Chapter 85 The Emperor is pleased with her hypocrisy
Concubine Zhao scolded Meng Yan harshly, and the room fell silent for a moment.
Although the concubines in the harem didn't like Meng Yan because of the emperor's partiality, there were not many who had the courage to go against Changchun Palace.
Someone who was curious asked with a smile, "Noble Lady Zhao, where were you at that time? You could even see clearly whether the Imperial Concubine's hair was neat or not."
Concubine Zhao said, "I was kneeling outside the Yangxin Palace as punishment, and when Concubine Meng passed by me, I saw it clearly."
As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt embarrassed. Wouldn't this describe her embarrassing situation to everyone? She glanced around the room and saw that several people were laughing secretly.
“That’s enough!”
Concubine Xuanhe placed the tea bowl heavily on the kang table, her eyes swept across the concubines and landed on Concubine Zhao's face, "She is being pretentious, but that's because the Emperor wants her to be pretentious. Why don't you try being pretentious yourself and see for yourself!"
Concubine Zhao's face turned pale after being scolded, and she muttered something under her breath. The emperor didn't even want to see her, so who was she being pretentious for?
"What's a favorite concubine?!" Concubine Xuanhe scolded everyone harshly, "Go open the history books and see what the favorite concubines of every dynasty were like! Every one of them, uneducated and incapable of being noticed by the Emperor, just hides in the corners and spouts these worthless words!"
Concubine Zhao continued stubbornly, "That's because she has a strong ability to seduce men. Others can't learn it."
Concubine Xuanhe's face was full of annoyance. "You are not as skilled as others, so what else can you say? This is the harem, not your backyard. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. You are a concubine but you are not favored by the emperor. Who can you blame?" After saying that, she picked up the tea bowl again.
Seeing this, Yun Que, who was standing by, understood and said to everyone, "My dear ladies, the Concubine Dowager is tired. Please come back another day."
Everyone then stood up and took their leave.
Concubine Zhao came out, and the maid Zhihua who followed her whispered, "Master, why are you doing this? If these words were to get out to Changchun Palace, Concubine Meng would probably hold a grudge against you."
Zhao Chunfang sighed softly. How could she not know? But what could she do?
The Zhao family was in the hands of the Liang family, so she could only try her best to help Concubine Liang recover.
Lin Yanrong was about to leave Ningshou Palace when a young palace maid ran out. "Have a good time, Concubine Lin. The Empress Dowager forgot to ask Concubine Lin to take something with her."
She had no choice but to go back, enter the inner hall, meet Concubine Xuanhe again, and speak timidly.
"aunt."
Concubine Xuanhe glanced at her and felt a little angry when she saw her lowered brows and submissive look.
My brother is either confused or blind. If the eldest daughter is not suitable, he should choose another girl from the clan. Why did he send this concubine's daughter who is not suitable for the status of a daughter-in-law?
With such a timid and pitiful look, she could be a concubine in a wealthy family, but how could she be the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Now, let alone plotting for the future, she can't even gain favor.
Seeing how Lu Haozhi has doted on Meng Yan over the years, you can tell that he looks down on such a petty woman.
The more she thought about this, the more angry she became. Her expression grew even colder. After a while, she said, "You've been in the palace for quite some time now. Have you ever thought about how to gain the emperor's favor?"
Lin Yanrong bit her lip and whispered, "Niece..."
"This is the palace, don't try to be any relatives!"
Lin Yanrong quickly changed her tone, "I... have had bad luck and have suffered misfortunes since entering the palace. Now that the Emperor won't come to the harem, I am helpless."
Although she is not from this era, fortunately she has read palace fighting novels for so many years and inherited the memories of the original owner, so she can say these words very fluently.
"Oh," Concubine Xuanhe sneered, "Lin Yanrong, you don't think the favors in this palace just fell from the sky, do you? Or are you just waiting for someone to send the emperor to you? If you just sit there and wait for the emperor to pick a card and favor you, you might as well cut your hair and become a nun. Do you think that my current status and glory were won by the late emperor picking a card?!"
Lin Yanrong bit her lower lip and remained silent.
Concubine Xuanhe continued, "Look at these days. Even if the Emperor doesn't come to the harem, Concubine Meng is still able to make him miss her. She raises Princess He'an and goes to Baohua Palace to chant scriptures and pray for blessings. This is how a favorite concubine should behave. Tell me about it yourself. Ever since you came to the capital, the chance encounter in the Imperial Garden, the palace rumors, and the ginger soup is poisonous, the rose jade dew ointment, which one of them was not planned by others? What have you done yourself?"
After a long pause, Lin Yanrong whispered, "I am incompetent and have caused Her Majesty the Dowager to worry."
Concubine Xuanhe's eyelids drooped slightly, and she said with a hint of annoyance, "Old man, there is nothing to worry about. Remember this: the reason you are here and can receive the assistance of Ningshou Palace is because your last name is Lin. When you were in the Nanping County Prince's Mansion, you were just a concubine's daughter who was not presentable. If you didn't enter the palace, you would have been married to a minor official. Now that this good fortune has fallen upon you, you must work hard to plan a future for the prince's mansion. The Lin family didn't send you to the palace to play. If you don't make it, the Lin clan is huge, and there are many young and beautiful daughters."
After scolding her, he ordered Lin Yanrong to leave.
Lin Yanrong staggered out of Ningshou Palace, her beautiful face looking so hideous that it was almost distorted.
This old woman actually dared to teach her a lesson!
She was just down for a moment, but she was trampled on like this!
What a blind person! When she becomes successful in the future, she will definitely send this old thing to Nangong and assign people to feed her slop every day!
Lin Yanrong took a long breath, calmed herself down, and then walked slowly along the palace wall towards Yongshou Palace.
She had occupied the advantageous location of Yongshou Palace for nothing. Lu Haozhi passed by her palace gate every day but had never come in once.
Originally, she had also thought about whether she could use this geographical advantage to have a nighttime affair or a midnight song. There were countless characters in novels who were favored like this.
However, Liu Miaoyi's experience really scared her, and she could only stay in Yongshou Palace obediently.
Lin Yanrong lowered her head and thought carefully. Although the plot has moved a lot now, she is still the heroine, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The heroine in the original book was not favored as soon as she entered the palace. Instead, she was suppressed by Meng Yan for a long time. It was not until she was bullied by Meng Yan and her men and was caught by Lu Haozhi that her luck started to improve.
It seems that the trend has not changed, it has just changed into a different form.
But how could she let Meng Yan bully her once and happen to catch Lu Haozhi's attention?
Lu Haozhi's illness was like a sudden storm, gone in a flash.
The dragon was not feeling unwell, and although he was still thinking about the discord between him and Meng Yan, as a monarch, he could not always indulge in his children's personal affairs, so he plunged into the court again the next day.
The war in the southwest was not going well. Not only were the Zhou Dynasty soldiers defeated, but the general Zhang Huaigu even fled from the battlefield. Although he had been captured and was being escorted back to the capital, the replacement of generals on the front line was imminent.
A group of civil servants headed by Liang Benwu submitted a memorial together, requesting the emperor to issue an order to order Meng Changyuan, the prince of Yiyang Marquisate, to go to war.
Even within the military camp, opinions were not quite unified.
The root cause is that there is no one to send!
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