Chapter 363 Cannon Fodder Substitute vs. Cold Tyrant 7
The next day, before Lin Zhi woke up, Lu Rong opened the warm tent and woke her up in a cold voice: "My queen, it's time to get up. Usually my queen would have gotten up at this time. If you are so lazy, it will damage her reputation."

She took clothes out of the closet and threw them on the bed: "Besides, His Majesty is coming tonight, you have to get up and get ready, so as not to make mistakes again."

She propped herself up and sat up, looking outside. The sun shone into the room from the window. It was indeed late. But even if Xiao Yuan wanted to come, he had to wait until the evening. She went to bed very late yesterday. Everyone in the palace was hers, so what if she could sleep a little longer?

Asked: "Where's Lu Ru?"

At this time, Lu Ru just came in from outside and reported to her that His Majesty was busy with official business today and would not come tonight.

For a moment, everyone in the room subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. After all, whenever the emperor entered a palace, there would only be disasters, not good things.

Lin Zhi was also relieved. If she continued to play, her hand would be broken. It happened that the emperor would not come during this period, so she had time to recover. However, in the plot, the emperor came tonight. I don't know if he had a headache last night, so he changed his schedule.

Lu Ru asked her if she wanted to continue resting?

Lin Zhi opened the quilt: "No need, get up." She had things to do, so she got up. Lu Ru and Lu Qi helped her get dressed. The palace maid brought a basin of water for her to wash her face and rinse her mouth. After she had cleaned up, she sat at the table and had breakfast, which was just a few buns and a few side dishes, very simple.

Lu Rong said proudly that it was her fault for getting up too late, there was no food left in the imperial kitchen, and these were all left.

Linzhi endured it and said nothing. After finishing the meal, she asked Luru if she had gone to get the spices she wanted. Luru nodded and went out. After a while, she brought them back. There were seven or eight kinds of spices, all of which were of good quality. The person in charge of the spices seemed to know how she made incense and even brought her the tools.

After all, she is one of the four concubines, so she is quite active in trying to please others.

Linzhi said thank you, picked up the things in her gauze-wrapped hands and went into the inner room, apparently to make incense, without calling any of them.

Lu Rong turned around and said, "I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to go back and rest. Call me if you need anything." Just as she was about to leave, Lu Ru stopped her and frowned at her, "Did you do this to me on purpose?" Lu Rong was about to be proud of herself for making Lin Zhi lose face, but Lu Ru said coldly, "Even clay people have tempers. Do you want to push people on purpose?"

Lu Rong didn't care: "She has been used to being humiliated since she was a child, and she has always been submissive. How could she resist? Besides, she is not a lady, and she still wants me to serve her? Ha." She left immediately.

Lu Ru looked unhappy. Lu Qi and the others looked at her anxiously. She said, "You guys go down too. I'll go in and help the queen."

Lin Zhi didn't react when she saw her come in, but nodded in agreement when she offered to help. Lu Ru was thoughtful and never made mistakes in small matters, but she was the most loyal to Lin Xiruo among the four. Her mother was the nanny of the Shangshu's wife, and her brother was a guard of the Shangshu's eldest son. Her family was deeply involved with the Lin family.

The two of them ground the spices into powder, added some other things to make incense balls, and then lit the incense powder on the incense burner. An elegant warm fragrance filled the room, which smelled particularly good.

Lu Ru was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the third young lady, who had always been ignored in the mansion, actually had this ability.

When the clothes were fumigated with incense, the voice of a palace maid was heard outside the house, saying that Concubine Hui's palace maid came to pay her respects. Then Concubine Hui's palace maid came in and said with a smile that the Empress wanted to invite her to visit the Imperial Garden together.

Lin Zhi remembered that she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion who had a grudge against Lin Xiruo.

They said they were going to visit the Imperial Garden together, but they just wanted to watch the fun because they knew the emperor got angry in Cuiwei Palace last night.

Lu Ru immediately said, "My queen is not feeling well today and may not be able to keep the appointment." She was afraid that Lin Zhi would be exposed in front of Concubine Hui. After all, Concubine Hui was not His Majesty, and the two of them had more contact.

Lin Zhi also nodded: "Please forgive me, sister. Go back and tell her that I will invite her again after two days when I feel better."

The maid left and went back to report the truth. Concubine Hui laughed, "Did you see her hands? Did she shoot them so hard that they are bloody and she dares not show up?" The maid said that she didn't see it because her hands were covered by her sleeves. She snorted, "That must be the case, otherwise she would not stay at home." For several days, Linzhi stayed in the palace to heal the wound on her hand. It seemed that Lu Ru was watching her specifically. After that, there was no problem with eating. The emperor also did not enter the harem for several days. But it was said that in the court, a minister refuted his words and was dragged out to be beaten with a stick.

Prince Rui stepped out and asked the emperor to show mercy. After all, the minister had only said that this year's autumn harvest prayers should be carried out according to ancestral customs, and his deletions and changes were against the ancestral orders.

After hearing this, the emperor not only did not hold back, but used even more brutal means and had the minister's pants pulled off and beaten.

The minister was so ashamed and angry that he covered his face when he was carried out after being beaten. He did not attend court for the next few days.

The emperor's actions left the ministers speechless.

That day, the scabs on Lin Zhi's hands finally peeled off and her condition improved. The weather outside happened to be sunny, so she suggested going for a walk. Lu Ru and the others knew that it was impossible to let her stay away from people, so they went along the road to the Imperial Garden.

However, upon arriving, he saw several concubines sitting in the pavilion, with their maids guarding outside.

Seeing her, several people came out. The woman in the lead had bright red lips and a shrewd look. She smiled when she saw her: "Sister Xiruo, you are finally out of the palace. I wonder if you have recovered?" It was Concubine Hui, and the other two concubines, Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Chen.

The grudge between Lin Xiruo and Concubine Hui existed before she entered the palace, and it was related to the male protagonist, Prince Rui. Concubine Hui, as the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, also liked Prince Rui, but Prince Rui always stayed with Lin Xiruo.

For Lin Xiruo, he even said in front of everyone that she was not dignified and asked the Prime Minister how he raised her.

From then on, the two of them had a grudge against each other.

Later, when they entered the palace together, she often made fun of Lin Xiruo in front of her, saying that she didn't marry Prince Rui in the end. In short, she was happy when she saw Lin Xiruo was unhappy.

"Host, the emperor is coming." The system suddenly said.

Lin Zhi glanced around, but didn't see anything. She thought, could it be that the emperor had the leisure to torture the harem after playing tricks on the previous dynasty? Her eyes flashed.

She looked at Concubine Hui gently and said, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Hui. I'm much better now."

Concubine Hui couldn't stand her pretentiousness the most: "Bah, why are you pretending? His Majesty asked you to play the piano every day a few days ago. I heard that both your hands were bloody. That night, His Majesty got angry. Tsk tsk, be careful that if you anger His Majesty again, he will chop you off directly."

Lin Zhi nodded: "Sister is right, it has taken several days to recover, but it is not fully recovered yet. I will remember what you said, and I will be careful when dealing with Your Majesty in the future." She looked obedient.

Concubine Hui looked at her suspiciously: "Lin Xiruo, did you take the wrong medicine?"

Although he usually speaks gently, he is actually a dagger in his heart. Why does he look so sincere today? I am alert, "What tricks are you trying to play now?"

Lin Zhi looked at her with eyes as bright as water: "But I heard that you play the pipa very well. Next time, I will speak a few good words for you in front of His Majesty and ask His Majesty to visit your palace more often."

Concubine Hui widened her eyes and pointed at her: "Okay, Lin Xiruo, you bitch, you really are not doing well——"

Lin Zhi smiled at her, then screamed in surprise the next second, stepped back, and fell into the lotus pond behind her.


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