It's great, another day of lying down and idling in the palace

However, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne did not accept the officials' advice and continued to talk about the topic.

Instead, he began to ask directly about the officials' recent work situation.

The words were so sharp that every sentence hit the officials directly in the heart.

officers:"……"

They began to explain haltingly.

"Reply, reply to the Emperor"

However, some old ministers believed that they were upright and were not afraid of being questioned by the emperor. They continued to persuade the emperor to hold a beauty show with a righteous attitude.

In response, the emperor, who had just ascended the throne, followed the example of his favorite concubine and, with a stern face, abruptly changed the subject back to other matters.

The old ministers: "..."

Although the selection was urgent, the emperor was focused on government affairs and seemed to be in a hurry too.

They could only put their thoughts aside for now and wait to discuss it tomorrow.

The news that "the emperor refused the selection" quickly fermented in the palace, and all the palaces were paying attention to the follow-up.

At first, it was said that the emperor was preoccupied with state affairs and could not bear to add to the burden on the people, so he was unwilling to hold a beauty contest.

After two or three days, the latest news became that the emperor was bewitched by a seductive concubine and that was why he was unwilling to participate in the beauty contest.

As for who this demon concubine is...

Morning meeting time at Kunning Palace

Everyone looked at Concubine Yuan, who was the second most important person sitting below the Queen.

As everyone knows, since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has only been to Yuehua Palace.

No, no, no. In fact, as early as a year or two ago, the prince stopped setting foot in the backyard and only went to Ji Yunqing's yard a few times.

Therefore, when we talk about the "evil concubine" now, who else could it be?

Meeting everyone's gazes, Ji Yunqing glared back at them one by one.

She asked fiercely, "What are you looking at?"

"If I were a demon concubine, I would have seduced the emperor long ago and asked him to move all of you out of the palace, and use the vacant space to build me a... Star-Picking Tower."

Ji Yunqing continued to mutter quietly, but the volume was not low at all, and everyone present could hear it: "A demon concubine must live in the best place and eat the best food, otherwise wouldn't it be unworthy of the name of a demon concubine?"

Everyone present: “!!!”

Can this be said?

Amidst the silence, a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft rang out: "Since Imperial Concubine Yuan has already admitted it, then this demon concubine is right."

The others looked at the person who was speaking with admiration.

When I saw it was Concubine Wan (Concubine Lou), there was only one thing in my mind: You are so brave!

Concubine Wan felt a little uneasy being stared at, but the words had already been said and she couldn't take them back.

I could only comfort myself in my heart that even Concubine Yuan wouldn't be angry under the watchful eyes of so many people, right?

What she said was true.

Under the gaze of everyone, Imperial Concubine Yuan stood up with an angry look on her face. She pointed at Imperial Concubine Wan and cursed: "You are the only one who can speak? You are the only one who opened your mouth?"

"I am a demon concubine? Well, since I am a demon concubine, I will go to the emperor right now and immediately persuade him to drive you out of the palace and exile you to the frontier, to Lingnan!"

Having said that, she walked outside aggressively.

Seeing this, the Queen hurriedly stopped him: "Why don't you stop the imperial concubine? Yun Qing, don't be angry, they are just talking nonsense, you are not a demon concubine"

Judging from the time, the emperor is still attending the morning court.

If Ji Yunqing were to rush over without caring about anything, wouldn't she tear apart those old ministers who called her a witch concubine?

Several palace maids quickly stepped forward to intercept Ji Yunqing, but the furious Concubine Yuan was more difficult to control than a pig during the Chinese New Year. In the end, it was Concubine Rou (Concubine He) who hugged Ji Yunqing's waist.

The extremely powerful Concubine Rou subdued Concubine Yuan, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Ji Yunqing was still very unhappy.

At this time, Concubine Jing (Concubine Wen) advised: "Calm down, those vulgar people outside don't know that Yun Qing is not a demon concubine at all.

Yun Qing is the goddess of the Nine Heavens who came down to earth. She is a goddess sent by heaven to bless our Great Xia. She is a little fairy who has emerged from the mud without being stained.

Everyone thought that this was a bit too much praise.

But seeing the murderous expression on Concubine Yuan's face, no one dared to offend her.

"Yes, yes, Concubine Yuan is a fairy."

"Concubine Yuan is a saint"

"Empress Yuan is a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering"

"..."

Ji Yunqing gradually calmed down and sat back in his seat. "You guys are exaggerating. I'm just an ordinary mortal. I'm just a little smarter and better looking. I don't deserve your praise."

Everyone is still scared. You also know that it is just flattery?

The queen saw that she had regained her composure and said with a smile: "Yunqing, please don't say anything nonsense in the future. As a woman in the harem, we should be role models for women all over the world."

Ji Yunqing had her own reasoning: "If I were an ordinary imperial concubine, of course I wouldn't have any requirements, but if I became a demon concubine——"

Her bright eyes were firm and unwavering, and her fists were clenched tightly: "Of course, I will do whatever the Demon Concubine does!"

Glancing at everyone present, she slowly began to analyze: "First, let's think about how the demon concubines harmed those they disliked?"

Her slender white fingers curled up a strand of black hair, entwining it around her fingertips in an extremely charming way. The words that came out of her red lips were extremely cold: "Hot-burning? Whipping? Lingchi? Skinning? Quartering? Beheading? Pouring lead? Hanging?"

Every time she spoke a word, her eyes would look at the bodies of everyone present...

But her tone was always light and flirtatious, as if it was a whisper between lovers: "Hmm? Why aren't you talking?"

The whole morning passed, and the women in the harem listened to Concubine Yuan's vivid descriptions of various tortures, and no one dared to say a word.

The great devil, Concubine Yuan, single-handedly managed to reserve a nightmare package for everyone present at night, and no one in the harem dared to mention the evil concubine anymore.

Everyone remembered the words of Concubine Yuan, "Since I have the name of a demon concubine, I will be a demon concubine. I can't let everyone down."

Everyone: ...Who on earth would expect this?

They were so scared after hearing this that they kept looking at the queen, wondering why she couldn't leave?

When can they leave?

The Queen estimated that it was about time and the Emperor should have finished his morning court session. She smiled and looked at Ji Yunqing, and suggested:

"Your Highness, why don't you write all this down, compile it into a book and distribute it to everyone, so that anyone who has forgotten can take a look at it."

Ji Yunqing's eyes lit up: "What a good idea!"

The Queen smiled and said, "There is nothing important today, so I won't waste Yunqing's time."

Everyone then supported each other and left with weak legs, as if they had survived a disaster.

Especially Concubine Lou, she received a lot of threats because she spoke up.

Ji Yunqing left Kunning Palace and inadvertently heard the palace maids discussing in a low voice who was the evil concubine.

"It must be Concubine Yuan. The previous emperor never had a concubine in his palace."

“She is definitely not wrong.”

"Not necessarily. I think Concubine Yuan is a good person."

"But this is the witch concubine who was personally determined by the officials of the previous dynasty. Could it be false?"

As they were whispering, a pleasant voice with blazing anger came from Concubine Yuan's luxurious sedan:

"Go to the Imperial Study Room!"

The girls who hadn’t walked far: …

frightened, scared

Fortunately, Concubine Yuan went to the Emperor to settle accounts, not to them.