The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 342 Buying road money

After dinner at night, Qin Liuse walked around in the courtyard of Zhaoyang Palace to digest the food, rubbing his hands while waiting for Emperor Yongjia to arrive.

But after waiting for a long time, she got tired and returned to the palace. She played with the two children until they fell asleep. It was almost past the hour of Xu, but there was still no sign of Emperor Yongjia.

Qin Liuse sent Xiao Fuzi to inquire, only to find out that Emperor Yongjia did not turn over the card or come to the harem tonight.

He didn't turn over the name card and didn't come here. He must be busy with state affairs in the Imperial Study or Chengqian Palace.

The New Year had just passed and a lot of things had accumulated. Qin Liuse realized that Emperor Yongjia was probably very busy.

But he had been curious about the matter in his heart for several days, and it had been accumulating for several days. If he didn't ask, Qin Liuse felt that he would be suffocated.

Qin Liuse glanced at the sky outside. It was neither raining nor snowing. The weather was good, so it was a good time for him to go over.

On the way to the imperial study, there were almost no people on the palace road. At this hour, there were few people walking around, and some people had probably turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

But the lights were still on in the imperial study, and when viewed from the outside, it was bright, as if it would be lit all night long.

Qin Liuse walked around the stone steps and went up. Zhu Wanxi, who was guarding the door, saw Qin Liuse and hurried to meet him. He asked in surprise, "It's so late, why is the Imperial Concubine here?"

Qin Liuse poked his head out to look at the imperial study room which was still brightly lit in the dark night. Zhu Wanxi was outside. Seeing this, he asked him, "Is the emperor still busy?"

Zhu Wanxi replied, "Inside, the Imperial Master is discussing something with the Emperor. I'm afraid the Imperial Concubine will have to wait."

Qin Liuse nodded, thinking that she was not the only one waiting to meet Emperor Yongjia.

Because she didn't want to be seen by outsiders visiting Emperor Yongjia late at night, Qin Liuse glanced around and led Aunt Mingyue to the small courtyard next to the Cepian Hall on the other side.

The courtyard is in the opposite direction of the palace, so when Emperor Yongjia finishes meeting guests and the Imperial Master leaves the palace and walks to the other side, he will naturally not see them.

In the small courtyard of the side hall, there was a thin layer of snow that had not been swept away in time. Qin Liuse took the lantern from Aunt Mingyue, and in the dim light, picked up a dead branch, and wrote and drew on the snow to pass the time.

Aunt Mingyue was bored, so she stood behind the corridor column and looked towards the direction of the imperial study.

Until he saw the figure of the Imperial Master appear, he hurried over to Qin Liuse and said, "Madam Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Master has left. Let's go over there."

Qin Liuse then threw away the dead branch and led Aunt Mingyue to the imperial study.

Emperor Yongjia did not expect Qin Liuse to come so late. When he saw her, he asked, "Why did you come to see me so late? What happened?"

Qin Liuse saluted, shook her head, walked around the table, walked up to him and said, "No."

"It's just that I wanted to see the emperor two days ago and asked him something, but the emperor was not here these two days. I heard tonight that the emperor had returned to the palace, and I couldn't wait until tomorrow, so I came to see the emperor."

After hearing her say this, Emperor Yongjia laughed and said, "So you couldn't wait for me, so you caught me here."

Qin Liuse glared at him, saying that she sounded like those Hedong lions.

But now that the person has arrived, although Emperor Yongjia said words of disdain, his actions are the best proof of what he was thinking after not seeing Qin Liuse for a few days.

Qin Liuse was originally standing next to him at the table. He reached out his hand, pulled her over, hugged her in his arms, and asked her to sit on his lap.

His tone was calm, but there was a sense of relief that I hadn't heard in a few days. "What do you have to say that you have to say it so quickly?"

When Emperor Yongjia said this, his nose was already buried in Qin Liuse's black hair, smelling her fragrance after bathing, and he seemed to relax a lot.

Qin Liuse felt a little itchy on her neck because of his arching. She chuckled twice, dodged for a moment, then looked at him and said, "I heard that the ministers of the previous dynasty did not want me to sit in this position. I am a little worried that the emperor will be embarrassed by this matter, so I want to ask what the emperor thinks."

This question had been hidden in his mind for a few days. Today, Qin Liuse did not beat around the bush and said it directly. He felt a lot more relieved.

Who would have thought that the first thing Emperor Yongjia would say was, "Who told you this?"

Qin Liuse was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Emperor Yongjia's first reaction would be this.

Emperor Yongjia looked at her expression and understood what he had asked.

In fact, this kind of thing is not difficult to guess.

Now he already knows that Qin Liuse is not the daughter of the Qin family, and her relationship with Qin Boyuan and Qin Huaijin is not very good. Naturally, the Qin family will not treat her as their own daughter, nor will they tell her so much news about the previous dynasty.

Qin Liuse was not a person who liked to form factions. She always listened to Emperor Yongjia, did not interfere in state affairs, and had no spies of her own. If she knew, it must have been revealed to her by other concubines.

Qin Liuse pouted. She didn't expect that her thoughts were so easy to guess.

However, there was no need to cover up for Concubine Xin Shufei when facing Emperor Yongjia, so she told the truth to Emperor Yongjia.

There was no exaggeration, nor any deliberate concealment. He simply told the whole story of what happened when he met Concubine Xin Shu in Four Seasons Garden that day.

It was up to Emperor Yongjia to judge what the meaning was.

Qin Liuse was not at all interested in what Emperor Yongjia was thinking about Concubine Xin Shufei.

After saying this, Qin Liuse pestered Emperor Yongjia, shook his shoulders and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think about this matter? I am worried that Your Majesty will be embarrassed by this matter and will not be able to face the difficulties of the ministers!"

Emperor Yongjia protected her lower back with his big hand to prevent her from falling due to the shaking movement.

However, Emperor Yongjia did not answer immediately, but dragged her and picked her up directly.

Suddenly feeling weightless, Qin Liuse quickly hugged his neck and made a "hmm" sound.

Emperor Yongjia picked her up and placed her on the desk.

There was no heating in the imperial study. When Emperor Yongjia reached his cold hand in, Qin Liuse immediately complained, "Cold! Cold! Cold!"

"Hold on, you'll warm me up later."

At this time, Emperor Yongjia had no intention of showing any sympathy to women.

"You are not sleeping in the middle of the night, running here to ask questions, you must pay me some money to pass through."

"The emperor is always like this!" Qin Liuse glared at him softly.

After a long while, Qin Liuse's voice was so soft that it could almost squeeze water out of it, "Your Majesty~ No more~ This is the imperial study~ That's enough."

"Is that enough? Who are you deceiving?" Emperor Yongjia raised his eyebrows and his movements also moved upwards.

Qin Liuse climbed up with both hands, hugged his neck, hummed and refused to speak.

This imperial study room did not have floor heating, but because of the walls to block the wind, it was only slightly warmer than outside, but it was still extremely cold.

So, except for the places of contact.

If viewed from outside, both of them were dressed neatly, but this made Qin Liuse even more shy.

But Emperor Yongjia was more or less aware that this was the imperial study after all, so after asking again, he stopped reluctantly.

After wiping it briefly, he helped Qin Liuse put on her bra under her skirt, then sat down with his arms around her to rest and catch his breath.

After this, Qin Liuse no longer felt cold.

"Your Majesty, I have to pay for two round trips. You have to tell me." Qin Liuse said aggrievedly.

"Of course." Emperor Yongjia was always the easiest to talk to at times like this.

But actually, there was nothing much to say about this matter for Emperor Yongjia.

He pinched Qin Liuse's chin, stroking the soft flesh on her chin, and said lightly, "They are just some idle old guys, looking for trouble. You heard this, but don't take it to heart. Their words can't hinder me."

With just one word from Emperor Yongjia, Qin Liuse's heart, which had been uneasy for several days, finally settled down.

But now that Qin Liuse has become the Imperial Noble Consort, Emperor Yongjia is willing to talk more with her, not to mention that she is not the daughter of the Qin family.

"If anyone from the Qin family comes to talk to you, don't let them fool you." Emperor Yongjia reminded Qin Liuse and told her in advance.

This time, Qin Liuse became the Imperial Noble Consort and the candidate for the future Queen, which caused a lot of discussion in the court.

Seeing that his daughter was so favored, Qin Boyuan was naturally beaming with joy and even walked with a straighter mind.

While still in court, he proposed that Emperor Yongjia should raise Qin Huaijin's position. It was more of a pressure than a suggestion.

Yes, otherwise, the younger sister is the future queen, while the elder sister is a concubine of low rank, only seventh rank, while the queen is of a higher rank. It would not sound good and is not in line with morality if it got out.

But Qin Boyuan was not the only one in power in the court, so naturally someone would refute what he said.

The court has always been divided into factions, so as they talked, they started arguing.

Because Qin Liuse was young and a bastard, she was singled out by some old guys and used to attack Qin Boyuan and to start quarrels.

After hearing Emperor Yongjia's first words, Qin Liuse felt at ease, and the things that happened later could not shake her.

She was very grateful that Emperor Yongjia was willing to tell her. As for how to deal with it, that was up to Emperor Yongjia as a man.

He is in charge of the front affairs, and he will be in charge of the affairs in the back house.

Qin Liuse had been worried for a few days, but finally, because of this trip tonight, although it cost her some effort, she felt at ease.

I returned to Zhaoyang Palace and had a good sleep.

Who would have thought that when he went to Kangning Palace the next day, he was scolded by the Empress Dowager.

"How shameful! In the middle of the night, as a royal concubine, you were in the imperial study with the emperor... doing that kind of thing... That's the former court, not the harem. If someone heard it and knew about it, how could the royal family maintain its dignity?"