Gu Yingxia was stunned, but looking at Gu Yinwei's expression, she didn't seem to be joking. She found paper and pen to do the calculations.

"Assuming she enters the palace from the stage of Gengyi, she will have a chance to sleep with the emperor once a month. Since there are so many beauties in the harem, her turn will come about every six months. It will take three years to be promoted from Gengyi to Shurong, and another three years to be promoted from Shurong to Shuyi."

By the end of her calculations, her desk was piled high with draft papers. Gu Yingxia concluded, "If you can safely live to the age of ninety-eight, you should be able to become empress dowager. After all, the average lifespan of emperors throughout the dynasties was no more than forty years."

"Can't you retire sooner, maybe at 35?"

"It's not impossible. Over the years, I have collected many concubines and learned how to get promoted and gain favor. For example, Madam Ying from the previous dynasty entered the palace as a concubine, and later gained the rank of concubine because she reported her father for corruption."

"I call this method, the whole clan offers sacrifices to the heavens, and the queen is promoted."

"Sacrificing the entire clan to heaven is a bit cruel. Is there a gentler way?"

Gu Yingxia opened the bookcase and began to look through it. Wow, she had collected so many historical materials. Not only were there official historical materials from all dynasties, but also unofficial histories and fabricated love stories of concubines on the market.

No wonder in the original novel, she was able to stand out from the crowd of beauties and become the emperor's favorite concubine after overcoming all obstacles.

She was hiding in her boudoir alone to gain so much experience, while Gu Qingrong went out every day as a socialite. If these two fought, how could Gu Qingrong not be defeated?

"I found it. I wrote down all these methods in a notebook. Come and see, Second Sister."

She called her second sister, not her second elder sister. Gu Yinwei's heart softened and a tear fell.

Such emotions do not belong to her, but are the natural reaction of this body.

The original owner was not very smart and did not understand why her sister, who had always been close to her, suddenly ignored her. In addition, her stepmother had just passed away, and the new wife and her daughter had just come into the house. The original owner was poisoned and died in a daze.

"In addition to the whole clan offering sacrifices to heaven, there are also wishes for many children, prosperity, expansion of territory, and the remembrance of loved ones when seeing things."

"These remaining dirty gloves and meat trumpets are useless. If you want to be the queen mother, the last two methods will not work for you."

Gu Yinwei was confused. She knew all the characters, but she had no idea what they meant when put together.

There was only one voice in her mind: What, what, what, what is this written about?

"I explained to my second sister that the whole clan had already said in the heaven sacrifice that having many children means more blessings."

"Can you be more blunt?"

"Okay, let me be frank. The emperor is a male cat, and the concubines are female cats. The male cats select female cats to enter the palace for the purpose of giving birth to pups. Whoever gives birth to more pups will be promoted faster. For example, Empress Dugu of the previous dynasty gave birth to nine puppies. She started giving birth the moment she entered the palace and continued until her death."

"Second sister, am I being straightforward enough? Can you understand?"

"I see."

"Next, let's talk about expanding territory. For example, this virtuous empress of the previous dynasty came from a military family. Her whole family was good at fighting. They expanded the territory for the emperor and fought wars in the south and the north."

"Although this virtuous lady is short and flat-chested, her father and brother are very supportive, and she was promoted to the position of concubine by the whole family."

"Speak nicely and avoid personal attacks."

"This virtuous lady is really short and flat-chested. You see, I still have a portrait."

Gu Yingxia unfolded a painting, which showed a woman with a broad nose, a big face and a slightly crooked mouth. One had to admit that although she would not be tall, she would be very good at reincarnation.

"Next, let's talk about the reminder of someone by the sight of something. For example, the Imperial Noble Consort Guan of the previous dynasty looked exactly like the late Consort Liang. The emperor was paralyzed at the sight of her and bestowed upon her the title of Imperial Noble Consort. Thus, Guan became a stand-in for Consort Liang. As long as she didn't commit suicide or cut her face with a knife, the emperor wouldn't have despised her even if she later became sick, old, or disabled."

"What are dirty gloves and meat trumpets?"

"Mrs. Zhong is just a dirty glove. Xiao Fengyu ordered her to poison you, and she died later. Even if you didn't kill her, Xiao Fengyu wouldn't allow her to live."

"Then what is a loud speaker?"

"Second sister, listen."

"Madam is distributing fruits and monthly allowances in the courtyard. Everyone, come quickly. Madam is so generous to everyone. You must respect her well."

"Who is speaking?"

"Madam Xue, Madam Gu's chambermaid."

"This kind of meat trumpet is just like dirty gloves, it can't escape the fate of being discarded. The meat trumpet still has a way out, but the dirty gloves have no way out."

After saying that, she took out a big lock and locked the bookcase.

"Why lock it up? I haven't seen enough."

"Don't I have to keep some tricks to save my life? Get out of here now."

As soon as Gu Yinwei approached the bookcase, Gu Yingxia turned hostile, "Humph, I've memorized all this information. I'm going to burn it all tomorrow."

"You are so arrogant that you didn't even show me the fever."

"Please be clear about your position. We are enemies on the surface. If I read to you, Gu Qingrong and her mother will strangle me to death."

Gu Yinwei was chased out of the door by Gu Yingxia. Chuchu folded her arms and was lost in thought. Gu Yinwei asked, "Have you figured out a solution?"

"I don't have a perfect solution. For the sake of my future, I can only choose..."

Gu Yingxia suddenly stopped talking, then pointed at Chuchu and said:

"Chu Chu, count to three, two, one."

Chuchu didn't know what her young lady and the third young lady were talking about.

Gu Yinwei knew what she meant.

Chu Chu began to count: "Three, two, one."

Gu Yingxia and Gu Yinwei said in unison: "The whole clan is offering sacrifices to the heavens."

Chuchu asked, "Miss, what were you talking about the whole clan just now?"

"I'm talking to my third sister about the promotion."

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