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

"The story takes place in the previous dynasty. It is said that there was a concubine in the previous dynasty who was extremely beautiful and gorgeous..."

"The concubine is very favored. Anyone in the palace who is displeased by the concubine will be beheaded at the least or tortured to death at the worst."

"In order to please his concubine, the emperor ordered the entire palace to be razed to the ground and a tower called the Star-Picking Tower to be built. The tower was so high that one could see the stars wherever they looked."

"The loyal ministers in the court advised the emperor to focus on state affairs and depose the evil concubine. When the evil concubine heard about this, she bewitched the emperor and issued an edict to seal the six palaces."

"... the 83-year-old minister is gentle and virtuous, still has charm; the 52-year-old general is a natural beauty with curvaceous figure; the 41-year-old minister of rites has charming eyes... the 36-year-old champion is a beautiful girl from a small family, very charming"

The most recent top scholar was walking upstairs when his right foot froze and he almost stepped on empty air.

He looked at the storyteller who was giving a lecture in the hall on the first floor, his eyes full of disbelief.

……

Within a few days, the book "The Demon Concubine" spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

Many people discussed passionately: "This demon concubine is really amazing!"

"Who said it wasn't true? I used to think that my disappointing daughter-in-law gave birth to a girl because of the evil concubine. Now I see that the evil concubine is much more powerful than this."

The other old woman looked at the one who was speaking and said, "You are quite imaginative. If it is the evil concubine who is causing trouble, then it will not be just a matter of giving birth to a girl who will lose money. You will be skinned alive and your tendons will be pulled out, right?"

The old woman smiled awkwardly.

"Hey! I remember now, this emperor... is he the reincarnation of the giant hammer immortal? If so, no wonder he can marry a demon concubine."

He also treasures a portrait at home, and he would secretly worship it from time to time.

"That's the Prince of Childbirth, don't talk nonsense."

The book about the Evil Concubine spread very quickly among the people, even though the beginning of the book said it was set in the previous dynasty.

But the people didn't care about this. They quickly combined it with the panic-inducing rumors about the evil concubine from the past few days.

The people's poor imagination underwent a huge change in an instant. It turned out that this was what the evil concubine was like!

At first the people were frightened, but as time went on they felt that there was actually nothing to be afraid of.

The palace was not razed to the ground, and officials were not forced to become queens, which shows that this evil concubine was not that great.

It must be that the Emperor sacrificed himself to suppress the evil concubine!

Those officials who wanted to use public opinion to put pressure on the emperor and hold a selection of concubines were disappointed.

The emperor must have secretly interfered in this matter, and there are also those booklets about the evil concubine.

Who else but the Emperor could produce so many books so quickly, on such a large scale, and at such a fast speed?

I never expected that the emperor would do this.

The emperor who was being talked about was currently standing in the main hall of Yuehua Palace. Upon closer inspection, there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Where have I come?

Are you sure you're on the right track?

The palace, which was originally decorated elegantly and magnificently, now has several ugly things of unknown nature placed on the open space, as well as a dozen piles of books of different heights.

He picked up a book and opened it, and sure enough, it contained familiar content.

The emperor knew that Ji Yunqing had been tinkering with distributing this kind of booklet recently, but he didn't care too much.

As long as you are not seduced by someone with bad intentions.

She can do whatever she wants, after all, I am there for her, even if she gets into big trouble, I can handle it.

Ji Yunqing was lying on the couch resting at this time. He was awakened by a palace maid and learned that the emperor had arrived.

She ran out in a hurry and saw a tall figure standing in the hall. Her eyes lit up.

Run over quickly.

"emperor!"

The new emperor stretched out his big hand to catch her: "Don't worry"

Ji Yunqing naturally put his hand into the other's palm, his eyes bright and clear: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for several days, I miss you so much!"

The emperor couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh on her cheek: "I see you have been very busy these days, do you really have time to miss me?"

"Of course"

Ji Yunqing had a look on his face that said, "You can't question my sincere feelings." He said confidently, "I think about the emperor when I eat every day, when I sleep at night, and when I walk..."

The new emperor was in a good mood after hearing Ji Yunqing's sweet words, even though he knew they were not true.

I really want to ask the Queen and others to come and listen, but Yun Qing can only think of him.

The two of them talked sweetly for the whole afternoon, until the palace servants came to ask for permission to serve the meal in the evening, and then she remembered: "Your Majesty, I think I have caused you trouble again."

As she spoke, she hugged the emperor's waist obediently and pressed her whole body against him.

She wasn't trying to flatter him, she simply felt that no one could hit her if he stayed like this.

The new emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at the woman who was hugging him tightly: "Tell me, what did you do?"

Ji Yunqing smiled at him obediently, thinking that it was said that all kinds of vegetable seedlings sown in the cold palace had grown up, so she would have enough to eat even if she was banished to the cold palace.

She then spoke with confidence: "Your Majesty, I printed a batch of pamphlets with some words on them. You should know, right?"

"I know"

"Well...I was a little impulsive in doing this, but I was also too angry."

Seeing that the emperor had no happy or angry expression, Ji Yunqing tilted his head and gave him a kiss, then said stickily, "Your Majesty, please help me solve the follow-up. I don't know what to do next."

The emperor said sternly: "You are still impulsive?"

"Forget it, this is not your fault. I have already solved it now."

"Wow, the Emperor is so nice."

Ji Yunqing suddenly became happy and took the initiative to pull the emperor to see it.

"Your Majesty, I am not familiar with the outside world and I am worried that no one will dare to take the job, so I will print it myself."

Emperor: "...there is a printing house exclusively for the royal family"

Ji Yunqing gave him a look that said “this kid is incorrigible”.

"Who can do bad things openly? Although I am not doing anything bad, I am worried that something will happen before I finish it."

emperor:"……"

Pretty thoughtful.

After the two of them finished their meal, Ji Yunqing couldn't help but ask him: "Your Majesty, are you really not going to participate in the beauty contest?" Is it true that his body can't cope with it?

The emperor looked at her and asked: "Is this true?"

Why did he bring so many strange women into the palace?

Could it be that I had to watch them enter the palace and seduce Ji Yunqing?

When the emperor thought of this possibility, he completely gave up the idea of ​​holding a beauty pageant.

Those are the ones who came in to snatch his people!

"Oh"

Ji Yunqing was considerate and didn't ask any more questions. It seemed that the emperor did not inherit this aspect from his predecessor.

She didn't ask, but the emperor began to interrogate her cautiously: "Why are you asking this?"

Could it be that he met some beautiful woman?

The emperor was recalling in his mind the ladies who had entered the palace in recent times.

In fact, there weren't many unmarried women of marriageable age who had entered the palace. Recently, the Queen Mother had been frequently summoning unmarried women from outside the palace...

The emperor narrowed his eyes. The last time he went to the Empress Dowager's palace to pick someone up, there seemed to be an unfamiliar woman there.

He didn't care at that time, but now he thinks about it, this lonely girl -

It really shouldn't be like this.

Upon hearing that the emperor had completely rejected the selection of concubines, the empress dowager realized that this would not work.

So the Queen Mother held a flower-viewing banquet.

This flower-viewing banquet was very grand, and all unmarried women of the fourth rank and above were invited to attend the banquet in the palace.

On that day, Ji Yunqing, as the imperial concubine, naturally had to show up.

Ji Yunqing dressed up beautifully and got on a sedan chair to attend the banquet.

Although it was the Queen Mother who wanted to host the flower-viewing banquet, the matter fell on Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing took the lead and organized the banquet in an excellent manner.

When Ji Yunqing arrived, it was almost time. The whole place was filled with fragrance and was bustling with laughter and joy.

The flower-viewing banquet occupied a large area of ​​the Imperial Garden, and was filled with a variety of activities such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, tossing pots, and archery. There were also several vacant palaces nearby for guests to rest and have fun.

She went to see the Queen Mother first.

After meeting the other party, the Queen Mother was surrounded by many noble ladies, who were flattering her subtly.

There were also many girls of marriageable age who were brought by the noble ladies to be introduced to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was overwhelmed and the scene was full of harmony.

When Ji Yunqing arrived, he naturally had to pay his respects first.

The Queen Mother wanted to use the same old trick again and pretended not to see Ji Yunqing.

She sneered in her heart, not believing that Concubine Yuan would dare to be rude in public.

As a result, she saw that the other party really stood up after the ceremony, and the Queen Mother hurriedly said, "No need to be polite."

If you don't shout this, Concubine Yuan will stand up.

She just wanted to teach the other person a lesson and didn't want to embarrass herself.

Seeing the emperor's favorite concubine who had recently become famous, the noble ladies either covered their lips with handkerchiefs or looked at each other strangely.

If she were a weak woman with little knowledge, she would definitely be frightened by so many mocking looks.

Ji Yunqing thought this was too easy, so she ordered the palace servants to bring a chair, and she started chatting with the empress dowager on the spot.

Everyone in the room suddenly fell silent. Ji Yunqing pretended not to see anything and forced the empress dowager to talk to him.

Humph, what if she doesn't know? Everyone else came over and talked enthusiastically, but she just stood here and everyone was silent. Who was she trying to intimidate?

Are all of you present here quiet by nature?

Then stop talking and just listen to me.

Ji Yunqing is like this. If someone doesn't give her face, she won't give face to the other person either.

The Queen Mother felt that this time was somewhat tormented, and wondered again why the Emperor had chosen such a concubine.

She quickly said what she had prepared: "It's getting late now, and I, an old woman, am tired. Your Highness, why don't you take these girls out to play?

Seeing these beautiful girls trapped here, I can't bear it."

Listen, these are the real little girls. You should step down and let others take over when you are older.

Which man doesn't like young girls? The emperor will eventually fall in love with fresh girls.

Ji Yunqing nodded and said kindly: "I will listen to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother doesn't look like an old woman at all.

You look about the same age as me. Every time I see you, I want to call you sister."

The Queen Mother pointed outside with a stiff face: "The Imperial Concubine is really good at joking. How about this? You little girls all like poetry and songs.

Let's go outside and play Liushang Qushui. Whoever the wine cup passes to gets to write a poem, otherwise he or she will drink three cups of wine as punishment. How do you think?"

Ji Yunqing was not happy: "Do you really want to play this? Queen Mother, I am not as smart as the girls. I am not good at it. I'd better not participate."

The Queen Mother insisted: "You guys just play this, it's just right for us old people to watch the fun."

She guessed from the chicken-claw handwriting of Concubine Yuan that she probably had poor literary talent and now she just wanted to make her look bad in public. How could she give up so easily?

If someone could overpower the imperial concubine and she were to lose face, I don't believe the emperor would continue to favor her.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother became even more excited.

Those who can come to this occasion are all smart people, and naturally know what the Queen Mother is thinking.

Now that the Emperor no longer holds beauty contests, they each bring their daughters and nieces of appropriate age to attend the flower-viewing banquet, all in the hope of catching the eyes of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

So they also hurriedly agreed: "Your Majesty, this is a good idea. I heard that Your Majesty is very talented in writing, and she will definitely win the first prize today."

"Yes, it seems that the first place belongs to the Imperial Concubine."

"I heard that the Imperial Concubine was taught by the Emperor, and her talent and knowledge are among the best."

Ji Yunqing listened to the words in her ear, with a smile on her face, and nodded leisurely: "Okay, if you want to listen, then wait."

She really can't write poetry anyway.

Concubine Jing, who was greeting guests, heard the noise here and felt helpless as to what her aunt was going to do.

She hurried over, smiled and said jokingly: "Aunt is partial. Why don't you take me with you if you have anything to do?"

The Queen Mother deliberately sent Concubine Jing away, fearing that she would do something bad.

Hearing Ji Yunqing agree to compose a poem, she was in a good mood: "In that case, you can go and play with them too."

Concubine Jing was also a talented girl when she was in her boudoir.

While everyone was walking outside, Concubine Jing quietly approached Ji Yunqing and said, "I'll write a few poems in advance, and you can use them when the time comes."

She knew without asking that Yun Qing couldn't write poetry. It was not like she hadn't taught him before when they were together.

But I really can’t teach you that.

Ji Yunqing shook his head and refused: "No need"

The queen was not there, so she sat in the first seat, followed by Concubine Jing.

Looking at the group of pretty girls below, Ji Yunqing waved his hand and said, "Let's start."

The white jade wine cup was placed on a tray, swaying along with the water flow, stopping in front of one little girl after another.

Ji Yunqing was enjoying himself as he rested his chin on his hand and listened to the little girl reciting poetry line by line.

After writing more than ten poems, the wine cup finally landed in front of Ji Yunqing amid everyone's anticipation.

Concubine Jing looked at her worriedly again and again.

Ji Yunqing glanced casually and said lazily: "It's my turn to write a poem. Who can recite a poem for me?"

Everyone's expression was stunned.

Can this be done?

Immediately, a woman with a scholarly temperament stood up and said, "Your Highness, I have just written a poem and I want to share it with you."

Then the woman recited a poem on the spot.

Ji Yunqing looked at her with appreciation: "Not bad, who are you from?"

The woman lowered her eyes and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Loyalty and Faith is my grandfather."

Hearing this familiar word, Ji Yunqing took a closer look to make sure it was not the one he had seen in the Empress Dowager's Palace before.

"very good"

From then on, whenever it was Ji Yunqing's turn to compose a poem, she would openly ask someone else to write it for her.

She has no psychological burden about this. She is already a royal concubine, so why can't she give others a chance to show their talents?

By the end of the whole event, there were five little girls who were eager to help.

At first the girl was quite reserved, thinking that this was not appropriate. Later she gradually relaxed and just wanted to give herself another chance to perform.

In response to this, Concubine Jing also chose to have someone replace her after writing two poems.