When she was young, Zhao Yujie, like most people, didn't know whether she was beautiful or not. She even thinks she is ugly, because the neighborhood has never praised her for being beautiful, and her mother has never dressed her up.

Coupled with the poverty of her family and the patches on the clothes she wears, she actually has low self-esteem.

When she encounters a brightly dressed lady and a small jasper on the street, she will take the initiative to bow her head and let it aside in shame, and on the other hand, she can't help but peek at each other, envying each other's beauty in her heart.

Later, the damn fat man who always bullied her made her experience the taste of being coveted for the first time, and knew that she was also beautiful, which was a subtle mood that was both annoyed and secretly happy.

In just a few years after that, this mood gradually changed with the frequent praise of people, the amazing and coveted eyes of men, and even the pursuit and giving various substantial benefits by many people.

That's a kind of confidence.

More and more recognition from others has given Zhao Yujie more and more confidence. In the more and more sought after, a little girl who was ashamed of herself not only no longer has low self-esteem, but has begun to look down on others.

At first, he looked down on a woman with a mediocre appearance, thinking that the other party was not as good as herself, and at this time, when she met those women who also had good looks, Zhao Yujie was not envious in her heart.

but jealousy, jealousy, and jealousy.

Beauty gave her confidence, and at the same time, it also made her care about her appearance very much. Gradually, she could no longer accept calmly that other women were more beautiful than her. She even worries that others are more beautiful than her.

This worry did not last long, for she soon discovered that the women she thought were beautiful were no match for her in the eyes of other men.

She began to feel a sense of superiority in her heart, and it increased rapidly as soon as it was formed.

After that, Zhao Yujie began to look down on men, those men who were not good-looking and wealthy, she went from disdain to disdain, and she changed very quickly.

In her heart, she thinks that the other party is not worthy of her, and it is not worth taking a second look, let alone wasting time on them.

When she arrived at the Zhenguo Mansion and became Zhao Xun's daughter, the huge improvement of her status made Zhao Yujie's eyes change qualitatively. This gaze is first and foremost not directed at others, but at oneself.

Because she felt that she had both the color of the city and the status of aristocrats, she began to ignore the rich son and the big family.

In addition, Zhao Ning, the heir of the head of the Zhao family, a once-in-a-century genius in the eyes of outsiders, is obsessed with her and obedient, and she even feels that her appearance is enough for her to get everything!

She is no longer satisfied, just to be the future Duchess of Zhenguo, she even looks down on Zhao Ning, thinking that a man with no ambitions is not worthy of him at all.

Especially when she learned that she couldn't actually be Zhao Ning's wife, she was even more annoyed and angry, and at this time, she couldn't tolerate others and blaspheme her sinking appearance.

She was determined to get more.

If there is no man in the world worthy of her, then she will stand on the top of the world herself! In that case, she will not need to attach herself to anyone to please anyone, nor will she have to worry that someone else can manipulate her fate.

Her self-confidence swelled to the extreme.

The experience in the Prime Minister's Mansion made Zhao Yujie think that she was omnipotent, and there was no man in this world who could not fall under her pomegranate skirt.

"Men are big pigs' trotters. The emperor was no exception. ”

When Zhao Yujie stepped into the palace, she was already empty. Even the emperor, when he saw her in the Prime Minister's Mansion, couldn't be unmoved, and wanted to welcome her into the palace, what man in the world could she not deal with?

Over the years, as much as men have been fascinated by her beauty, her conceit has been. The more obsessed a man is with her, the more dissatisfied her heart becomes, and the more she wants more.

Once, she was an ordinary little woman who felt that she was ugly, cowardly and cowardly, but now, she even looked down on the emperor, arrogant and conceited, and had nothing to look forward to.

Staying in Zizhu Palace, the emperor didn't come for three days, and Zhao Yujie felt that it was just that the emperor was busy with government affairs.

Half a month has passed, and the emperor still hasn't shown up, and Zhao Yujie still thinks it's just the emperor Jialiduo.

It's been more than a month, and the emperor still hasn't come to Zizhu Palace, and Zhao Yujie has resentment in her heart. Is this emperor a fool? to let a stunning beauty like her stay alone in an empty room?

In the blink of an eye, three months later, the emperor seemed to have forgotten her, and Zhao Yujie panicked.

She began to realize that in this palace, high walls and deep courtyards, in the face of strict rules, without the emperor's favor, she could not do anything, small and humble.

Those palace officials didn't take her seriously. At the beginning, they were very polite to her, but now, palace officials with a little status dare to be unapologetic to her.

In the bustling world outside the palace walls, the confidence that has been sought after by men for many years is worn away little by little in the cold reception day after day.

Slowly, Zhao Yujie began to suffer, and gradually, she was in pain.

Of course, she was not reconciled.

But she couldn't do anything.

The master of the harem, but Zhao Qiyue!

On the premise of not having the emperor's favor, if Zhao Qiyue was allowed to see her true face, I was afraid that on the second day, her body would appear in the mass grave!

All palace officials in the harem, including concubines, are theoretically servants of the queen, just like concubines are just the property of the wife and the head of the family. The queen wants to kill her, a four-grade talent, and she doesn't even need to find a reason.

The meaning of the family world is that there are only two masters in this world, the emperor and the queen, except for the prince of the East Palace, the rest are all vassals, and theoretically they can be killed at will.

Without the protection of the emperor, the "head of the family", Zhao Yujie would not know how to die.

She didn't dare to take a step out of the Purple Bamboo Palace.

She was afraid of running into Zhao Qiyue.

Once again, she experienced the feeling of trembling.

She almost felt like she had done something wrong before. When Zhao Qiyue, a tiger, was entrenched in the harem, she shouldn't have come.

It was at this time that the emperor finally showed his face.

Zhao Yujie was overjoyed, and hurriedly cheered up twelve points of spirit, and did her best to serve, intending to let the emperor spend an unforgettable night, leaving an indelible impression in the emperor's heart.

But she was disappointed.

When the emperor entered the Zizhu Palace, he read a book behind the main seat of the main hall, and for two hours in a row, he didn't pay attention to her meaning at all!

The emperor ignored her affection, was unmoved by her beauty, and turned a blind eye to her no matter how she seduced.

Zhao Yujie almost thought that the emperor could not be humane.

But the emperor has princes and princesses.

Zhao Yujie couldn't understand why she entered the palace, but the emperor didn't come to see her in March, and now he finally came, and treated her as air!

Just when Zhao Yujie began to doubt her beauty, the emperor, who had finished reading a book, finally said lightly: "Xu Mei...... You're the traitor girl of the Zhao family, right? When you were in the Zhenguo Mansion, your name was Zhao Yujie?"

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and Zhao Yujie, who was kneeling beside her, was almost startled.

After being in the Prime Minister's Mansion for so long, Xu Minglang didn't know her true identity, and thought that she was just a folk woman with a hard life.

But now, the emperor hasn't seen her for three months, and he actually knows her true identity!

For a while, Zhao Yujie was in a state of confusion and panicked.

How did the Emperor know?

And that's not the most important question.

The key is that Zhao Yujie can't predict at the moment what kind of fate the emperor will bring her after knowing her identity!

The word traitor means that the emperor knows her past, understands that she is the enemy of the Zhao family, the target of pursuit, with the relationship between the emperor and the Zhao family, and the status of Empress Zhao Qiyue, can she still not die?

If it was an ordinary person, it would definitely be sitting and waiting to die at this time, but when Zhao Yujie heard the words "Zhao's traitorous girl", she was like a cat that had been stepped on by her tail, and her pale face instantly turned red.

She felt a great humiliation, as if a thorn had been inserted into her heart.

Kneeling on the ground, Zhao Yujie gritted her teeth and said: "The concubine did not betray the Zhao family! The Zhao clan who adopted the concubine had bad intentions, and the concubine was just protecting herself. ”

After being annoyed and angry, Zhao Yujie forced herself to calm down, and thought a lot in an instant.

If the emperor wanted to hand her over to the empress, there was no need to come to Zizhu Palace to sit for so long.

So, why didn't the emperor do it?

The answer to this question, Zhao Yujie couldn't figure it out for a while. And the most important thing at the moment is, what does the emperor want to do, how does she react, and what kind of fight can she do to save her life?

"Self-preservation?" the emperor sneered, "Becoming Zhao Ning's woman is not enough for you to protect yourself?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yujie couldn't help but stiffen.

The so-called self-preservation is just an excuse she subconsciously made for herself, so that she felt that she was unreasonable, that she did not owe anything to the Zhao family, and that she was not a hateful person.

People can't feel that they are ugly, they need to feel that they are right.

The emperor's words are the most fatal flaw in Zhao Yujie's logic of self-hypnosis.

Now, Zhao Yujie's psychological defense line that she worked so hard to build was torn apart by the emperor in the most brutal way, and she couldn't help but lose her mind and suffer from it.

If you can't admit your ugliness, you need to find a new reason and quickly build a new psychological defense.

Zhao Yujie quickly defended herself: "Zhao Ning is not a good person. The concubines did not want to be attached to him. The concubine just wants to live on her own, live an upright life, and live a peaceful life. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yujie herself first chose to believe it. It was a good reason, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and the pain in her heart dissipated in an instant.

"Live a dignified life, and if you take refuge in Princess Beihu, you will be at ease?" the emperor's voice was not the slightest emotion, and was even full of sarcasm.

Zhao Yujie said bitterly: "At that time, in order to survive, I really had to do it, and the concubines were also restless day and night. In order to atone for her sins, the concubine finally lured Princess Beihu into the prime minister's ambush circle, but fortunately captured her. ”

There are too many lies, and there is no initial guilt, Zhao Yujie just feels that this explanation is very reasonable and should make the emperor believe it.

The emperor didn't show any belief or disbelief, he beckoned, Jing Xinmo immediately stepped forward, took out a bottle of elixir from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhao Yujie.

"When you enter the palace, you are a subordinate of the queen, and you have to obey orders in front of the queen after all. This is the jade elixir, which can give you the ability to slightly change your appearance, and the medicinal effect is six hours. ”

With that, the emperor put away his book, got up, and walked out.

Jing Xinmo smiled and added to Zhao Yujie:

"The harem concubines all have their duties, the 'talent' is in charge of the Yan Bed, the Silk Guard, and the New Year's Meritorious Service, the 'Beauty' leads the female officials to repair the sacrifices, and the 'Liuyi' teaches the Nine Emperors and Four Virtues, etc., all of which are to be dispatched by the queen.

"Talented people enter the palace for three months, and they can stay at home without being blamed by the queen, relying on the protection of His Majesty, but from Ming'er, talented people must go to the queen to listen to orders.

"This jade elixir, the old slave will send someone to send it every day, and the talented people must also take care of the subordinates, don't let them leak their mouths. Rest assured, there is an old slave, and the queen will not change the subordinates of Zizhu Palace for no reason. ”

Zhao Yujie knew that her life was temporarily saved.

It's just that she doesn't know what the emperor wants. At this time, she finally realized that the clouds and waves in this harem were far more complicated than she imagined.

And her beauty has always been her first reliance on conquering men, but now it seems that it is useless.

The emperor's indifferent attitude, which made her feel frustrated.

Very frustrating.

She was still very uneasy, the identity of the Zhao family's traitor was learned by the emperor, and she didn't know what her future would be.

Zhao Yujie bit her lip.

As for the position of a talented person, it probably means that she has to take care of the emperor's bedroom, prepare clothes and robes for the emperor, help the emperor repair his appearance, and take care of the emperor's diet and daily life according to the different times of the year......

In an ordinary mansion, this is what the big girl does.

If the queen is a hostess, then with her current rank and status, she is indeed no different from a big girl in charge.

......

Xu Minglang was originally a drunkard in the house, and he was furious with the wine, whipping and teaching his subordinates, and after receiving the news that Zhao Yujie was promoted from a fourth-grade "talent" to a second-grade "six-instrument", he immediately lost his whip.

"Shuyi, this is the first in the 'Six Instruments', okay, okay!"

Xu Minglang waved away and sat in the hall by himself, he was still like a drunken maniac just now, he was not half drunk at the moment, not only his eyes were clear, but he was also radiant and energetic.

Obviously, the appearance of malaise and decadence and alcoholism is just deliberately shown by him.

And now, his purpose of showing this appearance has been achieved, Zhao Yujie has finally changed from a talented person to a real concubine, he understands the signal released by the emperor, and naturally he doesn't need to continue to pretend.

The so-called "Yi", also known as "concubine", the concubine of the concubine, "Liuyi" is the six concubines.

The rank and number of concubines in the harem are regulated, and they are no different from the official positions of the three provinces and six departments. On top of Liuyi, there are only three concubines: Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, and Concubine Hua. The concubines are all one product.

In the harem of Daqi, there are four concubines, concubines, Yi, beauties, and talents, with a total of 20 concubines.

The queen is not counted among the concubines, the queen is the queen, the master, and only the emperor corresponds, and naturally there is no such thing as rank.

Song Zhi doesn't like women very much, so most of the positions of the harem concubines are now vacant, and among the three first-class concubines, only the position of Concubine Li is available, and it is because of the meritorious service of giving birth to the prince and giving promotion.

In other words, Zhao Yujie is already the third in the harem without a dragon fetus. This signal is already very obvious to Xu Minglang.

"In this way, Your Majesty doesn't want the old man to be depressed, and he still needs the old man to continue to show his strength in the court!" Xu Minglang stroked his beard, very satisfied with this result.

He deliberately showed a low will some time ago, on the one hand, to test the emperor's attitude, to find out what the emperor thought of him;

On the other hand, it is also used as a bargaining chip, hoping that the emperor will enhance Zhao Yujie's status. Only when Zhao Yujie's status is improved can he gain greater influence and get closer to the emperor more often, which will be of substantial help to him.

Xu Minglang knows very well that with Zhao Yujie's alluring appearance, his talent to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his empathetic, intelligent and clever heart, as long as he can contact the emperor frequently, he will definitely become a favorite concubine.

"Zhao Xuanji, Zhao Xuanji, you have the queen's help, and the old man is not much worse now, I don't know who you and I can have the last laugh!"

Xu Minglang, who had a big heart, drank a glass of wine beautifully, and his ambition returned to his chest, "The Yanmen Army has enjoyed peace for more than a hundred years, and its combat strength has weakened to this point, and when the casualties of the army are more heavy, I will see how you explain!"

Of course, Xu Minglang didn't think that the Yanmen army would be defeated, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and it was impossible for the barbarians to defeat the Great Qi Wang Division.

He only hoped that the Yanmen army would suffer more losses in the battle now, so that he would have an excuse to attack the Zhao clan after the war.

Lost the wine pot and glass, went to the study in high spirits, and began to prepare the plan to fight for power and profit, Xu Minglang never imagined at this moment that the emperor would know Zhao Yujie's identity as a traitor to the Zhao family, and before and after giving her a promotion, he had never touched her at all.