Everyone in my harem is talented

Ten days passed and the newly selected concubines entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have basically arranged the palaces for my sisters, and they have all settled down." Concubine Yi Meng Wuyue said dejectedly.

"Are you tired?" Qin Zhi took Meng Wu Yue into his arms and gently stroked her head.

She leaned against Qin Zhi's broad chest and shook her head gently, biting her lower lip, and continued:

"Lady Meng Xinghe is my sister. I had some selfish reasons for placing her in the Suzaku Palace. I did not dare to favor one over the other for fear of betraying your majesty's trust. So I placed Lady Fu Mengli in the Yutang Palace, Lady Jiang Lanzhi in the Yilan Palace, and Lady Li Xihua in the Yueshi Palace."

Meng Wu Yue spoke in a soft and smooth voice.

Qin Zhi said with a smile: "You are fair. Their palaces are all good and are not much different from my Zhaozheng Palace."

"Where is my cousin, Concubine Lu?" Qin Zhi looked hesitant. There were only five concubines chosen, and they were chosen by Qin Zhi himself, so he knew that one was missing.

"So what I'm saying is basically." Meng Wu Yue sighed, her voice trembling slightly.

"What's wrong? Is Concubine Lu disobedient and making you angry?" Qin Zhi lifted Meng Wuyue's chin and looked into her eyes.

Meng Wuyue said expressionlessly: "No, Lady Lu is very friendly."

"Are you not speaking from the heart?" Qin Zhi coaxed in a gentle voice.

Meng Wuyue shook her head and said, "Noble Lady Lu is the niece of the Queen Mother. Your Majesty, you told me to arrange for Noble Lady Lu to live in Chongde Hall, so that she will be closer to the Queen Mother."

"That's true, but your mother doesn't want to?" You wouldn't place that person there without asking the Queen Mother, right?

"If you don't want to, I will find another palace for Concubine Lu that will satisfy the Empress Dowager."

"Today, Concubine Lu and other new concubines entered the palace. I had already sent people to prepare the palace and wait for them to move in, but something went wrong with the Empress Dowager.

"When the Empress Dowager saw Concubine Lu move into Chongde Hall, she flew into a rage in front of all the palace servants and didn't even wait for me to explain. She said Chongde Hall was a million miles away from your Zhaozheng Hall, and accused me of being jealous and arranging Concubine Lu to a remote place. She also said I had bad intentions and was only acting as the palace's power but was abusing it for personal gain, and I was afraid I was going to take over the throne."

As Meng Wu Yue spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes and her voice was choked.

She continued:

"I have no intention of blaming the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager has not accused me in person. I just feel wronged. Letting Concubine Lu live in Chongde Hall is your filial piety to the Empress Dowager."

"Before I came to see you, Your Majesty, I wanted to go to the Queen Mother to explain, but the Queen Mother avoided me."

Qin Zhi smiled with an ambiguous meaning and said, "The Queen has not yet entered the harem. The new concubines should go to Ci'an Palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow. I will ask Zhang Deli to go to each palace to give my instructions. Let the new concubines gather in your Luanyi Palace first, and you will take them together to pay respects to the Queen Mother. How about that? I will help you explain to the Queen Mother in front of everyone tomorrow, okay?"

Meng Wuyue did not answer, but said: "Now the Queen Mother has sent people to clean the Hanzhang Palace. Lü Xiyin and Lü Guiren should be living in the Hanzhang Palace."

No answer means acquiescence.

Qin Zhi: "Okay, she can live wherever she wants, it doesn't matter. Wipe your tears and go back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Meng Wu Yue took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the tears from his face, bowed and took his leave.

Qin Zhi glanced at Meng Wuyue's back as they walked away with the palace maids. His eyes were dim and the corners of his lips slightly raised.