When Xue Qiyun received the letter, the stone in her heart fell. It's okay. It turned out that she had recognized the emperor. She originally wanted to ask what was going on, but when she saw the cold Yiqi, she gave up the idea.

"Brother Guard, thank you for your hard work." Xue Qiyun took the banknote and gave it to Yiqi.

Yiqi shook his head and did not accept it. Instead, he took the reply and said, "I'll just take this back with you. Miss Xue, take your leave."

After saying that, Yiqi disappeared and left Xue Mansion.

This was the first time Ye Sijin came to the imperial study. In the past, she only went to visit and lay outside the window to take a look. This time, she actually entered the emperor's imperial study.

"Is it so exaggerated?" Looking at the memorials piled up like a hill, Ye Sijin was afraid that they would fall down and hit people, "Can you finish reading so many memorials?"

"Most of them are greeting memorials, don't pay attention to them." Ling Chu sat in front of the desk and opened a memorial book casually, "Ye Ye, I asked someone to collect some story books. If you are bored, you can read the story books to relieve your boredom.

Or accompany me to review memorials?"

"No, no, no." Ye Sijin waved his hand, "I can't understand the memorial, so I'll just sit next to you and wait for you."

Li Hai served tea and said, "Ms. Ye, please drink tea."

"Thank you...father-in-law." Ye Sijin saw the eunuch up close for the first time. He was a little curious and took a few more glances.

"Miss Ye, is there something on your face?" Li Hai touched his face, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No, no." Ye Sijin shook his head, "I just think that father-in-law... you are quite handsome."

This was the first time that Li Hai was called handsome, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Li Hai, if you have nothing to do, just go out." Ling Chu spoke, and Li Hai hurriedly left.

Ye Sijin was quietly reading a storybook in the royal study, but little did he know that she had already caused a great disturbance outside the palace.

Ling Chu had never been very close to women, and there was only Concubine Yao in the harem. This emperor also did not get close to the harem, and he had not chosen a concubine in the years since he ascended the throne.

Now I heard that a woman was brought back from outside the palace, and she was served in the royal study and had breakfast with the emperor. This shows that she is favored. Even the most favored concubine Yao has never had a meal alone with the emperor. This shows that she is favored.

This woman is extraordinary.

Some people speculated that this woman had a strange vision and came into the emperor's eyes.

Others said that the emperor met this woman outside the palace and she became pregnant, so the emperor brought her back to the palace.

There are different opinions, but no one can tell the origin of this woman.

"Yun'er, does this matter have something to do with Qingye?" Mrs. Xue guessed that Qingye had disappeared since returning to the palace yesterday, and her daughter was also in a daze, as if something had happened.

Xue Qiyun shook her head and hid it, "Mom, what are you thinking about? How can it be related to Qingye? Who is the emperor and who is Qingye?"

"That's true." Mrs. Xue nodded, remembering that the girl was ordinary in appearance, how could the emperor not like Concubine Yao but like a little maid.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?" Xue Qiyun asked, "Is it because you came back from Ji Mansion today and what happened to your cousin?"

"Yes, your cousin has been thinking about entering the palace as a concubine since she last met the emperor." Mrs.

, I was crying so much that your aunt called me over."

"The Emperor doesn't choose a concubine?" Xue Qiyun was the only one who knew about this. Could it be that the Emperor did it for Sister Ye?

"Yes, some people say it's because the emperor brought a woman from outside the palace. She must be the most charming woman in the country. Otherwise, how could the emperor be so fascinated that he didn't choose a concubine?" Mrs. Xue said.

, "There are still several ministers who plan to jointly submit a memorial and want to ask the emperor to continue selecting concubines to spread the branches and leaves of the Dayuan Dynasty."

"Is there still this matter? Isn't it the emperor's own business to choose his concubine? It's still up to him."

"Your father originally wanted to get involved, but I advised him not to do such a stupid thing. Who doesn't know that this king has a violent temper? If someone is unhappy and kills everyone in the family, your father is really confused. Drink

After a few glasses of wine, I was instigated." Mrs. Xue sighed.

Xue Qiyun nodded, "Yeah, it's better not to let dad do such stupid things. By the way, mother, what kind of person is that Concubine Yao?"

Xue Qiyun didn't go out much before. She only heard that there was Concubine Yao by the Emperor's side, but she didn't know her temperament. If Sister Ye was in the palace, she would definitely meet Concubine Yao. I don't know if Sister Ye would.

You will suffer a loss.

"Only Concubine Yao serves the emperor in the palace. Concubine Yao's temperament will inevitably be a bit domineering. She is quite gentle and generous on weekdays. She can only win over the emperor's heart and make him not accept the harem, so she can withstand the rumors.

A woman cannot be underestimated

, I am afraid no one will believe it if I say that Concubine Yao has no means." Mrs. Xue said, "If that woman is powerful, she can still compete with Concubine Yao, but I heard that she was brought back from outside the palace.

The woman is a bit shorter than Concubine Yao, so I'm afraid she will suffer a loss."

Xue Qiyun frowned, a little worried, wondering if Sister Ye could handle it.

At this time, Ye Sijin, who was worried by Xue Qiyun, was sitting on the dragon chair in the royal study room, leaning against the "violent" emperor, giggling while reading the storybook.

"Where did you find so many story books?" Ye Sijin rubbed his cheek, his face was sore from smiling just now.

"I went to find it on Yiliu." Ling Chu casually wrote a few words on the memorial, "Stop talking nonsense, I have read it."

"Why haven't I seen Yiliu until now? Does he like the horses in the Royal Horse Prison so much?" Ye Sijin then remembered that he could always see Yiliu, but now he only saw Yiqi.

"Well, maybe." Ling Chu said, "It's almost lunch time."

"Isn't the lunch in the palace more delicious?" Ye Sijin rubbed his hands, "Is it a full banquet for both Manchu and Han Dynasties? No, that's too extravagant."

The meals provided to the emperor in the imperial dining room are all carefully selected. Even the rice must be picked out one by one to be round and translucent. Only the tenderest parts of the fish are served.

Originally, when Emperor Qi'an was here, a meal would require one hundred and twenty dishes. Ling Chu felt that it was not necessary, so he reduced the number to only sixty-four dishes.

"..." Ye Sijin felt that he had never eaten so many dishes during the holidays. The Manchu-Han banquet just now was just a casual conversation, "Have you finished eating so many dishes?"

According to the rules of the palace, the emperor could not eat more than three bites of each dish. Many dishes were full before he tasted them. The remaining dishes were given to the people below, or some people took advantage of them and sold them for profit.
Chapter completed!