Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 196 The Emperor Remembered

Royal study room.

"Have all the beautiful ladies entered the palace?" The emperor asked Eunuch Yu, who was serving with writing materials, while reviewing memorials.

"Your Majesty, everyone is coming in." Eunuch Yu was also guessing in his mind, which concubine's residence the emperor would visit tonight. According to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, concubines were not allowed to serve in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, not even the Empress. However, the emperor could spend the night in the concubines' residence, or go there and then come back to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

The emperor held the memorial in his hand for a long time without moving. He was also thinking about this problem. If he had to choose one, he felt that the yellow leaf was more pleasing to the eye. Now in his heart, the yellow leaf had already become a yellow leaf.

But he was a rational emperor, and he knew that this was inappropriate. Although Xu Rou was annoying, the Changning Marquis' Mansion behind her was his in-laws. If he abandoned Xu Rou and went somewhere else first, not only would the empress dowager make a fuss, he would also lose face. However, he would not go to Xu Rou's place.

Eunuch Yu also knew what the emperor was struggling with, but he couldn't help with this matter. He could only stand there silently without saying a word.

"What is that?" The emperor raised his head unconsciously and saw an object that looked like a pen holder placed on a table not far away, lying there in black.

"Your Majesty, that is the pen holder presented by Fuyun Temple. It is said that it was carved from the roots of century-old purple bamboos from the purple bamboo forest in the temple. At that time, I saw that Your Majesty was busy, so I did not bring it to you for your appraisal." Eunuch Yu hurried over and brought the purple bamboo pen holder to the emperor.

The emperor took the purple bamboo pen holder and admired it carefully. This purple bamboo pen holder is nice, it looks simple and elegant, it is a good thing, but...purple bamboo...purple bamboo forest...

He remembered where he had seen those eyes and those yellow leaves. Wasn't that the little girl who had chatted with him in the bamboo forest? At that time, her dark eyes looked at him stubbornly and asked him if he knew someone named Hao. Wasn't it because she knew there was a "Hao" in his name and she came up to chat with him on purpose?

The emperor suddenly lost interest. This Huang Shuye was not a good person either. She was so scheming at such a young age and only knew how to flirt with him, the crown prince at that time. If her position had not been determined, he would have wanted to demote her to a talented lady. As for whether he would not have let her enter the palace if he had known earlier, the young emperor never thought about it at all.

"Old Yu, do you still remember Concubine Huang? She's the one who chatted with me in the bamboo forest that year." He looked at Eunuch Yu with a bad face.

Eunuch Yu: Well, he has become Old Yu again. It seems that the Emperor is in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty, I later heard from the eunuchs below about the girl who flirted with you in the Purple Bamboo Forest. I was trying to stop Concubine Xu at the time, so I was not there."

Eunuch Yu answered cautiously, no wonder the emperor looked so unhappy, it turned out there was such a thing. It seemed that Concubine Huang was not an easy person to deal with. He felt a little sorry for the emperor. The emperor didn't care much about the harem. It was not easy for him to get someone he liked, but she reminded him of this matter again. It was all his fault that he didn't hide the purple bamboo pen holder earlier.

"Let's go back to the Yangxin Palace. We're not going anywhere tonight." The emperor stood up, flicked his sleeves, and strode out. His sleeves almost brushed Eunuch Yu's face.

Eunuch Yu hurriedly followed, signaled the eunuch at the door to clean up the room, and followed the emperor to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

The emperor in the Yangxin Palace drank two large bowls of tea, but he still felt depressed and unhappy. Eunuch Yu stood behind him like a wooden man.

"Fortunately, she lives so far away. From now on, I can just ignore her and not see her." The emperor muttered to himself, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to Eunuch Yu.

Chunjin Pavilion.

Wang Yuan had finished dinner and was ready to go to bed: "Xiu'e, do you think the emperor will go to Sister Ye's place tonight? Sister Ye is so beautiful, the emperor must like her." Since a talented person could only bring one person in, she only brought Xiu'e.

"I have never seen Huangpin, but if Your Majesty thinks Huangpin is good, then Your Majesty will also see her good points."

"Sister Ye Zi is a very good person." Before leaving in the morning, her father repeatedly told her to get close to Concubine Huang after entering the palace, saying that children from the Huang family would not be bad. Besides, Concubine Huang had taken good care of her when she was in Chuxiu Palace. She would be a natural ally after entering the palace. In the harem, there were many people who huddled together for warmth.

Autumn Dance Pavilion.

Shi Yaoyao was the calmest among the ladies who entered the palace today. She knew her own business and how she got this talented woman. She had touched someone who should not have been touched.

It seems that Huang Ziye has caught the emperor's eye, but she does not regret it. Entering the palace has been her obsession. Ever since she saw the emperor when he was still the prince that year, no other man could catch her eye except the emperor. She only had this one chance given by Xu Rou. God bless her, and finally she got what she wanted. What else could she be dissatisfied with? As for how to win the emperor's heart, she has already entered the palace, and she can plan it slowly in the future.

Yunjin Pavilion.

Jiang Yiyi had finished washing up and was sitting on the bed. Lanxiang, whom she brought in, was still putting away the things she brought.

"Lanxiang, which lady do you think the emperor will visit tonight?" she asked.

Jiang Yiyi's father was just a minister in the Ministry of War, and she herself looked very ordinary. When she received the imperial edict that she was selected, she couldn't believe it was true. So she also knew that with her position, the emperor would not come to her. She was just guessing for fun.