What is it like to wake up early in the morning and see a displeased Sima Jiao sitting beside your bed? Its an experience of walking from a beautiful dream into a nightmare. Liao Tingyan blinked her eyes, still feeling a bit dazed, looking at the not-so-bright sky outside the window, she thought to herself, isnt Sima Jiao supposed to be a foolish ruler who sleeps in until the sun is high in the sky and doesnt attend early court sessions? Why did he come to disturb her peaceful dreams so early in the morning? Does he still remember his own foolish ruler persona?

  Because the other party was Sima Jiao, who might fall ill at any moment, Liao Tingyan could only force herself to get out of bed and sit up wrapped in her quilt, revealing a standard working smile, calling out: "Your Majesty."

  Who hasnt been a corporate slave, having to deal with one or two difficult bosses?

  Her chin felt cool, Sima Jiao gently pinched her chin, carefully examining her face, Liao Tingyans heart was racing, thinking that this person must be crazy.

  "Arent you happy? Is it because I disturbed your rest?" Sima Jiao said.

  Liao Tingyan thought again, wondering if she had been too obvious or Sima Jiao was too sharp, how did he always hit the nail on the head? She struggled to continue her act, "How could that be, Ive already rested well."

  Simar Focused let out a snort, turned and walked away with big strides. Liao Tingyan looked at the door that was kicked by him making creaking sounds, hesitated for a moment before lying back down again. Its impossible to get enough rest, since Sima Jiao has left, she might as well continue sleeping, after rushing on the road for so long, how could her energy recover easily?

  The result was that she slept for a while and woke up again, only to find Sima Jiao by her bedside once more.

  "...Your Majesty."

  Liao Tingyan didnt understand what he was trying to do, appearing suddenly several times like this, could it be that he wanted to use this special method to torture her?

  "Have you had enough sleep this time?" Sima Jiao asked with a serious face.

  Does Liao Tingyan dare to shake her head? No, she doesnt. So after she nodded, Sima Jiao pulled her up from the bed and dragged her out. Liao Tingyan was still wearing a white nightgown, her hair disheveled and uncombed, and hastily put on the shoes by the bedside before following Sima Jiao out in a daze.

  On the road, they encountered eunuchs and female attendants who all retreated and knelt down. Not one of them dared to take a second glance at Liao Tingyans disheveled appearance. Sima Jiao took large strides, forcing Liao Tingyan to jog to keep up. The hand grasping her wrist was cool and firm, she couldnt shake it off nor did she dare to try, silently following Sima Jiao as they walked further into the wilderness.

  Seeing the fenced enclosure in front of her, she faintly heard a tigers roar. Liao Tingyan broke out in cold sweat on her back. No way, did they deliberately wait for her to have a good sleep and then throw her here to feed the tigers?!

  The tigers roar was getting closer and closer, even Liao Tingyan felt her heart racing at this moment, and she couldnt help but tremble with fear. Noticing that Liao Tingyan was trembling slightly, Sima Jiao turned his head to look at her, and asked: "Why arent you wearing your outer garment?"

  Liao Tingyan: "......" Your mom! Did you give me time to put on my coat? Do you even have the face to ask?

  "Both afraid of heat and cold, youre really troublesome."

  Liao Tingyan: "......" Youre overpraising me, youre more troublesome than I am.

  Simar loosened his grip on her and took off the outer cloak from his body and draped it over Liao Tingyan.

  Liao Tingyan silently put on the outer garment that didnt have much warmth but emitted a faint, unknown fragrance, and felt that Sima Jiao might not be bringing her here to die after all.

  She followed Sima Jiao, getting farther and farther away from the tigers roar, until they arrived at a garden, where Liao Tingyan saw several peacocks strolling leisurely with their tails dragging on the grass.

  It seems that this is a beast garden in the palace, which is said to be divided into many areas and raises different animals. This piece should be where peacocks are raised.

  "This morning, the person who feeds them came to report that the white peacock in the garden has spread its tail." Sima Jiao said, "That white peacock, last spring when all the other peacocks were spreading their tails, it was the only one that didnt. Now its finally willing to... Didnt you want to see?"

  They had previously chatted casually on the carriage, and Liao Tingyan thought he was just a passerby, speaking very carelessly. At that time, Sima Jiao mentioned peacocks, and she did say she wanted to see white peacocks spread their screens. Unexpectedly, he really remembered and brought her here to see them, leaving Liao Tingyan with mixed emotions for a while.

  Simar Jiao looked around but couldnt see the white peacock anywhere, and impatiently summoned the eunuch who was in charge of feeding it, "Where is that white peacock?"

  The eunuch who was feeding them sweated and hurriedly went to find the white peacock, but it had already closed its tail and would not spread its feathers again. Sima Jiao looked at Liao Tingyan with a dark face, "It was spreading its feathers when you insisted on sleeping, now you cant see it..."

  Liao Tingyan said, "So you were sitting by my bed so early in the morning to bring me to see the white peacock spread its tail. You didnt say anything earlier, just sat there with a stern face, who knew what you wanted to do? I thought you were going to kill someone."

  "Its my fault, lets wait until next time the white peacock spreads its screen, Ill come and see again." Liao Tingyan said with a gentle tone, taking out the manuscript she had revised eight times for her superior.

  But her current boss, Sima Jiao, is even more difficult to deal with than her previous one. He said coldly, "No." Turning his head to signal the eunuch, "You go and make this peacock spread its screen now."

  The eunuch who raised the peacock was scared to tears, his predecessor had ended up like that and was finally thrown into Tiger Mountain, not even leaving behind a corpse. If he were to displease His Majesty, it wouldnt just be him who would die, this white peacock might also have its feathers plucked and be sent to the imperial kitchen to become a dish, placed on the emperors dining table. For the sake of these two small lives, he had to go try.

  Perhaps today this white peacock was indeed in a good mood, and happened to give face again by spreading its screen once more. Sima Jiao was overjoyed and rewarded the eunuch with a box of gold.

  Originally, while watching the white peacock spread its screen, Liao Tingyan glanced at that box of gold, shining brightly with a golden aura. The emperor is indeed an emperor, killing people with grand strokes and rewarding people also with grand strokes.

  She just took a peek and was discovered by Sima Jiao.

  "Do you want some too?"

  That shouldnt be, how can the heroines character like such a tacky thing as gold? Liao Tingyan replied with restraint: "I prefer jade." The best jade is much more valuable than gold and sounds more elegant.

  Simar Fiao: "Whats so great about that thing? I have so many in my private collection."

  He said so, and took Liao Tingyan to the private storage room to see the jade. Liao Tingyan was excited, more excited than when she saw the white peacock. Although the white peacocks spread was indeed good-looking, she had actually seen a white peacock spread in her original world, and compared to that, looking at treasures was more interesting.

  At this time, Liao Tingyan didnt care that her hair was messy and her clothes were not properly dressed. After all, she is now the noble consort of Sima Jiao, and no man or woman dared to look at her more than once, while Sima Jiao just took a glance.

  Liao Tingyan again reasonably suspects that Sima Jiao may not be able to make it.

  "Alright, since you like these jades, have them sent to your palace then." Sima Jiao pointed at the smooth and beautiful jade stones with a somewhat nonchalant attitude.

  Liao Tingyan: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift." Haha, really? This sugar-coated cannonball cant take it! Its even starting to be blinded by these beautiful jade and thinks Sima Jiao is actually not bad!

  Simu Jiao flipped a jade ring, "This thing, when I was bored alone, I would toss it around and listen to the sound, its useless."

  Liao Tingyan couldnt take it anymore, this good-for-nothing, actually using such a fine jade to smash around for fun? The waste of it pained her heart, she simply wanted to press his skull to the ground and smash it.

  "Hehe, Your Majesty, such a beautiful jade, its a pity to smash it just for fun."

  "Oh?" Sima Jiao played with the jade ring in his hand, walked to the edge of the pool outside, and casually threw it into the water, hitting the red carp. With a splash, the good jade ring fell into the water, splashing up a wave of water.

  Liao Tingyan: "......" draft.

  Simar Jiao saw Liao Tingyans expression, turned his head and showed a heart-warming smile when she didnt see it, feeling much better - every time Liao Tingyan spoke with her mouth, her eyes had completely opposite meanings, silly and somewhat inconsistent with her appearance, especially interesting.

  After being tormented by Sima Jiao for the entire morning, Liao Tingyan was finally able to return to her own palace to freshen up and have a bite to eat around noon. Without mentioning anything else, everything in the palace, from food to clothing to daily necessities, was top-notch. Even the female attendants were clever and considerate, as if they had been born with the ability to read minds, especially Guiye. Before Liao Tingyan even spoke, a single glance would allow Guiye to know whether she was hungry or thirsty.

  I was wondering how she was trained, was it by Sima Jiaos intimidation? Liao Tingyan, who was being served comfortably, felt that she might become a useless person in the near future. Originally, clothes were handed to her and meals were brought to her mouth, without even having to speak or walk. It was such an enjoyable experience. Compared to her current treatment, when she was in He Xia, although there were also people serving her, at that time she basically did many things herself, and the servants were relatively casual, without the strict rules of the palace. Here, Gui Ye led dozens of palace staff to serve her alone, with top-notch royal service, which was indeed considerate and comfortable.

  Liao Tingyan was puzzled. If Sima Jiao lived such a fairy-tale-like life every day, how could he have grown up to be that kind of demon king?

  "Your Highness, several beautiful imperial consorts have arrived to pay their respects." Reported Gui Ye.

  Liao Tingyan, who was eating melon seeds, stopped for a moment, wiped her hands and sat up, "Then let the beauties come in."

  Here comes the first big show of palace struggle! In the imperial court, how can there be no struggle? Even if the surface is harmonious, it must also be turbulent under the table. On her way here, she didnt know how many times she imagined the difficulties and dangers of the palace struggle script. Every time, she thought about herself being bullied by high-ranking concubines as soon as she entered the palace, becoming friends with beautiful women who suffered the same fate but were eventually betrayed, and walking all the way with a heart full of sorrow, her brain was almost bald from thinking too much.

  As a result, she entered the palace for half a day and became the current highest-ranking imperial concubine. All her previous brain supplements and various plot simulations were useless, and she could only adapt to changing circumstances.

  More than a dozen of the highest-ranking beauties knelt on the ground, their hair disheveled. The other beauties didnt even have the qualifications to come and pay their respects because their ranks were too low. This group of beauties came to pay their respects to her, with their heads bowed, one by one, in an orderly manner, and after they finished, they retreated in order.

  Liao Tingyan hadnt even had a chance to show off when she saw them all going down.

  Wait, so when you say "pay respects", its really just a quick visit and then leave? Theres no scenario where everyone sits in a circle, smiling and chatting, poking fun at each other and flattering one another?

  Liao Tingyan didnt react, and Gui Ye thought she was unhappy about the commotion caused by so many people coming over, so he carefully explained: "The beauties can only come to pay their respects when you first enter the palace. After that, they will only kowtow outside the hall every day to ask for peace, and you dont need to meet them in person. They also dare not disturb you if you like quietness."

  In other words, she doesnt need to hold a tea party and chat with a group of beauties every day.

  After a moment of contemplation, Liao Tingyan suddenly had an epiphany. She realized that it wasnt that there were no beauties who wanted to engage in palace struggles, but rather that all the beauties within the palace who harbored dreams and aspired to reach the pinnacle of life through palace struggles had already been eliminated by Sima Jiao.

  The emperor is not doing his job properly and keeps thinking of killing his young wife, resulting in this imperial concubine being completely useless.