Wow Liu Suzhi was really and truly favored by the previous emperor. I would love to see what this world would be like with Liu Suzhi as empress dowager. He would be an even more formidable opponent.
"And yet, this servant is a plaything that would have been dowager if the late emperor had just remained alive for a couple more months," Liu Suzhi concluded smugly. "Or is Dowager Niangniang going to pretend you didn't know about the plans to depose of you?"
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
I love reading this series, but please don't feel like you have to push yourself too much. I hope that the culture results help. I'm predicting a long stint in the cold palace for noble consort Li. Or perhaps death by the machinations of another concubine.
ch 110 Behind the Scenes
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
it seems Liu Yao and I are on the same page about who Yan Zheyun is.
If Yan Yun truly carried his Ziyu's soul in his body, then this time, Liu Yao wasn't going to let him go. If he didn't, then Liu Yao was going to treasure every moment with him anyway, because he knew that by this point, he had fallen irredeemably.
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Yes! Liu Suzhi arrived in the nick of time. That guard is definitely going to get promoted. I can't believe that other eunuch was stupid enough to pretend so be acting on his majesty's orders. I think he will soon find himself a guest of his own department.
ch 108 A Serious Help
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
I wonder if something about Yan Zheyun's handwriting is familiar to the emperor. Maybe it's similar to his past lovers. Also more info about Liu Suzhi he's had quite an interesting life. I wonder if he has someone in the north.
ch 107 All Those Years Ago
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
That is exactly the kind of quality time that they deserve.
He could do this. And then, after, once the stress had killed whatever vestiges of embarrassment he might have at acting coquettishly in front of Liu Yao, he was going to crawl into Liu Yao's lap and demand a cuddle for as long as it took for the anxiety to wear off.
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
So blinded by favoritism and hate towards the emperor. The fourth prince rigged the examinations of course he'll be punished. Worst mom ever!
A sharp biting interjection rang out in the clearing. "Just as you claim to defend your fourth brother's? Emperor, you are trying to drive this mourner to an early grave!"
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
I think this is my favorite thing that Liu Yao has said. it just shows how much he cares about Yan Zheyun.
"Yan Yun. This sovereign will not hear you spoken of like that by anyone, not even yourself."
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Man noble consort Li has got to be pretty dumb to think that Yan Zheyun kept the real bracelet. She's so untrustworthy I feel like any gift from her would be laced with poison. But I guess desperation makes people not think straight.
ch 104 Accusations
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
oh my god hes got the chief of the brocade guard disguised as his concubine. I knew he had an important role, I didn't expect that.
Yan Zheyun also knew that this wasn't the only way Liu Yao had benefited from this incident. He'd been by Liu Yao's side as people like Head Eunuch Cao, Xi Momo, and on one memorable occasion, Gracious Consort Yao, or should he say, Chief of the Brocade Guard Yao Siya, had submitted their reports to him on the investigation. He knew that Meihong, the little eunuch from the imperial buttery, and the old retired soldier from the imperial hunting grounds were now in the hands of the Eastern Depot, with permission to elicit information through any means necessary. He also knew that many influential households, in the most prestigious residential district of this capital, were in an uproar because the most unremarkable of their servants had suddenly stepped up to turn against them, running out into the streets to declare that their masters were involved in bribing some of the organisers of the imperial examinations for the questions and that some of them had even been involved in assisting their young masters to cheat and wanted to turn themselves in.
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Liu Yao hasn't pulled any punches this time. I'm sure that doesn't bode well for the fourth prince, but I can't wait to see him suffer. I know it would have been unlikely but part of me thought LY would have YZ join him for the exams.
ch 101 A Test
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Love lady zhao she's the only lady I really like
"Attendant Wu speaks carelessly," she said softly but firmly. "If Prince Gong were struck by Lord Yue's charms, the fault lies with him for behaving improperly. Similarly, His Majesty chooses to favour Lord Yue and that is His Majesty's decision, not Lord Yue's."
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Love to see more YZ and LY interactions. I hope that YZ is learning more from what his witnessing too, I think it's good since he's been in the dark about the world and how it works for a while. I do really wish LY would have dragged Yan Zheyun into his lap so they could cuddle.
ch 98 Appearance VS Reality
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
I'm glad Tang Yuqin is back. He's certainly going to be in for a surprise when he finds out that fox spirit is warming the dragon bed. I'm sure he'll be able to pass the exam, unless the fourth prince meddles. I'm glad to see the emperor trusting YZ more. I hope that trend continues.
ch 97 Playing Their Game
LGBT+ · Queeniecat
Yeah he does. I meant that I hope he gets the chance to play music
A painting flashed across his eyes, words of a poem flowing from ink dripping from the end of a wolf brush (2) tip.
From CEO to Concubine
LGBT+ · Queeniecat