All the concubines in the harem are time travelers

"I have something else to ask for your help, Your Majesty."

"The woman I love has been missing for a long time. Her name is Bu..."

"My wise nephew."

The Minister of Rites interrupted him and whispered to persuade him.

"My dear nephew, today is a great day for you to have an audience with the emperor. We can discuss irrelevant topics with the emperor another day."

Liang Xing realized that he had overstepped the mark and admitted his mistake.

"I was rude for a moment, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Ji raised his eyelids to look at him, waved his hand slightly to indicate that it was okay, then lowered his eyes, picked up the memorial on the table and looked through it.

When Wang Huai heard no sound, he tactfully walked out from behind the screen and led the Minister of Rites and Liang Xing out.

"My lords, please follow me. The Emperor needs to take care of government affairs."

Liang Xing seemed to hesitate, and turned back to look at the emperor on the dragon throne. It was only when the Minister of Rites tugged at the corner of his clothes that he followed him out.

Why did the emperor hold the memorial upside down?

Could it be that because he had been assisting in government affairs since he was young, he had already developed the ability to read memorials backwards?

As a result, he admired the new emperor even more.

Fang Zheng walked to the right of Liang Xing, and seemed to have something to say. He did not speak until Wang Huai sent the two of them to the palace road and walked away, and his tone was unpleasant.

"Just now the Emperor asked you to marry Princess Fuqiu, how can you say that you are in love with someone else? You are really foolish."

"Mrs. Yongning is of such a noble status. She is the only legitimate sister of the late emperor. If you can establish a relationship with her, you will surely rise to prominence and wealth in the capital."

He and Liang Xing's father have been friends for many years. They were both admitted to the imperial examinations in the same period and had a deep friendship. Naturally, he was always thinking about Liang Xing and only hoped that he would be promoted and become rich.

Liang Xing was indifferent to his displeasure. He had been well-read in the books of sages since childhood and had no reason to lie to anyone, let alone take imperial examinations to curry favor with the powerful.

What's more, he is the emperor, the wise ruler whom he wants to follow all his life, so he cannot hide anything.

"What I said was what I really thought, and I have a clear conscience."

Fang Zheng glanced at him. His eyebrows were as sharp as swords and his bearing was imposing. He looked exactly like his father when he was young.

He has a good appearance and even better talent, but he just doesn't know how to be tactful. I'm afraid he will have a bumpy career in the future.

"It doesn't matter who you love. You marry a princess and take other women as concubines. It will be a blessing for those women."

There are countless women in the world who are concubines, from noble ladies who are concubines of the royal family to prostitutes who are concubines of common people.

If a woman could have a princess as the mistress of the house, she would be considered superior to others as a concubine.

Liang Xing tightened his lips, neither angry nor happy. He said "I dare not agree with it" and bowed and said goodbye before reaching the palace gate.

"My nephew has to go visit his good friend who passed the exam with him, so he'll go ahead."

"I'll visit Uncle Fang another day."

Fang Zheng looked at his receding back and sighed heavily. His obstruction of his nephew Gong Ming's words in front of the palace was not accidental, but intentional.

He was close and indeed heard the woman's last name, Bu. He didn't dare let her continue speaking so he stepped forward to stop her.

The only people in the capital with the surname Bu are Lord Bu from the Censorate and his family.

There are only two young girls in the clan. The eldest daughter, Bu Ji, who is also the daughter of Lord Bu, has already entered the palace to accompany the emperor. As for the second daughter, Bu Yu, who is also the daughter of Lord Bu's half brother, she has a low status and seldom appears in the capital.

No matter which one it is, it’s not good.

If she is a legitimate daughter, Liang Xing will lose his head. If she is a concubine's daughter, Liang Xing will lose face. How can the top scholar of this year's imperial examination marry a little concubine's daughter? If it gets out, wouldn't all the civil and military officials in the court laugh at him?

......

Side hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Li Ji looked at the empty dragon bed and asked Wang Huai behind him.

"What about people?"

"I didn't expect that Concubine Bu would return to the palace. Maybe I waited too long. But Your Majesty also came back without stopping. It only took half an incense stick of time."

"Send someone to watch next time."

Li Ji strode out of the side hall and returned to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the Qinzheng Hall.

He had already guessed why Bu Ji returned to the palace. He must have been upset like him, being interrupted for no reason but unable to say it out loud.

It would be better to go see her after reviewing the memorials.

Wang Huai responded and was about to follow him out, but then he realized what the emperor had just said.

The point is not to watch, the point is that there will be next time.

The emperor ordered him to do so.

Wang Huai waved to Fukue Fukuhai to come over and gave instructions.

"Ask the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send over the Xiaying yarn. Remember to bring plenty."

Fukue and Fukumi are twin brothers who are of the same height and look similar, but the elder brother Fukue is a chatterbox while the younger brother Fukumi is taciturn.

The person who raised the question this time was Fu Hai.

"Godfather, there are already a lot of Xiaying veils in the Qianqing Palace. This veil can be used to cover the windows without breaking."

Wang Huai didn't want to waste words, and seeing that he rarely spoke, he explained.

"If the emperor is in a good mood, he can be with Noble Lady Bu in broad daylight in any palace. How many palaces can that little veil cover?"

"You still have a lot to learn in the future."

"Yes, godfather."

Fu Hai responded, thinking that he was the one who had thought things through. No wonder his godfather was the head of the Imperial Household Department.

Just after noon, there was a noise outside the Yiku Palace.

Li'er put down the copper basin and towel in her hands, lifted the door curtain, looked out, and was shocked.

"Master, it's bad. Aunt Xiuyu is coming with a lot of people."

Bu Ji had just woken up from a nap. The June heat was unbearable, and she was sitting in front of the dressing table wearing only a gauze undershirt, fiddling with two gilded bracelets on the table.

"It was probably Cui Lihua's idea."

She put down the bracelet and stood up. Before she passed through the beaded screen, she heard Li'er scream and collapse to the ground.

The man pushed her and walked into the inner room angrily.

Through the pearl curtain, I could see the young woman inside. She had a graceful figure, fair skin, red lips, clear and elegant eyes, and a temperament that was neither humble nor arrogant. She looked like a fairy from another world.

"This bold witch seduced the new emperor. Take her away from me."

Bu Ji naturally recognized the people in the Cining Palace. Moreover, Aunt Xiu Yu was a favorite of the Empress Dowager, so he knew that what she said was what the Empress Dowager meant.

"Wait a minute."

She walked out from behind the beaded curtain and wrapped herself in a light pink gauze inner garment, but no matter how she covered it, it couldn't hide her beautiful figure.

Her every move was extremely charming, her waist was flexible and her body was light, just as Xiu Yu said, she looked like a witch.

Xiu Yu was dressed like a lady outside the palace, not at all like an aunt working in the palace. The pair of jade beads on her ears were treasures from the palace.

He looked at her coldly with thick eyebrows and asked with a stern face.

"What else do you want to say?"

"Auntie said that I bewitched the emperor. Do you have any evidence?"

"If you want evidence, you should go to the Cining Palace and ask the Queen Mother for it."

Xiu Yu also heard from Concubine Jia and the Queen Mother that Concubine Bu was a witch. She only knew a few words and did not know the whole story. She came to arrest her after receiving an oral order.

"Although I have no evidence, I know that you will not be able to leave the Cining Palace alive today."

"Come here, take her to the Cining Palace and let the Empress Dowager decide her fate."

At a command, Fu'an brought two young eunuchs, each holding one of Bu Ji's arms, and escorted her to the Cining Palace as if they were afraid that she would run away.