Crazy Queen, Striving to Become the Most Beautiful Lady in the Harem

This night

Xie Yu specially took time out to come to Zhonghe Palace to have dinner with Lin Junxue.

However, during the meal, Xie Yu's face did not look very good.

Lin Junxue pretended not to know why Xie Yu came to Zhonghe Palace and why he had such an attitude now?

Only after finishing dinner did Lin Junxue and Xie Yu sit on the couch.

She put the peeled orange to Xie Yu's mouth, and then said softly, "Your Majesty, I have something troubling me and I want to talk to you about it."

Xie Yu paused, put down the history book in his hand, and looked at Lin Junxue with deep and meaningful eyes.

Lin Junxue said, "Your Majesty, many royal relatives have sent gifts to Zhonghe Palace during the New Year. All of them are very expensive. Today, Prince Ru's wife came specially and gave him a rare white jade Guanyin. I have been receiving gifts lately and my private treasury is almost full. Otherwise, I will put all the gifts sent by the royal relatives into the national treasury, okay?"

Today, Xie Yu looked different than usual. Lin Junxue had already guessed why.

It was simply because he had been in close contact with the royal family members and ladies of honor in recent times, so he must be sensitive about this matter.

Sure enough, as Lin Junxue expected, Xie Yu's expression improved a little when he heard this.

He remembered that two days ago, Xier told him that the queen had been in close contact with the previous dynasty recently, and he felt a little unhappy.

Now that Jun'er brought it up on his own initiative, it must be that these royal relatives saw that Jun'er was favored, so they had more interactions with her. He was just overthinking it.

"Jun'er, since it's a gift from the royal family, you should accept it."

Lin Junxue propped up her chin, chuckled, and acted coquettishly towards Xie Yu.

"Your Majesty, in previous years, I could not receive these good things in Zhonghe Palace. Now, I have suddenly received so many valuable New Year gifts. I have to receive and send them off every day. You see, my skin has not been good recently. If this continues, I will become haggard."

Xie Yu was not angry at all when he heard Lin Junxue's complaints. Instead, he felt that Lin Junxue had no selfish motives at all and was really impatient to deal with these things.

Xie Yu reached out and scratched Lin Junxue's nose, returning to his usual doting attitude.

"You, you have been the queen for several years, but you still have such a childish mentality. Which concubine in the harem doesn't want to get closer to the royal relatives? But you are so lazy, Jun'er. Don't you really want to get closer to the royal relatives?"

Xie Yu stared at Lin Junxue with a deep gaze, and Lin Junxue shook her head.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to, nor do I have the energy. Besides, having you is enough for me. If I want to be close to anyone, then I only want to be close to you. As for other people, I don't want to be close to you."

Xie Yu was very satisfied with Lin Junxue's answer. He stretched out his hand and Lin Junxue put it in his palm.

Xie Yu said in a deep voice, "You are the queen. Even if you don't want to do these things, you have to save face. If you are really exhausted, you can find a way to push it away. It's okay."

Lin Junxue coaxed Xie Yu happily and left Zhonghe Palace.

Lin Junxue personally sent Xie Yu to the palace gate. Only when she saw that his dragon chariot had disappeared did she turn around and return to the bedroom.

Qiao Xin brings a cup of hot tea

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will snow in the next few days. The red plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are just right. If Your Majesty is interested, let Danzhen and Guyu accompany Your Majesty to appreciate the red plum blossoms tomorrow. Your Majesty has been very busy recently and is exhausted."

Lin Junxue took the teacup and took a sip slowly.

"Tomorrow, if you are free, go and see the white snow and red plums to relax. The palace servants have been busy these days, welcoming and seeing off guests. Give them some silver to make everyone happy."

Dan Zhen said, "The Queen gives some money every now and then. The eunuchs and maids in other palaces envy our Zhonghe Palace very much, and they have a lot more money in their hands now."

Lin Junxue smiled faintly

Whether in modern times or ancient times, those who fight are those in a superior position, and those who suffer are the working people.

Therefore, she could give more silver as rewards, and her subordinates would work more attentively, so that the family could live a better life, and everyone would be better off, and there would be less betrayal.

Sometimes, people either commit suicide by themselves, or are plotted into a dead end by the insignificant people around them.

Guyu said, "Your Majesty, today, I saw the emperor's expression. After you took the initiative to mention these valuable gifts sent by the royal family, his expression improved a lot. The emperor seemed to mind this matter very much. Fortunately, Your Majesty was prepared and explained this matter, otherwise the emperor would have had a grudge in his heart."

Lin Junxue stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the snow outside.

She said calmly, "The emperor is very suspicious. In recent days, my Zhonghe Palace has been so lively. Naturally, the emperor is not happy that I am so close to the royal family. Yesterday, Chen Xier went to Taiwu Palace in the morning. I guess she also tried to stir up trouble with her words. So the emperor is dining with me today, but in fact he is testing my attitude."

Lin Junxue sneered and continued

"If I don't explain, the emperor will naturally have a grudge in his heart. This is the emperor's nature. No matter how much he dotes on me, as long as I cross his bottom line, the emperor will turn his face and be ruthless. Everyone says that Chen Xier is the apple of his eye, and the emperor has doted on her for so many years, but the emperor can abandon this doting at any time. The people the emperor loves most are only himself and the imperial power in his hands. What are the concubines in the harem to him? Haha."

Qiao Xin and the other two looked at each other and sighed.

Every word the Queen said makes sense and is irrefutable.

Second day

When she had some free time, Lin Junxue took Guyu and Danzhen to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the red plum blossoms. As soon as they arrived at the Imperial Garden, they saw two maids surrounding a child.

Although the child was dressed very elegantly, his face was full of fear, helplessness and sadness, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

The two maids looked arrogant and it was obvious that they were bullying the weak.

The two maids had their backs to Lin Junxue and her group, and did not see anyone coming.

A fat-faced nanny yelled at the boy.

"My Lord, I advise you to follow me back to the prince's residence. This imperial garden is where the nobles come. If you offend any of the nobles in the harem, I will not be able to protect you."

Another burly maid followed suit and said viciously, "Yes, eldest prince, please go back with us. It's very cold. Don't make trouble here. The emperor is very busy and doesn't want to see you. It's useless for you to wait here."

The two of them were talking left and right. If Lin Junxue hadn't called him the Grand Prince one by one, she would have thought that these two old guys were scolding their grandson!

If he is called the eldest prince, then he must be the child born to the maidservant when Xie Yu was still a prince in the mansion.

This child has never been liked by Xie Yu. After Xie Yu ascended the throne, he was thrown directly into the prince's mansion. Xie Yu did not care about him at all and never saw him during the New Year holidays.

Xie Yu was in his prime and didn't worry about having children at all. What's more, the child's mother was of too humble origin, which made Xie Yu even more unhappy.