The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

If you want to convince the emperor, besides clearly stating the benefits, you have to find ways to make him find it interesting.

As Xie Yuzhen was his "beloved", even a strand of her hair was very interesting to the emperor, so he pretended to be a little annoyed and said, "How can the imperial edict be treated so frivolously?"

"A good marriage always has to be dramatic, so that it can be more perfect at the end." Xie Ruizhen had long understood the state of mind of this man when he was crazy. Just as he claimed to be the infatuated emperor of Dasheng and convinced himself that he loved Xie Ruizhen more and more, it was necessary to use those ups and downs stories that were different from the ordinary ones, more like those in vernacular novels and legends, to guide him, so that it would be easier to grasp the direction of his thoughts.

To be honest, although he looked like a decent human being, the emperor actually didn't regard himself as a human being after he got into the mood. He had been hooking up with him for so many years, and it was only on the night when the queen faked her death that Xie Yuzhen got a glimpse of the emperor's true character when he was exposed that even as the emperor, he could not truly control everything and everyone to develop as he wished.

But this is not important.

Xie Yuzhen really prefers this man who can be easily controlled by her.

"Please don't make things difficult for Guanying. I am trying to set a trap for her father. It's not appropriate for her, a child at heart, to get involved in this matter." Xie Yuzhen said the shameless words with great confidence.

The emperor thought her evil intentions were straightforward, funny, and adorable: "It's not a big deal."

The emperor skillfully wrote down the imperial edict according to Xie Yuzhen's intention. He also warned Lin Qiao not to reveal his whereabouts and not to misunderstand that Concubine Zhao was just being childishly kind.

Lin Qiao, who had vaguely guessed something, felt that the way these two people got along was a little...strange.

She took the imperial edict silently and thanked him. After she stood up again, she heard the emperor asking about the inherited skills of her "father and son".

"It's just some little tricks." Lin Qiao said cautiously.

Then, the emperor seemed not to have heard her modesty, and asked Li Zong to find a few palace maids and let Lin Qiao figure out their identities and what they were doing just now.

Seeing this, Xie Yuzhen first kindly comforted Lin Qiao and told her not to be nervous, and then naturally asked the emperor for a reward: "Your Majesty, please do not bully Guanying. If she passes your test, your Majesty must also be generous with rewards."

"How could I forget this?" the emperor said, and casually took off a jade pendant he was wearing. Xie Yuzhen took it and looked at it - it was made of white jade with excellent texture, and it was not engraved with the Tenglong that the emperor often wore, but a black tortoise with a turtle and a snake entwined around it.

"Longevity and peace, it's a good image." After Xie Yuzhen commented, he put the jade pendant down.

The emperor is only thirty-four years old this year. Most of his ancestors lived to be over fifty years old, and the late emperor lived to be over sixty years old. It is far from the time for this man to start having immortality madness.

However, Xie Yuzhen summed up a rule from the history books he read: the longer the emperor lives, the more likely he is to go crazy and become a black-hearted and cruel old man... You have to be on guard!

"If Xianming likes it, ask the craftsman to make some new ones and send them to her." Most of the time, the emperor could not see through his "lover's" thoughts, but he had become accustomed to coaxing and praising her.

Xie Yuzhen smiled and said, "It's just that seeing this Xuanwu reminded me that the Second Princess gave Yuanjun a small wooden turtle that could only run."

After having a conflict with the eldest princess, the second princess liked to come to Shouning Palace more and more. Concubine Li's impression of Xie Yuzhen was not as bad as it was at the beginning. Seeing that her daughter was happy, she stopped saying anything.

Not long after.

Li Zong then brought in six palace maids of different heights, weights, ages and genders.

After obtaining the emperor's permission, Lin Qiao stepped forward to identify the identities of these palace servants.

At the front was a middle-aged eunuch.

Lin Qiao looked at him for a few seconds and then said that he was doing something related to flowers and plants, and before he was found, he was still pruning the branches of flowers and plants.

"How do you know that?" Xie Yuzhen asked with great interest.

Lin Qiao then pointed out several spots of wear and tear on the eunuch's clothes and the calluses on his hands, which were common among people who dealt with plants and trees all year round. She also said that although his shoes had been cleaned before he came in, traces of dirt and leaves could still be seen.

After saying this, the emperor asked Li Zongxian not to announce the answer, but to continue looking at the next palace maid.

The second palace maid came at a coincidence. She was "Tong Yu" who had been possessed by "Tong Yu" from another world. "Tong Yu" had been sent back to her original world by Xie Yuzhen. Although Tong Yu, who was left behind, had memories of those days, she did not find it unusual, but naturally thought that it was herself.

She also learned how to make many novel snacks. She is still working in the small kitchen of Shouning Palace. Today, Xie Yuzhen met Lin Qiao. When she finished making snacks and brought them over, she was stopped by Li Zong.

"This girl should be working in the kitchen, cooking pastries. She is originally from Shouning Palace, and she has just made a pot of desserts mixed with milk." Lin Qiao pointed out that Tongyu's shoe soles were clean, obviously she had not been out too far, but there was a little bit of stove ash on the toe of her shoes, so he inferred that she was working in the small kitchen of Shouning Palace.

"More importantly, the girl's palms have delicate skin, but her hands and forearms are very strong. Even if she has changed her clothes and washed her hands with sweet-scented osmanthus soap, students can still smell the milky fragrance on her body." Lin Qiao pointed to the snacks on the table, "It's exactly the same as the cakes on this plate."

The emperor and Xie Yuzhen were really surprised. The latter picked up a piece of cake placed next to the emperor and sniffed it: "It does have a slight milky fragrance, but if you don't smell it carefully, you can't smell it..."

The emperor changed his slightly lazy and casual sitting posture, straightened up and looked down: "Continue."

Lin Qiao told the four people at the back their identities one by one, as well as what they were doing before coming here. He even knew what kind of floor they stepped on on the way here and what kind of flowers and plants they passed by.

After Lin Qiao had guessed the identity of the last palace maid, Li Zongcai stood up at the emperor's signal and announced that they were all correct.

Lin Qiao even pointed out some small details that even the palace servants themselves failed to notice.

For a moment, the emperor's eyes sparkled. He turned to look at Xie Yuzhen, and without shying away from the many people present, he held her hand and said, "It is obvious that I am blessed to have such a talented person!"

After that, he looked at Lin Qiao again and asked, "Cousin, are you interested in taking a position in the Dali Temple?"

This time, "cousin" was much more sincere than the previous ones which were a bit distant and sour.