Princess Promotion

Yao Chuguang returned to her luxurious and decadent princess life again. Yao Chuguang sighed again that reincarnation is indeed a technical job.

While Yao Chuguang was half asleep, she saw Xue Qing running in in panic and said, "Princess, something bad has happened. The Duke disobeyed the order and secretly sent troops to attack the barbarians, but he failed on the verge of success and has now been thrown into the dungeon by His Majesty."

Yao Chuguang suddenly came to her senses. Why did this princess's backer fall like this?

Xue Qing continued, "Even the Empress has been imprisoned."

Yao Chuguang got out of bed without even putting on his shoes, and ran out of the palace barefoot. As soon as he reached the door, he saw yellow fallen leaves on the branches.

Yao Chuguang woke up from the bed again in a white light.

It turned out to be a dream... Fortunately it was just a dream.

Her golden finger really only reports bad news and not good news.

Based on the last scene she saw, the yellowed fallen leaves at the door indicated that it was at least autumn, and it was still two months away from summer.

In the end, they were still unwilling to let her go.

The next day, Yao Chuguang got bored of lying down, so she started her usual princess routine of strolling around the garden.

Yao Chuguang looked at the blooming flowers in the yard and stretched out his hands to destroy the flowers.

After picking a few flowers, Yao Chuguang felt unsatisfied, so she asked the palace maid to bring a few flower baskets and prepared to pick more for her petal bath in the evening.

While I was waiting by the fake rock, I unexpectedly heard the sound of chatting from the other side.

At this time, Yao Chuguang sighed again that in the palace fighting drama, the princess is indeed the king. At least with her status as a legitimate princess, no matter what secrets she heard, she would not be killed on the spot.

"Have you heard? The eldest princess was once abducted by the Western Zhou people, and it was General Li who led his troops to rescue her."

"Xu! Are you trying to kill yourself? How dare you talk about the princess behind her back?"

"Oh, a princess as beautiful as a flower, falling into the hands of a thief, how can she ever be innocent again?"

"If someone loses their innocence like this, not to mention ordinary people, even the ladies from official families would have to hang themselves to preserve their family's innocence..."

Just when Xue Qing couldn't bear to hear these disgusting speculations anymore and was about to roll up her sleeves to tear these gossipers to pieces, Yao Chuguang raised her hand to stop her.

Yao Chuguang was surprisingly calm. She took out her token to leave the palace and handed it to Xueqing, saying, "Go out of the palace and find General Li. Have him invite the second, third, and fourth brothers to come to Queen Mother's bedroom."

Yao Chuguang didn't waste any time and directly ordered people to tie up those palace maids who were gossiping, and then ordered people to summon the mothers of those princes to the queen's bedroom.

Not long after, several concubines arrived at the Queen's bedroom one after another. They waited in the hall for a while but did not see Queen Qi.

The most favored Concubine Xiao began to lose her temper and said, "I don't know what the Empress wants to talk to you about. The palace servant who delivered the message was so anxious that I thought I would be beaten for being late."

Concubine Ru: "Yes, ever since the eldest princess came back, the Queen has been very busy. I don't know why she asked us sisters to come here."

Although Concubine Zhuang looked calm, she could roughly guess why the Queen had asked them to come over.

Although the palace appears calm on the surface, there are undercurrents surging inside.

The eldest princess is the queen's lifeblood, she can't possibly allow these rumors to spread.

When she just came here, the confidante nanny found out that some palace servants saw the princess tying up several palace maids from the imperial garden and going to the queen's bedroom.

Combined with the rumors about the princess's impurity a while ago, the queen must have been busy with these rumors recently.

The purpose of calling them over must be related to the rumors. It’s nothing more than to scold them a little and make them behave themselves.

Concubine Zhuang knew that the Queen was leaving them out in the cold and not coming out just to show her power.

Thinking of this, Concubine Zhuang sneered inwardly. How could such a rumor be stopped? Unless everyone was killed, it would be impossible even if you were the queen.

What's more, if the palace maids were beaten and killed to cover up the rumors, Concubine Ru and Concubine Rong would not miss such a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Concubine Zhuang now hopes that this matter will become a big deal, preferably with both sides suffering losses, so that she can reap the benefits without any effort.

Princess Xiao shouted a few words, but when no one came to pay attention to her, she stopped talking, sat on a chair and started drinking tea.

How could she be a brainless naive person who could become a concubine in the harem? Her usual mischief was harmless, and Concubine Xiao also knew a thing or two about the rumors in the palace.

She was curious about how the Queen would handle this matter. If she got furious and killed the witness directly, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting her guilt?

Even if it was a secret warning to strictly prohibit rumors, the mouths were on other people, and the queen could not sew up everyone's mouths.

Just when everyone was getting a little impatient, Yao Chuguang slowly walked out from the back hall.

When Concubine Ru saw Yao Chuguang come out, she immediately took the first seat. The Queen did not follow her out, so she couldn't help but ask, "Princess, the Queen summoned us, why isn't she here? What delayed her?"

Yao Chuguang: "It is this palace that I wish to see the ladies, but I am afraid that my position is too low and my words will not be accepted, so I used the title of Queen Mother."

Several ladies twitched their lips suddenly, you are of low status and your words have no influence, in the whole Great Qi, except the Emperor of Qi, who else can compare to you.

Concubine Zhuang felt something was wrong. What could the eldest princess have to talk about with them? They had known each other for so many years but had only met and talked a few times.

Concubine Xiao: "Then you, Princess, have seen her. Since the Empress is busy, I will not disturb you and will go back first."

Concubine Xiao was about to leave when she was stopped by the palace maid at the door. She immediately shouted angrily, "How dare you!"

Yao Chuguang: "Empress Xiao, please don't leave in such a hurry. I still have something to say."

Although Concubine Xiao is unruly and domineering, she is not stupid. After all, this is the Queen's bedroom. Now the eldest princess has suffered a great injustice at the border, and the Emperor of Qi is feeling guilty. No matter what the reason for the quarrel, the Emperor of Qi will definitely side with the eldest princess.

Concubine Xiao had no choice but to sit back in her chair unwillingly.

Concubine Zhuang stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Then, Your Highness, please feel free to speak up. As long as I can do it, I will do it without hesitation. I wonder when the Empress will arrive."

Yao Chuguang: "I just gave Mother a bowl of calming soup. Mother won't be able to come for a while."

Everyone: What a guy, he knocked his mother unconscious!

As soon as the words fell, even the dumbest person would know that something was wrong.

Yao Chuguang was too lazy to deal with them and said, "I won't beat around the bush with you. I'm just here to settle an old score with you."

Concubine Xiao immediately slammed the table and stood up, saying, "What a joke! Even though you are a princess, don't forget that we are your elders. You are trying to disobey our elders."

Concubine Ru immediately agreed, "Yes, Your Highness, even if we have done anything wrong, the Empress and His Majesty should be held accountable."

Concubine Zhuang cursed the two fools inwardly, but she had no choice but to speak up, "Is there some misunderstanding here, Princess? I haven't left the house lately."

Yao Chuguang shook her head and said, "I'm at the border, my life or death unknown, and my mother is weeping, yet you're reveling every night, gossiping and mocking me, waiting for news of my death. Aren't you hoping to crush my mother and vacate the throne?"

Although everyone knows these words, they are still exposed so openly. Could it be that they want to fight to the death?

Concubine Zhuang was shocked by this guess, but she immediately calmed down. She thought that the eldest princess must have heard some rumors and was stimulated to go crazy. Otherwise, a normal person would not give his mother a calming soup.

Concubine Ru was obviously frightened by Yao Chuguang's fierce gaze and immediately denied it, "The eldest princess only listened to that bitch's lies. I have been a law-abiding concubine for so many years and have great respect for the Queen. How could I possibly do such a cruel thing?"

Concubine Zhuang looked at Yao Chuguang who was obviously a little crazy, and agreed with Concubine Ru, while winking at her personal nanny, asking her to go find His Majesty and tell her that something was wrong with the eldest princess.

I'm afraid he is really crazy. If he really goes crazy and starts chopping people, who in this palace dares to stop him?

Yao Chuguang naturally noticed Concubine Zhuang's little trick, but she didn't point it out. Instead, she changed her crazy attitude, as if she believed Concubine Zhuang's words. She immediately smiled and asked, "So, you feel the same way about Mother, and you wish you could take her place."

The expression changed so quickly that even Concubine Zhuang was stunned for a moment, but in order to stabilize Yao Chuguang and delay him until Emperor Qi came over, she nodded repeatedly.

Yao Chuguang looked at Concubine Ru and Concubine Xiao again. Now that things had come to this, Concubine Ru and Concubine Xiao could only bite the bullet and agree.

Yao Chuguang received a positive answer and smiled with satisfaction: "I really have a way to make you feel the same way."

Although Concubine Zhuang didn't know what Yao Chuguang wanted to do, she suddenly had a bad premonition.

At this moment, a voice of "Mother!" broke the silence in the hall.

Concubine Zhuang turned around and found that her son, the second prince, and the fourth prince were all tied up and dragged in. Following behind them were Li Yinhan and the nanny she had just sent out, who were also captured.

Yao Chuguang didn't waste any more words and directly asked Li Yinhan to take people to press several princes onto the bench, and started beating them with long sticks.

The poor princes knew nothing and started to get beaten. Although the princes had practiced martial arts, they were no match for the soldiers who had fought on the battlefield.

In a few seconds, he was pressed firmly on the bench, with only his mouth left to curse.

Concubine Zhuang could no longer maintain her gentle mask and screamed, "Yao Chuguang, you're crazy! This is your blood brother, and you want to kill him just for those baseless rumors. Do you still respect the law?"

Yao Chuguang was unconcerned about these threats and said, "Even if I beat the royal brothers to death today, what will happen? At worst, they will be imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for life. How can they kill me?"

Yao Chuguang felt that this was not enough, so she added, "You are too old and ugly to have children, but my father is in his prime and has no shortage of women to bear him children. In a few years, a new prince will be born. If I admit my mistakes, maybe I can get out."

Amidst the eager stares of the crowd, Yao Chuguang elegantly picked up a cup of tea and said, "Father is still in the morning court. Why don't you go and call him over?"

Concubine Zhuang looked at the nanny who was being pinned down and said, "We would like to call for help, but how can we do that if you tie her up?"

Seeing that everyone seemed to be still unaware of the situation, Yao Chuguang kindly urged them, "Ladies, please run faster. If you run too slowly, your brothers will be too weak to handle it, and I won't be to blame."

Concubine Zhuang understood that Yao Chuguang wanted to destroy their image. A concubine was running around in the palace with her clothes disheveled and without regard for etiquette.

Concubine Xiao was the first to react and rushed to the door. Concubines Ru and Zhuang also hurriedly followed. Seeing their panicked figures, Yao Chuguang attacked again and said, "Someone, follow them. If anyone dares to run errands for them, they will be killed on the spot!"

Ru Fei paused and almost collapsed to the ground, but she gritted her teeth and got up.

A strange scene appeared in the palace. The concubines who were usually dignified, elegant and unattainable had lost all their aura and image.

She was like a mad woman running around the palace, with no manners at all, her hair and makeup disheveled, and even the pearl hairpins in her hair falling off as she ran.

The Empress was followed by several strong guards. She acted crazy along the way, and no palace servants dared to stop her or ask her questions.

Eunuch Wei was guarding the palace as usual, but today, for some reason, his left eye kept twitching.

They say that if your left eye twitches, you will have bad luck, but if your right eye twitches, you will have good luck. This is a really bad omen.

Just as Eunuch Wei was trying to think if there were any mistakes or omissions today, or if there was anything he did not do well, three figures approaching from afar made Eunuch Wei think that he was hallucinating due to presbyopia.

But after all, he had served the Emperor of Qi for many years and had seen all kinds of storms, so he quickly stopped the man.

He walked up to them and asked, "What happened, ladies?"

Although he appeared calm on the surface, I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, he was fine when we met a few days ago, why did he suddenly go crazy?

What happened? Even if the Empress Dowager passed away early in her life, she would have sent the palace maids and eunuchs here.

Although the last few ladies were out of breath, they finally managed to explain the matter clearly.

After hearing this, Eunuch Wei exclaimed, "Oh my God! This is something I've never seen before. Did Her Royal Highness the Princess get too excited at the border and treat the princes like barbarians?"

Eunuch Liu did not dare to delay and immediately sent the eunuch beside him to inform Emperor Qi, then turned around and ran to the Queen's bedroom.

Yao Chuguang saw Eunuch Liu running out of breath from afar, and knew that the Emperor of Qi was approaching.

It can be said that Yao Chuguang grew up under the care of Eunuch Liu. Among the princes and princesses, Eunuch Liu loved Yao Chuguang the most, although he didn't know how much sincerity was in this love.

But Yao Chuguang still gave Eunuch Liu some face, and ordered his men to stop beating with sticks as soon as he opened his mouth.

Although they stopped, several princes' buttocks were covered in blood and flesh and they fainted from the pain.

Concubine Xiao and the others were supported by the palace maids and hurried back just because they saw this bloody scene. They almost fainted. If it weren't for the hatred they held on to, they would have gritted their teeth and gone to settle the score with Yao Chuguang.

When Emperor Qi arrived, the hall was filled with wailing and cursing. Although it was noisy, there was no chaos. People were just standing there quietly and cursing.

If Concubine Zhuang and the others knew what Emperor Qi was thinking, they would definitely be vomiting blood.

They wanted to tear the bitch Yao Chuguang apart, but the problem was that they couldn't beat her!

Didn't they see that there were three layers of guards standing there like a wall? They couldn't even ask the palace servants to take their son back, let alone attack Yao Chuguang.

Besides, they were also afraid that if a fight really broke out and they angered Yao Chuguang, he would really chop them to death.

After all, Yao Chuguang doesn't look normal now.