IACF [QT] Chapter 67.3

As they were talking, a voice rang out from outside the palace, “What are you talking about? It’s so lively.”

The voice was crisp and charming, and people could tell at a glance that the owner of the voice must be a rare beauty.

The eunuch’s report also proved this point. The one who came was Concubine Li, a concubine who was the most favored by the Emperor in the harem.

Concubine Li was about thirty years old, not young, but she had a unique charm. In addition, she had a graceful figure and a well-proportioned body. Although she already had a son and a daughter, she still enjoyed the Emperor’s favor.

She had walked in before the eunuch announced it and hastily bowed before the Empress, saying with a hint of anger, “It’s so lively here, Your Majesty, why didn’t you inform me? Sister is so bored in the palace.”

The Empress was still smiling, with some helplessness in her expression, as if she was really looking at her own sister at home, “I asked people to invite you a few times before, but you found it boring. Now you blame me again.”

Concubine Li smiled with her lips covered, “The past is the past, but today is very different. I heard that Your Majesty invited the most beautiful woman in the capital. How can I not come and see her?”

As she said this, she turned to face Su Yi. When she saw her face clearly, a strange color flashed in her eyes, but she soon smiled again.

“As the most beautiful woman, she is indeed worthy of her reputation. No wonder our King Rui has been thinking about her day and night and is obsessed with her. I heard that His Majesty even scolded him for this.”

Everyone was silent for a while.

Although everyone knew that what Concubine Li said was the truth, no matter how impolite someone was, they would not say it to the face of the party involved. Wasn’t this implying that Su Yi was a bad person or even a disaster?

Su Yi glanced at Concubine Li and saw that although she was beautiful, she was not as beautiful as herself. Although she had a good figure, she was not as slender as her. She was shorter than her, not to mention her fighting ability. She certainly could not even beat her with a finger.

So, she generously ignored it and lowered her eyelids, saying lightly: “You are joking, Your Majesty.”

Concubine Li was still smiling, “Miss Su, don’t be modest. Since you can make King Rui fall in love with you, you must have more than just a beautiful face. Most likely, you have other outstanding qualities. I wonder how good Miss Su is at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting?”

“I am sorry to disappoint you, Your Majesty. When I was young, I was a naughty child and I was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting.”

“Oh?”

Concubine Li smiled and said again, “Then your tea art must be good?”

Su Yi still shook her head.

“What about poetry and songs?” Concubine Li asked again.

Without waiting for Su Yi to answer, the Empress smiled and said, “Sister, you are here to be a school official today. Are you here to test the students?”

Concubine Li sighed and said, “Don’t blame me, Your Majesty. It’s rare to see the most beautiful woman in the rumors. This sister was too excited, so I was a little rude. It’s a pity…”

She hadn’t finished her words, but everyone knew what the second half of the sentence was.

It was a pity that hearing about her was not as good as meeting her in person. It was a pity that the so-called most beautiful woman really only had a face.

The Empress said, “As long as King Rui likes her, what’s the pity?”

This was the first time she had spoken clearly today. She was only short of saying that King Rui was going to marry Su Yi. Those who had been gloating over Concubine Li’s comments suddenly felt depressed again.

The smile on Concubine Li’s face froze because of these words. She seemed to suddenly feel bored and left quickly.

Looking at her leaving figure, the Empress lowered her head and drank a sip of tea, shaking her head in her heart.

Concubine Li has always been proud of her beauty and doesn’t take other people seriously. Now, suddenly there comes Su Yi, who is even more beautiful and has a better figure. How can she be willing to accept this?

Moreover, Concubine Li had always wanted to marry her niece to King Rui as a wife, so as to pull King Rui to her and the Fifth Prince’s boat, but she didn’t think about whether His Majesty would allow it.

For so many years, His Majesty has trusted King Rui, favored King Rui, and even treated him better than ordinary princes. In addition to the fact that King Rui was raised by the Emperor, he was not interested in government affairs.

Although he was capable, he had no ambition. He was only obsessed with martial arts and never participated in the struggle for the throne or party struggles.

The Emperor needed just such a person, who was neutral, capable of protecting the dynasty, not coveting the throne, and yet able to satisfy him and occasionally show kindness. King Rui agreed with all of these.

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