After being alerted by the system that there were some things that shouldn't be in the food, Ji Huan wasn't surprised at all. She was more surprised that Liu Shi didn't do anything!

However, she doesn't plan to make a fuss about it right now; she needs to test the abilities of those around her.

After discovering for two consecutive days that a powder that could greatly increase appetite had been added to her food, Granny Yu approached her privately.

"Your Highness, your food has been poisoned."

"Oh? What medicine?"

Seeing Ji Huan's calm expression, Granny Yu instantly realized that she probably already knew.

Granny Yu immediately said, "It's a medicine that can greatly increase one's appetite. I was incompetent and failed to discover this in time."

"It's only been two days, the medicine shouldn't have much of an effect. Please tell Father the truth, so that Father can have some confidence in me."

Granny Yu: "Yes."

Granny Yu was now convinced.

Ji Huan continued, "As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. I have a recipe that can cause pimples to appear on the face. The symptoms are very similar to those of internal heat. Even if it gets better, the pimple marks left behind cannot be removed. It is inconvenient for me to leave the mansion. I wonder if you could help me with this?"

Granny Yu remained silent. Strictly speaking, she was Mu Ling's person, but if she did this, then she would be Ji Huan's person.

Ji Huan continued, "I heard that your family has a grandson who is very talented in his studies. Why don't you let your son and daughter-in-law work at the bookstore that came with my mother's dowry? Also, I have a letter of recommendation from my uncle. With this letter, you can become a student of the great scholar Wang Yiran."

Granny Yu lowered her head; these were things Mu Ling would not give.

Mu Ling naturally had such resources, but he wouldn't give them all just to win over a mere Granny Yu. He only gave her a considerable sum of money, but Ji Huan was not short of money either.

"This servant is willing to obey my master's orders."

"Granny has been in the palace for many years and is very experienced. I would appreciate it if you could teach me some more useful things."

"This servant will speak frankly and without reservation."

"That's troublesome."

"It is what this servant should do."

After Granny Yu complained, Liu Shi soon fell into trouble. She lost a lot of power, the nanny who had given her advice was gone, two people died in the kitchen, and two maids were removed from Ji Huan's courtyard.

In short, the Liu family lost a lot of people and money in this wave.

Ever since Ji Huan came into the picture, Liu has been spending her days losing money to avoid further trouble.

But that wasn't enough. Soon, Liu's face broke out in pimples due to internal heat. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, but later she found it getting worse and realized that things were serious.

She called a doctor to treat her, who said she had internal heat and prescribed medicine, which was helpful but not very effective. This made Liu even angrier.

She did suspect that Ji Huan had harmed her, but no matter how they investigated, the doctor said she was suffering from internal heat, caused by anger, and that she would only recover if she calmed down.

Liu was searching everywhere for ways to save her face, but she forgot about her daughter. Cheng Huan was still young, and after occasionally listening to a few provocative words from a maid, she began to hate her own mother, Liu, under the strict rules day after day.

By this time, it was already the eleventh year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign. At the age of fourteen, Ji Huan's appearance had become increasingly outstanding, and Mu Ling had already begun to dream of soaring to great heights.

Ji Huan is still studying.

She managed the dowry left by Sochoro very well, and now she is a wealthy woman who is not short of money.

Using this money, Ji Huan began to infiltrate the bondservant families, with Granny Yu at the center.

She had done some research on Emperor Qianlong's harem. Well, he was quite generous to his harem members, especially in terms of rank. However, too many of his harem members came from bondservant families.

Although children from Manchu and Han military banners were born, even if they were able to give birth, they did not live long or were disqualified from inheriting the family business.

That's very interesting.

Ji Huan couldn't help but speculate on conspiracy theories. The high number of children dying might be related to the Qing Dynasty's incorrect feeding and medical treatment methods, but she didn't believe there were no human causes.

Even families of bondservants are now considered noble families!

Even if she is confident that she can protect her child, she still needs connections.

She didn't believe those people were a united front; even if they were, she had to shatter that united front.

Sprinkling large sums of money can stir people's hearts.

By the end of the eleventh year of Qianlong's reign, her plan had taken shape, and she also received news that Qianlong would be attending a banquet hosted by Prince He.

Emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng would not do such things, but Emperor Qianlong was fond of fun. The Forbidden City could not contain him, and some people had discovered that they could occasionally encounter the emperor at banquets. However, his hobby had not yet spread, but it gave Ji Huan an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

At the winter banquet, Ji Huan wrapped herself up tightly to attend the banquet at the Prince's residence. She followed her maternal aunt, Zhangjia, and was very well-behaved.

She was able to come because her maternal aunt, Lady Zhangjia, and Lady Zhangjia, the concubine of Prince He, were cousins ​​and had a good relationship.

In the past year or so, Ji Huan has become very close to her maternal family. Since Liu Shi is not a qualified mother, Zhang Jia Shi, as her aunt, will naturally take her out to see the world. The imperial concubine selection is coming soon, and it won't hurt for her to get to know a few more people before the selection.

"Greetings, Consort. May you be well, Consort."

"Get up, this must be the niece my cousin was talking about! She is indeed outstanding, my cousin is so lucky."

“This child is well-behaved; I am truly blessed.”

Then comes the praise contest.

After talking for a while, Consort Zhangjia noticed that Ji Huan was bored, so she suggested that someone take her out for a walk, which suited Ji Huan's wishes perfectly.

Once outside the courtyard, Ji Huan was accompanied by Cui Zhu, the maid of Consort Zhang Jia, and her own maid, Shu Xiang.

In her mind, she was talking to the system.

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