The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

Since the Emperor's birthday, the Emperor has stayed at Concubine Shu's place for several days in a row. Judging from the favor he shows her every night, Concubine Shu seems to be making a comeback.

One morning.

In Xianfu Palace.

In the soft morning light, Concubine Shu was like a newly blooming winter jasmine, wearing a light yellow silk nightgown, every strand of which exuded a faint elegant fragrance.

She leaned over gently and knelt in front of the exquisite bed, like an elegant cat, waiting attentively and meticulously for Li Xuansheng to get up.

Her fingers were slender, her nail polish was bright red, her movements were gentle, and in her every frown and smile, the corners of her eyes revealed the shyness of a little girl.

I think she is very satisfied with the emperor's performance in recent days.

After Li Xuansheng was dressed, Concubine Shu stood up, took his arm, and swayed her body to act coquettishly towards him. Concubine Shu's movements were natural and charming, as if she was born to be coquettish.

"Your Majesty~~~I still cannot accept this. The statue of the two immortals of harmony and unity was clearly a birthday gift from me to you, but you used it to fill the national treasury."

As she spoke, Concubine Shu's pretty eyebrows twisted into a knot and her mouth pouted slightly, as if she was complaining about her own dissatisfaction.

"Is it because Your Majesty doesn't like my gift that he did this? Humph!"

Eunuch He Qing, who was standing by and serving, couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw this scene.

I am afraid that in the whole palace, only Concubine Shu is the one who can be so innocent and express her grievances to the Emperor without hesitation.

Even Concubine Lu, who had been in favor some time ago, was extremely submissive in front of the Emperor, and had never been as infatuated as Concubine Shu.

However, after hearing what Concubine Shu said, Li Xuansheng did not show any anger. Instead, the corners of his lips slightly raised, revealing a faint smile.

He stepped forward lightly and placed his hands on Concubine Shu's shoulders as gently as the spring breeze. His action was full of comfort and tolerance.

"Rong Yuan, you are being overly suspicious again. How could I not like the gift you gave me?"

"I just want to use your gift to exchange for the stability of the people in the south. This is the love we share for the people. Don't you like me doing this?"

In fact, Li Xuansheng had already explained this reason to Concubine Shu on the day of the Wanshou Festival.

It’s not that Concubine Shu didn’t understand, she just wanted to hear Li Xuansheng explain it in person in front of her. She just liked the way Li Xuansheng was so patient and tolerant towards her.

Concubine Shu leaned on Li Xuansheng's shoulder contentedly.

"Of course I like it. No matter how you deal with the gift I gave you, I like it~"

Li Xuansheng gently kissed the smooth and plump forehead of the beauty in his arms, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

He came to Concubine Shu these days, not only to comfort the Zhao family about the pure gold statue, but also to make Zhao Ning understand the consequences of his rash actions. His legitimate daughter was in the harem, and whether she was rewarded or punished, favored or abandoned, everything was decided by him, Li Xuansheng.

He is the supreme emperor, and the love between men and women in the harem is never pure in his heart.

But at this moment, he was a little shaken. Perhaps, Concubine Shu was unaware of what the Zhao family had done?

Shufei has been favored for many years. Even if she has a little temper on a daily basis, it is only because she is jealous of him. She has not committed any excessive mistakes.

He had already made up his mind to clean up the Zhao family, but as for Concubine Shu, if she was really not involved, he always had the idea of ​​giving her a break.

As usual, Li Xuansheng had breakfast with Concubine Shu in Xianfu Palace and then went to court.

In the past few days, the news that Concubine Shu had regained favor spread very quickly in the palace.

Everyone knows that the emperor abandoned his new love and returned to his old love, but no one knows the reason.

There are always a few concubines whose eyes are like sharp eagles, always looking for the direction of the power. They have keenly smelled the scent of Concubine Shu's restoration of favor, so they have taken action.

A large number of gifts poured into Shufei's Xianfu Palace like water to express congratulations on her regaining favor.

Of course, they did not forget to ridicule the concubines who had fallen out of favor, and would step on them from time to time to demonstrate their own position.

After all, the palace is like a mirror that reflects the complexity and sinisterness of human nature. The open and covert struggles among concubines force everyone to walk carefully. If they are not careful, they will fall into the abyss and there is no recovery.

In Yinglan Pavilion.

Lu Qingqing was concentrating on developing a dessert recipe. The rash on her face had not completely disappeared yet, so she really had no intention of going out.

Although she didn't want to go out, many people came to see her. In the past few days, there were women from the Xu family who came to visit her sincerely to see how she was doing, and there were also people who came to mock her like today.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. I wonder how Sister Lu is recovering?"

Lu Qingqing looked up and saw Concubine Shu and her maid walking into Yinglan Pavilion in a swaggering manner.

If someone comes without waiting for the order and uninvited, he must have bad intentions.

Lu Qingqing put down the recipe in her hand, stood up and bowed to Shu Guiren.

"Thank you for your concern, Lady Shu. I'm afraid the rash on my face won't heal in a short time. I need to rest for a while."

Her answer was bland, neither sad nor happy. If you were to offer your true heart to a hypocritical person, he would be ignored and trampled upon.

When Concubine Shu heard Lu Qingqing say this, she almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face.

Back then, when Lu Qingqing was first conferred the title of noble lady, Noble Lady Shu had come to Yinglan Pavilion and tried every means to ask her for the secret of being in favor. Unexpectedly, after a few days, their situations were very different.

Because she was in her own palace, Lu Qingqing did not wear a face scarf today. Although the red rash on her face had faded, it still left dense brown scars, greatly damaging her appearance.

Shu Guiren walked forward, and even though Lu Qingqing turned her face away, Shu Guiren still deliberately got very close to Lu Qingqing.

"Oh my, I never expected that Sister Lu, your stunning appearance would become like this. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, it's really God's will~"

Concubine Shu had an arrogant look on her face. She raised her chin slightly, with a frivolous curve at the corner of her mouth, and her words were full of sarcasm.

Lu Qingqing saw her expression clearly.

Humph! Someone who takes advantage of someone's misfortune!

I have no grudge against her, so is there any need for me to rush here and speak nonsense?

She couldn't stand Concubine Shu's behavior, so she came up with a plan to make her suffer.

Instead of being angered by her words, Lu Qingqing smiled and moved her scarred face closer to Shu Guiren.

"Lady Shu, you are so kind to me. It's amazing that you still remember to visit me. But the imperial physician said that my disease is not a rash, but a smallpox, which is contagious!"

"You're so close to me. I'm a little worried about you~"

Hearing Lu Qingqing say this, Concubine Shu instantly turned pale.

There was deep fear in her eyes and she stepped back hastily. Her steps slipped slightly and her body swayed violently. She almost fell to the ground and staggered a few steps before she managed to keep her balance.

"You! You! Why didn't you tell me earlier? You wanted to hurt me on purpose!"

She pointed at Lu Qingqing's nose, cursed as she walked, and fled in panic.

"Hahahaha~~~"

Erxi stood aside and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"My lady, you have a really good plan. That Shu Guiren is just a weakling. Look how scared she is with just a few words."

That's right.

Lady Shu is just a fool, nothing to be afraid of.

But today, when she left Yinglan Pavilion, she was afraid that the news of her disfigurement would spread throughout the palace.

However, Lu Qingqing was not afraid of the news spreading, as this was exactly the effect she wanted.

A ruined appearance can make those who want to harm them let down their guard and take the opportunity to seize the opportunity to reveal their flaws.

Right now, she has more important things to do.

"Erxi, bring the face towel over. Let's go find Concubine Xian."