The most beautiful lady in the harem

After dinner, the maid came to take away the dishes and chopsticks, and Qin Liuse followed Emperor Yongjia and others to the main hall outside, where they sat down and had a cup of tea.

Emperor Yongjia and Concubine Xin Shufei sat on the couch, while Qin Liuse and Concubine Li Xianfei sat on their left and right at the bottom.

Qingcao came from the side hall at some point, holding a tray in her hand. She walked to Concubine Xin Shufei's side and said something to her. Then, after getting permission from Concubine Xin Shufei's eyes, she knelt down and presented the tray.

Concubine Xin Shu smiled, took the wooden box from the tray and opened it. Inside were two pairs of gold bracelets and two hairpins.

She stood up, bowed to Emperor Yongjia, and said to Qin Liuse and Li Xianfei with a smile, "I'll keep you here for dinner tonight. Actually, there is one more thing. I'll have to ask you two sisters to take care of it in the future."

This made people feel very frightened and confused when they heard it.

As a concubine, does she really need Qin Liuse's help?

Qin Liuse felt that things were not good, but Emperor Yongjia was here, so no matter how smart she was, it would only matter how well she acted.

So Qin Liuse was polite and said a few polite words, "Sister Shufei, why do you say that? Why do you make me so anxious?"

Concubine Li Xian was not very good at speaking, and her brain was not as sharp as Qin Liuse's, so after listening to Qin Liuse's words, she followed suit and hurriedly showed off in front of Emperor Yongjia.

"What are you talking about, Sister Shufei? We would love for you to be of use to us."

Qin Liuse rolled her eyes in her heart. Concubine Li was trying hard to be virtuous, but she didn't know what the other person meant, so she continued the conversation.

I had no choice but to agree to such a promise and take her along.

However, for the time being, Qin Liuse didn't know what Concubine Xin Shu was up to.

Qin Liuse discovered that this woman was very good at hiding things. She would never say everything in one sentence.

There are advantages. First, others cannot guess what she is thinking. Second, she says half and leaves the other half, which allows her to test others and leave room for maneuver. Third, going around in circles like this shows that she is virtuous but tenacious. Letting her go through all kinds of twists and turns is definitely not something a straightforward person would do.

There are disadvantages too. It's quite annoying.

Qin Liuse thought about it over and over again in his mind. It seemed that he had never seen this Concubine Xin Shu in his previous life, so he didn't have any impression of her at all.

However, there are definitely not many impressions, because at the end of the previous life, although Qin Liuse was away for a short time, she was always by the side of Emperor Yongjia, and no one knew how she was tied to him.

Moreover, the memories of the previous life were also intermittent. Qin Liuse only knew the results and the general idea, and was mostly unaware.

After she finished the touchstone, Concubine Xin Shu put away her smiling face and said with some melancholy, "The emperor entrusted the management of the harem to me and my two sisters, which is my blessing. When I was in the Northwest Mansion, because the princess and concubines did not go there, I was barely considered an old friend who followed the emperor from the capital, so I was entrusted with the responsibility of managing the household for the prince, so I have some experience. Now that I am back in the palace, the emperor treats me very well and trusts me."

Qin Liuse was right. Concubine Xin Shu had indeed laid a long foundation before returning to the subject. "It's just that... I came all the way back from the northwest, and I was exhausted by the long journey. I gave birth to the princess not long ago, so my health has not been very good. I can't work too hard. The imperial physician came to see me and told me that my body should not be overworked, nor should I stand or walk for too long."

Concubine Xin Shu looked at Qin Liuse and Concubine Li Xian with embarrassment, "So, from now on, I will have to trouble you two sisters and let me enjoy this leisure time."

What Concubine Xin Shu meant by this was that she wanted to give up the power to manage the harem and no longer assist them in managing the six palaces.

Concubine Xin Shu glanced at Qingzhu next to her, and Qingzhu went over and took out a small box from the inner room. The box contained the tokens that Concubine Xiao De gave to Concubine Xin Shu today.

Qin Liuse felt that she could not feel at peace even for a single day each day.

Although she was forced to do the job, she was not someone who was obsessed with power. There were originally three people, and it was not too much of a stretch for her to just be the lowest-level helper.

Now, if I take this job, I will be very busy in the future.

Therefore, Qin Liuse was not very happy when Concubine Xin Shu handed over this power.

But the smile in Li Xianfei's eyes was obviously unconcealable.

Although the corners of her mouth did not change, Qin Liuse could see the surprise flashing in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth that could hardly be suppressed.

Really...

Qin Liuse thought about it for Concubine Li. She was now one of the four concubines and had the title of Concubine Li. The authority to manage the six palaces was in her hands, which was actually legitimate and she could also keep the servants under control.

It can also demonstrate Emperor Yongjia's trust in her, and she can do whatever she wants in the harem from now on.

But because of this incident, Qin Liuse had a different opinion of Concubine Xin Shu, who was extremely virtuous and different from the previous Concubine Dong.

Not to mention the morning, she and Li Chongyuan stayed in the palace for the whole afternoon, or at least half a day, and she didn't mention a word about this matter, keeping it secret.

She hadn't said a word about Concubine Xin Shu's health problems the entire day, but chose this moment, with Emperor Yongjia present, to speak it out.

This made Qin Liuse think more.

I thought to myself, this Concubine Xin Shu is indeed not a simple person.

Her worries these days were absolutely right.

There was something wrong with her body. Her poor health was not something that happened overnight. There must have been signs of it since she returned to the palace, or even before she came back from the northwest.

But she didn't say it when she came back, she didn't say it when Emperor Yongjia gave her the power of the six palaces two days ago, and she didn't say it in front of the Empress Dowager Dong. She only spoke after the power was handed over in an occasion like today.

There are so many twists and turns here, just like her mind, probably more than her intestines.

Although Qin Liuse was disdainful in her heart, she admired her very much.