Chapter 15: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Ye Beichen lay on the couch, his chest heaving. Looking at the woman beside him, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her face gently.

Although the force was light, a few red marks appeared on Yu Yao's face.

Taking advantage of the fair base color, it has a unique charm.

Ye Beichen twisted his fingers and chuckled in a low voice, "The leather is so soft, it doesn't look like a palace maid who is used to doing rough work at all."

Yu Yao's heart tightened. She had such good skin because she took skin beautifying pills. Although the effect had not yet fully appeared, it had improved a lot.

"I was born with a good foundation, otherwise the Imperial Concubine wouldn't have thought of hiding me, fearing that the Emperor would see me."

Yu Yao said this very well, with confidence in her teasing, but not in a way that was annoying.

He secretly and calmly gave Concubine Zhao a warning.

Ye Beichen naturally heard it, and he turned his head to look at her. Seeing her charming smile, he just felt amused.

Of course, I also heard her implicit complaint.

But she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The imperial concubine had oppressed her so much, forcing her to destroy her own face to save her life. What was wrong with making a small complaint?
Instead, I felt more and more sorry for her.

But he did not continue the topic.

Then he changed the subject, "I remember that you were originally serving in the Imperial Concubine's Palace. How did you end up in the Colosseum?"

He had wanted to ask this for a long time, but there were too many things to do and he forgot about it the moment he turned around.

Yu Yao had been waiting for him to ask this, but since he didn't ask, she didn't feel comfortable saying it herself.

Naturally, I will not hide anything and tell the truth:

"The Imperial Concubine thought that my appearance was unsightly, so she sent me to the laundry department. Then one night, I went to the toilet in the middle of the night and was suddenly attacked. When I woke up, I appeared in the Colosseum."

"This matter also makes me confused. I guess I have offended someone."

She said with a bewildered look on her face.

That expression, that look seemed really unclear.

Ye Beichen moved his body and his expression became serious, "Can you see who that person is?"

"It was too dark at night, and I didn't see the person's face clearly, but I knew it was a young palace maid with great skills. I was no match for her and was quickly knocked unconscious."

Yu Yao recalled and spoke slowly.

Although I suspect it was Concubine Zhao's man, I cannot make up stories without any evidence.

Ye Beichen frowned and said nothing, a hint of contemplation flashing in his eyes.

He had seen Yu Yao's skills. Although she was not very strong, she was not bad either.

The man was able to knock her out in a short period of time, which showed that he was extremely powerful.

At least he is a master.

It is impossible for a master to come to the palace for no reason to deal with a little palace maid.

"I will order someone to investigate this matter thoroughly, don't worry."

Ye Beichen patted her hand gently, and without asking any more questions, he just comforted her softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yu Yao smiled sweetly and didn't take it to heart.

It would be great if Ye Beichen could find the culprit, but she wouldn’t mind if he couldn’t.

Anyway, she will take revenge herself.

At this moment, the voice of Eunuch Fu suddenly rang out at the door, "Your Majesty, the time has come, you should attend the morning court."

After hearing Eunuch Fu's reminder, Ye Beichen looked at the sky outside the palace and saw that it was already dawn. Only then did he realize that he had been making trouble all night.

But he smiled slightly, pinched Yu Yao's nose, and cursed in a low voice, "You are a seductive enchantress. You made me fool around with you all night."

He didn't mean to blame anyone, he was just joking.

Yu Yao couldn't admit it, otherwise she would be branded as a seducer of the monarch, and the Queen Mother would be the first one who would not forgive her.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It's obvious that your Majesty is full of energy, has good physical fitness, and is in high spirits, which is why he made a fuss all night long!"

She smiled softly, her eyes and eyebrows full of charm, and blushed as she whispered, "My waist is still sore, I'm afraid I can't walk anymore."

She was really uncomfortable, with pain all over her body, especially.
"hehe."

Ye Beichen was in a very good mood, "If you really can't walk, I will order someone to send you back!"

"Oh, Your Majesty, please don't. I'd better walk back by myself!"

Yu Yao looked panicked. There was such a big noise in the hot spring pool last night that she was afraid that everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony must have known about it.

If he was sent back again, and was treated so specially, even all the flowers and plants in the palace would know that he had slept with the emperor. He would feel embarrassed no matter how he thought about it.

"hehe…"

Ye Beichen chuckled again, "If you don't want to, I won't force you. I should go to the morning court!"

After saying this, he reached out and gently scratched the tip of her nose, washed it quickly in the hot spring twice, and then got up to attend the morning court.

After Ye Beichen left, Yu Yao washed and dressed, and hurried back to her residence.

On the way back, all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were looking at her.

There was shock, flattery, jealousy, disbelief, and of course, restlessness.

But no one dared to comment, which shows that the people serving in front of the emperor are very strict with their words.

Even though she knew it, she didn't dare to say anything. When Zhuxiang saw her, she didn't dare to be cold anymore, but came forward to talk to her warmly.

He even called her Sister Yu, as if he was following her lead.

But the jealousy in his eyes could not be concealed.

Yu Yao saw it instantly, the smile on her face faded a little, she responded to Zhuxiang casually with a few words, and left.

But before she returned to her residence, she met Lin Cainu, who was sent back by Ye Beichen's order.

When they saw each other, they were both stunned!
When Yu Yao saw Lin Cainu, she instantly recognized that she was the former Hongyu.

Originally, the two of them served in the palace of Concubine Zhao, so they knew each other, but their relationship was average.

Although no one knows how Hongyu became Lin Cainu, it was nothing more than a palace maid climbing onto the dragon bed.

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, she was about to open her mouth to greet him.

Hongyu turned around and left in a panic.

That look, no matter how you look at it, seems like he's guilty of something.

Yu Yao frowned and looked at Lin Cainu's hurriedly leaving back.

My intuition told me that the other party must have done something to me behind my back.

She secretly kept this in mind and went back soon.

After returning to her room, she relaxed completely, only to feel her body becoming more and more sore and her eyes filled with fatigue.

She hurriedly took the Dragon and Phoenix Pill and also took the pregnancy-preserving pill.

Yu Yao reached out and touched her belly. She probably already had two little lives inside, just waiting for the birth of the baby after ten months of pregnancy.

The mission of having a child is half completed, and the remaining half is just waiting for the child to be born.

But the second task, reaching the rear seat, was a bit difficult.

Not to mention that the queen is still alive and well, even if the queen died, it would not be her turn...

Yu Yao was thinking about what to do next when she heard Eunuch Fu calling her at the door.

As soon as she went out, she heard Eunuch Fu say with a smile, "The Emperor said that Miss Yu had worked hard last night, and ordered me to bring something to her."

After that, he handed over a carved lacquer tray covered with red cloth. When the red cloth was opened, three exquisite plum blossom porcelain boxes were found inside, which were the soothing cream.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your reward!"

Although there was no imperial edict to confer the title as expected, Yu Yao still kowtowed obediently and accepted the reward.

"Thank you, Eunuch Fu."

"Miss Yu, you are too polite." Eunuch Fu said with a smile.

Yu Yao stuffed a purse in the bag and went in with three boxes of soothing cream.

Without the expected decree of ennobling the emperor, she would be lying if she said she wasn't disappointed.

She could clearly feel Ye Beichen's satisfaction with her, and last night he didn't even give face to his true love, Concubine Rou.

But why are you reluctant to give her a position?

"Tongtong, do you know how much Ye Beichen likes me?"

Yu Yao couldn't help but ask about the system.

"60, that's considered passing!" said the system.

Yu Yao raised her eyebrows. A favorability of 60 is not low. Even if she cannot talk about how high a rank she will be given, at least she should be able to choose a concubine, right?

Or you could give her a royal concubine, at least she would be free from the status of a palace maid.

But there was nothing.

"Then do you know how much Ye Beichen likes Concubine Rou?"

Yu Yao couldn't help but ask again.

"75!" the system replied.

Yu Yao was completely stunned. Although she already knew that Concubine Rou's so-called true love was fake, 75 was too low.

What kind of true love is 75?

It can only be considered as liking, at least it has to be over 90 to be considered as love.

"Why is Concubine Rou's favorability so low? Are you sure?" she couldn't help but ask.

The main reason is that the impression that Concubine Rou is the emperor's true love is too deeply rooted in people's minds.

When faced with Concubine Rou, even the favored Concubine Zhao and the Queen had to step back.

"The highest favorability of Concubine Rou in Ye Beichen's heart was 92, but she was too pretentious, and she liked to get jealous and throw tantrums. She often stepped on the emperor's bottom line, so her favorability dropped to 75!"

The system explained with a muffled laugh!

Yu Yao understood instantly and couldn't help laughing.

But I didn’t continue asking.

She didn't even worry about whether she would be given a position or not. After all, once the news of her pregnancy came out, she would get a position sooner or later, it was just a matter of high or low.

Yu Yao ate some food, applied some soothing cream on the scar on her left face, and went to bed.

(End of this chapter)