The most beautiful lady in the harem

"What should we do? Should we just let her die?"

Zhucui was very unconvinced. She had just been smeared with dirt, and her innocence had not yet been restored, but Qiuju had already committed suicide to put an end to it all. "And what about the matter of the Empress Dowager? What should we do if the real culprit is not caught?"

Aunt Fanghua was also unhappy, but fortunately the person who drugged her was found out, so she didn't lose everything.

It seems that the Yongshou Palace is not an iron wall. It has been infiltrated by people over there for so long, and they have been kept in the dark.

Thinking of this, Aunt Fanghua ordered Biju to stay outside and let her and Zhucui teach these palace maids a lesson, giving them all a beating. Then she turned and went into the main hall to report the matter to the Empress Dowager.

After listening to what Aunt Fanghua said, the Empress Dowager thought for a moment and told Aunt Fanghua to handle the matter in a low-key manner.

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. We should not let the emperor hear these things. Drag the maid out and let the people from the Ministry of Punishment deal with her. Then, guard the palace gates tightly and don't let outsiders get in."

Qin Liuse stood aside and sighed in his heart, thinking that the Queen Mother was indeed the biological mother of Emperor Yongjia, and she always considered him in everything.

Such a big thing can be handled in a low-key manner, which is really the mindset that only a mother can have. If the one in the east encountered such a thing, he would definitely turn the entire Cining Palace upside down.

But Qin Liuse still had lingering fears.

She was working for the Empress Dowager with the order of Emperor Yongjia, so she almost got into trouble.

Although she was only there to take care of the sick, the Empress Dowager Dong's goal should be to weaken the Empress Dowager Xi's health and send her to the west as soon as possible.

But if by some unfortunate coincidence the Empress Dowager Cixi really has a health problem this time, then as someone who takes care of her, she might also be implicated in the end.

Therefore, Qin Liuse didn't dare to let go of her worries at all. At least, she must not take it lightly until the truth of this matter came out.

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The next day was New Year's Eve. Emperor Yongjia sent five-blessing sweet soup to all the concubines in the harem early in the morning to celebrate with the whole palace.

But Qin Liuse was not lucky enough to enjoy Emperor Yongjia's sweet soup because she got up early and went to the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace.

During this period, going to the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace seemed to have become another habit for Qin Liuse besides eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping.

Because she got up early and went to bed late, she did not participate in the tea party with the sisters in the harem. She seemed to be out of the affairs of the palace and even hadn't met Qin Huaijin for many days.

Firstly, Qin Huaijin didn’t get up that early, and secondly, when he came back at night, it was pitch dark, so he probably didn’t bother to find trouble.

However, I heard from Qingqing and Zijin who stayed in Shuyuexuan that Emperor Yongjia did not summon the concubines in the harem to sleep with him in the past few days. Considering his dragon-like spirit, it is really rare.

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Every day when Qin Liuse went to the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace, he would bring some new and interesting gadgets from outside the palace to make the Empress Dowager Cixi happy.

Although there is a big age gap between the two, they get along quite harmoniously.

The Empress Dowager looked at Qin Liuse who was dancing the silk dance for her and couldn't help but sigh, "Today is such a good day. You should have been trying to please the emperor, but you came here to accompany an old man like me."

Today is New Year's Eve. Although the emperor does not want to hold a grand banquet and has not invited his ministers to a banquet, a family dinner is naturally inevitable in the palace.

Qin Liuse looked at the moon outside and guessed that at this moment, a group of concubines were doing their best to compete with each other for beauty in front of Emperor Yongjia, hoping that Emperor Yongjia would pick their delicate flowers back tonight.

The Empress Dowager Cixi claimed to be ill and did not attend the palace banquet.

He only ordered the small kitchen to serve desserts, just like Emperor Yongjia, although he did not host a banquet for his ministers, he would reward sweet soup to the dignitaries and nobles in the capital early in the morning on New Year's Eve.

Qin Liuse didn't feel any regret at all, but felt that the opportunity to get along with the Queen Mother was more precious.

She always had a smiling face in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi. When she heard her words, she walked briskly to the Empress Dowager Cixi's side.

Then he sat down at her feet, put his hands gently on her knees, and looked up at her with an obedient face.

"I don't think so! If I go to the front, with so many beautiful concubines, the emperor won't be able to see me. It's better for me to come to the Queen Mother. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, all I see is me!"

The Empress Dowager was delighted. "You have a very sweet mouth. But I feel that with your looks, the Emperor may not be able to see anyone else if you go."

Qin Liuse blushed with satisfaction, "The Queen Mother will laugh at me."

But what the Empress Dowager Cixi said was true.

But let’s get back to the family banquet in the harem.

Tonight is New Year's Eve. Except for the big concubines like Ning Shufei, Xiao Defei and Dong Xianfei, the other concubines are really trying their best to compete with each other in front of Emperor Yongjia, hoping to leave some impression and make him turn over their green cards tonight.

The corners of Emperor Yongjia's lips were curled up, as if he was appreciating something, but you didn't know where he was looking.

But all the concubines who performed received rewards, and they were all treasures from the emperor's private treasury.

Everyone thought they had won the favor of Emperor Yongjia.

But if Qin Liuse was present, he would definitely say, you are all overthinking it!

Emperor Yongjia's expression did not show appreciation at all, but he just wanted to send away everyone who stood up to add to the fun.

This is just the style of a king.

Everyone was drinking and staying up late, waiting for the emperor to announce who he would sleep with tonight.

Even after they left the banquet and returned to their respective palaces, no one waited for Emperor Yongjia to issue an order for anyone to serve them.

If Qin Liuse was present at this time, he would probably say that you guys don’t know about this.

Ordinary people love to celebrate festivals, but Emperor Yongjia did not like it.

Qin Liuse thought that this was probably related to his childhood experiences.

He doesn't like the reunion festivals that others love, which is why we say he is not an ordinary person.

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Emperor Yongjia left the table early, while Qin Liuse was still talking to the Empress Dowager in the palace.

For some reason, the Empress Dowager particularly liked her tonight and wanted to keep her in Yongshou Palace to celebrate the New Year.

Of course Qin Liuse agreed, so she asked someone to notify Shu Yuexuan's maid and let her stay in the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace peacefully.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was very kind and only left a few close palace maids by her side to keep her company throughout the New Year.

The other young palace maids were not allowed to serve at all. As the weather was cold, they were asked to return to their respective rooms to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year. Each of them was given a midnight snack and a reward so that everyone could have a good New Year.

As the time was almost up, Bizhu came in from the small kitchen carrying some snacks. She gave the Empress Dowager something sweet and also let several palace maids share some.

Zhucui had just returned to her room to change clothes. Seeing that Aunt Fanghua was going to accompany the Queen Mother and Bizhu was going to prepare snacks, Qin Liuse volunteered to leave the bedroom and go to Zhucui Palace to call her over.

It was cold outside, so Qin Liuse put on a fluffy cloak and a Zhaojun hood before going out.

When we arrived at Zhucui's room, there was candlelight inside, but the door was closed.

Qin Liuse raised her hand and knocked, "Miss Zhucui, the Queen Mother in front asked if you are ready. Miss Bizhu's meatballs are served. You have to eat them while they are hot."

But after a long while, no one answered.

"Miss Zhucui? Zhucui?" Qin Liuse knocked on the door again, thinking that Zhucui still didn't like him, so he deliberately didn't answer.

Qin Liuse felt something was wrong. Even if Zhu Cui disliked her, she was not an impolite person.

He was originally preparing to leave, but when he thought of this, he felt something was wrong, so Qin Liuse immediately walked back and pushed the door open with force.

The moment he opened the door, Qin Liuse's heart seemed to fall and split in two.

She looked at the scene in the room with extreme horror. Zhu Cui was not unwilling to answer, but she could not answer.

At this moment, Zhu Cui's mouth was covered by a man in black. She used her hands and feet but was still powerless and seemed to be about to die.

Qin Liuse pushed the door open and Zhu Cui looked at Qin Liuse with tears in her eyes as if she had seen a life-saving straw.

Qin Liuse took a deep breath and shouted loudly several times outside the house. While shouting, she rushed over and grabbed the black-clothed man's hand that was holding Zhu Cui.

Qin Liuse used her hands and feet and kicked at him without saying a word. The man didn't move. Qin Liuse took off the hairpin on her head and poked his hand hard. Only then could Zhu Cui breathe a sigh of relief.

The man in black kicked away Qin Liuse's hairpin and tried to pinch her pearls and jade.

Qin Liuse pulled him and shouted outside the house. Only then did she realize how weak she was. Compared with the man in black, she didn't have any strength at all.

But at this moment, a palace maid in simple palace clothes came in from outside the house, like a flash of lightning. Before Fang Cheng could see clearly, the person had already captured the man in black.