As Aunt Tian spoke, tears streaming down her face, she picked up her bundle and prepared to leave.

No sooner had Aunt Tian arrived in the capital than many daughters of officials came to propose marriage.

This greatly moved Aunt Tian, ​​and she thought of choosing a suitable girl from among them to be Tian Alang's wife.

After all, they were all daughters of officials from the capital, and Aunt Tian was very satisfied with whichever one she chose.

But to her surprise, Tian Alang rejected her. Tian Alang's first reaction was that Tian Alang still cared about Li Youran.

"Grandma, you know perfectly well that's not what I meant, so why do you always force your grandson to make choices?"

Having not seen her for some time, Tian Alang was quite concerned about Aunt Tian.

However, he did not expect that after Aunt Tian arrived, she would force him to immediately get engaged to those daughters of officials he had never met before, which made Tian Alang very angry.

"Grandma, calm down first, I have things to do."

After saying that, Tian Alang left without paying any attention to Aunt Tian jumping up and down and cursing him behind his back.

The Second Prince's Consort was worried that Li Youran would feel awkward in the palace, but she didn't expect that Li Youran would chat so happily with Jiang Qianqian and Zhou Caidie, so she didn't stop her and went with the three of them.

Anyway, Jiang Qianqian and Zhou Caidie were both frequent visitors to the palace and knew a bit about things, so the Second Prince's Consort felt at ease having them by her side.

But just as Li Youran and her two companions had rounded the artificial hill and were about to head to the small hill next door, they bumped right into a concubine.

"Where did this blind dog come from, daring to offend our young master?"

It was just an accident, but Li Youran and the other two looked very uncomfortable after hearing what the palace maid said.

"I am Zhou Caidie, daughter of the Minister. This is Zhou Caidie, daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue. And this is Li Youran, the younger sister of the Second Prince's wife."

Jiang Qianqian stepped forward, curtsied, and said...

"The three of us were so engrossed in our conversation that we unintentionally offended the beauty. Please forgive us."

This concubine's rank is merely that of a minor beauty, yet she dares to speak so arrogantly in front of this group of noble ladies; it is truly outrageous.

Sure enough, after Jiang Qianqian revealed the identities of the three people, the beauty's face immediately turned embarrassed.

She hadn't expected that these three seemingly ordinary women would have such a powerful background; she had initially thought they were newcomers to the palace, just like herself.

"It's all my fault for not disciplining them properly, which allowed the servants to offend the three noble ladies."

The beautiful woman hurriedly curtsied in return, then looked at Li Youran and the others, noticing their unpleasant expressions, and continued speaking.

Seeing that the beautiful woman was sincerely apologizing, Li Youran and her group saw no need to make things difficult for her, so they found a place to sit down.

"Didn't you tell me, between her and the concubine who just took the first seat without permission, who is more beautiful?"

The beautiful woman danced gracefully, like a fairy descended to earth, leaving Li Youran and the other two completely dumbfounded.

"It should be about right..."

Jiang Qianqian was practically drooling. She thought to herself, "We're both women, so why is this beauty's skin so fair and delicate?"

"I've made a fool of myself."

After the people outside finished dancing, they put on their luggage and said something to Li Youran and the other two.

After this commotion, the three of them became friends despite their initial conflict, and they sat down together and chatted happily.

This woman was originally the daughter of a prefect from another province. Her father, in order to curry favor with his superiors, offered her to the palace.

Normally, she was afraid of being bullied, so she deliberately pretended to be someone who was not to be trifled with.

"You're talking about Consort Xian. She's usually very arrogant, always walking with her nose in the air, and she's never even looked at us properly."

As Lady Zhang spoke, she began to tell everyone about Consort Xian's origins.

This virtuous concubine was said to be a beauty presented by a small country in the north. She won the emperor's favor as soon as she entered the palace and was directly given the title of Consort Xian. Even the empress had to give her some respect.

"However, this Consort Xian has a peculiar habit..."

Zhang Meiren looked around as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Seeing that no one else was around, she whispered.

"I heard that this Consort Xian has a skin disease and her personal imperial physician has to apply medicine to her every day."

Upon hearing Zhang Meiren's words, Zhou Caidie and Jiang Qianqian's mouths gaped open, wide enough to fit an egg.

"But he has a skin condition, so why does the emperor favor him so much?"

"I don't know, that's what everyone's saying. Some people even say that Consort Xian applies a secret ointment made by the imperial physician every day to make her skin as delicate as an egg. Nobody knows if it's true or not."

"You should be more discreet, it would be terrible if someone saw you."

Just then, a woman's soft moans could be heard.