The news that the Concubine Roufei cried all the way back from the Chinen Palace instantly spread throughout all the palaces.
Fengyi Palace!
The empress sat calmly on the soft chair in the inner room, flipping through the ledger.
If Nannan walked in, she looked at the empress and put down her cup. "Madam, I heard that Concubine Roufei cried all the way back from the Chinen Palace. I don't know what happened, but I heard she cried quite loudly!"
She had a smirk on her brow and sneered, "This Concubine Roufei is too careless about her image. If she cries in private, that's fine. But she cried so loudly on the palace road. She's not afraid of her slaves laughing at her."
The empress smiled, but her gaze did not leave the ledger in her hands, "Concubine Roufei often likes to cry, but crying since leaving the Chinen Palace, she might have offended the empress mother."
At the same time, she was also curious about what exactly had happened to Concubine Roufei in the Chinen Palace.
Nannan also smiled, "Madam is right. Concubine Roufei cried as soon as she left the Chinen Palace. Those who don't know will think that the Empress Mother has treated her unfairly!"
She paused for a moment and then smiled again, "Most people would hold back even if they've suffered a great injustice, but Concubine Roufei seems to have no such consideration!"
The empress listened to Nannan's words and also smiled, "Crying is also an art. Crying well can evoke sympathy, but crying without regard for the occasion only makes people dislike you!"
The empress flipped to the next page after finishing it, and then continued to read: "Find out what really happened. Report it back to this palace when you get back."
"Yes, Madam."
Nannan answered respectfully and then quickly left the inner room.
The indoor silence returned, leaving only the sound of the empress flipping through the ledger.
Yao Hua Palace!
"Madam, I heard that Concubine Roufei was crying all the way back from the Chinen Palace to the Yongfu Palace. Many slaves saw it. She was really heartbroken!"
Zhao Guifei sneered, "It's not surprising that the whore cries. The Empress Mother just scolded that whore."
Jin Shee smirked with a suppressed laugh: "Concubine Roufei's brazen public crying, I don't know if it's audacity or foolishness. It's likely that the Empress Dowager now dislikes her even more."
"That little whore offends the Empress Dowager. It's a dead loss. I really don't know why the emperor likes her."
Zhao Guifei was full of contempt. Thinking about it, she suddenly asked, "Have you found out anything about the news that YUO YAO that whore spread at the Taihe Hall?"
The emperor has not entered the palace for several days, though it is said that he is arguing with Concubine Roufei, she always feels that there must be other reasons involved.
Concubine Roufei used to also lock the emperor outside the Yongfu Palace, but at most, he couldn't resist visiting him the next day.
It's been so long? I estimate it's been about five or six days.
Jin Shee saw that the empress suddenly changed the topic and was caught off guard at first, but quickly understood what the empress was asking and replied, "Your Majesty, I have found out. I heard she is in charge of the emperor's daily life and living arrangements!"
"Oh, I see!"
Zhao Guifei put down the gold snail cinnabar and crushed it viciously, "YuO Yao that whore should have already climbed into the emperor's bed."
Being in charge of the daily life is the most intimate job.
The emperor is young and energetic, with a strong libido. It's hard for him to resist not touching a woman for so long.
If it were not YuO Yao, then it must be one of the concubines from the Taihe Hall who was served.
In any case, the emperor would not hold himself back.
Jin Shee also reacted and asked, "Madam, does Your Majesty's recent absence from the palace, besides arguing with Concubine Roufei, have anything to do with YuO Yao?"
How dare YuO Yao that slag even dream of it?
"The palace is just guessing," Zhao Guifei furrowed her brow, looking quite discontent.
She originally wanted Jin She to deal with YuO Yao, but since YuO Yao is now in the Taihe Hall, she had to give up the idea.
……
The Empress Dowager heard that Concubine Roufei started crying as soon as she left the Chinen Palace, and her face immediately fell, looking quite unpleasant.
"This Concubine Roufei, she starts crying as soon as she leaves the Chinen Palace. Is she deliberately making everyone know that I, the Empress Dowager, have bullied her so that the emperor will feel sorry for her and even ruin my reputation?"
With that said, she slapped the beads in her hand hard on the desk.
The fierce expression was clearly angry to the point of not being oneself.
"The Empress Dowager please don't be angry. Don't be upset with yourself. If the Empress Dowager is unhappy, just call Concubine Roufei back and scold her again!"
Chiu Yun stepped forward and said.
The Empress Dowager shook her hand, "She's only just left. If we keep calling her over, the emperor might get angry with me again."
It's not worth it to damage the mother-son relationship for Concubine Roufei.
Chiu Yun saw that the Empress Dowager said so, and she didn't say anything further.
……
Imperial study!
Yu Yao, upon hearing the system's message that Concubine Roufei had returned to the Yongfu Palace, no longer pretended to be overwhelmed by Night Beichen. She feigned fainting in a very timely manner.
It was half-pretended and half-real.
Ye Beichen stopped his actions, stroking Yu Yao's sweaty forehead. A hint of tenderness and indulgence appeared in his eyes.
Seeing her faint, he reluctantly suppressed his desire to continue.
The respected Elder Concubine Fugong, who had been guarding outside the Imperial study for a long time, couldn't help but call out, "Your Majesty…" when he heard the sound inside stop.
Ye Beichen frowned slightly, looking at the person who had shrunk into his embrace and not woken up. He sighed in relief.
After that, he carefully picked up Yu Yao and carried her to the small room attached to the Imperial study for a wash.
He washed himself first, and then washed her as well.
He lightly kissed her forehead and then laid her down on the soft couch where he usually took his nap.
He covered her with the blanket and then got dressed before leaving the Imperial study.
"What's going on?"
"What is it?" Ye Beichen asked, looking towards the doorway and speaking coldly to the respectful Elder Concubine Fugong.
There was no tenderness in his voice at all.
The respected Elder Concubine Fugong, upon seeing the emperor come out, remembered the request from the Yongfu Palace. He hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, a eunuch from the Yongfu Palace has come to report that Concubine Roufei has been summoned by the Empress Dowager to the Chinen Palace…"
"What? Rou'er has been summoned by the Empress Dowager to the Chinen Palace? You dog eunuch, why didn't you say this sooner?"
Ye Beichen was startled. Although he didn't know exactly what was going on, he guessed that it might be related to his few days of not entering the palace.
It must be Concubine Roufei's fault, and the Empress Dowager is angry.
He was well aware of the Empress Dowager's methods. Concubine Roufei was so fragile; what if the Empress Dowager did something to her…
Ye Beichen dared not imagine the consequences. He almost took a step towards the Chinen Palace.
The speed was so fast that the respected Elder Concubine Fugong couldn't even catch up.
The respected Elder Concubine Fugong knew that the emperor was still very concerned about Concubine Roufei. He felt a bit regretful in his heart for not having reminded him earlier.
But when he thought of Concubine Roufei's return to the Yongfu Palace, he hurriedly chased after him and shouted towards Ye Beichen's back, "Your Majesty, please wait! Concubine Roufei has already returned. She's not at the Chinen Palace…"
Ye Beichen stopped in his tracks and instantly turned around, heading straight towards the Yongfu Palace.
The respectful Elder Concubine Fugong involuntarily pulled his mouth corner, and then quickly followed after him.
……
On the other side, not long after Ye Beichen left, Yu Yao also woke up.
She furrowed her eyebrows, holding the clothes she was wearing and looking somewhat speechless. The buttons at the top had been pulled off, causing many threads to get caught, making it un wearable.
The quilt and pants were thrown here and there. Fortunately, the Imperial study was empty at this time, so Yu Yao just picked them up and put them on.
One can't go back naked, can one?
She quickly dressed and left.
But halfway through the path, she heard the system's voice.
"Host, I have two pieces of news to tell you. One is good news, and the other is bad. Which one do you want to hear?"
Yu Yao's steps came to a halt, and she raised her eyebrows, "Of course, I'll start with the good news."
The system chuckled and didn't keep it a secret, saying, "The good news is that the host's goodwill in Ye Beichen's heart has increased. It's now 70 points."
70 points? That's not bad; it's 10 points more than last time.
Yu Yao faintly smiled, and it wasn't in vain that she served Ye Beichen so diligently.
70 points of goodwill mean that Ye Beichen has begun to care about her.
But thinking of something, she asked, "And what's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that Concubine Roufei's goodwill in Ye Beichen's heart has also increased to 75 points, which is 5 points higher than yours!"
The system said it with glee.
"What's going on? Why did Concubine Roufei's goodwill increase? She's the one who is always causing trouble, isn't she?"
Yu Yao was not pleased this time. She had served Ye Beichen so diligently, only to increase her goodwill by 70 points.
But why did Concubine Roufei's goodwill increase as well? Her good mood instantly disappeared.
Although she didn't know how Concubine Roufei's goodwill increased, it was probably because of the events at the Chinen Palace that caused Ye Beichen to feel compassion for her.
As expected, shortly after, the system said, "Concubine Roufei saw Ye Beichen and cried, begging him to let her out of the palace. She said since Ye Beichen didn't love her, he should let her go. Let her leave. She said this palace eats people up, and she will die here sooner or later…"
Yu Yao's lips twitched slightly. Indeed, she was a super virtuous white lily. She didn't believe that Concubine Roufei would really want to leave the palace or truly give up the splendor and wealth here.
Concubine Roufei did not have any background when she entered the palace. In fact, her status was very low. It is said that she was just a singing girl from Jiangnan, and her parents had died.
Normally, someone with Concubine Roufei's status would not have been allowed to enter the palace.
But fate is so wonderful. Ye Beichen first went to Jiangnan and met the singing Concubine Roufei at a restaurant.
He saw someone bullying Concubine Roufei and couldn't help but come to her aid. This one action pulled together two people who were originally impossible to be together.
A handsome and noble man with outstanding strength, and a beautiful and weak girl who captivated Ye Beichen.
It was natural, in the end, for Concubine Roufei to be brought into the palace by Ye Bechen.
After entering the palace, she was promoted to a queen, and was given the title of "Fu."
It was heard that Empress Dowager was strongly opposed to it at that time, and there was an intense argument between her and Ye Beichen.
Unfortunately, Empress Dowager could not resist her son in the end and had to bite her tongue and reluctantly agreed.
So when Concubine Roufei made the request to let her leave the palace and follow Ye Beichen, Yu Yao didn't believe it for a single second.
After all, it was just a tactic used by Concubine Roufei to catch him.
