The most beautiful lady in the harem

In the next few days, Qin Liuse returned to Shuyuexuan every day, and finally she didn't see Qin Huaijin looking for trouble.

After asking Qingqing, I found out that Qin Huaijin had been going to the Cining Palace these days.

Qin Liuse's expression became slightly serious. She just hoped that Qin Huaijin would be more careful and not cause more trouble for Wei Lanxin, so that she could perform better in the future.

Qin Huaijin did go to cause trouble for Wei Lanxin. She felt uncomfortable when she thought that Wei Lanxin might become the favored woman of Emperor Yongjia.

She waited in the Cining Palace that day and finally saw Emperor Yongjia coming.

Emperor Yongjia came today as usual to accompany Empress Dowager Dong for dinner. Qin Huaijin happened to be there, so he stayed as well.

The Empress Dowager Dong was not as simple and frugal as the Empress Dowager Xi. Her own small kitchen had everything she wanted. In addition to the meals delivered by the imperial kitchen every day, the small kitchen also often added dishes.

When the food was served, Wei Lanxin floated in from outside like a butterfly.

Qin Huaijin glanced at it and curled his lips in disdain.

Wei Lan knew that Emperor Yongjia would stay here for dinner, so she went back to touch up her makeup, change her clothes, and paint her face to look like peach blossoms, and also changed her clothes to pink.

She said in a soft voice, "Cousin Emperor, you should try the hand-made meatballs made by the cook in the Empress Dowager's kitchen. They are better than those in the big restaurants outside."

As he spoke, he even poured wine for Emperor Yongjia.

Seeing this, Qin Huaijin quickly squeezed over and snatched the wine pot first, and said coquettishly, "Miss Wei is a guest in the palace, she can't do these things. Things like pouring wine and serving the emperor should be done by us concubines in the harem."

In one sentence, it not only pointed out that Wei Lanxin was an outsider, but also emphasized that she was the one who could serve the emperor.

In this case, if Wei Lanxin still rushed to pour wine, it would be extremely shameless.

Which girl would rush to serve a man for meals? Even if he is the emperor, a girl should have some dignity.

Emperor Yongjia stroked the white jade ring on his thumb with his fingers, his eyes a little distracted, as if he was listening to them talking, but also as if he was not concerned.

He has seen many women vying for his favor, which is why he has such a calm demeanor.

He didn't want to intervene, because if he said a few more words, the women would argue even more fiercely.

Emperor Yongjia glanced from Wei Lanxin and Qin Huaijin's faces, and finally looked at Empress Dowager Dong, and said, "Mother, please have your meal."

During the meal, a quarrel broke out between Qin Huaijin and Wei Lanxin.

Although there was no overt conflict, they had to observe etiquette in front of the emperor. One was an insider and the other was an outsider, but the jealousy between concubines was even worse.

The Queen Mother Dong seemed like an outsider and did not interfere in the battle between the two young men.

Firstly, she didn't want Emperor Yongjia to think that she was interfering in the affairs of the harem.

Secondly, no matter whether it is Qin Huaijin or Wei Lanxin, whoever is favored will be beneficial to her.

After dinner, the Empress Dowager Dong was particularly considerate and tactful and said that she was sleepy, and asked the maid to help her to the back to rest.

He also specifically instructed Emperor Yongjia, "Emperor, you just finished your meal, so please sit down for a while."

Then he told Wei Lanxin and Qin Huaijin, "You two, accompany the emperor on my behalf."

The Empress Dowager Dong's intention was obvious. She wanted to leave Emperor Yongjia to the two of them so that she could make some space for herself and not be an eyesore here.

Qin Huaijin and Wei Lanxin both had their own thoughts in mind and were quickly making their own plans.

Emperor Yongjia liked to drink tea after his meal. The staff in the small kitchen brought in new tea and then left.

Emperor Yongjia said casually, "I don't need to be served, just drink."

He waved his hand and picked up the teacup to drink, not giving them any chance to show their courtesy.

Wei Lanxin lowered her head and looked submissive, her heart beating fast. She thought it would be great if the emperor could let her stay overnight.

Because she was too nervous, after a while, she remembered that she still had something to do. She drank a sip of tea and said quickly, "Emperor brother, wait for me. I have made a stew for you. I will go to the kitchen and see if it is ready. I made it myself this afternoon."

Qin Huaijin rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking that Wei Lanxin was too eager.

It was acceptable for ordinary concubines to cook for the emperor, but why was she, a guest from outside the palace, so shameless and even made soup for the emperor? She was more virtuous than the concubines.

Thinking this in his heart, Qin Huaijin always maintained an elegant smile in front of Emperor Yongjia. Seeing that Emperor Yongjia had almost finished drinking, he casually mentioned, "Your Majesty has just finished dinner. Why don't you stay in the house? Let's go for a walk in the courtyard. The weather is good today, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. It's just right for us to go outside to enjoy the flowers and the moon."

At this time of year, spring and summer flowers bloomed in the palace, and the air was filled with a faint yet strong fragrance.

Emperor Yongjia said calmly, "Okay."

Then he stood up and walked out with Qin Huaijin.

Qin Huaijin walked into the yard, looked up at the moon in the sky, and greeted Emperor Yongjia enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, the wisteria flowers in the Empress Dowager's backyard are blooming beautifully, why don't we go and have a look? Beautiful flowers look even better with the full moon."

Emperor Yongjia nodded and followed her for a walk if he had nothing else to do.

As soon as the two of them walked to the backyard, they heard a loud crying sound coming from the backyard.

Emperor Yongjia frowned. Zhu Wanxi, who was standing next to him, wanted to go over to take a look, but Emperor Yongjia raised his hand to stop him.

Seeing this, Qin Huaijin seemed to have no idea who it was, and whispered beside Emperor Yongjia, "Your Majesty, that's the Queen Mother's small kitchen. From the sound of crying, could something have happened to Miss Wei?"

Since Qin Huaijin said so, it would be impolite not to go over and take a look.

Qin Huaijin led Emperor Yongjia over and saw Wei Lanxin half-turning her body in the small kitchen with a ferocious look on her face, and it was obvious that she was losing her temper.

She beat and scolded the cook who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. While scolding, she tried to control her voice, probably because she didn't want to be heard by people outside.

"You damn slave, you bitch! What's the point of you even being unable to take care of the sweet soup? Go to hell, you bitch!" He cursed and kicked her at the same time.

The cook knelt on the ground and cried for mercy.

Emperor Yongjia stood in the darkness near the door, watching all this in silence.

Qin Huaijin looked up quietly and saw that Emperor Yongjia was quite suspicious. He was obviously surprised that Wei Lanxin had this side.

Qin Huaijin achieved her goal and felt extremely happy. She should have gone in to stop the fight at this time, but she just wanted to have some fun.

Emperor Yongjia finally knew Wei Lanxin’s true face!

So he stood beside Emperor Yongjia, quietly without saying a word.

Wei Lanxin got into the mood of beating people, as if punching and kicking were not enough.

In a fit of anger, he picked up the fire tongs next to him and hit the cook.

Those were red-hot iron pliers. Even Qin Huaijin couldn't help but laugh in his heart when he saw them.

She just set a trap, but Wei Lanxin tried her best to jump into it.

At this time, Emperor Yongjia seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and suddenly stopped him, "Enough!"

Qin Huaijin followed suit, as if realizing it belatedly, and exclaimed, "Miss Wei, you can't do that!"

Wei Lanxin suddenly saw Emperor Yongjia standing outside the door. She was stunned for a moment, still holding the pliers in her hand, unable to move. Her mind was blank and she obviously didn't know what to do.

When the cook saw Emperor Yongjia appear in the Empress Dowager's backyard, she was also stunned, and she did not forget to kowtow to her masters while crying.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please forgive me, Miss Wei. I really didn't do that. I really didn't do that. I don't know how the flame went out..."

The cook was obviously confused from the beating, her tone was unclear and no one knew what she was saying afterwards.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Yongjia's expression was indescribable and he glanced at Zhu Wanxi.

Zhu Wanxi hurried in, seemingly trying to comfort Wei Lanxin, but in fact he was taking the pliers out of her hand.

"Miss Wei, be careful. Your fingers are delicate and it would be bad if you get burned." It seemed like he was trying to stop her, worried that Wei Lanxin would get burned, but in fact, every word he said was like a slap in Wei Lanxin's face.

For a moment, no one around dared to speak.

Wei Lanxin calmed down and quickly smiled awkwardly, "Emperor brother, why did you come here? I was just disciplining the cook, who was so reckless that she forgot to add fire to my stove, so I couldn't even make the sweet soup I made for you, Emperor brother."

"If you can't eat it, then you can't eat it. Why do you beat me to death like this?" Emperor Yongjia said with a solemn expression as he looked at the cook who was kowtowing on the ground with a bloody head.

Wei Lanxin didn't know how long Emperor Yongjia had been standing outside, and she was hoping for the best.

"A servant can't do his job well. I am so angry that I am disciplining the servant on behalf of the Queen Mother."

Emperor Yongjia did not say much, but it was obvious that in the eyes of people like Wei Lanxin, the lives of servants were not lives.

She made a clear distinction between status and position.

Seeing this, Qin Huaijin stepped out from beside Emperor Yongjia and advised him kindly, "Miss Wei is also thinking about the emperor and wants to give him the best food."

However, although he seemed to be helping Wei Lanxin, he was actually fanning the flames.

Qin Huaijin seemed to be saying something nice, "You can vent your anger if you want, but you don't have to make the cook... She's bleeding. It's so unlucky to be in the Queen Mother's Palace."

Emperor Yongjia ordered Zhu Wanxi, "Send someone to check on the cook."

When Wei Lanxin heard this, her face turned as pale as flour. She felt that servants had the fate of servants. Some people were no different from animals in life. They could be bought and sold, and naturally they could also be disinfected.

She didn't expect that the emperor brother would be angry with her because of this matter. She said leisurely in her heart, "It's just a cook. She wasn't beaten to death. Can't we just find a new one to come in?"

But Wei Lanxin also knew how to read his expression, so she quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Brother Emperor, please don't blame me. I didn't mean to do that. I just felt that I couldn't make it in time for the emperor, so I was very anxious, so I used too much force."

Emperor Yongjia watched all this with cold eyes and said coldly, "You are not a member of the imperial palace, and you have no right to punish the maids in the harem. You seem to have been enjoying yourself for a while."

"It's understandable that you treat the Queen Mother's palace as your own home, but when you stay in a place for a long time, you tend to get used to it. I see that you have been here with the Queen Mother for half a year. It's time for you to go home and honor your parents."

When Qin Huaijin heard this, he smiled slightly. It was obvious enough that Emperor Yongjia wanted to order them to leave.

Wei Lanxin's face turned pale and blue when she heard this, and she said hurriedly, "Lanxin has no such intention. The Empress Dowager treats Lanxin very well. Lanxin wants to stay in the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager more. Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. I beg my cousin the Emperor to have mercy on me."

Emperor Yongjia ignored her and ordered Zhu Wanxi, "This cook can't do the job anymore. Send her to the Imperial Kitchen to do odd jobs, and then arrange for a cook from the Imperial Kitchen to come over to serve the Empress Dowager."

Then he waved his sleeves and strode out, leaving Wei Lanxin alone, kneeling there and crying.