[Haha, Lan Chang's expression here is hilarious!]

She probably never imagined that the poison would be completely useless!

[Mother and Aunt Xu are still chatting and laughing! They don't look disfigured at all; they seem much more radiant!]

Xu Qingzhi deliberately asked Lan Changzai.

"Little sister, what are you thinking about?"

Lan Changzai came to her senses.

"I was just wondering, this tea is so delicious, I wonder where it comes from?"

"Naturally, it was sent from Jiangnan. Tea from Jiangnan is always very good."

Lan Changzai nodded.

"I've never had such good tea before."

"I'm so envious of the favor my two older sisters receive!"

Xu Qingzhi said deliberately.

"I think the Emperor likes you very much, otherwise he wouldn't give you food every day."

"You mean those cornbread buns? Those awful things I never even ate at my parents' house, but now that I'm in the palace, I eat them all the time!"

Luckily, I have a solution; otherwise, if things continued like this, I would become pale and emaciated!

{In a few days, I'll be practicing swordplay with the Emperor; I need to get my nutrition up and running!}

[Oh, so you're thinking of improving your nutrition to make yourself stronger!]

You should pray you survive today!

Ye Qianqian took another sip of tea as she spoke.

This tea is quite delicious, but unfortunately I have to adapt to my new identity now!

Even if it tastes good, pretend you can't drink it!

Consort Jin said to Consort Lan.

"In this harem, there are few people as diligent and thrifty as my sister."

"Many people want to live a more luxurious life and show off their glory."

"The Empress Dowager will surely be very pleased with my younger sister."

[Pfft! My goodness, stop talking! Are you trying to make me laugh to death?]

[As the previous champion of palace intrigue, the Empress Dowager saw right through Consort Lan's initial schemes!]

[He must have felt utterly disgusted with Lan Changzai; how could he possibly like her?]

The reason they haven't taken action against her is because the Emperor has already begun, so the Empress Dowager no longer needs to concern herself with this matter!

Consort Jin knew perfectly well that the Empress Dowager was well aware of the situation.

Xu Qingzhi nodded.

"I really like my younger sister too!"

"If my younger sister continues to maintain this pace, she will surely become a role model for all the sisters in the harem!"

Lan Changzai said with a smile.

"Thank you for your praise, Sister."

{That's strange. Why do I hear sarcasm in the Imperial Noble Consort's words even though she's clearly praising me?}

Could she be thinking I did this on purpose, deliberately cultivating this frugal persona to win the Emperor's favor?

{Was it my acting that was bad? Did the Imperial Noble Consort see through something?}

{Oh dear, this won't do. Looks like I really need to work on my acting skills!}

[Tsk tsk tsk, do you even have acting skills?]

Your supposedly amazing acting skills have been seen through by everyone!

[Aunt Xu is such a cautious person, I don't believe she's unaware of your scheme!]

Xu Qingzhi suddenly spoke to Consort Jin.

“Sister, you look much better than when we entered the pavilion.”

Consort Jin touched her face.

"Sister, is this true?"

Of course it's fake.

but.

Sister, you know what I mean.

Xu Qingzhi nodded and said.

"Of course it's true! Smurfette, what do you think?"

Consort Lan also took a closer look at Consort Jin's face.

{That's strange, I don't see anything different about it!}

{No difference from before, what kind of look does this Imperial Noble Consort have!}

{Speaking of which, is she deliberately flattering Consort Jin? Is it because Consort Jin has the little princess in her grasp, and the Emperor dotes on the little princess, so she's thinking that by currying favor with Consort Jin, she can gain the Emperor's favor?}

{Hmph, she truly is a master of palace intrigue, having these tactics completely under her control!}

[Oh dear, how dare they say that I, Aunt Xu, am currying favor with my mother!]

Please, you're the only one here who's genuinely fawning over people, okay?

[I can't take it anymore, just log off now!]

Consort Jin said to Xu Qingzhi.

"Sister, I think you feel the same way!"

"You look much, much better than before!"

"You look much healthier!"

"real?"

Xu Qingzhi touched her face.

"I was wondering why my face felt a little red just now."

"Qianqian, you too! Your skin looks even fairer and more rosy than usual!"

"Yeah?"

Ye Qianqian touched her face.

"Then I'm going to become a great beauty!"

Lan Changzai carefully observed everyone's expressions.

I still can't see any difference.

I don't understand!

Is there really a difference? Or are my eyesight failing me?

Why can't I see anything?

Could it be that the demon wasn't here to help me?

But what exactly is her purpose?

{This is giving me a real headache! I've been malnourished these past few days, and my memory has gotten much worse! Looks like I need to go back and eat some good food today!}

[That's right, that's right! In your next life, you should really take good care of yourself, ideally giving you superhuman strength! Absolutely awesome!]

[Single-handedly ascended to the position of leader of the martial arts world!]

[Then, you can have as many male concubines as you want! How awesome! Absolutely wonderful!]

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