Chapter 9 First Greetings

Yaoyue Palace is not too remote, and it is about quarter of an hour away from Weiyang Palace.

When Liu Yuetang arrived, two newlyweds and several palace concubines had already arrived in the palace.

At Wanqiu's suggestion, she bowed and greeted everyone one by one.

When most of the empty seats were occupied, the sound of slow footsteps could be heard from the inner hall.

Liu Yuetang stood up and saluted with everyone else, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress. May the Empress be blessed with good health."

What caught my eye was a pair of shoes embroidered with phoenix and peony in Shu brocade, which shone brightly before my eyes and looked extremely luxurious.

The Queen sat upright on the Phoenix Throne and said with a smile, "Sisters, please don't be polite."

Everyone stood up.

Only then did Liu Yuetang raise her eyes and take a closer look at the queen sitting on the throne.

Speaking of beauty, all the women in this palace are beauties.

In comparison, the Queen is not considered a top beauty, but the majesty and nobility she exudes are unmatched by anyone else.

Her every smile, every movement, even the swaying of the phoenix hairpin at her temples, exudes grace and elegance.

Just when the Queen was about to give the new concubine some instruction, the Jade Concubine arrived by chance.

Everyone's eyes turned to the palace entrance.

The person who came into view was wearing a long purple cattail-shaped dress and a crabapple-gilded purple gemstone hair crown. She held the hand of a palace maid and walked towards the crowd wearing embroidered shoes inlaid with pearls.

There was a moment of silence in the palace, and the new concubines were all attracted by her gorgeous demeanor.

So is Liu Yuetang.

Now I understand what it means to outshine all the beauties and what it means to be radiant and charming.

Except for Concubine Mi, everyone attended.

The golden tassels on Concubine Yu's head swayed gently, making her face even more brilliant and dazzling. "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

After saying this, she didn't wait for the Queen to speak, but looked to the right, her beautiful eyes raised slightly: "Oh~ Concubine Zhao is really arrogant, she didn't even come to pay her respects today."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Mi Fei again, with a meaningful smile on her lips: "Mi Fei, you came early today."

Mi Fei thought of her sleeping with him last night, rolled her eyes in disgust, hummed softly with her red lips, and said softly: "The villain has succeeded."

Concubine Yu took the hand of the palace maid and slowly sat down. She quickly glanced at the new concubines who had entered the palace and said, "All of you raise your heads."

When the new concubines paid their respects for the first time, they did not dare to stand up because they were not exempted from the formalities due to their high status. They could only keep their knees bent and their heads raised.

Yu Fei's inspection gaze finally fell on Liu Yuetang, and she raised her round fan to cover the smug smile on her lips.

"The Queen's vision is not as good as before..."

I have heard for a long time that there is a stunning beauty among the new concubines selected. Even the queen and the queen mother were amazed at the selection.

Now it seems that it was an exaggeration.

Although she is beautiful, she seems a little petty compared to me.

It is beautiful, but there is nothing new about it.

The queen smiled intriguingly when she heard this. She ignored her and told the new concubine, "You two should stand up first."

It seems that he did not reply to Concubine Yu, but in fact he slapped Concubine Yu in the face.

This was the first time that the new concubine formally paid her respects to the Jade Concubine, but before the Jade Concubine could establish her authority, the Queen excused them from the formalities.

At the same time, he also won the favor of the new concubine.

Although this greeting seemed harmonious on the surface, there were undercurrents behind it.

Every concubine who comes in is an enemy to the old concubine.

After leaving Weiyang Palace, Liu Yuetang followed Jiang Baolin back to Yue Palace.

Jiang Baolin was walking when he suddenly stopped and said to Liu Yuetang who was a few meters away: "Why are you following me?"

Liu Yuetang also refused to give in to her, "This is the only way back to the palace. May I ask Jiang Baolin, where else can I go if not this way?"

Jiang Baolin's eyes were filled with disgust. He strode towards Liu Yuetang and firmly grasped her hand. "Let me ask you, it was clearly Sister Yao who should have entered the palace, so why did it suddenly become you? Did you use some tricks?"

Liu Yuetang raised the corner of her mouth and raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you two like sisters? Didn't your sister Yao tell you what shameful things she did?"

"you……"

The Jiang and Liu families often visited each other, so Jiang Baolin and Liu Yueyao had been close since childhood. Hearing Liu Yueyao being slandered, he naturally couldn't stand it and immediately slapped Liu Yuetang in the face.

Liu Yuetang was about to dodge, but a figure suddenly stood in front of her. She looked up and saw that it was Su Nanqing and Su Cainv.

She grabbed Jiang Baolin's hand tightly and said, "They are all the emperor's concubines. Why did Jiang Baolin slap them?"

Seeing that it was Su Cainv, Jiang Baolin sneered, "Who do I think she is? A mere Cainv dares to stop me from teaching someone a lesson."

Su Cainv released her hand, walked over to Liu Yuetang, and bowed to Jiang Baolin. "I did this for Jiang Baolin's sake. This place is not far from the Weiyang Palace. If this matter becomes a big deal, it will damage Jiang Baolin's reputation and delay your coming to the emperor's bed."

Her tone was gentle and sincere, as if she really cared about Jiang Baolin.

Now that the new concubine has entered the palace, if they were to sleep with the emperor according to their rank, Ye Cairen would be first and Jiang Baolin would be second.

Jiang Baolin pondered for a moment, unwilling to lose the big picture for the sake of a small one, so he finally gave up. He glared at Liu Yuetang's face sharply and said, "Don't hang around in front of me anymore."

Liu Yuetang couldn't help but sneer when she heard this. They lived in the same palace and would meet each other no matter what.

It's lucky that enemies meet on a narrow road, and we ended up living in the same palace after entering it.

I just don't know if it's really a coincidence.

After Jiang Baolin left, Su Cainv turned around and asked Liu Yuetang with concern: "Sister Liu, are you okay?"

"Thank you for your help today, sister."

As he spoke, Liu Yuetang was about to salute her.

Su Cainu pressed her shoulders in panic: "You are a royal concubine, and I am a concubine. How can you bow to me?"

"Since you call me sister, there's no need to be so formal. We've already agreed that it's better to make friends than enemies. We can ease the loneliness in this deep palace and help each other. I just don't know...whether you mind that I'm just a lowly concubine."

As she spoke, her glow dimmed a little.

Liu Yuetang quickly grabbed Su Cainv's hand and said, "How could that be? What about Cainv? What about Baolin? It's still uncertain who will stand at the top. Sister, please don't underestimate yourself."

Su Cainu's eyes warmed up, and she held Liu Yuetang's hand tightly: "Sister, you may not believe me, but my sisters at home are all legitimate, so they always exclude and ridicule me, so I have never had a close sister."

Liu Yuetang was slightly stunned. In fact, who isn't?

Su Cainv continued in a low voice, "Also...Also, because you are also a concubine's daughter, I am more willing to be friends with you because I know you won't despise me."

"Will my sister blame me?"

Liu Yuetang shook her head and smiled at her with confidence: "Sis, you treat me sincerely, so why would I blame you?"