The passers-by are vicious

in the room

The blue-dressed lady looked at the purple-dressed lady opposite her in fear and said, "Why is Aunt Chen so angry? Could she be suspicious of us?"

The purple-robed lady slowly put down the cup and sneered, "How is that possible? Aunt Chen is not a clairvoyant or a clairaudient, and we didn't do anything in the first place."

"But we know that..."

The purple-dressed lady glared at the blue-dressed lady, who immediately fell silent timidly, not daring to say anything more.

Who made Liu Yiyi (the purple-robed lady) the daughter of the Minister of Rites, and her family background was higher than hers?

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On the day of the banquet

The other ladies had already changed their clothes and were standing at the door waiting. Only Jiang Wanwan took her time to place the sachet under her pillow before changing into the uniform clothes.

The purpose of this banquet was actually to allow Emperor Yuwen Xi to select the beautiful girl of his choice to be his concubine.

Everyone was eagerly waiting for the performance but they were told that the Emperor had important matters to discuss with ministers and could not come. All the concubines had to return to Chuxiu Palace in disappointment.

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Fengtian Hall

A man in a bright yellow dragon robe sat at the table. His jade-like facial features made him look extremely handsome and heroic.

Yuwen Xi's thin lips were tightly closed, his brows were furrowed, as if he was troubled by something, and his aura was fierce and awe-inspiring.

As soon as he put down the book in his hand, the eunuch Zhou Hai brought tea and carefully placed it on the table.

"The emperor is still worried about that matter." Eunuch Zhou Hai asked in a gentle tone with his eyebrows lowered.

He has been serving Yuwen Xi since he was still a prince. He grew up with the emperor and is the person who knows the emperor best. He also enjoys Yuwen Xi's trust.

Naturally, he could see Yuwen Xi's troubles and did not hesitate to speak frankly.

Yuwen Xi picked up the teacup and nodded, "Now the people we sent have sent back news that the King of Jinan is indeed secretly training his troops and planning a rebellion."

Zhou Hai didn't seem to be surprised at all by this matter. He served Yuwen Xi and naturally knew about it.

"I believe the emperor has already made preparations for the encirclement and suppression. I wonder what you are still worried about."

I don't understand why Yuwen Xi is still worrying since he already has a plan to deal with it.

Yuwen Xi's thin lips curled up into a sneer, his handsome face full of coldness, as if he didn't take the rebellion of Prince Jinan seriously at all.

"Humph, the King of Jinan is not worthy of causing me so much trouble. I have already sent troops to quell the rebellion. I believe that the King of Jinan will be forced back to the capital soon."

It seems that Yuwen Xi was able to sit on the throne not only because he was the son of the previous emperor, but also because he used his strength to kill his other brothers.

Zhou Hai didn't ask but knelt aside and waited for Yuwen Xi to continue.

As expected, Yuwen Xi sighed slightly and said, "It was the Queen Mother. She sent a letter again to inquire about my offspring, and the ministers also wrote to me frequently to ask me to establish a queen."

There was an expression of annoyance on Yuwen Xi's handsome face, and his tone was quite helpless when he talked about his offspring, but when he talked about the matter of establishing a queen, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

He had already made up his mind not to have a queen in order to prevent external relatives from interfering in government affairs, but those old guys in the court seemed to be getting restless again, as if they had forgotten Yuwen Xi's cruelty.

But I think it was because the Queen was too attractive that they suppressed their fear and watched her greedily.

"The issue of offspring has always been a concern for the Empress Dowager, but the Emperor is now busy with government affairs and naturally has no time to go to the harem." The eunuch Zhou Hai whispered with a smile on his face.

Yuwen Xi glanced at him indifferently. The busy government affairs was just an excuse for not having any offspring.

As a eunuch beside him, how could Zhou Hai not know about it? He just didn't point it out.

Yuwen Xi was naturally emotionally indifferent and had never touched the women in the harem, so how could he have an offspring?

He closed his eyes slightly to calm himself, and when he opened them again, he had returned to his indifferent and cold look.

"Today is the day for the showgirls to perform dances, but since I didn't go, I guess it must have been cancelled."

"So, Your Majesty, would you like to summon them to select some that you like..."

As Zhou Hai spoke, he handed him the list of beauties in Chuxiu Palace.

Yuwen Xi took the list with a frivolous gesture and flipped through it without even looking at it carefully. He just randomly pointed out a few names and said, "No need. Just make them beauties. As for the palace, just arrange a place for them."

"What about the others..." Zhou Hai took the list without any surprise and asked softly.

"The palace maids whose families hold low official positions will be sent home directly, while those of the fourth rank and above will be sent home directly." Yuwen Xi made arrangements for the concubines with just a few words, and then picked up the official documents on the table and started reading them.

"Yes." The chief eunuch Zhou Hai quietly stood up and slowly walked out of the palace. He handed the book in his hand to the young eunuch who was waiting behind the door, gave a few instructions, and stood at the door holding a whisk.

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Chuxiu Palace

Li Ranyan stood among the concubines with a worried look on her face. Only Jiang Wanwan was calm as usual and didn't care about the banquet performance or the emperor at all. She just wanted to go home early.

Aunt Chen talked for a few words with a eunuch holding a booklet, then turned to look at the concubines with surprise on her face and nodded.

"The emperor has issued an oral decree that Liu Yiyi, Lan Menghua, and Li Ranyan be made beauties, and those whose family members hold a rank of fourth rank or above will be expelled from the palace, while the rest will be appointed as palace maids and arranged by the Shanggong Bureau."

Among the concubines, some were happy while others were sad. Those who could go home were disappointed that they could not become concubines, but it was still acceptable.

Those who were sent to serve as palace maids turned pale, and some even started to sob.

Liu Yiyi, Lan Menghua and Li Ranyan, who were named beauties, held their handkerchiefs with a look of surprise.

Compared to Liu Yiyi and Lan Menghua who were very happy, Li Ranyan was more low-key, but it was not difficult to see the surprise in her expression from the corners of her mouth.

Then he glanced at Jiang Wanwan, who was standing there with a relaxed look and a hint of joy, and he no longer had the previous fear.

Anyway, Jiang Wanwan is about to leave the palace, so there is naturally no chance for her to compete with him, and naturally there is no need to take him into consideration anymore.

Jiang Wanwan didn't care about the regretful looks of those concubines. She only knew that she could go home and wait for Brother Lin.

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The author has something to say:

(The reason why Jiang Wanwan likes the so-called Brother Lin is because of her personality setting. She has no memory of the system.)

The male protagonist may be abused in the world story, but Jiang Wanwan will never be abused. There will be plots of robbery and stealing someone's love.

Anyway, the main point is that Jiang Wanwan doesn’t like them, and they have a one-sided love for Jiang Wanwan.

Although Jiang Wanwan has no memory of the system and plot, her subconscious mind will make her follow the plot.

The heroine is a charmer, but of course she is only attracted to handsome guys.

Furthermore, the author’s writing skills are average or even poor, but he will try his best to express his imagined story clearly to everyone.