Wearing a book, hooking him up

On the second day, Su Jingyao woke up slowly at noon.

She slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of drowsiness in them.

When he woke up, Jun Zechen had already gone to court.

She went to bed so late last night that she only slept for less than three hours.

Jun Zechen slept even less, but who made him so busy? Running back and forth between Zhaochun Palace and Yikun Palace, haha.

If the concubines from the harem had not come to pay their respects to her this morning, Su Jingyao really wanted to stay in bed all the time and sleep until noon.

"My master, let me dress you up. In half an hour, all the concubines should be here." Miaoxia gently helped her up, her voice gentle.

Su Jingyao walked to the dressing table and sat down.

Miaoxia first combed all her hair carefully, and then put it up. Soon it formed a bulging bun that surrounded her small face.

She also carefully added red makeup to her, which was just right, making her look more luxurious, elegant, dignified and generous.

This morning's palace skirt was a bright yellow imperial concubine's dress, and Su Jingyao changed into it with the help of Miaoxia.

After she put on this dress, coupled with her indifferent and distant eyes, she looked just like the almighty Queen Mother of the West who had descended to the mortal world. She had both the otherworldly indifference of a goddess and the elegant and noble temperament of the Queen Mother.

When Miaoyue walked in, her eyes suddenly lit up, full of admiration.

"Master, not only are you the most beautiful woman in the harem, but your temperament and demeanor are also the best among the women in the harem!"

Miaoyun on the side also hurriedly said: "Of course, all the concubines in the harem should kneel at the master's feet!"

Su Jingyao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and then walked gracefully to Miaoyun.

She extended her index finger and gently tapped Miaoyun's forehead, with a hint of smile in her voice.

"Miaoyun is right."

Su Jingyao really enjoyed this feeling of being superior. Not only did she want the women in the harem to pay her respects and greetings every day, she also wanted ministers to pay her respects and people all over the world to visit her.

Her name will go down in history as a wise queen.

This feeling makes Su Jingyao feel that everything she has worked hard for is worth it.

"Master, I have already spread the news that your Majesty went to Yikun Palace last night in a small circle." Miaoyun said softly.

The small scope that Miaoyun mentioned is naturally already known by those who should know it.

Su Jingyao nodded slightly and said nothing more.

But Miaoyue on the side had a puzzled look on her face and frowned.

"Master, last night was the day of your promotion. If you hadn't pretended to be asleep, His Majesty would definitely not have gone to the Yikun Palace. Why did Master let His Majesty go to the Yikun Palace?"

Su Jingyao tilted her head slightly, with a nonchalant look on her face and a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

"Didn't he come back in the end?" The tone was extremely flat.

Su Jingyao has a good grasp of some modern knowledge.

It is the transition period between spring and summer recently, and the weather changed very quickly last night, with strong winds coming quite strongly.

Looking up at the sky, the clouds appear to be cumulonimbus clouds and are relatively low in position. It is obvious that this is severe convective weather.

Such weather conditions are very likely to cause lightning.

Such a good opportunity, naturally she had to test it more, not to mention, she had other plans.

Last night, Ling Yue called Jun Zechen over. Presumably, she had perfected her self-torture tactics during the period of house arrest.

However, even so, didn’t Jun Zechen still obediently return to Zhaochun Palace after hearing the thunder?

Ling Yue was no longer a threat to her at all.

However, this did not prevent Su Jingyao from using Ling Yue to shield herself from the knife. Since she had decided to use her, she had to use her thoroughly.

There was a hint of ruthlessness in Su Jingyao's eyes.

Now that there are so many concubines in the harem, she naturally has to find ways to make the situation more chaotic. By sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, she will ascend to the position of queen with a clear conscience.

"Master, the concubines have almost all arrived. Concubine Shangguan is the first to arrive today."

Miaoyun had a faint smile on her face, which revealed a hint of satisfaction with Concubine Shangguan, and she spoke in a slow and steady voice.

"Who hasn't arrived yet?" Su Jingyao raised her eyes slightly.

"Concubine Shen hasn't arrived yet."

Miaoyun responded softly, her expression still calm, and she didn't show any surprise at Concubine Shen's late arrival.

After all, this was also the master's order, and the master and Concubine Shen were "rivals" who could not tolerate each other.

When Your Majesty first ascended the throne, Concubine Shen came to seek refuge with the master, but the master had not yet completely established his foothold in the harem at that time, and Concubine Shen was extremely disliked by Your Majesty at that time.

Naturally, the master would not have any direct contact with Concubine Shen openly.

But behind the scenes, there will naturally be some obscure connections.

At the beginning, the master's palace dress was stained with the juice of amaryllis, which is poisonous. At that time, the master only revealed it to Concubine Ye and Concubine Chu.

Concubine Chu had just entered the palace, and her father, the Minister of Personnel, was the master's subordinate, so naturally she did not dare to attack her master.

But Ye Jieyu's father was the Grand Commander, the chief military commander, so he naturally came to the palace wanting to compete for the highest position.

This is also the reason why the master set a trap for Concubine Ye, but Concubine Ye was very smart and did not let herself take action.

Concubine Yan was also a fool. The person her father, Guanglu Dafu, left for her in the harem happened to be one of the embroiderers who made the mistress's uterine costumes, named Jinglin.

Not only did Jing Lin follow Lady Yan's instructions to add amaryllis juice to his palace dress, but he even brutally killed the embroiderer Jing Xin to prevent himself from being exposed, just to clear himself of suspicion.

However, the master's target in this palace dress incident was Concubine Ling, so naturally he would not let the matter become too involved.

Although Concubine Yan was the concubine's daughter of Guanglu Dafu, Guanglu Dafu was also an important official in the court.

It is naturally impossible for the master to allow the daughter of Guanglu Doctor to be punished just after entering the palace because of the master, otherwise it is very likely to damage the relationship between Guanglu Doctor and the master.

Moreover, if Concubine Yan is punished, it will easily implicate Concubine Ye, and the matter will only get worse and worse.

Later, the master asked Concubine Shen to reveal Amaryllis to Concubine Lin. Concubine Lin's family was not in the capital. The master originally wanted Concubine Lin to take the blame, but he did not expect that Concubine Lin could get away with it.

Concubine Lin informed her close friend Shen Biwan (now Shen Cainv) in Jincheng about this matter. It is unknown what kind of deal the two made, but Shen Cainv actually took the risk of poisoning the mistress's womb.

That is to say, the master's palace clothes were actually poisoned by two groups of people, but this is only known to the master. Who can know that there are no other people who are taking advantage of the situation?

And Shen Cainv was the one who ultimately took the blame.

After finding out this much, the master naturally doesn't want His Majesty to continue investigating. If he continues, no one will be better off.

When Miaoyue thought of this, she just hoped that Concubine Shen would know that she could only rely on her master for everything now and not have any other ideas.

Su Jingyao didn't want to form cliques in the harem. After all, she was the imperial concubine, with the same status as the vice empress. In the absence of a queen, she was the master of the harem.

Naturally, these concubines must be treated equally, and no one should show obvious favoritism towards either Concubine Shen or Concubine Shangguan.

Lady Shangguan is okay, after all, her family background is ordinary, she is not favored by Jun Zechen, and her position is not high either.

But Concubine Shen is a hidden knife in her mind. This knife must be hidden in the dark, and now is not the right time to reveal it.

While thinking, Su Jingyao walked towards the main hall.

At this time, all the palace concubines had arrived, and Concubine Shen was the last one to arrive.

After Su Jingyao sat steadily on the gorgeous phoenix throne, all the concubines stood up at the same time.

Except for Concubine Ling and Concubine Chu, all the concubines were in the palace at this time.

"Your humble concubine pays homage to Imperial Noble Consort Jiayi. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good health and longevity." All the concubines said in unison, their voices echoing in the hall.

Su Jingyao straightened her back, sat upright on the Phoenix Throne, raised her chin slightly, and had a cold expression, yet with a hint of majesty and nobility.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Imperial Noble Consort Jiayi." The concubines responded and then took their seats one by one.

Concubine Shen sat in the first seat on the left side of Su Jingyao with a hint of pride on her face. She was now the number one concubine.

Concubine Lin sat in the first seat to Su Jingyao's right, still as gentle and charming as ever.

Ye Jieyu sat quietly below Concubine Shen with a peaceful smile on her face.

Concubine Bai sat below Concubine Lin with a gentle expression, while Concubine Shangguan sat below Concubine Bai with a look of flattery towards the Imperial Concubine.

"Isn't it too late for Concubine Shen today? We sisters have been waiting in Zhaochun Palace to congratulate the Imperial Concubine."

The one who spoke was Concubine Bai. She tilted her head slightly, raised the corners of her mouth, and spoke slowly with a hint of provocation in her eyes.

When Su Jingyao heard this, her gaze slowly turned to her, with a hint of reminiscence in her eyes.

When Concubine Bai first entered the Eastern Palace, she was also so eloquent when she paid her respects for the first time.

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly. Although Concubine Bai had never been favored by Jun Zechen, her father was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, which gave her enough confidence.

As long as Concubine Bai didn't do anything wrong, even if she was a little harsh in her words sometimes, no one would do anything to her easily, and her position would naturally rise.

When Concubine Shen heard what Bai Guipin said, she was stunned at first, then she chuckled with a hint of indifference in her laughter.

"Princess Bai, I just woke up late because it rained heavily last night and I didn't sleep well."

As he spoke, there was a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

Then Concubine Shen turned her gaze to Su Jingyao with a smile on her face.

"The Imperial Concubine is generous and tolerant, I think she won't mind."

After hearing this, Shangguan Jieyu couldn't help but sneer, and then started to make sarcastic remarks.

"Shen Fei, the Imperial Noble Consort is generous and tolerant, but as a concubine you must be respectful and polite. The title of 'Shen' was specially given to you by the Imperial Noble Consort. Shen Fei, you must be careful in what you say and do."

Shangguan Jieyu said this with a sharp look in her eyes and a slight curl of her lips, even emphasizing the word "intentionally".

When Concubine Shen heard this, she no longer wanted to pretend to smile. No matter what the word "Shen" meant, she was the only concubine in the palace with a title besides the Imperial Noble Concubine.

The former Crown Princess, now Concubine Ling, would always call her "sister" when she saw her, haha.

Concubine Shen glared at Shangguan Jieyu fiercely and said with gritted teeth: "I used to think Shangguan Jieyu was a sullen person, but now that she has a backer, she has become bolder."

When Concubine Shen mentioned the word "backer", she deliberately glanced at Su Jingyao with a meaningful look in her eyes.