Time travel, quick transmigration

"This servant is shameless, Your Majesty, please don't blame me. Your Majesty's reward is a divine favor to this servant, how can I refuse such a divine favor..."

Gao Lishi bowed to express his gratitude, then looked up at Li Longji with an expression of admiration and respect, truly giving Li Longji a great deal of emotional value.

A look of satisfaction appeared in Li Longji's eyes.

"What Li Shi said makes sense. I will reward you handsomely this time."

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Gao Lishi tentatively looked at the emperor, whose eyes and brows were full of joy.

"Your Majesty, look, this..."

"Are you going out of the palace to see Lady Yang Guifei?"

Upon hearing this, Li Longji's smile vanished and his face hardened.

"She wouldn't even listen to my request to come to the palace early. For her sake, I ordered people to rush to renovate and furnish the Taizhen Palace, using the best of everything. I only wanted her to be more comfortable during her time in the palace for spiritual practice. But despite my good intentions, she..."

"She's afraid of being neglected by me, so why doesn't she treat me well when we meet? If I go now, won't that only make her more temperamental?"

Gao Lishi saw that the emperor was putting on a brave face and unwilling to back down, but in his heart he was eager to leave the palace as soon as possible. It was possible that his heart had already flown away.

As the emperor's most trusted eunuch, Gao Lishi naturally had to share his master's burdens. His eyes darted around, and a brilliant idea struck him.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, with a broad mind that can embrace all rivers. How could you hold a grudge against a mere woman like me? Lady Taizhen is still young, and it is inevitable that she will occasionally act a little temperamental."

"My lady is probably feeling sad right now. Your Majesty should go and see her. Perhaps she will feel your gentleness and affection and love Your Majesty even more. With time, maybe in two years, my lady will give in."

Upon hearing this, Li Longji immediately couldn't wait to leave the palace.

"Yes, I am the emperor, and my heart is with the whole world. I shouldn't hold a grudge against her."

"Lishi, we're leaving the palace now. Go and make the arrangements quickly."

Seeing that the emperor had finally stopped the stalemate, Gao Lishi felt a sense of relief.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it right away."

Gao Lishi acted swiftly and quickly arranged the departure from the palace. Thus, a group of imperial guards escorted the emperor's carriage, which departed from the palace in a grand procession.

Li Longji had only been out of the palace for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn when Sang Lan, a palace maid who had received the news from the front, immediately rushed back to Shude Palace to see her noble master.

Shude Hall truly lives up to its reputation as the residence of the most virtuous and beautiful imperial concubines, boasting not only an elegant layout but also exquisite furnishings.

Sang Lan walked smoothly to the small Buddhist hall and went straight in. She saw Fu Yun, the female official in charge of the inner hall of Shude Hall, and with her permission, she went up to the woman sitting at the head of the table, who was holding a Buddhist rosary in her hand, dressed in an elegant palace dress, and had a beautiful and gentle face. She bowed down.

"Greetings, Consort Hua."

The woman raised her hand, gesturing for her to stand up.

Sang Lan understood and stood up, slowly walking to her side and whispering a few words in her ear.

After speaking, he immediately stepped aside and stood respectfully.

Liu Yuerong placed the sandalwood prayer beads in her hand on the table beside her, her face neither smiling nor angry, and murmured softly in the most ordinary tone.

"Our Emperor is truly a romantic and amorous man."

"It hasn't been long since Consort Hui left, and he's already set his sights on his daughter-in-law. Wu Luoheng used to be so glamorous. Someone as proud and unwilling to admit defeat as her would probably die of anger again if she knew in the afterlife that her third son had hooked up with her daughter-in-law."

Sang Lan held her breath, not daring to exhale, pretending that she was deaf and mute.

"Your Majesty, keeping that Yang woman around will only bring trouble. If it weren't for that vixen seducing His Majesty, why would His Majesty risk the world's condemnation to have designs on his son's wife, and even use the pretext of making her become a nun to carry out that shameful act?"

“If left unchecked, His Majesty’s reputation will be tarnished because of Lady Yang. You are so concerned for His Majesty, and you have been taking care of yourself these past few days because of Lady Yang’s indecent behavior and the damage to His Majesty’s reputation. I see this and it truly pains me.”

Liu Yuerong had three sons with Li Longji. Although she did not receive his exclusive favor, she was highly respected and never suffered any neglect. When Li Longji had Wu Luoheng by his side, he favored her exclusively. She inevitably felt resentful and jealous. However, she was always outmaneuvered in her open and covert struggles with Wu Luoheng. Finally, when Wu Luoheng passed away before her, the man she admired had a new favorite. How could she not feel resentful and jealous?

Fu Yun's words were like a needle piercing her heart; she wouldn't allow anyone to damage Li Longji's reputation and honor. The tightness in her chest, caused by her fluctuating emotions, made her cough involuntarily.

Fu Yun immediately rushed forward and gently patted Liu Yuerong a few times, then poured her a cup of warm tea to drink.

Liu Yuerong felt a little better after drinking some warm tea.

"It's alright, it doesn't matter."

He patted Fuyun's hand as he spoke.

"Your Majesty, please rest. Leave everything to me."

Fu Yunsheng had an oval face, and her features were very pleasing to the eye. If it weren't for her sharp single phoenix eyes, she wouldn't have instilled fear in the people below.

Liu Yuerong relied most on Fuyun, who had served her closely for more than ten years and was also familiar with her temperament.

"No, don't get involved. The Yang family can't be kept alive, but it doesn't need to be done by people from our palace."

Fu Yun was taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly understood what Liu Yue Rong meant.

“This servant understands. Consort Wu, who lives in Anle Palace, has recently been the most favored by His Majesty. According to rumors in the palace, she appears kind on the surface but is actually very ambitious. She dislikes being compared to Consort Hui and is determined to surpass Consort Hui to gain His Majesty’s favor alone.”

"This servant will immediately send someone to inform Consort Wu that His Majesty has developed feelings for Lady Yang, intends to bring her into the palace, and is keeping her hidden away in a golden house at Dongling Temple outside the palace. Furthermore, he has repeatedly left the palace to meet with her in secret. Given her personality, she will certainly not tolerate Lady Yang and will be unable to restrain herself from having someone assassinate her."

Fu Yunyi analyzed the situation and felt that it would be more beneficial to use someone else to do the dirty work than to have Shude Palace deal with Yang Yuhuan directly.

Liu Yuerong remained silent, but Fuyun already knew the meaning behind her silence.

"This servant will take care of it immediately. Your Highness, please rest well and wait for good news."

As he spoke, he looked up at Sang Lan, who stood quietly with her head bowed.

"Serve the Empress with utmost care."

Sang Lan responded softly, "Yes."

After instructing Sang Lan to take good care of Liu Yuerong, Fu Yun bowed to Liu Yuerong and then took his leave.

“Sang Lan, help me back to my bedchamber to sleep for a while. When Prince Ruoyi arrives, let him have some tea and rest for a bit at Chunxiang Pavilion. Tell him I’ll see him when I wake up and have something to say to him.”

Liu Yuerong's voice rarely showed any emotion, but it revealed her love and affection for her youngest son.

Sang Lan helped Liu Yuerong to her feet and respectfully replied with her eyes lowered.

"I've made note of this."

Liu Yuerong lowered her eyes and glanced at Sang Lan. She then took the fair and delicate hand that was extended in front of her and walked out, with a meaningful smile in her eyes.