Chapter 11: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
On the contrary, Yu Yao looked the ugliest because of the scar on her face.

But because of the scar on her face, no one took her seriously and were quite polite to her.

Yu Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the scar on her face was not completely useless.

Otherwise, these people will think that their noses are not noses and their eyes are not eyes, and they still have to work together, which is really uncomfortable.

After all, she was brought back from outside the palace by Ye Beichen himself, so naturally she is different from others.

At this time, Ye Beichen was reviewing memorials in the imperial study and did not need her and Zhuxiang to serve him, so he was quite free.

However, Yu Yao is still familiarizing herself with the environment.

At 3 p.m., an old maid came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Yu Yao recognized at a glance that it was the old nanny beside the Empress Dowager, and knew that the Empress Dowager was looking for the Emperor.

She stood at the door of the imperial study and eavesdropped, and realized that it was the Empress Dowager who asked the Emperor to go to the Cining Palace for dinner.

Yu Yao didn’t know whether the Queen Mother simply wanted to see her son or for some other reason, but it had nothing to do with her.

In the afternoon, after Ye Beichen finished handling government affairs, he went to the Cining Palace. Yu Yao did not follow him, mainly because she had just arrived and it was not her turn to go.

Ye Beichen went to the Cining Palace, and Yu Yao also went to eat in the place where the little palace maids had their meals.

She came back in less than half an hour.

She was just about to take a stroll nearby to eat when she saw Ye Beichen coming back from the Cining Palace, and he didn't look very well when he came back.

Yu Yao was confused. What did the Queen Mother say to him? Why was her expression so grim?
Seeing Ye Beichen's ugly expression, she didn't dare to go closer and wanted to slip away quietly, wanting to stay away.

The more you are afraid of something, the more it becomes.

Ye Beichen noticed that she wanted to run away, and asked coldly: "Where are you going?"

Everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony turned their eyes to Yu Yao, including Zhuxiang.

I didn't expect that this ugly new guy could actually attract the emperor's attention. I really made a mistake.

Yu Yao secretly groaned inwardly, stopped and turned around.

But then she immediately put on a smiling face, looked at Ye Beichen, and said with a fake smile: "Your Majesty, I saw that you were in a bad mood, and I was just about to pour you some tea!"

She thought that after saying this, Ye Beichen would let her go.

But Ye Beichen glared and said unhappily: "Pouring tea is the job of the palace maids, is it your turn?"

All the palace maids serving tea in the Hall of Supreme Harmony instantly turned their gazes towards Yu Yao with angry and unfriendly expressions.

This ugly guy actually came to steal their jobs? How abominable.

Yu Yao naturally noticed it, and secretly groaned inwardly, thinking: Why did I find such a reason to offend the palace maid who served tea to the emperor for no reason.

Ye Beichen looked at her bitter little face, and his mood inexplicably improved, and his anger was not as strong.

Yu Yao cursed Ye Beichen inwardly, but her face was full of respect, and she admitted her fault tactfully, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I overstepped my bounds."

Slaves really have no human rights. You have to do whatever the emperor says. If you are unhappy, you can be beheaded. Their lives are really miserable.

Ye Beichen snorted coldly. Seeing that she was so tactful, he decided not to continue venting his anger on her. He flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked into the imperial study.

The steps and the posture were casual and relaxed, and it was obvious that the anger in his heart had been almost vented.

Yu Yao secretly curled her lips and cursed: "You bastard."

He turned his head to look at the palace maids who were still staring at him angrily, trembled all over, and ran away quickly.

He was afraid that the palace maids would come after him.

In the evening, someone from the Jingshifang came over with a green sign.

As soon as Yu Yao saw it, she knew that His Majesty was asking him to flip the card.

She took a quick look and found that the one in the middle was the Queen's green card, which was golden in color and the most eye-catching.

The one on the left of the Queen is Concubine Zhao, whose nameplate is slightly lighter in color.

The one on the right is Concubine De, the only one who gave birth to a child, but the child died before the age of one.

I heard he was a prince, what a pity.

Following them were Concubine Xian, Concubine Rou, Concubine Li, Concubine Mei, Concubine Wan, Concubine Yu, Ning Xiuyuan, Concubine Chun... There were a lot of names, with ten green names on each tray, and there were six trays in total.

This does not include those concubines who are in poor health, are menstruating, or have had their green card removed for various reasons.

Yu Yao was secretly amazed and thought: The emperor must have a great time, with so many beauties waiting for him to sleep with every day, no wonder everyone wants to be the emperor.

Ye Beichen glanced at the green card in front of him, thinking about how his mother had mentioned the issue of offspring again in the Cining Palace today, and his hand instantly fell on Concubine De's green card.

Concubine De once gave birth to the eldest prince, but although he died before he was one year old, it at least showed that she was able to give birth.

So he wanted to go to Concubine De's palace to see if there might be good news.

But as soon as his hand fell on Concubine De's green card, he caught sight of Yu Yao secretly craning her neck to look over here.

Ye Beichen curled the corners of his mouth, and for some reason, he swiped his hand downwards and turned over Lin Cainu's green card.

"Okay, everyone, go down, I want to read a book!"

Ye Beichen waved his hand and asked the people from Jingshifang to leave.

"Yes, I obey your order!"

The eunuch from the Jingshifang quickly retreated with the tray, and the imperial study became empty in an instant.

Yu Yao stood aside, watching Ye Beichen's actions, so of course she saw what he did just now.

She knew about Concubine De. She heard that she was not very favored and her mother's family was not very strong.

But because she had given birth to the only prince, even though the prince was gone, she was still allowed to maintain a high position in the harem.

This shows the importance of offspring.

But I have never heard of this Lin Cainu Yu Yao. I guess she was newly conferred the title by the emperor.

However, it seems that Lin Cainu is quite favored. She is able to make the emperor change his mind temporarily and turn over her card, which shows that the emperor has a good impression of her.

She didn't know that this Lin Cainu was Hongyu who was pushed out by Concubine Zhao.

Just as Yu Yao was thinking about these things, a book was suddenly thrown in front of her.

Then, Ye Beichen's lazy and indifferent voice was heard.

"Read this to me!"

He also didn't ask Yu Yao whether she could read. Since Yu Yao understood martial arts, she must be able to read. If she couldn't read, she probably wouldn't even be able to understand the martial arts techniques, so how could she practice?
Zhuxiang, who was standing by, instantly turned her gaze towards Yu Yao, with a barely perceptible glimpse of jealousy in her eyes.

Many concubines do not have the qualification to study for the emperor, but Yu Yao, a little palace maid, has this honor. How can Zhuxiang not be jealous?

When Yu Yao saw Zhuxiang looking at her, and then looked at the book in front of her, she understood in her heart that Ye Beichen wanted her to read.

She didn't know what Ye Beichen meant or why he asked her to read to him.

But Ye Beichen was too tired to read it, so he just asked someone to read it to him.

Thinking of this, Yu Yao tactfully picked up the book in front of her, looked down, and found that it was a copy of "Zizhi Tongjian", which was about governing a country.

"Your Majesty, which section should I start reading from?"

Yu Yao opened the Zizhi Tongjian, but didn't know where to start.

"Page 180, where power changes!"

Ye Beichen lay down on the couch with his eyes closed to rest at some point. When he heard her words, he did not open his eyes, but just replied with his eyes closed.

Yu Yao instantly turned to page 180, which was about the transition of power, and started reading after seeing the content.

At first I couldn't recite it smoothly, and I stumbled a bit, but after reciting a few more sentences, the sentences became smoother.

Fortunately, her voice was not unpleasant, it could even be said to be very nice, clear and pleasant, like the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Ye Beichen originally just closed his eyes to rest, but as he listened, he fell asleep.

Yu Yao secretly glanced at Ye Beichen, and seeing that he was asleep, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

She didn't even know that her own voice had a hypnotic effect, making Ye Beichen fall asleep after hearing it.

Seeing that Ye Beichen fell asleep, Yu Yao didn't know whether she should continue reading, so she just stopped.