Chapter 22 The original heroine appears
"Eunuch...is he really a sixth-rank concubine?"
Lin Yanrong asked cautiously.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict immediately became unhappy.
What does Concubine Lin mean? Is she making fun of him for being illiterate?
Did she really think that just by meeting the emperor before the selection, she could take the top spot in the palace and make a big splash?
It’s not easy to survive in this world!
Judging from the position given by the emperor, it is obvious that Lin Yanrong is just an ordinary person in the emperor's heart, so there is no need to respect her too much.
The eunuch said with a forced smile, "Oh, my lady, are you joking with me? This is the emperor's decree. How dare a servant misread or misinterpret it? I will lose my head!"
Lin Yanrong was smart and immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly smiled and said, "I just asked for nothing. Please don't blame me, eunuch." As she said that, she winked at her maid.
Xiuzhi, the maidservant who came with her to Beijing as a dowry, took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and handed it to her with both hands: "Eunuch, our young lady would like to invite you to have a cup of tea."
The eunuch took the silver and weighed it in his hand. Seeing that it was quite heavy, he grinned and bowed, "Thank you very much for your reward, my lord. I have to go somewhere else to convey your order, so I will take my leave now."
After sending away the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, Lin Yanrong slumped down on the chair, her pretty face full of gloom, and she remained silent.
"Why do all the people in this palace have such powerful faces? The aunt who teaches etiquette in the palace is like this, and so is this eunuch. When they see silver, they smile like flowers!"
Xiuzhi went over and closed the door, muttering to herself, complaining.
"You'll see more of this kind of face in the future. This is just the beginning."
Lin Yanrong said casually, feeling a little upset.
According to the plot in the book, her initial rank when she entered the palace should have been pure noble!
Now, not only has her title been lost, but her rank has also dropped from a fifth-rank noble lady to a sixth-rank maid.
What on earth is going on? What went wrong?
She was originally an orphan without parents, born in poverty, with ordinary appearance. She attended a third-rate university and worked as a clerk in a company after graduation.
I don’t have any hobbies on weekdays. I just like reading novels about palace intrigues and family feuds. I haven’t had any close friends for more than 20 years and have never been in a relationship. However, I have always had a crush on the company president.
During the company's year-end cocktail party, she accidentally discovered that the man she had a crush on was kissing the company's most popular and beautiful secretary in the corner.
Driven by jealousy, she took advantage of the female secretary being alone on the rooftop enjoying the fresh air and wanted to push her down the stairs, but by accident she tripped over an electric wire and fell down.
When she regained consciousness, she was shocked to discover that she had traveled into the palace fighting novel "The Tyrant's Favor" that she had just finished reading, and had become the heroine Lin Yanrong.
When she first crossed over, she wasn't frightened at all, but rather overjoyed. Her life had been incredibly bleak, and becoming the heroine of this sweet, palace-intrigue novel was truly a blessing in disguise.
She knew that as the heroine, she would enter the palace, be favored by the hero, Emperor Lu Haozhi, become the queen, and become the biggest winner in life in the book.
When she first crossed over, she was just an insignificant concubine's daughter in the Prince of Nanping's mansion. Her mother had long fallen out of favor, and her father never valued her.
The concubine originally sent by the palace for selection was her elder sister. Although she knew that even if she did nothing, this good thing would eventually fall on her according to the plot.
But Lin Yanrong, who traveled through time, couldn't wait any longer. With her golden finger that was familiar with the plot and her rich experience in reading palace fighting novels for many years, she designed a plan to lure her elder sister and her childhood sweetheart into a quiet room, and then lured people to catch them in the act.
This incident caused a huge uproar in the palace. Prince Nanping was furious and locked up his eldest sister.
With no daughter to be selected in the imperial examination, Prince Nanping had to place all his hopes on Lin Yanrong.
According to the plot in the book, the eldest sister later married a duke and became his wife. She did this to ensure that all the connections and resources in the palace belonged to her alone.
Lin Yanrong didn't mind this slight disruption to the plot. After all, her brilliant life was to unfold in the palace.
After entering the palace for selection, in order to ensure that everything goes well, she first arranged for Liang Chengbi, the great assisting figure in the book, to create the scene of encountering the emperor in the imperial garden in the book under the protection of the imperial concubine.
In the original book, Lin Yanrong was really lost, but this time she did it on purpose, but what difference does it make?
When she first met Lu Hao, Lin Yanrong was surprised. The emperor in the book had a handsome face like the stars and the bright moon, which was 70% similar to the president she had a crush on before she traveled through time.
She was overjoyed and thought that this journey through time was God's way of fulfilling her dream.
Everything went smoothly as planned. The emperor didn't punish her and even asked her name. With this chance encounter among the apricot blossoms, her future career in the palace would be much smoother.
However, why is this feudal position completely different from that in the book?
"Congratulations, young lady, on being granted the title of Concubine! Although this position is not high, it is better than the Bai family's concubine who was only granted the title of Prostitute."
Xiuzhi didn't know that her master was worried. She bowed and congratulated Lin Yanrong with a happy face.
"She's just a sixth-rank official. What's there to congratulate her for?"
Lin Yanrong's face turned pale and she bit her lower lip tightly. The change in the plot shocked her. What went wrong?
Xiuzhi heard her tone was not right, and quickly suppressed her smile. She whispered, "My lady, be careful, there are ears behind the walls. Although you are only a concubine now, you are still young and in the prime of your life. If you can win the emperor's favor, you will have a promising future. Besides, don't we still have the old master? Even for the old master's sake, the emperor will not be willing to treat you badly."
Old master? Yes, and that aunt, the Concubine Dowager!
Lin Yanrong whispered something in Xiuzhi's ear, then said with a serious face, "Be careful not to spread the word. If outsiders get to know, this won't be a joke."
Xiuzhi was a little embarrassed, but she didn't dare to disobey her words, so she nodded and agreed.
Although this old master in the palace was of high status, the Nanping County Prince's Mansion had rarely interacted with him, except for the usual memorials of respect, to avoid suspicion. But this young lady of theirs had been bothering them frequently since arriving in Beijing, fearing that no one would know she was their aunt.
Lin Yanrong sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her face reflected in the diamond-shaped mirror.
Although this body is not stunningly beautiful, it is slender and delicate, with two frowning brows and a pair of tearful eyes, which can naturally arouse a man's desire to protect her. It is much better than her original appearance.
Even if the book described her as a stunningly beautiful woman, that fierce rival, Imperial Concubine Meng Yan, what good would it do? In the end, she would still be defeated by her!
Lin Yanrong could actually guess that Concubine Xuanhe might not like her, and it would not be appropriate for her to contact her frequently before she officially entered the palace.
But how could she be willing to be transformed from a pure noble lady into a titleless concubine?!
After about an hour, someone knocked on the door.
Xiuzhi opened the door and went out. After a moment, she came back in and said to Lin Yanrong in a low voice, "My lady, the old master sent a message saying that the palace has been in turmoil recently. The Imperial Noble Consort has been confined to her house. It seems that this is related to Noble Consort Meng. My lady, please be patient for a while and don't jump out at this time, lest you get into trouble."
Meng Yan?
It turns out that this matter is related to her!
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