Chapter 531: This is the simple and unadorned life of an Emperor! (Seeking subscriptions

The two talk in low voices for a while, and seeing the sun is just right, they agree to go to the Imperial Garden to relax.

Dai Mu has changed into a pale purple gauze skirt with a silver-thread sash at her waist, making her skin look like snow; Tang Mu wears an apricot-colored embroidered ru-skirt, and a golden dangling hairpin in her hair sways gently with her steps.

The two beautiful women walk side by side, their plump figures outlining charming curves in the sunlight, causing passing palace maids to steal extra glances.

In the pavilion of the Imperial Garden, the palace maids have already prepared tea and snacks.

Dai Mu just picks up a teacup when she suddenly catches a glimpse of a graceful figure coming from afar.

"It's Consort Chu!" Dai Mu's face changes slightly, and she hurriedly puts down the teacup and stands up.

Seeing this, Tang Mu also stands up quickly, her heartbeat accelerating.

This is the consort the Emperor took in earliest, and she is also the candidate personally selected by the Empress Dowager, holding an extraordinary status in the harem.

Chu Ruoyan is wearing a moon-white palace dress today, with only a white jade hairpin in her hair, yet she looks even more noble and elegant.

She walks with composure, her dignified and grand manner revealing an inviolable majesty.

"Greetings, Consort Chu." Dai Mu and Tang Mu bow together, their voices trembling slightly.

They secretly speculate that this primary consort is probably here to knock the newcomers down a peg.

Who knew Chu Ruoyan just smiles slightly, her gaze looking softly at the flower garden: "Two sisters, no need for such formalities; this palace is just here to see the newly planted peonies."

Saying this, she actually helps them both up personally: "The weather has turned cold recently; sisters, remember to add clothes."

Her tone is as gentle as if she were caring for her own sisters.

Dai Mu and Tang Mu look at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Chu Ruoyan doesn't stay long, gives a few instructions, and then leaves gracefully, leaving behind only a faint, lingering fragrance.

"This..." Tang Mu is somewhat incredulous, "Consort Chu is actually so kind?"

Dai Mu is also full of confusion: "Logically speaking, when a new favorite enters the palace, the primary consort would at least suppress the rising consort to establish her authority."

Before the words fall, they see several other consorts arriving at the Imperial Garden one after another.

There is Li Meng practicing swordplay beside the pavilion, in a tight outfit with heroic spirit; there is Li Meng resting under the flower trellis, lazy and charming like a cat; and there is Alisha bringing palace maids to pick flowers, her exotic style particularly eye-catching.

Surprisingly, these consorts either nod in greeting or smile and ask after them; not one of them shows hostility toward them.

Even Mu Qingrou, who is rumored to have a fiery temper, just glances at them faintly and leaves.

Dai Mu mutters: "Strange, this harem of the Emperor... how is it completely different from what I imagined?"

Tang Mu looks at the harmonious scene in the garden, thoughtful: "Perhaps, this is the Emperor's unique point."

She remembers Li Chen's eyes that seem to be able to see through people's hearts and suddenly understands something; being able to let so many beauties with different personalities live in peace, this young Emperor is far more unfathomable than the rumors say.

Actually, they both thought too much; Li Chen lets these consorts busy themselves with their own things, so naturally, they have no time to fight for favor.

Jiang Rong is busy with the chamber of commerce, her sister Jiang Mo is busy with cultivation, Mu Qingrou is busy with the development of her sect, Li Meng is busy researching new gu-insects...

As long as they have their own things to do, they won't be idle and have nothing to do but fight for favor.

Many harem consorts fighting and scheming—isn't it actually because they are idle?

These consorts with relatively greater power don't fight for favor, so those who are relatively weaker certainly wouldn't dare.

They are just like Tang Mu and Dai Mu, thanking heaven and earth if they aren't bullied, only thinking about how to serve Li Chen well.

Li Chen actually manages very little, but someone will help him manage it.

For example, the Empress Dowager and his aunt Li Xueying; in order to let Li Chen feel they are useful, they certainly take the initiative to help Li Chen manage the harem.

Once a consort enters the palace, they have to go to them respectively, and they will speak of many rules.

Most importantly, their status and position truly can suppress these consorts.

In this regard, Li Chen only takes responsibility for enjoying it; his main energy is still placed on governing the country.

Inside the Imperial Study, the candlelight flickers, and Li Chen is reviewing the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Revenue writes in the memorial: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the first batch of mobile phones has not yet been officially released, but 372 family heads, 86 chamber of commerce presidents, and 53 city lords have already submitted requests, hoping to purchase them with priority..."

The Ministry of Works' memorial is even more detailed: "... According to incomplete statistics, merchants in the black market have already hyped the price of mobile phones to twenty times the original price. The Ministry of Justice has arrested seven speculators, but those secretly seeking to purchase are still endless..."

Li Chen puts down the vermilion brush, the corners of his mouth rising slightly. ===== CHAPTER 532 =====