Let's try to keep a low profile when we go, so as not to embarrass the Empress Dowager.
Xia He nodded in response.
Although the two women said this, they actually went about their own business when they attended the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Because the Empress Dowager was too busy, she couldn't pay any attention to them.
The hall was filled with the sounds of people, and crowds gathered around.
Chen Yuwei sat in her designated concubine's seat, constantly glancing around out of the corner of her eye.
Empress Dowager Niohuru has arrived and is entertaining her family.
Although it is said to be her maternal family, upon closer examination, the direct line of the Niohuru clan and the Niohuru clan have no relation at all.
The reason why Lady Niohuru was able to enter the late emperor's harem was because of her auspicious surname.
After all, Niohuru's biological father was only a fourth-rank official, a terribly low position.
Even after Niohuru gave birth to Hongli, the Niohuru direct descendants didn't care.
It wasn't until the late emperor ascended the throne and the Niohuru clan suffered setbacks in their investments in other people that they finally reconnected with the Niohuru clan, managing to establish some semblance of a relationship.
Now that the late emperor is gone and Hongli is in charge, the Niohuru direct line has become the Empress Dowager's legitimate maternal family.
Tsk tsk tsk, this is the tactic of powerful and influential families—hypocritical and disgusting.
Chen Yuwei sat to the side watching with great interest, but as the saying goes, you are admiring the scenery from the bridgehead, while someone is watching you from afar.
Chen Yuwei was enjoying herself, but that didn't mean others weren't curious about her.
How could anyone not be curious? She gave birth to five children and held the rank of Imperial Concubine, overshadowing all the other concubines in the harem except for the Empress. Such a domineering and legendary experience was bound to attract attention.
Besides, once the three-year mourning period ends, the Emperor will definitely hold a talent selection.
The royal relatives who came were easy to talk to, but the officials and their relatives had many more petty concerns.
Even the wife of the head of the Niohuru clan, who was speaking with the Empress Dowager, was testing the Empress Dowager's attitude.
Niohuru clan also wanted to send people into the palace, hoping to get a share of the profits.
The Empress Dowager warmly welcomed this, as she felt that the concubines in the harem were not giving her face.
He patted the hand of the Niohuru clan chief's wife, "I like Huixin, this child."
"This child is sensible and knows how to behave appropriately; he must be fourteen years old by now."
The wife of the Niohuru clan chief understood immediately, "The Empress Dowager is absolutely right, Huixin is exactly fourteen years old."
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