Quick Wear: The paranoid beauty grabs the waist and spoils her

In the small Buddhist hall of Guanju Palace, the air is filled with curling incense and the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful.

A woman in a palace dress stained with white and black ink was kneeling quietly on a cushion. She had her eyes lightly closed and her red lips slightly parted as she chanted Buddhist scriptures in a low voice. Her voice was ethereal and long, seeming to blend in with the atmosphere of the temple.

"Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine is here."

A young palace maid hurriedly ran in from outside the Buddhist hall, her breathing a little hurried, breaking the tranquility.

The Buddhist beads in the woman's hand suddenly paused, and she slowly opened her eyes. She did not look at the palace maid, but continued to stare at the kind-looking Buddha statue in front of her. Her expression was calm, and she only spoke lightly:

"The eldest princess fell ill a few days ago. I was very worried and chanted sutras and prayed for blessings day and night. It was really inconvenient for me to see guests."

This woman was none other than Concubine Li who adopted the eldest princess and was formerly known as Concubine Li.

Princess Li was of a quiet and low-key nature, and she preferred to recite scriptures and chant Buddhist scriptures.

I remember that when I was in the palace, I was favored for a period of time, but the good times did not last long, and I have rarely received any favors since then.

Until now, Emperor Chengming rarely stays in Guanju Palace, but he occasionally comes to visit the eldest princess.

Although Concubine Li was not favored by the emperor, the empress dowager loved her very much. In addition, Concubine Li had served the emperor for many years, was an old man in the palace, had the credit of raising the eldest princess, and had the support of the Li family behind her, so Emperor Chengming made her a concubine and granted her the residence in Guanju Palace.

In recent years, Concubine Li has lived in seclusion and rarely goes out. She never attends any banquets within the palace if she can avoid it. She spends all day in this small Buddhist temple, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, or accompanying the empress dowager to the Wanfu Temple for meditation.

The other concubines in the palace, considering her status and the Queen Mother's preference, naturally did not dare to provoke her.

The Queen Mother hated Concubine Xian very much, but was very fond of Concubine Li.

As a result, Concubine Li rarely interacted with Concubine Xian on a daily basis.

The virtuous concubine is not such a tactless person, she will not rush to please.

But this time, Concubine Xian unexpectedly visited Guanju Palace. Concubine Li couldn't help but feel suspicious. She thought to herself that she would not go to meet her easily, so as not to leave any handle.

She knew in her heart that she and Concubine Xian and the others were not the same kind of people after all.

Although Concubine Li also has the surname Li, the Li family she came from has nothing to do with the Li family that Concubine Li came from.

Concubine Li's family started to prosper from her grandfather's generation. By the time of her father's generation, he had already held the position of Grand Secretary of the Palace and Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and was extremely powerful at the time.

Concubine Li was highly favored by the emperor, and the entire family enjoyed great prosperity.

The Li family, from which Concubine Li came, was a well-known, thousand-year-old family of scholars. Even during the time of the previous emperor, the family was a little more desolate than before, but its heritage was still profound.

Although there are not many clansmen serving as officials in the court, they should not be underestimated.

The Li family has always been proud of their status and has acted in a low-key manner.

Princess Li's father was a great scholar of the time. As the principal of Baitong Academy, one of the four major academies in Daqian, he was famous.

Even if Concubine Li does not win the emperor's favor, as long as she takes good care of the eldest princess, she can live out her old age in peace and live the rest of her life smoothly.

Although she is not a competitive person, she has to fight for some things.

Concubine Li slowly stood up and cast her eyes towards the little palace maid, frowning slightly. Seeing this, her trusted palace maid Ran He immediately said to the little palace maid:

"The Queen has spoken, why don't you go?"

The young palace maid finally came to her senses and quickly apologized, then hurried to the main hall of Guanju Palace, where the virtuous concubine was being entertained.

After the young palace maid left, Ranhe supported Concubine Li and returned to the small Buddhist temple to rest.

"Ranhe." Concubine Li called softly.

"What does your Majesty want me to do?" Ran He responded respectfully.

Princess Li took out a letter and handed it to Ran He solemnly.

"Send this letter to Fengyi Palace and tell them that I have considered it."

Ran He looked at the letter in her hand, then raised her eyes to look at her queen, her eyes full of worry.

Since that time, the Empress knew the truth and became increasingly estranged from His Majesty. She locked herself up in a small Buddhist temple all day, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. Although she was worried, she was powerless to dissuade him.

Her queen is deeply in love. When she loves, she is willing to give everything for the other person, but when she hates the other person, she will definitely drag him/her into the abyss.

During these days, Ranhe helped Concubine Li do many similar things and always acted cautiously.

After secretly communicating with Fengyi Palace for a long time, not a single piece of news leaked out of the palace.

But this time, Ran He felt that although the letter in her hand was light, it seemed to be of great weight. Moreover, her own queen attached so much importance to it, so she naturally could not let her down.

So, Ran He's expression changed and she said, "Yes." Then she hurried to deliver the letter.

In the entire bedroom, Concubine Li was the only one left. She took out a pink lotus from her bosom, and her eyes were instantly filled with endless thoughts and memories.

"Brother, Fu'er will definitely avenge you."

Princess Li's fingers gently stroked the forbidden steps, her eyes full of attachment, yet mixed with a hint of pain, completely different from the calm look she had just shown when she was worshipping Buddha.

"Don't worry, this day will come soon. Wait until next year, and next year Fu'er will go to accompany you, okay?"

Princess Li's voice was very light and soft, like a spring breeze, almost inaudible.

In a quiet courtyard in Fengyi Palace.

"I wonder why the Queen invited me here?"

Ji Qingchen looked at the woman in front of him, who was wearing a black and white ink-colored palace dress. His eyes were calm and his face was indifferent, but he had an innate majesty:

"Princess Li, I don't want to beat around the bush with you."