Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Inside the solemn and quiet imperial palace, a row of young eunuchs were carrying various jewelries and walking in the same direction - Chaohua Palace, which was the palace of the emperor's new favorite concubine.

Chaohua Palace was renovated from an old palace. It is said that the emperor ordered people to renovate the palace just after he ascended the throne. Therefore, people speculated whether the emperor had already taken a fancy to the one in Chaohua Palace before he ascended the throne.

"My Lady, it's bad! The Emperor has given you another gift of jewels!"

An older maid dressed in palace dress was rushing into Chaohua Palace in a hurry, and the girl sitting in the main seat of Chaohua Palace also had her eyes wide open with a look of fear. If you look closely, her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Zuo Xin's.

"What did you say!?"

But before the two of them could say anything else, the eunuch's shrill voice of announcement came from outside Chaohua Palace.

"The Emperor has given His Majesty a reward - a pair of Nanhu pearl earrings, a gold hairpin, and a purple jade bracelet..."

The eunuch's shrill voice came through the courtyard into Chaohua Palace and directly into the ears of Concubine Chao. The master and servant looked at each other, with unknown panic in their eyes.

Finally, when the eunuch finished his report, he seemed to read it deliberately for outsiders to hear. He did not enter the Chaohua Palace to pay his respects, but just ordered other eunuchs to deliver the things in and left.

"My lady, what should I do? How about I write a letter to the head of the family and try it out?"

After hearing her words, Chao Fei suddenly held her hand tightly.

"No! Have you forgotten what the emperor said last time?"

Last time——

"Zuo Zhao, the second daughter of Zuo Lin, the Minister of the Imperial Household, is dignified and kind-hearted, and has won my heart. I will now appoint her as a concubine as a reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace~"

Zuo Zhao, the second legitimate daughter of Zuo Lin, is Zuo Xin's younger sister. But the difference is that Zuo Xin was born to Zuo Lin's first wife, a legitimate daughter. Zuo Zhao was born to a concubine, but the concubine was later promoted to the wife, and Zuo Zhao became a legitimate daughter. The older maid beside her was Zuo Zhao's wet nurse.

Xiao Zuoming originally held the talent show to find out who was colluding with the enemy country, and he didn't care who the other party was. During the entire talent show, three women showed resistance, including Zuo Zhao.

As for the other two, they were the daughters of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. However, Xiao Zuoming had already found a reason to punish them by placing them under house arrest. He also sent the imperial guards to guard them and secretly sent secret guards to collect information on the crimes of their accomplices. They would not be able to cause any trouble in the short term.

As for the Zuo family, Xiao Zuoming actually didn't find out anything, and Zuo Lin might be innocent. But Zuo Zhao's attitude made him unhappy. It was okay before, but now that he was the emperor, there were still people who dared to look down on him. He couldn't accept it! Having lived in the palace since he was a child, he was well aware of the methods of the concubines in the harem. He didn't need to show up to solve many things. The only thing he had to do was to add fuel to the fire.

"Since I entered the palace, the emperor has only come once, and the next day he promoted me to a concubine. Now he sends me these jewels every few days. What exactly does the emperor mean by that?"

The wet nurse frowned and thought for a while, then shook her head and spoke.

"I dare not guess the emperor's will, but the people in the harem are eyeing you covetously. If the emperor continues like this, he will only be roasting you on the fire~"

Zuo Zhao clenched his hands nervously, and the little maid behind him came closer, bowed and asked.

"My lady, there is no more room for the jewelry boxes in the house, and the remaining ones..."

"Is there any need to ask? Of course it is placed in a side hall."

The wet nurse spoke directly.

"But the side hall hasn't been cleaned yet."

"What? Your Majesty has been living here for nearly half a month, and the house hasn't been cleaned yet? Why don't you go and do it!"

"Yes, I understand~"

The wet nurse glanced at the maid who was leaving and said with a sigh.

"The maids in this palace don't seem to be as smart as the ones in our mansion~"

Zuo Zhao stopped him immediately after hearing this.

"Don't say such things, or others might hear them."

When the wet nurse heard this, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, looking as if she had done something wrong.

"Look at what I said. I forgot for a moment that there are many people in the palace."

Zuo Zhao waved his hand to indicate that it was no problem.

"Have any other concubines come to visit in the past few days?"

Zuo Zhao had been in the palace for half a month. When she was promoted to concubine, many people came to congratulate her, but few of them were sincere. Most of them were congratulating her because she relied on her family background.

The wet nurse shook her head.

"Except for the concubines who came to congratulate the queen on the second day of her promotion, no one has come these days. But forgive me for being so nosy, the queen's position is vacant now, and you are the highest in the harem. These people in the harem should respect you. But none of them came to pay their respects."

"Nurse, forget it, these are just empty formalities. I just hope I don't make any enemies in this palace!"

Shaohua Palace——

The emperor gave this palace to Concubine Wei, who was adopted from a branch of the royal family by Wei Taibao because he was bored. She had only been taught for a few days when she met the emperor's selection.

"I heard that the emperor sent a lot of treasures to the person in Chaohua Palace today?"

The girl has bright eyes and white teeth, and it is obvious at first glance that she is not an ordinary person. Her ambition can be seen from her eyes alone.

"My lady, the eunuch Zhu was standing at the gate of Chaohua Palace and shouting loudly. It sounded like he was deliberately saying it for outsiders to hear. And from what I heard, the jewelry that eunuch Zhu reported were just some ordinary jewels that can be bought on the market. Although the price is a bit expensive, they are not treasures."

The maidservant beside Lady Wei seemed quite clever. Her master only asked one question and she told her all the details of the matter.

"The emperor has only been to Chaohua Palace once, and has not been there since then. However, the continuous flow of rewards and the promotion to the position of consort the next day are worth pondering."

"My lady, what you mean is... the emperor has other thoughts?"

"I don't know what the emperor is thinking. After all, I have never even met him. But it is obvious that the emperor has no interest in the girl from Chaohua Palace."

"My humble servant is not very good at seeing things. How did you know that, young master?"

"The construction of Chaohua Palace started right after the emperor ascended the throne. Before the emperor ascended the throne, there was no news of which woman he had chosen. Moreover, he was in Wangyan City with Prince Yun at that time, and he had no chance to meet these women from aristocratic families. Moreover, Chaohua Palace is a place where flowers bloom in the morning and wither in the evening. She won't be able to enjoy it for long~"

The girl looked smug, as if she was very confident in her own deduction.

South Study Room——

"How is it? Did Chaofei say anything?"

Xiao Zuoming asked the moment he saw Xiao Zhuzi coming back. Xiao Zhuzi rolled his eyes and didn't mention that he didn't even enter the palace.

"Your Majesty, I delivered the message as you ordered, but I did not hear what the Concubine Chao said."

Xiao Zuoming tightened his grip on the pen, suppressed his anger that was about to erupt, and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Okay, you step back first!"

"Yes, I'll take my leave~"

Eunuch Zhu also saw that the emperor was about to get angry, so he quickly responded and left. The young eunuch at the door of the study saw Eunuch Zhu leaving, and quickly stepped forward to close the door, and then followed behind Eunuch Zhu to show his courtesy.