36 chips + make friends

  "Big brother, are you angry?" Feng Xuefeng's soft voice entered Feng Shaohan's ears. This morning, Feng Xuefeng had already noticed that Feng Shaohan was different from usual, with his emotions clearly exposed, which didn't fit his style, but it seemed to have some effect.

  "It's nothing, just a minor annoyance." Feng Shao Han didn't want to tell his younger brother about the things that had happened in the harem.

  "Really, brother, you want to make Shu Fei the empress?" The matter of making Shu Fei the empress was not discussed with him by Feng Shaohuan, and this morning, Feng Shaohuan's prompt agreement had startled him.

  "Will it be after? It also depends on whether the enthronement ceremony can be held smoothly." As he said this, a dangerous glint flashed in Feng Shao Han's eyes, and he would not let the young lady from the noble family become empress again.

  Feng Xue quietly looked at Feng Shao Han, waiting for his next words.

  "The national teacher said that a land movement may occur soon, let's make preparations early." Feng Shao Han continued to say.

  "Has the national master predicted a specific number of days?" Feng Xue asked nervously.

  "The national teacher has already told me the approximate date, after this period of time, no matter what? As long as we are willing, the enthronement ceremony will absolutely not be able to go on." Feng Shao smiled coldly, "If an earthquake were to occur on the day of the enthronement ceremony, it would absolutely be heaven helping me!"

  "What preparations does my brother need to make?" Feng Xuefeng asked.

  "...Make arrangements as soon as possible, and minimize casualties." Feng Shao Han hastily reported to Feng Xuefeng, even if he had to deal with the aristocratic families, he would not joke with the lives of ordinary people.

  "My brother obeys your order." Feng Xue felt relieved.

  "Your Majesty." A cautious voice came from outside, belonging to Li Quan.

  "What's going on?" Li Quan wouldn't have appeared while he was chatting with He Wei if nothing was wrong.

  "Her Majesty the Empress requests an audience." Li Quan hastily said, if he hadn't noticed the Emperor's unusual behavior towards the Empress, he wouldn't have chosen this moment to interrupt the meeting between the Emperor and Prince Ning.

  "Let her in." Feng Shao Han's face still had a hint of anger when he said this.

  Phoenix Feng's eyes flashed, and he associated the abnormality of his imperial brother this morning with the noble consort. Recalling the face in the depths of his mind, Phoenix Feng shifted his gaze to the door.

  She wore a light yellow palace dress, elegant and refined with a hint of otherworldliness. The wide skirt flowed behind her, exuding elegance and luxury. Her dark green hair was styled in a simple yet elegant flying fairy bun, while her black hair shone with softness and luster.

  The expression on her face was faint, but it still stirred up a shallow wave in Feng Shao's eyes. Damn it, why did he feel abnormal every time he saw this woman?

  "Empress has arrived, what is it that you want?" Feng Shao's icy voice was devoid of any warmth.

  "It's about what I discussed with His Majesty earlier today." Ye Chuchu's eyes flickered as she emphasized again.

  "I'm not in the mood to talk to you, go down first." Upon hearing Ye Chuchu's words, Feng Shaohuang's heart ignited with anger again. Did she really not want to stay in the palace?

  "I've come to tell Your Majesty a piece of news. After hearing it, you can decide whether or not to cooperate with me." Ye Chuchu said confidently.

  Feng Xuefeng watched the two of them, his eyes shining with a soft light, and a hint of astonishment flashed across his face. He felt that the atmosphere between the two was somewhat off, but Feng Xuefeng still didn't say anything.

  "Xu Feng, you temporarily go out, I and the imperial concubine have important matters to discuss." Feng Shao Han prepared to first get his younger brother out of the way, not that he didn't trust him, it's just that this matter couldn't be let him know.

  "My younger brother bids farewell." Although he really wanted to know what happened between the two people, Feng Xuefeng also knew that now was not the time for him to stay.

  When there were only two people left in the great hall.

  "What news?" Feng Shao Han suppressed the anger in his heart and asked calmly.

  "It won't be long before a disaster strikes the capital, and I can accurately predict which day it will happen." As soon as Ye Chuchu's words fell, a faint ripple appeared in the eyes of Feng Shao and Han. He was certain that no one would know this news, but how did Ye Chuchu find out? Was there a conspiracy between Guoshi and others?

  "How did you know?" Feng Shao Han immediately stood up from his position, staring straight at Ye Chuchu with suspicion in his eyes. As an emperor, what he hated the most was forming cliques and seeking personal gain. However, after some calm consideration, he thought that Guoshi didn't have the guts to inform others about this news beforehand.

  "It's inconvenient to tell you, I just ask if you believe it or not?" Ye Chuchu's expression of "whatever you want to do" made Feng Shaoheng so angry that he wanted to grab her and spank her a few times.

  Since the last appointment, after being caught by him last night, her performances have been exposing her previous disguise one after another. It's a pity that he has always been kept in the dark and even made some appointments with her again?

  "What do you want?" Feng Shao Han sat down again, waiting for her answer.

  "I'll help you deal with the Ye family together, and after it's done, let me out of the palace." This was still what Ye Chuchu said.

  "No, except for this." Feng Shao Han directly refused Ye Chuchu's words without hesitation, regardless of whether Ye Chuchu was his woman or the unusual feelings he had towards her in his heart. All these made it impossible for him to agree to this condition. "If you want to leave the palace, unless you die, otherwise, unauthorized departure will implicate nine clans."

  Having experienced Ye Chuchu's ability to come and go without a trace, Feng Shaohan believed that Ye Chuchu had the skill to escape from the palace at will. However, he must not forget that the Ye family was still in his grasp.

  "Has the Emperor fallen in love with me? If not, then why won't he let me go?" Ye Chuchu asked back, originally thinking that Feng Shaoheng had already suspected her, so she wouldn't be able to gain his heart anyway. Plus, having found another way of cultivation, being able to leave the palace reasonably without causing trouble for the Ye family would be the best outcome.

  Thinking that the conditions she could offer would make Feng Shao Han compromise, but unexpectedly, Feng Shao Han actually refused? Now it seems that things are getting more and more complicated.

  The Ye family is indeed a problem for her, everything emphasizes cause and effect, she absolutely cannot let the Ye family get into trouble because of her.

  "Love? You said it before, for emperors, love is a luxury. Do you think I would fall in love with you? You'd better stay in the Zichen Palace and deal with the affairs of the imperial family. I will have my own way, so there's no need for the noble consort to worry." Feng Shaohan listened to Ye Chuchu's words, and a hint of strangeness flashed through his heart, but he denied what she said without thinking, still that same sentence - he didn't need to rely on a woman to achieve victory.

  "If I could put out more chips?" Ye Chuchu said closely.

  "...What chips can you take out?" The original "even more chips are useless" was swallowed by Feng Shao Han, he wanted to see what kind of tricks Ye Chuchu had up her sleeve?

  "Give me time, until that day when the chips are in place and His Majesty is moved, will he agree to my request?" Ye Chuchu pressed her advantage, if she could resolve the issue of leaving the palace peacefully, she wouldn't have to worry about so many things.

  Now that she can refine equipment, how could Feng Shaohuang, who urgently needs a weapon, remain unmoved?

  "If your conditions are enough for me to give up on you, then I will agree to your request." Looking at Ye Chuchu's confident expression that he would agree, Feng Shaohan couldn't help but wonder what was hidden in Ye Chuchu's body that made her so self-assured?

  "In that case, I'll take my leave first." Having gotten the answer she wanted, Ye Chuchu was willing to compromise for the time being.

  Watching Ye Chuchu change from calling him "I" to "concubine", Feng Shaohuang's eyes flashed, and he still felt that the latter title was more pleasant to hear.

  Ye Chuchu came out of the Ling Town Palace and met Shu Fei and others in the Imperial Garden.

  "See the Imperial Concubine." Apart from Shu Fei, Xian Fei and Hui Fei actually performed a genuine curtsy.

  "Shu Fei, seeing me, why don't you pay your respects?" Ye Chuchu shifted her gaze to Shu Fei.

  "Guifei probably hasn't received the news yet!" Huifeng covered her mouth and smiled secretly, "Shufei will be crowned empress soon."

  The meaning of Huifei's words is simple: after a few days, Shufei will be older than Ye Chuchu, so there is no need for Shufei to pay respects to her.

  "But, I remember that the posthumous grand ceremony hasn't been held yet! And I also recall that when meeting someone of a higher rank than oneself, one must not fail to pay respects, or else they will be punished!" Ye Chuchu said coldly, her eyes gleaming with a hint of sharpness.

  "See the Imperial Concubine." Unwillingly, Consort Shu gritted her teeth and performed a curtsy, waiting for the day when she would become Empress and see how she would deal with her.

  "Rise, I still have things to attend to and won't keep you all waiting." With that, Ye Chuchu swaggered away.

  "Hmph." With a cold snort, Shu Fei looked at Ye Chuchu's back with disdain all over her face.

  Ye Chuchu had just walked out and unexpectedly saw Feng Xuefeng by the pool.

  He was dressed in a black official uniform, which made him look different from the time she saw him wearing white clothes. The black color gave him a sense of neatness and straightforwardness. As the gentle breeze blew by, his hair at the temples fluttered with the wind, and the lines on his face became even softer in this scenery. In Ye Chuchu's heart, a ripple gradually arose, and he was indeed a beautiful scene to behold.

  Ye Chuchu slowly walked into Feng Xuefeng and said, "Ning Wang."

  "I have seen the noble consort." Feng Xuefeng was also taken aback when he saw Ye Chuchu, took a step back and then bowed to say.

  "Ning Wang seems to be afraid of seeing me, why?" Ye Chuchu looked at Feng Xuefeng's retreating figure and asked in puzzlement, was she that scary?

  "I'm afraid rumors will ruin the noble consort's reputation." Feng Xuefeng didn't expect Ye Chuchu to ask directly like this, he was indeed very curious about Ye Chuchu, but also knew that two people should keep a distance between them due to their identities.

  "Is King Ning also a person who cares about what others say?" Ye Chuchu asked back, "I just want to be friends with King Ning, doesn't he want to?"

  Ye Chuchu indeed had her eyes on Feng Xuefeng, what she liked was not someone else, but Feng Xuefeng's character and temperament, which gave her the idea of letting Feng Xuefeng cultivate immortality.

  Such a willing sacrifice partner is the best partner for any cultivator!

  "If the noble consort wants to chat, I will accompany her to the end." Feng Xuefeng looked at the bright and cheerful Ye Chuchu, knowing that the woman in front of him was not one of those mediocre women, but he had his own concerns.