She is the daughter of the Xie family and has been loved by her father and mother since childhood. Her father taught her to put the family first.
She carries the burden of her family's future on her shoulders. When the truth came to light, Concubine Lan decided to take all the blame and not let the Xie family be implicated.
Seeing this, the personal maid knelt down and kowtowed, pleading with Lanpin with tears in her eyes: "My Lady, please understand, it is all my fault! My master is kind-hearted, and it was I who fanned the flames and led him astray! I know I was wrong! Please have mercy on my master, my Lady, and let her go."
Lanpin's eyes were red. "You silly girl, you are talking nonsense. How can you instigate me?"
Chen Wei sat at the main seat, watching the scene of deep affection between master and servant, and smiled silently.
Shen Wei put down the teacup: "I am tired, Cailian, let's go back to Yongning Palace."
Cai Lian said calmly: "Yes."
Cai Lian supported Chen Wei and left the main hall of Huayang Palace. Lanpin was stunned for a moment, then hurried to catch up with Shen Wei.
The imperial concubine's sedan chair was ready, and Lanpin stood blankly at the palace gate. She opened her mouth and said, "Imperial Concubine Chen...you, you..."
Concubine Lan thought that she would encounter a devastating disaster today and be banished to the cold palace to die miserably.
But she never expected that Shen Wei would not make any move, and she just drank half a cup of tea and left.
In the imperial concubine's sedan chair, Shen Wei put her white fingers on her forehead and asked Lanpin casually, "You have two half brothers and one half sister, right?"
Lanpin didn't understand why, so she nodded and replied, "Yes."
The current head of the famous Xie family is an upright gentleman. He is not interested in women and has only one wife and one concubine in his room.
The legitimate wife, Wu, came from the prominent Wu family and was the biological mother of Concubine Lan. Wu was weak and had a weak body. After she married the head of the Xie family, she became pregnant several times, but unfortunately she had miscarriages every time. Finally, she tried her best to give birth to a daughter, Lanpin, but her body completely collapsed and she could no longer have children.
Patriarch Xie had deep feelings for Wu and vowed not to take another concubine. But how could the famous Xie family be without male heirs? Wu was a virtuous woman. Despite her husband's objections, she took a concubine, Aunt Zhao, for her husband. Aunt Zhao soon gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the Xie family.
But the head of the Xie family was concerned about Wu and was very cold to Aunt Zhao. He spent most of his time with Wu and was extremely fond of their daughter, Concubine Lan.
Both the outside world and Lanpin herself think that the most glorious daughter of the Xie family is Lanpin.
"Why did Concubine Chen suddenly mention my younger brothers and sisters?" Concubine Lan looked confused.
Shen Wei smiled and just said, "From now on, you should be more obedient."
Lanpin forced a smile and said politely, "I will definitely behave myself."
She still looked respectful on the surface, but Lanpin knew that she had no control over her own affairs after entering the palace. To keep quiet is to wait for death. She carries the future of the Xie family on her shoulders, so she has to fight.
The imperial concubine's guard of honor left. Concubine Lan watched Shen Wei's glorious back, pouted her lips, and turned back to the palace.
"Tong'er, prepare pen and ink, I want to write a letter to my mother!" Lanpin yelled.
The palace maid hurried to prepare writing brush and ink.
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Yongning Palace.
After returning from Huayang Palace, Shen Wei leisurely applied a homemade facial mask and began to study the new palace rules.
On the desk, there was a thick stack of detailed information about the Xie and Wu families, recording all the major and minor events of the famous Xie and Wu families. Caiping picked up the information about the Xie and Wu families and threw them all into the stove.
The paper was engulfed by the flames and turned into black ash.
After Cai Ping finished burning the information, she couldn't help but mutter, "Master, why did you let Lanpin go? We can take this opportunity to make Lanpin unable to turn over."
Chen Wei poked Cai Ping's little head: "You little brain, you always think about killing this and that, the palace is not a battlefield, killing people can't solve the problem."
Caiping lowered her head silently.
Shen Wei said: "The Xie family is a century-old family, and they are also married to the Wu family, so their power is intertwined. You can't kill them all, you can only suppress and divide them. In my opinion, Lanpin is the best entry point."
The head of the Xie family married the only legitimate daughter of the Wu family and gave birth to Xie Fanglan (Princess Lan). The Xie family and the Wu family have a close relationship and support each other.
The two hemp ropes were twisted together and difficult to cut. It will be much easier to cut the twine if you separate the two pieces. Therefore, the Xie family and the Wu family must break up.
Shen Wei held the brush in her hand and quickly wrote the new palace rules. She blew the ink dry and told Caiping: "Go, take the new palace rules to the Queen Mother and let the Emperor finalize it."
According to the rules of the harem, only concubines with the rank of concubine can see their close relatives every year. Shen Wei wanted to change this palace rule so that concubines and noble ladies in the palace could see their relatives once or twice a year.
Let Lanpin meet her poor mother, completely recognize the hypocritical true face of the head of the Xie family, and divide the Xie family and the Wu family.
In addition, Shen Wei noticed that there was something wrong with the mental health of the concubines in the harem. For example, Concubine Lan, who was out of favor and had a poor brain, became mentally distorted after being lonely for a long time and was prone to doing extreme things.
Shen Wei had to think of some measures to make the concubines happier in the oppressive palace.
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Yanjing City, Xie Family.
The Xie family was wealthy, and the soil in the garden was extremely fertile, so the chrysanthemums planted there bloomed exceptionally brilliantly. A middle-aged woman who still has charm was taking a leisurely stroll. She was wearing a light gold peacock brocade skirt and a dark brown embroidered robe. Her hair was half-shaken and she walked with slender steps.
"Madam, there is a letter from the palace." The maid handed over a letter.
Aunt Zhao took the letter and read it at a glance, with a sneer in her eyes: "She is still hoping that bitch Wu will reply to her letter. How naive! Burn the letter."
The maid took the order and burned the letter that Lanpin sent to Wu.
Since Concubine Lan entered the palace, she wrote to Wu almost every month. But all these letters were intercepted by Aunt Zhao and burned to ashes.
Aunt Zhao was walking among the chrysanthemums. With her fingers as delicate as green onions, she gently plucked a precious chrysanthemum and played with it in her palm. Aunt Zhao casually asked the maid, "Has Wu's condition improved?"
The maid smiled and replied, "The imperial physician said that she will not survive this winter. When Wu dies, you will be the only mistress of the Xie family."
Aunt Zhao laughed happily, grinding the chrysanthemum in her hand into powder: "Poor sister, she still thought that the master of the family really loved her."
He was a fool till his death.
Aunt Zhao murmured to herself, "Mrs. Wu is a fool, and her daughter is useless."
The maid laughed in agreement.
After a pause, Aunt Zhao told the maid, "Go and remind Fanghua to imitate Concubine Chen well. She must imitate Concubine Chen's clothing, speech style, even makeup and body shape at least 80% of the time."
Aunt Zhao and the head of the Xie family gave birth to a daughter, Xie Fanghua.
Xie Fanghua is eighteen years old this year and has outstanding looks. What’s even more rare is that she looks 50% similar to Concubine Chen in the palace. Since Concubine Lan is out of favor, the Xie family plans to send Xie Fanghua to the palace to compete for favor.
Aunt Zhao was quite scheming. She knew that there was never a shortage of beauties in the harem and that her daughter might not necessarily receive the emperor's exclusive favor.
Fortunately, Xie Fanghua and Concubine Chen look somewhat alike. The fact that Concubine Chen is favored by the emperor shows that the emperor likes women like her.
Men are all creatures who look at appearance. If they love someone, they will love his or her whole life as well. You are just like me. Xie Fanghua is young and beautiful, and will surely gradually replace Concubine Chen's position in the emperor's heart.
The maid supported Aunt Zhao's arm and said, "Don't worry, Madam. The Second Miss has been seriously imitating Concubine Chen in the past two months. She is very lifelike."
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