Chapter 83 Testing Each Other

The emperor, concubine na, needed the empress's seal. Although Su Mianyue's hand could not pick up the gold seal at all, the stage had to go. Otherwise, the rumors of the emperor's disagreement would only spread to other countries, and Mu Tinng could not afford to lose this person.

Originally, the matter of the concubine was not in a hurry at this moment, but the two people that Mu Tinng chose were actually assassinated in the post hall. Although Mu Tinng suppressed the matter, he had to give an explanation to the envoys of the two countries, so he chose the most recent auspicious day and brought them close to the palace.

"In the future, we will all be sisters. If the two sisters need anything, they can talk to the palace. If they have nothing to do, they should also make more contact with the sisters of the various palaces to promote sisterhood." After the conversation, Su Mianyue spoke to the two of them with a warm smile.

The vermillion bird country was a subsidiary of the Tianlan. Even though zhu linlang was a princess, she was only a second grade concubine, and it was difficult for her to advance in this life.

However, this zhu linlang was indeed as beautiful as an immortal. Besides Su Mianyue, no one else in the harem could compete with her for her fragrance. No wonder Gu Linng's eyes had been very gloomy after seeing zhu linlang. However, she couldn't move this princess, otherwise Mu Tinng would not be able to protect her.

The other peacemaker was a country that depended on the Tianlan for survival and did not submit to the Tianlan. His status was one point higher than that of zhu linlang. His name was ke yiya, and he was also a princess.

"Thank you, empress, for your guidance. I will abide by my duty and respect the emperor and empress for everything." Concubine Lang and Concubine Ya saluted Su Mianyue in a respectful tone, and the language was also the tone of the Tianlan. It was evident that they had been trained since they were young.

"The two sisters need not be so formal. It is the law of survival to respect the emperor. As long as you serve the emperor with all your heart and soul, the emperor will not treat you badly." After Su Mianyue finished speaking, he motioned for the palace people to take them to meet with other concubines of high status. Those concubines of low status naturally wanted to meet them.

Gu Linng was the first to accept a visit. Su Mianyue looked up and saw Gu Linng's fake smile and acceptance. He also warned them not to stand in the wrong line. He could not help but sneer.

Mu Tinng was still sitting here, and the envoys of the two countries were also there. She was so conspicuous. She was indeed a model of arrogance and pride. She did not see Mu Tinng's darkened face at all and even gave Su Mianyue a provocative look.

With a faint smile, Su Mianyue looked away from her. She was about to leave after her revenge. Why should she care about this slut who couldn't understand her position?

With a new man, it was customary for the emperor to spend the night with the new concubine, and the entire harem was looking forward to seeing who was more important in Mu Tinng's heart, but the result was astonishing. Mu Tinng actually stayed in Phoenix Palace for three nights in a row, and then went to dote on the new man.

"The young lady is now quite proud of herself. Even the maids and maids are much smoother when they go out to do things, and there are more than a few people who are fawning on her." Biwu said proudly as she waited on Su Mianyue to change.

She looked at Biwu speechlessly. Su Mianyue didn't want to upset her, so she didn't say that Mu Tinng was hiding in her place to recuperate. Compared to being known that he was injured by outsiders, Su Mianyue was a trustworthy person.

Of course, mu ting would come to Su Mianyue for compensation, to inform the outside world of the harmony of the empress dowager, and to give Gu Linng some warning so that she could understand the boundaries.

Su Mianyue knew in his heart, but he was happy to see the effect of mu ting's visit to the phoenix residence. It was good to make some people spit out sour water. Besides, Mu Tinng was not happy for a few days. Su Mianyue was looking forward to it.

After the two new concubines were pampered, a thunderbolt exploded above Mu Tinng's head. The treasury was stolen overnight, and even mu ting's private treasury was also stolen.

The first news came that before Mu Tinng had the time to order a thorough investigation, several ministers had come to the imperial study to cry and their mansions had been stolen, but most of them would not put their money in one place and could only count as heavy losses.

"Check, you must give me a thorough check!" Mu ting angrily overturned the case and his face was grim and terrifying. The officials who came to complain also fled, lest they were angered.

Although Mu Tinng tried hard to cover up the news, he still let the envoys know about it, which made them extremely uneasy. They were afraid that they would be involved, and all kinds of requests for quick completion of the peace folded in front of Mu Tinng, but they had to deal with it.

"Your majesty, your concubines have made some soups to soothe the nerves. Your majesty should drink some and rest for a while." Gu Linng sat next to Mu Tinng in an understanding manner, rubbing his arm for him.

"I want to be quiet. Noble Imperial Concubine Ling, go down." Mu Tinng had no strength to vent his anger, but he was used to staying at weiyang palace for the night. He was not in the mood for men and women at the moment.

"Your concubines know that the emperor is in a bad mood, but take care of the dragon body first. Otherwise, how can you make those who commit such a great crime put into law?" Gu Linng's soft voice was filled with uncontrollable anger. Seeing that Mu Tinng's face was still ugly, he said softly: "Your majesty, your concubines are not like the empress. With a rich father, the dowry alone is worth half of the national treasury. But as a woman of your majesty, your concubines want to share the burden with your majesty and do their part."

Mu Tinng raised his eyes, not knowing that it was Gu Linng's words that interested him, and finally stopped his cold face.

"This is the key to the imperial concubine's private storeroom. Most of the items in it are bestowed by the emperor. The imperial concubine is usually not needed, so she gives it to the emperor to relieve the emperor's urgent need." Gu Linng did not put the key in Mu Tinng's hand half-heartedly, and her beautiful face was full of affection.

"Qingqing has a heart. There is no reason for me to take back what I sent out." Mu Tinng pushed the key back, his tone much gentler, and his eyes towards Gu Linng were even more affectionate.

Since Gu Linng came into the palace, Mu Tinng had indeed bestowed many valuable things, but those things had the palace seal, and Mu Tinng could not take them out to exchange for silver, even if he got them, they were still decorations.

From the address, we can see the change of Mu Tinng's attitude, but Gu Linng's expression did not change, "I just want to share the worry for the emperor, not willing to see the emperor worry about this matter."

"It's really rare for you to have this kind of heart, and I am deeply gratified. It's getting late, Qingqing is not in good health, so it's better to rest early. I still have political matters to deal with, so I won't stay in Weiyang Palace tonight." Patting the back of Gu Linng's hand, Mu Tinng got up and left.

Gu Linng clutched the key tightly and sighed with relief, "I knew you wouldn't want it."

Gu ling breathed a sigh of relief, and even the maids beside Gu Linng breathed a sigh of relief. Some of Mu Tinng's gifts, which were almost untouchable, had been secretly sent out of the palace to be sold. How could they be put on the books?

After Mu Tinng left Weiyang Palace, he unexpectedly came to Phoenix Palace, but the lights were dim, which was much different from the other palaces. It was obvious that Su Mianyue never waited for him to come.

Su Mianyue, who was applying the medicine, looked up in surprise and met Wanyan Lin's playful gaze. He could not help but look at him and say, "Hurry up and leave. Stay here and wait to see how you killed me."

"Do we look like we're having an affair? Are we afraid of being caught?" Not only was Wanyan Lin not in a hurry to leave, but he was also in the mood to joke with Su Mianyue, and his men did not stop working to avoid wasting such a good ointment.

"Even if I had an affair, I would have found a real man, not someone like you. I could tell at a glance that he was a piece of trash." Su Mianyue snorted and replied in a very disrespectful manner.

"I don't know if I'm useless until I try." Wanyan Lin said with a smile.

"Get out of here." Su Mianyue raised his foot and kicked Wanyan Lin, driving him away rudely.

"You woman, you really don't know how to be grateful. Your ability to kill a donkey is a natural skill." Wanyan Lin jumped up, not giving Su Mianyue the chance to kick him down. When he caught a glimpse of Mu Tinng entering the courtyard, he chuckled and said, "There's still one finger left. I'll come back to you later. Don't leave that iceberg face here for the night."

"Wanyan Lin!" Su Mianyue gritted his teeth. Before she could strike again, Wanyan Lin had long disappeared.

Su Mianyue looked outside. Mu Tinng was already near his bed. He quickly got up and put the medicine bottle away. He also added some incense to prevent Mu Tinng from noticing anything unusual.

However, Su Mianyue's hand did not fully recover, and in a hurry, it would inevitably make her hands labored, when Mu Tinng came in, her forehead was already covered with sweat.

"Your concubine greets your majesty respectfully." Su Mianyue tried to get up from the couch, but Mu Tinng held his arm down.

"The empress is still recovering from her injuries. There's no need to be polite." After that, Mu Tinng sat on the soft couch, but the relationship between the two was not good, so naturally there was nothing to say.

As time passed, Su Mianyue couldn't help but yawn. Seeing Mu Tinng look over, he pretended to smile awkwardly.

"The emperor came here late at night, but what's the matter?" Su Mianyue had to take the initiative, otherwise he wouldn't want to sleep tonight.

"The smell of incense in the queen's chamber is special. I remember that it was not the same smell when I came here." Mu Tinng changed the subject.

Su Mianyue glanced at the incense burner and said, "Today's incense is the smell that my concubine asked Biwu to put together with a few kinds of incense. I just don't know if this girl still remembers the weight, and I don't know if I can make it again next time."

Mu Tinng nodded. He had always known that apart from being loyal to Su Mianyue, the maids in charge of Su Mianyue's affairs had a poor memory or a lack of brain.

However, after the incense topic was finished, the two of them had no topic to talk about, so they fell silent again. Only then did Su Mianyue realize how sad the original owner was. Facing such a facial paralysis who did not like him, he had to keep looking for the topic. It was simply self-inflicted abuse.

"Your majesty, it's late at night, your concubine..."

"The treasury has been stolen, and so have several officials in the capital. What does the empress think of this?" Interrupting Su Mianyue's words, Mu Tinng looked sideways at Su Mianyue, who was trying to hold back her yawn. Seeing her blinking her eyes, Mu Tinng had to ask again.

This time, Su Mianyue couldn't pretend not to hear it. Fortunately, she was not the kind of person who had never lied, and she had the same acting skills as the movie queen, so she was not afraid of being seen by Mu Tinng.

Sitting up, Su Mianyue looked at Mu Tinng in surprise and asked, "The emperor just said it twice. I don't think I heard it wrong. Did the treasury really get stolen?"

"Mmm." Mu Tinng nodded, unable to see Su Mianyue's true feelings. He was only surprised, but not panicked or angry, pure bystander stance.

"What does the emperor want his concubines to do?" Su Mianyue sat cross-legged and did not beat around the bush. She stared at her clear eyes and said bluntly, "Although your concubine is the queen, she does not have any real power. She never interferes with the affairs of the court. After so much experience, my concubines are very self-aware. The emperor must not come to my concubines to ease the depression in his heart. That is the privilege that Noble Imperial Concubine Ling has. So please forgive my concubines for their stupidity. It is better for the emperor to make it clear. I will do as I say."

Mu Tinng's eyes were slightly dark, and she stared at Su Mianyue for a long time. Seeing that her eyes were clear and calm, not like a pose of acting, she said, "As the queen, you should share my worries. What does the queen think you should do?"

Su Mianyue blinked again. After a long time, he said, "Cut back on the expenses of the harem, call on the concubines to raise money, and then help..." With that, Su Mianyue paused, looking as if he didn't know what else to do, and spread out his hands in embarrassment.

Looking deeply at Su Mianyue, Mu Tinng pursed his lips. When Su Mianyue thought he would be angry, he heard Mu Tinng say, "The empress might as well think about it. I'll visit the empress tomorrow. I hope the empress can give me a satisfactory answer."