Chapter 575: More of a Vixen Than I Am

Yin Qi pondered; it seemed the purpose of Xiao Yanzhi entering the palace was to drive a wedge between him and Yang Daoren.

In the eyes of others, the current development of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, aside from his own wise rule as the Great King, was largely due to Yang Daoren, which was also a result of the image Yin Qi had worked hard to cultivate.

After all, no matter how wise he was, he could at most catch up to the Saint Ancestor Cheng Tang, rather than fully surpass him as he did now.

If he could alienate Yang Daoren, it would be no different from severing the two arms of the Great Shang.

It was just unclear whose person Xiao Yanzhi actually was.

Yuanshi Tianzun!

This name suddenly popped into Yin Qi's mind, because it was unlikely that Xiao Yanzhi was sent by the Minghe Sect, and the one who most likely wanted to destroy the Great Shang was, of course, Yuanshi Tianzun.

Because Yuanshi Tianzun had a precedent; he had once sent Baihe Tongzi to investigate him.

Of course, this was only his speculation.

Whether it was true or not still required verification in the future by forcing Xiao Yanzhi to contact the person behind the scenes.

……

Time flew by, and soon another month passed.

During this period, Xiao Yanzhi became increasingly arrogant, relying on favor; clearly only a talented lady, she was unwilling to provoke even the Empress and the Four Great Noble Consorts, and even provoked them from time to time, which infuriated Huang Feiyan.

If not for Zhou Ji and Feng Yanran holding her back, she would likely have taken action to teach Xiao Yanzhi a lesson.

"Sister, that slut is becoming more and more presumptuous. No, I can't stand it anymore; I must go find the Great King and make it clear. Ever since that vixen appeared, how long has it been since he came to us?"

Huang Feiyan was bold in love and hate, with an impulsive personality.

Zhou Ji hurriedly pulled her back, persuading her gently: "Sister, you must not be reckless. It is only natural for the Great King to favor a certain consort. If you go and question him so rashly, where does that leave the Great King's dignity?"

Feng Yanran also persuaded: "Empress Sister is right. Sister Huang, we must trust the Great King. The Great King is not a muddled or lecherous person; he must have some reason we don't know for doing this."

Although Huang Feiyan gave up the idea of questioning him, her lingering anger had not yet dissipated.

………

"That Xiao Yanzhi is even more of a vixen than I am; how exactly does she attract the Great King?"

Hu Xian'er was somewhat doubtful of her own charm.

She was a nine-tailed fox with pure bloodlines; when it came to seduction, she truly feared no one.

Although Yin Qi often came to her place, he went to Xiao Yanzhi's place more often, causing her to still act obediently now, striving to gain Yin Qi's favor, not daring to do anything to seduce the Great King or corrupt the government.

……

Shang Qingjun saw things clearly and had long been mentally prepared.

With so many concubines in the inner palace, it was destined that Yin Qi would not favor her alone, and she went to the Academy every day, living a fulfilling life without needing to rack her brains to compete for favor.

As for the other concubines, they could only envy her in their hearts.

……

Hanxiang Palace.

"Greetings, Great King."

"Hmm, where is your mistress?"

Yin Qi came to find Xiao Yanzhi as usual, but discovered she was not at the palace entrance to welcome him, so he could not help but ask the maids nearby.

A maid said with some trepidation: "The mistress is in her room."

Yin Qi frowned and said: "Is she ill?"

The maid hurriedly shook her head and gritted her teeth: "The mistress is not ill; she... she asked this servant to tell the Great King that the Great King must give her an explanation today, otherwise she will not open the door."

After saying this, the maid buried her head deep in her chest, not daring to look up at all.

The other maids and eunuchs were all trembling with fear, not daring to breathe, for fear of offending him.

"Since that is the case, then let her rest well."

Yin Qi was expressionless, turned around and left, with the eunuchs behind him following one after another.

This Xiao Yanzhi was truly becoming more and more arrogant.

However, this was exactly what he was indulging, and what he wanted to see.

Since Xiao Yanzhi was here to seduce him, he had to completely shatter her power of seduction; when she had no other options, she would definitely contact the mastermind behind the scenes.

Seeing the Great King walk away, the maids and eunuchs dared to look up, and then the head maid hurriedly turned to report.

"What, the Great King left?"

"How is that possible? How could he leave?"

Xiao Yanzhi was dumbfounded.

According to logic, she had already wrapped Yin Qi around her finger, and even the matter of alienating Yang Daoren had reached the final stage; Yin Qi's attitude had already softened, and it only lacked one final push.

It was precisely because of this that she decided to do something drastic.

As a result, she didn't know if it was because she used too much force or for some other reason, but Yin Qi actually turned and left without any hesitation, which was completely different from what she had expected.

Even if he didn't agree, he should have come to coax her properly.

Xiao Yanzhi's expression shifted, and she gritted her teeth in annoyance: "Fine, fine, if he wants to leave, let him leave; if he has the ability, he should never come back."

Although Yin Qi had left, she was still very confident.

She believed that it wouldn't be long before Yin Qi would obediently come to her again.

……

"Great King!"

Hu Xian'er was pleasantly surprised.

The Great King didn't summon her today, so why did he run over here?

Generally speaking, whenever Yin Qi wanted someone to attend to him in bed, he would give notice in advance so the consort could prepare, such as bathing, cleaning, etc.; if he didn't need anyone to attend to him, he would sleep in his own sleeping quarters.

"My beloved consort, does this mean you don't welcome me either?"

Yin Qi feigned a deep voice and spoke.

Hu Xian'er shuddered, then quickly put on a face full of smiles and said in a coquettish voice, "Great King, this concubine was just too pleasantly surprised; this concubine wishes the Great King would come every day. Being with the Great King is this concubine's happiest time."

"Hehe, what a sweet little mouth my beloved concubine has."

"Heehee, then does the Great King want to have a taste?"

"Of course, tonight I shall have my fill."

……

A night of Dragon dance, battling until dawn.

Yin Qi left Qingwei Palace feeling refreshed and invigorated; Hu Xian'er called for people to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time, she had a trusted palace maid go and inquire why Yin Qi had not gone to Hanxiang Palace last night.

Over an hour later, the palace maid returned to report.

After hearing this, Hu Xian'er was stunned.

This Xiao Yanzhi was truly too arrogant due to being favored; she actually dared to shut the Great King out!

No wonder the Great King said yesterday, 'My beloved concubine, could it be that you also do not welcome this lonely one?'

After the shock, Hu Xian'er felt excitement.

That vixen was courting death herself; now it was the turn of her, the real vixen, to take advantage of the situation, win the Great King's favor, and replace her.

There were fifty beautiful women in this inner palace, but in her view, apart from Xiao Yanzhi, not a single one was a match for her.

……

Within the inner palace, rumors and gossip spread extremely fast.

A group of women with nothing better to do did nothing but wag their tongues.

"Haha, good, too good; that slut is truly courting death herself, relying on the Great King's favor to the point where she doesn't even know who she is anymore."

"Hehe, a slut is just pretentious!"

"It's a pity, there are two vixens in this inner palace; without her Xiao Yanzhi, there is still her Su Daji."

……

After gloating, the concubines also sighed one after another.

They were actually very beautiful too, and back home they had all been pursued by countless young talents, but upon arriving at this inner palace, they had expected to gain the Great King's favor, yet they never thought they would turn into resentful women.

……

Hanxiang Palace.

"How preposterous, how dare they!"

Xiao Yanzhi was furious, because the palace maids and eunuchs who were accustomed to throwing their weight around in her palace had all been harassed and bullied by others today, and they were crying and complaining to her.

But at this moment, what could she do?

Without the Great King's favor, she was just a lowly Talent.