"Hahaha..."
Ye Beichen laughed lightly, his mood seemed to be quite good, "I have promised my dear wife, I will certainly go there, you can rest assured."
He gently patted Zhao Guifei's hand, took the document from the royal table in front of him, and began to work quickly.
Zhao Guifei saw that her purpose had been achieved, and she smiled slightly, saying, "My lady will now withdraw!"
Then, carrying the food box, she walked gracefully.
......
Zhao Guifei quickly left the Imperial Palace, handing over the food box in her hand to Jinshe who was waiting by the door, and walked ahead first.
Jinshe carried the food box behind her.
As she passed by the Imperial Garden, Zhao Guifei suddenly remembered the peach blossom hairpin she saw in the Imperial Study, and her heart felt uncomfortable.
A simple and inexpensive peach blossom hairpin, she couldn't understand why the emperor would find it so precious and carry it in his bosom.
If there is nothing in it, Zhao Guifei does not believe it.
She is very suspicious that the emperor might be secretly meeting with some woman.
She is currently playing with a woman in a vague way.
Thinking that some cheap woman is secretly seducing the emperor in the dark, Zhao Guifei's face turned ugly and she wanted to dig out and tear up the person immediately.
"Jinshe, have you seen anyone in the palace wearing a peach blossom hairpin?"
Zhao Guifei suddenly stopped in her step, looking at Jinshe who was following behind her with a stern expression and asked.
Since she felt that the hairpin was familiar, the maid must have also seen it. Perhaps she knows something.
Zhao Guifei stopped, and Jinshe naturally followed suit, stopping as well.
She raised her head and looked at Zhao Guifei, although she didn't know why the queen dowager was asking this, she answered respectfully: "Queen Dowager, the style of the peach blossom hairpin is very common and many people in the palace wear it. I don't know what type of style it is that Your Highness saw."
"The material is silver, the style is very common, a small pink flower, connected with several green leaves, and below it is adorned with a few pink pearls."
Zhao Guifei recalled the style she saw in the Imperial Study and said truthfully.
Jinshe furrowed her eyebrows and thought for a while. Queen dowager certainly would not wear a silver hairpin. It could only be worn by either a low-status small consort or a palace maid.
She tried to remember when she had last seen a peach blossom hairpin. When she remembered something, her eyes brightened.
She stepped forward, looking at Zhao Guifei and said excitedly, "Your Highness, I remember now. I recall that Yu Yao has a peach blossom hairpin of that style, which is basically consistent with what Your Highness described."
Zhao Guifei furrowed her brow and turned to look at her, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, Yu Yao seems to like that hairpin very much and often wears it on her head. I have seen it more than once, so I remember it very well."
Jinshe smiled slightly and hastened to say.
Zhao Guifei saw Jinshe say this, and it seemed that she had also remembered a little. Her eyebrows tightened, and she gritted her teeth and said with a stern expression, "It's indeed very troublesome. She is very good."
Jinshe saw that the queen dowager was angry, the smile on her lips deepened, and she approached and agreed, "Your Highness is absolutely right. Yu Yao is not a quiet woman. In the past, when the emperor came to the Palace of Yuhua, she always wanted to catch his attention. Now that she has gone to such a place as the washing clothes department, wouldn't she want to climb higher?"
To be honest, she doesn't have any great grudge against Yu Yao. But what can she do about Yu Yao taking the credit for her act of saving the master?
At this time, she naturally tries to stroke the queen dowager's ego.
Zhao Guifei looked down on her with contempt. "Just by her?"
"Your Highness, although Yu Yao has been disfigured, there are ways to restore her appearance. Besides, she is quite cunning. If she really wants to entice the emperor, it's hard to prevent her."
Jinshe's jealousy flashed across her eyes, and she spoke softly again.
Zhao Guifei couldn't help but think of what she saw in the Palace of Yuhua.
On that day, it was because she noticed that the emperor was taking an interest in Yu Yao that she became angry and sent her to the Laundry Bureau.
And the hairpin she saw in the Imperial Study today. If it really was Yu Yao...
Zhao Guifei became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. She looked around and left.
Jinshe, seeing the queen dowager leave in a hurry, quickly followed after her.
Zhao Guifei quickly returned to the Yuhua Palace, thinking about how to deal with Yu Yao.
Suddenly, she heard that the palace servants below reported that the eunuch Fu, who was close to the emperor, was currently dispatching people to look for a concubine who had gone to the southern pond of the Laundry Bureau last night.
Zhao Guifei immediately understood what was going on upon hearing this, and she became even more angry.
"Scoundrel, really a scoundrel..."
"Plash plash..."
Zhao Guifei, in a fit of anger, waved her delicate hand, causing a pile of broken cups on the ground to shatter.
Some even splattered onto Jinshe's hand, she endured the pain and knelt down with a thud, saying, "Master, please be angry."
"A woman who looks as if she has no beauty, a hideous looking hag, is also daring to seduce the emperor. Does she not look in the mirror and see if she is good enough?"
Zhao Guifei was so angry that she covered her chest and collapsed on the sofa, wishing it had been someone else instead of that scoundrel.
The hall was deathly silent, no one dared to speak.
Jinshe kicked the broken tea cup beside her, carefully moving forward and saying, "Your Highness, the emperor is currently looking for that scoundrel. What should we do?"
Zhao Guifei looked at her coldly and said, "I will never allow that slave to serve the emperor with me."
"But Your Highness, Fu the eunuch is currently dispatching people to look for that scoundrel everywhere. It is only a matter of time before he finds her. If he brings her to the emperor's presence..."
Although Jinshe did not finish her sentence, Zhao Guifei understood the implication behind it.
Zhao Guifei furrowed her brow, since it is inevitable that someone will have to come forward, it might as well be someone she trusts.
Since the emperor did not see that scoundrel's face clearly last night, he would not have dispatched people to search for her.
Her eyes shifted, and she quickly came up with a plan. Her gaze turned to Jinshe, "Send Hongyu here!"
Hongyu was a concubine she brought from home to the palace. Originally, she was quite devoted, but later her thoughts became more calculating and she was sent to work in the small kitchen when she got angry.
She can push Hongyu out, after all, Hongyu's entire family is in her hands, and she doesn't fear betrayal.
Jinshe did not understand why, but she still quickly went down to summon someone.
Shortly after, a graceful figure walked in. She had fair skin, delicate facial features, and stood tall and slender. Her beautiful little face was charming, and people couldn't help but be captivated by her.
This was Hongyu.
"Hongyu greets Your Highness. May Your Highness live a long and prosperous life!"
Hongyu knelt in front of Zhao Guifei and bowed nervously.
She did not know what the queen dowager wanted with her.
Zhao Guifei leaned against the bed, glanced at Hongyu's face that was so charming that it pained to look at, and a flash of disgust passed over her eyes.
But thinking of using her, she still endured the disgust and said, "Your thoughts I know. I will give you the opportunity to serve the emperor now, but there is a condition. You must not betray me. You must serve me alone, will you agree?"
Hongyu was slightly startled, almost thinking she had misheard.
Everyone knows the queen dowager's jealousy is well-known. How could she agree to let her serve the emperor? It's impossible.
She confirmed several times that she had not misheard and that the queen dowager was not joking.
Hongyu's eyes flickered with excitement, and she quickly expressed her loyalty, "My whole family is in Your Highness' hands, and I dare not betray Your Highness. Please rest assured."
Zhao Guifei's face had also improved a bit, and she said, "Fu the eunuch is currently dispatching people to look for a concubine who went to the southern pond of the Laundry Bureau last night. I'm sure you have heard about it too?"
"Your Highness, I have heard a little," Hongyu said respectfully.
Zhao Guifei looked at her and continued, "The emperor did not see the person's face last night, but he picked up a peach blossom hairpin. I want you to take over the favor of that concubine. Without any mishaps, the emperor will surely bring you into the harem. This is an opportunity."
Hongyu's eyes reflected even more excitement, and she knew in her heart that the queen dowager had agreed to let her serve the emperor. She understood why.
It's better for someone else to take the opportunity, but she'll take it herself.
After all, she was brought into the palace from her home by the queen dowager, so naturally she is more loyal than others.
"Thank you, Your Highness. What kind of style is that peach blossom hairpin?"
Hongyu asked again.
Since she is to take over the favor of that concubine, it is certain that the emperor will ask about it later. It doesn't make sense for her not to know the style of the hairpin she herself dropped.
Zhao Guifei praised her and did not withhold it, quickly describing the style of the peach blossom hairpin.
Hongyu memorized it in secret and asked about some other things.
Jinshe on the side couldn't help but feel jealous as she saw the queen dowager pushing Hongyu forward.
The queen dowager is really like that. Why doesn't she choose herself instead? Is it because Hongyu is the one she brought into the palace?
Jinshe, though she was full of discontent, dared not say anything.
Zhao Guifei quickly dismissed Hongyu and then coldly ordered Jinshe beside her, "Tell Qinxin to dispose of that scoundrel tonight and throw her into the beast arena."
Jinshe's eyes reflected joy, and she understood who the queen dowager was referring to.
You Yao, You Yao, let you steal my merits, and see how you die in the beast arena.
Although she looked joyful, she still addressed the queen dowager respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness, slave will go and take care of it immediately."
Zhao Guifei waved her hand, and Jinshe quickly withdrew.
