Chapter 95: Thorny Lotus

On the day the concubine entered the palace, the entire palace was hung with red curtains and red lanterns, and the atmosphere was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Although he was marrying a concubine, there were still many people coming to congratulate him. Song Yuning calculated that he had received more than 20,000 taels of silver in gifts. However, this had to be paid back. The more he received, the more he would have to pay back.

The Queen Mother was reluctant to send her own niece to be a concubine, and finally decided to let her second brother's illegitimate daughter be a concubine.

However, after meeting Feng, Song Yuning finally understood why the Queen allowed her niece to enter the palace, because Feng's appearance, personality and temperament were all top-notch.

Feng was tall, beautiful, and gentle. Standing there, she was like a blooming lotus, graceful and elegant, fresh and refined.

Especially those eyes, which are as soft and charming as water, making people feel pity and love for them.

However, this lotus still has some thorns. After all, it has a backer, so it is more arrogant than others.

The next day, when she came to pay her respects to Song Yuning for the first time, Song Yuning waited for her for half an hour. Feng Shi then came slowly, her face full of shyness, supported by someone.

"I pay my respects to the princess. I am late, just because... just because... I hope the princess can forgive me." Feng held her waist with a lustful look on her face. She was hesitant to speak and was ambiguous at first, then she began to admit her mistake, and seemed to be very afraid of Song Yuning.

Seeing her like this, Song Yuning felt a bit of a headache. Although Guo and Gao were also a bit restless, their status was there after all. It was easy for Song Yuning to suppress them and prevent them from taking the lead.

Now there was a concubine, who relied on her background and didn't take her seriously at all. Song Yuning felt a headache and was indescribably irritated.

Song Yuning was secretly thinking about how to deal with Feng, when Gao suddenly spoke.

"There are so many people waiting on the prince in the palace, how come we all came on time, but you made the princess wait for so long?

You don't know this yet, do you? The prince's rule is that he must dine with the princess every morning. He's been gone for almost two hours, and you're just getting up?

It seems that the concubine's health is not very good!"

Gao also realized during this period that Xiao Yunzhan really didn't care about the women in the backyard at all. Except for consummating his marriage with them, he never came again.

So Gao had made up her mind that instead of trying to curry favor with the prince who was not interested in the backyard, it would be better to follow the mistress and enjoy the good life.

Besides, Song Yuning was not a mistress who was difficult to get along with. Although she treated them indifferently, she never treated them unfairly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses.

Therefore, she no longer relies on the prince. She wants to stand on the same front with the princess and hopes that the princess can be nicer to her.

Xiao Yunzhan got up at the hour of Mao, then came to Song Yuning's place for breakfast, and went to the palace to attend court before the hour of Chen. But now it was almost the hour of Si, and Feng Shi had just arrived.

There are two hours in between, which is four hours, so two more naps are enough.

Feng's face turned pale. She only knew that Xiao Yunzhan left early, but she didn't know that he came to the main courtyard to have dinner with Song Yuning.

She raised her eyes in a panic and saw Song Yuning sitting at the top, unmoved, and felt a little regretful.

The news spread throughout the capital that Prince Xuan loved Princess Xuan very much. He stayed in her room for half a year and never went to his concubine's room.

Xiao Yunzhan came to her room last night, and Feng thought she was special. Besides, she was the niece of the Queen Mother, so she naturally had the capital to be arrogant.

Besides, Song Yuning's status was there. She thought she could suppress Song Yuning by relying on her family background, but she didn't expect that she still underestimated the prince's favor for the princess.

"It's normal for Concubine Feng to feel a little unwell since this is her first time serving the emperor. It's okay. Get up quickly." Song Yuning said to Concubine Feng with a kind smile.

Concubine Feng didn't expect Song Yuning to be so easy to talk to. After being stunned for a moment, she quickly stood up and was about to sit down below Song Yuning.

Song Yuning spoke again, looking at her calmly, and said, "It's getting late, and I'm busy with some things. Why don't you, Concubine Feng, serve some tea quickly so we can leave soon."

Just when her body was halfway down, Concubine Feng stood up again after hearing these words. Her face was blue and red, and she looked at Song Yuning with some anger and shame.

Song Yuning didn't say anything, but with a decent smile on her face, she looked at Concubine Feng with a calm gaze.

No matter what her previous status was, she is now the principal wife. Anyone who is a concubine can never raise their head in front of her.

No matter how powerful your background is, you still have to kneel before her, kowtow to her and serve her tea, right?

Song Yuning's move was to let these people know that no matter what their previous identities were, they could only be concubines of the palace now and had to pay their respects to her. This was the rule.

Concubine Feng bit her lip. Although she was still resentful in her heart, she understood that she was indeed wrong in what happened today. If Song Yuning didn't drink her tea, it would not look good if it got out.

Seeing Concubine Feng hesitate to move, Song Yuning raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Why is Concubine in a daze for no reason?"

Concubine Feng forced an ugly smile and said, "I am sorry for being rude." After saying that, she endured the humiliation, walked up to Song Yuning and knelt down.

Then she raised the teacup above her head and said respectfully, "I am Feng, your Highness, and I invite you to have some tea."

At this time, Gao suddenly spoke again: "Sister Princess, I have been feeling a little uncomfortable in my chest these past two days, and I have been coughing at night.

I had a fever last night, but because the concubine had just entered the mansion and last night was her lucky day, I didn't dare to call a doctor for fear of bringing bad luck.

This morning, I was feeling very uncomfortable, but I still came to pay my respects to the princess. Now I can't bear it anymore. Can you please ask a doctor to come to the house to take a look?"

Song Yuning said with a worried look on his face, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Ningshuang, go get my matching cards and ask the imperial physician to come back from the palace to see Concubine Gao."

Guo looked at Song Yuning, then at Concubine Feng, moved her lips a few times, and said nothing.

After the two finished talking, Song Yuning did not embarrass Feng anymore. He took her tea, took a sip, and then said with a smile: "We are all family from now on. I hope Concubine Feng can live in harmony with everyone."

Feng quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "I will follow the princess's instructions and live in harmony with all of you sisters."

Song Yuning nodded, a satisfied smile on her face. Then, she turned to look at Gao and asked with concern, "Concubine Gao, how are you feeling? Do you need me to send you some supplements?"

Gao looked at Song Yuning gratefully and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. I'm much better now. But this illness came on so suddenly that I don't know what happened."

After saying a few polite words, Song Yuning asked Guo and Gao to lead several concubines to pay their respects to Concubine Feng.