Chapter 84 First Meeting with Meipin

She also looked very thin, with a frail figure and not much flesh on her face, but her facial features seemed to have an otherworldly beauty. Her eyes seemed to contain a pearly and restrained luster, warm, soft and clear.

It really makes people forget the world.

Unlike Concubine Mo who always smiled at everyone she met, Concubine Mei had an indifferent expression and didn't say a word after sitting down.

When he saw Xu Lanshan, the noble lady, he just raised his eyes and glanced at her once more. His expression remained calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

It had been some time since Concubine Mei and Noble Lady Mo left the cold palace, so they had naturally heard of Xu Lanshan. However, Xu Lanshan was not yet Noble Lady Chen when she left the palace.

As soon as Concubine Lian returned to the palace yesterday, she rushed to the Cining Palace in a hurry. Xu Lanshan had no idea what happened in the Cining Palace.

However, looking at the dusty and dirty look on Concubine Lian's face right now, it seems that she has not gotten anything good.

Yes, such a stupid person, if she was not of her own blood, the Queen Mother would have punished her severely and would not care about her at all.

Perhaps because she was scolded by the Empress Dowager yesterday, when she met Concubine Mei today, Concubine Lian did not make a fuss as everyone expected.

Instead, Concubine Yu smiled and said to Meipin: "I haven't seen Sister Meipin for three years. Sister Meipin is still as elegant and proud as ever, and she is so outstanding. I really envy her!"

Meipin looked at her coldly and said, "What do you envy me for, Your Majesty Yufei? Are you envious of me being sent to the cold palace? If Your Majesty wants to go, I think the Empress will not refuse."

Concubine Yu choked immediately, and the other concubines wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

Seeing the situation froze, Concubine Deng hurriedly said, "Sister Meipin hasn't met Concubine Chen yet, right? Concubine Chen is now the apple of the Emperor's eye! Sister Meipin is lucky, and Concubine Chen is also lucky!"

Xu Lanshan wanted to cover Concubine Deng's mouth with a rag. This person was so annoying that he could always drag himself into everything.

Fortunately, Meipin ignored her and just glanced at her coldly.

At one point the Queen took her seat and all the concubines paid their respects.

The Queen smiled and excused everyone from the formalities, ordering them to sit down and continue talking.

Meipin and Mo Guiren were naturally the protagonists today. The Empress smiled and comforted them, saying, "Meipin and Mo Guiren have been vindicated. Congratulations! This is all thanks to the Emperor's wisdom. From now on, you two must serve the Emperor diligently and get along well with the other sisters."

Concubine Mo quickly stood up, knelt and bowed to the Empress, saying respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty's grace is immense. I am deeply grateful and will remember it forever. I will definitely remember the Empress's teachings, serve the Emperor, and live in harmony with my sisters!"

The queen gave her a satisfied smile and said, "Sit down!"

Meipin just nodded to the queen and said yes.

The Queen didn't care either.

The concubines all felt that Meipin was more pleasing to the eye. This Mo Guiren was looked down upon in every way! This fawning look was really disgusting.

The Queen also awarded each of them a pair of gold hairpins inlaid with kingfisher feathers and pearls. Meipin still thanked her indifferently, but Mo Guiren stood up and bowed deeply with tears in her eyes, saying a lot of flattering and grateful words, which was very touching.

The concubines were rolling their eyes almost to the sky.

After a few small talk, the Queen continued, "The Queen Mother was worshipping Buddha earlier, so we didn't want to disturb her. Now that she's done, we should go pay our respects to her on the first day of every ten-day period and the fifteenth day of every month. Let's go today."

Although today is not the first or fifteenth day, the concubines have just returned from the palace, so it is indeed time to go.

The concubines responded and the queen led everyone over.

Many eyes fell on Xu Lanshan intentionally or unintentionally. Xu Lanshan pretended not to know, but she was actually nervous.

Although Concubine Lian doesn't seem to be in a good position with the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager may not necessarily not punish herself.

After all, Concubine Lian is also her niece from her mother's family!

Xu Lanshan felt really depressed. This was such a sudden disaster and there was nothing she could do about it.

She never dared to provoke Lian Guipin, but Lian Guipin was full of sense of justice. She felt that she, a lowly person, had defiled the noble emperor and polluted the noble bloodline of the concubines in the harem. Then she took it as her mission to destroy her, and thus they became mortal enemies step by step.

Could anyone be more wronged than her?

They arrived at the Cining Palace. The young eunuch went in to report and came out a few moments later with the Empress Dowager's decree, allowing everyone to go in.

The queen then led all the concubines and noble ladies into the palace.

No one below the rank of noble lady is qualified to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, unless the Empress Dowager graciously mentions them.

Therefore, Concubine Song, Concubine Jiang, and Concubine Fang could only kneel down on the steps of the main hall of the Cining Palace and kowtow to pay their respects. After being woken up by the eunuch in the corridor, they would thank the queen and stand there waiting for her to pay her respects and leave before they could leave together.

It was a chore for concubines of lower status to pay their respects to the empress dowager every time.

Fortunately, this only happens four times a month.

Concubine Song couldn't help but glance at Xu Lanshan as she walked up the stairs, and the hatred in her eyes could not be concealed.

This bitch actually climbed over her master's head!

Is the Emperor possessed by some evil spirit? Why does he favor her so much? Why is he so partial to her?

At this moment, Concubine Song was thinking crazily that if she could bring Xu Lanshan to the dust, if she could kill her, then she would be willing to do so even if she would never be favored again in this life.

The empress dowager was leaning on the phoenix couch in the east side hall. When she saw everyone coming, she sat up slightly.

The Queen led everyone to kneel down and said, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother, I pay my respects to you! Is the Queen Mother well?"

The Queen Mother raised her hand and smiled: "Everyone, stand up and sit down. I am old and can't stand the fatigue, so I just lie like this."

The Queen smiled and said, "Do as you please. If you like it, I will be happy too!"

The Queen Mother laughed heartily and said with relief, "The Queen is still so considerate!"

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for the compliment."

The Queen Mother glanced at the concubines, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "I see that each of you is beautiful, dressed so brightly and beautifully, it's really pleasing to the eye. It's just right. The Emperor is busy with state affairs, and when he comes to the harem, he will be happy to see you like this!"

The Queen smiled and said, "That's what I said too. Everything should please the Emperor!"

The Queen Mother: "Exactly."

Concubine Lian couldn't help but sneer, "It's a pity that there's that evil-minded vixen in the harem. I don't know what despicable means she uses to occupy the emperor all day long. No matter how glamorous others dress, what's the point!"

The concubines paused and looked at Xu Lanshan.

Xu Lanshan lowered her eyes indifferently. She would definitely not take it personally.

The Queen Mother scolded: "Princess Lian, what nonsense are you talking about!"

The Queen was also very unhappy with this statement. She, as the Queen, was responsible for the unrest in the harem. The fact that there was a seductress stirring up trouble in the harem was due to her poor management.

She also laughed and said, "Princess Lian, you are joking. The emperor is wise and the harem is clean and upright. There is no one like this anymore."