The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Shouning Palace.

Xie Ruizhen also knew about the dispute between Lin Qiao and the two families.

Compared to what Wang Cheng had discovered, what she and the emperor knew was more complete.

The emperor held his daughter in his arms and looked at Xie Yuzhen: "It sounds like your cousin is a man of integrity who is eager to help others."

"This child... Your Majesty, please don't think she is too young and ambitious." Xie Yu really didn't expect that Lin Qiao would get into trouble like this after only being in Beijing for a few days - it seemed that there was someone in her hometown waiting to be her stepmother.

At this moment, the emperor demonstrated the saying "Love the house and love the dog" incisively and vividly: "This matter should not be blamed on her. She is a very good person who refuses to suffer any loss. Her mouth is somewhat similar to Xianming. It reminds me of when you first entered the palace..."

Those who were criticized by Xie Yuzhen either died or were deposed. The best outcome was being demoted.

Xie Yu was not embarrassed at all by the emperor's teasing: "After all, they are relatives, cousins, so what if they look alike?"

She and Lin Qiao are not cousins; they have no blood relationship at all.

When the emperor first learned that there was such an outstanding young scholar in the family of Xie Yuzhen's biological mother, and that Xie Yuzhen also expressed her desire to meet her in person, he felt a little jealous, but it was not very serious. It was just that as he grew older, the emperor's desire to possess this "love" became stronger.

The emperor and his empress discussed in detail the procedures for the day of conferring the title of empress, while waiting for Lin Qiao to enter the palace.

At the Yongjia Marquis' Mansion, Lin Qiao changed into the brocade dress that her mother Xie had prepared in advance, and put on a jade crown decorated with orchid patterns, which made her look more beautiful and her posture more upright.

"Such a good boy, I wonder what kind of good girl he will marry in the future..." Xie's mother has now learned not to worry about the marriage of the younger generation, so she just teased Lin Qiao with a little regret and let it go and never mentioned it again.

After Lin Qiao made the decision to rely on her cousin Empress Zhaofei, she also began to consider some other arrangements that needed to be made in advance.

She found the small ornament given by Zhuqueyin from her changed coat. The machete that was supposed to be used to "engage in love" was inconvenient to carry around, let alone bring into the palace. She told Xie's mother, "In fact, I already have someone I love, but that person's identity is a little different, and my father can't accept it."

"Oh!" Xie's mother said in surprise, "This is really rare. No, I mean, as long as she is a good girl, her identity can't be a problem. Guanying, don't worry, your aunt will help you talk to your father!"

No matter how outrageous it is, can it be more outrageous than a widow with a baby and an emperor with three thousand concubines in his harem, or a fiancée with a man's body and a woman's heart and an older bachelor who has been rejected twice?

Mother Xie was very pleased that her youngster finally had a marriage that was not so explosive. It was just that the woman's status was different: "Aunt, can you ask what the girl's status is?"

"She is the daughter of the original head of the Yuewu tribe in Jimi County. If nothing unexpected happens, she will serve as the county magistrate of Yuewu County in the future."

"Oh, what's wrong with this! Two officials in one family, what a perfect match!" Xie's mother urged Lin Qiao to go out more and more happily. The group left the Yongjia Marquis Mansion and went to the palace.

Unfortunately, the bitter-faced nanny who was not angry to death returned to the Mansion of Duke Shen. Regardless of the fact that she was still dizzy and had a vague pain in her heart, she staggered to find Chen Peiluan to make the decision for her.

Chen Peiluan had just finished checking the accounts for this season. When she saw the bitter-faced nanny's expression, she was already a little angry. After she heard what happened today, Chen Peiluan became furious and slammed the table fiercely: "Useless, you can't even handle such a small matter!"

"This lady only wants that woman. Why do you care if she has a lover outside? Can she leave after entering the mansion?!"

"What kind of reputation does Ding Dalang have? What kind of reputation does our Shenguo Mansion have? If he wants to bother you, just ignore him! Why waste your time talking to him!" Whenever Chen Peiluan thought about the rumors spread by such a playboy, she felt stuffy and nauseous in her heart.

"And that scholar, since he said he had nothing to do with that woman, you should just assume he had nothing to do with her. Why do you have to find someone to say something about him so that you can look impressive?" Chen Peiluan was talking when she suddenly stopped, "Do you take my orders seriously... Wait, tell me more about what that scholar looks like?"

The bitter-faced nanny who had been scolded also felt that she had done something wrong, so she answered her master's questions seriously with a guilty conscience. She tried to recall Lin Qiao's appearance and described him with gestures: "He doesn't look very old, about eighteen or nineteen years old. He wears a scholar's cap, and I'm afraid he hasn't even reached the age of a crown. He is quite tall, not fat or thin, and wears a green dress with no patterns on it, but with a bamboo leaf purse."

"He has a very good appearance. Although he is not as fair and tender as the young masters in our capital, his eyebrows and eyes are really handsome. He is, well, a very handsome young man."

In fact, if Lin Qiao had not been so beautiful, the brothel owner and the bitter-faced nanny would not have noticed her existence at the first time, and would not have suspected her relationship with Bai Queci, who obviously wanted to run away from home.

"Does the Mandarin she speaks have a slight southwestern accent?" Chen Peiluan asked, suppressing the inexplicable excitement in her heart.

The bitter-faced nanny was stunned for a moment, and continued to try to recall: "It seems that there is a slight accent, but if you don't listen carefully, you can't hear it."

Chen Peiluan suddenly fell silent.

She looked straight ahead without focusing her eyes, then waved her hand casually, signaling the servants to go down.

The bitter-faced nanny, who had thought she was going to be scolded, was delighted and hurriedly followed him away.

Chen Peiluan, who was left alone in the room, suddenly laughed crazily: "With this appearance, this age, at this time...hahaha, it must be her, definitely her!"

"Yes, that's right. She would even lend a hand to save the lowly women in the red-light district when she passed by them. She is the only one who seeks fame and reputation like this!"

"Hahaha!" Chen Peiluan laughed wildly, "I found you. Now, I'm the one who's telling you the truth! Just wait, I'll let you be proud for a few days... No, that's not enough. She has to know that there's another woman who was also forced by her uncle and grandfather, and they're going to eat up her family and wipe them out..."

"Lim Guan Eng is so good at helping the weak and fighting the strong, and he especially loves to help women. He will definitely come to the Duke Shen's Mansion on his own initiative for that woman!" Chen Peiluan's laughter startled Tao Er, who had been visiting his son frequently in the inner courtyard recently.

Between sneaking past the lady's door or turning around and pretending that he had never been there, he bravely tried the former, but was still caught by Chen Peiluan's fierce gaze at the door. He stopped awkwardly and nodded at her: "Madam, you..."

"You have nothing to do here!" Chen Peiluan said viciously, "Stop bothering me!"