famous eldest daughter

Chapter 861 The Golden Tower
In the imperial study room, the fragrance of agarwood is floating in the air.

There were only the emperor and the chamberlain in the hall, but the atmosphere was solemn. Concubine Li stepped in, her heart skipped a beat at the depressing atmosphere in the room, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and as she approached the emperor's desk, He said cautiously: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

The emperor looked at Concubine Li with sinister eyes, as if he wanted to spy on her, "Have you read the show brochure sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Hearing the emperor talk about this, Concubine Li felt a little relieved.

Since her mother did not intend to let Yingxiu enter the palace draft, she naturally would not apply for Yingxiu's name. In the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, there were no female relatives to participate in the election.

The emperor's anger has nothing to do with Weiyuan Hou Mansion.

After letting out a breath, Li Fei calmed her breathing and said, "Not yet. I sent it here early this morning. I was about to take a look, but was summoned by Your Majesty, so I hurriedly dropped my hand."

"See for yourself!" Concubine Li said, and the emperor picked up the show book from the table and threw it in front of her.

Where Concubine Li was standing, there were two tables away from the emperor. Due to the emperor's force, the red show book was thrown out in a straight line and hit Concubine Li's lower abdomen.

But in the blink of an eye, before Li Fei could react, a sudden pain came from her lower abdomen. With the sound of the show book falling to the ground, Li Fei bent down to pick it up, holding back the tears that had just poured into her eyes.

He flipped open the show book with his bare hands and looked over the rows of names of mansions. He didn't see anything out of the ordinary. He couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, which show girl was sent by someone who was not in compliance with the rules?"

The emperor's snake-like gaze swept over her face, and he snorted coldly, "Look at the last page!"

Concubine Li hurriedly turned to the last page. On the last page, there were only four names of beautiful girls sent from the mansion. Among them, the most impressive one was the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. Concubine Li was so surprised that she couldn't help but hold the show brochure in her hands. With a shake, the blood on his face suddenly faded away.

Mother has already said that she will not let Yingxiu enter the palace to stand for election... How did this name come to be written!

He took a breath of air and knelt down, "Your Majesty, my concubine has been engaged to Lord Tao Yetao, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. How could the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion send her to the draft?"

But his mind was filled with lightning, thinking of what Qi concubine said that day, "Someone framed my concubine and Weiyuan Hou Mansion!"

Could this be Concubine Hui's method?

Let Tao Ye propose marriage first, and let Weiyuan Hou Mansion accept the marriage. Once Yingxiu appears in the draft, will she be suspected of unilaterally regretting the marriage privately, in order to offend His Majesty?

But how could Concubine Hui be sure that Weiyuan Houfu would regret the marriage and send Yingxiu to her?

If the Marquis of Weiyuan does not regret the marriage, wouldn't Concubine Hui's plan be in vain?

With thousands of thoughts and flashes in her mind, Concubine Li shook her head inwardly, no, with Concubine Hui's methods, her plan would never be this.

A huge fear filled my heart.

The family business has always been stable. Why did something happen to the family business just at the time of the draft?Is this an accident or man-made? Mother said that in recent days, someone has been secretly investigating the business of Weiyuan Hou Mansion in Tianjin Wei. Is that person sent by Concubine Hui?
The overwhelming fear was like a tide, rolling in one after another. Duanduan knelt on the ground, Li Fei was shaking in disarray.

Seeing her like this, the emperor's anger subsided a bit, and his tone was not as cold as before, "You really don't know?"

Concubine Li hid her thoughts and shook her head, with a pale face and trembling eyelashes, "I really don't know. A few days ago, Mrs. Weiyuan Hou came to the palace to tell me that there was a happy event in the family. Master Tao, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, asked the princess of Pingxi Palace to come to the house in person and ask for his concubine to marry me."

"Your Majesty also knows that the Marquis of Weiyuan is from a merchant family. In addition to the fact that I am blessed to be able to serve Your Majesty, my two sisters who are the direct descendants of the concubine are not very good at marrying. Now a sister who is a concubine can marry To be a first-rank official in the capital, this is great news for the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion!"

"How could the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion ruin the engagement with Lord Tao and then send my sister to the palace for the draft? Your Majesty, someone really wants to frame the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion."

As the words of defense came out, Li Fei suddenly felt that it was a wise move not to let Yingxiu enter the palace to participate in the election.

However, this failed thing was due to business problems that came unexpectedly in the house, which made Concubine Li feel uneasy.

The palm of my hand holding the silk handkerchief was covered with a layer of dense sweat, making it slippery.

What Li Fei said was sincere and reasonable. Seeing how she was shaking, it didn't look like she was lying. The emperor's attitude became a little more gentle, "Get up and talk."

Hearing this, Concubine Li relaxed half of her breath and stood up tremblingly, with a golden step on her head, swaying back and forth.

The emperor's originally softened expression changed drastically the moment he saw the golden step with a peony head on her head!

Seeing the emperor's face darken at a speed visible to the naked eye, Concubine Li took a deep breath and then raised her head again. Her already weak calves were even more weak.

He was breathless, his face was pale, and even his originally red lips were pale and a little gray, "Your Majesty..."

The eagle's eyes narrowed, and two rays of light burst out like blades, "Where did this step above your head come from?"

When Concubine Li heard this, she couldn't help but wonder.

Aren't you talking about the show album? Why did the emperor become interested in her again?
Is the emperor wavering and angry because of this step?But how could an ordinary peony flower make his face look so gloomy?

Could it be that because Gu Zhen led his army to attack Canglan, His Majesty felt that when the treasury was tight, she still had money to spend on other activities, and felt that she was engaging in extravagance?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Mrs. Weiyuan Hou came into the palace a few days ago and gave it to my concubine. It is not considered brand new, but it was just two old steps that were destroyed and refurbished."

The emperor's eyes were filled with dark waves, "Is this peony head the pattern you specified or the new one from Jinlou?"

Zhi Bu Yao was asked such a detailed question by the emperor with such a look on his face.

No matter how big-hearted Li Fei was, she knew there must be something wrong with this move. She hurriedly braced herself up and carefully replied, "It should be Jinlou's new model this year. I didn't know before that Mrs. Weiyuan Hou was going to send me off." Bu Yao, and Mrs. Weiyuan Hou has always disliked these gold ornaments, and she knows nothing about patterns."

"What's the name of the Golden Tower?" Li Fei's explanation was reasonable, but the emperor's expression did not ease at all!
Li Fei had no choice but to suppress her fear and pull Bu Yao off her head. "The gold ornaments in Jinlou will all be engraved with your name." As she said that, she went to look at Bu Yao. Through the big window, she saw Yangguang said: "Fengchai Tower."

Fengchai Tower, the largest golden building in Kyoto, rarely does business with ordinary people. Among its customers, they are all the female relatives of powerful families in the capital, and there are also many nobles in the palace.

(End of this chapter)