Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 891 - 893: The Downfall of Jin Guifei (2)

Chapter 891: Chapter 893: The Downfall of Jin Guifei (2)

Xiao Zhi listened to Cai Wei’s orders, bowed respectfully, and led these servants out.

Looking at Xiao Zhi’s graceful retreating figure, Lady Du said worriedly, "Could this Miss Xiao Zhi be a concubine of King Qin?"

Mu Zhongqing paused, glanced uneasily at Cai Wei, and said, "Nonsense, how could King Qin fancy a maid? Hurry back to your room and don’t indulge in such wild thoughts here."

Lady Du muttered, "But just look at Miss Xiao Zhi’s attire—does she look like a maid? Even the concubines in ordinary households don’t dress half as decently."

Indeed, Miss Xiao Zhi’s clothing was quite eye-catching: she wore a dark turquoise flowing silk cloak with hidden flower patterns, a blush horse face skirt outlined with precious flower motifs, a belt around her waist intricately embroidered with mud gold and silver Ruyi cloud pattern, and draped over her was an eight happiness meeting brocade silk coat. her black hair was tied up in a high cloud bun, adorned with several intricately carved mutton fat jade hairpins.

Even the young ladies of Duke An’s mansion would find it hard to match such an outfit, so no wonder Mother harbored suspicions. However, Cai Wei did not doubt Nangong Yi; she knew his character well, and the man was always too arrogant to be bothered with favoring a mere maid.

Throughout the entire afternoon, Nangong Yi did not appear again, except when Xiao Zhi came over twice, bringing with her a sumptuous lunch and dinner.

The lunch and dinner were both delicious, full of color, aroma, and taste. Clearly, they had been prepared with care by the Chef. While eating, Cai Wei secretly sent some food to the space to appease the cravings of Brother Ying and Chang Mei, reasoning that the Chef’s royal banquet dishes would surely be better than the boiled fish and boiled meat slices Brother Ying craved!

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Inside the Brocade Palace

Jin Guifei sat on a yellow pear wood inlaid with ivory carved landscape throne with a cold gaze, watching Yan Meiren who knelt in the middle of the room. At that moment, she was reluctantly holding back tears, reciting from a ’Book of Women.’ The other future concubines were sitting like geese in formation on chairs down both sides of Jin Guifei’s throne, coldly observing the utterly embarrassed Yan Meiren. The younger ones, who had failed to win favor, felt a vindictive satisfaction; the older ones, who were hopeless in the battle of favor, revelled in schadenfreude; and those who had given up on the Emperor simply watched with detachment.

Yan Meiren was dressed extremely seductively today, in a blush-colored woven flower palace dress which made her young and fair little face appear irresistibly delicate. Her features were meticulously made up to be breathtakingly enticing, with every part designed to allure. Her black hair was styled into a high and luxurious pendant cloud bun and was studded with delicate pearl flowers. A small cluster of pink pearl flowers, playful and alluring, suited only someone of her age and added to her charm. To the side of her temple was a gold-mounted red gemstone butterfly hairpin with long tassels that fell upon her shoulder, trembling lightly with her movements, swaying like soft willows in the breeze, stirring the viewer’s heart to flutter along.

This outfit must have taken her a great deal of thought to assemble; it’s no wonder the Emperor’s heart was moved even by another woman’s gaze. It’s hardly surprising that the Emperor allowed her to eat lunch in the Royal study and even rested there for an hour after lunch. Who knows what they did during that hour? With Yan Meiren’s flirtatious appearance, it seems that their "nap" during day might be nothing more than a cover for their scandalous affair!

Jin Guifei, upon hearing such news, felt her already restless heart burning with further irritation.

The Emperor hadn’t summoned her for four or five days, claiming he felt unwell. If he were truly unwell, he should have rested properly, but instead, he was fooling around with this manipulative fox behind her back, blatantly disregarding her feelings in broad daylight. It was obvious that he cared less and less for her. Jin Guifei, who had held sway in the Palace for over two decades, had never suffered such indignity. Not even the Empress had dared to slap her in the face like this. So, as soon as Yan Meiren left the Royal study, Jin Guifei summoned her here, and in front of all the future concubines, she began by fiercely reprimanding her for promiscuity in broad daylight, seducing the Emperor to ill, and then she accused her of indulging in her spoiled nature, inciting the Emperor to grant the title of King to a two-year-old child.