It was dawn when the sunshine spread all over the sky and the ground, shining into the window.

Huanan Xin was awakened by Liang Zhen's high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, it’s time to get up."

The light purple bed curtain was made of beautifully colored threads with gorgeous patterns, and the outline emphasized by the gold threads was sparkling and vivid.

"Well, the bed and the bed curtain looked..." Huanan Xin thought to himself.

Huanan Xin turned his head and saw a young woman sitting quietly at the head of the bed. She was dressed in a white nightdress with the pattern of flowers with her long black hair down.

"Yunxi? Last night we..." He was gentle and surprised.

Although the memory of being drunk last night was vague, he was not drunk enough not to remember what he had done.

The young woman turned around when she heard the sound. Without make-up, her face was beautiful, and her eyes were clear, affectionate, and watery. When she turned her eyes, there was affection, gentleness, and shyness in her eyes, which made Huanan Xin want to show tender care for her.

Outside, Liang Zhen raised his voice to urge the Emperor. His voice was filled with great joy, and it sounded a little greasy, "Your Majesty, Her Grace, Concubine Yun, has served you all night, and now it's time for you to change your clothes and go to the court."

As a close servant of the Emperor, he knew very well how long his master had wanted Concubine Yun of Jingyang Palace. The Emperor had spent a lot of time and money for her, and now he finally slept with her.

"Yunxi, come here." Huanan Xin ignored Liang Zhen. His eyes were affectionate. He pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear with a smile, "Thank goodness! I’m not daydreaming. You finally became my woman, and you will belong to me completely from now on."

Gu Yunxi nodded and lowered her eyes. She pursed her lips and remained silent with a cold light in her eyes. At this moment, she suddenly found it sarcastic.

The favor of the Emperor was what all the women in the imperial harem longed for and Huanan Xin gave it to her ardently. He, the supreme Emperor, would probably never dream that the woman he had slept with last night was not her. Seeing that she refused to talk to him, Huanan Xin was a little surprised and felt a little tempted and restless.

He picked up a lock of her black hair with his fingertips and saw that her slender neck was full of red marks and scratches. He didn't know that these scratches were created by Gu Yunxi in order to disguise herself. He only thought that he was rude and crazy when he was drunk last night.

His eyes were fixed and emotional, and he whispered coaxingly, "It was my fault last night. I shouldn't have been so rough to you. Yunxi, I understand you. You have to forgive me. You really made me wait for too long."

Gu Yunxi finally looked at him with a faint smile. She raised her head, and her eyes were charming and wicked, "Your Majesty, I’m your woman. As long as you enjoy yourself, it would be fine. I was just worried that I didn’t serve you well last night because it was my first time."

"How could it be? You’re the best..."

Huanan Xin grinned, overjoyed.

Last night he felt dizzy, and he had really done it several times until he was exhausted and fell asleep. Doing the happiest thing in the world with the woman he loved, he felt very different from doing this with other women!

Being hugged tightly by Huanan Xin, Gu Yunxi was really worried that he would be happy and excited enough to do something to her, so she carefully struggled to leave his arms, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. You should go to the court soon. You stayed in my palace last night and stood the courtiers up. I don’t think you should be late today."

Huanan Xin fixed his eyes on her delicate and charming face and held her tightly, "I really want to take you to the court, Yunxi. I don't want to leave you for a moment."

"Your Majesty, don't say anything childish." Gu Yunxi pouted at him, turning her face to the outside of the bedroom and instructing, "Come in and help His Majesty change clothes."

Lei brought the golden crown and the dragon robe. Gu Yunxi got up and was about to serve the Emperor but was stopped by him. He smiled warmly, held her soft hand, and kissed it gently, "You were so tired last night. Sleep a little longer. I'll come when I'm free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Gu Yunxi lowered her head and glanced at the back of her hand quickly. Her smile was cold and far-fetched.

After sending the Emperor away, Gu Yunxi ordered Xiuyu to dress her, saying that a distinguished guest would come to visit later. Lei and the palace maids counted as their master cleaned the hand that had been kissed by the Emperor more than ten times.

Before breakfast, a eunuch entered the hall and said that the honor guards from the Miaoyin Hall had come to Jingyang Palace. Gu Yunxi raised her hand to adjust her hairpins and smiled calmly, "Look. The distinguished guest is here."

Noble Concubine Hui aggressively walked into the Main Hall with cold eyes. She was all dressed up. Gu Yunxi was wearing a light blue soft robe. The imported silk material was made of fine velvet of newborn peacocks and silkworm silk, which was light as cicada wings. The pattern of pear flowers and green leaves was embroidered with white and green silk thread. There were rice-sized beads and fluorite as decoration on the dress. At this moment, the warm wind was blowing through the hall, and the luxurious robe fluttered gorgeously. With the robe fluttering, pear flowers and green leaves could be seen clearly.

Her black bun was meticulously held together with the fragrant hair oil, and the color matching of several flower hairpins was exquisite and dazzling. Her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, which made Noble Concubine Hui feel a pain in her heart when she looked at it.

It turned out that the Emperor's favor and grace could make a woman bloom so beautifully like a flower that had been bathed in rain and dew. She was taken by uncontrollable anger...

"Sit down please, sister. I was thinking about going to your palace to pay my respects after breakfast..." Gu Yunxi said with a smile and tried to hold Noble Concubine Hui’s hand to seat her down.

Noble Concubine Hui was jealous and suddenly turned around to slap Gu Yunxi in the face. Gu Yunxi had long expected her to go crazy like this, and she raised her hand and caught her palm.

Immediately afterwards, she knelt on the ground and asked timidly in a crying voice, "What have I done wrong? Please tell me so that I can rest in peace."

Noble Concubine Hui coldly withdrew her hand, stared at her, and growled, "You don't deserve to call me sister, Zheng Wanruo! You are really scheming. You pretended to be nice to me. You swore that you didn’t like His Majesty. You turned the Counselor-in-chief against the Eastern Depot. But you got His Majesty into your bed. Now you’re expecting me to trust you again?"

"Sister, you really wronged me." Gu Yunxi burst into tears.

Shi Yuanqing was burning with anger, "Last night, the six key members of the cabinet entered the Palace in the rain and waited outside Qinming Hall for a long time, but His Majesty stayed in your Jingyang Palace. You seduced His Majesty and made him delay his work. Now you say that you’re wronged without repenting. Are you trying to force me to punish you?"

Last night, Counselor-in-chief Shi had waited for a long time in Qinming Hall with the other five courtiers from the cabinet. But in the end, it was not the Emperor but the Imperial Chief Eunuch Liang Zhen who came.

She was able to let the Emperor ignore important government affairs and rest in the imperial harem just after dinner, which showed her ability.

Facing the heavy rain, Counselor-in-chief Shi had become very angry and immediately brought the news to his daughter. Noble Concubine Hui learned it, and she naturally couldn't sit still. Gu Yunxi winked at Lei, and he left the hall and quickly fetched a jade jug.

Gu Yunxi lowered her head and looked humble, and her voice was soft, "Sister, there is something you don’t know. I knew that His Majesty invited important courtiers from the cabinet to discuss state affairs last night. I certainly didn’t dare to seduce His Majesty at dinner time. At that time, His Majesty was half-drink, and suddenly, he couldn't hold it anymore. There is still half of the imperial wine left in this jug. If you don’t trust me, you can open it and smell it."

Noble Concubine Hui hesitantly lifted the lid, looked carefully into the jug, and then moved her nose closer. She frowned tightly, covered her nose, and pushed the jug far away. Her face was flushed and she glared at Gu Yunxi with sharp eyes, "Zheng Wanruo, you are so bold! You put the drug in the wine to win His Majesty’s favor!"

Gu Yunxi pursed her lips.

"Sister, you are wrong again. I’m not a child, and I know how to do things properly. How can I hurt His Majesty’s body in order to win his favor? The imperial wine was delivered all the way from the Imperial Kitchen and then presented to His Majesty by Liang Zhen. How could I drug it? Besides, if I really have the drug, why didn’t I destroy the criminal evidence afterwards? How could I have shown it to you, sister?"

Hearing her explanation, Noble Concubine Hui calmed down and paced slowly, "There is some truth in what you said..."

She bent down and helped Gu Yunxi up. She changed her voice slightly with a hint of softness, "Who is it? How dare he do it?"

Gu Yunxi chuckled and shook her head, "Sister, I have a way to find the person who wants to turn you against me."

Noble Concubine Hui stared at her, "What should we do?"

Gu Yunxi raised her voice, "Xiuyu, go take this jug of wine to the Imperial Hospital. Remember to go to places with many people, and don't be afraid of detours."

"Hey, do you want to make things worse? If others know that His Majesty was drugged last night, it won’t be good for your reputation!" Noble Concubine Hui stopped her and shook her head.

Gu Yunxi smiled calmly as if she had had a plan, "Last night, someone from the Imperial Kitchen removed the rest of the table, and I deliberately kept this jug of imperial wine. Since that person did such a shameful thing, he would not be able to sleep peacefully without the evidence. Sister, I bet that the wine will not be delivered to Imperial Doctor Tian of the Imperial Hospital."