Chapter 10: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Yaohua Palace!
As soon as Concubine Zhao woke up from her nap, she heard Jinse coming hurriedly to report that Yu Yao had been brought back from outside the palace by the Emperor and had been arranged to serve in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"But really?"

Concubine Zhao stood up from the couch, frowned at Jinse beside her, and asked coldly.

Hongyu, who was kneeling on the ground and tapping Concubine Zhao's legs, paused and then continued tapping.

But he pricked up his ears and listened.

Jinse couldn't help but glance at Hongyu on the ground, then looked at Concubine Zhao and said truthfully:
"My lady, Xiao Shangzi heard it for real. He said that Yu Yao was brought back from outside the palace by the emperor. After returning to the palace, she was arranged to serve in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. I don't know what she is specifically responsible for."

"This bitch is quite resourceful. She was thrown into the Colosseum and was able to seduce the emperor."

Concubine Zhao reached out and stroked her hair, a ruthless look flashing in her eyes.

Hongyu kept tapping her legs and listening to the imperial concubine's abuse without any special expression on her face.

She didn't know that Yu Yao was the favored palace maid whom she replaced.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so calm.

Jinse didn't say anything, but her eyes glanced at Hongyu standing beside her, full of gloating.

That slave girl was brought back from outside the palace by the emperor. Let’s see what you, a fake, will do?
Concubine Zhao also thought of this. She lowered her eyes and looked at Hongyu, her brows deeply furrowed.

Although the emperor has been favoring Hongyu a lot during this period, which made her very unhappy, and he has also tried various ways to make her suffer, but she is still his after all.

At least she is much better than that bitch Yu Yao.

What she was worried about was whether the emperor had discovered the truth of the matter.

If the emperor knew that I had concealed the truth and fabricated a false past...

Concubine Zhao was startled and didn't dare to think any further.

His expression became nervous, even scared.

Hongyu caught a glimpse of the empress's frightened expression and frowned.

I don’t understand what the imperial concubine is afraid of?
But then an idea suddenly occurred to my mind and I thought of a possibility.

Could it be that Yu Yao is the person the emperor is really looking for? And the peach blossom hairpin also belongs to Yu Yao?

Thinking of this, Hongyu was also afraid.

Yu Yao is back, what should I do?
Has the emperor discovered this? Will he kill me?
No, she had finally become a concubine and had not yet enjoyed the glory and wealth. How could she die?
Hongyu naturally didn't want to die, so Yu Yao had to die.

Nothing can be found out if she dies, but she is still the emperor's woman.

Concubine Zhao also thought so. They both wanted to kill Yu Yao so that there would be no evidence against her.

But I couldn't find any good solution for the time being.

Jinse saw what Hongyu and the queen were thinking, and couldn't help but remind Concubine Zhao: "Your Majesty, that bitch went to work in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to do it."

Although she hated Yu Yao, she knew that she shouldn't continue.

Otherwise, the Imperial Concubine would most likely be found out.

"You're right. It's really not advisable to act rashly at this moment!"

Concubine Zhao quickly calmed down, but the urge to attack Yu Yao remained in her heart.

"Ma'am..."

Hongyu became anxious and looked at Concubine Zhao, wanting to say something.

But before she could finish, Concubine Zhao kicked her angrily and said, "Shut up, you bitch, you want to kill me, don't you?"

Hongyu was kicked to the ground unexpectedly, looking very embarrassed.

She ignored the pain in her body, hurriedly got up and knelt down again, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have never intended to harm you. Please understand!"

Even though she was already an empress, she still had to call herself a slave in front of the Imperial Concubine, and even come to serve her at noon every day.

But even so, the imperial concubine was still not satisfied and kept scolding and beating her.

It was because the emperor had been turning her hand recently and neglected the imperial concubine. Imperial Concubine Zhao looked at her cruelly, her anger still lingering inside. She picked up a teacup from the table and threw it at her, cursing: "You cheap thing, you dare not do that. What else do you dare not do? You have made the emperor neglect me."

"I don't want to see you, go away..."

Another extremely angry scold!

The teacup fell heavily on Hongyu's shoulder, and she almost cried out in pain.

But when she heard the Imperial Concubine asking her to get out, she felt as if she had been pardoned, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Imperial Concubine, I'll take my leave!"

After he finished speaking, he left Yaohua Palace and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Don't be angry, Madam. If you really don't like Hongyu, just don't let her come here in the future."

Jinse who was standing by stepped forward to comfort her.

Concubine Zhao turned her head and looked at Jinse, and said sadly: "Jinse, do you think I was wrong to push Hongyu out?"

No one knows what the emperor likes about this lowly maid. Ever since she was given the title of Cai Nu, the emperor has often picked her name card.

Instead, he was gradually neglected by the emperor and made countless jokes behind his back.

Jinse looked embarrassed when she heard this. She didn't dare to respond. Even if the queen did something wrong, it was not something she, a servant, could say.

In her opinion, even if the queen wanted to push someone out to replace Yu Yao, there was no need to find someone with such an outstanding appearance.

Just find a trusted palace maid with average looks.

Hongyu is a sensible person and looks very pitiful. It is normal for the emperor, a man, to like her.

When Concubine Zhao saw that Jinse didn't respond, she knew that she didn't dare to answer the question. Suddenly, she felt that it was meaningless, waved her hand, and let her go.

……

Just when Concubine Zhao was secretly feeling sad, the entire harem knew that the emperor had brought back a little palace maid from the Colosseum and arranged for her to serve in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

I heard that the maid was originally from Concubine Zhao's palace, but later she was sent to the laundry department for some unknown crime.

But the little palace maid who was supposed to be in the laundry department appeared outside the palace and was noticed by the emperor and brought back.

No one knew what had happened, but they felt that the whole thing was unusual and made secret guesses.

The Empress Dowager of the Cining Palace also heard about this, but did not take it to heart.

A little palace maid was not worth her trouble.

She only cared about when the emperor could give her a grandson.

Ordinary people of her age would have had many children and grandchildren, but the emperor still has no children, let alone a prince, he doesn't even have a princess.

There were frequent reports of adoptions from the previous dynasty, and court officials requesting memorials were endless. How could she not be anxious?
The Queen Mother became frustrated whenever she thought about the fact that there were so many concubines in the harem but not even one of them could lay eggs.

They are all useless.

"Qiuyun, pass on my order and ask the emperor to come over for dinner tonight!"

The Queen Mother half leaned on the Eight Treasures Ruyi soft couch, raised her eyelids, and spoke to the old maid beside her in a bad tone.

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

An old maid came out, responded respectfully, and then quickly left.

……

Here, Yu Yao met Zhuxiang as soon as she went over. Zhuxiang saw that she still had a cold face, but she didn't make things difficult for her. She just asked her to follow behind to familiarize herself with the environment.

Yu Yao naturally would not refute, and just became Zhuxiang's little follower, following her the whole time.

Of course, I also met other palace servants in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, some were responsible for serving tea, some were responsible for arranging bookshelves, and some were responsible for the emperor's desk...

These palace maids serving in front of the emperor were all very beautiful, and were no less beautiful than the concubines in the harem.

(End of this chapter)