Empress with no Virtue Chapter 80: Old love

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Ye Zhenzhen had never seen Ji Wu Jiu like this. It was as if three souls and seven souls were hanging on the flagpole, floating in the wind. He himself was as dumb as a puppet. Although he was staring at the person in front of him, his eyes were empty, and he didn't know where his mind was drifting.

The Queen Mother twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "Xiangru, the Ai family gave you to the Emperor. From today on, you will be the first-class female official in the imperial palace. You must serve the Emperor well, do you understand?"

Xiangru knelt down and kowtowed, "Yes, I will definitely do my best and be loyal."

Ye Zhenzhen wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Mother, I think this servant is fair and obedient. I wonder whose girl she is from?"

The Queen Mother smiled and replied, "She is the daughter of Bai Jiancheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and a serious lady. Now she is only a slave in the palace. It is really wronging her."

Looking at this, does it mean he is complaining about her? I really wish she could become the master the next day.

When Ye Zhenzhen heard the words "Bai Jiancheng", she raised her eyebrows. If she remembered correctly, this man had recently been involved in a big lawsuit. She didn't know whether the crime he committed was true or false. If it was true, Bai Xiangru would not be able to get away with it.

But having said that, nothing is absolute. Judging from Ji Wu Jiu's attitude, it is obvious that he thinks deeply about Bai Xiangru. Ye Zhen Zhen thought of the past events that Ji Wu Jiu once told her. This Xiang Ru must be the old friend he mentioned. It seems that the Queen Mother did not grant her death. Not only did she not grant her death, she also pulled her under her wing. Now it's time to take it out to punish the queen.

It’s just that if this cypress scent doesn’t come earlier or later, why does it appear at this time? The Queen Mother has passed her addiction, but are she not afraid of getting into trouble?

Also, is Bai Xiangru really staying in the palace? Ji Wu Jiu's eyes were all over the palace, couldn't he always notice it?

By the way, Bai Jiancheng was once exiled to Liaodong...

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly remembered the plaque "The fragrance is as good as ever" and said with a smile, "I heard that you are good at mixing fragrances?"

Bai Xiangru replied, "Back to the Queen, I know my skills. If you don't mind, please tell me what incense you want."

This way everything becomes clear. The "Xiang Ru Ji" in Liaodong might have been opened by Bai Xiang Ru in the first place. Even if she didn't open it, it must be related to her. She was originally exiled to Liaodong with her father, and later returned to the capital after the Amnesty. The Queen Mother probably didn't have much time to take her into the palace.

Ye Zhen Zhen replied, "That's fine. Whenever I want to hire someone, I will borrow it from the Emperor. I just don't know if the Emperor will be reluctant to part with it." She looked at Ji Wu Jiu, "Your Majesty, what do you mean? What?"

Ji Wu Jiu came to his senses when she called him, "Huh?"

Ye Zhenzhen ignored him. Although she was unhappy in her heart, she did not want to show it on the surface for fear that the Queen Mother would be proud of her.

The emperor and empress came out of Cining Palace, each with their own concerns, and said goodbye in a hurry.

That night, Ji Wu Jiu slept in Qianqing Palace. Wang Youcai came quietly to report that Feng Youde had been lying in the corner listening for most of the night, but the emperor did not summon Bai Xiangru.

***

Concubine Zhuang has been with Ji Wu Jiu for many years. Ye Zhenzhen calculated that Concubine Zhuang should have been by Ji Wu Jiu's side when Xiang Ru left. Therefore, Ye Zhenzhen went to Concubine Zhuang's Hanguang Palace, wanting to hear what happened back then from her own words.

Concubine Zhuang was stunned when she heard Xiangru's name, "She is dead."

"Not dead," Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "Tell me about the situation back then."

Concubine Zhuang knew Ye Zhenzhen's temper, so she stopped talking to her and poured out all her energy, "She was the person who served the prince closely, and she was on an equal footing with the former General Manager Feng. But the emperor seemed to be more mature. Rely on her more. Moreover, she is very beautiful. Not only do you serve her during the day, but you also serve her at night..."

Ye Zhenzhen interrupted her and asked, "Is she in bed?"

Concubine Zhuang nodded, "Yes, back then the emperor always slept with her two or three times a month."

"How come you are still a palace maid when you are in bed? What is this rule?"

"The Empress didn't know something. The person who was in charge of the Sixth Palace back then was the current Queen Mother. She never liked Xiangru, so..."

Ye Zhenzhen felt funny when she heard this. It turns out that the Queen Mother's confusion is not due to old age, it was just like that back then. A palace maid, serving her master, was too petty as she was not allowed to give her family status. The status of the concubines in the East Palace is not much higher, but they are just selected from the likes of servants and given a promotion. Everyone looks good, isn't it? But having said that, palace maids are naturally easier to develop than palace concubines.

Ye Zhenzhen asked again, "The emperor didn't give her a status at that time?" It didn't seem like Ji Wu Jiu's temperament.

Concubine Zhuang replied, "Why not? The emperor knew his mother's temper, so he planned to ask the late emperor to come forward to confer Xiangru, but Bai Xiangru refused. He said that once a talented person was conferred, he would not be able to serve him every day. The master, I would rather be an ordinary palace maid, just to stay with the master. In the end, I persuaded the emperor, but he has never been promoted."

What a loyal and infatuated slave. Ye Zhenzhen sneered and asked, "These things are not common knowledge to outsiders, how did you know about them?"

"It was the deceased Su Jieyu who told me that Su Jieyu was very close to Bai Xiangru at that time."

"Don't tell me that Su Jieyu is favored because of Bai Xiangru."

"This... I can't say for sure. But the emperor's affection for Bai Xiangru is indeed different from others - her portrait is still hanging in the Xie Fang Palace."

Ye Zhenzhen squinted her eyes, and a picture of a beauty with white snow and red plums seemed to appear in front of her eyes. In the painting, the beauty was holding red plums and looking at her with a smile. In the blink of an eye, the beauty came to life, walked down from the painting, Yingying came closer, and when she raised her head, she turned into Su Jieyu's face.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled coldly. Sure enough, that "thinking" thing has a lot of origin, Bai Xiangru was scolding Ji Wu Jiu for being a heartless man. Since he has betrayed you, why don't you stop thinking about it and break it off? Just like the poem says, "From now on, I won't miss you again." It also seems a bit brave, doesn't it? I don't believe it if the melon is not sweet. If you don't want to, the Queen Mother can force you to go anywhere!

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and the more I think about Ji Wu Jiu, the angrier I get. What's so good about this bastard? He can't even settle his misdeeds one after another. Forget about the beautiful flowers in the palace, an old lover of several years came to visit. This kind of person should have his pants taken off in the snow and freeze*!

***

Ji Wu Jiu slept in his Qianqing Palace for two consecutive nights, so Ye Zhenzhen felt a little bit of a sense of crisis. She always felt that the Xiangru this time was unusual, and Ji Wu Jiu's treatment of her was even more unusual. The two of them had feelings for each other before, and they met again after so many years. Oh, she wasn't like Ji Wu Jiu who had eyes all over the palace. What if the two of them... huh?

However, this palace maid was given to her son by the Queen Mother. Even if the Queen wanted to embarrass her, she would not be able to do anything.

Ye Zhenzhen had no choice but to explore the truth first. She is not a soft persimmon. If there is something going on between these two people, she will naturally have all kinds of ways to deal with it.

As a model emperor, Ji Wu Jiu criticized the mistakes in the Yangxin Hall as usual. When he saw Ye Zhenzhen coming, he didn't stop writing the pen in his hand. He only raised his head and said, "The Queen is here? Please take a seat. Xiangru, let's have some tea."

Baixiang served the tea respectfully, and Ye Zhenzhen took the tea, but stopped her, "Aren't you on duty at the Qianqing Palace? Why did you come to the Yangxin Palace?"

Bai Xiangru knew that the queen was looking for trouble, so he lowered his head and replied steadily, "This slave has left the guard rashly, please forgive me."

Ji Wu Jiu put down his pen and answered for her, "I asked her to come."

Kuai Dao felt confident, it turned out that someone was standing up for her. Ye Zhenzhen put down the tea bowl and said in a nonchalant way, "Since the master can't live without you, why don't you tell me and ask the master to help you defend yourself? Can you bear it?" After all the nonsense, you want to incriminate yourself, so why bother? .

Bai Xiangru quickly knelt down and said, "I know my mistake!"

Ye Zhenzhen said, "Since you are wrong, you will naturally be punished. You are someone close to the emperor, so I should be more considerate and kneel outside the palace gate for two hours."

That said, I just want to give it a try. The maid sent by the Queen Mother, the Emperor's personal maid, is not the Queen's turn to punish.

Sure enough, Ji Wu Jiu stopped him and said, "She was just following orders, why should you do that?"

Ye Zhenzhen raised her eyebrows and looked at him, half-smiling but not smiling, "Are you feeling distressed?"

Ji Wu Jiu also laughed, "Why are you so angry today?"

Ye Zhenzhen snorted coldly and stood up to leave.

Ji Wu Jiu squinted as he watched her figure disappear from the door, lowered his head and smiled.

***

Ji Wu Jiu was busy until late at night again.

Fang Xiuqing changed the new policy several times according to Ji Wu Jiu's wishes, and then rewrote it and handed it over. It was a thick book with ten thousand words. Written language is different from spoken language. One word can often convey a lot of meaning. Writing ten thousand words now is enough for Ji Wu Jiu to watch. Since he is determined to be a wise king, he has to work hard. Although he is tired, he has no complaints.

When going to bed at night, Xiangru led the three palace maids to work in front of the dragon bed. After the bed was made, everyone else left, leaving only Bai Xiangru, standing in front of Ji Wu Jiu, **** and **** him.

Since he had taken a bath once in the evening, Ji Wu Jiu was only wearing plain clothes and it was easy to take off his clothes. Bai Xiangru took off his coat and then his inner coat. Whether intentionally or not, she put her fingers on his waist and scraped it gently.

The summer clothes are thin, and the warmth on his fingertips seems to be transmitted to his skin through the clothes.

Ji Wu Jiu didn’t know what was going on, but when she touched him like this, he felt as uncomfortable as having hair growing on his heart. He pushed her away and said, "I'll do it myself."

Bai Xiangru was still holding his belt in her hand, and said dejectedly, "This servant has not served you well. I haven't seen your Majesty for several years, and now my hand is raw. I should beat him."

Ji Wu Jiu sighed, "Why do you have to say such things?" He pulled back the belt of his clothes and saw that she didn't move, so he said, "Forget it, just put it on again."

Baixiang was surprised, "Your Majesty?"

"Go to Kunning Palace." I haven't seen her for two days and I already miss her.

Bai Xiangru came to his senses and advised, "It's already late at night, why don't you, Your Majesty, take a rest earlier? The Queen must have fallen asleep. If you go to Kunning Palace now..." There is trouble on both sides.

Ji Wu Jiu just said, "It doesn't matter."

Soon Bai Xiangru understood what it meant by "it doesn't matter." The Queen didn't even need to come out to pick her up! The emperor didn't want anyone to make any noise, so she slept comfortably inside.

Bai Xiangru was a little angry. What kind of lady was she to neglect the emperor like this. She followed Ji Wu Jiu into the Kunning Palace and wanted to wait in front of the phoenix couch, but Su Feng blocked her out with a cross arm, "Since the Emperor has come to the Kunning Palace, it is up to us to wait on you. Auntie is resting." In a moment, if you still take action when we get here, we won’t be able to see anyone.” Xiangru’s rank was higher than that of Sufeng, so Sufeng called her aunt. Su Yue's rank is also higher than Su Feng's, but the two have different friendships, and they scream about each other in private.

Bai Xiangru is not easy to get in. She looked at the scene inside through the crystal curtain. The emperor was afraid of waking the queen, so he went to bed gently. The apricot gauze curtain was hung down by the palace maid, blocking the woman who was sleeping soundly in the gauze curtain.

Bai Xiangru felt a little melancholy.