing he can do about this dissolute daughter.

The next morning, after the emperor got up, Queen Xu carefully and diligently served the emperor to change his clothes and wash himself.

The emperor was moved and said with a smile: "Just let the maids do these trivial matters. You are the queen, why do you need to do these things."

Empress Xu smiled gently: "I am the emperor's wife first, and then the queen of the Sixth Palace. It is my duty to serve my husband in dressing and grooming."

Empress Xu climbed from an ordinary concubine to a position behind the Sixth Palace, relying not only on her beauty and intelligence, but also on her understanding, gentleness and hospitality.

After hearing these words, the emperor became even more expressionless. He couldn't help but hold the queen's hand and sighed: "With the queen here, the harem is safe and peaceful, and I feel particularly at ease."

Queen Xu gently nestled her head on the emperor's shoulder.

The emperor put his arms around Empress Xu and asked casually: "Why don't you see Ling Jingshu waiting by your side today?"

Empress Xu's expression remained unchanged, and she responded with a chuckle: "She has only been in the palace for a few months, and she is responsible for the flowers and plants in the Jiaofang Palace. She rarely serves her concubines personally."

After a pause, he then said: "If the emperor wants to see her, I can always ask her to serve her. Not to mention the emperor, I also feel that I like such a young and fresh beauty!"

The emperor coughed slightly awkwardly: "I just asked casually, with no other intention. The queen misunderstood."

Misunderstand? !

Queen Xu lowered her eyes and twitched the corners of her mouth with a sneer.

The emperor has been fond of women since he was young. Back then, in order to win favor, she went out of her way to get Wei Jieyu by her side. The gentle and beautiful Wei Jieyu soon captured the emperor's heart. She deliberately delayed her stay in the palace. If the emperor wanted to see the beauty, he had to come to her palace from time to time.

She reached the highest position in the Sixth Palace step by step. It has nothing to do with Wei Jieyu's support.

However, she is now the queen of one dynasty and the mother of the world. The emperor is also old and has no desire for women. The methods that were used before are no longer interesting to use anymore.

Furthermore, Ling Jingshu was suffering from a strange disease. Although she was beautiful, she could only be seen from a distance but could not get close to her. Even if she wanted to present a beauty, Ling Jingshu was not suitable.

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After the emperor left, Queen Xu went to the main hall as usual.

The concubines came one by one to pay their respects to Queen Xu, and then the female officials in Jiaofang Palace and the eunuch chief went back and forth to report the day's affairs.

Queen Xu praised Ling Jingshu kindly and rewarded her with a hundred taels of gold.

Luoyan's eyes almost popped out of his head with jealousy. Even Ruilian felt a little jealous when she saw it. Queen Xu was never stingy with the people around her and was quite generous. But it is extremely rare to get a hundred taels of gold in one move.

Ling Jingshu accepted the reward and thanked her, feeling much more at ease.

It seemed that Queen Xu had no other thoughts. Otherwise, it would be time to leave her alone to "talk" instead of rewarding her with gold.

"Your Majesty, the Queen, Princess Changping has come to pay her regards and is waiting outside the palace." A palace maid came to report respectfully.

Queen Xu hummed casually: "Let her come in!"

Ling Jingshu and others resigned without warning.

As soon as they retreated outside the palace, they met Princess Changping who came to pay her respects.

As usual, Princess Changping is dressed in gorgeous clothes. She is quite similar to Empress Xu but has a younger and charming face. She has two gold hairpins in her flying bun, with tassels hanging down to her ears. Her eyes are full of intoxicating charm. .

Ling Jingshu and others saluted Princess Changping together.

Princess Changping turned a blind eye to others, and only smiled and said to Ling Jingshu: "Ah Shu, please wait here for a moment. I will go in to pay my respects to my mother, and then I will talk to you."

What does Princess Changping have to say to her?

Ling Jingshu was secretly surprised, but she agreed with a smile on her face.

Luoyan Qiu Shuang and others became more and more envious and jealous. This Ling Jingshu won the favor of the emperor's grandson and the special regard of empress Xu. Now even Princess Changping looks at her with special affection.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other!

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Princess Changping entered the main hall, and Ling Jingshu was waiting under the corridor outside the hall.

It was nothing at first, just a normal greeting. Later, I vaguely heard Queen Xu's angry voice. Princess Changping seemed unconvinced, and her tone became fierce.

Ling Jingshu subconsciously pricked up her ears and vaguely heard a few words.

Prince Consort... He Li... and Lu Hong's name!

How is this going?

Princess Changping has already hooked up with Lu Hong?

There was a crisp "bang" sound!

This is the sound of a teacup being smashed to pieces!

I don’t know why Queen Xu cursed Princess Changping. In short, after burning the incense, Princess Changping came out with an angry face. His eyebrows were raised, his face flushed with anger.

Ling Jingshu hesitated for a moment, then went forward: "I wonder why Her Highness the Princess asked this slave to wait here?"

Princess Changping was still angry and said firmly: "It's nothing."

Ling Jingshu was not angry and said softly: "Since there is nothing to do, I will leave first. The hundreds of pots of peonies in the peony room still need my care."

Princess Changping somehow changed her mind again: "Wait! Are you going to the Peony Room now?"

Ling Jingshu couldn't figure out Princess Changping's thoughts for a while, so she responded cautiously: "Yes, I spend most of my time there every day."

Princess Changping cheered up and forced a smile: "I have long heard that you are good at growing peonies. Today I just happened to go with you to the peony room to open up your horizons."

Ling Jingshu was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded with a smile: "Your Highness the Princess is so elegant, how can I not accompany you? I will lead the way for Your Highness the Princess."