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

"Hurry up and sit down."

There was a burning pain on his back, and when he saw the culprit again, there seemed to be flames dancing in Xiao Heng's dark eyes.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'll give you a massage."

Gu Youning hurriedly admitted his mistake, but as soon as he put force on the emperor's back, he was caught.

"Don't!"

Seeing the clear confusion in Gu Youning's bright eyes, the emperor had to say calmly, "I'm fine."

His body couldn't help but straighten up a little.

A smile flashed in Gu Youning's lowered eyes.

She was three parts interested last night and seven parts emotionally overwhelmed. If the emperor had not been so violent last night, she would not have left these traces.

With these traces, the emperor probably won't summon his concubines within the next three to five days.

"Master, haven't you always wanted to clear up the misunderstanding with Lady Wen? Isn't this a good opportunity?"

"If the master had given the sedan chair to Lady Wen just now, it would be the master who would be sitting in the emperor's carriage now."

Not far from the entrance of Fengyi Palace, Jinzhu followed the sedan chair and whispered to the people inside.

"Even if I understand that this is a form of flattery, I cannot do it."

A cold voice came from the sedan chair.

"Master, what you said is that Concubine Gu is at odds with you, but she is actively trying to curry favor with Concubine Wen, who comes from an aristocratic family. Isn't she just trying to curry favor with you?"

When Jinzhu heard the clear and noble voice of her master, she completely forgot the resentment and regret she had just seen in He Chongyuan's eyes.

The imperial carriage only sent Gu Youning to the gate of Changchun Palace and then turned back.

As soon as Gu Youning entered the inner hall, Concubine Wen asked the palace maid beside her to bring a thank-you gift. In the rosewood box were two blood jades as big as pigeon eggs.

"Thank you beauties for me."

Gu Youning unceremoniously let Tan Yin accept it, and then casually asked, "Although Miss Wen is usually straightforward, she is not the type to lose her temper easily. Is she in a bad mood today?"

"It's not that I'm in a bad mood. Concubine Gu doesn't know that Miss Lin often acts frightened in front of the master. When people see her, they always think that our master is bullying others."

"What a joke! Let alone bullying, our master has no time to bother with her, yet the Queen believes it."

"And yesterday, I accidentally knocked something off the maid's hand. The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. She pushed me away and hurried to protect the things on the ground."

"That's all that matters. Later, our master didn't say anything, but Miss Lin's eyes turned red with grievance."

The palace maid was obviously very anxious, and when Gu Youning asked her, she told everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

"Maybe those things are more precious?"

Gu Youning seemed to be thinking.

"What precious things? They are just a little perfume and two thin gold bracelets. Our master can have as many of these as he wants."

The maid sneered and muttered, "The master and servant keep the door closed all day, sneaking around. I don't know what they are doing?"

"If you have nothing else to do, Concubine, I will take my leave."

Gu Youning chuckled and agreed.

Wait until people leave.

"The Wen family is indeed profound. Blood jade of this quality is rare even in the palace."

Tan Yin clicked her tongue.

"The Wen family was a prominent family in the previous dynasty, and they had produced many outstanding civil and military officials. Although these two blood jades are valuable, they are not rare items in the hands of Lady Wen."

Gu Youning's face was calm.

"Master, are you deliberately helping Lady Wen in front of the Emperor today?"

Tan Yin put away the things, turned around and asked.

Although the emperor's favor towards Concubine Wen was ordinary, he indulged Concubine Wen's temperament to the extreme.

It can be seen that Concubine Wen still has some status in the emperor's heart.

"Of course not. I'm not a fortune teller. How could I have known that the Emperor would come here at this time?"

Gu Youning smiled.

Her help this time could not really be considered as calculation. If it weren't for Lady Wen who stepped in to delay the time last time.

Her mother must have been slapped.

Repaying complaints with complaints, and repaying kindness with kindness, that's how it should be.

The emperor really came at the right time this time.

"But I roughly know what Lin Yunv has been planning these days?"

Gu Youning said.

"If the master hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of it. Miss Lin's waist seems to have become much thinner."

"Could it be that she's not pretending to be sick today, but is on a diet?"

"But the emperor doesn't like having a thin waist."

In the previous dynasty, there was an emperor who loved thin waists, and many of his concubines starved to death.

"She's really on a diet, and she really wants to win favor, but she wants to dance at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."

Yesterday, her aunt sent someone to tell her that what Lin Yu wanted Sizhenfang to make were two armlets, and she also spent money to buy a lot of beads, not only pearls, but also turquoise, red agate, amber and the like.

There are enough beads to make a dozen necklaces.

But Lin Yunv is not a generous person, otherwise she would not have thought of taking advantage of me that day.

Therefore, these beads must have other uses. It just so happens that these beads can be made into a set of Bodhisattva robes, and the most important thing about Bodhisattva robes is that they are covered with garlands.

It just so happened that the Queen Mother loved to worship Buddha.

"Can the maid sent by my aunt yesterday tell me how much money Lady Lin spent on those beads?"

"Eight hundred taels. The others are fine, but the pearls are the most expensive, and they're also very expensive, so naturally it'll cost more money."

"Eight hundred taels? How much is Miss Lin's monthly salary?"

Seeing that Tan Yin didn't understand what he meant, Gu Youning asked again with a smile.

"Master, are you saying that the money she got is not legitimate?"

"But she's not favored by the Emperor, and her position is low, so where would she get so much money... Could it be that she secretly sold the rewards given by the Emperor and Empress?"

Tan Yin was so shocked by her own thoughts that her voice changed, but looking at her master's expression, she knew that she was right.

"She's so brave!"

Palace concubines were not allowed to sell palace items privately. Even if they were rewards, they could be used to reward others, but these had to be recorded.

"Let my aunt help investigate first. The eunuchs who can leave the palace are just those people."

"Yes, if this matter is proven true, Miss Lin will be severely punished. Then she won't be able to dance to please the Queen Mother at the banquet."

Tan Yin knew that her master disliked Lin Yunv.

"No, after verifying this, don't act rashly. She's put so much thought into this and has suffered so much these days. How can we not give her a chance to show her abilities?"