The passers-by are vicious

Jiang Wanwan glanced at Li Ranyan for a few seconds and said sternly, "Don't think you can be complacent. Even if you are a concubine, you should be punished for not following the rules in the palace."

"I don't know what I have done wrong to make Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine behave like this."

Li Ranyan secretly hated Jiang Wanwan for deliberately asserting her authority over her. She was just a hypocritical woman who was lucky enough to be favored by the emperor.

Jiang Wanwan sneered, "I heard that you two had another quarrel recently. This time it's just a warning. If I find you being restless again, don't blame me for punishing you severely."

Li Ranyan didn't expect that she would torture herself like this just because of such a small matter. She felt unfair in her heart but could only laugh at it on the surface. "Yes, I understand."

Jiang Wanwan felt a little thirsty after talking so she picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Then she said in a gentle tone, "You and Concubine Cao's fight over the dishes was not a big deal, but you are both concubines and you are arguing over such a small matter. It is wrong for you to argue over such a small matter."

How could Li Ranyan not hear that Jiang Wanwan was deliberately helping Concubine Cao? Although she didn't understand how she had offended her, she still gritted her teeth and smiled, "Your Highness is right."

But there was murderous intent in his eyes. I wonder how long you can be so proud with this attitude? Thinking of what was about to happen, Li Ranyan felt better.

When looking up at Jiang Wanwan who was standing high above him, he couldn't help but feel pity for her. So what if your position is higher than mine? So what if you are the only one favored by the emperor? As long as you die, the emperor will soon forget you.

By then, I will replace you and become the most honorable woman in the harem.

Jiang Wanwan didn't know what she was thinking. She glanced at Shi Chen and felt that they had done enough for today, so she let her leave.

After all, too much is as bad as too little, so as not to alarm Yuwen Xi about this matter. Even if it gets out that he is deliberately making things difficult for her, it doesn't matter. It can also be a good opportunity to test the emperor's bottom line.

Can he really tolerate his own misbehavior in the harem?

But Li Ranyan, who was leaving Changle Palace, deliberately showed her burned red fingers, and looked like she was trying hard to suppress the grievance and not dare to speak out.

Word soon spread in the palace that Concubine Chen Xian relied on her favor to make things difficult for Concubine Li for no reason. Everyone couldn't help but sigh that Concubine Chen Xian was not as easy to get along with as they had imagined, and now she had become a jealous concubine.

There were even rumors that Concubine Li fell into the lake because Concubine Chenxian deliberately wanted to kill her in order to curry favor with her at a banquet.

Otherwise, why would the emperor not allow others to investigate the incident of falling into the lake? It must be to protect Concubine Chenxian.

Seeing that the rumors circulating in the palace were becoming more and more fierce, even Yuwen Xi immediately sent people to quell them when he heard about it.

As for whether Jiang Wanwan deliberately caused Li Ranyan to fall into the lake as rumored, he didn't care and didn't want to investigate.

After all, the emperor is ruthless. Li Ranyan is just a decoration in his heart. Even if she is smashed by Jiang Wanwan, he can replace her with someone else.

In Concubine Cao's palace, she was drinking proudly with her close aunt, Lu. The table was filled with dishes, which was enough to show her happiness.

"Finally I've gotten rid of that bitch Li."

Concubine Cao hummed as she drank another cup.

"This time, not only did we punish Concubine Li, but we also killed two birds with one stone and caused Concubine Chenxian to become controversial in the palace. I'm sure the matter has now reached the ears of the emperor."

But Lu thought that the emperor's love for Concubine Chen might make it go unresolved, so she reminded him, "The emperor may not care about this matter. Your Majesty should keep your tails close and don't let the emperor find out that this matter is related to you."

But Concubine Cao didn't think so. She laughed and said, "Is it possible that the Emperor would not think that Concubine Chen Xian was a vicious woman and have a grudge against her for punishing the concubines so brazenly?"

"If we find out that her targeting of Li Bin is related to her ex-lover, will you still not care?"

Although Concubine Cao no longer had the desire to compete for favor, she still enjoyed watching the fun.

Lu shook her head, her eyebrows slightly frowned, "I'm afraid the emperor knows everything about the harem, but it's unknown if he lets Concubine Chen do what she wants."

"What's more, Concubine Chenxian has the power to coordinate the six palaces. Even if she punishes Lipin, she can find a reason to do so. What's more, the emperor is willing to condone her."

"How is that possible? He is the emperor, a cold and ruthless emperor. Even if he has some feelings for Concubine Chen Xian, he would never let her do whatever she wants."

Concubine Cao found Lu's words ridiculous. If it was really as she said, then they would become a joke.

"Your Majesty does not understand matters of the heart. With the Emperor caring so much about Concubine Chenxian, it doesn't seem like just a few feelings, it's more like..."

Lu naturally saw that Concubine Cao didn't believe it, and in fact she was also frightened by her own guess.

It is common knowledge that emperors are ruthless, let alone the current emperor.

But why did the Cao family let Lu accompany Concubine Cao into the palace? It was because of her beauty, but Lu was sure that she was not wrong.

The current emperor is the most cruel, cold-blooded and ruthless one in the history of the Yuwen family. This can be seen from his thundering methods in the court.

But such a cold emperor was so worried about Concubine Chenxian when she fell into the lake. He must have fallen in love with her.

This made her sigh, but it was just a guess now, and even if she said it, Concubine Cao would not believe it.

Other thoughts began to arise in Lu's mind. Although she was a servant of the Cao family, she felt that the Cao family seemed to be on the verge of turmoil, and she should leave a way out for her family.

Because Lu saw through the emperor's treatment of all his concubines as decorations. Although Concubine Cao was somewhat smart, it was not much. The Cao family was not clean. If the emperor wanted to punish them, they would probably fall.

In order to verify her guess, Lu decided to wait and see how the emperor would deal with the matter.

.........

Changle Palace

Jiang Wanwan naturally also heard the rumors in the palace. Before she could take action to control them, she heard that Yuwen Xi had sent the eunuch Zhou Hai to severely punish the palace maids who spread the rumors.

"Since those who violated the palace rules have been dealt with, I can rest assured." Jiang Wanwan leaned her head on her hand, her movements revealing a sense of laziness, as if she had expected the emperor to deal with those palace maids.

Since the emperor wants to quell the rumors, it means that he knows everything about what he has done, which also means that he condones it.

"What else did the emperor say?"

"Eunuch Zhou said that the Emperor is very busy with official duties today and might not be able to visit the Empress until later." The eunuch who delivered the message would not dare to hide it.

"I understand, go down."

Jiang Wanwan waved her hand to let the eunuch who delivered the message leave, and her personal maid stuffed some silver into the eunuch's arms.

The eunuch who delivered the message left happily, touching the brocade bag on his chest. After all, Concubine Chen Xian always gave a lot of rewards, and he had snatched the message this time. After all, everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Chen Xian was the favored one and the real master of the harem.