Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

Xiao Heng's hand, which was patting the woman's hand, froze for a moment.

At this time, Cao Zhong outside the tent dutifully reminded him, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is over there..."

Cao Zhong's face looked slightly bitter. Although he had not seen what was happening in the tent, he could roughly guess what was going on. He did not want to do anything that would offend others, but the emperor had said before that the affairs of Cheng'an Palace could not be neglected.

"Eunuch Cao is outside?"

Gu Youning's eyes became even more confused.

"Have all the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital go to Cheng'an Palace and wait to treat the imperial concubine."

"Just say I've gone to bed."

Xiao Heng shook Gu Youning's hand and said to the outside of the brocade tent.

"Yes, the slave will leave."

Cao Zhong looked up at the curtains in surprise. Although he knew that the emperor did have some genuine protection for Concubine Gu and her son, he didn't expect that he would favor them to this extent.

Although he also knew some of the real reasons why the imperial concubine was so favored by the emperor, knowing this made him even more surprised.

Even if he was in Guanju Palace, as long as the imperial concubine sent someone to invite him, the emperor would definitely get up and go over.

It seems that he needs to pay more attention to the person in Changchun Palace in the future and ask those two guys more questions on a daily basis.

"Is the Imperial Concubine ill?"

Inside the tent, Gu Youning seemed to be a little more sober at this time, and looked at the emperor and asked.

"It's okay. The imperial concubine has a chronic illness. If it were serious, there would have been a commotion outside long ago."

Even Xiao Heng felt relieved that he didn't have to go out in the heavy dew. He embraced the person and lay back in the soft quilt, patting the person in his arms from time to time to comfort him.

The woman in his arms has always been carefree, and it's rare for her to be frightened like this. Xiao Heng actually found it a bit novel as he coaxed her.

Gu Youning moved his body and leaned closer into the emperor's arms.

She would not pretend to be magnanimous, and besides, she had deliberately tried to keep the emperor just now.

Not to mention the precious porcelain that was broken all over the floor in Cheng'an Palace, the servants in the palace were busy, and Gu Youning slept very soundly.

Early the next morning, the emperor was seen off.

Gu Youning glanced at the dress held by the palace maid, then turned to Tan Yin and instructed, "Change into something bright and fresh, and use the headgear that the emperor just gave you yesterday, and tie it into a snake-like bun."

"Yes, that gold-inlaid jade headpiece is very exquisite. It will surely look very graceful on the master."

Tan Yin agreed happily.

After the makeup was completed and the palace maids on both sides left, Gu Youning glanced at the person in the bronze mirror and nodded with satisfaction.

She came to pay her respects today, and arrived neither early nor late. All the concubines of lower rank had already arrived in the main hall of Fengyi Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, he was met with sighing or jealous gazes from the crowd.

Gu Youning's appearance is outstanding, and her facial features are bright and beautiful. Today, she is wearing a smoky purple palace dress, which adds a touch of softness, and the butterfly hairpin on her bun makes her look more charming.

With a slight turn of her bright eyes, she looks charming and elegant.

In addition, everyone in the palace knew that the emperor stayed in Changchun Palace last night, so when they looked at Gu Youning, they felt that she looked even more radiant.

Even the concubines present here who came from aristocratic families and who had always been arrogant had to admit that Gu Youning was outstanding in appearance. No wonder even the imperial concubine did not ask the emperor to leave yesterday.

Gu Youning had anticipated these looks, so she just sat down in her seat with a calm expression.

But soon a particularly jealous look fell on her.

Gu Youning looked up and met his gaze.

Talented person Lu Xiaoling?

The Lu family is also a prominent family, and more importantly, the Lu family should be a strong supporter of the Zheng family at this time.

Could it be that the imperial concubine did not ask the person to leave her palace yesterday, and Concubine Lu was dissatisfied about it?

However, Gu Youning quickly suppressed this thought.

Even if the Lu family wanted to curry favor with the Zheng family, they sent their daughter to the palace to win favor. It would be fine if they were just relying on the imperial concubine on the surface, but they would never really share the same hatred for the enemy.

That look seemed to want to eat her up.

"Greetings, Imperial Concubine!"

The two men exchanged glances for a while, and then everyone in the hall stood up and saluted.

"Get up."

Concubine Zheng was wearing an autumn-colored palace dress embroidered with phoenixes and dotted with pearls. Her eyebrows were dark and her lips were red, and she didn't look at all haggard from a sleepless night.

When passing in front of Gu Youning, Concubine Zheng's cold gaze paused for a moment.

Gu Youning pretended not to know and sat down again with everyone else.

"The Queen has arrived!"

Everyone greeted each other again.

"The Emperor has only recently ascended the throne, and it's inevitable that the personalities of the palace ladies vary. However, there are some dirty things that should never be brought to the Emperor's attention."

"From now on, the sisters in the palace must strictly control the palace servants."

The Queen actually skipped the gentle greetings today. Her expression was serious and her words were full of majesty.

"Your concubines and I will remember the Queen's teachings."

Gu Youning followed the crowd and leaned over, just in time to see that Lu Cairen's face opposite him was already red and white.

It seems that the palace maid who almost had sex with the emperor in Qianming Palace was Lu Cairen's person.

Feeling that hateful gaze passing over him again, Gu Youning laughed out of anger.

These daughters of noble families like to vent their anger on others. Their own palace maid seduced the emperor and brought shame upon them, so they vented their anger on her.

No, didn’t the palace maid yesterday act on her own initiative?

"Your Majesty, I wonder how I have offended Lady Lu?"

This is good. The imperial concubine cannot move for the time being, so this is a good opportunity to embarrass the lackeys around her.

The queen didn't know whether she really didn't know, but she was stunned by Gu Youning's words.

"Ever since I entered the palace, Lady Lu has been glaring at me, but what good things have I ruined for Lady Lu?"

Gu Youning's bright eyes flashed with light, which made Lu Cairen, who was facing him and had not yet retracted his anger, look even more ferocious and ugly.

"Who made your maid accidentally catch another maid in action, causing the Emperor to be furious yesterday? The blood in front of the Qianming Palace hasn't dried yet. Who do you think the Empress was admonishing just now?"

A cold sneer sounded from behind.

Gu Youning discovered that almost all the concubines in the palace, not knowing that she was the one involved, looked at Chen Yufei with puzzled eyes.

This means that what happened in Qianming Palace last night has not spread, but how did Chen Yufei know about it?