With her delicate and beautiful features, she stood out in the crowd.

It outshone everything around it at first glance.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Noble Consort." The other concubines bowed to Linghu Ning.

Linghu Ning raised her hand: "No need for formalities, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Linghu Ning walked very slowly, and Chan'er whispered a reminder: "Your Majesty, please be careful not to aggravate your wound. It's alright to walk slowly. Her Majesty the Empress is magnanimous and won't hold it against you."

"How can that be? I cannot take advantage of your favor." Linghu Ning endured her discomfort and arrived before the Empress.

The Empress saw Linghu Ning, and her eyes flickered slightly.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

"No need for such formalities, Consort. You are frail, please sit down," the Empress said with a smile. She looked around and noticed that Consort Xian was missing, so she asked about her.

"Your Majesty, Consort Xian has suffered a relapse of her old ailment."

Upon hearing this, the Empress ordered some tonics to be sent to Consort Xian's palace. With a kind expression, she said, "Consort Xian's ailment is an old one. Let her rest well and come to pay her respects when she is feeling better."

The palace maid replied, "Yes."

Linghu Ning leaned back in her chair, her eyelids drooping. Even so, her bright and beautiful face made people want to take a second look.

During this time, the Empress did indeed mention the imperial concubine selection and even asked Linghu Ning for her opinion.

"Your Majesty, I am new here and do not know the rules of the palace. Everything is up to Your Majesty the Empress to decide," Linghu Ning replied with a smile.

The Empress raised an eyebrow and said, "If you have nothing to do, you can accompany me to the selection of concubines and pick two more that you like. They will be sisters in the future, which will help pass the time in the palace."

Linghu Ning nodded obediently: "Your Majesty, I will obey."