Crown Prince Jun Zechen, the Empress's legitimate son, was young and accomplished. At fifteen, he was honored as Crown Prince, and at seventeen, he led an army to war, achieving swift victory. ...
These past few days, Jun Zechen unexpectedly did not summon any newcomers.
During this period, he only went to the Crown Princess's Qiluan Palace.
Su Jingyao was nonchalantly fiddling with the peonies that had just been delivered to the greenhouse. The peonies were blooming extremely beautifully, and the layers of petals looked like clouds in the sky. She loved them very much.
"Master, An Liangdi is here." Miaoyun reported softly.
Su Jingyao chuckled, "She really can't keep her cool."
After saying that, Su Jingyao slowly put down the scissors in her hand, gently patted the remaining water droplets on her hands, and then walked towards the hall slowly.
"I pay my respects to my sister, the concubine." An Jinyan bowed slightly, with a hint of restraint in her voice.
Su Jingyao raised a gentle smile, "Sister, get up and come sit over here."
As she spoke, she waved towards An Jinyan, her movements gentle and graceful.
An Jinyan seemed a little uncomfortable because of Su Jingyao's familiarity. She slowly walked to the couch and gently sat down on the other side of the couch.
"Sister, why did you come to my Xiyan Palace today?" Su Jingyao asked with a smile, her voice as sweet as the gurgling of running water.
"I and several other newcomers have been in the East Palace for five days, but no one has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess has never taken the initiative to mention us to His Royal Highness. I have no choice but to come and disturb Sister Concubine today."
There was a hint of anxiety and uneasiness on An Jinyan's face.
Su Jingyao sighed softly and lowered her eyelids. Her thick eyelashes trembled slightly like a small fan, and her face showed some helplessness and sadness.
Then, she looked at An Jinyan with heartache and said softly, "Don't worry, sister. I was also ignored by His Highness for a long time. His Highness..."
An Jinyan felt anxious, and she couldn't wait to ask, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"I wonder if my sister knew before she entered the East Palace that the Crown Princess was the one that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally asked to marry. It's inevitable that the Crown Princess will feel sad when a new person enters the palace. It's normal for His Royal Highness to spend more time with her these days."
Su Jingyao spoke slowly, her tone calm and soothing.
"So sister, don't worry too much."
Her eyes fell softly on An Jinyan.
An Jinyan frowned, and the smile on her face began to become forced, "Your Highness dotes on the Crown Princess so much, isn't my sister jealous?"
"When I first entered the East Palace, His Highness told me frankly that he and the Crown Princess were in love with each other and told me not to have any unrealistic thoughts."
There was a hint of melancholy in Su Jingyao's voice.
"Now, I just want to give birth to a royal heir as soon as possible under your humble favor, and fulfill the expectations of your majesty and the queen."
Su Jingyao raised her head slightly and looked into the distance, her face full of helplessness and relief. Her expression seemed to be telling of endless thoughts.
An Jinyan's heart was surging like waves. She gritted her teeth and was secretly angry.
This Concubine Su is so useless. She has a beautiful face but is so weak!
What a waste of this beautiful appearance!
I didn’t expect that the Crown Princess is actually the apple of His Highness’s eye. When these newcomers entered the palace, the Crown Princess did not recommend them to His Highness, but she has been monopolizing their attention!
How could she be willing to accept this!
An Jinyan tried hard to calm her emotions.
"Sister, you are really calm, but the sisters can't just sit there and wait for death. The Crown Princess has been occupying His Highness all the time. Isn't this unbecoming of a legitimate wife?"
There was a barely perceptible hint of resentment and unwillingness on her face.
Su Jingyao frowned slightly, her beautiful eyebrows were tightly twisted together, and there was deep melancholy on her face.
"This... Sister, don't say that. It is not up to us to decide where His Highness wants to go. We have no right to make a comment."
There was a hint of helplessness and resentment in her voice.
An Jinyan, however, had a determined look on her face, with a determined light flashing in her eyes. She entered the Eastern Palace to serve His Highness, so naturally she could not allow the Crown Princess to favor her alone.
"Sister, I came here today to ask for a favor. Only the Crown Princess and I can go to His Highness's Yude Hall. I want to ask you to persuade His Highness. If this continues, I and several other new sisters will be waiting for His Highness every day. I feel so sad that my eyes are about to turn red with tears."
There was a hint of pleading in her voice.
The Crown Princess and the Concubine are both on the royal list, so Su Jingyao can go to Yude Hall. Others cannot go without the summons of His Highness. If they go, the guards will be treated as assassins.
Su Jingyao looked embarrassed, "Sister, although I can go to Yude Hall, how can I easily persuade His Highness?"
"Besides, only your Highness's legal wife can advise your Highness to be fair and just. I... am not qualified to do so..."
Her face was full of confusion and helplessness.
"Sister, you are a concubine, and the marriage was granted by His Majesty's imperial decree. The wife is jealous, so I can advise her. When I meet the Queen in a few days, I will also speak well of you in front of the Queen."
An Jinyan said anxiously.
After she entered the Eastern Palace, because of her high status, she was able to pay her respects to the Queen Mother after sleeping with her.
Su Jingyao sighed deeply, "After His Highness returns to the palace today, I will go to Yude Hall to take a look, but I am not influential in His Highness's heart. I am afraid that His Highness will not only not listen to my advice, but may even vent his anger on me."
Her face was full of worry and anxiety.
"When my sister was still in the boudoir, I knew that she was a model of a noble lady, generous and sensible. Today, I owe her a favor. No matter what the result of today's admonition is, I must let His Highness know that there are several new people in the East Palace waiting for His Highness's mercy."
An Jinyan's voice was full of sincerity.
"Okay, then I'll try it today." Su Jingyao finally made up her mind.
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