Whistling Autumn Wind

In the first episode, Little Palace Maid Lian Hua, holding tea leaves, thought to curry favor with Zhaoyi. The Emperor intercepted her halfway, and before she could react, he hijacked her tea leaves, leaving her bewildered.
In the second episode, she wanted to curry favor with the Noble Consort. During the Noble Consort's birthday feast, she hadn't even presented the meticulously prepared tea leaves before the Emperor seized them, leaving her aggrieved.
In the third episode, she had just sneaked out with the Palace Maids to pick bamboo shoots, planning to go back and cook something delicious when the Emperor burst out of nowhere wanting to freeload a meal. If it wasn't tasty, he would punish her, she managed to barely pass muster by exerting all her energy. Before she could feel relieved, the Emperor told her he was also staying to sleep!
This time, he was thoroughly taking advantage of her, enjoying free food and lodging without the slightest intention of rewarding her.
At night, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. All the silver she had saved up in earlier years had been used to sustain the Emperor. Now that the money was gone, she feared being punished for not being able to support him in the future. The more she thought, the sadder she got, her tears plopping down, which woke the Emperor sleeping beside her.
In a flurry, the Emperor consoled her, "There, there, don't cry, don't cry. I haven't even had time to reward you, how could I punish you!"
After much consoling, and finally with his promise to provide for her sustenance, she turned her tears into laughter.
The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. This Little Concubine would need to be favored properly from now on—he dared not make her cry again.
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Palace Fighting: Naive Concubines' Ascent to Power

Consort Liu completed her courtesies, slowly got up, and stared directly at the Noble Consort seated at the head of the room, a profound smile emerging on her face, yet her gaze was chilling to the bone.


The Noble Consort tensed up completely, as if facing a formidable enemy, and gritted her teeth as she hissed three words, "Liu Lingyi!"


Her "good sister" for many years, the murderer who made her lose her child!


She had known Liu Lingyi since their days in the boudoir. Not yet at the age of first flush of youth, they clicked immediately. Since then, they became close friends; they would gift each other fine beads, hairpins, cosmetics, fabrics, and clothes, often seen together.


Her family background was slightly better than Liu Lingyi's—her family was a noble house, her father the Minister of Revenue early on, in charge of the dynasty's land, taxes, household registration, military needs, official salaries, grain taxes, and fiscal revenue.


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