Chapter 7: The Dark Emperor vs. the Delicate Palace Maid
Hatsuri had never expected that her random idea would be recognized.

"My Queen Mother, please don't be greedy."

After hearing what the emperor said, the empress dowager finally shut up.

The Queen Mother developed a liking for Hatsuri, but in the past there were no such bold people in the palace, they were all flatterers.

She asked, "Which palace are you from?"

Chu Li was about to answer when Rong Mama beat her to the punch: "Your Majesty, this servant is from the palace of Consort Chao. Because she doesn't know the palace rules, she asked me to teach her. She is a person who knows nothing. Now she has acted rashly and made the Queen Mother laugh. I hope the Queen Mother will not take it to heart."

The Queen Mother seemed to be thinking: "Chao Fei?"

At this time, the Queen Mother wanted to recall who Chao Fei was.

"Emperor, you should visit the harem more often and check the cards more often. A harem cannot be without a queen. This concubine really takes good care of her maids. This shows that she is magnanimous and a good master."

These words seemed to be a hint to Shen Yan, telling him to establish a queen as soon as possible, and Chao Fei was a very good candidate.

The Queen Mother praised Chu Li again, "You are a smart person, and you know how to think about your master. I am very happy with the meal today. Whatever you want, I will give it to you."

Chuli didn't expect that this move of hers would actually win the favor of Chaofei.

Her goal was to benefit herself, but she ended up helping others.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager. I don't want anything. I just felt that I didn't cook it well and I found a way to make up for it. If you want to eat it in the future, you can let Madam tell me and I will cook it for you."

The Queen Mother began to admire this palace maid. Although she was a person of humble status, she was so knowledgeable and decent.

It's rare.

Suddenly, I became wary of her again.

Why are the people of Chaofei going to so much trouble?
Is it the position of Queen? Or is it that what I said before threatened them?

The Queen Mother pretended to be calm, saying that she was going to the temple to burn incense and then left.

Chu Li also withdrew from this. When she left, the emperor's eyes fell on her again, with indescribable emotions and resentment in his eyes.

He touched the teacup, still unsatisfied with the scene just now, and said: "Interesting."

Then he ordered the eunuch beside him: "Go check what the origin is."

"promise."

After returning, Chu Li was slapped on the palm of her hand by the nanny.

"Look at you. If it weren't for your quick thinking, the situation wouldn't have been so serious. I really have to teach you a lesson!"

Chu Li saw the nanny taking the ruler and slapping her hand!
The little hands turned red instantly.

"I have taught you so hard these past few days, but you really scared me to death. Just now I almost thought you were going to be dragged out and beaten to death by the Queen Mother. Hurry up and stretch out your hand!"

Chuli pouted and said pitifully, "Mammy, I will never do that again next time!"

She was reluctant to stretch out her hands, but seeing that the nanny was determined to punish her, she had no choice but to stretch out her little hands and accept the beating.

At night, Chu Li was punished by the nanny to deliver dinner to the emperor.

At this time, the emperor was having a meal in the imperial concubine's palace.

Chu Lizhen felt that she was the luckiest person chosen by the system. The imperial concubine had disliked her for a long time, and she was afraid that she would be bullied by her again this time.

His fingers were red and he was unsteady even when holding the food.

She followed the palace maids in one by one, keeping her head down for fear of being recognized.

When it was her turn to serve the meal, a voice came from above her head:
"Being bullied?"

At the same time, she looked up and met the emperor's eyes. Shen Yan's eyes fell on her red hands. Although Chu Li deliberately blocked them, Shen Yan still saw them with his sharp eyes.

"I did something wrong today, so I should be punished."

Shen Yan probably guessed what was going on.

Shen Yan was wearing a blue-and-white robe with dragon patterns today. He looked deep and respectful, and he should not be offended. Chu Li was nervous and scared. This dog emperor had planned to harm me before, and now he was concerned about me in front of the woman who loved him the most.

Isn't this just digging your own grave?
I can only say that this is fate.

I really want to ask the system to change the male lead...

On the contrary, the imperial concubine standing by became jealous when she saw the emperor caring about a palace maid.

"Your Majesty, I am just a lowly servant. How can I be worthy of your concern? This is what I specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare. Come and have a taste."

The imperial concubine has an enchanting demeanor. Today she is wearing pink and has exquisite makeup. She dresses differently every day, always looking gorgeous and fresh.

Shen Yan didn't say anything, just watched Chu Li retreat quietly.

The imperial concubine standing by didn't notice his strange emotions at all.

"Your Majesty, I have just learned a new dance today. Do you want to see it?"

"up to you."

"I have learned a lot of songs today, and I want to sing them for you!"

"random."

"Your Majesty, I still want to play the game of playing hard to get with you..."

"Whatever."

The imperial concubine clearly sensed his perfunctory attitude, and she, who loved to speak her mind, suddenly said, "Isn't it possible that the emperor has taken a liking to that little maid just now?"

Only after hearing these words did Shen Yan regain his composure.

The man raised the corners of his lips and drummed his fingers on the table continuously.

Indeed, what the imperial concubine said is correct.

He was not attracted to Hatari, but he felt that such a woman had a lowly status in the deep palace, but was still favored by the masters.

She always gave Shen Yan a different feeling, that he was a disguised person who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and Chu Li gave him the same feeling.

Ever since he was born as a prince, he had been acting as an emperor in accordance with the wishes of the empress dowager and the court. He never complained and lived like a puppet being manipulated by strings.

He knew that the Queen Mother loved him, but this love was so heavy that it made him feel suffocated.

Including the fact that the death of the previous emperor was caused by the Empress Dowager, and his position as emperor was obtained by stepping on his father's blood.

He wanted to see what Qing Chuli looked like. He was attracted to her from the first moment he saw her.

"My beloved concubine, how can you speak like that? Are you teasing me?"

The imperial concubine became a little anxious because of jealousy. She obviously didn't believe what the emperor said, and she acted coquettishly, playfully, and with dissatisfaction on purpose.

"Is it possible that the Emperor thinks she is prettier than me? So whenever she appears, your eyes are no longer on me. I have prepared so much food for you, but you don't even look at it. You are still concerned about my hands. If that's the case, I will let her come in and serve you."

After saying this, he was looking forward to the emperor's reaction with joy.

I even felt that he would definitely comfort me.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's patience had reached its limit.

"enough!"

Then a sound of shattering was heard in the hall.

Hatsuri was standing outside and almost jumped when she heard the voice.

The emperor was angry.

"How long are you going to make trouble, Concubine? I took time out of my busy schedule to come to your place to relax and take a break, but you kept questioning me and speculating about me. In this case, you should take a good rest first, and I will come to see you later!"

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