Traveling through the Tang Dynasty: The Concubine Goes to War

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, summons Lady Yang, who is both beautiful and virtuous, and has both virtue and manners, and is promoted to Consort Yang Shufei and granted the right to live in Jingxiu Palace." After reading the imperial eunuch, Eunuch Chen, congratulated Yunxi. Yang Yunxi knelt down to thank him and took the imperial edict.

The palace maids and eunuchs present congratulated her one after another, and Yang Yunxi responded to everyone with a smile.

However, she knew that the struggle in the palace had just begun, and she had to be more cautious in the future. "

Yang Yunxi, supported by the palace maids, slowly walked towards Jingxiu Palace. Along the way, she was full of thoughts, recalling her past experiences in the palace. Although she has been promoted to concubine, there are still countless variables and challenges in this deep palace.

After entering Jingxiu Palace, Yang Yunxi ordered the maids to clean up and arrange the place. She knew that in the days ahead, she would not only have to face the jealousy and fighting of other concubines, but also had to win over other concubines in order to remain invincible in this palace.

As night fell, Yang Yunxi changed into a gorgeous dress and went to the banquet hall in the palace. There, the emperor was holding a banquet, and various princes, nobles and concubines gathered together.

As soon as Yang Yunxi appeared, she attracted many eyes. She had a graceful figure, delicate makeup, and noble temperament in her every move.

When the emperor saw her, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and asked her to take a seat. Yang Yunxi smiled and walked to the emperor and sat down, and started talking to him.

Everyone present was whispering, surprised and envious of Yang Yunxi's promotion. Some concubines secretly competed with each other, trying to show their charm.

However, Yang Yunxi was not affected by their actions. She always maintained her elegant demeanor and chatted and laughed with the emperor.

At the banquet, Yang Yunxi met several wives of princes and nobles, who were quite friendly to her. Yang Yunxi realized that these wives might be able to help her in the palace.

After the banquet, Yang Yunxi left the banquet hall with a satisfied smile. She knew that her position in the palace had gradually become stable, but she would not be satisfied with it. She would continue to work hard to gain more power and favor.

Back in Jingxiu Palace, Yang Yunxi lay exhausted on the bed, thinking about future plans. She knew that to survive in this palace and to seek revenge, it was not enough to rely on her beautiful appearance, but also required wisdom and strategy.

The next day, Yang Yunxi invited several wives of princes and nobles whom she met last night to visit Jingxiu Palace. They had a great conversation, and Yang Yunxi cleverly inquired about various news in the court. Through communication with these wives, Yang Yunxi had a clearer understanding of the situation in the court. She began to secretly plan and prepare to improve her status step by step.

At the same time, she also cared about the emperor's preferences and often sent him some thoughtful gifts and greetings. The emperor favored Yang Yunxi more and more and often rewarded her with precious jewelry and antiques. However, Yang Yunxi did not forget the revenge of Concubine Li's killing of her son because of these favors. She understood that the struggle in the harem would never stop and she had to be vigilant at all times.

Time flies, and three months passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Yang Yunxi learned that Concubine Li was released from prison, and she knew that the opportunity for revenge had come.

She sent people to secretly monitor Li Guifei's every move, looking for her weaknesses. Soon, her subordinates reported that Li Guifei often took advantage of her family's prominent status to accept bribes, and that Li Guifei's father was General Li Lu, who held military power and had great power in the court.

Even the emperor was afraid of him. Concubine Li had been in frequent contact with a minister outside the palace recently. Yang Yunxi was secretly delighted, and she decided to use this clue to deal a fatal blow to Concubine Li.

Yang Yunxi carefully planned a trap. She deliberately mentioned the minister in front of the emperor and hinted that he had an unusual relationship with Concubine Li. The emperor became suspicious and ordered people to investigate the matter. At the same time, Yang Yunxi arranged some people to spread rumors in the palace to further damage Concubine Li's reputation.

The emperor was originally disgusted with the harem interfering in government affairs and accepting bribes. The previous punishment of Concubine Li was also due to her fear of her family's influence. Of course, it was also because she did not really poison that the punishment was lenient, and it was also a warning to Concubine Li and her family. Unexpectedly, Concubine Li did not know how to restrain herself, and she openly challenged the imperial power and privately communicated with the ministers. The emperor's anger was ignited, and he ordered Concubine Li to be placed under house arrest again, completely losing her freedom and status.

Yang Yunxi finally avenged her son's murder, and her prestige in the palace increased greatly, and no one dared to provoke her easily. She avenged her son's murder, but she was not happy about it, because she knew that in this cruel palace struggle, the slightest mistake could lead to eternal damnation.

After avenging her son's murder, Yang Yunxi was in low spirits. Was she going to stay in the palace for the rest of her life, living a life of deception? There was no TV, no mobile phone, no Internet. Suddenly, she wanted to go back to modern times. But was there any way to go back to modern times? Li Yunxi was thinking about this all day.

The emperor saw that Yang Yunxi was unhappy all day and thought that she had not yet gotten over the pain of losing her child. So he loved her even more and often tried different ways to make her happy.

Yang Yunxi often talked about the past with the palace maid Lian'er, and learned about her past from her. Lian'er was her dowry maid. She had lived with her since childhood, and their friendship was deeper than that of real sisters. Her father was Yang Binghuai, a minister of the court. Lian'er saw that Yang Yunxi often asked about her family's past, but she didn't think much about it, just thought that she missed her parents. So she suggested that she find an opportunity to ask the emperor to leave the palace to visit her parents.

The next day, at dinner time, the emperor came to Jingxiu Palace and ordered to have dinner in Jingxiu Palace. Yunxi seemed to have lost her deep love for the emperor since she got her revenge for the loss of her child. She saw with her own eyes how ruthless the emperor was. She missed Han Xuan even more. But as the saying goes, living with the emperor is like living with a tiger, so she could only bury her longing for Han Xuan deeply. After dinner, Yunxi proposed the idea of ​​leaving the palace to visit her parents, and the emperor readily agreed.

A few days later, Yunxi brought Lian'er back to her parents' home. The whole Yang family was jubilant, and Yang Binghuai and his wife were relieved to see that their daughter was safe. The family gathered together happily and shared the joy of family. However, in the process of getting along with her family, Yunxi's inner sense of emptiness became stronger and stronger. She found that although she was in a prosperous place, she could not find a real sense of belonging.

On the way back to the palace, Yunxi looked at the scenery outside the car window and sighed in her heart. At this time, the carriage suddenly stopped and there was a noise in front. Yunxi lifted the curtain to check and saw a group of people gathered together. She didn't know what happened. She asked the driver to ask, and the driver came back and reported that a woman had fainted on the side of the road. Yunxi's heart moved and decided to get off the car to take a look.

She approached the crowd and saw a young woman lying on the ground, looking haggard. Yunxi ordered Lian'er to take the woman back to the palace for treatment. Yunxi invited the imperial physician to treat the woman, and after a few days of recuperation, the woman gradually recovered.

The woman told Yunxi that her name was Xiaowan, and she was originally a rich girl, but unfortunately her family fell into poverty and she became homeless. Yunxi felt sympathy for Xiaowan's experience and decided to take her in as a maid in the palace. Xiaowan was grateful and swore to repay Yunxi's kindness with all her heart.

During their time together, Xiaowan showed her clever side, which won Yunxi's love. Yunxi regarded Xiaowan as her confidant and often confided in her. Xiaowan also listened attentively and gave Yunxi comfort and advice.

One day, Yunxi accidentally discovered that Xiaowan had a photographic memory, so she began to teach her to read and write. Xiaowan was diligent and made rapid progress. Yunxi was secretly happy and felt that Xiaowan would become her right-hand man in the future. Time passed quickly, and Xiaowan had been accompanying Yunxi in the palace for several months.

That day, Yunxi heard that the emperor was worried about the war on the border and couldn't sleep or eat well. She wanted to help the emperor solve his problems, but she had no idea. Xiaowan suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't we collect some military intelligence reports from the people, maybe it can help the emperor."

Yunxi's eyes lit up and she praised Xiaowan for her intelligence. Then, Xiaowan used her intelligence and photographic memory to secretly collect all kinds of information. A few days later, Xiaowan presented the organized information to Yunxi.

Yunxi read through the book carefully and was amazed. Some of the insights and analyses made her look at Xiaowan with new eyes. That night, Yunxi presented the information to the emperor. The emperor was very pleased and praised Yunxi highly. From then on, Xiaowan became Yunxi's right-hand man in the palace, and the two of them were involved in more complicated palace power struggles...

Yunxi got pregnant again in the endless favor of the emperor. As the pregnancy progressed, Yunxi's body became heavier. She knew very well that in this deep palace full of intrigues, any mistake could bring unexpected consequences. Therefore, she relied more on Xiaowan's help, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer.

One day, Yunxi accidentally heard some rumors about Xiaowan's life experience, and she couldn't help but feel suspicious. She remained calm on the surface, but secretly started an investigation. The result was shocking - Xiaowan was actually a spy sent by Concubine Li's father!

Yunxi was filled with grief and indignation. She could not believe that someone she trusted so much actually betrayed her. But she soon calmed down and decided to play along to see what Xiaowan was up to. In the following days, Yunxi pretended to be unaware and continued to interact with Xiaowan, even deliberately revealing some important information.

At the same time, Yunxi also secretly contacted her parents' family and sent trusted officials to jointly formulate a response plan. After ten months of pregnancy, Yunxi successfully gave birth to a son. The emperor was overjoyed and immediately appointed him as the crown prince. Yang Yunxi was appointed as Yang Guifei.

After giving birth, Yunxi pretended to be weak and handed the prince to Xiaowan for care. Xiaowan thought the time had come and secretly contacted Concubine Li's father to pass on the message. However, she didn't know that everything was under Yunxi's control.

During the celebration, when Xiaowan tried to steal the prince while there were many guests, Yunxi, who had been prepared, led the guards to break in and arrested Xiaowan on the spot. Yunxi personally interrogated Xiaowan: "I have treated you well, why did you betray me?"

"My Lady, since you have caught me, you can just kill me." Xiao Wan turned away and dared not look at Yun Xi. Yun Xi said, "From what I have known about you during this period of time, you are not a vicious person. Do you have any unspeakable secrets? Who threatened you to betray me? You might as well tell me, and I will definitely take care of it for you."

Hearing this, Xiao Wan couldn't hold back her tears: "Your Majesty, it was the mighty General Li who asked me to steal the prince. I didn't want to work for him, but my mother was detained in the general's mansion by him. I don't ask Your Majesty to forgive me, but I will make my elderly mother suffer." Concubine Li's father was the mighty General Li Lu.

It turns out that after Concubine Li fell out of favor and was banished to the cold palace, his father had already received spies planted in the palace, planning to steal the prince in order to force Yunxi to do things for him.

When the truth came to light, the emperor was furious and ordered Xiaowan to be executed and a thorough investigation of Concubine Li's father.

Yunxi, thinking of the past relationship with Xiaowan, asked the emperor to release Xiaowan and let her leave the palace. Xiaowan was completely moved by Yunxi, and she said, "Your Majesty's kindness to me is beyond my ability to repay you. From now on, I am willing to die to repay your kindness." Hearing Xiaowan's loyal words, Yunxi came up with a plan.

Late at night, under the moonlight, a thin person in black, holding a blanket, tiptoed out of Jingxiu Palace. She cleverly avoided the patrolling guards and the eunuchs on night watch and went directly to the high wall of the palace.

I saw another tall black figure moving across the high walls of the palace. He was as light as a swallow and his movements were agile, as if he had merged into the darkness.

He saw the man in black holding the blanket and immediately jumped down. When he was about to take the blanket from the thin man in black, a group of guards rushed out from all around, lit torches, and surrounded the tall man in black. During the fight, the veil covering the face of the tall man in black was torn off, and everyone recognized that it was Li Guifei's father, the mighty general Li Lu.

As Li Lu was arrested, all his followers were investigated and punished. Among them, the officials who bribed Li Guifei to buy and sell official positions through her father were also investigated. His spies in the palace were also found out. From then on, Li Guifei had no chance of turning things around.

In the room, the little prince was sleeping soundly, his face was innocent and lovely. Yunxi gently picked up the little prince. The little prince was unaware in his sleep and was still sleeping soundly. Yunxi lowered her head and kissed the little prince's face. At this moment, she felt the happiest time in this palace.

One day, Yang Yunxi was walking in the Imperial Garden as usual, when she suddenly saw a palace maid walking hurriedly and knocking over a flower pot. Yang Yunxi hurriedly stepped forward to help the maid up and asked if she was injured.

The maid raised her head, her eyes revealed a mysterious look, and she lowered her voice and said, "Your Highness, I have something important to tell you." Yang Yunxi was puzzled, but seeing that the maid looked nervous, she took her into the room. The maid knelt on the ground, took out a letter and handed it to Yang Yunxi: "This is something someone asked me to give to Your Highness."

Yang Yunxi opened the envelope and saw the words: "Meet in the cold palace tomorrow at 11:00 p.m.". There was no signature at the end of the letter, but Yang Yunxi felt something strange. She decided to go to the cold palace to find out. The next day at 11:00 p.m., Yang Yunxi brought Xiaowan to the cold palace quietly. The cold palace was gloomy and desolate, filled with a foul smell...

To know what Yunxi saw in the cold palace, please stay tuned for the next chapter. Thank you for reading.