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Hearing Hua Mu Jin's question, Ye Yi Xin really wanted to slap himself.

However, the current her could only mock herself with a bitter smile.

"Yes, it's true. The empress dowager told me about this matter, so I naturally have to obey her orders."

"Although it was the empress dowager's decree, chenqie feels that it's safer to have the imperial concubine manage the harem instead. "After all, the imperial concubine is the one who is officially married to the emperor."

The more Flower Hibiscus spoke, the more she held Ye La Xin in her hands.

The fact that they were to be married in an honest manner made Ye La Xin happy yet sad at the same time.

"The empress dowager had Imperial Concubine Yi take care of the harem, so she naturally had her own intentions."

"That's right, but chenqie thinks that the head of this harem belongs to none other than you, esteemed imperial concubine." To be honest, the title of empress should be taken by the imperial concubine herself. "

Queen...

Actually, Ye Yi Xin wasn't interested in the title of empress from the beginning.

Because she felt that as long as she could accompany the Emperor, even if it was just a small concubine, she would still be satisfied.

But now, it was different.

"Little sister Xi, you can't speak carelessly like that. If someone were to spread this, you will be punished."

Hearing this, Hua Mu Jin covered her mouth in fear.

She looked at the palace maid beside Ye Yi Xin, her face filled with worry.

Ye Lai Xin seemed to have seen through her worry and said, "Little sister Xi Fei, don't worry. Qing'er is one of my trusted aides. She definitely won't tell anyone else."

In an instant, Hua Mu Jin heaved a sigh of relief.

"Imperial Concubine, you must not speak of the things that chenqie said to you today. Otherwise, chenqie will definitely be blamed by the emperor."

Ye Yi Xin nodded her head, as a response to Hua Mu Jin.

"It's getting late, chenqie still has to go to Zhao He Hall to pay her respects before leaving."

Zhao He Hall?

Why Hua Mu Jin went to Zhao He Hall, Ye Lai Xin didn't know.

However, she had no intentions of asking, "Qing`er, send Imperial Concubine Xi off."

"Yes."

After sending off the hibiscus flowers, the smile on Ye Yi Xin's face instantly disappeared.

It was replaced with a deep one.

"Empress, is there something you're worried about?"

After sending off Hua Mu Jin, Qing'er worriedly asked when she saw Ye La Xin's dark expression.

Ye Yi Xin didn't reply to Qing`er, but kept thinking about every single word that Hua Mu Jin had said.

She knew that Hua Mujiao had come uninvited to the Hall of Eternal Harmony, and had even said so much to achieve some sort of goal.

"Esteemed Empress, this servant feels that Imperial Concubine Xi is trying to sow discord between you and Imperial Concubine Yi so that you and Imperial Concubine Yi can fight each other. She wants to profit from this."

What Qing`er said was exactly what Ye Laixin was thinking.

"I know, but it seems like she was also forced into a corner. Last night, the emperor's favor for Xuanfei was extremely important to her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so desperate to come here and provoke Imperial Concubine Yi."

Ye Laixin wasn't stupid. She had already guessed some of the flower green hibiscus's intentions.

But she wasn't, and she was absolutely right.

"Since Empress knows that she is inciting your relationship with Imperial Concubine Yi, then what are you still worried about?"

Turning his head, Ye Yi Xin shot a glance at Qing`er.

Qing`er timidly lowered her head, not daring to look her in the eye.

"What do you know?" Even if she was trying to provoke him, what she said was reasonable. The emperor probably has feelings for Imperial Concubine Yi. Otherwise, he wouldn't let her in and out of the imperial study so many times. "

After saying that, Ye Yi Xin stood up.

She walked up to the door and looked at the garden full of flowers. She felt indescribably uncomfortable.

"Does the emperor think that, as the princess of Nangong, if Imperial Concubine Xi still pampered her like this, there would definitely be a threat. That's why he doted on Xuanfei?"

Ye Yi Xin murmured to himself. He told her everything he was thinking.

On the other side, after Hua Mujiao left Yonghe Hall, she headed straight for Zhao He Hall.

Next to him, Nan Ge followed.

He only knew that after Hua Mujiao left Yonghe Palace, she seemed to be in a particularly good mood. As for why, he didn't know.

"Esteemed wangfei, esteemed imperial concubine wishes to meet …"

Within Zhaohe Palace, Nangong Qianhua was holding embroidery and embroidering on a lotus pouches. She raised her head in disbelief when she heard the report from the palace.

"Empress Xi? What is she doing here? "

The court lady shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

"Let her in."

Although he didn't know why Hua Mu Jin would come to Zhao He Hall, Nangong Qian Hua still decided to meet her.

"Chenqie pays respects to Imperial Concubine Yi. Imperial Concubine is well and well."

After walking into Zhao He Palace, Hua Mujiao respectfully bowed to Nangong Qian Hua as before.

However, Nangong Qian Hua was not Ye Lai Xin. She did not let her get up and instead mocked, "Yo, what kind of wind blew you over here? "This is really strange."

Nangong Qian Hua put down the lotus bag in her hand and looked coldly at Hua Mu Jin.

Although Nangong Qianhua did not tell her to get up, Hua Mu Jin still stood up on her own.

"Imperial Concubine Yi, you must be joking. Chenqie has come to pay respects to you. Isn't this the rules of the palace? After all, Chenqie's position is below yours, Senior Concubine Yi. "

Regarding Hua Mu Jin, Nangong Qian Hua actually didn't have any hostility towards her.

On the surface, however, she had no choice but to feign great hostility towards her.

"Are you joking? From my point of view, you're the one joking, right? The Emperor has decreed that you, Princess Xi, are not to pay respects to anyone. You don't even have to go to the empress dowager's place, much less my place here? "

She didn't want to pay respects because Hua Mujiao felt that it was troublesome, and she also didn't want to engage in a war of words with these harem women.

That was why Bai Zhan Ke had spared her the greetings.

But today, she first went to the Yonghe Palace, and then she came to the Zhao He Palace. Naturally, she had her reasons for doing so.

"It's an exemption. It's just that the emperor sees that chenqie's weak and doesn't allow her to move around, but chenqie is one of the concubines in this imperial palace after all. It's only right for her to come and greet us now and then. What do you say, Imperial Concubine Yi?"

Hearing these words, Nangong Qian Hua glanced at Hua Mu Jin, and felt a bit displeased at what she had said.

Turning her head, she ordered the maids beside her, "All of you may leave."

"Yes."

Nangong Qian Hua suddenly dismissed the servant. This made Hua Mu Jin a little surprised.

After the palace maid left, Nangong Qian Hua looked at Hua Mu Jin and asked with a provocative tone, "Do you want to stand and talk to me, or sit and talk to me?"

Hua Mu Jin smiled and found the seat closest to Nangong Qian Hua and sat down.

"Shouldn't Imperial Concubine Yi have someone bring me a cup of tea?"

"If you say that you will leave immediately, then why are you looking at tea?"

This kind of Nangong Qianhua made Hua Mujiao suddenly feel that she was unable to see through him.

She felt that this woman Nangong Qianhua seemed to be able to see through her intentions in coming to Zhao He Palace.

"Speak, there are only two people here, you and me. Don't beat around the bush, I don't like that."

As expected …

Hua Mujiao smiled helplessly and asked, "Senior Concubine Yi, did you guess the reason why I'm here?"

Nangong Qianhua smiled lightly as she took a sip from a nearby cup of tea.

Then, he said, "Even though you sealed the news of the emperor's favor for Xuanfei last night, it might not spread out. If my guess is not wrong, you just came over from Senior Concubine Jing's place, right? "

What Nangong Qianhua said was right. Hua Mujiao also knew that even though she had ordered the palace maids of the Hibiscus Palace not to spread the news, there were still other concubines in the palace.

This news couldn't possibly be sealed off.

"Then Imperial Concubine Yi, why don't you guess my real purpose in coming here? What is it?"

Nan Gong Qian Hua laughed disdainfully, "You're just trying to get me to fall out with Senior Concubine Jing. What else can there be? Did you make a mistake in your plans? "

At this moment, Hua Mujiao had no choice but to admit that this Nangong Qianhua was actually not acting so arrogantly on the surface. It was likely that all of her reckless actions were just an act, right?

However, Nangong Qianhua's guess was only half correct.

"Looks like I've underestimated you. I didn't expect that this little bit of thought of mine couldn't be concealed from you."

Turning around, Nangong Qian Hua stared at Hua Mu Jin.

She sized up Hua Mu Jin as if she wanted to see something from her.

"Hua Mujiao, for the sake of Big Brother Zhan, I can help you. You don't have to play around with me, just tell me what you want me to do. If you feel that I am not to be trusted, you can leave right now. You can forget about achieving your goal. "

Nangong Qianhua did not understand the person named Hua Mu Jin.

But she felt that since she could lower herself to come to Zhao He Palace, then the goal in her heart should be very important to her.

"Senior Concubine Yi, what do you think I want you to do?"

When Nangong Qian Hua suddenly said these words, Hua Mu Jin was extremely shocked.

She was stunned and almost couldn't react.

"I made it very clear that if you believe me, then be direct. If you don't believe me, then you can leave right now!"

It was evident that Nangong Qianhua did not guess Hua Mu Jin's true motive.

However, if Mu Jin wanted to trust Nangong Qianhua, she wouldn't be able to do so.

"Imperial Consort Yi, you should know that the emperor wants to personally take on the throne, right?" "Presumably, in order to prevent me from being in this dangerous place, the Emperor will send me to a safe place. Thus, while I am in the Imperial Army, I won't stay in the palace."

"And then?"

Nangong Qianhua was not surprised by this news at all.

As if she had known this beforehand, she didn't seem surprised at all.

"Last night, the emperor favored Xuanfei. Although this news has been sealed off, the imperial harem has more people, so I'm afraid it will still spread to the other concubines."

Suddenly, Nangong Qian Hua curled her lips and smiled with extreme confidence.

Then, she asked: "You want me to protect Xuanfei while you're not in the harem, right?"

Hua Mujiao raised her head and looked seriously into Nangong Qianhua's eyes. However, she saw nothing in them.

"Imperial Concubine Yi is indeed smart."

After a long time, the two of them looked at each other, neither of them moving their eyes away first.

It wasn't until there was a bird cry outside that the two of them looked away.

"Hua Mu Jin, are you not afraid that I will harm her as well? "After all, she was favored by the emperor, and now, other than you as a thorn in her side, she, Xuanfei, has also become a thorn in the side for the other consorts."

Hua Mu Jin had first provoked Nangong Qian Hua and Ye Yi Xin with the goal of letting them pinch each other and give Mu Qiu a chance to catch his breath.

However, she did not expect that Nangong Qianhua had managed to guess more than half of her thoughts.