"Yes, yes, I wonder what a surprise it will be when the emperor returns from the victorious battle and finds an extra little princess." Yingchun agreed hurriedly.
Their words made Mu Ci smile, and he didn't dwell on this issue anymore.
As for Yuzhi, she no longer had high hopes.
When a person goes to extremes, he will think that everything others do is wrong. How many women have changed beyond recognition after entering the palace. It is not surprising to have another jade fat.
Yuzhi was prejudiced against her from the beginning, and was convinced that it was her existence that made Dugu Liancheng dislike Yuzhi.
In fact, it is a fact that Dugu Liancheng hates women. Even without her, Dugu Liancheng would not like Yuzhi.
Even before she entered the palace, Dugu Liancheng could not bear the approach of a woman. This was also true.
Yuzhi couldn't love her, so she put all the blame on her, thinking that she was the source of her pain.
Originally, she thought that after Dugu Liancheng left the palace, she could raise her child in peace, but with this woman Yuzhi around, she would not be able to live a peaceful life.
On the next day, all the concubines came to Yong'an Palace to pay their respects to Mu Ci.
Mu Ci discovered that not only Yuzhi didn't come to say hello, but Guo Cai and Zheng Jieyu also took leave and didn't come.
In addition, Wan Meiren, who had a close friendship with Zheng Jieyu, also claimed to be unwell and did not come to pay her respects.
In addition, Shen Manyun was banned, so there were even fewer people coming to pay their respects to Mu Ci.
Seeing the sparse crowd, Qi Luo sighed from the bottom of his heart: "This harem is getting more and more deserted. Is the queen happy to see it?"
Mu Ci was the only one to be favored. All the beauties had complaints in their hearts, but they did not dare to express them. Firstly, it was because of Mu Ci's iron-blooded tactics, and secondly, the emperor favored Mu Ci too much. Everyone was afraid of offending these two important figures in the harem.
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Hearing that the emperor was about to go on an expedition, everyone was looking forward to it for some reason.
Mu Ci should be easier to deal with without the emperor's support, right?
Anyway, whether the emperor is in the harem or not, they can only stand aside and cool off. It is better to wait until they get rid of Mu Ci and then the emperor returns to the palace. By then, everyone will start from the same starting point and have a chance of winning.
"I am very happy to see that this old man like you is still here." Mu Ci replied to Qi Luo calmly.
Qi Luo sneered: "I am not your opponent, of course you will be happy to see me."
Her eyes were fixed on Concubine He Xian's face: "Concubine Xian can sit still. That's right. Concubine Xian has the card of the eldest prince. Of course, the old god is here, so she doesn't have to worry about no one to take care of her in her old age."
Concubine He Xian glanced at Qi Luo and replied with a smile: "Concubine Ming is good at everything, but her provocative temperament has not changed in so many years."
Qi Luo's face changed slightly. When she saw a faint smile on the other people's faces, she suddenly became angry: "You have the nerve to laugh at me? I don't even think about what kind of connections I have made in the harem over the years."
Shouldn't we just watch Mu Ci rise all the way up and sit on the throne of the queen?
Although she is not talented, she has tried to fight for it, but her methods are not powerful enough.
It's a good thing to want to climb up. She never feels that she is wrong!
As soon as Qi Luo said this, everyone's mood sank, and they couldn't laugh anymore.
Their days in the harem are like a jar of stagnant water, day after day, year after year, never seeing any signs of life.
If they have the opportunity to sleep with them, they may even become pregnant with the emperor's heir, and they will still be able to rely on the emperor's heir when they grow old.
But Long Live Lord never ordered them to sleep with him, and they even had no chance to see Long Live Lord. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were left as widows.
Not like the one sitting on the phoenix chair, it doesn't matter how glorious they are, the little prince is almost one year old, and when the emperor returns from the victorious battle, we still don't know what their fate will be.
So only by joining forces to fight against Mu Ci can we have a chance to climb up in the harem, right?
Besides, Yuzhi did not come to pay his respects to Mu Ci today, citing unwellness. Coincidentally, none of the people who had friendships with Yuzhi came. Does this mean that they are already thinking of ways to fight against Mu Ci?
In this case, after the emperor leaves the palace, they can also follow his example.
At the moment when all the beauties present were scheming, Li Yu's voice sounded: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Everyone's heartbeats suddenly accelerated.
Many people have not seen Dugu Liancheng for a long time. At this time, Dugu Liancheng suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision without warning. It is strange that everyone is not excited.
Then, Dugu Liancheng, who had not appeared in front of everyone for a long time, appeared in front of everyone wearing a dragon robe.
He was still handsome, but his expression was more stern and his aura was stronger, which made everyone's breath stagnant and unable to look away.
Everyone looked at Dugu Liancheng's face, hoping to get a look from Dugu Liancheng. Unfortunately, Dugu Liancheng didn't look sideways, as if he couldn't see everyone's admiring eyes.
He only had Mu Ci in his eyes, and he ran straight to Mu Ci, looking at her with a burning gaze that made Mu Ci's cheeks burn with such concentration.
She really wanted to remind him that there were also his concubines present, so that he could restrain himself.
"I just saw you yesterday, why do I feel like it's been a long time?" Dugu Liancheng whispered softly to Mu Ci.
His voice was actually not loud, but everyone pricked up their ears to eavesdrop. As a result, everyone's hearts were broken when they heard his confession to Mu Ci.
We only met yesterday, but it seems like a long time since we met again today. Are you so obsessed with me?
He is an emperor and has always been aloof. Can he be more reserved?
All the beauties complained in their hearts, wishing they could get Mu Ci out of Dugu Liancheng's sight.
Mu Ci also felt the murderous looks in everyone's eyes. She coughed lightly and said, "Didn't you say you would come over for lunch? Why are you here now?"
"When you finish dealing with them, you can stay with me." Dugu Liancheng said, holding Mu Ci's hand naturally.
Dugu Liancheng's words made Mu Ci dumbfounded: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll accompany you, please let me go first."
She deliberately lowered her voice, just not wanting those people present to think wildly.
"Don't let me go. We are husband and wife, why should I let you go?" Dugu Liancheng said, and instead clasped his fingers with Mu Ci.
Mu Ci now felt that Dugu Liancheng was causing trouble.
Didn't you see that the eyes of everyone present looked at her like arrows tempered with poison? The closer he was to her, the more the concubines in the harem hated her.
Although she is not afraid of challenges, for now, she has to protect Xiao Yu'er and the baby in her belly. Dugu Liancheng will soon be marching in person, and when he is not in the palace, the harem will become a battlefield.
It can be expected that her life in the harem will not be easy in the future.
Thinking of this, Mu Ci sighed softly.
"Why are you sighing when I'm with you?" Dugu Liancheng said dissatisfied.
Mu Ci looked at him angrily: "You should go handle the government affairs and don't cause trouble for me."
Doesn't he know that just a few words of his will start a bloody storm?
