Chapter 18: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Ye Beichen caught a glimpse of the ink she had ground. Although he did not say anything, he dipped a little of it with the imperial brush and continued to write with his head down.

Yu Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and touched the paper to show that she was satisfied.

Seeing that there was enough ink, he stopped grinding it.

She stopped and just stood aside.

But just standing there is always awkward, and I don’t even know where to put my hands.

She simply found something to do. She glanced around the imperial study, but found nothing to do.

The palace maids had done what was needed.

She looked at Ye Beichen again, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, how about I give you a shoulder massage?"

Ye Beichen looked up and glanced at her, but did not refuse, and said calmly: "Okay!"

Just keep your head down and deal with things.

Yu Yao smiled, stepped forward, went around behind Ye Beichen, put her hands on his shoulders, and started to massage him.

The muscles under his hands were firm and hard. If the original owner had not practiced martial arts and trained in strength, he would not have been able to move his hands at all.

Of course, she didn't dare to pinch him really hard. This body had been trained in martial arts, and it would be bad if she hurt the emperor.

Perhaps it was because the pinch was comfortable, Yu Yao clearly felt that Ye Beichen's tense muscles relaxed, and he didn't look as cold as before.

"Do you know why I don't give you a position?"

Ye Beichen suddenly spoke.

But he was still looking at the letter and didn't look up.

Yu Yao paused for a moment, then continued to massage his shoulders, saying, "Perhaps I didn't serve you well enough, and didn't satisfy the Emperor."

The dog emperor was apparently very happy last night, but now he turned his face and ignored me.

Ye Beichen stopped reading the memorial and turned half his body around, looking at her with a half-smile, "No, you served me very well. It is because you served me too well that I don't want to confer a title on you."

Yu Yao was dumbfounded and didn't continue pinching. She just looked at Ye Beichen in surprise.

Because she served so well, she was not given a title?
Isn't it true that the better you serve, the higher your position will be?

Why is it that when it comes to Ye Beichen, things are done the opposite way?
"hehe."

When Ye Beichen saw her dumbfounded look, he felt much better and his face was not as cold as before.

"Well, you taste so good. I don't want you to enter the harem too early."

He threw the memorial in his hand onto the table, then took another one and continued reading.

"If you go to the harem, I will have to turn over the cards if I want to see you, and it will be troublesome. It's better for you to stay in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. I can favor you whenever I want."

What he said was truthful and vulgar, without any reservations.

The corners of Yu Yao's mouth twitched violently. Was he treating her as a maid to warm the bed?

Although I feel a little unhappy, I know it is the fact.

Suddenly I felt that I had to change. I couldn't just go with my body, I had to go with my heart as well.

Only when you feel relaxed both physically and mentally can you quickly conquer Ye Beichen and even take the queen's seat.

Of course, the prerequisite is to overthrow the queen first, otherwise it would be a dream to become the queen.

……

Yongfu Palace

Concubine Rou leaned on the soft couch, her brows knitted, her eyes moist with tears. She delicately wiped her slightly swollen eyes with a handkerchief, like a small white flower swaying in the wind, pure and pitiful.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor came to Yongfu Palace right after the morning court session. It's obvious that he is still very worried about you, but you won't let him in. Why is that?"

Caiyue stood aside and whispered.

The Empress was afraid that by doing this, the Emperor would be angered. She saw with her own eyes how ugly the Emperor's face was when he turned around and left.

But thinking about how much the Emperor cared about the Empress, she thought that his anger would subside after a few days and she felt that it was nothing.

Concubine Rou bit her lip and said sadly, "Caiyue, do you think Lin Cainu is really that good? So good that Chen Lang refused to come over last night even though he knew that I had a heart attack?"

Caiyue's eyes showed disdain, "Who is Lin Cainu? How can she be compared with others?" Seeing that the queen was still sad, Caiyue said again: "The queen may not know that although Lin Cainu served the emperor last night, she did not receive any reward. It can be seen that Lin Cainu stopped the emperor from coming last night, which made the emperor unhappy."

Even if the concubines did not serve the emperor well, as long as they slept with him, they would generally be rewarded according to the rules.

Concubine Rou's eyes flashed with joy, but she still said sadly: "He is the emperor. If he wants to come over, how can Lin Cainu stop him?"

"Your Majesty, the Emperor was in a very intense mood at that time, so it was normal for him not to stop. It can only be said that we went to invite the Emperor at the wrong time!"

Caiyue looked at Concubine Rou cautiously and said in a low voice.

When Concubine Rou heard what Caiyue said, she was not comforted but cried even more sadly.

She hated Lin Cainu for being shameless and lowly, and for seducing the emperor from wanting to come.

I also hate that I am too weak and cannot satisfy Chen Lang every time I sleep with him...

……

Concubine Rou is sad alone in the palace and no one knows!
On this side, after Yu Yao came back from serving Ye Beichen in the imperial study, she was stunned as soon as she stepped into the room.

The original simple furniture in the house disappeared and was replaced with new and high-quality mahogany furniture, making the small house fully equipped.

Facing you is a screen with carved patterns of ladies, and there is an outer room separated from the inside when you walk in.

There is a mahogany soft chair with a small table of the same color. Against the wall is a mahogany antique display shelf, which contains various collectibles and some books.

It does have a bit more elegance.

Inside was a carved step-out bed with a light pink auspicious hibiscus curtain hanging, and a brocade quilt and soft gold-thread pillow on the bed.

There is also a mahogany dressing table, on which are placed jewelry and rouge, and the items are also very exquisite.

Next to it is a four-door mahogany wardrobe.

The wardrobe was opened, and it was filled with silks and satins. In all colors except bright red, they were exquisite and beautiful.

She smiled and closed the wardrobe.

Just as she was about to go for dinner, she found that Grandpa Cha had brought her dinner.

Eunuch Cha was Eunuch Fu's apprentice and also served in the imperial court, so Yu Yao naturally knew him.

Eunuch Cha placed the dishes on the table and said to her with a smile, "Miss, your servants will bring you the dishes from now on, so you don't have to eat them yourself in the future."

After he finished speaking, he placed the dishes on the table.

Yu Yao took a look and found roasted chicken, shrimp meatballs, shark fin with three fresh ingredients, bird's nest with lotus leaves, and mutton soup.

There were four dishes and one soup, all of which were fresh and hot delicious dishes. I'm afraid that only nobles and beauties could eat them.

"Eunuch Cha, aren't these too good?"

She looked at Eunuch Cha in shock, with a confused look on her face.

Eunuch Cha smiled and said, "Miss, don't be afraid. These are all instructions from the Emperor. Just eat without worry."

When Yu Yao heard that it was Ye Beichen who ordered it, she was relieved and a smile appeared on her face, "In that case, thank you very much, eunuch."

Eunuch Cha smiled, took a glimpse of the furnishings in the room, and said, "By the way, the things in the young lady's room were also replaced by me according to the emperor's wishes. If the young lady doesn't like anything, just let me know and I can go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get new ones."

Of course Yu Yao would not be dissatisfied. After a few polite words, Eunuch Cha left.

After closing the door, she looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table and smiled again.

Although Ye Beichen did not give her a position, he improved her quality of life, which was not bad.

She smiled and sat down to eat.

The portion was a bit too much, and I wanted to share some with others, but I was afraid that they would think too much, so I gave up.

It is an honor for the master to reward the palace maids, even if they have eaten it before.

But she had no status, and if she gave it to others to eat, it would be considered showing off.

If you are narrow-minded, you may feel jealous in your heart, which is not good.

Thinking of this, I simply ate it myself and saved the leftovers for a midnight snack.

(End of this chapter)