Chapter 1427 The Annoyed Queen!
Seeing Ye Mingsheng asking this, Murong Xinyun said without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, Mantou is a puppy I found in the Imperial Garden a few days ago. I felt sorry for it so I took it home. Because it loves to eat mantou, I named it Mantou!"

"I don't know what happened today, but it suddenly ran away. I thought it ran to the Imperial Garden out of play, so I came to find it and bring it home!"

After saying this, Murong Xinyun, who looked anxious, also asked:

"Your Majesty, when you came over there, did you see a yellow-gray puppy? It looked small and a little timid!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the palace maids and eunuchs around Murong Xinyun changed slightly, and they looked at Ye Mingsheng worriedly to see if he would get angry. However, Murong Xinyun was still unaware of this and was still looking at Ye Mingsheng with expectation, hoping that Ye Mingsheng could tell them the whereabouts of her puppy!
Seeing Murong Xinyun actually asking him about the whereabouts of a puppy, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help laughing, and the depression in his heart also dissipated a little.

But to be honest, Ye Mingsheng was thinking about something just now, and didn't pay attention to whether there was any puppy around him. Then the guard next to him asked:
"Did any of you see that puppy?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Zhang Hu hesitated and said:
"Your Majesty, when we passed by the pavilion just now, I seemed to see a puppy, but I don't know if it was Concubine Yun's bun..."

When Zhang Hu said this, Murong Xinyun's eyes flashed with joy, and he quickly asked Zhang Hu:
"Is it the pavilion in front?"

"Yes! It's the pavilion in front!"

After getting a positive answer from Zhang Hu, Murong Xinyun subconsciously looked in the direction of the pavilion, as if she was going to the pavilion immediately to get the dog back. However, before she took any action, she seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Ye Mingsheng.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng knew that Murong Xinyun was anxious to find a dog, so he nodded and said:

"Go!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Ye Mingsheng's permission, Murong Xinyun no longer hesitated, turned around and took people to the direction of the pavilion to look for the dog!

Looking at Murong Xinyun's departing figure, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but smile and sighed:
"This Xinyun is really interesting!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's sigh, a guard named Li Lun also echoed and said:

"The sincerity of Concubine Yun is so precious!"

Hearing the words "sincere heart", Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:
"A sincere heart is indeed precious!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked Zhang Hu:

"How many times have we run into Concubine Yun? I remember it seemed like three or four times? Twice in the Imperial Garden before, and once when we went to her courtyard to change clothes because it was raining that day. Including today, it seems like it's the fourth time?"

Zhang Hu thought for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, this should be the fifth time. When you went to Concubine Murong's courtyard before, you once ran into Concubine Yun!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and asked with some surprise:

"Is that true? Why don't I remember it?"

Zhang Hu nodded and confirmed:
"Your Majesty, this is true, but you didn't talk to Concubine Yun at that time..."

Hearing Zhang Hu's serious words, Ye Mingsheng nodded even though he still had no impression of the incident.

At this time, Li Lun seemed to realize something, and then smiled and said consciously:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yun has been in the palace for less than half a year, and she has already met Your Majesty five times. This Concubine Yun is really destined to be with Your Majesty!"

After hearing Li Lun say this, Ye Mingsheng thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. Although he thought Murong Xinyun was pretty good, he did not deliberately look for her, but she seemed to appear in front of him from time to time, as if it was destined!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously glanced at the direction where Murong Xinyun left. Although Murong Xinyun and others had already walked far away and her figure could no longer be seen, that beautiful figure did involuntarily emerge in Ye Mingsheng's mind.

Although Ye Mingsheng has tasted the tastes of dozens of people so far, and any one of these dozens of people is MN, Murong Xinyun can still bring some touches to Ye Mingsheng!
Ye Mingsheng shook his head, then looked around and said:

"Which concubine's courtyard is closer here?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Zhang Hu's eyes flashed with a strange look, and before Li Lun could speak, he said:
"Your Majesty, the courtyard in front is Concubine Rou's courtyard!"

"Empress Rou? Chen Rouer?"

"Yes!"

Listening to Zhang Hu's answer, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but recall Chen Rouer's somewhat immature but eager eyes. His heart was moved and he immediately said:
"lead the way!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, Ye Mingsheng and others arrived at Chen Rouer's courtyard. Chen Rouer was ready to rest. Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming, she immediately became very careful and threw herself into Ye Mingsheng's arms, saying with some grievance:
"Your Majesty, you haven't come to see me for a long time..."

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The next morning, as the first ray of sunlight filtered through the window into the room, An Miaoyi, looking exhausted, sat up from the bed. She had not been sleeping well recently, and she had been thinking about Ye Mingsheng's attitude last night, so she was sleepless again for half the night.

After finally sleeping for more than an hour, she woke up again. Although An Miaoyi felt very tired and wanted to continue sleeping, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what. This feeling really made An Miaoyi very upset.

The palace maids and eunuchs around An Miaoyi knew that the Queen was in a bad mood again, so they didn't dare to disturb An Miaoyi at this time. An Miaoyi tossed and turned for another half an hour, and when she saw that she really couldn't fall asleep, she had to accept this reality and asked the palace maids to help her wash!

An Miaoyi, who was sitting in front of the mirror and having her hair combed by a maid, immediately asked when she saw Qiqige walk into the room:
"What did your majesty do last night?"

Qiqige heard that An Miaoyi's face was not very good and hesitant. Seeing this, An Miaoyi directly ordered:
"Just say whatever you want to say!"

After receiving the order, Qiqige dared to say:
"Your Majesty first helped Concubine Yun find a dog in the Imperial Garden last night!"

"Looking for a dog?" An Miaoyi frowned and asked back:

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Last night, a puppy raised by Concubine Yun secretly ran away. When Concubine Yun took people to the Imperial Garden to look for it, she met His Majesty, and then His Majesty helped her find the dog back..."

Although Qiqige said this seriously and without any intention of joking, An Miaoyi still felt very magical when she heard Ye Mingsheng helping Murong Xinyun find the dog, and her eyebrows could not help but frowned. In An Miaoyi's impression, although Ye Mingsheng has always been gentle to these concubines in the palace and rarely punishes them, An Miaoyi believes that Ye Mingsheng's gentleness reveals alienation and vigilance, and even in fighting, he basically uses his body instead of his heart!
Moreover, Ye Mingsheng has always been busy with various official duties, so it is hard for An Miaoyi to imagine that Ye Mingsheng would actually help Murong Xinyun find the dog!

You should know that Concubine Pei, the favorite concubine in the harem, likes to plant flowers and plants in her own yard, and I have never heard that Ye Mingsheng helps her plant flowers and plants!
Although An Miaoyi knew that Ye Mingsheng would like Murong Xinyun, she didn't think that Ye Mingsheng liked Murong Xinyun more than Pei Zhixiu.
So An Miaoyi really doubted the authenticity of this news, but seeing Qiqige's serious expression, An Miaoyi was also a little skeptical and said after a moment of hesitation:
"What did Your Majesty do next? Did you go to Yunpin's place to rest?"

At this time, Qiqige continued to say:

“After helping Concubine Yun find the dog, Your Majesty did not go to Concubine Yun to rest, but went to Concubine Rou to rest…”

"Empress Rou?" An Miaoyi was a little surprised when she heard that.

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Your Majesty was in the Imperial Garden and asked which concubine was closest. Zhang Hu said it was Concubine Rou's place, so Your Majesty followed her to Concubine Rou's place! Concubine Rou was so loud last night that the servants next door couldn't sleep!"

An Miaoyi frowned slightly when she heard this. At this time, Qiqige continued to say:

"My Lady, I heard that Zhang Hu bought a new house in the southern city of Yijing some time ago. It is said that he spent more than one thousand, nearly two thousand taels of silver!"

"Your Majesty gave him a reward alone?"

"Probably not. The treasury does not have any expenditure for this!"

Listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi seemed to realize something, and immediately asked Qiqige:

"Qiqige, what do you want to say?"

Facing the question from her own queen, Qiqige did not answer directly, but changed the subject and continued:
"Your Majesty, when Your Majesty was on his way to the General Staff for a meeting, he passed by a mutton soup pie shop and said it smelled so good. As a result, Concubine Rou gave Your Majesty a mutton soup pie that night!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Qiqige, are you trying to say that Chen Rouer bribed the people around His Majesty?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
“Your Majesty, I think Zhang Hu is a big suspect. He is now your Majesty’s most trusted personal guard. Your Majesty has taken him with him on several incognito visits. Moreover, he has suddenly bought a new house. That house is not cheap. Logically speaking, he cannot afford it…”

An Miaoyi thought about it carefully and said:
"Qiqige, what you think makes sense. This Zhang Hu is indeed a big suspect. Investigate him privately!"

"Yes! Concubine!"

After Qiqige finished speaking, she observed An Miaoyi's expression, hesitated for a moment, and then reminded him:

"Your Majesty, although this Concubine Rou has not been in the palace for long, judging by her actions, I'm afraid she is unwilling to lag behind others!"

Hearing what Qiqige said, An Miaoyi glanced at Qiqige and said without any emotion:

"I know it well!"

"This slave is too talkative!"

"It doesn't matter!"

After saying this, Qiqige bowed and left. At this time, a palace maid came forward and reported:

"Madam, Madam Cao wants to see you for something!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly. After a moment, Madam Cao, who had received permission, came to An Miaoyi. Seeing her trusted general looking a little flustered, An Miaoyi was also a little curious about the calm Madam Cao, and immediately asked:
"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Attendant Department has just issued an imperial decree, His Majesty appoints Concubine Yu as Imperial Concubine Yu, and lets Imperial Concubine Yu and Imperial Concubine Murong assist in the management of the harem affairs!"

When An Miaoyi heard the words "Royal Concubine Murong", she was a little confused. Didn't she and Ye Cui agree last night to let Jinyu assist in managing the harem affairs? Why was Murong Qingwu suddenly added to the list?

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi subconsciously wanted to find Ye Mingsheng to ask for clarification, but as soon as she stood up, An Miaoyi realized something.

Recalling Ye Mingsheng's attitude last night, An Miaoyi felt as if she had suddenly realized something!

No wonder she clearly felt that Ye Mingsheng seemed a little unhappy last night, but he agreed so readily...
It turns out he was waiting for me here!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi felt even more annoyed, because before, only Pei Zhixiu helped her manage the harem, so she had a preconceived notion that Ye Mingsheng would only let one person assist her, but she didn't expect that Ye Mingsheng would actually let two people assist her!

It was this preconceived notion that made An Miaoyi feel that by helping Jinyu take the position, she could block Murong Qingwu's idea of ​​taking the position!

But now the actions of Ye Mingsheng and Shengsheng have ruined An Miaoyi's idea, and made her efforts to help Jinyu get to the top meaningless!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi realized that she had been tricked by her husband and sat back in her chair helplessly.

Seeing An Miaoyi like this, Madam Cao, who knew that An Miaoyi was in a bad mood, didn't want to talk either. However, when she thought about what Murong Qingwu would do after getting the power to assist in managing the harem, Madam Cao felt a little scared and quickly asked:

"My lady, what shall we do with those account books?"

An Miaoyi, who was already feeling upset, became even more upset when she heard this question from Madam Cao, but reason told her that this was the top priority right now. Murong Qingwu had always wanted to check the accounts before, but she had no authority to do so because she did not have the authority to assist in managing the harem!
Now that she has finally got this opportunity, she will definitely make good use of it and make herself exhausted!

I must handle this properly and not let her get this opportunity!

Just as An Miaoyi was thinking of a solution, Aunt Cao, who was standing by, saw that An Miaoyi still didn't say anything, so she took the initiative to speak up and suggested:

"My lady, the weather has been very dry recently..."

(End of this chapter)