Chapter 25: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Ye Beichen smiled at her, and suddenly wrote the two words "Yao Fei" on the blank paper on the imperial desk with his imperial brush!

Yu Yao looked at the word "Yao Fei" and instantly realized something. She looked at Ye Beichen in shock.

Is this to give her a position? Or is it to start from the second rank concubine?

"Although Yao is your name, it is also a title. I think the word Yao has a very good meaning, so I won't look for another one. Do you like it?"

Ye Beichen curled the corners of his lips and looked at her with a gentle look.

"Your Majesty... No... Chen Lang..."

The surprise came so suddenly that Yu Yao was a little overwhelmed, but obviously very happy.

Because of the improvement in her favorability, she thought that Ye Beichen would give her a high position, but she also thought that she would be a beauty or a noble at most.

After all, she was a palace maid, so even if she was given the title of beauty or noble lady, it was still a high position.

From being a second-rank concubine to a concubine with a title, this was a high position that Yu Yao could not even dream of.

"Chen Lang... I am just a palace maid. Is it not good for me to be given such a high title for the first time?"

Although Yu Yao was very happy, she quickly calmed down.

If this title of consort was really issued, she would probably become the public enemy of the entire harem in an instant.

The Queen Mother will be the first one to not let her go.

Concubine Rou is a good example.

"It's just a concubine position. I give it to you, so you should accept it. There's no need to be so uneasy."

Ye Beichen reached out and rubbed her head, laughing softly.

Yu Yao was naturally happy to hear this, but she was still a little nervous inside.

She touched her belly inconspicuously, thinking that she was pregnant and her pulse would be evident soon.

If she had been conferred the title of princess at that time, it would have been better and there would have been less trouble.

Ye Beichen has no children, so it would be normal for her to be given a high position if she were to reveal that she was pregnant.

Even if the Queen Mother was dissatisfied, she would not do anything to her for the sake of her offspring.

Maybe he will even help her give birth smoothly.

Yu Yao was thinking about how to persuade Ye Beichen to make her a concubine later.

I heard him suddenly say, "I will issue this imperial edict in a few days. It is not appropriate now."

Yu Yao's mind turned and she understood the reason.

It's nothing more than being considerate of Concubine Rou. After all, Concubine Rou has a 75% favorability in his heart, so he will definitely take her feelings into consideration.

Yu Yao didn't say anything. Anyway, she didn't want Ye Beichen to ban her now.

"Chen Lang, I'm already very happy. As for when the imperial edict will be issued, I don't care."

It doesn't matter if noble ladies or beauties are given titles, the empress dowager won't care.

The women in the harem just thought that the emperor had taken in a beauty. Although they were unhappy, they would not target her too much.

But if she were to be directly conferred the title of consort, the meaning would be different.

Anyone could see that the emperor treated her differently.

I'm afraid that this will bring hatred from everyone in the harem, which is scary to think about.

Ye Beichen had no idea what she was thinking. He simply pushed the paper with the words "Yao Fei" written on it on the imperial desk to the bottom of all the items and started working.

Yu Yao obediently got off his legs and stood beside him to grind ink for him.

If her hands felt sore, she would just sit aside, drink tea, or eat some snacks, and no one would care about her.

They were all prepared for Ye Beichen and went into her stomach.

The imperial study is filled with the fragrance of beautiful women, and the years are peaceful and quiet.

But the harem was in an uproar because of the imperial edict that Ye Beichen had issued in the morning to confer the title of Imperial Concubine upon him, and countless vases, tea cups and other items were broken.

Palace maids from various palaces kept going to the Imperial Household Department to receive new ones.

Except for Concubine Rou herself, all the concubines in the palace were unhappy.

Even the queen, who was usually calm and generous, looked unhappy.

Although she didn't care about Ye Beichen's favor, she cared very much about the position under her butt.

She was very worried that if this continued, Ye Beichen would depose her as the queen for Concubine Rou, for the woman he loved.

The queen sat back on the soft couch in the inner room, rubbing her temples with both hands, feeling her head ache again.

The queen suffered from a migraine, which would flare up from time to time.

Especially when it is windy and rainy, my head hurts even more.

The imperial physician saw him and he took medicine, but he still didn't get better and he still felt pain from time to time.

Obviously, he had a headache again, probably because of anger.

"My lady, how about I ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"

Ruonan brought a cup of tea at the right time and placed it on the low table beside her. She looked at the queen and said with a worried look.

The queen waved her hands with a grim look on her face, "I'm fine. It's just an old illness. It's useless to see a doctor!"

"But Madam..."

Ruonan frowned and looked at the queen, still very worried.

"It's okay, I'll be fine after a rest!"

The queen looked tired. She said this lightly and said nothing more.

"Yes, then Madam, have a good rest."

Ruonan looked at the queen's tired expression and didn't know how to continue speaking.

Soon he quietly retreated.

Cining Palace!
The Queen Mother sat back on the Eight Treasures Auspicious Couch, and her face darkened as she listened to the news reported by Nanny Qiuyun.

"Yesterday I punished Concubine Rou, and today the emperor promoted that bitch in the blink of an eye. Is he deliberately trying to spite me? Or does he think that bitch has suffered and wants to compensate her?"

After saying this, he raised his hand and swept!
"Snapped!"

The teacup on the table flew out instantly and broke into pieces in an instant.

"Queen Mother, calm down!"

In an instant, the slaves knelt on the ground, all with pale faces and heads touching the ground. They did not dare to look up, trembling with fear.

"bump!"

The Queen Mother slammed the table again, looked at Qiu Yun who was kneeling beside her, and shouted angrily: "Qiu Yun, go to the Imperial Study and invite the Emperor over. I want to see how he explains it."

The Queen Mother must be furious as she was slapped in the face by a bitch.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Qiu Yun responded respectfully and quickly retreated.

The same is true for other parts of the harem.

Royal study room.

When Ye Beichen heard that his mother wanted to see him, he instantly guessed the reason.

After finishing the matters at hand, he went to the Cining Palace.

Yu Yao did not follow him, but returned to her own residence.

But she didn't wait long after she went back, and didn't even wait for Ye Beichen to come back.

The system excitedly told her that Concubine Rou’s favorability in Ye Beichen’s heart had dropped from 75 to 65, a full 10 points.

Yu Yao was so shocked that she almost bit her tongue. She hurriedly put the peach blossom cake in her hand aside and asked the system, "What's going on? Why did Concubine Rou's favorability drop so much all of a sudden?"

The system chuckled, "Nothing much, it's just that the Queen Mother told Ye Beichen that Concubine Rou cursed her in the Buddhist temple and she deserved it for not having a grandson. Ye Beichen believed it, and his favorability was reduced."

After hearing this, Yu Yao was stunned for a moment, and then she laughed.

The image of Concubine Rou in Ye Beichen's mind has always been that of a simple, kind, beautiful, pure, and weak woman who needs his protection.

Suddenly finding out about Concubine Rou's other side, a vicious side, of course his favorability towards her would drop.

This curse that the Queen Mother would have no grandson was equivalent to cursing Ye Beichen to have no son.

It's normal for Concubine Rou's favorability to drop so much.

(End of this chapter)