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Only after Duanmu Yu had left did she dare to stand up, trembling with fear. She ran to Qing Qing's side and said, "Esteemed Empress, why do you have to go to so much trouble? You clearly treated the emperor …"

Qing Qing shook her head, interrupting Forou's words, "Forge, have you forgotten what happened a few days ago? If it wasn't for that gluttonous palace maid, I would have been the one to die. "The imperial harem forbids sole favoritism. I'm already the empress now, and the most respected woman in the harem besides the empress dowager. This has caused people to be jealous to begin with. If you had the emperor's favor, then I'd really become the target of attention."

Upon hearing the words of the gluttonous palace maid, a trace of fear flashed across Lingtong's face. After hearing the words, she felt that they made sense, "Empress is right, this servant is stupid."

There weren't many trustworthy people around the original owner, and the most loyal one was this unassuming and burly Lian Fu in front of him. Speaking of Lian Fu, that was the original owner's dowry, seven or eight years older than the original owner. Because her looks weren't good, a good man didn't like her, and someone like her didn't. The marriage had been delayed for a long time, and now he was in his twenties. He still couldn't find anyone good, so he gave up on the idea of marrying and focused on serving the original owner.

The other eunuchs and maids were either spies set up by other concubines, or Duanmu Yu Ling's trusted aides, or the empress dowager had sent them to prevent her from making a mistake. He really didn't know how the original owner had lived. He clearly had a noble identity, but he lived in such a useless manner.

"Lingtong, do you think that besides you, who else can help me?" Qing Qing had decided to thoroughly clean up the nail-like problems in the Phoenix Nest Palace. It really didn't feel good to be watched at all times. The moment she made a move, everyone in the palace would know.

After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "I feel that the kitchen assistant, Xiao Gui, is a sincere person, and the one in charge of managing the Empress's jewelry, Cai Hong, is also a trustworthy person."

"Then I will raise Kikuzi to the position of deputy chief steward, and I will raise her to the rank of first-rate palace maid. She will be in charge of my daily necessities just like you. For those who are restless, you must keep an eye on them and not let them get into trouble. "

She had said before that many of the people below were not obedient, and she hoped that the Empress would let her punish them. But the Empress had said that she was the empress, and that she had to be lenient with others, but in this harem that ate people without spitting out their bones, she would undoubtedly bring disaster upon herself. If she didn't have a few thoughts, who knew how much persecution they would suffer.

"Empress, this servant will definitely handle this matter beautifully."

"..."

"Empress, the weather today is pretty good. I saw Empress staying in the house all day and her face turned quite pale. She should walk around and bask in the sun."

The only bad thing was that those women with heavy makeup would always ridicule them from time to time. It was fine, but if there was a large group of them, no one would be able to take it, so Qing Qing had used the excuse of being sick to block them from entering the Phoenix Perching Palace. Looking at the time, Qing Qing had been feigning sickness for almost a month. She had been lying in her room all day, so it would be weird if her face wasn't pale.

"That's good. You go get Lian Qiuwei, let's go for a stroll in the imperial garden."

It was the middle of summer and the sun was high in the sky. Even with umbrellas and a fan, it was still very hot and sweaty. Fortunately, there was a lotus pond on the way from Phoenix Nest Hall to the imperial garden.

"This place is pretty good. I haven't seen such a beautiful lotus flower in a long time."

At this moment, the lotus flower no longer had the bud of spring shyness, blooming with a beautiful smile. A gentle breeze blew over, dancing its graceful body like a young girl.

"If the Empress likes it, when we return, I will order some people to move over." When the fan-shaving Forsythia saw Qing Qing's face revealing a cozy smile, she also became happy.

"What about our little pond? Transplanting them would be a bit out of the ordinary." Are you done resting? When you're done resting, we'll move on. "

He only brought Forsythia and Cai Hong out, so he didn't have too many misgivings when talking to them.

"If Empress feels hot, why don't you sit for a moment. I'm afraid Empress won't be able to take it." Cai Hong knew that the Empress was an easy-going person, but she still didn't dare to go against the rules, so she was still obedient.

"No problem." He was the first to stand up, snatching away the umbrella in her hands and propping himself up.

"..."

Qing Qing had rested enough in the pavilion, so she was able to walk faster this time. However, just as they stepped into the imperial garden, they heard these heart-throbbing moans.

As Forge is older, she naturally knows what kind of sound it is. As for Red Harvest, she just came recently and didn't stay the night. For a moment, she didn't know what kind of sound it was and only thought it was a strange cat cry. However, seeing that there was a suspicious blush on her usually fierce face, Qing Qing also frowned. She recalled what her aunt had told them when she first entered the palace, and her face immediately flushed red.

Lian Yang knew now wasn't the time to be shy. Taking a deep breath, she berated: "Who, come out."