"Host, goodwill increased by 5 points, already 80. Host please continue to strive."
Hearing the system's voice, Yu Yao paused for a moment, and then her smile deepened.
Holding Yue Yao closer, Ni Yan Chen, she wishes she could stick to him permanently.
Seeing the woman in his arms so affectionate, Ye Beichen was very happy.
Originally, I was considering her knee and did not intend to do anything.
But at this moment, he couldn't help it. He leaned over and kissed her.
With that kiss, he lost all control and wanted more.
Indeed, he took action.
The emperor, who looks down upon the world, becomes cautious at this moment.
Fearful of hurting the person in his arms.
Yu Yao has become accustomed to his strong-willed nature, but this makes her uncomfortable.
"Emperor..."
Her eyes were dazed, and she called out in discontent.
"Really, you're such a little harlot..."
Ye Beichen chuckled and scolded softly, not really thinking she was an immoral woman, but rather enjoying her like this.
In their essence, men tend to prefer women who are dignified and generous in public, but wild and daring in private.
It's just that they won't say it out loud.
The room was imbued with a mysterious and exquisite atmosphere, causing the birds outside to be nowhere to be found.
......
The next day, Yu Yao couldn't get up at all. She didn't even know when Ni Yan Chen left.
She slept heavily and didn't even get up for breakfast.
Of course, she also forgot to pay respects at the Fengyi Palace.
Yu Yao became a palace concubine, and she had to visit the Fengyi Palace for daily morning visits.
Qingtan wanted to wake her up, but she was stopped by Ye Beichen.
Seeing the emperor stop her, Qingtan naturally dared not wake Yu Yao anymore.
Fengyi Palace.
"Madam, yesterday the emperor hurriedly went to Yue Xian Palace after supper. It is said that he called for water all night long."
Ruanan whispered the report to the Empress.
The Empress's eyes flashed with jealousy and she couldn't help but ask, "Has the Concubine Yao ever practiced martial arts?"
The emperor's cultivation was deep, and he was young enough to know that all the women in the palace knew how strong the emperor was.
When the women in the palace attend to the emperor, they can last at most twice during the night. Any more and they can't bear it.
However, it is said that the water in Yue Xian Palace was called all night long. If she hadn't practiced martial arts, then it must be due to her excellent physical condition.
Ruanan thought for a moment, "The Concubine Yao was brought back by the emperor from the arena, she survived in such a place, it's impossible that she doesn't know martial arts. I'm afraid she's a master."
"Haha... The emperor is a master, and so is Concubine Yao. It's quite fitting, no wonder the emperor likes her so much!"
The Empress mockingly smiled and asked, "She should have come to pay her respects by now!"
Ruanan pursed her lips and replied with some hesitation, "The slave hasn't received any news yet. If the emperor feels sorry for her, he might spare her the duty of paying respects!"
"Sympathy!" The Empress mocked with a sneer: "The emperor has never shown sympathy for anyone except for that frail Jiu Fei."
"However, the slave has received a letter from Yongfu Palace!"
The Empress frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Is it because Jiu Fei's body is not comfortable today and she does not come to pay respects?"
Whenever the emperor does not spend the night in Yongfu Palace, Jiu Fei is sure to not come to pay her respects the next day.
And every time, the excuse is the same - being unwell.
"This... According to the palace report, Jiu Fei's stomach is uncomfortable in the morning and she won't come to trouble the Empress!"
Ruanan spoke carefully.
"Haha... I think her illness is caused by psychological problems!"
The Empress mocked with a smile.
With so many women in the palace and only one emperor, there are countless who have to endure solitude night after night.
No one else in the entire palace is as petty and sensitive as Jiu Fei.
At that moment, a voice of a palace maid rang out outside the door.
"Reporting to the Empress, Grand Eunuch Fu from the emperor's side wishes to see you!"
What does the Grand Eunuch Fu want to do at this early hour?
The Empress frowned slightly but quickly went out.
"Slaves pay their respects to the Empress!"
As soon as Fu Gongan saw the Empress come out, he immediately bowed three times respectfully and said.
The Empress, who dared not be negligent to the emperor's personal eunuch, smiled and said: "Grand Eunuch Fu, please get up quickly. What is it that has made you personally come?"
Fu Gongan was also smiling, "There's nothing urgent, just that the emperor ordered me to come and inform the Empress that Concubine Yao has injured her knee and cannot walk. She won't be coming to pay her respects until her knee is healed."
The Empress's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, injured knee and unable to walk?
But she was still serving the night before last!
For a whole night, that must have been quite wild.
The Empress only felt that this excuse was quite ironic. She forced a smile and said, "It's fine. Can Concubine Yao's knee be treated well?"
Grand Eunuch Fu seemed not to notice the Empress's struggle, and said, "I heard it's quite serious, but fortunately the court physician has seen her, and she just needs some rest."
"Then let Concubine Yao rest well in the palace. There's no need to come and pay your respects to the Empress so soon."
The Empress was furious inside, but her face showed no sign of it, remaining as calm and smiling as ever.
"There are still some matters for the emperor to delegate to me, so I will take my leave first."
Grand Eunuch Fu seeing that the message has been delivered, also decided not to linger long in Fengyi Palace.
"Ruanan, see Grand Eunuch Fu off!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Ruanan quickly sent Grand Eunuch Fu off.
"Slap!"
The porcelain in her hand was shattered on the ground with a resounding slap. The Empress's expression was dark and her mood extremely ugly.
"Concubine Yao, I wonder how long you will be pleased."
Since the night the emperor left in the middle of the night, the Empress had become hateful towards Concubine Yao.
...
Yue Xian Palace
Yu Yao slept until noon, and after a thorough washing and dressing, she went straight to the midday meal.
She looked outside at the sky and thought about not having gone to pay respects to the Empress, making her feel uneasy.
Yesterday, returning from Congning Palace on the dragon carriage, she had already caused envy.
Today, without paying respects to the Empress, she feared that she would be disliked by the Empress.
She might be planning something against herself.
Yu Yao glanced at the three-ranking palace maids outside the hall doing miscellaneous work, as well as Xiaoguizi carrying water.
These are all under the Empress's influence.
She thought, it's time to find an opportunity to get rid of these people.
"Qingtan, I did not go to Fengyi Palace to pay respects today. Is the Empress unhappy?"
Yu Yao said to Qingtan, who was arranging her wardrobe beside her.
Qingtan's movement of arranging her wardrobe stopped, and she said to Yu Yao, "I don't know if the Empress is displeased."
Seeing the mistress looking at her, she added, "However, the emperor did send Grand Eunuch Fu to Fengyi Palace for a visit, saying that you don't need to go to pay respects until your knee is healed."
Yu Yao let out a sigh of relief, and her expression improved considerably.
With the emperor's words as guidance, she felt at ease and decided to stay in Yue Xian Palace.
She slept until the sun was high in the sky every day and didn't go to pay respects to the Empress again.
The days were spent in leisure.
Yu Yao's days were leisurely, but for others, it was not so.
The Empress Dowager was lying in bed unable to move, with severe pain in her head and legs.
As consorts and concubines in the palace, they are all required to visit the Cining Palace to attend to the Empress Dowager's illness.
Those with lower status don't have to go, and they naturally don't have the qualifications to go.
But for positions above the concubine level, it is indeed necessary to visit Cining Palace to attend to the Empress Dowager's illness.
With her legs and head aching, the Empress Dowager's mood was naturally poor. Every day in the Cining Palace, she cursed and pounded the ground in anger.
It's either the water is too hot, or it's too cold. No matter how she serves it, it's always wrong.
Even the Empress was berated by the Empress Dowager until she was drowned in blood, looking quite humiliated.
Needless to say, the other consorts and concubines had to serve with trepidation and extreme caution in the Cining Palace every day.
With Yu Yao's excuse of injured knee, Yanyu directly exempted her from attending to the Empress Dowager.
Jiu Fei, of course, did not want to serve the old woman and went to ask Yanyu.
Yanyu, thinking of her past experiences in the Cining Palace, also exempted her from attending to the Empress Dowager's illness.
