C76

After she said those words, not only was Leng Qiyue shocked, even Dongfang Haotian's expression changed. However, he soon recovered his smile and said to Leng Qiyue, "That's enough, you can leave now."

Leng Qiyue complied, got up and left with her head lowered.

What? In the end, wasn't she going back to the cold palace? What was the empress dowager thinking? Should he openly oppose Dongfang Haotian?

Dongfang Haotian didn't say anything either and continued to drink and chat with the empress dowager. Mu Fei sat modestly to one side, not saying a word. It was unknown what she was thinking.

Returning to the cold palace, Leng Qiyue felt much more at ease. It seemed that she wasn't suitable for a place with too many people.

Her Majesty's birthday banquet lasted three days, which was unprecedented. Leng Qiyue understood that Dongfang Haotian was showing his filial piety to the empress dowager. Actually, giving the empress dowager enough face was the reason why she sat so steadily on the throne.

A few days later, Dongfang Haotian paid his respects to the empress dowager and brought up the matter of Leng Qiyue.

The empress dowager smiled faintly. "Your majesty, it's not that This Dowager is biased against her. Actually, This Dowager is thinking for Your Majesty's sake. Look, that Imperial Concubine Yue can actually control a fierce tiger, her temper must be wild. This Dowager had also investigated before. She came from a hunting family, so she didn't know much about the art of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. How could she possibly settle into the position of Imperial Consort when she came out? "The Emperor has many concubines, and some people will definitely be unconvinced and cause a ruckus."

Dongfang Haotian calmly smiled and said: "The Queen Mother filtered it out. In terms of merit, Imperial Concubine Yue once saved my life and gave me an eldest son. "In private, none of the three thousand beauties in the harem are as pretty as her. I really like her."

The empress dowager revealed a slightly dissatisfied expression. "Since the emperor is the son of heaven, then he shouldn't indulge in women. Above imperial concubine is imperial concubine, and above that is the empress. How can I trust such a woman to be the queen? Your Majesty, don't say anymore. This Dowager will naturally give you a satisfactory answer after thinking about it. "

"Yes, this subject will not disturb the Queen Mother's rest there. I will take my leave." Dongfang Haotian saw that the empress dowager insisted on not letting Leng Qiyue out, so he could only leave.

The palace maid by the empress dowager's side, Vanilla, asked, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, do you have any thoughts about that Imperial Concubine Yue?"

The empress dowager smiled faintly and said, "Girl, you're getting more and more unruly."

Vanilla followed Her Majesty for ten years, clever, nimble, deeply beloved by Her Majesty. She was usually a pampered person, so she was a bit unrestrained. However, the empress dowager felt that there was no harm in letting her go.

"Then if Imperial Concubine Yue leaves the cold palace, where do you think she'll stay?" He looked at the vanilla with a faint smile on his face.

Vanilla thought for a moment before replying, "If she's the highest ranked person in the empress dowager's group and the empress dowager lives in the Palace of Virtue, then she should be living in the Palace of Misleading Cloud Palace or the Palace of Moonlight." Her name has the word 'moon' in it, so the Emperor will definitely bestow it upon her. "

The empress dowager nodded her head in satisfaction. "That's right. Do you remember who used to live in the Moonflower Palace?"

vanilla was alarmed. "Aiya, isn't the Moonflower Palace the empress dowager used to live in?"

"Yes, because I used to live there, I did not want my other concubines to live there prematurely. Once my concubine enters, others will definitely think that she's the perfect candidate for the empress. How can I be at ease with a woman who I don't even know and can't take advantage of? " Her Majesty turned the thumb ring and gave a cold laugh.

Vanilla said, "Then does the empress dowager want this servant to test it out and see what she can rely on in this palace? If there's none, why don't the empress dowager try to rope him in? "

The empress dowager pinched Vanilla's nose and smiled. "Only a girl like you would know This Dowager's intentions, but This Dowager had the intention of roping her in. That's why I didn't let her out." If he let her go that day, this favor would be his. This one wants that girl to follow this one wholeheartedly, doesn't she? "

"Empress Dowager is wise. The herbs are too stupid to think of so much." Vanilla playfully stuck out her tongue.

Her Majesty made a sound of acknowledgment and did not speak again, while Vanilla obediently stood aside.

At this time, Leng Qiyue was sleeping in the cold palace in a complete mess. Bai Lan stood beside the bed and thought to herself, "This girl doesn't feel any sense of danger. She can actually sleep so peacefully."

"Get up, little lazy pig." Bai Lan pushed Leng Qiyue awake.

Leng Qiyue rubbed her eyes and unhappily muttered, "I was just taking an afternoon nap, how is that a lazy pig?"

Bai Lan looked at the sky. The sun was about to set. He had been taking an afternoon nap for so long, what else could he be if not a lazy pig?

Leng Qiyue yawned and drank a cup of cold tea before recovering her spirits.

"The emperor spoke a lot of good words about you to the empress dowager, but she didn't agree to let you leave the cold palace. Think of a way, don't tell me she wants to stay here forever?" Bai Lan said with even more dissatisfaction.

Leng Qiyue said listlessly, "If she won't let me go, what can I do?" The emperor was a new king after all, so he didn't have as many connections as the empress dowager. Furthermore, the Emperor has sworn that the next emperor would be the empress dowager's grandson, so he would not dare to go against her. "

Bai Lan also had a headache, Leng Qiyue's analysis was correct. The court officials were divided into three factions, one loyal to the emperor, the other loyal to the empress dowager, and there were even some who were watching from the sidelines. In the future, be it the emperor or the empress dowager, they would unhesitatingly surrender themselves to the past.

Leng Qiyue replied, "Actually, it's not like I haven't thought about it before. I think there's a reason why the empress dowager won't let me out." Look, from what I know, the empress dowager wasn't in the palace when the emperor made the agreement with the late emperor. Even the late emperor's funeral wasn't over yet. This meant that she had long been in contact with the Emperor. As for what agreement they had, I had no idea. The empress dowager wasn't familiar with the imperial concubines, so she wouldn't rashly try to rope them in. She is observing and waiting for the right moment. When the time is ripe, there will be someone who will be loyal to her wholeheartedly. "

Bai Lan thought for a moment and said, "Do you think the empress dowager will rope you in?"

Leng Qiyue said, "Although Die Fei and Rong Fei have some background, they are not people who are willing to lower their heads. Right now, the empress dowager held the highest position and power in the imperial harem. It was likely that Imperial Concubine Rong's phoenix talisman had already been taken away. With Concubine Rong's personality, she'd definitely kept the empress dowager in her heart. The Empress was not a fool, so of course she knew. Therefore, she wouldn't try to rope Rong Fei in. As for Butterfly Concubine, the empress dowager would definitely have heard of the things she caused. The empress dowager didn't dare keep her hand in front of her because she was always scheming against people. As for Yu Fei, she doesn't have much of a background and she's a bit absent-minded, so she's not the best candidate. "

"Then it'll just be Mu Fei and you. Do you think the empress dowager will choose you or Mu Fei?" Bai Lan did not expect Leng Qiyue to analyze the situation of the harem so well.

Leng Qiyue thought for a moment before saying, "I always feel that Mu Fei came here for a purpose. She isn't interested in the struggles of the harem, so as long as she isn't provoked, she'll quietly amuse herself. I think Her Majesty will go back and test her, and she will absolutely refuse. "

"Are you so sure?" Bai Lan was in disbelief.

"Bet?" Seeing that Bai Lan did not believe her, Leng Qiyue put one hand on her waist and the other on Bai Lan's nose.

Bai Lan sized up Leng Qiyue and said, "Look, she doesn't look like a lady at all. How could the empress dowager like her?"

"Huh?" Leng Qiyue looked at herself, then awkwardly put down her hand.

Just as Bai Lan was about to speak, he heard someone call out from outside, "Imperial Concubine? Where are you, esteemed imperial concubine? Your servant is the empress dowager's side of the herb. "

Leng Qiyue and Bai Lan looked at each other and tacitly smiled. Bai Lan leaped up and hid on the roof beam.

Leng Qiyue tore off her clothes, rubbed her eyes, and pretended to not be asleep as she walked out, complaining, "Who is it? I'm taking an afternoon nap."