That Imperial Concubine is both wicked and cunning! Your Majesty, wake up!

First-person narratives by Consort Rong, Empress Dowager, and Yu Tuotuo:

Consort Rong

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My name is Su Xianning.

My grandfather named me this not out of envy for fleeting fame, but out of admiration for the simple joys of life and the well-being of my family. "Ning" does not mean being afraid of worldly affairs, but rather about having a calm and composed mind, and living peacefully.

My father was the emperor's tutor, and I have known the emperor since childhood; we were childhood sweethearts.

The moment I saw him, I was captivated by him.

With my illustrious family background, I could have been a proper wife, but I was in love with him and begged my father to let me enter the Eastern Palace.

Even if I were only a concubine, I would be willing.

For the first two years after entering the manor, I was the most favored concubine. Gifts from the manor were sent to my courtyard in a continuous stream, and everyone said that my favor was undiminished.

But everything changed after Consort Shu entered the mansion.

She possessed a charming appearance, but lacked the talent of a noble lady from the capital and the elegance of a well-bred woman. With only her seductive voice and alluring gestures, she captivated the emperor's attention.

I despise her, and I despise her underhanded methods even more. Later I heard that her father had once saved the emperor during his travels.

Even so, I still look down on it.

I gave birth to Shu'er, but unfortunately it was a daughter.

I always secretly regret that she was a prince.

I often revealed this sentiment to the Emperor, and he then bestowed upon me a unique fertility-enhancing medicine, the only one of its kind in the harem.

Back then, I naively believed that the Emperor was genuinely good to me.

Two years later, the emperor ascended the throne, becoming the supreme ruler.

I bestow upon her the title of Virtuous Consort and the name "Rong".

I love this word. It praises my unparalleled beauty, my gentle nature, and my tolerance for people, things, and the world.

In the third year of the Xihe era, after the mourning period for the late emperor had ended, the first imperial concubine selection was held.

I began to feel uneasy and fearful, worried that the new concubine would take away the favor that originally belonged to me.

After observing several times, I found that Song Shuangning was the one who received the Emperor's favor the most, and was also the one who was most an eyesore to me.

I hate her.

Because of the Emperor's favor towards her, she almost surpassed me.

The Emperor's favor towards me has returned to what it once was, like a dream. I thought the Emperor truly loved me, and that Song Shuangning was just a substitute who received some favor because she resembled me.

Not long after, my father rebelled and was imprisoned. After a joint trial by the three judicial authorities, he was sentenced to death by slow slicing.

The emperor showed absolutely no mercy.

Only then did I realize that it was all a scheme set up by the Emperor.

And I am a pawn.

Your Majesty, you are truly heartless.

So, I told Song Shuangning the truth about the contraceptive, and she seemed to be devastated, hahaha.

Song Shuangning, I hate you, but I also pity you.

Emperors are inherently cold-blooded and ruthless; how could they possibly have genuine feelings?

I'm wrong.

I only found out on my deathbed—

It turns out that the Emperor truly loved Song Shuangning.

He just doesn't like me.

There are two kinds of hatred:

I hate that the bright moon hangs high in the sky, yet it alone does not shine on me;

My second regret is that the bright moon hangs high in the sky, yet it doesn't shine solely on me.

My life has been quite eventful; I've fought, been pampered, resented, and hated, but in the end, I'm left with a frail body and on the verge of death.

Before I died, I saw the Empress one last time.

Having fought with her for half his life, at the end, a feeling of indescribable reluctance arose in his heart.

It wasn't until then that I learned the truth about that fertility-enhancing medicine.

She had no doubt that the fertility-enhancing medicine I had been drinking for so many years was actually a contraceptive, simply because it was a gift from the Emperor.

Your Majesty, your heart is so cruel.

It turns out that the most pitiful person in this deep palace has always been me.

I once thought that Song Shuangning and I were kindred spirits, but in the end, it was just me deceiving myself.

I knelt down and begged the Empress not to target Shu'er no matter what happened. The Empress agreed, perhaps because we both have a daughter.

The Empress agreed, perhaps because we both have a daughter we cherish dearly.

I'm leaving.

In my hazy state of consciousness, I heard Xia Yun's heart-wrenching cries, each one piercing my heart.

I'm sorry, Xia Yun.

Besides my parents, you are the only one who treats me the most sincerely.

When I was down and out, everyone avoided me, but you stayed by my side and endured all my suffering with me.

I can never repay what I owe you in this lifetime.

In our next life, let's not be master and servant, but just ordinary sisters, okay?

emperor.

I hate you.

But I also truly loved you.

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Empress Dowager

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My father held the official position of Assistant Minister of Personnel. I was well-versed in literature from a young age and was gentle and polite.

In my seven years in the palace, I rose from a lowly concubine to a virtuous consort, and even bore the emperor three princes.

The eldest son was Xiao Ze, the second son was Xiao Yan, and the youngest son was Xiao Che.

Because the eldest prince born to the Empress was weak from childhood, the Emperor decreed that Yan'er be sent to the Empress's palace to be raised.

My heart aches terribly, I am extremely reluctant to part with it, but I have no choice but to accept it.

Ze'er has always been well-behaved and sensible, never causing me any trouble. He studies diligently and is hardworking in his studies, which is why even the Emperor often praises him.

But he ultimately made a colossal mistake.

After the Empress's eldest son passed away, Yan'er was naturally made Crown Prince.

Ze'er secretly sent assassins to kill Yan'er while Yan'er was on a mission to Jingzhou.

I knew nothing about this.

Until the truth came out, Ze'er rushed into my palace in a panic, crying and begging me to save him. I was struck dumb.

My eldest son actually tried to take the life of my second son.

But people's hearts are always biased. Ze'er was raised by me since childhood and is the closest to me. Even when Yan'er returned to my side later, there was always a layer of estrangement between us.

Driven by selfish motives, I picked up my pen and wrote a letter to Yan'er, begging him to pretend that nothing had happened and to let my brother go.

But he did not agree.

Ze'er kept urging me every day, and the more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. I knew that once this matter was thoroughly investigated, Ze'er would have no way out.

In a moment of weakness, I did the thing I regret most in my life—

They sent men to ambush Yan'er on his way back to the capital, intending to kill him.

Unfortunately, the plan failed.

Yan'er seemed to know nothing, yet also seemed to have already figured it out.

The look she gave me when she returned to the palace was chilling and made my heart pound.

But he treated me as always, with respect and filial piety.

If he really knew...

How much they must hate me.

Later, Ze'er was sentenced to exile for plotting to murder his own brothers and assassinate the crown prince, but he died on the way.

I was devastated and, in a frenzy, suspected that Yan'er had secretly done it.

During that period, an insurmountable chasm existed between me and Yan'er.

Later, Yan'er ascended the throne as emperor.

I tried to let go of my past grievances, and he seemed willing to let go as well.

To outsiders, we are still a loving mother and filial son.

But I am not satisfied with any of his concubines in the harem, including Consort Rong, Consort Shu, and the newly entered Song.

He would never disobey me for the sake of his concubines, but he made exceptions for Song Shi time and time again.

My loathing for the Song family deepened day by day.

I did the second thing I regret most—

I was deceived into thinking that as long as the Song family was dealt with and the so-called "evil spirit" was dispelled, Ze'er would be able to enter the ancestral hall to enjoy incense offerings throughout the year and return to peace.

Because of this, Yan'er severed ties with me.

I know that Yan'er has reached his limit with me and that he has always hated me.

Regret overwhelmed my heart, burning with pain.

One wrong step leads to another, and I truly know I was wrong.

What's done is done.

After that, day and night, I knelt before the Buddha, praying that the Buddha would forgive Yan'er for my sins from back then.

The most ridiculous thing in this world is that there is never a way to undo regrets.

I will spend my whole life in repentance and atonement.

*

【Yu Tuotuo】

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Hello aunties~ I'm Yu Tuotuo (＾Ｕ＾)

I'm four years and three months old this year!

Because I was round and soft, my mother called me Yu Tuotuo and always called me Tuotuo, while my father always called me Heng'er.

My father is so fierce and strict with me.

snort!

I don't like Father anymore!

I love my mother the most! (＞^ω^＜)

My mother dotes on me. She'll hug me tightly all the time, give me a big kiss, and say with a smile, "Tuotuo, how can you be so cute~"

But every time this happened, my father would grab me by the collar and carry me away like a little chick.

Hmph (｡◕ˇε ˇ◕｡)

Don't think I don't know, Father is jealous!

My sister Lu told me that being jealous is a sign of being afraid of being neglected.

I immediately put my hands on my hips and asked loudly:

"Father is so grown up, why are you still afraid of being neglected!"

And the result—

My father completely ignored me.

!!!

I hate my father even more now!

My father doesn't love me at all.

Until one time I got sick, and I felt so awful.

When I woke up, I found my father holding me and walking around gently, his eyes bloodshot from staying up all night.

Later, my mother told me that my father actually loved me very much, but he had a small knot in his heart.

I asked my mother what the lump was, and she said I would know when I grew up.

(｡◕ˇε ˇ◕｡)

Well... then I'll reluctantly forgive Father Emperor this once!

I often sleep with my father and mother, but when I wake up in the morning, I always find myself back in my own little bedroom.

Once I pretended to be asleep.

As a result, he saw his father kissing his mother.

So embarrassing!

(// ∇ //)

She was caught pretending to be asleep.

I was "thrown" out in a flash!

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[2025.11.11-2026.02.11]

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This book has come to an end! Thank you all for your support and companionship. Please allow me a few words from Yu Xianyue:

For those who haven't given a good review yet, don't forget to give Shuangning Yanzi a five-star review! It's very important, hehe!

I'm a chatterbox, as you can all tell. You guys are so funny, I really love reading your comments!

What I found most interesting was the comment "of course ningning", hahaha.

Like me, everyone caught every single joke, haha.

That's right, this book has two titles!

The original title was "The Imperial Concubine is So Troublesome! Your Majesty, Wake Up!"

The new book title is "Why Mess With Her? She's a Bad Tea Chef and the Emperor's Beloved" (four covers)

When I first started writing this post, I saw many familiar IDs. I was very happy and honored. Thank you for your support!

When I was serializing the book, many people commented that they had read all three of my books. Maybe it was fate! The data for my books was just average, which really surprised me!

Sui Cheng thought for a moment, then turned around and gave Yu Xianyue some Guli.

This book also brought me many firsts in my writing career.

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I also want to thank every other baby who supports Yu Xianyue! Thank you all!

Also, I'm very sorry that there were many typos that affected everyone's reading experience. I have already corrected them, and everyone is welcome to point out my typos. However, there are a few that I haven't corrected because it's inconvenient to edit those chapters, and they are likely to be approved by the censors. The censorship is very strict now, and I'm really scared.

Finally, I'd like to explain some of the more controversial plot points in this book.

Chapter 50, the fate of the Yun family, has been met with mixed reactions from readers who feel the punishment was too lenient, emmm…

The primary reason: it didn't succeed. Secondly, Yanzi said at the time, "Considering the Second Prince's young age, I will be lenient in my punishment." If it had succeeded, Lady Yun would only have died suddenly from an illness, and would never have been accused of plotting to harm the imperial heir. After all, the Second Prince was still a prince, and the royal family wouldn't allow him to have a mother with a tarnished reputation. (This would be a scandal for the royal family, which they would only cover up). Finally, the Second Prince was still young; sparing his mother's life would lessen the psychological damage to him. Lifelong confinement was no different from being in the cold palace; given her crimes, how could the Emperor expect her to be treated kindly?

In Chapter 134, some readers believe that Yanzi treated Shuangning badly.

Actually, I didn't know how to reply when I saw this comment.

Haha~ Yanzi is the emperor! I won't say much more, Yanzi's love for Shuangning surpasses everything.

I'm not going to ramble on anymore.

See you in the next book!

My next book will also be a sweet romance novel.

Spoiled and beautiful concubine vs. cold and heartless emperor

Pampered + Death Feigned + Wife-Chasing Crematorium

As for why the pampered one would fake his death, let's leave that as a mystery, hahaha.

Goodbye!

Love you guys.