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

This elder had been appearing and disappearing mysteriously these past few days, frequently materializing before him, behaving oddly and leaving him both amused and helpless. Since that was the case, he would repay the old man in his own coin to see just what he was up to.


If his guess was correct, this elder was one of his Examination Markers, which would explain why the man left every time he approached without a word of conversation, an act meant to avoid the appearance of bias.


And as for deliberately dropping a rare manuscript for him to pick up, that spoke for itself; it seemed a deliberate ploy to catch his attention, and given the value of such a rare item, it was an overture of goodwill.


This elder, with free access to the Imperial Academy, seemed to have a special relationship with Minister Qin, and appearing to be of venerable age, there were not many in the court so old; probably, it was that person...


He expected the outcome would be clear very soon.


Chapter 592: Close the City Gates