Concubine Ji was stunned when she saw the eunuchs in the Shangqin Bureau. No one had come for so many days, and all the other newcomers had already served the emperor. She thought she had been completely forgotten by the emperor!

It took her a long while to come back to her senses, and she signaled Mei'er to give the eunuch a reward.

After the eunuchs left, everyone started to get nervous and hurried to dress up Concubine Ji.

About half an hour later, several eunuchs wrapped Concubine Ji in a quilt and took her away.

Concubines of middle status were escorted to the emperor's bedchamber by special eunuchs from the Shangqin Bureau. Ordinary palace maids and eunuchs were not allowed to follow, so they could only wait anxiously in the palace.

Lan'er sat silently, looking very anxious, but actually she was resting quietly.

What a damn life in the palace! I don't know why everyone is scrambling to enter the palace! Every day she wakes up earlier than the rooster and sleeps later than the dog. She wasn't this tired even in modern times!

Thinking of this, she frowned.

Wait…what is modern?

She felt that some words that she couldn't understand suddenly appeared in her mind. She thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she put it aside without any hesitation.

She sat quietly and was about to fall asleep when she heard voices nearby.

"Rest now. It's so late. The Emperor won't come... By the way, who did the Emperor summon to sleep with him today?"

"My lord, it is Lady Ji who is summoned today."

"Hmph! I was wondering who it was?! It turned out to be her?! Then there's no need to worry. With her appearance, the emperor will definitely not like her." The woman who was originally a little dissatisfied suddenly sneered, her voice full of pride and disdain.

After a burst of rustling noises, the surroundings became quiet.

Lan'er was silent for a moment, looking at the yard next door, as if thinking about something.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, there was suddenly movement outside the yard.

Several people in Jinse Pavilion immediately stood up to greet them.

Lan'er was shocked when she saw Concubine Ji walking back step by step with difficulty.

Her body was covered with bruises, her cheeks were pale, and she walked with a limp. At first glance, I thought she had accidentally twisted her waist.

The eunuch who was lighting the lamp beside him turned around and went back when he saw Mei'er and the others coming to pick them up.

Concubine Ji took a quick bath and went to bed.

However, she had just fallen asleep when she was woken up again, dressed up, and sent to Kunning Palace to pay her respects. Jinse Pavilion was far away, and if she wanted to pay her respects, she would have to get up at around 3:00 in the middle of the night.

Mei'er was responsible for all the outdoor work, while Lan'er stayed at home.

She knew that Concubine Ji hadn't let her go out because of her beauty, but she didn't care. She wasn't stupid! With the speed of these women, it would take them half an hour to walk from Jinse Pavilion to Kunning, and an hour or two to go back and forth!

While Concubine Ji was paying her respects, she took the opportunity to rest for a while and regain her energy.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Ji came back, her face looked dull and she seemed unhappy.

Lan'er was very surprised and asked Mei'er in private: "Is the girl being bullied?" When it was just her and Mei'er in private, she still called her the girl.

"That's not the case, it's just that those nobles don't care about the girl." Mei'er sighed.

The two looked at each other and said nothing.

Being bullied and oppressed in the harem isn't necessarily a bad thing; it means you're being envied. But being ignored... that's truly bad news. It means neither the Emperor nor the Empress cares about you, and even the other concubines don't consider you a threat.

After a long while, Lan Er finally consoled her: "Well, at least your life is safe. At worst, your future life will be a little more difficult."

At that time, they didn't realize that the days of being ignored were not simply miserable.

Concubine Ji looked at the two wilted dishes on the table. Not only were they cold, but she had no idea when they were cooked. The portions were extremely small, and they were even a bit yellow! There was also a small bowl of porridge next to it, but it was mostly water. After stirring it with a spoon for a long time, only a few grains of rice could be seen.

Her hand holding the chopsticks began to tremble slightly.

Although the Bo's Mansion was gradually declining, as the eldest daughter of the Bo's Mansion, when had she ever eaten such bad food!

Not to mention her, even the four maids, Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju, who followed her, had very good food. They had meat every day and were always full.

If Concubine Ji was dissatisfied, then Lan'er was resentful.

In the palace, in order to avoid farting or burping in front of the nobles, the palace maids were not allowed to eat a full stomach. They had to leave after eating only three-quarters of the meal, and there was no meat!

"Pah!" Concubine Ji reluctantly took a few bites, but couldn't swallow it anymore, so she threw the chopsticks down fiercely.

She let out a deep breath, "No! I can't do this anymore!" According to the allowance for a noble lady, she was supposed to eat two taels of meat every day! Now, not to mention meat, even the vegetables were yellowed! If this continued, she was afraid she would starve to death in the palace before she even received favor!

"Does your Excellency have any instructions?"

Concubine Ji looked at the sky outside and gritted her teeth: "The Emperor is strolling in the Imperial Garden now, right? Help me change my clothes!"

When they heard this, they immediately understood what she wanted to do.

Even though they had just entered the palace, there weren't many people there, and there were many empty palaces. In fact, with only a few of them, they could cause a lot of trouble.

Last night, someone was dancing in the imperial garden and accidentally fell, getting covered in mud. The emperor was almost scared to death, thinking that an assassin had come in. The guards almost stabbed the concubine into a hedgehog on the spot.

The day before yesterday, someone brought soup to the emperor. Most people would ask the palace maids to make it, but the new concubine felt that making it by herself was the only way to express her love, so she insisted on making it herself. Who knew that after the emperor drank the soup, he had diarrhea for the whole day.

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