Zui Gu🔞 ( mtl)

14.please be guilty

　　 In the following days, Yan Zhaozhao followed the abbot in chanting sutras with the empress dowager as usual, and the days were relatively peaceful.

　　But today, after finishing her morning class and planning to take a nap, Yan Zhaozhao's room welcomed an uninvited guest.

　　Yuepin, who had never visited her before, came to pay her respects with her maids today. Yan Zhaozhao frowned slightly, and couldn't remember who Yuepin was for a moment. Biluo reminded her softly in her ear, and she suddenly realized that this Yuepin was the favorite concubine who was dragged out of the Buddhist hall by the empress dowager for gossiping about her that day.

　　Since someone came to pay her respects, she would definitely not let them go back.

　　"I pay my respects to the queen, and may the queen be blessed with good health." Yuepin gave her a standard greeting. Looking at her respectful eyebrows, it was really hard to regard her as the same person as the arrogant and domineering favorite concubine that day.

　　"Get up, and take a seat." Seeing her sitting down, Yan Zhaozhao didn't bother to talk to her. When she was in the palace, Concubine Yue had never come to Fengyi Palace to pay respects, and today she would not come just to pay respects. "Sister, why did you suddenly think of coming to me today?"

　　Hearing this, Concubine Yue smiled and gently stroked her hair with her slender fingertips. "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? I was impolite before, so I came to you today to apologize."

　　Yan Zhaozhao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this, as if she was a little surprised. Not to mention that it had been a few days, her attitude alone was definitely not to apologize. Concubine Yue was wearing the most fashionable Yanluo skirt, and her hair was full of luxurious gem hairpins, and there were exquisitely crafted step-shakes hanging on both sides of her hair, showing her nobleness. Compared with her plain dress, Concubine Yue at this moment was more like a graceful and elegant queen.

　　Yuepin seemed to know what she was thinking. A trace of apology suddenly appeared between her eyebrows and eyes. The smile on the corners of her lips also slightly withered. She looked distressed, but her tone was slightly excited. "I have wanted to apologize to the majesty for a long time, but the emperor has summoned me to sleep with him for several nights in a row." She lowered her eyes, her cheeks were stained with a little blush, and the hand holding the handkerchief covered the corners of her lips, full of embarrassment. "This, this... delayed some time, I hope the majesty will not be offended."

　　At this point, Yan Zhaozhao would not know that the person in front of her was not sincerely apologizing, but was resentful of his embarrassment and deliberately used his honor and favor to get in her way.

　　In this case, she did not need to be polite to this person in front of her.

　　Yan Zhaozhao was about to speak, but she heard Yuepin change the subject, changing her shy tone, and suddenly lowering her voice in a mysterious way, "When I was serving you yesterday, the emperor... mentioned your majesty." She deliberately paused, as if she had put down a hook and was waiting for the fish to bite the bait she had dropped.

　　She chuckled, and she was actually a little more interested, and she didn't mind taking the opportunity to bite Yuepin's clumsy and unpalatable bait. "What did the emperor say?"

　　Yuepin deliberately hesitated for a long time, pretending to be embarrassed, and then slowly said: "The emperor said... your majesty's virtue, virtue is not worthy of the position, and he has long wanted to depose her. He also, he also said... your majesty is not gentle at all, and can't compare to me, who is so considerate."

　　After saying this, she lowered her head, looking as if she had been wronged, but her eyes were full of pride. She wanted to embarrass this queen who was only in name only. That day, she was dragged out in public, not only was she punished to kneel, but she was also lectured by the Queen Mother, who even said that she was not as sensible as the Queen. Today, she wanted to see how sensible the Queen was. She deliberately made up what the Emperor said in bed, just to make the Queen angry, so that she could let the Emperor make the decision for her.

　　Concubine Yue was still bowing her head, waiting for the Queen to get angry and then punish her, but what she got was a light smile from the Queen. "Your Majesty is right, I am not as considerate as Concubine Yue."

　　Seeing that she actually admitted it, Concubine Yue was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, her eyes were full of disbelief, which was completely different from what she had imagined. For a moment, she opened and closed her mouth, but could not make any sound.

　　"Do you know why I don't care?" Yan Zhaozhao didn't wait for her to answer, and continued: "Because no matter how bad the emperor says I am, I am still the master of this harem and the queen of the central palace."

　　"Then what about you? Why are you sitting here?"

　　Yuepin's face turned very ugly in an instant. The queen's words were obviously telling her that no matter what she did or what conspiracy she used, she could not shake him in the slightest, and it was just a waste of effort.

　　"Do you know why I never participate in your harem fights?" A hint of sarcasm flashed in Yan Zhaozhao's eyes, "The blooming period of women in the harem is too short. A concubine who is still a concubine today may be banished to the cold palace tomorrow and will never have the chance to be remembered by the emperor again. The emperor likes beauties, and there are countless beauties in this palace. How long can the emperor remember them? No matter how much you fight for, you can't keep the emperor's heart. The end will only be to die in the palace, and no one will care about you."

　　"Impossible!" Yuepin retorted subconsciously, "The emperor will not treat me like this. The emperor loves me very much. He summoned me to sleep with him for several nights in a row. It is impossible that he did it on a whim!"

　　Yan Zhaozhao smiled sweetly, but the sarcasm in that smile was deeper. "I vaguely remember that the emperor also loved a noble lady very much several months ago. He summoned her to sleep with him for several nights in a row and was unwilling to go to court until dawn. Do you know how that noble lady is doing now?"

　　"How?" She couldn't help being curious, but she didn't realize that the person who cast the bait had become Yan Zhaozhao, and she had become the fish that took the bait.

　　Yan Zhaozhao's smile deepened, "Because she served the emperor for several nights in a row, she was unable to keep him in bed, and the emperor got tired of her and banished her to the cold palace."

　　Yuepin's face turned pale, and her legs became weak. She couldn't help but recall that although the emperor had summoned her to serve him in bed these days, he was not as enthusiastic as he was at the beginning. After all these words, she was already a little flustered, but in an instant she remembered where she was, and gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm, pretending to be calm on her face. "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am different from the abandoned concubine. The emperor really loves me."

　　Yan Zhaozhao did not refute, but said softly: "Then I wish my sister's flowering period can be longer."

　　"Of course." Yuepin stood up suddenly and bowed perfunctorily. "It's getting late. The emperor will probably summon me to sleep with him today. I should go back and prepare."

　　Yan Zhaozhao nodded, "Go."

　　Yuepin left angrily, not as calm and proud as when she came. Yuepin's plan failed, and she didn't expect the queen to be so scheming. She was fooled by the queen. Not only did she fail to find an opportunity for the emperor to punish her, but she also fell into such a panic.

　　Once people have these two emotions of panic and uneasiness, they will easily lose control of their brains and make some seemingly self-protective actions.

　　But in fact, they are self-destructive.

　　"Biluo, go follow her and see if she will do what I expect." Yan Zhaozhao motioned for Biluo to take out the porcelain bottle that the empress dowager gave her that day. "If so, go to the kitchen and make a dessert and add this thing in it. Then, send it to the emperor in my name for him to taste."

　　Such a good return gift would naturally require the emperor.