Chapter 108: Being the Villain in Your Own Novel
Chapter 108: Being the Villain in Your Own Novel
After receiving the imperial edict, Xue Youli personally handed Wang Defa a bag of golden melon seeds and said, "Eunuch Wang, thank you for taking the trouble to come and have some tea with me."
"Madam Xue, you are too polite. The Emperor sent me here because he was worried that you would hear about the memorials submitted by the censors and start to think wildly. That's why he drafted the imperial edict on the spot to reassure you."
Wang Defa had been serving in the imperial court for such a long time, but this was the first time he saw the emperor go against his ministers for the women in the harem.
Concubine Xue's future is truly immeasurable!
Xue Youli sent Wang Defa away and gave rewards to all the palace people. Everyone in Shuiyuexuan was happy.
Chu Xinyue looked at the rewards piled up like a mountain in the hall, feeling relieved. "Oh my! When Xue Qingyao hears about your promotion later, she'll be so angry she'll vomit blood. Just thinking about it makes me happy!"
Xue Youli smiled and said, "Qiao Cairen is being used by her, she must be pissed to death."
"That's what she deserves. There's nothing wrong with wanting to advance in the harem, but it's a shame to be so stupid and still want to advance! In the end, not only will she get herself killed, but she'll also bring trouble to the family."
Chu Xinyue said this and leaned over to her and asked, "Ali, are you up to something bad again? If you want to do something bad, remember to count me in. It would be so cool to be the villain in your own novel and ruin the plans of the hero and heroine!"
Xue Youli never takes the initiative to harm others, but she will not silently swallow the loss after being harmed by others.
"The Emperor is keeping Xue Qingyao alive to expose Murong Ye's true colors, so she won't die for now. It's pointless to deal with her, so it's better to directly destroy the Xue Zhifu who is behind her."
Prefect Xue is Murong Ye's man. If he is gone, Xue Qingyao will be an orphan in Lingzhou. If she fails to gain the emperor's favor, will she become a discarded pawn in Murong Ye's hands?
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"What did you say? The emperor promoted Xue Youli?"
After listening to the report from the palace maid Bitao, Xue Qingyao was so excited that she suddenly stood up from the couch.
After Lianxin died, Xue Qingyao picked the smartest Bitao from among the palace maids to serve her closely.
"...Yes, all the servants in Lingyun Palace received rewards from Concubine Xue, and they are all sharing in the joy."
After hearing Bi Tao's reply, Xue Qingyao was so angry that her heart ached and her body was shaking. "The emperor actually ignored the opposition of the court officials and doted on her to this extent?"
"My Lord, be careful!" Bi Tao stepped forward, holding her arm, and gently advised, "Men are always fickle. Concubine Li was so favored before, but it's only been half a year, hasn't she become a regular? So just wait patiently. When the Emperor turns his back on Concubine Xue, your chance will naturally come!"
Do not!
Xue Qingyao's intuition told her that the emperor treated Xue Youli completely differently from Concubine Li.
Xue Youli's journey has just begun. She seems to see herself in her past life in this woman.
She can't wait any longer!
By the time Xue Youli climbs all the way to the position of queen, it will be too late!
She needed to think calmly about who else in the harem could be of use to her.
She would not leave any handle for Xue Youli until she came up with a foolproof plan.
There are so many beauties in the harem, who wouldn’t want to compete for favor?
But not everyone is destined to compete for favor.
The concubines who died young are the best examples.
To win favor, three parts depend on beauty and seven parts depend on hard work.
Before, neither she nor Lianxin was a match for Xue Youli. Now that Lianxin is gone, if she wants to deal with Xue Youli in one blow, she must plan carefully before taking action.
Xue Qingyao paced back and forth in front of the couch, glancing at Bitao's pretty face. In a flash, a person suddenly came to her mind.
In his previous life, that man was a third-class eunuch who was assigned to tend to the flowers and plants in her yard. At that time, she did not take the young eunuch seriously and did not pay much attention to him.
Later, he was caught for stealing Bitao's handkerchief. Xue Qingyao realized that the young eunuch had always been secretly thinking about Bitao, but in the end he was beaten to death by her with sticks.
After she was reborn, many things had changed. The little eunuch was no longer with her, but was assigned to work at Shuiyuexuan.
Xue Qingyao glanced at Bitao and said thoughtfully, "Bitao, there is something I need you to do for me."
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The women in the harem are the best at changing their attitudes according to the situation. Upon learning that Xue Youli had been promoted, everyone wanted to take the opportunity to come to Lingyun Palace to congratulate her under the pretext of visiting her sick and get close to her.
However, Xue Youli rejected all of them on the pretext of rest.
Concubine Qiao was also among the concubines who came to congratulate them.
After being rejected by Xue Youli, she glanced down at the sandalwood box containing the calming incense in her hand and gritted her teeth in hatred.
Xue Youli was really insidious and cunning. She tampered with the calming incense and wanted to give the gift to others when there were many people around, so that Xue Youli would never get pregnant in the future.
As a result, the calming incense with added ingredients could not be delivered!
In Shuiyuexuan, Xue Youli made two temporary targets and was learning archery from Chu Xinyue.
After Banxia had sent away the concubines who had come to visit the patient, she came to report, "Master, I have sent those concubines back, and I have also confiscated the gifts they had prepared."
Chu Xinyue drew her bow and arrows to their full extent, then glanced at Xue Youli. "Ali, is there something wrong with their gift?"
When she was writing novels, she also wrote many such plots, in which some foolish people directly poisoned people with real names in order to win favor.
"Smart! Some of them want to mix in something harmful to the human body. Although it won't kill you, it will hurt you. How could I possibly give them the opportunity to harm me?"
While Xue Youli was speaking, he also pulled the bow in his hand to its full length.
call out!call out!
The two men aimed at the target at the same time, and the long arrows left the strings and hit the bull's eye accurately.
Chu Xinyue looked at the arrow still trembling slightly on the target and gave Xue Youli a thumbs up. "Ali, congratulations, you've made it!"
"A good teacher produces good students. Thank you Master Chu for your careful teaching." Xue Youli has been staying indoors recently, but he has not slacked off. Instead, he learned archery from Chu Xinyue before she got married.
"It's your own hard work and diligence. As expected, people with good brains can become bigwigs in any field."
In Chu Xinyue's eyes, Xue Youli is just a hexagonal warrior who can learn anything and has no weaknesses at all.
"I'm preparing for the autumn hunt." Xue Youli said, taking out a long arrow from the quiver and putting the bow on.
Chu Xinyue remembered what she said, "When autumn comes, General Yu will lead his army back to the capital in triumph, and your elder brother will be back by then."
In the novel, Xue Youli's elder brother Xue Wuji was plotted against by Murong Ye. In order not to implicate his family, Xue Wuji not only surrendered his military power, but also gave up all his martial arts skills.
This time, she will never let Murong Ye succeed!
Thinking of this, Xue Youli shot the arrow in his hand again, and actually shot the arrow directly off the center of the bull's eye.
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Time flies, summer goes and autumn comes, and it seems like August is here in the blink of an eye.
During the two months that Xue Youli was recuperating behind closed doors, in addition to learning archery, Chu Xinyue also taught her many life-saving techniques.
After this period of training, she clearly felt that she was more flexible than before.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. According to the tradition of Jiuzhou Kingdom, a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet will be held in the palace, and all the concubines in the harem will gather together for a reunion dinner.
This dinner was a grand one. Murong Che had to set up an incense table with his ministers during the day to welcome the cold and worship the moon, so he left the Mid-Autumn family dinner to Rong Qingyue and Yin Xuaner.
Rong Qingyue has been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces since she entered the palace. She is already very familiar with organizing banquets. With the help of Yin Xuaner, there are no mistakes.
In the evening, Chu Xinyue couldn't wait to come to Lingyun Palace and pulled Xue Youli to go to the Imperial Garden with her.
"Crabs are at their most plump during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard that several dishes tonight are made with crabs. I must eat a few!"
Xue Youli's eyes lit up when she mentioned crabs, so she deliberately reminded her, "Crabs are cold in nature, so don't eat too much."
"Oh! I can't eat them normally, so it's no problem for me to have two more tonight. It's okay to say a few words now, but don't spoil my fun when I eat later."
"I'm just teasing you, greedy girl! I guess everyone at this kind of dinner is limited to a certain amount of crabs. If you like, I'll save mine for you."
Chu Xinyue didn't bother to be polite with her, "Okay! One is definitely not enough for me!"
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace was decorated with many rabbit lanterns of various shapes, and the lights swayed along the way, which was brilliant and spectacular.
Xue Youli and Chu Xinyue enjoyed the night view all the way to the Imperial Garden.
The concubines of lower rank arrived early and bowed to the two of them when they saw them.
Many people wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Xue Youli, but she blocked them all.
After Chu Xinyue sat down, she thought for a moment and spoke seriously, "Ali, I'm getting married and moving out of the palace at the end of the month. I'm worried about leaving you alone in the palace. Since someone is showing interest in you, why don't you pick one or two smart people to be your allies? If Xue Qingyao ever tries to frame you, you'll have a helper."
Xue Youli shook her head. "You are my friend, and that's enough for me."
Seeing that she refused so decisively, Chu Xinyue asked again, "You really don't want to consider it?"
Xue Youli replied calmly, "Cattle and sheep travel in herds, but tigers roam alone. Making friends with these hypocritical people will only slow down my sword-drawing speed."
Chu Xinyue listened to her domineering speech and said, "That's right, not everyone is as smart as me. If you have a bad teammate, they will drag you down in a minute."
The two were chatting when Murong Che and Queen Mother Yin arrived.
When everyone was gathered, Murong Che looked around and announced the official start of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.
There was singing and dancing at the banquet, the sound of stringed instruments, and everyone was toasting each other, and the atmosphere soon became lively.
Chu Xinyue was enjoying her meal and waved to Xiao Anzi who was standing behind Xue Youli, "Xiao Anzi, pour some wine for this princess!"
"Yes!" Xiao Anzi hurried forward and filled her glass. "Princess, please enjoy your meal."
Chu Xinyue patted his shoulder, seeming to admire the little eunuch, "Not bad, not bad, he's quite clever."
Xiao Anzi felt very happy when he was praised.
"Ali, this crab stuffed with orange is so delicious, you should try it too!"
Chu Xinyue was eating heartily when suddenly a little palace maid came running over and said to Rong Qingyue in a panic, "Empress Rong, something bad has happened! The little princess is vomiting blood!"
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