Just like this, a night passed. The next day, the news that the emperor slept in Lin Xiangru's palace but did not favor her spread. At first, everyone envied her for having the status of a noble lady, but now everyone only had some ridicule for her in their hearts, and those envy had long since disappeared.
When Lin Xiangru learned that everyone was laughing at him, he cried and said he wanted to hang himself, saying that he had no face to see the emperor and others.
The news naturally reached Su Mengyan, and Su Mengyan's originally depressed mood was relieved at this time.
Today is the second day of the selection, and all the beauties who have entered the palace must come to pay their respects to her.
Among these many people, Su Mengyan saw someone who made her like him at first sight. This person was a prostitute named An Lirong.
After everyone had paid their respects, Su Mengyan said, "We are all sisters from now on. If there is anything you need, just let me know. You are all new to the palace, so I'm afraid there are many things you are not used to. I won't keep you here any longer today. You can all go back and get familiar with the surroundings."
Everyone bowed to Su Mengyan and was about to leave, but Su Mengyan suddenly said, "Wait a minute, An promised."
When An Lirong was called, she naturally stopped, while the others just looked back at An Lirong, either worried or laughing at her.
"I wonder why the Queen wants me to stay here?" An Lirong was calm and composed. She didn't worry about whether she had done something wrong and made Su Mengyan unhappy, nor did she doubt whether she had caused Su Mengyan's dissatisfaction.
When Su Mengyan saw An Lirong's behavior, she liked her even more.
"Do you know how many concubines the emperor has chosen this time?" Su Mengyan asked.
This question surprised An Lirong a little. She didn't expect that the Queen would ask her such a question.
Before An Lirong could answer, Su Mengyan continued, "Let me tell you, this time the Emperor has taken in a total of six concubines, three promised concubines, two regular concubines, and one noble lady."
"Empress, what on earth does this mean?" An Lirong was thinking about this question.
Suddenly she seemed to have thought of something. Could it be that the Queen was hinting that she must cling to the right person?
"An Lirong is willing to listen to the arrangements of the Empress." Thinking of this, An Lirong said tentatively.
"You are born in a common family. If you work hard for me, I will naturally not treat you unfairly." Su Mengyan saw that An Lirong understood what she meant, so she didn't beat around the bush.
Commoner? An Lirong smiled bitterly in her heart. She didn't expect that she would become a commoner now.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that Lirong was originally the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue. But it was precisely because I was an illegitimate daughter that I was raised in the village. And this time, it was precisely because I have some good looks that I was selected to enter the palace." An Lirong felt that since she had decided to hold on to Su Mengyan's thigh, then saying some things would be a sign of her sincerity.
Her behavior also made Su Mengyan trust her more. The fact that she revealed her true identity to her on their first meeting was enough to prove An Lirong's determination.
"I'm very happy that you told me this. It shows that you are sincere and want to cooperate with me." Su Mengyan said.
"Your Majesty, you think too highly of Lirong. Lirong is just a small servant. If Your Majesty needs anything, just tell her and Lirong will definitely do her best to help." An Lirong said.
Su Mengyan patted her shoulder and told her to remember to ask for her help if she had any problems. Well, don’t forget that behind her is herself, the Queen.
After An Lirong left, Su Mengyan picked up the list of concubines and looked at the word "common woman" behind An Lirong's name.
Now that she knew An Lirong's true identity, and yet the list of selected ladies showed her as a commoner, Su Mengyan couldn't help but become curious about what was going on.
"Go and check out the matter of An Lirong." Since she was curious, Su Mengyan asked someone to check the cause and effect of the matter.
Thinking about her current situation, Su Mengyan felt that it was time for her to do something.
She asked the palace maid to bring a bowl of soup from the imperial kitchen, and Su Mengyan took the bowl of soup to the Empress Dowager's palace.
At this time, the Queen Mother had been promoted to Grand Queen Mother. When she learned that Su Mengyan wanted to see the Grand Queen Mother, she was a little surprised and didn't know what she was doing there.
You know, Su Mengyan hasn't been here for a while.
Su Mengyan brought the soup into the room and said, "Grandmother, I brought this soup specially for you."
The Empress Dowager looked at the attentive woman and did nothing.
After Su Mengyan placed the soup in front of her, she asked, "How come the Queen has time to come and see me today?"
Su Mengyan has never liked the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager also doesn't like Su Mengyan.
But this time, Su Mengyan took the initiative to please the Empress Dowager, which made the Empress Dowager suspicious.
Su Mengyan smiled and said, "I've been quite busy recently and have neglected the Imperial Grandmother. I hope the Imperial Grandmother doesn't mind."
"Yes, you are the queen now. I wonder if you are satisfied with the current situation?" The Empress Dowager suddenly asked.
"With so many new people entering the palace now, I'm afraid I'm busy. However, it will be good to have a prince after a while." Su Mengyan answered the Empress Dowager's question with a smile, and hinted that she was pregnant.
Sure enough, when the Empress Dowager heard it, she understood what Su Mengyan meant. She was surprised for a moment, but after a moment, she calmed herself down.
"That's perfect. As the queen, you should take good care of yourself. I'm just an old woman and there's nothing much to see. You should go back!" said the Empress Dowager. Su Mengyan confessed her pregnancy to her and said it so tactfully. Of course, she had her reasons.
Indeed, Su Mengyan came to curry favor with the Empress Dowager only for her own benefit. Now there are so many beauties in the palace. Even if Situ Yao had said it with all his heart before, at this moment, Su Mengyan could not completely trust Situ Yao.
Returning to her palace, Su Mengyan looked at the palace maid in front of her and asked, "Did the emperor ask her to serve me?" Her eyes were fixed on the palace maid, but her words were directed to the eunuch standing tall beside her.
The eunuch quickly replied, "Yes, Empress, the Emperor said that there are too many people in the palace recently and he was worried that you couldn't help, so he asked her to serve you."
Serve? I hope so!
"What's your name?" Su Mengyan asked casually. She no longer wanted to consider what Situ Yao meant by sending this maid here. She just had to make the best of it.
The maid knelt on the ground without a trace of panic: "Replying to the Queen, this is Biyun."
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