Chapter 380: The Concubine Who Was Buried with the Emperor VS The Ruthless and Romantic Emperor 28
The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the glazed tiles of the palace, Emperor Jing had already gone to attend the morning court.

Yu Yao opened her eyes slightly, got up, washed, and dressed carefully, then went to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects as usual.

Walking into the Imperial Garden, you will see colorful flowers, shady green trees, and rustling leaves in the breeze.

Just then, several palace maids were heard whispering on the path.

"I heard that Concubine Shu ran into the emperor in the peach blossom forest yesterday."

"That's right. Lady Shu usually keeps quiet, but now she is trying to win favor."

"So what if he's competing for favor? Didn't the emperor not invite her to sleep with him last night? Did he go to Concubine Qin's place?"

"You said that Concubine Shu and Concubine Qin live together in Yihe Palace. Seeing Concubine Qin and the Emperor being affectionate every day, I'm afraid it must be hard for them to feel good, right?"

"That's for sure. Who would feel comfortable in that situation?"

Yu Yao was moved when she heard these discussions.

When Miss Shu came to see her yesterday, she only mentioned it once, but she didn't expect that they would take action at night, and the speed was quite fast.

She didn't care how Concubine Shu competed for favor, since she couldn't sleep with him now anyway.

Afterwards, he went to Fengyi Palace to pay his respects.

When she arrived at Fengyi Palace, many concubines had already arrived.

The Fengyi Palace is magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings.

Concubine Li was sitting in her seat with a gloomy face. When she saw Yu Yao appear, anger instantly ignited in her eyes.

Before Yu Yao could pay her respects to the high-ranking concubine, Concubine Li started to mock her sharply.

"Oh, this Concubine Qin has become even more precious now. She came so late. Does she think that because she has the emperor's favor, she can ignore the queen?"

Yu Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly and bowed respectfully, "Madam Li, that's too serious. I have never had such an idea, and I am not late."

Concubine Li sneered, like winter frost, "How dare you talk back? Now that you have the emperor's favor, you look down on others? Who knows what you are thinking?"

Yu Yao straightened her back and looked at Concubine Li calmly, "Your Highness, you have misunderstood. I am grateful for the favor from the Emperor, but I have never been arrogant. If Your Highness insists on doing this and makes groundless accusations, then I have nothing to say."

Concubine Li was so angry that her face turned blue. She pointed at her and cursed, "How dare you, Concubine Qin, to contradict me like this? I'll see how long you can keep my favor."

"Don't let Concubine Li worry about this maid's affairs."

She was too lazy to continue paying attention to Concubine Li. After saying one sentence, she returned to her seat.

All the concubines present watched a great show.

Zhen Fei sat quietly in her seat, with her head lowered, hiding the disdain in her eyes.

She just felt that these two people were biting each other and were not good people.

She even hoped that the two would fight more fiercely so that she could reap the benefits.

The other concubines had different thoughts and were all secretly looking at Yu Yao with complicated expressions.

Concubine Yu arrived on time as usual, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a grand procession, and her posture as a concubine was perfectly controlled.

It is like a blooming peony, graceful and elegant.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."

When they saw Concubine Yu appear, all the concubines present stood up and saluted.

"Everyone, get up."

Concubine Yu walked in proudly and sat in her seat. She swept her eyes over everyone and fell on Yu Yao with a probing look in her eyes.

"I heard that Concubine Qin invited the imperial physician last night. I wonder what happened?"

Concubine Yu spoke slowly, her voice was clear and cold, like a clear spring in the mountains.

Yu Yao bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I had my period yesterday and had unbearable abdominal pain. When the Emperor came over, he saw me and called the imperial physician."

Imperial Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at her in scrutiny. "She is just suffering from menstrual cramps, yet you have to mobilize so many troops. Imperial Concubine Qin's body is really delicate."

She had disdained to embarrass a minor noble, and had never taken Yu Yao seriously.

Concubine Qin had her period last night, but my cousin still went to her place, which made Concubine Yu start to pay attention to her.

Concubine Li snorted coldly, "Who knows if you are pretending to be sick on purpose to attract the emperor's pity."

She glanced at Concubine Li and said, "What Concubine Li said is irrational. If I really pretended to be sick, how could I convince the imperial physician?"

Imperial Concubine Yu raised her jade hand to stop the two from arguing, "Alright, stop arguing. How can you be so noisy in Fengyi Palace?"

All the concubines fell silent and dared not speak any more.

At this moment, the queen, dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked dignified and elegant, and slowly walked to the main seat and sat down.

"See the Queen, may the Queen be blessed and safe."

"No need to be so polite." The queen's voice was gentle and majestic.

All the concubines thanked him in unison and then returned to their seats.

The queen glanced at everyone and her gaze stayed on Yu Yao for a moment.

"I heard that Concubine Qin invited the imperial physician last night. Is this true?" asked the Queen.

Yu Yao bowed again and replied, "Your Majesty, it is true. I had my period yesterday and had unbearable abdominal pain. When the Emperor came over, he saw me and called the imperial physician."

The queen nodded slightly. "In that case, you must take good care of yourself. In this harem, good health is the most important thing."

She said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, Queen. I will take good care of myself."

Then he returned to his seat.

The Queen slowly swept her eyes over the concubines present and said, "Sisters, the selection of concubines is now on the agenda. The concubines will enter the palace soon. By then, the number of people in the palace will inevitably increase, and with so many people, there will be many eyes. You should control the people in your palace and don't cause any trouble. You must be careful in what you say and do, set a good example for the new sisters, and work together to maintain the stability and harmony of the harem and share the worries of the emperor."

The concubines had their own thoughts in their hearts, but all of them looked respectful, "I will follow the instructions of the Queen."

Yu Yao lowered her eyes in deep thought. With the concubines entering the palace, the harem would probably become even more chaotic.

She is pregnant now, so it is better for her to go out less in the future. Concubine Li looked very unhappy. She had already fallen out of favor, and there was a new person in the palace. How could the emperor still think of her when the time came?
Thinking of this, he became anxious and just wanted to regain favor as soon as possible.

The other concubines had different thoughts, but they all looked unhappy.

The queen took in everyone's expressions and didn't say anything, so she let everyone go.

Concubine Li's mind was full of how to regain her favor. She couldn't lose face in front of the new person, and she had no intention of causing trouble for Yu Yao.

After paying his respects, he hurried back.

As soon as Yu Yao returned to the east hall of Yihe Palace, she saw Eunuch Lu Xi waiting in the yard with the young eunuch.

"Oh, Concubine Qin is finally back. The emperor has issued an order. Come quickly and listen to it."

Lu Xi saw Yu Yao coming back, walked up to her and said with a smile.

She glanced at the bright yellow imperial edict in Lu Xi's hand, then quickly lifted her skirt and knelt down.

Lu Xi slowly unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it aloud:
"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The noble lady Yu, with her calm and gentle appearance, graceful and elegant temperament, quiet and elegant demeanor, prudent and prudent, and gentle and kind, deeply comforts my heart. She is hereby conferred the title of the fifth rank imperial concubine, and her title remains unchanged. I decree this!"

After Lu Xi finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Yu Yao with a smile: "Jieyu Qin, please accept the edict."

Yu Yao knew that it was because of her pregnancy that the dog emperor conferred the title on her, but because she did not want to expose it, he did not mention it in the imperial edict and only praised her.

She took the imperial edict and said respectfully, "I accept your order. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

She jumped two levels and became a fifth-rank concubine.

Although Jieyushi still belonged to the ranks of low-ranking concubines, she was already qualified to ride in a sedan chair, and from now on she would not have to walk when she went to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects.

Not bad.

She stood up, smiling.

Liuli stepped forward and stuffed a purse into Luxi's hand, "Please go and have some tea with these, eunuch."

Lu Xi took it with a smile and waved his hand to ask the eunuch behind him to bring the reward from the emperor.

Then he turned to Yu Yao and said, "Qin Jieyu, these are the rewards given to you by the Emperor. Please keep them. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

"There is nothing else. Sorry for bothering you, father-in-law."

Yu Yao said something polite and sent Lu Xi to the door.

Lu Xi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Jieyu, please stay. Jieyu is in poor health. The good days are still to come. I congratulate Jieyu."

She smiled slightly when she heard this, knowing that Lu Xi was referring to her pregnancy, and lowered her voice: "I hope that father-in-law will not reveal it to anyone yet."

"Don't worry, Concubine. I understand and won't say much."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xi quickly responded.

Even the emperor cooperated in keeping the secret, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything irresponsible.

Yu Yao was relieved. After a few polite words, Lu Xi took the young eunuch away.

She turned back into the hall and looked at the room full of rewards with a calm expression, without much ripples in her heart.

The palace maids and servants in the east hall were very happy to see their master being conferred the title of Jieyu, and there was a sense of celebration throughout the place.

Liuli said excitedly, "My lady, it is great that you are now appointed as a concubine. Your life in this palace will get better and better in the future."

"Isn't it? Your favor is the highest in the palace. Even Concubine Zhen and Concubine Gui can't compare to you."

Amber also happily agreed.

Although Yu Yao was happy in her heart, she frowned slightly when she heard what Amber said, "Amber, it's fine if you say this in the room, but if it gets out, it will cause another storm."

Seeing Amber's fear, she sighed softly and said earnestly, "I am already in the spotlight, so you should be more careful with your words and actions, and don't cause unnecessary trouble because of your words. The audition is coming, and the situation will only become more complicated. We must be more careful, understand?"

"Yes, my lord."

Amber also knew that she had said the wrong thing, her face turned pale, and she responded respectfully.

"Yes, my lord."

Liuli also responded in a low voice.

"Okay, register all these things and put them in the warehouse."

Yu Yao glanced at the rewards all over the room, said something to the two of them, and then lay down on the couch to read the storybook.

The news that Concubine Qin was canonized as a fifth-rank imperial concubine spread quickly throughout the harem.

Everyone has their own thoughts, some are envious, while others are jealous and curse.

Yingyue Palace.

When Concubine Li heard the news, she gnashed her teeth in anger, and the porcelain in the house was shattered all over the floor, like the mess after a storm.

Gloomy light filtered through the carved window panes, casting a depressing atmosphere over the entire palace.

"This bitch, it has only been a short time since she was promoted from a palace maid to a noble, and she has been promoted again, and she jumped two levels at once. I will never let that bitch be proud for too long."

Concubine Li looked extremely gloomy, her charming and beautiful face was distorted by jealousy, and she cursed with gritted teeth.

The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall knelt on the ground, all of them were silent and dared not speak.

He tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, for fear of angering Concubine Li who was already angry.

Guanju Palace.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that the Emperor has conferred upon Lady Qin the title of Fifth Rank Concubine, and her title remains unchanged."

The palace maid Haitang knelt on the ground and carefully reported to Concubine Yu who was leaning lazily on the couch.

Imperial Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression becoming more scrutinizing. "This Imperial Concubine Qin, no, she will be Imperial Concubine Qin in the future, does have some skills."

Haitang didn't dare to respond and just listened quietly.

Concubine Zhen sat quietly in her palace, with a sneer on her face, "This harem is getting more and more lively."

(End of this chapter)